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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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: France
Style: Modern
Four ceramic boxes by Cloutier, France, 1960's
Located in Paris, FR
Four ceramic anthropomorphic boxes by Cloutier.
Two "smalls" Diam. 12.5 cm, H. 19 cm
Two a bit bigger Diam. 15cm, H. 21 cm
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Gouache Painting by Michèle Cascella (1892-1989)
Located in NICE, FR
Michèle Cascella was an Italian artist renowned for his post-impressionist landscape paintings. Inspired by the works of Vincent Van Gogh, Raoul Dufy, and Maurice Utrillo, Cascella e...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Paper
Rigel Grande Table Lamp by SB26
Located in Geneve, CH
Rigel Grande Table Lamp by SB26
Limited Edition
Dimensions: L 42 x W 12 x H 85 cm
Materials: Steel, Glass.
The Grande Rigel, in the limited edition, is an enlarged version of the R...
Category
2010s French Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Evase by Rick Owens
By Rick Owens
Located in Geneve, CH
Evase by Rick Owens,
2007
Dimensions: L 20 x W 20 x H 18 cm
Materials: bronze
Weight: 4.2 kg
Available in black, gold and nitrate finish.
Rick Owe...
Category
2010s French Modern Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Table Lamps by Pol Chambost (1906-1983), Blue Glazed Earthenware.
By Pol Chambost
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of table lamps by Pol Chambost (1906-1983), Blue glazed earthenware.
Pair of 20th century blue enamelled porcelain table lamps by Pol Chambost (1906-1983), signed.
Excluding sh...
Category
20th Century French Modern Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Ceramic vide-poche by Roger Capron, France, 1970's
By Roger Capron
Located in Paris, FR
Vide-poche by Roger Capron, black ceramic, signed
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Duo of Fast Forest chairs
Located in LYON, FR
We have had these aluminum chairs that we love professionally powder-coated in a current color that will fit perfectly into your garden or terrace. Indeed, initially intended for out...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Brass and Alabaster Curved and Long Wall Sconces by Glustin Luminaires
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
New wall sconces by Glustin Luminaires, made of a single rounded and curved carved alabaster piece sat on a light bronze-finish brass backplate.
Due to the nature of the alabaste...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Golden Bronze Bowl by Rick Owens
By Rick Owens
Located in Geneve, CH
Golden bronze bowl by Rick Owens
2007
Dimensions: L 14 x W 14 x H 8 cm
Materials: Bronze
Weight: 1.5 kg
The gold edition is an exclusivity of Galerie Philia
Rick Owens is a C...
Category
2010s French Modern Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Hammered Brass Console by Ginger Brown
By Ginger Brown
Located in Bourguebus, FR
The console table "Visio" is made of a hammered brass structure.
The top is covered with a natural shagreen.
An elegant console table with an aerial design. When less is more !
A pe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Circular ceramic coffee table by Jacques Blin, France, 1960's
By Jacques Blin
Located in Paris, FR
Circular ceramic coffee table y Jacques Blin, metal feet, signed on the top, France, 1960's
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Large lamp in white ceramic by Kseniya Kravtsova signed and numbered HOKA 2023
Located in Saint Rémy de Provence, FR
Ceramic lamp by Kseniya Kravtsova 202350 in white chamotte clay.
Kseniya Kravtsova's pieces are signed and limited editions.
Kseniya Kravtsova worked with Guy Bareff for several ye...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Bird mirror by Les Argonautes, France, Vallauris, 1970's
Located in Paris, FR
Bird ceramic mirror by les Argonautes, signed on the back, France, 1970's
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Desk and dressing table by Guillerme et hambron
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Rare piece by Guillerme et Chambron can be used as a desk or a dressing table
Unique pice in oak and ceramic handle
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Oak
2 ART-DECO MODERNIST ARMCHAIRS by ROBERT MALLET-STEVENS & DARIEL, France 1925
Located in PARIS, FR
A spectacular pair of large -outside or terrasse- armchairs, Modernist, Bauhaus, Constructivist, white lacquered massive wood geometric structures, seatings made in strong fabric rub...
Category
1920s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Side Table, Drum by Reda Amalou Design
Located in Paris, FR
Couleurs, lieux, objets, voyages : nombreuses sont les sources d’inspiration de Reda Amalou. Imprégné par l’Asie, le designer a voulu créer une table d’appoint en écho aux tambours t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Round Coffee Table by Jean Derval for Roger Capron, Vallauris c. 1970
Located in St Ouen, FR
Exceptional table created by Jean Derval for Roger Capron.
This work once again marks a very successful collaboration between these two great artists from Vallauris, the culmination...
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Lava
Pair of large Medusa sconces in polished slate and rock crystal by Atelier H
By Atelier Pierre Harel
Located in CHOISY-LE-ROI, FR
Pair of large Medusa sconces in polished slate, rock crystal and brass. These Medusa sconces feature free-form slabs of polished slate inlaid with jellyfish-shaped rock crystal. The ...
Category
2010s French Modern Furniture
Materials
Rock Crystal, Slate, Brass
21st Century Coffee Table Folium by Arriau Made in France
By Jean Arriau
Located in Paris, FR
Onyx top with mirror polished brass center attacked with acid and brushed brass base.
The term folium comes from the ancient Greek phyllon (leaf).
The artist wanted to pay homage t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Furniture
Materials
Onyx, Brass
Design Coffee Table by Henry Fernandez, 1970s.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Design coffee table by Henry Fernandez, 1970s.
Illuminated coffee table by Henry Fernandez, 1970s design.
h: 34cm, w: 108cm, d: 63cm
Category
20th Century French Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Side Table, X by Reda Amalou Design
Located in Paris, FR
Cette table d’appoint aux lignes classique puise son originalité dans l’association des matériaux. Son plateau en coquille d’œuf fait main, écho aux influences asiatiques du designer...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Side Table, Uma by Reda Amalou Design
Located in Paris, FR
Cette table d’appoint aux lignes classique puise son originalité dans l’association des matériaux. Son plateau en coquille d’œuf fait main, écho aux influences asiatiques du designer...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Brass
21st Century Abstract Sculpture Ring by Nicolas Bertoux
Located in Paris, FR
By Nicolas Bertoux
Stainless steel and blue granit base
Measures: 17,70’’ x 09’’ x 13,40’’
Signed and numbered /8
Delivered with a certificate of authenticity.
RING (THE MONUMENTAL...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Granite, Stainless Steel
Peinture à l'huile de Yuri Gorbachev "Winter Outside St Petersburg" USA 2001
By Yuri Gorbachev
Located in AIX-LES-BAINS, FR
Youri Gorbatchev (né le 29 décembre 1948 en URSS ) est un peintre et sculpteur russe . Sa carrière a atteint le plus haut niveau de l'art international. Yuri Gorbatchev a créé sa pro...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Gold
21st Century Sculptural Table Lamp Aphrodite by Fantôme
By Fantome
Located in Paris, FR
21st Century sculptural table lamp Aphrodite by Fantôme
Patinated bronze,
Female character in extension
Head incandescent bulb under copper mesh,
Measures: H. 29.9’’ x ø 9.8’’
Numbe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Savignac, Original Vintage Poster, Maurice Baquet, Cello, Rainbow, Actor, 1980
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
The Maurice Baquet poster was created by the French graphic designer Raymond Savignac in the 1980s.
Artist: Raymond Savignac (1907-2002)
Title : Maurice Baquet
Date: circa 1980
Size...
Category
20th Century French Modern Furniture
Materials
Paper
Contemporary Coloured Crystal Perfume Diffuser.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Contemporary coloured crystal perfume diffuser.
Contemporary perfume diffuser in cut and coloured crystal.
A beautiful diffuser vase not only enhances the visual appeal of a space, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Contemporary Coloured Crystal Vase, Modern Design, Model Béa.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Contemporary Coloured Crystal Vase, Modern Design, Model Béa.
Contemporary design vase, inspired by the 1930s and the Art Deco period, with fresh, delicate colours that will blend i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Edimate Genuine Copper Champagne Bucket Flared Edge, Handmade in France
By Edimate
Located in Vaudes, FR
Champagne buckets designed and manufactured in French region "Aube", a region renowned for the quality of its Champagne.
All the prestige of Champagne with the nobility of pure copp...
Category
2010s French Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass, Copper
Table Lamp by Selenova, Italy, Circa 1970
By Selenova
Located in PARIS, FR
Superb table lamp composed of a blown Murano glass globe and a chromed metal base, from the 1970s, and produced by “Selenova”.
It is made up of 4 bulbs, green, red, yellow and white ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Coloured crystal Bookend Featuring a Horse's Head.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Coloured crystal bookend featuring a horse's head.
A superb crystal bookend makes a sophisticated and functional accessory, adding a touch of luxury while keeping books neatly in pl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Contemporary Coloured Crystal Bookend, Model BOO.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Contemporary coloured crystal bookend, Model BOO.
Modern bookend in cut crystal, coloured in bright, warm colours.
h: 20cm, w: 14cm, d: 7cm
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Edimate Genuine Copper Champagne Bucket, Handmade in France
By Edimate
Located in Vaudes, FR
Champagne buckets designed and manufactured in French region "Aube", a region renowned for the quality of its Champagne.
All the prestige of Champagne with the nobility of pure copp...
Category
2010s French Modern Furniture
Materials
Copper
Cut and Coloured Crystal Vase, Contemporary Design, Model CHIC.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Cut and coloured crystal vase, Contemporary design, Model CHIC.
Contemporary vase, modern design for old or contemporary interiors, Model CHIC in cut and coloured crystal.
Beyond it...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Coloured Crystal Vase, Contemporary Design, Model RAL.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Coloured Crystal Vase, Contemporary Design, Model RAL.
A magnificent crystal vase, Model Ral, with a soft, modern design for trendy interior decoration.
h: 12,5cm, w: 13cm, d: 6,5cm
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Philippe Starck armchair
Located in PARIS, FR
Chair model Pat Conley II by designer Philippe Starck for XO, from the 1980s. Gray anodized metal structure. In perfect condition.
DV515
Category
1980s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
21st Century Limited Edition Bar / Cabinet by Troy Smith
Located in Paris, FR
Contemporary and timeless with a touch of Art Deco.
The Crazy Bar is hand made and designed by Troy Smith.
Crazy Glass is a very special process, a micro interlayer of the dichroic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
French antique set of 3 Baccarat crystal glasses - France - Douai model
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
Set of 3 Baccarat crystal glasses, so-called Douai model, composed of :
- 1 water glass (15.5cm high)
- 1 wine glass (12.3cm high)
- 1 port glass (10.3cm high) or white wine glass (i...
Category
20th Century French Modern Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Claude Lalanne, "Pomme Bouche", A bronze brooch, Arthus-Bertrand, Paris
Located in Paris, FR
Claude Lalanne (1924-2019)
Pomme Bouche
A patinated bronze brooch figuring an apple with a human mouth surmounted with a green patinated leaf next to the apple tail.
Monogrammed « C.L. » and « Lalanne » on the back. With maker’s mark « A-B PARIS ».
Edited by Arthus-Bertrand, Paris, France.
Circa 1990.
Note
This elegant brooch epitomizes the poetic universe of Claude Lalanne.
Mixing human, animal and vegetal elements is one the originalities of the Lalanne creative duo during their decades of collaboration.
Claude & François Lalanne...
Category
1990s French Modern Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Maïlys Seydoux-Dumas, Vendémiaire, Wool Tapestry, Néolice, 2023
Located in Paris, FR
Maïlys Seydoux-Dumas, Vendémiaire, Wool Tapestry, Néolice, 2023
A wool woven tapestry figuring a golden tree and red, blue, brown objects on a beige background.
Signed on the lower...
Category
2010s French Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool
Large original poster of Mao Tse Tung, People's Republic of China, circa 1960
Located in Paris, FR
Large 1960s original poster of Mao Tse Toung, People's Republic of China, printed by the n°5 printing press in Beijing.
Recent framework with antireflective plexiglass.
Category
1960s Chinese Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Plexiglass, Paper
Bobyrug’s Nice mid century French Aubusson Tapestry by « Lartigaud »
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Discover the elegance of modern French tapestry with the exquisite "Caraïbes" design by Jean Michel Lartigaud. This limited edition masterpiece, woven in vibrant shades of orange, ye...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Silk
Yomi "Cocktail Ruka II" design armchair, Mojow X Nep, limited edition 15/100.
By MOJOW
Located in Notre Dame d'Oé, FR
COCKTAIL RUKA II is the name of the new limited series created with the artist NEP.
An emerging artist recognized in the free figuration and neo-expressionism movement, Nep works sp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Furniture
Materials
Other
Oil-Painting by Jean Thomas (1923- 2019): 'A Religious Life: Tower of Babel'
Located in NICE, FR
Trained at the Academy of Fine Arts in Lyon, Jean Thomas began exhibiting his works as early as 1946. Following in the footsteps of the great painters of modernity, his early paintin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Furniture
Materials
Canvas
Bobyrug’s Pretty vintage modern rug with signature
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful vintage modern design rug with an abstract design of an artist which the signature is at the bottom of the rug. Entirely hand tufted with wool.
✨✨✨
"Experience the e...
Category
1980s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool
Oil-Painting by Jean Thomas (1923- 2019): 'the Viaduct of Caramel'
Located in NICE, FR
Trained at the Academy of Fine Arts in Lyon, Jean Thomas began exhibiting his works as early as 1946. Following in the footsteps of the great painters of modernity, his early paintin...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Furniture
Materials
Canvas
Oil-Painting by Jean Thomas (1923- 2019): 'An Isolated Farm; Verdon Canyon'
Located in NICE, FR
Trained at the Academy of Fine Arts in Lyon, Jean Thomas began exhibiting his works as early as 1946. Following in the footsteps of the great painters of modernity, his early paintin...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Furniture
Materials
Canvas
Concorde Owl pocket tray
Located in PARIS, FR
Pocket tray or owl ashtray. Signed "concorde". In perfect condition.
LP2507
Category
20th Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
21st Century Coffee Table Felizitas L by Katharina von Brockdorff
Located in Paris, FR
21st century coffee table Felizitas L by Katharina von Brockdorff
Limited edition dated and signed.
Hand-made in Normandy / France
Delivered with certificate of authenticity.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Furniture
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
21st Century Pair of Bronze Coffee Tables UYUNI by Erwan Boulloud from France
Located in Paris, FR
21st Century pair of bronze coffee tables UYUNI by Erwan Boulloud.
Cracked bronze top echoing the Salar of Uyuni located on the highlands of southwest Bolivia. Stainless steel base....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Stainless Steel
Oil-Painting 'Rhône Valley: Chapel and Keep of Mornas Castle' by Jean Thomas
Located in NICE, FR
Trained at the Academy of Fine Arts in Lyon, Jean Thomas began exhibiting his works as early as 1946. Following in the footsteps of the great painters of modernity, his early paintin...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Furniture
Materials
Canvas
21st Century Unique Sculptural Lamp La Sirène Noire by Fantôme
By Fantome
Located in Paris, FR
21st century unique sculptural lamp La Sirène Noire by Fantôme
Patinated Zinc,
Gold tilting reflector
Measures: H. 70.9’’ x 23.6’’
One-off, signed, delivered with a certifica...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Furniture
Materials
Zinc
Pair of Brass and Murano Glass Sconces
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of brass and Murano glass sconces.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Oil-Painting by Jean Thomas (1923-2019) 'The Paillon Valley seen from Peillon'
Located in NICE, FR
Trained at the Academy of Fine Arts in Lyon, Jean Thomas began exhibiting his works as early as 1946. Following in the footsteps of the great painters of modernity, his early paintin...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Furniture
Materials
Canvas
Ceramic bear paw by Georges Jouve, France, 1960's
Located in Paris, FR
Yellow bear paw by Georges Jouve, signed, 1960's
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Arts Décoratifs mirror by Mithé Espelt, France, 1960's
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic mirror by Mithé Espelt, Arts Décoratifs model, France, 1960's
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Oil-Painting by Jean Thomas (1923-2019) 'Arrival at the village of Soleils'
Located in NICE, FR
Trained at the Academy of Fine Arts in Lyon, Jean Thomas began exhibiting his works as early as 1946. Following in the footsteps of the great painters of modernity, his early paintin...
Category
Late 20th Century European Modern Furniture
Materials
Canvas
Les Simonnet unique pieces diptych paint on lucite framed 1996
Located in Paris, IDF
This unique composition, conceived by Les Simonnet, dates back to 1996. Crafted on lucite, the two paintings are nestled within painted wooden shadow boxes. The abstract forms are mi...
Category
1990s French Modern Furniture
Materials
Lucite
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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