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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
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
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
Large Dassi Mahogany Wall Unit Bookcase, 4 doors, Part of Unique Living Room 1940
Located in Rome, IT
Important wall unit bookcase and bar, cabinet, 1940.
Executed by Dassi and attributed to Ico Parisi
Unique living room
Stunning details "grissinato mahogany wood"
Part of unique living room designed to commission
Mahogany, maple wood, brass details
this wall unit consist in two units
Measures: H 168cm, 295 x 39 cm.
top unit: shelves, two large doors...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Modern Bookcases
Materials
Brass
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
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
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 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
Leyva Wall Bookcase in Glossy Black Finish by Giuseppe Viganò
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Leyva table is made of painted iron rod welded into a grille of uniform squares. Sophisticated and unintrusive, Leyva decorates the living room with a light, contemporary touch. The Leyva collection also includes a latticework bookcase with the same design, a cleancut and essential silhouette. Its willowy minimal contours conjure up an airy lightness. Whether it is wall-mounted or free-standing, it will easily blend into any setting. Perfect for modern settings and a seamless solution for industrial surrounds, it could also bestow an unexpected twist on more classical décor. Moveable shelves and the base, for floor version, are in coated sheet metal.
The designer Giuseppe Viganò...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Iron
Baleri Italia Mac Gee Bookshelf in Metallic Silver Steel by Philippe Starck
Located in Milan, IT
Mac Gee is the essence of a bookshelf. Philippe Starck cleaned and cleaned the structure to only keep the square root, the skeleton of a bookshelf. Therefore avoiding styles, the tim...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Steel
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
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, 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 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
Contemporary Inori Glass Bookcase by Setsu & Shinobu Ito for Fiam Italia
By FIAM
Located in Chicago, IL
The Inori modular bookcase, designed for Fiam by Setsu & Shinobu Ito, is the first system in the furniture industry entirely made of glass, and composed of modular elements.
Showr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Glass
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
Bamboo Standing Etagere Bookcae, 1970's
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Bamboo standing etagere shelf bookcase. The six shelves and sides with split bamboo surface in a natural finish. Made in the Philippines, 1970's.
Category
1970s Philippine Vintage Modern Bookcases
Materials
Rattan
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
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
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
Italian Modern Wooden Glass Bookcase Zibaldone by Carlo Scarpa for Bernini, 1974
By Carlo Scarpa, Bernini
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
Italian Modern Bookcase by Saporiti in Light Briar with Smoked Glass, 1970s
By Saporiti
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Bookcase by Saporiti in light briar with smoked glass, 1970s
Wall bookcase composed of 3 rectangular modules in light briar. Each module has an open compartment in th...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Bookcases
Materials
Smoked Glass, Wood
Modern Herringbone Oak Bookcase - Dark
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
Italian Modern Bookcase by Saporiti in Light Briar and Smoked Glass, 1970s
By Saporiti
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Bookcase by Saporiti in light briar and smoked glass, 1970s
Rectangular wall bookcase or sideboard in light briar. It has of a hinged door in smoked glass, inside ther...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Bookcases
Materials
Smoked Glass, Wood
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
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
Italian Modern Red Three-Shelf Metal Bookcase, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern red three-shelf metal bookcase, 1980s
Metal bookcase with three shelves in red painted metal with black rubber details.
1980s
Good condition, some signs.
Measu...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
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
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
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
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
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
Gallotti & Radice, Smoked Glass and Lacquered Wood Cabinet from 70s
Located in Catania, CT
Great vintage condition with normal trace of age snd use for this cabinet made from smoked glasses and lacquered wood.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Lacquer
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
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
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
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
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
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
Italian Modern Black Metal and Tempered Glass Bookcase, 1990s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern black metal and tempered glass bookcase, 1990s
Floor bookcase composed of 4 rectangular shelves in tempered glass. The accordion structure, on which the glass rests, ...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Metal
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
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
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
White Lacquered Modern Double Bass or Cello Form Three Shelf Cabinet or Bookcase
Located in Milford, NH
A wonderful modern double base or cello form white lacquered cabinet which slides open from the center to reveal three hidden interior shelves, supported by...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Bookcases
Materials
Chrome
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
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
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
Spanish Bookshop 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Spanish bookshop 20th century
perfect condition
158cm x 84cm x 34cm
wood and iron.
Category
20th Century Spanish Modern Bookcases
Materials
Iron
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
Metal, Brass, Stainless 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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