Modern Loveseats

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 The Modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 principles 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, and the Eames’s 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 designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
20th Century Austrian Modern Loveseats
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Loveseats
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Loveseats
Fabric, Plywood
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Loveseats
Walnut
2010s Mexican Modern Loveseats
Fabric, Foam
2010s Mexican Modern Loveseats
Hardwood
2010s Mexican Modern Loveseats
Felt
2010s Mexican Modern Loveseats
Felt, Foam
2010s Brazilian Modern Loveseats
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Loveseats
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Loveseats
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Loveseats
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Loveseats
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Loveseats
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Loveseats
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Loveseats
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Loveseats
Foam
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Modern Loveseats
Wood
2010s American Modern Loveseats
Walnut, Walnut, Walnut, Walnut, Cotton
1990s American Modern Loveseats
Wood, Lacquer
Late 20th Century Modern Loveseats
Upholstery, Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Loveseats
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Loveseats
Textile
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Loveseats
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Loveseats
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Loveseats
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Loveseats
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Loveseats
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Loveseats
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Loveseats
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Loveseats
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Loveseats
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Loveseats
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Loveseats
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Loveseats
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Loveseats
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Loveseats
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Loveseats
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Loveseats
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Loveseats
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Loveseats
Fabric, Foam
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Loveseats
Wood, Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Loveseats
2010s Portuguese Modern Loveseats
Metal, Brass
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Loveseats
Bouclé, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Loveseats
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Modern Loveseats
Silver Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Modern Loveseats
Wood
2010s English Modern Loveseats
2010s Portuguese Modern Loveseats
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Loveseats
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Loveseats
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Loveseats
Velvet, Wood, Silk, Trimming
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Loveseats
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Loveseats
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Loveseats
Steel
2010s American Modern Loveseats
Foam, Fabric
2010s Austrian Modern Loveseats
Marble, Brass