Modern Pedestals
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Modern Pedestals
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Pedestals
Onyx, Marble
2010s Spanish Modern Pedestals
Ceramic, Earthenware
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Pedestals
Marble
2010s Indian Modern Pedestals
Marble
2010s European Modern Pedestals
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Pedestals
Marble
1970s Vintage Modern Pedestals
Glass, Wood
2010s European Modern Pedestals
Marble
2010s European Modern Pedestals
Marble, Brass
2010s American Modern Pedestals
Fabric, Hardwood
2010s European Modern Pedestals
Wood, Oak
1990s American Modern Pedestals
Walnut
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Pedestals
Wood
Late 20th Century Modern Pedestals
Acrylic, Lucite
1970s American Vintage Modern Pedestals
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Pedestals
Rock Crystal, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Pedestals
Rock Crystal
2010s Modern Pedestals
Metal
Late 20th Century Modern Pedestals
Leather, Glass
2010s Modern Pedestals
Beech, Oak
2010s Italian Modern Pedestals
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Pedestals
Metal, Brass, Copper, Steel, Cut Steel, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Pedestals
Wood, Macassar
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern Pedestals
Stone
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Pedestals
Wood, Sycamore
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Pedestals
Wood, Sycamore
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Pedestals
Sycamore
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Pedestals
Wood, Sycamore
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Pedestals
Wood
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Pedestals
Metal
2010s Belgian Modern Pedestals
Marble, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Pedestals
Steel
2010s Dutch Modern Pedestals
Ceramic
2010s European Modern Pedestals
Marble
2010s Mexican Modern Pedestals
Epoxy Resin, Paper
2010s South African Modern Pedestals
Copper
2010s Swedish Modern Pedestals
Sandstone
2010s Indian Modern Pedestals
Marble
2010s American Modern Pedestals
Walnut
2010s Mexican Modern Pedestals
Marble
2010s Australian Modern Pedestals
Stainless Steel
Late 20th Century American Modern Pedestals
Lucite
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Pedestals
Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Pedestals
Marble
2010s Argentine Modern Pedestals
Goatskin, Wood
2010s Australian Modern Pedestals
Stainless Steel
2010s Swedish Modern Pedestals
Sandstone
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Pedestals
Marble, Iron
2010s Swedish Modern Pedestals
Sandstone
Late 20th Century American Modern Pedestals
Oak, Cypress
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Pedestals
Hardwood
2010s Indian Modern Pedestals
Marble
2010s Guatemalan Modern Pedestals
Glass, Wood, Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Pedestals
Marble, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Pedestals
Marble, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Pedestals
Metal, Brass, Copper, Steel, Cut Steel, Stainless Steel
2010s South African Modern Pedestals
Steel