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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 Distressed Style Abstract Rug in Green, Beige and Blue

Modern Furniture

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Distressed Style Abstract Rug in Green, Beige and Blue

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Persian Bidjar Style Rug in Black with Polychromatic Florals

2010s Chinese Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s European Tudor Flatweave Rug with Floral Patterns and Pictorials

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Green Scandinavian Style Kilim Circle Rug with Geometric Patterns

2010s Turkish Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Patchwork Kilim Runner in Polychromatic Stripes

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Textural Rug In Red, Pink and Orange Stripes and Striae

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Modern Textural Rug in Beige-Brown and Umber Stripes and Striae

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Fine Artist Gianni Lee X Rug & Kilim Modern Pictorial Custom Rug

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Modern Textural Rug in White Tones

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Flatweave Runner with Beige and Gray Geometric Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Modern Textural Rug in Tones of Plum and Green

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

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

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Unshaped Abstract Rug in Gold, Gray and Blue

2010s Pakistani Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Moroccan Style Rug in Beige-Brown with Geometric Patterns

2010s Moroccan Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Moroccan Rug in Solid Brown High-Pile Shag

2010s Nepalese Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Modern Geometric Rug in Pink, Brown and Gold Tones “Naruna”

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Outdoor Rug in Blu Gray with Geometric Pattern

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Dhurrie Rug in Blue and White Stripes

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Kilim Runner Rug in Beige with Orange Stripes

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

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

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Modern Rug in Blue and Cream, with Stripes and Geometric Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Rug in Pink & Red with Geometric Pattern

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Modern Square Rug in Silver, Black, Blue with Medallion “Shekar”

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Custom Kilim with Geometric Pattern

2010s Nepalese Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Cubist Art Deco Style Rug in Beige-Brown Geometric Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

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

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Modern Rug in Solid Blue Tone-on-tone Striae

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Contemporary Rug in Solid Beige Brown Open Field by Rug & Kilim

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Modern Abstract Runner in Blue with Gold Patterns

2010s Afghan Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Classic Style Tiger Rug in Orange and Beige-Brown Pictorial

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Modern Textural Rug in Tones of Gray and Beige

2010s Nepalese Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim's Hand Knotted Tiger Rug in Gold Black and Beige Pattern

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Rug in Green with High-Low Geometric Patterns

2010s Pakistani Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Textural Custom Rug Sample, Beige and Cream High-and-Low Pattern

2010s Persian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Kilim in Gold and Blue with Stripes and Brown Accents

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Rug with Polychromatic Geometric Patterns and Striae

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

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

2010s Afghan Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Kilim in Sandy, Solid Beige-Brown with Pink Accents

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Textural High Pile Rug in Teal Blue and Green

2010s Indian Modern Furniture