Featured regularly in Czech and international design magazines since its foundation in 1999, Modernista has become the place to go for people looking for something with style but more soul than modern design and less stuffy than antiques. Apart from individuals furnishing homes, Modernista's clients included many businesses, as well as architectural and design studios working on larger projects.

Several pieces have been bought by stars – for instance Tracey Ullman, the LA-based British comedienne; many items have appeared in films or TV series, such as the Diary of Anne Frank or Maigret; and the site itself was highlighted in a discussion on the Oprah Winfrey show about stars' favourite web sites.

Modernista's Cubist Collection was launched in 2003 as part of the company's commitment to bringing the golden age of Czech design back into the public eye. It consists of reissues of some of the most important works created between 1910 and 1920 by the Czech Cubists, a group of Czech designers who uniquely applied the principles of cubist painting to architecture and the applied arts. All pieces in the collection are handcrafted from the same materials and using the same techniques as the originals held by the Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague.

Modernista also reissues other pieces of significant Czech design from the modernist period – for instance, furniture by pioneering follower of functionalism, Jindřich Halabala, a chaise longue by architect Adolf Loos, and a glass tea-set and wooden toys by designer Ladislav Sutnar.