Minimalist Furniture

Pair of minimalist white lacquered metal wall (or ceiling?) lights by SCE. France, 1980s. Lamp sockets: One E27 (US E26).     

Minimalist satinwood Cocktail Table,Very unusual form,, Modern Deco,Contemporary,,Beautiful quilted satinwood top..Pyramid base,Extremely well crafted.

Used in the Danish Parliament (Amalienborg), The Danish Courts of Law, in the offices of Danish state Television and by lots of Architects this extremely versatile and fully adjustable table lamp with its characteristic spiral court has become an icon. It is very well-built with its cobra'esk solid aluminum shade made from one piece, its flexible goose-neck rod and its heavy steel base. The versatility is also represented by the light that can be adjusted up/down in strength. It was designed by the Danish Architect Asger Bay...

This striking, late 1970s Italian dining table features a rich faux burl wood laminate top with a seamless, uninterrupted grain pattern that gives the illusion of real burlwood acros...

A beautiful and dramatic square rosewood top with pronounced wood grain, resting on four legs of ebonized oak. The Boke model is longer in production, but this example was custom o...

Contemporary objects by Belgian artist Tjok Dessauvage (b.1948).  

Abstract Plaster Sculpture by an Unknown Dutch Artist. Holland, circa 1970.

Anna Ehrner for Kosta Boda white crystal paperweight or votive candle holder. Kosta Boda white crystal candle holder by Anna Ehrner, 1990s A Kosta Boda votive...

A small French aluminium lamp (labeled: made in France) in the manner of Morellet.

This hybrid wall or small table lamp, model 'Contact', was designed by Peter Avondoglio and manufactured by Fog & Mørup in Denmark. The design won several international design awards...

A fixed wall light designed and manufactured by Pierre Disderot Paris during the 1980s. Its an up light sconce that projects the light towards the ceiling creating an ambient and cos...

Scanlite is name of this large table lamp from Bergboms. It was designed in-house and manufactured in Sweden during the 1980s. The Minimalist simple lines and the 360 degrees rotating folded circle...

Green Earth - Vintage studio pottery vase - elegant and minimalist design - featuring an asymmetrical mouth with glazed accent rim - over-a...

Royal Haeger mauve pink vase has graceful, traditional shape and monochromatic semi-glossy glaze. This large size, minimalistic vase will look great on its own or paired with other ...

A matching pair of Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti round coffee tables. Made in Italy, circa 1970. Crafted from wood featuring a birdseye maple veneer, The base is supported by four ...

It's striking 1990s gold-plated square tray designed by Carlo Scarpa for Cleto Munari. The tray showcases Scarpa’s signature architectural and geometric aesthetic, featuring a sharp-...

One-off Fatua table lamp by Guido Rosati Totally composed by plexiglass cylinder with sandy part to enhance diffusion of the hidden light source. This piece was presented by Rosati to Fontana Arte director to explain his new project, lately came in production and became a company best...

This coffee table exudes timeless elegance with a modern minimalist design. The sleek, cube-like design features a thick wooden top, finished with a durable white plastic layer, whic...

Attributed to Tonelli Design... is a glass table whose pure lines convey all the strength of its balance. Supports can be arranged mirrored or parallel ...

Mid-Century minimalist wire framed cube nesting tables, designed by Max Sauze in France for Atrow, 1970s. The tables feature thin black enameled frames and inset glass tops. They are...

This unique sculpted work in proportion and inspired by the golden ratio. The divine proportion has been depicted in marble. A beautiful design that combines balance and simplicity a...

Uncommon red travertine geometrically tessellated cube form planter. Substantially weighted stone piece with great presence, color and texture. We love a clean line and a planter i...

A set of three (3) graduated sterling silver plate over brass serving bowls in the Minimalist style, by Reed & Barton, circa late-20th century, USA. The sterling silver plate really ...

Set of 2 Vintage Boho Cast Concrete Bowl Planters, featuring a rustic finish with a minimalist, earthy design. Ideal for adding a touch of natural b...

The Minimalist Italian design. Wrapped in black patent leather stools or poufs on wood feet. Quilted with a modern square stitch. The poufs are in very good condition with lovely pat...

On offer here is a fantastic pair of grey-brown marble side tables or coffee tables made in France in the 1960s. The tables have a white Carara marble base and are covered with diago...

An alluring vintage hand-knotted "Tulu" (Turkish word for "shag-piled") rug made of wool in red from Central Anatolia. Measures: 3.6 x 5.5 ft. These simple, functional, small rugs...

Minimalist style geometric welded steel sculpture, "Assemblage IV", by Philadelphia based artist David Tothero. This piece has a mixture of strong geometric shapes and is signed wit...

A “Lega” vintage sculptural silvered vase designed by master metalsmith Guido Niest and crafted by Fabbrica Artigianale Lavorazione Argento (F.A.L.A.). Italy, circa 1980. Signed on...

Pair of minimalist glass and metal wall sconces by J. T. Kalmar for Franken KG. Austria

High gloss black acrylic coated minimalist designed octagonal framed beveled glass wall mirror, circa 1970's. Look at all pictures and read condition report in comment section.

A beautiful pair of Italian Murano blue cocktail or Champagne coupe glasses by Vincenzo Nason & Cie, Minimalist period, circa late-20th century...

Minimalist Illuminated Coffee Table with etched & mirrored glass top Sourced in Italy and most likely made late 1970's into the early 1980's Unknown designer in the style of Nanda ...

A vintage hand-knotted "Tulu" (Turkish word for "high-piled") rug from Konya in Central Turkey, made of lamb’s wool, featuring a plain solid red ground. These contemporary looking, f...

- Minimalist sconces, set of 2 - Made of powder-coated steel - Designed and manufactured by Aneta - Swedish design, 1970s.

76593, vintage brown Tibetan accent rug with Minimalist style. This hand knotted wool vintage brown Tibetan accent rug with Minimalist style features a lustrous, plush wool pile in v...

The playful twisted geometric pattern created by this console table gives a superb latticework effect. A white powder-coated metal oval serves as the base for numerous metal poles, crossing on the diagonals and leading to an oval shaped clear glass top. A stunning organic pattern, this table brings to mind the famous cyclone table of Isamu Noguchi, or even the lower half of the iconic Eames Eiffel chair...

Karim Rashid for Leonardo Germany Limited Edition New Move Silver Glass Vase, ca 1999. Measures 8” high, base 3-1/2” wide, and mouth 2-1/4” wide. There is a small scratch of silver finish/coating on glass (we've posted an image of the interior and exterior at the area of the scratch). There is also a faint area of small blemishes at the base See images for more detail. If there’s one thing karim rashid hates, it’s trophies. The 40-year-old designer has more than 40 of them, from big international ones like the 1999 George Nelson Award (given for breakthrough furniture design), to quaint little Canadian ones like Designer of the Year 2001. “It came with a little pin,” says Rashid, “and a … a … very nice …” He tries to describe the shape of the award with his hands but gives up. “It’s time that whole trophy thing changes. It’s kitsch. They’re functionless things.” Rashid was asked to design one for the DaimlerChrysler Design Awards (he’s a past recipient). “I was going to make it electro-luminescent. When the lights go out, it has a sensor so it turns on,” he says. But the trophy-as-night-light, a reminder of one’s worth in the darkest hours, didn’t impress Chrysler’s people. He never heard back. They may well be gnawing their knuckles over that decision right now because Rashid’s conquest of the realm of product design is all but complete. A lush and suitably worshipful retrospective of his work, Karim Rashid: I Want to Change the World (Thames & Hudson; 249 pages), hits Australasian bookstores this month. There was a crowd around anything with his stamp on it-including stools, chess sets and storage units-at the recent International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York City. More than 2 million North Americans are throwing their rubbish into a receptacle he designed, while 750,000 or so park their rears on one of his cheapo plastic chairs. It’s not just in North America. He has been dubbed Der Poet des Plastiks by a retailer in Germany and the prolifico progettista Americano by Interni magazine in Italy. Trophies he may despise, but accolades Rashid can handle. The problem with being the Most Famous Industrial Designer in All the Americas is that you’re still less famous than someone who got kicked off Survivor the first week. Most people cannot name the designer of one nonclothing item in their homes. Rashid, who was born in Egypt, raised in Canada and is living in New York City, is more than happy to bring an end to this anonymity. Not just because he wants to be famous, although there seems to be that, but because he believes design should be a bigger part of the social discourse. “I have been almost alone in this country, trying to make design become a public subject,” he says. His chief method of persuasion is to make the banal better so that people notice design more. He likes creating expensive furniture and perfume bottles just fine, but what really gets his juices going is the everyday: manhole covers, a cremation urn, disposable cigarette lighters, garbage bins, salt and pepper shakers, plastic pens. “I want American Standard to come to me to do the toilets for Home Depot,” he says. In many ways Rashid is more like an itinerant industrial evangelist than a designer. He traveled 200 days last year. He claims to have been to every major mall in America, where he signs his products in high-end design stores and trolls about observing humans interacting with the objects around them. He has taught at design schools for more than a decade, and his work has been in 11 art shows in the past eight months. But mostly he has proselytized the corporate barbarians. And like any good missionary, he has learned to speak the language of his converts. One of the first things he does when he gets new clients is tour their factories to understand their manufacturing capacity. He also visits the retail outlets to see how the product might be displayed. And he really knows how to sell, especially himself. “I work with a guy in L.A.,” says Rashid, declining to name him. “He made a lot of really bad furniture. His business was hand-to-mouth. I proposed seven or eight projects. The pieces I’ve done for him have already become iconic.” The subtitle of his monograph, I Want to Change the World, is not ironic, just characteristically immodest. “Most industrial-design studios try to interpret a client’s needs and come up with a style,” says Paul Rowan, co-founder of housewares manufacturer Umbra. “Karim has his own personal vision.” It helps that Rashid’s vision incorporates things that Rowan needs, like a design that will stack and ship easily and that creates little waste in the making. Rashid’s father was a set designer for Canadian TV who rearranged the family furniture every Sunday. So perhaps it was ordained that Karim would grow up to become one of the pioneers in non-cheesy plastic, making objects that have energy and personality but aren’t wacky. He, like many of his generation, has championed the could-only-be-designed-with-computers blob. But his is not just a blob for its own sake. His Oh Chair...

Minimalist Welded Iron Isosceles Cube Table by Max Suaze for Attro (France) Minimalist 'Isocele' side table, designed by Max Sauze in France in the 1970s. Very good original vintag...

This fully adjustable polychrome and metal floor lamp was made in the 1980s in Italy. The 'Memphis' colour palette make it distinctly of the period. Perfect for a pop of multiple ...

A sculptural table lamp. Designed and produced in Sweden, 1970s. Features solid turned pine. Has retained light patina over time. Condition: Good Wear consistent with age and use. ...

Brass & Tortoise Etagere in the style of Mastercraft. USA, circa 1970-1980. Dimensions: Height: 72 inches H x 30 inches W x 14 inches D

A solid pine stool, designed and produced in Sweden, 1970s.

This Minimalist modern coffee or cocktail table has a very refined line. It is beautifully made of thick, polished and brushed stainless steel with clear evidence of the hand constru...

Very elegant and minimalistic designed in the style of Poul Henningsen. Beech bentwood armchairs made in the 1970s by TON. (Formerly Thonet factory in Bystrice pod Hostinem in Czech ...

Absolutely love the lines of this sofa/loveseat. Keep as is or redo in your favorite fabric. Cushions in excellent condition.

Minimalist original pencil on paper signed lower right, "Fellows". Displayed in 1960s gilt wood frame under glass. Linen liner shows age and staining. We love the asymmetrical compos...

Solid pine daybed by Ate van Apeldoorn for Houtwerk Hattem. The daybed has been constructed in a fully enclosed pine frame, with the sculpted feet placed on the outer ends and slats...

The Atollo table lamp (1977) is distinguished by its minimal geometric construction. The worldwide imitated and yet inimitable lamp won numerous awards, and it can also be found as a...

A large minimalist two tone brass and bronze vase / candle holder signed by Michael Aram, circa 1980s. The piece is in very good vintage condition with a nice patina and measures 11....

Comme des garçons no.7 chair. Iconic CDG chair designed by Rei Kawakubo in the 80s. This black model is produced in 2019 for Comme des Garcons special event. Condition is never use...

We are very pleased to offer a minimalist 1980s waterfall bench with a soft, sculptural silhouette. Fully upholstered in a new, lustrous ivory or champagne-hued velvet, it features ...

Comme des garçons no.8 chair. Iconic CDG chair designed by Rei Kawakubo in the 80s. This black model is produced in 2019 for Comme des Garcons special event. Condition is never use...

An upholstered wooden armchair with a unique Mid-Century Modern silhouette. Made in the 1980s by TON, this piece showcases the innovative yet humane design for which the Czech furnit...

Bold in form yet grounded in natural elegance, this vintage boho travertine coffee table is a sculptural statement piece that celebrates geometric design and organic texture. Compose...

Vintage brown leather lounge chair with curved details.

Shiro Kuramata's ashtray1. Made of black aluminum. Rather optical art object than usual astray.     

Spiral clock B #3 silver body designed by Shiro Kuramata. Dial is inside acrylic edge rounded shade. Black body model is also available.