Modern Club Chairs
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 Club Chairs
Steel
2010s Portuguese Modern Club Chairs
Walnut
2010s Portuguese Modern Club Chairs
Walnut
2010s Italian Modern Club Chairs
Oak, Wood, Upholstery, Wool
1990s Modern Club Chairs
Linen, Faux Leather
2010s Portuguese Modern Club Chairs
Walnut
2010s American Modern Club Chairs
Bouclé, Maple
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Club Chairs
Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Club Chairs
Fabric
1980s North American Vintage Modern Club Chairs
Brass
2010s American Modern Club Chairs
Bouclé, Maple
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Club Chairs
Leather, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Club Chairs
Metal
2010s Brazilian Modern Club Chairs
Leather, Lacquer, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Club Chairs
Faux Fur, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Club Chairs
Fabric
Early 20th Century Modern Club Chairs
Upholstery
2010s Portuguese Modern Club Chairs
Metal
1990s Italian Modern Club Chairs
Leather
2010s Brazilian Modern Club Chairs
Lacquer, Upholstery, Wood, Fabric
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Club Chairs
Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Club Chairs
Brass, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Club Chairs
Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Club Chairs
Chrome
1980s American Vintage Modern Club Chairs
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Club Chairs
Fabric
Mid-20th Century Swedish Modern Club Chairs
Fabric, Birch
2010s Turkish Modern Club Chairs
Upholstery, Velvet, Faux Leather, Foam
2010s American Modern Club Chairs
Linen, Birch, Maple
2010s Belgian Modern Club Chairs
Hemp
Late 20th Century American Modern Club Chairs
Fabric, Wood, Paint, Feathers
1980s American Vintage Modern Club Chairs
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Club Chairs
Leather
2010s Canadian Modern Club Chairs
Leather, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Club Chairs
Brass, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Club Chairs
Textile, Wood
2010s Italian Modern Club Chairs
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Club Chairs
Brass
Mid-20th Century European Modern Club Chairs
Textile, Mahogany
2010s Spanish Modern Club Chairs
Aluminum
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Club Chairs
Rush, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Club Chairs
Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Club Chairs
Metal
2010s Italian Modern Club Chairs
Steel
2010s Belgian Modern Club Chairs
Hemp
2010s Canadian Modern Club Chairs
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Club Chairs
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Club Chairs
Brass
Early 2000s British Modern Club Chairs
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Club Chairs
Brass, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Club Chairs
Cement
1980s American Vintage Modern Club Chairs
Chrome
1990s Spanish Modern Club Chairs
Stainless Steel
2010s American Modern Club Chairs
Velvet, Wood
20th Century Italian Modern Club Chairs
Aluminum
2010s Mexican Modern Club Chairs
Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Club Chairs
Leather
2010s American Modern Club Chairs
Bouclé, Maple
1980s American Vintage Modern Club Chairs
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Club Chairs
Velvet, Wood











