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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Velvet
1980s Italian Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Crystal
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Velvet, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric, Wood
1950s American Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Cotton, Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Cotton
1970s American Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Nylon
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Oak
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fur
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Art Glass, Mirror
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Birdseye Maple
2010s Swedish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Pine
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Nylon
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Other
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Upholstery
1970s Austrian Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
2010s Argentine Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Rush, Wood
Early 2000s British Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
2010s German Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Steel
Mid-20th Century American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Silver Plate
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood, Birdseye Maple, Walnut
1990s European Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
2010s Mexican Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Oak, Wood, Hardwood
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cut Glass, Oak
Mid-20th Century American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Steel
2010s Argentine Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Stone, Onyx, Metal
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Maple, Walnut
2010s Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Wool
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
20th Century Spanish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Other
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Ceramic
2010s Argentine Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Stone, Onyx, Metal
2010s Japanese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Steel
2010s German Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Upholstery, Wood
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Stone, Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
2010s Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Wool
Late 20th Century American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Paper
1950s Spanish Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Plaster, Wood
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Smoked Glass, Wood, Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood