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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 French Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Travertine, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Marble, Brass, Steel
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
Late 20th Century Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Walnut
1950s Spanish Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Plaster, Wood
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Other
Late 20th Century American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Plastic, Paint
20th Century Unknown Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Stone
1950s Spanish Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Plaster
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Velvet, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Marble, Steel
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood, Walnut
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Polystyrene
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
2010s Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
2010s Mexican Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cedar
2010s Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Upholstery
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Oak, Walnut
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
2010s Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
2010s Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Paper
1990s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass, Murano Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Irish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fur, Silk
2010s Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Onyx, Brass
1950s Spanish Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Plaster, Wood
1970s Italian Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Aluminum
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Concrete
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Velvet, Wood
1950s Italian Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood, Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Leather
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Marble, Brass
2010s Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fur
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fiberglass, Hardwood, Paper
Early 2000s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Yarn
2010s Mexican Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Marble
Early 20th Century American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Onyx, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool
2010s Argentine Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Stone, Onyx, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Yarn
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Leather, Fabric
2010s Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Velvet, Trimming, Feathers
2010s French Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Travertine, Metal, Brass
2010s Spanish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Stainless Steel
2010s Argentine Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Stone, Onyx, Metal
Late 20th Century German Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal