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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 Belgian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet, Polyester
2010s North American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Foam
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Acrylic, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Other
2010s Turkish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass, Stainless Steel
1950s Spanish Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Plaster, Wood
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
Late 20th Century American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Hardwood, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Yarn
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Marble, Onyx, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Carrara Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Plastic
20th Century Japanese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Iron, Aluminum
1960s American Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Paper
1930s British Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Linen, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
2010s English Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Silk, Down
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Marble, Brass, Steel
1980s Italian Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Plastic, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Stone, Marble
Mid-20th Century American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
1960s Finnish Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cane, Rattan
20th Century English Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Canvas
2010s Chinese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Bronze
2010s French Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Silk
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric
2010s Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
2010s Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Silk, Wool, Cotton
2010s Argentine Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Bronze
2010s Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
2010s French Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Chrome, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cork
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Textile, Linen
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
2010s Spanish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Marble, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Silk
2010s Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Art Glass, Walnut
20th Century German Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Walnut
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
1980s American Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Mid-20th Century North American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Martelé
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
2010s Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
2010s Argentine Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Stone, Onyx, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Art Glass, Mirror





