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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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: Blue
Apex Side Table, Handmade Metal, Modern Look in Ultramarine Blue
Located in Istanbul, 34
Introducing ‘’Apex’’, a tribute to the power of form and void. It narrates the journey of ascent, from base to zenith. It begins with two horizontal lines and a gap between them, a s...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
#11/99 Limited Edition by A$AP Rocky GUFRAMINI X HOMMEMADE Shroom Cactus Mini
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Limited edition #11/99
Gufram presents the miniaturised version of the Shroom CACTUS® created in collaboration with A$AP Rocky and the artist’s new design studio HOMMEMADE Exactly a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Other
Vintage Schott Zwiesel Glass Triple Use Vase Decanter Bowl Zwiesel Kristallglas
Located in Topeka, KS
Gorgeous triple use glass vase, decanter, bowl by Schott Zwiesel a division of Zwiesel Kristallglas. They are in awesome vintage condition with no chi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass
Contemporary Caelum Stellans tapestries in Aluminium by altreforme in Limited Ed
By Matteo Cibic
Located in Calolziocorte (Lecco) Italy, IT
“Blu di Prussia” [Prussian Blue], the name of this project, took inspiration from the fluid used in the automotive field for controls and markings on metals, in order to verify their...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Contemporary Mini Sissi stackable seats in aluminium by altreforme in Limited Ed
Located in Calolziocorte (Lecco) Italy, IT
Sissi seats, designed by Doriana and Massimiliano Fuksas are among the protagonists of this special collection: mirrored finishes that reflected the colors of the sea, Prussian blue ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Kartell Shanghai Vase in Blue by Mario Bellini
By Mario Bellini, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A multi-faceted vase widening from the base to the top in a swirling motion. Shanghai is like refracted light radiating from prism-like crystals with an alternating play of flashes a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Schumacher Taylor Velvet 20x12" Pillow in Lapis
By Schumacher
Located in New York, NY
This pillow features Taylor Velvet with a knife edge finish. A fabulous take on a familiar motif, Taylor Velvet in lapis is a dynamic textural design with a unique, sophisticated loo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Furniture
Victor Vasarely Op Art Framed Serigraph
Located in New York, NY
Op Art serigraph from Hungarian/French artist Victor Vasarely, signed in lower corner and numbered 32/250. The original work is professionally framed in a matte brushed aluminum frame.
Category
20th Century American Modern Furniture
Materials
Paint
Tree New Spanish Chairs in Blue " Pavo Real "
Located in Madrid, ES
Tree New Spanish Chairs in Blue " Pavo Real "
beautiful new Spanish chairs
73cm x 57cm x 41cm
Brand new
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Schuamcher Hampton Stripe I/O 20" Pillow in Pool
By Schumacher
Located in New York, NY
This pillow features Hampton Stripe Indoor/Outdoor by Mary McDonald for Schumacher with a knife edge finish. Smart and sturdy, Hampton Stripe Indoor/Outdoor in pool is a wonderfully ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Malachite Decorative Objects
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful set of two (2) round natural green malachite decorative objects. Pieces have a nice weight to them, round in shape, and polished smooth. Great items for a desk, cocktail ...
Category
20th Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Malachite
Contemporary Fish Design Gaetano Pesce Medusa L Vase Soft Resin Blue
Located in barasso, IT
Medusa vase, clear blue
Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection.
Measures: L Ø 22cm x H 36cm
Other sizes available
Colours: Clear ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Resin
Deca Planter in Mineral By Force/Collide, Size Mini, 2023
Located in Seattle, WA
Force/Collide's award-winning signature planter is an ongoing production available in multiple colors and sizes. This original design is a nod to playful perspectives and spatial rel...
Category
2010s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Deca Planter in Mineral By Force/Collide, Size Medium, 2023
Located in Seattle, WA
Force/Collide's award-winning signature planter is an ongoing production available in multiple colors and sizes. This original design is a nod to playful perspectives and spatial rel...
Category
2010s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Deca Planter in Mineral By Force/Collide, Size Large, 2023
Located in Seattle, WA
Force/Collide's award-winning signature planter is an ongoing production available in multiple colors and sizes. This original design is a nod to playful perspectives and spatial rel...
Category
2010s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Deca Planter in Mineral By Force/Collide, Size Small, 2023
Located in Seattle, WA
Force/Collide's award-winning signature planter is an ongoing production available in multiple colors and sizes. This original design is a nod to playful perspectives and spatial rel...
Category
2010s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Macaroon Midnight Plush Merino Handloom Throw / Blanket in Deep Midnight Blues
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
Custom design by Studio Variously, Macaroon midnight throw or blanket is a plush handloom textile ethically woven by master weavers in Nepal and dyed entirely with earth friendly dye...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Furniture
Materials
Yarn
School Rug by Rural Weavers, Tufted, Wool, Viscose, 240x330cm
Located in London, GB
Discover a harmonious blend of modern design and age-old artistry with our hand-tufted rugs. Each piece is a canvas where contemporary patterns meet the soul of traditional hand-tuft...
Category
2010s Indian Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool
Pair of Blue Powder Coated Steel Robot Bedside Tables, End Tables
Located in Leicester, GB
A pair of ice blue Robot bedside tables. The Robot side table features an open shelf on zig zag legs. A fun and functional design made of solid steel, powder-coated in ice blue. The ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Pair of Dark Turquoise Velvet Upholstered Metal Armchair New
Located in Madrid, ES
Upholstered dark turquoise armchair new.
DATA SHEET:
-Design armchair, multipurpose.
-Seat and back in wood and foam rubber, upholstered in mink brown velvet 19 fabric
-Tapered m...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Furniture
Materials
Velvet
Pair New Spanish Chair, Metal, Blue Velvet Upholstery
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair New Spanish chair, metal, blue velvet upholstery.
-Metal frame finished in black epoxy paint and finished in matte gold detail
-Seat and back upholstered in pink velvet
-Othe...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Furniture
Materials
Velvet
21st Century Interconnected Sculptural Wall Tiles
By Duffy London
Located in London, GB
Duffy London expands upon its iconic Abyss collection with the new Abyss Wall Tile, a unique interchangeable design that invites the user to create and then curate their own personalised Abyss within a space.
Realised using the latest 3d printing technologies and eco-friendly materials, the 2023 Abyss Wall Tile is a design first for Duffy London, and an exciting new application for the original Abyss design.
The concept for the tiles came from the idea of deconstructing an Abyss into small sections that could be re-arranged to create an entirely new bespoke pattern.
The three individual tiles...
Category
2010s British Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass, Resin, Plastic, Plexiglass, Plaster
Adele Teal Gold Velvet Pillow
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Relax on this rich pintucked teal velvet Adele pillow with asymetrical gold foil stripes. Part of a beautiful new array of unique new pillows perfect fo...
Category
2010s Indian Modern Furniture
Materials
Velvet
Mid-20th Century Handmade Persian Tabriz Square Throw Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Persian Tabriz square throw rug handmade during the mid-20th century.
Measures: 1' 11" x 1' 11"
Persian rugs & carpets:
Persia (Iran)...
Category
Mid-20th Century Persian Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool
Schumacher Marion Velvet 16x12" Pillow in Prussian
By Schumacher
Located in New York, NY
This pillow features Marion Velvet Tape with a knife edge finish. A scrolling leaf pattern in jacquard cut velvet gives this sky-colored accessory a luster that's positively luxuriou...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Maia Blue Embroidered Lumbar Pillow
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This gorgeous Maia is featuring a blue ombre and rivers on gold and silver beading. Add this glam pillow to any room!
Size : 14”x 20”
Features
Zipper c...
Category
2010s Indian Modern Furniture
Materials
Velvet
Distressed Vintage Hand Knotted Rug in Green, Modern Anatolian Carpet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Our over-dyed rugs are all hand knotted vintage pieces that are recreated in our workshop to cater to a wider range of interior design choices from modern to coastal, from Industrial...
Category
20th Century Turkish Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Nº 5 Contemporary Glazed Ceramic Napoleon Blue Showtime Vase by Jaime Hyon Spain
By Jaime Hayon
Located in Barcelona, ES
The Showtime Vases are just as current as when we launched them over 10 years ago. They are little decorative sculptures that fully reproduce Hayon’s universe.
Made of two glazed ce...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Adele Lumbar Teal Gold Velvet Pillow
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This Adele lumbar pillow is a solid teal pintucked velvet garnished with gold foil patches and hand beaded embroidery. Part of a beautiful new array of unique new pillows perfect...
Category
2010s Indian Modern Furniture
Materials
Velvet
Schumacher Branson Embroidery 20" Pillow
By Schumacher
Located in New York, NY
This pillow features Branson Embroidery with a knife edge finish. This geometric textile is a play on an argyle and features an embroidered pattern with rickrack-ish edging. Pillow i...
Category
2010s North American Modern Furniture
Materials
Linen, Polyester
Maharam Bag, Amsterdam
By Maharam
Located in New York, NY
Maharam Bag
Amsterdam
005 Cobalt/Saddle
Waxed cotton canvas with leather handles. One interior pocket. Light and dark variation is inherent to this waterproof textile.
Clean with ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather, Cotton
"For Rachel" Tray
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
'For Rachel' tray in cream
Hand-sculpted ceramic tray with hand made rectangle shaped elements. This large sized tray is finished with a bespoke cream glaze that reveals the natural...
Category
2010s European Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Fiam Italia Magique MQ/32 Glass Side Table by Studio Klass
By Studio Klass, FIAM
Located in New York, NY
Coffee table with cubic inner compartment in 10 mm-thick glass. Available in various finishes. Transparent glass structure and cube.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass
Schumacher Bezique Flamestitch Blue Green Velvet Linen Pillow
By Schumacher
Located in New York, NY
This 22" x 22" pillow features Bezique Flamestitch in blue and green on the front with Piet Performance Linen in Flax on the back. The Old World motif packs a lot of pizzazz into a c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern Furniture
Materials
Cotton, Linen, Velvet, Polyester
Tube Chair in Canaletto Walnut, Upholster Seat, by Giopato & Coombes
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This tube chair is available with a Canaletto wood structure, and an upholstered seat in the listed fabrics. The tube chair is also available in beech and solid oak wood.
Cristiana Giopato...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
Iola Upholstered Chair in Black Metal Base, by E-ggs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Iola chair comes with a seat, back and armrests in a injected flameretardant polyurethane foam covered with the listed fabrics. The structure base is available for custom orders in W...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
De Sede International Steel Tube Armchair by Hans Eichenberger
Located in Brooklyn, NY
HE-113/01 armchair by De Sede.
Technical details:
Upholstery: SEDEX upholstery with wadding cushion. Strap cover in core leather black.
Frame: Chrome...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather
Contemporary T Collection Stool in Wood and Dark Blue Suede
Located in London, GB
T Collection brings out the contrast between the strength of the wooden structure and the softness of the suede coating. A geometric stool present in a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Furniture
Materials
Suede, Wood
Eduard Locota Marble & Acrylic Glass Customizable Table
Located in Timisoara, RO
Introduction:
Each artwork must create a special bond with a memory, that bring out the most memorable and personal experience every time they look at this unorthodox piece of furnit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Balkan Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble
Pair of stools Garouste & Bonetti ‘Koala’ bronze royal blue velvet 1995
Located in Paris, IDF
This is a beautiful pair of stools by Elizabeth Garouste & Mattia Bonetti, model Koala, with solid bronze feet, fully restored and reupholstered. Garouste & Bonetti began their colla...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Shiro Kuramata Sofa With Arms in Chromed Tubular Metal for Cappellini
Located in New York, NY
An homage to the masters of early 20th century modernism, the sofa with arms armchair by Shiro Kuramata has a structure made of chromed tubular metal, p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Patrick Norguet Rive Droite in Pucci Upholstery Fabrics for Cappellini
Located in New York, NY
The Rive Droite armchair by Patrick Norguet is supported by a structure in polyurethane foam with a metal insert, combined with a seat made of poplar plywo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
USM Haller Shelving R1 Storage System
Located in New York, NY
Offered by M2L.
With two drop down doors. Designed by Swiss architect Fritz Haller and Paul Schaerer in 1963. Made from powder coated steel and chrome-plated steel tubes, the USM ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Furniture
Materials
Chrome, Steel
Usm Haller Storage C1A18 Storage System
Located in New York, NY
Offered by M2L.
With one drop down door and one drawer. Designed by Swiss architect Fritz Haller and Paul Schaerer in 1963. Made from powdercoated steel and chrome-plated steel t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Furniture
Materials
Chrome, Steel
USM Haller Mid Credenza D 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 powder coated steel and chrome plated steel tubes, the US...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Furniture
Materials
Chrome, Steel
USM Shelving R2 Storage System
Located in New York, NY
Offered by M2L.
With two drop down doors and two drawers. Designed by Swiss architect Fritz Haller and Paul Schaerer in 1963. Made from powder coated steel and chrome plated stee...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Furniture
Materials
Chrome, Steel
Les Ottomans "The Moon Design" Large Porcelain Plate by Matthew Williamson
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Matthew Williamson one of the most well-known fashion designer has created a tabletop and textile collection for Les-Ottomans. Colors is a must in all Williamsons’ designs as well as the peacock’s references that are revealed in several new and original patterns. This listing shows his magnificent multi-color moon porcelain plate.
Matthew Williamson is an award-winning British designer renowned for his use of kaleidoscopic color, intricate patterns and designs inspired by nature and travel. A graduate from the prestigious Central Saint Martins College, Matthew Williamson showed his critically-acclaimed debut catwalk collection ‘Electric Angels’ in 1997. In recent years, Matthew’s design DNA has translated seamlessly into interiors. Interior design commissions include the courtyard garden at Blakes Hotel in London, the bridal suite at Aynhoe Park, Oxfordshire and Suite 67 at Belmond La Residencia. His range of branded products in the luxury lifestyle and interiors arena includes wallpapers and fabrics with Osborne...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
Les Ottomans "The Moon Design" Small Porcelain Plate by Matthew Williamson
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Matthew Williamson one of the most well known fashion designer has created a tabletop and textile collection for Les-Ottomans. Colors is a must in all Williamsons’ designs as well as...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
Artemide Giò Light Off Center Suspension Lamp by Patrick Norguet
Located in Hicksville, NY
With its aluminum body, Giò is first and foremost an instrument; functional, unobtrusive and most of all, a timeless suspension lamp. It fits both within domestic and public places. Either plain or in its different versions, Giò is an elegant and efficient object in space.
Available for purchase within the United States only...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Smile Adjustable Rotating Leather Armchair by FSM
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FSM Smile chair by De Sede. With its new, patented adjustment mechanism, Smile offers comfort that stands out from the rest and can be stopped at any angle...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather
cc-tapis Bliss Big Ultimate Rug by Mae Engelgeer
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hand knotted in the cc-tapis atelier in Kathmandu, Nepal. The rug is made with a cotton weave, Himalayan wool and pure silk coming from the areas surrounding the atelier. 152.000 ind...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Shiny Blue Grey White Velvet Pillows with Gray Velvet Back
Located in Greenwich, CT
(About the Piece)
Overall: 20”W x 12”D x 20”H
Disclaimer: Due to their handcrafted nature, the final size and shape of our Ball Pillows may vary depending on the materials chosen fo...
Category
2010s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Down, Feathers
cc-tapis After Party Natural White Rug by Garth Roberts
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hand knotted in the cc-tapis atelier in Kathmandu, Nepal. The rug is made with a Himalayan wool and pure silk coming from the areas surrounding the atelier. 152.000 individual knots ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Furniture
Materials
Metallic Thread
Modern Black White Gray or Pink Giraffe Indoor or Outdoor Chandelier Lamp
By Qeeboo, MARCANTONIO
Located in Origgio (VA), IT
“Giraffe in love" is the new product born from the collaboration between artist/designer Marcantonio and Qeeboo. It is a dreamy giraffe holding a Class...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Modern Plastic Black Shark Umbrella Stand or Champagne Cooler, Studio Job
Located in Origgio (VA), IT
This is a fantasy story created by Job about a shark: “Mr. Holder was a shark who loved swimming but could not do it. He was mocked by all the other sharks who called him a 'boring l...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Modern Black Silver Gold or Copper Metal Rabbit Accent Chair
Located in Origgio (VA), IT
"Mr Holder was a shark who loved swimming but could not do it. He was mocked by all the other sharks who called him a 'boring little girl'. Poor thing! Then two famous designers with...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Louis Poulsen PH 5 Pendant Light by Poul Henningsen
Located in New York, NY
Poul Henningsen was born in Copenhagen by the famous Danish actress Agnes Henningsen. He never graduated as an architect, but studied at The Technical School at Frederiksberg, Denmar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Melt LED Pendant Light by Tom Dixon
By Tom Dixon
Located in New York, NY
Melt is evocative of molten glass, the interior of a melting glacier or images of deep space. An imperfect, organic and naturalistic light that produces a mesmerizing hot blown glass...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
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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