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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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: Purple
The Spiritual in Art Abstract Painting 1890-1985 Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The Spiritual in Art: Abstract Painting 1890-1985 Art Book.
Judi Freeman, Carel Blotkamp
Abbeville Press, 1987 - Art - 435 pages. Paperback.
Traces the use of geometric signs by t...
Category
20th Century French Modern Furniture
Materials
Paper
5x11.8 ft Vintage Handmade Turkish Wool Runner Rug Over-Dyed in Purple
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A vintage Turkish runner rug from the historic central Anatolian town of Sille, over-dyed in a rich, dark shade of purple with a design of multiple full and half medallions across th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Moooi Hana Swivel Armchair in Divina 3, 666 Purple Upholstery
By Simone Bonanni, Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Create your own world in your safe space that is the Hana armchair. Let the softness of the folds lure you in and when you step into that abundance of soft fabric, you’re stepping in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Furniture
Materials
Upholstery
21st Century Karim Rashid Small Bowl Murano Glass Various Colors
Located in Brembate di Sopra (BG), IT
Kastle small bowl, Murano glass, by Karim Rashid, 21st century.
Karim Rashid has conceived for Purho a mini collection of bowls and vases characte...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Randy Strong Contemporary Art Glass Vase
By Randy Strong
Located in New York, NY
Randy Strong art glass vase with feathered layered and cased glass design, incised signature on the bottom. Measures: 8.25" height x 5.25" diameter.
Category
20th Century North American Modern Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Coffee Table Model Pop-Licorice Candy Collection by Studio Superego, Italy
Located in Milan, Italy
Colored plexiglass coffee table Pop Licorice model with six steel legs from the Candy Collection designed by Studio Superego with the collaboration of Concetta Lorenzo for Superego E...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Set of 6 of 12 Cenedese Champagne Goblets Murano Cobalt Glass Gold Accent Signed
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Extremely rare set of glass goblets. There are 12 and this is the listing if someone is interested in the set of 6.
The cup and foot base are in cobalt blue. This style of cup is wh...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Moooi Monster Naked High Barstool in Divina 3, 623 by Marcel Wanders Studio
By MARCEL WANDERS, Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A soft, puffy and stylish barstool as symbol of the eternal battle between opposite forces that take place in life and can be easily recognized inside ourselves, if we have the coura...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Furniture
Materials
Upholstery
Purple Couture Geometric Line Pouf
Located in Milan, IT
A cylindrical purple pouf decorated by a set of viscose fringes of different colors and lengths. The base of this item is in painted beech wood padded with...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Textile
GAN Spaces Lan Small Module with Oak Wood Frame & Foam in Indigo by Neri&Hu
Located in New York, NY
“Neri&Hu questions the sofa typology. Once the normal typology of a piece of furniture is broken down into its components, seating and rug become a single space.
The back componen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool
Deco Medium Vase in Indigo by Napoleone Martinuzzi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Historic vase designed by Napoleone Martinuzzi in opalino glass characterized by round horizontal ribs. The model is proposed in three shades of colour and in three sizes.
Rhythm"...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass
Rug & Kilim’s Hand-Knotted Silk Rug Orange, Purple Striae Pattern
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
From Rug & Kilim’s bold modern selections, a lively 12x15 rug in luxe all silk manifesting our principal Josh Nazmiyal’s coveted contemporary vision.
The hand-knotted rug comes f...
Category
2010s Indian Modern Furniture
Materials
Silk
Purple Modern Savannah Handmade Geometric Square Wool Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
Beautiful Contemporary Savannah hand-knotted wool rug with a finely detailed purple field in an all-over geometric pattern design.
This rug measures: 10"10" x 11'2".
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool
Moooi Bart Pouf in Divina 3, 666 Purple Upholstery
By Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The indispensable items in a sitting room: poufs and footstools. The Bart Pouf and Footstool bring a cosy comfort in your home, combined with the Bart Sofa or Armchair, or as stand-a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Furniture
Materials
Upholstery
Moooi Love Highback Sofa in Divina 3, 666 Upholstery & White Wash Stained Legs
By MARCEL WANDERS, Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Have you ever fallen in love with a chair or on a sofa? Both experiences are possible, even probable while enjoying a romantic dinner for two in the Love chair or cuddling up with yo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Furniture
Materials
Upholstery
Patterned Outdoor Waterproof Medium Pillow Design by Ralph Lauren
By Myface
Located in Santo Tirso, PT
Pillow Big 2 - Outdoor pillow big
Modern outdoor pillow made with Ralph Lauren Fabric
A simple design that allows you to risk in colors and p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric
Ziggy Barrel Pouf in Glossy Gray with Melange Blue by Emilio Nanni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Metal, wood, rope: simple materials which reinvent commonly used objects. A collection of poufs and coffee tables made in metal rods and woven nautical cords, mixed together like the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Ziggy Hourglass Pouf in Glossy Gray & Melange Blue by Emilio Nanni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Metal, wood, rope: simple materials which reinvent commonly used objects. A collection of poufs and coffee tables made in metal rods and woven nautical cords, mixed together like the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Moooi Monster Naked High Barstool in Divina 3, 666 by Marcel Wanders Studio
By MARCEL WANDERS, Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A soft, puffy and stylish barstool as symbol of the eternal battle between opposite forces that take place in life and can be easily recognized inside ourselves, if we have the coura...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Furniture
Materials
Upholstery
Eight NYC, New York Porcelain over Metal Enamel Street Signs
Located in Stamford, CT
Eight NYC, New York porcelain over metal enamel street signs. Double sided. Priced individually.
Category
Early 20th Century American Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Moooi BFF Double Seater DE01 Low Sofa in Divina 3, 666 Purple Upholstery
By Moooi, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The award-winning BFF Sofa by Marcel Wanders is everyone's new best friend! A high quality, soft yet firm modular sofa system, consisting of a wide variety of modules for endless con...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Furniture
Materials
Upholstery
Schumacher Chevron Strie Velvet 20" Pillow in Lapis
By Schumacher
Located in New York, NY
This pillow features Full Circle with a self welt finish. When an artisanal warp print meets a graphic stripe made of circles, the results are enchanting. Pillow includes a feather/d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Vintage Berber Beni M'guild Moroccan with Modern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
21237 Vintage Berber Beni M'Guild Moroccan Rug with Relaxed Nautical Style 06'03 x 13'03. With its simplicity, plush pile and relaxed nautical style, this hand knotted wool vintage B...
Category
Late 20th Century Moroccan Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool
Dolmen Model Coffee Table by Studio Superego, Italy
Located in Milan, Italy
Dolmen model coffee table, legs and top in stainless steel and feet of the two legs in colored plexiglas designed by Studio Superego for Superego Editions. Limited edition of 9 piece...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel
"Boston Skyline", Mixed Media on Canvas by Shahen Zarookian
Located in Belmont, MA
Mid-century inspired, contemporary artwork entitled, "Boston Skyline", Mixed Media on Canvas by Shahen Zarookian. Acclaimed American Armenian artist a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Furniture
Materials
Canvas
Moooi Love Sofa in Divina 3, 662 Upholstery & White Wash Stained Legs
By Moooi, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Have you ever fallen in love with a chair or on a sofa? Both experiences are possible, even probable while enjoying a romantic dinner for two in the Love chair or cuddling up with your sweetheart in one of the Love sofas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Furniture
Materials
Upholstery
2 "Lido" Fuchsia Pillows by Le Lampade
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Lido" Fuchsia pillow by Le Lampade
The " Lido" is a hand woven, hand tufted and channeled pillow made in Italy. The background is a rich wool felt wit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool
Moooi Triple Seater Sofa So Good in Denim Light Wash Foam with Table and Shelf
By Moooi, MARCEL WANDERS
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sofa So Good by Marcel Wanders studio is a modular sofa system made of generous proportions and feather-like softness. It’s made from the highest quality materials and combines smart design and ultimate comfort. A story of contrasts with its linear framework and curvy softness.
The sofa system includes eight different upholstered modules, two tables and three shelves. The tables and shelves are available in six different wood finishes. An eclectic range of fabrics to choose from—like the newly added colors in the Extinct Animals fabric collection—completes the set-up. Sofa So Good is endlessly versatile and is suitable for any interior. In our online configurator you don’t just create a sofa; you create a personal space tailored to your needs.
Additional information:
Material: Steel, foam on elastic straps, aluminum, white wash stained
Upholstery: Denim Light...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Furniture
Materials
Upholstery
Moooi Bart Canape Sofa in Divina 3, 666 Purple Upholstery
By Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Have you ever thought of bringing a touch of grandeur to your home, without the formality of genuine antiques? Inspired by 18th-century Rococo, the Bart Sofa reinterprets such splend...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Furniture
Materials
Upholstery
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
Cape 3-Seat Sofa, by Charlotte Høncke from Warm Nordic
Located in Viby J, DK
An elegant sofa with an organic design inspired by the puffed sleeves and layered designs of haute couture. Its soft lines and chic details make the cape sofa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Furniture
Materials
Foam
Moooi Triple Seat Sofa So Good in Canvas 2 Upholstery & Polished Aluminum Feet
By MARCEL WANDERS, Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sofa So Good by Marcel Wanders studio is a modular sofa system made of generous proportions and feather-like softness. It’s made from the highest quality materials and combines smart...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Furniture
Materials
Upholstery
Moooi Monster Naked High Barstool in Tonica 2, 773 by Marcel Wanders Studio
By MARCEL WANDERS, Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A soft, puffy and stylish barstool as symbol of the eternal battle between opposite forces that take place in life and can be easily recognized inside ourselves, if we have the coura...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Furniture
Materials
Upholstery
Hermès Porcelain Coupe "COCARDE DE SOIE"
By Hermès
Located in Weiningen, CH
Hermès porcelain coupe "COCARDE DE SOIE".
Category
1980s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Moooi Bart Basic Sofa in Harald 3, 652 Purple Upholstery
By Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Have you ever thought of bringing a touch of grandeur to your home, without the formality of genuine antiques? Inspired by 18th-century Rococo, the Bart Sofa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Furniture
Materials
Upholstery
21st Century Glacoja Centerpiece in transparent methacrylate by Analogia Project
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
"Glacoja is a unique centerpiece with a vivid colored heart, sculpted through technology and craftsmanship from a block of plexiglass. Excavated from the heart of a glacier, formed t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Acrylic
Coffee Table Model Gae Pop-Licorice Model Candy Collection by Studio Superego
Located in Milan, Italy
Colored plexiglass coffee table from the Candy Collection designed by Studio Superego with the collaboration of Concetta Lorenzo for Superego Editions...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Plexiglass
Folio Modern Table Lamp in Brushed Brass, Made in Britain
Located in London, GB
The Folio table lamp, launched at Decorex 2021, is the latest addition to our collection.
Continuing our trademark curved, sculptural designs, the Folio...
Category
2010s European Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Customizable Artifort Orange Slice Junior Chair by Pierre Paulin
Located in New York, NY
If you’re a design-lover and your son or daughter likes to have their own chair with the “big people” then Artifort’s Junior Collection is for you. Like the junior version of the Ora...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Furniture
Materials
Textile
Customizable Artifort Mushroom Junior Armchair by Pierre Paulin
Located in New York, NY
If you’re a design-lover and your son or daughter likes to have their own chair with the “big people” then Artifort’s Junior Collection is for you. Like the junior version of the Mus...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Furniture
Materials
Textile
Moooi Hana Armchair in Divina 3, 666 Purple Upholstery
By Moooi, Simone Bonanni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Create your own world in your safe space that is the Hana Armchair. Let the softness of the folds lure you in and when you step into that abundance of soft fabric, you’re stepping in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Furniture
Materials
Upholstery
Kong XS, Gorilla Violet / Purple Velvet Table Lamp
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
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Giovannoni's Kong is, surprisingly, technological and almost human. It shines in front of itself just as if the power went out. It's out of scale to be a toy, out of scale to be a lamp, but it is also out of scale to be a gorilla. With its 20.8" (53 cm) height, Kong XS...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Velvet
Blue and Silver Abstract Print
Located in Countryside, IL
Blue and silver abstract print
This print measures: 24 wide x 1 deep x 24 inches high
This print is in Great Vintage Condition with minor marks, ...
Category
2010s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
“Two-Free” Contemporary Wall Lamp, Art Silvered Cobalt Glass, Cast Melted Brass
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
Entirely made in Tuscany, Italy.
This object is a -always beautiful– piece to décor interiors from Classic to Contemporary style.
The heart of Two-Be and Two-Free, designed by Sabri...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Schumacher Octavia Sisal Wallpaper in Navy
By Schumacher
Located in New York, NY
An eye-catching octagonal pattern accented with Greek keys, Octavia takes on a different look depending on whether it's printed on a sisal, paperweave or metallic ground.
• Sold i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Furniture
Materials
Grasscloth
Kartell Madame Chair in Rome Print by Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Thanks to its neutral colour palette, this chair makes the ideal furniture piece for inserting in sophisticated residential interiors or the most refined contract projects.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric
2 Murano Italian Art Glass Sea Turtle Aquarium Figurines Paperweights Pair
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of hand blown Italian art glass figurines / paperweights or hand chillers in the shape of sea turtles with a miniature aquarium scene of two more turtles inside their shells. Me...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Contemporary Hot Pink Side Table or Bedside Table, Sabine Marcelis Candy Cube
Located in Copenhagen, DK
A contemporary design classic by the Dutch designer Sabine Marcelis.
Seemingly solid objects with a magical glowing edge. The unique translucent and highly polished properties of the material give a magical effect to these multifunctional pieces. Possible functions include side table, coffee table, bedside table, pedestal or just a sculptural object to transform any room.
Materials: High polished polyester resin, anti-slip feet. Can be fitted with discreet wheels if needed.
Available in three sizes.
Large H 600 mm x W 600 mm x D 600...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Furniture
Materials
Resin
Anat Chair, Outdoor by Rejo Studio
Located in Riyadh, SA
We always wanted to design a chair to sit on it freely in any way using the arch shape- the closest lines to the human body- which perfectly harmonizes with our body and our way of sitting.
Playful, colorful, That is our Anat Chair...
Category
2010s Saudi Arabian Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Coffee Table Model Ettore Pop-Licorice Candy Collection by Studio Superego
Located in Milan, Italy
Colored plexiglass coffee table Ettore Pop Licorice model with a single steel leg from the Candy Collection designed by Studio Superego with the collaboration of Concetta Lorenzo for...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Strömbergshyttan Sweden Blue Glass Ice Bucket with Sterling Silver Handles
Located in Southampton, NJ
Strömbergshyttan Sweden, ice bucket with scarcely seen sterling silver handles.
Designed by Olaf Gunnar Hjertzel. Clearly branded on each of the handles OGH 925S.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Modern Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Giulio Cappellini & Antonio Facco Small Luce Glass Service Table for Cappellini
Located in New York, NY
The Luce table by Giulio Cappellini & Antonio Facco represents the fruition of expertise, creativity and the sensibility to experiment with new uses for ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass
Blue and Purple Velvet Ball Pillow
Located in Greenwich, CT
Blue and purple soft velvety terry cloth ball pillow adds fun to any space. Ball pillows can be customized in any fabric. Ask for current availability ...
Category
2010s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Velvet
Lino Tagliapietra Designed Italian Art Glass Vase
Located in New York, NY
Lino Tagliapietra designed Italian art glass vase for Effetre International. Cased glass, clear and blue, fused ribbon, deep purple and pink/whi...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Modular Color Series Modern Art by Robert Kidd, c 1980s
Located in Toledo, OH
Woven torn paper wall art, primary color blue, part of the Modular Color Series, signed by artist Robert Kidd, circa 1980s. Artwork includes original galle...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Paper
Schumacher Chinois Fret 22" x 14" Pillow in Sky/Ivory
By Schumacher
Located in New York, NY
This pillow features Chinois Fret with a knife edge finish. Chinois is a timeless fretwork motif in a fresh, modern palette. Back of pillow is Gainsborough Velvet. Pillow includes a ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Barovier Toso, Monumental "Bolloni" Murano Glass Vase, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great Barovier Toso " Bolloni" murano Vase. Signed in bottom. Large clear vase with large lens.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass, Glass
20Thc Murano Glass Apple & Pear Bookends, Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These hand made glass apple & pear bookends in fine condition. The deep blue & clear color. Pear is 6'high and the apple is 4" x 4"wide.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Art 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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