Modern Wall Decorations
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 Portuguese Modern Wall Decorations
Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Wall Decorations
Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Wall Decorations
Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Wall Decorations
Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Wall Decorations
Acrylic, Resin
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Decorations
Art Glass
Early 2000s Spanish Modern Wall Decorations
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Wall Decorations
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Decorations
Glass
2010s Spanish Modern Wall Decorations
Canvas, Paint
1980s American Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Czech Modern Wall Decorations
Metal
2010s Belgian Modern Wall Decorations
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Wall Decorations
Travertine, Onyx, Marble, Carrara Marble, Statuary Marble, Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Wall Decorations
Onyx, Carrara Marble, Copper, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Wall Decorations
Brass
2010s Czech Modern Wall Decorations
Metal
2010s Italian Modern Wall Decorations
Mirror
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Wall Decorations
Ceramic
1960s Swedish Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Other
2010s American Modern Wall Decorations
Paint
Late 20th Century Israeli Modern Wall Decorations
Metal
2010s Unknown Modern Wall Decorations
Acrylic, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wall Decorations
Canvas
20th Century American Modern Wall Decorations
Paper
1970s North American Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Paper
2010s Colombian Modern Wall Decorations
Other
2010s American Modern Wall Decorations
Wood
Late 20th Century Venezuelan Modern Wall Decorations
Canvas, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wall Decorations
Paper
1970s American Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Wall Decorations
Grasscloth
2010s American Modern Wall Decorations
Ceramic
20th Century French Modern Wall Decorations
Paper
1980s Unknown Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Decorations
Fabric
20th Century Spanish Modern Wall Decorations
Paper
1990s American Modern Wall Decorations
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Decorations
Metal
1980s European Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Decorations
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Wall Decorations
Paper, Glass, Wood
20th Century American Modern Wall Decorations
Paint
1990s Belgian Modern Wall Decorations
Paper
Early 2000s French Modern Wall Decorations
Ceramic
1960s Spanish Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Wall Decorations
Grasscloth
2010s American Modern Wall Decorations
Brass
Early 2000s English Modern Wall Decorations
Canvas
1960s South African Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Paper
1990s Italian Modern Wall Decorations
Metal
1920s Russian Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall Decorations
Stainless Steel
20th Century North American Modern Wall Decorations
Canvas
2010s Argentine Modern Wall Decorations
Textile
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wall Decorations
Canvas, Acrylic, Paint
1980s Vintage Modern Wall Decorations
Porcelain
Late 20th Century American Modern Wall Decorations
Paper