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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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: Gray
Boogie Nights Handmade Ceramic, Bronze Steel & Verdigris Copper Side Table
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
The teal green ceramic tiled and verdigris copper Boogie Nights side table is designed by Egg Designs and manufactured in South Africa. This side ta...
Category
2010s South African Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel, Copper
Design ID 3002 Nepal Teppich
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Nepal ist bekannt für seine hochwertigen handgeknüpften Produkte. Dieser Teppich ist aus hochwertiger Tibet Hochland Wolle und Bambus-Seide gefertigt. Die Verwendung hochwertiger MA...
Category
2010s Nepalese Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool, Bamboo
Giorgio Collection Dune Outdoor Garden Chair
Located in New York, NY
Giorgio Collection Dune Outdoor occasional chair in special treated fabric.
Cushion filling in waterproof dacron. Structure in combination of satined black metal treated in cataphore...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel
Outdoor Pouf in weather resistant foam with yellow leather and white fabric
By Myface
Located in Santo Tirso, PT
Flow Pouf
The Flow pouf features a resistant base that provides stability and support, ensuring that you can fully sink into it. Its soft and cozy design creates a true cloud of com...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Leather
Square Tray - Carrara Marble
Located in Monte-Serzedo, 13
With Hatt trays possibilities are immense when you use it to kick start the party by serving your tasty finger food appetizers in your house. Available in different types of marble s...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
Symbol Coat Rack in Color
By DESU DESIGN
Located in Bondville, VT
The iconic coat rack that functions as both a practical storage solution and modern sculptural object. When not in use as a coat rack, the Symbol hangs on the wall as a purely aesthetic piece. When needed, the precision machined metal coat hooks flip down smoothly to help you organize your things. The Symbol Coat Rack...
Category
2010s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
White Mohair Ottoman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gorgerous custom made mohair ottoman with a light wooden base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Furniture
Materials
Mohair, Upholstery
Kerry Hastings, Handbuilt Ceramic Sculptural Side Table
Located in London, GB
Inspired by a winter walk in the hills of Scotland this table was sculpted by hand and finished with a textured dolomite glaze to evoke a memory of landscape and time. Exploiting the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Fruit Bowl in marble, by Karen Chekerdjian, Made in Italy
Located in Milan, IT
The value of change in a simple act, in stock. Karen Chekerdjian’s new creation puts design front and center: from one foundation, multiple possibilities.
An essential shape and cla...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble
Oval Pedestal Resin Bowl, White and Pearl by Paola Valle
By Paola Valle
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
Our oval pedestal bowl is great for holding fruit, plants, decorative objects, faux succulents and specially everyone's attention. You can have it on display on a kitchen counter or ...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Furniture
Materials
Resin
Contemporary Modern Handmade Marble Candelabra
Located in Lisbon, PT
Designed by GAIA&GINO's very own design manager Doganberk Demir, Universe candelabra is a colourful candleholder inspired by the star and planet models, juxtaposing different shape...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble, Metal
Champagne Multi-Coloured Contemporary Handknotted Wool Rug Rankin Rugs
By Rankin Rugs
Located in Berkshire, England
Champagne by RANKIN RUGS - traditionally handknotted in Bulgaria using 100% locally-sourced Bulgarian wool (~125,000 knots per sqm)
All rugs are handknotted in a small family-run workshop in Bulgaria by Europe's last remaining artisans practising traditional handknotting. With only 30 women still practising this rare, ancient craft, each piece is made-to-order and is a unique 1-of-1 work of art. The artisans selected to produce these pieces are some of Europe’s most superior artisans, known for their skill and precision, and their distinguished heritage in weaving rugs for Europe's most high-profile and royal establishments. As an exclusive, state of the art piece, the rug is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.
Please bear in mind that images are for illustrative purposes only. Due to the handcrafted quality of the pieces, wool colours may vary slightly to the concept images.
Depicting a trail of leftover confetti, Champagne is an exclusive, hand knotted, fine art rug. Provokingly colourful, the Champagne rug...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Bulgarian Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool
Moonlight Classic Handloom Throw / Blanket in Pure Soft Merino Twill Weave
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
Custom design by Studio Variously, Moonlight Merino throw / blanket is handwoven ethically by master weavers in Nepal and dyed entirely with earth friendly dyes in soft 100% merino yarn.
Moonlight is plush & can be used as a bed spread...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Furniture
Materials
Yarn
Pierre Vandel Table Mirror, Aluminium, French Piece circa 1970
Located in BELFORT, FR
Very rare and sought table mirror from the french designer Pierre Vandel. He designed it in the early 70's, at the very beginning of its work. It is made of bended and brushed alumin...
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Side End Table Glass Crystal Special Laser Engravings Collectible Design Italy
Located in Ancona, Marche
The side table 'Transistor' is made of crystal glass.
Dimension: L 55, W 40, H 52 cm. Dimensions are customizable.
Limited Edition of 25.
Each console is hand signed and numbered ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Plates Platters Serveware Set of 3 White Statuary Marble Collectible Design
Located in Ancona, Marche
Hand carved presentation plates in Statuary marble. Multiple use as plates, platters and placers.
The precious white Statuary marble has always been the one preferred by sculptors a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble
Francesco Zaccone for Thonet Golf Chairs in New Bouclé Upholstery, Germany 1970
Located in Almelo, NL
Presenting this stunning set of ‘Golf’ chairs by Francesco Zaccone for Thonet. Beautifully shaped chrome bases creating an incredibly sturdy and stately pre...
Category
Late 20th Century German Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
New Modern Fruit Bowl in White Marble, Creator Karen Chekerdjian Stock
Located in Milan, IT
The value of change in a simple act, in stock. Karen Chekerdjian’s new creation puts design front and centre: from one foundation, multiple possibilities.
An essential shape and cla...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble
Coffee Center Cocktail Table All Glass Curved Shape Collectible Design Italy
Located in Ancona, Marche
“Bent straights” table origins in a game of curves, arising from a two-dimensional surface turning into three-dimensional objects, prospectively contradictory, deceiving the percepti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Cut Glass
Modern Light Gray Fabric Desk Chair with Walnut Base
By Lunchstudio
Located in Mexico, MX
Helsinki collection. Helsinki desk chair: simple, elegant, comfortable. Available in oak and walnut base or in custom materials, may be upholstered with variety of fabrics and colors...
Category
2010s North American Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
21st Century Large Hook Leather Basket for Towels with Fabric Handmade in Italy
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
Attractive contrast between leather and cotton fabric. Our Hook basket is hand woven, made with eco-friendly, washable, and resistant material suitable also for outdoor use. The insi...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather, Cotton, Fabric
Silk Furnishing Panel with Acrylic Glass
By Fornasetti
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Fornasetti silk printed panel between 2 sheets of plexiglass, like new, still with plastic protection.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Silk, Resin
Schumacher Paul Poiret Hydrangea Document Two-Sided Linen Cotton Pillow
Located in New York, NY
This 18" x 18" pillow features Hydrangea, a linen and cotton blended fabric, in Document. In this large-scale design, which Paul Poiret created exclusively for Schumacher in 1930, cl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Furniture
Materials
Cotton, Linen
Handmade Rock Ceramic Dinner Plates - Set of 2 - Black & White Splatterware
By OWO Ceramics
Located in Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, AR
One-of-a-kind ceramic dinner plates specially designed to enliven and enrich your table setting and home. Perfect for everyday use, these fun and functional splatter plates have an unmistakable handmade feel and may equally be used as serving dishes.
Sold as a set of two, each pottery dinner plate is glazed by hand in a matte glaze with hand-painted black splatters that resemble Pollock’s artistic work. Due to the handcrafted nature, no two are the same, and hand washing...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Clay
Set of 2 Luna Half-Moon Round Modern Frameless Mirrors Floating Effect, XL
Located in London, GB
Set of two charming and minimalist Luna™ half-moon frameless mirrors with a floating effect. Fitted with a quality and ingenious hanging system for a flexible installation in 4 diffe...
Category
2010s British Modern Furniture
Materials
Mirror
21st Century Ovo Towel & Magazine Leather Basket Outdoor Use Handmade in Italy
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
Ovo basket: Compact yet capacious.
Fashioned of resistant recycled leather, with tan or black this basket boasts an unstructured silhouette with fl...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather
Antique Copper Sui Ola Mirror by Robert Kuo, Hand Repousse
By Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sui Ola design.
Antique copper.
Hand repoussé.
Copper base.
Limited edition.
Customizable.
Repoussé is the traditional art of hand-hammering decorative relief onto sheet metal. Th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Furniture
Materials
Copper
Gervasoni Inout Side Table in White Ceramic with Black Dots by Paola Navone
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Inout 44 is a coffee table-pouf made of ceramic in black, anthracite grey or white decorated with black polka dots or black stripes, it is characterised by a champagne cork shape, es...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Giorgio Collection Oasi Outdoor Rectangular Table 79" with Stone Top
Located in New York, NY
Giorgio Collection Oasi Outdoor Collection
Outdoor rectangular table with top made by slats of treated "CARDOSO" natural stone with inserted ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Stone, Stainless Steel
21st Century by G.Raboni & M.Montefusco "PILLOLE 02" Objects and Household Items
Located in massa, IT
Objects and household items
Size: Diameter Cm 6.5 x height 11
Materials: Nero Marquina
Designer: G. Raboni & M.Montefusco
Designing Pillole, Rabo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble
Modern Earthy Striped Throw Pillow
Located in Norwalk, CT
This new accent pillow of East-meets-West design aesthetic showcases a Tibetan design with predominant Earthy Striped color.
Hand-made, using either 100% premium wool.
This pillow...
Category
2010s Indian Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool
Bowl Vessel Solid Block Imperial Grey Emperador Marble Contemporary Design
Located in Ancona, Marche
"Elegant and light, it seems to drift through the placid waters of the lagoon".
Gondola, set of two elegant bowls in different sizes, hand-sculpted from a solid block...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble
Capsula Front Illuminated Ceiling Suspended Pendant Mirror with a Brass Frame
Located in London, GB
Superb ceiling suspended capsule shaped mirror with an elegant brushed brass frame and front illumination on one side.
Mirror dimensions: 300mm (11.81") Wide x 600mm (23.62") High x 41mm (1.61") Deep
Mirror is illustrated with a drop of 300mm (11.81") but is fully customisable. Please contact our team for information.
Ceiling suspended mirrors...
Category
2010s British Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Strip Wall Grey, Display for Flat Objects by Lotti Gostic Studio
Located in Volčji Potok, SI
Strip elements are a part of the sentimental collection designed by Lotti Gostic Studio which researches sentimental relationships between humans and objects.
The designed displays ...
Category
2010s Slovenian Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Bowl Vase Vessel Centerpiece Imperial Green Marble Handmade Italy Collectible
Located in Ancona, Marche
Bowl sculpted by hand from a solid block of Imperial Green marble. Polished finishing.
Dimensions: Small L 35 x W 17 x H 8 cm. Medium L 45 x W ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble
Bowl Vase Vessel Centerpiece White Calacatta Marble Collectible Design Italy
Located in Ancona, Marche
Bowl sculpted by hand from a solid block of Calacatta marble. Polished finishing.
Dimensions: Big L 56 x W 27 x H 12 cm. Medium L 45 x W 22 x H 10 cm Small L 35 x W 17 x H ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble
Beautiful Modern Silk and Wool Hand Knotted Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very nice modern rug with an abstract design and nice colors, entirely and finely hand knotted with hand carded wool and silk velvet on cotton foundation.
Category
2010s Indian Modern Furniture
Materials
Silk
Schumacher Amour Stripe Charcoal White Linen Two-Sided 18" Pillow
By Schumacher
Located in New York, NY
Amour is an especially lovely stripe created by Schumacher's Design Studio. Printed on fine linen, its delicate lines and subtle colorations have a c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Modern Furniture
Materials
Linen
Geometric Bench Metal Stainless Steel Brass by Ana Volante 21st century
By Ana Volante
Located in Miami, FL
Futuristic bench
Stainless steel 12Ga
Brush finish
Brass 260
Designed by Ana Volante
Dimensions:
45cm x 1.20m x 45cm
(17.7") x (47.2") x (17.7")
Handcrafted stainless-steel d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
Taula White Marble Side Tables Set
By Casa Mineral
Located in Mexico City, MX
Side tables in carved Veneciano white marble. Available on request in Monterrey black marble. Dimensions: Small: 30 D x 55 W x 40 H cm Large: 30 D x 60 W x 50 H cm. Production time: ...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble
Taula White Marble Large Side Table
By Casa Mineral
Located in Mexico City, MX
Side table in carved Veneciano white marble. Available on request in Monterrey black marble. Production time: 6-8 weeks for items without marble / 13-14 weeks for marble pieces. Ship...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble
Tholos White Marble Large Side Table
By Casa Mineral
Located in Mexico City, MX
Side table in carved Veneciano white marble. Available on request in Monterrey black marble. For this piece of marble, the cover will arrive disassembled, to install it a screwdriver...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble
Taula White Marble Small Side Table
By Casa Mineral
Located in Mexico City, MX
Side table in carved Veneciano white marble. Available on request in Monterrey black marble. Production time: 6-8 weeks for items without marble / 13-14 weeks for marble pieces. Shi...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble
Costantinopoli by Vito Nesta for Les-Ottomans Set of 6 Dessert Plates
By Les Ottomans
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Set of 6 dessert plates of our the most stunning tableware collections: Costantinopoli.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
21st Century Peso Concrete Book and Door Holder 2kg Light Grey Color Cement
Located in Rome, Lazio
Colored book and door holders made in concrete. A touch of color for your bookcase 100% made in Italy.
2kg: measures: L 9, P 9, H 18 cm.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Concrete
21st Century Concrete Cement Tray Centrepiece Handmade in Italy Light Grey Color
Located in Rome, Lazio
Renzo in a family of multipurpose trays with a very smooth surface and soft curved edges, now available in a different color composition. Each piece is a unique, no two are the same....
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Concrete
Tholos White Marble Medium Side Table
By Casa Mineral
Located in Mexico City, MX
Side table in carved Veneciano white marble. Production time: 6-8 weeks for items without marble / 13-14 weeks for marble pieces. Shipping +10 additional business days. Casa Quieta u...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble
Talayot White Marble Carved Large Bowl
By Casa Mineral
Located in Mexico City, MX
Large bowl with spinning effect in carved Veneciano white marble. Handmade in México by local craftsmen. Production time: 6-8 weeks for items without marble / 13-14 weeks for marbl...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble
Onda Contemporary Coffee Table in Pink Metal
Located in London, GB
Onda table works on the juxtaposition of volumes and finishing.
A wavy organic extra-thin top on architectural chunky cylindric legs. Like a paper sheet th...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Bellhop Grey Blue Portable Rechargeable Wireless Desk or Table Lamp for FLOS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FLOS Bellhop T Table Lamp in Grey Blue by Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby
Portable, rechargeable and wireless, Bellhop is a sleek modern LED tabletop lamp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Resin
Minimalist Curved Front Arcade Console with Arches by Martin & Brockett
By Martin and Brockett
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Martin & Brockett's Arcade Console 48” is a nod to the ancient Roman architectural form- a succession of contiguous arches supported by columns. It feat...
Category
2010s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Paint, Oak
Maharam Pillow, Eden by Hella Jongerius
Located in New York, NY
Maharam pillow
Eden by Hella Jongerius
001 Dew
Designed by Hella Jongerius, Eden is characterized by a bold use of line, scale and composition; a mix of representational styles; an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Furniture
Materials
Polyester, Cotton
Fornasetti Cushion Silenzio from the Series Tema e Variazioni Cotton
By Fornasetti
Located in MILANO, IT
The Fornasetti cushions will add to each room an unexpected detail thanks to the most iconic Italian atelier designs.
The decoration features t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Two Pedestal White Marble Side Tables Set
By Casa Mineral
Located in Mexico City, MX
Set of two side table in carved Veneciano white marble. Handmade in Mexico by local craftsmen. Dimensions: Small: 40 D x 40 W x 45 H cm Large: 40 D x 40 W x 55 H cm. For this piece o...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble
Fiam Magique Cubo MQC/3834XB Bedside Table in Glass with Cube, by Studio Klass
By FIAM, Studio Klass
Located in New York, NY
Bedside table with cubic inner compartment in 10-mm thick glass. Available in various finishes. Extralight glass structure, opal white glass inner compartment.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass
Fiam Magique Cubo MQC/3834 Bedside Table with Cube in Glass, by Studio Klass
By FIAM, Studio Klass
Located in New York, NY
Bedside table with cubic inner compartment in 10-mm thick glass. Available in various finishes. Structure and inner compartment in transparent glass.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass
Fiam Italia Christine Mirror by Helidon Xhixha & Dante O. Benini Luca
Located in New York, NY
Wall mirror in 6 mm high temperature melted glass, back-silvered. 5 mm flat mirror. Rear frame in painted metal. It can be hung in various positions.
“The mirror”: it has always be...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Woven Black Ash Wood Dining Chair Molteni&C by Tobia Scarpa - made in Italy
Located in New York, NY
Miss Chair in Black Ash Wood and Leather by Afra and Tobia Scarpa.
Expert-crafted in Italy exclusively by Molteni&C.
Husband and wife powerhouse designers...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Ash
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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