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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Hardwood, Ash
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Crystal
1970s Spanish Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Steel
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Bouclé
Late 20th Century Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Oak
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
Late 20th Century Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Silk
Late 20th Century Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fiberglass
2010s Asian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Bouclé
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
2010s Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
1970s Italian Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Bouclé, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Yarn
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood, Walnut, Birdseye Maple
1970s Italian Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Rattan, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Walnut
20th Century South African Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Animal Skin
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
2010s Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
2010s English Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary Peruvian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool
Late 20th Century American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
2010s British Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Wood
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Copper
Late 20th Century American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric, Mahogany
Late 20th Century American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal, Gold Leaf
2010s Danish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Plastic
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Nylon, Polyester
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Oak, Walnut
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Marble, Brass, Steel
2010s Asian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Elm
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Yarn, Cotton
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
2010s Turkish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal, Stainless Steel
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Art Glass, Oak
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Velvet, Wood
20th Century South African Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Animal Skin
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Nylon
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
20th Century South African Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Animal Skin
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Yarn
Late 20th Century American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Silk
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool
2010s Mexican Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Yarn
1970s French Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Crystal
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Mohair, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Mohair, Acrylic