Modern Chaise Longues

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 The Modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 principles 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, and the Eames’s 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 designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Chaise Longues
Cotton, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Chaise Longues
Walnut, Velvet
2010s British Modern Chaise Longues
Ash, Ash, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern Chaise Longues
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Chaise Longues
Cotton, Down
2010s Dutch Modern Chaise Longues
Metal
2010s South African Modern Chaise Longues
Steel, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chaise Longues
Fabric, Beech
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chaise Longues
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chaise Longues
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chaise Longues
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chaise Longues
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chaise Longues
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Chaise Longues
Textile
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Chaise Longues
Textile
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Chaise Longues
Textile
2010s German Modern Chaise Longues
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chaise Longues
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Chaise Longues
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Chaise Longues
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Chaise Longues
Foam
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chaise Longues
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chaise Longues
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chaise Longues
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chaise Longues
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chaise Longues
Fiberglass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chaise Longues
Stained Glass, Fiberglass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chaise Longues
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Chaise Longues
Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Chaise Longues
Cotton, Oak
2010s Brazilian Modern Chaise Longues
Metal
2010s Dutch Modern Chaise Longues
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chaise Longues
Stainless Steel
2010s Canadian Modern Chaise Longues
Brass
2010s Mexican Modern Chaise Longues
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chaise Longues
Maple, Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chaise Longues
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chaise Longues
Beech, Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chaise Longues
Fabric, Beech
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chaise Longues
Poplar, Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chaise Longues
Bronze
Early 2000s Spanish Modern Chaise Longues
Leather, Upholstery, Velvet, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chaise Longues
Leather, Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Chaise Longues
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Chaise Longues
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Chaise Longues
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Chaise Longues
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Chaise Longues
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Chaise Longues
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Chaise Longues
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chaise Longues
Foam
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chaise Longues
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chaise Longues
Foam
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chaise Longues
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chaise Longues
Foam
2010s English Modern Chaise Longues
2010s Italian Modern Chaise Longues
Aluminum
2010s Norwegian Modern Chaise Longues
Pine, PVC, Plywood