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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Moretti Cat
Located in Catania, IT
Cat in Murano glass by the glass master Franco Moretti.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Hand-Dyed Indigo Canvas Quilt
By Stephen Kenn
Located in Los Angeles, CA
After several years of using indigo canvas to upholster our sofas and chairs from the Inheritance collection, we have accumulated a great deal of scrap material. Most are just pieces too small to use for upholstery, or the leftover cuttings from the sewing room floor. We designed and made these quilts with those pieces. The backside of the quilt is a very soft brushed canvas. Each piece is unique with varying shades of Indigo canvas and quantities are very limited.
Inspired by a worn-in pair of jeans and created alongside the team at Simon Miller, USA, our indigo cotton canvas is hand dyed...
Category
2010s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Canvas
Orion Carlo Moretti Murano Contemporary Mouth Blown Murano Glass Vase
Located in New York, NY
Carlo Moretti Orion Murano contemporary mouth blown Murano glass vase in clear with blue and red swirls.
Part of the I Piccoli collection, small objects in size but give considerabl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Mr. Olsen 3-Seat Sofa with Smoked Oak Legs, by Hans Olsen from Warm Nordic
By Hans Olsen
Located in Viby J, DK
A Classic, sophisticated designer sofa designed in the 1950s by the highly acclaimed Danish architect, Hans Olsen. The Mr. Olsen sofa is an original design that is a perfect match for a gentleman’s room or a feminine sofa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Furniture
Materials
Foam
Contemporary 'Velluto' Coffee Table blue Crystal and Black Brass by Ghirò Studio
By Ghirò Studio
Located in Pieve Emanuele, Milano
The ‘’Velluto’’ coffee table is the perfect detail to complete design of an elegant and sophisticated interior.
The entire support structure is made with brass with a matt black fin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Handcrafted Matrice Settee in Black Steel and Blue Velvet Customizable
By Studio Tawla
Located in MONTROZIER, FR
The interaction of two antagonistic materials reminds us of the poetry of blown glass, the bodice on the waist, the imprint left on the body by the wicker chairs.
We tried to give ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel, Metal
Modern by Giuseppe Carpanelli 2019 Armchair
By Carpanelli
Located in Desio, IT
Armchair with internal wooden structure. The cushions of the sit are removable, realised in shaped polyurethane foam in different densities, covered with a cotton lining. In the pict...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Monumental Barovier e Toso Murano Modern Glass Vase
Located in Culver City, CA
A monumental blue red and clear Murano art glass vase made by Ercole Barovier for Barovier e Toso. Italy, circa 1990s. This elegant, yet still whimsical vase features a gorgeous wavy / curvy design and a fantastic graduated shape.
The body of this Barovier e Toso Murano vase...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Schumacher Snake Charmer Wallpaper in Cobalt
By Schumacher
Located in New York, NY
An unabashedly glamorous and sexy wallcovering, finished with a slight gloss that amps up the pattern’s va-va-voom appeal.
Since Schumacher was founded in 1889, our family-owned c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Furniture
Materials
Paper
De Sede Craft Fabric Armchair by Gordon Guillaumier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
DS-49/01 armchair by De Sede.
Technical details:
Standard configuration: Back cushion and cushion in leather. Legs polished aluminium. If not specified otherwise, the standard c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric
Hand Blown Glass Sunrise Sunset Cup 2
By Fort Makers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Surrealist-inspired sunrise sunset cups are hand blown in a kaleidoscope of ombre colors and adorned with contrasting orb handles to evoke a looking glass, a glimpse into a miniature...
Category
2010s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Pop Art Niki de Saint Phalle Inflatable Plastics Rhino Collectibles, France 1999
Located in Miami, FL
Pop Art Niki de Saint Phalle inflatable plastics Rhino collectibles, France, 1999.
Toys for happiness.
Category
1990s French Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Handblown Glass Sunrise Sunset Cup 1
By Fort Makers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Surrealist-inspired Sunrise Sunset Cups are hand-blown in a kaleidoscope of ombre colors and adorned with contrasting orb handles to evoke a looking glass, a glimpse into a miniature...
Category
2010s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Vittorio Ferro 'Murrina' Murano Glass Vase
Located in New York, NY
A Vittorio Ferro 'Murrina' Murano glass vase Clear glass
with fused marbled murrhine in hues of blue and yellow.
Marked: Ferro Vittorio.
Category
1660s Italian Antique Modern Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Light Lilac Layer Contemporary Rug in Wool
Located in London, GB
Our perception and our movements increasingly take place in virtual space. Layers of technology, identity and connection are fluently interwoven. Working with a computer-based jacqua...
Category
2010s Swiss Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool
21st Century Glacoja Vase in hand-sculpted methacrylate by Analogia Project
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
"Glacoja is a unique vase with a vivid colored heart, sculpted through technology and craftsmanship from a block of plexiglass. Excavated from the heart of a glacier, formed through ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Acrylic
6.5x10 Ft Vintage Turkish Area Rug Over-Dyed in Purple for Modern Interiors
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A vintage handmade Turkish area rug over-dyed in purple for contemporary interiors. It is finely hand-knotted, professionally washed and has low wool pile on cotton foundation. The r...
Category
1960s Turkish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Cotton, Wool
Jasper Morrison Lotus High Chair in Polished Chrome for Cappellini
Located in New York, NY
The Lotus (High), by Jasper Morrison, is part of a complete collection of chairs, envisioned to be easily adaptable for both domestic and variegated professional settings. Available ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Monumental Murano Glass Box
Located in London, GB
Monumental blue Murano glass box with polished brass inner core.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Jean Dewasne, Untitled, 1969, Silkscreen
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Jean Dewasne
Untitled, 1969
Silkscreen
Edition A.R.C
Numbered n • 511/500
Stamp on the back
64 x 49 cm.
Category
1960s European Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Paper
Ceramic Vase Model Nara Model by Sergio Asti for Superego Editions
Located in Milan, Italy
Ceramic vase model Nara of the collection Toki 1980 designed by Sergio Asti and produced by Superego Editions. Limited edition of 50 copies. Signed and numbered.
Biography
Sergio As...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Torii Dining Table
By Da A
Located in Milan, IT
Entirely crafted of steel, this indoor-outdoor dining table boasts a simple and elegant silhouette composed of rectangular legs sustaining a rectangular top made of steel and complet...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
OLK Manufactory, a Ladder to Heaven Rug
Located in Warsaw, PL
The artwork is reinvention of the regional folk kilims by giving them a modern twist. The item is handwoven on a vertical loom by a group of artisans according to the folk carpet-mak...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool
La Metal Arredo, Paderno D. Milano set of 6 High Back Dinning Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 6 High Back dining Chairs. Each chair is like a piece of art. Reupholstered in a cobalt blue suede. Manufactured by La Metal Arredo, Paderno D. Mil...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Chrome
21st Century Alessandro Mendini Large Vase in Murano Glass Various Colors
Located in Brembate di Sopra (BG), IT
21st century Alessandro Mendini Freccia large vase in Murano glass various colors.
Designed by Alessandro Mendini, Freccia is a triangular base vase with an integral side which serv...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Bora Carlo Moretti Contemporary Mouth Blown Murano Glasses, Matching Decanter
Located in New York, NY
Carlo Moretti contemporary Bora mouth blown Murano drinking glasses/tumbler and matching decanter in clear with blue and white detail.
Sold as a set of six glasses, each in a diff...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Joy Wall Lamps Big by Draga&Aurel Resin, 21st Century
Located in Como, IT
Taking cues from the 1970s and the Space Age era, these unique luminous 'capsules' draw on rich, multi-layered epoxy resin and dimmable neon lighting to produce deep and lustrous hue...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Resin
cc-tapis Contemporary Infini Stucco Soie Rug
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hand knotted in the cc-tapis atelier in Kathmandu, Nepal. The rug is made with a cotton weave, Himalayan wool and silk pile, coming from the areas surrounding the atelier. 152.000 in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Furniture
Materials
Cotton, Wool
Visionnaire Sontag Armchair in Wood and Padded Seat by Samuele Mazza
Located in Bologna, IT
Diamond shaped structure in solid wood and plywood, seat with spring system with straps and padding in polyurethane, Memory Foam and acrylic fibre. Internal parts of the back in poly...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric
Cape 3-Seat Stitch 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
Wave Oval Coffee Table 2 in Contemporary Heat Tempered Steel and Starphire Glass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rolled sheets of steel curl and peel away beneath a transparent oval glass surface, capturing the dynamic moment of a cresting wave. The vibrant multicolored steel surface is created...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Bleu Ottoman Armchair
Located in Milan, IT
The design of the ottoman armchair is harmonious and intriguing with the lower part designed with a soft and fluid pleated fabric that wraps around the base and back. The leather and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Textile
Plates Platter Serveware Set White Onyx Blue Azul Marble Hand-carved Italy
Located in Ancona, Marche
Hand carved presentation plates in extra blue Azul Macaubas and white onyx. Polished finishing. Multiple use as plates, platters and placers.
Dimensions: Small – L 24, W 20, H 1.8 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Onyx, Quartz
Vase Annalisa, Lilac and Clear Color, in Glass, Italy
Located in Treviso, Treviso
VG participates in creating very distinct environments, spaces in which you can escape from reality; to seek refuge whilst expressing your personality; spaces in which you can breath...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass
Bowl Laura Big, Lilac Color, in Glass, Italy
Located in Treviso, Treviso
VG participates in creating very distinct environments, spaces in which you can escape from reality; to seek refuge whilst expressing your personality; spaces in which you can breath...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass
Orange Two-Tone Lounge Chair in Black Oak with Upholstery, by Hans Olsen
By Hans Olsen
Located in Viby J, DK
This light, elegant chair, The Orange was designed in the 1950s by the acclaimed Danish architect, Hans Olsen. Thanks to its classic expression, The Orange chair will complement either a contemporary or more timeless interior as an effortless addition to the existing furniture in the home. Hans Olsen?s The Orange chair is one of the earliest known shell chairs and acquired its name because of its characteristic back and seat, which are reminiscent of orange peel. Reflecting both the era?s experiments with color and the architect?s own playful attitude to design, this upholstered shell chair...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Furniture
Materials
Foam
Perennial Chaise Lounge by Silvia Refaldi
Located in Milan, IT
This elegant chaise lounge is an updated, modern twist on Classic garden furniture. Made from galvanized, powder-coated, stainless steel, it comes with cushions suited for outdoor us...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel
The Mothership Rug Invaders Rug by cc-tapis
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 and a Himalayan wool and pure silk, coming from the areas surrounding the atelier. 125.000 individual knots per square meter approximately. The sale of every rug supports cc-foreducation. Size: 7,5'x9,8' 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
Cotton, Wool, Silk
Holly Contemporary Pouf in Metal and Fabric
Located in London, GB
The 'Giardino Botanico' collection features five pouffes, each with a backrest inspired by a distinctive botanic shape. The backrest has some flexibi...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Acrylic Painting on Canvas of a Dog
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Modernist acrylic painting on canvas of a stylized dog on a mystical background. Signed Klug in the lower right.
Category
20th Century American Modern Furniture
Materials
Canvas
Gesture cc-tapis Stroke 1.0 Handmade Lilla Rug in Wool by Sabine Marcelis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stroke by Sabine Marcelis the Stroke collection was really about creating a singular gesture as a rug. A simple brush stroke which highlights the extraordinary craftsmanship of woven...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool
Jasper Morrison Low Pad Armchair in Beech with Fabric or Leather for Cappellini
Located in New York, NY
Maximum comfort, minimum dimensions: this was the underlying study behind this design by Jasper Morrison. The low pad has a shell made of curved beech plywood ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Foam, Beech, Plywood
Giulio Cappellini & Antonio Facco Medium 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
Galore Round Cushion, by Rikke Frost from Warm Nordic
By Hans Olsen
Located in Viby J, DK
An elegant bolster cushion, which matches the Galore sofa range by the talented Danish designer, Rikke Frost. This elongated, cylinder-shaped cushion lends...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Furniture
Materials
Feathers
Daisy Contemporary Pouf in Metal and Fabric
Located in London, GB
The 'Giardino Botanico' collection features five pouffes, each with a backrest inspired by a distinctive botanic shape. The backrest has some flexibility for added comfort and is gen...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Handmade Artistic Marble Mosaic Rug Dimension and Colors Customizable
By sicis
Located in London, GB
Making Artistic Mosaic, design of unparalleled beauty, inventing ' tromp l'oeil' thanks to the endless colors of the glass mosaic collections, all this allowed us to produce and divu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble
Marcel Wanders Wanders' Tulip Armchair in Fiberglass and Resin Shell, Cappellini
Located in New York, NY
A sculptural presence makes the Wanders' Tulip armchair, by Marcel Wanders, an exceptional protagonist in any setting: ideal in spacious areas, both contract and private, thanks to t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Resin, Fiberglass, Foam
Marcel Wanders Dalia Armchair with Fabric or Leather Upholstery for Cappellini
Located in New York, NY
Charming at first glance: the Dalia armchair by Marcel Wanders is a floral embrace whose sensual curves capture the soul in poetic suspense. An iconic element of design, with a conte...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Foam, Resin
Sectional Sofa & Ottoman Contemporary Down Filling with Handcarved Steel Details
Located in Bronx, NY
SOFA NO. 1 AND OTTOMAN SET
J.M. Szymanski
d. 2020
Hand-carved steel details integrated into a modern take on a sectional sofa.
Pricing may vary on filling and fabric. Pricing base...
Category
2010s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
18"Ø Blue Indigo Leather Banded Ottoman by Moses Nadel
By Moses Nadel
Located in Oyster Bay, NY
Featured with banded detailing, the Banded Ottoman is inspired by fundamental geometry. These structured and supportive round ball ottomans are designed to function as a traditional ...
Category
2010s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather
Jungle Contemporary Vase, Small Bicolor Violet and Green by Jacopo Foggini
Located in New York, NY
Nature can stage extraordinary landscapes. The scenarios are vast, the lights are amazing, the surprises are endless. And when man and nature meet, enchantment occurs.
Inspired by t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Resin
Mizar Glass Vase, by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano Collection
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Mizar vase was originally designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1982. The piece features clear and blue glass with multicolored handles.
Ettore Sottsass was born in Innsbruck in 1917. In 1939 he graduated in architecture at the Politecnico di Torino One of the most influential and important figures of the last century, Architect and Designer, he has participated in all radical movements whether created from the 1970s and 1980s. In 1981 he founded the Memphis group, a group that has radically changed the scenario of Italian and world design. Honored with numerous international awards, was winner of the Golden...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass
'Jean Paul Gaultier' by Colin McDowell First Edition
Located in London, GB
'Jean Paul Gaultier' by Colin McDowell. Published by Cassell & Co. London, 2000. First edition hardback in dust jacket.
Celebrating the life and work of the larger than life French ...
Category
Early 2000s English Modern Furniture
Materials
Paper
Victor Clear and Violet Blown Glass Water Jug by Borek Sipek for Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Borek Sipek invites us to visit a world similar to the circus and Italian opera. The characters are all there, from the decanters, similar to a clown cap, to the jugs with skirt and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Mr. Olsen Lounge Chair with Smoked Oak Legs, by Hans Olsen from Warm Nordic
By Hans Olsen
Located in Viby J, DK
A Classic, sophisticated armchair created in the 1950s by the highly acclaimed Danish architect, Hans Olsen. Mr. Olsen is an original design that is a perfect match for a gentleman’s room or a feminine sofa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Furniture
Materials
Foam
Modern Wool Rug Carpet Made in Spain Blue and Red Nudity by Coco Davez
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
Ivy Lysdal, Acrylic on Canvas, Abstract Modernist Painting, Dated 2006
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Ivy Lysdal, b 1937. Danish ceramist and painter.
Acrylic on canvas.
Abstract modernist painting. Colorful palette.
Dated 2006
Signed.
Canvas measures: 30 x 30 cm.
Provenance: T...
Category
Early 2000s Danish Modern Furniture
Materials
Canvas
Ivy Lysdal, Acrylic on Canvas, Abstract Modernist Painting, Dated 2006
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Ivy Lysdal, b 1937. Danish ceramist and painter.
Acrylic on canvas.
Abstract modernist painting. Colorful palette.
Dated 2006
Signed.
Canvas measures: 30 x 30 cm.
Provenance:...
Category
Early 2000s Danish Modern Furniture
Materials
Canvas
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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