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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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: Pink
Chiado Sofa, Clean Water, Small with Paris Brick and White
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Chiado sofa stools is comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The Soda has a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The Chiado sofa is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Chiado Sofa, Small with Paris Brick and Gold
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Chiado sofa stools is comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The Soda has a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The Chiado sofa is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Chiado Sofa, Small with Paris Brick and Black
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Chiado sofa stools is comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The Soda has a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The Chiado sofa is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Chiado Sofa, Small with Paris Brick and White
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Chiado sofa stools is comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The Soda has a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The Chiado sofa is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Chiado Sofa, Clean Water, Small with Paris Brick and Gold
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Chiado sofa stools is comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The Soda has a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The Chiado sofa is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Chiado Sofa, Clean Water, Small with Paris Brick and Black
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Chiado sofa stools is comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The Soda has a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The Chiado sofa is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Chiado Sofa, Clean Water, Large with Paris Brick and Black
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Chiado sofa stools is comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The Soda has a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The Chiado sofa is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Chiado Sofa, Clean Water, Large with Paris Brick and Gold
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Chiado sofa stools is comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The Soda has a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The Chiado sofa is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Chiado Sofa, Clean Water, Large with Paris Brick and White
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Chiado sofa stools is comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The Soda has a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The Chiado sofa is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Chiado Sofa, Large with Paris Brick and Gold
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Chiado sofa stools is comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The Soda has a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The Chiado sofa is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Chiado Sofa, Large with Paris Brick and Black
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Chiado Sofa Stools is comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The Soda has a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The Chiado sofa is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Chiado Sofa, Large with Paris Brick and White
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Chiado sofa stools is comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The Soda has a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The Chiado sofa is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Chiado Sofa, Clean Powder, Large with Paris Brick and Black
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Chiado Sofa Stools is comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The Soda has a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The Chiado sofa is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Chiado Sofa, Clean Powder, Large with Paris Brick and Gold
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Chiado Sofa Stools is comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The Soda has a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The Chiado sofa is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Chiado Sofa, Clean Powder, Large with Paris Brick and White
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Chiado Sofa Stools is comfortable stools with inviting curves and a comfortable soft seating. The Soda has a fully upholstered backrest and elegant metal legs. The Chiado sofa is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Medium Bowl in Orange and Purple Marbled Resin by Paola Valle
By Paola Valle
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
Our colorful bowl is handmade in traslucid white resin with marbled texture in purple, light orange and orange. Its fun and colorful design makes it a st...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Furniture
Materials
Resin
Botera High Chair in Upholstery, by E-GGS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Botera High chair is padded with four different types of foam, following the chair's design focus of comfort. A chunky cushion forms the base from which the high or low backrest is d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Upholstery
"All My Love" Paved Medium Heart Dish
By dlsc
Located in New York, NY
This stunning heart shaped dish the medium sized version has everything! It is the perfect accent piece for anywhere in your home. Try is on your desk, nightstand, a shelf, your coffee-table, entrance hall table...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Italy Foscarini Supernova Suspension Twinkling Lamp Disc Pendant Fuchsia Pink
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Supernova Suspension lamp by architect designer Ferruccio Laviani for Foscarini Made in Italy
Light provides diffused illuminance in all directions
22.5 w x 20 d x 32.5 tall
Fabulous Colors of Fuchsia Pink
Coated Aluminum layered Metal...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Vintage Persian Kashan Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Persian Kashan modernist carpet from the second quarter of the 20th century.
Category
1940s Persian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool
Aurora Plum Handblown Modern Glass Pendant Light, Made in the USA
By Niche
Located in Beacon, NY
Conjuring the awe of the northern lights, the Aurora pendant’s distinctive shape captures the craftsmanship and artistry of hand-blown glass. Every single glass pendant light that co...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass
Oculo Plum Handblown Modern Glass Pendant Light, Made in the USA
By Niche
Located in Beacon, NY
The robust frame of the Oculo pendant light garners undivided regard and praise in any environment. Every single glass pendant light that comes from Niche is handblown by real human ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass
Contemporary Channeled 2-Seater Fleure Sofa in Pink Cotton Velvet and Brass Legs
By Stuart Scott
Located in Trowbridge, Wiltshire
The Special Edition Fleure Two-Seater Sofa is a beautiful adaptation of the award-winning Fleure design. The Fleure range combines traditional style cues with a contemporary feel. The fluting on both seat and back offer an eye-catching effect, especially in the shown luxurious cotton velvet upholstery.
Shown here upholstered in an uber chic Designers Guild Cassia Cameo pink cotton velvet...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Rouge Circular Acrylic Bedside Tables, Sheer by Carnevale Studio
Located in Providence, RI
This is Carnevale Studio’s acrylic collection of tables. Shown first on 1stdibs.
This collection consist of a coffee table, side table & bedside table.
Jessica had been working...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Furniture
Materials
Acrylic
Iconic Eero Aarnio Pink Pastil Chair
By Eero Aarnio
Located in New York, NY
Eero Aarnio made the first prototype of the Pastil chair out of polystyrene, which helped him to verify the measurements, ergonomics and rocking ability. ...
Category
2010s Finnish Modern Furniture
Materials
Fiberglass
Kiki Ceiling Lamp in Creamic Structure, by Paolo Cappello
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Here you shown Kiki ceiling lamp in ceramic structure. This Ceramic lamp available in white, antracite, coral pink, giallo, red, intense blue gold or copper. Kiki, a ceramic pendant ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Decorative Pave Jar No Trim
By dlsc
Located in New York, NY
This collectable Jar is the perfect piece to keep with your vanity tray. This along with your perfume bottles will certainly make a gorgeous statement.Why not keep this on your desk or a side table perhaps on a curated section on a shelf. There are many things you can keep inside rings, bracelets, earrings to name a few. The glass is painted then sealed with a top coat.It is then given to my Pave specialist who has 28 years experience of making accessories with world renown accessory company's.The crystals used...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass
Modern Black White or Pink Plastic King Kong Lamp by Stefano Giovannoni
Located in Origgio (VA), IT
Time has passed since its 1933 cinema debut: (King) Kong, the ferocious beast became a good hero when the feelings began to resurface, and, reluctantly abandoned the jungle, the city...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic
21st Century Sopovria So Central Table in Frosted Plexiglass by Sovrappensiero
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
"Sopovria SO is a diaphanous object, whose contours dissolve and melt with the surroundings. We can spot its hidden soul, balanced between transparency and color. Zoomorphic shapes c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Plexiglass
Modern Handwoven Wool Rug Kilim High Pile Berber Style Diamond Pink
By Kilombo Home
Located in Madrid, ES
This rug has been ethically hand woven in the finest wool yarns by artisans in north of India, using a traditional weaving technique which defines the design.
This is a flat-weave ru...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool
Large Profili Sword Lily Murano Glass Vase by Anna Gili
Located in Venezia, IT
Clean lines and contours characterize Anna Gili’s Profili. These vases come in different sizes and their proportions challenge the human eye in a play of concavity and convexity. Cur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass
Pink Orb Expandable Foam Table Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This piece is made from a paper composite that then has expandable foam poured over it. They can also be made any color. Lamp shown has a 12" diameter....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Furniture
Materials
Foam
cc-tapis Invaders Palmette Lazer Cannon Rug
By cc-tapis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hand knotted in the cc-tapis atelier in Kathmandu, Nepal. The rug is made with a cotton weave, a Himalayan wool and pure silk, coming from the areas surrounding the atelier. 152.000 individual knots per square meter approximately. The sale of every rug supports cc-foreducation. Size: 4.4' x 3.7' ft. A+ (152.000 knots/sqm approx.)
An inter-galactic, shape-shifting army of contemporary hand knotted rugs taking inspiration from traditional rug motifs and icons. The Rug Invaders...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Patricia Urquiola Mangas Original Mini Caramelo MM1 Rug for GAN
Located in New York, NY
A revolution in the world of rugs called Mangas original, designed by Patricia Urquiola. The original idea was inspired by the look of hand-knitted sweaters and the result is the mos...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool
Modern Style Irregular Shapes Wool Rug 'Jane Says' by RAG Home
By RAG home
Located in Jakarta Selatan, ID
Modern Style Irregular Shapes Wool Rug 'Jane Says' by RAG Home combined with rich colors of Maroon Terracotta and Tosca
Original Designed by ...
Category
Early 2000s Indonesian Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool
Matte Black Modern Ribbon Plastic Dining or Side Chair Set of 2
By Qeeboo, Nika Zupanc
Located in Origgio (VA), IT
The ribbon chair is the object that expresses the female language of Nika Zupanc with a strong and essential icon. In black, white, pink and the new gold and rose gold versions the r...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Anza Small Upholstered Bench with Floating Cushion
Located in Brooklyn, NY
For the past six years Portuguese designer Rui Pereira and Japanese designer Ryosuke Fukusada have been collaborating on projects that tap into the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
Bola Halo 4 Piece Multi-Light by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Taking its inspiration from pendant jewelry, Bola Halo is a uniquely expressive pendant light featuring a chromated ring that balances delicately over its el...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Sketch Coffee Table Made in Acrylic Design Roberto Giacomucci in 2021
Located in ancona, IT
Coffee table, handmade in transparent acrylic colored with an innovative technology.
The material is made through the fusion of three plates, one of which
partially cured center.
...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Acrylic
Ch’up Contemporary Chair in Aluminium
By Claudia Suarez Ahedo
Located in London, GB
Inspired by the idea to pay a tribute to women through its shape, this chair represents their strong identity.
Dimension: 36cm x 49cm x 77.5cm (H). Seat H 43cm
Additional inf...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Candy Wrapper Rug_Dining_clay / Unique Award Winning Woven Rug by Jutta Werner
Located in Hamburg, HH
Candy wrapper rug // indoor // German Design Award winner
Here at NOMAD, we believe in innovation, in pushing boundaries and redefining the image of re- and upcycling in the interio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool
Candy Wrapper Rug_Mini_clay / Unique Award Winning Woven Rug by Jutta Werner
Located in Hamburg, HH
Candy wrapper rug // indoor // German Design Award winner.
Here at NOMAD, we believe in innovation, in pushing boundaries and redefining the image of re- and upcycling in the interi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool
Colony Armchair in Black Legs, Walnut Structure, Upholstered Cushions, by Skrivo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Colony armchair with metal base varnished is offered here in black, however, also available in white, silk grey, dusty grey, intense blue or bronze. Th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
Mariolina Chair in Anthracite Metal Legs, Silk Gray Shell, by E-GGs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This Mariolina chair is offered with iron legs in anthracite, a shell in polypropylene silk grey and the option to select an upholstered cushion material for your chair. The iron leg...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
3.9x7.2 Ft Floral Medallion Design Vintage Handmade Turkish Rug Overdyed in Pink
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
Modern Handwoven Wool Rug Kilim High Pile Berber Style Diamond Pink
By Kilombo Home
Located in Madrid, ES
This rug has been ethically hand woven in the finest wool yarns by artisans in north of India, using a traditional weaving technique which defines the design.
This is a flat-weave ru...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool
Contemporary Set of 2 Dessert Plates Gold Hand Painted Porcelain Tableware
Located in Roma, RM
Handcrafted in Italy from the finest porcelain, this Craquelé edge dessert coupe plate from the Berry collection has a unique golden crackled rim emphasizing the warm, berry-like dot...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Dream Loop
Located in Helsinki, FI
One of a kind wall sculpture, signed by the artist.
Category
2010s Finnish Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Lem 3 Seat Sofa in Upholstery, by Francesco Beghetto
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is three-seated Lem sofa, upholstered in the listed fabrics. Please note that this product does not include the Lem Ottoman.
Francesco Beghetto graduated in Industrial Desi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Upholstery
Sketch Coffee Table Made in Acrylic Design Roberto Giacomucci in 2021
Located in ancona, IT
Coffee table, handmade in transparent acrylic colored with an innovative technology.
The material is made through the fusion of three plates, one of which
Partially cured center.
...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Acrylic
Modern Irregular Shape with Abstract Maroon Terracotta Tosca 'Jane Say's' by RAG
By RAG home
Located in Jakarta Selatan, ID
Jane Say's Rug Modern Irregular Shape with Abstract Maroon Terracotta Green Pattern by RAG Home
Original Designed by Rannisa Soraya RAG Home Jakarta
H...
Category
Early 2000s Indonesian Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool
Geometric Maya Light Pink Modern Throw Pillow Cover
By Leah Singh
Located in Westfield, NJ
This pillow has been handwoven by artisans in Rajasthan, India, using a traditional weaving technique which is native to this region.
The purchase of this handcrafted pillow helps...
Category
2010s Indian Modern Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Peter Gee Pop Art Silkscreen
By Peter Gee
Located in New York, NY
Pop Art screen-print on silver metallic board featuring graphic magenta, blue, orange bullseye targets. Signed Peter Gee 1967. Professionally framed in a white wood frame with glare ...
Category
20th Century American Modern Furniture
Materials
Paint, Paper
Candy Wrapper Rug_LivingL_clay / Unique Award Winning Woven Rug by Jutta Werner
Located in Hamburg, HH
Candy wrapper rug // indoor // German Design Award winner
Here at NOMAD, we believe in innovation, in pushing boundaries and redefining the image of re- and upcycling in the interio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool
Twisted Castle Ceramic Planter in Sunset Pink by Bzippy
Located in Sun Valley, CA
Twisted castle ceramic planter in sunset pink. Made to order.
BZIPPY ceramic goods are one-of-a-kind stoneware / earthenware editions including furniture, planters and home accesso...
Category
2010s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Haven Pouf, by Charlotte Høncke from Warm Nordic
Located in Viby J, DK
The haven pouf is a contemporary pouf with a simple, soft idiom. The haven pouf can be used in any room in the home as an extra seat or to put up your feet ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Furniture
Materials
Foam
21st Century Karim Rashid King Vase Murano Glass Various Colors
Located in Brembate di Sopra (BG), IT
21st century Karim Rashid king vase Murano glass various colors.
King designed by Karim Rashid is a curvaceous vase that combine regality with visual wit. Proposed in combination wi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Stamen Plum Handblown Modern Glass Pendant Light, Made in the USA
By Niche
Located in Beacon, NY
The first design that inspired Niche, the Stamen pendant boasts a voluptuous body that tucks into itself unexpectedly. Every single glass pendant light that comes from Niche is handb...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Furniture
Materials
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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