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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 Custom Rug Sample in Beige and Cream Tones

Modern Furniture

2010s Nepalese Modern Furniture

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

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Rug in Beige-Brown with White and Blue Stripes

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Dhurrie in Blue with Teal and Cream Geometric Pattern

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

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

2010s Brazilian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Extra Large Cowhide Rug in Solid Black

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Persian Style Runner Rug in Taupe with Multicolor Floral Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Modern Square Kilim with Beige, Gold, and White Ikats Pattern

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Rug In Beige-Brown, Black and White Stripes

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

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

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Distressed Contemporary Abstract Art Rug in Polychromatic Patterns

2010s Afghan Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim's Moroccan Style Rug in Brown & off White Tribal Pattern

2010s Brazilian Modern Furniture

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

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Rug with Colorful Geometric Patterns

2010s Nepalese Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Modern Rug in White with Beige Geometric Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

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

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

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

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim's Contemporary Dhurrie in Gray with White Geometric and Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

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

2010s Nepalese Modern Furniture

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

2010s Nepalese Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Custom Rug Sample, Green with Abstract Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Textural Solid Rug in Blue and Cream with Striae

2010s Nepalese Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Custom Rug Design in Blue Open Field with White Accents

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Swedish Style Rug in Brown with Figural Geometric Patterns

2010s Turkish Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Rug in Off White, Black Solid Stripe Patterns

2010s Turkish Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Patchwork Kilim Rug in Polychromatic Stripes

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Rug in Beige, Taupe and White Geometric Pattern

2010s Nepalese Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim's Hand-Knotted Abstract Rug in Beige-Brown, White and Black Pattern

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Persian Style Rug in Brown and Charcoal Gray with Floral Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

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

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

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

2010s Moroccan Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Moroccan Rug in White and Blue with Geometric Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Rug in Teal and Black with Geometric Stripes

2010s Chinese Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim's European Cream Pink and Green Wool Floral Tapestry

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

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

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Distressed Dragon Rug in Blue, Gold and Red Pictorial Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

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

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, Beige and Blue Geometric Pattern

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Rug in Taupe and Cream with Geometric Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Furniture