Modern Bookcases
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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: Brown
Solid Rustic Oak Dovetail Record Crate for 7"/45 Rpm Records, in Stock
Located in Nyack, NY
As avid record collectors we all have albums we want close at hand. Whether storing new finds or favorite titles that are in heavy rotation, our Dovetail Record Crate...
Category
2010s American Modern Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Casey Lurie Studio Modern High "Primo" Shelving System in Walnut with Brass
By Casey Lurie
Located in Chicago, IL
“Shelving can be the most mundane thing you own, or it can be the beautiful bones of a room as pleasing to see as anything it displays. Casey Lurie’s Primo system would be the latter.”
William L. Hamilton, The wall street journal
The Primo shelving system is composed of notched solid wood planks...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal, Stainless Steel, Brass
Solid Walnut Dovetail Record Crate
Located in Nyack, NY
As avid record collectors we all have albums we want close at hand. Whether storing new finds or favorite titles that are in heavy rotation, our dovetail record crate...
Category
2010s American Modern Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Modern Hobart Bookcase, Walnut Veneer, Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Hobart Bookcase, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
The Hobart modern bookcase was born to mimic the natural ebb...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Contemporary Brera Bookshelf in Aluminium by Altreforme
By Marco Piva
Located in Calolziocorte (Lecco) Italy, IT
Ancient and authentic soul of Milan, Brera represents a connection between emotion and the experienced.
Narrow and pebbly lanes, a constellation of antique stores where everyone can...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Aluminum
Contemporary Room Divider Shelving "30/30 S" in Oak by Casey Lurie Studio
By Casey Lurie
Located in Chicago, IL
Part room divider, part bookcase, part screen, the "30/30" series is an extremely versatile shelving system.
Named for the degrees of the alternately angled dividers which give the p...
Category
2010s North American Modern Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Opinion Ciatti Portariviste Magazine Rack
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Portariviste, an object that identifies exactly its function and there is no need for a different name to define it. Portariviste is so similar in the concept but so distant in the e...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Steel
Opinion Ciatti Original Ptolomeo Medium Bookcase
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Original Ptolomeo is the free-standing bookcase that doesn’t require any further presentation: it is simple, revolutionary, innovative, as sudden as ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Steel
Opinion Ciatti Original Ptolomeo Small Bookcase
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Original Ptolomeo is the freestanding bookcase that doesn’t require any further presentation: it is simple, revolutionary, innovative, as sudden as a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Steel
Custom Made Corner Sofa Bookcase in Walnut
Located in Los Angeles, CA
W59.5 D34.5 H27.5
Order your custom version today!
This is our walnut floor model, still available now, made in walnut with solid and veneer wood elements. This bookcase can be cu...
Category
2010s Modern Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Italian Large Mahogany and Glass Wall Unit, Bookcase by Dassi, 1940
Located in Rome, IT
Dassi wall unit, bookcase and a radiator covering
Part of a unique living room
Two shelves, a door covered by several glass sheets, two frontal door...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Modern Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Riva 1920 PIANO DESIGN BOOKSHELF BY RENZO & MATTEO PIANO
By Renzo Piano, Riva 1920
Located in Boston, MA
The impressive bookcase created by Renzo and Matteo Piano showcases a remarkable equilibrium between solid and empty spaces. Connected by just six pairs of stainless steel rods, it a...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Stainless Steel
Sky-Land Bookcase, 'Puntello Modulare' Modular and Adaptable Bookcase
Located in Milan, IT
Sky-floor bookcase 'PUNTELLO MODULARE'
PUNTELLO MODULARE is a modular and adaptable sky-floor bookcase. Starting from our Prop, we have designed a modular system that allows you to ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Brass, Iron
German Modernist Wall Unit by Schieder Mobel
Located in Denton, TX
Combination of ebonized oak with teak and glass make this wall unit usable as a bookcase / display cabinet or media center. The faceted arched glass doors...
Category
20th Century German Modern Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Wood
Handcrafted walnut bookcase #1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
W48 // D12.25 // H32.5
Made in house by Vintage On Point. Made of solid and veneered walnut .
Category
2010s Modern Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
Contemporary Crafted Bookcase, shelves, shelf sideboard wood Medulum Cabinet
Located in Meolo, Venezia
Bookcase made of a series of solid wood poles with circular section, veneered shelves with solid wood edging, all made of Canaletto walnut finished with transparent paint. The head of the poles is coated with a blue protective paint.
The system is completed by two storage compartments that feature sliding doors with integrated handle.
The library is shipped semi assembled.
Design by Accardi Buccheri for Medulum
Libreria costituita da pali continui a sezione circolare in legno massello. Ripiani impiallacciati con bordatura in massello. Il tutto realizzato in noce Canaletto finito con vernice trasparente.
La testa...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Raphael Raffel Bookcase, France 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional Raphael bookcase in his signature Béka lacquer finish, a technique he championed that gave the lacquer an ombré appearance; it rests on gilt bronze legs, Signed on a bras...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Modern Bookcases
Materials
Bronze
Opinion Ciatti Original Ptolomeo Large Bookcase
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Original Ptolomeo is the free-standing bookcase that doesn’t require any further presentation: it is simple, revolutionary, innovative, as sudden as ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Steel
Pair Mid-Century Vintage Solid Pine Low Bookcases
Located in Germantown, MD
Pair Mid-Century Vintage hand crafted Solid Pine Low Bookcases. Good vintage condition. Measure 30" in width, 11" in depth and stand 29" tall. Lower shelf clearance is 13" and uppe...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Bookcases
Materials
Pine
Bespoke Bauhaus Tubular Steel Low Bookcase, Stained Wood, Sliding Glass Panels
By GMD Berlin
Located in Berlin, DE
Bauhaus tubular steel low bookcase with case in veneered blockboard and sliding glass panels. Reedition with original components.
Category
2010s German Modern Bookcases
Materials
Steel
Amuneal's Collector's 1 Bay Shelving Unit
By Amuneal
Located in New York, NY
This single bay version of Amuneal’s Collector’s shelving unit features solid machined brass fittings and posts in a warm brass finish. The unit mou...
Category
2010s American Modern Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Luca Meda Shelving Unit, Molteni, Italy, c1970
By Molteni & C, Luca Meda
Located in London, GB
Luca Meda grew up and studied in Milan, graduating from the renowned Art School of Brera in the heart of the city. He continued his studies in Germany, at the Hochschule für Gestaltu...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Cabinet Loom Tay di Dalmoto
Located in Como, IT
Loom is a wall cabinet that celebrates two excellences of the region: the skill of craftsmenship in the process of bending wood and the Como tradition of weaving. The composition of ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
Bespoke Low Bookcase, Stained Wood, Sliding Glass Panels and Tubular Steel Base
By GMD Berlin
Located in Berlin, DE
Bespoke low bookcase with case in veneered blockboard and sliding glass panels and tubular steel base.
Category
2010s German Modern Bookcases
Materials
Steel
Pair of “Tango” Bookcases from “Trasformatio” Collection, Italy, 1960/2022
Located in Napoli, IT
Pair of “Tango” bookcases from the collection “Trasformatio”, design Michele Iodice exclusively for the Esprit Nouveau gallery.
LIMITED EDITION 2/2
Modular structures in pre-pa...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Iron
Mid-Century Modern Danish Teak Bookcase Domino Mobler
Located in Toledo, OH
Mid-Century Modern Danish teak bookcase. Original finish by Domino Mobler. Very nice condition. Measures: 31" x 11.5" x 72".
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Oak Laminate Bentwood Bookcase
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Modern four shelf standing bookcase, made of bentwood panels of laminate oak. Metal supports connect the shelves for a sturdy unit.
Please confirm location NY or NJ.
Category
20th Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Bentwood
Modern Manhattan Bookcase Made with Oak and Lacquer, Handmade by Stylish Club
Located in Seroa, PT
The Manhattan collection presents itself with a straight and rhythmic silhouette on both horizontal and vertical lines, invoking the constructions in height, provided by the technical/technological developments of modern architecture.
Made of mate dark brown oak, the Manhattan bookcase has a design inspired by the lines of the Empire State Building in New York. Like the building, this is an iconic piece with elegant luxury finishes that can be combined with more industrial or modern spaces. It has eight doors and shelves for additional storage. Combine it with the rest of the range, making your living room a cosy yet sophisticated space. An imposing piece that reflects in the environment a unique sophistication. A luxury bookcase...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Bookcases
Materials
Oak, Lacquer
Casey Lurie Studio Modern Low "Pylon" Shelving System in Ash
By Casey Lurie
Located in Chicago, IL
The “Pylon” profile comprises overhanging, interleaved shelves grounded by stacked, conical spacers. These solid elements add visual weight and totemic structure to the shelf system’...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal, Brass, Stainless Steel
Opinion Ciatti Ptolomeo Art Large Bookcase
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ptolomeo Art is the last born in the Ptolomeo family and the extra large version of the famous bookcase, indeed thanks to its generous size can contain magazines, large format books,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Steel
Opinion Ciatti Ptolomeo Art Small Bookcase
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ptolomeo Art is the last born in the Ptolomeo family and the extra large version of the famous bookcase, indeed thanks to its generous size can contain magazines, large format books,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Steel
Book Bombs by Hamilton Holmes
Located in Geneve, CH
Book bombs by Hamilton Holmes.
Oxalino Collection
2020
Dimensions: 25.4 diameter cm
Materials: White oak.
Perfect spheres turned from single slabs of lumber are given tripod l...
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Column Shelving, Low by WL Ceramics
Located in Geneve, CH
Column shelving, low by WL Ceramics.
Design: David Derksen
Materials: porcelain, dark brown effect glaze, corten steel
Dimensions: (70 x 25 ceramic), 150 x 40 x 70
Also availab...
Category
2010s Chinese Modern Bookcases
Materials
Steel
Pyrite Bookshelf by Luca Nichetto
Located in Geneve, CH
Pyrite vertical bookshelf by Luca Nichetto
Materials: drawers: noce canaletto solid wood, leather.
Structure: dark green / coral / nero ferro / l...
Category
2010s French Modern Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Pyrite Bookshelf by Luca Nichetto
Located in Geneve, CH
Pyrite double horizontal bookshelf by Luca Nichetto
Materials: Drawers: Noce Canaletto solid wood, Leather
Structure: Dark green NCS 8010 B70G/...
Category
2010s French Modern Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Pyrite Bookshelf by Luca Nichetto
Located in Geneve, CH
Pyrite bookshelf by Luca Nichetto
Materials:
Dimensions: W 200 x D 31.6 x H 69 cm
Inspired by optical illusion artworks, the design of Pyrite bookshelf amazes through an unexpec...
Category
2010s French Modern Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Set of 2 Book Bombs by Hamilton Holmes
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 book bombs by Hamilton Holmes.
Oxalino collection
2020
Dimensions: 25.4 diameter cm
Materials: White oak.
Perfect spheres turned from single slabs of lumber are given...
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Manhattan Bookcase by Marmi Serafini
Located in Geneve, CH
Manhattan bookcase by Marmi Serafini
Materials: Oak Grey marble, wood, brass, metal.
Dimensions: D 50 x W 102 x H 175 cm
Available in other marbles.
As the famous New York skyline, ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Marble, Metal, Brass
Wave Shelve by Hamilton Holmes
Located in Geneve, CH
Wave Shelve by Hamilton Holmes
Oxalino Collection
2020
Dimensions: H 203.2, W 101.6, D 35.6 cm
Materials: White oak and brass screw
This is a freestanding shelving system made from tubular parts and flat shelves...
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Hatt Shelving System 4 Shelves + Storage Unit Ash Wood
Located in Monte-Serzedo, 13
Imagine that you could have a system to organize your books in the order that suits you better. You might even have the option of having some storage for your office. Imagine that yo...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
Centina Totem Shelves by Oeuffice
Located in Geneve, CH
Centina totem shelves by Oeuffice
Edition: 8 + 2AP
2011
Dimensions: 86 x 86 x 205 cm
Materials: Solid handcrafted stained oak
The Centina totem re...
Category
2010s English Modern Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Modern by Giuseppe Carpanelli Gae "Short" Bookcase with Leather Top
By Carpanelli
Located in Desio, IT
Low and double-sided version of the Gae bookcase in Canaletta walnut and leather with metal supports available in bronze-gold, lead and burnished finishes. Equipped with openable boxes...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Leather, Wood
Fabio Novembre Driade "Venus" Bookcase in Natural Oak, Designed 2017
By Driade, Fabio Novembre
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The "Venus" bookcase designed by Fabio Novembre and manufactured by Driade. The structure is made of oak veneer while the statue consists of marble powder mixed with resin. Novembre draws his inspiration from the wooden crates used...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Marble
Majj Studio White Credenza
By MAJJ STUDIO
Located in Seyrantepe, 34
White credenza can be located at various places in interiors according to usage. It is made of lacquered painting over the raw wood. It can be used as s...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Wood, Lacquer
Hatt Shelving System, 6 Shelves Ash Wood
Located in Monte-Serzedo, 13
Imagine that you could have a system to organize your books in the order that suits you better. You might even have the option of having some storage for your office. Imagine that yo...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
Modern Six Tier Etagere
Located in Westwood, NJ
Modern Six Tier Etagere, built from hardwood solids with beveled, ebonized, posts and rails. The shelves feature flat-cut paldao with a light transparent ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Milo Baughman for John Stuart Chrome Frame Rosewood Bookcase
By John Stuart
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Milo Baughman for John Stuart chrome framed bookcase. Black Lacquer with Rosewood Doors. 2 rosewood doors with chrome handles open to shelved interi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Chrome
Hatt Shelving System, 4 Shelves + Storage Unit Ash Wood
Located in Monte-Serzedo, 13
Imagine that you could have a system to organize your books in the order that suits you better. You might even have the option of having some storage for your office. Imagine that yo...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
Hatt Shelving System, 6 Shelves Ash Wood
Located in Monte-Serzedo, 13
Imagine that you could have a system to organize your books in the order that suits you better. You might even have the option of having some storage for your office. Imagine that yo...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
Hatt Shelving System 3 Shelves + Coat Hanger Ash Wood
Located in Monte-Serzedo, 13
Imagine that you could have a system to organize your books in the order that suits you better. You might even have the option of having some storage for your office. Imagine that yo...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
Hatt Shelving System, 3 Shelves + Coat Hanger Ash Wood
Located in Monte-Serzedo, 13
Imagine that you could have a system to organize your books in the order that suits you better. You might even have the option of having some storage for your office. Imagine that yo...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
Contemporary Room Divider Shelving "30/30 L" in Oak by Casey Lurie Studio
By Casey Lurie
Located in Chicago, IL
Part room divider, part bookcase, part screen, the "30/30" series is an extremely versatile shelving system.
Named for the degrees of the alternately angled dividers which give the p...
Category
2010s North American Modern Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Carlton Wood Miniature Bookcase by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano Collection
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Here you are shown an authentic and perfect reproduction of the Carlton bookcase, originally designed in 1981 by Ettore Sottsass. The vivid colors and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Wood, Plastic
Bookcase, partially closed cabinet, separator cabinet for environments, storage
Located in Meolo, Venezia
Bookcase made of a series of solid wood poles with circular section, veneered shelves with solid wood edging, all made of Canaletto walnut finished with transparent paint. The head of the poles is coated with a blue protective paint.
The system is completed by two storage compartments that feature sliding doors with integrated handle.
The library is shipped semi assembled.
Libreria costituita da pali continui a sezione circolare in legno massello. Ripiani impiallacciati con bordatura in massello. Il tutto realizzato in noce canaletto finito con vernice trasparente.
La testa...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Italian Modern Wooden Glass Bookcase Zibaldone by Carlo Scarpa for Bernini, 1974
By Bernini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Wooden and glass Bookcase mod. Zibaldone by Carlo Scarpa for Bernini, 1974
Bookcase mod. Zibaldone with structure in veneered wood and glass. This particular bookcase ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
Gravità Solid Wood Library, Walnut in Hand-Made Natural Finish, Contemporary
By Dale Italia
Located in Cadeglioppi de Oppeano, VR
The Gravità solid wood bookcase is a simple and linear composition that conveys a feeling of suspension. It uses magnetic vertical elements to hide...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
Set of 3 Strut Shelves from Souda, White, Made to Order
By Souda
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Price on this configuration includes 3 84" Shelves & 9 Brackets. This shelving system is really easy to customize: we offer multiple wood finishes, bracket finishes, and we can adjus...
Category
2010s American Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal, Steel
Set of 4 Strut Shelves from Souda, White, Made to Order
By Souda
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Price on this configuration includes 4 84" Shelves & 12 Brackets. This shelving system is really easy to customize: we offer multiple wood finishes, bracket finishes, and we can adju...
Category
2010s American Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal, Steel
Modern bookcases for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Modern bookcases 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 bookcases created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include case pieces and storage cabinets, more furniture and collectibles, wall decorations and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern bookcases made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and Denmark pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original bookcases, popular names associated with this style include DeCastelli, Kartell, Souda, and Danese Milano. 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 bookcases differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $120 and tops out at $96,530 while the average work can sell for $3,910.
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