Modern Icons

During the first half of the 20th century, a new focus on furniture design emerged. Gone were the days of overly ornate and impractical furniture, that spoke only to the design era and none to the functionality of the piece. This new modern style of furniture focused on function and accessibility, it was light, and it was much more about innovation than history.
Few names are more synonmous with the modern era more than Charles and Ray Eames, who used steel and molded plywood, to make furniture that was aesthetically pleasing as well as strong and comfortable.Their most famous pieces are the:

Eames Molded Plywood Lounge Chair (1945)


Eames Lounge and Ottoman (1956)


Other Famous Modern Furniture and Designers include:

Wassily Chair by Marcel Breuer (1925)


Eileen Gray Side Table (1927)
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Barcelona Chair by Mies van der Rohe (1929)


Tulip Chair by Eero Saarinen (1956)


Noguchi Coffee Table by Isamu Noguchi (1948)


Most of these designs set the stage for today's contemporary and modern home styles. You can see the influences of these designers and their designs in many current brands and product lines. If you have a Modern or Contemporary style, any one of these pieces would fit into your room as a focal item!