Modern Asian Art and 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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Ceramic
2010s Chinese Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Ash
1990s American Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Canvas, Acrylic
Early 2000s Japanese Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Ceramic
Late 20th Century Japanese Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Ceramic
2010s Chinese Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Bronze
1980s American Vintage Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Paper
Early 2000s Japanese Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Ceramic
20th Century American Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Plastic, Acrylic
2010s Ukrainian Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Steel
Mid-20th Century American Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Ceramic
2010s French Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Metal
Late 20th Century Japanese Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Ceramic
Late 20th Century Japanese Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Ceramic
1960s American Vintage Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Ceramic
1980s American Vintage Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Paint, Ceramic, Stoneware
1980s Unknown Vintage Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Steel
Early 2000s Japanese Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan
Late 20th Century Japanese Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan
Late 20th Century American Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Ceramic
2010s Moroccan Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Leather
2010s Moroccan Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Leather
2010s Italian Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Ceramic
2010s German Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Wood
2010s American Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Wood, Paper
2010s Turkish Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Olive
1980s American Vintage Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Brass
2010s Panamanian Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Metal
2010s Moroccan Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Brass, Enamel
Late 20th Century Japanese Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Blown Glass
2010s Japanese Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Linen
2010s Japanese Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Linen
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Ceramic
2010s Korean Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Natural Fiber, Plastic, Acrylic, Paper
1990s French Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Silk
2010s Moroccan Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Leather
1930s Japanese Vintage Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Canvas, Paint
2010s Japanese Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Linen
2010s Korean Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Natural Fiber, Paper, Acrylic, Plastic
1980s American Vintage Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Steel
2010s Japanese Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Linen
20th Century Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Early 2000s Japanese Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Ceramic
Early 2000s American Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Art Glass
Early 2000s Japanese Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Crystal
1980s Vintage Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Plexiglass
2010s Moroccan Modern Asian Art and Furniture
Leather





