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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Rupert Deese, Blue, Ceramic/Stoneware" Apple" Sculpture, Paperweight, Marked
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is one of the most simple and elegant sculptures made for the very well known artist, ceramist Rupert Deese, has amazing blue tones in the glaze, marked with cypher 's artist mark.
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Sculptural Ceramic Cups Set of 4 by Hulya Sozer, Face Silhouette, Earth Tones
By Hülya Sözer
Located in Mugla, Bodrum
A set of 4 sculptural ceramic cups handmade by the ceramic artist Hulya Sozer.
Food safe glaze.
Dishwasher safe.
Height: 7cm / Depth: 9cm / Dia...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
UCHO Mug / set of 2 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
Sculptural Ceramic Cups Set of 2 by Hulya Sozer, Face Silhouette, Earthly Greens
By Hülya Sözer
Located in Mugla, Bodrum
A set of 2 sculptural ceramic cups handmade by the ceramic artist Hulya Sozer.
Food safe glaze.
Dishwasher safe.
Height: 7cm / Depth: 9cm / Dia...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Sculptural Ceramic Cups Set of 2 by Hulya Sozer, Face Silhouette, Sand Beige
By Hülya Sözer
Located in Mugla, Bodrum
A set of 2 sculptural ceramic cups handmade by the ceramic artist Hulya Sozer.
Food safe glaze.
Dishwasher safe.
Height: 7cm / Depth: 9cm / Dia...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
12k Gold Lustered Ceramic Cups Set of 2 by Hulya Sozer, Face Inside Serie, Beige
By Hülya Sözer
Located in Mugla, Bodrum
A set of 2 ceramic cups handmade by the ceramic artist Hulya Sozer.
12k Gold Lustered. Food safe glaze. Non-toxic materials and leadfree.
It's ...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Ceramics
Materials
Gold
12k Gold Lustered Ceramic Cups Set of 2 by Hulya Sozer, Face Inside, Black White
By Hülya Sözer
Located in Mugla, Bodrum
A set of 2 ceramic cups handmade by the ceramic artist Hulya Sozer.
12k Gold Lustered. Food safe glaze. Non-toxic materials and leadfree.
It's ...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Ceramics
Materials
Gold
12k Gold Lustered Ceramic Cups Set of 2 by Hulya Sozer, Face Inside Serie, White
By Hülya Sözer
Located in Mugla, Bodrum
A set of 2 ceramic cups handmade by the ceramic artist Hulya Sozer.
12k Gold Lustered. Food safe glaze. Non-toxic materials and leadfree.
It's ...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Ceramics
Materials
Gold
Rock Handmade Ceramic Dipping Bowls - Set of 4 - Black & White Splatterware
By OWO Ceramics
Located in Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, AR
Beautiful handcrafted small ceramic dipping bowls. These highly functional pottery bowls are perfect for serving dips, nuts, seeds, condiments, sea salt, olive oil, or as a soy sauce...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Clay
Red Leaf Stoneware Sculpture // 189
Located in København V, 84
Handbuilt Stonewear Sculpture
The piece is made of a red stoneware clay. The color is the natural color of the clay.
It is sculpted by hand, slowly adding coils and clay to crea...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
White Wave Stoneware Sculpture // 197
Located in København V, 84
Handbuilt Stonewear Sculpture
The piece is glazed with diamond glaze on selected plases.
It is sculpted by hand, slowly adding coils and clay to create the final result. This is ...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Spherical Vase by Eva Stæhr Nielsen for Saxbo
By Saxbo
Located in San Francisco, CA
A footed spherical vase with an aquamarine hares fur glaze by Eva Stæhr Nielsen for Saxbo. Stamped with the Saxbo crown symbol, model number 85, and “SAXBO COPENHAGEN”.
Category
1950s European Vintage Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Lily Sculpture Stoneware, multicolor // 198
Located in København V, 84
Handbuilt Stonewear Sculpture
The piece is made of diffent colors of stoneware. It is unglazed.
It is sculpted by hand, slowly adding coils and clay to create the final result. ...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Italian Contemporary Artistic Ceramic Canopo Ibis Black and Green Vase by Amaaro
By Amaaro
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Questo vaso in ceramica disegnato e prodotto da Amaaro si ispira direttamente ai vasi canopi egizi; è una reinterpretazione ironica e contemporanea di un oggetto atavico, nume tutela...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Shino Flower Bottle by Jason Fox
Located in Burbank, CA
Wheel Thrown Shino Flower Bottle by Jason Fox.
A Southern Californian for over half his life, Contemporary Ceramic Artist Jason Fox draws upon his classical education in Architectur...
Category
2010s American Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery, Stoneware
Pablo Picasso, Bull, Turned round dish, 1957, edition of 250 copies.
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Pablo Picasso
Taureau
1957. 22 janvier
Plat rond tourné
D. 38 cm
R.A terre de faience rouge, décor à l'engobe, gravé au couteau, couverte partielle au pinceau
Noir
Tiré à 250 exemp...
Category
1950s French Vintage Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Tissue Box in white
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
Ceramic Tissue Box in brushed White
Designed by Project 213A in 2023
Artisanal ceramic tissue box created by skilled artisans in Project 213A's own ceramic workshop.
The tissue box ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
WIT Mug / Plum 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
Ceramic Tissue Box square in White
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
Ceramic Tissue Box Square in brushed White
Designed by Project 213A in 2023
Artisanal ceramic tissue box created by skilled artisans in Project 213A's own ceramic workshop.
The tiss...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Porcelain Slipped Moon Jar by Jason Fox
Located in Burbank, CA
Porcelain Slipped Moon Jar by Jason Fox.
A Southern Californian for over half his life, Contemporary Ceramic Artist Jason Fox draws upon his classical education in Architecture and ...
Category
2010s American Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain, Pottery, Stoneware
Contemporary Ceramic Dinind Set
Located in Geneve, CH
Tea pot n°1– Diameter 16 x height 18cm
Tea cup n°2– Diameter 10.5 x height 13.8 cm
Coffee cup n°3– Diameter 10.5 x height 13.4 cm
Milk jug n°4– Diameter 6.7 x height 8.6cm
Sugar ...
Category
2010s French Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Lucie Rie, Austrian-born British potter. Unique large modernist vase
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Lucie Rie (b. 1902, 1995), Austrian-born British potter.
Unique large modernist vase in glazed ceramics / stoneware. Museum quality.
Beautiful glaze in pink and purple shades. Trumpe...
Category
1970s British Vintage Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
WIT Mug / Ecru / Kobalt 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
Shino Glazed Vessel by Jason Fox
Located in Burbank, CA
Shino Vessel by Jason Fox.
A Southern Californian for over half his life, Contemporary Ceramic Artist Jason Fox draws upon his classical education in Architecture and Art History as...
Category
2010s American Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware, Pottery, Clay
Media Knife Block in Ceramic with Glaze Options Available by Piscina
By Piscina
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Made in ceramic and filled with ground walnut shell, our Media Knife Block transforms a traditionally banal object into a captivating focal point. Aiming to create opportunity for sc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Walnut
WIT Mug / Ecru / Plum 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
WIT Mug / Ecru / Red edge 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
WIT Mug / Kobalt 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
Spikes Black Ceramic Handmade Planter
By OWO Ceramics
Located in Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, AR
Beautiful ceramic handmade planter. Carefully crafted, each black ceramic plant pot is thrown and trimmed on the wheel, and every outer spike is i...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Clay
UCHO Mug / Red 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
Vintage Modernist Ceramic Centerpiece Geometric Bowl, Signed
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Modernist Ceramic Centerpiece Geometric Bowl, Signed
Offered for sale is a large ceramic centerpiece bowl with glazed patterns and incised borders. The blow is gray, blue, ...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Large Sangre-de-toro fruit bowl by Gustav and Ulla Kraitz, Sweden
Located in Klintehamn, SE
Beautiful fruit bowl in a sangre-de-toro glaze by Swedish ceramist couple Gustav and Ulla Kraitz. Normal signs of use. No chips or cracks.
Gustav Kraitz f...
Category
1980s Swedish Vintage Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Handmade Pottery Spikes Black Decorative Vase
By OWO Ceramics
Located in Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, AR
Beautiful black decorative vase with spikes, perfect for showcasing your cherished blooms. Providing a unique perspective from every angle, this handmade ceramic vase blurs the line ...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Clay
John Calver Multiple Glaze Trailed Studio Pottery Pedestal Dish
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish and well-made studio pottery pedestal dish decorated in multiple glazes by renowned Lancashire based potter John Calver and dating from the 20th or early 21st century.
John...
Category
20th Century British Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Jason Fox Contemporary Ceramic Shino Glazed Flower Bottle
Located in Burbank, CA
Shino Flower Bottle by Jason Fox.
A Southern Californian for over half his life, Contemporary Ceramic Artist Jason Fox draws upon his classical education in Architecture and Art His...
Category
2010s American Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery, Stoneware
Handmade Ceramic Spikes Black Round Vase
By OWO Ceramics
Located in Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, AR
Beautiful black round vase with spikes, perfect for showcasing your cherished blooms. Providing a unique perspective from every angle, this round cera...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Clay
Large Speckled White Moon Jar by Jason Fox
Located in Burbank, CA
Speckled White Moon Jar by Jason Fox.
A Southern Californian for over half his life, Contemporary Ceramic Artist Jason Fox draws upon his classical education in Architecture and Art...
Category
2010s American Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery, Stoneware
Basilico Model Teapot by Ettore Sottsass for Alessio Sarri Editions
Located in Milan, Italy
Basilico 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
Handmade Pottery Spikes Black Flower Vase
By OWO Ceramics
Located in Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, AR
Beautiful black flower vase with spikes, perfect for showcasing your cherished blooms. Providing a unique perspective from every angle, this handmade ceramic vase blurs the line betw...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Clay
Jason Fox Contemporary Ceramic Shino Glazed Vessel
Located in Burbank, CA
Wheel Thrown Contemporary Ceramic Shino Vessel by Jason Fox.
A Southern Californian for over half his life, Jason Fox draws upon his classical education in Architecture and Art Hist...
Category
2010s American Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery, Stoneware
Hand-made Ceramic Crocodile Jug, made in South Africa
Located in North Miami, FL
Crocodile Jug by Ardmore Ceramics. Hand sculpted by Octavia Mazibuko and hand painted by Fiko Mfuphi in South Africa. Measuring 11 inches high 5 inches in length and 4 inches in width.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
"For Rachel" Tray
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
'For Rachel' tray in Cream
Hand-sculpted ceramic tray with hand made rectangle shaped elements. This large sized tray is finished with a bespoke cream glaze that reveals the natur...
Category
2010s European Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Waylande Gregory rare ceramic/pottery fused glass glaze bowl Pat 2357399, signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amazing pottery bowl by the well known artist Waylaid Gregory , This is a rare patent number piece , as early as 1942 time of the US year patent) , also signed as shown.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
UCHO Mug / Denim blue 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
UCHO Mug / Kobalt 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
UCHO Mug / Plum purple 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
Italian Contemporary Artistic Ceramic Canopo Rabbit Black Green Vase by Amaaro
By Amaaro
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Questo vaso in ceramica disegnato e prodotto da Amaaro si ispira direttamente ai vasi canopi egizi; è una reinterpretazione ironica e contemporanea di un oggetto ancestrale, nume tut...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Signed Vintage Royal Copenhagen Hand Painted Purple, Blue Ceramic Bowl Or Tray
Located in North Miami, FL
This vintage hallmarked hand painted glazed faience ceramic bowl , dish and or tray is from the 60's and was manufactured by Royal Copenhagen from Denmark. This was a craft known by ...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Fat Lava Scheurich German Colored And Glazed Ceramic Pitcher With Handle
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest that you read the whole description, as with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects.
Parti...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Contemporary Artistic Ceramic Canopo Taurus Black Green Vase by Amaaro
By Amaaro
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Questo vaso in ceramica disegnato e prodotto da Amaaro si ispira direttamente ai vasi canopi egizi; è una reinterpretazione ironica e contemporanea di un oggetto ancestrale, nume tut...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Rock Handmade Ceramic Planter - Black & White
By OWO Ceramics
Located in Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, AR
Beautiful handmade ceramic planter, perfect for accentuating the beauty of your houseplants.
Each ceramic plant pot is individually thrown and trimmed on the wheel, glazed by hand i...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Clay
"For Rachel" Tray
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
'For Rachel' tray in cream
Hand-sculpted ceramic tray with hand made rectangle shaped elements. This large sized tray is finished with a bespoke cream glaze that reveals the natural...
Category
2010s European Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Bode Willumsen, Unike stoneware Bowl
Located in Kastrup, DK
Bode Willumsen, Danish 1895-1987
Unique stoneware bowl finished in brown glaze. Features three relief horses on the inside of the bowl.
Signed to the base with monogram.
Denmark appr...
Category
Early 20th Century European Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Italian Glazed Ceramic Vessel, Bottle Green, Black, Charcoal, Off White
By Fantoni
Located in North Miami, FL
This large Italian glazed handsome ceramic bottle or vessel is in the style of Fantoni and and has elements of wide bands of colors and patterns. The colors range from green, black, ...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Maria Vessel, Handmade in Portugal
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
Maria Vessel in Brick
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 contempor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Decorative Contemporary Curved Handmade Ceramic Bowl
Located in Brooklyn, NY
White stoneware bowl, finished with a soft, clear glaze.
Karina Vieira is a Brooklyn-based ceramicist focusing on handbuilt vessels.
Her work references various styles, touchin...
Category
2010s American Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Solitary vase/ Ceramic Tupy - modern Brazilian ceramics, c. 1960
Located in PARIS, FR
The Tupy solitary vase is a remarkable piece of modern Brazilian ceramics, dating from about 1960.
Made from polychrome and enamelled ceramics, this vase is distinguished by its "pi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
UCHO Mug / Ecru 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
Modern ceramics for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Modern 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 serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects, folk art and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, stoneware and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern ceramics made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original ceramics, popular names associated with this style include Monika Patuszynska, Mosche Bianche, Richard A. Hirsch, 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 $20 and tops out at $50,348 while the average work can sell for $614.
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