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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
1970s American Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Paper
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Stainless Steel
1960s Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Walnut
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
Late 20th Century Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Aluminum
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Marble, Steel, Brass
2010s French Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
2010s Mexican Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Glass, Wood
20th Century Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary Scottish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool
1950s Spanish Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Plaster
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Concrete
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Linen, Nylon, Acrylic, Polyester
Early 20th Century English Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Linen
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Linen, Nylon, Acrylic
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
2010s Belgian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Ash, Beech, Oak, Teak, Walnut
2010s English Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Plastic, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal, Brass, Stainless Steel
2010s Brazilian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Bronze
20th Century Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Cotton, Foam
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool
2010s Korean Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Cotton, Linen, Nylon, Acrylic, Polyester
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
Late 20th Century Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Mohair, Down
1950s Spanish Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
Late 20th Century Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
20th Century Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Cotton, Linen, Nylon, Acrylic, Polyester
2010s German Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Birch
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Mirror, Wood
2010s Belgian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Linen
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Polyester, Wool, Nylon
2010s Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Scottish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Acrylic, Polyester, Wool, Cotton, Linen, Nylon
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Cotton, Linen, Nylon, Acrylic, Polyester
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Velvet
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Copper, Steel, Cut Steel, Stainless Steel, Metal, Brass
2010s Dutch Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Velvet, Polyester
Late 20th Century Canadian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Scottish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool
1990s European Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Aluminum
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Velvet, Feathers, Down
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
2010s Danish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Jute, Cotton, Linen, Polyester