The International Style, a modernist movement within architecture and furniture design that was given its name by American architect Philip Johnson and historian Henry-Russell Hitchcock, was born during the 1920s and ’30s. It gained steam initially in Europe and then in the United States as a response to the first World War. Building projects associated with the movement, as well as vintage International Style chairs, tables and other furnishings, are minimal and pared back.
Pioneers of the International Style — architect Walter Gropius and his Bauhaus colleagues Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Marcel Breuer, De Stijl advocate and Dutch architect J.J.P. Oud and visionary designer Le Corbusier — stripped away decorative elements and placed considerable value on functionality and clean lines, integrating the use of industrial materials like steel, concrete and large sheets of glass in their work. Quite aptly, this mode of design and architectural style coincided with an era now known as the Machine Age and became a global symbol of modernism. The primary motive of its practitioners was to address the changing needs of a rapidly industrializing society, especially the demand for office complexes and apartments in large cities, through economical, technologically advanced, yet aesthetically pleasing designs for furniture and buildings.
“Space and light and order. Those are the things that men need just as much as they need bread or a place to sleep,” said Le Corbusier of the philosophy behind his practical modernist architecture.
The International Style’s designers and architects were inspired by the advantages afforded them by the era’s new technology and industrial machinery as well as state-of-the-art materials. Le Corbusier was fond of framing his buildings in steel but reinforced concrete made far more economic sense. He is probably most admired for the iconic private homes and commercial buildings that he designed or codesigned with his cousin Pierre Jeanneret, which are spread across the world, from New York City to Paris to Chandigarh, India. Today, Breuer’s Wassily Lounge chair; the elegant LC series created by Le Corbusier, Jeanneret and Charlotte Perriand; and Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair, crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich, are emblems of progressive modernist design and all make prominent use of tubular steel. Vintage originals are the prized cornerstone of collections.
“The International Style is probably the first fundamentally original and widely distributed style since the Gothic,” posited Johnson in the book that accompanied “Modern Architecture: International Exhibition,” an architectural show he cocurated with Hitchcock that featured the work of Frank Lloyd Wright, Le Corbusier, Richard Neutra and others. While the term “International Style” had previously been circulating in Europe, when the show opened at the Museum of Modern Art in 1932, it yielded a much broader application of this important style of design.
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Orgo Playa Cocktail Table
Located in Hollywood, FL
The Playa veneer showcases an exquisite blend of rattan strips and coco twigs meticulously arranged in perfect harmony. Enhanced by a seamless resin coating, this exceptional materia...
Rattan, Coconut
Custom Round Dining/Center Pedestal Table in Walnut Wood by Dos Gallos Studio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning natural walnut pedestal table. Wood is absolutely gorgeous! Can be made in any size and finish. As shown here in natural walnut. Made in Los Angeles by Dos Gallos Studio CUS...
Walnut
STONE VALLEY Executive Desk – Aérolithite – Classic Travertine - Organic
Located in NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE, FR
Our Aérolithite executive top management office desk has been ergonomically designed to give you complete satisfaction at work. This luxury furniture combines a geometric shape ensur...
Travertine
$4,056Sale Price / item|20% Off
Geometric Cocktail Table in Black
Located in Hollywood, FL
This innovative design, conceived by Vito Selma, showcases a captivating arrangement of geometric shapes crafted with lauan wood. The bold web of interconne...
Slag Glass, Wood
$4,224Sale Price|20% Off
Nautilus Cocktail Table Dao
Located in Hollywood, FL
Maurice Barilone's design showcases a high-fashion look with concentric lines of Dao, elegantly crowned with a round glass top. The meticulous arrangement of concentric lines in Dao ...
Glass, Hardwood
STONE VALLEY - Coffee Table - Valleyra - Calacatta Oro Marble - Elliptical
Located in NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE, FR
The luxury table Valleyra, of elliptical shape, reminds us of the mountains of natural stone quarries. Like a giant handcrafted footprint, it will reveal your space area by its simp...
Marble
$4,743Sale Price|20% Off
Giant Orgo Showtime Cocktail Table
Located in Hollywood, FL
The Showtime veneer is crafted by skillfully intertwining rattan strips and coco twigs in a side-by-side arrangement. This artistic arrangement is then coated with resin, which under...
Rattan, Coconut
$14,560 / item
Dos Gallos Custom Ceruse Oak Wood Coffee Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Solid oak coffee table with turned, fluted legs and fluting on apron. Can be made in custom sizes and finishes. As shown here in oak with a ceruse finish. Made in Los Angeles by Dos ...
Oak, Walnut
Custom Mahogany Wood Round Beehive Pedestal Table by Dos Gallos Studio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Custom pedestal table in dark mahogany with beehive base. Measure: Top is 2 1/2" thick. Great dining or centre table. Can be made in any size and...
Mahogany, Oak, Walnut
Contemporary Console Butterfly by Hannes Peer in Cement Handmade Resin Finish
By Hannes Peer, SEM
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Contemporary console butterfly, Paesaggio collection designed by Hannes Peer for SEM. Wooden structure, concrete/cement handmade resin finish. Behind the natural iconography of furniture pieces names, there are hidden elements with a strong and defined identity, made possible by precise design and material choices. Butterfly console...
Cement
STONE VALLEY Compact Console – Ombrure Mini – Pink Onyx & Classic Travertine
Located in NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE, FR
Choice of colors and materials for our Ombrure console, which will highlight your entrances and corridors. A unique creation that combines functional use. Its bright or more natural ...
Onyx, Travertine
Vintage Small Modernist Chromed and Glass Cube Low Side Table
Located in Hudson, NY
Made in the 70s this low cube table is a perfect accent in a modern interior. Clean and fresh without surfaced detail but long on design-savvy and clearly is the product of the international style...
Chrome
AmorettiLAB Copper Dining Table - ELIPSIS - Italian Design
Located in Austin, TX
A tour de force of material mastery and sculptural restraint, this extraordinary dining table by AmorettiLAB fuses Italian design sensibility with exceptional Mexican craftsmanship. ...
Copper
Dos Gallos Custom Long Skinny Wood Console Table with Iron Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Custom console that can be made in Douglas fir, walnut or oak. Built up top to approximately 3 inches thick. Can be made in different sizes, and different finishes. Made in Los Ange...
Iron
$9,360 / item
Dos Gallos Custom Wood and Iron Console
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Custom douglas fir beam console with custom hand-forged iron base. Can be made custom in different style base and in a variety of finishes. Shown here in an open grain ebony finish. ...
Iron
International Style Chrome and Glass Coffee Table by Zographos c 1970's
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional International Bauhaus Style coffee table designed by Nicos Zographos circa 1970's. From his iconic 35 series group, this is the ...
Chrome
STONE VALLEY Dining Table – JASPURA – Red Travertine - Rectangular
Located in NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE, FR
The fusion of art, design and craftsmanship drives us into the timeless world of sculpted rock. Our rectangular shaped table Jaspura, powerful and silent at the same time, full of co...
Travertine
Solida Center Table, by Rain, Contemporary Center Table, Solid Garapá Wood
By RAIN
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
The Sólida series’ main characteristic is the synthetic character of its design contrasted with the use of a natural material. Each piece in the collection is composed of two or thre...
Wood
Pair of Chic Parsons Cream Parchment Laminate End Tables or Night Stands
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of chic Parsons cream parchment laminate end tables or night stands. Great as end tables or minimalist night stands. the laminate surface is durable yet looks refined.
Laminate, Wood
Pr Post Modern International Bauhaus Style Chrome and Glass End Chrome Tables
Located in New York, NY
Pair of chic architectural Bauhaus, International, Post Modern style endear side tales. The tables feature bright chrome bases of squared metal, which support nice thick ( .75 in. ) ...
Chrome
Dos Gallos Custom Wood Nightstand/Side Table with Drawer and Shelf
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Custom nightstand or side table with drawer and shelf. Can be made in any size, wood and finish. Shown here in Walnut with a medium dark wa...
Wood, Oak, Walnut
Contemporary Swimming Pool Table by RAIN, Small Side Table
By RAIN
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
The contemporary swimming pool table which also functions as a small contemporary styled side table. The inspiration for this collection comes fro...
Metal
$17,680 / item
DOS GALLOS Custom Walnut Wood Console with Drawers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Custom walnut console featuring three drawers with applied geometric motif. Turned legs. Very graceful and beautiful. Can be made in custom sizes...
Walnut
STONE VALLEY Console table – OMBRURE – Rosso Levano - Rectangular
Located in NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE, FR
Choice of colors and materials for our Ombrure console, which will highlight your entrances and corridors. A unique creation that combines functional use. Its bright or more natural ...
Marble
$3,460 / item
Abide Marble Side Table in Green
Located in Istanbul, TR
Handcrafted Abide marble side tables are the modern interpretation of the iconic evil eye symbol. The Evil Eye protection consists of an eponym...
Marble
Swimming Pool Table, Large, by RAIN, Contemporary Table, Metal and Painted Glass
By RAIN
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
The contemporary swimming pool table. The inspiration for this collection comes from dreamlike images of leisure and good times that swimming pools...
Metal
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Aiden Rattan Cocktail Table
Located in Hollywood, FL
Oggetti sources its rattan from Mindanao, Philippines, where it takes five years for rattan to reach full maturity. Recognizing the importance of sustainability, there is a growing e...
Rattan, Cut Glass
Antique Italian Pietra Dura Octagonal Center Table
Located in Bradenton, FL
A very fine Italian, 19th century octagonal Pietra dura inlaid table raised on an ebonized base with four drawers. The pietra dura inlaid top depicting a stylized design with colorfu...
Marble
Thick Marble-Top Round 70s Dining Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Thick marble-top round 70s dining table.
Marble, Aluminum
$2,710Sale Price|30% Off
Dao Planar Cocktail Table
Located in Hollywood, FL
Oggetti's latest iteration of the Planar cocktail table is undeniably breathtaking. Its captivating design, adorned with abundant wood veining on the Daoveneer, creates a perfect con...
Wood
$1,880Sale Price|20% Off
Square Stock Patinated Steel Saw Buck Console Table Base
By Muriel Coleman
Located in New Windsor, NY
Patinated square stock steel saw buck console table base. Circa 1960-70. Large enough and depending on the top selection can be used as a large work surface, sofa table, hall table o...
Steel, Iron
STONE VALLEY Contemporary Coffee Table - Rivage - Calacatta Oro Marble - Organic
Located in NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE, FR
The luxury Rivage coffee table presents a perfect curved movement with rounded edges. Like a stone polished within centuries, it will perfectly fit into your home. Its three cylindri...
Marble
STONE VALLEY Coffee Table – RIVAGE – Patagonia Quartzite - Organic
Located in NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE, FR
The luxury Rivage coffee table presents a perfect curved movement with rounded edges. Like a stone polished within centuries, it will perfectly fit into your home. Its three cylindri...
Quartz, Metal
STONE VALLEY Contemporary Coffee Table – Rivage – Crema Marble
Located in NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE, FR
The luxury Rivage coffee table presents a perfect curved movement with rounded edges. Like a stone polished within centuries, it will perfectly fit into your home. Its three cylindri...
Onyx, Quartz, Travertine, Granite, Marble, Carrara Marble
Trio Tables, Glass and Brass, 1970, Italy
Located in Nice, FR
Series of three built-in tables, brass structure with glass top, silver edges. Pair of small tables with braced legs, (40/40X38.5 cm) Italian work from the 1970s.
Brass
Dos Gallos Custom Round Walnut Wood Side or End Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Petite round walnut table with criss cross stretchers. Can be made in any size and finish. Made in Los Angeles by Dos Gallos Studio. CUSTOM PRICES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. PLEASE INQUI...
Walnut
Quarry Square Mactan Stone End Table, Beige, 24.5 in H
Located in Hollywood, FL
The Quarry end table by Oggetti sets a square top on two thick stone side panels. Made from Mactan stone harvested locally in the Philippines, it keeps its line simple and lets the m...
Stone
Quarry Rectangular Mactan Stone Console Table, Beige, 60 in L
Located in Hollywood, FL
The Quarry console table by Oggetti rests a rectangular top on two thick stone ends. It is made from Mactan stone harvested locally in the Philippines, and its simple lines keep the ...
Stone
Custom Round Corkscrew Pedestal Table by Dos Gallos Studio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Custom oak corkscrew table with dark cerused finish. Can be made in any size, wood or finish. Bench made and hand finished in Los Angeles by Dos Gallos Studio. CUSTOM PRICES ARE SUBJ...
Oak, Mahogany, Walnut
$3,432Sale Price / item|20% Off
Hanako Cocktail Table
Located in Hollywood, FL
The Hanako cocktail table is a breathtaking centerpiece that commands attention in any room. It artfully combines the beauty of dark stained wood with the captivating allure of natur...
Wood
Large Modernist Terracotta-Style Low table, Roger Capron, Vallauris c.1965
By Roger Capron
Located in St Ouen, FR
Elegant low table dating from the early 1970s. The top is composed of a very successful arrangement of handcrafted terracotta tiles decorated with a leaf imprint and enhanced with ...
Terracotta
$3,176Sale Price / item|20% Off
Cubes Cocktail Table
Located in Hollywood, FL
The base of this glass-top table is crafted from an intriguing combination of woods and stainless steel, forming captivating geometric shapes. This unconventional design adds a disti...
Stainless Steel
Pair of Louis XV Style Fruitwood Console Tables with Verde Green Marble Tops
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A pair of Louis XV style fruitwood console tables with verde green marble top 19th century, The Verde indio marble top on a foliate and c-scroll carved base with cabriole legs jo...
Marble
$2,244Sale Price / item|20% Off
Aiden Rattan Cocktail Table
Located in Hollywood, FL
Oggetti sources its rattan from Mindanao, Philippines, where it takes five years for rattan to reach full maturity. Recognizing the importance of sustainability, there is a growing e...
Rattan, Cut Glass
Center table in Murano glass circa 1970.
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Center table in Murano glass circa 1970.
Murano Glass
Pair of Vintage bentwood Low Tables or Stools After a Design by Alvar Aalto
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Hudson, NY
This pair of vintage 3-legged low stools or tables from the designer Alvar Aalto were first introduced in the 1930s. Both made circa 1955 and clearly having always lived their life t...
Wood, Lacquer
$3,176Sale Price|20% Off
Remini Cocktail Table
Located in Hollywood, FL
The cocktail table base is a marvel of natural wood, featuring captivating undulations that create an extraordinary design. Designed by the visionary Vito Selma...
Glass, Pine
$2,965Sale Price / item|20% Off
Remini Natural Cocktail Table
Located in Hollywood, FL
The cocktail table base is a marvel of natural wood, featuring captivating undulations that create an extraordinary design. Designed by the visionary Vito Selma...
Pine
$3,469Sale Price|20% Off
1960s International Style Sofa Table in Walnut with Integrated Drawers
By Rolf Benz
Located in Berlin, DE
This refined sofa table from the 1960s reflects the principles of the International Style, a movement that bridged architecture and furniture design in the postwar era. Defined by cl...
Steel
Dos Gallos Custom Oval Beehive Pedestal Dining Table in Walnut Wood
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beehive pedestal table with oval top in Walnut. Can be made in any size and in a variety of woods, finishes as distress. As shown, in a dark wal...
Walnut, Oak
STONE VALLEY Dining Table REFLEKO - Panda marble – Oblong
Located in NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE, FR
Our Refleko luxury tables, of oblong shape, inspire us the manifestation of the sun on the sleeping quarries. At nightfall, we can hear the lively language of the stones echoing the ...
Marble
STONE VALLEY Executive Desk – Aérolithite – Verde Alpi Marble - Organic
Located in NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE, FR
Our Aérolithite executive top management office desk has been ergonomically designed to give you complete satisfaction at work. This luxury furniture combines a geometric shape ensur...
Marble
STONE VALLEY - Contemporary Side Table - Ocel - Calacatta Oro Marble - Circular
Located in NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE, FR
With a rare elegance, our round dining table Ocel will quickly become the favorite furniture of your home. Inspired by the vision of an ideal moment made of luminous intensified flu...
Marble
$3,460 / item
Abide Marble Side Table in Pink
Located in Istanbul, TR
Handcrafted Abide marble side tables are the modern interpretation of the iconic evil eye symbol. The Evil Eye protection consists of an eponym...
Marble
Swimming Pool Table, Medium, by RAIN, Contemporary Side Table, Metal and Glass
By RAIN
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
The contemporary swimming pool table. The inspiration for this collection comes from dreamlike images of leisure and good times that swimming pools...
Metal
STONE VALLEY Coffee Table – CARRERA – CALACATTA ORO - Square
Located in NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE, FR
Timeless elegance for our Carrera table, which takes its name from its shape and natural stone quarries. Following the codes of STONE VALLEY, the Carrera...
Marble
$3,460 / item
Abide Marble Side Table in Yellow
Located in Istanbul, TR
Handcrafted Abide marble side tables are the modern interpretation of the iconic evil eye symbol. The Evil Eye protection consists of an eponym...
Marble
STONE VALLEY Dining Table – OCEL – Pink Onyx & Classic Travertine - Circular
Located in NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE, FR
With a rare elegance, our round dining table Ocel will quickly become the favorite furniture of your home. Inspired by the vision of an ideal moment made of luminous intensified flu...
Onyx, Travertine
19th c. Antique Nautical Games table or Desk
Located in Johns Island, SC
A very unique and custom inlaid game table or desk having one drawer. This table is hand laid marquetry over pine for the top. The frame, tapered legs and drawer front are made of wa...
Mahogany, Maple, Oak, Rosewood
STONE VALLEY Dining Table REFLEKO in Panda marble – Oblong
Located in NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE, FR
Our Refleko luxury tables, of oblong shape, inspire us the manifestation of the sun on the sleeping quarries. At nightfall, we can hear the lively language of the stones echoing the ...
Marble