Minimalist Vases and Vessels

Large Korean White Porcelain Moon Jar on Carved Wood Stand, 20th Century A striking example of Korean minimalist ceramic design, this large white porcelain moon jar embodies the ref...

Vintage German Minimalist Porcelain Vase from Thomas, 1970s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1970 to 1979 This piece has an attribution mark. Additional information: Materials: Ce...

Italian ceramic decorative bottle by Bruno Gambone (circa 1990s). This sculptural work consists of a rectangular body with soft, curvy shoulders leading to a graceful, elongated neck...

Handbuilt organic modern vase made from a groggy clay body covered layers of glossy and matte white glaze. Each vase is made by hand in our Brooklyn studio, and no two are ever exactly alike. The moon...

Described in ancient Chinese texts as the “moon dyed with spring water,” celadon porcelains are prized for their well-proportioned forms and luminous blue-green glazes. This contempo...

A part of a captivating new line blending ancient Greek pottery with contemporary design, the ‘Volute’ vase showcases delicate black underglaze illustrations that harmonize tradition...

A part of a captivating new line blending ancient Greek pottery with contemporary design, the ‘Krater N°3’ vase showcases delicate blue underglaze illustrations that harmonize tradit...

A part of a captivating new line blending ancient Greek pottery with contemporary design, the ‘Artemis - Black’ vase showcases delicate blue underglaze illustrations of a face that h...

A part of a captivating new line blending ancient Greek pottery with contemporary design, the ‘Greek Coupe’ vase showcases delicate blue underglaze illustrations that harmonize tradi...

A part of a captivating new line blending ancient Greek pottery with contemporary design, the ‘Krater N°2’ vase showcases delicate blue underglaze illustrations that harmonize tradit...

Described in ancient Chinese texts as the “moon dyed with spring water,” celadon porcelains are prized for their well-proportioned forms and luminous blue-green glazes. This contempo...

A part of a captivating triptych blending ancient Greek pottery with contemporary design, the ‘Greek [M]’ vase showcases delicate blue underglaze illustrations that harmonize traditi...

A part of a captivating new line blending ancient Greek pottery with contemporary design, the ‘Greek Pitcher N°2’ vase showcases delicate blue underglaze illustrations that harmonize...

A part of a captivating new line blending ancient Greek pottery with contemporary design, the ‘Greek Column’ vase showcases delicate blue underglaze illustrations that harmonize trad...

A part of a captivating new line blending ancient Greek pottery with contemporary design, the ‘Greek Krater’ vase showcases delicate blue underglaze illustrations that harmonize trad...

A part of a captivating triptych blending ancient Greek pottery with contemporary design, the ‘Greek [L]’ vase showcases delicate blue underglaze illustrations that harmonize traditi...

A part of a captivating new line blending ancient Greek pottery with contemporary design, the ‘Chyrta’ vase showcases delicate blue underglaze illustrations and ribbons that harmoniz...

Postmodern Minimalist Ceramic Vase from ASA Selection, 1980s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989 This piece has an attribution mark. Additional information: Materials: C...

'Still Life’ handmade white ceramic vase This vase is part of a new series inspired by iconic Art (and more precisely paintings) movements. H...

Described in ancient Chinese texts as the “moon dyed with spring water,” celadon porcelains are prized for their well-proportioned forms and luminous blue-green glazes. This contempo...

Ellipse 2 - White Hand-crafted in our studio in France. H: 20 CM / L: 24 CM H: 7.8 INCH. / L: 9.4 INCH. - Stoneware fired at high temperature finished with transparent glossy glaz...

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...

Stunningly tall cylindrical ceramic vase with single, amphora-style handle and Eastern motif on an elegant beige earthenware surface, by Bruno Gambone (circa 1970s). This substantial...

'Organic Fusion N°1' Handmade Ceramic Plate / Bowl The 'Organic Fusion N°1' plate is a versatile and functional piece that goes beyond traditional tableware. It features several s...

‘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...

‘Dal Negative 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 base...

Yugen means a deep inner feeling, an expression of depth, the untranslated mystery, the incomprehensible and the abstract in all artistic activities. According to the Japanese, Yugen...

An iconic Cardinale Vase designed by Lino Sabattini and manufactured by Christofle in the Sixties.The Cardinale Vase, designed by Lino Sabattini for Christofle in the 1960s, epitomiz...

Handbuilt organic modern moon vase made from a groggy clay body covered layers of glossy and matte white glaze, and a heavily textured lava glaze. Each vase is made by hand in our Br...

ELLIPSE 1 - WHITE Hand-crafted in our studio in France. H: 22.5 CM / L: 29 CM H: 10 INCH. / L: 11.4 INCH. - Stoneware fired at high temperature finished with transparent glossy gl...

Royal Haeger mauve pink vase has graceful, traditional shape and monochromatic semi-glossy glaze. This large size, minimalistic vase will look great on its own or paired with other ...

Postmodern Minimalist Ceramic Vase from Asa Selection, 1980s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989 This piece has an attribution mark. Additional information: Materials: C...

This listing features a large vase made from Murano glass with an orange yellow body and delicate cream white dots all over, which closely resemble a strawberry. Murano glass dates...

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

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...

Green Earth - Vintage studio pottery vase - elegant and minimalist design - featuring an asymmetrical mouth with glazed accent rim - over-a...

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

Wormser Samian, dimensions: H: 20 / 23.5 cm. This piece has an attribution mark. Additional information: Materials: Ceramic Color: Brown Styles: Minimalist Period: 1970s Country of ...

This 19th century Italian mortar is exceptionally large, beautifully carved in marble and has stood the test of time. A beige marble with a greyish tou...

Once a common sight in courtyards throughout rural China, this textured stone vessel was used as a grain or water trough for chickens and other barnyard fowl. Chiseled from a block o...

Italian ceramic decorative pitcher / vase by Bruno Gambone (circa 1970s). Just as our other Bruno Gambone vessels do, this one too has a purity of form, muted hue and demonstrated, e...

‘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 part of a captivating new line blending ancient Greek pottery with contemporary design, the ‘Krater N°4’ vase showcases delicate blue underglaze illustrations and seashells' sculpt...

This low terracotta pond sits with a minimal form and a beautifully irregular finish. The vessel has a tapered silhouette, with a wide mouth, narrowed base and simple, flared rim. Le...

Drawing on a long Chinese tradition of monochrome ceramics, this tall gooseneck vase is coated in a deep blue glaze, reminiscent of a dark night sky. The vase features a rounded, glo...

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. ...

Handbuilt organic modern vase made from a groggy clay body and a metallic bronze glaze. Each vase is made by hand in our Brooklyn studio, and no two are ever exactly alike. All dimen...

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 ...

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

Diminutive midcentury Italian ceramic bottle by Bruno Gambone (circa 1970s). Elegantly cylindrical with a two-toned glaze, one glossy black, the...

A captivating addition to our new line, blending ancient Greek pottery with contemporary design, the ‘Chain’ vase features a delicate stoneware tone-on-tone handmade chain that harmo...

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

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...

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...

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...

A large minimalist two tone brass and bronze vase / candle holder signed by Michael Aram, circa 1980s. The piece is in very good vintage condition with a nice patina and measures 11....

Tall, thin and elegant ceramic vase. Hand-cast in porcelain and once bisque fired, each dot is hand-painted with a traditional cobalt blue glaze. An unconventional layered glazing te...

A “Lega” vintage sculptural silvered vase designed by master metalsmith Guido Niest and crafted by Fabbrica Artigianale Lavorazione Argento (F.A.L.A.). Italy, circa 1980. Signed on...

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...

Created out of a playful approach to materiality and form, this item is a ceramic vase as well as a sculptural piece. The designer Julien Renault chose to mainly follow his intuition...