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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Wabi Sabi Surface Vase, Available in 2 Colours
Located in London, GB
The Surface vase embodies organic landscapes that naturally bend and crease. Its asymmetrical curves feel wholesome because they speak to wabi-sabi's appreciation for the unrefined. ...
Category
2010s Asian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Saint Jacques Handpainted dinenr plates set of 4 Made in Italy
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
A wonderful set of dinner plates to make your table shine
Hanpainted, in italy, Saint Jacques (scallops) will bring an everyday
summer on your ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Vase 0023 Grès Roux Chamotté by Marta Dervin
Located in Geneve, CH
Vase 0023 Grès Roux Chamotté by Marta Dervin
Dimensions: ø5-6 x H 45 cm
Materials: Stoneware
Marta Dervin works with stoneware and porcelain that she shapes by hand to create si...
Category
2010s French Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
White Sconce by Olivia Cognet
Located in Geneve, CH
White sconce by Olivia Cognet
Materials: Ceramic
Dimensions: L 18 cm H 27 cm
Each of Olivia’s handmade creations is a unique work of art, the snapshot of...
Category
2010s French Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
1980s Clam Shell Design Bowl
Located in Denton, TX
Multi-colored Post Modern clam shell design bowl with many different textures and patterns, some floral with repetitive design.
Category
20th Century American Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Black Carafe and Cups Set by Craig Barrow
Located in Geneve, CH
Black Carafe and cups set by Craig Barrow.
Dimensions: 7.5 x 10.5 x 20.5cm - 6 x 5 x 5.5cm
Volume approx.: 400ml - 50ml
Variations:
Black porcelain, black glaze.
Black porcelain, nebular glaze.
White porcelain, white glaze.
White porcelain, nebular glaze.
A set of porcelain carafe and shot cups concepted over numerous visits to the Swedish island...
Category
2010s German Modern Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Alfonso Vase, by Project 213A
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
This vase draws inspiration from the Icelandic volcanic rock formations which can be found by Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach. It is sculpted by organically displacing seventeen individ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Ceramics
Materials
Clay
Organic Sandy Canyon Vase, Available in 3 Sizes
Located in London, GB
The flowing shape of the Canyon series is reminiscent of the decades of running water and sand rushing through narrow passages like you can experience at Antelope Canyon. The power o...
Category
2010s Asian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Contemporary Art Deco-Inspired Handmade Ceramic Vase
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Off-white handbuilt stoneware vase finished with a soft clear glaze.
Karina Vieira is a Brooklyn-based ceramicist focusing on handbuilt vessels.
Her work references various s...
Category
2010s American Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Wabi Sabi Bow Ceramic Vase
Located in London, GB
Like a curved tree trunk seeking the touch of light, the Bow Vase series resembles that gentle lean into the sun. With a minimal body, on closer inspection, this vase features detail...
Category
2010s Asian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Vase 0029 Grès Roux Chamotté by Marta Dervin
Located in Geneve, CH
Vase 0029 Grès Roux Chamotté by Marta Dervin
Dimensions: ø7-8 x H 38-40 cm
Materials: Stoneware
Marta Dervin works with stoneware and porcelain that ...
Category
2010s French Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
French Studio Ceramist, Unique Ceramic Dish in Crystal Glaze with Blue Shades
Located in Copenhagen, DK
French studio ceramist, unique ceramic dish in crystal glaze with blue shades.
Approx. 1960/70s.
In perfect condition.
D 28.0 cm.
Indistinctly signed.
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Decorative Asian Charger
Located in Denton, TX
Ceramic charger with bird and sun design embossed into lower front of the plate. Signed and stamped on the backside.
Category
20th Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Ake Holm Vase
By Ake Holm
Located in San Francisco, CA
A ovoid brown glazed stoneware vase with a narrow mouth by Swedish ceramicist Åke Holm.
Signed on base.
Category
20th Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Earthly Body Organic Vase, Available in 4 Colours
Located in London, GB
The Earthly Body vase series evokes silk softly billowing in the wind, the Earthly Body series is like a siren calling on you to touch its soft skin. Crafted using the colours found ...
Category
2010s Asian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Wabi Sabi Sweeping Canyon Vase
Located in London, GB
The flowing shape of the Canyon series is reminiscent of the decades of running water and sand rushing through narrow passages like you can experience at Antelope Canyon. The power o...
Category
2010s Asian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Contemporary Handmade Ceramic Vase
Located in Brooklyn, NY
White stoneware vase, finished with a soft, white glaze. This vase is built buy hand using clay slabs.
Karina Vieira is a Brooklyn-based ceramicist focusing on handbuilt vessels. ...
Category
2010s American Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Japanese Tanoa Large Bowl Raku White and Black Ceramic
By LAAB Milano
Located in monza, Monza and Brianza
Tanoa is a large bowl, designed with simplicity and masterful skill of the raku firing technique expressing the master artisan will in its white crackle drippings and black burn clay...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 6 Cups by Craig Barrow
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 6 cups by Craig Barrow.
Dimensions: 6 x 5 x 5.5cm.
Volume approximate: 50ml.
Materials: Slip cast porcelain shot cups, Internally glazed.
Variatio...
Category
2010s German Modern Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Genealogy III Porcelain Vase by Monika Patuszyńska
Located in Geneve, CH
Genealogy III Porcelain vase by Monika Patuszynska
14A.
Dimensions: W 23 x D 23 x H 33 cm
Materials: Porcelain
Monika Patuszynska Bio
Born: 1973, Warsaw, Poland
1993- 1994 ...
Category
2010s Polish Modern Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Gradient Blue 3D Printed Ceramic Tecla Vase Italy Contemporary 21st Century
By Lea Studios
Located in Zero Branco, TV
The designs of the Tecla Collection are characterized by a gear pattern that changes the width as it adapts along the organic shapes of the object. This creates a sturdy product with...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Ceramic Table Lamp by Olivia Cognet
Located in Geneve, CH
Ceramic table lamp by Olivia Cognet
Materials: Ceramic
Dimensions: around 40-50 cm tall
Available in different sizes, finishes...
Category
2010s French Modern Ceramics
Materials
Clay
Vallauris, France, three ceramic bowls in brightly colored glazes. 1960/70s.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Vallauris, France, three ceramic bowls in brightly colored glazes.
1960/70s.
Unsigned.
In excellent condition.
Largest (blue) measuring: D 15.0 x H 5.5 cm.
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
21st Century Yellow Pastel Candlestick by Ceramica Gatti, designer A. Anastasio
Located in Faenza, IT
Made in Italy candlestick, in yellow pastel corn silk matt color, this pottery peace was designed by Andrea Anastasio at the historical Bottega Cercamica G...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Table Lamp by Olivia Cognet
Located in Geneve, CH
Ceramic table lamp by Olivia Cognet
Materials: Ceramic
Dimensions: around 40-50 cm tall
Available in different sizes, finishes...
Category
2010s French Modern Ceramics
Materials
Clay
Black Teapot 1L by Clément Boutillon
Located in Geneve, CH
Black Teapot 1L by Clément Boutillon
Eternal collection
Dimensions: 20 x 30 x 20 cm
Materials: ceramic
Also available in white.
After ten years of produc...
Category
2010s French Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Yunomi Tea Cup Raku Ceramic Black Base
By LAAB Milano
Located in monza, Monza and Brianza
Yunomi is the taller tea cup, compared to the Chawan ( that has a usage during the tea ceremony ), which has a more formal everyday tea-drinking use. The Japanese design is elegant a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Black Sconce by Olivia Cognet
Located in Geneve, CH
Black sconce by Olivia Cognet
Materials: Ceramic
Dimensions: L 18 cm H 27 cm
Each of Olivia’s handmade creations is a unique work of art, the snapshot of...
Category
2010s French Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Vase 0026-2 Grès Roux Chamotté by Marta Dervin
Located in Geneve, CH
Vase 0026-2 Grès Roux Chamotté by Marta Dervin
Dimensions: ø8-9 x H 38-40 cm
Materials: Stoneware
Marta Dervin works with stoneware and porcelain that she shapes by hand to crea...
Category
2010s French Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Vallauris, France, Two Ceramic Bowls, 1960s/70s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Vallauris, France, two ceramic bowls with glazes in red/black and red/brown.
1960/70s.
Marked.
In excellent condition.
Red/brown measures: L 11.0 x W 9.5 x H 8.0 cm.
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Vallauris, France, Two Ceramic Bowls in Brightly Colored Glazes
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Vallauris, France, two ceramic bowls in brightly colored glazes in red and orange on a dark brown base.
1960/70s.
Marked.
In excellent condition.
"Stell...
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Vase 0027 Grès Roux Chamotté by Marta Dervin
Located in Geneve, CH
Vase 0027 Grès Roux Chamotté by Marta Dervin
Dimensions: ø7-8 x H 40 cm
Materials: Stoneware
Marta Dervin works with stoneware and porcelain that she...
Category
2010s French Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Jacques and Dani Ruelland. France. Large enameled earthenware table lamp.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Jacques and Dani Ruelland. France.
Large enamelled earthenware table lamp in a modern design.
Approx. 1960.
In perfect condition.
Fitted with a new socket and cord.
Dimensions: D 25.0 x H 35.0 cm.
Twentieth-century decorative arts and design enthusiasts, French artist Jacques Ruelland...
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware
Saint Jacques Handpainted Ceramic Tray Made in Italy
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
A wonderful and unique piece to make your table shine
Hanpainted, in italy, Saint Jacques (scallops) serving tray
summer is everyday on your table with th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Porcelain Carafe with Lid by Craig Barrow
Located in Geneve, CH
Porcelain carafe with lid by Craig Barrow
Dimensions: 7.5 x 10.5 x 20.5cm
Volume approximate: 400ml
Materials: Slip cast porcelain shot cups, internall...
Category
2010s German Modern Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Buhay Ceramic Vase by Faina
Located in Geneve, CH
Buhay ceramic vase by Faina.
Design: Victoriya Yakusha.
Materials: ceramics, horsehair, wood.
Dimensions: W 110 x D 110 x H 150 cm.
In search of n...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Other
Three Leg Ceramic Vase by Faina
Located in Geneve, CH
Three leg ceramic vase by Faina
Design: Victoriya Yakusha
Materials: Ceramic.
Dimensions: L 31 x W 14 x H 39 cm
In search of new-old design messages, Victoria Yakusha conducted a st...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Lamp by Olivia Cognet
Located in Geneve, CH
Ceramic lamp by Olivia Cognet
Materials: Ceramic
Dimensions: H around 40-50 cm tall
Each of Olivia’s handmade creations is a unique work of art, the snapshot of a precious momen...
Category
2010s French Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
"Crateri", wheeled ceramic vase, reflex and matte purple, Gatti 1928 Faenza
Located in Faenza, IT
Vaso centrotavola molto elegante in ceramica, foggiato al tornio. Smaltato e ingobbiato. Intervento a riflessi metallici in terza cottura.
I Crateri compongono la collezione di cer...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Genealogy III Porcelain by Monika Patuszyńska
Located in Geneve, CH
Genealogy III porcelain vase by Monika Patuszynska
15H.
Dimensions: W 28 x D 23 x H 31 cm
Materials: Porcelain
Monika Patuszynska Bio
Born: 1973, Warsaw, Poland
1993- 1994 ...
Category
2010s Polish Modern Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Vallauris, France, Three Ceramic Bowls in Brightly Colored Glazes
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Vallauris, France, three ceramic bowls in brightly colored glazes in red, yellow and green on a dark base.
1960/70s.
Marked.
In excellent condition.
Measuring: L 20.0 x W 14.0 x ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Vallauris, France, Three Ceramic Bowls in Brightly Colored Glazes
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Vallauris, France, three ceramic bowls in brightly colored glazes in red and green on a dark base.
1960/70s.
Marked.
In excellent condition.
Largest measurement: D 18.5 x H 6.0 c...
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Table Lamp by Olivia Cognet
Located in Geneve, CH
Ceramic table lamp by Olivia Cognet
Materials: Ceramic
Dimensions: around 40-50 cm tall
Available in different sizes, finishes...
Category
2010s French Modern Ceramics
Materials
Clay
1960s Set of Two Modernist Italian Ceramic Jugs by Artigiana Ceramica Umbra
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Two multi colored ceramic huge jugs designed and hand-crafted in Italy by ceramica Artigiana Umbra, small manufacturer founded in 1956 in Città di Castello. They are in perfect condi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Porcelain Vase by Monika Patuszyńska
Located in Geneve, CH
Porcelain vase by Monika Patuszynska
06D
Dimensions: W 15 x D 15 x H 15 cm
Materials: Porcelain
Monika Patuszynska Bio
Born: 1973, Warsaw, Poland
1993- 1994 Den Danske Husf...
Category
2010s Polish Modern Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
464-G Hand Crafted Golden Promise Stoneware Bowl with 22kt Gold Exterior Detail
By Helen Prior
Located in New Paltz, NY
464-G Hand crafted golden promise stoneware bowl with 22kt gold exterior Detail
A delicate hand-crafted bowl, organic in shape with a torn clay edge in natural speckled stonewar...
Category
2010s American Modern Ceramics
Materials
Gold
Long Neck Ceramic Vase by Faina
Located in Geneve, CH
Long neck ceramic vase by Faina
Design: Victoriya Yakusha
Materials: ceramic.
Dimensions: L 10 x W 5 x H 38 cm
In search of new-old design messages, Vi...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
David Gilhooly Cheeseburger Frog, Ceramic/Pottery Sculpture, Funk Movement
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is an other great sculpture by one of the creators of the Funk movement, David Gilhooly. Title, Cheeseburger Frog.
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Bone China Dinner Plate with Monochrome Heritage Print, Made in Stoke-on-trent
By Custhom
Located in London, GB
A section of the Palladian motif artfully and elegantly frames the rim of this soup bowl. The composition expresses a fully-formed Palladian window, t...
Category
2010s English Modern Ceramics
Materials
Cast Stone
Three Leg Ceramic Vase by Faina
Located in Geneve, CH
Three leg ceramic vase by Faina.
Design: Victoriya Yakusha.
Materials: ceramic.
Dimensions: L 31 x W 14 x H 39 cm.
In search of new-old design messages, Victoria Yakusha conduc...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
One Leg Ceramic Vase by Faina
Located in Geneve, CH
One leg ceramic vase by Faina.
Design: Victoriya Yakusha
Materials: ceramic.
Dimensions: L 24 x W 12 x H 33 cm.
In search of new-old design messages, Victoria Yakusha conducted...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Genealogy II Porcelain by Monika Patuszyńska
Located in Geneve, CH
Genealogy II Porcelain by Monika Patuszynska
13J.
Dimensions: W 22 x D 22 x H 33 cm
Materials: Porcelain
Monika Patuszynska Bio
Born: 1973, Warsaw, Poland
1993- 1994 Den Da...
Category
2010s Polish Modern Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 2 Sconces by Olivia Cognet
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 sconces by Olivia Cognet
Materials: Ceramic
Dimensions: L 18 cm H 27 cm
Each of Olivia’s handmade creations is a unique work of art, the...
Category
2010s French Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Genealogy II Porcelain by Monika Patuszyńska
Located in Geneve, CH
Genealogy II Porcelain by Monika Patuszynska
13F.
Dimensions: W 12 x D 12 x H 32 cm
Materials: Porcelain
Monika Patuszynska Bio
Born: 1973, Warsaw, Poland
1993- 1994 Den Da...
Category
2010s Polish Modern Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 23 Dinner/Platter/Salad Plates, Service for 8 Signed Jurg Lanrein
Located in New York, NY
This sophisticated modernist set of 23 dinner and salad plates, as well as serving platters were realized by the esteemed designer Jurg Lanrein in Switzerland during the latter half of the 20th century. They offer an organic marbled texture- resembling the treatment used on the inside covers of antiquarian books...
Category
20th Century Swiss Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Genealogy IV Porcelain by Monika Patuszyńska
Located in Geneve, CH
Genealogy IV porcelain vase by Monika Patuszynska.
17A.
Dimensions: W 13 x D 13 x H 30 cm.
Materials: porcelain, cement..
Monika Patuszynska bio.
Born: 1973, Warsaw, Poland.
...
Category
2010s Polish Modern Ceramics
Materials
Cement
Ceramic Lamp by Olivia Cognet
Located in Geneve, CH
Ceramic lamp by Olivia Cognet
Materials: Ceramic
Dimensions: H around 40-50 cm tall
Each of Olivia’s handmade creations is a unique...
Category
2010s French Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Maria Vessel, Handmade in Portugal
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
Maria vessel in Shiny White
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
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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