Modern Wallpaper

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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.

Style: Modern

Schumacher Haiku Sisal Wallpaper In Charcoal

Modern Wallpaper

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Wallpaper

Schumacher Haiku Sisal Wallpaper In Charcoal

21st Century and Contemporary South Korean Modern Wallpaper

Schumacher Herringbone Paperwave Wallpaper In Sky

21st Century and Contemporary South Korean Modern Wallpaper

Schumacher Gilded Linen Wallpaper In Celadon & Gold

21st Century and Contemporary South Korean Modern Wallpaper

Schumacher Linen & Paperweave Wallpaper In Greige

21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Wallpaper

Schumacher Charlap Hyman Herrero Giove Wallpaper in Ruby and Garnet

21st Century and Contemporary East Asian Modern Wallpaper

Schumacher Linen Gesso Wallpaper In Gilt

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Wallpaper

Schumacher Onna Sisal Wallpaper In Black

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wallpaper

Schumacher Octavia Sisal Wallpaper in Gold and Jet

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Wallpaper

Schumacher Haruki Sisal Wallpaper In Cornflower

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Wallpaper

Schumacher Haruki Sisal Wallpaper In Sage

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Wallpaper

Schumacher Haruki Sisal Wallpaper In Olive

21st Century and Contemporary South Korean Modern Wallpaper

Schumacher Linen Gesso Wallpaper In Blush

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Wallpaper

Schumacher Haruki Sisal Wallpaper In Mandarin

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Wallpaper

Schumacher Haruki Sisal Wallpaper In Smoke

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Wallpaper

Schumacher Haruki Sisal Wallpaper In Dove

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Wallpaper

Schumacher Haruki Sisal Wallpaper In Lavender

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Wallpaper

Schumacher Haruki Sisal Wallpaper In Petal

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wallpaper

Schumacher Feather Bloom Sisal Wallpaper In Sun & Fog

21st Century and Contemporary South Korean Modern Wallpaper

Schumacher Linen Gesso Wallpaper In Greige

21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Wallpaper

Rupert Bevan Pink Matilda Oak Wallpaper

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wallpaper

Schumacher Octavia Sisal Wallpaper in Jade

21st Century and Contemporary South Korean Modern Wallpaper

Schumacher Linen & Paperweave Wallpaper In Sage

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wallpaper

Schumacher Lacunaria Wallpaper in Dove

2010s American Modern Wallpaper

Schumacher Orissa Sisal Wallpaper Mural in Sand

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wallpaper

Schumacher Crocodile Wallpaper In White

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wallpaper

Schumacher Carlisle Wallpaper In Zinc

21st Century and Contemporary South Korean Modern Wallpaper

Schumacher Gilded Linen Wallpaper In Slate & Gold

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wallpaper

Schumacher Abstratto Wallpaper in Stone

21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Wallpaper

Rupert Bevan Mrs Peacock Wallpaper

21st Century and Contemporary South Korean Modern Wallpaper

Schumacher Shaded Silk Wallpaper in Dove

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wallpaper

Schumacher Faux Bois Wallpaper in Silver Moon

21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Wallpaper

Schumacher x Porter Teleo Filigree Wallpaper in Navy

21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Wallpaper

Schumacher X Charlap Hyman & Herrero Linfea Wallpaper in Natural

21st Century and Contemporary South Korean Modern Wallpaper

Schumacher Hemp Shimmer Wallpaper In Cocoa Shimmer

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Wallpaper

Schumacher Haruki Sisal Wallpaper In Fog

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wallpaper

Schumacher Feather Bloom Sisal Wallpaper In Onyx & Gold

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Wallpaper

Schumacher Haruki Sisal Wallpaper In Mist

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Wallpaper

Schumacher Onna Sisal Wallpaper In Beige

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Wallpaper

Schumacher Ovington Sisal Wallpaper In Mineral

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Wallpaper