Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
2010s Swedish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Foam
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Foam
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
2010s Dutch Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric, Bouclé
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Cotton, Fabric
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Terracotta
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Oak, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Ceramic, Clay
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
2010s German Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Gold
2010s German Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Gold
2010s German Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Gold
1990s German Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Gold
1960s German Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Gold
1980s German Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Gold
2010s German Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Gold
2010s German Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
2010s British Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Wood, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Silk
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Silk
2010s British Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Wood, Velvet
2010s British Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Wood
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Bouclé
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Steel
2010s British Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Wood, Velvet
2010s British Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Wood, Velvet
2010s British Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
Late 20th Century Finnish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood, Birch
1970s Austrian Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Plastic
1970s Italian Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Plastic
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Iron
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Iron
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal, Steel
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal, Steel
1960s Italian Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Bamboo, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Oak
1950s Spanish Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Plaster
1970s Italian Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
1980s North American Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Gold, Silver
1950s Spanish Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Plaster
1970s Italian Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
2010s European Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric
2010s Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Oak, Walnut
1990s French Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Canvas