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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
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Style: Modern
Creator: Slamp
SLAMP La Lollo Extra Large Pendant Light in Pewter & White by Lorenza Bozzoli
By Lorenza Bozzoli, Slamp
Located in Pomezia, Rome
La Lollo is a tribute to the roaring 50’s, a series of graceful suspensions that reawaken images of divas in the spotlight. The patented techno-polymer cylinders, in varying shades o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Pewter
SLAMP Las Palmas Extra Large Floor Light in White by Jonas Clementoni
Located in Pomezia, Rome
A few kilometers from the Moroccan coast in the Atlantic Ocean, sunlight bathes the palm fronds covering the island of Las Palmas. This suggestive landscape brought life to the epony...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic
SLAMP Veli Medium Suspension Light in Opal by Adriano Rachele
By Adriano Rachele, Slamp
Located in Pomezia, Rome
Inspired by the high fashion world, where folds, pleats and soft structural shapes reign, Veli is a sophisticated, glamorous collection featuring a series of handcrafted elements car...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic
SLAMP Diamond Small Table Light in White by Paolucci & Statera
Located in Pomezia, Rome
Sculptural, dynamic, and modern, inspired by the iconic works of Brancusi. Diamond’s geometric design allows the light to accentuate its various facets and angles. The luminous sculp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic
SLAMP Clizia Small Pendant Light in Orange by Adriano Rachele
By Adriano Rachele, Slamp
Located in Pomezia, Rome
Clizia is a series of shapes fit together to create a perfect balance of reflections and transparencies. The lamp has taken note of natural forms, resembling a cloud that captures th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic
SLAMP Clizia Small Flush Light in Orange by Adriano Rachele
By Adriano Rachele, Slamp
Located in Pomezia, Rome
Clizia is a series of shapes fit together to create a perfect balance of reflections and transparencies. The lamp has taken note of natural forms, resembling a cloud that captures th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic
SLAMP Fiorella Mini Pendant Light in Copper by Nigel Coates
By Nigel Coates, Slamp
Located in Pomezia, Rome
Suggestive, realistic and welcoming; Fiorella’s natural details conjure up a world covered in flora. Slamp’s expressive powers and fresh figurativeness meet in a flurry of reflective...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
SLAMP Goccia Pendant Light in Aqua by Nigel Coates
By Stefano Papi, Slamp
Located in Pomezia, Rome
The weightless, fluid form of liquid has been captured in this luminous body, and Goccia’s unique design plays hide and seek with the central light source. Both the Prisma Lentiflex®...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic
SLAMP Aria Extra Large Pendant Light in Black Shade by Zaha Hadid
By Slamp, Zaha Hadid
Located in Pomezia, Rome
Zaha Hadid’s luminous architecture is visionary, fluid and dynamic, infusing the revolutionary and iconic semantics of the celebrated architect into domestic and public interiors; th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Other
SLAMP La Lollo Medium Pendant Light in Pewter & White by Lorenza Bozzoli
By Lorenza Bozzoli, Slamp
Located in Pomezia, Rome
La Lollo is a tribute to the roaring 50’s, a series of graceful suspensions that reawaken images of divas in the spotlight. The patented techno-polymer cylinders, in varying shades o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
SLAMP Veli Medium Suspension Light in Gold by Adriano Rachele
By Adriano Rachele, Slamp
Located in Pomezia, Rome
Inspired by the high fashion world, where folds, pleats and soft structural shapes reign, Veli is a sophisticated, glamorous collection featuring a series of handcrafted elements car...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Gold
SLAMP Flora Small Pendant Light in Gold by Zanini De Zanine
Located in Pomezia, Rome
In a land kissed by the sun, nature, colors and artisan expertise bring life to highly expressive pieces dense with archetypes, including Flora, the collection inspired by the Monste...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
SLAMP Lillibet Pendant Light in White by Nigel Coates
By Slamp, Nigel Coates
Located in Pomezia, Rome
Lillibet is a dramatic collection that marked SLAMP’s evolution of stylistic production just after the turn of the century. The radial structure easily connects to the central Crista...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic
SLAMP Gemmy Pendant Light in Multicolor by Spalletta, Croce, Ragnisco & Wijffels
Located in Pomezia, Rome
This versatile and dynamic collection was inspired by the polyhedric facets of desert gems. The lamp’s geometries create an intriguing contemporary and refined kaleidoscope effect th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic
SLAMP Bach Extra Large Floor Light in Gold by Francesco Paretti
Located in Pomezia, Rome
Slim and refined, Bach is statuary, with elegant yet rigorous curves, bringing fluid, linear movement and illumination to any interior. Bach is available in various heights and sizes...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass
SLAMP Fiorella Medium Pendant Light in White by Nigel Coates
By Slamp, Nigel Coates
Located in Pomezia, Rome
Suggestive, realistic and welcoming; Fiorella’s natural details conjure up a world covered in flora. SLAMP’s expressive powers and fresh figurativeness meet in a flurry of reflective...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic
SLAMP Veli Medium Suspension Light in Silver by Adriano Rachele
By Adriano Rachele, Slamp
Located in Pomezia, Rome
Inspired by the high fashion world, where folds, pleats and soft structural shapes reign, Veli is a sophisticated, glamorous collection featuring a series of handcrafted elements car...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Silver
SLAMP Flora Small Pendant Light in White by Zanini De Zanine
Located in Pomezia, Rome
In a land kissed by the sun, nature, colors and artisan expertise bring life to highly expressive pieces dense with archetypes, including Flora, the collection inspired by the Monste...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
SLAMP Flora Medium Pendant Light in Gold by Zanini De Zanine
Located in Pomezia, Rome
In a land kissed by the sun, nature, colors and artisan expertise bring life to highly expressive pieces dense with archetypes, including Flora, the collection inspired by the Monste...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
SLAMP Veli Large Flush Light in Gold by Adriano Rachele
By Adriano Rachele, Slamp
Located in Pomezia, Rome
Inspired by the high fashion world, where folds, pleats and soft structural shapes reign, Veli is a sophisticated, glamorous collection featuring a series of handcrafted elements car...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Gold
SLAMP Lillibet Small Pendant Light in Transparent by Nigel Coates
By Slamp, Nigel Coates
Located in Pomezia, Rome
Lillibet is a dramatic collection that marked Slamp’s evolution of stylistic production just after the turn of the century. The radial structure easily connects to the central Crista...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
SLAMP Hanami Wall Sconce in Prisma by Adriano Rachele
By Slamp, Adriano Rachele
Located in Pomezia, Rome
Hanami is a symbol of delicate poetry, taking its name from the traditional Japanese ritual of observing blossoming cherry trees. The Hanami family includes ethereal suspensions, ava...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic
SLAMP Fabula Small Pendant Light in Prisma by Constantino Morosin
Located in Pomezia, Rome
Fabula appears to be a long, silky piece of fabric wound around itself. The new, iridescent versions for ceiling and wall are 60 cm in diameter, handmade with Lentiflex®, and feature...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
SLAMP Veli Medium Flush Light in Couture by Adriano Rachele
By Slamp, Adriano Rachele
Located in Pomezia, Rome
Inspired by the high fashion world, where folds, pleats and soft structural shapes reign, Veli is a sophisticated, glamorous collection featuring a series of handcrafted elements car...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic
SLAMP Veli Medium Flush Light in Gold by Adriano Rachele
By Slamp, Adriano Rachele
Located in Pomezia, Rome
Inspired by the high fashion world, where folds, pleats and soft structural shapes reign, Veli is a sophisticated, glamorous collection featuring a series of handcrafted elements car...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Gold
SLAMP Medusa Pendant Light in Black by Nigel Coates
By Slamp, Nigel Coates
Located in Pomezia, Rome
Medusa is a dramatic collection that marked SLAMP’s evolution of stylistic production just after the turn of the century. The radial structure easily connects to the central Cristalf...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Resin
SLAMP Veli Mini Flush Light in Silver by Adriano Rachele
By Slamp, Adriano Rachele
Located in Pomezia, Rome
Inspired by the high fashion world, where folds, pleats and soft structural shapes reign, Veli is a sophisticated, glamorous collection featuring a series of handcrafted elements car...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Silver
SLAMP Clizia Medium Flush Light in White by Adriano Rachele
By Slamp, Adriano Rachele
Located in Pomezia, Rome
Clizia is a series of shapes fit together to create a perfect balance of reflections and transparencies. The lamp has taken note of natural forms, resembling a cloud that captures th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic
SLAMP Veli Medium Flush Light in Silver by Adriano Rachele
By Slamp, Adriano Rachele
Located in Pomezia, Rome
Inspired by the high fashion world, where folds, pleats and soft structural shapes reign, Veli is a sophisticated, glamorous collection featuring a series of handcrafted elements car...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Silver
SLAMP Ginetta Pendant Light in Prisma by Nigel Coates
By Slamp, Nigel Coates
Located in Pomezia, Rome
A classic 8-arm chandelier underwent digital evolution; Ginetta’s sumptuous modern shape extends from a central light source that casts elegant, refined reflections, blending into bo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Resin
SLAMP Fabula Large Pendant Light in Prisma by Constantino Morosin
Located in Pomezia, Rome
Fabula appears to be a long, silky piece of fabric wound around itself. The new, iridescent versions for ceiling and wall are 60 cm in diameter, handmade with Lentiflex®, and feature...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Slamp La Lollona 5-Tier Cascade Chandelier in Gold by Lorenza Bozzoli
By Lorenza Bozzoli, Slamp
Located in Pomezia, Rome
La Lollo and La Lollona are a tribute to the roaring 1950s, evoking images of divas and flashbulbs. Sophisticated gradient chromatics, metallization, lace p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Other
SLAMP Veli Large Flush Light in Couture by Adriano Rachele
By Adriano Rachele, Slamp
Located in Pomezia, Rome
Inspired by the high fashion world, where folds, pleats and soft structural shapes reign, Veli is a sophisticated, glamorous collection featuring a series of handcrafted elements car...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic
SLAMP La Lollo Extra Large Pendant Light in Gradient by Lorenza Bozzoli
By Lorenza Bozzoli, Slamp
Located in Pomezia, Rome
La Lollo is a tribute to the roaring 50’s, a series of graceful suspensions that reawaken images of divas in the spotlight. The patented techno-polymer cylinders, in varying shades o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Pewter, Aluminum
SLAMP Lillibet Pendant Light in Silver by Nigel Coates
By Nigel Coates, Slamp
Located in Pomezia, Rome
Lillibet is a dramatic collection that marked SLAMP’s evolution of stylistic production just after the turn of the century. The radial structure easily connects to the central Crista...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Silver
SLAMP Aurora Large Flush Light in White by Nigel Coates
By Nigel Coates, Slamp
Located in Pomezia, Rome
Zaha Hadid’s visionary, fluid, and dynamic luminous architectural objects bring the designer’s revolutionary and iconic semantics to any domestic or public space, inspiring harmony between beings and atmospheres. Avia brings the grandeur of large-scale buildings...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Resin
SLAMP Veli Mini Flush Light in Opal by Adriano Rachele
By Adriano Rachele, Slamp
Located in Pomezia, Rome
Inspired by the high fashion world, where folds, pleats and soft structural shapes reign, Veli is a sophisticated, glamorous collection featuring a series of handcrafted elements car...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic
SLAMP Veli Mini Flush Light in Prisma by Adriano Rachele
By Adriano Rachele, Slamp
Located in Pomezia, Rome
Inspired by the high fashion world, where folds, pleats and soft structural shapes reign, Veli is a sophisticated, glamorous collection featuring a series of handcrafted elements car...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
SLAMP Diamond Medium Table Light in White by Paolucci & Statera
Located in Pomezia, Rome
Sculptural, dynamic, and modern, inspired by the iconic works of Brancusi. Diamond’s geometric design allows the light to accentuate its various facets and angles. The luminous sculp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic
SLAMP Veli 7 Pendant Light in Celeste by Adriano Rachele
By Adriano Rachele, Slamp
Located in Pomezia, Rome
Inspired by the high fashion world, where folds, pleats and soft structural shapes reign, Veli is a sophisticated, glamorous collection featuring a series of handcrafted elements car...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic
SLAMP Fiorella Medium Pendant Light in Fumé by Nigel Coates
By Slamp, Nigel Coates
Located in Pomezia, Rome
Suggestive, realistic and welcoming; Fiorella’s natural details conjure up a world covered in flora. SLAMP’s expressive powers and fresh figurativeness meet in a flurry of reflective...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Crystal
SLAMP Veli Mini Flush Light in Couture by Adriano Rachele
By Adriano Rachele, Slamp
Located in Pomezia, Rome
Inspired by the high fashion world, where folds, pleats and soft structural shapes reign, Veli is a sophisticated, glamorous collection featuring a series of handcrafted elements car...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic
SLAMP Lillibet Pendant Light in Black by Nigel Coates
By Slamp, Nigel Coates
Located in Pomezia, Rome
Lillibet is a dramatic collection that marked SLAMP’s evolution of stylistic production just after the turn of the century. The radial structure easily connects to the central Crista...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic
SLAMP Bios Table Light in White by Nigel Coates
By Slamp, Nigel Coates
Located in Pomezia, Rome
A linear lamp with a soft, welcoming design that superimposes pale shades, one on another. Bios has two layers of Opalflex®, both with carefully selected i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic
SLAMP Clizia Small Flush Light in White by Adriano Rachele
By Adriano Rachele, Slamp
Located in Pomezia, Rome
Clizia is a series of shapes fit together to create a perfect balance of reflections and transparencies. The lamp has taken note of natural forms, resembling a cloud that captures th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic
SLAMP Venti Table Light in White by Alessandro Mendini
By Slamp, Nigel Coates
Located in Pomezia, Rome
Like a stone thrown into water, the lamp’s lines are soft and uniform; concentric circles that surround the central light sources radiate outwards. The tonal shades guide the lamps v...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic
SLAMP Aurora Mini Flush Light in White by Nigel Coates
By Slamp, Nigel Coates
Located in Pomezia, Rome
Zaha Hadid’s visionary, fluid, and dynamic luminous architectural objects bring the designer’s revolutionary and iconic semantics to any domestic or public space, inspiring harmony between beings and atmospheres. Avia brings the grandeur of large-scale buildings...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Resin
SLAMP Clizia Table Light in White by Adriano Rachele
By Adriano Rachele, Slamp
Located in Pomezia, Rome
Clizia is a series of shapes fit together to create a perfect balance of reflections and transparencies. The lamp has taken note of natural forms, resembling a cloud that captures th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
SLAMP Clizia Large Flush Light in Fumé by Adriano Rachele
By Adriano Rachele, Slamp
Located in Pomezia, Rome
Clizia is a series of shapes fit together to create a perfect balance of reflections and transparencies. The lamp has taken note of natural forms, resembling a cloud that captures th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic
SLAMP Gemmy Table Light in Yellow by Spalletta, Croce, Ragnisco & Wijffels
Located in Pomezia, Rome
This versatile and dynamic collection was inspired by the polyhedric facets of desert gems. The lamp’s geometries create an intriguing contemporary and refined kaleidoscope effect th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic
SLAMP Fiorella Floor Light in Fumé by Nigel Coates
By Slamp, Nigel Coates
Located in Pomezia, Rome
Suggestive, realistic and welcoming; Fiorella’s natural details conjure up a world covered in flora. Slamp’s expressive powers and fresh figurativeness meet in a flurry of reflective...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Crystal
SLAMP Lightning Archives Extra Large Tube Light in L'Afrique by Studio Job
Located in Pomezia, Rome
Iconic semantics meet Dadaist derivations in Studio Job’s ode to the Tube, bringing a daring poetic aura to the historic SLAMP masterpiece, first produced in the early nineties. Illu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic
SLAMP Veli Mini Single Pendant Light Couture w/ Red Wire by Adriano Rachele
By Slamp, Adriano Rachele
Located in Pomezia, Rome
The delicate and romantic Veli Mini Single Couture suspension lamp is sartorially handmade in Slamp’s Italian atelier. Every individual bend is made of tone-on-tone printed Opalflex®...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic
SLAMP Veli Medium Suspension Light in Prisma by Adriano Rachele
By Slamp, Adriano Rachele
Located in Pomezia, Rome
Inspired by the high fashion world, where folds, pleats and soft structural shapes reign, Veli is a sophisticated, glamorous collection featuring a series of handcrafted elements car...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic
SLAMP Ceremony Small Pendant Light in White by Bruno Rainaldi
By Slamp, Bruno Rainaldi
Located in Pomezia, Rome
Ceremony is an opulent lamp, an ode to femininity that conjures up the image of the brush of a skirt, a pearl choker, drapery on decoltè. The five light sources are spread over techn...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Resin
SLAMP Veli Mini Flush Light in Gold by Adriano Rachele
By Slamp, Adriano Rachele
Located in Pomezia, Rome
Inspired by the high fashion world, where folds, pleats and soft structural shapes reign, Veli is a sophisticated, glamorous collection featuring a series of handcrafted elements car...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Gold
SLAMP Etoile Large Pendant Light in Prisma by Adriano Rachele
By Slamp, Adriano Rachele
Located in Pomezia, Rome
Étoile’s name was inspired by the world of classical dance. Its sublime weightlessness and elegance are due to the materials that spread the light throughout, from the heart to its e...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic
SLAMP Gemmy Prisma Table Light in Gold by Spalletta, Croce, Ragnisco & Wijffels
Located in Pomezia, Rome
This versatile and dynamic collection was inspired by the polyhedric facets of desert gems. The lamp’s geometries create an intriguing contemporary and refined kaleidoscope effect th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Modern furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Modern furniture for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating, lighting, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, fabric and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern furniture made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include Rug & Kilim, Schumacher, Vistosi, and Kartell. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee.
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