The Modern and Post-Modern periods were a starkdeparture from the English and French influence and the periods of the past centuries. Instead, this period relied heavily on Asian and African influences. This period introduced furniture built from a number of mass-produced materials such as molded plywood, metals, and plastics.
Manufacturing allowed for single unit furniture – such as a table with top, pedestal, and base all formed as a unit.
Notable makers include Charles and Ray Eames, Milo Baughman, Robert Broward, and Max Gottschalk