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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 North American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Linen, Polyester
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
20th Century Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Teak, Cedar, Cotton
2010s North American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Linen, Polyester
1950s Danish Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Paper, Linen
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Linen
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Down, Feathers
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
2010s Spanish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Linen
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Wool, Feathers, Down
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Linen
2010s Scottish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool
Late 20th Century French Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Bamboo
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Cotton, Linen
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Linen, Acrylic, Polyester
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Linen
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Satin, Velvet
20th Century English Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Leather, Wood
1990s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric
1950s Spanish Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
2010s English Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Linen, Acrylic
20th Century Spanish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Aluminum, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Linen
2010s French Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Linen
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Linen
2010s Swedish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Linen, Down
20th Century American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Linen
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Lucite, Wood, Python
Early 20th Century Israeli Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
2010s Mexican Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
2010s Philippine Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Stainless Steel
2010s Swedish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Linen, Down
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Acrylic, Polyester
2010s Mexican Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Marble
2010s French Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Silk
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Linen, Polyester
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Linen
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Paper
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Down, Feathers
2010s Mexican Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Marble
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Velvet, Down, Feathers
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric, Down, Feathers
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Linen