Modern Shelves
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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: Brown
Mondrian Mid-Century Modern Bookcase, Unique Piece
Located in Miami, FL
Mondrian Mid-Century Modern bookcase, unique piece. In the taste of Mondrian, 1940.
Category
Mid-20th Century European Modern Shelves
Materials
Metal
Contemporary Bookcase Onyx Top Floor to Ceiling Storage Unit Brass Bookshelf
Located in Milan, IT
Bookcase 01
Floor to ceiling bookcase featuring 3 back-painted glass doors colored in red tones, onyx or marble top, lacquered wooden interior and brass shelving. Each of the three ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Shelves
Materials
Onyx, Brass
Amuneal’s Loft Mirror and Bleached Oak Console with Champagne Brass Fittings
By Amuneal
Located in New York, NY
Amuneal’s loft system uses a series of custom fittings, machined from solid brass, that allow each component to be easily reconfigured around a single pos...
Category
2010s American Modern Shelves
Materials
Brass
Set of 5 Strut Shelves from Souda, Black, Extra Long, Made to Order
By Souda
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Price on this configuration includes 5 116" shelves and 20 brackets. This shelving system is really easy to customize: we offer multiple wood finishes, bracket finishes, and we can a...
Category
2010s American Modern Shelves
Materials
Metal, Steel
Four Shelves 'Verticale' Polished Oak Shelving Unit
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Four shelves 'Verticale' polished oak shelving unit.
Highest quality solid oak construction.
Comes in 2 parts connected with dowels, for easy ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Shelves
Materials
Oak
Moooi Oblique Big Cupboard/Wall Shelf in Traffic White Lacquered Beech
By MARCEL WANDERS, Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oblique is a cupboard slash a wall shelf. Make this the mood board of your lifestyle. Display all your favorite publications, company magazines, booklets, guides or photos in the chi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Shelves
Materials
Beech
Four Shelves 'Verticale' Polished Oak Shelving Unit
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Four shelves 'Verticale' polished oak shelving unit.
Highest quality solid oak construction.
Comes in 2 parts connected with dowels, for easy ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Shelves
Materials
Oak
Moooi Oblique Small Cupboard / Wall Shelf in Yellow Orange Lacquered Beech
By MARCEL WANDERS, Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oblique is a cupboard slash a wall shelf. Make this the mood board of your lifestyle. Display all your favorite publications, company magazines, booklets, g...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Shelves
Materials
Beech
Contemporary Minimal Sculptural Metal Copper Corner Shelves, USA, in Stock
Located in Chicago, IL
This contemporary sculptural single copper metal minimal corner shelf is perfect for any space be it a living room, office, or bathroom.
In stock: These Minimalist copper shelves,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Shelves
Materials
Copper
Midcentury Adjustable Birch and Coated Wire Wall Shelves by String, Sweden
Located in Toledo, OH
Mid-Century Modern adjustable birch and coated wire ladder wall shelves made in Sweden, circa 1960s. Size: 39" tall x 31.5 wide x 8" deep.
Category
1960s European Vintage Modern Shelves
Materials
Birch
Moooi Sofa So Good Demi Double Shelf Cinnamon Stained Oak with Aluminum Feet
By MARCEL WANDERS, Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Sofa So Good Shelf is part of the modular Sofa So Good to store and display your favourite accessories and doubles as a coffee table. It is a practical piece that adds a finishin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Shelves
Materials
Oak
BIS Bookshelf in Cherry Tree Veneer and Brown Glass
Located in London, GB
The BIS project for MOB seeks to be installed as a sort of island in space, accentuating its semi-translucent composition and operability on both sides of the furniture. In some way this "screen" modifies the space, divides it and conditions its use, allowing to dispose objects or not, on both sides of the furniture. Thanks to the use of reflective glasses as separators; the objects and the traffic can be observed from the opposite side. Its modular, basic and simple way, together with the use of transparency, try to connect conceptually with the use of the oriental screen...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Shelves
Materials
Steel
Moooi Oblique Big Cupboard/Wall Shelf in Natural Oil Stained Oak
By MARCEL WANDERS, Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oblique is a cupboard slash a wall shelf. Make this the mood board of your lifestyle. Display all your favorite publications, company magazines, booklets, guides or photos in the chi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Shelves
Materials
Oak
Connect Bookcase or Shelf Customizable in Blackened Steel and Polished Bronze
Located in Vancouver, BC
The Connect bookcase is designed to express the process by which each piece is created, with visible construction and fastening details that are integral to the final piece. Traditional joinery techniques are used in conjunction with mass manufacturing technology to create this unique metal cabinetry...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Shelves
Materials
Bronze, 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 Shelves
Materials
Oak
Set of 4 Strut Shelves from Souda, Black, 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 Shelves
Materials
Metal, Steel
Moooi Oblique Small Cupboard/Wall Shelf in Iron Grey Lacquered Beech
By MARCEL WANDERS, Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oblique is a cupboard slash a wall shelf. Make this the mood board of your lifestyle. Display all your favorite publications, company magazines, booklets, guides or photos in the chi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Shelves
Materials
Beech
Solid Stained Oak Verticale Shelving Unit by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Solid stained red oak verticale shelving unit by Design Frères. Comes in 3 easy to transport and assemble elements.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Shelves
Materials
Oak
Moooi Oblique Big Cupboard/Wall Shelf in Light Grey Lacquered Beech
By MARCEL WANDERS, Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oblique is a cupboard slash a wall shelf. Make this the mood board of your lifestyle. Display all your favorite publications, company magazines, booklets, guides or photos in the chi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Shelves
Materials
Beech
Set of 2 Strut Shelves from Souda, Black, 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 Shelves
Materials
Metal, Steel
Modern Asir Shelves by Rejo Studio
Located in Riyadh, SA
Inspired by the architecture of Asir, the organically shaped shelves come in a harmonious rhythm to create a pleasing neat look.
Dimension. W 160 x D 22 x H 152 cm
Material. Mapl...
Category
2010s Saudi Arabian Modern Shelves
Materials
Steel
Moooi Sofa So Good Demi Double Shelf Natural Oil Oak with Aluminum Feet
By Moooi, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Sofa So Good Shelf is part of the modular Sofa So Good to store and display your favourite accessories and doubles as a coffee table. It is a practical piece that adds a finishin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Shelves
Materials
Oak
Contemporary Asymmetrical Bookcase with Teak Wall Panel and Aluminum Shelving
By Tisettanta
Located in Chicago, IL
Bookcase unit to be horizontally or vertically positioned. Shelves in aluminium varnished folded sheet metal. Back panel in teak wood.
Designed by Giuseppe Vigano for Tisettanta
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Shelves
Materials
Aluminum
Moooi Oblique Big Cupboard/Wall Shelf in Vermilion Lacquered Beech
By Moooi, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oblique is a cupboard slash a wall shelf. Make this the mood board of your lifestyle. Display all your favorite publications, company magazines, booklets, guides or photos in the chi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Shelves
Materials
Beech
ClassiCon Taidgh Shelf D in Walnut by Taidgh O’Neill
Located in New York, NY
Sculpture or shelf, storage surface or object – the various models of the Taidgh series created by the Californian designer Taidgh O’Neill move within these poles. Surfaces provide r...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Shelves
Materials
Walnut
Contemporary Bookcase Floor to Ceiling Storage Unit Brass Marble Bookshelf
Located in Milan, IT
Bookcase 01
Floor to ceiling bookcase featuring 3 back-painted glass doors colored in neutral tones, marble or onyx top, lacquered wooden interior and brass shelving. Each of the th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Shelves
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
Perforated Small Low Storage Box, Birch Wood Perforated Box by Erik Olovsson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Wooden storage box made in holed solid birch wood. Large holes creates a distinct graphic look and allows light to flow through. The boxes are light and easy to hold. They work both ...
Category
2010s Swedish Modern Shelves
Materials
Birch
Moooi Oblique Small Cupboard/Wall Shelf in Natural Oil Stained Oak
By Moooi, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oblique is a cupboard slash a wall shelf. Make this the mood board of your lifestyle. Display all your favorite publications, company magazines, booklets, guides or photos in the chi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Shelves
Materials
Oak
Moooi Oblique Big Cupboard/Wall Shelf in Cinnamon Stained Oak
By Moooi, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oblique is a cupboard slash a wall shelf. Make this the mood board of your lifestyle. Display all your favorite publications, company magazines, booklets, guides or photos in the chi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Shelves
Materials
Oak
Poul Cadovius, Shelf Unit, 1968
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Shelf unit - Poul Cadovius - Circa 1968
Midnight blue teak and melamine
3 shelves
Measures: H 190 x L 84 x P 44.
Category
1960s European Vintage Modern Shelves
Materials
Teak
Moooi Oblique Small Cupboard/Wall Shelf in Ochre Brown Lacquered Beech
By MARCEL WANDERS, Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oblique is a cupboard slash a wall shelf. Make this the mood board of your lifestyle. Display all your favorite publications, company magazines, booklets, guides or photos in the chi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Shelves
Materials
Beech
Sarreid Wall Shelf, Carved Wood, Gargoyle, Lion, Made in Spain
By Sarreid Ltd.
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Sarreid carved wood shelves. Can be used with glass top as seen in pictures or without. Made in Spain.
Measures: Glass top is 108 (length)...
Category
1970s Spanish Vintage Modern Shelves
Materials
Glass, Wood
Moooi Sofa So Good Demi Double Shelf Grey Stained Oak with Aluminum Feet
By MARCEL WANDERS, Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Sofa So Good Shelf is part of the modular Sofa So Good to store and display your favourite accessories and doubles as a coffee table. It is a practical piece that adds a finishin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Shelves
Materials
Oak
Moooi Sofa So Good Demi Double Shelf Wenge Stained Oak with Aluminum Feet
By MARCEL WANDERS, Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Sofa So Good Shelf is part of the modular Sofa So Good to store and display your favourite accessories and doubles as a coffee table. It is a practical piece that adds a finishin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Shelves
Materials
Oak
Set of 4 Strut Shelves from Souda, 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 Shelves
Materials
Metal, Steel
Minimalist Brazilian Handcrafted Clothes Rail "Cumuru" by Dimitrih Correa
Located in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
Recently launched at Collectible, in Brussels, it’s part of the Bahia, de Todos os Santos’ Collection.
Inspired in the beautiful destinations in the Northeast, each piece of the c...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Shelves
Materials
Steel, Stainless Steel
Moooi Sofa So Good Demi Shelf Grey Stained Oak with Aluminum Feet
By MARCEL WANDERS, Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The sofa so good shelf is part of the modular sofa so good to store and display your favourite accessories and doubles as a coffee table. It is a practical piece that adds a finishin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Shelves
Materials
Oak
Moooi Oblique Small Cupboard/Wall Shelf in Traffic White Lacquered Beech
By MARCEL WANDERS, Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oblique is a cupboard slash a wall shelf. Make this the mood board of your lifestyle. Display all your favorite publications, company magazines, booklets, guides or photos in the chi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Shelves
Materials
Beech
Moooi Oblique Small Cupboard/Wall Shelf in Curry Lacquered Beech
By MARCEL WANDERS, Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oblique is a cupboard slash a wall shelf. Make this the mood board of your lifestyle. Display all your favorite publications, company magazines, booklets, guides or photos in the chi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Shelves
Materials
Beech
Amuneal’s Collector’s 4 Bay Office Unit
By Amuneal
Located in New York, NY
Four bays of our collector’s shelving system are used to create this modular office configuration with desk, adjustable display shelving, drawers and la...
Category
2010s American Modern Shelves
Materials
Brass
Moooi Oblique Big Cupboard / Wall Shelf in Ochre Brown Lacquered Beech
By MARCEL WANDERS, Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oblique is a cupboard slash a wall shelf. Make this the mood board of your lifestyle. Display all your favorite publications, company magazines, booklets, guides or photos in the chi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Shelves
Materials
Beech
AERO shelf, Natural Dark Acacia Wood
By Moonler
Located in Chiangmai, TH
AERO shelf
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Moonler’s products are mainly made of Chamchuri Wood (known as Acacia or Monkey Pod) which are solid wood and solid wood is a living material. It may move according to different weather conditions and environment humidity. It is normal for wood to increase and decrease its own dimensions according to the climate. Variations of 1-2% on solid wood table tops...
Category
2010s Thai Modern Shelves
Materials
Wood
Moooi Oblique Big Cupboard / Wall Shelf in Grey Stained Oak
By MARCEL WANDERS, Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oblique is a cupboard slash a wall shelf. Make this the mood board of your lifestyle. Display all your favorite publications, company magazines, booklets, guides or photos in the chi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Shelves
Materials
Oak
Moooi Sofa So Good Shelf Natural Oil Oak with Aluminum Feet
By MARCEL WANDERS, Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Sofa So Good Shelf is part of the modular Sofa So Good to store and display your favourite accessories and doubles as a coffee table. It is a practical piece that adds a finishin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Shelves
Materials
Oak
Moooi Sofa So Good Shelf Wenge Stained Oak with Aluminum Feet
By MARCEL WANDERS, Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Sofa So Good Shelf is part of the modular Sofa So Good to store and display your favourite accessories and doubles as a coffee table. It is a practical piece that adds a finishin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Shelves
Materials
Oak
Moooi Sofa So Good Demi Shelf Cinnamon Stained Oak with Aluminum Feet
By MARCEL WANDERS, Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Sofa So Good Shelf is part of the modular Sofa So Good to store and display your favourite accessories and doubles as a coffee table. It is a practical piece that adds a finishin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Shelves
Materials
Oak
Moooi Sofa So Good Demi Shelf Wenge Stained Oak with Aluminum Feet
By MARCEL WANDERS, Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Sofa So Good Shelf is part of the modular Sofa So Good to store and display your favourite accessories and doubles as a coffee table. It is a practical piece that adds a finishin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Shelves
Materials
Oak
Moooi Sofa So Good Demi Shelf Natural Oil Oak with Aluminum Feet
By MARCEL WANDERS, Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Sofa So Good Shelf is part of the modular Sofa So Good to store and display your favourite accessories and doubles as a coffee table. It is a practical piece that adds a finishin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Shelves
Materials
Oak
Dovetail Audio Rack
Located in Nyack, NY
The dovetail audio rack is the perfect pairing to the dovetail vinyl storage cabinet. The audio rack system includes five shelves to display an entire s...
Category
2010s American Modern Shelves
Materials
Stainless Steel
Moooi Oblique Small Cupboard/Wall Shelf in Grey Stained Oak
By MARCEL WANDERS, Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oblique is a cupboard slash a wall shelf. Make this the mood board of your lifestyle. Display all your favorite publications, company magazines, booklets, guides or photos in the chi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Shelves
Materials
Oak
Set of 4 Strut Shelves from Souda, Maple, Extra Long, Made to Order
By Souda
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Price on this configuration includes 4 116" shelves and 16 brackets. This shelving system is really easy to customize: we offer multiple wood finishes, bracket finishes, and we can a...
Category
2010s American Modern Shelves
Materials
Metal, Steel
Moooi Sofa So Good Shelf Cinnamon Stained Oak with Aluminum Feet
By Moooi, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Sofa So Good Shelf is part of the modular Sofa So Good to store and display your favourite accessories and doubles as a coffee table. It is a practical piece that adds a finishin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Shelves
Materials
Oak
Moooi Sofa So Good Shelf White Wash Stained Oak with Aluminum Feet
By Moooi, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Sofa So Good Shelf is part of the modular Sofa So Good to store and display your favourite accessories and doubles as a coffee table. It is a practical piece that adds a finishin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Shelves
Materials
Oak
Moooi Oblique Big Cupboard/Wall Shelf in Silk Grey Lacquered Beech
By Moooi, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oblique is a cupboard slash a wall shelf. Make this the mood board of your lifestyle. Display all your favorite publications, company magazines, booklets, guides or photos in the chi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Shelves
Materials
Beech
Moooi Oblique Small Cupboard/Wall Shelf in Silk Grey Lacquered Beech
By Moooi, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oblique is a cupboard slash a wall shelf. Make this the mood board of your lifestyle. Display all your favorite publications, company magazines, booklets, guides or photos in the chi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Shelves
Materials
Beech
Moooi Oblique Small Cupboard/Wall Shelf in Pure White Lacquered Beech
By Moooi, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oblique is a cupboard slash a wall shelf. Make this the mood board of your lifestyle. Display all your favorite publications, company magazines, booklets, guides or photos in the chi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Shelves
Materials
Beech
Moooi Oblique Big Cupboard/Wall Shelf in Wenge Stained Oak
By Moooi, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oblique is a cupboard slash a wall shelf. Make this the mood board of your lifestyle. Display all your favorite publications, company magazines, booklets, guides or photos in the chi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Shelves
Materials
Oak
Moooi Oblique Small Cupboard/Wall Shelf in Wenge Stained Oak
By Moooi, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oblique is a cupboard slash a wall shelf. Make this the mood board of your lifestyle. Display all your favorite publications, company magazines, booklets, g...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Shelves
Materials
Oak
Modern shelves for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Modern shelves 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 shelves created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include case pieces and storage cabinets, wall decorations, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern shelves made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original shelves, popular names associated with this style include Marcel Wanders, Moooi, Souda, and Casey Lurie. 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 shelves differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $11 and tops out at $88,764 while the average work can sell for $3,091.
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