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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
2010s Dutch Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Steel
1940s American Vintage Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
2010s American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Glass, Oak
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Birch, Mahogany, Oak
2010s Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
2010s Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Bronze
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Birch, Mahogany, Oak
Mid-20th Century North American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Travertine, Brass
2010s Belgian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Stone, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Steel
1930s French Vintage Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Beech, Poplar
2010s American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Oak, Art Glass
1950s American Vintage Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal
1970s American Vintage Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Steel, Brass
2010s Turkish Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Marble, Brass
2010s Belgian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Balkan Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
2010s American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Oak
2010s American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
2010s Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Bronze
2010s Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Copper
1960s French Vintage Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Aluminum
Early 20th Century Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Satinwood, Walnut
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Iron
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Plastic
2010s South Korean Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Stone, Stainless Steel
1960s American Vintage Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Aluminum
2010s Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood, Walnut
1970s Canadian Vintage Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
20th Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
2010s American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Aluminum
20th Century French Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Glass, Wood
Early 2000s American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Elm, Mahogany, Rosewood, Walnut
2010s American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Hardwood, Ash, Walnut
2010s Portuguese Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Marble, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Ash
2010s English Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
2010s Canadian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Glass, Ash
Early 20th Century Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Acrylic
1950s American Vintage Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Stainless Steel
2010s American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Hardwood, Ash, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
2010s American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
20th Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal
Late 20th Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Oak
1950s Danish Vintage Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Teak
1990s Japanese Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Glass, Cherry
2010s French Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Steel
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal