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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Plastic
Late 20th Century French Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal, Brass
1960s Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Satinwood
2010s Nepalese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Yarn
20th Century American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Polyester
Late 20th Century Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
20th Century Spanish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Aluminum, Chrome
1960s American Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Paper
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Silicone
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Porcelain
1970s French Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Plywood
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Velvet
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Walnut
2010s Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fur
2010s Swedish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Linen, Down
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Linen
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Hardwood, Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Crystal, Stainless Steel, Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Porcelain
1970s Italian Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
20th Century Spanish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Steel
20th Century Spanish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Linen, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood, Lacquer
2010s Mexican Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wicker, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass, Stainless Steel
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
1970s Swedish Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Plastic
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Polyester
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Crystal
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Concrete, Cement
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Oak
2010s North American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Linen, Polyester
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Crystal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Silk, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Polyester
1990s Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Glass, Paper
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Velvet, Faux Fur, Down
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton