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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 European Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Leather, Glass, Ebony
2010s Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Marble, Brass
2010s Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Fabric, Wood
2010s American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal
2010s American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
2010s American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood, Walnut
Late 20th Century American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Hardwood, Paint
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal
Early 2000s Swiss Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Aluminum, Iron, Steel, Silver
2010s Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
2010s South Korean Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Stone, Steel
2010s American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass, Bronze, Stainless Steel
2010s Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
Late 20th Century Philippine Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
2010s Portuguese Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
2010s American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Steel, Aluminum
Early 2000s Swiss Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Steel
2010s American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Aluminum
1930s Dutch Vintage Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Marble, Steel
Early 20th Century English Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Glass, Mahogany
Early 2000s Unknown Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass, Other
1980s American Vintage Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Ash, Burl
1990s Dutch Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Glass, Cherry
2010s German Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
1960s Belgian Vintage Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
2010s Turkish Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
2010s Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Carrara Marble, Gold, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Bronze
2010s Danish Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Oak, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Resin
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal
2010s German Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Chrome, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
Mid-20th Century North American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
2010s German Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal, Chrome
2010s Turkish Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Oak, Burl
1950s American Vintage Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Steel, Iron
2010s Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal
Early 2000s Swiss Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Steel
Early 2000s German Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Aluminum
2010s Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal
2010s Danish Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal