Modern Furniture

MODERN STYLE

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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.

Style: Modern

Creator: Rug Kilim

Rug Kilim’s Moroccan Style Rug with Geometric Lozenge Diamond Patterns

Modern Furniture

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug Kilim’s Moroccan Style Rug with Geometric Lozenge Diamond Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Custom Outdoor Rug with Blue Geometric Pattern

2010s Afghan Modern Furniture

Rug Kilim’s Modern Kilim in Beige Blue Stripes

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Kilim in Beige Brown Geometric Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug Kilim’s Persian Style Rug in Pink and Beige-Brown with Floral Patterns

2010s Persian Modern Furniture

Rug Kilim’s Contemporary Kilim in Gray and Beige Stripes with Brown Accents

2010s Persian Modern Furniture

Rug Kilim’s Contemporary Kilim in Gold and Sky Blue Stripes with Brown Accents

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug Kilim’s Modern Abstract Rug, Muted Patterns in Ivory White and Silver-Gray

2010s Turkish Modern Furniture

Rug Kilim’s Patchwork Kilim Square Rug in Polychromatic Stripes

2010s Turkish Modern Furniture

Rug Kilim’s Moroccan Style Contemporary Rug in Solid Off-White Shag Pile

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug Kilim s Hand-Knotted Silk Modern Tone-on-tone Custom Rug, Gray-Silver

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug Kilim’s Scandinavian Inspired Runner Rug, Gold Diamond Geometric Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug Kilim’s Modern Classics Tiger Rug in Gold and Black Tones

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug Kilim’s Modern Rug in Cream and Blue, with Stripes and Geometric Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug Kilim’s Scandinavian-inspired Rug in Mustard Cream Geometric Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug Kilim s Modern Abstract Rug in Taupe and Ivory Wash

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Rug with Gold Geometric Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Rug with Seafoam Blue Geometric Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug Kilim’s Contemporary Runner Rug, Grisaille Blues with Floral Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug Kilim’s Extra Long Scandinavian Style Runner Rug with Geometric Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug Kilim’s Custom Scandinavian Style Rug Design with Blue Geometric Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug Kilim’s Textural Rug In Red, Pink and Orange Stripes and Striae

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Rug In Beige with Black White Stripes

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Rug in Green Tones, with Geometric Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug Kilim’s Khotan Style Rug in Beige-Brown with Pomegranate Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug Kilim’s Abaca Custom Rug Sample, Forest Green with Ivory Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug Kilim s Hand Knotted Solid Beige Rug Wool and Silk Texture of Color

2010s Afghan Modern Furniture

Rug Kilim’s Classic Style Tiger Rug in White and Gray Pictorial Pattern

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug Kilim’s Modern Runner Rug with Open Field, Florals and Animal Pictorials

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug Kilim’s Textural Extra-Long Runner Rug, Light Cream and Beige Striae

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug Kilim’s Modern Abstract Runner in Chocolate Brown and Beige

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug Kilim’s Modern Abstract Rug, Ice Blue Painterly Patterns over Cream White

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug Kilim’s Modern Abstract Rug, Cream White and Ivory with Painterly Pattern

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug Kilim’s Modern Textural Rug, Solid Tone-on-Tone Striae in Light Green Hues

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug Kilim’s Scandinavian Inspired Rug, Brown with Gold Geometric Patterns

2010s Moroccan Modern Furniture

Rug Kilim’s Moroccan Rug in Pink with Art Deco style Geometric Patterns

2010s Afghan Modern Furniture

Rug Kilim’s Accent Kilim, Square Rug in Bold, Textural White and Black Stripes

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Kilim Rug in Brown with Geometric Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Furniture

Rug Kilim’s Modern Classics Rug in Beige with Brown Geometric Patterns

2010s Indian Modern Furniture