Modern Bowls and Baskets
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Bowls and Baskets
Porcelain
1950s American Vintage Modern Bowls and Baskets
Ceramic
2010s American Modern Bowls and Baskets
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Bowls and Baskets
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bowls and Baskets
Steel
2010s North American Modern Bowls and Baskets
Crystal
Late 20th Century Danish Modern Bowls and Baskets
Stoneware
2010s American Modern Bowls and Baskets
Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Bowls and Baskets
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bowls and Baskets
Murano Glass
1990s Danish Modern Bowls and Baskets
Glass
1990s American Modern Bowls and Baskets
Art Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Modern Bowls and Baskets
Wood
Mid-20th Century Japanese Modern Bowls and Baskets
Bamboo, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Bowls and Baskets
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Modern Bowls and Baskets
Wood
Late 20th Century Japanese Modern Bowls and Baskets
Bamboo, Rattan
Early 20th Century Brazilian Modern Bowls and Baskets
Rock Crystal
1990s American Modern Bowls and Baskets
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Bowls and Baskets
Ceramic
1970s American Vintage Modern Bowls and Baskets
Marble
20th Century American Modern Bowls and Baskets
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bowls and Baskets
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bowls and Baskets
Murano Glass
1980s Unknown Vintage Modern Bowls and Baskets
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bowls and Baskets
Stainless Steel
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Bowls and Baskets
Art Glass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bowls and Baskets
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bowls and Baskets
Murano Glass
1930s English Vintage Modern Bowls and Baskets
Silver
2010s American Modern Bowls and Baskets
Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Modern Bowls and Baskets
Wood
Late 20th Century British Modern Bowls and Baskets
Clay
2010s English Modern Bowls and Baskets
Glass, Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Modern Bowls and Baskets
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Modern Bowls and Baskets
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Modern Bowls and Baskets
Wood
2010s Brazilian Modern Bowls and Baskets
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bowls and Baskets
Murano Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bowls and Baskets
Murano Glass
1980s American Vintage Modern Bowls and Baskets
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bowls and Baskets
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bowls and Baskets
Murano Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bowls and Baskets
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bowls and Baskets
Steel
2010s Italian Modern Bowls and Baskets
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Bowls and Baskets
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bowls and Baskets
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bowls and Baskets
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
2010s French Modern Bowls and Baskets
Sandstone
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bowls and Baskets
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Bowls and Baskets
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Bowls and Baskets
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Bowls and Baskets
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Bowls and Baskets
Ceramic
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Bowls and Baskets
Brass, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bowls and Baskets
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bowls and Baskets
Murano Glass
2010s French Modern Bowls and Baskets
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bowls and Baskets
Murano Glass