Modern Children's Furniture
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
2010s French Modern Children's Furniture
Plywood
2010s French Modern Children's Furniture
Plywood
2010s French Modern Children's Furniture
Plywood
1990s Dutch Modern Children's Furniture
Felt
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Children's Furniture
Metal
2010s Italian Modern Children's Furniture
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Children's Furniture
Leather
2010s Modern Children's Furniture
Polyester, Fabric
2010s Modern Children's Furniture
Fabric, Polyester
2010s Modern Children's Furniture
Fabric, Polyester
2010s Modern Children's Furniture
Fabric, Polyester
2010s Modern Children's Furniture
Fabric, Polyester
2010s Modern Children's Furniture
Fabric, Polyester
20th Century Modern Children's Furniture
Upholstery, Wood
1950s Finnish Vintage Modern Children's Furniture
Laminate, Birch
2010s Israeli Modern Children's Furniture
Acrylic, Teak
2010s Israeli Modern Children's Furniture
Acrylic, Teak
2010s Finnish Modern Children's Furniture
Fabric, Foam
2010s Turkish Modern Children's Furniture
Wicker, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Children's Furniture
Leather
2010s American Modern Children's Furniture
Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Children's Furniture
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Children's Furniture
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Children's Furniture
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Children's Furniture
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Children's Furniture
Leather
2010s Portuguese Modern Children's Furniture
Brass
2010s Portuguese Modern Children's Furniture
Brass
2010s Portuguese Modern Children's Furniture
Brass
2010s Portuguese Modern Children's Furniture
Brass
2010s Portuguese Modern Children's Furniture
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Children's Furniture
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Children's Furniture
Silk, Velvet, Art Glass, Birch
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Children's Furniture
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Children's Furniture
Plastic
2010s American Modern Children's Furniture
Cotton
2010s American Modern Children's Furniture
Wool, Alpaca
Late 20th Century European Modern Children's Furniture
Polyester
2010s American Modern Children's Furniture
Brass
2010s American Modern Children's Furniture
Cotton
2010s American Modern Children's Furniture
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Children's Furniture
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Children's Furniture
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Children's Furniture
Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Children's Furniture
Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Children's Furniture
Plastic
2010s American Modern Children's Furniture
Sheepskin, Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Children's Furniture
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Children's Furniture
Plastic
2010s Finnish Modern Children's Furniture
Fabric, Foam
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Children's Furniture
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Children's Furniture
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Children's Furniture
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Children's Furniture
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Children's Furniture
Velvet
Mid-20th Century Persian Modern Children's Furniture
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Children's Furniture
Resin
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Children's Furniture
Plastic