Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
MODERN STYLE
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
Style: Modern
Color: White
USM Haller Media B218 Storage System
Located in New York, NY
Offered by M2L.
With two drop down doors, one cable cut out. Designed by Swiss architect Fritz Haller and Paul Schaerer in 1963. Made from powder coated steel and chrome plated st...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Chrome, Steel
USM Haller Credenza F2 Storage System
Located in New York, NY
Offered by M2L.
With two drop down doors. Designed by Swiss architect Fritz Haller and Paul Schaerer in 1963. Made from powdercoated steel and chrome plated steel tubes, the USM H...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Chrome, Steel
USM Haller Credenza C2A Storage System
Located in New York, NY
Offered by M2L.
With two drop down doors. Designed by Swiss architect Fritz Haller and Paul Schaerer in 1963. Made from powder coated steel and chrome-plated steel tubes, the Usm ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Chrome, Steel
USM Haller Dresser Y
Located in New York, NY
Offered by M2L.
With three drawers elevated. Designed by Swiss architect Fritz Haller and Paul Schaerer in 1963. Made from powder coated steel and chrome-plated steel tubes, the U...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Chrome, Steel
USM Haller Credenza E2 Storage System
Located in New York, NY
Offered by M2L.
With four drop down doors. Designed by Swiss architect Fritz Haller and Paul Schaerer in 1963. Made from powdercoated steel and chrome-plated steel tubes, the USM...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Chrome, Steel
Usm Haller Storage C1A18 Storage System
Located in New York, NY
Offered by M2L.
With one drop down door and one drawer. Designed by Swiss architect Fritz Haller and Paul Schaerer in 1963. Made from powdercoated steel and chrome-plated steel t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Chrome, Steel
USM Haller Mid Credenza D Storage System
Located in New York, NY
Offered by M2L.
With four drop down doors. Designed by Swiss architect Fritz Haller and Paul Schaerer in 1963. Made from powder coated steel and chrome plated steel tubes, the US...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Chrome, Steel
Modern White Blossom Flower Glass Mosaic 9-Chest of Drawer by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The blossom chest of drawers by Ercole Home has a 9-drawer front, with white wash finish on oakwood.
Handcut glass mosaic in variety shades of white and ivory decorate the surface i...
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2010s American Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
USM Haller Pedestal V Storage System
Located in New York, NY
Offered by M2L.
With three 6" drawers. Designed by Swiss architect Fritz Haller and Paul Schaerer in 1963. Made from powder coated steel and chrome-plated steel tubes, the USM Ha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Chrome, Steel
Kartell Componibili 2-Tier Drawer in Matt White by Anna Castelli Ferrieri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Modular elements were designed to meet various needs and to fit into any room in your home: bathroom, bedroom, kitchen, or living room. The design solution that animates the Modular ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Plastic
USM Haller Storage G118 Storage System
Located in New York, NY
Offered by M2L.
With two drop down doors and one extension drawer. Designed by Swiss architect Fritz Haller and Paul Schaerer in 1963. Made from powder coated steel and chrome-pla...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Chrome, Steel
USM Haller Storage G2A Storage System
Located in New York, NY
Offered by M2L.
With four drop down doors. Designed by Swiss architect Fritz Haller and Paul Schaerer in 1963. Made from powdercoated steel and chrome-plated steel tubes, the USM...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Chrome, Steel
USM Haller Mid Credenza DF Storage System
Located in New York, NY
Offered by M2L.
With one drop down door and one extension door with filing. Designed by Swiss architect Fritz Haller and Paul Schaerer in 1963. Made from powder coated steel and c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Chrome, Steel
USM Haller Storage S2 Storage System
Located in New York, NY
Offered by M2L.
With two drop down doors and two drawers. Designed by Swiss architect Fritz Haller and Paul Schaerer in 1963. Made from powder coated steel and chrome plated stee...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Chrome, Steel
Gala White Oak Veneer Chest of Drawers
Located in Mexico City, MX
The Gala Chest of Drawers in its contemporary style suggests warmth and practicality. Its raised design lightens its volume and puts wood as the principal material in different forms...
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2010s Mexican Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Wood
Modern Milano Nightstand with White Shagreen Leather and Oak by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Milnao Shagreen Leather Nightstand by Ercole home has a 2-door front, with Linen 2 wood finish on oak.
White/ light gray shagreen leather with ...
Category
2010s American Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
Agresti Polished White Jewel Chest in Birdseye Maple, Gold-Plated Hardware
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
Shiny white bird’s-eye maple shiny jewel chest with 24-karat pink gold-plated hardware. Two necklace bars. The two doors lock the whole chest.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Birdseye Maple
Modern White, Gold High Gloss Sideboard or Rounded Console
Located in Riga, LV
The definition of rich furniture design, this beautiful sideboard is expertly handmade by our best craftsmen. It offers enough storage space inside the four drawers and on each side ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Modern White Blossom Flower Glass Mosaic 6-Chest of Drawers by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Blossom chest of 6 drawers by Ercole Home has a 6-drawer front, with white wash finish on oak wood.
Handcut glass mosaic in variety shades of white and ivory decorate the surfac...
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2010s American Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Metal
Brass and White "Statuario" Marble Commode and Chests of Drawers, 2010
Located in Rome, IT
Chests of drawers in white Carrara Statuario marble with polished brass structure. This commode has a very luxurious appearance, due the use of not common materials, Carrara Statuari...
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2010s Italian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Brass
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Parchment Cabinets in the manner of Karl Springer
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of Mid-Century Modern parchment covered two door cabinets on ebonized bases. In the style of Karl Springer.
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Commode in White Cream Mirrored Glass, Chest of Drawers Mirrored, Credenza
Located in Miami, FL
Commode in white cream mirrored glass. Chest of drawers mirrored. Credenza
Two drawers with brake, silent closing.
Depth of the drawers: 13.78 in.
Wi...
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2010s European Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
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Modern commodes and chests of drawers for sale on 1stDibs.
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