Modern Pillows and Throws

MODERN STYLE

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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.

Style: Modern

Color: Beige

Schumacher Chiang Mai Dragon I/O 18" Pillow in Aquamarine

Modern Pillows and Throws

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pillows and Throws

Schumacher Chiang Mai Dragon I/O 18" Pillow in Aquamarine

2010s Indian Modern Pillows and Throws

Geometric Maya Triangles Dog Bed

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pillows and Throws

Schumacher Santa Monica Ikat in Netural 26 x 15" Pillow

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Pillows and Throws

Happy Pillow Light Pink Velvet with Light Pink Fringes

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Pillows and Throws

Happy Pillow White Velvet with Light Pink Fringes

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pillows and Throws

Schumacher Mirabelle 22" Pillow

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pillows and Throws

Schumacher Rolling Hills 18" Pillow in Mocha

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pillows and Throws

Schumacher x Marie-Chantal Bear Print 14" Pillow in Blush

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pillows and Throws

Schumacher Citrus Garden I/O 22" Pillow in Garden

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pillows and Throws

Schumacher x Marie-Chantal Rabbit Print 18 x 12" Pillow in Blush

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pillows and Throws

Schumacher Hickox Indoor Outdoor 16" Pillow in Green

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Pillows and Throws

Schumacher Corfu Stripe Black Linen Cotton Two-Sided Pillow, Maracana Pom Tape

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pillows and Throws

Schumacher Taylor Embroidery 16" Pillow in Ivory on Natural

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pillows and Throws

Schumacher Emerson 18" x 12" Pillow in Red

2010s Indian Modern Pillows and Throws

Marianne Square Blue Hand Embroidered Modern Geometric Throw Pillow Cover

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pillows and Throws

Maharam Pillow, Songbird by Paul Smith

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pillows and Throws

Schumacher Lafayette Botanical 18" Pillow in Moss

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pillows and Throws

Schumacher Sunrise Embroidery 16" x 12" Pillow

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Pillows and Throws

Happy Linen Pillow Light Pink with Light Pink Fringes

2010s Indian Modern Pillows and Throws

Geometric Grid Pillow, Lumbar

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Pillows and Throws

Happy Pillow Rectangle White Velvet with Green Fringes

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Pillows and Throws

Outdoor-Resistant Patterned Big Pillow With Dedar Fabric

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Pillows and Throws

Happy Pillow White Velvet with Light Blue Fringes

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pillows and Throws

Schumacher Woodperry 20" Pillow in Aqua

2010s Indian Modern Pillows and Throws

Modern Midnight Cliff Hand Embroidered Geometric Throw Pillow Cover

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pillows and Throws

Schumacher The Wave 22" Pillow in Red

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pillows and Throws

Schumacher Woodperry 18" Pillow in Aqua

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pillows and Throws

Schumacher Taylor Embroidery 20" Pillow in Ivory on Natural

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pillows and Throws

Schumacher The Wave 24" Pillow in Red

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pillows and Throws

Schumacher Broken Chevron Cut Velvet 22" Pillow in Tapue on Ivory

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pillows and Throws

Schumacher Durant in Natural 20" Pillow

2010s Italian Modern Pillows and Throws

"Roma" Loop Wool Throw by Le Lampade

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pillows and Throws

Schumacher Mixco in Jewel 18 x 12" Pillow

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pillows and Throws

Schumacher Woodperry 18" Pillow in Sage

21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Pillows and Throws

Schumacher Citrus Garden Indoor/Outdoor Pillow in Primary

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Pillows and Throws

Happy Linen Pillow Striped White Light Pink with Light Pink Fringes

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pillows and Throws

Schumacher Elena Paisley Stripe 22" Pillow in Green

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pillows and Throws

Schumacher Daisey Chain in Primary Multi 22" Pillow

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pillows and Throws

Schumacher Regalia in Green 18" Pillow

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Pillows and Throws