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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
Unique Walnut Spline Tabouret - Handmade and Signed by Maxime Goléo
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique Walnut Spline Tabouret - Handmade and Signed by Maxime Goléo Unique piece. Dimensions: W 38 x D 38 x H 50 cm. Materials: French walnut. Each piece...
Walnut
Butterfly hanging chair in thick leather - temporarily out of stock
Located in Johannesburg, ZA
The timeless Butterfly Chair is a classic that has stood the test of time for over 80 years. Its story is one of transformation, adaptability, and evolution, making it an icon in the...
Steel
Mula Chair in Stained Black Ash Base, Upholstery Seat, by E-GGs
Mula chair is offered with black stained wooden ash base with seat and back in injected flame-retardant polyurethane foam upholstered in the listed fabrics. The body is packed separately from the base. The leg base finish is also available in a natural ash finish, anthracite metal or ash, black metal, and copper metal. If you are interested in one of the previously listed bases. Formed by Gaia Giotti, Giona Scarselli and Cristina Razzanelli, E-GGS deals with design with a transversal approach, ranging between product design, interior and architecture. Attention and curiosity are captured by the discovery of the unusual in everyday life, in the search for new expressive and material languages. Additional information: Dimensions: Seat height 46.7 cm, overall chair height 78 cm, width of chair 57...
Upholstery, Wood
$3,836 / item
Spring Chaise by Front
Located in Geneve, CH
Spring chaise by Front Dimensions: W 58 x D 57.7 x H 78.3 cm Materials: Fabric The Spring chair plays the shift, the surprise with its boldly colo...
Other
$1,596Sale Price / item|20% Off
Mid-Century Modern blue bouclé oak Niemeyer dining chair by InsidherLand
By InsidherLand, Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
The Niemeyer dining chair is named after the Brazilian Architect Oscar Niemeyer whose Architecture was spread like sculptural poetry in the History of humankind. The rounded lines of...
Bouclé, Oak, Fabric, Wood
$1,596Sale Price / item|20% Off
Mid-Century Modern dark green bouclé oak Niemeyer dining chair by InsidherLand
By Joana Santos Barbosa, InsidherLand
Located in Maia, Porto
The Niemeyer dining chair is named after the Brazilian Architect Oscar Niemeyer whose Architecture was spread like sculptural poetry in the History of humankind. The rounded lines of...
Bouclé, Oak, Fabric, Wood
$1,596Sale Price / item|20% Off
Mid-Century Modern fern green bouclé oak Niemeyer dining chair by InsidherLand
By InsidherLand, Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
The Niemeyer dining chair is named after the Brazilian Architect Oscar Niemeyer whose Architecture was spread like sculptural poetry in the History of humankind. The rounded lines of...
Bouclé, Oak, Fabric, Wood
$1,596Sale Price / item|20% Off
Mid-Century Modern terracotta bouclé oak Niemeyer dining chair by InsidherLand
By InsidherLand, Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
The Niemeyer dining chair is named after the Brazilian Architect Oscar Niemeyer whose Architecture was spread like sculptural poetry in the History of humankind. The rounded lines of...
Bouclé, Oak, Fabric, Wood
$1,596Sale Price / item|20% Off
Mid-Century Modern light grey bouclé oak Niemeyer dining chair by InsidherLand
By InsidherLand, Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
The Niemeyer dining chair is named after the Brazilian Architect Oscar Niemeyer whose Architecture was spread like sculptural poetry in the History of humankind. The rounded lines of...
Bouclé, Oak, Fabric, Wood
$1,596Sale Price / item|20% Off
Mid-Century Modern beige bouclé oak Niemeyer dining chair by InsidherLand
By InsidherLand, Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
The Niemeyer dining chair is named after the Brazilian Architect Oscar Niemeyer whose Architecture was spread like sculptural poetry in the History of humankind. The rounded lines of...
Bouclé, Oak, Fabric, Wood
$1,596Sale Price / item|20% Off
Mid-Century Modern ivory bouclé oak Niemeyer dining chair by InsidherLand
By InsidherLand, Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
The Niemeyer dining chair is named after the Brazilian Architect Oscar Niemeyer whose Architecture was spread like sculptural poetry in the History of humankind. The rounded lines of...
Bouclé, Oak, Fabric, Wood
$1,596Sale Price / item|20% Off
Mid-Century Modern light blue bouclé oak Niemeyer dining chair by InsidherLand
By InsidherLand, Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
The Niemeyer dining chair is named after the Brazilian Architect Oscar Niemeyer whose Architecture was spread like sculptural poetry in the History of humankind. The rounded lines of...
Bouclé, Oak, Fabric, Wood
$1,596Sale Price / item|20% Off
Mid-Century Modern round camel bouclé oak Niemeyer dining chair by InsidherLand
By InsidherLand, Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
The Niemeyer dining chair is named after the Brazilian Architect Oscar Niemeyer whose Architecture was spread like sculptural poetry in the History of humankind. The rounded lines of...
Bouclé, Oak, Fabric, Wood
$3,187 / item
Rendez-Vous Chair by Part Studio Atelier
Located in Geneve, CH
Rendez-vous chair by Part Studio Atelier Dimensions: H82.5 x W42.5 x D43 cm Materials: buffalo steel, buffalo leather. Images by: Amber Van Bossel The frame of this chair is an...
Steel
Handcrafted Matrice Chair in Steel and Velvet by Tawla
By Studio Tawla
Located in MONTROZIER, FR
Matrice side chair is a side chair designed around the imprint. The imprint created by the interaction between two materials, a ductile and a soft one. Inspiration from Gabriele Basi...
Steel, Metal
Set of 2 Contemporary Block Form Yellow Velvet Chair by Pietro Franceschini
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Licitra chairs by Pietro Franceschini Dimensions: W 62 x D 71 x H 95 cm Materials: mohair velvet Somebody once said that simplicity is the essence of happiness. So I dedicated this work to my friend Caterina Licitra. Licitra chair challenges the ability to simplify, eliminating the unnecessary so that the necessary can speak. The hardedged and bold silhouette speaks a clean language made of a few primitive volumes that firmly fit together. The soft and bright texture of the yellow Pierre Frey Mohair brings a contrast. The blend is sculptural and playful making Licitra a love-at-first-sight. The piece is locally manufactured in Milan and two versions in different fabrics will follow. The perfect location for the launch is the iconic Le Corbusier’s Unité...
Velvet
$1,763 / item
Big Foot Bench by 101 Copenhagen
Located in Geneve, CH
Big foot bench by 101 Copenhagen Designed by Kristian Sofus Hansen & Tommy Hyldahl Dimensions: L 120 / W 40 /H 45 CM Materials: Fiber concrete At first ...
Concrete
Iron Stainless Steel Throne by Anadora Lupo
By Anadora Lupo
Located in Timisoara, RO
Build process Technique: welded stainless steel, wrought iron. 100% hand crafted from zero by the artist. Build process takes between 3-4 weeks; please allow extra time for custom o...
Metal, Stainless Steel, Iron
Set of 3 Rare Wood Chairs By Robino & Denton For Petroglyph 2011
By Nucleo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Petroglyph Collection is a captivating and ever-evolving assemblage crafted from discarded materials meticulously sourced by the Nucleo Laboratory. This collection breathes new l...
Wood
$9,906 / item
Sclpt Bench by Onno Adriaanse
Located in Geneve, CH
SCLPT Bench by Onno Adriaanse, 2022. Edition: 8 pieces for all three finishes. (8x natural cork, 8x leather powder, 8x polyurethane). Dimensions: H 5...
Aluminum
'The Quarry Collection' Bantam Chair, by Studio Artist, Ryan Dart, USA, 2017
Located in Bellport, NY
The Bantam Chair from ,The Quarry Collection. Two available now. Ryan Dart is no ordinary designer and to quote him in his own words. We have found that...
Wood, Birch
Modern contemporary chair in plywood and solid koto by Marc Morro
Located in Barcelona, ES
Silla 8 is the result of an exercise where flat plywood sheets are bent, under pressure and in a simple way, using different structures as support, achieving i...
Plywood
Modern contemporary armchair in red blue yellow black wood by Marc Morro
Located in Barcelona, ES
Butaca 8 is the result of an exercise where flat plywood sheets are bent, under pressure and in a simple way, using different structures as support, achieving instantaneously and wit...
Plywood
Mula Chair in Black Metal Leg Base with Upholstery Seat, by E-GGs
Mula chair is offered with iron rebar metal base, varnished in black. The seat and back are made with an injected flame-retardant polyurethane foam, upholstered in the listed fabrics. The body is packed separately from the base. Here you are shown the Mula Chair in Black Metal Base with Upholstery Seat. This item is also available in a swivel office chair option. Formed by Gaia Giotti, Giona Scarselli and Cristina Razzanelli, E-GGS deals with design with a transversal approach, ranging between product design, interior and architecture. Attention and curiosity are captured by the discovery of the unusual in everyday life, in the search for new expressive and material languages. Additional information: Dimensions: Seat height 46.7 cm, overall chair height 78 cm, width of chair 57...
Metal
Modern contemporary chair in red blue yellow wood by Marc Morro
Located in Barcelona, ES
Silla 8 is the result of an exercise where flat plywood sheets are bent, under pressure and in a simple way, using different structures as support, achieving i...
Plywood
$641Sale Price|20% Off
Contour Embroidered Corner Stool, Quilted Rocking Stool, Modern Corner Chair
By Custhom
Located in London, GB
The corner stool has a timber internal frame convered entirly buy a stretch quilted fabric. The Stool can be used in two positions, either sat upright as a corner stool or layed on iots back a low rocking chair...
Wool, Pine
Pair of Painted Wood Side Chairs Titled "Friendly" by Ricardo Blanco, Argentina
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of painted wood side chairs titled "Friendly" by Ricardo Blanco. Argentina, 2016. Ricardo Blanco (1940-2017) 1940 was born in Buenos Aires. 1963 ...
Wood
Daisy Sculptural Chair – Indoor - Outdoor Pink Concrete by Mary-Lynn & Carlo
Located in Geneve, CH
Daisy Sculptural Chair – Indoor - Outdoor Pink Concrete by Mary-Lynn & Carlo, 2021 The Elephant Project Dimensions: H 60 x W 69 x D 81 cm Materials: concrete colored, foam polystyren...
Concrete
Contemporary Block Form Bight Yellow Velvet Chair by Pietro Franceschini
Located in Geneve, CH
Licitra chair by Pietro Franceschini Dimensions: W 62 x D 71 x H 95 cm Materials: Mohair Velvet Somebody once said that simplicity is the essence of happiness. So I dedicated this work to my friend Caterina Licitra. Licitra chair challenges the ability to simplify, eliminating the unnecessary so that the necessary can speak. The hardedged and bold silhouette speaks a clean language made of a few primitive volumes that firmly fit together. The soft and bright texture of the yellow Pierre Frey Mohair brings a contrast. The blend is sculptural and playful making Licitra a love-at-first-sight. The piece is locally manufactured in Milan and two versions in different fabrics will follow. The perfect location for the launch is the iconic Le Corbusier’s Unité...
Velvet
$16,354 / set
Set of 2 Hygge Lounge Chair by Collector
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Hygge lounge chair by Collector Materials: structure in solid oak wood. Upholstered in Pierre Frey fabric. Legs: Travertino Dimensions: W 75 ...
Travertine
DUO Handcrafted Matrice Chair in Steel and Parma Velvet by Tawla
By Studio Tawla
Located in MONTROZIER, FR
Marie Antoinette Matrice side chair is a side chair designed around the imprint. The imprint created by the interaction between two materials, a ductile and a soft one. Inspiration f...
Metal, Steel
DUO Handcrafted Matrice Chair in Steel and Velvet by Tawla
By Studio Tawla
Located in MONTROZIER, FR
Matrice side chair is a side chair designed around the imprint. The imprint created by the interaction between two materials, a ductile and a soft one. Inspiration from Gabriele Basi...
Metal, Steel
Handcrafted Matrice Chair in Steel and Parma Velvet by Tawla
By Studio Tawla
Located in MONTROZIER, FR
Marie Antoinette Matrice side chair is a side chair designed around the imprint. The imprint created by the interaction between two materials, a ductile and a soft one. Inspiration f...
Steel, Metal
Armchair Brown Leather by Vincent Le Bourdon Handmade
Located in MONTROZIER, FR
This furniture, composed of two armchairs (here proposed) and a sofa, was designed by Vincent Lebourdon for a Parisian living room to offer several use...
Leather, Fabric, Wool
Set of 4 Contemporary Block Form Yellow Velvet Chair by Pietro Franceschini
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 licitra chairs by Pietro Franceschini Dimensions: W 62 x D 71 x H 95 cm Materials: Mohair velvet. Somebody once said that simplicity is the essence of happiness. So I d...
Velvet
$32,708 / set
Set of 4 Hygge Lounge Chair by Collector
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 Hygge lounge chair by Collector Materials: structure in solid oak wood. Upholstered in Pierre Frey fabric. Legs: Travertino Dimensions: W 75 ...
Travertine
$968Sale Price / item|9% Off
White Curvy Upholstered Armchair Inspired by Egypt's Nubian Architecture
Located in Cairo, EG
White curvy upholstered armchair inspired By Egypt's Nubian Architecture The Nubia set is the heart of this Nubian collection. Nubian houses are typically built for entire familie...
Fabric, Wood
