Modern Case Pieces and Storage 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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
20th Century American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
20th Century American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Fabric
20th Century American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
20th Century American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Paint
20th Century Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Glass
20th Century American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Other
20th Century American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Other
20th Century American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Other
Early 2000s Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
2010s Portuguese Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Marble, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Oak
2010s American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Iron
2010s Chinese Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Glass, Ash
1950s American Vintage Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Mauritian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Aluminum
2010s Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Marble, Brass, Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal
2010s Portuguese Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
20th Century French Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
2010s Chinese Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Glass, Ash
2010s Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Glass, Wood, Lacquer, Paint
Late 20th Century North American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Maple
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood, Lacquer
1970s American Vintage Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Travertine
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Concrete, Steel
20th Century American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Steel
1940s Argentine Vintage Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood, Parchment Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal, Stainless Steel, Cut Steel, Steel
2010s Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Resin
2010s Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood, Burl
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Crystal, Brass, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
2010s Czech Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Stainless Steel
2010s American Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
1980s Canadian Vintage Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Leather, Glass, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Epoxy Resin, Walnut, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Resin
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass, Stainless Steel
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal
1940s Argentine Vintage Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood, Parchment Paper
1990s Italian Modern Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Steel





