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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 Australian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
2010s Brazilian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
1940s Italian Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Pearwood
21st Century and Contemporary Israeli Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Carrara Marble, Brass, Gold
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
1990s Swiss Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Plastic
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Velvet, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Silver Plate
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
2010s Greek Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary New Zealand Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
2010s Australian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Other
1970s American Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Marble, Metal, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Linen
Early 1900s Spanish Antique Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Plaster, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Acrylic, Lucite
Mid-19th Century Danish Antique Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
1970s Italian Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Chrome
1970s Unknown Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
1950s American Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Linen, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Textile
1950s Spanish Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Plaster
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
2010s German Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Steel
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Silk
Early 20th Century French Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
Late 20th Century American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Leather
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Upholstery
Mid-20th Century Mexican Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Sterling Silver
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Upholstery
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Upholstery
2010s Canadian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Foam, Paint, Acrylic
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Travertine
2010s Panamanian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
2010s Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass, Steel
2010s Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Steel
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
1930s Italian Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
2010s Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
1990s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Gold
1970s American Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric, Wood
2010s British Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Other
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass, Steel
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Walnut
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fur
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Walnut
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Crystal, Metal