Modern Cabinets
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
1980s American Vintage Modern Cabinets
Lacquer
2010s American Modern Cabinets
Silver Leaf
2010s Chinese Modern Cabinets
Stone
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cabinets
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
2010s French Modern Cabinets
Cherry, Oak, Lacquer
2010s American Modern Cabinets
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Cabinets
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Cabinets
Rock Crystal, Brass, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Cabinets
Copper
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cabinets
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Cabinets
Wood, Lacquer
2010s American Modern Cabinets
Bronze
2010s Chinese Modern Cabinets
Silver, Nickel
2010s American Modern Cabinets
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cabinets
Glass, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cabinets
Stainless Steel
2010s American Modern Cabinets
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cabinets
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cabinets
Agate, Brass
1950s American Vintage Modern Cabinets
Steel, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Cabinets
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cabinets
Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Cabinets
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cabinets
Brass, Gold Leaf
2010s French Modern Cabinets
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Cabinets
Marble, Onyx, Travertine, Statuary Marble, Brass
2010s Chinese Modern Cabinets
Ash
2010s American Modern Cabinets
Oak
1940s Swedish Vintage Modern Cabinets
Ebony, Rosewood
1990s American Modern Cabinets
Leather, Ash
2010s Chinese Modern Cabinets
Silver, Nickel, Brass
2010s American Modern Cabinets
Walnut, Plywood
2010s Portuguese Modern Cabinets
Brass
2010s French Modern Cabinets
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cabinets
Resin
2010s American Modern Cabinets
Cherry
2010s Egyptian Modern Cabinets
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Mauritian Modern Cabinets
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Cabinets
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cabinets
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cabinets
Aluminum
2010s American Modern Cabinets
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Cabinets
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cabinets
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Cabinets
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Cabinets
Marble, Stainless Steel
2010s French Modern Cabinets
Oak, Lacquer
2010s Turkish Modern Cabinets
Silver Plate, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Cabinets
Copper, Brass, Stainless Steel
2010s Italian Modern Cabinets
Bamboo, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cabinets
Iron, Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cabinets
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cabinets
Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Cabinets
Brass
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Cabinets
Glass, Mirror, Cherry
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Cabinets
Brass
2010s American Modern Cabinets
Walnut
1990s American Modern Cabinets
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cabinets
Laminate, Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Cabinets
Stainless Steel






