International Style Furniture
INTERNATIONAL STYLE
The International Style, a modernist movement within architecture and furniture design that was given its name by American architect Philip Johnson and historian Henry-Russell Hitchcock, was born during the 1920s and ’30s. It gained steam initially in Europe and then in the United States as a response to the first World War. Building projects associated with the movement, as well as vintage International Style chairs, tables and other furnishings, are minimal and pared back.
Pioneers of the International Style — architect Walter Gropius and his Bauhaus colleagues Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Marcel Breuer, De Stijl advocate and Dutch architect J.J.P. Oud and visionary designer Le Corbusier — stripped away decorative elements and placed considerable value on functionality and clean lines, integrating the use of industrial materials like steel, concrete and large sheets of glass in their work. Quite aptly, this mode of design and architectural style coincided with an era now known as the Machine Age and became a global symbol of modernism. The primary motive of its practitioners was to address the changing needs of a rapidly industrializing society, especially the demand for office complexes and apartments in large cities, through economical, technologically advanced, yet aesthetically pleasing designs for furniture and buildings.
“Space and light and order. Those are the things that men need just as much as they need bread or a place to sleep,” said Le Corbusier of the philosophy behind his practical modernist architecture.
The International Style’s designers and architects were inspired by the advantages afforded them by the era’s new technology and industrial machinery as well as state-of-the-art materials. Le Corbusier was fond of framing his buildings in steel but reinforced concrete made far more economic sense. He is probably most admired for the iconic private homes and commercial buildings that he designed or codesigned with his cousin Pierre Jeanneret, which are spread across the world, from New York City to Paris to Chandigarh, India. Today, Breuer’s Wassily Lounge chair; the elegant LC series created by Le Corbusier, Jeanneret and Charlotte Perriand; and Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair, crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich, are emblems of progressive modernist design and all make prominent use of tubular steel. Vintage originals are the prized cornerstone of collections.
“The International Style is probably the first fundamentally original and widely distributed style since the Gothic,” posited Johnson in the book that accompanied “Modern Architecture: International Exhibition,” an architectural show he cocurated with Hitchcock that featured the work of Frank Lloyd Wright, Le Corbusier, Richard Neutra and others. While the term “International Style” had previously been circulating in Europe, when the show opened at the Museum of Modern Art in 1932, it yielded a much broader application of this important style of design.
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Style: International Style
Place of Origin: European
Antonio Canova italian brown bronze circa 1850 "Gladiator"
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible and big italian brown bronze after Antonio Canova circa 1850 representing "Gladiator"
Category
1850s Italian Antique International Style Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Itamo Pustetto Murano glass bicolor circa 1950 basket.
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible Itamo Pustetto Murano glass bicolor 1950 basket.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Circular place mat C066 cast Brass (gold colour) and Aluminium ( silver colour)
Located in Benahavis, AN
The decorative Place Mat was created by David Marshall , the item is made in Sand Cast solid brass and aluminium .
Handmade mounted and finished in our foundry and workshop in Spain ...
Category
2010s Spanish International Style Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Oil on Canvas Contemporary Painting in Wooden Frame 24K Gold Leaf
Time Fighter
By Alexander
s Collection, Andrew Ryabov
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Oil on Canvas Contemporary Painting in Wooden Frame 24K Gold Leaf 'Time Fighter'
An incredible and mystical collection of paintings, after a unique artist Andrew Ryabov - “Travellers...
Category
Early 2000s Montenegrin International Style Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
$12,720 Sale Price
20% Off
Center piece in Murano glass by Ercole Barovier 1950 "cordonato oro"
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible center piece in Murano glass by Ercole Barovier circa 1950.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Limited Edition Print after original Andrew Ryabov - "Pegasus"
By Andrew Ryabov, Alexander
s Collection
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Limited Edition Print after Andrew Ryabov - "Pegasus"
Not framed.
Printed on Fine Art Matt Paper, smooth texture. Hahnemuhle Museum Etching is an exceptional 350 gsm weight paper, sm...
Category
2010s Spanish International Style Furniture
Materials
Paper
$1,080 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Canova Italian inkwell in bronze and marble circa 1850.
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible and big CANOVA inkwell in italian old bronze with marble base circa 1850.
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique International Style Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Contemporary Oil on Canvas Original Painting in Wooden Gold Leaf, "Mermaids"
By Andrew Ryabov, Alexander
s Collection
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Contemporary Oil on Canvas Original Painting in Wooden Gold Leaf, "Mermaids"
An incredible and mystical collection of paintings, after a unique artist Andrew Ryabov - “Travellers o...
Category
Early 2000s Montenegrin International Style Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
$5,760 Sale Price
20% Off
Fontana Arte 1960 glass, marble and wood table lamp.
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible FONTANA ARTE italian 1960 white glass, marble and wood table lamp.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Marble
Archimede Seguso table lamp with gold and applied glass circa 1950
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible table lamp in Murano glass by Archimede Seguso with gold and applied glass.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Dino Martens par Aureliano Toso Murano glass circa 1950
By Dino Martens
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
incredible Murano vase from the fifths attributed to Dino Martens to Aureliano Toso
Category
1950s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Center piece in Murano glass rubi hand molded with gold
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible center piece in rubi Murano glass hand molded with gold.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Archimede Seguso 1950 Center piece "costolato oro"
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible center piece in Murano glass with gold in intense blue by Archimede Seguso circa 1950
Category
1950s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Seguso Vetri d
Arte circa 1950 Murano glass
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible Murano table lamp attributed to Seguso Vetri d'Arte in "costolato" yellow. Perfect conditions.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Dino Martens Italian Multicolor 1950 Murano Glass "Fazzoletto"
By Dino Martens
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible multicolor vase with applied glass attributed to Dino Martens 1950 fazzoleto model.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Ansolo Fuga Murano Glass transparent and Blue 1950 vase
By Ansolo Fuga
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible Murano glass by Ansolo Fuga circa 1950 vase.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano vase by Archimede Seguso circa 1950 with cornucopia.
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible vase in Murano glass with gold and cornucopia applied by Archimede Seguso circa 1950.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Barovier&Toso Murano Glass green vase circa 1950
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible Barovier&Toso green with air bubbles Murano Glass circa 1950
Category
1950s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Vase in Murano Glass attributed to Aureliano Toso 1950
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible big Murano vase bicolor with bubbles and "costolato" perfect conditions
Category
1950s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Daum Nancy pair of french glass candelabra circa 1950
By Daum
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Perfect pair of french candelabra in transparent glass for two candles
Category
1950s French Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Steel Sculpture by Nicolas Vlavianos, 1970
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Steel sculpture signed and dated Vlavianos in perfect conditions.
Category
1970s Greek Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Steel
Vase in Blown Glass Attributed to Fulvio Bianconi, circa 1950
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Vase in blown glass attributed to Fulvio Bianconi from Murano with hole in the center for a good grip.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Glass
VENINI Murano glass with many techniques circa 1950 bowl.
By Venini
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible VENINI Murano glass multicolor with many techniques circa 1950.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Sacrifice Oil on Canvas Original Painting in Wooden Gold Leaf Frame, 2005
By Andrew Ryabov, Alexander
s Collection
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Sacrifice Oil on Canvas Original Painting in Wooden Gold Leaf Frame, 2005
An incredible and mystical collection of paintings, after a unique artist Andrew Ryabov - “Travelers of C...
Category
Early 2000s Spanish International Style Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
$10,240 Sale Price
20% Off
Contemporary Oil on Canvas Painting in Wooden Frame 24K Gold Leaf
Wounded Lion
By Andrew Ryabov, Alexander
s Collection
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Contemporary Oil on Canvas Painting in Wooden Frame 24K Gold Leaf 'Wounded Lion'
An incredible and mystical collection of paintings, after a unique artist - “Travellers of Civilisat...
Category
Early 2000s Montenegrin International Style Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
$25,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Barovier&Toso Murano glass iridized basket circa 1950
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible Barovier&Toso Murano glass iridized basket with flower circa 1950
Category
1950s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Italian Table Lamp
Located in Long Island, NY
An Italian beautiful Table Lamp Unique .
Category
Early 2000s Italian International Style Furniture
Materials
Fabric
$3,500
Ansolo Fuga 1950 Murano glass bottle.
By Ansolo Fuga
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible bicolor bottle in Murano glass attributed to Ansolo Fuga 1950
Category
1950s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Tall Orrefors scandinavian bicolor 1950 glass vase
By Orrefors
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible Tall Orrefors scandinavian bicolor 1950 glass vase.
Category
1950s Scandinavian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Glass
Limited Edition Print after original Andrew Ryabov - "Silver and gold deers"
By Andrew Ryabov, Alexander
s Collection
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Limited Edition Print after Andrew Ryabov - "Glance from Eternity"
Not framed.
Printed on Fine Art Matt Paper, smooth texture. Hahnemuhle Museum Etching is an exceptional 350 gsm wei...
Category
2010s Spanish International Style Furniture
Materials
Paper
$1,080 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Pair of ashtrays in glass red and blue attributed to Barovier&Toso 1990
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible pair of ashtrays in glass circa 1990 red and blue.
Category
1990s Italian International Style Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Dino Martens bicolor Murano glass with venturine vase circa 1950
By Dino Martens
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible Dino Martens Murano glass bicolor with venturine vase circa 1950
Category
1950s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Archimede Seguso Murano glass with gold cornucopia rubi costolato circa 1950
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible center piece in Murano glass by Archimede Seguso rubi with gold costolato cornucopia circa 1950
Category
1950s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Dino Martens Murano glass multicolor vase 1950
By Dino Martens
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible Dino Martens Murano glass multicolor with two mouths circa 1950.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Barovier&Toso Murano glass with "venturina" circa 1950
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible Barovier &Toso center piece with "venturina"in Murano glass circa 1950
Category
1950s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Dino Martens to Aureliano Toso Murano circa 1950
By Dino Martens
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible vase in Murano glass by Dino Martens to Aureliano Toso circa 1950 with applied glass and gold.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Center Piece in Murano glass attributed to Barovier&Toso 1950
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible center piece in Murano glass black iridized attributed to Barovier&Toso circa 1950
Category
1950s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Center Piece in Murano glass by Silvani to Fratelli Toso 1990.
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible center piece in Tricolor Murano glass by SILVANI to Fratelli Toso 1990
Category
1950s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Bowl Barovier&Toso in Murano Glass for Cigars circa 1950
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Rare bowl for cigars in Murano glass attributed to Barovier e Toso, circa 1950.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Sirens
Original Oil on Canvas Painting in Gold Leaf Frame, 2002
Located in Hong Kong, HK
'Sirens' Original Oil on Canvas Painting in Gold Leaf Frame, 2002
An incredible and mystical collection of paintings, after a unique artist Andrew Ryabov - “Travelers of Civilizatio...
Category
Early 2000s Montenegrin International Style Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
$17,040 Sale Price
20% Off
"Reincarnation" Original Oil on Canvas Painting in Gold Leaf Frame, 2000
Located in Hong Kong, HK
"Reincarnation" Original Oil on Canvas Painting in Gold Leaf Frame, 2000
An incredible and mystical collection of paintings, after a unique artist Andrew Ryabov - “Travellers of Civ...
Category
Early 2000s Montenegrin International Style Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
$16,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Time Keeper
Original Oil on Canvas Painting in Gold Leaf Frame, 2003
Located in Hong Kong, HK
'Time Keeper' Original Oil on Canvas Painting in Gold Leaf Frame, 2003
An incredible and mystical collection of paintings, after a unique artist Andrew Ryabov - “Travelers of Civili...
Category
Early 2000s Montenegrin International Style Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
$8,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Very Unusual Large Trompe L
oeil Game Painting on Board
Located in West Chester, PA
Trompe L'oeil game painting on board. Birds, guns and a bugle. Italian artist and dated 1910.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian International Style Furniture
Materials
Paint
Oil on Canvas Contemporary Painting "Glance from Eternity" in Golden frame 2000
By Andrew Ryabov, Alexander
s Collection
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Oil on Canvas Contemporary Painting "Glance from Eternity" in 24K Golden frame, 2000
An incredible and mystical collection of paintings, after a unique artist Andrew Ryabov, - “Trav...
Category
Early 2000s Montenegrin International Style Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
$25,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Contemporary Matias Sagaría Round Coffee Table Italian Walnut Marble Top Grey
Located in San Polo, Parma
Tanghero #1 is a coffee table, designed by Studio Sagaría
TANGHERO is a series of tables in different sizes, distinguished by the pronounced presence of his round base. Shaped by fo...
Category
2010s Italian International Style Furniture
Materials
Marble, Metal
Contemporary porcelain tea service from the SoShiro Ainu collection
By SoShiro
Located in London, GB
An all-in-one white porcelain service ware set from SoShiro’s Ainu collection, a collaboration between award-winning artist Toru Kaizawa and Shiro Muchiri...
Category
2010s Italian International Style Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Matcha bowl in ceramic from the SoShiro Ainu collection
By SoShiro
Located in London, GB
The matcha bowl from SoShiro’s Ainu collection, a collaboration between award-winning artist Toru Kaizawa and Shiro Muchiri, is the perfect ceramic tea war...
Category
2010s Italian International Style Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Kaolin
Flowers and Fruit Vintage Simple Painting
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
O/8193 - Pleasant composition of flowers and fruit, with roses, pomegranates, grapes: everything that can give pleasure to the sight and the palate.
Category
Mid-20th Century French International Style Furniture
Materials
Canvas
$1,136 Sale Price
20% Off
Center table in Murano glass red Archimede Seguso circa 1950
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible Archimede Seguso center table in Murano glass red circa 1950 with applied glass. Hand made "piece unique"
Category
1950s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Cenedese Murano glass pink circa 1950 basket.
By Cenedese
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible CENEDESE Murano glass pink circa 1950 basket.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Barovier&Toso Murano glass with silver and gold center piece circa 1950
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible Barovier &Toso Murano glass center piece with silver and gold circa 1950
Category
1950s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Nicolas Vlavianos Greek steel 1974 sculpture with wood base signed
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible steel sculpture with wood base signed VL 74 to Nicolas Vlavianos 1974
Category
1970s Greek Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Steel
Large Venini Murano Glass Light Coralo 1950 Vase
By Venini
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible and big vase i Murano glass attributed to Venini circa 1950
Category
1950s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Dino Martens Italian Multicolor 1950 Murano Glass Center Piece
By Dino Martens
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible center piece in Murano glass by Dino Martens circa 1950 fazzoletto model with applied glass and venturina. Fantastic.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Center Piece in Murano glass by Silvani to Fratelli Toso 1990.
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible center piece in Murano glass bicolor by SILVANI to Fratelli Toso circa 1990.
Category
1990s Italian International Style Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Vase in Murano Glass by Silvanni to Fratelli Toso 1990
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible vase in Murano glass from 1990 made by Silvanni to Fratelli Toso
Category
1990s Italian International Style Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Ercole Barovier "Primavera" center piece circa 1930
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible center piece in Murano glass by Ercole Barovier "Primavera" circa 1930
Category
1950s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Dino Martens original from de 50 center piece.
By Dino Martens
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible center piece in Murano glass to Dino Martens circa 1950
Category
1950s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Fulvio Bianconi Murano glass circa 1950
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible Murano multiopalined vase with hole in the center.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage International Style Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Time Keeper
Original Oil on Canvas Painting in Gold Leaf Frame, 2003
Located in Hong Kong, HK
'Time Keeper' Original Oil on Canvas Painting in Gold Leaf Frame, 2003
An incredible and mystical collection of paintings, after a unique artist Andrew Ryabov - “Travelers of Civili...
Category
Early 2000s Montenegrin International Style Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
$8,000 Sale Price
20% Off
International Style furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique International Style furniture for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, seating, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used International Style furniture made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include Bontempi Casa, SoShiro, Archimede Seguso, and Matias Sagaría. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $40 and tops out at $70,000 while the average work can sell for $2,272.
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