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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
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Fabric
2010s Argentine Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Stone, Onyx, Metal
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Carrara Marble, Nickel, Brass
1930s Czech Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal, Chrome
Late 20th Century Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Marble
2010s Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
2010s Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
2010s Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
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Cotton
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Oak
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Plaster, Wood
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Fabric, Upholstery, Teak
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Oak, Walnut
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Upholstery, Wood, Fabric
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Walnut
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Plaster
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Oak, Wenge, Sapele Wood
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Other
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Brass
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Marble, Brass, Steel
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Wood, Oak
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Fabric, Upholstery, Teak
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Upholstery, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Other
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Yarn
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Ceramic, Clay
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Alpaca
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Metal
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Marble, Brass, Steel
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Walnut
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Yarn, Wool
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Oak
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
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Ceramic, Clay
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Cotton
1930s British Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Linen, Paper
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Metal
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Yarn
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Oak
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Velvet, Wood
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Brass
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Marble, Brass, Steel
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Ceramic, Clay
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Yarn
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Brass, Stainless Steel
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Cotton
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Ceramic, Clay
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Brass
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Paper
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Maple, Oak, Walnut
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Leather, Suede
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Cotton
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Stone, Onyx, Metal
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Cotton, Velvet
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Upholstery, Maple, Oak, Walnut
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Metal
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Zebra Hide
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Nickel
Late 20th Century American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Marble
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Stainless Steel
2010s North American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary New Zealand Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
1990s French Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Paper
2010s Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Oak