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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 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 Italian Modern Loveseats
Textile, Walnut
2010s Egyptian Modern Loveseats
Fabric, Wood
2010s Philippine Modern Loveseats
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Loveseats
Fabric, Wood
1960s American Vintage Modern Loveseats
Fiberglass, Rubber
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Loveseats
Textile
2010s German Modern Loveseats
Steel
2010s Canadian Modern Loveseats
Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Loveseats
Fabric, Velvet
2010s Philippine Modern Loveseats
Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Loveseats
Brass, Metal
2010s Philippine Modern Loveseats
Rattan, Maple
2010s German Modern Loveseats
Steel
2010s German Modern Loveseats
Steel
Early 2000s American Modern Loveseats
Steel
2010s American Modern Loveseats
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Loveseats
Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Loveseats
Textile, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Modern Loveseats
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Loveseats
Plastic
2010s Modern Loveseats
Pine, Lacquer, Upholstery, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Loveseats
Fabric, Plastic
1990s American Modern Loveseats
Wood, Lacquer
2010s American Modern Loveseats
Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Loveseats
Textile
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Loveseats
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Loveseats
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Loveseats
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Loveseats
Textile
2010s American Modern Loveseats
Steel
1990s Modern Loveseats
Gold Leaf
2010s Italian Modern Loveseats
Velvet, Foam, Hardwood, Upholstery
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Loveseats
Fabric, Plastic
2010s American Modern Loveseats
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Loveseats
Fabric, Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Loveseats
Textile
1970s Unknown Vintage Modern Loveseats
Velvet, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Loveseats
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Loveseats
Fabric, Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Loveseats
Fabric, Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Loveseats
Wood, Cotton, Jacquard, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Loveseats
Stainless Steel, Metal
1990s American Modern Loveseats
Stainless Steel
2010s American Modern Loveseats
Mahogany
20th Century Modern Loveseats
Upholstery, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Loveseats
Textile
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Loveseats
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Loveseats
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Loveseats
Textile
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Loveseats
Marble
1990s Swiss Modern Loveseats
Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Loveseats
Fabric, Plastic
2010s American Modern Loveseats
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Loveseats
Fabric, Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Loveseats
Walnut, Fabric, Wood
2010s Italian Modern Loveseats
Velvet, Beech, Down
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Loveseats
Oak, Fabric, Wood
2010s American Modern Loveseats
Steel
2010s American Modern Loveseats
Steel
2010s American Modern Loveseats
Steel