Modern Racks and Stands
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 Spanish Modern Racks and Stands
Steel
20th Century French Modern Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
2010s Brazilian Modern Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s Turkish Modern Racks and Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s American Modern Racks and Stands
Aluminum
2010s American Modern Racks and Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Racks and Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Racks and Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Racks and Stands
Oak, Walnut
2010s American Modern Racks and Stands
Brass
2010s American Modern Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Racks and Stands
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Racks and Stands
Steel
2010s French Modern Racks and Stands
Ash
2010s French Modern Racks and Stands
Ash
1950s German Vintage Modern Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Racks and Stands
Iron
2010s French Modern Racks and Stands
Ash
2010s French Modern Racks and Stands
Ash
1960s French Vintage Modern Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Racks and Stands
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Racks and Stands
Wood
2010s Italian Modern Racks and Stands
Iron
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
1980s American Vintage Modern Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Racks and Stands
Cut Glass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Racks and Stands
Oak
1940s Italian Vintage Modern Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Racks and Stands
Wood
1940s Italian Vintage Modern Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Brazilian Vintage Modern Racks and Stands
Brass
1940s Italian Vintage Modern Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Racks and Stands
Brass
1960s Dutch Vintage Modern Racks and Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Racks and Stands
Metal
1940s Italian Vintage Modern Racks and Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Racks and Stands
Brass
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Racks and Stands
Wood
Late 20th Century Danish Modern Racks and Stands
Hardwood
2010s Belgian Modern Racks and Stands
Ash, Walnut, Teak, Oak, Beech
1970s Asian Vintage Modern Racks and Stands
Brass
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Racks and Stands
Iron
1970s Vintage Modern Racks and Stands
Lucite
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Racks and Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Racks and Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Racks and Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Racks and Stands
Metal
2010s American Modern Racks and Stands
Hardwood, Ash
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Racks and Stands
Steel
2010s American Modern Racks and Stands
Hardwood, Walnut
2010s American Modern Racks and Stands
Aluminum
1970s Spanish Vintage Modern Racks and Stands
Brass
Late 20th Century Modern Racks and Stands
Fiberglass
Late 20th Century American Modern Racks and Stands
Metal, Gold Leaf
2010s American Modern Racks and Stands
Marble, Brass, Steel
2010s Turkish Modern Racks and Stands
Metal, Stainless Steel