International Style Furniture
INTERNATIONAL STYLE
The International Style, a modernist movement within architecture and furniture design that was given its name by American architect Philip Johnson and historian Henry-Russell Hitchcock, was born during the 1920s and ’30s. It gained steam initially in Europe and then in the United States as a response to the first World War. Building projects associated with the movement, as well as vintage International Style chairs, tables and other furnishings, are minimal and pared back.
Pioneers of the International Style — architect Walter Gropius and his Bauhaus colleagues Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Marcel Breuer, De Stijl advocate and Dutch architect J.J.P. Oud and visionary designer Le Corbusier — stripped away decorative elements and placed considerable value on functionality and clean lines, integrating the use of industrial materials like steel, concrete and large sheets of glass in their work. Quite aptly, this mode of design and architectural style coincided with an era now known as the Machine Age and became a global symbol of modernism. The primary motive of its practitioners was to address the changing needs of a rapidly industrializing society, especially the demand for office complexes and apartments in large cities, through economical, technologically advanced, yet aesthetically pleasing designs for furniture and buildings.
“Space and light and order. Those are the things that men need just as much as they need bread or a place to sleep,” said Le Corbusier of the philosophy behind his practical modernist architecture.
The International Style’s designers and architects were inspired by the advantages afforded them by the era’s new technology and industrial machinery as well as state-of-the-art materials. Le Corbusier was fond of framing his buildings in steel but reinforced concrete made far more economic sense. He is probably most admired for the iconic private homes and commercial buildings that he designed or codesigned with his cousin Pierre Jeanneret, which are spread across the world, from New York City to Paris to Chandigarh, India. Today, Breuer’s Wassily Lounge chair; the elegant LC series created by Le Corbusier, Jeanneret and Charlotte Perriand; and Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair, crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich, are emblems of progressive modernist design and all make prominent use of tubular steel. Vintage originals are the prized cornerstone of collections.
“The International Style is probably the first fundamentally original and widely distributed style since the Gothic,” posited Johnson in the book that accompanied “Modern Architecture: International Exhibition,” an architectural show he cocurated with Hitchcock that featured the work of Frank Lloyd Wright, Le Corbusier, Richard Neutra and others. While the term “International Style” had previously been circulating in Europe, when the show opened at the Museum of Modern Art in 1932, it yielded a much broader application of this important style of design.
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Style: International Style
Ottoman Silk Red Hand Dyed and Hand woven Velvet Cushion
Located in London, GB
It's one of the oldest known forms of textile decoration, but pinpointing the precise origin of ikat is virtually impossible. What is known is that the term ikat comes from the Malay...
Category
2010s Turkish International Style Furniture
Materials
Cotton, Silk
Brazilian tapestry signed Bandeirantes 1950
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible tapestry signed Tapetes Bandeirantes 1950
Category
1950s Brazilian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Tapestry
Pair of original Aubock leather wraped Hip Flasks
Located in Vienna, AT
Made in Vienna by Carl Aubock II. 2 Sculptural Vintage Flasks, sold as a lot. The biger bottle comes with two shot glases into the Screw cap and the sma...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian International Style Furniture
Materials
Leather, Glass
Oil on Canvas Original Painting in Wooden Gold Leaf, "Golden Griffins"
By Alexander's Collection, Andrew Ryabov
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Oil on Canvas Original Painting in Wooden Gold Leaf, "Golden Griffins"
An incredible and mystical collection of paintings, after a unique artist Andrew Ryabov - “Travellers of Civi...
Category
Early 2000s Montenegrin International Style Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Dino Martens Murano glass blue and white vase circa 1950
By Dino Martens
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible Dino Martens Murano glass blue and white vase circa 1950.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Sleek Stainless Steel Pendant by Dutch Designer Harco Loor
By Harco Loor 1
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Very nice halogen hanging lamp made by Dutch designer Harco Loor.
This item was made in the late nineties of the past century. Its sleek shape ensures ...
Category
1990s Dutch International Style Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel
Fontana Arte by Pietro Chiesa chandelier in engraved glass and metal circa 1970
By Fontana Arte
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible Fontana Arte by Pietro Chiesa in engraved glass, metal and wood circa 1970
Category
1970s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Metal
Alois De Laet 1895
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Alois De Laet grew up in the Schipperskwartier in Antwerp, where his mother ran a café. De Laet was initially more interested in music. He took lessons from Peter Benoit and played the piano in his mother's café.
As a painter he was self-taught. In 1900 he was the first to exhibit at the social philosophical movement 'De Kapel'. There he met artists such as Eugeen Van Mieghem and Henry Van de Velde. De Laet called himself one of the first Antwerp socialist artists.
After the First World War he achieved success with his landscapes of the Kalmhoutse Heide and the Antwerp polders. He was a member of various art circles, including Eenigen, Als ik Kan, de Scalden, La Libre Esthétique and Vie et Lumière...
Category
1890s Scandinavian Antique International Style Furniture
Materials
Paint
2 Porsgrund Serving Dishes “Bogstad Straw” patern close to Royal Copenhagen
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A LOT OF 2 PORSGRUND SERVING DISHES
“Bogstad Straw” patern close to Royal Copenhagen
Norway, green printed marks, early 20th century.
Includes;
An Oval Reticulated Basket.
10" in....
Category
Early 20th Century Norwegian International Style Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Limited Edition Print after original Andrew Ryabov - "Pegasus"
By Andrew Ryabov, Alexander's Collection
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Limited Edition Print after Andrew Ryabov - "Pegasus"
Not framed.
Printed on Fine Art Matt Paper, smooth texture. Hahnemuhle Museum Etching is an exceptional 350 gsm weight paper, sm...
Category
2010s Spanish International Style Furniture
Materials
Paper
1960s Original Abstract Painting By Swedish Artist Kulo Green (1913-1972)
Located in Shepperton, Surrey
Original abstract oil on board by Swedish artist Gustaf Holger Fritiof (1913-1972) who painted under the name Kulo Green.
The son of a master painter he studied at the Technical Eve...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Acrylic
Large Aureliano Toso Murano glass bicolor circa 1950 vase.
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible Aureliano Toso Murano glass bicolor circa 1950 vase.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Contemporary Matias Sagaría Cocktail Cabinet Viennese Straw Italian Walnut
Located in San Polo, Parma
BONDO is a storage and cocktail cabinet. Designed by SAGARÍA
Both familiar and unique. the narrative of the geometric wings covered in Viennese woven-straw, the rounded contours tha...
Category
2010s Italian International Style Furniture
Materials
Walnut, Straw
Sevres table lamp in handmade glass circa 1950
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
France table lamp in handmade glass attributed to Sevres circa 1950
Category
1950s French Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Huge Silchester Cycling Club Track Championships Shield Trophy
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Huge Silchester Cycling Club Track Championships shield trophy
This is a large piece, the oak shield has an embossed silver plated mount, in the centr...
Category
Mid-20th Century International Style Furniture
Materials
Wood
Contemporary Wood Stool
By Pedro Useche
Located in Boston, MA
Flexus plywood stool. One of a kind.
Category
2010s Brazilian International Style Furniture
Materials
Plywood
Seguso Vetri dArte Murano glass abstract sculpture circa 1950
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible Seguso Vetri dArte abstract sculpture in Murano glass circa 1950
Category
1950s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
International Royal Danish Sterling Silver Gravy Boat on Stand
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From a Philadelphia estate, a Royal Danish pattern sterling silver gravy boat on stand, made by International Silver in Meriden, Conn, date marked 1939.
The international Silver Com...
Category
1930s American Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Zecchin Martinuzzi circa 1930 Murano glass
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible vase in Murano glass original to the period attributed to Zecchin Martinuzzi circa 1930.
Category
1930s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Contemporary Sagaría Sideboard Double-Sided Glass Italian Walnut Green Marble
Located in San Polo, Parma
Nemesi #1 is a sideboard, designed by Sagaría.
The clean geometry and the authentic eloquence of the material, the fluted glass mixed with the honed Guatemala marble, are the intr...
Category
2010s Italian International Style Furniture
Materials
Marble
Archimede Seguso Murano glass with gold cornucopia rubi costolato circa 1950
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible center piece in Murano glass by Archimede Seguso rubi with gold costolato cornucopia circa 1950
Category
1950s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Dino Martens Murano glass green "pulegoso" vase circa 1950 model 2298.
By Dino Martens
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible Dino Martens for Aureliano Toso Murano glass green "pulegoso" vase circa 1950 model 2298 (Dino Martens Marc Heiremans.)
Category
1950s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
MacLaren’s Imperial Milk Glass Cheese Jar & Sterling Silver Server Set
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A scarce serving set made up of a MacLaren’s Imperial Milk Glass cheese jar set into a Sterling silver holder with a lid and serving spoon, circa 1900-1920.
MacLaren’s Imperial Chee...
Category
Early 20th Century Canadian International Style Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Salimbeni Purse Cigarette Case Two-Color Enamel Stripes Blue and White
By Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Purse cigarette case, oval section in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with two-color enameled stripes. Early 20th century English style. Measures 9 x 4.3 x 2.6 cm. Weight 96 g. ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Custom Bench Upholstered with a Vintage Peruvian Rug
Located in Oakville, ON
This bench/ottomant has been custom made, using solid wood base, the legs have been ebonized. it has been upholstered with a colorful hand crafted vintage rug from Peru.
Category
Mid-20th Century Peruvian International Style Furniture
Materials
Wool
Ansolo Fuga Murano Glass transparent and Blue 1950 vase
By Ansolo Fuga
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible Murano glass by Ansolo Fuga circa 1950 vase.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Porto Set Center Table, by Rain, Contemporary Center Table, Laminated Oakwood
By RAIN
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Set composed of a Porto center table and a porto side table
Dimensions: Center table D 115/ H 29 cm - Side table D 70/ H 40 cm
Porto low tables a...
Category
2010s Brazilian International Style Furniture
Materials
Wood
Indian Buffalo in Wood of the 19th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb 19th century Indian buffalo in wood
Very beautiful Indian work representing an elongated buffalo which has a superb patina and some rest of his original polychromy
The buffa...
Category
19th Century Indian Antique International Style Furniture
Materials
Wood
AZO Wall Lamp, by Rain, Contemporary Lamp, Brass, Patinated
By RAIN
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Azo comes from the intention of creating a sconce with vertical lighting.
Its shape is the result of a longitudinal cut in a cylinder with rounded en...
Category
2010s Brazilian International Style Furniture
Materials
Brass
Original Vintage French Poster, 'Foire Internationale De Lyon' 1959 by Piatti
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original vintage French poster, 'Foire Internationale De Lyon', 1959 by Piatti
Piatti was a Swiss graphic artist, painter and book designer. He was a popular illustrator of child...
Category
1950s French Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Paper
Contemporary Matias Sagaría Double-Sided Sideboard Canaletto Wood Marble Green
Located in San Polo, Parma
NEMESI #1 is a doble sided wooden sideboard, designed by SAGARÍA
The clean geometry and the authentic eloquence of the material, the solid Canaletto walnut doors mixed with the Cala...
Category
2010s Italian International Style Furniture
Materials
Marble
Tangka Painting of Manifestations of Padmasambhava Tibet, 20th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A TANGKA PAINTING OF MANIFESTATIONS
OF PADMASAMBHAVA
TIBET, 20TH CENTURY
He appears as the Dorje Drolo.
He rides a fierce tigress, and brandishes a vajra in his right hand
and a ritual dagger...
Category
Early 20th Century Tibetan International Style Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Dutch Landscape 1930s Oil on Canvas
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Beautiful summer impressionistic Dutch landscape with children playing at a lake surrounded by trees and in the background grassland, cornfields and a forest edge. Painted en plein a...
Category
1930s Scandinavian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Canvas
Brass Etched Coffee Table by Willy Daro, International Style, Belgium, 1970s
By Willy Daro
Located in Antwerp, BE
Willy Daro, etched brass, Belgium 1970s; Belgian design;
Willy Daro was one of the great Belgian designers of its era, like Ado Chale, Armand Jonckers, and George Matthias. This ...
Category
1970s Belgian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Brass
Black Leather Carpet
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
nr. 1409 - Black leather with edges without waviness, so it adhere perfectly to the floor. Naturally elegant, it fits everywhere.
Now with an interesting price because I'm closing m...
Category
2010s Brazilian International Style Furniture
Materials
Leather
Orbe Table Lamp, by RAIN, Contemporary Lamp, Brass & Aluminium, Yellow & White
By RAIN
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
ORBE is a table lamp with indirect light, designed to provide soft illumination to the environment.
The piece has a simple structure, composed by the minimum required for its func...
Category
2010s Brazilian International Style Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Anchor Rogers Estate Silverplate Cream Soup Spoons, set of 12
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Anchor Rogers Silver Company, a set of twelve silver-plated cream soup or bouillon spoons, circa early 1900s.
A shorter handled spoon with a rounded bowl, the handle showing a ...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique International Style Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate
Persian Rug 90s
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Persian Rug 1990s.
Perfect vitage find in mint condition.
Category
1990s Slovenian International Style Furniture
Materials
Silk
Western European Silk Tufted Rug, Luxury Collection, Jewelry Design, Blue Green
By Alexander Anisimov, Alexander's Collection
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Western European Silk Tufted Rug, Luxury Collection, Limited Edition , C-308-1 "Murano Tiger Eyes" in silk.
Alexander's Collection rugs are a product of...
Category
2010s Chinese International Style Furniture
Materials
Wool
Original Vintage French Theatre and Cabaret Poster by René Gruau, 1966
By René Gruau
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original vintage French theatre and cabaret poster by René Gruau, 1966
René Gruau was a fashion illustrator whose exaggerated portrayal of fashion d...
Category
1960s French Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Paper
Set Four Turn-Dishes Silver Plated Leaves
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
What to put in place of the usual placemats to embellish the table ? Four ivy garlands, but silvered ! to illuminate the table and make it more precious. Invented by an Italian.
ref...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian International Style Furniture
Materials
Brass
Bronze Sculpture Nocturnal by Perrin & Perrin France
Located in Paris, FR
Bronze sculpture by Perrin & Perrin, French glass artists represented by Galerie Negropontes, 2021
Measures: H 23 x L 19.5 x P 8 cm / H 9 x W 7.5 x D 3.14 inch
Martine and Jacki Perr...
Category
2010s French International Style Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Norma Dori Vintage Equestrian Scarf, London
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An equestrian theme vintage scarf from the London designer Norma Dori, circa late 20th Century.
Showing the head of a black horse sporting a red bridle. ...
Category
Late 20th Century English International Style Furniture
Materials
Polyester
A fine pair of miniature globes on stands
By Karl Muller
Located in ZWIJNDRECHT, NL
A rare pair of miniature terrestrial and celestial globes.
by K. Müller, 1822
Karlsruhe, Germany
Diameter globes: 7 cm. Total high: 14,5 cm.
Each with 12 hand-coloured engraved p...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique International Style Furniture
Materials
Hardwood, Paper
Herve Morvan Original Vintage Poster, 'Salon De L’enfance' Yellow Rooster
By Herve Masson
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original vintage poster by Herve Morvan, 'Salon De L’enfance' Yellow Rooster
"Youth, Sports, Leisure" Camp for children; Herve Morvan is a french ar...
Category
1960s French Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Paper
Contemporary Minimalist Brass and Glass Solitary Vase V3
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
V3 vase - Monstera by Paulo Goldstein, Brazilian contemporary design is part of a series of vases inspired in the observation of the natural lines of the flowers and leaves held in t...
Category
2010s Brazilian International Style Furniture
Materials
Brass, Steel
Italian Table Lamp
Located in Long Island, NY
An Italian beautiful Table Lamp Unique .
Category
Early 2000s Italian International Style Furniture
Materials
Fabric
Late 18th Century Original Vintage French Poster, 'Fernand Calment & Co'
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original vintage French poster, 'Fernand Calment & Co', 1896 bicycle poster
Year:
1896
Dimensions:
118 x 77 cm
Condition:
Good
Format:
Linen backed.
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique International Style Furniture
Materials
Paper
Wooden Panel with Little Ancient Italian Door
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
M/541 - Little ancient Italian door , coming from the mountains of Northern Italy, from 18th century.
Usable for rustic cabinet, for a closet or as little ...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique International Style Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Italian Gilt Tole Three - Light Candelabra Circa 1960.
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
ITALIAN GILT TOLE
THREE-LIGHT CANDELABRA
Circa 1960.
Florentine gilt metal candelabra with three
curved arms attached to a central
leaf-covered stem with three lilies issuing from i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian International Style Furniture
Materials
Metal
Ancient engraving, map of the earth with circling zodiac
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Ancient engraving, map of the earth with circling zodiac "Situs Terrae Circulis Coelestibus Circumnate"
Category
18th Century European Antique International Style Furniture
Materials
Paper
Tiffany & Co. New York Silver Plate Wine Bottle Coaster with Liner Insert
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Tiffany & Co. New York, a silver soldered bottle coaster with a removable liner insert, circa 1950- 1960s.
The liner fits into the coaster to prevent a chilled bottle of wine from dripping condensation into the coaster. A heavily chased roped design edges the coaster.
Marked: Tiffany & Co. numbered, silver soldered extra plate...
Category
Mid-20th Century American International Style Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate
Sarudian Bin Mohmin, Indonesian Abstract Mixed-Media Painting, 1998
By Sarudian Bin Mohmin
Located in New York, NY
Artist: Sarudian Bin Mohmin
Painting: RAGEDI PASIR SALAK I 1874 (Engl.: SALAK SAND TRAGEDY IN 1874)
Origin: Indonesia
Period: 1998
Medium: Mixed media on wood board
Dimensions:...
Category
1990s Indonesian International Style Furniture
Materials
Wood
1980's Turkish Kilim Rug with Modernist International Style Flat-Weave Carpet
Located in Dallas, TX
52763 Vintage Turkish Kilim Area Rug, 10'01 x 13'07. This poetic handwoven wool vintage Turkish kilim rug is a quiet ode to the fluid language of nature, where each horizontal line s...
Category
Late 20th Century Turkish International Style Furniture
Materials
Wool
Modern Steel Stool
By Pedro Useche
Located in Boston, MA
Arrepita carbon steel with epoxy paint and naturally finished wood legs. Black, white and yellow.
Category
2010s Brazilian International Style Furniture
Materials
Steel
20th Century, Art deco
Located in Vienna, AT
Pair of Art Deco Bookends in the form of 2 Sitting Elephans, solid bronze,Vienna 1920, good condition
Category
1920s Austrian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Spode Fleur de Lys Red & Gold Bone China Fluted Chelsea Coffee Pot
By Spode
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Spode, England, a Fleur De Lys-Red Coffee Pot in the fluted Chelsea shape.
The Fleur de Lys pattern was introduced in 1961 and remained active until 1994, now discontinued.
A bone china coffee...
Category
20th Century English International Style Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Porto Set Side Table, by Rain, Contemporary Side Table, Laminated Oakwood
By RAIN
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Set composed of two Porto side tables, a high and a low.
Dimensions: High table L 45/ W 25/ H 45 cm - Low table L 60/ W 32/ H 34 cm
Porto low tab...
Category
2010s Brazilian International Style Furniture
Materials
Wood
International Style furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique International Style furniture 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 furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, seating, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used International Style furniture 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 furniture, popular names associated with this style include Bontempi Casa, SoShiro, Archimede Seguso, and Matias Sagaría. 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 furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $40 and tops out at $70,000 while the average work can sell for $2,272.
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