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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
$7,712 / item
Turned Carbon Fibre Talon Console by Madheke
Located in Geneve, CH
Turned carbon fibre talon console by Madheke. Dimensions: W 153.5 x D 36.3 x H 88 cm. Materials: Leather, carbon fibre, cast brass legs. The Talon's signature black aesthetic ma...
Brass
$16,557 / item
Melt Console, Grey Vavona by Marble Balloon
Located in Geneve, CH
Melt console - grey vavona by Marble Balloon. Dimensions: W120 x D40 x H90 cm Materials: Grey vavona, light travertine, white sugar. Also available: California burl, walnut burl, Melt tables...
Stone
$21,177 / item
Blue and Brass Rockconsole, Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Blue and brass Rockconsole, royal stranger Dimensions: Width 160cm, height 90cm, depth 50cm Materials: lacquered body suspended by stainless steel coated in brass leg, docked on a ...
Brass
$21,177 / item
Blue and Brass Rockconsole, Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Blue and brass rock console, Royal Stranger. Dimensions: width 160cm, height 90cm, depth 50cm Materials: lacquered body suspended by stainless steel coated in brass leg, docked on ...
Brass
$21,177 / item
Colorful Green Rockconsole, Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Colorful rockconsole, Royal Stranger Dimensions: Width 160cm, height 90cm, depth 50cm Materials: lacquered body suspended by stainless steel coated in brass leg, docked on a matte ...
Brass
$5,929 / item
Blue Grimilde Console Table by Mentemano
Located in Geneve, CH
Blue grimilde console table by Mentemano Dimensions: W 120 x D 65 x H 88 cm Materials: Steel, wood, mirror Other colors available. Console desk made of bended coated steel def...
Steel, Other
$7,790 / item
Less Cabinet with Drawers by Mentemano
Located in Geneve, CH
Less walnut cabinet by Mentemano Dimensions: W200 x D 44 x H 72 cm Materials: Walnut The design comes from a subtraction process making a focus on the basic frame of Less. Th...
Other
$6,841 / item
Less Oak Cabinet by Mentemano
Located in Geneve, CH
Less walnut cabinet by Mentemano Dimensions: W 120 x D 65 x H 88 cm Materials: oak The design comes from a subtraction process making a focus on the basic frame of Less. The w...
Other
$7,790 / item
Less Oak Cabinet with Drawers by Mentemano
Located in Geneve, CH
Less walnut cabinet by Mentemano Dimensions: W200 x D 44 x H 72 cm Materials: oak The design comes from a subtraction process making a focus on the basic frame of Less. The whol...
Other
$513 / item
More Box 5 by Mentemano
Located in Geneve, CH
More box 5 by Mentemano. Dimensions: W20 x D 28 x H 5 cm. Materials: Oak. A tray and two boxes available in two dimensions with cover, made of wood with bronze mirror inserts ...
Other
$1,026 / set
Set of 2 More Box 5 by Mentemano
Located in Geneve, CH
More Box 5 by Mentemano Dimensions: W20 x D 28 x H 5 cm Materials: Oak A tray and two boxes available in two dimensions with cover, made of wood with bronze mirror inserts as ...
Other
$1,180 / set
Pair of 2 More Box 25 by Mentemano
Located in Geneve, CH
Pair of 2 more box 25 by Mentemano Dimensions: W20 x D 28 x H 25 cm Materials: Oak A tray and two boxes available in two dimensions with cover, made of wood with bronze mirror...
Other
$1,180 / set
Pair of More Box 15 by Mentemano
Located in Geneve, CH
Pair of more box 15 by Mentemano Dimensions: W20 x D 28 x H 15 cm Materials: Oak A tray and two boxes available in two dimensions with cover, made of wood with bronze mirror i...
Other
Distortion Series Object 5 Polished Brass Console by Emelianova Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Distortion series object 5 polished brass console by Emelianova Studio. Distortion Series Vol 1. Limited Edition of 20. Signed and numbered. Dimensions: 210 × 45 × 40 cm. Materials: polished brass, briar wood. Handmade. Distortion series is a bold revisiting of rock ethos and 1970s aethtetics. It was conceived to transmit freedom of emotions and authenticity within minimal, timeless shapes. Ksenia Emelianova...
Brass
$13,091 / item
Lily Glass Console, Signed by Stefan Leo
Located in Geneve, CH
Lily glass console - signed by Stefan Leo Lily glass console Forged iron, top pâte de verre Measures: 140 cm x 38 x H 85cm Atelier Stefan Leo has a re...
Glass
$11,808 / item
Lily Marble Console, Signed by Stefan Leo
Located in Geneve, CH
Lily marble console, signed by Stefan Leo Lily marble console Forged iron, top marble Measures: 140 cm x 38 x H 85cm Atelier Stefan Leo has a remarkable reputation thanks to its uni...
Marble
$20,535 / item
Pillar Console by John Eric Byers
Located in Geneve, CH
Pillar console by John Eric Byers Dimensions: 81.3 x 50.8 x 135.6 cm Materials: Carved blackened maple All works are individually handmade to order...
Maple
Unique Off-White Stone Slab Console with Grey Glass Shelves by Frédéric Saulou
Located in Geneve, CH
Stoique stole console signed by Fre´de´ric Saulou Materials: Ornamental stone, Grey smoked glass, metal powder-coated. Dimensions: H 110 x 40 x 110 cm. "While wandering in the stree...
Stone
Powder Coated Steel Balance Table by Lee Sisan with Natural Stone & Red Tassels
Located in Geneve, CH
Balance table by Lee Sisan, 2019 Dimensions : W 130 x D 45 x H 65 cm Materials : Powder Coated Steel, Natural Stone Each piece is made to order and uses nat...
Stone, Steel
Nouvelle Vague Console by Dooq
By DOOQ
Located in Geneve, CH
Nouvelle Vague console by Dooq. Measures: W 180 x D 35 cm x H 78 cm Materials: Lacquered wood, Mar di Giava ceramic tiles. Hand-Painted. Colors may vary...
Ceramic, Wood
$6,884 / item
Isola Console Table by Brajak Vitberg
By Bijelić and Brajak
Located in Geneve, CH
Isola console table by Brajak Vitberg Dimensions: 30 x 100 x 100 cm Materials: Dichroic glass, metal fixture details Bijelic and Brajak are two arch...
Glass
$2,412 / item
Nero Marble Star Console Table by Olivier Gagnère
Located in Geneve, CH
Nero Marble star console table by Olivier Gagnère. Materials: base in gold lacquered metal or black bronze. Top in white Carrara marble or black Marquina marble Technique: lacquered metal, polished marble. Dimensions: D 42 x W 110 x H 85 cm Also available in Nero Marquina marble, and gold or bronze base. The Star collection by French designer Olivier Gagnère is a line of coffee tables and console...
Marble, Metal
$2,297 / item
Carrara Marble Star Console Table by Olivier Gagnère
Located in Geneve, CH
Carrara marble star console table by Olivier Gagnère Materials: Base in gold lacquered metal or black bronze. Top in white Carrara marble or black Marquina marble Technique: Lacquered metal, polished marble. Dimensions: D 42 x W 110 x H 85 cm Also available in Nero Marquina marble, and gold or bronze base. The Star collection by French designer Olivier Gagnère is a line of coffee tables and console...
Marble, Carrara Marble, Metal
$25,343 / item
Oak Lahmu X Stool by Sizar Alexis
By Sizar Alexis
Located in Geneve, CH
Oak Lahmu X stool by Sizar Alexis Limited edition of 10 pieces Dimensions: D 70 x W 90 x H 50 cm Materials: Burned American oak. Available in natural cherry, natural oak, or burned ...
Oak
$8,809 / item
Small Lahmu Console by Sizar Alexis
By Sizar Alexis
Located in Geneve, CH
Small Lahmu Console by Sizar Alexis Limited Edition of 10 Dimensions: D 40 x W 44 x H 36 cm Materials: Solid natural oak. Available in natural cherry, natural oak, or black stained ...
Oak
Superego Contemporary Modern "Stalattite" Model Polished Brass Italian Console
By Superego
Located in Ibiza, Spain
The "Stalattite" console, designed by Studio Superego, showcases a minimalist yet striking design. Its base is constructed from solid brass tubes of varying heights, creating a visua...
Brass
Contemporary Leather Console, Bivio by Stephane Parmentier for Giobagnara
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary leather console - Bivio by Stephane Parmentier for Giobagnara. The object presented in the image has following finish:...
Leather, Wood
RNA/DNA Console Table by R’Kan, Walnut & Lacquer, Modern Design, Egypt
Located in Giza Governorate, القاهرة
We are made of molecules each of them responsible for our development, each of them passed on from generation to generation. We are a patchwork of everyone who came before us and hol...
Walnut, Lacquer
Garden Console Table by R’kan, Wood Veneers, Modern Design, Egypt
Located in Giza Governorate, القاهرة
The Garden Console, inspired by Hady Boraey's painting "Eternity with You," is a captivating and artistic piece designed to bring a touch of nature and tranquility into your space. C...
Organic Material, Wood
21st Century by G.Raboni & M.Montefusco "PILLOLE 02" Objects and Household Items
Located in massa, IT
Objects and household items Size: Diameter Cm 6.5 x height 11 Materials: Nero Marquina Designer: G. Raboni & M.Montefusco Designing Pillole, Rabo...
Marble
21st Century by G.Raboni & M.Montefusco "2SQUARED" Marble Consolle
Located in massa, IT
Polichrome marble consolle Size: 129 x 27 x H 82 Materials: Bianco Carrara + bardiglio Designer: G. Raboni & M.Montefusco4 To preserve the Apuan quarries we have created this table using tiles...
Marble
$15,194
Girder, Console
By Clan Milano
Located in Barlassina, Monza-Brianza
Capsule collection CANTIERE Daring decor proposals in eclectic forms, where elegant finishes establish a dialogue with details that convey the distinctive industrial atmosphere of a construction site. GIRDER mixes materials: a body made by metal pieces shape as an iron beam...
Metal
Price Upon Request
Ceramic Console "Aztèque" by Agnès Debizet, Unique Piece, 2022
Located in London, GB
« Console Aztèque » (2022) by Agnès Debizet Material: Stoneware, porcelain slip Dimension: H 90 x 135 x 30 cm Unique piece, dated and signed. Taking its inspiration from Latin America antique...
Porcelain, Stoneware
Console Table, hand crafted, solid ash, edition No 5 of 5 by Jonathan Field.
Located in London, GB
The console table number 2 in an edition of 5. Making number 206. The grain of the ash is stained a dark ebony which brings out the natural patterns, contrasting with the equal spa...
Ash
Price Upon Request
Stones Console by Barlas Baylar
By Barlas Baylar, Hudson Furniture
Located in New York, NY
An asymmetric play of solids and voids, The Stones Console by Barlas Baylar, masterfully marries supreme beauty and modern Classics. Consisting of separated, handcrafted, high polish...
Bronze, Stainless Steel
Price Upon Request
Lipstick Console by Barlas Baylar
By Barlas Baylar, Hudson Furniture
Located in New York, NY
Bearing a subtle harmony of refined materials that unifies an elegant silhouette, the Lipstick Console by Barlas Baylar makes a statement in any space...
Bronze, Stainless Steel