Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
MODERN STYLE
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
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Style: Modern
French Midcentury Modern Maple Armoire
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A large dressing armoire produced in France in the 1950s to 1960s, granted an "Ameublement N.F." label found inside the far right door. This sleek midcentury modern cabinet would wor...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Mirror, Maple
Bespoke Modernist Wardrobe, High-Gloss Lacquered Wood, Chromium-Plated Steel
By GMD Berlin
Located in Berlin, DE
Custom-made three-door wardrobe, manufactured by GMD Berlin, exclusively in our Rudolf Vichr Collection.
High-quality, handcrafted piece of furniture in a classic, modernist design. ...
Category
2010s German Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Bespoke Modernist Storage Cabinet in Lacquered Wood and Tubular Steel Hardware
By GMD Berlin
Located in Berlin, DE
Bespoke wooden storage cabinet made of lacquered wood and chrome-plated metal. Wood finish in various colors and finishes. Also available in veneered wood.
Available on request in v...
Category
2010s German Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Steel
Bespoke Modernist Two-Door Wardrobe, Chromium Finish, Wood Veneer, High-Gloss
By GMD Berlin
Located in Berlin, DE
Custom-made three-door wardrobe, designed and manufactured by GMD Berlin, exclusively presented in our Rudolf Vichr collection.
This high-quality, handcrafted piece of furniture wit...
Category
2010s German Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Bespoke Modernist Four-Door Wardrobe, Chrome-Plated Metal, High-Gloss Lacquer
By GMD Berlin
Located in Berlin, DE
Custom-made four-door RV wardrobe, manufactured by GMD Berlin
This high-quality, handcrafted piece of furniture with a classic, modern, and timeless design is made from selected mat...
Category
2010s German Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Modernist Four-Door Wardrobe, Chromium Plated Metal, High-Gloss Lacquer, Bespoke
By GMD Berlin
Located in Berlin, DE
Custom-made four-door wardrobe/armoire, designed and manufactured by GMD Berlin, exclusively presented in our Rudolf Vichr Collection.
Handles and U-shaped tubular feet made of chrom...
Category
2010s German Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Turquoise ‘A' Clothes Rail with a Luxury Brass Pole
By &New
Located in Leicester, GB
The steel slimline 'A' clothes rail is one of &New's signature pieces. A stunning addition to any bedroom or hallway, the minimal design looks delicate but is surprisingly robust. Th...
Category
2010s British Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Brass, Steel
Modernist Storage Cabinet in Lacquered Wood and Tubular Steel Hardware, Bespoke
By GMD Berlin
Located in Berlin, DE
Bespoke wooden storage cabinet manufactured by GMD Berlin. Wood finish in various colors and finishes. Also available in veneered wood.
Available on request in different amounts. De...
Category
2010s German Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Steel
Leather Trunk Contemporary Wardrobe Travel Trunk by Shigeru Uchida
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Luxury style wardrobe trunk case with wheels designed by Shigeru Uchida.
Aluminum body upholstered with red leather, inside wood is bubinga.
Never used condition. Displayed at exhi...
Category
Early 2000s Japanese Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Plastic
Door pull in gunmetal patinated brass and antique gold hammered brass 70 cm
Located in Marrakech, MA
Use: Indoor
Crafted from brass and meticulously handcrafted in our workshop, the PT/NO/10 - 70cm door pull embodies exceptional artisanal craftsmanship. Its elongated design is di...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Brass
Modern Chelsea Gray Leather Bar Cabinet with Forged Steel Metal Base by Ercole
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Chelsea bar cabinet by Ercole Home has a 4-door front, with Morning Gray wood finish on oak.
Hand-Stretched leather in Pearl gray decorate the door fronts.
Hand-hammered metal framed doors...
Category
2010s American Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Metal
'Tucroma' Leather Rotating Wardrobe by Guido Faleschini for i4Mariani, Italy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 'Tucroma' leather rotating wardrobe was designed by Guido Faleschini in the 1970s and produced by i4Mariani (Italy). Custom colors and finishes are available.
The Tucroma rotating armoire features a leather clad exterior with color corresponding saddle leather straps and chrome hardware, a full body length mirror, and standing on a chrome plinth base. Interior with four smaller and one larger chrome hooks and a clothes rod.
Leather color and hardware finish can be customized, contact us for more details. Also available is the matching 'Tucroma' leather platform bed...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Chrome
Barbara Barry for Baker Furniture Mahogany Armoire
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Barbara Barry for Baker Furniture Mahogany Armoire
This armoire measures: 42 wide x 24 deep x 78 inches high
We take our photos in a controlled lighting studio to show as much deta...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Mahogany
Customized Modernist Four-Door Wardrobe, High-Gloss Lacquer, Handcrafted Wood
Located in Berlin, DE
Customized four-door wardrobe, manufactured by GMD Berlin, exclusively presented in our Rudolf Vichr Collection.
These high-quality, handmade furniture in a classic modern timeless ...
Category
2010s German Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Modern Chelsea Gray Leather Pocket Door Bar with Forged Metal Base by Ercole
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Chelsea bar cabinet by Ercole Home has a 4-door front, with earl gray ceruse wood finish on oak.
Hand-stretched leather in Polis gray decorate the door fronts.
Hand-hammered me...
Category
2010s American Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Metal
Amuneal's Collector’s Wardrobe + Vanity 4 Bay Unit
By Amuneal
Located in New York, NY
Four bays of Amuneal’s collector’s shelving system is used to create this modular wardrobe unit with silvered oak shelves, dresser, vanity table and m...
Category
2010s American Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Brass
Customizable Storage Cabinet in Lacquered Wood and Tubular Steel Hardware
By GMD Berlin
Located in Berlin, DE
Bespoke wooden storage cabinet manufactured by GMD Berlin. Wood finish in various colors and finishes. Also available in veneered wood.
Available on request in different amounts. De...
Category
2010s German Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Steel
Bongo Marble Wardrobe, Closet, Manual Doors, Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Bongó Closet, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
Designed by Rute Martins for the Contemporary Collection, the Bongó closet in Sahara Noir marb...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Onyx, Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel
Bespoke Modernist Three-Door Wardrobe, Chromium Finish, Wood Veneer, High-Gloss
By GMD Berlin
Located in Berlin, DE
Custom made three-door wardrobe / armoire, designed and manufactured by GMD Berlin, exclusively presented in our Rudolf Vichr Collection.
These high-quality, handmade furniture in a...
Category
2010s German Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Armored Jewelry Armoire La Grande Fortezza Agresti
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
Armored jewelry armoire with pull out necklace bar. Available in malachite or white bird's eye maple. See below for more details about finishin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Malachite, Brass
Agresti Lei Lui Armoire with Safe
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
Armored jewelry armoire in matte Canaletto walnut or polished white bird’s eye maple and 24 karats gold hardware. Inside, safe with biometric o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Gold
Agresti Grande Segreto Armored Jewelry Case
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
Armored jewelry case with pull out necklace bars. See information below for details of item variations.
Gold variation: Shiny gold steel. Inside d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Steel, Brass
Hammered brass pull handle ø 30 cm
Located in Marrakech, MA
Use: Indoor or protected outdoor
With its delicately hand-hammered pattern, this brass pull handle integrates seamlessly into entrance doors, glass partitions, and grand gateways. P...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Brass
Vintage Modern Rosewood & Brass Plate Wardrobe Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin
Located in Topeka, KS
Phenomenal vintage modern rosewood & brass plate wardrobe or chifforobe by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin. Comprised of gorgeous rosewood veneer and brass plated steel bands. Beauti...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Steel, Brass
Solo Lui Black Armoire with 54 Watch Winders
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
Armored armoire in polished Ebony, brass accessories in Ruthenium. Safe with biometric opening device, drawers and trays lined for watches and jewelry. Available with 54 Swiss made w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Ebony
Fornasetti Curved Cabinet Architettura Black and White Wood
By Fornasetti
Located in MILANO, IT
The curved cabinet shape was designed by Barnaba Fornasetti in 2003 and now it can be considered one of the most iconic pieces of furniture in the Itali...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Wood
Lea Silhouette Wardrobe, Espresso Lacquer Wardrobe by Christian Siriano
Located in New York, NY
Made to order espresso lacquer silhouette wardrobe designed by Christian Siriano.
Material: Espresso lacquer (available in custom finish)
Dimensions:
Overall Width: 46”
Overall Dep...
Category
2010s American Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Lacquer
Modernist Two-Door Wardrobe, Dark Patinated Metal, Wood Veneer, Glossy Finish
By GMD Berlin
Located in Berlin, DE
Custom made two-door wardrobe, designed and manufactured by GMD Berlin, exclusively presented in our Rudolf Vichr Collection.
These high-quality, handmade furniture in a classic, ti...
Category
2010s German Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Metal
Wide Pacific Dresser by Volk
By VOLK 3
Located in Brooklyn, NY
As shown:
Solid blackened ash with turned copper legs and drawer pulls and solid walnut with turned brass legs and pulls.
Fabric lined drawers by request at an additional fee.
Wat...
Category
2010s American Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Copper
Bespoke Modernist Four-Door Wardrobe, Matt Lacquered Wood, Bronze-Plated Metal
By GMD Berlin
Located in Berlin, DE
Customized four-door wardrobe, manufactured by GMD Berlin, exclusively presented in our Rudolf Vichr Collection.
These high-quality, handmade furniture in a classic, modern, timeles...
Category
2010s German Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Modernist Cabinet in Glossy Lacquered Wood and Chrome Plated Metal, Customizable
By GMD Berlin
Located in Berlin, DE
Custom made cabinet designed and manufactured by GMD Berlin, exclusively presented in our Rudolf Vichr Collection.
These high-quality handmade furniture in a Classic, timeless design...
Category
2010s German Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Customized Two-Door Wardrobe, Graphical Polished Lacquer, Chromium Plated Metal
By GMD Berlin
Located in Berlin, DE
Custom made two-door wardrobe, designed and manufactured by GMD Berlin, exclusively presented in our Rudolf Vichr Collection.
These high-quality, handmade furniture in a classic, ti...
Category
2010s German Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Metal
Jackson Highboy – Modern Art Deco and Memphis Inspired Armoire in White Oak
By Nice Condo
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Inspired by the curves of the Art Deco movement, the Jackson Highboy was originally designed as a commission for a client in Jackson Heights, Queens. Crafted from a practical blend o...
Category
2010s American Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Oak
Isabella Costantini, Italy, Tullia Armoire Plinth Base
Located in Ascoli Piceno, IT
Designed by IC and realized by expert Italian artisans, this two-door cabinet or wardrobe is the result of the finest Italian craftsmanship.
Available 45 cm deep, with four internal...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Wood
Custom Cerused Oak Armoire, Jay Spectre
Located in New York, NY
Custom Finished, Cerused Oak wardrobe by Jay Spectre for Century Furniture. Wardrobe features 2 large bottom drawers and doors open to reveal a series of cubicles and smaller drawers...
Category
20th Century American Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Nickel
Blue ‘A' Clothes Rail with a Brass Pole Luxury Clothes Hanger
By &New
Located in Leicester, GB
The steel slimline 'A' clothes rail is one of &New's signature pieces. A stunning addition to any bedroom or hallway, the minimal design looks delicate but is surprisingly robust. Th...
Category
2010s British Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Brass, Steel
Italian modern wooden black lacquered wardrobe, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern wooden black lacquered wardrobe, 1970s
Wardrobe made entirely of black lacquered wood with double smoked glass doors.
Inside, there are four compartments divided by tw...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Metal
Fornasetti Curved Cabinet Notturno Hand Colored Wood
By Fornasetti
Located in MILANO, IT
The curved cabinet shape was designed by Barnaba Fornasetti in 2003 and now it can be considered one of the most iconic pieces of furniture in the Itali...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Wood
Fornasetti Curved Cabinet Coromandel Hand Colored Wood Special Edition
By Fornasetti
Located in MILANO, IT
The curved cabinet shape was designed by Barnaba Fornasetti in 2003 and now it can be considered one of the most iconic pieces of furniture in the Itali...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Wood
Museum Quality Hand Carved Modernist Armoir Signed by John Eric Byers
Located in Austin, TX
Incredible one-of-a-kind museum-quality carved armoire designed, built, and signed by esteemed artist, John Eric Byers, whose work has been in the collections of the Smithsonian, the...
Category
1990s American Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Wood
Bespoke Modernist Three-Door Wardrobe, Chromium Finish, High-Gloss Lacquer
By GMD Berlin
Located in Berlin, DE
Custom made three-door wardrobe / armoire, designed and manufactured by GMD Berlin, exclusively presented in our Rudolf Vichr Collection.
These high-quality, handmade furniture in a...
Category
2010s German Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Carabottino cabinet, in canaletto walnut, by Cara Davide for Medulum
Located in Meolo, Venezia
Carabottino is a collection made of a clever play of textures and
transparencies, that makes these objects the centerpiece of any environment. A
storage unit, a mirror or a table that establishes a dialogue between inside and
outside.
A wooden grating in a two-dimensional form traditionally made with wooden
slats, carabottino is considered to be an accessory element of relative
importance, similar to window and door...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Modern Chelsea Brown Leather Dry Bar w Forged Metal Base and Handles by Ercole
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Chelsea bar cabinet by Ercole Home has a 4-door front, with sand wood finish on oak.
Hand-stretched leather in sand brown decorates the door fronts.
Hand-hammered metal framed ...
Category
2010s American Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Metal
Large brass wire door pull ø 30 cm
Located in Marrakech, MA
Use: Indoor
With its concentric lines and meticulously assembled brass wires, this door pull embodies the perfect balance between modernity and oriental influences. Handcrafted by ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Brass, Wire
Modernist Built-in Wardrobe in Handcrafted, Glossy Lacquered Wood, Germany, 2018
By GMD Berlin
Located in Berlin, DE
Customized four-door built-in wardrobe, manufactured by GMD Berlin, exclusively presented in our Rudolf Vichr Collection.
These high-quality, handmade furniture in a classic modern ...
Category
2010s German Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Metal
Agresti Arco Large Armored Chest
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
Polished white bird’s-eye maple or polished walnut matte finish armored chest, 24-karat gold-plated accessories. Round handle with biometric opening device and emergency key integrat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Gold Plate
1980s Mirrored Armoire
Located in Denton, TX
1980s mirrored armoire with brass accents in the style of Ello. Giant storage space for clothes, shoes, and purses while also a full size functional m...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Mirror, Wood
"Il Grande Scrigno" Jewelry Armoire in Elm Briar & Mahogany
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
Twenty lockable drawers are lined for all kinds of jewelry. The three large bottom ones do not have locks. The upper part has two pull-out necklace bars and two folding ones, adjustable mirror and secret compartment. Travel box, safety deposit box...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Mahogany
Agresti Gioia Jewelry Armoire
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
Armored jewelry armoire with inside safe. Numeric digital keypad and emergency key. Available in 4 finishing options; see information below for detail...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Wood
Custom-Made Storage Cabinet, Lacquered Wood and Blackened Tubular Steel Hardware
By GMD Berlin
Located in Berlin, DE
Custom-made wooden storage cabinet made of lacquered wood and blackened tubular steel.
Production time: ca. 12 weeks.
Category
2010s German Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Steel
20th Century Trunk for Storage
Located in Miami, FL
20th century chest on bracket feet with a top that opens to reveal storage and drawers below.
Category
1940s Spanish Vintage Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Pine
Modern Contemporary Chest of Drawers in Beech Pine and MDF by Marc Morro
Located in Barcelona, ES
Ibiza is a overwhelming chest of boxes—drawers.
Material: Solid pine and beech and green and blue MDF.
Edition: varnished.
Year: 2021.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Beech, Pine
Il Grande Scrigno Armoire in Birdseye Maple
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
Armoire in briar and mahogany, matte finish. Twenty lockable drawers are lined for all kinds of jewelry. The three large bottom ones do not have lock. The upper part has two pull out...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Birdseye Maple
Alvar and Aino Aalto A820 Wardrobe
Located in Tomi, Nagano
alvar and aino aalto design wardrobe.
This is very rare not on the vintage market.
Like museum piece.
Category
1940s Finnish Vintage Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Birch
Modern Mystic Six Door Armoire with Chelsea Base by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Modern Mystic Six Door Armoire features Six Touch-Latch Doors with panels of hand-painted Mystic Champagne Glass. The body of the piece is Oak with a Sand Finish, and it is raise...
Category
2010s American Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Metal
Serica Cabinet, in canaletto walnut, by Viviana Degrandi for Medulum
Located in Meolo, Venezia
An exclusive and elegant furniture, inspired
by the ancient trunks that guarded the valuable
goods of those who travelled from East to West.
A discreet and mysterious box suitable...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Brass
Narnia Ash Cabinet By Cyan Design
By Cyan Design
Located in Pasadena, TX
Narnia Ash Cabinet By Cyan Design
Stylish modern ash-colored cabinet. The large compartments are sealed by two arched doors that include two oversize...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Wardrobes and Armoires
Materials
Ash
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Find a broad range of unique Modern wardrobes and armoires for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage wardrobes and armoires created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include case pieces and storage cabinets, decorative objects, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern wardrobes and armoires made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original wardrobes and armoires, popular names associated with this style include Agresti, GMD Berlin, &New, and Ercole Home. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for wardrobes and armoires differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $305 and tops out at $299,000 while the average work can sell for $15,000.
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