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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
1950s Danish Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Paper, Linen
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Velvet, Down, Feathers
20th Century French Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Rope
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood, Leather
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Upholstery
2010s Swedish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Linen, Down
20th Century American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Silver, Silver Plate
2010s Argentine Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Stone, Onyx, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Silver, Silver Leaf
1940s Spanish Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Plaster, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
2010s Swedish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Ceramic
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Ceramic
1970s Italian Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Sterling Silver, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Velvet
20th Century American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
2010s English Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Linen, Silk, Nylon, Polyester
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
1990s Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Glass, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Bouclé
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Linen
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
2010s Chilean Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Steel
2010s Swedish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Linen, Down
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Down, Feathers
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Foam
Early 20th Century English Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Silk
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Silk
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
1960s Mexican Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Plywood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
1970s French Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Chrome
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
1990s German Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet, Polyester
2010s Swedish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Mohair
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Acrylic