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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Period: 21st Century and Contemporary
Set of 3 Strut Shelves from Souda, Black and Maple, Made to Order
By Souda
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
Rubeda concrete chair design Roberto Giacomucci 2018
Located in ancona, IT
The “Doodling” collection is made of white Carrara marble, the most precious marble in the world, always sought after for its purity.
They are entirely ma...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Cement
Set of 2 Strut Shelves from Souda, 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
Set of 2 Strut Shelves from Souda, 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, 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
Nostradamus concrete coffee table design Roberto Giacomucci 2018
Located in ancona, IT
The “Doodling” collection is made of white Carrara marble, the most precious marble in the world, always sought after for its purity.
They are entirely mad...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Cement
Muller Van Severen, Bookshelf model "Wire C #1", Belgium, 2017
Located in Barcelona, ES
Muller Van Severen
Bookshelf model “Wire C #1”
Manufactured by Muller Van Severen
Produced for Side Gallery
Stainless steel
Measurements
120 cm x 35 cm x 180 H cm
47.24 in...
Category
2010s Belgian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Stainless Steel
Set of 3 Strut Shelves from Souda, 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 4 Strut Shelves from Souda, White 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, 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 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
Pair of Modern Walnut and Black Bookcases
Located in North York, ON
Pair of Modern Walnut and black bookcases. Custom finished with a satin dark walnut exterior and satin black interior. Made in USA and custom finished ...
Category
2010s American Modern Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
Amorph Flux modern wall mounted shelf red color lacquer
By Amorph Inc.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Flux shelf is a sculptural art furniture piece designed by Amorph. Flux could be fitted in modern office or home as a featured contemporary piece...
Category
2010s American Modern Bookcases
Materials
Steel
Set of 2 Strut Shelves from Souda, 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 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
Set of 2 Strut Shelves from Souda, Black, 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
Kartell Sundial Modular Bookcase in Crystal and White by Nendo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sundial is the bookcase whose dividing elements, placed in different directions, create a game of unexpected and original proportions.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Resin
Yellow Primitive Bookshelf by Studio Nucleo, Made in Italy
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
The Primitive bookshelf was one of the strongest and most iconic products designed by Studio Nucleo. Initially made as a limited-edition product, t...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Plastic
Set of 3 Strut Shelves from Souda, Black, Made to Order
By Souda
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, Black, Made to Order
By Souda
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Price on this configuration includes 4 116" Shelves & 16 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
Blue Painted Paper Pulp Milkstool 'Goodnight Moon Edition'
By Fort Makers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Milk Stool by Chiaozza
2021
Materials: Painted Paper Pulp
Dimensions: H 9" x W 14" x D 5"
Edition: Unique
Created for the occasion of Fort Makers' Goodnight House, a recent group show inspired by the ever-popular children's book: Goodnight Moon...
Category
2010s North American Modern Bookcases
Materials
Paper
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
Contemporary Half Moon Etagere
Located in Westwood, NJ
A contemporary-style half-moon etagere with a light and airy design. The tall frame has been given a high polished gold finish and surrounds each of the six...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
Pair of Modern Herringbone Oak Bookcases
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Modern herringbone parquetry bookcase in our dark oak Dusk finish with three veneered shelves and a herringbone parquetry design on the bottom drawer. It sits on tapered legs with ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Contemporary Modular Bookcase limited edition signed by Raoul Gilioli
Located in Torino, IT
the library was designed by the artist-designer Raoul Gilioli inspired by modernist architecture. The light changes the perception of spaces and volumes allowing you to emphasize the...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Iron
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
Kartell Bookworm in White
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bookworm, the flexible bookcase, is the result of the encounter between the creativity of an artist such as Ron Arad, combined with Kartell's technology, giving life to a revolutionary project produced on an industrial scale...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Plastic
Modern Walnut Nightstand
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
This Modern walnut nightstand is made in the heart of Ohio with locally sourced wood. Each piece is hand-made with solid walnut and finished w...
Category
2010s American Modern Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
Cloud Painted Paper Pulp Side Table 'Goodnight Moon Edition'
By Fort Makers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Cloud side table by Chiaozza
2021
Materials: Painted Paper Pulp
Dimensions: H 30" x W 22" x D 6.5"
Edition: Unique
Covered with cheerful yellow-painted pulp, Chiaozza's Cloud Table is almost cartoon-like, as if the artists took a toy and enlarged it to create a cinematic scene. Hand-crafted, this exaggerated, oversized side table references the cloud-like vignettes in Goodnight Moon...
Category
2010s North American Modern Bookcases
Materials
Paper
Corner Cupboard Shelf Coffee Table Storage Cabinet Bookcase Medulum
Located in Meolo, Venezia
Tables on one or more levels, furnish ironically without remaining unnoticed. Ideal companions for public and private environments and contexts.
The structure is a curved metal roun...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
TIVOLI Bookcase with Ceramic Back
Located in Frazão, Porto
Emphasized with a geometric design of the shelves and beautifully accented with ceramic panels, this bookcase includes led lighting to give the illusion of more depth and space, highlighting the ceramic plate.
TIVOLI is crafted with timeless and sleek lines to be able to complement any interior.
Use a pair to create a stunning scenery or a single bookcase to enhance a special spot in your room.
Available in a large collection of finishes to suit any design needs.
Primary image: shown matte lacquered structure in CM10 color, with Orobicco Dark ceramic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Bookcases
Materials
Lacquer, Ceramic
Small Suspended Bookcase Molteni&C by Gio Ponti - D.355.2 - made in Italy
By Gio Ponti, Molteni & C
Located in New York, NY
D.355.2 Small Suspended Bookcase by Gio Ponti.
Expert-crafted in Italy exclusively by Molteni&C.
As if floating in air, the D.355.2 small suspend...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Modern Contemporary Boxes in Orange and Green Mdf by Marc Morro
Located in Barcelona, ES
Olmo are a pair of stackable boxes with 2 different heights. They are made with different layers of MDF and plywood, what creates a light and resistant structure that allow them to s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Bookcases
Materials
Beech
Cloud Case Painted Paper Pulp Shelving Unit 'Goodnight Moon Edition'
By Fort Makers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Cloud Case Shelving Unit by Chiaozza.
2021
Materials: Painted Paper Pulp.
Dimensions: H 67" x W 72" x D 16".
Edition: Unique
The Cloud Case references the function of a bookcase and the form of the fireplace, toy house...
Category
2010s North American Modern Bookcases
Materials
Paper
Liber Glass Bookcase, Designed by Luca Papini, Made in Italy
By Papini
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
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Bookcase, showcase or bed side table, available in different sizes. Wooden drawers mat white or RAL lacquered. Available in transparent, extra clear and smoked glass.
Designed by Luca Papini...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Glass
Modern Herringbone Oak Bookcase, Light
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Modern herringbone parquetry bookcase in our light oak Dusk finish with three veneered shelves and a herringbone parquetry design on the bottom drawer. It sits on tapered legs with...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Steel Room Divider, Minimal Metal Shelving - Customisable
By &New
Located in Leicester, GB
Modern freestanding shelf unit for books, objects, and plants. The shelves are designed to look delicate and airy but strong. The straight-back design sits neatly against a wall or can be free-standing to create a room division. The clean lines look great against period details as well as in modern spaces and the compact proportions compliment modern living. The shelves can stand together to create larger shelving...
Category
2010s British Modern Bookcases
Materials
Steel
Capanna Solid Wood Library, Walnut in Hand-Made Natural Finish, Contemporary
By Dale Italia
Located in Cadeglioppi de Oppeano, VR
Capanna is a wall bookcase equipped with shelves and support floors and made of precious canaletto walnut finished with acrylic. The Italian artisan tradition is reinterpreted in a c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Modern Gray Bookcase Cabinets
Located in North York, ON
Pair of modern grey bookcase cabinets. New, made in the USA and custom finished by the Carrocel artisans. Minimalist design featuring 3 glass shelves and...
Category
2010s American Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
Casey Lurie Modern Low "Primo" Shelving System in White Oak with Stainless Steel
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bookcases
Materials
Stainless Steel, Brass, Metal
Danese Milano Archivio Vivo Large Book Stand in White Aluminum by James Irvine
Located in Hicksville, NY
Archivio vivo is a bookstand that is available in two versions. The first version is freestanding and can be placed on a table or desk whereas the second can be fixed to the wall. Th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Aluminum
Glass and Walnut Wood Horizontal Wall Cabinet
Located in Boston, MA
The Alambra suspended display case designed by Giuseppe Bavuso is equipped with an exclusive invisible mechanism for the opening of the flap door, specifically designed for this refi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Walnut, Glass
Modern Rustic Oak Etagere - Dark
Located in Westwood, NJ
A modern rustic-style dark oak etagere with five oak-crafted display shelves firmly supported by a crossed "X" stretcher at its back. It is secured with a ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Modern by Carpanelli Gae Bookcase
By Carpanelli
Located in Desio, IT
"Gae" modular bookcase is inspired by the volumes of Piazza Gae Aulenti in Milan. The materials used for the compositions are precious woods such as light Tay, Dark Tay, Canaletto Wa...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Leather, Wood
Contempoary by Kostas Syrtariotis Bookcase Wood
By Interna8
Located in Pordenone, IT
Booktree is a bookcase for your home, a natural presence growing on the wall. It can live alone but prefers to host on its branches books, varius objects and memories, with silency d...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Capanna Solid Wood Library, Walnut in Hand-Made Natural Finish, Contemporary
By Dale Italia
Located in Cadeglioppi de Oppeano, VR
Capanna is a wall bookcase equipped with shelves and support floors and made of precious canaletto walnut finished with acrylic. The Italian artisan tradition is reinterpreted in a c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
Polished Stainless Steel Library/ Room Divider by Willy Rizzo, Signed
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Berlin, Berlin
Library/ Room Divider, designed by Willy Rizzo. France, Willy Rizzo, 2012.
A large contemporary bookcase/ room divider made of polished stainless steel construction with smoked glas...
Category
2010s French Modern Bookcases
Materials
Stainless Steel
Contemporary Bookcase Lacquered, Veneer Oak/Walnut
Located in New York, NY
Modular bookcase that is available in various sizes. It consists of shelves, back panels and fronts in the shape of a cross. The back panels and the shelves can be either wood veneer...
Category
2010s European Modern Bookcases
Materials
Lacquer, Wood
Orizaba Two Sided Bookcase Module A, Wood and Aluminium, Contemporary Design
Located in Mexico City, MX
This two siede bookshelf stands out for its sleek design. It was conceived as a compound of modular pieces that can be assembled in different variation...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
Danese Milano Bincan Leggio Book Stand A3 in White by Naoto Fukasawa
Located in Hicksville, NY
Bincan leggio is part of the Bincan collection, which was designed for the work place and can be adapted to any environment whether internal or external, public or private. The lecte...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
Modern by Giuseppe Carpanelli Desyo Bookcase in Canaletta Walnut
By Carpanelli
Located in Desio, IT
Bookcase without back. Its peculiarity is the doors that slide horizontally along the entire length of the compartment, closing the compartment that you prefer. The processing of the...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Soller Bookcase
Located in Milan, IT
This gorgeous bookcase will imbue any decor style with utmost refinement and a timeless allure. Boasting three glass doors and three wooden shelves, ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Contemporary Room Divider Shelving "30/30 M" 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
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
Modern Rustic Oak Etagere, Light
Located in Westwood, NJ
A modern rustic-style light oak etagere with five oak-crafted display shelves firmly supported by a crossed "X" stretcher at its back. It is secured with a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Invisible Contemporary Bookshelf
Located in London, GB
Invisible began with a concept of ‘what if a furniture is invisible?’. To make the furniture be considered as if it
doesn’t exist though it actually exists, a space has been made wi...
Category
2010s Korean Modern Bookcases
Materials
Stainless Steel
21st Century Modern Steel White Bookshelves Wave Made in Italy
Located in Sant'Elena, IT
The Wave series is the result of a gesture, a natural movement that gives birth to sinuous and minimal forms without neglecting the functionality of the object. It consists of wall s...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Steel
Six Shelves 'Verticale' Polished Oak Shelving Unit
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Six shelves 'Verticale' polished oak shelving unit.
Highest quality solid oak construction.
Comes in 3 parts connected with dowels, for easy shipping, installation and moving.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Bookcases
Materials
Oak
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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