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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
$639 / item
42 Sand Frame Box by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
42 Fjord frame box by Lassen Dimensions: D 42 x W 21 x H 42 cm Materials: Finér, Melamin, Melamin, Melamine, Metal, Veneer Also available in different colours and dimensions. W...
Metal
$1,093 / item
49 Sand Frame Box with Shelf by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
49 sand frame box with shelf by Lassen Dimensions: D 49 x W 42 x H 49 cm Materials: Finér, Melamin, Melamin, Melamine, Metal, Veneer Also available in different colors and dimens...
Metal
$1,186 / item
49 Dark Grey Frame Box with Door / Shelf by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
49 Sand frame box with door / shelf by Lassen. Dimensions: D 49 x W 42 x H 49 cm. Materials: Finér, Melamin, Melamin, Melamine, Metal, Veneer. Also available in different colours ...
Metal
$779 / item
42 Smoked Oak Frame Box by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
42 Smoked oak frame box by Lassen Dimensions: D 42 x W 21 x H 42 cm Materials: Finér, Melamin, Melamin, Melamine, metal, veneer, oak Also available in different colours and dimen...
Metal
$1,093 / item
49 Light Grey Frame Box with Shelf by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
49 light grey frame box with shelf by Lassen Dimensions: D 49 x W 42 x H 49 cm Materials: Finér, Melamin, Melamin, Melamine, metal, veneer, ash Also available in different colour...
Metal
$1,186 / item
49 White Frame Box with Door / Shelf by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
49 white frame box with door / shelf by Lassen. Dimensions: D 49 x W 42 x H 49 cm. Materials: Finér, Melamin, Melamin, Melamine, Metal, Veneer Also available in different colors a...
Metal
$1,093 / item
49 White Frame Box with Shelf by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
49 White frame box with shelf by Lassen Dimensions: D 49 x W 42 x H 49 cm Materials: finér, melamin, melamin, melamine, metal, veneer, ash. Also available in different colours an...
Metal
$779 / item
42 Black Ash Frame Box by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
42 Black ash frame box by Lassen. Dimensions: D 42 x W 21 x H 42 cm. Materials: Finér, Melamin, Melamin, Melamine, metal, veneer, ash Also available in different colours and dimen...
Metal
$1,198 / item
49 Smoked Oak Frame Box with Shelf by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
49 Smoked oak frame box with shelf by Lassen Dimensions: D 49 x W 42 x H 49 cm Materials: Finér, Melamin, Melamin, Melamine, Metal, veneer, oak Also available in different colour...
Metal
$1,395 / item
49 Smoked Oak Frame Box with Door / Shelf by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
49 oak frame box with door / shelf by Lassen. Dimensions: D 49 x W 42 x H 49 cm. Materials: Finér, Melamin, Melamin, Melamine, Metal, Veneer, Oak. Also available in different col...
Metal
$1,186 / item
49 Light Grey Frame Box with Door / Shelf by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
49 light grey frame box with door / shelf by Lassen Dimensions: D 49 x W 42 x H 49 cm Materials: Finér, Melamin, Melamin, Melamine, Metal, Veneer Also available in different colo...
Metal
$1,198 / item
35 Oak Frame Box with 1 Drawer by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
35 Oak frame box with 1 drawer by Lassen. Dimensions: W 35 x D 35 x H 35 cm. Materials: Finér, Melamin, Melamin, Melamine, Metal, Veneer, Oak Also available in different colours a...
Metal
$1,198 / item
35 Smoked Oak Frame Box with 1 Drawer by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
35 smoked oak frame box with 1 drawer by Lassen Dimensions: w 35 x d 35 x h 35 cm Materials: Finér, Melamin, Melamin, Melamine, Metal, Veneer, Oak Also available in different col...
Metal
$849 / item
35 Sand Frame Box with 1 Drawer by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
35 sand frame box with 1 drawer by Lassen Dimensions: W 35 x D 35 x H 35 cm Materials: Finér, Melamin, Melamin, Melamine, Metal, Veneer, Also available in different colors and di...
Metal
$849 / item
35 Fjord Frame Box with 1 Drawer by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
35 Fjord frame box with 1 drawer by Lassen Dimensions: W 35 x D 35 x H 35 cm Materials: Finér, melamin, melamin, melamine, metal, veneer, Also available in different colors and d...
Metal
$1,035 / item
35 Light Grey Frame Box with 2 Drawer by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
35 Dark grey frame box with 2 drawer by Lassen Dimensions: W 35 x D 35 x H 35 cm Materials: Finér, Melamin, Melamin, Melamine, Metal, Veneer, Also available in different colors a...
Metal
$1,035 / item
35 Fjord Frame Box with 2 Drawer by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
35 Fjord frame box with 2 drawer by Lassen Dimensions: W 35 x D 35 x H 35 cm Materials: Finér, Melamin, Melamin, Melamine, Metal, Veneer, Ash Also available in different colors a...
Metal
$1,198 / item
35 Black Ash Frame Box with 2 Drawer by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
35 black ash frame box with 2 drawer by Lassen Dimensions: W 35 x D 35 x H 35 cm Materials: Finér, Melamin, Melamin, Melamine, metal, veneer, ash Also available in different colo...
Metal
$360 / item
35 Base Frame Box by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
35 base frame box by Lassen Dimensions: W 35 x D 35 x H 28 cm Materials: Metal Also available in different colours and dimensions. Weight: 5 kg By Lassen is a Danish design ...
Metal
$779 / item
42-Light Grey Frame Box with Door by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
42-Light grey frame box with door by Lassen Dimensions: D 42 x W 21 x H 42 cm Materials: Finér, Melamin, Melamin, Melamine, Metal, Veneer Also available in different colours and ...
Metal
$953 / item
42 Smoked Oak Frame Box with Door by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
42 smoked oak frame box with door by Lassen Dimensions: D 42 x W 21 x H 42 cm Materials: Finér, melamin, melamin, melamine, metal, veneer, oak Also available in different colours...
Metal
$953 / item
42 Black Ash Frame Box with Door by Lassen
Located in Geneve, CH
42 Black ash frame box with door by Lassen Dimensions: D 42 x W 21 x H 42 cm Materials: Finér, Melamin, Melamin, Melamine, metal, veneer, ash Also available in different colors a...
Metal
$31,987 / item
Ritual Cabinet by Jude Di Leo
Located in Geneve, CH
Ritual cabinet by Jude Di Leo Dimensions: W 102 x D 51 x H 183 cm Materials: Ink dyed Hemlock, Blackened Steel & Bronze Mirror Ritual Cabinet is an exploration in contrast. Utilizing humble materials and high aesthetics it presents a dichotomy of rough and refined. Designed during the American coronavirus shutdown of 2020, material supplies dried up, human interaction became extremely limited, and the world filled with a sense of uncertainty. It was a time to reflect and recalibrate. Spending many mornings in meditation, going inward to move beyond fear and welcome in growth became a mantra. The concept came to use the basic construction materails available and treat them as precious. Primarily composed of Hemlock, tradionally used as framing material, the cabinet opens to an Oak interior, blackened steel details, and a bronze mirror at the back, giving both the sense of retreat and reflection. There is also a drawer below. The materials are unified with a coating of black ink, leaving only the texture of the materials visible. Jude Heslin Di Leo...
Walnut
$1,343 / item
Floor Shelf by Kristina Dam Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Floor shelf by Kristina Dam Studio. Materials: Solid oak & walnut with oil treatment. Dimensions: 25 x 100 x H 46cm. The stack floor shelves are a nat...
Oak, Walnut
$44,782 / item
8 Cubes Cabinet by John Eric Byers
Located in Geneve, CH
8 cubes cabinet by John Eric Byers Dimensions: D76 x W38 x H158 cm Materials: sawn + maple + ash All works are individually handmade to order. Joh...
Other
Set of 2 Blackened Cove Handle by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Blackened Cove Handle by Henry Wilson Dimensions: W 5 x D 3 x H 25 cm Materials: Bronze Each piece is sand cast and rumbled finished. Blackened Bronze Pull Handle...
Bronze
Set of 2 Aluminum Mini Cove Handles by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Aluminum Mini Cove Handles by Henry Wilson Dimensions: W 5 x D 2 x H 9 cm Materials: Alumium Each piece is sand cast and rumbled finished. Aluminium pull handle...
Aluminum
$18,354 / item
Walnut Multileg Cabinet by Jaime Hayon
Located in Geneve, CH
Walnut 1.5 meter Multileg cabinet by Jaime Hayon Dimensions: D 50 x W 150 x H 80 cm Materials: container and frontal panels in 19mm MDF and shelves...
Glass, Wood, Walnut
Tapparelle Wheels Cabinet, Blue / Grey by Colé Italia
Located in Geneve, CH
Tapparelle wheels cabinet, blue / grey by Colé Italia with Emmanuel Gallina Dimensions: H.55 D.40 W.40 cm Materials: container on wheels with plinth and “tapparella” sliding shutte...
Glass, Oak
Tapparelle Wheels Cabinet, Mustard Yellow by Colé Italia
Located in Geneve, CH
Tapparelle wheels cabinet, mustard yellow by Colé Italia with Emmanuel Gallina Dimensions: H.55 D.40 W.40 cm Materials: Container on wheels with plinth and “tapparella” sliding shu...
Glass, Oak
$5,839 / item
Tapparelle Medium Cabinet, Sand White by Colé Italia
Located in Geneve, CH
Tapparelle Medium Cabinet, Sand White by Colé Italia with Emmanuel Gallina Dimensions: H.115 D.42 W.42 cm Materials: Container with legs and “tapparella” sliding shutter in solid oak...
Oak
Tapparelle Medium Cabinet, Blue / Gray by Colé Italia
Located in Geneve, CH
Tapparelle medium cabinet, blue / gray by Colé Italia with Emmanuel Gallina Dimensions: H.115 D.42 W.42 cm. Materials: Container with legs and “tapparella” sliding shutter in solid o...
Oak
$5,839 / item
Tapparelle Medium Cabinet, Black by Colé Italia
Located in Geneve, CH
Tapparelle medium cabinet, black by Colé Italia with Emmanuel Gallina Dimensions: H.115 D.42 W.42 cm Materials: Container with legs and “tapparella” sliding shutter in solid oak. ...
Oak
Tapparelle Large Cabinet, Mustard Yellow by Colé Italia
Located in Geneve, CH
Tapparelle large cabinet, mustard yellow by Colé Italia with Emmanuel Gallina Dimensions: H.135, D.46, W.78 cm. Materials: Container with legs and “tapparella” sliding shutter in sol...
Oak
$4,734 / item
Tapparelle Hanging Unit, Blue / Gray by Colé Italia
Located in Geneve, CH
Tapparelle Hanging Unit, Lacquered in Blue / Gray by Colé Italia with Emmanuel Gallina Dimensions: H.60, D.60, W.22 cm Materials: Container with “tapparel...
Oak
$4,734 / item
Tapparelle Hanging Unit, Black by Colé Italia
Located in Geneve, CH
Tapparelle hanging unit, Lacquered in black by Colé Italia with Emmanuel Gallina Dimensions: H.60, D.60, W.22 cm Materials: Container with “tapparella” ...
Oak
Nube Italia Link Double Shelves in Natural Taupe Wood by Kemistry of Style
By Kemistry of Style, Nube Italia
Located in New York, NY
"Modular system for shelves and cabinets. Metal frame available in bright or brushed chromium-plated, burnished or painted. Wooden parts in veneered wood or polished or mat lacquered...
Metal
Very Rare 1950s Rawl Plug Sales Cabinet with till Drawers and Display Section
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this original 1950s shop display counter advertising rawl plugs A very good looking and well-made piece, i...
Oak
21st Century Modern Wooden Consolle Blade Cabinet Made in Italy
Located in Sant'Elena, IT
Born from the Blade family of tables, this cupboard is a capacious yet suspended volume that concentrates functionality and Minimalist design. Distinguished by full and empty storage...
Steel
Price Upon Request
GUFRAM Globe Cabinet by Studio Job
By Studio Job (Job Smeets & Nynke Tynagel), Gufram Furniture
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Globe, Studio Job’s visionary and dreamlike project, was the first container cabinet to be included in the collection Multipli by Gufram. The globe of soft polyurethane that rotates ...
Wood
Price Upon Request
Floating Nightstand, 1705, Craft Associates Furniture
By Laura Trenchard, Craft Associates
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Floating Nightstand, 1705, Craft Associates® Furniture is expertly crafted. The base is constructed by hand from hard wood and not machine. The wa...
Walnut