Modern Ceramics
MODERN STYLE
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
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Style: Modern
Vase 0025 Grès Roux Chamotté by Marta Dervin
Located in Geneve, CH
Vase 0025 Grès Roux Chamotté by Marta Dervin
Dimensions: ø7.5 x H 31-35 cm
Materials: Stoneware
Marta Dervin works with stoneware and porcelain that she shapes by hand to create sim...
Category
2010s French Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Dora Maar Centerpiece Pedestal Bowl
Located in New York, NY
Serve Surrealism. Our larger-than-life Dora Maar Centerpiece Pedestal Bowl is the grand head-turner every dining experience deserves. Inspired by Dora Maar, the French photographer, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Piatto di Arrigo Finzi
By Arrigo Finzi
Located in Lugo, IT
Piatto in oro di Arrigo Finzi.
Etichetta adesiva del gioielliere.
Buone condizioni.
Grazie
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Ceramics
Materials
Gold
"Genova" Matte Black
By Miri Mara
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Created by using a traditional technique of clay slab to fashion all the vase models in limited edition, slip cast and hand finished with layers of glaze and multiple firings. Sculptural and functional design, interior is glazed as well.
Available in matte black...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Olio Ceramic Vase by Arianna De Luca
Located in Geneve, CH
Olio vase by Arianna De Luca
Dimensions: height 23 x diameter 16 cm
Materials: Ceramic
Olio vase is part of the Folcloristica series. A collection inspired by the mood and lifesty...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Rare Emaux de Longwy Ceramic Boule Vase by Garouste and Bonetti Limited 1 of 5
Located in Miami, FL
This Boule vase “Ornament “ is a rare limited edition numbered 1/5 by Elizabeth Garouste was born in 1949 in Paris and Mattia Bonetti in 1952 in Lugano (Switzerland). They pooled their work from 1980 to dedicate themselves to the creation of pieces of furniture and interior decoration. They start with the decoration of the Palace that Fabrice Eamer asks them to design. Then shortly after, the Néotu Gallery publishes them. Their furniture, baroque and barbarian, surprises, made up of heterogeneous and unusual materials, such as rock, hammered bronze, raffia, leather, skin, logs and glass ... They are at the instigation of fashion "barbaric". For their work, they use references such as the Middle Ages, Africa, through the poetry of Cocteau, the Venetian baroque and neoclassicism. They have also been edited by the “Waiting for the Barbarians” galleries, David Gill, Kréo, Lou Fagotin...
Category
20th Century French Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Tall White Ceramic Kawa Vases, Leather cast Porcelain, Organic
By Luft Tanaka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A pair of tall and tactile porcelain vases with a leather textured exterior surface and clear glazed interior. This specific set was inspired by skyscrapers in the city.
As a resul...
Category
2010s American Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Clay
Handmade Ceramic Spikes White Decorative Flower Vase III
By OWO Ceramics
Located in Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, AR
Beautiful decorative flower vase, perfect for showcasing your cherished blooms. Providing a unique perspective from every angle, this handmade ceramic vase blurs the line between fun...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Clay
Maria Vessel, Handmade in Portugal
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
Maria Vessel in Midnight Blue
Designed by Project 213A in 2020
Handmade Stoneware
This vase is inspired by the Greco-Roman period, having a timeless appearance and finished with a contemporary textured shiny glaze. Each piece develops its own distinctive character with shades of black as it goes through the firing process. No two pieces will look alike...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Handmade Rock Decorative Ceramic Vase I - Black & White
By OWO Ceramics
Located in Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, AR
Beautiful decorative ceramic vase, perfect for displaying your favorite blooms. With its simple lines and contemporary aesthetics, this handmade pottery vase crosses the line between...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Clay
Handmade Spikes White Ceramic Flower Vase V
By OWO Ceramics
Located in Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, AR
Beautiful white ceramic flower vase with spikes, perfect for showcasing your cherished blooms. Providing a unique perspective from every angle, this handmade ceramic vase blurs the l...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Clay
Handmade Rock Ceramic Dinner Plates - Set of 2 - Black & White Splatterware
By OWO Ceramics
Located in Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, AR
One-of-a-kind ceramic dinner plates specially designed to enliven and enrich your table setting and home. Perfect for everyday use, these fun and functional splatter plates have an unmistakable handmade feel and may equally be used as serving dishes.
Sold as a set of two, each pottery dinner plate is glazed by hand in a matte glaze with hand-painted black splatters that resemble Pollock’s artistic work. Due to the handcrafted nature, no two are the same, and hand washing...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Clay
Ramina Ceramic Vase by Arianna De Luca
Located in Geneve, CH
Ramina vase by Arianna De Luca
Dimensions: height 20 x diameter 20 cm
Materials: ceramic
Ramina is part of the Folcloristica series. A collection inspired by the mood and lifestyl...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Silent Teapot
Located in Helsinki, FI
Silent teapot is a porcelain handmade teapot made by the designer in Helsinki,Finland.
Category
2010s Finnish Modern Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Paul Philp, Handbuilt Stoneware Vessel, Contemporary
By Paul Philp
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Paul Philp (British, born 1941)
Contemporary hand built stoneware vessel
50cm high, 28cm wide, 19cm deep
Stamped with potter’s seal to base
In perfect condition
Paul Philp ( born...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Contemporary White Ceramic Serving Dishes and Plate Complete Handmade Set_black
Located in Milano, IT
Contemporary white ceramic serving table dishes and plate complete handmade set
UltraBold is a collection of three ceramic serving dishes: flat plate, soup/deep dish and salad/fir...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Contemporary White Ceramic Salad Bowl Serving Dish Handmade_black
Located in Milano, IT
Contemporary white ceramic deep serving dish (salad bowl/first courses dish) handmade
Salad bowl, or a first course dish, in matt white ceramic with handles, adorned with an asteris...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Contemporary White Ceramic Deep Serving Dish Handmade_black
Located in Milano, IT
Contemporary white ceramic deep serving dish (Soup bowl) handmade
Deep serving dish with handles in matt white ceramic, adorned on the base with 9 small cylinders.
This dish is par...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Contemporary White Ceramic Flat Serving Dish Plate Handmade_black
Located in Milano, IT
Contemporary white ceramic flat serving dish plate handmade
Large flat serving dish with handles, in matt white ceramic adorned on the base by four crosses.
This dish is part of th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Tazzine ceramica Montecatini
Located in Lugo, IT
Sei tazzine produzione Montecatini.
1 difetto buone condizioni.
Grazie
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
OKO Face Ceramic Vase by Malwina Konopacka
Located in Geneve, CH
OKO face ceramic vase by Malwina Konopacka
Materials: ceramic
Dimensions: Ø 19 x 42 cm
It was first presented in 2014 as part of Tokyo Designers Week and has since had numerous ...
Category
2010s Polish Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Contemporary Sculptural Stoneware Ceramic Art Modder Beauty by Françoise Jeffrey
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Each of Françoise Jeffrey's ceramic pieces is hand made, coil built, organically shaped and unique in their own way, thus creating a basic and timeless design. Perfectly imperfect, i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Dutch Contemporary Sculptural Ceramic Art Modder Calmness by Françoise Jeffrey
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Each of Françoise Jeffrey's ceramic pieces is hand made, coil built, organically shaped and unique in their own way, thus creating a basic and timeless design. Perfectly imperfect, i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Set of 2 WIT Mug / Orange / Ecru by Malwina Konopacka
Located in WARSZAWA, PL
The WIT cup is a multifunctional vessel with a playful stem. It can become your favorite coffee cup, a dessert bowl, a container for pens, or other favorite accessories. WIT chalices...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Ceramics
Materials
Clay
"Aquila" Ceramic Bowl
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Studio pottery
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Dutch Contemporary Sculptural Ceramic Art Modder Happy Tail by Françoise Jeffrey
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Each of Françoise Jeffrey's ceramic pieces is hand made, coil built, organically shaped and unique in their own way, thus creating a basic and timeless design. Perfectly imperfect, i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Dutch Contemporary Sculptural Ceramic Art Modder in Touch by Françoise Jeffrey
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Each of Françoise Jeffrey's ceramic pieces is hand made, coil built, organically shaped and unique in their own way, thus creating a basic and timeless design. Perfectly imperfect, i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Contemporary Sculptural Ceramic Art Modder Brave Little Sis by Françoise Jeffrey
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Each of Françoise Jeffrey's ceramic pieces is hand made, coil built, organically shaped and unique in their own way, thus creating a basic and timeless design. Perfectly imperfect, i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Dutch Contemporary Sculptural Ceramic Art Modder Embracing by Françoise Jeffrey
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Each of Françoise Jeffrey's ceramic pieces is hand made, coil built, organically shaped and unique in their own way, thus creating a basic and timeless design. Perfectly imperfect, i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Dutch Contemporary Sculptural Ceramic Art Modder Nurture by Françoise Jeffrey
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Each of Françoise Jeffrey's ceramic pieces is hand made, coil built, organically shaped and unique in their own way, thus creating a basic and timeless design. Perfectly imperfect, i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Dutch Contemporary Sculptural Ceramic Art Modder Emotional by Françoise Jeffrey
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Each of Françoise Jeffrey's ceramic pieces is hand made, coil built, organically shaped and unique in their own way, thus creating a basic and timeless design. Perfectly imperfect, i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Contemporary Sculptural Ceramic Art Modder Doing Her Thing by Françoise Jeffrey
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Each of Françoise Jeffrey's ceramic pieces is hand made, coil built, organically shaped and unique in their own way, thus creating a basic and timeless design. Perfectly imperfect, i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Cinnamon Model Teapot by Ettore Sottsass for Alessio Sarri Editions
Located in Milan, Italy
Cinnamon is one of the teapots from the "The Indian Memory" collection designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1987 and now re-edited by Alessio Sarri.
All the pieces in the collection are s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mini Aniela / Ecru / Orange / Circus Incense Holder by Malwina Konopacka
Located in WARSZAWA, PL
Aniela MINI is the answer to the need for a small item - a coaster that can be used to hold jewelry, sweets or burn incense sticks.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Ceramics
Materials
Clay
Set of 2 UCHO Mug / Orange by Malwina Konopacka
Located in WARSZAWA, PL
Funny, capacious, and handy – that's what UCHO is all about, the first mug in the OKO Family that begins a new chapter in the brand's history. The mug has a sturdy handle shaped like...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Ceramics
Materials
Clay
Set of 2 UCHO Mug / White by Malwina Konopacka
Located in WARSZAWA, PL
Funny, capacious, and handy – that's what UCHO is all about, the first mug in the OKO Family that begins a new chapter in the brand's history. The mug has a sturdy handle shaped like...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Ceramics
Materials
Clay
"Mantova" Matte Black Vase
By Miri Mara
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Studio pottery. Using a traditional technique of clay slab to fashion all the vases models slip cast and hand finished with layers of glaze and multiple firings. Sculptural and functional design, interior is glazed as well.
Available in matte black...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 2 WIT Mug / Red by Malwina Konopacka
Located in WARSZAWA, PL
The WIT cup is a multifunctional vessel with a playful stem. It can become your favorite coffee cup, a dessert bowl, a container for pens, or other favorite accessories. WIT chalices...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Ceramics
Materials
Clay
Set of 2 WIT Mug / Candy / Ecru by Malwina Konopacka
Located in WARSZAWA, PL
Set of two WIT cup Candy and Ecru.
The WIT cup is a multifunctional vessel with a playful stem. It can become your favorite coffee cup, a dessert bowl, a container for pens, or othe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Ceramics
Materials
Clay
Set of 2 WIT Mug / Candy / Denim by Malwina Konopacka
Located in WARSZAWA, PL
Set of two WIT cup Candy and Denim.
The WIT cup is a multifunctional vessel with a playful stem. It can become your favorite coffee cup, a dessert bowl, a container for pens, or oth...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Ceramics
Materials
Clay
Set of 2 WIT Mug / Candy pink by Malwina Konopacka
Located in WARSZAWA, PL
Set of two WIT cup Candy.
The WIT cup is a multifunctional vessel with a playful stem. It can become your favorite coffee cup, a dessert bowl, a container for pens, or other favori...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Ceramics
Materials
Clay
Ceramic plate by Roger Capron, France, 1960's
By Roger Capron
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic plate by Roger Capron, signed, 1960's
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Gabbianelli Walt Disney
Located in Lugo, IT
Three bowls with saucer and pitcher attributed to a Gabbianelli production.
Good conditions.
Thank you
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Pastille box I
By Riggio
Located in London, GB
A bone china lidded vessel with hand painted underglaze decoration by London artist Christopher Riggio
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
higashi III
By Riggio
Located in London, GB
A bone china vessel with hand painted underglaze decoration by London artist Christopher Riggio
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
higashi VI
By Riggio
Located in London, GB
A bone china vessel with hand painted underglaze decoration by London artist Christopher Riggio
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
higashi II
By Riggio
Located in London, GB
A bone china vessel with hand painted underglaze decoration by London artist Christopher Riggio
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Spatial Concept V
By Riggio
Located in London, GB
a porcelain vessel on a glazed and gilded ceramic plinth by London artist Christopher Riggio
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Ceramics
Materials
Gold Leaf
higashi IV
By Riggio
Located in London, GB
A bone china vessel with hand painted underglaze decoration by London artist Christopher Riggio
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Spatial Concept II
By Riggio
Located in London, GB
two thrown porcelain vessels on a glazed and gilded ceramic plinth by artist Christopher Riggio
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Ceramics
Materials
Gold Leaf
Spatial Concept IV
By Riggio
Located in London, GB
a pair of thrown porcelain vessels on a glazed and gilded ceramic plinth by London artist Christopher Riggio
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Ceramics
Materials
Gold Leaf
Spatial Concept III
By Riggio
Located in London, GB
two thrown porcelain vessels on a glazed and gilded ceramic plinth by London artist Christopher Riggio
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Ceramics
Materials
Gold Leaf
Spatial Concept I
By Riggio
Located in London, GB
A thrown porcelain vessel on a glazed and gilded ceramic plinth by artist Christopher Riggio
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Ceramics
Materials
Gold Leaf
UCHO Mug / Orange by Malwina Konopacka
Located in WARSZAWA, PL
Funny, capacious, and handy – that's what UCHO is all about, the first mug in the OKO Family that begins a new chapter in the brand's history. The mug has a sturdy handle shaped like...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Ceramics
Materials
Clay
Collection of Two Ceramic Glazed Vases by Warren Mackinzie
Located in Atlanta, GA
An assemble of two stemmed cylinder-shape stoneware vases by American studio potter Warren MacKenzie (1924-2018). The two vases have a complementary form and silouette and display ni...
Category
1990s American Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Contemporary Handmade Ceramic Graham Lamp, Green Glaze
Located in Brooklyn, NY
One of a kind ceramic lamp, hand built and assembled by hand. The lamp base is made with red clay manufactured regionally to the East Coast with custom made copper green glaze. This ...
Category
2010s American Modern Ceramics
Materials
Brass
Modern ceramics for sale on 1stDibs.
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