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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
Granite and Gold Hand Guilded Wallpaper, Non-Repeating Mural, Made by Hand in UK
By Custhom
Located in London, GB
Igneous is a design made from carbon powder and using Custhom’s innovative process of hand-foiling wallpapers, creates a unique distressed or highly polished finish in a wide range o...
Paper
Plume Screen Printed Wallpaper in Metallic Copper on Snow
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Our plume pattern of floating feathers is a minimal, serene and dreamy pattern suitable for Hollywood Regency, Mid-Century Modern, and even more traditional or Victorian homes. We...
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Paradise Birds Wall Paper in Fabric also suitable for wet area
By sicis
Located in London, GB
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Paradise Birds Indigo Wall Paper in Fabric also suitable for wet area
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Deco Prism Screen Printed Metallic Bronze and Lavender Mist Wallpaper
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This modern, and geometric wallpaper adds graphic warmth and texture to your walls in a soft color palette of metallic bronze/gold, light lilac and off-white. It works well with Mid-...
Paper
Contemporary Aironi Silk Panel
Located in Milano, IT
Our collection Herons, decorative and dreamy, shows a group of herons taking flight. The contemporary colors create a new contrast with the Japanese inspired design.
Silk, Wood
Wild Nature Wall Paper in Fabric also suitable for wet area
By sicis
Located in London, GB
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Rupert Bevan Cluedo Wallpaper - Madame Rose (Pink)
By Rupert Bevan
Located in London, GB
Perfect for a signature wall or a complete room this fun wallpaper has done nothing but make us smile, encapsulating the personality of the man behind the brand. This marbled wallp...
Polyester
Rupert Bevan Cluedo Wallpaper - Colonel Mustard (Yelow)
By Rupert Bevan
Located in London, GB
Perfect for a signature wall or a complete room this fun wallpaper has done nothing but make us smile, encapsulating the personality of the man behind the brand. This marbled wallp...
Polyester
Floral dream Wall Paper in Fabric also suitable for wet area
By sicis
Located in London, GB
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Magic Forest Wall Paper in Fabric also suitable for wet area
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Located in London, GB
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Light Bloom Wall Paper in Fabric also suitable for wet area
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Located in London, GB
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$3,038 / item
Contemporary Waves Silk Panel
Located in Milano, IT
These wall coverings are built starting from a honeycomb frame on which the cotton-pad is fixed. The printed fabric covers the structure. The cotton pad below gives softness and soun...
Silk, Wood
Idillium Avio Wall Paper in Fabric also suitable for wet area
By sicis
Located in London, GB
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Mystic Flowers Wall Paper in Fabric also suitable for wet area
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Located in London, GB
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Floral Dream White Wall Paper in Fabric also suitable for wet area
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Floral Dream Green Wall Paper in Fabric also suitable for wet area
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Gold Fall Red Wall Paper in Fabric also suitable for wet area
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Located in London, GB
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Mystic Flowers Turquise Wall Paper in Fabric also suitable for wet area
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Mirror Bends Wall Paper in Fabric also suitable for wet area
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1980 Eugenio Carmi Italian Abstract Art Silk Tapestry
Located in Brescia, IT
Wall Tapestry Eugenio Carmi Italy, 1980 Embroidery Silk and Fabric Some light stain (shown in the pictures) Rare edition Eugenio Carmi (Genoa 1920- Lugano 2016). He studied in Tur...
Fabric, Silk
Paradise Birds Tropical Watercolor Wallpaper Blue and White, Kai
By Aimee Wilder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paradise Birds is based on a whimsical watercolor pattern originally created for Ivana Helsinki apparel, now translated by Aimée Wilder into commercial and residential wallcoverings ...
Other
Analog Nights Wallpaper, Cloudy Grey Tin, Modern Design
By Aimee Wilder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This best-selling graphic wallpaper is available to order by the roll or sample—the perfect décor for kids, adult, your home or business. Samples are available for $18 including US...
Paint, Paper
Boating Wallpaper Yellow and White, Raincoat
By Aimee Wilder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This beautiful speedboat wallpaper is a collaboration with Finnish designer Paola Suhonen of Ivana Helsinki. Samples are available for $18 including US shipping, please message us t...
Other
Analog Nights Designer Wallpaper Black and White with Accent, CMYK
By Aimee Wilder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This best-selling graphic wallpaper is available to order by the roll or sample—the perfect décor for kids, adult, your home or business. Samples are available for $18 including US...
Paint, Paper
Tropical Couture Red Wall Paper in Fabric also suitable for wet area
By sicis
Located in London, GB
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Gold Fall Blue Wall Paper in Fabric also suitable for wet area
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Located in London, GB
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Curly Frills Wall Paper in Fabric also suitable for wet area
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Located in London, GB
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Light Bloom Rainbow Wall Paper in Fabric also suitable for wet area
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Dark Bloom Rainbow Wall Paper in Fabric also suitable for wet area
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Cactus Spirit Designer Wallpaper in Tequila 'Turquoise and White'
By Aimee Wilder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Give your home a taste of the Southwest with this graphic, oversized cactus repeat! This pattern combines saguaros, aloe, agave, peyote, prickly pear, San Pedros and more, the perfec...
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Contemporary Geometric Abstract White Blu Handcrafted Wallpaper
By DD Dimore
Located in Brescia, IT
This geometric wallpaper is a unique and exclusive design, which is practically different along the whole roll, so the result is a custom-made wall...
Paper
Boho Diamond Screen Printed Wallpaper in Metallic Copper, Blush on Snow
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Michele Varian's Boho diamond wallpaper is a modern design with a scale like pattern creating an undulating texture on your walls. The tone on tone meta...
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Boho Diamond Screen Printed Wallpaper in Metallic Silver and Fairy Blue on Snow
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Michele Varian's Boho diamond wallpaper is a modern design with a scale like pattern creating an undulating texture on your walls. The tone on tone metallic silver and baby blue on a...
Paper
Nymph Screen Printed Wallpaper in Snow Stone White
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Nymph wallpaper is from a drawing that Michele did of the very special room in the house where she grew up in Detroit, that had trompe l'oeil figures in a garden painted on all i...
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Decoprism Screen Printed Metallic Copper, Bronze & Silver on Graphite Wallpaper
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This modern, and geometric wallpaper adds graphic warmth and texture to your walls in a metallic palette of bronze/gold, copper and silver on a matte charcoal gray background. It wor...
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DecoPrism Screen Printed Metallic Copper Blush Wallpaper
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This modern and geometric wallpaper adds graphic warmth and texture to your walls in a soft color palette of metallic copper, peachy pink and off-white. It works well with Mid-Centur...
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Geobird Screen Printed Wallpaper in Metallic Silver, Gold and Bronze on Graphite
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Geo Bird pattern is one of our most popular because it brings nature into your home in a modern slightly geometric interpretation. The tree leaves, branches and birds have been s...
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Jungle Dream Designer Wallpaper in Lily 'Grey-Blue and Blush'
By Aimee Wilder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Get lost in this nocturnal fantasy jungle-scape! Flora and fauna combine to create the ultimate dreamy pattern. Samples are available for $18 including US shipping, please message u...
Paint, Paper
Rupert Bevan Cluedo Wallpaper - Mrs Peacock (Blue)
By Rupert Bevan
Located in London, GB
Perfect for a signature wall or a complete room this fun wallpaper has done nothing but make us smile, encapsulating the personality of the man behind the brand. This marbled wallp...
Polyester
Rupert Bevan Cluedo Wallpaper - Miss Scarlet (Red)
By Rupert Bevan
Located in London, GB
Perfect for a signature wall or a complete room this fun wallpaper has done nothing but make us smile, encapsulating the personality of the man behind the brand. This marbled wallp...
Polyester
$616Sale Price / item|20% Off
Brunschwig and Fils Bombay, Dove, Handprinted Wallpaper Double Roll, USA.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Braunschwig and Fils Bombay, Dove, Handprinted Wallpaper Double Roll, USA. Gorgeous off-white, light beige, light grey colorway. Geometric pattern inspired by traditional Indian ti...
Paper
$174 / item
Rupert Bevan Matilda Wallpaper - Oak (Green)
By Rupert Bevan
Located in London, GB
The design draws inspiration from the natural landscapes of Shropshire, featuring oak leaves which float elegantly across the print. Perfect for a signature wall or to a complete roo...
Polyester
Pink and Copper Hand Guilded Wallpaper, Non-Repeating Mural, Made by Hand in UK
By Custhom
Located in London, GB
Igneous is a design made from carbon powder and using Custhom’s innovative process of hand-foiling wallpapers, creates a unique distressed or highly polished finish in a wide range o...
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Idillium Wall Paper in Fabric also suitable for wet area
By sicis
Located in London, GB
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Fabric
$700Sale Price|20% Off
Handpainted Wallpaper "Bamboo"
By Buenaventura
Located in Madrid, ES
This charming and sophisticated wall decoration has been entirely hand-painted on 100% natural cotton paper, using the sumi-e technique inspired by ancient Korean paintings. Particul...
Cotton, Acrylic, Paper
"72 KŌ, Geishi-Ayame” Silk Panel by Ginette Caron / Masami Moriyama
Located in Milano, IT
According to the Japanese tradition, the year is divided into 24 periods and 72 kos, each one representing one of the small transitions that the Nature undergoes during a year. This ...
Silk, Wood
$3,038 / item
Contemporary Parrot Silk Panel
Located in Milano, IT
These wall coverings are built starting from a honeycomb frame on which the cotton-pad is fixed. The printed fabric covers the structure. The cotton pad below gives softness and soun...
Silk, Wood
Brunschwig & Fils x Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, Cristaux Wallpaper, 1983
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Brunschwig & Fils x Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, Cristaux Wallpaper, 1983. Listing is for one roll of “Crystals,” a gorgeous vintage print from Brunschwig & Fils and t...
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Deco Prism Screen Printed Wallpaper in Snow, Stone, White
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This modern and geometric wallpaper adds graphic warmth and texture to your walls in a soft color white on white palette of snow, stone gray and off-white. It works well with Mid-Cen...
Paper
Boho Diamond Screen Printed Wallpaper in Snow, Stone, White
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Michele Varian's Boho diamond wallpaper is a modern design with a scale like pattern creating an undulating texture on your walls. The subtle tone on tone white, crème and grey work ...
Paper
Geobird Screen Printed Wallpaper in Metallic Gold/Bronze, and Tomato Red on Snow
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Geo Bird pattern is one of our most popular because it brings nature into your home in a modern slightly geometric interpretation. The tree leaves, branches and birds have been s...
Paper
Geobird Screen Printed Wallpaper in Metallic Silver, and Plum on Graphite
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Geo Bird pattern is one of our most popular because it brings nature into your home in a modern slightly geometric interpretation. The tree leaves, branches and birds have been s...
Paper
Boho Diamond Screen Printed Wallpaper in Mauve and Clay on Snow
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Michele Varian's Boho Diamond wallpaper is a modern design with a scale like pattern creating an undulating texture on your walls. The tone on tone dark...
Paper
$3,289 / item
"Etudes" Silk Panel by Roger Selden
Located in Milano, IT
“My work is a sort of “fight for the image” of which the gesture and the color are the protagonists. Color is space, time and light at the same time.” Roger Selden This piece is cra...
Silk, Wood
Wild Nature Leopard Wall Paper in Fabric also suitable for wet area
By sicis
Located in London, GB
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Fabric
$174 / item
Rupert Bevan Fabian Wallpaper - Fern (Green)
By Rupert Bevan
Located in London, GB
Expanding on our wallpaper series with the Fabian Wallpaper. The design draws inspiration from the natural landscapes of Shropshire, featuring fern leaves which float elegantly acros...
Polyester
"Brush Colors" Silk Panels by Daniela Puppa
Located in Milano, IT
“The idea is to experiment on the fabric different techniques of representation, to define an essential element like a line. Using a brush, trying to blur the edges, intersecting sha...
Silk, Wood
Tropical Couture Wall Paper in Fabric also suitable for wet area
By sicis
Located in London, GB
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Fabric
$3,038 / item
Contemporary Walking Leopards Silk Panel
Located in Milano, IT
These wall coverings are built starting from a honeycomb frame on which the cotton-pad is fixed. The printed fabric covers the structure. The cotton pad below gives softness and soun...
Silk, Wood