Modern Decorative Boxes
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
20th Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Bone, Wood
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Decorative Boxes
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Decorative Boxes
Bone
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Decorative Boxes
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Boxes
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Boxes
Leather
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Decorative Boxes
Nickel
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Decorative Boxes
Lapis Lazuli, Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Decorative Boxes
Marble
1980s Japanese Vintage Modern Decorative Boxes
Silver
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Decorative Boxes
Bronze
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Decorative Boxes
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Modern Decorative Boxes
Bone, Wood
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Decorative Boxes
Glass
1970s Philippine Vintage Modern Decorative Boxes
Brass
Mid-18th Century French Antique Modern Decorative Boxes
Metal
1990s Indian Modern Decorative Boxes
Metal, Brass, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Decorative Boxes
Marble
1980s American Vintage Modern Decorative Boxes
Stainless Steel
2010s English Modern Decorative Boxes
Acrylic, Wood
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Decorative Boxes
Silver Plate, Brass
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Decorative Boxes
Brass
2010s Thai Modern Decorative Boxes
Faux Leather
1970s French Vintage Modern Decorative Boxes
Stoneware
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Decorative Boxes
Coral
Late 20th Century American Modern Decorative Boxes
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Boxes
Brass
20th Century French Modern Decorative Boxes
Velvet
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Decorative Boxes
Chrome
2010s Mexican Modern Decorative Boxes
Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Australian Modern Decorative Boxes
Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s Mexican Modern Decorative Boxes
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Decorative Boxes
Ceramic
2010s Argentine Modern Decorative Boxes
Wood
1960s Vintage Modern Decorative Boxes
Wood
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Decorative Boxes
Mother-of-Pearl
2010s Thai Modern Decorative Boxes
Faux Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Boxes
Leather
2010s Thai Modern Decorative Boxes
Leather
20th Century Chinese Modern Decorative Boxes
Wood
1970s American Vintage Modern Decorative Boxes
Enamel, Foil
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Decorative Boxes
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Decorative Boxes
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Decorative Boxes
Gold
Late 20th Century French Modern Decorative Boxes
Leather
20th Century American Modern Decorative Boxes
Mirror
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Decorative Boxes
Metal, Gold Leaf, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Decorative Boxes
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Decorative Boxes
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Decorative Boxes
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Decorative Boxes
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Boxes
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Boxes
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Decorative Boxes
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Decorative Boxes
Ceramic
2010s Australian Modern Decorative Boxes
Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Decorative Boxes
Chrome, Silver Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Decorative Boxes
Ceramic
2010s Australian Modern Decorative Boxes
Nickel
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Decorative Boxes
Plastic





