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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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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Chrome, Brass, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Acrylic, Wool, Cotton, Nylon
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Hardwood, Oak
2010s Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Paper
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Acrylic
2010s Turkish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Silk, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Linen
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Other
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Walnut, Wood
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Acrylic
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cast Stone, Steel
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Metal
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Cotton
1980s Russian Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Porcelain
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Hardwood, Ash, Walnut
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Brass
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Metal
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Leather
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Leather
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Linen
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Brass
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Linen
Late 20th Century Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Patent Leather
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Wood
2010s Mexican Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Marble
1970s Italian Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Plywood
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Wool, Cotton
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Velvet
Early 1900s Spanish Antique Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Plaster, Wood
Early 2000s Turkish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Hemp
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Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Linen
Early 2000s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
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Acrylic
Late 20th Century Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
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Oak
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Velvet
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Cotton, Silk, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Other
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Brass
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Hardwood, Ash
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Bronze
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Leather
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Fabric, Wood, Plywood
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Stainless Steel, Chrome
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Acrylic
Early 2000s Turkish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Hemp, Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Cotton, Nylon, Acrylic
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Plastic
1950s Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
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Polyester
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
2010s Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Linen