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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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

Schumacher Ezma Embroidery Pillow in Neutral

Modern Pillows and Throws

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Pillows and Throws

Schumacher Ezma Embroidery Pillow in Neutral

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pillows and Throws

Schumacher Tangent Print 20" Pillow in Saffron

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pillows and Throws

Schumacher Merino Shag in Sagebrush 22" x 12" Pillow

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pillows and Throws

Schumacher Painterly Windowpane 20" Pillow in Brown

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pillows and Throws

Schumacher Zoelie 18" Pillow in Natural

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 Den Applique 22" Pillow in Ochre

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Pillows and Throws

Schumacher X Molly Mahon Buti & Tuk Tuk Pillow in Pink & Yellow

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pillows and Throws

Printed Velvet Pillow Smudge Carbon

2010s American Modern Pillows and Throws

Shiny Blue Grey White Velvet Pillows with Gray Velvet Back

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pillows and Throws

Schumacher Jagged Maze 24" x 12" Pillow in Pink

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Pillows and Throws

Durable Outdoor Pillow featuring Patterned Dedar Fabric

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pillows and Throws

Schumacher x Celerie Kemble Hothouse Flowers 18" Pillow in Verdance

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pillows and Throws

Schumacher x David Kaihoi Tutsi 24 x 12" Pillow in Ivory & Black

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pillows and Throws

Schumacher Emerson 18" x 12" Pillow in Red

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 x Marie-Chantal Rabbit Print 16 x 12" Pillow in Blush

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 Isolde Stripe 20" Pillow in Sky

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pillows and Throws

Schumacher Iconic Leopard 18" Pillow in Ink/Natural

2010s North American Modern Pillows and Throws

Schumacher Ziggurat Pillow

21st Century and Contemporary Thai Modern Pillows and Throws

Schumacher Pyne Hollyhock Floral Chintz Charcoal Two-Sided 22" Cotton Pillow

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pillows and Throws

Schumacher Iconic Leopard 18" Pillow in Ebony/Natural

2010s North American Modern Pillows and Throws

Schumacher Gainsborough Velvet Pillow

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pillows and Throws

Schumacher Iconic Leopard 22" x 14" Lumbar Pillow Two-Sided Pillow in Graphite

21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Pillows and Throws

Schumacher Paloma Embroidery Linen Blend Striped Pillow

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Pillows and Throws

Schumacher Le Matelot Peacock Two-Sided Pillow

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pillows and Throws

Schumacher Acanthus Stripe in Sand 30" x 14" Pillow

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pillows and Throws

Schumacher Loudon Rose in Rose & Blue 14" Pillow

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pillows and Throws

Schumacher Jokhang Tiger Velvet in Blue 18" Pillow

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pillows and Throws

Schumacher Tulip Flamestitch in Blue 25 x 15" Pillow

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pillows and Throws

Schumacher Jokhang Tiger Velvet in Red & Green 18" Pillow

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pillows and Throws

Schumacher Loudon Rose in Ivory 14" Pillow

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pillows and Throws

Schumacher Santa Monica Ikat in Netural 26 x 15" Pillow

21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern Pillows and Throws

Schumacher x Johnson Hartig Jokhang Tiger Velvet Peacock Olive Two-Sided Pillow

2010s Italian Modern Pillows and Throws

"Ostia" Handmade Wool Off-White Pillow by Le Lampade

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Pillows and Throws

Schumacher Vanderbilt Velvet Marine Lumbar Two-Sided Pillow

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pillows and Throws

Schumacher Cardiogram in Oxford Blue 20" x 12" Lumbar Pillow

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pillows and Throws

Schumacher Wyatt Corduroy 20" Pillow

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Pillows and Throws