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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
Pianeta Candle Holder by Adrian Cruz, Hand-Carved Onyx & Resin
By Adrian Cruz
Located in Paris, IDF
A refined exploration of geometry, material contrast, and collectible decorative design, the Pianeta Candle Holder by transforms two of the purest geometric forms into a sculptural c...
Onyx
Gamma Paonazzo Marble Flower Vase and Candle Holder by Frederic Saulou
Located in Paris, IDF
For his first collaboration with oOumm, french designer Frédéric Saulou signs «Gamma», a marble candle holder evoking both a spinningssilhoutte ... and a flying saucer. Like a ring...
Marble, Carrara Marble
$1,145 / item
Vega bowl wide marble Flower vase and Candleholder
Located in Paris, IDF
At first glance, Vega conjures up the architectural perfection of a seashell, as if nature itself had brought it to life, then slowly shaped it, hollowing out layer after layer, year...
Marble
Toucana Small Paonazzo Marble Flower Vase and Candle Holder
Located in Paris, IDF
Toucana is a candle holder talking about dualism and optical illusion. It is also a tribute to architecture and brutalism movement with its offset and sharp cuts. A real statement ...
Marble, Carrara Marble
Orion Wide Portoro marble Flower vase and Candleholder by Dan Yeffet
By Dan Yeffet
Located in Paris, IDF
Orion opens new perspectives with the use of marble. With mechanical-like harmony , its delicate fins are meticulously set around a central element. Their shape highlights the fragil...
Marble, Carrara Marble
Toucana small Portoro marble Flower vase and Candle holder
Located in Paris, IDF
Toucana is a candle holder talking about dualism and optical illusion. It is also a tribute to architecture and brutalism movement with its offset and sharp cuts. A real statement pi...
Marble, Carrara Marble
Lyra Portoro marble Flower vase and Candle holder by Dan Yeffet
By Dan Yeffet
Located in Paris, IDF
Lyra is a torchbearer, a flaming metaphor, an anthem to the material. A marble piece cut in the mass which reveals a varying figure, sometimes oblong, massive, rounded, full or hollo...
Marble, Carrara Marble
$1,145 / item
Cetus Green Marble Flower Vase and Candle Holder
Located in Paris, IDF
With its holow carved in stone, Cetus evokes both an imprint left by Mother Nature and a challenge to the laws of gravity. A poetic approach to the material for an organic and benev...
Marble, Carrara Marble
Set of 3 Giant’s Causeway Candle Holder by Hollis & Morris
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 3 Giant’s causeway candle holder by Hollis & Morris Dimensions: Small diameter 2.5" x height 4.75" Medium diameter 1.75" x height 6" Large diameter 2.25" x height 6.75" Materials: Solid wood, Hardwar oil. Stainless steel, brass, and copper. Also available in natural oak, black oak, white oak, and walnut. And stainless steel, copper or brass finish. Inspired by the basalt columns...
Brass, Copper, Stainless Steel
Pictor Small Calacatta Marble Flower Vase and Candleholder
Located in Paris, IDF
Like a flower of stone, Pictor undulates with the material. From its petals cradled by the random emerges a poetry evoking both the palette of the painter and a mysterious star. A pr...
Marble
Toucana Tall Portoro Marble Flower Vase and Candle Holder
Located in Paris, IDF
Toucana is a candle holder talking about dualism and optical illusion. It is also a tribute to architecture and brutalism movement with its offset and sharp cuts. A real statement ...
Marble, Carrara Marble
Orion Wide Marquina matte marble Flower vase and Candleholder by Dan Yeffet
By Dan Yeffet
Located in Paris, IDF
Orion opens new perspectives with the use of marble. With mechanical-like harmony , its delicate fins are meticulously set around a central element. Their shape highlights the fragil...
Marble, Carrara Marble
Orion Small Marquina matte marble Flower vase and Candle holder by Dan Yeffet
By Dan Yeffet
Located in Paris, IDF
Orion opens new perspectives with the use of marble. With mechanical-like harmony , its delicate fins are meticulously set around a central element. Their shape highlights the fragil...
Carrara Marble
$1,145 / item
Cetus Travertin marble Flower vase and Candle holder
Located in Paris, IDF
With its holow carved in stone, Cetus evokes both an imprint left by Mother Nature and a challenge to the laws of gravity. A poetic approach to the material for an organic and benevo...
Marble
Orion Tall Calacatta marble Flower vase and Candleholder by Dan Yeffet
By Dan Yeffet
Located in Paris, IDF
Orion opens new perspectives with the use of marble. With mechanical-like harmony , its delicate fins are meticulously set around a central element. Their shape highlights the fragil...
Carrara Marble, Marble
Horu Black Candle Stand in Sandcasted Aluminium by Muscellaneous
Located in Geneve, CH
Horu Black Candle Stand in Sandcasted Aluminium by Muscellaneous Dimensions: Ø 13 x H 7 cm Materials: Sandcasted aluminium Color: Black Playful and enigmatic, this lamp evokes the s...
Aluminum
Large Black and Gold Contemporary Candleholder
Located in Geneve, CH
Large black and gold contemporary candleholder Dimensions: L 30 x W 26 x H 92 cm Materials: Iron. Also available in size small. The...
Iron
Candle Holder Candelabro by Camila Apaez, Modern Stoneware Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Candle Holder Candelabro by Camila Apaez. One of a Kind. Materials: Stoneware. Dimensions: 11 x 7 x 16 H cm. Ila Ceramica emerged from a process of inner inquiry where ceramics...
Stoneware
$297 / item
Neo Wall Mounted Candle Holder by Radar
Located in Geneve, CH
Neo wall mounted candle holder by Radar. Design: Bastien Taillard Materials: metal, gold glass. Dimensions: D 13 x W 32 x H 32 cm Elegant, time...
Metal
Set of 3 Pebble Candle Holders by Hollis & Morris
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 3 pebble candle holders by Hollis & Morris Dimensions: Small diameter 3" x height 2.5" Medium diameter 1.75" x height 6" Large diameter 2.25" x height 6.75" Materials: S...
Oak, Walnut
Daté Kan Stone Candleholders by Okurayama Studio and Dan Yeffet
Located in Geneve, CH
Daté Kan stone candleholders by Okurayama Studio and Dan Yeffet Title: GOLDEN ‘MENHIRS’ Measures: Large F 130 x H 320mm / 6.7kg Medium: F 120 x H 245mm / 4.4kg Small: F 107 x H 1...
Stone
$907 / item
Large Minimalist Candleholder
Located in Geneve, CH
Large minimalist candleholder Dimensions: D 27 x W 9 x H 82 cm Materials: Steel. Marble. Available in sizes small and medium and, in black. Wi...
Marble, Steel
Set of 20 Original Kaleido Candleholders Set by Arturo Erbsman
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of Kaleido20, candleholders, Handmade Work by Arturo Erbsman Signed by Arturo Erbsman Dimensions: - Small 25 x 15 x 15 cm. - Medium 37 x15 x 15 cm. - Big 49 x 15 x 15 cm. Materials: Acrylic mirrors Kaleidoscopic one-way glass photophores...
Altuglas
21st Century by Up & Up "Micene" Marble Candle Holder in White Carrara
By Up & Up
Located in massa, IT
Name: MICENE Marble candle holder Materials: White Carrara Size : Cm Diam 8 x H7 Designed By Up&Up.
Marble
Vega Tray Marble Flower Vase and Candleholder
Located in Paris, IDF
At first glance, Vega conjures up the architectural perfection of a seashell, as if nature itself had brought it to life, then slowly shaped it, hollowing out layer after layer, year...
Marble
Pictor Small Travertin Marble Flower Vase and Candleholder
Located in Paris, IDF
Like a flower of stone, Pictor undulates with the material. From its petals cradled by the random emerges a poetry evoking both the palette of the painter and a mysterious star. A pr...
Marble
Pictor Small Portoro Marble Flower Vase and Candleholder
Located in Paris, IDF
Like a flower of stone, Pictor undulates with the material. From its petals cradled by the random emerges a poetry evoking both the palette of the painter and a mysterious star. A pr...
Marble
Lyra Calacatta Marble Flower Vase and Candle Holder by Dan Yeffet
By Dan Yeffet
Located in Paris, IDF
Lyra is a torchbearer, a flaming metaphor, an anthem to the material. A marble piece cut in the mass which reveals a varying figure, sometimes oblong, massive, rounded, full or holl...
Marble, Carrara Marble
Lyra Marquina Marble Flower Vase and Candle Holder by Dan Yeffet
By Dan Yeffet
Located in Paris, IDF
Lyra is a torchbearer, a flaming metaphor, an anthem to the material. A marble piece cut in the mass which reveals a varying figure, sometimes oblong, massive, rounded, full or holl...
Marble, Carrara Marble
Lyra Saint Laurent Grey marble Flower vase and Candle holder by Dan Yeffet
By Dan Yeffet
Located in Paris, IDF
Lyra is a torchbearer, a flaming metaphor, an anthem to the material. A marble piece cut in the mass which reveals a varying figure, sometimes oblong, massive, rounded, full or hollo...
Marble, Carrara Marble
Lyra Paonazzo Marble Flower Vase and Candle Holder by Dan Yeffet
By Dan Yeffet
Located in Paris, IDF
Lyra is a torchbearer, a flaming metaphor, an anthem to the material. A marble piece cut in the mass which reveals a varying figure, sometimes oblong, massive, rounded, full or holl...
Marble, Carrara Marble
Orion Wide Saint Laurent Grey marble Flower vase and Candleholder by Dan Yeffet
By Dan Yeffet
Located in Paris, IDF
Orion opens new perspectives with the use of marble. With mechanical-like harmony , its delicate fins are meticulously set around a central element. Their shape highlights the fragil...
Marble, Carrara Marble
Orion Wide Marquina shiny marble Flower vase and Candleholder by Dan Yeffet
By Dan Yeffet
Located in Paris, IDF
Orion opens new perspectives with the use of marble. With mechanical-like harmony , its delicate fins are meticulously set around a central element. Their shape highlights the fragil...
Marble, Carrara Marble
Orion Tall Marquina shiny marble Flower vase and Candleholder by Dan Yeffet
By Dan Yeffet
Located in Paris, IDF
Orion opens new perspectives with the use of marble. With mechanical-like harmony , its delicate fins are meticulously set around a central element. Their shape highlights the fragil...
Marble, Carrara Marble
Orion Tall Marquina matte marble Flower vase and Candleholder by Dan Yeffet
By Dan Yeffet
Located in Paris, IDF
Orion opens new perspectives with the use of marble. With mechanical-like harmony , its delicate fins are meticulously set around a central element. Their shape highlights the fragil...
Marble, Carrara Marble
Orion Tall Saint Laurent Grey marble Flower vase and Candleholder by Dan Yeffet
By Dan Yeffet
Located in Paris, IDF
Orion opens new perspectives with the use of marble. With mechanical-like harmony , its delicate fins are meticulously set around a central element. Their shape highlights the fragil...
Marble, Carrara Marble
Orion Tall Paonazzo Marble Flower Vase and Candleholder by Dan Yeffet
By Dan Yeffet
Located in Paris, IDF
Orion opens new perspectives with the use of marble. With mechanical-like harmony , its delicate fins are meticulously set around a central element. Their shape highlights the frag...
Marble, Carrara Marble
Orion Small Calacatta Marble Flower Vase and Candle Holder by Dan Yeffet
By Dan Yeffet
Located in Paris, IDF
Orion opens new perspectives with the use of marble. With mechanical-like harmony , its delicate fins are meticulously set around a central element. Their shape highlights the frag...
Carrara Marble
Orion Small Saint Laurent Grey marble Flower vase and Candleholder by Dan Yeffet
By Dan Yeffet
Located in Paris, IDF
Orion opens new perspectives with the use of marble. With mechanical-like harmony , its delicate fins are meticulously set around a central element. Their shape highlights the fragil...
Carrara Marble
Orion Small Paonazzo marble Flower vase and Candle holder by Dan Yeffet
By Dan Yeffet
Located in Paris, IDF
Orion opens new perspectives with the use of marble. With mechanical-like harmony , its delicate fins are meticulously set around a central element. Their shape highlights the fragil...
Carrara Marble
Orion Small Marquina shiny marble Flower vase and Candle holder by Dan Yeffet
By Dan Yeffet
Located in Paris, IDF
Orion opens new perspectives with the use of marble. With mechanical-like harmony , its delicate fins are meticulously set around a central element. Their shape highlights the fragil...
Carrara Marble
Gamma Portoro marble Flower vase and Candle holder by Frederic Saulou
Located in Paris, IDF
For his first collaboration with oOumm, french designer Frédéric Saulou signs «Gamma», a marble candle holder evoking both a spinningssilhoutte ... and a flying saucer. Like a ring ...
Marble, Carrara Marble
$194 / item
Mitosis Candle Holder by Camila Apaez
Located in Geneve, CH
Mitosis candle holder by Camila Apaez One of a Kind Materials: Stoneware Dimensions: W 10 x D 7 x 7 H cm Ila Ceramica emerged from a process of inner inquiry where ceramics bec...
Stoneware
Small Black and Gold Contemporary Candleholder
Located in Geneve, CH
Small black and gold contemporary candleholder Dimensions: L 22.8 x W 22.8 x H 34 cm Materials: Iron. Also available in size Large. ...
Iron
$1,512 / item
Mensa Portoro Candleholder by Magaux Keller
Located in Geneve, CH
Mensa Portoro candleholder by Magaux Keller. Dimensions: 12.5 x 20.5 x 13.5 cm. Materials: Marble. Marble available: Portoro Paonazzo Margaux Keller is a French design...
Marble
$1,512 / item
Mensa Paonazzo Candleholder by Magaux Keller
Located in Geneve, CH
Mensa Paonazzo candleholder by Magaux Keller. Dimensions: 12.5 x 20.5 x 13.5 cm. Materials: Marble. Marble available: Portoro Paonazzo Margaux Keller is a French desig...
Marble
$756 / item
Lest Candle Holder by Radar
Located in Geneve, CH
Lest candle holder by Radar Design: Bastien Taillard Materials: Metal, Carrara marble. Dimensions: D 13.5 x W 18 x H 30.5 cm Elegant, timeless, understated. The RADAR collectio...
Marble, Metal
Set of 2 Large and Small Safran Candle Holder by Radar
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 large and small safran candle holder by Radar Design: Bastien Taillard Materials: Metal. Dimensions: D 20 x W 7 x H 18.5 cm / D 18 x W 7 x H 16 cm. Elegant, timeless, ...
Metal
$756 / item
Reef Candle Holder by Radar
Located in Geneve, CH
Reef candle holder by Radar Design: Bastien Taillard Materials: metal, carrara marble. Dimensions: D 48 x W 24.5 x H 17.5 cm Elegant, timeless, understated. The RADAR collectio...
Marble, Metal
Set of 2 Small Safran Candle Holder by Radar
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 small Safran candle holder by Radar. Design: Bastien Taillard. Materials: Metal. Dimensions: D 18 x W 7 x H 16 cm. Elegant, timeless, understated. The RADAR collection...
Metal
21st Century by Marco Marino"Reverse" Marble Candle Holder in White Carrara
Located in massa, IT
Name: REVERSE Price referred to a set of two articles Materials: Venied White Carrara Size1 : Cm Diameter12 x High7 Size2 : Cm Diameter12 x High9 Designed By Marco Marino.
Marble