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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 Khotan Style Custom Rug Design in Green with Geometric Patterns

Modern Furniture

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Khotan Style Custom Rug Design in Green with Geometric Patterns

2010s Afghan Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Square Kilim in Ochre, Blue Stripes and Brown Accents

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Oversized Rug & Kilim's Scandinavian Style Rug in Beige with Geometric Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Modern Rug in all over Beige, Gray and White Abstract Pattern

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Green Scandinavian Style Custom Rug Design with Geometric Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

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

2010s Persian Modern Furniture

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

2010s Nepalese Modern Furniture

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

2010s Persian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Modern rug in Gold, Brown & Black Pictorial Pattern

2010s Moroccan Modern Furniture

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

2010s Brazilian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Large Cowhide Rug in Sandy Beige-Brown and Cream Tones

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim's Modern Rug in Beige-Brown, White Abstract Pattern

2010s Pakistani Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim's Contemporary Rug in Brown with Vibrant Polychromatic Stripes

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Kilim in Gold & Beige-Brown Geometric Pattern

2010s Nepalese Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Abstract Custom Rug Sample in Cream and Silver Tones

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

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

2010s Moroccan Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Moroccan Rug in Cream White with Beige Geometric Patterns

2010s Nepalese Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Modern Abstract Custom Rug Sample in Sage Green and Cream Tones

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Rug in Beige-Brown and Blue Geometric Patterns

2010s Brazilian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Extra Large Cowhide Rug in Brown, Gray and White Tones

2010s Chinese Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Chinese Art Deco Style Rug, in Beige, with Floral Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Modern Rug in Beige and Gold Tones, with Geometric Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

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

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim's Moroccan Style Contemporary Rug in Beige & Brown

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

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

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

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

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Abstract Runner Rug in White with Black and Red Geometric Pattern

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Abstract Rug in Blue, Cream and Black with Striae

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Tree of Life Rug in Blue, Gold and Red with Floral Patterns

2010s Turkish Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Patchwork Kilim Rug in Polychromatic Stripes

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

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

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim's Classic-Style Floral Runner in a Blue, Multicolor Floral Pattern

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Tiger Pictorial Rug in Brown, Rust and Black Tones

2010s Afghan Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Tiger Skin Rug in Orange with Black and Brown Stripes

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim's Handknotted Modern Abstract Rug in Pink, Gold and Brown

2010s Moroccan Modern Furniture

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

2010s Pakistani Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Khotan Style Rug in Light Blue with Beige-Brown Rosette Medallions

2010s Afghan Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Tiger Skin Rug in Blue with Orange and Beige-Brown Pictorial

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Abstract Flatweave in Beige-Brown and White Geometric Patterns

2010s Afghan Modern Furniture