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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
"Mare" Outdoor Boockcase in Aluminum and Natural Teak Wood
Located in Centro, RS
The Mare bookcase is Inspired by the movement of the sea waves coming and going from the waves.
The bookcase brings in its design the lightness and elegance of the tubes and perforated aluminum sheet.
The shelves and organizing boxes...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Aluminum
3 Modules Office & Residential Mail Box Stainless Steel Polished
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
3 Modules Office & Residential Mail Box stainless steel polished
Materials:
Satinless steel
Dimensions:
D 32 cm x W 24 cm x H 40 cm
The letterbox 3-4-5 has been in BD’s ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Bookcases
Materials
Stainless Steel
Thin Shelf Single in Contemporary Blackened Steel and Steel Inset Shelves
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Thin shelf single, blackened steel and stainless steel inset shelves is the newest addition to the Thin series, a collection exploring the potential of rigi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bookcases
Materials
Steel
Ghidini 1961 Frame Book Case in Bolivar Wood by Stefano Giovannoni
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Stefano Giovannoni designs frame for Ghidini1961, a new collection composed of sofas, armchairs, dining and coffee tables, bookshelves and cabinets. Everything starts from a simple e...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Wood
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
Modern Large Accent Bookcase with Shelves White Lacquer Brushed Stainless Steel
Located in Vila Nova Famalicão, PT
The ExCentric 1.0 Bookcase listed here is made of white lacquered wood and brushed stainless steel. However, we can also produce this in customized options:
Structure: Stainless steel (polished or brushed), brass (polished or brushed), or lacquered steel (in any RAL colour).
Shelves: Another kind...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal, Steel, Cut Steel, Stainless Steel
Large Bookshelf by Neri & Hu
Located in Geneve, CH
Large bookshelf by Neri & Hu
Dimensions: W 201 x D 55 x H 200 cm
Materials: Canaletto walnut veneer wood
Doors: Dark green, prune, warm white lacquered mdf
Founded in 2004 by p...
Category
2010s French Modern Bookcases
Materials
Other
DeCastelli Celato 160 Cabinet in Copper by R & D De Castelli
By DeCastelli
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Celato is a reference to what is concealed to keep a memory intact; it’s an archetype in which beauty is revealed in stages. A monolithic appearance makes Celato a contemporary menhi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Copper
Jerome Bookcase
By CPRN HOMOOD
Located in Ponsacco, IT
A fully lacquered bookshelf with three shelves, this piece offers a sleek and modern design perfect for organizing and displaying books or decorative items. The smooth, glossy finish...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Modern Accent Bookcase with Shelves in White Lacquer & Brushed Stainless Steel
Located in Vila Nova Famalicão, PT
The ExCentric 1.0 Bookcase listed here is made of white lacquered wood and brushed stainless steel. However, we can also produce this in customized options:
Structure: Stainless steel (polished or brushed), brass (polished or brushed), or lacquered steel (in any RAL colour).
Shelves: Another kind of wood (walnut, ebony macassar, tineo, black oak, ironwood) or lacquer colour (any RAL colour).
Dimensions: Large Bookcase (220 x 60 x 205 cm - 86,6 x 23,6 x 80,7 in).
Custom sizes are available after analysis.
You can try it in your space using Augmented Reality with your mobile phone (ExCentric 1.0 Collection, available on our website).
Assembled piece. Given the weight and size, it will be delivered in a wooden box packed in bubble wrap. Please let us know if you have any other questions about the piece.
This piece is entirely made in Portugal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal, Steel, Cut Steel, Stainless Steel
Italian modern black wood bookcase E22 by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno, 1970s
By Tecno, Osvaldo Borsani
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern black wood bookcase E22 by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno, 1970s
Wall bookcase mod. E22 in wood and metal. It features three metal uprights, seven black lacquered wooden s...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
Contemporary Leather Double Bookcase Scala, Stephane Parmentier for Giobagnara
Located in Warsaw, PL
Double bookcase by Stephane Parmentier for Giobagnara.
The object presented in the image has following finish: F82 Rust Nappa Leat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Leather, 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
Modern by Giuseppe Carpanelli Mistral Bookcase Composition
By Carpanelli
Located in Desio, IT
Bookcase composition with bifacial shelves. The shelves are in Sycomoro dark frisè wood.
The original metal part is the supporting element for the realization of the bookcase and it...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
"ZigZag" Bronze Painted Steel and Walnut Low Bookcase by K. Grcic, Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"ZigZag" is a low bookcase, designed by Konstantin Grcic and manufactured by Driade, featuring structure in bronze painted steel and Canaletto walnut veneered shelves. Bookends in sh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Steel
Oak Contemporary Display Cabinet by Century Furniture
Located in Suwanee, GA
This is the Open Sky Tall Display Cabinet made by Century Furniture. This display cabinet features oak veneers with a natural finish and black metal accents. It has a modern design...
Category
2010s Philippine Modern Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Into the Woods Bookcase, Walnut and Brass, Insidherland by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
A long walk through a Swedish forest beneath intertwined branches of huge trees, was the inspiration of the dazzling Into the Woods bookcase.
T...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Elegant Tall Brass and White Laquer Etagere with 2 Drawers
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A sleek stylish modern tall etagere bookcase having a sexy mix of brass, white lacquer and 4 smoky glass shelves. There are two roomy drawers on the botto...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Molteni&C MHC.2 Bookcase with 3 Shelves in American Walnut by Yasuhito Itoh
By Molteni & C
Located in New York, NY
MHC.1 Three Shelves Bookcase in American Walnut by Yasuhito Itoh.
Expert-crafted in Italy exclusively by Molteni&C.
An eye-catching piece, the MHC.1 3-shelf bookshelf...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
Two Floors Organic Form Dark Brown Marble Shelf by Frédéric Saulou
Located in Geneve, CH
A-symmetry, a brown marble shelf by Frederic Saulou
Frederic Saulou.
Materials: Marble granite, massif oak stained.
Dimensions: 130 x 40 x 34 cm.
Edition ...
Category
2010s French Modern Bookcases
Materials
Granite
21st Century Modern Étagère With Copper Structure And Back-painted Glass Shelves
Located in Milan, IT
An essential but rich étagère featuring 3 columns made of copper tubing, each one supporting 4 circular shelves made of back-painted glass. Each colum...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Copper
DeCastelli Nippon Bookcase in Stainless Steel by Alberto Nason
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Nippon is a 'display case', a piece of furniture designed to hold books, objects and accessories. According to the needs of the space where it will be used, it can become
a bookcase, display cabinet, a notice board...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
Geomorphic Bookshelf by Christian Zahr
Located in Geneve, CH
Geomorphic bookshelf by Christian Zahr
Dimensions: W 80 x D 30 x H 1.00 cm
Materials: Cement- sand- water- time.
Each piece is handmade
Geomorph...
Category
2010s Lebanese Modern Bookcases
Materials
Cement
DeCastelli Celato 45 Cabinet in Brass by R & D De Castelli
By DeCastelli
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Celato is a reference to what is concealed to keep a memory intact; it’s an archetype in which beauty is revealed in stages. A monolithic appearance makes Celato a contemporary menhi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Stainless Steel
Modern Minimalist Large Bookcase with Shelves in Walnut Wood and Brushed Brass
Located in Vila Nova Famalicão, PT
The Large Bookcase ExCentric 2.0" listed here is made of walnut wood and brushed brass. However, we can also produce this in customised options:
Structure: Stainless steel (polished...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal, Brass
Ellen Bookcase - 2x4 size - by KLN Studio
By KLN Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This eye catching bookcase is made to order, and can be painted in any color under the sun! Hand built to last, the Ellen bookcase is sure to take center stage in any space. The round shelves...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Special Price Bookshelf Structure Wood Ebony Veneered Strip Led
By sicis
Located in London, GB
Sicis is delighted to welcome you at ‘Home’.
The classically inspired extent in contemporary plays an eclectic style, elegant and refined. Interiors express personality.
A constant r...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Wood, Ebony
"Zigzag" Black or White Painted Steel Low Bookcase by Konstantin Grcic, Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Zigzag" is a low bookcase, designed by Konstantin Grcic and manufactured by Driade, featuring structure and shelves in steel finished with epoxy paint in white or black colors. Book...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Steel
Laveer Totem by Oeuffice
Located in Geneve, CH
Laveer Totem by Oeuffice
Edition: 8 + 2AP
2011
Dimensions: 105 x 105 x 220 cm
Materials: Hand curved steel with a mint-turquoise soft touch finish
The Laveer Totem is a formal exploration of simple engineering constructions. The changing geometrical language of every module creates a varying rhythm and provides plenty of possibility to showcase objects throughout its various voids and niches.
Oeuffice was founded in 2011 as a collaboration between Nicolas Bellavance-Lecompte and Jakub Zak. After many years of a parallel life between Canada, Berlin and Milan, they united to form Oeuffice, a new research laboratory with a focus on developing innovative objects of limited edition. Their work reflects a common ideal of creating objects inspired by visions of a contemporary utopia and has been exhibited internationally with various galleries including Phillips de Pury...
Category
2010s English Modern Bookcases
Materials
Steel
DeCastelli Small Babele Tower Bookcase in Copper by Martinelli Venezia
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Aspirations of higher knowledge find three-dimensional representation in the striking verticality of this tower bookcase, stripped of all non-essential ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Copper
Set of 3 Strut Shelves from Souda, 116in, Black and Walnut, Made to Order
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Price on this configuration includes 3 116" shelves & 12 brackets. This shelving system is really easy to customize: we offer multiple wood finishes, bracket finishes, and we can adj...
Category
2010s American Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal, Steel
Set of 4 Strut Shelves from Souda, 84in, Black and Maple, 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
Set of 5 Strut Shelves from Souda, 52in, Black and Maple, Made to Order
By Souda
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This includes 5 52" Shelves & 10 Brackets. This shelving system is really easy to customize: we offer multiple wood finishes, bracket finishes, and we can adjust the length on a per ...
Category
2010s American Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal, Steel
Crooked Shelf by Nazara Lazaro
Located in Geneve, CH
Crooked shelf by Nazara Lazaro
Dimensions: H 190 cm x W 155 cm x D 51 cm
Materials: Massive oak with oil wax surface
Also available in natural massive oak, walnut, and white lac...
Category
2010s German Modern Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Lucite and Brass Etagere by Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Glamorous 1960’s clear lucite and polish brass with glass shelves etagere by American renowned designer to the starts Charles Hollis Jones.
Part of the ‘Metric Line’ designed for H...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Set of 2 Strut Shelves from Souda, 84in, White, Made to Order
By Souda
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Price on this configuration includes 2 84" Shelves & 6 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 2 Strut Shelves from Souda, 116in, White and Maple, Made to Order
By Souda
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Price on this configuration includes 2 116" Shelves & 8 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
Set of 3 Strut Shelves from Souda, 52in, White and Maple, Made to Order
By Souda
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Price on this configuration includes 3 52" Shelves & 6 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 2 Strut Shelves from Souda, 52in, Black and Maple, Made to Order
By Souda
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Price on this configuration includes 2 52" Shelves & 4 Brackets. This shelving system is really easy to customize: we offer multiple wood finishes, bracket ...
Category
2010s American Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal, Steel
Set of 2 Strut Shelves from Souda, 52in, White, Made to Order
By Souda
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Price on this configuration includes 2 52" Shelves & 4 Brackets. This shelving system is really easy to customize: we offer multiple wood finishes, bracket ...
Category
2010s American Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal, Steel
Set of 2 Strut Shelves from Souda, 52in, White and Maple, Made to Order
By Souda
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Price on this configuration includes 2 52" Shelves & 4 Brackets. This shelving system is really easy to customize: we offer multiple wood finishes, bracket ...
Category
2010s American Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal, Steel
Modern Metal Bookcase
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tall metal frame bookcase with plexiglass shelves.
Please confirm the item location (NY or NJ).
Category
20th Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
Set of 4 Strut Shelves from Souda, 52in, Black and Maple, Made to Order
By Souda
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Price on this configuration includes 4 52" shelves & 8 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 2 Strut Shelves from Souda, 84in, Black and Maple, Made to Order
By Souda
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Price on this configuration includes 2 84" shelves and 6 brackets. This shelving system is really easy to customize: we offer multiple wood finishes, bracket finishes, and we can adj...
Category
2010s American Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal, Steel
"Ercole e Afrodite Composition 8" Black or White Modular Box System by Driadelab
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Ercole e Afrodite Composition 8" is a modular combinable box system on a base made of poplar chipboard, reinforced by an inserted tubular steel, with bleached oak or grey painted oa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Stainless Steel
Contemporary Leather Bookcase Scala by Stephane Parmentier for Giobagnara
Located in Warsaw, PL
Leather bookcase by Stephane Parmentier for Giobagnara.
The object presented in the image has following finish: F09 Brown Nappa Le...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Leather, Wood
Light Igor Book End
Located in Milan, IT
A bright and unique way of keeping books in place, this book end is a perfect complement to a modern shelf, where it will combine functionality with a bold decorative accent. The sta...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Stainless Steel
Dark Igor Book End
Located in Milan, IT
A modern piece of functional decor that will add a striking decorative accent and a sleek texture to a contemporary shelf or bookcase, this book end is crafted of wood with a glossy ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Stainless Steel
Vintage Cabinets by František Jirák for Tatra Nábytok Pravenec
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Vintage cabinets by František Jirák for Tatra nábytok Pravenec.
Closet 75 x 107 x 40
Wardrobe 169 x 110 x 48
Bookcase 158 x 110x 44.
Category
1960s Slovak Vintage Modern Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Newsletter Floor Bookcase
By Da A
Located in Milan, IT
A contemporary sculpture that functions as a bookcase, this striking piece boasts a unique composition entirely made of steel using traditional techniques. Composed of a rectangular ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Steel
Contemporary Wooden Two Eyes Bookcase by Rejo Studio
Located in Riyadh, SA
This Artistic bookcase has unique two windows for your books, inspired by the Architecture of Ancient Oriental Houses.
Dimension. W 50 x D 40 x H 160 cm
Material. Oak wood
Year...
Category
2010s Saudi Arabian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Corbel Glass Shelf by Mentemano
Located in Geneve, CH
Corbel glass 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...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Other
Custom Modern Bookshelf in Soft Tawny Finish with Brass Accents
By Brendan Bass
Located in Dallas, TX
Custom modern bookshelf in a soft tawny finish on oak with brass accents.
Designed by Brendan Bass for the Vision and Design Collection, by using high quality materials and texture...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Contemporary Bookcase A, Etched Brass, Pivoting Doors and Stone Elm Shelves
By SEM, Giacomo Moor
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sem Pivot collection, Bookcase A, simple and sculptural. The supporting structure is a rigid system of metal tubes to which are added shelves in beautiful stone elm wood combined with various lacquered...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Brass, Metal
35 Base Frame Box by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
35 base frame box by Lassen
Dimensions: W 35 x D 35 x H 28 cm
Materials: Metal
Also available in different colours and dimensions.
Weight: 5 kg
By Lassen is a Danish design ...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
DeCastelli Nami Modular Bookcase in Striped DeLabré Brass by Andrea Parisio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Modular bookcase characterized by a sinuous course that also makes it a separate self-standing, if positioned in the center of the room to configure the spaces. In the “C“ compositio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Italian modern Wall o self-supporting bookcases in dark green metal, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Wall o self-supporting bookcases in dark green metal, 1980s
Pair of wall bookcases with triangular structure in dark green painted metal. Each bookcase has 5 metal mes...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
Intersection Commode by Neri & Hu
Located in Geneve, CH
Intersection Commode by Neri&Hu
Dimensions: W 201.8 x D 49 x H 85 cm
Materials: Canaletto Walnut Veneer Wood
Doors: Dark green, prune, warm white lacquered mdf
Founded in 2004 ...
Category
2010s French 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.