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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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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Number in Set: Set of 10
Style: Modern
9x12 Ft Hand Knotted Moroccan Design Rug, 100% Wool. Custom Options Available
Located in Spring Valley, NY
Elevate your living space with the exquisite charm of this new modern hand-knotted Moroccan berber beni ourain rug, crafted with precision and care from 100% wool. Combining the allu...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool
Osaka Sofa in Stretchy Blue Upholstery by Pierre Paulin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
In 1967, the French designer Pierre Paulin challenged the rationalism that was predominant at the time by envisaging a range of seats with naturally winding lines. Developed for Expo 1970 in the city after which it is named, the Osaka sofa...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Upholstery
Organic Modern Entertainment Console
Located in Westwood, NJ
With its solid oak frame, this console marries durability with a sleek, contemporary silhouette, making it a timeless addition to any home.
Each surface is a canvas of genuine, untr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood
Louis XVI-Style Cedar & Gold Sideboard
Located in Milan, IT
A cabinetmaking gem indulging in Baroque details, this sideboard is a fine example of Louis XVI-style designs. The shaped structure in first-rate cedar is decorated with 24K gold-pla...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Gold Plate, Bronze
Baccarat Lead Crystal Rectangle Vase, Signed
By Baccarat
Located in Ross, CA
Heavy let crystal rectangle Baccarat vase / jardiniere, made in France in the 1980's. Includes the Baccarat stamp on the bottom as well as Baccarat in cursive on the side.
Category
1980s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Bespoke Modernist Two-Door Wardrobe, Chromium Plated Metall, Matt Lacquered Wood
By GMD Berlin
Located in Berlin, DE
Custom made three-door wardrobe / armoire, designed and manufactured by GMD Berlin, exclusively presented in our Rudolf Vichr Collection.
These high-quality, handmade furniture in a...
Category
2010s German Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Melides Chair/Bench combination
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
Melides Bench, designed in 2024
This bench is a combination of four individual chairs, each formed from 8 slotted elements from which 7 form a curved seat.
The bench offers a big v...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Furniture
Materials
Oak
Gervasoni Armchair Saia 05 by David Lopez Quincoces
Located in Brooklyn, NY
With balanced lines, the Saia upholstered collection is created from a classic ideal reinterpreted in a contemporary key. The name, meaning "skirt" in Portuguese, illustrates its dis...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Upholstery
Contemporary Handcrafted Geometric Bookend "Tropi 1" in Solid Marble by Anaktae
By ANAKTAE
Located in Athens, GR
Contemporary handcrafted geometric bookend "Tropi 1" in solid marble.
Each bookend is composed of two geometric pieces of solid marble fused togeth...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble
Suelo Modern Outdoor Sofa
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
This Suelo modern outdoor sofa is beautifully constructed from solid wood in Ohio, USA. This sofa's silhouette is simple, modern, and sleek w...
Category
2010s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Minimal Style, Solid Wood Chair, Special Textile Seating, Caning Backboard
By SIMONINI
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
The Wing chair solid wood collection, flexibility, modern aesthetics, comfort and softness are the keywords for this collection. The concept is inspired...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood, Hardwood, Cane
Customizable Modern Cabinet Carmen, Solid wood, Mirror and natural fibers
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Carmen is a bartender, a storage cabinet with a functional design. Inside, it has a pair of drawers for storing objects, space for bottles, compartments for glasses and a cup holder...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
Customizable Modern Display Cabinet Vilma, Solid wood, Mirror and natural fibers
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Vilma is a vertical display cabinet composed of two modules: a drawer unit covered with rattan fiber and a storage cabinet with solid huanacaxaxtle wood doors and glass shelves. The ...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
Phillip Modern Solid Wood Dresser by Crump and Kwash
Located in Baltimore City, MD
Phillip Dresser by Crump and Kwash
Solid wood case with continuous waterfall grain / blackened steel pulls and base / hand shaped solid wood feet / hand rubbed oil finish / premium...
Category
2010s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Sling Hanging Swing Chair Genuine Black Leather 21st Century Modern
Located in Johannesburg, ZA
Stripped away from all excess, this hanging chair has a circular frame with the sheets of soft leather hanging loose within it, to create a sleek, sexy, and oh so comfortable experie...
Category
2010s South African Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
ST65 Glazed Stoneware Stool by Pascale Girardin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Functional and decorative stoneware object, crafted by pinching and coiling.
The ceramic surface is applied either with a brush or by pouring.
Each piece of this collection is un...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
"Perf" Bar Cabinet in Varnished Steel by Moroso for Diesel
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Perf" is a bar cabinet, designed by Diesel Creative Team and manufactured by Moroso, in varnished steel black mat, with doors in varnished steel available in these colors: copper, b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Modern Buba Pouf Ottoman Brown Fabric Brass Handmade in Portugal by Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Buba Pouf, Modern Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by GF Modern.
A comfy pouf stool with a Mediterranean touch. Upholstered in brown patterned fabric, Buba matches its n...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
New Wave Optic Wall Lamp Clear
By Design By Us
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wall lamp in mouth-blown glass, hand painted silver edge with a painted black base, black fabric electrical cord.
Specifications: Ø 10".
UL listed
Bulb included: "LED Arbi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass
Dip Bed - Modern Design in Cloud Boucle
Located in Laguna Niguel, CA
Our modern Dip Bed is the perfect addition to any contemporary bedroom.
Crafted from high-quality materials, this bed is not only stylish but also durable and ...
Category
2010s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Upholstery
Florio Outdoor Chair with Armrests
Located in Milan, IT
The striking design of this magnificent chair with armrests comes to life thanks to the masterful expertise of Officina Ciani's craftsmen, who forged...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel
Nebula Rug Seaweed
By Pieces
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Crafted from 100% New Zealand wool yarn which is batch-dyed and hand-knotted at a luxurious 100 knots per square inch.
- All Pieces rugs are made by hand...
Category
2010s Indian Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool
Modern Personalized Hand Painted Porcelain Dog Bowl Sofina Boutique Kitzbuehel
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Design your own dog bowl. Sofina Boutique Kitzbuehel offers a completely handmade and hands-free painted porcelain dog bowl in white porcelain, w...
Category
2010s German Modern Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Cast Bronze & Lacquered Twin-Pedestal Oval Dining Table with Quartz Top, Benone
By Costantini
Located in New York, NY
Benone cast bronze stone & wood twin pedestal oval dining table from Costantini
Measurements are 132" L x 55" W x 30" H as shown
The Benone Table features two cast bronze bases th...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Furniture
Materials
Stone, Bronze
Large 'Titan 4' Alabaster Wall or Ceiling Lamp in the Manner of Pierre Chareau
Located in Glendale, CA
Large 'Titan 4' Alabaster Wall or Ceiling Lamp in the Manner of Pierre Chareau
Handcrafted in Los Angeles in the workshop of noted French designer and antiques dealer Denis de le Me...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Furniture
Materials
Alabaster, Metal
Maui Armchair Terry Dwan Contemporary Natural Cedar Made in Italy Riva 1920
By Terry Dwan
Located in Cantù, IT
Armchair made from a single block of scented cedar. A sculptured monolith with a curvy and sinuous design. It has an ergonomic seat in a continuous line with the back. Available with...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood, Cedar
BALANCE Travertine Side Table
Located in Eindhoven, NB
Arch Side Table in Travertine - Beige - Elevate your living space with the handcrafted Arched Side Table, luxurious layers designed to bring a touch of sophistication to any interi...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Furniture
Materials
Travertine
Fumed Eucalyptus Dining Table with Glossy Beige Sculptural Base
Located in NEW YORK, NY
A harmonious blend of natural richness and contemporary refinement, this dining table features a fumed eucalyptus top, celebrated for its deep, smoky tones and distinctive grain patt...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble, Metal
Tekna Gio Bagnara Marquesse Reading Lamp with Mud and Light Grey Finish
Located in New York, NY
Pedestal reading lamp with a rectangular weighted base, vertical arm and a vertical placed tube on knuckle joint, 350° turnable, 90° adjustable, with GU10 lamp holder, 2 meter cable,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern Furniture
Materials
Gold
SLAMP - Clizia Suspension Large - Mama Non Mama Gold - Transparent Wire
Located in Pomezia, Rome
Clizia Mama Non Mama is a suspension inspired by pure natural beauty, with almost weightless petals that bring balanced allure and a fresh feel to interiors. A hand-folded bouquet of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Other
Customizable Modern Credenza Ramón, Solid wood, Metal and natural fibers
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Ramón is a credenza, a horizontal storage unit with a distinctive shape that gives it a concave surface. On the front, it has 4 doors, while inside it houses a pair of drawers and sh...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
Set of 2 Leather Cushion, Exclusive Fish Leather Black Medium Size
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
Set of 2 Leather Cushion, Exclusive fish leather black color and black back, medium size 15.7x15.7 in. Trimmed Scales
Fish leather luxury cushion. The fish skins...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather
Fontana Arte "Nobi" LED Floor Lamp in Chrome or Nickel Designed, Metis Lighting
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Nobi" is a floor lamp, designed by Metis Lighting and manufactured by Fontana Arte, featuring a frame in chromed or satin nickel metal, adjustable diffusers in frosted glass and alu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Chrome, Nickel, Metal, Aluminum
Milk 13, Blown Glass Pendant Foyer Chandelier by Shakuff
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hand blown glass pendants fixtures. 13 glass pendants on 24" round canopy with LED MR16 7W bulbs. Fixture dimmable. 2 additional ft. are added to every wire. UL listed. Glass pendant...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass
Outdoor Woven Rope Sofa in Natural Teak
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Structure: Teak wood – Aluminum: Antioxy, heavy load, anti-scratch easy clean.
Weaving: Flat 4mm. High Tenacity, Low shrinkage filament yarn made of 100% polyester, easy clean.
Fix...
Category
2010s Asian Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Rope, Teak
Last Minute Stitched Tan Leather Steel Sculpted Bar Stools Patricia Urquiola
Located in Hudson, NY
We have approximately 35 of these available. They are priced per chair. Clean and elegant stool made of flexing steel to offer surprising comfort. Shaped se...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Belle Side Chair by DeMuro Das with Walnut Legs
By DeMuro Das
Located in New York, NY
The Belle side chair by DeMuro Das has an elliptical shaped seat and curved back. Solid walnut legs extend up the back of the seat, making this piece interesting from all angles. Con...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Gervasoni Sofa Upholstered Saia 12 by David Lopez Quincoces
Located in Brooklyn, NY
With balanced lines, the Saia upholstered collection is created from a classic ideal reinterpreted in a contemporary key. The name, meaning "skirt" in Portuguese, illustrates its dis...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Upholstery
Diva Mirror, by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano Collection
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Diva Mirror with plastic laminate, was originally designed in 1984 by Ettore Sottsass.
Ettore Sottsass was born in Innsbruck in 1917. In 1939 he graduated...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Plastic
Piero Coffee Table with Cast Bronze Legs and Pink Rosa Tea Marble Top
By Fred&Juul
Located in Fiesole, Florence
The cast bronze legs, with their stepped profiles and diagonal position, appear differently from each viewing angle: sometimes slender, then massive, but also polished and at other t...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Stone, Marble, Bronze
Custom Mahogany and Parchment Console in the Jean-Michel Frank Manner
Located in New York, NY
Custom mahogany and parchment console in the Jean-Michel Frank Manner.
Lead Time for custom made is 8-10 weeks.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Bonnie Config 3 Contemporary Linear LED Chandelier, Solid Brass @ 140cm/55"
Located in Torslanda, SE
The Bonnie range is designed around the stylised form of a Saffron flower, known around the world for its valuable beauty, fragrance and essence.
Each organic flower-like form is ...
Category
2010s Scandinavian Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Piccola Table Lamp in Red by Pablo Designs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Piccola is limited only by your imagination. Its soft pliable base is covered in supple Italian glove leather and can be tilted to any angle while its hand-spun aluminum shade floats...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Gufram Pratone Forever Greener Chaise Lounge by Ceretti, Derossi & Rosso
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
PRATONE® FOREVER is the version which was born to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the timeless icon PRATONE®, a myth which reinvents itself and becomes eternal, approaching the dimension of furnishing more and more. While maintaining its soft polyurethane soul – a material which has always characterized Gufram products – PRATONE® FOREVER changes its “skin”: originally covered in Guflac®, the special paint invented and patented by the company to coat its creations in polyurethane while still maintaining their softness and elasticity, this special edition is covered in an elastic wool bouclé fabric that adheres perfectly to the eccentric forms of this out of the ordinary chair, ensuring excellent resistance to wear and tear.
Please note: this piece is on exhibition only at the 1stdibs Gallery. Purchased pieces will be shipped directly from our production site in Italy. Production lead times are often flexible and stock levels vary.
Materials:
Settee in soft polyurethane upholstered with bouclé wool.
Variations:
We have 3 colour variations of our Pratone Forever...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool, Bouclé, Foam
Signal Swing Arm Sconce, Black x Nickel, Short, from Souda, Made to Order
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The signal arm sconce is a rotatable sconce that seamlessly blend the Mid-Century Modern aesthetic with that of science fiction. A bent aluminum tube cantilevers from a wall-mounted ...
Category
2010s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Steel
Nami Cabinet, 2 Door by DeMuro Das in Walnut and Solid Antique Bronze
By DeMuro Das
Located in New York, NY
Named after the Japanese word for wave, the Nami Collection showcases bronzework in the form of swelling surf. The two-door cabinet’s richly textured, push-to-open fronts were cast u...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Furniture
Materials
Bronze
MUR, 21st Century Unique Contemporary Brass Large Freestanding Sideboard
Located in Sofia, BG
MUR - 21st century unique contemporary brass large freestanding sideboard
No matter how you look at MUR sideboard – from the top or from the side, it ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Irregular Shape MOSS RUG Hantufted Green Rug by RAG HOME
By RAG home
Located in Jakarta Selatan, ID
Soil, grass, bush, trees, and the tranquil crystal-clear blue ponds. Introducing ' The Earth from Above ' a sophisticated landscape rug portraying diverse golf course terrains, from ...
Category
2010s Indonesian Modern Furniture
Materials
Acrylic, Yarn
Contemporary Low Nesting Tables, High Gloss Mahogany/Natural Cane
Located in NEW YORK, NY
A composition that includes a set of one coffee tables and one side table. The square coffee table features a high gloss mahogany solid wood combined with natural cane and glass at t...
Category
2010s European Modern Furniture
Materials
Rattan, Glass, Mahogany
Cupper Ring Pendant Led Light, 21st Century
Located in Roeselare, BE
Pendant in brass in ring form with flexible led strips, power supply either on distance, or in the ring itself or in the canopy.
Overall height can be chosen.
Category
2010s Belgian Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Minimal Style, Solid Wood Chair, Textile Seating, Caning Backboard, with Arms
By SIMONINI
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
The Wing chair solid wood collection, flexibility, modern aesthetics, comfort and softness are the keywords for this collection. The concept is inspired...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Furniture
Materials
Cane, Upholstery, Textile, Wood, Hardwood
Narrow Brass Elbow Wall Light by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Narrow Brass Elbow Wall Light by Henry Wilson
Dimensions: W 10 x D 9.5 x H 20.5 cm
Materials: Brass.
Available in blackened, aluminum, and brass.
Elbow Wall Light is available in t...
Category
2010s Australian Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Arches II Counter Stool, Brass & COM, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
The Arches II counter stool is designed in the likeness of the architectural scale that suggests a crossing through the structures of a utopian city, organized by the principles of symmetry and ideal forms...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Glove Cabinet by Finn Juhl
By Finn Juhl
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Cabinet designed by Finn Juhl in 1961, relaunched in 2015.
Manufactured by House of Finn Juhl in Denmark.
The Glove Cabinet, designed by Finn Juhl fo...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass, Steel
Kartell Bubble Club 2-Seat Sofa in Ochre by Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A veritable icon made by Kartell, the mass-tinted polypropylene Bubble club sofa was a Pioneer of a new concept in furniture accessories: the Industrial sofa made entirely of plastic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Contemporary Bronze Sculptural Armchair by Hessentia, real bronze metal
Located in Carate, Brianza (MB)
“Iconique” is the name and maybe the most appropriate adjective to describe this metal armchair, which looks like a real timeless artwork. It is completely made of bronze, but despit...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Arche Lounge by DeMuro Das in Antique Bronze
By DeMuro Das
Located in New York, NY
The Arche Lounge embodies elegance and sophistication in the form of an artfully sculpted metal base and softly rounded silhouette. The base, a graceful arch crafted from solid bronz...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Lily Round Console Table in Honed Unfilled Navona Travertine by Fred&Juul
By Fred&Juul
Located in Fiesole, Florence
A console table handmade out of 30 mm thick honed unfilled Navona Travertine. Inspired by giant water lily pads and their curled rims, it's divided in 2 halves, with each part's roun...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Stone, Marble, Travertine
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