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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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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Item Ships From: England
Style: Modern
Handmade Square Walnut Wooden Serving Tray
Located in Hertford, GB
This stylish and practical wooden cocktail tray can brighten up any living space.
Besides adding flair and utility to your home accessories, this beautifully crafted serving tray ...
Category
2010s British Modern Furniture
Materials
Hardwood, Walnut, Maple
Double Sphere Oak Mount Ceiling Light
Located in London, GB
Double Sphere Ceiling Light
Oak Flush Disc
2000K - 2800K 95CRI
1200 Dim to Warm Lumens
Flush mount Hard Wired
Sphere III Bulbs Included
Handmade in Hackney Wick London.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Marc Chagall '1887 1985' Plate Signed Modernist Figural Lithographic Print
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) Plate signed modernist figural lithographic print Galerie Maeght Paris France 1952, published in 1959, lithography by Fernand Mourlot France.
Chagall was born in 1887 into a Jewish...
Category
1950s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass, Paper
Riccardo Blumer Alias 301 Laleggera 50xStacking Maple Chairs with steel trolleys
By Riccardo Blumer, Alias
Located in London, GB
42 x Ricardo Blumer for Alias 301 Laleggera model '301' lightweight stacking chairs, all priced individually.
There are 5 x steel trolleys available se...
Category
Early 2000s European Modern Furniture
Materials
Birch
Established & Sons Extra Large Store Storage Container by Estd Collection
Located in London, GB
The gently obtuse angles to be found on this collection of storage jars are inspired by the forms of space capsules. The unlikely homage to all things space age is continued in a pal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Orbis Dualis Mixed Tint Contemporary Round Mirror with Brass Frame, Medium
Located in London, GB
Contemporary mixed black and silver mirror tints Dualis Orbis with a brushed brass frame. Designed and handcrafted in London, UK.
Fitted with ...
Category
2010s British Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Contemporary Channeled Fleure Sofa in Teal Blue Velvet with Walnut Legs
By Stuart Scott
Located in Trowbridge, Wiltshire
The award winning Fleure Sofa is an eye-catching design which commands an audience. Exuding a contemporary vibe but with traditional style cues, as demonstrated by the exquisite flut...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Luna Half-Moon Semicircular Contemporary Frameless Mirror, Regular
Located in London, GB
Minimalist Luna™ half-moon frameless mirror with a floating effect. Fitted with a quality and ingenious hanging system for a flexible installation in 4 different directions. Designed...
Category
2010s British Modern Furniture
Materials
Mirror
Orbis Round Minimalist Contemporary Frameless Mirror, Large
Located in London, GB
Charming and minimalist round frameless mirror with a floating effect. Quality design that ensures the mirror sits perfectly parallel to the wall. Des...
Category
2010s British Modern Furniture
Materials
Mirror
Orbis Bronze Tinted Round Frameless Minimalist Mirror, Small
Located in London, GB
Charming and minimalist round frameless bronze tinted mirror with a floating effect. Quality design that ensures the mirror sits perfectly parallel to the wall. Designed and made in ...
Category
2010s British Modern Furniture
Materials
Mirror
Orbis Round Minimalist Frameless Mirror Floating Effect, Small
Located in London, GB
Charming and minimalist round frameless mirror with a floating effect. Quality design that ensures the mirror sits perfectly parallel to the wall. Designed and made in London, UK.
F...
Category
2010s British Modern Furniture
Materials
Mirror
Orbis Black Tinted Round Frameless Contemporary Mirror, Small
Located in London, GB
Charming and minimalist round frameless black tinted mirror with a floating effect. Quality design that ensures the mirror sits perfectly parallel to the wall. Designed and made in L...
Category
2010s British Modern Furniture
Materials
Mirror
Orbis Black Tinted Round Contemporary Frameless Mirror, XL
Located in London, GB
Charming and minimalist round frameless black tinted mirror with a floating effect. Quality design that ensures the mirror sits perfectly parallel to the wall. Designed and made in L...
Category
2010s British Modern Furniture
Materials
Mirror
Amazonian Checkered Foot Stool in Madeiras Wood, 1980's
Located in London, GB
This rare and unique stool/small bench was designed in Manauas-AM, the capital of the Brazilian state of Amazonas, by Luiz Galvao.
Category
1980s South American Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Alan Wallwork Studio Pottery Split Pod Sculpture
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Stoneware studio pottery 'split pod' form designed by Alan Wallwork (British, 1931-2019) and dating from around 1980. The heavily made sculptural pod sta...
Category
1980s English Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
Large Handcrafted English Oak Console Table
Located in London, GB
A new large freestanding incarnation of our modernist handcrafted English oak console table. Designed and handmade in England using skilled traditional furniture making techniques. C...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Furniture
Materials
Oak
Oak Wood Rectangular Ottoman Tray Without Handles
Located in Hertford, GB
Large Rectangular ottoman tray without handles.
This stylish and practical wooden cocktail tray can brighten up any living space, and you ...
Category
2010s British Modern Furniture
Materials
Hardwood, Oak, Walnut
In Stock Etched Frameless Back Illuminated Glazz Cosmic Bathroom Mirror
Located in London, GB
This item is available now at a special 20% discount. It may be packed and shipped within 3 days of receiving an order.
The Glazz Cosmic mirror adorns a...
Category
2010s Indian Modern Furniture
Materials
Mirror
&New Color Sample, 15 Colors
Located in Leicester, GB
COLOR SAMPLES
We have fifteen standard colours for the steel furniture and parts. Order your powder-coated steel colour samples here, once you have purch...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Pair of Handcrafted Night Stands, Bedside Tables
Located in London, GB
A pair of walnut hand-crafted nightstands in the midcentury style. Constructed from finest American black walnut with the inner dovetailed jointed drawer carcass in English Oak. The ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Furniture
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Tortoise Torched Rattan and Salmon-Colored Anodised Aluminium Cocktail Table
By Tino Seubert
Located in London, GB
Originally created for a private commission, the cocktail table was manufactured in collaboration with a Philippines-based rattan manufacturer to produce a custom cocktail table.
The piece fuses tortoise torched rattan with salmon-coloured anodised aluminium...
Category
2010s British Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Roche Bobois by Gabriele Assmann & Alfred Kleene Leather Digital Curved Sofa
By Roche Bobois
Located in London, GB
Designed by Gabriele Assmann & Alfred Kleene for Roche Bobois, the Digital sofa perfectly balances comfort with elegant modern design.
These comfortable sofas have a very unique sha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather
Roche Bobois by Gabriele Assmann & Alfred Kleene Leather Digital Curved Sofa
By Roche Bobois
Located in London, GB
Designed by Gabriele Assmann & Alfred Kleene for Roche Bobois, the Digital sofa perfectly balances comfort with elegant modern design.
These comfortable sofas have a very unique sha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather
Modern Pair of Magnum Glass Decanters
Located in Northampton, GB
Featuring a Coat of Arms
From our Decanter collection, we are pleased to offer this pair of Scottish Glass Magnum Sized Decanters. The decanters of square form with canted corners f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass
LONDON RUG - Hand Tufted - New Zealand Wool
Located in London, GB
Urban Rug Co’s "City Collection" is available as bespoke pieces. Choose from our available collection or request a custom rug of any city or pattern in any size (5m2 min.)
Our bespoke rugs come in three grades.
1. Signature Grade - Hand Tufted from 100% New Zealand Wool...
Category
2010s Chinese Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool
Tall Large Bottle Lava Stone White&Black Volcanic Clay and Porcelain Vessel
Located in London, GB
Tall large bottle shaped white and black stoneware clay and porcelain vessel with heavy volcanic textured glaze and lava stone.
There is an option to add gold lustre or black feathe...
Category
2010s European Modern Furniture
Materials
Clay
White abstract sculpture, one of a kind
By Rinat Design
Located in London, GB
A one-of-a-kind abstract sculpture in white, from the series 'White Symphony,' handcrafted in full bodied gypsum reinforced with inner layers of fibreglass matting. The creative pr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Furniture
Materials
Plaster, Jute, Fiberglass
Wall Sconces Metal Frame Spheres Pyrex Glass in Different Color Led Lighting
By sicis
Located in London, GB
Sicis is delighted to welcome you at ‘Home’.
The classically inspired extent in contemporary plays an eclectic style, elegant and refined. Interiors express personality.
A constant...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Ceiling Lamp Metal Frame Spheres Pyrex Glass in Different Color Led Lighting
By sicis
Located in London, GB
Sicis is delighted to welcome you at ‘Home’.
The classically inspired extent in contemporary plays an eclectic style, elegant and refined. Interiors express personality.
A constant...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Scagliola Table Lamp
Located in Worcester, GB
Handcrafter scagliola table lamp made from hues of turquoise blue and autumnal veining.
Crafted using traditional 17th century techniques, each piece is mixed, cast and polished by ...
Category
2010s British Modern Furniture
Materials
Scagliola
Savoir Cassie & Nº5 Bed Set, Handmade in Wales, US Queen Size
By Savoir Beds
Located in London, GB
Its gently curved shape emanates decadence and modern charm, while its soft edges infuse the design with comfort and ease. Paired with our newest bed set, the Nº5, the Cassie perfect...
Category
2010s British Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool, Wood, Velvet
Savoir Cassie & Nº5 Bed Set with Handcrafted Mattress, US King Size
By Savoir Beds
Located in London, GB
Its gently curved shape emanates decadence and modern charm, while its soft edges infuse the design with comfort and ease. Paired with our newest bed set, the Nº5, the Cassie perfect...
Category
2010s British Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool, Wood, Velvet
Savoir Hudson & Nº5 Bed Set, Handmade in Wales, US Queen Size
By Savoir Beds
Located in London, GB
Sleek, contemporary fluting adds gentle curves to the rectangular shape of Hudson’s headboard. In bold orange, the aesthetic is futuristic, yet timeless, exuding comfort and luxury.
...
Category
2010s British Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool, Wood
Landscape and garden sculpture , bronze
By Rinat Design
Located in London, GB
A large garden and landscape sculpture. Standing tall at 2 meters this substantial sculpture titled 'Climbmate' is crafted with meticulous detail. At the heart of the artwork sta...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Established & Sons Small Store Storage Container by Estd Collection
Located in London, GB
The gently obtuse angles to be found on this collection of storage jars are inspired by the forms of space capsules. The unlikely homage to all things Space Age is continued in a pal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Contemporary Earthenware Large Bowl with Interpretation of Traditional Creamware
By Faye Toogood
Located in London, GB
Indigo Storm, 1882 Ltd. with Faye Toogood. Faye Toogood’s range of ceramic designs for 1882 Ltd. celebrates the accidental beauty of natural imperfec...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Fine Bone China Mug with Organic Shapes and Delicate Green Colours
By Deborah M. Allen
Located in London, GB
Jenny Green, 1882 Ltd. with Deborah M Allen. Californian-based artist Deborah M Allen’s love of the water has always influenced her work, which often includes references to carved landscapes and the unexpected organic shapes and colours we prize in nature. The result? Gorgeous contemplations of space, fluidity and light. This collection of fine bone china showcases...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Savoir Cassie & Nº5 Bed Set, Handmade to Order, US California King Size
By Savoir Beds
Located in London, GB
Its gently curved shape emanates decadence and modern charm, while its soft edges infuse the design with comfort and ease. Paired with our newest bed set, the Nº5, the Cassie perfect...
Category
2010s British Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool, Wood, Velvet
Savoir Hudson & Nº5 Bed Set, Handmade to Order, US California King Size
By Savoir Beds
Located in London, GB
Sleek, contemporary fluting adds gentle curves to the rectangular shape of Hudson’s headboard. In bold orange, the aesthetic is futuristic, yet timeless, exuding comfort and luxury.
...
Category
2010s British Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool, Wood, Velvet
Savoir Hudson & Nº5 Bed Set with Handcrafted Mattress, US King Size
By Savoir Beds
Located in London, GB
Sleek, contemporary fluting adds gentle curves to the rectangular shape of Hudson’s headboard. In bold orange, the aesthetic is futuristic, yet timeless, exuding comfort and luxury.
...
Category
2010s British Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool, Wood
Mintotti Purple Velvet Day Bed
By Minotti
Located in London, GB
Designed by Minotti, this day bed allows for luxurious lounging. With generous proportions, the bed sits on a slimline chrome frame which gives the impression it is floating slightly...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Velvet
Ruthanne Tudball Soda Glazed Studio Pottery Jug
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An very stylish and impressive studio pottery jug decorated in soda glazes by renowned British potter Ruthanne Amelia Tubdball and dating from the latter 20th century. The heavily ha...
Category
Late 20th Century English Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Horst Kerstan West German Studio Pottery Tenmoku Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Horst Kerstan (German, 1941-2005) was a leading ceramicist in West Germany in the latter part of the Twentieth Century. Inspired by Chinese ceramic traditions he brought a rigour to ...
Category
1970s German Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
Kjell Bolinder Swedish Manganese Glazed Studio Pottery Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Kjell Bolinder (Swedish, b.1942) was born in the Hoganas area in the south of Sweden and comes from a long line of ceramicists dating back to 1830. He started his own pottery at Hoga...
Category
1990s Swedish Modern Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
Contemporary Octagon Narcissus Planter / Pot in Pink Rosa Perlino Terrazzo
By Tino Seubert
Located in London, GB
The pieces follow the Narcissus vases in Rosa Perlino and Rosso Levanto shown at David Gill Gallery in November 2017 and are made from these two traditional...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel
Orbis Bronze Tinted Handcrafted Circular Mirror with Brass Frame, Regular
Located in London, GB
Contemporary bronze tinted Orbis™ round mirror with a minimalist solid brushed brass frame. The detailing and finish, including visible brass screws, emphasise the craft and quality ...
Category
2010s British Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Modern Candle Holder Silver Art Deco Style Candlesticks, 1997s
Located in Hampshire, GB
Modern silver pair of Art Deco-style silver candlesticks, pressed, cast, and chased. Circular, curved feet with hinged. Tested with the scratch test, height approx. 24cm, diameter 21...
Category
1990s Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Silver, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver, Sheet Metal, Silver Leaf
Signed and Numbered Silk Screen Print of Jimmy Hendrix by Larry Smart
By Larry Smart
Located in Little Burstead, Essex
We have the last few of these stunning silkscreens by Larry Smart.
Larry came to us just a short while before his untimely death with a proposition to publish this print and to make a signed and numbered edition of 200 in fine art quality silkscreens. Sadly Larry was only to sign the first 50 before he was prematurely taken from us, so the edition is very small, just 50 pieces.
Larry, you will be missed by true art lovers the world over!
Larry was a friend of Jimmy Hendrix...
Category
1960s English Vintage Modern Furniture
A Pair Of Pen Shell And Brass Table Lamps By R&Y Augousti Paris
Located in London, GB
A Pair of Pen shell and brass table lamps by R&Y Augousti Paris, with stacked movable geometric shaped pieces on brass supports and stood on oval shaped bases. Original linen covere...
Category
Late 20th Century European Modern Furniture
Materials
Shell
Dorothy Clough Swedish Upsala-Ekeby Horses Wall Plaque
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Dorothy Clough (British, b.1930) was born and grew up in the United Kingdom and attended Edinburgh College of Art in Scotland between 1948-53. With the help of a travel scholarship, ...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
An unique Murano Art glass vase, multi color orange yellow black by Alberto Dona
By Alberto Donà
Located in London, GB
Here we have an unique Italian Murano Art Studio glass vase , hand blown glass with multiple techniques involved and glass in tones of orange black and yellow colors melting in an ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Stanislav Libensky Czech Art Glass Vase for Skrdlovice Glassworks
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning Czech art glass vase with a spiral twist design by Stanislav Libensky (1921-2002) for Beranek Skrdlovice Glassworks and dating from ar...
Category
1970s Czech Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Tropic Lamp by Hs Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Tropic lamp by HS Studio.
Surreal real collection.
Dimensions: 34 x 33 x 9.5 cm.
Materials: ceramic.
Hannah Simpson is a ceramic artist, based in Kent, U...
Category
2010s British Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Heathfield & Co. Torun Antique Brass Desk Lamp
Located in London, GB
This brass desk lamp by Heathfield & Co has an impressive design that would elevate any living space or bedroom. The angular shape of its arm, punctuated by a rounded hinge, is count...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
A large Blue Concave Mirrror
Located in London, GB
A large concave mirror in blue with distressed outer edge. Held in place by black steel clips. Images on slider show reflections and depth of colour. A good quality mirror with great...
Category
Early 2000s English Modern Furniture
Materials
Mirror
Contemporary 21st Century Glass "Tianlong Dragon" by Lalique Glassworks
By Lalique
Located in London, GB
A dramatic clear and frosted glass study of an Orietnal dragonwith a ball within its mouth exhibiting very fine satin finish and excellent surface detail heightened with gilding, sig...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass
21st Century Enamelled Bronze Sculpture entitled "Scallywag" by Tim Cotterill
Located in London, GB
An attractive limited edition bronze study of a metallic green frog in a seated position with very fine enamel colours and excellent tactile surface, signed Tim, stamped 'Frogman' an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Set four wooden rush barstools, France 1960s
Located in London, GB
These French chunky wood late-twentieth century rush barstools have a lovely character about them and would be ideal along a breakfast bar or a high tabl...
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Rush, Pine
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