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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Period: 1960s
Organic Abstract Ceramic Tile Wall Sculpture with Wood Frame by Jean D'asti
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1960s French table top wall sculpture signed by ceramic artist Jean D'asti. During the Mid 20th Century, Jean D'asti operated his workshop in Vallauris, a picturesque seaside villa...
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
1960s Wassily B3 Lounge Chair in Leather by Marcel Breuer
By Marcel Breuer, Gavina
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These are original Wassily B3 Lounge Chairs, initially designed by Marcel Breuer in 1925. These particular examples were produced by Gavina in Italy in the 1960s and were imported an...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel, Chrome
1960s Raoul Dufy Venice Gouache on Paper
By Raoul Dufy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Raoul Dufy "Venice" gouache on paper.
Nice new wood frame included.
Framed size: 26" x 33"
Image size: 16.5" x 23.5".
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
Organic Coffee Table by Sam Forrest
By Sam Forrest
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A fantastic, one-off coffee table by master studio craftsman Sam Forrest, circa 1969. Solid mahogany. Signed underneath and authenticated by the arist as one of his earliest, importa...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Italian Murano Swirl Glass Brass Cage by Adolf Loos for VeArt
By VeArt
Located in Toledo, OH
Vintage Italian Murano swirl glass sphere table lamp with brass applied cage. Single socket. Designed by Adolf Loos for VeArt. Sits atop an oak base. Dimensions: 11" high x 11" diame...
Category
1960s European Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass
Modernist Set of Sconces by Anvia, Holland
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Red, white, yellow and blue set of wall lights by Anvia, Holland, circa 1960s. Direction of light can be adjusted. Original enamel paint-perfect for a modernist interior.
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Modern Furniture
Rectangular Table Don Shoemaker
Located in San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas
Extraordinary table by Don Shoemaker made of cocobolo wood, a variety of Mexican rosewood. The surface of the round table is inlaid with marquetry in ...
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Cocobolo
"Bone" Carlo Nason by Mazzega 1960s Glass Italian Design Table Lamp
By Carlo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Brescia, IT
"Bone"
Carlo Nason by Mazzega
1960s.
Milky glass
Perfect condition.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass
3.8x6.8 Ft Light Blue Color Medallion Design Rug. Handmade Turkish Accent Rug
Located in Spring Valley, NY
Our over-dyed rugs are all hand-knotted vintage pieces that are recreated in our workshop to cater to a wider range of interior design choices from modern to coastal, from industrial...
Category
1960s Turkish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Ernest Trova Pace Gallery New York 1967 Modern Lithographic Exhibition Poster
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A modern lithographic poster featuring Ernest Trova at Pace Gallery New York in 1967. Published by Pace Editions. Ernest Tino Trova was a self-trained Am...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Paper
5.5x9.2 Ft Handmade Blue Color Area Rug, Modern Handmade Turkish Floor Covering
Located in Spring Valley, NY
Our over-dyed rugs are all hand-knotted vintage pieces that are recreated in our workshop to cater to a wider range of interior design choices from modern to coastal, from industrial...
Category
1960s Turkish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Vintage Christofle Albi Silver-Plate Coasters, Wine Coasters Set of 10 Barware
By Christofle
Located in North Miami, FL
This wonderful set of 10 hallmarked Christofle silver plate coasters for cocktails or wine and water coasters are vintage and from 1968. They are...
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate
Vintage Turkish Anatolian Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Turkish Anatolian carpet from the mid-20th century.
Measures: 5' 5" x 7' 9"
Category
1960s Turkish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool
Geometrical Tube Brass Sconces in Style of Nanda Vigo, Italy, 1960s
By Nanda Vigo
Located in Rijssen, NL
1 of the 4 Amazing wall sconces in the style of Nanda Vigo.
Full brass pieces. The lights require 2 E14 light bulbs.
Please note the price is for 1 piece. We have 4 pieces availa...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Vintage Ficks Reed Chippendale Pedestal Round Dining Table in Fresh White Lacque
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fabulous vintage Ficks Reed Chippendale pedestal dining table with glass top. The round rattan base is freshly lacquered white. The detail work of the rattan is just great with Palm ...
Category
1960s Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Rattan, Glass
1963 Gordon Bunshaft's Personal Mies van der Rohe Flat Bar Brno Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Brno Armchair, model MR50, initially designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lilly Reich in 1929. This particular example was produced by Knoll in 1963. The design feature...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Chrome, Steel
Willy Guhl Concrete Pedestal Planter, 1960s
By Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Concrete pedestal planter by Swiss architect Willy Guhl. Made in the 1960s in Switzerland. Factory drilled drainage holes in each planter. Different ...
Category
1960s Swiss Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Concrete
"Neomurrino" Italian Glass Vase by Barovier & Toso
Located in New York, NY
"Neomurrino" Italian art glass vase by Barovier & Toso.
Clear Murano glass with fused marbled
Murrine in hues of white and black.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Bottle vase by Roger Capron
By Roger Capron
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Jolie vase soliflore modèle bouteille à décor dit pyjama par Roger Capron, à Vallauris. Signé.
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Large Pair 1960s Blue & Teal Drip Glaze Bulbous-form Lamps with Textured Surface
Located in San Francisco, CA
each with flaring neck above a bulbous body; the textured surface covered in a deeply colored blue and teal drip glaze
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Venini, Murano Glass Paperweight / Abstract Sculpture, Signed
By Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Venini paperweight / abstract sculpture with a traditional swirl ribbon design. This is signed and is shown with circle marker in last picture, very faded, but is (Venini I...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass
Ceramic lamp by Les 2 Potiers, France, 1960's
Located in Paris, FR
Les Deux Potiers ceramic lamp, similar lamp documented in a book about les 2 Potiers
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Martz Table Lamp with Hand-Crafted Shade
Located in San Francisco, CA
A matte dark brown table lamp by Jane and Gordon Martz for Marshall Studios. Stoneware base with teak neck and finial. Etched “Martz” on the back. Rewired.
Complete with a beautiful hand-crafted shade, in the original style and made from a luxurious Sandra Jordan Prima Alpaca quinoa colored fabric from the Sonoma Coast...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
Swedish, Adjustable Table Lamps, Brass, Sweden, C. 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of table lamps, designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1960s-1970s. In brass.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 16.93” H x 9.06" W x 7.88" Depth
Bulb Specifications: E-26 Bulbs
Nu...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Bronze Signed Boucher Vintage Architectural Sculpture Carrara Marble Base French
By Boucheron
Located in North Miami, FL
The intersecting sculptural lines of this French signed vintage bronze sculpture by Boucher is polished and has a rose gold color of the bronze. It sits on a white and gray veined Carrara marble block base that is attached. The measurements for the sculpture alone are as follows: 9" H x 5" D x 4.5" W. It is from the 1960s. The intersecting lines of this sculpture give it parallel forms. It is a dynamic sculpture...
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Chest of Drawers, Walnut, by Tito Agnoli, 1968
Located in Berlin, DE
Chest of drawers made of solid walnut and laminated wood. Five drawers with elegant sunk in handles.
Designed by Tito Agnoli and manufactured by Meltoni in Italy.
"Tito Agnoli was ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Walnut, Wood
Roberto Matta 'Malitte' modular sofa set for Simon Ultramobile - Italy, 1965
Located in London, GB
The witty and elegant Malitte is a sculptural assemblage of organic forms. When deconstructed, the interlocking elements form multi-use seating – lounge chairs, a chaise longue and a...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Mohair
Rare Mayumi Oda Silkscreen ‘May’ c1968
By Mayumi Oda
Located in Oakland, CA
Dubbed the Matisse of Japan. Mayumi Oda is a Japanese-born American artist born in 1941 and raised in post-war Japan. Oda graduated in 1966 from Tokyo University of Fine Arts, then s...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Plexiglass, Wood, Paper
1960s Mies van der Rohe for Knoll Barcelona Lounge Chair & Ottoman in Sabrina
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a fully restored Barcelona Lounge Chair and Ottoman, originally designed by Mies van der Rohe in 1929. This particular example was produced by Knoll in the USA and dates to t...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Hermes Paris 1960 Vintage Modernist Desk Box Round Covered Dish In silver
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
Round covered dish designed by Hermes.
This is a very beautiful and highly decorative piece, created in Paris France by the luxury house of Hermes, back in the 1960. This useful des...
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Silver
Roger de la Fresnaye 'La Gardeuse de Moutons' Framed Lithography, circa 1968
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Original color lithograph 'La gardeuse de moutons' by Roger de la Fresnaye.
Lithograph printed from an original painting made by the author in France, circa 1909.
Published in ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Paper
Willy Guhl Concrete and Steel Floating Bench, 1960s Switzerland
By Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Remarkable mid-century floating concrete bench by Swiss Architect Willy Guhl. Circa 1960s. Sturdy and substantial. Holds the weight of 3 adults easily. Perfect minimal design as is c...
Category
1960s Swiss Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Concrete, Steel
Italian Mid Century Eight Lights Chandelier attributed to Stilnovo, 1960
By Stilnovo
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Lampadario italiano degli anni '50 attribuito a Stilnovo, realizzato in ottone lucido e alluminio laccato nero. Dispone di otto luci di formato E14. Questo lampadario elegante è stat...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Vallauris, France, Three Ceramic Bowls in Brightly Colored Glazes
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Vallauris, France, three ceramic bowls in brightly colored glazes in red, yellow and green on a dark base.
1960/70s.
Marked.
In excellent condition.
Measuring: L 20.0 x W 14.0 x ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Tall Crystal Arte Modernist Wall Mirror
Located in New York, NY
A tall sculptural Crystal Arte Modernist wall mirror.
Sculptural outer frame of amber glass with decorative details surrounds the main oval mi...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Mirror
Lucio Fontana "Concepto Spaziale", 1965, China Ink on Paper
Located in Madrid, ES
Lucio Fontana.
"Concepto spaziale", 1965.
China ink on paper.
Dimensions: 30 x 20 cm.
With certificate.
This is a preparatory work that is re...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Paper
1960s Cees Braakman Made to Measure Teak Cabinet for Pastoe
By Pastoe, Cees Braakman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a modular cabinet / credenza from the Made to Measure series designed by Cees Braakman and produced by Pastoe in The Netherlands circa early 1960s. It consists of four parts;...
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Faux Bois Concrete Table and Two Stools, 1960s France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning faux bois concrete table and matching stools from France, made in the 1960s. 2 tripod stools and one tripod table included in this se...
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Concrete
Pair of Modernist Armchairs Attributed to Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
Pair of modernist armchairs attributed to Jacques Adnet.
Stained beechwood.
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Beech
Hand Knotted Vintage Turkish Wool Rug. 6.8x9.7 Ft. Modern Carpet in Light Blue
Located in Spring Valley, NY
A vintage handmade Turkish area rug re-dyed in light blue color. Measures: 6.8 x 9.7 ft.
Finely hand knotted, low wool pile on white cotton foundation. Deep washed.
Sturdy and can be...
Category
1960s Turkish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Cotton, Wool
Long sideboard model 816 by Alain Richard for Meubles TV, France, 1960s
Located in Lyon, FR
Gorgeous sideboard 816 by Alain Richard for Meubles TV, made in France, 1960.
This elegant sideboard revisits Art Deco codes through a modern, functionalist lens. Designed in the lat...
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Chrome
1960s George Frydman Table Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage sculptural 1960s white arc table lamp from France by Georges Frydman. Fully rewired with a single E26 medium based socket, ready to be used in the USA. Finish: Aluminum and s...
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Monumental 38" Willy Guhl for Eternit 'Diablo' Concrete Spindle Planter, c 1968
By Eternit, Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Incredibly gorgeous 38" tall 'Diablo' concrete spindel planter by Swiss architect Willy Guhl for Eternit, circa 1968, Switzerland. This sculptural hourglass shaped concrete planter has a white exterior finish.
We have a large collection of Willy Guhl for Eternit pots, planters, garden objects, jardinières, and patio furniture. We always have inventory in Diablo's, Tilted and Cone Planters, box and rectangular Guhl...
Category
1960s Swiss Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Concrete
Mado Jolain coffee table
By Mado Jolain
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Belle table basse par Mado Jolain et son mari, René Legrand, vers 1960.
Jolie émaillage, jolie piétement de rené Legrand.
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Iron
Simone De Dardel, a Listed Swedish Artist, Exterior with the Person, Oil /Canvas
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Simone De Dardel (1913-1996), a listed Swedish artist.
Exterior with the person. Post-Impressionist style.
Oil on canvas.
In perfect condition.
Signed and d...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Other
Vintage 12-Light Brass Chandelier – Tommi Parzinger Style
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Mid-Century Modern Brass 12-Light Chandelier in the Manner of Tommi Parzinger
Elegant and architectural, this mid-century modern brass chandelier channels the refined sensibility of...
Category
1960s Unknown Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
5.5x8.2 ft Brown Handmade Turkish Area Rug, Midcentury Baroque Design Carpet
Located in Spring Valley, NY
Our over-dyed rugs are all hand-knotted vintage pieces that are recreated in our workshop to cater to a wider range of interior design choices from modern to coastal, from industrial...
Category
1960s Turkish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Cotton, Wool
Mirror Line Vautrin "Chardon", circa 1960's
By Line Vautrin
Located in Paris, FR
Witch mirror in brown talosel with inlaid pieces of golden mirror.
Signed "Line Vautrin" on the reverse, circa 1960.
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass, Talosel
Floor lamp attributed to Carlo Nason
Located in Lugo, IT
Floor lamp with pulegoso glass.
Attributed to Carlo Nason for Mazzega.
Good condition.
Thanks
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Rare VW Beetle Pedal Car by Pines
By Pines of America
Located in Highland, IN
Made by Pines of America Inc. of Fort Wayne, Indiana this exceptional vintage VW pedal car comes with its original cardboard box. These plastic pedal cars...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Quadriedro Murano Glass Chandelier by Venini , circa 1960s
Located in Beirut, LB
Quadriedro Italian Venetian chandelier from the 1960s, attributed to Venini, in beautiful cone shape composed from blown Murano glass, (diamond shape) elements in two tone, transpare...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Sture Haglundh, listed Swedish artist. Oil on board. Abstract composition.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Sture Haglundh (1908-1978), listed Swedish artist.
Oil on board.
Abstract composition. Colouristic palette.
Approximately from the 1960s.
Signed.
Visibl...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Other
1960s Eero Saarinen for Knoll Executive Arm Chair in Yellow Hopsack Fabric
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Saarinen Executive Desk Chair, Model 71A, originally designed by Eero Saarinen for Knoll in 1950. This example dates to the 1960s. It features legs of polished tubular stai...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Gaetano Sciolari Attributed Cubist Chrome Chandelier 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Chic cubist style chandelier in polished chrome. Attributed to Gaetano Sciolari. Italy, 1960's.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Large Massimo Vignelli Model 526g Table lamp for Arteluce
Located in Milan, IT
Massimo Vignelli model 526g table lamp for Arteluce.
Original labels
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Svend Aage Tauscher, Oil on Canvas, Modernist Landscape with Houses
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Svend Aage Tauscher (1911-1984), Danish artist. Oil on canvas.
Modernist landscape with houses. Dated 1965.
The canvas measures: 68 x 47 cm.
Th...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Canvas
Framed Surrealistic Painting by Pedro Friedeberg
Located in Atlanta, GA
Artists: Pedro Friedeberg (Mexican, b. 1936)
Title: "Nietzche's Last Picnic"
Year: 1969
Medium: oil, pen and ink on board
Size: 15 x 20"
Marked: signed and dated "MCMLXIX" mid-...
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Paint
1960s Eero Saarinen for Knoll Womb Lounge Chair and Ottoman, Model 70L
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an original Womb lounge chair and its accompanying ottoman, models 70L and 74y, designed by Eero Saarinen for Knoll in 1948. This set was man...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
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