Minimalist Decorative Objects

DÉBORA CRUZ FOR ESTÚDIO ILUDI Intersecting paths, which embroider and admire themselves, end up witnessing inevitable encounters. The name behind Pomelo Atelier, Débora Cruz, joins ...

‘Flowers Pattern’ Handmade White Ceramic Vase This vase is part of a new series inspired by iconic Art (and more precisely paintings) movements. Here is our Lune [M] model with moti...

A designer black desk, task, or nightstand table lamp/light, Minimalist design period, 1988. Lamp is by designer Robert Sonneman for Robert Kovacs maker. With designer and makers' ma...

Elegant Bronze Sculpture Showing a Hoop Dancer Original Patina 1978 A beautiful sculpture in bronze with original patina showing a figure of a hoop dancer performing a very flexible ...

Log bowls combine the beauty of a tree in its natural state with a high-gloss, vibrant finish. Each bowl is handmade using locally reclaimed trees of all var...

While shield and spear were central to African combat, this iron sword blade was most likely made to serve as a piece of trade currency. Many pre-colonization African currencies were...

Pair of solid brass candle holders by Gusum Bruk, c.1960s, Sweden. The pair of candlesticks feature bulbous spheres and three ball feet each. They're a minimalistic, yet eye catching...

This all original, antique mannequin is a true piece of art. The age and patina that the mannequin has make it visually interesting and the best ant...

Sculpted during the early 20th century in China's Shanxi province, this clay vessel has a smoky grey exterior with balanced proportions and a beautifully irregular unglazed surface. ...

A part of a captivating new line blending ancient Greek pottery with contemporary design, the ‘Fern’ vase showcases delicate black underglaze illustrations t...

The Troika Candleholder Set features three freestanding steel forms in graduated heights, designed to hold pillar candles with balanced presence. Each base is minimal and weighted, s...

The Fit Candle Three is a minimalist style candle holder made of treated Travertine marble. This candle holder is composed by three marble pieces and three solid brass pieces, all of...

Seattle planter umbrella stand/planter made in quarter-inch waxed aluminum. The bottom of the umbrella side slants slightly towards removable planter opening for a little watering help on rainy days. Included is a galvanized steel planter box for the base. Produced for The New, the inaugural show of Volume...

Vintage Asian Hammered Bronze Singing Bowl 1950s. Asian Bronze Vessel Singing Bowl. A special collectible piece. Made from bronze, a good heavy wei...

Shiro Kuramata's ashtray1. Made of black aluminum. Rather optical art object than usual astray.     

Jim Rose, known primarily for his steel furniture, was an avid collector and scoured salvage yards for unique and interesting items. Here, found steel objects are welded together to ...

“Still Stand” sculptures by Joel Escalona Joel Escalona's wooden standing sculptures are objects of raw beauty and serene grace. Each one is...

Minimalist Lucite sculpture signed Amidie.

‘Rounds Pattern’ Handmade White Ceramic Vase This vase is part of a new series inspired by iconic Art (and more precisely paintings) movement...

Full moon jar Cream lacquer (60 coats) Copper base Hand repousse Each piece is individually crafted and is unique. Lacquer is a laborious and time-consuming process. After it...

Carved from a single block of granite, this stone vessel is an early 19th century mortar once used in a Chinese kitchen to grind spices, herbs, and other condiments. Chisel marks tex...

'Camelia’ handmade white ceramic vase This vase is part of a new series inspired by flowers (and more generally organic elements. Here is our...

‘Dal Circles Black’ ceramic vase This vase is part of a new series inspired by iconic Art (and more precisely paintings) movements. Here is our DAL model with motifs based on abs...

Karim Rashid for Leonardo Germany Limited Edition New Move Silver Glass Vase, ca 1999. Measures 8” high, base 3-1/2” wide, and mouth 2-1/4” wide. There is a small scratch of silver finish/coating on glass (we've posted an image of the interior and exterior at the area of the scratch). There is also a faint area of small blemishes at the base See images for more detail. If there’s one thing karim rashid hates, it’s trophies. The 40-year-old designer has more than 40 of them, from big international ones like the 1999 George Nelson Award (given for breakthrough furniture design), to quaint little Canadian ones like Designer of the Year 2001. “It came with a little pin,” says Rashid, “and a … a … very nice …” He tries to describe the shape of the award with his hands but gives up. “It’s time that whole trophy thing changes. It’s kitsch. They’re functionless things.” Rashid was asked to design one for the DaimlerChrysler Design Awards (he’s a past recipient). “I was going to make it electro-luminescent. When the lights go out, it has a sensor so it turns on,” he says. But the trophy-as-night-light, a reminder of one’s worth in the darkest hours, didn’t impress Chrysler’s people. He never heard back. They may well be gnawing their knuckles over that decision right now because Rashid’s conquest of the realm of product design is all but complete. A lush and suitably worshipful retrospective of his work, Karim Rashid: I Want to Change the World (Thames & Hudson; 249 pages), hits Australasian bookstores this month. There was a crowd around anything with his stamp on it-including stools, chess sets and storage units-at the recent International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York City. More than 2 million North Americans are throwing their rubbish into a receptacle he designed, while 750,000 or so park their rears on one of his cheapo plastic chairs. It’s not just in North America. He has been dubbed Der Poet des Plastiks by a retailer in Germany and the prolifico progettista Americano by Interni magazine in Italy. Trophies he may despise, but accolades Rashid can handle. The problem with being the Most Famous Industrial Designer in All the Americas is that you’re still less famous than someone who got kicked off Survivor the first week. Most people cannot name the designer of one nonclothing item in their homes. Rashid, who was born in Egypt, raised in Canada and is living in New York City, is more than happy to bring an end to this anonymity. Not just because he wants to be famous, although there seems to be that, but because he believes design should be a bigger part of the social discourse. “I have been almost alone in this country, trying to make design become a public subject,” he says. His chief method of persuasion is to make the banal better so that people notice design more. He likes creating expensive furniture and perfume bottles just fine, but what really gets his juices going is the everyday: manhole covers, a cremation urn, disposable cigarette lighters, garbage bins, salt and pepper shakers, plastic pens. “I want American Standard to come to me to do the toilets for Home Depot,” he says. In many ways Rashid is more like an itinerant industrial evangelist than a designer. He traveled 200 days last year. He claims to have been to every major mall in America, where he signs his products in high-end design stores and trolls about observing humans interacting with the objects around them. He has taught at design schools for more than a decade, and his work has been in 11 art shows in the past eight months. But mostly he has proselytized the corporate barbarians. And like any good missionary, he has learned to speak the language of his converts. One of the first things he does when he gets new clients is tour their factories to understand their manufacturing capacity. He also visits the retail outlets to see how the product might be displayed. And he really knows how to sell, especially himself. “I work with a guy in L.A.,” says Rashid, declining to name him. “He made a lot of really bad furniture. His business was hand-to-mouth. I proposed seven or eight projects. The pieces I’ve done for him have already become iconic.” The subtitle of his monograph, I Want to Change the World, is not ironic, just characteristically immodest. “Most industrial-design studios try to interpret a client’s needs and come up with a style,” says Paul Rowan, co-founder of housewares manufacturer Umbra. “Karim has his own personal vision.” It helps that Rashid’s vision incorporates things that Rowan needs, like a design that will stack and ship easily and that creates little waste in the making. Rashid’s father was a set designer for Canadian TV who rearranged the family furniture every Sunday. So perhaps it was ordained that Karim would grow up to become one of the pioneers in non-cheesy plastic, making objects that have energy and personality but aren’t wacky. He, like many of his generation, has championed the could-only-be-designed-with-computers blob. But his is not just a blob for its own sake. His Oh Chair...

The Stand Candleholder  features a bent steel base finished in blackened patina, designed to hold a 1.5" x 17" beeswax candle. Its geometric form empha...

Once used on a provincial Chinese farm to hold water or animal feed, this 19th-century stone trough is celebrated today for its organic form and rustic authenticity. Hand-carved from...

Constantin III is a simple but charming candleholder with a geometric shape with rhombus. The body is in solid Canaletto walnut with natural finishing, emphasizing the wooden veins. The cylinder in natural brass on the top is the place where to put an 18 mm candle. In the same collection 3 different models of candlesticks in wood or in marble. A perfect set for a present. Constantin collection owes its name to its inspirer. It is in fact the modern art of Constantin Brancusi that has guided the designer’s hand to conceive candelabra, bookends, containers and centre pieces...

An original design by Scott Gordon and sold exclusively through Vermontica, the block candleholder is made from cast steel and holds a 2" diameter candle. Finishes for the steel incl...

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These rattan baskets have a metal box inside, to protect the natural materials from water and of topsoil of the plants. They can be useful for many use in your kitchen or living room...

The Sarah vase, an original design offered exclusively by Vermontica, is a contemporary Minimalist patinated steel vase designed and produced in Vermont by Scott Gordon. The vase mea...

Originally used for fermenting rice or sorghum into wine or vinegar, this squat, earthenware vessel from the early 20th century is coated inside and out with a thick, dark glaze. The...

Volcanic stone is a witness to the power of nature: hand-polished by craftsmen with a millenary tradition, its unruly nature is transformed into a sensi...

Masterfully handcrafted in Italy, Kazimir is not only a perfect divider for a Minimalist or Classic rooms, but also a symbolic bridge, linking design to art, functionality to decorat...

Round Jarlet Black Copper Hand Repoussé Contemporary Limited Edition Each piece is individually crafted and is unique. Repoussé is the traditional art of hand-hammering decor...

Dingyao porcelain, often called Ding ware, is famous for its creamy-white coloring, refined forms, and low-relief surface patterning. Ding ware was produced ...

A new direction in illustrated vases, this time with an Asian inspiration! Our designer and founder wanted to explore reminiscences of her origin and childhood memories. The braided ...

Impressive large bowl originally a drum. We added wood to the bottom and kept the turquoise color. Both usable and sculptural. The scale of this beautiful vessel or bowl is exception...

This is not just a bowl. It’s a museum-quality, one-of-a-kind sculptural object crafted for collectors, investors, interior designers, and tastemakers who demand authenticity, sustai...

This one-of-a-kind sculptural ceramic object is hand-formed from deeply textured, high-fired stoneware. Its surface is raw and cracked, evoking the qualities of charred earth or weat...

Discover a stunning handwoven large basket from Sumatra, crafted circa 1950. Ideal for storing magazines, towels and more. It offers a luxurious minimalism for those who appreciate t...

Minimalist style geometric welded steel sculpture, "Assemblage IV", by Philadelphia based artist David Tothero. This piece has a mixture of strong geometric shapes and is signed wit...

Highly decorative modern pair of grand size ceramic stallion heads, made in Italy. Realistic representation with flowing ruffled mane, the black and white colors highlighted by the q...

We have for sale a wooden bowl in bocote wood by master woodturner Ray Key (1942-2018). Ray Key was one of the most praised woodturners of any generation. His works are in museum col...

We have for sale a wooden vase by master woodturner Bert Marsh (1932-2011). Bert Marsh was one of the leading woodturners of all time. His wooden pieces are like fine china, thin del...

We have for sale a wooden bowl / vase by master woodturner Bert Marsh (1932-2011). Bert Marsh was one of the leading woodturners of all time. His wooden pieces are like fine china, t...

SCULPTURE SERIES MANDACARU “Mandacaru When it burns in the drought It is the sign that the rain arrives in the sertão” Luiz Gonzaga. Cordel poems dry on the clotheslines, and throu...

“Still Stand” sculptures by Joel Escalona. Joel Escalona's wooden standing sculptures are objects of raw beauty and serene grace. Each one i...

Lightweight and compact, this pair of small bowls is an example of the classic Japanese lacquer dishware used daily for food and drink. Each bowl has a simple silhouette, shaped with...

This incredible abstract sculpture was created by the internationally well known designer André Fu, founder of the André Fu Studio, based in Hong Kong. Title "Eternal flame". This intense scultpture can be filled of water in the base and the little brass bowl can be put on, floating. A lit candle completes the scene. This is a one-of-the kind piece, hand made by the Italian factory specilized in brass work who collaborated with the designer to realised it. Wallpaper magazine assigned the Award to this iconic brass sculpture and it was an event focus during the Salone del Mobile in Milan. About Studio Fu: With an extensive portfolio of projects throughout Asia and Europe, Fu has revolutionized the concept of modern luxury with a series of projects that reflect Fu's signature artistic perspective and timeless sensibility. This artwork is the sum of his philosophy. In 2016 was named designer of the year for M&O Asia...

TAG COLLECTION "My time has become scarce to debate labels. I want the essence. My soul is in a hurry. " Rubem Alves For many, too much simplicity lacks subtitles. Why is it so c...

This elegant crystal vase was designed by Arik Levy (b. 1963), multitalented Israeli born artist/set designer with a background in Industrial Design. Levy designed this piece for Fre...

We are thrilled to to share with you the first addition to INI CERAMIQUE’s 2024 collection. Inspired by the works of the painting artist Giorgio Morandi...

Lightweight and compact, this pair of small footed bowls or bowl lids exemplify the classic Japanese lacquer dishware used daily for food and drink. A glossy red lacquer finish coats...

A pair of hand crafted "Bone" series crystel candlesticks designed by Elsa Peretti for Tiffany & Company in the mid 1980's. Elsa Peretti (1940 - 2021) was an Italian fashion model, designer and muse of fashion designer Halston during the 1970's and 1980's. Peretti designed jewelry for Halston's collections, in 1974 Halston introduced Peretti to the CEO of Tiffany's, Walter Hoving, she was signed immediately. By 1978 Peretti was Tiffany's leading designer. At the height of Peretti's popularity in the 1980's, she left New York and moved to an abandoned village she had bought in the 1970's near Barcelona, Spain. Between 2009 and 2011, Peretti designs represented 10% of Tiffany's profits. In 2012, Peretti signed a 20 year contract with Tiffany for 49 million dollars. During Peretti's time in Spain in the 1980's, she branched out into homeware with pieces in china, crystel and silver. The crystel "Bone" series candlesticks were designed during this period. Peretti's pieces are owned by the Museum Of Modern Art in New York, the British Museum in London and the Museum Of Fine Arts in both Boston and Houston. The candlesticks measure approximately 11 3/8 inches tall, 2 7/8 inches wide and 2 3/8 inches deep. Both are acid etch signed on the bottom, the signature is very faint, such that it could not be captured in a photo. The candlesticks blue...

This artisanal home decor vase was hand cut Negro Monterrey black marble from Neuvo Leon, Mexico. Each piece is hand carved by expert artisans and craftsmen following fair trade prac...

The elegant and modern paper basket in stainless steel, is manufactured in Italy and designed by Richard Hutten. The metal mesh becomes a decorative pattern and the basket could be p...

Elegant and sculptural set of three vintage candleholders, made in the 1970s in Sulitjelma, Norway—an area rich in mining history. Each holder is crafted with bronze bands and carved...

The vases in the Tosca collection embody elegance and craftsmanship with their unique design. Handmade from borosilicate glass, their simple appearance is enhanced by a fluttering ne...

Mid-Century Minimalist Jug Vase from Hartwig Heyne Hoy Pottery, Germany, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribut...