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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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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Style: Modern
21st Century Leather Ashtray Handcrafted in Italy
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
Welcome inside Pinetti smoking accessories collection with Vento ashtray. A stainless steel round revolving ashtray with the properly right spaces ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vanities
Materials
Metal
21st Century Leather Eyeglasses Box Cover with Mirror Handcrafed in Italy
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
Combining tradition and modern design to provide an unmistakable flair of luxury and elegance.
Our glasses box has a wood base and enough space to store up to eight pairs of glass...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vanities
Materials
Leather, Wood
Figueroa Stool, Grainy I & Brass, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
Located in the sunny California, the charming Figueroa Mountain is a magical landscape that led to the creation of the Figueroa stool.
The exquisite st...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Vanities
Materials
Brass, Metal
21st Century Kelly Decorative Hexagonal Box in Leather Handcrafed in Italy
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
The refinement of resin meets the softness of italian leather.
An elegant lid with a mother of pearl look beautifully complete the hexagonal bases fully covered inside and outside...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vanities
Materials
Leather, Wood, Resin
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
$9,800 / item
21st Century Astrea Square Box with Walnut Wood & Leather Handmade in Italy
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
Astrea boxes: Square or rectangular?
A walnut wood structure and sleek contemporary lines to turn vintage references into modern elegance. A family of four...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vanities
Materials
Metal
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
$15,500 / item
Rose Selavy Vanity Desk with Stool by Thomas Dariel
Located in Geneve, CH
Rose Selavy vanity desk with stool by Thomas Dariel, Maison Dada
Measures: Vanity desk • W 94 x D 59 x H 139.5 cm
Stool • W 57 x D 43 x H 64 cm
Des...
Category
2010s French Modern Vanities
Materials
Wood
$11,614 / set
Derry Vanity Table
By CPRN HOMOOD
Located in Ponsacco, IT
The vanity table features a lacquered structure with a smooth, glossy finish, giving it an elegant and sophisticated look. The top is covered in leather, providing a soft, tactile su...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vanities
Materials
Leather, Wood
$17,337 / item
Shape modern toilet in Canaletto Walnut with leather top
By Carpanelli
Located in Desio, IT
Toilet from the Shape line, characterized by its curved lines and enhanced by the leather top, presented in Canaletto Walnut F105.
Equipped with an opening mirror, two side drawers a...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vanities
Materials
Leather, Wood
$7,526 Sale Price / item
20% Off
C315 Cocoon Vanity Table
By CPRN HOMOOD
Located in Ponsacco, IT
Functional yet chic, this striking vanity table is the perfect bedroom accessory for the modern woman.
Made entirely of wood, the tapered legs, base and top have a modern grey finis...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vanities
Materials
Leather, Wood
$12,683 / item
Rose Selavy Vanity Desk with Stool by Thomas Dariel
Located in Geneve, CH
Rose Selavy vanity desk with stool by Thomas Dariel, Maison Dada
Measures: Vanity desk • W 94 x D 59 x H 139.5 cm
Stool • W 57 x D 43 x H 64 cm
Des...
Category
2010s French Modern Vanities
Materials
Wood
$11,614 / set
Bell Console in Cast Bronze and Shagreen by Elan Atelier (Preorder)
By Elan Atelier
Located in New York, NY
Bell Console in Cast Bronze and Shagreen by Elan Atelier
The bell console is an elegant form inspired by the art of Jean-Michel Frank. Cast in bronze using the lost wax method with ...
Category
2010s European Modern Vanities
Materials
Bronze
Modern by Giuseppe Carpanelli Cartesio Toilette
By Carpanelli
Located in Desio, IT
Toilette with Sycomoro frisé dark structure and details in Sycamore light frisé. Drawers opening with push and pull mechanism and slow closing.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vanities
Materials
Wood
$7,541 / item
ST713 - Vanity Table
By CPRN HOMOOD
Located in Ponsacco, IT
A vanity table fully covered in saddle leather, featuring a sleek metal base. The table has an elegant, contemporary design with smooth saddle leather upholstery that gives it a luxu...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vanities
Materials
Metal
$9,455 / item
Console 'Tekno', Iron Structure and Cement Marble Top
Located in Milan, IT
"TEKNO console"
The console has a bordeaux-colored iron structure with simple and elegant lines.
Its rectangular shape and its depth of 24cm, make it i...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vanities
Materials
Marble, Iron
$751 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Welcome Vanity and Ottoman by Sofia Alvarado
Located in Geneve, CH
Welcome Vanity and Ottoman by Sofia Alvarado
Unique Piece
Materials: Metal base, guayacan wood, mirror glass
Dimensions: 158cm (H) x 160cm (W) x 35cm (D) / 50 x 40cm ottoman
Green, i...
Category
2010s Panamanian Modern Vanities
Materials
Metal
$6,626 / set
Grace Dressing Table, Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Grace dressing table - Royal Stranger
Dimensions: 182 x 160 x 45 cm
Materials: Lacquered wood, brass
Available in different colors: Pink and Royal red, mint and Royal green, light...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Vanities
Materials
Brass
$14,385 / item
Modern by Giuseppe Carpanelli Mistral Toilette in Pama
By Carpanelli
Located in Desio, IT
Toilette characterized by the soft curvilinear shapes. Structure in Pama and top in dark Sycomoro frisé. Drawers opening with push and pull mechanism and slow closing.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vanities
Materials
Wood
Vanity by Dutch Modernist H. Wouda, 1924
Located in Antwerp, BE
Modernist yellow vanity, Hendrik Wouda, H. Pander & Zonen, Netherlands, 1924.
Painted pine, marble, silk.
The Interbellum, the period between the t...
Category
1920s Dutch Vintage Modern Vanities
Materials
Belgian Black Marble
$7,470 Sale Price
20% Off
D613 Dragonfly Vanity Table
By CPRN HOMOOD
Located in Ponsacco, IT
Vanity table with mirror. 2 nabuk leather drawers 1 top secret door and metal base.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vanities
Materials
Metal
$14,064 / item
Grace Dressing Table, Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Grace dressing table - Royal Stranger
Dimensions: 182 x 160 x 45 cm
Materials: Laquered wood, brass
Available in different colors: Pink & Royal red, mint and Royal green, light bl...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Vanities
Materials
Brass
$14,385 / item
Edo Vanity, Console with Top in Marble and Metal Legs
By Casa Casati
Located in Milan, MI
A light console of minimal design, available in two different sizes (here it's proposed in the version 120 centimeters lenght). The top is composed of a lower part in lacquered and c...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vanities
Materials
Marble, Metal
$13,470 / item
1990 Rectangular Handcrafted Tubular Brass Consolle
Located in Milano, IT
Modern and attractive design of this rectangular handcrafted brass console, a splendid and elegant piece for your home, has very few small scratches.
Category
1990s Italian Modern Vanities
Materials
Brass
Rose Selavy Vanity Desk with Stool by Thomas Dariel
Located in Geneve, CH
Rose Selavy vanity desk with stool by Thomas Dariel, Maison Dada
Measures: Vanity desk • W 94 x D 59 x H 139.5 cm
Stool • W 57 x D 43 x H 64 cm
Des...
Category
2010s French Modern Vanities
Materials
Wood
$11,614 / set
Delorean Carpanese Home Italia Vanity Desk Modern 21st Century
Located in Sanguinetto, IT
This beautiful vanity desk is distinguished by the ash wood structure and the marble top that create a refined and linear design. The drawer has a soft locking system and the round f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vanities
Materials
Marble
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
Bi petineuse
Located in Milan, IT
Elegant and sophisticated, BI is a luxury and dreamy petineuse. The gravity of the structure is contrasted by the lightness of the mirrors that lead into an enchanted dimension. Pouf...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vanities
Materials
Wood
$14,289 / item
Hand-Carved Walnut Console with Intricate Mother-of-pearl Geometric Design
Located in Cairo, EG
Hand-Carved Walnut Console with Intricate Mother-of-pearl Geometric Design.
If you are looking to add glamour to your entrance, our bespoke Beautiful Geometry console is a must-add p...
Category
2010s Egyptian Modern Vanities
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Walnut, Oak
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, Brass, Steel
$6,395 / item
Midcentury Modern Style Boudoir In Walnut & Lacquer with 1 Drawer & 1 Box
Located in NEW YORK, NY
This boudoir desk is a compact and functional piece, designed with simplicity and practicality in mind. Its structure consists of a single drawer, an open storage compartment, and a ...
Category
2010s Greek Modern Vanities
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Isabella Costantini, Italy, Duilio Desk with Polished Brass
Located in Ascoli Piceno, IT
Designed by IC and beautifully crafted by Italian artisans, the Duilio desk features a ribbed drawer and stylish legs. The brass, or powder coated metal, details and stunning design will bring elegance and sophistication to any space of your home.
Accessories and details: 1 velvet, or faux leather, lined drawer...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vanities
Materials
Brass
Modern Chiado Console Table, Leather Oak Root, Handmade Portugal by Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Chiado Console, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
The Chiado console table honors Lisbon’s historic quarter, capturing the essence of its arti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Vanities
Materials
Brass
Rimmel Vanity by Daytona
By Daytona
Located in Milan, IT
The contemporary style of this original vanity table provides a stylish surface for perfume, makeup, and jewelry. Two burnished brass tubular legs support an elongated oval Emperador...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vanities
Materials
Marble, Brass
$11,604 / item
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
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
Pearl Grace Dressing Table, Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Pearl Grace dressing table, Royal Stranger
Dimensions: 182 x 160 x 45 cm
Materials: Lacquered wood, brass
Available in different colors: Pink and Royal red, mint and Royal green, ...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Vanities
Materials
Brass
$14,385 / item
Grace Dressing Table, Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Grace dressing table - Royal Stranger
Dimensions: 182 x 160 x 45 cm
Materials: Lacquered wood, brass
Available in different colors: Pink and Royal red, mint and Royal green, light...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Vanities
Materials
Brass
$14,385 / item
21st Century Carpanese Home Italia Toilette with Metal Details Modern, 7027
Located in Sanguinetto, IT
Toilette with two drawers and opening mirror. Characterized by squared metal golden handles and inside the opening top a beautiful upholstered jewelry holder to store your most preci...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vanities
Materials
Metal
21st Century Carpanese Home Italia Toilette with Metal Details Modern, 7377
Located in Sanguinetto, IT
One drawer toilette. The beautiful mix between natural Walnut wood and golden galvanic metal details is perfect for a Contemporary and luxurious environment . The lacquered wave deco...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vanities
Materials
Wood
Modern by Giuseppe Carpanelli Galileo Toilette
By Carpanelli
Located in Desio, IT
Elegant toilette with structure in dark Sycomoro frisé and Pama woods. Drawers opening with push and pull mechanism and slow closing.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vanities
Materials
Wood
Console 'Tekno', Iron Structure and Travertine Marble Top
Located in Milan, IT
"TEKNO console"
The console has a bordeaux-colored iron structure with simple and elegant lines.
Its rectangular shape and its depth of 24cm, make it i...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vanities
Materials
Marble, Iron
LITHEA/Teodora dressing table by Elena Salmistraro Natural stone white
Located in Patti, IT
Teodora
Toletta
Dimensions: 118 x 51 x 155 H cm
Materials:
• Solid wood structure opaque black lacquered, solid wood turned and opaque white lacquered and iron sheet varnished with an opaque black powder
• Top in Bianco Fenice stone honed finish.
• Mirror stainless steel mirrors with Bianco Fenice stone decoration with grafts in precious stones (Lapislazzuli, pink quartz) and copper sheet...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vanities
Materials
Stone, Quartz, Lapis Lazuli, Stainless Steel
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
Hydrolytic N°2 by Estudio Rafael Freyre
Located in Geneve, CH
Hydrolytic N°2 by Estudio Rafael Freyre
Dimensions: W 120 D 60 x H 17 cm
Materials: Andes marble.
The cultures that inhabited our territory developed the cult of water, creating a society and urban spaces articulated with this fundamental element, a hydro-social territory. Thanks to natural water sources such as snow-capped mountains, lagoons, springs, rivers and rain, it was possible to carry out agricultural practices, which was one of the fundamental activities of the society of ancient Peru...
Category
2010s Peruvian Modern Vanities
Materials
Marble
$6,229 / item
Rimac Stones N°1 by Estudio Rafael Freyre
Located in Geneve, CH
Rimac stones N°1 by Estudio Rafael Freyre
Dimensions: W 70 D 47 x H 17 cm
Materials: River Stones
Rimac Stones explores our hydrographic landscape and its interaction with the ...
Category
2010s Peruvian Modern Vanities
Materials
Stone
$4,241 / item
Rimac Stones N°3 by Estudio Rafael Freyre
Located in Geneve, CH
Rimac stones N°3 by Estudio Rafael Freyre.
Dimensions: W 70 D 47 x H 17 cm.
Materials: river stones.
Rimac Stones explores our hydrographic landscape and its interaction with th...
Category
2010s Peruvian Modern Vanities
Materials
Stone
$4,241 / item
21st Century Carpanese Home Italia Toilette with Metal Details Modern, 7557
Located in Sanguinetto, IT
Toilette with upstaged drawers. Created to stand out and be the most luxurious collection ever. With its iconic shape almost like a diamond, enriched by the use of "Lati" exotic wood...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vanities
Materials
Metal
Boberella Table and Mirror by Llot Llov
Located in Geneve, CH
Boberella table and mirror by Llot Llov
Dimensions: W 50 x L 100 x H 147 cm
Materials: powder coated steel, glacier surface mirror
The make-up table BOBERELLA is part of the fir...
Category
2010s German Modern Vanities
Materials
Steel, Other
$7,793 / item
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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