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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
2010s Portuguese Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Travertine, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Mauritian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Aluminum
20th Century English Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Leather, Hardwood
2010s Belgian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Aluminum
1940s Argentine Vintage Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood, Parchment Paper
2010s Canadian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Leather, Birdseye Maple
2010s Belgian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Aluminum
2010s French Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Marble
2010s American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
1970s Vintage Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Composition
1980s American Vintage Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Composition
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
2010s German Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal, Chrome
1930s Danish Vintage Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Steel, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Marble
1960s American Vintage Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Stainless Steel
2010s Chinese Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Glass, Ash
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Marble, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood, Fabric, Mirror
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Steel
2010s American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Stainless Steel
2010s South Korean Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Stone, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Copper
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Glass, Wood, Mirror
2010s American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal
2010s British Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
2010s Belgian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Steel, Gold
1980s American Vintage Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Marble, Steel
2010s Brazilian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Hardwood, Plywood
20th Century Unknown Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Porcelain
2010s American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Silver Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
2010s American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Glass, Wood, Lacquer
20th Century French Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal, Steel, Stainless Steel
1970s Belgian Vintage Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Epoxy Resin, Walnut, Paint
1970s North American Vintage Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Travertine
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Aluminum
2010s American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
1950s American Vintage Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Enamel, Steel, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
1940s French Vintage Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Iron