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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood, Lacquer
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Laminate
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Bronze
Early 2000s Japanese Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Plastic
2010s Portuguese Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
2010s American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Leather, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Chrome, Steel
2010s German Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Copper
2010s American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
Late 20th Century American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut, Burl
2010s American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
Late 20th Century American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
2010s American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Leather, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Glass
2010s American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Oak
2010s Mexican Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Bronze, Steel
Late 20th Century American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Burl
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood, Plastic
1970s Belgian Vintage Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
2010s German Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Chrome, Metal
2010s Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
2010s Spanish Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood, Teak
1970s American Vintage Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
2010s American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Chrome, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal
20th Century English Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany, Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Siena Marble
2010s German Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Marble
Mid-20th Century Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Travertine, Chrome
2010s Mexican Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
Late 20th Century American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal
2010s Canadian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal, Steel
2010s American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Sheet Metal
2010s American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Ash
2010s American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Maple, Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Aluminum
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal
2010s American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass, Cut Steel
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Guatemalan Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Chrome, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Bronze, Steel
20th Century French Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood, Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Resin
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Onyx, Marble, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Resin
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
Early 2000s American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
2010s American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood, Maple
2010s European Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood, Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Plastic
1970s Danish Vintage Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal, Stainless Steel
1970s American Vintage Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass, Chrome
2010s American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Steel
2010s American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Resin
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Leather
2010s Danish Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass, Steel
2010s Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood, Walnut