Modern Furniture
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Other
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Resin
2010s American Modern Furniture
Mirror, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Furniture
Oak, Walnut
2010s New Zealand Modern Furniture
Aluminum
2010s Australian Modern Furniture
Concrete
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Modern Furniture
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Leather
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Resin
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Furniture
Leather
2010s Dutch Modern Furniture
Travertine
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Furniture
Brass
2010s American Modern Furniture
Maple
2010s Brazilian Modern Furniture
Fabric, Wood, Teak, Upholstery
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Furniture
Oak, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Furniture
Brass
2010s Indian Modern Furniture
Cotton
2010s American Modern Furniture
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Furniture
Fabric, Walnut, Oak, Wood, Velvet, Linen, Bouclé, Mohair, Alpaca
2010s American Modern Furniture
Wood, Hardwood, Maple, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Onyx, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Furniture
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Furniture
Upholstery, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Murano Glass
2010s Canadian Modern Furniture
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Furniture
Velvet
2010s Portuguese Modern Furniture
Cotton, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Furniture
Walnut
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Steel
2010s German Modern Furniture
Steel
2010s American Modern Furniture
Steel, Iron
2010s Dutch Modern Furniture
Travertine
2010s American Modern Furniture
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Furniture
Brass
1960s Turkish Vintage Modern Furniture
Wool, Cotton
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Brass
2010s Portuguese Modern Furniture
Wood, Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Resin
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Leather
2010s European Modern Furniture
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Furniture
Velvet, Walnut
2010s Portuguese Modern Furniture
Cotton, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Resin
2010s Dutch Modern Furniture
Marble
2010s American Modern Furniture
Steel, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Furniture
Brass
2010s Argentine Modern Furniture
Stone, Onyx, Metal
2010s American Modern Furniture
Brass
20th Century American Modern Furniture
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Furniture
Walnut, Mohair
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Resin
2010s Nepalese Modern Furniture
Wool, Silk
Early 2000s Spanish Modern Furniture
Chrome
2010s Portuguese Modern Furniture
Ceramic, Clay
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Furniture
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Furniture
Brass





