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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 Veli Medium Suspension Light in Charcoal 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 Medium Flush Light in Copper 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
Metal, Copper
SLAMP Veli Medium Flush Light in Charcoal 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 Dafne Floor Light in White by Nigel Coates
By Nigel Coates, Slamp
Located in Pomezia, Rome
From a nymph to a woman tuned into a tree; the myth and images that inspired the name. The metamorphic light instills a balanced, peaceful feeling that owes its mystique to a laurel-...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic
SLAMP Gemmy Pendant Light in Emerald 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 that enriches any interior. The Gemmy Prisma collection...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
SLAMP La Lollo 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
SLAMP Liza Table Light in Prisma By Elisa Giovannoni
Located in Pomezia, Rome
The masterpiece of the Liza collection is the iconic, baroque-inspired table lamp, available in the classic Prisma version, as well as a new Pewter version, both using SLAMP’s patent...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Resin
SLAMP Goccia Pendant Light in Prisma 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
SLAMP Super Morgana Pendant Light in Mirror & White by Stefano Papi
By Stefano Papi, Slamp
Located in Pomezia, Rome
Legendary, splendid, and captivating, with a shape that conjures up images of an alchemist’s vials, this lamp brings a touch of magic to any interior. Its almost invisible cable adds...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Resin
SLAMP Clizia Small Pendant 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 Veli Large 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 Fabula Large Flush 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, handma...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic
SLAMP Veli Large Suspension Light in Copper 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
Metal, Copper
SLAMP Aurora Mini Flush Light in Black 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 Aurora Large Flush Light in Black 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 Cactus Extra Large Floor Light in Prisma by Adriano Rachele
By Adriano Rachele, Slamp
Located in Pomezia, Rome
This lamp has the extraordinary ability to adapt to any space while remaining quite true to its inspiration. It owes its iconicity to the combination of geometry and the innovation o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
SLAMP Veli Table Light in Opal by Andriano 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 Table Light in Charcoal by Andriano 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 Lightning Archives Extra Large Tube Light in Labirynth 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 Venti Floor 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 Veli Large Flush Light in Copper 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
Metal, Copper
SLAMP Veli Large Flush Light in Charcoal 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 Prisma 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
SLAMP Flora Floor Light in Silver 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
Materials
Silver
SLAMP Etoile Flush 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 Fiorellina Table Light in White 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
Plastic
SLAMP Flora Medium Pendant Light in Copper 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
Materials
Metal, Copper
SLAMP Flora Medium 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 Veli Large Suspension Light in Charcoal 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 Cordoba Pendant Light in White by Daniel Libeskind
Located in Pomezia, Rome
The unique, avant-garde lamp is an asymmetrical series of fragments, seemingly dis-articulated, that stray far from traditional aesthetics; the lamp was inspired by the eponymous Spa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
SLAMP Veli Large Flush 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 Floor Light in Copper 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
Materials
Metal
SLAMP Veli Medium 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
Materials
Plastic
SLAMP Flora Medium Pendant Light in Pewter 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
Materials
Pewter
SLAMP Veli Medium Suspension Light in Couture w/ Red Wire 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 7 Pendant 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 Medium Pendant Light in Silver 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
Materials
Silver
SLAMP Veli 7 Pendant 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
Materials
Plastic
SLAMP Lightning Archives Extra Large Tube Light in Bananas 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 Medium Suspension Light in Copper 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
Metal, Copper
SLAMP Veli 7 Pendant 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 Gemmy 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
SLAMP Lightning Archives Extra Large Tube Light in Love, Peace, Joy by Studio Jo
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 Luì Pendant Light in Blue & Bronze by Adriano Rachele
By Adriano Rachele, Slamp
Located in Pomezia, Rome
Luì takes its name and inspiration from the smallest bird on earth. Its welcoming, protective light is much like a nest in which one wants to return to again and again. Dreamlike, de...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic
SLAMP Ceremony Large Pendant Light in Prisma by Bruno Rainaldi
By Bruno Rainaldi, Slamp
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 Chantal Medium Pendant Light in White by Doriana & Massimiliano Fuksas
By Fuksas, Slamp
Located in Pomezia, Rome
Chantal’s sculptural shape seems to be molded from a singular, industrious frame, much like honeycomb with its impalpable elements. Its concentric, hexagonal shapes allow for unendin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic
SLAMP Veli 7 Pendant Light in Chili 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 Flora Floor Light in Pewter 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
Materials
Aluminum
SLAMP Veli Large 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
Materials
Plastic
SLAMP Gemmy Pendant 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 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 figurativism meet in a flurry of reflective, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
SLAMP Veli Large Suspension Light in Couture w/ Red Wire 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 Cactus Xm Table Light in Prisma by Adriano Rachele
By Slamp, Adriano Rachele
Located in Pomezia, Rome
This lamp has the extraordinary ability to adapt to any space while remaining quite true to its inspiration. It owes its iconicity to the combination of geometry and the innovation o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic
SLAMP Veli 7 Pendant Light in Charcoal 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 Cactus Xs Table Light in Prisma by Adriano Rachele
By Slamp, Adriano Rachele
Located in Pomezia, Rome
This lamp has the extraordinary ability to adapt to any space while remaining quite true to its inspiration. It owes its iconicity to the combination of geometry and the innovation o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic
SLAMP Veli 7 Pendant Light in Copper 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
Metal, Copper
SLAMP Gemmy Pendant Light in Orange 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 Atlante Table Light in Fumé by Nigel Coates
By Slamp, Nigel Coates
Located in Pomezia, Rome
The Odyssey described him as one of those chosen to hold up the sky for all eternity, a titan selected by Zeus: Atlas inspired this lamp’s strong, modern design, tied to all that is ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Crystal
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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