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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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

Modern Furniture

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

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

2010s Moroccan Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Moroccan Rug in Cream and Beige-Brown with Diamond Medallion

2010s Moroccan Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Moroccan Rug in Black with Orange Art Deco Style

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

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

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

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

2010s Brazilian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Modern Cowhide Rug in Off-White

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian style Kilim in Polychromatic Geometric Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Custom Rug in White with Floral Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

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

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim's Scandinavian Style Custom Rug Design in Green with Medallions

2010s Pakistani Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Khotan Style Rug in Black with Colorful Rosette Medallions

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

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

2010s Afghan Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Pictorial Dragon Rug in Navy Blue, with Geometric Borders

2010s Afghan Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Tiger Rug in White with Multicolor Pictorials

2010s Nepalese Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Abstract Shaped Rug in Orange Tones “Fleur”

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

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

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Oushak-Style Rug in Indigo, Brown and Brown Floral Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Rug in Gold, Gray and Brown Geometric Patterns

2010s Afghan Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Tiger Rug in Red with Black and Orange Pictorial

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim's Oversized Persian Tabriz Style Rug in Gold-Green Floral Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Distressed Swedish Style Rug in Red and Brown Geometric Pattern

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Rug in Brown with Floral Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Modern Abstract Rug in Beige and Gray with Geometric Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Rug in Gray and Brown Geometric Patterns

2010s Afghan Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Kilim in Gray and Blue Textural Stripes

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Modern Block Print Rug in Brown with White Floral Patterns

2010s Afghan Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Dragon Rug in Navy Blue with Gold Pictorial

2010s Turkish Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Kilim in Brown and Cream Stripes & Geometric Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Distressed Abstract Rug In Blue and Green

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

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

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Caucasian Tribal Rug in Red with Camel Pictorials

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Modern Distressed Abstract Rug in Green, Beige-Brown and Blue

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

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

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

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

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

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

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Moroccan Style Square Rug in White with Colorful Geometric Pattern

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

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

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Rug with Pink and Purple Geometric Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

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

2010s Indian Modern Furniture