Modern Daybeds
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 Portuguese Modern Daybeds
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Daybeds
Fabric, Velvet, Lacquer, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Daybeds
Resin
2010s South African Modern Daybeds
Steel
2010s English Modern Daybeds
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Lacquer
Late 20th Century Belgian Modern Daybeds
Fabric, Foam, Latex, Rubber
2010s South African Modern Daybeds
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Daybeds
Oak, Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Daybeds
Velvet, Wood, Ebony
20th Century Modern Daybeds
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Daybeds
Wool, Bouclé, Cotton, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Daybeds
Fabric, Velvet, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Daybeds
Walnut, Velvet, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Daybeds
Bouclé, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Daybeds
Leather, Bouclé, Cotton, Velvet, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Daybeds
Wood, Velvet, Bouclé, Leather, Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Daybeds
Leather, Bouclé, Cotton, Velvet, Wood, Wool, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Daybeds
Bouclé, Leather, Fabric, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Daybeds
Velvet, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Daybeds
Wood, Bouclé, Leather, Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Daybeds
Upholstery, Rattan
2010s Italian Modern Daybeds
Velvet
2010s Mexican Modern Daybeds
Fabric, Textile, Upholstery, Synthetic, Cherry, Oak, Walnut
2010s Italian Modern Daybeds
Bouclé
2010s American Modern Daybeds
Leather, Fiberglass
2010s French Modern Daybeds
Wool, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Daybeds
Wool, Bouclé, Cotton, Oak
2010s American Modern Daybeds
Brass, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Daybeds
Metal
2010s Egyptian Modern Daybeds
Oak, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Daybeds
Stainless Steel
1950s French Vintage Modern Daybeds
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Daybeds
Wood, Leather, Mahogany
1970s Swiss Vintage Modern Daybeds
Leather
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Daybeds
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Daybeds
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Daybeds
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Daybeds
Ash
2010s French Modern Daybeds
Jacquard
2010s Danish Modern Daybeds
Fabric, Textile, Wool, Wood, Hardwood, Oak
2010s Unknown Modern Daybeds
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Daybeds
Cotton
2010s Italian Modern Daybeds
Bouclé
2010s Italian Modern Daybeds
Cut Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Daybeds
Leather, Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Daybeds
Leather, Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Daybeds
Fabric, Leather
2010s Canadian Modern Daybeds
Linen, Oak
2010s Italian Modern Daybeds
Bouclé
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Daybeds
Upholstery, Wicker
2010s European Modern Daybeds
Stainless Steel
2010s European Modern Daybeds
Rope, Acrylic
2010s European Modern Daybeds
Fabric, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Daybeds
Fabric, Wood
2010s British Modern Daybeds
Leather, Sheepskin, Suede, Wool, Upholstery, Ash, Elm, Oak, Sycamore
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Daybeds
Stainless Steel
2010s Italian Modern Daybeds
Fabric, Velvet, Wood
2010s South African Modern Daybeds
Steel