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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Late 20th Century American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood, Paper
Late 20th Century Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
2010s Mexican Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Marble
2010s North American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Linen
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Upholstery, Walnut
Late 20th Century American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
Early 2000s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Marble, Carrara Marble
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Stainless Steel
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Linen, Velvet, Down, Feathers
20th Century Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Coral, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
2010s Swedish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Mohair
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric
1940s Italian Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
2010s Finnish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric, Foam
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
2010s Chinese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Other
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Down, Feathers
Late 20th Century French Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
2010s Spanish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Marble, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Linen, Maple
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Linen
1960s American Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Feathers, Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet, Polyester
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
2010s North American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Linen, Polyester
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Down, Feathers
1980s Italian Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Linen
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Plastic