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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Leather, Linen
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Foam
2010s Australian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Crystal
2010s Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Linen
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Plywood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Linen
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Acrylic, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Linen
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Linen
2010s Swedish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
1950s Spanish Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Plaster
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
2010s Swedish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Linen, Down
2010s Scottish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Linen
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Acrylic, Polyester
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Crystal
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Porcelain
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Bouclé, Wood
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Polyester
1960s Peruvian Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool
1980s Japanese Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Chenille, Cotton
1950s Spanish Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Plaster
1960s French Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Paper
1950s Spanish Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Plaster
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Alpaca
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood, Textile
2010s South African Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Polyester
2010s Canadian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Walnut
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood, Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Bronze, Steel
20th Century American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric
20th Century Unknown Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Giltwood
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Linen
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
2010s Mexican Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Epoxy Resin, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Stainless Steel