Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Bouclé, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Bouclé, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood, Walnut, Birdseye Maple
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood, Walnut, Birdseye Maple
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal, Brass, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood, Maple
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Onyx, Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Marble, Statuary Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Upholstery
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Upholstery
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fur, Down, Feathers
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Terracotta
1960s Italian Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
2010s Turkish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Silk
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fur, Down, Feathers
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
2010s Danish Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric
2010s Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
1950s Austrian Vintage Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
2010s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Velvet
2010s Ecuadorean Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Upholstery, Velvet
Late 20th Century American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Linen
2010s British Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Hardwood, Ash, Maple, Oak, Walnut
2010s British Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Hardwood, Ash, Maple, Oak, Walnut
2010s British Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Hardwood, Walnut, Oak, Maple, Ash
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Bouclé
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Silk, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Bouclé
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Silk, Velvet
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Silk, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Bouclé
2010s Portuguese Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Velvet, Silk
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Bouclé
2010s Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Bouclé
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Bouclé
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Canvas, Wood, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Bouclé
1990s American Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton