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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
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Style: Modern
49 Black Ash Frame Box with 1 Drawer by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
49 Black ash frame box with 1 drawer by Lassen
Dimensions: D 49 x W 42 x H 49 cm.
Materials: Finér, Melamin, Melamin, Melamine, Metal, Veneer, Ash
Also available in different colo...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
49 Fjord Frame Box with 1 Drawer by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
49 Fjord frame box with 1 drawer by Lassen
Dimensions: D 49 x W 42 x H 49 cm
Materials: finér, melamin, melamin, melamine, metal, veneer
Also available in different colours and d...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
49 White Frame Box with 3 Drawers by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
49 White frame box with 3 drawers by Lassen
Dimensions: D 49 x W 42 x H 49 cm
Materials: finér, melamin, melamin, melamine, metal, veneer
Also available in different colours and ...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
70 Light Grey Frame Box with 2 Shelves by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
70 light grey frame box with 2 shelves by Lassen.
Dimensions: D 35 x W 35 x H 70 cm.
Materials: Finér, Melamin, Melamin, Melamine, Metal, Veneer.
Also available in different colo...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
42 Smoked Oak Frame View Box by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
42 Smoked oak frame view box by Lassen
Dimensions: D 126 x W 21 x H 42 cm
Materials: finér, melamin, melamine, metal, veneer, oak
Also available in different colors and dimension...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
49 Dark Grey Frame Box with Shelf by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
49 dark grey frame box with shelf by Lassen
Dimensions: D 49 x W 42 x H 49 cm
Materials: Finér, Melamin, Melamin, Melamine, Metal, Veneer, Ash
Also available in different colours...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
35 Smoked Oak Frame Box with 1 Drawer by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
35 smoked oak frame box with 1 drawer by Lassen
Dimensions: w 35 x d 35 x h 35 cm
Materials: Finér, Melamin, Melamin, Melamine, Metal, Veneer, Oak
Also available in different col...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
70 Fjord Frame Box with 2 Shelves by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
70 fjord frame box with 2 shelves by Lassen
Dimensions: D 35 x W 35 x H 70 cm
Materials: Finér,melamin, melamin, melamine, metal, veneer
Also available i...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
70 Sand Frame Box with 2 Shelves by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
70 sand frame box with 2 shelves by Lassen
Dimensions: D 35 x W 35 x H 70 cm
Materials: Finér,melamin, melamin, melamine, metal, veneer
Also available in...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
49 Light Grey Frame Box Trio by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
49 Light grey frame box trio by Lassen
Dimensions: D 147 x W 42 x H 49 cm
Materials: finér, melamin, melamine, metal, veneer
Also available in different colors and dimensions.
...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
70 Oak Frame Box with 2 Shelves by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
70 Oak frame box with 2 shelves by Lassen.
Dimensions: D 35 x W 35 x H 70 cm.
Materials: finér, melamin, melamin, melamine, metal, veneer, oak.
Also avail...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
70 White Frame Box with 2 Shelves / Door by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
70 white frame box with 2 shelves / door by Lassen
Dimensions: D 35 x W 35 x H 70 cm
Materials: Finér, Melamin, Melamin, Melamine, Metal, Veneer
Also available in different color...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
35 Light Grey Frame Box with 2 Drawer by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
35 Dark grey frame box with 2 drawer by Lassen
Dimensions: W 35 x D 35 x H 35 cm
Materials: Finér, Melamin, Melamin, Melamine, Metal, Veneer,
Also available in different colors a...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
49 Black Ash Frame Box with Shelf by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
49 Black ash frame box with shelf by Lassen.
Dimensions: D 49 x W 42 x H 49 cm.
Materials: Finér, melamin, melamin, melamine, metal, veneer, ash
Also available in different colour...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
42 Smoked Oak Frame Box with Door by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
42 smoked oak frame box with door by Lassen
Dimensions: D 42 x W 21 x H 42 cm
Materials: Finér, melamin, melamin, melamine, metal, veneer, oak
Also available in different colours...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
42 Black Ash Frame Box with Door by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
42 Black ash frame box with door by Lassen
Dimensions: D 42 x W 21 x H 42 cm
Materials: Finér, Melamin, Melamin, Melamine, metal, veneer, ash
Also available in different colors a...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
42 Fjord Frame View Box by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
42 Fjord frame view box by Lassen.
Dimensions: D 126 x W 21 x H 42 cm.
Materials: Finér, Melamin, Melamine, Metal, Veneer
Also available in different c...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
42 Smoked Oak Frame View Box by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
42 smoked Oak frame view box by Lassen
Dimensions: D 126 x W 21 x H 42 cm
Materials: Finér, Melamin, Melamine, Metal, Veneer, Oak
Also available in different colors and dimension...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
Modern Large Accent Bookcase with Shelves Tineo Wood and Brushed Stainless Steel
Located in Vila Nova Famalicão, PT
The "Bookcase ExCentric 1.0" listed here is made in tineo wood and brushed stainless steel. However, we can also produce this in customized options:
Structure: Stainless steel (polished or brushed).
Shelves: Another kind...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal, Brass, Steel, Cut Steel, Stainless Steel
70 Sand Frame Box with 2 Shelves / Door by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
70 sand frame box with 2 shelves / door by Lassen
Dimensions: D 35 x W 35 x H 70 cm
Materials: Finér, melamin, melamin, melamine, metal, veneer
Also available in different colour...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
70 Black Ash Frame Box with Shelf / 2 Drawers by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
70 black ash frame box with shelf / 2 drawers by Lassen
Dimensions: D 35 x W 35 x H 70 cm
Materials: Finér, melamin, melamin, melamine, metal, veneer, ash
Also available in diffe...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
70 Oak Frame Box with Shelf / 2 Drawers by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
70 Oak frame box with shelf / 2 drawers by Lassen
Dimensions: D 35 x W 35 x H 70 cm
Materials: Finér, Melamin, Melamin, Melamine, Metal, Veneer, Oak
Also available in different c...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
42 Black Ash Frame View Box by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
42 Black ash frame view box by Lassen
Dimensions: D 126 x W 21 x H 42 cm
Materials: finér, melamin, melamine, metal, veneer, ash
Also available in different colours and dimension...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
35 Light Grey Frame Square Standard Box by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
35 light grey frame square standard box by Lassen.
Dimensions: D 70 x W 35 x H 70 cm.
Materials: Finér, Melamin, Melamine, Metal, Veneer
Also available in different colours and di...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
35 Oak Frame Square Standard Box by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
35 oak frame square standard box by Lassen.
Dimensions: D 70 x W 35 x H 70 cm.
Materials: Finér, Melamin, Melamine, Metal, Veneer, Oak.
Also available in different colors and dim...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
49 Oak Frame Box with 3 Drawers by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
49 oak frame box with 3 drawers by Lassen
Dimensions: D 49 x W 42 x H 49 cm
Materials: Finér, Melamin, Melamin, Melamine, Metal, Veneer
Also available in different colors and dim...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
49 Smoked Oak Frame Box with 3 Drawers by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
49 Smoked oak frame box with 3 drawers by Lassen
Dimensions: D 49 x W 42 x H 49 cm
Materials: finér, melamin, melamin, melamine, metal, veneer, oak
Also available in different co...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
70 White Frame Box with 2 Shelves by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
70 white frame box with 2 shelves by Lassen
Dimensions: D 35 x W 35 x H 70 cm
Materials: Finér, Melamin, Melamin, Melamine, Metal, Veneer
Also available ...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
70 Black Ash Frame Box with 2 Shelves by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
70 black ash frame box with 2 shelves by Lassen.
Dimensions: D 35 x W 35 x H 70 cm.
Materials: Finér, Melamin, Melamin, Melamine, Metal, Veneer, Oak.
Also available in different ...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
70 Smoked Oak Frame Box with 2 Shelves by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
70 smoked oak frame box with 2 shelves by Lassen.
Dimensions: D 35 x W 35 x H 70 cm.
Materials: finér, melamin, melamin, melamine, metal, veneer, oak.
Also available in different ...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
49 White Frame Box with Shelf by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
49 White frame box with shelf by Lassen
Dimensions: D 49 x W 42 x H 49 cm
Materials: finér, melamin, melamin, melamine, metal, veneer, ash.
Also available in different colours an...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
49 Sand Frame Box Trio by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
49 Sand frame box trio by Lassen
Dimensions: D 147 x W 42 x H 49 cm
Materials: finér, melamin, melamine, metal, veneer
Also available in different colours and dimensions.
Weight...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
"ZigZag" Bronze Painted Steel and Oak Veneered High Bookcase by K. Grcic, Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"ZigZag" is a high bookcase, designed by Konstantin Grcic and manufactured by Driade, featuring structure in bronze painted steel and oak veneered shelves. Bookends in sheet metal st...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Steel
35 White Frame Square Standard Box by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
35 White frame square standard box by Lassen
Dimensions: D 70 x W 35 x H 70 cm
Materials: finér, melamin, melamine, metal, veneer
Also available in different colors and dimension...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
35 Black Ash Frame Square Standard Box by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
35 black ash frame square standard box by Lassen.
Dimensions: D 70 x W 35 x H 70 cm.
Materials: Finér, Melamin, Melamine, Metal, Veneer, Ash.
Also available in different colours ...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
49 Dark Grey Frame Box Trio by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
49 dark grey frame box trio by Lassen
Dimensions: D 147 x W 42 x H 49 cm
Materials: Finér, Melamin, Melamine, Metal, Veneer
Also available in different colors and dimensions.
W...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
42 White Frame View Box by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
42 white frame view box by Lassen
Dimensions: D 126 x W 21 x H 42 cm
Materials: Finér, melamin, melamine, metal, veneer
Also available in different colours and dimensions.
Weigh...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
70 Oak Frame Box with 2 Shelves / Door by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
70 oak frame box with 2 shelves / door by Lassen
Dimensions: D 35 x W 35 x H 70 cm
Materials: Finér,melamin, melamin, melamine, metal, veneer, oak
Also available in different col...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
70 Smoked Oak Frame Box with 2 Shelves / Door by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
70 smoked oak frame box with 2 shelves / doorby Lassen
Dimensions: D 35 x W 35 x H 70 cm
Materials: Finér,melamin, melamin, melamine, metal, veneer, oak
Also available in differe...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
70 Dark Grey Frame Box with Shelf / 2 Drawers by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
70 dark grey frame box with shelf / 2 drawers by Lassen
Dimensions: D 35 x W 35 x H 70 cm
Materials: Finér, Melamin, Melamin, Melamine, Metal, Veneer
Also available in different ...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
70 Fjord Frame Box with Shelf / 2 Drawers by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
70 Fjord frame box with shelf / 2 drawers by Lassen
Dimensions: D 35 x W 35 x H 70 cm
Materials: Finér, Melamin, Melamin, Melamine, Metal, Veneer
Also available in different colo...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
70 Sand Frame Box with Shelf / 2 Drawers by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
70 sand frame box with shelf / 2 drawers by Lassen
Dimensions: D 35 x W 35 x H 70 cm
Materials: Finér, Melamin, Melamin, Melamine, Metal, Veneer
Also available in different color...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
49 Sand Frame Box with Door / Shelf by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
49 sand frame box with door / shelf by Lassen.
Dimensions: D 49 x W 42 x H 49 cm.
Materials: Finér, Melamin, Melamin, Melamine, metal, Veneer, ash.
Also available in different co...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
49 White Frame Box with 1 Drawer by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
49 White frame box with 1 drawer by Lassen.
Dimensions: D 49 x W 42 x H 49 cm.
Materials: Finér, Melamin, Melamin, Melamine, Metal, Veneer.
Also available in different colours an...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
49 Light Grey Frame Box with 1 Drawer by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
49 light grey frame box with 1 drawer by Lassen
Dimensions: D 49 x W 42 x H 49 cm
Materials: Finér, Melamin, Melamin, Melamine, metal, veneer
Also available in different colours ...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
49 Oak Frame Box with 1 Drawer by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
49 oak frame box with 1 drawer by Lassen
Dimensions: D 49 x W 42 x H 49 cm
Materials: Finér, Melamin, Melamin, Melamine, Metal, Veneer, Oak
Also available in different colours an...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
49 Dark Grey Frame Box with 3 Drawers by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
49 Dark grey frame box with 3 drawers by Lassen
Dimensions: D 49 x W 42 x H 49 cm
Materials: finér, melamin, melamin, melamine, metal, veneer
Also available in different colors a...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
49 Oak Frame Box with Shelf by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
49 Oak frame box with shelf by Lassen.
Dimensions: D 49 x W 42 x H 49 cm.
Materials: finér, melamin, melamin, melamine, metal, veneer, oak
Also available in different colours and ...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
49 Fjord Frame Box with Door / Shelf by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
49 Fjord frame box with door / shelf by Lassen.
Dimensions: D 49 x W 42 x H 49 cm
Materials: Finér, Melamin, Melamin, Melamine, Metal, Veneer, Ash
Also available in different colo...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
49 Black Ash Frame Box with Door / Shelf by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
49 Black ash frame box with door / shelf by Lassen.
Dimensions: D 49 x W 42 x H 49 cm
Materials: Finér, Melamin, Melamin, Melamine, Metal, Veneer, Ash
Also available in different...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
35 Black Ash Frame Box with 1 Drawer by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
35 Black ash frame box with 1 drawer by Lassen.
Dimensions: W 35 x D 35 x H 35 cm.
Materials: Finér, Melamin, Melamin, Melamine, Metal, Veneer.
Also available in different colour...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
35 Smoked Oak Frame Box with 2 Drawer by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
35 smoked oak frame box with 2 drawer by Lassen
Dimensions: W 35 x D 35 x H 35 cm
Materials: Finér, Melamin, Melamin, Melamine, metal, veneer, oak
Also available in different col...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
Danese Milano Gran Livorno Red Wall Bookcase in Metal by Marco Ferreri
Located in Hicksville, NY
Red Gran Livorno is a small, freestanding bookcase. It is the evolution of the Livorno bookcase, and maintains the same structural principals and minimal form. The piece is made of v...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
Cross Bookcase by Alva Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Cross Bookcase by Alva Design
Materials: MDF veneered in natural wood, Tempered glass 12mm
Dimensions: w 141 x h 182 x d 41,2 cm
Finishing: Cristal glass
Wood (availa...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Wood
Modern Accent Bookcase with Shelves in Tineo Wood and Brushed Stainless Steel
Located in Vila Nova Famalicão, PT
The "Bookcase ExCentric 1.0" listed here is made in tineo wood and brushed stainless steel. However, we can also produce this in customized options:
Structure: Stainless steel (polished or brushed).
Shelves: Another kind...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Bookcases
Materials
Cut Steel, Stainless Steel, Metal, Brass, Steel
Siv Two-Door Bookcase by Erika Gambella
Located in Milan, IT
Striking in its minimalist charm, this solid chestnut bookcase implements precious details in its sober design. Daniela walnut enriches its base for a pleasant chromatic contrast tha...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Sky-Land Bookcase, 'Puntello Modulare' a 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
Corbel Shelf by Mentemano
Located in Geneve, CH
Corbel shelf by Mentemano
Dimensions: 116 x 42 x H 190.5 cm
Materials: tempered glass
Mentemano is a design concept brand leading to a precise matter: is the “mente” (mind) lead...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Other
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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