Modern Screens and Room Dividers
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Geometric Oak Room Wood Divider Screen Moon by Ana Volante
By Ana Volante
Located in Miami, FL
Oak wood moon divider
Baltic birch plywood with quarter cut white oak veneer
Designed by Ana Volante
Dimensions each pyramid
160cm x 50cm x 42...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Plywood
Origin Polcha X Atelier Veneer Claustra
By POLCHA
Located in PARIS, FR
This claustra is the first piece completely imagined by Polcha.
It was entirely made from wood scraps and manufactured by Atelier Veneer, a French carpentry workshop. Each slat r...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood
Shade Low Divider in Pink Vip Upholstery with Matt Black Base by Marco Zito
By Marco Zito
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Shade, as in the Japanese meaning of “divider”, has been restyled in a contemporary way and found a place in the living area. Shade is a filter, a divider, a compact system created for constructing spaces: decorating, separating, reserving private and intimate corners. The two sizes and the different textiles for...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Upholstery
Colorful Modernist Folding Screen by Sandro Petti
Located in New York, NY
Colorful modernist folding screen by Sandro Petti.
Green and purple leather with a chrome frame and lucite feet.
Literature: Casa Vogue March 1974...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Chrome
Shades of Venice Low Divider in Sant'Erasmo Cords & Black Steel by Marco Zito
By Marco Zito
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Shade of Venice dividers are created with a magical colourful weave in nautical cords inspired by the Venetian islands and their local colours. Thus four collections emerge: Mura...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Steel
Shades of Venice High Divider in Murano Cords & Black Steel Base by Marco Zito
By Marco Zito
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Shade of Venice dividers are created with a magical colourful weave in nautical cords inspired by the Venetian islands and their local colours. Thus four collections emerge: Mura...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Steel
SECRE Screen in Brass and Black Metal by Soraya Osorio
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Secre screen and room divider reveals its duality in its texture, pattern and finishes. Disclosing the screens beauty from any vantage point.
Finished in ebon black steel on one side and orbital...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Brass, Steel
Folding Screen 'Kimono' Room Divider
Located in Concordia Sagittaria, Veneto
Enriched with refined details, this superb screen is a functional way to create privacy, divide areas in a large room or loft, while providing a stylish statement in a home. The stru...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Metal
Contemporary Fireplace Screen "Argos" in Brass with Organic Forms, by Anaktae
By ANAKTAE
Located in Athens, GR
Contemporary, handcrafted fireplace screen model "Argos" in solid oxidized brass with cutout pattern with organic forms.
The screen is standing on a rectangular solid brass base.
V...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Brass
Shades of Venice Low Divider in Burano Cords & Black Steel Base by Marco Zito
By Marco Zito
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Shade of Venice dividers are created with a magical colourful weave in nautical cords inspired by the Venetian islands and their local colours. Thus four collections emerge: Mura...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Steel
Large Vivai del Sud Standing Mirror or Screen in Lacquered Wood
Located in Barcelona, ES
Large screen or standing mirror by Vivai del Sud, Italy, 1970's. Rare version in black lacquered wood and mirror produced in late 1970's by this Rome based company.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Contemporary Handmade Room Divider "Aether" with Mirrored Surfaces by Anaktae
By ANAKTAE
Located in Athens, GR
Contemporary handcrafted free-standing room divider, model "Aether" composed of four folding pieces of wood with a brass patina finish. The surfa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Custom Leather Screen
Located in Houston, TX
Custom three panel Italian congnac leather screen with nailhead detail. Floor sample with slight imperfection, as is. See photos.
Original retail starting at $7,800.00 C.O.M.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Brass
Modern Sculptural Wood Room Divider "Kirigami" by Sebastiano Bottos Italia
Located in Pordenone, IT
These architectural and sculptural screens, as well as other Sebastiano Bottos collection projects, distinguish themselves due to the mix of innovative material and processing . A tw...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood
White Brera Bookcase, Designed by Lievore Altherr Molina
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
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This bookcase main peculiarity are some vertical elements which break the linear con...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Lacquer
Contemporary Valentina Giovando Screen Iron Brass Crystal Gold Bronze
Located in Milano, IT
Sutra love
Sutra Love is a foldable screen from the "Sutra" Collection.
The structure is an iron frame, the decoration is made of hand-cut round brass discs, rows of crystal stra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Crystal, Brass, Iron
Screen Guise by Odd Matter
By Odd Matter
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Guise screen by Odd Matter, the Netherlands, 2019. Nilufar edition. EPS foam, spray. 205 x 15.8 x H 216 cm, 84.6 x 6.2 x H 85 in. Guise explores the first encounter?through the poten...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Polystyrene, Paint
Screen with 3 Panels with De Gournay Covering Art Déco Garden André Fu Living
By André Fu
Located in Admiralty, HK
Description: Screen with 3 panels in pinewood and oak wood with De Gournay covering
Color: Grey and lead grey
Size: 164 x 4 x 200 H cm
Material: Pinewood ...
Category
2010s Chinese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Oak, Pine
Colony Screen in Vienna Straw with Natural Ash Structure by Skrivo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Screen in Vienna Straw, with frame in solid natural ash or stained black. The rattan is only available in the same finish of the structure.
We wanted to enhance the hidden role of the screen in the indoor environment, presenting a highly scenographic element that could come out of some Wes Anderson...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Straw
GAN Spaces Lan Screen with Oak Wood Frame & Steel in Indigo by Neri&Hu
Located in New York, NY
“Neri&Hu questions the sofa typology. Once the normal typology of a piece of furniture is broken down into its components, seating and rug become a single space.
The back componen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wool
Transition Room Divider
Located in Eindhoven, NL
This poetic room divider has four textural panels echoing the change of seasons. The harmonious color scheme is striking in its simplicity and in the att...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Jacquard
Screen with 4 Panels with De Gournay Covering Art Déco Garden André Fu Living
By André Fu
Located in Admiralty, HK
Description: Screen with 4 panels in pinewood and oak wood with De Gournay covering
Color: Charcoal and raw earth
Size: 219 x 4 x 200 H cm
Material: Pinewood and oak wood
Collec...
Category
2010s Chinese Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Oak, Pine
Modern Sculptural Wood Room Divider by Sebastiano Bottos, Italia
Located in Pordenone, IT
The " Cortina " screen by Sebastiano Bottos is a geometric piece of furniture handcrafted by assembling extroflexed pine wood elements, the result of an innovating working process th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood
White Washed Oak and Aged Brass Six Panel Folding Screen by Steve Chase
By Steve Chase
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Glamorous 1990’s six panel folding screen by Steve Chase.
Out of a Steve Chase design estate in Rancho Mirage CA.
Constructed of solid white washed o...
Category
1990s American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Brass
Ombra Screen by Chiara Provasi
Located in Milan, IT
An exercise in visual harmony and artistic sensibility, this decorative wooden screen will transform any interior with its dynamic character. The rectangular silhouette features four...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Textile
Hippo Screen
By Da A
Located in Milan, IT
A splendid and whimsical piece of functional decor, this screen will enliven both an indoor and outdoor area. Inspired by the friendly image of a hippopotamus, it is exquisitely craf...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Steel
Arflex Vela Screen C in Glass by Bernhardt & Vella
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Two colored glasses with different shapes, but complementary, create a play of transparency. Vela is a screen that divides in a light and simple way, without weighing down the space,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Glass
Henley Street Paravant by Yabu Pushelberg in Whiskey Oak and Woven Natural Cane
Located in Toronto, ON
This Henley Street Paravant by Yabu Pushelberg in whiskey ultra matte lacquered oak is paired with woven cane accents.
A sustainably sourced solid Fre...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Cane, Oak, Natural Fiber, Rattan
Marie Suri "Constellation" Fire Screen
By Marie Suri
Located in New York, NY
Marie Suri
The "Constellation" fire screen
Fire screen with scattered 2.5” and 4” steel medallions with bronze decoration. Mesh backing makes these ...
Category
2010s American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Bronze
Giovannozzi Home, Partition Wall in Green Marble and Metal Brass Finish, Italy
Located in Tivoli Terme, Roma
Partition wall composed in green marble and metal brass finishing, created by Michele Arcarese Architect together with Giovannozzi.
- Slabs in marble ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Marble, Brass
Andrianna Shamaris Rare Rosewood Screen
Located in New York, NY
Exquisite rare antique rosewood carved into this beautiful screen or room divider.
Andrianna Shamaris. The Leader In Modern Organic Design™
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood, Rosewood, Reclaimed Wood
Contemporary QD24 Floor Screen with Silk, Velvet, Walnut and Lacquered Wood
Located in Milano, Lombardia
The QD24 ia a double-sided floor screen or room divider is made with silk, velvet, lacquered wood and walnut wood. This piece is ideal to embellish or to transform any space.
It is c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood, Silk, Velvet
Conogó Partition Screen in Hardwood, Brazilian Contemporary Design
Located in Sao Paulo, BR
This contemporary styled partition screen or room divider is made of sucupira hardwood. Named the Conogó, this partition screen is art–furniture.
The...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood
Henley Street Paravant by Yabu Pushelberg in Nude Oak and Woven Natural Cane
Located in Toronto, ON
This Henley Street Paravant by Yabu Pushelberg in nude brushed ultra matte lacquered oak is paired with woven cane accents.
A sustainably sourced soli...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Cane, Oak, Natural Fiber, Rattan
Giovannozzi Home, Partition Wall "LEAVES" Marble and Metal Brass Finish, Italy
Located in Tivoli Terme, Roma
Partition wall composed in green or black marble and metal brass finishing, created by Michele Arcarese Architect together with Giovannozzi.
- Insert ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Marble, Brass
Giovannozzi Home, Partition Wall in Portoro Marble and Metal Brass Finish, Italy
Located in Tivoli Terme, Roma
Partition wall composed in Portoro marble and metal brass finishing, created by Michele Arcarese Architect together with Giovannozzi.
- Slabs in marbl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Marble, Brass
Henley Street Paravant by Yabu Pushelberg in Black Oak and Woven Natural Cane
Located in Toronto, ON
This Henley Street Paravant by Yabu Pushelberg in black pepper stained matte oak is paired with woven cane accents.
A sustainably sourced solid French...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Cane, Oak, Natural Fiber, Rattan
Giovannozzi Home, Partition Wall in Green Marble and Metal Brass Finish, Italy
Located in Tivoli Terme, Roma
Partition wall composed in green marble and metal brass finishing, created by Michele Arcarese Architect together with Giovannozzi.
- Slabs in marble ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Marble, Brass
Space Poetry Pink Room divider
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Space Poetry is a collection of sculptural objects in which Kiki van Eijk researches the relationship between space and architecture. Her findings are translating into a series of pi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Other
Henley Street Paravant by Yabu Pushelberg in Ivory Oak and Woven Natural Cane
Located in Toronto, ON
This Henley Street Paravant by Yabu Pushelberg in ivory ultra matte lacquered oak is paired with woven cane accents.
A sustainably sourced solid Frenc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Cane, Oak, Natural Fiber, Rattan
Henley Street Paravant by Yabu Pushelberg in Mist Oak and Woven Natural Cane
Located in Toronto, ON
This Henley Street Paravant by Yabu Pushelberg in mist matte lacquered oak is paired with woven cane accents.
A sustainably sourced solid French oak frame is hand-hewn by craftsme...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Cane, Oak, Natural Fiber, Rattan
DeCastelli Painting Room Divider in Black & Green Color
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A large screen designed as a theatre curtain represents imaginary natural landscapes on both sides: a night sky and the outline of a series of hills. The chromatic variations obtaine...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Metal
Reverso Separè Sunset by Draga&Aurel Resin and Brass 21st Century
Located in Como, IT
Transparency Matters collection by Draga & Aurel:
Partition screen made from cast resin and self-standing structure in polished brass. Transparency of the resin creates light effect...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Brass
Space Poetry Blue Room divider
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Space Poetry is a collection of sculptural objects in which Kiki van Eijk researches the relationship between space and architecture. Her findings are translating into a series of pi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Organic Material
Snake Contemporary Sculptural Wood Bronze Patina Room Divider Screen
By Grain
Located in Bainbridge Island, WA
A large screen composed of solid wood posts with hand-cut hinges and bronze sheet. The form evokes prayer flags or a snaking river. The blue color of the bro...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Bronze
Space Poetry Moss Green Room divider
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Space Poetry is a collection of sculptural objects in which Kiki van Eijk researches the relationship between space and architecture. Her findings are translating into a series of pi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Organic Material
Giovannozzi Home, Partition Wall in Portoro Marble and Metal Brass Finish, Italy
Located in Tivoli Terme, Roma
Partition wall composed in black marble type "Portoro" and metal brass finishing, created by Michele Arcarese Architect together with Giovannozzi.
- S...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Marble, Brass
Reverso Separè Jade by Draga&Aurel Resin and Brass, 21st Century
Located in Como, IT
Transparency Matters collection by Draga & Aurel:
Partition screen made from cast resin and self-standing structure in polished brass. Transparency of the resin creates light effect...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Brass
Reverso Separè Steel by Draga&Aurel Resin and Brass, 21st Century
Located in Como, IT
Transparency Matters collection by Draga & Aurel:
Partition screen made from cast resin and self-standing structure in polished brass. Transparency of the resin creates light effect...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Brass
Roto Screen / Room Divider, Steel Frame, Brass and Copper Mesh by Mario Milana
By Mario Milana
Located in Milano, Lombardia
The rotO is a room divider composed of three circular elements that overlap and unfold by rolling. This rotational object creates a dynamic screen, or room divider, that plays with t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Brass, Steel, Copper
Anacleto Screen
By Da A
Located in Milan, IT
This indoor-outdoor screen is both a functional and decorative object of subtle sophistication. Inspired by the Disney character Archimedes from the Sword in the Stone...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Steel
Biombo Contemporary Oak, Natural and Copper-Smoked Glass Floor Mirror Triptych
By ACOOCOORO
Located in Mexico City, MX
Biombo is a generous, flattering, and intimate floor mirror triptych, drawn from the works of Leonardo Cremonini, inhabited by everyday, tumultuous,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Oak, Mirror
Narciso Screen
Located in Milan, IT
A sophisticated piece of functional decor that will create a private area in a large room, this screen is composed of three panels that can open completel...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Oak, Leather, Textile
ClassiCon Brick Screen in Black by Eileen Gray
By Eileen Gray
Located in New York, NY
Eileen Gray was fascinated by the beauty of traditional lacquer ware. She learned the centuries-old craft from a Japanese artisan and then perfected her skills over the course of many years. Brick Screen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Stainless Steel
ClassiCon Folding Screen in Red by Eileen Gray
By Eileen Gray
Located in New York, NY
The high-tech look that arose in the 1980s and which is still potentially current had an ingenious predecessor. Over half a century ago, Eileen Gray anticipated the cool Industrial a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood
Reverso Separè Purpish Blue by Draga&Aurel Resin and Brass, 21st Century
Located in Como, IT
Transparency Matters collection by Draga & Aurel:
Partition screen made from cast resin and self-standing structure in polished brass. Transparency of the resin creates light effect...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Brass
Reverso Separè Dusty Turquoise by Draga&Aurel Resin and Brass, 21st Century
Located in Como, IT
Transparency Matters collection by Draga & Aurel:
Partition screen made from cast resin and self-standing structure in polished brass. Transparency of the resin creates light effect...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Brass
Reverso Separè Mulberry by Draga&Aurel Resin and Brass, 21st Century
Located in Como, IT
Transparency Matters collection by Draga & Aurel:
Partition screen made from cast resin and self-standing structure in polished brass. Transparency of the resin creates light effect...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Brass
Modern screens and room dividers for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Modern screens and room dividers for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage screens and room dividers created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include more furniture and collectibles, building and garden elements, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern screens and room dividers made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original screens and room dividers, popular names associated with this style include Draga & Aurel, Kiki van Eijk, Marco Zito, and Sebastiano Bottos. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for screens and room dividers differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $928 and tops out at $180,000 while the average work can sell for $7,200.
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