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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fur
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fur, Down, Feathers
2010s Polish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Copper
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Walnut, Wood
2010s Scottish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
2010s French Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool
Early 2000s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
2010s Spanish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Concrete
1940s French Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Bronze
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Linen, Maple
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Plastic
Early 2000s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Paper
Late 20th Century American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Velvet
1970s Japanese Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Plastic
2010s Ukrainian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Textile, Wood, Plywood
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
2010s Mexican Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Marble
2010s Australian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric, Velvet
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Upholstery, Wood
2010s Swiss Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric
2010s Polish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Marble, Metal, Brass
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Steel
20th Century English Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Yew
2010s European Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Sycamore
2010s Mexican Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Oak
2010s Swedish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Bouclé, Down
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric, Faux Leather
2010s English Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Leather
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Linen, Polyester
1950s French Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Bouclé
2010s Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
2010s Swedish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood, Hardwood, Ash, Beech, Cherry, Fruitwood, Maple, Oak, Sycamore, Walnut
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Acrylic
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Israeli Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
2010s European Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool
Early 1900s Israeli Antique Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Silver, Brass, Copper
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Steel
2010s South African Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Straw, Wood
2010s Lebanese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass, Steel, Stainless Steel
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Velvet, Polyester, Down