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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
2010s North American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Other
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fur, Natural Fiber, Silk
2010s Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
1960s Italian Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Plastic, Rubber
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Ceramic, Clay
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Other
20th Century Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Yarn
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
2010s European Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Upholstery, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Other
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
1950s Spanish Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Plaster, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Other
2010s Spanish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Gold Plate, Stainless Steel
2010s Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Oak
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Marble, Brass, Steel
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Marble, Brass, Steel
2010s Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Maple, Oak, Walnut
2010s Brazilian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric, Upholstery, Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Other
2010s Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Oak, Wenge, Sapele Wood
2010s Canadian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Foam, Paint, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Ceramic, Clay
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Maple
2010s North American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Ceramic, Clay
2010s Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Yarn
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Oak
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Oak, Walnut
2010s Brazilian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric, Upholstery, Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Yarn
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
2010s Nepalese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Yarn
1950s Spanish Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Plaster, Wood
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Marble, Brass, Steel
2010s Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Silk
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Yarn
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary New Zealand Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
1950s Spanish Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric, Maple, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Other
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Other
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Maple
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Velvet, Linen
2010s Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
2010s Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet