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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Stacking Pebbles Side Table Offered in Lacquered Wood & Hammered Brass
Located in NEW YORK, NY
This side tables is made by a blend of natural exotic wood with hammered metal emanates a sense of balance, suited for any living space.
Top Wood: Brazilian Cedar.
Metal: Brass, Nick...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Murano Glass Fish Sculpture by Alberto Donà
By Alberto Donà
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Beautiful Murano Glass sculpture designed and fabricated by Alberto Donà in Italy in the 80's.
This fish is hand blown and crafted in very nice colors.
Originally signed with "Albe...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Monumental Oval Barovier Toso Flush Mount Murano Glass Gold Flowers Basket 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A hand blown Italian flush mount chandelier featuring overlapping crystal flowers, gold with 23-carat gold leaf fleck inclusions, mounted on a basket frame. The fixture requires eigh...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
NR Copper V2, 21st Century Sculptured Liquid Oxidized Copper Oval Coffee Table
Located in Sofia, BG
NR copper V2, 21st century sculptured liquid oxidized copper oval coffee table
Born from cast liquid copper, the NR oxidized copper version could be easily associated with a sculp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Furniture
Materials
Copper
Lee Broom - Solstice Trio Pendant
By Lee Broom
Located in New York, NY
Solstice references the prehistoric monument Stonehenge and its spiritual rituals around the Summer and Winter Solstices. The illuminated opaque glass globe of Solstice alludes to th...
Category
2010s British Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Ginori 1735 Luke Edward Hall's "Il Viaggio Di Nettuno" Set Of 4 Bread Plates
Located in Cagliari, IT
Set of four hand-decorated pure porcelain bread plates (6,2 in / 16 cm). In four different colors.
The "Il Viaggio di Nettuno" pattern is inspired by Luke Edward Hall’s love of Greco...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Contemporary Alae Wing Chair in Fox Linton Panama weave with Walnut Legs
By Stuart Scott
Located in Trowbridge, Wiltshire
The Alae is available as a Wing or Lounge Chair and features sleek sculptural lines. The seat is softened perfectly with a luxurious feather and down wrapped cushion. The Alae Wing C...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Contemporary Dining Chair Featuring Fumed Legs & Rose Velvet Seat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Fumé wood structure, ergonomic and convex backrest with two seams recalling the silhouette of the human body for a greater support and comfort.
Upholstered in rose velvet: Fire resis...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Side Table in Grey Orobico Marble, Io Large by Adolfo Abejon
Located in 中西區, HK
Io Side table in Italian, Orobico marble.
Named after Jupiter’s moon, and much like the moon’s silhouette appearing different each day of the month
Io’s...
Category
2010s Chinese Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble
Formation Double Wall Sconce LED Aluminum Light Fixture, Brushed Silver
Located in Broadmeadows, Victoria
The formation double sconce is an elegant wall-mounted LED lighting fixture ideally suited for, hallways, powder rooms and other commercial spaces that require accent lighting...
Category
2010s Oceanic Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Contemporary by Franca Lucarelli e Bruna Rapisarda Sideboard Wood Steel
By Interna8
Located in Pordenone, IT
Inspired by a chocolate bar, coco is characterized by its rigorous and elegant lines. Its unique shape allowed us to explore numerous different opening m...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Venini Tazebao Grand Sculpture Pendant Light in Crystal and Sapphire Glass
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tazebao Grand light sculpture suspension lamp, designed and manufactured by Venini, is created with flat glass plates in handmade glass. Indoor use only.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass
European Contemporary Red Sculptural Candlesticks by Margit Wittig
Located in London, GB
Margit Wittig has used her sculptural skills to create beautifully-crafted, well-proportioned contemporary candlesticks, which are compositio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Italian brass swing arm clamp lamp, 1970's
Located in Montréal, QC
Space Age Italian brass swing arm clamp lamp, 1970's. 1 x 40-60 watt E-26 Edison medium base incandescent bulb recommended or higher if LED/CFL.
Excellent condition. Rewired with E...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass, Steel
Lula Chair, Ivory Bouclé & Black Lacquer by Christian Siriano
Located in New York, NY
Made to order bouclé and wood chair designed by Christian Siriano.
Base: Black Lacquer
Fabric: Ivory Bouclé
Measures: Overall depth: 28”
Overall height: 40”
Seat depth: 21”
Seat ...
Category
2010s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Bouclé, Maple
La Barge Italian Giltwood Carved Rectangular Geometric Mirror
By La Barge
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
La Barge Italian Giltwood Carved Rectangular Geometric Mirror
Italy, circa 1950s: the mirror can hang vertically or horizontally.
This La Barge Italian giltwood carved rectangular...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Arches II Dining Chair, Walnut & Tan, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
The Arches II dining chair 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 sy...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Walnut, Oak, Wood
Tri-Fold Opaque Lacquer Folding Screen / Room Divider
Located in Newburgh, NY
Sculptural, handcrafted, self-supporting screen for use as a stand-alone or combined to create a larger privacy wall. The tri-fold design can be oriented with the form tapering eithe...
Category
2010s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Contemporary Room Divider Shelving "30/30 S" in Oak by Casey Lurie Studio
By Casey Lurie
Located in Chicago, IL
Part room divider, part bookcase, part screen, the "30/30" series is an extremely versatile shelving system.
Named for the degrees of the alternately angled dividers which give the p...
Category
2010s North American Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
Moroso REDONDO Two seats Sofa by Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A collection with a distinctive two–part shape, the padded shell embraces the huge seat cushions. Its curves are shown off by the total absence of sharp corners and the softness of t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Tronador Square Cream Onyx Stone Box
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
The shape of the inactive Tronador volcano reminded us of the pyramid shaped idea of our boxes that make up this collection. With a rectangular or square base, the box is a reflectio...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Furniture
Materials
Stone, Onyx
Contemporary Mid-20th Century Handmade Persian Mahal Throw Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Persian Mahal throw rug handmade during the mid-20th century with a colorful and contemporary diamond lattice pattern over a red field. The diamond pattern extends into the...
Category
Mid-20th Century Persian Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool
Soleil Floor Lamp - Talisman Series
By Modu Studio
Located in New York, NY
Soleil Floor Lamp is part of our Talisman Series—a collection born from the desire to reawaken ancient symbols of goodness and weave them into the spaces we inhabit. Each piece in th...
Category
2010s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Bronze
Bubble Bowl in Marbled Navy Blue Resin by Paola Valle
By Paola Valle
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
Our Bubble Bowl is handmade in navy blue & white marbled resin. Its modern, fun and unique design makes it a statement piece and can be used as decor or as a fruit platter.
Designed...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Furniture
Materials
Resin
FLOS Toio Floor Lamp in White by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Its designers named it for the English word for “toy,” for good reason: This inventive lamp inspires the imagination, blending an industrial style with a timeless and whimsical desig...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel
Vistosi Puppet Pendant Light in Topaz
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
Collection of lamps with blown glass diffuser with an original irregularly lined ‘dégradé’ finish. The arms of the chandelier are hung individually to customer demand.
Light sourc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Wonderful Vaughan Oakley Alabaster Nickel 7 Semi Flush Ceiling Light Fixtures
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful New Vaughan Oakley Alabaster Semi Flush Ceiling Light Fixture With Polished Nickel.
We Have 7 New Fixtures Available
Each Sold Separately.
Category
20th Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Alabaster, Nickel
"La Fougère" Limited Edition Art Print by Christiane Lemieux - 48" x 28"
Located in New York, NY
From the studio of Christiane Lemieux and the gouache, pastel and charcoal landscape series, La Fougère is a warm abstract. Created as a multipurpose piece, it can be mounted vertica...
Category
2010s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Paper
Pair of Verner Panton Style Leather Sling Lounge Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Amazing minimalist design leather sling lounge chairs made in the mid-century Danish modern style and manner of Verner Panton (Danish Designer 1926-1998). Verner's chair design was t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Pietra Vase Travertine by Greg Natale
By Greg Natale
Located in Sydney,, NSW
Evoking the organic architecture of Australian coastlines, the Pietra Vase features extractions modelled from hand-cast forms. An innovative vessel that connects nature and craftsman...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble
Sparkle Green Pouf with Gold Fringe
Located in Milan, IT
A statement piece in a modern living room, bedroom, or foyer, this pouf's sartorial appeal and shimmering glamour are inspired by the roaring '20s and the Charleston fashion style. T...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Textile
Ralph Lauren Henredon Nailhead Camel Tan Ultra Suede Chairs, Set of 2
By Ralph Lauren
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
This fabulous pair of Ralph Lauren arm chairs features a durable camel microsuede upholstery, creating a timeless classic look. The ultra rare c...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
fferrone Set of 2 Handcrafted Czech Clear Contemporary Rila Large Glasses
Located in Chicago, IL
Rila Large Glasses, set of two
Inspired by the Rila Monestary, the clear Czech contemporary Rila Collection is a series of glassware ideal for beverages from wine and water to martinis and other beverages. Modern and strikingly simple in form, the Rila Large glass will heighten the atmosphere of any event. With an innovative use of materials, the collection is made with the finest quality borosilicate glass and without the use of molds.
A Modern yet retro glassware...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Czech Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass
Swing I Wall Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
The Swing I clock will allow you to maintain an interior design that stands out for incorporating a delicate and simplistic soft touch no matter what room you are in. The comfort of ...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Limited Edition Pate de Verre Glass Sculpture "Rearing Cobra" by Daum Glass
By Daum
Located in London, GB
An excellent limited edition French glass figure of a rearing cobra. The striking pate-de-verre model in naturalistic variegated green and grey colour and very fine detail, signed Da...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass
Customizable Artifort Tulip Lounge with Swivel Base by Pierre Paulin
Located in New York, NY
The tulip armchair for Artifort…. as if designer Pierre Paulin had premonitions of flower power! The simple tulip spreads its half-open petals around the sitter, inviting and warming...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Furniture
Materials
Textile
Italian Designer, Organic Wall Mirror, Burl Wood, Italy, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A burl wood wall mirror designed and produced in Italy, 1930s.
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Burl
Jack & Jill Pendant Large 'Brass and Crystal Glass Orb with G12 LED'
Located in London, GB
Inspired by the repeated patterns and sculptural form of 1930s jewelry design. The pendant incorporates hand bent brass arms that hold pearl white crys...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Modern Dining Chair Archipen in Baloo Boucle by NOOM
Located in Paris, FR
The concept behind our latest creation, the "Archipen" chair, celebrates movement and dynamism through its distinctive design. With its minimalist aesthetic, characterised by clean l...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Wool, Alpaca, Bouclé, Faux Leather, Acrylic, Wood, Ash
Modern to Post Modern White Laminate 6 Drawer Custom Dresser or Center Display
Located in Topeka, KS
Fabulous modern to postmodern white laminate six drawer custom built dresser by Center Displays Custom Furniture and Cabinets of KCMO. Somewhat ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Furniture
Materials
Composition, Metal, Brass
Coffee Table Set In Custom Wood And Lacquer Finishes With Glass Top
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Handcrafted of Eucalyptus Fumé Matte base holding bronze glass top.
Detailing in black texturized & gold stainless steel
Low table dimensions: 43.5" x 43.5" x 14" H
High table dimens...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel
"Les Terrains" Signed Limited Edition Art Print by Christiane Lemieux - 30"x40"
Located in New York, NY
Our first limited edition fine art print “Les Terrains” is an emotive abstract landscape translated in gouache, charcoal and pastel. Created by artist Chri...
Category
2010s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Paper
Ancora-W2 Contemporary Brass and Rattan Wall Light, Flow Collection
Located in Paris, FR
Our bestseller, the Ancora-W2, is a handcrafted articulating wall light fixture composed of a solid brass structure adorned with a sheathed leather detail hand-sewn by artisan saddle workers. The handwoven rattan shade...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Loggia Console, Black Terrazzo Marble by Portego
Located in Stienta, IT
Loggia is a console made in marble/ resin terrazzo, part of the Loggia collection.
Designed by Matteo Leorato
A material, traditionally used in the Renaissance for the paving of the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Terrazzo
Small 'Single Block' Model #145 Alabaster Sconce in the Manner of Pierre Chareau
Located in Glendale, CA
Small 'Single Block' Model #145 Alabaster Sconce in the Manner of Pierre Chareau
Handcrafted in Los Angeles in the workshop of noted French designer and antiques dealer Denis de le ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Furniture
Materials
Alabaster, Steel
Douro Credenza
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
"Douro Credenza"
Designed by Project 213A in 2023
Handmade by skilled artisans in solid oak. The cabinet features double doors with handles and legs decorated with a hand carved tex...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Furniture
Materials
Oak
Angelo Modular Modern Customizable Sectional Sofa
Located in Studio City, CA
Sleek and low and sexy this five-piece modern modular sectional. Various configurations. Multiple fabrics and colors to choose from.
Measures...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Extra White Glass Coffee Table, Made in Italy
Located in Lentate Sul Seveso, IT
The coffee table Aka is made entirely of extra white glass. The top is circular and 60cm in diameter, while the base is obtained by gluing slightly bevelled 8mm thick slabs.
Coffee t...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass
Pair of Brass and Murano Glass Sconces
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Three Rocks Low Coffee Table, Gold Leaf, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
The original design of the three rocks tables was inspired by the Autumnal landscape with fallen leaves in burned tones. These tables are highly customized designs.
Beyond the origi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Set of 3 Four Hands Grass Roots Riley Outdoor Chaises - Faux Rattan
By Four Hands
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bring the outdoors in with natural textures and modern lines. All-natural banana and abaca leaf weave creates dynamic contrast with modern and transitional framing, from smooth mahog...
Category
2010s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Emeco Hudson Chair in Polished Aluminum by Philippe Starck
By Philippe Starck, Emeco
Located in Hanover, PA
The Hudson, designed for the Hudson hotel in NYC, is Emeco and Starck’s first collaboration. Starck described the chair as “washing the details from the N...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Vistosi Futura Flush Mount in Crystal Black Glass And Matt Black Frame
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
A collection of lamps made from a single piece of blown glass, whose particular workmanship, though, allows a double chromatic effect: transparent at the top, satin effect at the bot...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass
Modern Fabric Collectible Sculptural Pendant Light from Studio Mirei, Sirenetta
Located in New York, NY
Sirenetta Modern Fabric Collectible Sculptural Pendant Light from Studio Mirei represented by Costantini Design
Dimensions are 8" Dia x 26" H as shown.
...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric
Globe Sconce by Research.Lighting, Black, 5in Glass Globe, Made to Order
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This listing is for 1x Globe Sconce in black designed and manufactured by Research.Lighting.
Materials: Steel & Glass
Finish: Powder-coated steel
Electronics: 1x G9 Socket, 1x 4.5 ...
Category
2010s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Midcentury Modern Ward Bennett Model 1515 Chair
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
For your consideration is this rare, all-original model 1515 armchair by Ward Bennett for Brickel Associates. This beautifully constructed chair is of exceptionally high quality and ...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Beech, Lacquer
Undulating 'Méandre' Verdigris Iron and Glass Side Table by Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Undulating 'Méandre' verdigris iron and glass side table by Design Frères.
Chic and understated.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Furniture
Materials
Iron
Original black 3-door Sideboard by Willy RIZZO, Sabot 1972
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Berlin, Berlin
Black three-door Sideboard designed by Willy Rizzo. Italy, Mario Sabot, 1972. Black laminate and chrome detailed sideboard, designed by Willy Rizzo and produced by Mario Sabot.
Two ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Laminate
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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