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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Ceramic
Late 20th Century French Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Bamboo
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Polystyrene, Paint
20th Century Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Silver Plate
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Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Leather, Satinwood
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
1980s Italian Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
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Linen
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Velvet
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Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Foam
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Linen
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Suede
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric
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Leather, Ash, Oak
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Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Crystal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
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Cotton
2010s Mexican Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Marble
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Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Art Glass, Cut Glass, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Acrylic, Porcelain
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Leather, Wood, Sheepskin
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Limestone, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
2010s Chinese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Ash
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Textile, Silk
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Satin
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Oak
Early 2000s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Crystal
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Brass, Stainless Steel
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Silk
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Ceramic
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Ceramic
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Brass
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric, Paper
Mid-20th Century British Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Linen
2010s Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Linen
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
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Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Silk
Late 20th Century English Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Amethyst, Sterling Silver
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Silk
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Linen
2010s Mexican Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Marble, Steel
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Silk
2010s Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
Early 2000s British Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Silk, Feathers
1990s French Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal