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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 Turkish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Silk, Velvet
2010s Brazilian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Soapstone, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Silk
1990s Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Linen, Velvet, Down, Feathers
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
Late 20th Century Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
2010s French Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Silk
2010s German Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
2010s Mexican Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Epoxy Resin, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
1990s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
2010s Spanish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Silk, Art Glass, Mirror
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
2010s French Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
20th Century Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Acrylic, Plexiglass
20th Century Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Chrome
1970s Italian Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Felt
2010s Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Linen, Down, Feathers
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Linen, Polyester
1990s Spanish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Chrome
1990s Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Leather, Wood
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
1970s Italian Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Stone, Metal
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Silk, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Ceramic
1980s American Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Paper
2010s Korean Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
2010s Dutch Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Composition
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
Early 2000s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
2010s Australian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
Early 2000s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
Early 2000s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
2010s Finnish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric, Foam
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Linen, Velvet, Down, Feathers
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Nylon, Polyester
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Mohair, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
2010s Korean Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Upholstery, Wood