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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 German Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Gold
1960s German Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Gold
1950s Spanish Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Plaster, Wood
Mid-20th Century French Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Textile, Paper
1980s Italian Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cut Glass
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Paper
1970s Austrian Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
1980s Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Canvas
Mid-20th Century American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Mahogany
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Velvet
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Iron
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Iron
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal, Steel
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal, Steel
20th Century French Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
1960s Italian Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Bamboo, Rattan
1970s Italian Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Linen, Acrylic
1950s Spanish Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Plaster
1950s Spanish Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Plaster
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Upholstery, Wood, Fabric
1980s North American Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Linen, Beads
2010s Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
2010s Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
1970s Italian Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
Early 20th Century American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood, Lacquer
Late 20th Century American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal, Brass
20th Century American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Paper
2010s Australian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Bronze
2010s Dutch Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric, Bouclé
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Hide, Cotton
2010s Guatemalan Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
2010s Guatemalan Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
1980s American Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal, Brass
2010s Dutch Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Plastic
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Upholstery, Velvet, Hardwood, Maple
2010s Argentine Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Onyx, Stone, Metal
2010s European Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Upholstery, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Gold, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Linen
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Velvet
20th Century American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Plaster, Wood, Paint
1970s American Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Paper
2010s Guatemalan Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Oak
2010s Ecuadorean Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Upholstery, Velvet
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Upholstery, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Silver, Sterling Silver
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Upholstery, Walnut
2010s Danish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Oak, Walnut