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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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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Wool, Linen, Down
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Wool, Cotton
2010s Swedish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Linen, Down
1970s European Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Steel
2010s Nepalese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Yarn
2010s Nepalese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Yarn
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Velvet
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Cotton
1950s Spanish Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Plaster
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Metal
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Acrylic
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Acrylic
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Upholstery, Velvet
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Linen, Maple
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Leather
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Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Other
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Giltwood
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Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Velvet
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Upholstery
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Oak
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Cowhide, Velvet, Sequins
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Leather
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Cotton
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Fabric
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Other
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Cotton
2010s Australian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Bronze
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Fabric, Down
Late 20th Century American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Mahogany
2010s German Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Linen
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Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric
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Cotton, Velvet
1970s American Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood, Oak, Walnut
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Marble
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Fabric
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric
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Bronze
1980s Dutch Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Paper
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Silk
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Metal
1980s Italian Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
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Metal
1990s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Walnut, Wood
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Marble
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Plastic
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Marble, Metal, Steel
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Hardwood, Rosewood
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Cotton, Velvet
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Crystal
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Other
20th Century English Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
2010s French Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Upholstery