Modern Sectional Sofas
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sectional Sofas
Upholstery
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sectional Sofas
Upholstery
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sectional Sofas
Upholstery
1970s French Vintage Modern Sectional Sofas
Fabric, Foam
2010s American Modern Sectional Sofas
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sectional Sofas
Bronze
1970s Swiss Vintage Modern Sectional Sofas
Leather, Fabric
1970s German Vintage Modern Sectional Sofas
Leather, Upholstery, Plastic, Wood
2010s Italian Modern Sectional Sofas
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Sectional Sofas
Wood, Foam, Velvet
1940s Italian Vintage Modern Sectional Sofas
Velvet, Walnut
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Sectional Sofas
Leather, Plastic
20th Century American Modern Sectional Sofas
Cotton
2010s Dutch Modern Sectional Sofas
Upholstery
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Sectional Sofas
Leather, Walnut
Early 2000s French Modern Sectional Sofas
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Sectional Sofas
Fabric, Hardwood, Foam, Faux Leather, Upholstery, Cotton, Bouclé
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sectional Sofas
Metal
2010s American Modern Sectional Sofas
Upholstery, Birch
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Sectional Sofas
Suede, Fabric
2010s American Modern Sectional Sofas
Upholstery
Early 2000s Italian Modern Sectional Sofas
Aluminum
1970s German Vintage Modern Sectional Sofas
Leather, Upholstery, Plastic, Wood, Beech
Early 2000s Italian Modern Sectional Sofas
Chrome
Late 20th Century German Modern Sectional Sofas
Fabric, Foam
2010s Turkish Modern Sectional Sofas
Fabric, Foam, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sectional Sofas
Velvet
2010s Turkish Modern Sectional Sofas
Fabric, Foam, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century American Modern Sectional Sofas
Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sectional Sofas
Leather, Suede
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sectional Sofas
Fabric
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Sectional Sofas
Upholstery
2010s Italian Modern Sectional Sofas
Steel
1990s Italian Modern Sectional Sofas
Leather
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Sectional Sofas
Leather, Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sectional Sofas
Leather, Fabric, Velvet
Early 2000s American Modern Sectional Sofas
Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sectional Sofas
Wool
2010s Italian Modern Sectional Sofas
Leather, Faux Leather, Foam, Wood, Plywood
2010s American Modern Sectional Sofas
Bouclé
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sectional Sofas
Fabric, Foam
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sectional Sofas
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sectional Sofas
Leather
1980s French Vintage Modern Sectional Sofas
Fabric, Foam, Wood
Late 20th Century American Modern Sectional Sofas
Fabric, Foam, Wood
2010s Italian Modern Sectional Sofas
Fabric, Upholstery
2010s British Modern Sectional Sofas
Leather
1970s German Vintage Modern Sectional Sofas
Leather, Upholstery, Plastic, Wood
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Sectional Sofas
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Sectional Sofas
Fabric, Wool, Foam, Wood
Late 20th Century American Modern Sectional Sofas
Fabric, Foam, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Sectional Sofas
Upholstery
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Sectional Sofas
Fabric
Late 20th Century American Modern Sectional Sofas
Fabric, Foam
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Sectional Sofas
Upholstery
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Sectional Sofas
Upholstery
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Sectional Sofas
Upholstery
2010s American Modern Sectional Sofas
Fabric