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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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

Modern Furniture

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Abstract Rug in Beige-Brown Distressed Style

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Distressed Style Rug in Blue, Pink, Gold Trellises

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Abstract Runner in Silver-Gray with Ivory Tones

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Homage Geometric Beige-Brown and Gray Wool Custom Rug

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Modern Textural Runner in Beige-Brown High-Low Geometric Patterns

2010s Persian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Kilim Rug in Beige with Black and Yellow Accents

2010s Persian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Kilim Rug in Blue and Beige Stripes

2010s Persian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Kilim Rug in Blue and Beige Stripes

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Distressed Style Modern Rug in Blue Geometric Pattern

2010s Persian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Kilim Rug in Sky Blue with Gray and Brown Accents

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Modern Abstract Rug in Beige-Brown and Blue Painterly Patterns

2010s Persian Modern Furniture

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

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Solid Gray Rug in Tone-on-tone Hand-Knotted Silk Striae

2010s Persian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Custom Kilim Design in Beige with Mustard Stripes

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Rug in Red, Brown & Orange Striae

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Kilim with Beige and Gray Geometric Patterns

2010s Persian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Kilim Rug in Pink with Gold and Chartreuse Accents

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Textural Rug in Solid Off-White Striae

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Modern Rug in a Blue, Gold and Grey Abstract Geometric Pattern

2010s Persian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Kilim in Beige, Blue Stripes and Off-White Accents

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim's Contemporary Kilim Rug in Beige-Brown, Grey Geometric Pattern

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Abstract Rug In Brown With All-Over Pattern

2010s Persian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Kilim Rug in Beige with Black and Brown Accents

2010s Persian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Kilim Rug in Pink with Yellow and Green Accents

2010s Afghan Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim's Moroccan Style Runner in Beige, White & Black Geometric Pattern

2010s Moroccan Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim's New Moroccan White and Black Wool Rug with Pile

Early 2000s Nepalese Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim's Hand-Knotted Wool Silk Modern Runner in Brown, Geometric Design

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Modern Rug in Blue, Red and Gold Abstract Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Modern Rug in a Red & Orange-Brown Striae, Geometric Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Modern Rug in a Blue and Beige-Brown Striae, Geometric Patterns

2010s Brazilian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Cowhide Rug in Black and White

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Modern Runner in Beige-Brown High-Low Abstract Pattern

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary runner in Black, Blue & White Trellis Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary runner in Gray & White High-Low Geometric Pattern

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Rug in Beige-Brown Tone-on-tone Striae

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Plain Modern Rug in Beige-Brown Tone-on-Tone

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim's Distressed Style Abstract Rug in Beige-Brown & Gray Pattern

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Modern rug in Solid Silver-Gray Tone-on-Tone Striae

2010s Turkish Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Extra Long Flat Weave Runner Rug in Polychrome Plaid Pattern

2010s Indian Modern Furniture