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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
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Style: Modern
Ghidini 1961 Incrocio Shelves in Stainless Steel and Plexiglass by Andrea Branzi
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Shelves in stainless steel and plexiglass. Hanging frame on to support photos, small pots, small books, knick-knacks.
Materials:
24-karat gold plated s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Shelves
Materials
Stainless Steel
Gravità Solid Wood Library, Walnut in Hand-Made Natural Finish, Contemporary
By Dale Italia
Located in Cadeglioppi de Oppeano, VR
The Gravità solid wood bookcase is a simple and linear composition that conveys a feeling of suspension. It uses magnetic vertical elements to hide...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Shelves
Materials
Walnut
Modern Etagere w/Black & Charcoal Gray Textured Metal Tube Frame & Glass Shelves
Located in Topeka, KS
Awesome vintage Modern etagere with black & charcoal gray textured metal tube frame & 5 glass shelves. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage and not new so will h...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Metal
Set of 4 Strut Shelves from Souda, 52in, Black and Walnut, Made to Order
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
Acrylic Shelf with Gold Elements and 4 Columns
Located in Berlin, DE
High quality acrylic shelf with 4 columns with gold elements.
Made in Italy.
Slight used, otherwise good condition.
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Shelves
Materials
Acrylic
Incrocio Gold Bookshelves By Andrea Branzi
By Ghidini 1961
Located in Milan, IT
This elegant frame can be used to display photos, small pots and books and other little objects. It is created by Andrea Branzi and features a structure of parallel and perpendicular...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Shelves
Materials
Stainless Steel
$21,241 / item
Set of 3 Strut Shelves from Souda, 116in, 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 Shelves
Materials
Metal, Steel
Dovetail Audio Rack Deep
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
$4,395 / item
Set of 5 Strut Shelves from Souda, 84in, Black and Walnut, Made to Order
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This includes 5 84" Shelves & 15 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 Shelves
Materials
Metal, Steel
ClassiCon Paris 2 Shelves in Light Grey by E. Barber & J. Osgerby
Located in New York, NY
Furnishing is a creative game of possibilities. The shelving unit Paris by the London design team of Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby offers plenty of scope to indulge the urge to play....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Shelves
Materials
Steel
Set of 2 Strut Shelves from Souda, 52in, Black, In Stock
By Souda
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This listing is a for a custom solid black iteration of our Strut Shelving. It has 2 black shelves and 4 black brackets. It was used in our office as a display piece for a little whi...
Category
2010s American Modern Shelves
Materials
Metal, Steel
$1,200 Sale Price / set
60% Off
One of a Kind Custom Emmett Moore Limed Oak Bookcase, USA, 2014
By Emmett Moore 1
Located in Miami, FL
One of a kind bookcase rendered in limed oak with undulating oak shelves and six adjustable glass shelves, numerous uniquely shaped compartments make this piece multifunctional for c...
Category
2010s American Modern Shelves
Materials
Glass, Oak
Set of 5 Strut Shelves from Souda, 84in, White, Modern Wood Wall Shelf, Bookcase
By Souda
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Price includes 5 84" long white shelves with 15 white brackets. This shelving system is really easy to customize: we offer multiple wood finishes, brack...
Category
2010s American Modern Shelves
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 Shelves
Materials
Glass
Set Medium by Marc Thorpe
Located in Geneve, CH
Set medium by Marc Thorpe
Dimensions: W 42 x D 45 x H 66 cm
Materials: powder coated metal structure, with / without pad in light grey cuoio.
Outdoor suitable.
American archi...
Category
2010s French Modern Shelves
Materials
Metal
$1,842 / item
Set of 3 Strut Shelves from Souda, 84in, Black, Made to Order
By Souda
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Price on this configuration includes 3 84" shelves and 9 brackets. This shelving system is really easy to customize: we offer multiple wood finishes, bracket finishes, and we can adj...
Category
2010s American Modern Shelves
Materials
Metal, Steel
Vodo console, in oak and metal, by Accardi Buccheri for Medulum
Located in Meolo, Venezia
Vodo is a collection made up of folded sheet metal structures and solid wood
shelves fixed by a joint. Whether it is our bench, stool, console or bookcase,
Vodo will be perfect for a...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Shelves
Materials
Sheet Metal
Set of 4 Strut Shelves from Souda, 84in, 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 Shelves
Materials
Metal, Steel
Set of 5 Strut Shelves from Souda, 84in, Black and Maple, Made to Order
By Souda
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Price on this configuration includes 5 84" Shelves & 15 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
Modern Lucite and Glass Two-Tier Etagere
Located in Astoria, NY
Modern Lucite and Glass Two-Tier Etagere, with two fluted glass shelves.
25.75" H x 67.75" W x 15.75" D.
Provenance: From a Long Island Estate.
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Glass, Lucite
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 finishes, and we can adjus...
Category
2010s American Modern Shelves
Materials
Metal, Steel
Set of 3 Strut Shelves from Souda, 116in, 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 Shelves
Materials
Metal, Steel
Gold Cerused Oak Modular Bookcase Room Divider by Lou Hodges, 1970s
By Lou Hodges
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ready to be that statement piece you need in the room, this gold cerused oak modular wall bookcase, which is finished on the back so can also be used as a floating room divider, is b...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Shelves
Materials
Oak
$9,150 Sale Price
23% Off
Set of 4 Strut Shelves from Souda, 84in, Modern White Wood Wall Shelf/Bookcase
By Souda
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Price includes 4 84" long shelves with 12 white brackets. This shelving system is really easy to customize: we offer multiple wood finishes, bracket fin...
Category
2010s American Modern Shelves
Materials
Metal, Steel
Daida Marble Shelve Luxury Emperador Marble & Glass Bookshelf Meddel Design
By Meddel, Joaquín Moll
Located in VALVERDE DEL MAJANO, CL
Daida Marble Shelve Luxury Emperador Marble & Glass Bookshelf Meddel Design
Designed by Joaquín Moll for Meddel, the Daida Shelf is a celebration of pure form and timeless materials....
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Shelves
Materials
Crystal, Marble
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 Shelves
Materials
Metal, Steel
Set of 5 Strut Shelves from Souda, 116in, Black and Maple, Made to Order
By Souda
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Price on this configuration includes 5 116" shelves & 20 brackets. This shelving system is really easy to customize: we offer multiple wood finishes, bracket finishes, and we can adj...
Category
2010s American Modern Shelves
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 Shelves
Materials
Metal, Steel
ClassiCon Paris 3 Shelves in Black by E. Barber & J. Osgerby
Located in New York, NY
Furnishing is a creative game of possibilities. The shelving unit Paris by the London design team of Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby offers plenty of Scope to indulge the urge to play....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Shelves
Materials
Steel
Set of 3 Strut Shelves from Souda, 84in, 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 Shelves
Materials
Metal, Steel
Set of 4 Strut Shelves from Souda, 52in, 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 Shelves
Materials
Metal, Steel
Set of 6 Strut Shelves from Souda, 84in, Black, Modern, Made to Order
By Souda
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Price on this configuration includes 6 84" shelves and 18 brackets. This shelving system is really easy to customize: we offer multiple wood finishes, bracket finishes, and we can ad...
Category
2010s American Modern Shelves
Materials
Metal, Steel
Set of 3 Strut Shelves from Souda, 84in, Black and Walnut, Made to Order
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 Shelves
Materials
Metal, Steel
Set of 4 Strut Shelves from Souda, 84in, Black and Walnut, Made to Order
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
Set of 3 Strut Shelves from Souda, 84in, Black and Maple, 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 Shelves
Materials
Metal, Steel
Ventus Hand-Sculpted Wall Shelf in Eroded American Walnut by Tor Rothschild
Located in Geneve, CH
Ventus Hand-Sculpted Wall Shelf in Eroded American Walnut by Tor Rothschild
Unique Piece
Dimensions: D 17 x W 100 x H 15 cm.
Materials: Eroded American Walnut.
All pieces are hand-s...
Category
2010s English Modern Shelves
Materials
Walnut
Manhattan Italian Travertine Marble Shelve Design Contemporary Collectible Spain
By Meddel, Joaquín Moll
Located in VALVERDE DEL MAJANO, CL
Manhattan Italian Travertine Marble Shelve Design Contemporary Collectible Spain
The Manhattan Bookshelf is more than a shelving unit—it is a collectible design piece, a functional s...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Shelves
Materials
Crystal, Travertine, Marble
Set of 2 Strut Shelves from Souda, 84in, Black, 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 Shelves
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 Shelves
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 Shelves
Materials
Metal, Steel
Set of 2 Strut Shelves from Souda, 116in, 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 Shelves
Materials
Metal, Steel
ClassiCon Paris 3 Shelves in White and Grey by E. Barber & J. Osgerby
Located in New York, NY
Furnishing is a creative game of possibilities. The shelving unit Paris by the London design team of Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby offers plenty of scope to indulge the urge to play....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Shelves
Materials
Steel
Set of 4 Strut Shelves from Souda, 84in, 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
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 Shelves
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Polished Aluminum Obelisk Etageres
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Wonderful pair of highly polished Aluminum Obelisk with five shelves. The bottom shelf is mirror and the others are clear glass.
Category
20th Century American Modern Shelves
Materials
Aluminum
$5,460 / set
ClassiCon Taidgh Shelf C 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
$2,421 / item
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
$2,690 / item
ClassiCon Taidgh Shelf B in Oak 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
Oak
$1,338 / item
Cheba bookcase, in lacquered metal snd plywood, by Accardi Buccheri for 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 Shelves
Materials
Metal
Opinion Ciatti Henry III Triangular Wall Shelf Right
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Well defined with contemporary lines, a geometric design and unusual shapes in order to surprise and astonish. Henri is the collection of shelves designed by Bruno Rainaldi, characte...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Shelves
Materials
Stainless Steel
Etagère en orme massif moderniste par Pierre CHAPO manufacture de Seltz 1950's
Located in TOURCOING, FR
Etagère en orme massif moderniste par Pierre CHAPO édité par la manufacture de Seltz 1950's
Pierre Chapo, architecte et ébéniste français formé à l’école des Beaux-Arts, s’est impos...
Category
1950s French Vintage Modern Shelves
Materials
Elm
Modern Hobart Bookcase, American Oak, Bronze, Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Hobart Bookcase, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
The Hobart bookcase captures the natural ebb and flow of life through its ingenious geometr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Shelves
Materials
Brass
Maya Travertine Marble Shelve Contemporary Design Marble Made in Spain Meddel
By Meddel, Joaquín Moll
Located in VALVERDE DEL MAJANO, CL
Maya Travertine Marble Shelve Contemporary Design Marble Made in Spain Meddel
The Maya shelving unit, designed by renowned Spanish designer Joaquín Moll, is a stunning example of con...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Shelves
Materials
Crystal, Marble, Travertine
Set Of 2 Acias Hand-Sculpted Wall Shelves in Eroded Sycamore by Tor Rothschild
Located in Geneve, CH
Set Of 2 Acias Hand-Sculpted Wall Shelves in Eroded Sycamore by Tor Rothschild
Unique Piece
Dimensions: D 16 x W 195 x H 30 cm.
Materials: Sycamore.
All pieces are hand-sculpted ind...
Category
2010s English Modern Shelves
Materials
Sycamore
Vodo bookcase, in oak and metal, by Accardi Buccheri for Medulum
Located in Meolo, Venezia
Vodo is a collection made up of folded sheet metal structures and solid wood
shelves fixed by a joint. Whether it is our bench, stool, console or bookcase,
VODO will be perfect for ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Shelves
Materials
Sheet Metal
Bloopy Doopy Shelf, Medium, 1
By Fort Makers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
By Margot DeMarco
Materials: Pinewood with oil / wax finish. Each contour is hand shaped and rounded over following the unique grain pattern of the wood.
Category
2010s American Modern Shelves
Materials
Pine
Bloopy Doopy Shelf, Large, 1
By Fort Makers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
By Margot DeMarco
Materials: Pinewood with oil/wax finish. Each contour is hand shaped and rounded over following the unique grain pattern of the wood.
Category
2010s American Modern Shelves
Materials
Pine
Perforated Medium Storage Box, Solid 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
Set of 4 Strut Shelves from Souda, 116in, 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 Shelves
Materials
Metal, Steel
AERO shelf, Charcoal Black Monkey Pod 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
$6,896 / item
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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