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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 Modern Textural Rug in Beige and Peach Pink Tones

Modern Furniture

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Modern Textural Rug in Beige and Peach Pink Tones

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Moroccan Style Rug in Multicolor Stripes

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

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

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Modern Moroccan Style Rug in Beige and Brown Geometric Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Rug with Gray, Brown & White Geometric Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Kilim with Taupe Chevrons & Geometric Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Kilim in Beige & Blue Geometric Pattern

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

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

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Silk Rug in Solid Beige-Brown

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Tribal style Kilim in Gold with Grey & Black Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Modern Rug with Beige/Brown, White and Gray Stripes

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Modern Rug with Beige/Brown, White and Gray Stripes

2010s Chinese Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Chinese Art Deco Style Rug in Gold with Florals and Pictorials

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Rug with Chartreuse and Beige-Brown Stripes

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Rug in White with Geometric Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Modern Kilim Accent Rug in Gray with White Diamond Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Reug & Kilim’s Contemporary kilim rug in Brown, White & Black Abstract Pattern

2010s Nepalese Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Modern Abstract Rug in a Multicolor Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim's Modern Kilim Rug in White, Blue & Black Geometric Pattern

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim's Hand-Knotted Contemporary Runner in Simple Blue, Gray Striations

2010s Nepalese Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim's Spanish European Style Runner in Gold, Red & Gray Floral Pattern

2010s Nepalese Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim's Spanish European Style Runner in Gold, Red & Blue Floral Pattern

2010s Afghan Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim's Contemporary Moroccan Style Rug in Beige-White & Red

2010s Afghan Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim's Contemporary Moroccan Style Rug in White, Brown and Pink

2010s Afghan Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim's Moroccan Style Runner in Beige, Brown Plain Textural Pattern

2010s Afghan Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim's Moroccan Style Runner in Beige-Brown Geometric Pattern

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Modern Hemp Flatweave Runner Rug in Beige-Brown Tones

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim's Distressed Style Modern Rug in Grey & Beige Abstract Pattern

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim's Distressed Style Modern Rug in Beige, Gray Abstract Pattern

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

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

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim's Distressed Style Modern Rug in Beige, Brown Abstract Pattern

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim's Distressed Style Modern Rug in Beige-Brown, Blue Abstract Pattern

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

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

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

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

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim's Distressed Style Abstract Rug in Beige, Black, Purple

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Distressed style Abstract rug in Beige-Brown & Gray pattern by Rug & Kilim

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

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

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Kilim in Ivory & Off white Geometric Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim's Distressed Style Modern Rug in Gold, Brown Abstract Pattern

2010s Indian Modern Furniture