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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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

Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Runner in Multicolor Floral Pattern

Modern Furniture

2010s Afghan Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Runner in Multicolor Floral Pattern

2010s Nepalese Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Ombre Rug in Pink and Chartreuse Tones

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Custom Ombre Rug in Gray-Beige Gradience

2010s Chinese Modern Furniture

Rug & kilim’s European Flatweave Rug in Beige with Green and Pink Floral Pattern

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Modern Abstract Rug in Green with Painterly Pattern

2010s Brazilian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Extra Large Cowhide Rug in Black, White and Cream Tones

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Moroccan Style Scatter Rug with Colorful Geometric Patterns

2010s Afghan Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Kilim in Beige, White and Blue Textural Stripes

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Rug with Navy Blue and Brown Geometric Patterns

2010s Afghan Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Turkish Patchwork Kilim with Polychromatic Geometric Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Textural Rug in Gray and Cream Tones

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Oversized Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Solid Dhurrie Rug in Blue and Green Tones

2010s Turkish Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Patchwork Kilim Runner in Polychromatic Stripes

2010s Afghan Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Kilim in Cream White and Blue Textural Stripes

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Rug in Blue Tones, with Geometric Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Tiger Rug in Gold with Orange and Black Pictorial

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Rug in Red and Blue with Gold Geometric Pattern

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Distressed Swedish Style Rug in Red and Brown Geometric Pattern

2010s Chinese Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Aubusson Style Flatweave Rug in Brown with Beige Floral Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Hand-Knotted Contemporary Solid Green Rug by Rug & Kilim by Rug & Kilim

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Pictorial Tiger-Skin Rug in Orange, Blue and Black

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Modern Abstract Rug in Brown Off-White Geometric Pattern

2010s Persian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Kilim in Orange & Cream Stripes

2010s Persian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Kilim in Orange & Cream Stripes

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Bahaus Style Modern Rug with Beige-Brown Geometric Pattern

2010s Turkish Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Patchwork Kilim in Polychromatic Stripes

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Kilim Runner Rug in Brown Geometric Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim's Handwoven Modern Patchwork Kilim Rug in Multicolor Striation

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Modern Textural Rug in Rich Browns and Umber Stripes and Striae

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Rug in Gold and Pink, with Geometric Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Rug in Blue and Gray, with Geometric Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Rug in Beige, with Green Geometric Stripes

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Textural Rug in Light Blue Tones

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Rug with Light Blue Geometric Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Distressed Swedish Style Rug in Red and Brown Geometric Pattern

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Pictorial Rug in Sky Blue, with Scenery Depiction

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Modern Rug in Solid Beige

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Kilim in Polychromatic Geometric Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Modern Abstract Rug in Blue, Green and Greige Geometric Pattern

2010s Indian Modern Furniture