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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
$388 / item
Mirage Iris Round Tray by Radar
Located in Geneve, CH
Mirage Iris Round Tray by Radar Design: Bastien Taillard Materials: glass. Dimensions: D 50 x W 50 x H 3 cm Available in silver, gold or Iris finish. Elegant, timeless, unders...
Glass
Peach Bowl Mould Project by Theodora Alfredsdottir
Located in Geneve, CH
Peach bowl mould Project by Theodora Alfredsdottir Unique Materials: Jesmonite Dimensions: 110 x 110 x 25 mm Theodora Alfredsdottir is a product desig...
Cement
$1,369 / item
Black Olive Ash Do-Ri Tray by Matthias Scherzinger
Located in Geneve, CH
Olive ash Do-Ri tray by Matthias Scherzinger Dimensions: L 47.4 x W 19.8 x H 6.5 cm Materials: olive ash: black stained lacquered inside tin: hard wax It all began in Glo...
Ash
Marquina Marble Ring Tray by Joseph Vila Capdevila
Located in Geneve, CH
Marble ring tray by Joseph Vila Capdevila Material: Marquina marble Dimensions: ø 35 x 3 cm Weight: 2.5 kg Aparentment is a space for creation and in...
Marble
Contemporary Square Black Travertine Block Big Poche Rond by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Black Travertine Block Big Poche Rond by Henry Wilson Dimensions. W 35 x D 35 x H 7 cm Materials: Black Travertine This sculptural item is handmade i...
Travertine
$284 / item
Oak Ring Tray by Joseph Vila Capdevila
Located in Geneve, CH
Oak ring tray by Joseph Vila Capdevila Material: Oak Dimensions: ø 35 x 3 cm Weight: 1.25 kg Aparentment is a space for creation and innovation,...
Oak
Lucite and Polished Aluminum Oval Tray with Sculptural Handles, 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant Italian modern serving or display tray from the 1970s, featuring an oval Lucite body paired with sculptural polished aluminum handles. The transparent Lucite surface creates ...
Aluminum
Mid-Century Italian Enamel Dish in Burnt Orange and Black, 1960s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vibrant hand-crafted Italian enamel dish from the 1960s, showcasing a stunning gradient from deep burnt orange at the center to smoky black along t...
Enamel
Murano Dual Toned Hand Blown Glass Centerpiece
Located in Pasadena, TX
Striking Murano Hand Blown 2 Tone White Italian Art Glass Bowl. Beautiful Murano hand blown opal Italian art glass bowl. Can be used as a display piece on any table. Measures: 13"...
Blown Glass
$111 / item
PICASSO - Large Pocket Tidy - Snow white
Located in Torino, IT
Picasso's hand-stitched pocket emptiers, upholstered in Foglizzo leather, are an example of Italian craftsmanship. Perfect on an entryway console or dresser in the bedroom, they styl...
Hide, Leather
Luxury Modern Decorative Bowl "Bubbles Purple" made of Glass and Titanium
By Plus Object
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Bubbles Bowl – Sculptural Elegance in Motion The Bubbles Bowl captures the same mesmerizing essence as our signature Bubbles wall décor—an interplay of fluid form, shimmering reflect...
Glass
Plump Trinket Dish in Green, Translucent Polyurethane Resin, by Ian Cochran
By Ian Cochran
Located in New York, NY
Plump Trinket dish by Ian Alistair Cochran Resin Measures: L 12" x W 6" x H 1.5" in The Plump Trinket dish is a continuation of the Plump series of colorful, sculptural furniture ...
Resin
Luxury Modern Decorative Platter "Cells Bronze" made of glass
By Plus Object
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Rich bronze warms the Cells' relief, producing a designer statement bowl that bridges metalwork tradition and glass transparency. PlusObject’s platter carries a brown-copper titanium...
Glass
Luxury Modern Decorative Platter "Cells Graphite" made of glass
By Plus Object
Located in West Hollywood, CA
The designer decor bowl label fits the Cells Grafit Platter exactly: PlusObject presses identical cellular geometry into a 13.9 in (490 mm) glass blank, then vapor-deposits hematite-...
Glass
Luxury Contemporary Decorative Bowl "Geyser Graphite" made of glass
By Plus Object
Located in West Hollywood, CA
PlusObject engineers a graphite-grey titanium skin that shifts from blue-steel to charcoal, giving the 16.1-in (410 mm) contemporary glass bowl a restrained industrial edge. At 8.8 l...
Glass
Luxury Modern Decorative Platter "Cells Silver" made of glass
By Plus Object
Located in West Hollywood, CA
PlusObject glass artisans shape a disc into a radiant honeycomb relief, then fuse a mirror-bright titanium–silver coating at 850 °C. The result is a high-end decorative bowl of excep...
Glass
Luxury Modern Platter "Antique Gold Manta" made of glass
By Plus Object
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Manta Antique Gold Platter drapes molten glass into sweeping wings, then saturates every crest with a titanium-gold mirror that glows like sunrise on liquid metal. Faceted ridges cat...
Glass
Luxury Modern Decorative Platter "Stingray" Antique Silver made of glass
By Plus Object
Located in West Hollywood, CA
A chromium-rich titanium alloy fuses to the relief and produces an ice-silver face that never tarnishes. The high-end glass platter measures 19.29 in (490 mm) and weighs 11 lb (5 kg)...
Glass
Luxury Modern Decorative Platter "Flow" Silver made of glass
By Plus Object
Located in West Hollywood, CA
One metre of rippling silver arcs across surfaces when the Flow Silver Platter arrives, fully deserving its contemporary glass bowl tag. PlusObject bends the sheet over custom molds,...
Glass
Luxury Modern Decorative Platter "Flow" Purple made of glass
By Plus Object
Located in West Hollywood, CA
PlusObject artisans stretch a one-metre ribbon of glass into a frozen wave, then vapor-deposit a vivid amethyst film that turns the piece into the Premium Titanium-coated Purple Plat...
Glass
Luxury Modern Decorative Platter "Flow" Indigo made of glass
By Plus Object
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Flow Indigo answers every brief for a designer decorative platter – reflective blue bowl. Cobalt titanium saturates the 39.3 x 9.8 in (1000 × 250 mm) ribbon, and PlusObject’s anneale...
Glass
Luxury Modern Decorative Platter "Stingray" Indigo made of glass
By Plus Object
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Cobalt pigments tint the molten sheet; a sapphire titanium haze deepens the high-end blue tone until daylight reads oceanic and evening lamps turn it inky. Two diameters – 14.96 in (...
Glass
Luxury Modern Decorative Platter "Stingray" Purple made of glass
By Plus Object
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Manganese and ruby colloids colour the body; a plum titanium mist swings between royal violet and black cherry under shifting light. The asymmetric rim softens strict geometrics, mak...
Glass
Luxury Modern Decorative Platter "Manta Silver" made of glass
By Plus Object
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Manta Silver Platter spreads floating like a stingray over coral while core locks it down. Glass sculptors slump the sheet on a ceramic mould, drawing fluid channels that scatter pin...
Glass
$111 / item
PICASSO - Large Pocket Tidy - Beige Silk
Located in Torino, IT
Picasso's hand-stitched pocket emptiers, upholstered in Foglizzo leather, are an example of Italian craftsmanship. Perfect on an entryway console or dresser in the bedroom, they styl...
Hide, Leather
$105 / item
PICASSO - Medium Pocket Tidy - Sky Blue
Located in Torino, IT
Picasso's hand-stitched pocket emptiers, upholstered in Foglizzo leather, are an example of Italian craftsmanship. Perfect on an entryway console or dresser in the bedroom, they styl...
Hide, Leather
Italian Ceramic Plate Unique Piece by Gianni Cella
Located in Asti, Piemonte
Ceramic plate designed and produced by Gianni Cella. Signed. Unique piece. Biography Born and raised in Pavia, Gianni Cella's early training took place first at the Liceo Artistico ...
Ceramic
$247 / item
Mirage Iris Oval Tray by Radar
Located in Geneve, CH
Mirage Iris oval tray by Radar Design: Bastien Taillard Materials: glass. Dimensions: D 20 x W 35 x H 3 cm Available in silver, gold or Iris finish. Elegant, timeless, underst...
Glass
$305 / item
Small Mirage Iris Round Tray by Radar
Located in Geneve, CH
Small Mirage Iris round tray by Radar Design: Bastien Taillard Materials: glass. Dimensions: D 35 x W 35 x H 3 cm Available in silver, gold or Iris finish. Elegant, timeless...
Glass
$235 / item
Small Mirage Iris Oval Tray by Radar
Located in Geneve, CH
Small Mirage Iris oval tray by Radar. Design: Bastien Taillard. Materials: glass. Dimensions: D 17 x W 28 x H 3 cm Available in silver, gold or Iris finish. Elegant, timeles...
Glass
$375 / item
Mirage Round Tray by Radar
Located in Geneve, CH
Mirage round tray by Radar Design: Bastien Taillard Materials: glass. Dimensions: D 50 x W 50 x H 3 cm Available in silver, gold or Iris finish. Eleg...
Glass
$294 / item
Small Mirage Round Tray by Radar
Located in Geneve, CH
Small Mirage round tray by Radar Design: Bastien Taillard Materials: glass. Dimensions: D 35 x W 35 x H 3 cm Available in silver, gold or Iris finish. Elegant, timeless, under...
Glass
Burnt Orange Square under the Surface by Theodora Alfredsdottir
Located in Geneve, CH
Burnt orange square under the surface by Theodora Alfredsdottir. Unique. Materials: jesmonite, glass top. Dimensions: 160 x 160 x 50 mm. Theodora Alfredsdottir is a product des...
Cement
White Square Under the Surface by Theodora Alfredsdottir
Located in Geneve, CH
White square under the surface by Theodora Alfredsdottir Unique Materials: Jesmonite, Glass top Dimensions: 160 x 160 x 50 mm Theodora Alfredsdottir is a product design studio ...
Cement
Nude Rectangle under the Surface by Theodora Alfredsdottir
Located in Geneve, CH
Nude rectangle under the surface by Theodora Alfredsdottir Unique Materials: Jesmonite, Glass top Dimensions: 140 x 260 x 30mm Theodora Alfredsdottir is a product design studio...
Cement
Light Grey Rectangle Under the Surface by Theodora Alfredsdottir
Located in Geneve, CH
Light grey rectangle under the surface by Theodora Alfredsdottir Unique Materials: Jesmonite, Glass top Dimensions: 140 x 260 x 30mm Theodora Alfredsdottir is a product design ...
Cement
Baby Blue Rectangle under the Surface by Theodora Alfredsdottir
Located in Geneve, CH
Baby blue rectangle under the surface by Theodora Alfredsdottir Unique Materials: Jesmonite, glass top Dimensions: 140 x 260 x 30mm Theodora Alfredsdottir is a product design s...
Cement
$623 / item
Mould for Bowl by Theodora Alfredsdottir
Located in Geneve, CH
Mould for bowl by Theodora Alfredsdottir Unique piece Materials: MDF Dimensions: 15 x 15 x 6 cm Theodora Alfredsdottir is a product design studio based in London. Theodora is...
Wood, Sandalwood
Brass and Marble "Rovinette" Pencil Holder, Ilaria Bianchi
Located in Geneve, CH
Brass and marble "Rovinette" pencil holder - Ilaria Bianchi Dimensions: 26 x 15 x 10 cm Materials: Botticino marble, polished brass Rovinette, the new desk...
Marble, Brass
$1,265 / item
Lava Bed Serving Plate by Kajsa Melchior
Located in Geneve, CH
Lava bed serving plate by Kajsa Melchior. Fictive Erosion collection Dimensions: H: Approx. 4 cm Ø: Approx. 40 cm Materials: Sculpted in sand by pressau...
Sandstone
Set of 3 White Ash Nun Vases by Matthias Scherzinger
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 3 white ash nun vases by Matthias Scherzinger Limited edition of 30 pieces, each colour each size Engraved brass-label with number Dimensions: Small: L 14.5 x W 14.5 x 46 c...
Ash
$1,369 / item
Ash Do-Ri Tray by Matthias Scherzinger
Located in Geneve, CH
Ash Do-Ri tray by Matthias Scherzinger. Dimensions: L 47.4 x W 19.8 x H 6.5 cm. Materials: ash: white stained lacquered. inside tin: hard wax. Also available in Olive Ash and ...
Ash
$1,369 / item
Walnut Do-Ri Tray by Matthias Scherzinger
Located in Geneve, CH
Walnut Do-Ri tray by Matthias Scherzinger. Dimensions: L 47.4 x W 19.8 x H 6.5 cm. Materials: Europe walnut lacquered inside tin: hard wax. Also available in olive ash and Eur...
Walnut
Set of 2 White Ash Nun Vases by Matthias Scherzinger
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 white ash nun vases by Matthias Scherzinger. Limited edition of 30 pieces, each colour each size. Engraved brass-label with number. Dimensions: Small: L 14.5 x W 14.5 x 4...
Ash
$2,226 / item
Small Acacia Nun Vase by Matthias Scherzinger
Located in Geneve, CH
Small acacia nun vase by Matthias Scherzinger. Limited edition of 30 pieces, each colour each size. Engraved brass-label with number. Dimensions: L 14.5 x W 14.5 x 46 cm. Materia...
Wood
$2,596 / item
Large White Ash Nun Vase by Matthias Scherzinger
Located in Geneve, CH
Large white ash nun vase by Matthias Scherzinger. Limited Edition of 30 pieces, each colour each size. Engraved brass-label with number. Dimensions: L 19 x W 19 x H 73 cm. Materi...
Ash
$1,795 / item
Small White Ash Nun Vase by Matthias Scherzinger
Located in Geneve, CH
Large white ash nun vase by Matthias Scherzinger Limited Edition of 30 pieces, each colour each size Engraved brass-label with number Dimensions: L 14.5 x W 14.5 x 46 cm Material...
Ash
$7,684 / item
Polished Bronze Bar Tray by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Box, ashtray in polished bronze by FAKASAKA Design Dimensions: W 63 x D 37 x H 7 cm Materials: Polished bronze.
Bronze
$5,484 / item
Black Bronze Hilda Bowl by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Black bronze Hilda bowl by FAKASAKA Design Dimensions: W 78 x D 41 x H 12 cm Materials: Black bronze.
Bronze
$10,990 / set
Set of 2 Bronze Hilda Bowl by FAKASAKA Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 bronze Hilda bowl by FAKASAKA Design Dimensions: W 78 x D 41 x H 12 cm Materials: Polished and black bronze.
Bronze
Pair of Centerpieces Bowls in Polished Bronze by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Pair of centerpieces bowls in Polished bronze by FAKASAKA Design Dimensions: W 36 x D 30 x H 7 cm Materials: Polished bronze.
Bronze
White Stone and Patinated Brass Sculpted Center Piece by Frederic Saulou
Located in Geneve, CH
Limestone and brass sculpted center piece by Frederic Saulou Title: Lunaire Materials: Buffon limestone, patinated brass. Dimensions: H 10, D 35 cm, approximately 20 kg Limited ...
Limestone, Brass
Contemporary Light Silver Aluminum Dish Vide Poche Rond XL by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Aluminum Vide Poche Rond XL by Henry Wilson Dimensions: D 18 x 4 cm Materials: Aluminum Your Vide Poche is designed with your loose-pocket items in mind – think keys, change and ph...
Bronze
Three-Dimensional Effect Polished Aluminium Thoronet Dish by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Polished Aluminium Thoronet Dish by Henry Wilson Dimensions: W 20 x D 5 x H 30 cm Materials: Aluminium Thoronet dish, shares its' name and arched lines with the Abby in the south o...
Aluminum
Three-Dimensional Effect Polished Blackened Bronze Thoronet Dish by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Blackened Thoronet Dish by Henry Wilson Dimensions: W 20 x D 5 x H 30 cm Materials: Bronze (Blackened) Thoronet dish, shares its' name and arched lines with the Abby in the south of...
Bronze
Contemporary Coffee Travertine Block Dish with Arched Details by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Black Travertine Block Thoronet Dish by Henry Wilson Dimensions: W 24 x D 33 x H 6 cm Materials: Black Travertine This sculptural item is handmade in...
Marble
$384Sale Price|56% Off
James Hake (b. 1979), a studio pottery stoneware dish. Tenmoku kaki & nuka glaze
Located in London, GB
James Hake (born 1979), a square studio pottery stoneware footed dish, nuka ash glaze with khaki and tenmoku linear trails. From the collection of Sir Roy Colin Strong. The dish bea...
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware