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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
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Item Ships From: Europe
Style: Modern
Calacatta Violet Marble Round Coffee Table, Made in Italy
Located in Lentate Sul Seveso, IT
The Hashi coffee table is made entirely of Italian calacatta violet marble.
Introducing our exquisite Italian-crafted Elegant Calacatta Viole...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble
The Roosters by Jean Lurçat – Aubusson Tapestry, Pinton Frères Workshop - N 1575
Located in Paris, FR
Very Important Modern Handwoven French Tapestry
The Roosters by Jean Lurçat – Aubusson, Pinton Frères Workshop
Period: 20th century
Condition: Excellent
Material: Wool
Width: 300 c...
Category
20th Century French Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool
Ceramic Coffee Table
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
Ceramic Coffee Table
Designed by Project 213A in 2023
Hand-sculpted ceramic coffee table with an organic shape made in Project 213A's in-house ceramic workshop and finished with a c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
€3,500 / item
Contemporary European Block
Pearl Candlestick In Green by Margit Wittig
Located in London, GB
Margit Wittig has used her sculptural skills to create beautifully-crafted, well-proportioned candlesticks, which are compositions of her unique signature pearl and block shaped de...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
‘Opposée’ Table Lamp - Pink
Matte
Located in London, GB
Matte pink base with a Matte Finish and Matching Shade.
Estimated processing time is 2 weeks from order confirmation.
Pictured with a Mini Globe LED E27 Bulb. Bulb not included.
T...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
€329 / item
Dining Table Square Sculpture Metal Rings Mirror Steel Marble Also Outdoor Italy
Located in Ancona, Marche
The table 'Perseo' is an important dining table with structure in mirror polished stainless steel and top in Calacatta marble ( Origin: Tuscany ).
Every single bangle is welded and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble, Stainless Steel
Dining Table Solid Wood Base Crystal Glass Top, Rings Structure Made in Italy
Located in Ancona, Marche
The 'Chained Up Reloaded' dining table is an important dining table with structure in rare one-piece slab Iroko (origin: Africa) and table top in crystal glass.
Dining table dimens...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Crystal
German Goebel Artis Orbis Porcelain Vase - Gustav Klimt
The Kiss
By A.W. Goebel
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Decorative cushion shaped porcelain vase transfer-printed with permission from the Gustav Klimt Foundation with Klimt's Iconic motif ' Der Kuss' from 1908. Manufactured by Goebel in ...
Category
Late 20th Century German Modern Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Four Drawer Butternut Study Desk with Linoleum Top - Customizable
By &New
Located in Leicester, GB
The four-drawer Study desk is made with a butternut powder-coated steel frame and a pearl-coloured natural linoleum tabletop. The linoleum for our desks is selected for the ecologica...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Rimadesio Wall Unit Console Mirror Italian Minimal Design 1980s Blach White
By Rimadesio
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Rimadesio wall unit console mirror Italian minimal design 1980s blach white .
presents a console with white drawer, two black shelves, and a clothes h...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
€3,360 Sale Price
30% Off
Contemporary Gold Wall Lamp
By Stillux
Located in Milan, IT
Merging the preciousness of gold leaf and markedly contemporary design, this one-off wall lamp would be a superb addition to luxe contemporary interiors. The metal frame enriched by ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf, Metal
€818 / item
1980s Vintage Red PEZ Space Gun Candy Dispenser U. S. Pat. 3.370.746
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Stunning Pop Art PEZ dispenser from Austria. Made of plastic, circa 1980s. Marked made in Austria and US Pat. 3.370.746. Found at an estate sale in Vienn...
Category
1980s Austrian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Poltrona Frau’s The Don’do Rocking chair Design Jean-Marie Massaud Italy
Located in Den Haag, NL
Don'do is the first rocking chair produced by Poltrona Frau in collaboration with the famous designer Jean Marie Jean Marie Massaud is a contemporary twist on a timeless classic. It ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather
Silver Travertine Narrow Bowl
Located in Eindhoven, NB
Introducing our exquisite silver travertine NARROW Bowl, a fusion of elegance and functionality. Crafted from luxurious travertine natural stone, this stunning bowl is a testament to...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Furniture
Materials
Travertine
€310 / item
Couture Bordeaux Pouf with Geometric Fringe by Lorenza Bozzoli Design
Located in Milan, IT
Versatile and stylish, this refined pouf is a testament to aesthetic balance and exceptional craftsmanship. Handmade of beech wood, the wide and round frame on four black-finished le...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Textile
Large Ice Blue Steel Contemporary Study Desk with Two Drawers - customizable
By &New
Located in Leicester, GB
This large ice blue study desk is made with a powder coated steel frame and a beautiful lacquered plywood table top in colour matched ice blue. This modern minimal desk has two steel...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Vistosi MiniGiogali PL 65Q Ceiling Light by Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso
The reduced version of Giogali uses glass hooks for smaller wall installations, standard or custom made
Specifications:
Light source: E26
No of bulbs: 4×60W E26
Dimmer: DIM 1
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass
Isidoro Black Swivel Bar Stool by Dom Edizioni
By Dom Edizioni
Located in Milan, IT
Comfortable yet elegant, the Isidoro bar stool is a must-have in any modern home. Perfect both in the dining room to sit while enjoying drinks with friends during parties, or at the ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
€5,104 / item
Spectacular Modern Sideboard with White Murano Glass Grissinato Italian Artistry
Located in Guazzora, IT
A stunning modern sideboard with white Murano "Grisinato" glass that showcases exceptional Italian craftsmanship and mid-century modern style.
This handcrafted sideboard is made of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
€5,192 Sale Price / item
30% Off
Poltrona
Willow
di Charles Rennie Mackintosh per Cassina Anni 80
Located in Milano, IT
Poltrona/Trono disegnata nel 1904 e prodotta da Cassina a partire dagli anni '70 con struttura in legno di frassino tinto, seduta con cuscino in espanso e rivestimento in tessuto.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Ash
Pink Marble Pedestal Bowl XL
Located in Eindhoven, NB
Introducing our stunning pink Marble PEDESTAL Bowl XL, a captivating fusion of style and utility. Crafted from premium white pink marble stone, this stunning statement piece with its...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble
€339 / item
Ceramic Side Table Small Geometric Shape
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
Ceramic Side Table Small - Geometric Shape
Designed by Project 213A in 2023
Hand-sculpted ceramic side table with a geometric shape made in Project 213A's in-house ceramic workshop ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
€2,100 / item
Matt Yellow, Single Form Square Aluminium Coffee Table - Indoor / Outdoor
Located in Leicester, GB
The Single Form Coffee Table is a modern minimal design with a focus on form and function. Made in powder-coated aluminium, which is almost en...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Travertine Narrow Bowl
Located in Eindhoven, NB
Stunning, esthetic and timeless are words that can be used to describe the elegant and modern travertine NARROW bowl. Expertly crafted and finished by hand, our travertine bowls are ...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Furniture
Materials
Travertine
€285 / item
Edra Aster Papposus Sofa by Fernando
Humberto Campana, Italy, 2006
By Edra, Campana Brothers
Located in Antwerp, BE
The Aster Papposus sofa is an iconic sculptural seating piece designed in 2006 by Fernando and Humberto Campana for Edra. Composed of two complementary, intertwined volumes, it has n...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Foam, Down, Feathers
Spy 664 Beige Chaise Longue by Emilio Nanni
Located in Milan, IT
Nothing invites more to enjoy moments of pure relaxation than a refined, plush chaise longue. Perfect as an addition to luxe, residential decors, this exquisite design features a solid beech frame tinted in a vibrant curry hue sustaining the generously padded resting area...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Beech, Wood, Textile
€2,951 / item
Handcrafted Architectural Oak Nightstand or End Table
Located in London, GB
Architectural oak Pillar nightstands or end tables. Early European modernism inspired with a dash of Japanese minimalism - always focusing on the bea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Furniture
Materials
Oak
New Modern Lamp in White Arabescato marble, Designed by Jacopo Simonetti
Located in Milan, IT
Lamp S in White Arabescato marble, designed by Jacopo Simonetti.
Available also in Pink Egeo, White Onyx, Black Marquinia marble and in the L version.
Armonia Collection: Inspired ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble
Bronze European Contemporary Sculptural Door handle by Margit Wittig
Located in London, GB
Margit Wittig has used her sculptural skills to create beautifully-crafted, well-proportioned door handles, which are compositions of her unique signature pearl-shaped designs.
Eac...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Arizona Mirror, Estremoz and Bronzed Brass, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
Best Furniture design at the iLuxury Awards 2021
In the remote location of Coyote Buttes lies one of Arizona’s treasures. The absolutely surreal undulating patterns of ‘The Wave’ in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble, Brass, Metal
Konsthantverk Svep Large Raw Brass Ceiling Lamp
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ceiling lamp model Stoby designed by Konsthantverk and manufactured by themselves.
The production of lamps, wall lights and floor lamps are manufactured using craftsman’s technique...
Category
2010s Swedish Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Hand-Crafted Sculptural Room Divider, Colourful, by Margit Wittig
Located in London, GB
Margit Wittig's triptych blackened metal screen/ room divider features hand-crafted sculptural elements. These pieces can rotate allowing the collector to create varying levels of op...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Gold Brianne Rug
Located in Milan, IT
The Gold Brianne rug is a high-design and handloomed rug made in Himalayan wool and viscose. Characterized by a juxtaposition of its shiny center and ma...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool, Textile
€2,864 / item
Bicycle Figurine by Designer Marcel Wanders
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
This small bicycle was designed by Marcel Wanders for Randstad Group. Randstad Group is big employment agency. Since 2018 Marcel Wanders designs a bicycl...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool
Modern sculptural camel velvet Double Arch dining chair by InsidherLand
Located in Maia, Porto
Located in Arches National Park in Utah, USA, Double Arch is a grand natural formation which results from an underground sandstone pocket where water and wind erosion gradually sculp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Velvet
€1,327 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Fatty Dining Table
By Emmemobili
Located in Milan, IT
Thick top and monolithic legs, these are the main characteristics of Fatty table. A new way to interpret minimalism, not intended as the scarceness of the structure, but rather as th...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
€24,080 / item
Travertine Pedestal Cone Side Table
Located in Eindhoven, NB
Introduce monumental elegance and a grounded detail to your interior with the stunning beige travertine CONE side table. The sculptural geometric shape of this contemporary design pi...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Furniture
Materials
Travertine
€1,450 / item
D
Antibes Wooden Storage Cabinet, by George Sowden for Memphis Milano Collection
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Designed in 1981 by George Sowden, The "D'Antibes" is a piece of storage furniture with long legs. Cabinet in lacquered wood silkscreened on the two sid...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
Bonnie Contemporary LED Pendant @ 65cm/26". Solid Brass, Handmade in Sweden
Located in Torslanda, SE
The Bonnie range is designed around the stylized form of a Saffron flower, known around the world for its valuable beauty, fragrance and essence.
Each organic flower-like form is st...
Category
2010s Scandinavian Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Spa Sinfonia Set of 5 Bathroom Pieces by Mario Cioni
By Mario Cioni
Located in Milan, IT
This precious and sophisticated set comprises five pieces that will infuse elegance in any bathroom. Functional and decorative, this set is made of transparent glass adorned with a s...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass
€3,422 / item
Contemporary Channeled Fleure Bench Laetus multi colours in Velvet with Walnut
By Stuart Scott
Located in Trowbridge, Wiltshire
This Special Edition Fleure Bench comes with its exquisitely tailored flutes in 13 different colours. A departure from the signature one-colour looks of the other Stuart Scott pieces...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
€3,279 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Artistic glass lightbulb chandelier Murano Bulb Marcantonio X Multiforme #10
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
The art of Murano glass meets the iconicity of a bulb, together they give rise to a brilliant piece of furniture: a lightbulb, a chandelier or whatever your imagination suggests.
Murano Bulb...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Contemporary Gaetano Pesce Spaghetti Vase L Resin Clear Gold
Located in barasso, IT
Spaghetti vase, clear and gold.
Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection.
Measures: L - ø 22cm x H 36cm
Colours: Clear and Gold.
Material: RE...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Resin
Modern sculptural camel chenille handmade Double Arch armchair by InsidherLand
Located in Maia, Porto
Located in Arches National Park in Utah, USA, Double Arch is a grand natural formation which results from an underground sandstone pocket where water and wind erosion gradually sculp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Chenille
Carlton Wood Miniature Bookcase by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano Collection
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Here you are shown an authentic and perfect reproduction of the Carlton bookcase, originally designed in 1981 by Ettore Sottsass. The vivid colors and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood, Plastic
Bonnie Config 1 Medium, Contemporary LED Linear Chandelier, Solid Brass
Located in Torslanda, SE
The Bonnie range is designed around the stylised form of a Saffron flower, known around the world for its valuable beauty, fragrance and essence.
Each organic flower-like form is ...
Category
2010s Scandinavian Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Customisable Spider ceiling light brass parchment design by Diego Mardegan Italy
Located in London, GB
A very stunning ceiling light fixture tiled Spider Special Edition.
Spider Special Edition light is made of a brass structure, the arms are painted
in opaque ivory colour and are fix...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
White / Lilac Marble Pedestal Bowl XL
Located in Eindhoven, NB
Introducing our stunning Lilac Marble PEDESTAL Bowl XL, a captivating fusion of style and utility. Crafted from premium white Lilac marble stone, this stunning statement piece w...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble
€310 / item
Modern sculptural pink sand velvet Double Arch dining chair by InsidherLand
Located in Maia, Porto
Located in Arches National Park in Utah, USA, Double Arch is a grand natural formation which results from an underground sandstone pocket where water and wind erosion gradually sculp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Velvet
€1,327 Sale Price / item
20% Off
20th Century Ettore Sottsass Mirror Ultrafragola for Poltronova
Located in Turin, Turin
Ettore Sottsass was a 20th-century Italian architect, noted for also designing furniture, jewellery, glass, lighting, home and office wares, as well as numerous buildings and interio...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Opal
Large L Shape Customizable Contemporary Corner Study Desk
By &New
Located in Leicester, GB
A beautiful large L Shaped Study desk made with a butternut powder-coated steel frame and a beige linoleum top. The furniture linoleum provides a natural satin matt surface made from...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Round Coffee Table by Sir Terence Conran, Zinc Top, Beech Legs, 1997
Located in London, England
Table basse ronde en plateau zinc repose sur 3 pieds conique en hêtre massif, offrant un design à la fois moderne et intemporel. Elle mesure 80 cm de diamètre et a une hauteur de 26 ...
Category
1990s French Modern Furniture
Materials
Zinc
Erice D Carpanese Home Italia Sideboard
Located in Sanguinetto, IT
Designed with the same stylistic features, its structure entirely made of solid wood and tops made of marble or wood, the Erice D sideboard displays geometric connections that mimic ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble
€16,600,000 / item
Paul Northmore Jackson Abstract Colorful Hand Painted Studio Pottery Mug, 1993
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
From an extensive collection of studio pottery we are pleased to offer this fine abstract form studio pottery mug by Cornish based potter Paul Northmore...
Category
1990s English Modern Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Josef Frank round Side Table made for Haus
Garten, 1928, Austria
By Josef Frank
Located in Vienna, Austria
Side table by Josef Frank for Haus & Garten circa 1928.
This sleek table from Frank has a walnut veneered round table top,
the legs are slightly curved and are made from beech wood t...
Category
1920s Austrian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Beech, Walnut
Arizona Small Mirror, Estremoz and Brass, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
In the remote location of Coyote Buttes lies one of Arizona’s treasures. The absolutely surreal undulating patterns of ‘The Wave’ inspired the creation of the Arizona small mirror.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble, Brass, Metal
Ametista II Brick
Pink Velvet Deluxe Handmade Decorative Pillow
Located in Viseu, PT
Ametyst, the gem of calm and clarity, has long been admired for its soothing hues and its ability to inspire inner peace and criativity. Like so, our AMETISTA striped cushions are a ...
Category
2010s Modern Furniture
Materials
Cotton, Velvet
Alfio Chess Table
Located in Milan, IT
This stunning Alfio Chess Table is crafted in dark horn and black lacquered wood and features a top in smoked tempered glass with a silver chessboard desi...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Horn, Wood
€15,111 / item
Pink Marble Side Table
BOND"
Located in Eindhoven, NB
BOND Side Table in Pink marble - Bond Side Table evokes simplicity with its modern, clean design. Crafted from honed marble, this piece is a stylish addition to any space with its sophisticated, clean lines and sleek construction. Use Bond as a display table with candles...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble
€1,615 / item
Bonnie Contemporary LED Small Pendant, Solid Brass or Chromed, Handmade/finished
Located in Torslanda, SE
The Bonnie range is designed around the stylized form of a Saffron flower, known around the world for its valuable beauty, fragrance and essence.
Each organic flower-like form is st...
Category
2010s Scandinavian Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Modern furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Modern 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 seating, lighting, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, fabric and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern 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 Rug
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