Modern Textiles
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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: Pink
Schumacher Lady Bird Tape Pink Yellow Cotton Lumbar Pillow
By Schumacher
Located in New York, NY
This 12" x 15.75" pillow features lady bird tape in pink and yellow on the front paired with Lange in Magenta on the back. Embroidered ladybugs march along a woven cotton tape for a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Textiles
Materials
Cotton, Linen, Polyester
Quartz I Rose & Dry Green Velvet Deluxe Handmade Decorative Pillow
Located in Viseu, PT
A talisman for the home of beauty, good energies and comfort.
This decorative pillow is ethically produced by small family run business, handmade by skilled portuguese artisans with...
Category
2010s Modern Textiles
Materials
Cotton, Velvet
Ametista II Brick & Pink Velvet Deluxe Handmade Decorative Pillow
Located in Viseu, PT
A talisman for the home of beauty, good energies and comfort.
This decorative pillow is ethically produced by small family run business, hand-made by skilled portuguese artisans wi...
Category
2010s Modern Textiles
Materials
Cotton, Velvet
Shumacher Marguerite Embroidery 20" Pillow in Blossom
By Schumacher
Located in New York, NY
This pillow features Marguerite Embroidery with a knife edge finish. Happy and humble, the embroidery is an irregular hand-stitched floral design on a linen ground. Subtle irregulari...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Textiles
Schumacher Adana Silk Velvet in Pink & Orange 20" x 16" Pillow
By Schumacher
Located in New York, NY
The Adana Silk Velvet Pillow by Les Ottomans features handwoven fabric with a knife edge finish. Les Ottomans pillows are handmade in Istanbul, juxtaposing the traditional patterns o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Textiles
Materials
Cotton
Schuamcher Kava Cay I/O 18" Pillow in Mango
By Schumacher
Located in New York, NY
This pillow features Kava Cay Indoor/Outdoor with a knife edge finish. A loose, leafy floral inspired by a vintage batik, Kava Cay Indoor/Outdoor in mango is a beautifully detailed m...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Textiles
Materials
Cotton
Printed Linen Pillow Cloudy Rosehip
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A luxury handmade decorative throw pillow made of printed Belgian linen, great for adding comfort and casual, laid-back style to a contemporary living room, bedroom or lounge. Belgia...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Textiles
Materials
Linen
Printed Velvet Pillow Smudge Putty
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A luxury handmade decorative throw pillow made of printed cotton velvet front and solid Belgian linen back, great for adding comfort and casual, laid-back style to a contemporary liv...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Textiles
Materials
Linen
Geometric Palm Dog Bed
By Leah Singh
Located in Westfield, NJ
We are so excited to offer dog beds in our handcrafted textiles! And they double as floor cushions!
Our dog beds are ethically hand woven by artisans in Rajas...
Category
2010s Indian Modern Textiles
Materials
Cotton
Printed Velvet Pillow Smudge Rose
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A luxury handmade decorative throw pillow made of printed cotton velvet front and solid Belgian linen back, great for adding comfort and casual, laid-back style to a contemporary liv...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Textiles
Materials
Linen
Printed Linen Pillow Gum Drop Rosehip
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A luxury handmade decorative throw pillow made of printed Belgian linen, great for adding comfort and casual, laid-back style to a contemporary living room, bedroom or lounge. Belgia...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Textiles
Materials
Linen
Schumacher Elodie Embroidery 24 x 12" Pillow in Rose
By Schumacher
Located in New York, NY
This pillow features Elodie Embroidery with a self welt finish. The wavy lines stitched in alternating thread colors make Elodie Embroidery in rose a uniquely rhythmic alternative to...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Textiles
Materials
Cotton
Steve Chase Modern Ikat Print in Pink and Tan Designed Pillows (8 Available)
By Steve Chase
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Set of four throw pillows designed by the late Steve Chase. He picked a beautiful bright, modern Ikat print for a living room in Palm Springs, California. I believe they are a silk l...
Category
1990s American Modern Textiles
Materials
Fabric
Tropical Palm Springs Emerald Hand Embroidered Modern Throw Pillow Cover
By Leah Singh
Located in Westfield, NJ
This pillow has been hand embroidered by artisans in Kashmir, India, using a traditional embroidery technique which is native to this region.
The purchase of this handcrafted pill...
Category
2010s Indian Modern Textiles
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Schumacher Jagged Maze 24" x 12" Pillow in Pink
By Schumacher
Located in New York, NY
This pillow features Jagged Maze by David Kaihoi for Schumacher with a knife edge finish. Filled with vibrating kinetic energy, Jagged Maze in brown was designed by David Kaihoi and inspired by the pottery of ancestral Pueblo people. Done in a mid-scale and arranged into wide stripes, this screen-printed cotton...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Textiles
Materials
Cotton
Steve Chase Designed Modern Ikat Pillows (Total 8 Available)
By Steve Chase
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Set of 4 throw pillows designed by the late Steve Chase. He picked a beautiful bright, modern Ikat print for a living room in Palm Springs, CA. I belie...
Category
1990s North American Modern Textiles
Materials
Fabric
Schumacher Iconic Leopard 18" Pillow in Fuschia/Natural
By Schumacher
Located in New York, NY
This pillow features Iconic Leopard with a self welt finish. We first introduced this sexy pattern in the 1970s. In 11 versatile colors, it's eternally chic. Pillow includes a feathe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Textiles
Materials
Cotton
Soft Merino Rosa Large Plush Throw / Queen Bedspread / Coverlet In Pastel Pink
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
Custom design by Studio Variously, Rosa Throw / Blanket is a large size plush handloom textile ethically woven by master weavers in Nepal and dyed entirely with earth friendly dyes ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Textiles
Materials
Yarn
Happy Pillow Velvet Fuchsia with Yellow Fringes
By LO DECOR
Located in Carimate, Lombardia
This new edition is focused on color being the key element, to express our mood and style. Crafted with care, this refined and selected edition is a perfect balance to traditional ac...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Textiles
Materials
Velvet
Geometric Maya Light Pink Modern Throw Pillow Cover
By Leah Singh
Located in Westfield, NJ
This pillow has been handwoven by artisans in Rajasthan, India, using a traditional weaving technique which is native to this region.
The purchase of this handcrafted pillow helps...
Category
2010s Indian Modern Textiles
Materials
Cotton
Pleated Silk Cushion Box Pleat Pattern Color Lipstick Pink
Located in Hamburg, DE
Decorative cushion: taffeta silk fabric, color lipstick pink with embossed front panel in steam pleated Box Pleat pattern, back panel plain silk taffeta, 5...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Textiles
Materials
Silk
Patricia Urquiola Bandas Pillow for GAN
Located in New York, NY
Modularity taken to the limit. All the pieces in the Bandas collection can be interchanged. An ingenious system, designed by Patricia Urquiola, allows the collection to be adapted to...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Textiles
Materials
Wool
Printed Linen Pillow Transparencies Rouge 12x22
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A luxury handmade decorative throw pillow made of printed Belgian linen, great for adding comfort and casual, laid-back style to a contemporary living room, bedroom or lounge. Belgia...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Textiles
Materials
Linen
GAN Mangas Space Pillow Plait in Coral by Patricia Urquiola
Located in New York, NY
The Mangas Space collection revealing her many facets. The same textures, the same comfort, now in a set of modules and rugs that create different spaces that are always warm and per...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Textiles
Materials
Wool
Pink Velvet and Brass Italian Customizable Curtain by Vintage Domus Collection
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful and elegant curtain made of soft and velvety blackout fabric, thick but light, prevents most of the light to penetrate into the room thus avoiding annoying reflections on monitors and TVs, provides greater privacy in the environment of use avoiding prying eyes.
The fabric is 100% polyester, flame retardant.
The curtain of the collection Vintage Domus...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Textiles
Materials
Brass
Schumacher Elias Pink Red Cotton Two-Sided Pillow
By Schumacher
Located in New York, NY
This 14" x 14" pillow features Elias in Pink and Red. This simple and reversible woven is made from natural fibers giving it stylish versatility. Feather/down insert included; self-w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Textiles
Materials
Cotton
Ikat Fabric Pair Handmade Square Pillows in Uzbekistan
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects.
Pair of handmade square pillows in Ikat fabric; the top side is silk velvet with pleasing square red decorations and shades of black, and the back is white silk with blue, amaranth and pink shaded designs. The two pillows are unique and unrepeatable pieces, were made between 2005 and 2009 in small workshops in southern Uzbekistan with the "baghmal" ikat silk velvet...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Uzbek Modern Textiles
Materials
Silk, Velvet
GAN Raw Large Pillow in Jute by Borja García
By GAN Rugs
Located in New York, NY
A smooth layer of wool is laid over the jute base, combining two seemingly discordant languages but which work here in harmony. The clean lines of the permeable geometry of this seco...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Textiles
Materials
Jute
Galore Round Cushion, by Rikke Frost from Warm Nordic
By Hans Olsen
Located in Viby J, DK
An elegant bolster cushion, which matches the Galore sofa range by the talented Danish designer, Rikke Frost. This elongated, cylinder-shaped cushion lends...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Textiles
Materials
Feathers
GAN Mangas Space Pillow Plait in Wool
By GAN Rugs
Located in New York, NY
The Mangas Space collection revealing her many facets. The same textures, the same comfort, now in a set of modules and rugs that create different spaces that are always warm and per...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Textiles
Materials
Wool, Polyester
GAN Raw Small Pillow Jute by Borja García
By GAN Rugs
Located in New York, NY
A smooth layer of wool is laid over the jute base, combining two seemingly discordant languages but which work here in harmony. The clean lines of the permeable geometry of this seco...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Textiles
Materials
Jute
Modern textiles for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Modern textiles for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage textiles created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include more furniture and collectibles, seating, rugs and carpets and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with fabric, cotton and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern textiles made in a specific country, there are North America, United States, and Europe pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original textiles, popular names associated with this style include Schumacher, LO DECOR, Jhon Ortiz, and Studio Variously . It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for textiles differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $22 and tops out at $33,930 while the average work can sell for $320.
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