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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
1970s Italian Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool
1990s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
2010s Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric, Polyester
2010s Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric, Polyester
1980s Asian Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Textile, Beads
2010s Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Polyester, Fabric
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Cotton, Polyester
2010s Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric, Polyester
2010s British Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Oak
2010s Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric, Polyester
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Cotton, Polyester
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Ash, Wood
2010s Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric, Polyester
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Foam
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Walnut
2010s Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Foam
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Silk
2010s Swedish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Other
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Ceramic, Clay
1970s Italian Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Scottish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool
1960s Italian Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Ceramic, Clay
1990s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass, Murano Glass
2010s British Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Feathers, Down, Velvet, Silk
1980s French Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Leather
2010s Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
2010s Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
2010s British Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Scottish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Suede
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
Late 20th Century Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood, Lacquer
2010s French Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Paper
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Suede
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Scottish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
2010s Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
Early 20th Century Spanish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
1980s British Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Sterling Silver
1980s Italian Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Scottish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Scottish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool