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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 English Modern Daybeds
Velvet
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Daybeds
Upholstery, Foam, Wood, Lacquer
2010s Italian Modern Daybeds
Brass, Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Daybeds
Brass
20th Century Swedish Modern Daybeds
Birch
2010s Italian Modern Daybeds
Bouclé
2010s Saudi Arabian Modern Daybeds
Wool, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Daybeds
Velvet, Walnut
1970s Swiss Vintage Modern Daybeds
Leather
2010s South African Modern Daybeds
Steel
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Daybeds
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Daybeds
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Daybeds
Fabric, Wood, Lacquer, Bouclé
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Daybeds
Leather
19th Century French Antique Modern Daybeds
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Daybeds
Fabric, Wood
2010s Portuguese Modern Daybeds
Walnut
2010s American Modern Daybeds
Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Daybeds
Copper, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Daybeds
Fabric, Velvet, Wood, Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Daybeds
Fabric, Wood
1970s Swiss Vintage Modern Daybeds
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Daybeds
Cotton, Velvet, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Daybeds
Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Daybeds
Textile
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Daybeds
Leather, Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Daybeds
Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Daybeds
Upholstery
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Daybeds
Fabric, Bouclé, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Daybeds
Leather
2010s Mexican Modern Daybeds
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Daybeds
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Daybeds
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Daybeds
Fabric, Jute, Cane, Wood, Trimming, Velvet
2010s Italian Modern Daybeds
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Daybeds
Fabric
2010s American Modern Daybeds
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Daybeds
Stainless Steel
2010s American Modern Daybeds
Nickel
2010s American Modern Daybeds
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Daybeds
Copper, Stainless Steel
2010s Swiss Modern Daybeds
Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Daybeds
Metal, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Daybeds
Leather, Elm
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern Daybeds
Teak
2010s South African Modern Daybeds
Brass, Steel
2010s American Modern Daybeds
Aluminum
2010s Mexican Modern Daybeds
Fabric, Textile, Upholstery, Synthetic, Cherry, Oak, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Daybeds
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Daybeds
Stainless Steel
2010s Japanese Modern Daybeds
Maple
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Daybeds
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Daybeds
Plastic
1990s Italian Modern Daybeds
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Daybeds
Fabric, Wood
2010s Egyptian Modern Daybeds
Upholstery, Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Daybeds
Copper, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Daybeds
Velvet
Late 20th Century Belgian Modern Daybeds
Fabric, Foam, Latex, Rubber
2010s Italian Modern Daybeds
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Daybeds
Copper, Stainless Steel
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Daybeds
Birch, Wood
2010s Mexican Modern Daybeds
Steel
2010s British Modern Daybeds
Fabric, Alpaca, Bouclé, Sapele Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Daybeds
Metal, Stainless Steel
2010s Mexican Modern Daybeds
Fabric, Textile, Upholstery, Synthetic, Cherry, Oak, Walnut
2010s Asian Modern Daybeds
Aluminum
2010s American Modern Daybeds
Upholstery, Walnut
2010s Chinese Modern Daybeds
Fabric, Ash
Early 2000s Modern Daybeds
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Daybeds
Brass
2010s Argentine Modern Daybeds
Wood
2010s American Modern Daybeds
Brass