$964 / item
Animal Vessel 01 by Joana Kieppe
Located in Geneve, CH
Joana Moura is a 26-years-old self taught Brazilian artist based in Rio de Janeiro. Working from her home and selling worldwide, she creates natural, elegant, organic, one offs sculp...
Clay
$2,172 / item
Poured Vessel 05 by Joana Kieppe
Located in Geneve, CH
Joana Moura is a 26-years-old self taught Brazilian artist based in Rio de Janeiro. Working from her home and selling worldwide, she creates natural, elegant, organic, one offs sculp...
Clay
$964 / item
Poured Vessel 06 by Joana Kieppe
Located in Geneve, CH
Joana Moura is a 26-years-old self taught Brazilian artist based in Rio de Janeiro. Working from her home and selling worldwide, she creates natural, elegant, organic, one offs sculp...
Clay
$1,952 / item
Poured Vessel 03 by Joana Kieppe
Located in Geneve, CH
Joana Moura is a 26-years-old self taught Brazilian artist based in Rio de Janeiro. Working from her home and selling worldwide, she creates natural, elegant, organic, one offs sculp...
Clay
Sculptural Vessel by Jacque Faus
Located in São Paulo, BR
The shapes of Faus’s receptacles and recipients are, by themselves, objects of free assimilation, that comes into existence through a process of assemblage, rather than from a previo...
Ceramic
Sculptural Vessel by Jacque Faus
Located in São Paulo, BR
The shapes of Faus’s receptacles and recipients are, by themselves, objects of free assimilation, that comes into existence through a process of assemblage, rather than from a previo...
Ceramic
$5,300
Sculpture by Jacque Faus
Located in São Paulo, BR
The shapes of Faus’s receptacles and recipients are, by themselves, objects of free assimilation, that comes into existence through a process of assemblage, rather than from a previo...
Ceramic
Sculptural Vessel by Jacque Faus
Located in São Paulo, BR
The shapes of Faus’s receptacles and recipients are, by themselves, objects of free assimilation, that comes into existence through a process of assemblage, rather than from a previo...
Ceramic
$5,300
Sculpture by Jacque Faus
Located in São Paulo, BR
The shapes of Faus’s receptacles and recipients are, by themselves, objects of free assimilation, that comes into existence through a process of assemblage, rather than from a previo...
Ceramic
$1,658 / item
Soapstone Amorfo 01 by Alva Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Amorfo 01 by Alva Design Materials: Soapstone Dimensions: Ø 17 x H 25 cm ALVA is a furniture and objects design office, formed by brothers Susana Bastos, artist and designer, an...
Soapstone
$306 / item
Soapstone Amorfo 05 by Alva Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Soapstone Amorfo 05 by Alva Design Materials: Soapstone Dimensions: Ø 35 x H 6 cm ALVA is a furniture and objects design office, formed by brothers Susana Bastos, artist and designe...
Soapstone
$331 / item
Soapstone Amorfo 03 by Alva Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Soapstone Amorfo 03 by Alva Design Materials: Soapstone Dimensions: Ø 30 x H 11 cm ALVA is a furniture and objects design office, formed by brothers Susana Bastos, artist and design...
Soapstone
$1,313 / item
Soapstone Amorfo 04 by Alva Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Soapstone Amorfo 04 by Alva Design Materials: Soapstone Dimensions: Ø 35 x h 6 cm ALVA is a furniture and objects design office, formed by brothers Susana Bastos, artist and des...
Soapstone
$1,661 / item
Soapstone Amorfo 01 by Alva Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Amorfo 01 by Alva Design Materials: Soapstone Dimensions: Ø 17 x H 25 cm ALVA is a furniture and objects design office, formed by brothers Susana Bastos, artist and designer, and Ma...
Soapstone
$1,231 / item
Soapstone Amorfo 07 by Alva Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Soapstone Amorfo 07 by Alva Design Materials: Soapstone Dimensions: Ø 40 x H 7 cm ALVA is a furniture and objects design office, formed by brothers Susana Bastos, artist and des...
Soapstone
$178 / item
Soapstone Amorfo 08 by Alva Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Soapstone Amorfo 08 by Alva Design Materials: Soapstone Dimensions: Ø 20 x H 6 cm ALVA is a furniture and objects design office, formed by brothers Susana Bastos, artist and designe...
Soapstone
$587 / item
Soapstone Amorfo 06 by Alva Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Soapstone Amorfo 06 by Alva Design Materials: Soapstone Dimensions: Ø 30 x H 11 cm ALVA is a furniture and objects design office, formed by brothers Susana Bastos, artist and de...
Soapstone
$1,661 / item
Soapstone Amorfo 09 by Alva Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Soapstone Amorfo 09 by Alva Design Materials: Soapstone Dimensions: Ø 18 x H 15 cm ALVA is a furniture and objects design office, formed by brothers Susana Bastos, artist and de...
Soapstone
$1,313 / item
Soapstone Amorfo 02 by Alva Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Amorfo 02 by Alva Design Materials: Soapstone Dimensions: Ø 25 x H 15 cm ALVA is a furniture and objects design office, formed by brothers Susana Bastos, artist and designer, an...
Soapstone
$1,998 / item
Soapstone Amorfo 10 by Alva Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Soapstone Amorfo 10 by Alva Design Materials: Soapstone Dimensions: Ø 30 x h 25 cm ALVA is a furniture and objects design office, formed by brothers Susana Bastos, artist and de...
Soapstone
$964 / item
Fossil Vessel 06 by Joana Kieppe
Located in Geneve, CH
Joana Moura is a 26-years-old self taught Brazilian artist based in Rio de Janeiro. Working from her home and selling worldwide, she creates natural, elegant, organic, one offs sculp...
Clay
$3,671 / item
Fossil Vessel 04 by Joana Kieppe
Located in Geneve, CH
Joana Moura is a 26-years-old self taught Brazilian artist based in Rio de Janeiro. Working from her home and selling worldwide, she creates natural, elegant, organic, one offs sculp...
Clay
$5,054 / item
Fossil Vessel 03 by Joana Kieppe
Located in Geneve, CH
Joana Moura is a 26-years-old self taught Brazilian artist based in Rio de Janeiro. Working from her home and selling worldwide, she creates natural, elegant, organic, one offs sculp...
Clay
$3,172 / item
Fossil Vessel 02 by Joana Kieppe
Located in Geneve, CH
Joana Moura is a 26-years-old self taught Brazilian artist based in Rio de Janeiro. Working from her home and selling worldwide, she creates natural, elegant, organic, one offs sculp...
Clay
$3,172 / item
Fossil Vessel 01 by Joana Kieppe
Located in Geneve, CH
Joana Moura is a 26-years-old self taught Brazilian artist based in Rio de Janeiro. Working from her home and selling worldwide, she creates natural, elegant, organic, one offs sculp...
Clay
$1,115 / item
Wood and Aluminum Vaso Torno by Atelier Andre Ferri
Located in Geneve, CH
Wood and Aluminum Vaso Torno by Atelier Andre Ferri Dimensions: W 25 x D 29.5 x H 32 cm Materials: Wood, Aluminum. ANDRÉ FERRI André Ferri is from Belo Horizonte, born in 1990, g...
Aluminum
$1,115 / item
Wood and Aluminum Vaso Torno by Atelier Andre Ferri
Located in Geneve, CH
Wood and Aluminum Vaso Torno by Atelier Andre Ferri Dimensions: W 25 x D 32 x H 15.5 cm Materials: Wood, Aluminum. ANDRÉ FERRI André Ferri is from Belo Horizonte, born in 1990, g...
Aluminum
$1,115 / item
Wood and Aluminum Vaso Torno by Atelier Andre Ferri
Located in Geneve, CH
Wood and Aluminum Vaso Torno by Atelier Andre Ferri Dimensions: W 25 x D 60 x H 15.5 cm Materials: Wood, Aluminum. ANDRÉ FERRI André Ferri is from Belo Horizonte, born in 1990, g...
Aluminum
Set of 3 Wood and Aluminum Vaso Torno by Atelier Andre Ferri
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 3 Wood and Aluminum Vaso Torno by Atelier Andre Ferri Dimensions: W 25 x D 60 x H 15.5 cm W 25 x D 32 x H 15.5 cm W 25 x D 29 x H 32 cm Materials: Wood, Aluminum. ANDRÉ F...
Aluminum
Atelier Forjaz, Brazilian Ceramics - Vase, c. 1950
Located in PARIS, FR
Atelier Forjaz Brazilian Ceramics - Vase, c. 1950 Signed "Forgez" under the base Enameled ceramic in yellow and black. 29 x 10 x 10 cm 11 21/50 x 3 47/50 x 3 47/50 in Dating from th...
Enamel
Sculptural Vessel by Jacque Faus
Located in São Paulo, BR
The shapes of Faus’s receptacles and recipients are, by themselves, objects of free assimilation, that comes into existence through a process of assemblage, rather than from a previo...
Ceramic
Sculptural Vessel by Jacque Faus
Located in São Paulo, BR
The shapes of Faus’s receptacles and recipients are, by themselves, objects of free assimilation, that comes into existence through a process of assemblage, rather than from a previo...
Ceramic
Sculptural Vessel by Jacque Faus
Located in São Paulo, BR
The shapes of Faus’s receptacles and recipients are, by themselves, objects of free assimilation, that comes into existence through a process of assemblage, rather than from a previo...
Ceramic
Vintage Glazed Ceramic Potiche
Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR
Glazed ceramic potiche featuring a timeless silhouette and a refined finish that highlights the richness of the glaze. Its understated design allows it to function as both a decorati...
Ceramic
Modern Brazilian Ceramics. Enameled ceramic vase, c. 1960
Located in PARIS, FR
This modern Brazilian ceramic represents an elegant vase, created around the 1960s.
Enamel
$1,600Sale Price|39% Off
1950s Midcentury Jacaranda Geometric Faceted Humidor Dispensary Apothecary Box
By Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler, Jean Gillon, Jens Quistgaard
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Heavy solid Brazilian rosewood lidded jar/box, weighing 1 lb. 11 oz. Possibly was designed as a humidor but does not smell of tobacco. Unmarked.
Rosewood
$455Sale Price|30% Off
Brazilian Modern Female Sculptural Vase or Pen Holder, 1960s
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Brazilian modern bronze vase or desk accessory / pen holder with a sculptural female bust circa 1960s.
Bronze
Modern Brazilian ceramic. Ceramic vase, c. 1950. Enamelled polychrome ceramic
Located in PARIS, FR
Modern Brazilian Ceramics Ceramic Vase, c. 1950 This elegant Brazilian ceramic vase, dating from circa 1950, is a refined example of mid-century modern craftsmanship.
Enamel
Weiss. Brazilian Modern Ceramic Vase, c. 1950 / 27 x 11 x 11 cm
By Weiss
Located in PARIS, FR
Weiss Brazilian Modern Ceramic Vase, c. 1950 This modern Brazilian ceramic vase, produced circa 1950, is a refined example of mid-century ceramic artistry.
Enamel
Brazilian Modern Coffee Table with Flower Vase in Two Woods, Giuseppe Scapinelli
By Giuseppe Scapinelli
Located in New York, NY
A masterclass in sculptural engineering and organic modernism, this rare coffee table by Giuseppe Scapinelli exemplifies the poetic structural language that distinguished Brazilian d...
Glass, Hardwood
“Laço”, 2020, Naturally Dyed Felted Wool Vase by Inês Schertel, Brazil
By Inês Schertel
Located in Deerfield Beach, FL
The contemporary textile designer Inês Schertel manufactures versatile items using a six thousand year old technique. Each piece is unique in color and form and are not woven as text...
Wool
Modern Brazilian Ceramics. Enamelled Ceramic Vase, c. 1950. 18.5 x 15 x 12 cm
Located in PARIS, FR
This modern Brazilian ceramic vase dates from about 1950. Made from glazed ceramic in shades of green, black and white, it measures 18.5 cm high, 15 cm wide and 12 cm deep.
Enamel
Mid-Century Modern Vitrified Vase by Carlo Hauner & Ernesto Hauner, 1950s
By Carlo Hauner, Ernesto Hauner
Located in New York, NY
Vitrified ceramic vase produced by H Cerâmica, a company founded by Carlo Hauner, Ernesto Hauner in partnership with Milton Guper.
Ceramic
Small Vase and Candle Holder, Small Quartz Points by Aver
Located in Geneve, CH
Small vase and candle holder, small quartz points by Aver Dimensions: D 11 x H 18 cm Materials: Quartz, steel, polyvinyl chloride, resin.
Quartz, Steel
More often than not, vintage mid-century Brazilian furniture designs, with their gleaming wood, soft leathers and inviting shapes, share a sensuous, unique quality that distinguishes them from the more rectilinear output of American and Scandinavian makers of the same era.
Commencing in the 1940s and '50s, a group of architects and designers transformed the local cultural landscape in Brazil, merging the modernist vernacular popular in Europe and the United States with the South American country's traditional techniques and indigenous materials.
Key mid-century influencers on Brazilian furniture design include natives Oscar Niemeyer, Sergio Rodrigues and José Zanine Caldas as well as such European immigrants as Joaquim Tenreiro, Jean Gillon and Jorge Zalszupin. These creators frequently collaborated; for instance, Niemeyer, an internationally acclaimed architect, commissioned many of them to furnish his residential and institutional buildings.
The popularity of Brazilian modern furniture has made household names of these designers and other greats. Their particular brand of modernism is characterized by an émigré point of view (some were Lithuanian, German, Polish, Ukrainian, Portuguese, and Italian), a preference for highly figured indigenous Brazilian woods, a reverence for nature as an inspiration and an atelier or small-production mentality.
Hallmarks of Brazilian mid-century design include smooth, sculptural forms and the use of native woods like rosewood, jacaranda and pequi. The work of designers today exhibits many of the same qualities, though with a marked interest in exploring new materials (witness the Campana Brothers' stuffed-animal chairs) and an emphasis on looking inward rather than to other countries for inspiration.
Find a collection of vintage Brazilian furniture on 1stDibs that includes chairs, sofas, tables and more.
Whether it’s a Chinese Han dynasty glazed ceramic wine vessel, a work of Murano glass or a hand-painted Scandinavian modern stoneware piece, a fine vase brings a piece of history into your space as much as it adds a sophisticated dynamic.
Like sculptures or paintings, antique and vintage vases are considered works of fine art. Once offered as tributes to ancient rulers, vases continue to be gifted to heads of state today. Over time, decorative porcelain vases have become family heirlooms to be displayed prominently in our homes — loved pieces treasured from generation to generation.
The functional value of vases is well known. They were traditionally utilized as vessels for carrying dry goods or liquids, so some have handles and feature an opening at the top (where they flare back out). While artists have explored wildly sculptural alternatives over time, the most conventional vase shape is characterized by a bulbous base and a body with shoulders where the form curves inward.
Owing to their intrinsic functionality, vases are quite possibly versatile in ways few other art forms can match. They’re typically taller than they are wide. Some have a neck that offers height and is ideal for the stems of cut flowers. To pair with your mid-century modern decor, the right vase will be an elegant receptacle for leafy snake plants on your teak dining table, or, in the case of welcoming guests on your doorstep, a large ceramic floor vase for long tree branches or sticks — perhaps one crafted in the Art Nouveau style — works wonders.
Interior designers include vases of every type, size and style in their projects — be the canvas indoors or outdoors — often introducing a splash of color and a range of textures to an entryway or merely calling attention to nature’s asymmetries by bringing more organically shaped decorative objects into a home.
On 1stDibs, you can browse our collection of vases by material, including ceramic, glass, porcelain and more. Sizes range from tiny bud vases to massive statement pieces and every size in between.
The French sculptor shaped dense blocks into tactile forms meant to be used and held.
After synthetic dyes changed fashion, home goods and printed matter, it was only a matter of time till glass caught up.
The brilliantly simple design turns a modest bouquet into a major statement.
The Greek tragedian is said to have been handsome in his day.
Even for those who don’t indulge, elegant smoking accessories and audacious art portraying cigar enthusiasts hold a nostalgic allure.
It’s an excellent example of the sought-after ceramics coming out of South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province.
Thanks to its new leadership, the Spanish maker of figurines, busts and lighting is on a mission to update the art of porcelain for the 21st century.
The free-form stoneware piece is inspired by the magnolia tree and its associations with home.