Modern More Asian Art, Objects and 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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
2010s Chinese Modern More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Crystal, Bronze
2010s Chinese Modern More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Crystal, Bronze
2010s Chinese Modern More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Crystal, Bronze
2010s Chinese Modern More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Modern More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Rattan
1960s Japanese Vintage Modern More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Silk
2010s Asian Modern More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Walnut
2010s Asian Modern More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Leather, Linen
2010s Asian Modern More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Modern More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Modern More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Brass
2010s South Korean Modern More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Crystal
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Crystal
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Rock Crystal
2010s European Modern More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Rock Crystal
2010s European Modern More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Bronze
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Modern More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Bronze
2010s Italian Modern More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Porcelain
2010s South Korean Modern More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Steel
2010s Italian Modern More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Porcelain
2010s Italian Modern More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Resin
2010s Italian Modern More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Resin
2010s Italian Modern More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Resin
2010s Italian Modern More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Resin
19th Century Chinese Antique Modern More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Jade
2010s Chinese Modern More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Bronze
Early 20th Century Modern More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Wood, Rosewood, Reclaimed Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Textile, Oak, Paper
2010s Modern More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood