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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 French Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Other
2010s Swedish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Linen, Down
2010s Spanish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Silk
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Plastic
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Upholstery
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Leather
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Copper
1930s Spanish Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Plaster
20th Century French Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Paper
1950s Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Paper
1970s French Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Onyx
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Rope, Wood
2010s Ecuadorean Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Upholstery, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Mohair
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
2010s Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Canvas
Early 2000s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Israeli Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Upholstery
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Chestnut
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Foam
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Leather
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fur
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Carrara Marble, Nickel, Brass
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal, Brass, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Late 20th Century American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
2010s Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Linen
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Linen, Velvet, Polyester
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Leather, Suede
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Silk
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Silk
2010s Mexican Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric, Wood, Ash
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood, Plastic
2010s Indian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Velvet
1970s Italian Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
1950s Spanish Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Plaster, Wood
2010s Nepalese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Yarn, Wool
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metallic Thread
2010s Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass, Stainless Steel
1990s French Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Onyx, Marble, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Jacquard
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fur
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
20th Century French Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
1960s German Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Composition
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
1990s Canadian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Leather, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
Late 20th Century Monacan Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass