Modern Corner Chairs
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Corner Chairs
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Corner Chairs
Metal, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Corner Chairs
Metal, Steel
2010s South African Modern Corner Chairs
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Corner Chairs
Wood
2010s South African Modern Corner Chairs
Steel
2010s Portuguese Modern Corner Chairs
Stainless Steel
2010s Portuguese Modern Corner Chairs
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Corner Chairs
Hardwood
2010s French Modern Corner Chairs
Bronze
2010s Mexican Modern Corner Chairs
Wood, Oak, Walnut
2010s Danish Modern Corner Chairs
Concrete
2010s Mexican Modern Corner Chairs
Brass
2010s German Modern Corner Chairs
Clay
2010s Egyptian Modern Corner Chairs
Fabric, Wood
2010s Egyptian Modern Corner Chairs
Fabric, Wood
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Corner Chairs
Metal
2010s Mexican Modern Corner Chairs
Leather, Fabric, Wood, Oak, Walnut
2010s Lebanese Modern Corner Chairs
Concrete
2010s French Modern Corner Chairs
Other
2010s Italian Modern Corner Chairs
Velvet
2010s Lebanese Modern Corner Chairs
Concrete
2010s Lebanese Modern Corner Chairs
Concrete
2010s Italian Modern Corner Chairs
Velvet
2010s Italian Modern Corner Chairs
Velvet
2010s Mexican Modern Corner Chairs
Steel, Nickel
2010s Belgian Modern Corner Chairs
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Corner Chairs
Velvet
2010s Swedish Modern Corner Chairs
Stone
2010s French Modern Corner Chairs
Velvet
2010s French Modern Corner Chairs
Velvet
2010s French Modern Corner Chairs
Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Corner Chairs
Bouclé, Oak
2010s Italian Modern Corner Chairs
Velvet
2010s French Modern Corner Chairs
Velvet
2010s Italian Modern Corner Chairs
Velvet
2010s Belgian Modern Corner Chairs
Steel
2010s Danish Modern Corner Chairs
Concrete
2010s French Modern Corner Chairs
Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Corner Chairs
Bouclé, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Corner Chairs
Bouclé, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Corner Chairs
Bouclé, Oak
2010s Italian Modern Corner Chairs
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Corner Chairs
Bouclé, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Corner Chairs
Oak, Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Corner Chairs
Bouclé, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Corner Chairs
Bouclé, Oak
2010s Italian Modern Corner Chairs
Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Corner Chairs
Bouclé, Oak
2010s French Modern Corner Chairs
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Corner Chairs
Bouclé, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Corner Chairs
Bouclé, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Corner Chairs
Bouclé, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Corner Chairs
Bouclé, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Corner Chairs
Bouclé, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Corner Chairs
Bouclé, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Corner Chairs
Bouclé, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Corner Chairs
Bouclé, Oak