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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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
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Meteorite Contemporary Mirror
By 06D Atelier
Located in London, GB
Comets and meteors have always fascinated the human race since they were first spotted in night skies and ancient cultures often depicted them into myths and legends...
Category

2010s British Modern Furniture

Materials

Glass

Hand Carved Lapis Lazuli Mosaic Jewelry Box with Marble Interior
Located in New York, NY
Lapis lazuli hand carved mosaic lidded box, with white marble interior. Natural lapis stone has beautiful golden pyrite inclusions, like a sprinkling of fairy dust. The lapis mosaic...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Materials

Lapis Lazuli, Marble

Schumacher Iconic Leopard in Ink 22 x 14" Pillow
Located in New York, NY
This pillow features Iconic Leopard with a Knife Edge finish. We first introduced this sexy pattern in the 1970s. In 11 versatile colors, it's eternally chic. Pillow includes a feath...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Furniture

Materials

Cotton

Double Rectangle Blue Velvet Blue and White
Located in Carimate, Lombardia
The geometrical shape of this elegant cushion is adorned with a stunning cover that is sophisticated and fresh, adding a delicate decorative accent to a modern living room. The con...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Furniture

Materials

Velvet

Kartell Calice Stool in Violet by Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Calice vase is included in the "Kartell goes Sottsass - A Tribute to Memphis" collection, launched in homage to the movement founded by design guru Ettore...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Materials

Plastic

Contemporary Gaetano Pesce Spaghetti L Vase Soft Resin Purple, Turquoise
Located in barasso, IT
Spaghetti vase, purple, turquoise. Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection. Measures: L ø 22cm x H 36cm Other sizes available. Col...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Materials

Resin

6.4x10.3 Ft Purple Handmade Turkish Area Rug, Contemporary Living Room Carpet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A vintage central Anatolian area rug re-dyed in purple color for contemporary interiors. Finely hand knotted, low wool pile on cotton foundation. Professionally washed. Sturdy and ...
Category

1960s Turkish Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Modern Murano Studio Art Glass Vase with Twisted Stripes Motif
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century Modern blue art glass vase with multi-color ribbon stripes throughout. Measures: 11.75" height x 5.25" diameter.
Category

20th Century Italian Modern Furniture

Materials

Murano Glass

6.8x11 Ft Vintage Handmade Wool Rug in Solid Purple for Modern Office and Home
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A vintage Turkish large rug re-dyed in purple color. Finely hand knotted, low wool pile on cotton foundation. Deep washed. Sturdy and can be used on a high traffic area, suitable f...
Category

20th Century Turkish Modern Furniture

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Modern Minimal Oval Shape Hand-Tufted Botanical Silk Rug Lavenda Purple
Located in Porto, PT
Tapis Oval Lavanda #008 is a modern rug with a regular shape. Our essential rugs are available in different shapes and various trendy hues wisely selected t...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Furniture

Materials

Natural Fiber

OPIARY 'Soy Una Roca' Sculptural Concrete Seat
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Soy Una Roca concrete rock seats are an elegant way to introduce nature and sculpture into your space. Like all Opiary products, these are hand-sculpted i...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Furniture

Materials

Concrete

6.8x10 Ft Handmade Turkish Area Rug in Purple. Ideal for Contemporary Interiors
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A vintage Turkish rug re-dyed in purple color. Finely hand knotted, low wool pile on cotton foundation. Deep washed. Sturdy and can be used on a high traffic area, suitable for bot...
Category

Mid-20th Century Turkish Modern Furniture

Materials

Cotton, Wool

Contemporary Gaetano Pesce Spaghetti XL Vase Soft Resin Purple, Turquoise
Located in barasso, IT
Spaghetti vase, purple, turquoise. Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection. Measures: XL - ø 30cm x H 56cm Other sizes available. ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Materials

Resin

Kartell Bookworm in Cobalt
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bookworm, the flexible bookcase, is the result of the encounter between the creativity of an artist such as Ron Arad, combined with Kartell's technology, giving life to a revolutiona...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Materials

Plastic

Bicycle Figurine by Designer Marcel Wanders
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
This small bicycle was designed by Marcel Wanders for Randstad Group. Randstad Group is big employment agency. Since 2018 Marcel Wanders designs a bicycl...
Category

2010s Dutch Modern Furniture

Materials

Wool

Large Stunning Vintage Pink White Art Glass Vase Italian
Located in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Title: Large Stunning Vintage Pink White Art Glass Bowl Italian Description: A fabulous, large vintage piece of art glass in a flamboyant, quirky shape that looks like it could...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Furniture

Materials

Glass

Murano Hanging Glass Bud Vase
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Deep azure glass bud vase with canary yellow detail. Hangs delicately to display a bud in the window. A complement to any room, particularly in a open s...
Category

20th Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Metal

Letter B Graphics Lamps
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
"Letter B Graphics Lamps" Body: Aluminium, Brass Bulbs: White Neon 45W IP Rating - 65 12-16 Weeks of production Possible customizer Dimensions : ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Furniture

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

Corkscrew Purple Modern Contemporary Swivel Lounge Chair Armchair
Located in Wayne, NJ
Corkscrew swivel lounge chair armchair If you are in the New Jersey , New York City Metro Area , please contact us with your delivery zip code, as we may be able to deliver curbside...
Category

1990s American Modern Furniture

Materials

Fabric

Modern Savannah Purple Handmade Oversize Wool Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
Beautiful Contemporary Savannah hand-knotted wool rug with a purple and gray field. This piece has an all-over geometric pattern design. This rug measures: 12' x 17'10".    
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Modern Furniture

Materials

Wool

Modern HandTufted Wool & Silk Rug Made in Spain Blue & Mauve Marble
Located in Madrid, ES
This rug is handmade in Spain using the hand tufted technique. We use only the finest natural yarns, 90% silk and 10% pure virgin wool with a thickness of 15mm. - Customize in any ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Furniture

Materials

Wool, Silk

Schumacher Iconic Leopard in Ink 20 x 14" Pillow
Located in New York, NY
This pillow features Iconic Leopard with a Knife Edge finish. We first introduced this sexy pattern in the 1970s. In 11 versatile colors, it's eternally chic. Pillow includes a feath...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Furniture

Materials

Cotton

Letter L Graphics Lamps
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
"Letter L Graphics Lamps" Body: Brass, Acrylic Bulbs:Pink LED 15W IP Rating - 65 12-16 weeks of production possible customizer 12 Kg 100 x 35 x 20 ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Furniture

Materials

Brass

Modern Table Lamp Adrian Cruz Dilmos Colourful Resin Handcrafted
Located in Milan, IT
Inspired by the Renaissance floor plans of the villas, the Bulbe is erected by two plates in crystal resin, displaying a weightless balancing act. The pedestal can be made in resin o...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Materials

Resin

Schumacher Chevron Strie Velvet 22" Pillow in Lapis
Located in New York, NY
This pillow features Madeleine by Timothy Corrigan for Schumacher. Named for Madeleine Castaing, the iconic French decorator known for her love of leopard prints, small-scale spots a...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Furniture

Materials

Cotton

Set of Two Armchairs by Paolo Piva for B&B Italia, 1980s
Located in Praha, CZ
Design armchairs designed by Paolo Piva. The iron mechanism on the back leg allows easy movement of the chair on the floor. Very good original condition.
Category

1980s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Steel

French Ceramist, Two Round Serving Dishes in Glazed Stoneware
Located in Copenhagen, DK
French ceramist. Two round serving dishes in glazed stoneware. Beautiful glaze in azure shades. Unique, high-quality ceramics. Mid-20th century. Measure: diameter: 31 cm. In ex...
Category

Mid-20th Century French Modern Furniture

Materials

Stoneware

Radicchio Hand Painted Ceramic Dinner Plate, Made in Italy
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
This stunning collection is totally handmade and hand painted in Italy.      
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Contemporary 11.07 Coffee Table in Painted Travertino
Located in London, GB
From earth to earth. The first piece from Neemesi is made entirely from recycled materials. A spare metal element, curved by hand supports a derelict slab of travertino of 4 cm thickness. The 11.07 collection is in a numbered limited collection edition. Additional info: The wooden box is included in the price. The top of Travertine is lacquered by a heavy glossy paint...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Furniture

Materials

Travertine, Stainless Steel

Vintage Japanese Boro & Blackened Steel Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Inheritance Chair by Stephen Kenn is as comfortable as it is unique. The design features an exposed construction composed of three elements - a steel frame, plush upholstery, and supportive belts. The deep seating area is perfect for a relaxing lounge experience. Every Stephen Kenn piece is made to order through our Los Angeles studio in partnership with a number of small businesses and fabricators in the LA area. With this highly customizable chair, you can select from a wide range of finishes and materials to complement your space and lifestyle - please message us to see our Customization Guide with all available options. This version of our Inheritance Chair is upholstered in boro material - vintage Japanese family quilts made from scraps of clothing, kimonos, and other household textiles. We source these 100-200 year old quilts...
Category

2010s American Modern Furniture

Materials

Metal, Steel

Bolle Armchair 21stCentury S.Giobbi for Giovannetti Collezioni New Made to Order
Located in Casalguidi, IT
Bolle armchair designed by Sergio Giobbi, with its soft shapes give you a comfortable relax. Polyurethane foam with internal metal structure. Wooden base with PVC feet. Removable ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Materials

Foam

Sky
Located in Kuala Lumpur, MY
Sky draws inspiration by hand drawn scribbles — how a series of linework, which are intentionally irregularly-shaped to capture the freehand nature of the artwork, can develop into a very intricate and detailed pattern. Bursts of shimmered brush strokes flow across a silky base, adding a painterly quality. Sky is hand tufted with the finest bamboo silk and New Zealand semi-worsted wool. This motif brilliantly yet effortlessly showcases the intricate linework details, making it one of Omar Khan...
Category

2010s Thai Modern Furniture

Materials

Wool, Bamboo

Tube Chair in Canaletto Walnut, Upholster Seat, by Giopato & Coombes
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This tube chair is available with a Canaletto wood structure, and an upholstered seat in the listed fabrics. The tube chair is also available in beech and solid oak wood. Cristiana Giopato...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Materials

Wood, Upholstery

Vintage Japanese Boro & Blackened Steel Sofa
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Inheritance Sofa by Stephen Kenn is as comfortable as it is unique. The design features an exposed construction composed of three elements - a steel frame, plush upholstery, and supportive belts. The deep seating area is perfect for a relaxing lounge experience. Each seat in this modular sofa set can be used individually or with one or more of the other pieces to create several unique layout combinations. Every Stephen Kenn piece is made to order through our Los Angeles studio in partnership with a number of small businesses and fabricators in the LA area. With this highly customizable sofa, you can select from a wide range of finishes and materials to complement your space and lifestyle - please message us to see our Customization Guide with all available options. This version of our Inheritance Sofa is upholstered in boro material - vintage Japanese family quilts made from scraps of clothing, kimonos, and other household textiles. We source these 100-200 year old quilts...
Category

2010s American Modern Furniture

Materials

Steel

Contemporary Gaetano Pesce Indian Summer M Vase Soft Resin Blue Red
Located in barasso, IT
Indian Summer vase, clear blue, matt red Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection. Measures: M - ø 16cm x H 26cm Other sizes available. Colour...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Materials

Resin

Opsies Daisies Irregular Flowers Shape Hand-Tufted Wool Rug by RAG Home
Located in Jakarta Selatan, ID
Opsies daisies Irregular Flowers Shape Hand-Tufted Rug Original Designed by Rannisa Soraya RAG Home Jakarta Hand-tufted Viscose Wool with Flowers an...
Category

2010s Indonesian Modern Furniture

Materials

Wool

Ernst Haas Dye Transfer Signed Photography Wall Art
Located in South Charleston, WV
Original photography by Ernst Haas. Dye Transfer. Rare, he did a series of "Scratch" photographs around 1979 in Aspen Colorado. The images were taken at what is believed to be a car ...
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Furniture

Materials

Paper

RGB Crystal Color Bowl, Handmade Contemporary Luxury Glass Vessel
Located in New York, NY
The RGB crystal color bowls are minimal color studies inspired by the classic Red Green Blue color sets used in digital and print media. After the large ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Furniture

Materials

Glass

Violet / Purple Rabbit Chair, Made in Italy
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Scroll down and click "view all from Seller" to see more than 500 other unique products. (2.2) The idea of the rabbit, a gentle, lovable and shy animal, comes from the association o...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Materials

Plastic

Squash Ashtray, by Maria Sanchez from Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Squash Ashtray is made in ceramic, and is one of the smallest objects in the Memphis Milano collection. The overlapping of shapes and colors are dis...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Erik Höglund for Kosta Boda, Unique "Chribska" Vase in Art Glass
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Erik Höglund (1932-1998) for Kosta Boda. Unique "Chribska" vase in polychrome mouth-blown art glass. Dated 1992. Measures: 23 x 16 cm. In excellent condition. Signed and dated.
Category

1990s Swedish Modern Furniture

Materials

Art Glass

Gufram, Bocca Lip-Shaped Sofa, Blue, by Studio 65
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Bocca, the original 1970 lips-shaped couch is only Gufram’s. More than any other, this object of design represents the perfect abstraction of feminine beauty. It is no coincidence th...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Upholstery

Carnival Collection Murano Glass Vase by Archimede Seguso for Seguso, 1980's
Located in Vicenza, VI
The vase in question is an elegant piece belonging to the "Carnival" collection of the well-known glassmaker Seguso Murano. The "Carnival" collection was created between 1987 and 198...
Category

1980s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Murano Glass

Hermès Porcelain Plate "Cocarde de soie"
Located in Weiningen, CH
Hermès porcelain plate "Cocarde de soie".
Category

1980s French Vintage Modern Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Shiro Kuramata Sofa With Arms in Chromed Tubular Metal for Cappellini
Located in New York, NY
An homage to the masters of early 20th century modernism, the sofa with arms armchair by Shiro Kuramata has a structure made of chromed tubular metal, p...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Soy Una Roca, Sculptural Concrete Seat by OPIARY
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Opiary is a Brooklyn-based biophilic design and production studio. We integrate nature in each of our designs, incorporating live greenery and organic shapes into bespoke furniture, planters, and sculpture. Through the ethos of biophilia, our work reflects the shifting, yet timeless relationship between humans and nature. Soy Una Roca...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Furniture

Materials

Concrete

Modern HandTufted Wool & Silk Rug Made in Spain Blues & Mauve Grey Marble
Located in Madrid, ES
This rug is handmade in Spain using the hand tufted technique. We use only the finest natural yarns, 90% silk and 10% pure virgin wool with a thickness of 15mm. - Customize in any ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Furniture

Materials

Wool, Silk

Modern Wool Rug Carpet Made in Spain Blue and Red Nudity by Coco Davez
Located in Madrid, ES
This rug has been designed by Coco Davez, Spanish artist who develops her career in different fields, painting, photography or art direction. The nude colle...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Furniture

Materials

Wool

Purple Velvet Ball Pillow
Located in Greenwich, CT
This ball pillow is covered in a soft terry-like velour fabric. Can be customized in any fabric. Ask for current availability as shown. Measurements: Overall: 12” W x 12” Dia. Dis...
Category

2010s American Modern Furniture

Materials

Velvet

Modern Diamond Shape Blue Murano Console Table Black Opaline Brass Glass Top
Located in Florence, IT
Contemporary Cut Diamond Shape Blue Murano Glass Console with Black Opaline glass top and brass structure and fittings. The blue Murano glass has a faceted shape diamond effect, the ...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Furniture

Materials

Brass

Ceramic Sculpture China Model by Sandra Virlinzi for Superego Editions, Italy
Located in Milan, Italy
Ceramic sculpture model China designed by Sandra Virlinzi for collective Ultrapop and produced by Superego Editions. Limited edition of 44 pieces. Signed and numbered. About Ultrapop Aliens, zombies, monsters, Robots, cyclops and freaks are the protagonists in an exhibition of contemporary art “Ultrapop Ultracolor” which opens at the Museo di Arte Contemporanea in Villa Croce in Genoa. Comic strip imagination on full power animates the work of Dario Arcidiacono, Giordano Curreri, Antonio Sorrentino and Sandra Virlinzi, four young artists from Catania and Genoa who have been working together for a number of years under the name Ultrapop. This unusual exhibition at Genoa brings together over forty pieces of “ironic frights”, most of which are being shown for the first time. Biography Sandra Virlinzi was born in Catania in 1973. He studied in Rome and in 1997 he moved to Milan where he began working for the world of publishing, design and web publishing. In the same year, together with Arcidiacono, Curreri and Sorrentino, he founded the 'Ultrapop' group and until 2005 he was part of it, presenting his painting works with them in numerous group exhibitions. Meanwhile, it tries to apply itself in the realization of different types of projects, such as: internet sites, set-ups, short films, ceramic objects, stickers, prints, booklets, light sculptures, leather accessories, stuffed puppets, picture boxes...
Category

Early 2000s Italian Modern Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Unique Coffee Table in Lapis by Studio Glustin
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Unique coffee table in lapis lazuli by Studio Glustin. France, 2022.
Category

2010s French Modern Furniture

Materials

Lapis Lazuli

Contemporary Woven Tapestry: Dusk over SE London
Located in London, GB
This tapestry titled “Dusk over South East London” is made up of at least 20 different shades of blue woven together, it depicts a beautiful rich blue sky with a streak of yellow/gre...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Furniture

Materials

Wool

Oil Painting on Canvas, Kjell Falk, Sweden 2000, Swedish Landscape, Gothenburg
Located in Stockholm, SE
A beautiful oil painting on a canvas by the Swedish artist Kjell Falk. The painting is 69 x 59 cm. It is in excellent condition and signed Kjell Falk 00. Kjell Falk (1940-2012) w...
Category

Early 2000s Swedish Modern Furniture

Materials

Paint

Contemporary Gaetano Pesce Indian Summer XL Vase Soft Resin Blue Red
Located in barasso, IT
Indian Summer vase, clear blue, matt red Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection. Measures: XL - ø 30cm x H 56cm ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Materials

Resin

Cape Lounge Chair, by Charlotte Høncke from Warm Nordic
Located in Viby J, DK
An elegant armchair with an organic design inspired by the puffed sleeves and layered designs of haute couture. Its soft lines and chic details make the cape armchair a real eyecatch...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Furniture

Materials

Foam

Kartell Battery Lamp in Plum by Ferruccio Laviani
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Battery is an iconic compact lampshade. It is made from transparent PMMA and truly embodies innovation, being 100% rechargeable when plugged in and with a battery life of up to 8 hou...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Materials

Resin

Unbroken by Corine Van Voorbergen
Located in Dubai, DU
Mixed media, acrylic paint, natural pigment powder, ink, and expoy, messing. Through her minimalistic round art forms, she focusses on the idea of eternal movement. In her current se...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Furniture

Materials

Acrylic, Paint

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