Minimalist Furniture
MINIMALIST STYLE
A revival in the popularity of authentic Minimalist furniture is rooted in history while reflecting the needs and tastes of the 21st century. Designer Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s aphorism that “less is more” influenced the evolution of 20th-century interiors with an emphasis on function and order. This was a shift from the 19th century, with its lavish Victorian decorating, and was spread around the world through design styles including Bauhaus and brutalism.
Yet Minimalism was present in furniture design long before the clean lines of modernism, such as in the simple and elegant utility of Shaker furniture. Although the Minimalist art movement of the 1960s and ’70s had little crossover with furniture design, artist Donald Judd was inspired by the Shakers in creating his own spare daybeds and tables from sturdy wood. (Judd, whose advocacy of symmetry also informed his architectural projects, furnished his Manhattan loft with unassuming but poetic works by iconic modernist designers such as Gerrit Rietveld and Alvar Aalto.)
Understatement rather than ornamentation and open space instead of clutter are central themes for a Minimalist living room and bedroom. As opposed to Maximalism, the focus for Minimalist furniture and decor is on simplicity and considering the design and purpose of every object.
Furnishings are usually made in neutral or monochrome colors and pared down to their essentials — think nesting coffee tables, sectional sofas and accent pieces such as ottomans. And Minimalist ceramics can help achieve a decor that is both timeless and of the moment. The organic textures and personalization of handmade craftsmanship associated with these works have served as a sort of anti-Internet to screen-weary decorators. That said, while the thoughtful ergonomics of Scandinavian modern furniture, with its handcrafted teak frames, are at home in Minimalist spaces, so are the quietly striking pieces by Japanese designer Naoto Fukasawa that employ industrial materials like stainless steel, aluminum and plastic.
Minimalist furniture is not for making flashy statements; it boasts subdued appeal and excels at harmonizing with any room. And, as it encompasses many different movements and eras of design, it also never goes out of style, owing to its tasteful refinement.
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Item Ships From: Chicago
Style: Minimalist
Monique Gerber French Sculptural Cast Bronze Letter Opener Art du Bronze
Located in Chicago, IL
Monique Gerber French bronze cast letter opener in a very sculptural and minimalist form.
Designed Monique Gerber.
Can be used as a sculptural object or paper weight as well.
Re...
Category
1970s French Vintage Minimalist Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Hall Side Chair in Waxed and Polished Aluminium Plate by Jonathan Nesci
Located in Columbus, IN
Minimalist side chair in .25 inch thick aluminium plate, part of solo nine variations at Mondo Cane Gallery in 2011. Digitally cut aluminium plates intersec...
Category
2010s Minimalist Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Chinese Prosperity Stone Disc, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This round stone disc originated in Shanxi province as an early 20th-century threshing wheel. Secured to a wooden axel that ran through the center, the stone was rolled across stalks...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Minimalist Furniture
Materials
Limestone
4G Wall-Mounted Shelf in Waxed Aluminum Plate by Jonathan Nesci
Located in Columbus, IN
The Minimalist wall-mounted 4G shelf is sculpted out of 1/4 inch thick, wax-polished aluminum. Each shelf has an inset welded U-channel that spans the length ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Deep 2G Wall-Mounted Shelf Console in Waxed Aluminum Plate by Jonathan Nesci
Located in Columbus, IN
The Minimalist wall-mounted, 30" wide, deep 2G shelf is sculpted out of 1/4 inch thick, wax-polished aluminum. Each shelf has an inset welded U-channel that spans the length of the shelf and easily mounts on included custom-bent steel Z-clips. Each bay of this modernist shelf...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Minimalist Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Cast Resin
Block
Side Table by Zachary A. Design
Located in Chicago, IL
Simple but eye-catching, elevated by its quiet congruence. Its perceived weight imbues the block with an essence of classic artisanship.
Dimensions: Width 18 in. (45.7 cm), depth 18...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Furniture
Materials
Resin, Fiberglass
After Donald Judd Chair/Stool
By Donald Judd
Located in Chicago, IL
After Donald Judd Chair/Stool
by PLANEfurniture (defunct), Los Angeles
USA, c. 2010
Oakwood
Dimensions: 28 h × 15 w × 15¼ d inSimple, architectural f...
Category
2010s American Minimalist Furniture
Materials
Wood
$2,080 Sale Price
35% Off
Crackle Celadon Kitchen Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
Described in ancient Chinese texts as the “moon dyed with spring water,” celadon ceramics are prized for their well-proportioned forms and luminous blue-green glazes. This vintage ce...
Category
Late 20th Century Thai Minimalist Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
Cast Resin
Mason Cut
Stool by Zachary A. Design
Located in Chicago, IL
Brutalist sensibility with a soothing, gentle welcome. This supportive block was carved into a gentle arc, stone traversing its crown. Hard-lined geometry buckles and becomes organic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Furniture
Materials
Resin, Fiberglass
5G Wall-Mounted Shelf in Waxed Aluminum Plate by Jonathan Nesci
Located in Columbus, IN
The Minimalist wall-mounted, 91 wide, 5G shelf is sculpted out of 1/4 inch thick, wax-polished aluminum. Each shelf has an inset welded U-channel that spans the length of the shelf and easily mounts on included custom-bent steel Z-clips. Each bay of this modernist shelf...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
144 Side Table in Waxed Aluminum Plate by Jonathan Nesci
Located in Columbus, IN
Minimalist side table in .25" thick in aluminum plate. The underside has recessed, cut rubber sheet with an inset signed label. A simple 12-inch cube evenly divided by a vertical pla...
Category
2010s American Minimalist Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Minimalist "Harvey" Dining Table by Last Workshop in Bleached Ash
Located in Chicago, IL
“Harvey” dining table by Last Workshop.
Solid hardwood construction.
Shown here in bleached ash.
Other finishes and dimensions are available.
Siz...
Category
2010s American Minimalist Furniture
Materials
Ash
Petite Celadon Bud Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Described in ancient Chinese texts as the “moon dyed with spring water,” celadon ceramics are prized for their well-proportioned forms and luminous blue-green glazes. This vintage ce...
Category
Late 20th Century Thai Minimalist Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
Tea Table in Brushed and Anodized Aluminum by Jonathan Nesci
Located in Columbus, IN
Tea table in brushed and anodized aluminum plate and CNC milled bar. Made of milled 3/8 inch thick aluminum plate with 1 and 1/4 inch diameter CNC-cut aluminum legs that screw into t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Patricia Urquiola for Moroso "Malmo" White Leather Sofa
Located in Chicago, IL
Patricia Urquiola for Moroso "Malmo" White Leather Sofa, Inner steel frame covered with injected polyurethane foam upholstered with origin...
Category
Early 2000s American Minimalist Furniture
Materials
Leather
$5,440 Sale Price
20% Off
Pelegrins Gate Cabinet by Jonathan Nesci in Machined and Waxed Aluminum Plate
Located in Columbus, IN
Pelegrins Gate, a room-dividing cabinet in 3/8 inch thick aluminum plate can house vinyl records on one side and wine glasses on the other. Custom hinged bi-fold doors can close any ...
Category
2010s American Minimalist Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Lady Bird Table Lamp in Brass, Acrylic and Zinc Coated Steel by Jonathan Nesci
Located in Columbus, IN
Lady Bird Lamp by Indiana-based designer Jonathan Nesci. The shade of the Lady Bird Lamp is produced in welded laser-cut steel with a zinc coating while...
Category
2010s American Minimalist Furniture
Materials
Steel
Petite Celadon Water Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
Described in ancient Chinese texts as the “moon dyed with spring water,” celadon ceramics are prized for their well-proportioned forms and luminous blue-green glazes. This vintage ce...
Category
Late 20th Century Thai Minimalist Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
Chinese Square Corner Locking Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
Perfecting line and proportion, the simple design of this low locking chest celebrates the restraint of classic Chinese furniture forms. Crafted from reclaimed elmwood, the cabinet is modeled after those used for general storage in a Qing-dynasty home. The cabinet is minimally decorated save for its dark, espresso-brown finish and the soft glimmer of its brass dagger...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Furniture
Materials
Elm
General Desk by Jonathan Nesci in Wax Polished Aluminum Plate
Located in Columbus, IN
General desk made in quarter-inch waxed aluminum. The tiered top has cord drop offsets in the back as well as the bottom. Produced for The New, the inaugural show of Volume Gallery...
Category
2010s American Minimalist Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of Lividi Nightstands Tables by Designer Jonathan Nesci in Solid Aluminum
Located in Columbus, IN
Lividi nightstands (Italian for black and blue Bruises) produced in powder-coated and mirror-polished, quarter-inch thick aluminum plate. Solid alum...
Category
2010s American Minimalist Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Chinese Ribbed Mill Stone, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This unusual stone pedestal is actually a late 19th-century cylindrical mill stone. Hand-carved of solid limestone with a textured and ribbed surface, the stone was used for threshin...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Minimalist Furniture
Materials
Limestone
S.C.T.
Square, Circle, Triangle
Aluminum Table by Jonathan Nesci
Triangle
Located in Columbus, IN
S.C.T. Table in solid 1/2" thick aluminum top with a full-bullnose milled edge with CNC-milled solid aluminum legs. The table top and legs are sanded, polished and waxed. Each leg ha...
Category
2010s American Minimalist Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
L Wall Shelf Console in Waxed and Polished Aluminum Plate by Jonathan Nesci
Located in Columbus, IN
L-wall shelf in half inch thick aluminum plate. Digitally cut aluminum plates intersect and are fused with recessed welds that are ground smooth. Plates are hand finished and waxed. ...
Category
2010s American Minimalist Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Brushed and Polished Stainless Steel and Glass Coffee Table
Located in Chicago, IL
This Minimalist modern coffee or cocktail table has a very refined line. It is beautifully made of thick, polished and brushed stainless steel with clear evidence of the hand constru...
Category
1970s American Vintage Minimalist Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel
3G Wall-Mounted Shelf in Anodized Aluminum Plate by Jonathan Nesci
Located in Columbus, IN
The Minimalist wall-mounted 3G shelf is sculpted out of 1/4 inch thick, brushed and anodized. Each shelf has an inset bolted U-channel that spans the length of the shelf and easily m...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
3-Quarter Side Table in Waxed Aluminum Plate by Jonathan Nesci
Located in Columbus, IN
Minimalist side table in .25" thick in aluminum plate, part of the "Nine Variation" series debuted at Mondo Cane Gallery in 2011. Underside has recessed, cu...
Category
2010s American Minimalist Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Sentry Bench in Hot-Dipped Galvanized Steel for Foyer by Jonathan Nesci
Located in Columbus, IN
The Sentry bench, originally commissioned by New York interior designer Charlie Ferrer, makes a perfect entryway sculptural seat. Made of laser-cut and ...
Category
2010s American Minimalist Furniture
Materials
Steel
Shigeru Uchida Horizontal A Line Wall Cabinets for UMS Pastoe Utrect Holland
Located in Chicago, IL
5 wall cabinets designed by Shigeru Uchida for Pastoe, Utrect Holland circa 2000. Chocolate brown lacquered steel and wood.
Born in 1943, Uchida graduated from the Kuwasawa Design Sc...
Category
Early 2000s Minimalist Furniture
Materials
Sheet Metal
Chinese Stone Courtyard Trough, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Once a common sight in courtyards throughout rural China, this textured stone vessel was used as a grain or water trough for chickens and other barnyard fowl. Chiseled from a block o...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Minimalist Furniture
Materials
Limestone
Sculptural Rolled Chair by Jonathan Nesci in Rolled Aluminum with Leather Pad
Located in Columbus, IN
The Rolled chair by Jonathan Nesci is an exercise in process of only three main components. The body, backrest, and seat are made of aluminum sheet which is...
Category
2010s American Minimalist Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Sculptural TM Dining Entry Table in Waxed Aluminum and Glass by Jonathan Nesci
Located in Columbus, IN
Sculptural TM table in wax-polished aluminum with .75 inch thick glass top. The form is composed of two Nesci-Triangle forms that loft together to form the base of this glass-topped ...
Category
2010s American Minimalist Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Series of 5 Donald Judd Prints
By Donald Judd
Located in Chicago, IL
Series of 5 small prints from Donald Judd "The Last Editions" framed by Brooke Alexander.
Category
1990s American Minimalist Furniture
Materials
Paper
Texas Dining Table in Bead-blaster and waxed Aluminum by Jonathan Nesci
Located in Columbus, IN
Texas Table in bead-blasted and waxed aluminum sheet and plate. This work can be split into individual 9’ tables or can be endlessly connected. Powder coat finishes are available.
Category
2010s American Minimalist Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Irwin Aluminum and Acrylic Coffee Table by Jonathan Nesci
Located in Columbus, IN
The Irwin table in solid, milled 1 inch thick aluminum top with precise milled and polished acrylic. The legs are 1 and a quarter inch diameter CNC-milled solid aluminum legs. The ta...
Category
2010s American Minimalist Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Chinese Stone Garden Trough, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Once a common sight in courtyards throughout rural China, this textured stone vessel was used as a grain or water trough for chickens and other barnyard fowl. Chiseled from a block o...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Minimalist Furniture
Materials
Granite
DK Pedestal in Waxed and Blackened Aluminum Plate by Jonathan Nesci
Located in Columbus, IN
DK Pedestal in .25 inch thick aluminum plate that has been chemically blackened and waxed with black wax. Digitally cut aluminum plates are precisely welded and finished. The pedesta...
Category
2010s American Minimalist Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Elegant Chinese Five-Leg Incense Table, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This elegant center table is a classic Chinese incense stand, formed of mortise-and-tenon joinery with a round top, waisted apron and five curved...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Minimalist Furniture
Materials
Elm
Chinese Stone Courtyard Trough, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Once a common sight in courtyards throughout rural China, this textured stone vessel was used as a grain or water trough for chickens and other barnyard fowl. Chiseled from a block o...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Minimalist Furniture
Materials
Limestone
SL Bench by Jonathan Nesci in Cut, Formed and Waxed Aluminum Plate
Located in Columbus, IN
The SL bench by Jonathan Nesci in cut, formed and waxed quarter-inch aluminum plate. One piece of metal with three bends creates a backrest and legs. Each work is finished by hand an...
Category
2010s American Minimalist Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Cast Resin
Bridget
Dining Chair by Zachary A. Design
Located in Chicago, IL
Bridget’s delicate lines give strength to what appears solid until you lift. One hand is all you need. Bridget will be there for you rain or shine, through sweltering summers and fre...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Furniture
Materials
Resin, Fiberglass
$1,788 / item
Chinese Dingyao Vase, c. 1100
Located in Chicago, IL
Dingyao porcelain, often called Ding ware, is famous for its creamy-white coloring, refined forms, and low-relief surface patterning. Ding ware was produced ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Minimalist Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
Custom Shanxi Limestone Doon Bench
Located in Chicago, IL
This simply designed doon bench from China's Shanxi province is carved by hand from a single block of limestone. With a strong, low profile and subtle stepped spandrels, the bench ho...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Furniture
Materials
Limestone
$8,480 / item
Chinese Geometric Lattice Window Panel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
At once functional and decorative, Chinese lattice windows allowed fresh air and light into a room while still maintaining privacy. Assembled by interlocking narrow rods of carved pi...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Minimalist Furniture
Materials
Pine
Blonde Chinese Hide Storage Trunk, C. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Trunks and storage chests were the most ubiquitous form of household storage throughout the Ming and Qing dynasties. Used to store clothes, linens, kitchen utensils, and other miscel...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Minimalist Furniture
Materials
Brass
Chinese Oblong Stone Trough, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Once used on a provincial Chinese farm to hold water or animal feed, this 19th-century stone trough is celebrated today for its organic form and rustic authenticity. Hand-carved from...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Minimalist Furniture
Materials
Granite
Glazed Chinese Wine Jar, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Originally used for fermenting rice or sorghum into wine or vinegar, this squat, earthenware vessel from the early 20th century is coated inside and out with a thick, dark glaze. The...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Minimalist Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Eero Table in Wax-Polished Aluminum Plate by Jonathan Nesci
Located in Columbus, IN
Eero table in half-inch thick wax-polished aluminum. A minimal design in half-inch, mechanically-fastened aluminum plate with a protective coating of wax. Also available in brushed, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Fine Chinese Wine Table with Stepped Legs, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th century hardwood wine table was crafted in China's Guangdong province and features angular whiplash legs ending in subtly carved cloud-for...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Minimalist Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Chinese Stone Stump Pedestal, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This sculptural stone object may have originated as a rustic column base for a tall courtyard entryway, or perhaps as the plinth for carved stone statue. The low stone table...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Minimalist Furniture
Materials
Limestone
Chinese White Marble Drum Table
Located in Chicago, IL
A wide Chinese stone drum carved of solid Dali marble, a refined white marble sourced from historic quarries in Yunnan province.
Five drums available. Each varies slightly due to th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Furniture
Materials
Marble
$3,980 / item
Tall Celadon White Bottleneck Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Drawing on a long Chinese tradition of monochrome ceramics, this tall gooseneck vase is glazed in serene pale celadon. The vase features a rounded, globular body and a narrow cylindr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
"Flower Near the Staircase" Mosaic by Toyoharu Kii
By Toyoharu Kii
Located in Chicago, IL
A leader of the cross-cultural craft resurgence, Japan-based artist Toyoharu Kii creates his intricate mosaics with handcut Italian marble and smalti, Venetian glass made by the same Italian family for over 400 years. Using traditional Italian techniques, Kii’s art is nonetheless modern. It is monochromatic, abstract, and highly textured and highlights the involved and technical art...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Minimalist Furniture
Materials
Marble, Quartz
Tall Persimmon Celestial Ball Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Drawing on a long Chinese tradition of monochrome ceramics, this tall gooseneck vase is glazed in vibrant persimmon-orange glaze. The vase features a rounded, globular body and a nar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese White Marble Drum Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
This narrow drum stool was carved from a solid block of white marble with a minimalist tapered design. The stool is subtly etched with thin grooves around the top, suggestive of the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Furniture
Materials
Marble
White Glazed Bottleneck Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Drawing on a long Chinese tradition of monochrome ceramics, this striking long-necked vase is cloaked in an all-over milky white glaze. Sculpted by artisans in China's Zhejiang provi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Squared Zhenzhu Stone Basin
Located in Chicago, IL
A clean-lined interpretation of an ancient form, this stone basin was hand carved with a rounded interior within finely edged square form. The basin looks meticulously painted, but t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Furniture
Materials
Stone
The Wheatfields Will Burn by Marc Ross, 2022
By Marc Ross
Located in Chicago, IL
A monumental pencil and acrylic painting on canvas by American artist Marc Ross, 2022. This minimal abstract painting features an impressive gradation of ochre and burnt orange hues ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Cast Resin
Hive
Dining Table by Zachary A. Design
Located in Chicago, IL
A gathering place of reunion. Passing plates around. Constant laughter and comfort. The bedrock of family.
Dimensions: Diameter 52 in. (132 cm), height 29 in. (73.6 cm). Weight 120 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Furniture
Materials
Resin, Fiberglass
$5,690 / item
Next General Desk by Jonathan Nesci in Wax Polished Aluminum Plate
Located in Columbus, IN
Next General desk made in three eights inch thick waxed aluminum. The tiered top has cord drop offsets in the back as well as the bottom. Variations, leather and powder colors are av...
Category
2010s American Minimalist Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
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Find a broad range of unique Minimalist 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, lighting and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Minimalist furniture made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and United States pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include Zachary A. Bitner, Pieter Compernol
Stephanie Grusenmeyer , Kundalini, and Caterina Moretti. 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 $16 and tops out at $292,684 while the average work can sell for $2,220.
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