Modern Furniture
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
Style: Modern
Color: Black
Indoor / Outdoor Black and Red Glossy Lacquered Bench by Christophe Pillet
By Serralunga
Located in Chicago, IL
Loop bench by Christophe Pillet for Serralunga.
Indoor / outdoor bench in glossy black and red lacquer. Frame in LLDPE (linear low-density polyethylene).
Dimensions:
180cm ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Lacquer
Flos Tab Table LED Lamp 2700K with Dimmer 90° Rotatable Head, Black
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A brand new edition of the Tab family, now with new capabilities in new colors. This new edition of Tab table lamp has an adjustable head with a ±90-degree rotation capability emitti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Side Table in Grey Orobico Marble, Io Small by Adolfo Abejon
Located in 中西區, HK
Io Side table in Italian, Orobico marble.
Named after Jupiter’s moon, and much like the moon’s silhouette appearing different each day of the month
Io’s...
Category
2010s Chinese Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble
Mar Black Marble Small Serving Tray
By Casa Mineral
Located in Mexico City, MX
Monterrey black marble small serving tray. Production time: 6-8 weeks for items without marble / 13-14 weeks for marble pieces. Shipping +10 additi...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble
Large Fireplace Grate for Andirons, Firedogs
Located in Amerongen, NL
Made of 1.4 cm (0.55") thick steel bars.
All sizes of the fire grate of fireplace rack are outside sizes. Distance between the beams is 26.5 cm (10.44...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
New Modern Candleholder in Black Marble, creator Karen Chekerdjian Stock
Located in Milan, IT
Candle Holder in Nero Marquinia marble, designed by the internationally renowned designer Karen Chekerdjian - it is available also in other colours.
It is part of the Inside Out Coll...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble
Bondi Stackable Dining Chair in Ashwood
By Please Wait to be Seated, Fräg Woodall
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Please Wait to be Seated Bondi chair is inspired by designer Frag Woodall's earliest memories of watching artisans at work, fascinated by the way they joined and fitted timber. The s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
De Sede Rectangular Wood Coffee Table by Stephan Hürlemann
Located in Brooklyn, NY
DS-77/92 rectangular coffee table by De Sede. Table tops in light oak, nero oak or American walnut. Steel legs in matte dark nickel, high-gloss chrome plating or black coating. Woode...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
GAN Spaces Nuances Pouf by Patricia Urquiola
Located in New York, NY
The Nuances collection consists of three rugs and a pouf made by hand. Investigating with different colors and densities, Patricia Urquiola was able to reinvent the wool felt, giving...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool
New Modern Flower Vase in Black Marble, creator Karen Chekerdjian
Located in Milan, IT
The value of change in a simple act. Karen Chekerdjian’s new creation puts design front and centre: from one foundation, multiple possibilities. Whether empty or filled with flowers,...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble
New Modern Flower Vase in Red Marble, creator Karen Chekerdjian
Located in Milan, IT
The value of change in a simple act. Karen Chekerdjian’s new creation puts design front and centre: from one foundation, multiple possibilities. Whether empty or filled with flowers,...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble
Custom Double Sided Merino Shearling Pillow in Black Color
By Venfield
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful custom double sided short hair Merino shearling pillow in black color. Very soft and luxurious in touch with modern appeal. It is made of genuine shearing with a zipper enc...
Category
2010s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Fur, Down, Feathers
DS-9090 Handstitched Leather Beanbag Chair by De Sede
By De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beanbag chair DS-9090 by De Sede. Beanbags have long been a part of the De Sede inventory, but the manufacture has now gone one step further with the launch of DS-9090, a beanbag that defines sitting itself. A pyramid-shaped insert made of high quality, stabile DS-SELECT leather gives the ‘shapeless’ model a seat direction and seating hollow – an innovation in the history of the beanbag. This step optimizes both the seating comfort and the appearance of the undefined shape of the beanbag. As with previous beanbag models, DS-9090 is filled with De Sede fill, a combination of foam and beads, and the insert in DS-SELECT is integrated with a handstitched seam. Whether as an eye-catcher in the living room, a stylish, additional seating option, or a cozy and relaxing object around the home, DS-9090 can be seen in the definition of its eternally beautiful, characteristic beanbag shape.
Details:
Standard configuration: Seating hollow in SELECT black leather. For casing upholstery options, please choose from SELECT leather swatches...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather
Italian Art Deco Wall Sconce in Black Marquinha Marble "Levante"
Located in Milano, IT
The Levante wall sconce with its circular shape is a strong reference to the sun. This design element gives the sconce an artistic and symbolic quality that can add interest and mean...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble, Brass
USM Haller Credenza E2 Storage System
Located in New York, NY
Offered by M2L.
With four drop down doors. Designed by Swiss architect Fritz Haller and Paul Schaerer in 1963. Made from powdercoated steel and chrome-plated steel tubes, the USM...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Furniture
Materials
Chrome, Steel
USM Haller Media O3 Storage System
Located in New York, NY
Offered by M2L.
With two drop down doors elevated. Designed by Swiss architect Fritz Haller and Paul Schaerer in 1963. Made from powder coated steel and chrome plated steel tubes...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Furniture
Materials
Chrome, Steel
Opinion Ciatti Fermaporte Cylindrical Doorstop
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fermaporte by Lapo Ciatti are ready made simple yet sophisticated objects. Essential in shape but refined in materials. A marble cylinder mounted on a shiny 24-karat gold-plated stee...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble
Opinion Ciatti Borchia Clothes Hanger
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Borchia the clothes-hanger hook designed by Lapo Ciatti and is a tribute to the world of punk style. Its shape is a clear reference to the studs applied on garments and, like the mov...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Nickel
Opinion Ciatti Ptolomeo Art Large Bookcase
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ptolomeo Art is the last born in the Ptolomeo family and the extra large version of the famous bookcase, indeed thanks to its generous size can contain magazines, large format books,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Opinion Ciatti XXX Large Round Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
What is immediately clear when we look at the XXX coffee table range designed by Lapo Ciatti is the contrast between the fine finishes and the shapes that are purposely irregular and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Opinion Ciatti XXX Small Square Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
What is immediately clear when we look at the XXX coffee table range designed by Lapo Ciatti is the contrast between the fine finishes and the shapes that are purposely irregular and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Opinion Ciatti Snow.White Object Holder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Snow.White, an elegant object holder (available in black or white marble) with an inner mirror and details in galvanic gold brass. Part of Once Upon A Time, the collection designed b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble
Opinion Ciatti Original Ptolomeo Large Bookcase
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Original Ptolomeo is the free-standing bookcase that doesn’t require any further presentation: it is simple, revolutionary, innovative, as sudden as ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Suelo Modern Black Sofa
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
This Suelo modern black sofa is beautifully constructed from solid wood in Ohio, USA. The sofa's silhouette is simple, modern, and sleek with comfortable ...
Category
2010s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Modern Abstract Cast Granite Kuki Sculpture by Masatoyo Kishi
Located in Toledo, OH
Modern abstract Kuki cast granite sculpture by Masatoyo Kishi. Signed and numbered. Very nice condition, no damage. Dimensions: 4" depth x 14.25" W x 23" H.
Category
20th Century Unknown Modern Furniture
Materials
Granite
Modern Titanium Silver or Gold Shark Umbrella Stand or Champagne Cooler
Located in Origgio (VA), IT
Serious fun, in a fictive world lives a shark. His name is Mr. Holder. He loves to swim but he can't so other sharks bully him. They call him a pussy, stuffy or stiffy. Poor him you'...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Modern Black Green Gray White Orange Pink Red Purple or Blue Rabbit Accent Chair
Located in Origgio (VA), IT
Rabbit is a family of products with a strong media impact, one of Stefano Giovannoni's hat tricks, and immediately became a pop icon, a symbol of love and fertility, which brings goo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Coasters Square Barware Tableware Black Marquina Marble Brass Inlay Ants Italy
Located in Ancona, Marche
Set of 4 coasters in Marquina marble with brushed brass inlay.
Thanks to their shape and size they can be used as exclusive presentation plates for finger food.
Dimensions: L 10 W 1...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble, Brass
Contemporary Chair, Walnut Color/Black Faux Leather- Set of 6
Located in New York, NY
The chair features extraordinary design with curved back legs that form part of the armrests and back support.
Handcrafted of solid wood frame in walnut color and upholstered in blac...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
e15 Mr. Collins Stool by Stefan Diez
By Stefan Diez, e15
Located in New York, NY
With its dynamic form and ergonomic comfort, Mr. Collins is an endearing stool applicable in diverse arrangements for living or working situations. Based on couture construction meth...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
Mid-20th Century Handmade Persian Mahal Throw Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Persian Mahal throw rug handmade during the mid-20th century.
Measures: 2' 4" x 5' 1"
Category
Mid-20th Century Persian Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool
Minimal Style, Bar Stool in Solid wood, Textiles or Leather Seat, Black finish
By SIMONINI
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
The Wing chair solid wood collection, flexibility, modern aesthetics, comfort and softness are the keywords for this collection. The concept is inspired by the B-52 plane design, thi...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Furniture
Materials
Textile, Cane, Wood, Hardwood
Schumacher Montana Wool Plaid 22" Pillow in Burgundy
By Schumacher
Located in New York, NY
This pillow features Montana Wool Plaid with a knife edge finish. Montana Wool Plaid in burgundy is a fine, tightly woven houndstooth check with an overstripe that adds lovely depth ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Furniture
Chair in Black Ashwood and Black Leather Molteni&C by Tobia Scarpa - Miss
Located in New York, NY
Miss Chair in Black Ashwood and Black Leather by Afra and Tobia Scarpa. Expert-crafted in Italy exclusively by Molteni&C.
Husband and wife powerhouse desi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Ash, Leather
ClassiCon Bell Coffee Table in Brass and Amethyst Violet by Sebastian Herkner
Located in New York, NY
The Bell table by Sebastian Herkner turns our perceptual habits on their head, using the lightweight, fragile material of glass as base for a metal top that seems to float above it. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Anza White Carrara Marble Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
For the past six years Portuguese designer Rui Pereira and Japanese designer Ryosuke Fukusada have been collaborating on projects that tap into the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble
Abstract Sculpture Tribute to Pablo Picasso Head Cleopatra Murano Glass Badioli
Located in Murano, Venezia
This work, Sculpture Cleopatra, of art is a tribute to Pablo Picasso, made in Murano glass by the famous master glassmaker Badioli. Single work of rare beauty, full of shades of colo...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Lumina Matrix Doppia Suspension Lamp in Black by Yaacov Kaufman
By Yaacov Kaufman, Lumina
Located in New York, NY
Hanging lamp in aluminum alloy and steel made of a central body with sixteen arms that can be moved vertically; halogen or fluorescent compact bulbs can be used within the maximum ad...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Lumina Dot Medium Pendant Light in Black by Foster+Partners
Located in New York, NY
Suspended lamp for indirect lighting with a 40W LED source and diffused light optic system. aluminum structure with steel matt-painted reflector. This item is also available in a sma...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Lumina Flo Floor Lamp in Black by Foster+Partners
Located in New York, NY
LED lights for floor, in varnish coated aluminum and steel. Its head rotates by 300° for direct lighting, the arm pivots on the base by 120°. 6W-LED which you can switch on with one ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Black Side Table Round Modern Geometric Blackened Waxed Steel Contemporary
Located in Bronx, NY
TABLE NO. 1
J.M. Szymanski
d. 2017
A unique frame allows a one inch thick, cast steel top to balanace on two legs. This is the first table designed by J....
Category
2010s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel, Iron
Circular Side/End Table Black Modern/Contemporary Hand Carved Blackened Steel
Located in Bronx, NY
TABLE NO. 2 - Round
J.M. Szymanski
d. 2018
This geometric, solid, steel structure is supported by a cast-sphere base. The refined simplicity of this design speaks volumes, and adds...
Category
2010s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel, Iron, Wrought Iron
Artemide Athena LED Floor Lamp in Black by Naoto Fukasawa
Located in Hicksville, NY
A minimally elegant floor lamp with indirect LED light diffusion, Athena is timeless and ideal for any environment or style.
Twin black aluminum discs at the base and top are connected by a slender tubular stem standing at 6 feet tall.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
3-Piece Swell String Chandelier in Black and Brass by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
"Elegant and infinitely flexible, swell string is a modular LED lighting system designed to seamlessly blend the line between indoor and outdoor lighting. Swell string’s three shade ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Superlight Table Lamp in Black by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Superlight balances the demands of both workplace and home with a combination of minimal form and maximal function. Superlight is a task light reduced to its essence. A gestural line...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel, Aluminum
Medium Swell Pendant Light in Black and Brass by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Elegant with undulating contours, Swell Single is an LED pendant designed to seamlessly blend the line between indoor and outdoor lighting. Swell single can be suspended individually...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Large Custom Sectional Sofa with Chaise Lounge
Located in Greenwich, CT
This sectional sofa was a custom order that features three sections: a chaise lounge, loveseat and pod chaise. It also features a low back, with track arms. The back cushions are stu...
Category
2010s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
Wonderful, Massive Orthoceras Granite Sculpture Tower
Located in Greven, DE
Unique granite sculpture with embedded fossils that are more than 280 million years old.
This beautiful, black granite tower with its beautiful Orthoceras fossils is a sculpture that...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Furniture
Materials
Granite
Contemporary Ceramic Ninfea Corteccia Texture Black and White Tray
Located in Porcia, IT
A piece with strong, modern character, this captivating tray was handcrafted of paper clay (clay-base compound mixed with natural fibers), the slightly irregular circular shape finis...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
USM Haller Side Table O118
Located in New York, NY
Offered by M2L.
With one drop down door. Designed by Swiss architect Fritz Haller and Paul Schaerer in 1963. Made from powder coated steel and chrome-plated steel tubes, the USM H...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Furniture
Materials
Chrome, Steel
Double Tier Ceramic Hex Side Table in Iron Gate by BZIPPY
Located in Sun Valley, CA
Double Tier Ceramic Hexagon Side Table & Stool in Iron Gate. Made to order.
BZIPPY ceramic goods are one-of-a-kind stoneware / earthenware editions including furniture, planters an...
Category
2010s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Minimalist Sofa for Outdoor, Contemporary Brazilian Design
By SIMONINI
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
This minimalist outdoor sofa is made in hardwood, metal and fabrics, two places sofa with arms, the multi-finish structure is combined with outdoor fabrics such as the Batyline to create an interesting outdoor solution. Bellow the full Skyfolding collection concept:
Skyfolding In-outdoor collection, the collection concept is inspired by the Asian building scaffoldings, where a structure is composed by bamboo sticks crossed to create this inspiring and fascinating structures. We combined elements of this structures and also references from the ballet stretching bars that often combine metal and wood, this combo is the concept very soul. All the figurative elements are abstracted in the design process to extract the precise best of each world, and by then resulting in a collection of delicate objects, cult and curated to the minimum details, in design and engineering.
The collection is composed by outdoor net, batyline or plastic, in a portion leaving room to a more soft design approach that is harmonious, this elements are combined to a structure made of wood and metal that transcends to tech and soft, a paradigm of past, present and future that invite all the viewers to contemplate and reflect in this philosophical matters in a tactile and visual way.
Resulting is a essential and timeless set of objects designed for the modern lifestyle that permit infinite compositions indoors or outdoors that will participate in lives for a lifetime like a breeze full of “zen” elements and energy.
Award winner of the biggest South American design...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Modern, Brutalist, Walnut, Black Marble & Bronzed Steel Puzzle Bedside Pedestal
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
The Puzzle bedside table is a combination of solid & veneer walnut timber with Nero Marquina black marble top. The top & drawer are set on bronzed steel legs. This bedside pedestal h...
Category
2010s South African Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble, Steel
Late 20th Century Wicker Sculptural Patio Seating & Tables, 8 Pieces
Located in Elkton, MD
This exceptional indoor/outdoor ensemble includes a 3-seat sofa, 4 chairs, a coffee table, and two ottomans/stools. Crafted with high-quality weather-resistant artificial wicker mate...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Wicker
Contemporary Hex Side Table in Oak or Walnut with machine turned solid brass
By Stuart Scott
Located in Trowbridge, Wiltshire
The Hex Side Table has a hexagonal tapering base giving rise to a precision engineered brass neck that supports either a round or hexagonal top. Shown here: in ebonised oak and machi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Cast Resin 'Pebble' Low Table, Coal Stone Finish by Zachary A. Design
Located in Chicago, IL
Like a stone from a stream, smoothed for millennia by the passing currents. The fluid potential of natural power emanates from its presence.
Dimensions: Diameter 48 in. (122 cm). He...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Furniture
Materials
Resin, Fiberglass
Analog Nights Designer Screen Printed Wallpaper in Thunder 'Silver on Charcoal'
By Aimee Wilder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This best-selling graphic wallpaper is available to order by the roll or sample—the perfect décor for kids, adult, your home or business.
Samples a...
Category
2010s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Paint, Paper
"Il Pezzo 1 Bench" upholstered pouf in fine leather with a gold plated base
Located in Firenze, IT
An alternation of rounded shapes and geometrical lines, reassuming discipline and freedom, a composite, multiethnic plan where every element and material harmoniously contributes to ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Gold Plate, Brass
Modern furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Modern 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 seating, lighting, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, fabric and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern 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 Rug & Kilim, Schumacher, Vistosi, and Kartell. 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.
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