Modern Vases and Vessels
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
2010s Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Terracotta
2010s Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Ceramic
2010s German Modern Vases and Vessels
Ceramic
2010s Czech Modern Vases and Vessels
Ceramic, Porcelain
1980s German Vintage Modern Vases and Vessels
Porcelain
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Vases and Vessels
Art Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Murano Glass
2010s American Modern Vases and Vessels
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Concrete, Cement
2010s Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Bronze
2010s American Modern Vases and Vessels
Steel, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Vases and Vessels
Ceramic
2010s Dutch Modern Vases and Vessels
Ceramic, Earthenware
2010s Moroccan Modern Vases and Vessels
Other
Mid-20th Century Danish Modern Vases and Vessels
Stoneware
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Glass
2010s Danish Modern Vases and Vessels
Foam
2010s German Modern Vases and Vessels
Ceramic
1990s Swedish Modern Vases and Vessels
Blown Glass
2010s Spanish Modern Vases and Vessels
Stoneware
1990s American Modern Vases and Vessels
Ceramic
2010s Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Brass
20th Century Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Murano Glass
2010s Brazilian Modern Vases and Vessels
Soapstone
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Vases and Vessels
Ceramic
2010s French Modern Vases and Vessels
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Resin
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Resin
1980s Czech Vintage Modern Vases and Vessels
Art Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Resin
2010s American Modern Vases and Vessels
Ceramic, Pottery, Wood, Hardwood, Cherry, Reclaimed Wood, Scrap Wood
2010s Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Blown Glass
1920s Swedish Vintage Modern Vases and Vessels
Earthenware
20th Century American Modern Vases and Vessels
Ceramic
1970s German Vintage Modern Vases and Vessels
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Glass
1970s German Vintage Modern Vases and Vessels
Stoneware
1970s English Vintage Modern Vases and Vessels
Pottery
2010s Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Gold Plate
Late 20th Century Hungarian Modern Vases and Vessels
Porcelain
20th Century American Modern Vases and Vessels
Maple, Wood
20th Century Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Blown Glass
20th Century Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Silver Leaf
2010s English Modern Vases and Vessels
Stone, Metal
2010s Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Enamel
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Vases and Vessels
Art Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Vases and Vessels
Brass
Late 20th Century American Modern Vases and Vessels
Art Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Resin
21st Century and Contemporary Czech Modern Vases and Vessels
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Vases and Vessels
Porcelain
1990s Danish Modern Vases and Vessels
Crystal
Late 20th Century Modern Vases and Vessels
Lacquer
2010s Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Murano Glass
20th Century British Modern Vases and Vessels
Stoneware
Early 2000s Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Silver Leaf
1960s Danish Vintage Modern Vases and Vessels
Ceramic