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Minimalist Ceramics

MINIMALIST STYLE

A revival in the popularity of authentic Minimalist furniture is rooted in history while reflecting the needs and tastes of the 21st century. Designer Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s aphorism that “less is more” influenced the evolution of 20th-century interiors with an emphasis on function and order. This was a shift from the 19th century, with its lavish Victorian decorating, and was spread around the world through design styles including Bauhaus and brutalism.

Yet Minimalism was present in furniture design long before the clean lines of modernism, such as in the simple and elegant utility of Shaker furniture. Although the Minimalist art movement of the 1960s and ’70s had little crossover with furniture design, artist Donald Judd was inspired by the Shakers in creating his own spare daybeds and tables from sturdy wood. (Judd, whose advocacy of symmetry also informed his architectural projects, furnished his Manhattan loft with unassuming but poetic works by iconic modernist designers such as Gerrit Rietveld and Alvar Aalto.)

Understatement rather than ornamentation and open space instead of clutter are central themes for a Minimalist living room and bedroom. As opposed to Maximalism, the focus for Minimalist furniture and decor is on simplicity and considering the design and purpose of every object.

Furnishings are usually made in neutral or monochrome colors and pared down to their essentials — think nesting coffee tables, sectional sofas and accent pieces such as ottomans. And Minimalist ceramics can help achieve a decor that is both timeless and of the moment. The organic textures and personalization of handmade craftsmanship associated with these works have served as a sort of anti-Internet to screen-weary decorators. That said, while the thoughtful ergonomics of Scandinavian modern furniture, with its handcrafted teak frames, are at home in Minimalist spaces, so are the quietly striking pieces by Japanese designer Naoto Fukasawa that employ industrial materials like stainless steel, aluminum and plastic.

Minimalist furniture is not for making flashy statements; it boasts subdued appeal and excels at harmonizing with any room. And, as it encompasses many different movements and eras of design, it also never goes out of style, owing to its tasteful refinement.

Find a collection of Minimalist tables, seating, lighting and more furniture on 1stDibs.

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Style: Minimalist
Pendant pottery modern ceramic Lamp chandelier lighting hanging bell jar ceiling
Located in Vilnius, LT
Category: Lighting, Decoration Type: Decoration, Floor lamp, Wall lamp, Pendant, Table lamp Material: Ceramic base, textile cable Ceramic glaze: Milk or Ocher Light source: G4 3W, 11...
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2010s Ukrainian Minimalist Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Glass

Pendant organic modern ceramic Lamp mid-century brutalist wabi sabi lighting
Located in Vilnius, LT
Category: Lighting, Decoration Type: Decoration, Floor lamp, Wall lamp, Pendant, Table lamp Material: Ceramic base, textile cable Ceramic glaze: Milk or Ocher Light source: G4 3W, 11...
Category

2010s Ukrainian Minimalist Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Glass

Pendant pottery modern ceramic Lamp chandelier lighting hanging bell jar ceiling
Located in Vilnius, LT
Category: Lighting, Decoration Type: Decoration, Floor lamp, Wall lamp, Pendant, Table lamp Material: Ceramic base, textile cable Ceramic glaze: Milk or Ocher Light source: G4, 110-2...
Category

2010s Ukrainian Minimalist Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Glass

Wall sconces pottery modern ceramic Lamp lighting hanging bell jar handmade
Located in Vilnius, LT
Category: Lighting, Decoration Type: Decoration, Floor lamp, Wall lamp, Pendant, Table lamp Material: Ceramic base, textile cable Ceramic glaze: Milk or Ocher Light source: G4, 110-2...
Category

2010s Ukrainian Minimalist Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Glass

Pendant pottery organic modern ceramic Lamp chandelier lighting hanging ceiling
Located in Vilnius, LT
Category: Lighting, Decoration Type: Decoration, Floor lamp, Wall lamp, Pendant, Table lamp Material: Ceramic base, textile cable Ceramic glaze: Milk or Ocher Light source: G9 3W, 11...
Category

2010s Ukrainian Minimalist Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Glass

Wall sconces pottery modern ceramic Lamp lighting hanging round handmade
Located in Vilnius, LT
Category: Lighting, Decoration Type: Decoration, Floor lamp, Wall lamp, Pendant, Table lamp Material: Ceramic base, textile cable Ceramic glaze: Milk or Ocher Light source: G9, 110-2...
Category

2010s Ukrainian Minimalist Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Glass

Wall pottery organic modern ceramic Lamp sconce lighting handmade ceiling
Located in Vilnius, LT
Category: Lighting, Decoration Type: Decoration, Floor lamp, Wall lamp, Pendant, Table lamp Material: Ceramic base, textile cable Ceramic glaze: Milk or Ocher Light source: G9, 110-2...
Category

2010s Ukrainian Minimalist Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Glass

Wall sconces pottery modern ceramic Lamp lighting hanging bell jar handmade
Located in Vilnius, LT
Category: Lighting, Decoration Type: Decoration, Floor lamp, Wall lamp, Pendant, Table lamp Material: Ceramic base, textile cable Ceramic glaze: Milk or Ocher Light source: G4, 110-2...
Category

2010s Ukrainian Minimalist Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Glass

Pendant pottery organic modern ceramic Lamp chandelier lighting hanging ceiling
Located in Vilnius, LT
Category: Lighting, Decoration Type: Decoration, Floor lamp, Wall lamp, Pendant, Table lamp Material: Ceramic base, textile cable Ceramic glaze: Milk or Ocher Light source: G9 3W, 11...
Category

2010s Ukrainian Minimalist Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Glass

Wall sconces pottery modern ceramic Lamp lighting hanging bell jar handmade
Located in Vilnius, LT
Category: Lighting, Decoration Type: Decoration, Floor lamp, Wall lamp, Pendant, Table lamp Material: Ceramic base, textile cable Ceramic glaze: Milk or Ocher Light source: G4, 110-2...
Category

2010s Ukrainian Minimalist Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Glass

Chinese Bai Baluster Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
Defined by its rounded body, high shoulders and domed lid, the time-honored look of the Chinese baluster jar takes on a streamlined look in this contemporary interpretation created i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Bai Baluster Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
Defined by its rounded body, high shoulders and domed lid, the time-honored look of the Chinese baluster jar takes on a streamlined look in this contemporary interpretation created i...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese White Glazed Baluster Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
Defined by its rounded body, high shoulders, and domed lid, the time-honored form of the Chinese baluster jar takes on a streamlined look in this contempo...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese White Glazed Ginger Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
This contemporary take on the traditional ginger jar puts all the focus on the timeless Silhouette. Characterized by its rounded body, high shoulders, and domed lid, the elegant ging...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

White Glazed Bottleneck Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Drawing on a long Chinese tradition of ceramics, this striking long-necked vase is cloaked in an all-over milky white glaze. Sculpted by artisans in China's Zhejiang province, the la...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Large Cloud White Gooseneck Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Drawing on a long Chinese tradition of monochrome ceramics, this austere long-necked vase is glazed in serene, cloud-inspired white. Crafted in in Zhejiang province, local ceramists ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Small wall organic modern ceramic Lamp, mid-century brutalist wabi sabi lighting
Located in Vilnius, LT
Product name: NAVAZI Category: Lighting, Decoration Type: Decoration, Floor lamp, Wall lamp, Pendant, Table lamp Material: Ceramic/glass base, frosted glass, textile cable Light sour...
Category

2010s Ukrainian Minimalist Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Glass

Pendant organic modern ceramic Lamp mid-century brutalist wabi sabi lighting
Located in Vilnius, LT
Product name: NAVAZI Category: Lighting, Decoration Type: Decoration, Floor lamp, Wall lamp, Pendant, Table lamp Material: Ceramic/glass base, frosted glass, textile cable Light sour...
Category

2010s Ukrainian Minimalist Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Glass

Chinese Dingyao Vase, c. 1100
Located in Chicago, IL
Dingyao porcelain, often called Ding ware, is famous for its creamy-white coloring, refined forms, and low-relief surface patterning. Ding ware was produced ...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Minimalist Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Chinese Bai White Meiping Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Meiping vases were traditionally used to hold the branches of plum trees, celebrated in China as symbols of strength. This contemporary update made in Jia...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese White Glazed Ginger Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
This contemporary take on the traditional ginger jar puts all the focus on the timeless Silhouette. Characterized by its rounded body, high shoulders, and domed lid, the elegant ging...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Modern Genesi Bamboo Ceramic Fountain Black White Crackle
Located in monza, Monza and Brianza
The smallest version of the Genesi fountain series is capable of creating a calming and relaxing corner in any interior with its mourmoring waterfalls. Three Raku elements stand in ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Minimalist Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Tall White Glazed Bottleneck Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Drawing on a long Chinese tradition of monochrome ceramics, this tall gooseneck vase is glazed in an all-over cool white glaze. The vase features a rounded body with high shoulders a...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese White Glazed Ginger Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
Defined by its rounded body, high shoulders and domed lid, the time-honored look of the Chinese baluster jar takes on a streamlined look in this contemporary interpretation made in J...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese White Glazed Tea Leaf Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
Rendered in a striking white glaze, this contemporary porcelain jar offers a modern take on a Classic form. Lidded jars like these were used in tea shops in China, where tea drinking...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese White Glazed Ginger Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
Defined by its rounded body, high shoulders, and domed lid, the time-honored Chinese baluster jar takes on a streamlined look in this contemporary interpretation made in Zhejiang pro...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese White Glazed Ginger Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
Defined by its rounded body, high shoulders and domed lid, the time-honored look of the Chinese baluster jar takes on a streamlined look in this contemporary interpretation made in J...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Cobalt Bottleneck Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Drawing on a long Chinese tradition of monochrome ceramics, this tall gooseneck vase is coated in a deep blue glaze, reminiscent of a dark night sky. The vase features a rounded, glo...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

White Glazed Bottleneck Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Drawing on a long Chinese tradition of ceramics, this striking long-necked vase is cloaked in an all-over milky white glaze. Sculpted by artisans in China's Jiangxi province, the vas...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

White Glazed Bottleneck Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Drawing on a long Chinese tradition of ceramics, this striking long-necked vase is cloaked in an all-over milky white glaze. Sculpted by artisans in China's Zhejiang province, the la...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

White Glazed Chinese Pear Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
The striking monochrome white of this porcelain vase draws on a long Chinese tradition of ceramics glazed in a single, statement-making color. The gracefully curved form of this vase...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Bai White Meiping Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
Meiping vases were traditionally used to hold the branches of plum trees, celebrated in China as symbols of strength. This contemporary update made in Jiangxi province streamlines th...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Bai White Meiping Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
Meiping vases were traditionally used to hold the branches of plum trees, celebrated in China as symbols of strength. This contemporary update made in Jiangxi province streamlines th...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Tall Persimmon Celestial Ball Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Drawing on a long Chinese tradition of monochrome ceramics, this tall gooseneck vase is glazed in vibrant persimmon-orange glaze. The vase features a rounded, globular body and a nar...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Cloud White Double Bottleneck Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
A simple and modern shape defines these bottleneck vases, known as such because of their shorter necks. This charming vase, updates the Classic bottleneck design with a more graphic,...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

White Glazed Chinese Baluster Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
Defined by its rounded body, high shoulders, and domed lid, the time-honored form of the Chinese baluster jar takes on a streamlined look in this contemporary interpretation made in ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Cloud White Onion Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
Drawing on a long Chinese tradition of monochrome ceramics, this round porcelain jar is glazed in serene, cloud-inspired white with celadon undertones. Sculpted by artisans in China'...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese White Glazed Baluster Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
Defined by its rounded body, high shoulders and domed lid, the time-honored look of the Chinese baluster jar takes on a streamlined look in this contempor...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Cloud Glazed Pear Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Drawing on a long Chinese tradition of monochrome ceramics, this porcelain vase is cloaked in a cool white glaze to highlight its elegant silhouette. The timeless vase form is known as a yuhuchunping or pear-shaped vase and is defined by a rounded body, narrow neck, and flared mouth originally used for pouring wine.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

White Glazed Chinese Pear Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Drawing on a long Chinese tradition of monochrome ceramics, this porcelain vase is cloaked in a cool white glaze to highlight its elegant silhouette. The timeless vase form is known as a yuhuchunping or pear-shaped vase and is defined by a rounded body, narrow neck, and flared mouth originally used for pouring wine...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Tall Celadon White Bottleneck Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Drawing on a long Chinese tradition of monochrome ceramics, this tall gooseneck vase is glazed in serene pale celadon. The vase features a rounded, globular body and a narrow cylindr...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Minimalist ceramics for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Minimalist ceramics for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage ceramics created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include asian art and furniture, decorative objects, building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, porcelain and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Minimalist ceramics made in a specific country, there are Asia, China, and East Asia pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original ceramics, popular names associated with this style include and LAAB Milano. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for ceramics differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $380 and tops out at $14,800 while the average work can sell for $680.

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