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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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: Yellow
Double Tier Ceramic Hex Side Table in Gloss Yellow by BZIPPY
Located in Sun Valley, CA
Double tier ceramic hex side table in gloss yellow. Made to order.
BZIPPY ceramic goods are one-of-a-kind stoneware / earthenware editions including furn...
Category
2010s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Two-Tier Ceramic Cloud Side Table & Stool in Buttery Yellow by BZIPPY
Located in Sun Valley, CA
Two-Tier ceramic cloud side table & stool in buttery yellow. Made to order.
BZIPPY ceramic goods are one-of-a-kind stoneware / earthenware e...
Category
2010s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Vistosi Oto SP CHA Suspension Light by Pio E Tito Toso
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
Spherical blown glass elements available in four sizes and two decorations, with and without lighting source. The special design allows the installation of more vertical glass elemen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Yellow Murano Chandelier
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Yellow Murano chandelier in good original condition, one edge on lower glass bowl.
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass
VeniceM Mondrian LED Wall Light by Massimo Tonetto
Located in Mogliano Veneto, TV
Wall lamp with direct and indirect light. Polished or matte black nickel, polished gold or light burnished brass structure.
Specifications:
Function: Wall
Location: Interior
Ligh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Maharam Serpentine Galleries Wallpaper by John Baldessari
Located in New York, NY
Maharam Serpentine Galleries Wallpaper
Nose/Popcorn by John Baldessari
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John Baldessari is a conceptual artist based in Santa Monica who uses t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Furniture
Materials
Other
Pair of yellow Crystal Faceted Table Lamps
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Yellow crystal faceted table lamp attb Toso, perfect condition
Pair can be separated upon request
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Contemporary Dining Table in Yellow Lacquer and Walnut
Located in New York, NY
Dining table consists of four legs and a wooden top in an oval shape. Each leg is made in two sections, the internal one which is lacquered in yellow, or any different color from our...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Ceramic Hex Planter in Gloss Yellow by Bzippy
Located in Sun Valley, CA
Ceramic Hex Planter in Gloss Yellow. Made to order.
Bzippy ceramic goods are one-of-a-kind stoneware / earthenware editions including furniture, planter...
Category
2010s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Made in Italy Sound Amplifier, Yellow Ceramics, Customizable Speaker. 2022
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
DESCRIPTION
This is an amplifier compatible with all smartphones in which the speaker is positioned at the bottom, near the microphone. It will allow you to increase the volume of y...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Gesture cc-tapis Stroke Runner Handmade Yellow 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 extraordi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool
Double Rectangle Mustard Velvet Mustard and White
By LO DECOR
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
Yellow Primitive Bookshelf by Studio Nucleo, Made in Italy
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
The Primitive bookshelf was one of the strongest and most iconic products designed by Studio Nucleo. Initially made as a limited-edition product, t...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Contemporary Berab Vase in Yellow Resin and Plum Glass
Located in London, GB
For the Berab collection, StudioNotte has been inspired by the precious stones of the Brazilian territory, dedicating to it a series of vases in warm and bright colors. Experimenting...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass, Cut Glass, Resin
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
Contemporary Mixed Media Painting on Canvas by Martha Enzmann, 2002
Located in Miami, FL
Mixed media acrylic painting on canvas by Martha Enzmann, 2002. Signed on verso.
Martha Enzmann's pursuits include painting, sculpture, photography, performance, video, design, en...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Furniture
Materials
Canvas
Ceramic Hex Planter in Buttery Yellow by Bzippy
Located in Sun Valley, CA
Ceramic Hex Planter in Buttery Yellow. Made to order.
Bzippy ceramic goods are one-of-a-kind stoneware / earthenware editions including furniture, planters and home accessories.
...
Category
2010s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Modern Zanellato Bortotto Vases in Grey Bardiglio and Yellow Siena Marble
Located in Pordenone, PN
Vaso Esa di Zanellato Bortotto
Marmorizzazione del marmo Esa, il marmo si trasforma per imitare la propria natura con il marmo stesso. Questa è l'idea alla base dell'opera di Zanell...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Cement, Marble
Candy Wrapper Rug_Mini_yellow / 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
Citron Yellow Bottleneck Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Drawing on a long Chinese tradition of ceramics, this striking long-necked vase is cloaked in an all-over citron-yellow glaze. With a rounded, globular body and cylindrical neck, the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Matt Yellow, Single Form Square Aluminium Coffee Table - Indoor / Outdoor
Located in Leicester, GB
The Single Form Coffee Table is a modern minimal design with a focus on form and function. Made in powder-coated aluminium, which is almost en...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Cove 3.5 Seater Sofa in Straw Yellow
Located in London, England
The Cove sofa’s adapts to any interior environment and beckons to be sat in all day. The modular design allows versatile combinations and lengths of two-, th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool, Bouclé, Oak
Daniel Belliard Enamel on Copper Small Framed Painting Yellow Countryside
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Daniel Belliard Enamel on Copper Small Framed Painting Yellow Countryside. Item features enamel on copper painting, wooden frame, artist signatu...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Triple Tier Ceramic Hex Side Table in Gloss Yellow by BZIPPY
Located in Sun Valley, CA
Triple Tier Ceramic Hex side table in gloss yellow. Made to order.
BZIPPY ceramic goods are one-of-a-kind stoneware / earthenware editions including furn...
Category
2010s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Three-Tier Ceramic Cloud Side Table & Stool in Buttery Yellow by BZIPPY
Located in Sun Valley, CA
Three-Tier ceramic cloud side table & stool in buttery yellow. Made to order.
BZIPPY ceramic goods are one-of-a-kind stoneware / earthenware editions including furniture, planters a...
Category
2010s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
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
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
De Sede Leather Beanbag Longue Chair
By De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
DS-9087/60 beanbag chair by De Sede. Styrofoam ball filling.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather
Seletti "Linea" Multiuse LED Light in Yellow
By Seletti
Located in Doral, FL
Linea, a name and a shape. The fluorescent lamp by Seletti that cuts into the darkness with the colours of the rainbow. Segments of light with a defined length, but endless personali...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood
Cloud Painted Paper Pulp Side Table 'Goodnight Moon Edition'
By Fort Makers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Cloud side table by Chiaozza
2021
Materials: Painted Paper Pulp
Dimensions: H 30" x W 22" x D 6.5"
Edition: Unique
Covered with cheerful yellow-painted pulp, Chiaozza's Cloud Table is almost cartoon-like, as if the artists took a toy and enlarged it to create a cinematic scene. Hand-crafted, this exaggerated, oversized side table references the cloud-like vignettes in Goodnight Moon...
Category
2010s North American Modern Furniture
Materials
Paper
5.2x8.3 Ft Vintage Handmade Turkish Rug Overdyed in Yellow with Medallion Design
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
Bauhaus Gabo Adjustable Cantilever Leather Chair by FSM
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FSM Gabo chair by de Sede. Gabo is multi-faceted. Take the cantilever chair, sleek and stylish with its classic round-tube profile, or the elegant square-tube frame chair. Both combi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather
Sesam Adjustable Reclining Leather Sofa by FSM
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FSM Sesam sofa by De Sede. The ultimate in comfort. A simple adjustment - that can even be made while seated - swivels out the footrest and reclines the sea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather
KT-221 Bauhaus Occasional Chair in Tufted Natural Leather and Metal by De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Lounge chair KT221/01 by De Sede. Relaunch and update of the design created in 1956. Objectively functional design of an iconographic, architectural construction through the transfer...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather
KT-221 Bauhaus Two-Seat Sofa in Tufted Natural Leather and Metal by De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Two-seat sofa KT221/02 by De Sede. Relaunch and update of the design created in 1956. Objectively functional design of an iconographic, architectural construction through the transfe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather
Shelby Adjustable Swivel Leather Armchair by FSM
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FSM Shelby chair by De Sede. Built for blissful relaxation, this easy chair takes its name from its constructional design: a hard shell containing a soft and cosy core with convenien...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather
Jasper Morrison Tate Stool in Beech Plywood with Matte Lacquer for Cappellini
Located in New York, NY
Easy to stack – to a maximum of 6 pieces – the Tate chair designed by Jasper Morrison is part of a range that includes chairs and stools. This series has a ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Beech, Plywood
USM Haller Storage S2 Storage System
Located in New York, NY
Offered by M2L.
With two drop down doors and two drawers. Designed by Swiss architect Fritz Haller and Paul Schaerer in 1963. Made from powder coated steel and chrome plated stee...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Furniture
Materials
Chrome, Steel
Three-Tier Ceramic Hex Planter in Gloss Yellow by Bzippy
Located in Sun Valley, CA
Three-Tier Ceramic Hex Planter in gloss yellow. Made to order.
Bzippy ceramic goods are one-of-a-kind stoneware / earthenware editions including furnitur...
Category
2010s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Long Diadema Chandelier K3 in Crystal by Vistosi
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
Diadema is a lighting system based on a single element, the rod of pure glass. It takes advantage of the way it reflects and transmits the light, while offering a sense of movement b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Vistosi Puppet Single Suspension Light Blown Murano Glass
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
Collection of lamps with blown glass diffuser with an original irregularly lined ‘dégradé’ finish. The arms of the chandelier are hung individually to customer demand.
Specificati...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Painted Paper Pulp Rocker 'Goodnight Moon Edition'
By Fort Makers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rocker by Chiaozza
2021
Materials: Painted Paper Pulp
Dimensions: H 37" x W 29" x D 22"
Edition: Unique
Pulp Rocker is inspired by the form of the round-backed rocking chair in the classic children's book Goodnight Moon...
Category
2010s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Paper
Cloud Case Painted Paper Pulp Shelving Unit 'Goodnight Moon Edition'
By Fort Makers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Cloud Case Shelving Unit by Chiaozza.
2021
Materials: Painted Paper Pulp.
Dimensions: H 67" x W 72" x D 16".
Edition: Unique
The Cloud Case references the function of a bookcase and the form of the fireplace, toy house...
Category
2010s North American Modern Furniture
Materials
Paper
Yellow Patterned Outdoor Medium Pillow with Fabric by Dedar Milano
By Myface
Located in Santo Tirso, PT
Pillow Big 2, outdoor pillow big
Modern outdoor pillow made with Dedar Milano Fabric
A simple design that allows you to risk in colors and pa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric
21st Century Antivol Small Side Table in Brass and Natural Lava Stone by CTRLZAK
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
"Nature in its primordial form. Antivol presents a fragment of lava stone from Sicily, cut in half and supported by an essential metal frame. Pure and primitive matter becoming functional, for a side table that is always unique."
Antivol Side table with brass structure in black chrome or matt gold finishing. Top with water-jet cut natural Lava stone.
*Being elements selected from natural environment, dimensions and weight could be different on each piece.
“The floating islands...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Stone, Metal
Pale Yellow Linen Ball Pillow
Located in Greenwich, CT
Handmade in Norwalk CT. This linen cotton blend is washable and comes in many dozens of colors, just ask!
Measurements:
Overall: 12” W x 12” H
Disclaimer: Due to their handcrafted n...
Category
2010s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Linen
Man's Head Yellow Decorative Ceramic Piece, Handmade Italy, 2021, Hand-Crafted
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The piece is a unique representation of a woman's head in a modern way.
Our designer creates these pieces completely by hand.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Pixo Plus Table Lamp by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pixo Plus integrates ultra-convenient wireless charging technology + USB port for the ultimate task lightning experience. Designed for maximum utility in a minimal footprint, this co...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Cove 2.5 Seater Sofa in Straw Yellow
Located in London, England
The Cove Sofa’s adapts to any interior environment and beckons to be sat in all day. The modular design allows versatile combinations and lengths of two-, th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool, Bouclé, Oak
Coffee Table Disallineato Model by Studio Superego, Italy
Located in Milan, Italy
Coffee table model Disallineato in multi-color plexiglass with an overlap of misaligned rectangular elements.
A series of unique pieces designed by Studio Superego for Superego Editi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Plexiglass
Cove 3.5 Seater Slipper in Straw Yellow
Located in London, England
The Cove Slipper is a pared back armless seat designed to stand alone or join its modular family: combined into a sofa of any length or paired with the Cove Footstool to make a chais...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool, Bouclé, Oak
Mini Robot Side Table in 15 Colors / Pair Available
Located in Leicester, GB
The Mini Robot side table is a perfect next to a sofa or chair, just large enough to hold magazines. Made with solid steel legs, the table is made to last. The Mini Robot bedside table has &New's signature Zig Zag legs and is available in fifteen powder-coated colours.
Colour samples available to order from our storefront - LU2894331610202
Measurements: approx. 30cm wide, 23cm deep, 50cm high.
All &New products...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Great Britain (UK) Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Jacco Maris Ode 1647 1 Wall Light Copper
By Jacco Maris
Located in Yonkers, NY
Being an homage to 17th century chandeliers, it serves as a lyrical reference to those graceful forms while placing itself squarely in the 21st...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Furniture
Materials
Copper
21st Century Matteo Zorzenoni Cathedral Mirror Scapin Collezioni
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Cathedral, Colorama collection
Design by Matteo Zorzenoni, product by Scapin Collezioni
Cathedral is a micro-architecture created in a game of re...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Mondego Ceramic Tile Hand Painted Colors
By Theia Tiles
Located in Lisbon, PT
An ode to its own roots, inspired by the green hills that form the center of Portugal, Mondego collection
encompasses three tiles, ranging from a soft surfaced tile, a fully striped ...
Category
2010s European Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
DS-1088 Configurable Patchwork Leather Sofa with Elongated Cushions by De Sede
By De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Four adjustable sofa base elements DS-1088/05 and three cushions DS-1088/96 by de Sede. Patchwork in its prettiest form. DS-1088 presents itself with a beautiful special feature. The leather is elaborately crafted by hand in a patchwork appearance – for an individually stylish look. The sofa landscape consists of single cubic elements that can be combined with one another in infinite ways. Cushions with an elongated design need no attachment to stay on the sofa and can be moved around in flexible ways. We launched this favorite sofa back in 1975. Now, nearly 45 years later, we are celebrating its comeback.
Details:
Standard configuration: Seat element in a patchwork look, connectors can be used to combine the individual seating elements to create custom sofa landscapes.
Upholstery and assembly: Sedex upholstery covered with wadding. Compact frame made of panel materials and strapped to seat frame. Cushions filled with spelt chaff and latex for combined support and comfort. Glides for hard and soft floor coverings.
Function: Unused connectors can be removed.
Note: Loosely covered...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather
Sesam Adjustable Reclining Leather Armchair by FSM
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FSM Sesam armchair by De Sede. The ultimate in comfort. A simple adjustment - that can even be made while seated - swivels out the footrest and reclines the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather
Cone Pendant, by Svend Aage Holm-Sørensen from Warm Nordic
Located in Viby J, DK
A Classic pendant with charm, finesse and an elegant, solid brass ring, designed in the 1950s by the internationally renowned lighting designer, Svend Aage Holm-Sørensen. The rigorous expression means that the cone pendant can hang beautifully alone or as part of a group, above the dining table or kitchen worktop...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
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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