Modern Furniture
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
New Contemporary Moroccan Style Rug with Cozy, Hygge Vibes
Located in Dallas, TX
30423 New Contemporary Moroccan Style Rug with Cozy Hygge Vibes 10'03 x 13'02. This hand knotted wool contemporary Moroccan style rug features a simplistic all-over diamond lattice p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool
Feng Shui Bonsai "Pink curls", Handmade in Italy, Sculpture, Contemporary
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The Pink Curls Bonsai is inspired by the weeping willow tree, a wonderful and unique tree.
The materials are wood and metals, representing both the strength of life and the roots of...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Handmade Austrian Art Glass Perfume Bottle Atomizer Signed Oskar Karla from 1986
Located in Tustin, CA
Very fine handmade Austrian favrile art glass perfume atomizer is double gourd shaped and colored in swirls of lush, iridescent shades of purples, blues, greens and golds, with a gold metal top and a screw on, black atomizer with a lavish tassel.
Signed, "Made for Oskar Karla Oskar 86".
Measures 3.5" in diameter. Bottle measures 3" high without the top. Measures 4" high with the top on.
Weighs 11 ounces.
World renowned Oscar Karla, Vienna Austria, has specialized in fine atomizer perfume bottle art...
Category
1980s Austrian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Stacked Bone and Brass Powder-Coated Table Lamp with Peekaboo Silver Leaf Shade
By Seth Premo, Arvo Ray
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Junius lamp makes a bold statement with its geometric stacked elements that appear almost to float above one another. The lamp is constructed with a po...
Category
2010s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel, Brass, Silver Leaf
Side End Table Jewel Square Crystal Glass Collectible Design Handmade Italy
Located in Ancona, Marche
The side table 'Cascata' is made up of 219 crystal glass elements assembled by hand one by one. This table shines like a jewel. 'Instant of a perpetual flow, motionless water in a c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Side End Table Circular Organic Shape Marble Black Steel Collectible Design
Located in Ancona, Marche
The 'Cloud' is a spectacular side table with structure in mirror polished stainless steel and top in Marquinia marble. The mirror-like finishing of the stainless steel creates differ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble, Stainless Steel
Bonsai "Purple Thoughts", Handmade in Italy, Sculpture, Contemporary Design
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The Purple Thoughts bonsai is inspired by the beautiful Japanese trees and their flowering.
The materials are wood and metals, representing both the strength of life and the roots ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Solid Oakwood Dining Table with Cylinder Legs in Natural Oak
By Klein Agency
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Our cylinder legged dining table, initially built as a custom unit for a client, is now added into Klein Agency's 'Klein Home' collection. Designed and manufactured locally, just minutes away from our studio, the table's focus remain simplicity and material integrity. Its cylinder legs...
Category
2010s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
Solid Oak in Blackened Finish Constantine Cabinet
By Brett Paulin
Located in Toronto, Ontario
This cabinet is constructed of entirely solid oak wood finished in India ink and beeswax.
Powder coated steel adjustable feet and brass adjustable shelf hardware...
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Furniture
Materials
Oak
Coffee Center Cocktail Table Glass Crystal Geometric Collectible Design Italy
Located in Ancona, Marche
The coffee table 'Origami' is made of extra-clear crystal glass. Each sheet of extra-clear crystal glass is cut and ground with extreme precision, then the sheets are assembled by ha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Kartell Jolly Side Table in Pink by Paolo Rizzatto
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A completely transparent small side table in the perfect size: 40 x 40 x 40 cm. Colourful, practical, safe and functional, Jolly is a versatile and fun side t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Solid Oak Mobley Bench in Natural Golden Finish
By Brett Paulin
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Mobley bench in solid 1 3/4" oak using natural oils to give a golden finish
Customizable to specifications.
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Furniture
Materials
Oak
Kartell Pilastro Stool in Black by Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Pilastro stool is part of the Kartell goes Sottsass, a tribute to Memphis collection, launched in 2015 in homage to design guru Ettore Sottsass....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Kartell Pilastro Stool in Green by Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Pilastro stool is part of the Kartell goes Sottsass, a tribute to Memphis collection, launched in 2015 in homage to design guru Ettore Sottsass....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic
21st Century Contemporary Indian Pile Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
A 21st century contemporary Indian Pile rug with an beige floral motif. This piece has fine details, great colors, and a beautiful design. It would be the perfect addition to your ho...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool
Floral Blue Contemporary Nepalese Wool & Silk Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
This contemporary Nepalese rug embraces a light blue floral motif that spans its all-over design. Its intricate details and striking color palette create a gorgeous piece. Consider a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool
Contemporary Nepalese Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
Contemporary Nepalese rug with an all-over geometric red design. This piece has fine details, great colors, and a beautiful design. It would be the perfec...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool
Contemporary Indian Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
Contemporary Indian rug with an all over floral design. This piece has fine details, great colors, and a beautiful design. It would be the perfect addition to your home. This rug mea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool
Modern Indian Tabriz Style Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
Modern Indian Tabriz style rug with an all-over geometric design. This piece has fine details, great colors, and a beautiful design. It would be the p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool
Contemporary Indian Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
A modern Indian rug with an all over yellow floral design. This piece has fine details, great colors, and a beautiful design. It would be the perfect addition to your home. This rug ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool
Modern Indian Peshawar Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
Modern Indian Peshawar rug with an all over floral design. This piece has fine details, great colors, and a beautiful design. It would be the perfect addition to your home. This rug ...
Category
2010s Indian Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool
21st Century Modern Indian Peshawar Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
Modern Indian Peshawar rug with an all-over light brown design. This piece has fine details, great colors, and a beautiful design. It would be the perfect addition to your home.
Thi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool
Tan Modern Indian Handmade Peshawar Wool Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
Modern Indian Peshawar hand-knotted wool rug with a tan color field. This piece has gray, beige, and rust accents in an all-over floral design.
This rug measures 10'1" x 13'8".
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool
Modern Needlepoint Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
Modern Portuguese Needlepoint rug with an all over floral design. This piece has fine details, great colors, and a beautiful design. It would be the pe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool
Ultrafragola Mirror/Lamp by Ettore Sottsass for Poltronova, Italy
Located in Milan, Italy
This is Ultrafragola a nice mirror designed by Ettore Sottsass for Poltronova in the 1970.
It is a translucent white plastic frame of undulating outline, concealing pink internal flu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass, Plastic
1976 Style Mario Marenco Italian Leather Lounge Chairs by Arflex Italy
By Arflex
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1980s Pair of Italian Stitched Leather Lounge Chairs by Arflex of Italy
1976 design edition Mario Marenco for Arflex
Top stitch design. Feather down. Black leather.
Maker label Arfl...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather, Down
Georg Jensen Two-Light Candelabrum 1097 Henning Koppel
Located in Hellerup, DK
This is a Mid-Century sterling silver Georg Jensen candelabrum, design #1097 by Henning Koppel from the early 1960s.
Additional information:
Material: Sterling silver
Styles: Modern...
Category
20th Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Artwork wall Panel scagliola decoration Handmade in Italy by Cupioli available
Located in Rimini, IT
Prometheus a Greek mythological figure is represented in this panel.
To this hero, a friend of mankind, are linked some ancient myths that had luck and spread in Greece.
Prometheus i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Scagliola, Wood
Modern wall panel red art relief handmade in Italy by Cupioli available
Located in Rimini, IT
Scagliola art panel decoration in relief realised on a wooden support and with a white wooden frame.
"Preposition with which the Heraclitis express the eternal becoming of reality,
comparing the latter to a river that only apparently remains one and identical,
but which in fact continually renews itself and transforms itself, so that it is not given to dive into it more than once, because the second time strictly speaking it is not the same river as the first one.
This conception constitutes the antithesis of that of the absolute eternal unity and immutability of being.
In one fragment Heraclitus emphasizes that man can never experience twice as much,
since every entity, in its apparent reality, is subjected to the inexorable law of change
Artistical Technique: Scagliola art on wood panel...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Scagliola, Wood
Kartell Cindy Lamp in Fuchsia Pink by Ferruccio Laviani
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The typical table lamp of the seventies given new form and color. The Cindy lamp with a conical lampshade and rounded teardrop base comes in a broad range o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Lattice Sideboard, Contemporary Modern Minimalist Wooden Two-Tone Walnut
Located in Istanbul, TR
Lattice is a customizable sideboard that strikes a fine balance between functionality, elegance and natural simplicity.
The minimal design language when combined with the two-tone...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Furniture
Materials
Walnut, Wood
Lumina Daphine LED Floor Lamp in Black by Tommaso Cimini in STOCK
By Lumina, Tommaso Cimini
Located in New York, NY
Floor lamp in metal with an articulated arm and a diffuser pivoting on 360°. The base of cast iron always comes black varnished. Available with halogen or LED light source. Two step ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Modern Oval Dining Table Black & White Top, Gold Stainless Steel Details
Located in Porto, PT
Modern Oval Dining Table Black & White Top, Gold Stainless Steel Details Fuschia dining table
Fuschia dining table is a revivalism of the M...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel
Modern Handwoven Flat-Weave Wool Kilim Rug Abstract in White Mustard Green Pink
Located in Madrid, ES
Mosaico is an Abe the ape's desing for Kilombo Home.
This rug has been ethically handwoven in the finest wool yarns by artisans in north of India, using a traditional weaving techni...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Vintage Set of Four Attributed to Mathieu Matégot Dining Chairs, France, 1950s
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Striking set of four vintage dining chairs attributed to Mathieu Matégot in his trademark perforated and lacquered sheet steel. Wonderful lightness to these, masterful use of steel e...
Category
1950s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
DIG IT Pouf Jacquard Velvet
By Gio Pagani
Located in Milano, IT
Dig It is a pouf with a cylindrical seat. The wooden shell is covered with polyurethane foam and finished with a top layer of acrylic fiber.
The base can be ma...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass, Metal
Tulle 2 Wall Lamp in Brass and Black Enamel Mesh by Blueprint Lighting, 2019
Located in New York, NY
The Tulle 2 wall lamp is an architectural piece that works well in both modern and transitional interiors. Shown here in our black enamel mesh and n...
Category
2010s American Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass, Enamel, Nickel, Bronze
Contemporary 'Tigra' Table Lamp Iridescent Pink Crystal and Gold by Ghirò Studio
By Ghirò Studio
Located in Pieve Emanuele, Milano
The 'Tigra' lamp is not just a table lamp. It’s an object of pure art and design. Sober, fine and elegant even when off, it is ideal for adding a touch of color to the bedroom or an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
"Teoca" Coffee Table with Marble Top
By ADN Studio
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
The "Teoca" coffee table is part of ADN Studio´s Volcan collection. This collection seeks to go back to basics. It is a subtle and refined interpretation of the archetypical modern f...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Contemporary Cioccolata Bookshelf in Aluminium by Altreforme
By Aziz Sariyer
Located in Calolziocorte (Lecco) Italy, IT
Cioccolata is a bookcase whose taste is refined, sweet and incredibly unique. It envelopes in its symmetric folds the magic pages of a good book, the scent of the most beautiful flow...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Taola Side Table limited edition of 8
Located in Barcelona, ES
PostCraft is a collection that builds cultural bridges, inviting us to broaden our view of the world, to look beyond the borders of Europe and the West and to consider that art and c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Furniture
Materials
Textile, Oak, Paper
Mono Contemporary Side Table in Wood
Located in London, GB
Mono is an object between a stool and a sidetable. It´s monolith- like, static appearance makes it a stand-alone piece but also works great in company. The object provides the functi...
Category
2010s German Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
In Stock in Los Angeles, Light Blue Rabbit Mini Portable Charger
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Rabbit mini power bank battery charger
In stock in Los Angeles
Power bank. You can carry Rabbit MINI in your bag as an external battery for your smartphone or any other device.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Pair Contemporary Counter Bar Stool Black Metal & Black Leather
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
Counter stool in black smoke polished steel and black saddle leather.
The phrases "Less is more" and "God is in the detail" from the German-American architect and industrial designe...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Contemporary Green, Black, White, Jewelry Console with Brass base
Located in Riga, LV
Beautify yourself in the most exquisite way possible with Kanttari luxury dressing table Mona.
Available in a curated selection of fashionable finishes, this elegant console table is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Bowl Vase Vessel Centerpiece White Calacatta Marble Collectible Design Italy
Located in Ancona, Marche
Bowl sculpted by hand from a solid block of Calacatta marble. Polished finishing.
Dimensions: Big L 56 x W 27 x H 12 cm.
Also available: Small L 35 x W 17 x H 8 cm. and Medium L ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble
Dandelion Handloom Throw / Blanket in Soft Yellow Shade in Merino Twill Weave
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
Custom design by Studio Variously, Dandelion ( throw / blanket / bedspread ) is handwoven ethically by master weavers in Nepal and dyed entirely with earth friendly dyes in soft 100% merino yarn.
A sustainable design brand based out of Michigan, Studio Variously exclusively collaborates with artisan communities globally to restore and revive ancient techniques by exploring classic modern designs in textile based products for interiors.
Dandelion is a multipurpose piece of textile which can be used as a bed spread...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Furniture
Materials
Yarn
Mothership Catch All - Handblown Contemporary Glass Vessel for the Home
Located in New York, NY
The Mothership Catch All, as the Hampton Coliseum in Virginia was affectionately dubbed by concertgoers, uses blended color bands to embody the spirit of the venue where the Gratef...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Fig Amber Scented Candle, White Ceramic Candleholder Natural Fragrance, In Stock
Located in Porto, PT
Candle Bois Oud Scented, White Ceramic Candleholder Natural Fragrance, In Stock
Thanks to its eye-catching container design, Achi candle releases a hypnotic perfume adding extra value to a space. The natural composition of scents promises to excite sensorial experiences through your home.
ACH advisors recommend you continue the experience by using the container as a vase plant.
About ACH Collection
ACH Collection, a signature brand by Hommés Studio, presents magnificent handmade objects, from tabletop decor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
“Tiffany” Wall Bracket 23 Purple Silk, Antiqued Brass, Silvered Glass
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
TIFFANY the iconic lamp!
Tiffany, a timeless lamp, inspired by the international movie “Breakfast at Tiffany” and the talented character Audrey Hepburn, is a contemporary lamp, entir...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Brass and Alabaster Curved and Elongated Wall Sconces by Glustin Luminaires
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
New wall sconces by Glustin Luminaires, they are made of a single rounded and curved carved alabaster piece sat on a light bronze finished brass back plate.
Due to the nature of th...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Walnut Writing Desk with Drawers, Made in Italy
By Riva 1920
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Writing desk made completely of solid walnut. The drawers are assembled with dovetail joints (includes 2 top drawers and 3 drawers under the desk). This writing desk is characterized by an “X” joint...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Modern Chiado Console Table, Leather Oak Root, Handmade Portugal by Greenapple
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, cap...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Lilly Contemporary Sculptural LED Chandelier, Solid Brass and crystal. Large
Located in Torslanda, SE
Lilly is a contemporary chandelier that challenges the differentiation of room and object. Formed from solid brass milled petals, each LED light source contains a single crystal hemisphere, absorbing and reflecting its environment to make it a part of the piece.
Our large sized chandelier...
Category
2010s Scandinavian Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
21st Century Mini Pouf in Printed Nabuk by Gianfranco Ferré Home
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
The Mini pouf features a light and versatile design. Small, soft and compact, it adds character to any setting. Available in different menswear fabrics of the collection: pied-de-pou...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather, Foam, Wood
Tamar 1, 2.75" Dia x 14"H Blown Glass Pendant by Shakuff
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hand blown glass pendants fixtures. 1 glass pendant on 6" round canopy with LED G4 2W bulb. Fixture dimmable. 2 additional ft. are added to every wire. UL listed. Glass pendant measu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass
Ceramic Golf Plate "BOGEY" Handcrafted in White with Gold, Platinum or Bronze
By Gabriella B.
Located in Treviso, IT
Bogey - Ceramic golf plate handcrafted in white enamel and 24-karat gold,
platinum or bronze
code GP040.
Measures: Height 1.0 cm, diameter. 40.0 cm.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Custom Coquillage Plaster Fixture
Located in New York, NY
Custom Coquillage plaster fixture.
Please note this fixture can be customized in different sizes.
Lead time is 8-10 weeks.
NOTE: We highly recommend...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Furniture
Materials
Plaster
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