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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
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Style: Modern
Creator: Artemide
Artemide Tolomeo Micro Wall Spot Light without Switch in Aluminum
Located in Hicksville, NY
An extension to the iconic Tolomeo family, Tolomeo wall spot combines the head of the Tolomeo table lamp with a wall support to allow for a wall spot ligh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Artemide Ilio Led Floor Lamp in Black by Ernesto Gismondi
Located in Hicksville, NY
A monolithic aluminum cylinder of saturated color, Ilio emits 39 watts of powerfully diffused LED light from its top.
Base in painted steel.
Body in painted aluminum.
Strong enough...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Artemide Logico E26 Triple Nest Pendant Light, Extension by Michele De Lucchi
Located in Hicksville, NY
Inspired by the rays of light as they diffuse through the atmosphere, Logico’s blown-glass diffuser takes an organic shape used throughout the collection.
Logico Mini & Classic are...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Artemide Ego 55 Round 14° Downlight in Aluminium by Ernesto Gismondi
Located in Hicksville, NY
An outdoor family of recessed fixtures for drive-over or downlight application, Ego features high-performance LEDs and is available round or square shape. A stainless steel frame on ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel, Aluminum
Artemide Ciclope 50 Unilateral Floor Light in White by Alessandro Pedretti
Located in Hicksville, NY
An eye of outdoor light for pathways, Ciclope is available in wall and floor models, in various sizes and finishes, emitting unilateral or bilateral light.
The Ciclope family enhan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Artemide 49 Dimmable Square Strip in Anodized Aluminum by Ron Rezek
Located in Hicksville, NY
Wall-mounted strip lighting luminaire for direct diffused lighting.
Composed of a frosted acrylic diffuser and an extruded aluminum body, 2.5 Square strip is simple in design with a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Tolomeo Mega Black Fiber Floor Lamp by Michele De Lucchi & Giancarlo Fassina
Located in Hicksville, NY
An extension to the iconic Tolomeo family, Tolomeo Mega features the same arm balancing system as the Tolomeo table lamp combined with a selection of parchment or fabric shades, crea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Stainless Steel
Artemide Tolomeo Mega Table Lamp with Parchment Diffuser and Clamp
Located in Hicksville, NY
An extension to the iconic Tolomeo family, Tolomeo Mega features the same arm balancing system as the Tolomeo table lamp combined with a selection of parchment or fabric shades, crea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
Artemide Nur Mini 100W E26/A19 Ceiling Light in Glossy White
Located in Hicksville, NY
A system for the metamorphosis of light, Nur creates indirect light accompanied by a subtle “halo” effect on the ceiling. Aluminum molded body, polycarbo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Artemide Cabildo 3000K LED Suspension Light in White
Located in Hicksville, NY
Giving the illusion of a watchful eye, Cabildo is a simple design which provides subtle yet powerful light. White, painted die-cast aluminum body on a steel base. Cabildo is availabl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Artemide Miconos Wall Light in Gold
Located in Hicksville, NY
A hand blown glass globe of light on a base and stem of polished chrome. Transparent yet created a softly diffused, dimmable light. A design statement, the Miconos fixture is designe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Artemide Aede Wall Light in White
Located in Hicksville, NY
"We decided to design a lamp with light. This is how Aede was created, a processed solid, dug into as if it were melted, just like water does with rocks in a waterfall or in the sea....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Logico Mini Gray Triple Pendant by Gerhard Reichert & Michele De Lucchi
Located in Hicksville, NY
Inspired by the rays of light as they diffuse through the atmosphere, Logico’s blown-glass diffuser takes an organic shape used throughout the collection.
Logico Mini...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
Logico Table Lamp in Gray Smoke by Gerhard Reichert & Michele De Lucchi
Located in Hicksville, NY
Inspired by the rays of light as they diffuse through the atmosphere, Logico’s blown-glass diffuser takes an organic shape used throughout the collection.
Logico Mini & Classic a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass
Artemide Dioscuri 35 E26 Wall & Ceiling Lamp in White by Michele De Lucchi
Located in Hicksville, NY
A globe-like diffuser of acid-etched blown glass atop a thermoplastic base.
Dioscuri is available in 4 sizes which are all dimmable aside from the smallest.
A multiple design-award ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Artemide Mesmeri LED Wall Light in White by Eric Solé
Located in Hicksville, NY
A sinuous linear form masks the light source it contains, emitting a soft light upwards.
Die-cast aluminium body available painted white, silver grey or in polished aluminium.
This...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Artemide Miconos E26 Pendant Light in Chrome by Ernesto Gismondi
Located in Hicksville, NY
A handblown glass globe of light on a base and stem of polished chrome. Transparent yet created a softly diffused, dimmable light.
A design statement, the Miconos fixture is design...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Artemide Pirce Dimmable Led Pendant Light in White by Giuseppe Maurizio Scutellà
Located in Hicksville, NY
Spirals gently descend delivering sculptural light effects. Painted aluminum body in white or black.
Flexible painted steel structure, covered with a natural anti-yellowing silicone...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Artemide Mercury Dimmable Led Ceiling Light by Ross Lovegrove
Located in Hicksville, NY
A “floating” assembly of pebbles, Ross Lovegrove’s Mercury creates a biomorphic relationship between reflected light and its environment.
Mini and regular suspension and ceiling ve...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Artemide Pirce Micro Dimmable LED Pendant Light in White by Giuseppe Maurizio
Located in Hicksville, NY
Spirals gently descend delivering sculptural light effects. Painted aluminum body in white or black.
Full size, mini and micro for wall, ceiling and suspension.
This item is curren...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Artemide Piroscafo LED Floor Light in Green by Ernesto Gismondi
Located in Hicksville, NY
Designed to illuminate pathways, Piroscafo peers up from the earth to shine light on your path.
Available in rust, green and anthracite grey triple-layered anti-oxidized finishes with a shock-resistant polycarbonate screen and power-conserving Furakawa reflector.
The body and base are die...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Artemide Tolomeo Parch Double Pendant Lamp
Located in Hicksville, NY
An extension to the iconic Tolomeo family, Tolomeo with shade features the same arm balancing body system as the Tolomeo table lamp combined with a selection of parchment or fabric s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
Artemide Demetra 3000K Wall Light in Anthracite Grey
Located in Hicksville, NY
Simple in concept, Demetra has an adjustable, turnable and tiltable head with integrated dimmer switch atop an extending arm allowing for direct LED light diffusion. Made of aluminum...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Hungarian Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Artemide Tolomeo Mini Floor Lamp in Aluminum with Base
Located in Hicksville, NY
An extension to the iconic Tolomeo family, Tolomeo floor combines the body of the Tolomeo table lamp with a floor standing support, allowing for a f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Stainless Steel
Artemide Tolomeo Standard Wall Light with Round Fiber Shade
Located in Hicksville, NY
An extension to the iconic Tolomeo family, Tolomeo with shade features the same arm balancing body system as the Tolomeo table lamp combined with a selection of parchment or fabric s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Artemide Tolomeo Large Wall Light with Round Fiber Shade
Located in Hicksville, NY
An extension to the iconic Tolomeo family, Tolomeo with shade features the same arm balancing body system as the Tolomeo table lamp combined with a selection of parchment or fabric s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Tolomeo Micro Lamp with Gray Base by Michele De Lucchi & Giancarlo Fassina
Located in Hicksville, NY
No desk lamp should make you use two hands to position it.” Michele De Lucchi
A study in balance and movement, the Tolomeo table lamp is designed for a fully adjustable direction of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Stainless Steel
Tolomeo Black Midi Pivot Lamp by Michele De Lucchi & Giancarlo Fassina
Located in Hicksville, NY
No desk lamp should make you use two hands to position it.” Michele De Lucchi
A study in balance and movement, the Tolomeo table lamp is designed for a fully adjustable direction of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
Artemide Nur Mini 100W E26/A19 Ceiling Light in Glossy Green
Located in Hicksville, NY
A system for the metamorphosis of light, Nur creates indirect light accompanied by a subtle “halo” effect on the ceiling. Aluminum molded body, polycarbo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Artemide Oblique 45 LED Ground Light in Black
Located in Hicksville, NY
The oblique light head pushes up and stretches the vertical stem, just like a bean sprout. The 2 dimensions of the design render the piece nearly invisible from some angles, while pr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Artemide Stablight a Suspension Light in Clear Brown
Located in Hicksville, NY
Stablight is produced using very traditional glass blowing techniques. The diffuser is crafted out of hand blown glass layered over a wooden mold, careful...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Artemide Demetra Floor Lamp in Anthracite Grey
Located in Hicksville, NY
Simple in concept, Demetra has an adjustable, turnable and tiltable head with integrated dimmer switch atop an extending arm allowing for direct LED light diffusion. Made of aluminum...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Hungarian Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Artemide Tetragono 90 Outdoor Floor Light in Black
Located in Hicksville, NY
Tetragono’s body crafted of extruded aluminum and painted steel complements any exterior with its modern, sleek and geometric look.
Integrated light...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Artemide Tolomeo Mega LED Floor Lamp with Silver Diffuser
Located in Hicksville, NY
An extension to the iconic Tolomeo family, Tolomeo Mega features the same arm balancing system as the Tolomeo table lamp combined with a selection of parc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Stainless Steel
Artemide Demetra 3000K Wall Light in White
Located in Hicksville, NY
Simple in concept, Demetra has an adjustable, turnable and tiltable head with integrated dimmer switch atop an extending arm allowing for direct LED light diffusion. Made of aluminum...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Hungarian Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Logico Single Ceiling Light in Gray by Gerhard Reichert & Michele De Lucchi
Located in Hicksville, NY
Inspired by the rays of light as they diffuse through the atmosphere, Logico’s blown-glass diffuser takes an organic shape used throughout the collection.
Logico mini and classic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass
Artemide Fiamma 30 Led 2-Wire Ceiling Light in Anodized Grey by Jean-Michel Wilm
Located in Hicksville, NY
Fiamma is a systemic lighting element designed to respond to the needs of the contract sector, yet well suited also for everyday living environments.
An anodized aluminum cylinde...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Tolomeo Micro Lamp with White Base by Michele De Lucchi & Giancarlo Fassina
Located in Hicksville, NY
No desk lamp should make you use two hands to position it.” Michele De Lucchi
A study in balance and movement, the Tolomeo table lamp is designed for a fully adjustable direction of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Stainless Steel
Artemide Nur Mini Suspension Light 100W E26/A19 in Gloss Green
Located in Hicksville, NY
A system for the metamorphosis of light, Nur Suspension has a sleek, contemporary dome shape that provides direct downlighting, with a sanded glass top that also allows a softer, mor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Artemide Stablight C Suspension Light Clear Brown
Located in Hicksville, NY
Stablight is produced using very traditional glass blowing techniques. The diffuser is crafted out of hand-blown glass layered over a wooden mold, carefully formed by hand from a har...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Artemide Stablight B Suspension Light in Aqua Blue
Located in Hicksville, NY
Stablight is produced using very traditional glass blowing techniques. The diffuser is crafted out of hand-blown glass layered over a wooden mold, carefully formed by hand from a har...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Artemide Stablight B Suspension Light in Clear Brown
Located in Hicksville, NY
Stablight is produced using very traditional glass blowing techniques. The diffuser is crafted out of hand blown glass layered over a wooden mold, carefully formed by hand from a har...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Artemide Nur Mini Suspension Light 100W E26/A19 in Anthracite Grey
Located in Hicksville, NY
A system for the metamorphosis of light, Nur Suspension has a sleek, contemporary dome shape that provides direct downlighting, with a sanded glass top that also allows a softer, mor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Artemide Nur Mini Suspension Light 100W E26 or A19 in Gloss White
Located in Hicksville, NY
A system for the metamorphosis of light, Nur Suspension has a sleek, contemporary dome shape that provides direct downlighting, with a sanded glass top that also allows a softer, mor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Artemide Stablight B Suspension Light in Green Amber
Located in Hicksville, NY
Stablight is produced using very traditional glass blowing techniques. The diffuser is crafted out of hand blown glass layered over a wooden mold, carefully formed by hand from a har...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Artemide Talo Mini 3000K LED Wall Light in Silver
By Artemide, Neil Poulton
Located in Hicksville, NY
Talo’s sleek aluminum body complements any interior with a subtle contemporary touch, whether residential or commercial. Its wide variety of sizes makes it perfect for almost any lig...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Artemide Tolomeo Mega Outdoor Floor Lamp with Black Diffuser
Located in Hicksville, NY
“The Tolomeo family is expanded to include a new outdoor product. The light source is enclosed in a diffusing CAP fitted inside a transparent IP65 plastic unit that recalls old lampp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Artemide Tolomeo Mega LED Floor Lamp with Black Diffuser
Located in Hicksville, NY
An extension to the iconic Tolomeo family, Tolomeo Mega features the same arm balancing system as the Tolomeo 12” table lamp combined with a selection of parchment or fabric shades, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Stainless Steel
Artemide Mimesi 3000K Floor Lamp
Located in Hicksville, NY
A slim line polished recycled aluminum structure with etched acrylic diffuser, Mimesi creates light in relation to its environment aiming to reduce energy and material usage.
Inte...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Artemide Square Strip 49 LED Wall and Ceiling Light with Dimmer in Aluminum
Located in Hicksville, NY
Wall mounted strip lighting luminaire for direct diffused lighting. Composed of a frosted acrylic diffuser and an extruded aluminum body, 2.5 square str...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Artemide Unterlinden Led Pendant Light in Bronze by Herzog & De Meuron
Located in Hicksville, NY
Designed for the museum in Colmar, France, Unterlinden is a suspension lamp which combines the aesthetic charm of a vintage object with contemporary technology and engineering.
The...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Steel
Artemide Nuda 100 Unilateral Floor in Gray White by Ernesto Gismondi
Located in Hicksville, NY
Nuda is defined by its bare minimalism.
When used in linear sequences, Nuda creates a strong sense of light guidance along residential or commercial paths.
Materials:
Body in alumi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Artemide Ego 90 Round 24° Downlight in Stainless Steel by Ernesto Gismondi
Located in Hicksville, NY
An outdoor family of recessed fixtures for drive-over or downlight application, Ego features high-performance LEDs and is available round or square shape. A stainless steel frame on ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Artemide Aria Micro Outdoor Recessed Light in Gray by Massimo Sacconi
Located in Hicksville, NY
Aria is a modern wall recessed mounted luminaire with direct light emission from high-performance LEDs. Available in 2 sizes, in white or grey, Aria is a functional ambient light sou...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Tolomeo Mega Parch Pendant by Michele De Lucchi & Giancarlo Fassina
Located in Hicksville, NY
An extension to the iconic Tolomeo family, Tolomeo Mega features the same arm balancing system as the Tolomeo table lamp combined with a selection of parchment or fabric shades, crea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
Tolomeo Micro "S" Bracket Lamp by Michele De Lucchi & Giancarlo Fassina
Located in Hicksville, NY
An extension to the iconic Tolomeo family, Tolomeo wall combines the body of the Tolomeo table lamp with a surface or j-box mounting wall support, allowing for a wall lighting soluti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
Artemide Tolomeo Lantern with Suspension by Michele De Lucchi & Giancarlo Fassin
Located in Hicksville, NY
The Tolomeo family is expanded to include a new outdoor product. The light source is enclosed in a diffusing cap fitted inside a transparent IP65 plastic unit that recalls old lamppo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Artemide Melampo Mini E12 Table Lamp in Grey by Adrien Gardère
Located in Hicksville, NY
A silk satin fabric shade connected to a painted zamac base via a painted aluminum stem, Melampo can be adjusted for direct and indirect light.
Mini accommodates 2 shade positions ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
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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