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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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 chaircrafted 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.

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Style: Modern
Color:  Gold
Cigarette Case Fired Enamel on a Fine Hand-Engraved Mountain Landscape Sterling
Located in Firenze, FI
Rounded rectangular snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with beautiful fire enamelled miniature hand painted by the painter Simone Dainelli inspired by the paintings of Boris Vallejo, in fantastic contemporary style, with hand-engraved frame. Designed by Franco Salimbeni in 1967 and manufactured in Florence in numerous specimens with various subjects and different colors, in the headquarters of the Salimbeni company with completely manual execution by artisan artists with thick slab and large reinforcements suitable for withstanding numerous high-fire enamelled firings at about 800° C. Miniature is a very ancient technique which consists of painting works in small proportions. It was born for the decoration of the first letter of the paragraph of the books. Over the years, however, this technique is refined and enriched, then moving on to precious personal items. hand painted miniatures can be done with multiple different techniques. The most important that we use on our articles are of three kinds: 1) Fire enamel. 2) Water tempera on an ivory plate. 3) Painted on mother-of-pearl. Fire enameled miniatures: On a first layer of enamel generally white or very clear or even transparent suitably liquefied at a temperature of about 750 ° C, the chosen subject is painted using miniature colors which are as many colored crystals, ground and reduced to a very fine, almost impalpable powder washed and purified in distilled water with the addition of small quantities of deoxidizing acids which, diluted with essential oils (usually essential oil of solder), can be mixed to form a palette of colors. With very fine sable hair brushes you draw the subject starting from the perimeter and then gradually adding various layers of color. It is necessary to carry out various firings very often so that the colors harden and are not absorbed by the underlying glaze as, during the subsequent firings at 750 ° C, during liquefaction, it would spread irremediably. Hence the need to form the painting a little at a time, cooking it numerous times. Therefore it is necessary to proceed with numerous retouching, often overlapping different colors that only the painter's experience knows. A beautiful miniature needs from 20 to over 50 firings and is finished when the painter deems he does not have to further intervene. Some colors must have darker tones than others because then, by superimposing the transparent enamel placed at the end of the miniature, they fade. This transparent layer, called “fondant” in jargon, must be smoothed and polished like all other translucent enamel colors. The miniatures with water tempera colors are painted on real ivory...
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1960s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Gold Plate, Enamel, Sterling Silver

Vulcan Washbasin by Marmi Serafini
Located in Geneve, CH
Vulcan washbasin by Marmi Serafini Materials: Nero Marquina marble, gold leaf. Dimensions: D 55 x W 120 x H 20 cm Available in other marbles. Tap not included. An iconic bathroom si...
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2010s Italian Modern Furniture

Materials

Marble, Gold Leaf

Esa Fedrigolli Design Sculpture Center Bronze Enaneled by Esart, Italy Years 1970
Located in Biella, IT
Esa Fedrigolli design vintage sculpture center bronze pocket emptier enameled in refined green, red and bleu by Esart Italy production in years 1970, signe...
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1870s Italian Antique Modern Furniture

Materials

Bronze

382 Hand Crafted Springing Stoneware Bowl by Helen Prior
Located in New Paltz, NY
382 Hand Crafted Springing Stoneware Bowl by Helen Prior A delicate hand-crafted bowl, organic in shape with a torn clay opening in natural speckled stoneware clay. Part of the Cros...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Furniture

Materials

Gold

Bronze Carafe Lips by Rick Owens
Located in Geneve, CH
Bronze Carafe lips by Rick Owens 2019 Dimensions: L 14.5 x W 14.5 x H 27.5 cm Materials: Bronze Weight: 4.5 kg Rick Owens is a California-born fa...
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2010s French Modern Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Italian Venetian Flush Mount in Blown Murano Glass with Gold Finishes 1980s
Located in Villaverla, IT
Italian Venetian Flush Mount in Blown Murano Glass with Gold Finishes 1980s This refined piece of art will bring a unique touch of beauty into th...
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1980s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Gold

Abyss Washbasin by Marmi Serafini
Located in Geneve, CH
Abyss washbasin by Marmi Serafini Materials: Calcatta Oro marble, gold leaf. Dimensions: D 55 x W 120 x H 15 cm Available in other marbles. An iconic bathroom sink with a simple and...
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2010s Italian Modern Furniture

Materials

Marble, Gold Leaf

Contemporary Gold Plated Spoon Green Quartz Stone Handcrafted Natalia Criado
Located in Milan, IT
Elevate your morning coffee or tea ritual with our torch spoon, meticulously handcrafted in Italy by skilled artisans. Fashioned from metal and plated brass, each spoon features a ha...
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21st Century and Contemporary Colombian Modern Furniture

Materials

Stone, Quartz, Gold

Bronze Candelabra by Mary Brōgger
Located in Geneve, CH
Bronze candelabra by Mary Brogger One of a kind Dimensions: W 71 cm x D 53 cm x H 109 cm Materials: Bronze Includes sensor. Mary Brogger is an internationally recognized artist...
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2010s American Modern Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Set of 2 Queen Heart Stools by Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 queen heart stools by Royal Stranger Dimensions: 46 x 49 x 43 cm Different upholstery colors and finishes are available. Brass, copper or stainless steel in polished or br...
Category

2010s Portuguese Modern Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

Valença Table Lamp
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
"Valença table lamp" Materials: Main Bronze Mirror Details Brushed Brass Overall Dimensions: 480x480x990 mm Structure Dimensions: 200x285x728 mm Lampshade Dimension...
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21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Furniture

Materials

Bronze, Stainless Steel

Modern Camouflage Luxury Area Rug
Located in New York, NY
The Rapture Collection is the exception to our hand-woven only rule. Woven Concepts purist philosophy focuses on the creation of hand-made, high-end rugs. The Rapture Collection rugs...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Furniture

Materials

Chenille

Set of 4 Queen Heart Stools by Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 Queen heart stools by Royal Stranger Dimensions: 46 x 49 x 43 cm Different upholstery colors and finishes are available. Brass, copper or stainless steel in polished or br...
Category

2010s Portuguese Modern Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

Profiterole Occasional Table Small by Lara Bohinc in White Wood
Located in Holland, AMSTERDAM
Profiterole small coffee table and Profiterole occasional table are in marble and wood respectively, supported by round dessert-like spher...
Category

2010s Portuguese Modern Furniture

Materials

Wood

Modernist Brass Sconces with Hand Blown Murano 24-Karat Gold Glass with Murines
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful pair of modernist sconces were realized in Murano, Italy- the island off the coast of Venice renowned for centuries for its superlative glass production. In dialogue w...
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21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Furniture

Materials

Gold

Alchemy Bar Stool by Rick Owens
Located in Geneve, CH
Alchemy bar stool by Rick Owens 2013 Dimensions: L 62 x W 50 x H 76 cm Materials : Bronze, Leather Weight : 24 kg Available in Black finish or Nitrate (Dark Brown) finish. ...
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2010s French Modern Furniture

Materials

Bronze

341 Hand Crafted Gathering Stoneware Bowl by Helen Prior
Located in New Paltz, NY
341 Hand Crafted Gathering Stoneware Bowl by Helen Prior A delicate hand-crafted bowl, organic in shape with a torn clay edge in natural speckled stoneware clay. Part of the Cross P...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Furniture

Materials

Gold

Cast Bronze Octopus Sculpture
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A wonderful example of a hollow-cast bronze octopus. This piece features wonderful detail and resemblance to a real specimen. An exotic piece certain to...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Modern Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Set of 4 Queen Heart Stools by Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 queen heart stools by Royal Stranger Dimensions: 46 x 49 x 43 cm Different upholstery colors and finishes are available. Brass, copper or stainless steel in polished or br...
Category

2010s Portuguese Modern Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

Queen Heart Stool by Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Queen heart side table by Royal Stranger Dimensions: 46 x 49 x 43 cm Different upholstery colors and finishes are available. Brass, copper or stainless steel in polished or brushed finish. Materials: velvet heart shape upholstery on the top of a stainless steel coated in brass plated foot. The Queen heart stool...
Category

2010s Portuguese Modern Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

Contemporary Upholstered Bench, Blush Velvet/ Bronze Base
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary bench is a statement design piece. The design is inspired by the pieces clear horizontal lines and stability that the stripes and open structure provides. This bench is ...
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21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Modern Counter Stool, Bar Chair Gold Polished Brass Corduroy Upholstery
Located in Porto, PT
Limited Edition: Modern Counter Stool Gold Polished Brass Corduroy Upholstery Joanne Counter Stool is a mid-century modern bar stool. This simpl...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Furniture

Materials

Stainless Steel

Deep Green Rockchair by Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Deep green rockchair by Royal Stranger Dimensions: Width 98cm, height 135cm, depth 99cm Different upholstery colors and finishes are available. Brass, cop...
Category

2010s Portuguese Modern Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

Pair of Gold Candle Holders by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Gold candle holder by Mason Editions Dimensions: 31 × 5 × 10 cm Materials: Iron Colors: black, matte 24K gold, cotto, sage green and light grey. Cons...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Furniture

Materials

Iron

Miguel Fernando Lopez (Milo). Portuguese sculptor. Modernist female sculpture
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Miguel Fernando Lopez (Milo). Portuguese sculptor. Modernist female sculpture in solid bronze on a marble base. Late 20th century. Measures: 54 x 20 cm. In excellent condition. Signed.
Category

Late 20th Century Portuguese Modern Furniture

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Mirror in Bronze Finish
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Mirror in bronze finish Round mirror in bronze finish in forme of line Dimensions : ø: 90cm x D: 2 cm.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Secondo Fuoco Contemporary Flat Vase in Bronze and Slag
Located in Florence, IT
Secondo Fuoco is an investigation into slags, a reflection on the multiple souls of matter: its mineral origin, re-obtained by smelting processes and its...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Honeycomb Limited Edition Wall Mirror, Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Honeycomb Limited Edition wall mirror, Royal Stranger Dimensions: 177 x 7 x 152 cm Materials: Polished brass structure standing on the top of a Carrara marble Like a honey fille...
Category

2010s Portuguese Modern Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

Modern Camouflage Luxury Area Rug
Located in New York, NY
The Rapture Collection is the exception to our hand-woven only rule. Woven Concepts purist philosophy focuses on the creation of hand-made, high-end rugs. The Rapture Collection rugs...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Furniture

Materials

Chenille

Set of 2 Mustard Queen Heart Stools by Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 mustard queen heart stools by Royal Stranger Dimensions: 46 x 49 x 43 cm Different upholstery colors and finishes are available. Brass, copper or stainless steel in polish...
Category

2010s Portuguese Modern Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

Velvet Ruby Rockchair by Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Velvet Ruby rockchair by Royal Stranger Dimensions: Width 98cm, height 135cm, depth 99cm Different upholstery colors and finishes are available. Brass, copper or stainless steel in...
Category

2010s Portuguese Modern Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

Set of 4 Mustard Queen Heart Stools by Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 mustard queen heart stools by Royal Stranger Dimensions: 46 x 49 x 43 cm Different upholstery colors and finishes are available. Brass, copper or stainless steel in polish...
Category

2010s Portuguese Modern Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

Murano Glass Vase, Made in Italy, Potiches Set, Urn Set, Jar Set in Gold Color
Located in Pambio Noranco, CH
Murano glass potiches vase, mouth blown, in gold color Made in Murano and purchased directly from the manufacturer. Set of 4 in different sizes, the b...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Furniture

Materials

Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Rick Owens Brazier Cast Bronze Low Brazier Side Table Nitrate Patina
Located in Chicago, IL
Handmade low three-legged cast bronze brazier or side table from the Rick Owens home collection. Low Brazier three-legged table in solid bronze with ni...
Category

2010s French Modern Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Murano Glass Vase, Made in Italy, Potiches Set, Urn Set, Jar Set in Gold Color
Located in Pambio Noranco, CH
Murano glass potiches vase, mouth blown, in gold color. Made in Murano and purchased directly from the manufacturer. Set of 3 in different sizes, the ...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Furniture

Materials

Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Set of 2 Queen Heart Stools by Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Queen heart stools by Royal Stranger Dimensions: 46 x 49 x 43 cm Different upholstery colors and finishes are available. Brass, copper or stainless steel in polished or br...
Category

2010s Portuguese Modern Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

Yves Klein Gold "Monogold" Glass Table, Made in France
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Yves Klein Gold "Monogold" Table Made with 3,000 sheets of gold leaf, glass, Plexiglas and steel. This iconic table is from an edition begun in 1963 u...
Category

2010s French Modern Furniture

Materials

Stainless Steel

Tacón 12 Gold N Wall Clock
Located in New York, NY
Wall clock with rectangular metal time signals that form the structure of the clock on the wall. The case is polished brass and the hands are walnut with golden counterweights. Tacó...
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Furniture

Materials

Brass

Chiado Counter Stool, Eucalyptus Leather with Boucle Snow and Gold
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Chiado Bar and Counter Stools are comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The Stools have a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Velvet, Faux Leather, Wood

Nest Egg Hanging Swing Chair Steel Modern In/Outdoor 21st Century Gold Square
Located in Johannesburg, ZA
The Nest Egg hanging swing chair is inspired from the organic forms in bird nests and has a natural egg shape. The pattern detail is remin...
Category

2010s South African Modern Furniture

Materials

Steel

Limited Edition 3/65 Bill Mack Signed Tribute to Picasso Huge Bronze Picture
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning and exceptionally rare 1984 low Limited Edition number 3/65 Bill Mack a tribute to Picasso bonded bronze picture RRP $100,000 (£78,50...
Category

1980s European Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Circus Pendant Light By Corinna Warm For Warm Sm Large White/Bronze in stock
Located in Santa Monica, CA
New size now available for our popular circus pendants. Diameter 11" x 7". Our bestselling circus pendant light collection features a family of four ...
Category

2010s American Modern Furniture

Materials

Aluminum, Brass, Bronze

Murano Seguso Signed Gold Aventurine Glass Bowl Vintage Italian Barware
Located in North Miami, FL
This over scaled elegant vintage Murano blown glass bowl is signed by Seguso. It is abundant with gold aventurine and the top portion has hints...
Category

1980s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Gold

Cast Bronze Rain Drum with Elaborate Detail Patina Finish
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This cast iron bronze drum is inspired by the rain drums of South East Asia, particular those found in Burma, Laos and some of the Eastern Islands of Indonesia. This drum features th...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Modern Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Modern Abstract Luxury Hand-Finished Area Rug
Located in New York, NY
The Rapture Collection is the exception to our hand-woven only rule. Woven Concepts purist philosophy focuses on the creation of hand-made, high-end rugs. The Rapture Collection rugs...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Furniture

Materials

Chenille

Modern Abstract Luxury Area Rug
Located in New York, NY
The Rapture Collection is the exception to our hand-woven only rule. Woven Concepts purist philosophy focuses on the creation of hand-made, high-end rugs. The Rapture Collection rugs...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Furniture

Materials

Chenille

Modern Bronze Floor Lamp in the Style of Giacometti
Located in Toledo, OH
Modern bronze floor lamp in the style of Giacometti. Circa 1980s. This modern designed floor lamp has a beautiful dark patina, two soc...
Category

1980s American Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Large Bronze Haru Bowl with Ombre Finish by Elan Atelier 'in Stock'
Located in New York, NY
Available now and ready to ship! Bronze bowl produced using the superior lost wax bronze casting process, hand-rubbed and finished in selected patina (ombre effect). Descripti...
Category

2010s European Modern Furniture

Materials

Bronze

“Roaring Jaguar” Art Deco French Bronze Sculpture by Adolphe Geoffroy & Susse
By Adolphe-Louis-Victor Geoffroy, Susse Fondeur
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ADOLPHE LOUIS VICTOR GEOFFROY French, 1844-1915 "Panthére Rugissant" (Roaring Jaguar) Patinated bronze, signed "J. Geoffroy" and "Susse Fre. Paris / Cir...
Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Modern Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Modern "Door Knocker" 14k Yellow Gold Earrings with Ruby, Sapphire and Emeralds
Located in Shippensburg, PA
PAIR OF 14K YELLOW GOLD "DOOR-KNOCKER" EARRINGS Each set with a ruby, sapphire and emerald cabochon; marked respectively "VIA" & "14K" Item # C104245 A playful pair of modernist ea...
Category

20th Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Gold

Vistosi MiniGiogali PL 65Q Ceiling Light by Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
The reduced version of Giogali uses glass hooks for smaller wall installations, standard or custom made Specifications: Light source: E26 No of bulbs: 4×60W E26 Dimmer: DIM 1 ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Materials

Glass

Lladro Belle de Nuit 12-Light Chandelier
Located in New York City, NY
Hanging ceiling lamp with handmade metallic chandelier design with twelve translucent white, engraved porcelain lampshades. Beauty of the night. Such is the name of the plant whose petals reflect the moonlight, thus acquiring the magical property of glowing in the dark. This striking species provides the inspiration for the Belle de Nuit...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Opinion Ciatti LAlampada Large Wall Sconce
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The wall version of the spherical lamp by Lapo Ciatti enlightens all the rooms, from the living room to the bedroom, as well as any special spaces, such as corridors and entrances, at home as in the contract areas. Thanks to the 360° light...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Materials

Metal

Bola Medium Table Sphere Lamp by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
The Bola sphere table series fuses an elegant blown opal glass sphere with a mirrored disc reflector in polished stainless steel to give the illusion of a ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Furniture

Materials

Steel, Stainless Steel

Grand Fibonacci 11 Globe Chandelier in Brass, Enamel & Blown Glass
Located in New York, NY
The Grand Fibonacci chandelier: this 54" diameter 11 globe brass chandelier is both elegant and stately, bridging the gap between modern and tradi...
Category

2010s American Modern Furniture

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Nickel

VeniceM Mondrian Ceiling Light by Massimo Tonetto in Glass and Metal
Located in Mogliano Veneto, TV
Ceiling lamp with diffused light. Burnished natural brass, polished or matte black nickel, polished gold structure and white Murano blown glass diffusers. Specifications: Function:...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Materials

Metal

Contemporary Dining Table in Gold and Marble Finishes
Located in London, GB
Kronos is the latest modern dining table design within the Solo collection from acclaimed British designer Christopher Duffy. Beautiful contrasting m...
Category

2010s English Modern Furniture

Materials

Marble, Stainless Steel

459-G Hand Crafted Golden Promise Leaf Dish With 22kt Gold Detail by Helen Prior
Located in New Paltz, NY
459-G Hand Crafted Golden Promise Leaf Dish With 22kt Gold Detail by Helen Prior A delicate hand-crafted dish, organic in shape with a torn clay edge in natural speckled stoneware ...
Category

2010s American Modern Furniture

Materials

Gold

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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