Modern Vanities
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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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Item Ships From: USA
Style: Modern
1970s Custom Domed Lucite Étagère
Located in West Reading, PA
This is a 1970s Custom Domed Lucite Etagere with Chrome details.
It measures 12 inches deep, 15 inches wide and is 71 inches tall. The drawer is not functional.
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Vanities
Materials
Mirror, Acrylic, Lucite
Modern Eglomise Lily Pond Glass Vanity and Forged Metal Legs by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Modern Mystic Lily Pond vanity by Ercole Home has a 9-drawer, with ivory wood finish on oak. Hand painted eglomise glass panels are inset on the surface. There are nine pulls in ...
Category
2010s American Modern Vanities
Materials
Steel
Wall Mounted Vanity Console by Nanda Vigo
By Nanda Vigo
Located in Chicago, IL
Wall Mounted Vanity Console by Nanda Vigo in a beautiful contrapposition of burgundy red laquered wood and nero marquina custom marble top. The beautifu...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Vanities
Materials
Marble, Metal
Globo Console
Located in New York, NY
Futuristic elegance. A glossy, white lacquer cabinet cradled by a sinuous brass framework and capped with blue solid acrylic cabochons. Small footprint but big impact, our Globo console...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Vanities
Materials
Brass
Modernist Vanity Table in Lucite & Mirrored Glass
Located in New York, NY
This Modernist Vanity, originating from the United States, circa 1970. is a unique and elegant example of modernist design. Constructed in Lucite and mirror glass, the piece exemplifies Mid-Century Modernism in its use of minimal, sleek and transparent materials. Elegant curved supports bend to create the top surface of the desk with a mirrored front drawer that opens to reveal a spacious interior for possessions of your choosing. A floating vanity...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Vanities
Materials
Mirror, Lucite
Pink Onyx & Dusty Rose Mohair Double Tiered Console Corner Table
Located in Miami, FL
This collection aptly gets its name from the multi-tiered design of its tables and ottomans. Each piece is constructed of Mohair fabric sourced from the Netherlands, a precisely cut ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Vanities
Materials
Marble
Violette Vanity / Console Table by KLN Studio in Cherry
By KLN Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Violette Vanity is part of a collection of bedroom furniture pieces including matching nightstands, bedframe and a headboard. The vanity's simple but elegant design features inse...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Vanities
Materials
Brass
Modern Leather Wrapped Dressing Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
Modern leather wrapped dressing table with an embossed leather-wrapped table top with three drawers on a modern gilded frame meta...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Vanities
Materials
Metal
Eileen Writing Desk in Walnut with Palissandro Stone Inset by Chapter & Verse
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Our Eileen writing desk shown in walnut with palissandro stone inset (COM).
All of our pieces are made to order with custom sizes available upon request. Additional options includ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Vanities
Materials
Marble
21st Century Akbar Writing Desk in Wood and Leather by Etro Home Interiors
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
Institutional tones and rigorous lines for the first desk of ETRO Home Interiors. The protagonist of the office area, Akbar is enriched by the presence of archetypical elements such as the iconic fabric with a paisley design, representative of ETRO leather goods, which upholsters drawers...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vanities
Materials
Bronze
Rare Raymond Loewy DF 2000 Vanity for Doubinsky Freres France
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A rare DF 2000 vanity with pull down locking vanity surface, inside having two small glass shelves and a mirror with storage cubies and a jewelry d...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Vanities
Materials
Laminate
Modern Eglomise Glass Byzantine Gold Vanity and Forged Metal Legs by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Mystic Byzantine Gold Green vanity by Ercole Home has a 9-drawer, with ivory wood finish on oak. Hand painted eglomise glass panels are inset on the surface.
There are nine pulls in brushed brass finish.
The hand hammered metal base...
Category
2010s American Modern Vanities
Materials
Metal
Barbara Barry for Baker Furniture Mahogany Vanity or Console Table, Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous contemporary mahogany vanity dressing table, console table, or entry table
By Barbara Barry for Baker Furniture
USA, Circa 1990s
Measures: 32"W x 18"D x 32.25"H.
...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Vanities
Materials
Mahogany
Modern Eglomise Glass Pink Dust Vanity with Forged Metal Legs by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The églomisé pink dust vanity by Ercole Home has a 5-drawer, with silver leaf wood finish. Hand painted églomisé glass panels are inset on the su...
Category
2010s American Modern Vanities
Materials
Metal
Modern Gray Blossom Glass Mosaic Desk with Bronze Metal Base by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Pavia Blossom desk/vanity by Ercole Home has a 2-drawer, with a sky gray wood finish on oak.
Handcut glass mosaics in bluegreen and turquoise decorate the drawer fronts in bloss...
Category
2010s American Modern Vanities
Materials
Metal
Modern Turquoise Blossom Glass Mosaic Desk with Metal Base by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Pavia Blossom desk/vanity by Ercole Home has a 2-drawer, with a sky gray wood finish on oak.
Hand cut glass mosaics in Bluegreen and Turquoise decorate the drawer fronts in blos...
Category
2010s American Modern Vanities
Materials
Metal
Bausman and Company Mirrored Vanity Armoire
Located in Countryside, IL
Bausman and Company mirrored vanity armoire
Armoire measures: 48 wide x 20 deep x 68 inches high
This piece is in great vintage condition - b...
Category
2010s American Modern Vanities
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Unique Vanity/ Dressing Table & Chair by Ico & Luisa Parisi
Located in New York, NY
Italian walnut, mirrored glass, fabric. Commissioned for Casa Zucchi and produced by Fratelli Rizzi, Como, Italy. 6 drawers with reverse shingled faces. Sculptural side panels and pi...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Vanities
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Modern Églomisé Glass Fume Silver Dust Vanity Desk by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The mystic fume silver vanity by Ercole Home has a 5-drawer, with Earl gray wood finish on oak. Hand painted églomisé glass panels are inset on the surface.
There are five aluminum pulls and the hand-hammered metal base...
Category
2010s American Modern Vanities
Materials
Metal
Modern Eglomise Glass Byzantine Gold Vanity with Forged Metal by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Mystic Byzantine gold vanity by Ercole Home has a 5-drawer, with ivory wood finish on oak. Hand painted eglomise glass panels are inset on the surface.
There are five aluminum pulls in brushed brass finish.
The hand hammered metal base...
Category
2010s American Modern Vanities
Materials
Metal
Modern White Blossom Glass Mosaic Desk with Modern Metal Base by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Pavia Blossom desk/vanity by Ercole Home has a 2-drawer, with a painted white wood finish on oak.
Handcut glass mosaics in white and silver decorate the drawer fronts in blossom...
Category
2010s American Modern Vanities
Materials
Metal
Mirrored Flip-Top Vanity Desk
By Venfield
Located in New York, NY
Mirrored flip-top vanity desk with three drawers. Customization is available in different sizes, finish and hardware.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Vanities
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Raphaël Décorateur Beka Modeled Lacquer & Bronze Desk & Vanity, France, 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Elegant vanity by Raphael. A concealed mirror, and an abundance of drawers make this piece a convenient item. Original gilt bronze hardware and lacque...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Modern Vanities
Materials
Bronze
21st Century Trinidad Dressing Table by Roberto Cavalli Home Interiors
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
Trinidad Dressing table with mirror with structure in multi-layer wood covered with leather CAT.A Sauvage COL. Black. Inside finishing in microfiber. Metal legs in gold finishing. “J...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vanities
Materials
Metal
Amuneal's Collector’s Wardrobe + Vanity 4 Bay Unit
By Amuneal
Located in New York, NY
Four bays of Amuneal’s collector’s shelving system is used to create this modular wardrobe unit with silvered oak shelves, dresser, vanity table and m...
Category
2010s American Modern Vanities
Materials
Brass
St. Charles Vanity by Volk
By VOLK 3
Located in Brooklyn, NY
As Shown:
Bleached ash veneer with solid ash, marble, inset cork and mirror.
Poplar drawer with turned brass drawer pull.
Fabric lined drawer upon request at an additional fee.
P...
Category
2010s American Modern Vanities
Materials
Marble, Steel, Brass
Classic Modern Mirrored Vanity Desk with Triptych Mirror
By Venfield
Located in New York, NY
Custom Classic modern mirrored vanity desk with triptych mirror. Customization is available in different sizes, finishes and hardware.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Vanities
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Glass
EPIC Metal Desk by Soraya Osorio
Located in Vero Beach, FL
The Epic metal desks semi-circle embodies power and confidence. Handcrafted in smoke bronzed steel and grazed aged brass.
Featured in Elle Decor
Designed...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Vanities
Materials
Brass, Steel
Classic Modern Mirrored Desk
Located in New York, NY
Custom classic modern mirrored desk with silver trim legs. Customization is available in different sizes, finishes and hardware.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Vanities
Materials
Silver, Silver Leaf
Modern Flip-Top Mirrored Vanity Desk
By Venfield
Located in New York, NY
Custom modern flip-top mirrored vanity desk with glass shelves. Customization is available in different sizes, finishes and hardware.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Vanities
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Barovier & Toso, Threaded Yellow/Gold Murano Glass Wall/Table, Vanity Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very nice, wall/ vanity/ table mirror, Murano glass twisted /rope pattern with yellow bright cord inside. This mirror was designed with dual purpose, to be hang and also on a table, ...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Modern Vanities
Materials
Glass
French Mid-Century Modern Steel and Marble Vanity or Nightstand, 1930
Located in New York, NY
Chic, yet sober vanity with pure lines combining tubular steel with a beautiful marble top. This can also be used as a nightstand or console.
Category
1930s French Vintage Modern Vanities
Materials
Marble
Modern Contemporary Handmade Clear Lucite Console, Hallway Table, Vanity
Located in Miami, FL
Modern Contemporary handmade clear Lucite console, hallway table, vanity.
Thick Lucite panels make this Console sturdy and durable.
Category
2010s American Modern Vanities
Materials
Lucite
Modern vanities for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Modern vanities 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 vanities created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, case pieces and storage cabinets, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern vanities 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 vanities, popular names associated with this style include Scarlet Splendour, Pinetti, Ercole Home, and Carpanese Home Italia. 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. Prices for vanities differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $294 and tops out at $63,939 while the average work can sell for $7,177.
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