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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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

Creator: Carlo Moretti

Angel Carlo Moretti Contemporary Mouth Blown Murano Glass Vase

Modern Furniture

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Angel Carlo Moretti Contemporary Mouth Blown Murano Glass Vase

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Sfera Vase in White, Grey and Black by Carlo Moretti

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Scudo Carlo Moretti Contemporary Murano Clear Glass Desk or Table Lamp

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Milleriquadri Carlo Moretti Contemporary Murano Mouthblown Clear Glass Vase

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Millebolle Carlo Moretti Contemporary Murano Clear Glass Hand Etched Vase

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Small Troncosfera Vase in White by Carlo Moretti

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Sfera Vase with White, Grey and Black Spots by Carlo Moretti

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Large Ovale Vase in Grey, White and Black by Carlo Moretti

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Anbel I Piccoli Vase in Red and Orange by Carlo Moretti

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Large Sfera Vase in Black and Red Streaks by Carlo Moretti

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Bricola Carlo Moretti Contemporary Black, Red and Clear Murano Glass Table Lamp

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Truba Carlo Moretti Mouth Blown Murano Clear and Milk Glass Floor Lamp

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Large Troncosfera Vase in White by Carlo Moretti

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Vola Carlo Moretti Mouth Blown Murano Glass Bowl

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Vola Carlo Moretti Flying Glass Technique Murano Glass Plate with Stand

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Nero Millemolature Carlo Moretti Contemporary Murano Glass Hand Etched Vase

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Small Eclissi Vase in Orange and Red by Carlo Moretti

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Large Troncocono Vase in Grey and White by Carlo Moretti

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Large Sfera Vase in Grey and Ivory by Carlo Moretti

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Small Torre Vase in Beige by Carlo Moretti

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Large Troncosfera Vase in Lapis, Ivory, and Blue by Carlo Moretti

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Small Ellisse Vase in Blue and White by Carlo Moretti

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Ellisse Vase in White, Grey and Black by Carlo Moretti

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Small Ellisse Vase in Ivory, Red, and Black Streaks by Carlo Moretti

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Small I Cinesi Vase in White by Carlo Moretti

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Large Troncosfera Vase in Grey by Carlo Moretti

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Medium Troncosfera Vase in White by Carlo Moretti

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Bricola Carlo Moretti Contemporary Black/Red/Clear Murano Glass Table Lamp

Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Furniture

Carlo Moretti Murano Aventurine Glass Vase

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Medium Troncosfera Vase in Grey by Carlo Moretti

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Medium Ogiva Vase in Black, Grey and White by Carlo Moretti

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Medium Ogiva Vase in Grey, White, and Red by Carlo Moretti

21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Furniture

Ogiva Carlo Moretti Murano Contemporary Mouth Blown Glass Vase

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Drima Carlo Moretti Contemporary Mouth Blown Clear Murano Glass Floor Lamp

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Large Eclissi Vase in White, Grey and Black by Carlo Moretti

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Small Torre Vase in Maroon by Carlo Moretti

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Milleriquadri Carlo Moretti Contemporary Murano Clear Glass Hand Etched Vase

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Edmon Carlo Moretti Contemporary Mouth Blown Murano Glass Vase

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Large Ellisse Vase in Grey, Red, and Ivory by Carlo Moretti

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture