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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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: Gold
Contemporary Bronze Incense Box or ashtray, LINES by Reda Amalou, 2020
Located in Paris, FR
The bronze incense box or ashtray is designed with a patterned removable top. The motif used here, a repetition of lines and voids, has been developed by Reda Amalou and is used in s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Paolo Castelli Imperfect Gold Metal Coffee Table
Located in Boston, MA
Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, this coffee table is artfully composed of three individual metal sheets, each measuring a substantial 8mm in thickness. These sheets are ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Gold
Elise Ivory Gold Pillow
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Relax with this beautiful digital printed pillow featuring streams of gold over a sea of gorgeous colors.
Size: 20”x 20”
Features
Zipper closure
Digital printed
Insert included
Sh...
Category
2010s Indian Modern Furniture
Materials
Foil
Nim Pillow, Charcoal Gold Linen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Add glamour and sophistication to any room when decorating with the Nimbus pillow.
Size: 20”x 20”
Features
Zipper closure
Fabric: Linen
Insert included
Shape: Square
Edge Type: Standard/No Edge Type
Care...
Category
2010s Indian Modern Furniture
Materials
Linen
Brazilian contemporary table lamp made of cast bronze
Located in Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
Sita. table lamp - Stylish and useful cast bronze tablelamp with contemporary design. The dome is made of cotton and it can be in various collors.
The base presents natural irregula...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Sayra Pillow, Ivory Gold
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This Sayra Pillow features a plush ivory velvet base with an abstract gold embroidery thread. Perfect modern addition to any room.
Size: 22”x 22”
Features
Zipper closure
Ivory vel...
Category
2010s Indian Modern Furniture
Materials
Velvet
Crystal Pear and Arrow Decanter by Hilton McConnico for Daum, France, 1990s.
By Daum, Hilton McConnico
Located in Lille, FR
Pear and Arrow Decanter from "the lost arrows of William Tell" by Hilton McConnico for Daum.
Signed Daum.
Category
1990s French Modern Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Centric Wall Sconce in Solid Brass & Blush Enamel Mesh Blueprint Lighting, 2019
Located in New York, NY
The centric wall sconce is a stately take on French modernism, featuring a spun metal mesh shade nestled into a large solid brass bowl. Part of our...
Category
2010s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Brass
Opinion Ciatti La Cima3 Clothes Hanger Wall Anchorage
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wall anchorage for opinion Ciatti La Cima3 clothes hanger. Available in graphite black metal, 24-karat gold, black nickel, or plated nickel.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Microfreaks 'Lip Tide' Creature Sculpture by the Haas Brothers & Haas Sisters
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Lip Tide can be found lounging on the beach, her spiky top blending in with bushes and palm trees. This particular creature personifies R & R, perched in the sand and soaking up the rays of the sun. Her colossal lips can buoy her through any crashing wave or rip tide. She has been known to save lives from a drowning death. Pucker up, buttercup...Lip Tide just saved your life.
Material: Pewter base, double brass-plated and 18-karat gold-plated and hand polished three times. Hand-beaded with Venetian and Czech glass beads.
Underside incised with “Hot Shot” by The Haas Brothers and Haas Sisters...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Furniture
Materials
Gold Plate
Opinion Ciatti Chaperon Large Coat Stand
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The meaning of the name derives from the figurative use of the word chaperon which means “hood”, but in worldly contexts it refers to those who introduce somebody into a new environment. And so does Chaperon the clothes hanger designed by Bruno Rainaldi, which on one hand will be used as a storage for hoods and coats, and on the other to place the clothes of the newcomers. Chaperon is essential and sophisticated at the same time. A "classic" metal structure with a circular base and a rotating system, at the ends of which are placed small discs to easily hang the clothes. Mirrored discs that give a furtive view of what's behind us, the last undisturbed to prepare for what, once you take off your clothes, will be forced to face. Perfect in entrances, in the office or at the bar, and it is also suitable for a living room, in the bedroom, bathroom or in a walk-in closet.
Extremely sophisticated in finishes, in polished chrome or glittering 24-karat gold, it is available in the version with 6 mirrors...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Opinion Ciatti Senzatempo Modular Coat Rack Wall Anchorage
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wall anchorage for the opinion Ciatti Senzatempo modular coat rack. Available in chrome or gold finish.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Opinion Ciatti Tab.u Large Rectangular Mirror
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The thick frame of this mirror that recalls the effect of creased paper or aluminium foil, will fell like to touch it! The shimmering surface of Tab.u mirror gives an impression to b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Manta Coffee Table by Newel Modern
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary "Manta" / Biomorphic coffee table with organic, modern design inspired by the contours of a Stingray, constructed of hand-forged bronze, finished in a black patina.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Firmamento Milano Etoile Ceiling and Wall with Glass by Daniela Puppa
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Please note that VAT is not included in the price.
Etoile is a slim and light lamp that, like a ballerina, it hides under her tutu intimate and warm light LED strips. It is a lamp t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Firmamento Milano Pillolina Table Lamp by Parisotto and Formenton Architetti
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Please note that VAT is not included in the price.
Similar for its design to the bigger pill, it differs in size and construction techniques. Pillolina is, i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Signed Modernist Surreal Bronze Sculpture of a Walking Conch Shell with Leg
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine, signed modernist (or surrealist) bronze sculpture.
Whimsically depicting a conch shell with legs in full stride.
The realistically modeled shell with a lighter ochre/brown ...
Category
20th Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Bronze
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
Mirror Ball Small Pendant Light by Tom Dixon
By Tom Dixon
Located in New York, NY
Sometimes your biggest failure could be your biggest success. The aim for Mirror Ball was to produce a completely spherical, highly mirrored object that would disappear into its surroundings. Instead it does the opposite and is an ultra-visible, highly reflective object referencing space helmets...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Furniture
Materials
Other
Melt LED Surface Light by Tom Dixon
By Tom Dixon
Located in New York, NY
With Melt, our experiments in the technologically advanced field of vacuum metallisation take on a new twist. Melt is a distorted lighting globe born from our collaboration with Swed...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Furniture
Materials
Other
Pair of Modern 18k Yellow Gold Huggie Earrings with 44 Diamonds
Located in Shippensburg, PA
PAIR OF CONTEMPORARY 18 KARAT YELLOW GOLD HUGGIE EARRINGS WITH 44 DIAMONDS
Item # 307CKH29A
A very attractive pair of huggie earrings executed in solid 18 karat yellow gold, they a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Furniture
Materials
Gold
Adele Aqua Gold Velvet Lumbar Pillow
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Relax on this rich stone velvet Adele pillow with asymmetrical gold foil stripes and hand beaded embroidery. Part of a beautiful new array of unique new pillows perfect...
Category
2010s Indian Modern Furniture
Materials
Velvet
Sayra Lumbar Pillow, Ivory Gold
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This Sayra Pillow features a plush ivory velvet base with an asymmetrical gold embroided brush stroke. Perfect modern addition to any room.
Size: 14”x 20”
Features
Zipper closure
...
Category
2010s Indian Modern Furniture
Materials
Velvet
Evora Bronze Barstool by Newel Modern
Located in New York, NY
5 Contemporary "Evora" barstools with biomorphic design that draw inspiration from brutalism and Hollywood Regency elegance, constructed of hand-forged bronze. (PRICED EACH)
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Metal
Valiant Chandelier 'Horizontal': Elegant Bronze and Murano Glass Design
Located in New York, NY
The spectacular Valiant Chandelier by Barlas Baylar is inspired by the resplendent natural forms of ancient flora. The Valiant Collection is rigoro...
Category
2010s European Modern Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel, Bronze
"Fluxo" Coffee Table by Newel Modern
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary "Fluxo" coffee table with a glass top sittting atop a sculptural base constructed of hand-forged bronze, combining organic forms, two-tone contrasting textures and an in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Contemporary Bronze Sculptures Louange III by Bertrand Créac'h
Located in London, GB
Louange III by Bertrand Créac'h
Material: Bronze, black patina
Dimensions: H 110 cm
Year: 2021
Louange III represent an abstracted exploration of the mineral landscapes of Brittany ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Furniture
Materials
Bronze
"Il Pezzo 3 Round Chandelier" - diameter 140cm/55" - polished brass - crystal
Located in Firenze, IT
Inspired by Arabic calligraphic art and the icon of the classical candelabrum is Il Pezzo 3, a collection of lamps with a hand-forged brass struc...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Brass, Gold Plate
Bonnie Contemporary LED Small Pendant, Solid Brass or Chromed, Handmade/finished
Located in Torslanda, SE
The Bonnie range is designed around the stylized form of a Saffron flower, known around the world for its valuable beauty, fragrance and essence.
Each organic flower-like form is st...
Category
2010s Scandinavian Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Nickel
Cesar (1921-1998) 'burst Heart' Patinated Bronze. Bocquel Cast Iron Numbered O
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
César BALDACCINI, known as "César" (1921-1998) : "Bursted heart", 1986
Patinated bronze proof. Signed 'César'. Mention of the BOCQUEL foundry and numbering of the edition 758/1500.
...
Category
1980s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Polished Bronze Console by Pierre Ghattaz
Located in PARIS, FR
Pierre Ghattaz, based in Beirut, is the maker of this organic piece of bronze.
Category
2010s French Modern Furniture
Materials
Bronze
JOSETTE SCONCE - Modern Hand Forged Gold Leaf Feather Sconce
Located in Laguna Niguel, CA
JOSETTE SCONCE - Modern Hand-Forged Gold Leaf Feather Sconce
The Josette Sconce is a stunning piece of functional art designed to add a touch of elegan...
Category
2010s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
"Il Pezzo 12 Pendant" - height 120cm/47.2" - polished brass - LEDs suspension
Located in Firenze, IT
Il Pezzo 12 is a female figure suspended in the air, carrying in her womb the light. It’s nimble, refined, addictive.
The solid clearest crystal, brilliantly illuminated by two LEDs,...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Brass, Gold Plate
"Il Pezzo 12 Long Chandelier" - length 130cm/51.2” - black and polished brass
Located in Firenze, IT
Il Pezzo 12 is a female figure suspended in the air, carrying in her womb the light. It’s nimble, refined, addictive.
The solid clearest crystal, brilliantly illuminated by two LEDs,...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Brass, Gold Plate
Gold Minimalist Watering Can
Located in Geneve, CH
Gold Minimalist watering can
Dimensions: D 37.2 x W 17 x H 23.1 cm
Materials: Steel.
Also available in black.
The opening of the globe watering can is elegantly off-centered...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Carl Auböck V "Luna Futura" Vase
Located in Chalk Hill, PA
A beautiful one-of-a-kind hand crafted vase by Viennese artist Carl Auböck V. Read the artists statement below.
"The vase "luna futura" is the largest vessel I have yet created.
Th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Summer Pear, Bronze Sculpture with Textured Golden Surface on Concrete Base
By Mary Block
Located in Chicago, IL
An oversized bronze pear sits upon a circular concrete base in Mary Block's unique work entitled Summer Pear. This one of a kind bronze sculpture is perfe...
Category
2010s North American Modern Furniture
Materials
Cement, Bronze
Flux Breakfast Table by Pieces, Modern Customizable in Glass Wood Stone
By Pieces
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Flux dining series comes in nearly endless combinations of shapes, surfaces, and colors. The Flux series can be customized to accomplish any dining design goal. We call that flux...
Category
2010s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Onyx, Granite, Marble, Metal
Valiant Chandelier ''Horizontal'': Elegant Bronze and Murano Glass Design 78''
Located in New York, NY
The spectacular Valiant Chandelier by Barlas Baylar is inspired by the resplendent natural forms of ancient flora. The Valiant Collection is rigorou...
Category
2010s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Bronze
"Coluna" Organic Form Horizontal Slat Polished Bronze Dining / Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
7 Contemporary / Modern "Coluna" dining side chairs in a biomorphic form constructed from polished bronze, featuring organically shaped horizontal slat backs. (PRICED EACH) (1 matchi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Estrela Bronze Counter Stool by Newel Modern
Located in New York, NY
4 Contemporary "Estrela" hand-forged bronze counter stools with biomorphic design constructed of and draws inspiration from brutalism and Hollywo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Workstead Signal Flush Mount in Bronze, with Blown Glass Globe and Pull Chain
By Workstead
Located in Hudson, NY
The Flush Mount is a compact beacon composed of metal, glass, and chain. A hand blown glass globe is delicately mounted between two metal pins above a luminous canopy, creating a hie...
Category
2010s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Bronze
"Porto" Organic Loop Design Polished Bronze and Glass Coffee Tables
Located in New York, NY
3 Contemporary / Modern "Porto" biomorphic coffee tables with looping abstract bases constructed from polished bronze supporting an organic form clear glass table top.(PRICED EACH)
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Golden brazilian contemporary table lamp made of cast bronze
Located in Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
This brazilian contemporary table lamp is called Adobe. It has a modern design. Its structure it's made of cast bronze, with a asymetrical design.
The bronze goes through a melting ...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Botanico Biomorphic Bronze Coffee Table by Newel Modern
Located in New York, NY
2 "Botanico" Biomorphic coffee tables featuring an intricately carved leaf-inspired tabletop and base constructed of polished hand-forged bronze. (PRICED EACH)
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Bicentric Wall Sconce in Natural Brass & Green Enamel Mesh, Blueprint Lighting
Located in New York, NY
The Bicentric wall sconce is a playful 21st century spin on mid-century French modernism, featuring two spun metal mesh shades. Once installed, t...
Category
2010s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Bronze, Brass
Irrevocable Moment - Bronze Still Life with Bat and Apple on Mosaic Bronze Base
By Mary Block
Located in Chicago, IL
Mary Block
Irrevocable Moment
bronze
5.50h x 9w x 5d in
13.97h x 22.86w x 12.70d cm
MBK008
This piece may be placed indoor only. The nail pinning the bat is mild steel. Pins holding...
Category
2010s North American Modern Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Small Murano Glass Lamps with Custom Silk Shades
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of small Murano glass lamps with custom silk shades.
Dimensions listed (8 in. diameter x 13 in. tall) are the overall dimensions of the l...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Branco Modern Polished Bronze and Glass Branch Form End / Side Table
Located in New York, NY
2 Contemporary / Modern "BRANCO" end / side tables featuring an organic "branch" form bases constructred from polished bronze supporting a circular clear glass table top. (PRICED EAC...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Salvador Hand-Forged Bronze Side Chair by Newel Modern
Located in New York, NY
2 "Salvador" side chairs featuring an organic biomorphic modern design inspired by natural forms and neutral tones, constructed of hand-forged bronze. (PRICED EACH) (BY NEWEL MODERN)...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Bronze
"Banquete" Contemporary Polished Bronze Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
12 "Banquete" Contemporary dining / side chairs constructed in an organic form from polished brass
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Bronze
"Branco" Bronze and Glass Circular Organic Branch Form Dining Table
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary / Modern "Branco" dining / center table featuring an organic branch form base constructred from bronze supporting a circular clear glass table top. (Similar table in pol...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Polished Bronze and Glass Circular Branch Form Dining Table
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary / Modern "Branco" dining / center table featuring an organic branch form base constructred from polished bronze supporting a circular clear glass table top. (Similar tab...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Bronze
"Catarina" American-Style Bronze Biomorphic Dining Table with Circular Glass Top
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary "Catarina" Round Biomorphic Dining / Center Table with sculptural wire metal base and circular glass top.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Bronze
"Flora" Biomorphic Coffee Table by Newel Modern
Located in New York, NY
"Flora" Contemporary Coffee table with an Biomorphic sculptural base constructed of hand-forged bronze with a two-tone finish contrasting matted black and shiny bronze and includes a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Modern Still Life Bronze Sculpture 'Manzanas y Naranjas' by Rafael Muyor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Rafael Muyor Spanish, Madrid, born 1943
Bronze Sculpture ‘Manzanas y Naranjas’ (Apples and Oranges )
Signed on the center bottom.
A beautiful bronze sculpture of ‘Manzanas y Naranj...
Category
20th Century Spanish Modern Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Bolo Side Table by Demuro Das
By DeMuro Das
Located in Geneve, CH
Bolo side table by DeMuro Das
Dimensions: 35 x H 50 cm
Materials: Ziricote - Matte
Solid bronze - Satin
Dimensions and finishes can be customized.
DeMuro Das is an internation...
Category
2010s Indian Modern Furniture
Materials
Stone, Bronze
On the Deck, After Dinner with Mom - Bronze Still Life, Bird and Apples on Base
By Mary Block
Located in Chicago, IL
Mary Block
On the Deck After Dinner with Mom
bronze
6.75h x 9w x 11d in
17.14h x 22.86w x 27.94d cm
MBK009
Category
2010s North American Modern Furniture
Materials
Bronze
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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