Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
2010s Portuguese Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Marble, Carrara Marble
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Iron
2010s Swedish Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Sandstone
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Marble
Early 2000s French Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Crystal
20th Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Porcelain, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Porcelain, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Wood, Hardwood, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Wood, Maple, Hardwood
2010s Italian Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Art Glass
2010s French Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Porcelain
2010s Brazilian Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Bronze
2010s Italian Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Marble, Carrara Marble
2010s Indian Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Marble
Late 20th Century American Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Ceramic
Late 20th Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Porcelain
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Sterling Silver
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Marble
2010s Italian Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Brass
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Art Glass, Murano Glass
2010s Belgian Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Wood
Late 20th Century American Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Pottery
Late 20th Century American Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Wood
2010s Italian Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Marble
20th Century American Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Glass, Art Glass
1960s French Vintage Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Ceramic
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Silver Plate
1970s German Vintage Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Crystal
2010s Italian Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Ceramic
2010s Italian Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Wood, Walnut, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Wood, Mahogany, Hardwood
20th Century French Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Glass
1950s Vintage Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Silver
2010s Belgian Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Wood
2010s Italian Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Ceramic
20th Century French Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Glass
2010s Italian Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Porcelain
1930s American Vintage Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Bronze
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Brass
1980s French Vintage Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Crystal
1980s French Vintage Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Shell, Resin
2010s Ukrainian Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Glass
1950s French Vintage Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Ceramic
2010s South African Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Quartz
20th Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Murano Glass
2010s Italian Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Copper
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Alabaster, Marble
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Murano Glass