Modern 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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
2010s Thai Modern Boxes
Faux Leather
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Boxes
Enamel
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Boxes
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Boxes
Bone, Wood
2010s American Modern Boxes
Ceramic, Clay
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Boxes
Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Boxes
Ebony
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Boxes
Suede, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Boxes
Brass, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Boxes
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Boxes
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Boxes
Brass, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Boxes
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
2010s Argentine Modern Boxes
Stone, Onyx
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Boxes
Horn, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Boxes
Cedar, Ebony
2010s Argentine Modern Boxes
Stone, Onyx
Late 20th Century French Modern Boxes
Paper, Wood
1990s British Modern Boxes
Sterling Silver
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Boxes
Sterling Silver
2010s Argentine Modern Boxes
Metal, Sheet Metal
1970s American Vintage Modern Boxes
Sterling Silver
2010s Mexican Modern Boxes
Travertine
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Boxes
Suede, Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Boxes
Marble
1950s French Vintage Modern Boxes
Metal
2010s Mexican Modern Boxes
Acrylic
2010s Italian Modern Boxes
Metal
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Boxes
Acrylic, Lucite
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Boxes
Coral
1990s Italian Modern Boxes
Leather, Fabric
2010s Italian Modern Boxes
Brass
1980s French Vintage Modern Boxes
Resin
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Boxes
Brass
2010s Argentine Modern Boxes
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Boxes
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Boxes
Wood
2010s Belgian Modern Boxes
Cherry, Padouk, Zebra Wood
2010s South American Modern Boxes
Stone, Onyx, Metal
Late 20th Century Chinese Modern Boxes
Copper, Enamel
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Boxes
Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Modern Boxes
Stone, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Boxes
Marble
Late 20th Century Asian Modern Boxes
Paper
2010s Italian Modern Boxes
Metal
Early 2000s Italian Modern Boxes
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Boxes
Bone, Horn, Wood
20th Century French Modern Boxes
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Boxes
Birdseye Maple
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Boxes
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Boxes
Steel
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Boxes
Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Boxes
Glass, Cedar
Late 20th Century English Modern Boxes
Stone, Marble
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Boxes
Leather, Suede
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Boxes
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Boxes
Wood
2010s Mexican Modern Boxes
Acrylic
1980s American Vintage Modern Boxes
Metal, Brass
Late 20th Century Modern Boxes
Malachite, Onyx









