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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
1980s American Vintage Modern Furniture
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Stainless Steel
2010s American Modern Furniture
Brass, Steel
Early 2000s English Modern Furniture
Crystal, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Furniture
Cotton, Linen
2010s Modern Furniture
Crystal
1950s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Ceramic
2010s Modern Furniture
Cotton, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Furniture
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Furniture
Glass, Wood
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Furniture
Stone, Marble, Travertine
2010s South American Modern Furniture
Stone, Onyx, Metal
2010s Chinese Modern Furniture
Bronze
2010s American Modern Furniture
Chrome
2010s French Modern Furniture
Plaster
2010s Modern Furniture
Crystal
1970s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Lucite, Plexiglass, Acrylic
Mid-20th Century American Modern Furniture
Canvas, Wood, Paint
20th Century Albanian Modern Furniture
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Furniture
Hardwood
2010s Indian Modern Furniture
Cotton
1970s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Elm
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Other
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Furniture
Cotton, Linen
2010s Taiwanese Modern Furniture
Steel
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Furniture
Glass, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Furniture
Travertine
2010s Taiwanese Modern Furniture
Steel
Early 2000s French Modern Furniture
Crystal
1970s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Crystal
2010s Portuguese Modern Furniture
Cotton, Velvet
1960s Turkish Vintage Modern Furniture
Wool, Cotton
2010s Indian Modern Furniture
Jute
2010s Spanish Modern Furniture
Gold Plate, Stainless Steel
2010s Chinese Modern Furniture
Walnut
2010s Mexican Modern Furniture
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Furniture
Metal
2010s Afghan Modern Furniture
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Furniture
Stone, Travertine
2010s American Modern Furniture
Sheepskin
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Other
2010s Portuguese Modern Furniture
Cotton, Velvet
2010s Modern Furniture
Cotton, Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Brass
2010s Canadian Modern Furniture
Wood, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Furniture
Brass
2010s American Modern Furniture
Ceramic
1950s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Paper
2010s Nepalese Modern Furniture
Yarn
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Concrete, Cement
2010s Indian Modern Furniture
Yarn
21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Modern Furniture
Wool
2010s American Modern Furniture
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Furniture
Wool
Early 2000s German Modern Furniture
Crystal, Silver Plate
20th Century Modern Furniture
Sterling Silver
2010s Modern Furniture
Cotton, Velvet
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