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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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: New York City
Style: Modern
Oak Table T22C L'oeil by Pierre Chapo, France, 1972
By Pierre Chapo
Located in New York City, NY
Oak table T22C L'oeil by Pierre Chapo.
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Furniture
Materials
Oak
Printed Linen Pillow Cloudy Sapphire
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A luxury handmade decorative throw pillow made of printed Belgian linen, great for adding comfort and casual, laid-back style to a contemporary living room, bedroom or lounge. Belgia...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Furniture
Materials
Linen
Rug & Kilim’s Moroccan Style Rug in Blue with Brown Geometric Patterns
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Made with hand-knotted wool, this 9x12 Moroccan rug in blue and brown features a contemporary approach to Berber tribal rugs with a high-low textu...
Category
2010s Pakistani Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool
Venini Opalino Large Apple Green Milk White Inside Glass Vase
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Satin glass vase, designed and manufactured by Venini, features the same shape of the iconic opalino vase with a frosted finish.
Indoor use only.
Dimensions: Ø 20 cm, H 42 cm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass
Pair of Modernist 14-Disc Sconces in Hand Blown Murano Topaz & Translucent Glass
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful pair of modernist 14-disc vistosi sconces were made exclusively for us by our atelier in Murano, Italy- the island off the coast of Venice, renowned for centuries for ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Rug & Kilim’s French Art Deco Style Rug in Green with Geometric Patterns
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool, this 8x10 rug by Rug & Kilim features geometric patterns in the style of a Leleu or Da Bruhns aesthetic period piece of the 1920s style moderne.
On the Design:...
Category
2010s Indian Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool
Printed Linen Pillow Cloudy Sunshine
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A luxury handmade decorative throw pillow made of printed Belgian linen, great for adding comfort and casual, laid-back style to a contemporary living room, bedroom or lounge. Belgia...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Furniture
Materials
Linen
FLOS Kelvin Edge LED Table Lamp in White by Antonio Citterio
By Antonio Citterio, Flos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The newest addition to the popular Kelvin LED family, the Kelvin Edge offers the innovation and sleek design of the collection in a smaller package without sacrificing output. Featur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Modern Exotic Wood and Leather Lounge Chair from Costantini, Belgrano 'In Stock'
By Costantini
Located in New York, NY
The Belgrano lounge chair is inspired by mid-twentieth century modernist design and features an ergonomic design that can be customized with the use of accent pillows. It features a ...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood
Cuore N.5 Ceiling Light by Gaspare Asaro. Peltro and Bronze Finish
Located in New York, NY
The Cuore collection was conceived with the goal of creating fixtures that are unexpected yet clean and harmoniously balanced. This is highlighted by the organically styled shades sp...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Dhurrie Rug in Beige and White Stripes
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This contemporary 6x9 Dhurrie flat weave is an exciting new entry in Rug & Kilim’s esteemed custom-capable collection. Handwoven in cotton, it’s a modern take on antique and vintage ...
Category
2010s Indian Modern Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Modern Gray Blossom Glass Mosaic Desk with Bronze Metal Base by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Pavia Blossom desk/vanity by Ercole Home has a 2-drawer, with a sky gray wood finish on oak.
Handcut glass mosaics in bluegreen and turquoise decorate the drawer fronts in bloss...
Category
2010s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
FLOS Bon Jour LED Table Lamp in Copper by Philippe Starck
By Flos, Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Using revolutionary Edge Lighting Technology, the Bon Jour combines maximum performance and efficiency with visual comfort. Users are able to effortlessly con...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Acrylic
Modern Industrial Buffet in Gray/Silver Wave Glass Mosaic by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The industrial buffet by Ercole Home has a 4-door front, with dark gray lacquer wood finish on oak. Handcut glass mosaics in gray, silver, Pewter decorate the surface in a continuous...
Category
2010s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood, Glass
Modernist Art Deco Style Hive Form Hand-Blown Murano Smoked Glass Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
This pair of Modernist Hive Form Hand-Blown Murano Smoked Glass Table Lamps originates from Italy during the 21st Century. Featuring a beautiful profile with horizontal grooved detai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Megalithic Geometric Dining Table in Charred Wood & Steel by Sol Bailey Barker
Located in New York, NY
Megalithic dining table Sol Bailey Barker, Represented by Tuleste Factory
Charred tropical hard wood & steel
Measures: 98.4" x 59" x 30.7"
Custom sizes
The ancient standing stones...
Category
2010s Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Contemporary Handmade Ceramic Mini Dupont Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
One of a kind ceramic lamp, thrown on the potters wheel and assembled by hand. The lamp base is comprised of three different clay bodies that celebrates ...
Category
2010s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Stunning Smoked Grey Hand Blown Murano Glass Spiked Starburst Chandelier
By Murano 5
Located in New York, NY
This stunning smoked grey Murano glass spiked starburst chandelier was hand blown in Italy 21st Century. It features an abundance of spiked rods emanating from its center in alternat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Nickel
Rug & Kilim's Scandinavian Style Custom Rug Design in Green with Medallions
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This 9x12 custom rug design represents hand-knotted pile rugs in the award-winning Scandinavian rug collection by Rug & Kilim—a contemporary ode to mid-century modern Swedish minimal...
Category
2010s Indian Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool
Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Rug with Pink, White and Beige-Brown Patterns
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This 9x11 Swedish-style rug, handwoven in a wool flatweave, is from the inventive “Nu” texture in Rug & Kilim’s award-winning Scandinavian flat weave collection.
On the Design:
“...
Category
2010s Indian Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool
Wooden STACKED Multi-Bulb Illuminated Sculpture, Customizable, shown in Walnut
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Custom Design a one-of-a-kind STACKED Multi-Bulb Illuminated Sculpture.
While this example boasts 3 led light bulbs and is made of salvaged Walnut with a natural finish, we can tai...
Category
2010s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood, Cherry, Mahogany, Maple, Oak, Walnut, Hardwood, Softwood, Reclaime...
Schumacher Konya Silk Velvet in Multi 20" x 16" Pillow
By Schumacher
Located in New York, NY
The Konya Silk Velvet Pillow by Les Ottomans features handwoven fabric with a knife edge finish. Les Ottomans pillows are handmade in Istanbul, juxtaposing the traditional patterns o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Lalique French Crystal Dish or Ashtray with Leaf Design
By Lalique, René Lalique
Located in New York, NY
A very beautiful, signed, Lalique crystal dish with decorative leaf and indent design around edge, circa 20th century, France. Piece is from French luxury crystal maker Lalique. Made...
Category
20th Century French Modern Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Oval Bud Vase by Robbie Heidinger
Located in New York, NY
Glazed stoneware. Footed oval-shaped vase with applied forms & blue glazes. Artist signed on underside.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Square Rug in Blue and Green, with Patterns
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
From an exciting new collection of gift-size pieces, this 3x3 Swedish-inspired rug is a bold new addition to the Scandinavian Collection by Rug & Kilim. Handwoven in a wool flatweave...
Category
2010s Indian Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool
FLOS Skygarden S1 Halogen Pendant Light in Gold by Marcel Wanders
By MARCEL WANDERS, Flos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Imagine a stunning display blooming above you: Created by Marcel Wanders, the Skygarden S is just that. A gracefully hanging hemisphere, the pendant lamp makes a powerful impression with its sheer size. However, it is the inner diffuser in white painted cast plaster that steals the show. Standing beneath it, you will see the intricate design that gives this piece its name.
The Skygarden’s plaster diffuser support is die...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel
Hand Dyed Linen Table Runner, Gold Mustard & Indigo Blue Abstract Pattern
By ROUSSEAU
Located in New York, NY
Mustard gold linen table runner dyed with indigo in Pleat pattern. Sustainably hand-dyed and sewn in New York City. Runner measures approximately 18 x 72 inches. Each linen runner...
Category
2010s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Linen
Flos Noctambule Floor Lamp with 2 Cylinders, Cone, and Base by Konstantin Grcic
By Flos, Konstantin Grcic
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Here is a sneak peek into Noctambule, a modern-day lighting fixture designed by Konstantin Grcic for FLOS.
Powered by LED technology:
Dimmable lamp (controls provided in the power supply unit or power cord)
Cylindrical body (transparent hand blown glass cylinder) available at a low and high height
Dome- and cone-shaped head options available for direct lighting
Noctambule LED dimmable floor lamp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass
Mini Organic Modern Ceramic Wave Form Vase in Pool Glaze by Forma Rosa Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wave collection offers playful geometric shapes rooted in primal forms that appeal universally.
Our "Mini" version of our iconic Wave form vases is a perfect size to serve as a mu...
Category
2010s Peruvian Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Pair of Modernist 14-Disc Sconces in Handblown Murano Topaz & Translucent Glass
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful pair of modernist 14-disc vistosi sconces were made exclusively for us by our atelier in Murano, Italy- the island off the coast of Venice, renowned for centuries for ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Clear Etched Ponti Style Mirror
By Venfield
Located in New York, NY
Clear etched Ponti mirror. Custom orders are also available in different sizes.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Furniture
Materials
Mirror
Capsule Coffee Table N1 - Custom Marble and Solid Oak by Wolfgang & Hite
Located in New York, NY
This coffee table comes in a shocking two-toned marble, cream white and green-tinted charcoal. Two cutouts in the marble top reveal the materiality of the asymmetrical legs below. Th...
Category
2010s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble, Statuary Marble
Tom Dixon Step Beat Fat White Pendant Light Fixture, Copper, Contemporary, UK
By Tom Dixon
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tom Dixon step beat fat white pendant light fixture, copper, contemporary, UK. Rare, gorgeous piece. Was in production for a very short tim...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Furniture
Materials
Copper
West Lamp- Contemporary Handmade Ceramic glazed, White, Green, Red Clay
Located in Brooklyn, NY
One of a kind ceramic lamp, thrown on the potters wheel and assembled by hand. The lamp base is comprised of two different clay bodies and features a cop...
Category
2010s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Modernist Solid Brass Bear Sculptures
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Modernist bear sculpture composed of solid, polished brass.
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of Modernist 14-Disc Sconces in Handblown Murano Clear Glass
By Murano 5
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful pair of modernist 14-disc vistosi sconces were made exclusively for High Style Deco by our atelier in Murano, Italy- the island off the coast of Venice, renowned for c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Chrome
W. Beaupre Gold Chain Android Bust
Located in New York, NY
Stunning futuristic android bust by W. Beaupre. Bust is embellished with intricate gold chain, pearls and vintage jewelry findings. The atte...
Category
20th Century American Modern Furniture
Materials
Other
Modern Pastel Blossom Glass Flower Mosaic Oval Mirror by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Blossom oval mirror by Ercole Home has 4.5" border.
Handcut glass mosaic in variety shades in different pastel color glass decorate the surface in Blossom patterns.
Custom size...
Category
2010s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Glass
Rug & Kilim’s Moroccan Style Rug in Rich Brown, with Geometric Patterns
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This hand-knotted wool 9x10 Moroccan rug is an exciting addition to the Moroccan rug collection by Rug & Kilim. Its design features geometric patterns in the primitivist Berber style...
Category
2010s Afghan Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool
Steel and Laminate Side Table by Tecno, Italy, c. 1960
Located in New York City, NY
One of the quintessential designs by the Italian architect Osvaldo Borsani, crafted in Milan, Italy during the 1960s.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Mid-20th Century Handmade Persian Art Deco Style Shiraz Throw Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Persian Art Deco style Shiraz throw rug handmade during the mid-20th century.
Measures: 2' 2" x 4' 0".
Category
Mid-20th Century Persian Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool
Rug & Kilim’s Moroccan Rug in White and Blue with Geometric Patterns
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool, this 3x4 Moroccan rug is an exciting new addition to Rug & Kilim’s collection—made by contemporary tribal weavers from the rural communities of the middle atlas...
Category
2010s Moroccan Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool
Asian Style Sky Blue Colored Raffia Wrapped Coffee Table With Reveal
Located in Queens, NY
Asian Contemporary Style rectangular sky blue painted raffia wrapped coffee table featuring a low tier shelf and indented design on top apron
Category
20th Century Unknown Modern Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
cc-tapis Retreat Rug by Germans Ermičs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hand knotted in the cc-tapis atelier in Kathmandu, Nepal. The rug is made with a cotton weave and a Himalayan wool pile, coming from the areas surrounding the atelier. 125.000 indivi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Rug & Kilim’s Tiger Skin Rug in Red with Orange and Beige-Brown Pictorial
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool, this 4x6 modern tiger skin rug is a bold addition to the Rug & Kilim Tiger rugs line of their Modern Classics Collection.
On the Design:
This pictorial repr...
Category
2010s Afghan Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool
Estrela Bronze Counter Stool
Located in Queens, NY
4 Contemporary "Estrela" hand-forged bronze counter stools with biomorphic design constructed of and draws inspiration from brutalism and Hollywo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Karl Springer White Lacquered Crocodile Leather Coffee Table 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Coffee table covered in white embossed crocodile leather by Karl Springer, American, 1970s. A beautiful and luxurious Karl Springer design.
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood, Lacquer
Modern Turkish Flat-Weave Kilim
Located in New York, NY
A modern Turkish flat-woven Kilim style rug from the 21st century.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool
Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Textural Rug in Tones of Green
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool, this 8x10 contemporary rug from Rug & Kilim’s Texture of Color line is an inventive take on solid rugs with movement in its subtle striae.
On the Design:
Th...
Category
2010s Indian Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool
Jasper Console - Customizable Metal, Resin and Wood
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The sleek and striking Jasper console features charred black oak, a blackened steel frame and bronze base with adjustable feet, and blackened bronze enca...
Category
2010s North American Modern Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Rug & Kilim’s Modern Text Rug, Green and White Floral Mat
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
A hand-knotted 2x4 wool rug from Rug & Kilim’s New & Modern Collection. Enjoying text reading “Please Leaf” in playful typography with green and white hues. Ideal as a doormat and ac...
Category
2010s Indian Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool
10 Tiered Corrugated Opalescent Murano Glass Chandelier in Round Shape
Located in New York, NY
10 tiered corrugated opalescent Murano glass chandelier in a round shape available for immediate purchase. Custom orders are also available for different sizes, shapes, finishes and ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
cc-tapis Bliss Ultimate Rug by Mae Engelgeer
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hand knotted in the cc-tapis atelier in Kathmandu, Nepal. The rug is made with a cotton weave, Himalayan wool and silk pile coming from the areas surrounding the atelier. 125.000 ind...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Alma Bar Stool, Natural Walnut/Satin Nickel/Kiwi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Alma counter & bar stool. As any admirer would experience gazing at its muse, it is impossible not to feel enchanted and almost hypnotized by the refined, sensual lines and the delig...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Modernist Starburst Sputnik in Brushed Brass and Translucent Murano Obelisks
Located in New York, NY
This stunning modernist Sputnik was realized by our custom atelier in Murano, Italy- the islands off the coast of Venice renowned for centuries for their superlative glass production...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Tiger Pictorial Rug in Gray, Rust and Black Tones
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool, this 8x10 modern tiger pictorial rug is a bold addition to the Rug & Kilim exclusive Tiger line.
On the Design:
One fundamental idea that our Principal Jah...
Category
2010s Indian Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool
Rug & Kilim’s Moroccan Rug in Brown with Black Geometric Patterns
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand knotted in wool, this 11x13 Moroccan rug by Rug & Kilim represents an exciting new line of modern tribal rugs. Each piece is handmade by some of the most devoted nomadic weavers...
Category
2010s Moroccan Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool
Mid-century Modern Style Gray Leather Chest with Metal Base by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The midcentury leather chest of drawers by Ercole home has a 6-drawers, with Painted Ivory wood finish on oak.
Light gray cow leather with hand forged metal frames in pewter patina ...
Category
2010s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
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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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