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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
Costantini Diego Modern Crystal Pulegoso Made Murano Glass Vase with Butterflies
By Costantini
Located in Murano, Venezia
Handmade Crystal Pulegoso Murano glass blown vase with 16 multicolored butterflies attached with magnet. Modern vase ideal for a modern and rustic classic environment, for everyone...
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Italian Murano Glass Orange Scavo Sphere Vase, 1980s — Cenedese
By Cenedese
Located in Villaverla, IT
Italian Murano glass spherical globe vase crafted during the nineteen eighties showcases tactile archaeological revival decorative vessel design, made and signed by Cenedese. Handcra...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass, Murano Glass
Baça Set of 3 Ribbed Vases, Alcobaça Ceramic, Matte White Glaze
Located in Lisboa, PT
Baça is a set of three ribbed vases in Alcobaça ceramic with a matte white glaze, made in Portugal by Lusitanus Home. Each vase is a different shape: a tall tapered bottle, a short s...
Ceramic
Large Heavily Textured Stoneware, Porcelain Black and White Clay Vessel
Located in London, GB
A large heavily textured volcanic vase with black, white and brown glaze and markings. Wide necked vessel with a bellied form. Made from black textured s...
Clay
$4,300Sale Price|23% Off
Roger Herman Erotic Ceramic Vessel with Deconstructed Rim, Signed and Dated 97'
By Roger Herman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An original ceramic vessel with an erotic theme by Roger Herman, signed and dated RH 97. Rim of vase is intentionally 'chipped' aka deconstructed. This piece is believed to be import...
Ceramic
Copper Vessel, probably Italy, Late 20th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Decorative large vessel in hammered copper with a long handle and conical body. The tripod base is made of iron and terminates in three copper spheres.
Copper, Iron
$210Sale Price|30% Off
Warner Bros, Looney Tunes Bugs Bunny Carmen Miranda Cookie Jar
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Warner Bros, Looney Tunes Bugs Bunny Carmen Miranda Cookie Jar. It depicts a hand painted ceramic cookie jar shaped as Bugs Bunny head adorned with a turban full of fruits. He is also wearing a red beads necklace...
Ceramic
Bjorn Wiinblad White Porcelain Lidded Jar for Rosenthal, Germany, 20th Century
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Bjorn Wiinblad White Porcelain Lidded Jar for Rosenthal, Germany, 20th Century.
Porcelain
$210Sale Price|30% Off
Walt Disney, Minnie Mouse Cookie Jar15
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Walt Disney, Minnie Mouse Cookie Jar. It depicts a hand painted glazed ceramic cookie jar shaped as a flirty seated Minnie Mouse. Bel...
Ceramic
Italian Scavo Murano Glass Vase by Franco Moretti
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Beautiful Italian hand blown Scavo Murano glass vase, designed by Franco Moretti in the 1980s. Measurements: 15.5” high, 8” wide and 6.5” deep.
Murano Glass
Vintage Sandra Johnstone Large Altered Salt-Fired Vessel c1960s California
Located in Oakland, CA
Amazing large salt-fired abstract lidded vessel by well listed potter, Sandra Johnstone c1970s. Signature chunky wood top with leather cord attaching it to the vessel. Johnstone (193...
Ceramic
Bjorn Wiinblad White Porcelain Lidded Jar for Rosenthal, Germany, 20th Century
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Bjorn Wiinblad White Porcelain Lidded Jar for Rosenthal, Germany, 20th Century.
Porcelain
Costantini Diego Modern Real Gold Made Murano Glass Vase with Dragonflies
By Costantini
Located in Murano, Venezia
Handmade Murano glass blown vase with real 24kt gold leaf and multicolored dragonflies attached with magnet. The vase contains 14 dragonflies. Modern...
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Contemporary Black and Brown Turned Wood Lidded Jar
Located in Queens, NY
Contemporary turned wood lidded jar with a dark brown base and raised lighter brown horizontal stripes, topped with a fitted lid witth a turned ball finial. Crack in base that trave...
$160Sale Price|20% Off
Warner Bros, Looney Tunes Sylvester And Tweety Bird Cookie Jar
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Sylvester and Tweety Bird Cookie Jar. It depicts a hand painted glazed ceramic cookie jar shaped as the head of Sylvester and Tweety B...
Ceramic
$27,763 / item
No. 4 Leather Jar by WÈI CRAFT
Located in Geneve, CH
No. 4 Leather Jar by WÈI CRAFT Dimensions: Ø 26 x H 26 cm Exterior Materials: Full-Grain Vachetta Vegetable-Tanned Leather, Tuscany, Italy Interior Materials: Vegetable-Tanned Vachet...
Leather, Cotton
Italian Scavo Murano Glass and Bronze Vase by Silvia Buscaroli for Seguso
By Silvia Buscaroli, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Palm Springs, CA
1980s Italian Scavo Murano glass vase with decorative patinated bronze handles. Part of the Trozzelli designed by Silvia Buscaroli for Seguso Vetri d’Arte. Measurements: 17.5” high...
Bronze
Costantini Diego Modern Real Gold Made Murano Glass Vase with Dragonflies, 2022
By Costantini
Located in Murano, Venezia
Handmade Murano glass blown vase with real 24kt gold leaf and multicolored dragonflies attached with magnet. The vase contains 11 dragonflies. Modern vase ideal for a modern and r...
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Japanese Ceramic Jar with Inlay Design Tatsuzo Shimaoka with Tomobako
Located in Atlanta, GA
A handsome Japanese ceramic stoneware vase in rectangular form by Tatsuzo Shimaoka (1919-2007), an important member in Japanese Mingei folk art movement. Made in the unique Jomon-Zog...
Ceramic
$2,103 / item
Unda Vase by Imperfettolab
Located in Geneve, CH
Unda vase by Imperfettolab Designer: Verter Turroni 2018 Dimensions: 30 x H 45 cm Materials: Fibreglass Vase in fibreglass. Imperfetto Lab Who we are ? We are a family. Verter T...
Fiberglass
Robert Lallemant 'Les Raisins' Hand-Painted Ceramic Jar, Modern France
Located in Astoria, NY
Robert Lallement (French, 1902-1954) "Les Raisins" [The Grapes] Ceramic Jar, with hand-painted figural scene, signed to underside. 7.75" H x 8.25" Diameter. Provenance: The Estat...
Ceramic
Costantini Diego Modern Real Gold Made Murano Glass Vase with Butterflies
By Costantini
Located in Murano, Venezia
Handmade Murano glass blown vase with real 24kt gold leaf and Monarch butterflies attached with magnet. The vase contains 16 Monarch butterflies Modern vase ideal for a modern and r...
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1984 Signed Satin Frosted Art Glass Perfume Bottle Milli Chips
Located in Dayton, OH
1984 signed art glass perfume bottle and stopper, made of satin glass with white stripes and one flattened crystal clear side showing o...
Art Glass
$175 / 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
Costantini Diego Modern Crystal Pulegoso Made Murano Glass Vase with Butterflies
By Costantini
Located in Murano, Venezia
Handmade Crystal Pulegoso Murano glass blown vase with 16 transparent multicolored butterflies attached with magnet. Modern vase ideal for a modern and rustic classic environment, ...
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Hand-Crafted Large Pitcher by AIREDELSUR, Alpaca Silver & Marble
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
With the concept of intermingle materials from our earth, soft marbles and manually hammered alpaca, this sophisticated and elegant line is created, and it includes trays, champagne ...
Marble, Metal
Foz Set of 8 Vessels, Alcobaça Ceramic, White and Gray-Green, Gold Leaf Caps
Located in Lisboa, PT
Foz is a set of eight vessels in Alcobaça ceramic, made in Portugal by Lusitanus Home: three matte white jars closed with a cap of turned wood gilded in gold leaf, three lidded pots ...
Gold Leaf
Butter Milk Anatomía Sutil Stoneware Vase by Camila Apaez
Located in Geneve, CH
Butter milk anatomía sutil stoneware vase by Camila Apaez One of a kind Materials: Stoneware Dimensions: 25 x 8 x 22 cm Options: White bone, butter milk, charcoal black Waterproof i...
Stoneware
Lidded Jar by Kresten Bloch & Knud Andersen for Royal In Oxblood glaze
By Royal Copenhagen, Kresten Bloch, Knud Andersen
Located in Kastrup, DK
An elegant lidded jar in stoneware, richly decorated with a deep oxblood glaze. The piece is mounted with a lid and foot in partially gilded and patinated bronze by Knud Andersen. C...
Stoneware
$799 / item
Tribù Vase by Imperfettolab
Located in Geneve, CH
Tribù vase by Imperfettolab Designer: Verter Turroni 2020 Dimensions: D 24 x H 19.5 cm Materials: Fibreglass Vases as works of ancient civilizations. Primordial and enigmatic...
Fiberglass
Sandra Johnstone Abstract Lidded Vessel #1 c1970s
Located in Oakland, CA
Amazing salt-fired abstract lidded vessel by well listed potter, Sandra Johnstone c1970s. Signature chunky wood top with leather cord attaching it to the vessel. Johnstone (1936-1991...
Leather, Clay
Monofiore Decorative Jar with Cap in Green Blown Glass by Laura de Santillana
By Laura de Santillana, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Different shapes, different colours. But all bursting with energy. Their caps recall the shapes and patterns of nature. Every Monofiore by Laura de Santillana is unique: a small prec...
Blown Glass
$1,625 / item
Off White Stoneware Moon Jar by Bicci de’ Medici
Located in Geneve, CH
Off White Stoneware Moon Jar Signed and Numbered Dimensions: Diameter 30cm x Height 30cm Materials: Ceramic. Pigment. Technique: Hand-crafted. Freeform. Glazed. Bicci de’ M...
Ceramic
Pair of Italian Murano Glass Sphere Vases, 1970s — Cenedese
By Cenedese
Located in Villaverla, IT
Pair of Italian Murano glass spherical globe vases crafted during the nineteen seventies showcases tactile Venetian Space Age decorative vessel design by Cenedese. Handcrafted in Ita...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Costantini Diego Modern Crystal Pulegoso Made Murano Glass Vase with Butterflies
By Costantini
Located in Murano, Venezia
Handmade Crystal Pulegoso Murano glass blown vase and 16 Monarch butterflies attached with magnet. Modern vase ideal for a modern and rustic classic environment, for everyone. This...
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Costantini Diego Modern Real Gold Made Murano Glass Vase with Butterflies
By Costantini
Located in Murano, Venezia
Handmade Murano glass blown vase with real 24kt gold leaf and Monarch butterflies attached with magnet. The vase contains 16 Monarch butterflies Modern vase ideal for a modern and rustic classic environment, for everyone. This work was carried out in collaboration between the MadeMuranoGlass company and the famous and renowned Murano master glassmaker Diego Costantini. Each single butterfly...
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Costantini Diego Modern Crystal Pulegoso Made Murano Glass Vase with Dragonflies
By Costantini
Located in Murano, Venezia
Handmade Crystal Pulegoso Murano glass blown vase with 16 multicolored dragonflies attached with magnet. Modern vase ideal for a modern and rustic classic environment, for everyone...
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Contemporary Set of 6 "Goti de Fornasa" Red Gold Murano Drinking Glasses Tumbler
By Murano 5
Located in Murano, Venezia
Luxury is a set composed of 6 glasses for water or wine in Murano glass entirely handmade in red color with 24-karat gold leaf details. This set is a combination of design and el...
Gold Leaf
Alcoa Set of 2 Lidded Pots, Alcobaça Ceramic, White Glaze, Natural Beech
Located in Lisboa, PT
Alcoa is a set of two lidded pots in Alcobaça ceramic with a glossy white glaze, a solid beech base and a lid with a tall pointed finial in natural beech, made in Portugal by Lusitan...
Ceramic, Beech
Sandra Johnstone Abstract Lidded Vessel #2 c1970s
Located in Oakland, CA
Amazing salt-fired abstract lidded vessel by well listed potter, Sandra Johnstone c1970s. Signature chunky wood top with leather cord attaching it to the vessel. Johnstone (1936-1991...
Leather, Clay
Capa Medium Pitcher by Studio AIREDELSUR, Hand-Hammered Alpaca
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
With the concept of intermingle materials from our earth, soft marbles and manually hammered alpaca, this sophisticated and elegant line is created, and it includes trays, champagne ...
Marble, Metal
Contemporary Repousse Ju Wen Jarlet in Antique Copper by Robert Kuo
By Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ju Wen Jarlet Antique Copper Hand Repoussé Limited Edition Contemporary Each piece is individually crafted and is unique. Repoussé is the traditional art of hand-hammering d...
Copper
Pair of Modernist Illuminating Glass Covered Vases
Located in Westport, CT
Pair of covered vases with brass bases in a silky soft toned creme/taupe color illuminated with one socket for up to 40 watts - for an amazing effect! Origin: Venice, Italy Dimen...
Murano Glass
Alcoa Set of 2 Lidded Pots, Alcobaça Ceramic, Sea Green Glaze, Gold Lacquer
Located in Lisboa, PT
Alcoa is a set of two lidded pots in Alcobaça ceramic with a glossy sea green glaze, a solid wood base and a lid with a tall pointed finial lacquered in gold, made in Portugal by Lus...
Ceramic, Wood, Beech
$216 / item
White Portal Stoneware Vase by Camila Apaez
Located in Geneve, CH
White portal stoneware vase by Camila Apaez One of a kind Materials: Stoneware Dimensions: 7 x 17 x 14 cm Options: White bone, butter milk, stone sage. Waterproof insert is required...
Stoneware
Esteva Set of 6 Vessels, Alcobaça Ceramic and Glass, Green Reactive Glaze
Located in Lisboa, PT
Esteva is a set of six vessels in Alcobaça ceramic and glass, made in Portugal by Lusitanus Home: three lidded jars in a sea green reactive glaze, and three cylinder vases, one in sm...
Ceramic, Glass
$1,705 / set
Pair of Taupe Coloured Terracotta Vases, Jars.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Taupe coloured terracotta vases, Jars. Pair of Jars, terracotta vases in the antique style. Ø 42 H. 57 cm Contact us before ordering to confirm product availability.
Terracotta
Açores Pair of Pineapple Jars, Alcobaça Ceramic, White Matte Glaze, Gold Leaves
Located in Lisboa, PT
Açores is a pair of pineapple jars in Alcobaça ceramic with a faceted white matte glaze and a lid of leaves painted in gold, made in Portugal to a Lusitanus Home design. It is the wh...
Gold
'Transformation, Texture' Ceramic Kettle by Nacho Carbonell
By Nacho Carbonell, Rossana Orlandi
Located in Milan, IT
“We are what we make” says Nacho Carbonell about his work. Nacho Carbonell creates a kettle which communicates its state through body language, showing us how to treat it. Hot Kettle...
Ceramic
Vintage Sandra Johnstone Abstract Lidded Vessel c1960s California
Located in Oakland, CA
Amazing salt-fired abstract lidded vessel by well listed potter, Sandra Johnstone c1970s. Signature chunky wood top with leather cord attaching it to the vessel. Johnstone (1936-1991...
Leather, Clay, Wood
Chope Visage, Pablo Picasso, Jug, Edition, 1950s
Located in Madrid, ES
Chope Visage, Picasso, Jug, Edition, 1950s, Design, earthenware, figurative Chope Visage Ed. 300 units 1959 Fired clay, engobe decoration, glazed interior H. 21.9 cm Indented stamp a...
Clay
$180Sale Price|20% Off
Onyx Stone Modernist Lidded Jar, Italy, 1980's
By Mario Bellini, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Onyx Stone Modernist Lidded Jar, Italy, 1980's.
Stone, Onyx
Mid-Century Modern Clear Glass Lidded Candy Jar or Sugar Bowl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant and versatile clear glass lidded vessel, designed in a timeless mid-century modern style. This sculptural candy jar or sugar bowl features a gracefully tapered form with a fi...
Glass
Noche Jug by Ana Tron, Modern Resin Jar, Sustainable Design, Mexico
Located in Geneve, CH
Noche Jug by Ana Tron Dimensions: D 18 x W 17 x H 18 cm 500ml capacity Materials: Waterproof resin interior. Ana Tron is an interior designer and an imperfect environmentalist. Rel...
Resin
'Transformation, Deformation' Ceramic Kettle by Nacho Carbonell
By Rossana Orlandi, Nacho Carbonell
Located in Milan, IT
“We are what we make” says Nacho Carbonell about his work. Nacho Carbonell creates a kettle which communicates its state through body language, showing us how to treat it. Hot Kettle...
Ceramic
$1,932 / item
Unda C Vase by Imperfettolab
Located in Geneve, CH
Unda C Vase by Imperfettolab Designer: Verter Turroni 2018 Dimensions: W 97 x D 15 H 25.5 cm Materials: Fibreglass Vase in fibreglass. Imperfetto lab Who we are ? We are a family....
Fiberglass
$6,253 / item
Bronze Vase by Lupo Horiōkami
Located in Geneve, CH
Bronze vase by Lupo Horio¯kami Dimensions: Diameter 20 x height 30 cm Materials: Bronze black acid “The artwork [...] arises when the mind is willing to accept reality as it was...
Bronze
$1,875 / item
Brota 1, Soapstone Vase by Alva Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Brota 1 - Soapstone vase by Alva Design Materials: Soapstone Dimensions: 28 (Ø) x 19 (H) ALVA is a furniture and objects design office, formed by brothers Susana Bastos, artist ...
Soapstone
$4,268 / item
Blue Alchemy Vase by Siba Sahabi
By Siba Sahabi
Located in Geneve, CH
Blue Alchemy vase by Siba Sahabi Limited edition of: 36 of each design + 2 AP + 1 P Vase N.I: 48 x 32 x 32 cm Signed and numbered. Referencing the first man-made pigment that was developed as early as 2600 BCE, Blue Alchemy is the new bright blue edition of Siba’s iconic felt vases...
Paper
$2,626 / item
Koneo Vase by Imperfettolab
Located in Geneve, CH
Koneo Vase by Imperfettolab Dimensions: Ø 47 x H 120 cm Materials: Raw material Imperfetto Lab Who we are ? We are a family. Verter Turroni, Emanuela Ravelli and our childre...
Fiberglass