Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Marble, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Resin, Wood, Lacquer
2010s Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
2010s British Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Leather, Walnut
1980s American Vintage Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Ash, Olive, Macassar
1960s American Vintage Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
2010s Turkish Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood, Oak
2010s Portuguese Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal, Gold Plate
1950s Swedish Vintage Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Birch
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
2010s Brazilian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
2010s Portuguese Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Stainless Steel
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Maple, Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
1970s American Vintage Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
1980s American Vintage Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Leather, Wood, Parchment Paper, Goatskin
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal
2010s Indian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal, Other
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Glass
2010s Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
Early 2000s Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
2010s American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal
2010s British Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Steel
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Glass
2010s European Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Leather, Wood, Oak
2010s Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Leather, Glass, Walnut
2010s Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Marble, Steel
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal
2010s Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Leather, Glass, Ebony
2010s American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal
Early 2000s Unknown Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
Early 20th Century English Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Glass, Mahogany
2010s Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
Late 20th Century Philippine Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
Late 20th Century American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Hardwood, Paint
2010s North American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
2010s Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Aluminum, Iron, Steel, Silver