1990s Vases and Vessels

Vase made of glass blown blue Wrapped, design Carlo SCARPA for VENINI. ORIGIN Italy PERIOD 1994 AUTHOR Charles SCARPA (1906-1978) was an Italian architect, designer and academic, ...

Flute vase by Kjell Engman at Kosta-Boda, Sweden, 1999. Filigree glass with yellow base and body, purple leg. Measures: Height 9.85"(25cm), diameter of the base 3.15"(8cm). Marked on...

Twenty-seven woods for a Chinese artificial flower vase V by Ettore Sottsass, edited by Design Gallery Milano, 1995. Limited edition of 12 numered pieces, number 6 / 12. In good or...

Alberto Donà does simple things, but to great effect. And simple, by the way, is a big word. The work they do in the furnance here in Murano is certainly not easy. The Katia vase...

Vase white bisquit porcelain design by Naaman Israel 1990s. An interesting example of the upcoming design community in Israel during the 1990s. It is bas...

Elegant set of six handmade Murano drinking glasses with working to "Mace" black color with amethyst reflection. Murano artisans perform this service with great care and precision. ...

Opaline vase in red Danish glass, made by Holmegaard in the 1990s. Ø cm 14 h cm 17 Holmegaard is a renowned Danish glassmaking company with a rich history dating back to 1825. Kno...

Iridescent Amber Cornucopia Sculpture Vase in Blown Murano Glass 1990s Italy. This exquisite cornucopia, crafted from amber-hued Murano glass, is...

Twenty-seven woods for a Chinese Artificial flower vase G by Ettore Sottsass, edited by Design Gallery Milano, 1995. Limited edition of 12 signed and numered pieces, number 3 / 1...

A stylish vintage British studio pottery twin handled vessel by Colin Pearson. The vessel is made in porcelain and is of cylindrical shape with ...

A very stylish and beautifully hand-made Venetian Murano art glass vase in green and white glass cased in a mirror black glass finish p...

Vase H designed by Ettore Sottsass, from the collection 'Twenty-seven Woods for a Chinese Artificial Flowers', Edited by Design Gallery Milano, 1995. Limited edition of 12 numbered ...

Pair of TMS Inc Multi face vases VITRUVIAN COLLECTION Each artistic design expresses the harmonization of the relationship between parts of the body w...

Found in the US, this circa 1990 tall art glass vase has a wide, flared neck and blue green splatter pattern with accents of metallic gold. No fla...

Bertil vallien for kosta boda Sweden pink glass vase , 1990s

This is a small vintage spiral motif posy vase. A Scottish, art glass flower sleeve, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1990. Attractive blown glass with superb colour Displays ...

Wonderful art glass vases designed by Erika Lagerbielke and Nils Landberg produced at Orrefors, Sweden. The large one is extremely heavy and together they give a great modern look. ...

Crafted by the esteemed Florio Keramia, this Memphis Style ceramic vase named Atzeco is a true embodiment of postmodern artistry. Its abstract design is complemented by a vibrant blu...

Magnificent series of Six Murano Drinking glasses. This set is called "Goti De Fornasa". Tradition wants that the Murano glass master with his employe...

Elegant set of six handmade Murano drinking glasses with working to "Mace" multi-color and silver leaf Murano artisans perform this service with great care and precision. In Murano ...

Kjell Bolinder (Swedish, b.1942) was born in the Hoganas area in the south of Sweden and comes from a long line of ceramicists dating back to 1830. He started his own pottery at Hoga...

With its intriguing cone-shaped design, absorbing rustic colors of yellow, orange and black, and an elaborately ornate pattern, this visually potent handcrafted vintage vase is the i...

Exceptional Art Glass Vase by Michael Nourot (1949–2015) A stunning large-scale art glass vase by celebrated American glass artist Michael Nourot, whose career helped define the tra...

Pair of Murano blown glass bottles, handmade with Sommersa work, amethyst, blue, pink and crystal color. Works performed by the famous Vetreia Oball Murano...

Striking large African hand made decorative vase having intricate layers of wood, bone and delicate inlaid brass.

Extremely rare cylindric hyacinth vase with an additional glass liner designed by Manuela and Riccardo Forti when they have been with Sottsass Associati,...

Rare set of Singed Pauly vase and bowl by Berit Johansson, Swedish designer who worked and works for top glass maker companies. She brings a freshness of design with her use of color...

Leo Aerts is a Belgian interior architect and designer known for his industrial design work and commitment to sustainability and timeless design. The Ziggy vase, launched in 1995, ...

A stunning vintage English Studio Pottery tall vessel with wings by Colin Pearson (1923-2007). The stylish stoneware vessel stands on a tall nar...

Crystal vase with silver flower, made in Italy, 90s Purchased in a well-known jewelery shop in my city, it is intact. The silver flower can be removed, as you can see from the attach...

YURI ZATARAIN, Ceramic Vase, circa 1990, Mexico, comes with white marble base 6" x 6" x 2" h Crafted in the 1990s in Mexico, this exquisite vase is a remarkable piece from the early...

This is a unique glass vase designed by the renowned Timo Sarpaneva for Iittala Glass in Finland. He designed it in 1993, especially for the new residence of the Finnish President. T...

Rare prototype vase, circa 1990s Polychromed glass and glass paste details. Signed Studio Salvadore P.A. Murano at the bottom. Manufactured by Studio Salvadore, Murano, Italy. Dimen...

Beautifully sleek and simple terra cotta pottery lidded vase or urn from Dennis Kirchmann. Glazed in a nearly black dark blue shiny glaze. Purchased directly from the potter at his ...

Large baroque style sterling silver vases. This pair of vases was made by the same master silversmith. Being made entirely by hand, the vases are similar but not identical, both in s...

Mid-Century Modern Rosenthal Bavaria white Bisque handmade German Royal Porcelain Op Art Relief Decor Flower Vase. White bisque porcelain vase...

Brass vase from Africa 1990s Great condition.

F vase made for the collection of twenty-seven woods for Chinese Artificial flowers vase by Ettore Sottsass, Edited by Design Gallery Milano, 1995. Limited edition of 12 numbered pi...

Fabienne Jouvin, Paris. Unique vase in glazed ceramics with hand-painted flowers and a butterfly. Dated 1999. Measures: 35 x 15.5 cm. In excellent condition. Signed and dated.

Incredibly large and iconic glass factice by Calvin Klein. This factice follows the iconic fragrance bottle legacy that is his fragrance Truth. The large scale of this piece is softe...

Great piece by Tomas Hora. Glass object or vase inspired by Vaserely. Chech republic, 1999 good condition, signed and stickered Thomas Hora and Kamenicky Senov. measurements: H 19 cm...

Created and signed by Raymond Winnowski in Biot, France. This artist is know as one of the masters of creative glass blowing, creating bubbles captured in glass. This piece is in per...

Colorful (colorful) vintage Mid-Century Modern bright red vase by Cenedese Vetri of Murano, Italy, circa 1970s-1990s. Particularly striking is the narrow necked round form with rippl...

Sculptural and organic ceramic modernist Ikebana vase. This beautiful piece exudes organic design and beauty that is visually intriguing. Created with almost brutalist intent, this ...

A gorgeous example of Murano glass titled Cabaret. This Seguso vase in hombre purples includes a two rare designs in white and black blown in the glass. Signed and dated 1999 Meas...

Sterling silver vase holder, completely handmade in Florence, Italy in the artisan silversmith workshop of Silver Fashion Silvan, The shape of the body is very rounded, hand-worked w...

A fine English hand crafted large turned and carved oak wood vase by Richard Chapman (b.1951) and dating from the 20th century. The large bottle shaped...

A gorgeous pair of white & gold regency style reticulated porcelain basket compotes with lion paw feet Circa late 20th century. Meas...

Ron Arad used aluminum blow molding to create a collection of unique works for his B.O.O.P.( Blown Out of Proportion) Series. Inflated Mirror-Polish Aluminum United Kingdom, circa...

This is a late 20th century handblown Murano vase by Barovier and Toso. This large vase has a ribbed heavy pink glass at the top and stands on three swirling feet with 22carat gold f...

Gianni Versace Murano large hand blown art glass vase by Archimede Seguso. Signed in script and original Archimede Seguso Murano label. Seldom seen series.

A very fine Pop-Art Post-Modern art glass vase. Decorated with a red ""FLASH"" lamp work script that is surrounded by light blue & yellow accents on a white ground. There are remna...

925 Sterling silver vase. The round pot-bellied vase was made entirely by hand and subsequently embossed with a torchon motif. The concave grooves have be...

Substantial perfectly shaped heart vase in smoothly curved ruby red Murano glass with clear glass surround. A wonderful standalone objet d'art as well as a flower vase. Signed Murano...

A large vase Seguso Viro, Murano, designed by Giampaolo Seguso, 1993, copy no. 89 of 99. Dimensions H 30.4 cm. Medium Oviform vessel of thick clear glass with blue, green, 'a merle...

A Contemporary Art Glass large Crackle Blue Vase "Model Rock" circa 1998 by "Kate Hume Interior" Known for her work as an interior designer, Kate Hume began...

Laura Diaz de Santillana (b. 1955) for Venini Sommersi Oro vase from Laura series, Italy, 1980. This elegant hand-blown Murano glass vase is an exquisite celadon green color with gol...

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...

This is a great size vase signed by Vivika and Otto and dated 91. Is a little over 14 inches diameter and just touch under 12 inches, like 7/8.

Italian modern yellow ceramic Vase ET1 by Ettore Sottsass for A. Sarri, 1990s Rare and elegant vase mod. ET1 with round base in ceramic painted in yellow and glazed in white. The st...