Modern Vases and Vessels
MODERN STYLE
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
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Style: Modern
Murano Hunter Green Glass Hammered Vase
By Alberto Donà
Located in Austin, TX
Vase, Italian, from the island of Murano. This hand-blown piece is made of deep hunter green glass in the hammered “battuto” style. In the manner of Ettor...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Jungle Contemporary Vase, Small Bicolor Violet and Green by Jacopo Foggini
Located in New York, NY
Nature can stage extraordinary landscapes. The scenarios are vast, the lights are amazing, the surprises are endless. And when man and nature meet, enchantment occurs.
Inspired by t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Resin
Jungle Contemporary Vase, Small Bicolor Transparent and Green by Jacopo Foggini
Located in New York, NY
Nature can stage extraordinary landscapes. The scenarios are vast, the lights are amazing, the surprises are endless. And when man and nature meet, enchantment occurs.
Inspired by t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Resin
Damian Garrido 2003 Spain Sculptural Reina Centerpiece Vase 3/25 in 925 Sterling
Located in Miami, FL
Geometric modern "Reina" centerpiece vase designed by Damian Garrido.
A beautiful sculptural piece, created in Madrid Spain in the silversmith workshop of Damián Garrido, back in 2003. This architectural modernist centerpiece Tazza vase...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Pims Mouth Blown Glass Bottle / Vase Designed by Aldo Cibic
By Aldo Cibic
Located in Milan, IT
Pims is a mouth blown borosilicate glass bottle with a slim shape, a little masterpiece where the Paola C.’s craftsmen ability meets the design by Aldo Cibic...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
Cobalt vase by Jackie Crapanzano Arte, Italy, 21st Century
Located in Greding, DE
Modern spherical vase with narrow opening and cobalt blue painting. Signed on the base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Established & Sons Small Store Storage Container by Estd Collection
Located in London, GB
The gently obtuse angles to be found on this collection of storage jars are inspired by the forms of space capsules. The unlikely homage to all things Space Age is continued in a pal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Yoshiro Ikeda Sculptural Ceramic Vase, 1983
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Yoshiro Ikeda Sculptural Ceramic Vase, 1983. Signed to the base.
Category
20th Century American Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Elephant Candlesticks , hand made in South Africa
Located in North Miami, FL
Introducing the charming "Elephant Candlesticks," a stunning set of ceramic decorative art crafted by the talented artists from Love Art Ceramic ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Richard Haining, STACKED "Out of Many" Vessel, AVAILABLE
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This STACKED Vessel is made from a mixture of Walnut, Maple, and Mahogany.
This piece, with it's unassuming form, was crafted from a variety of salvaged woods, each with its unique ...
Category
2010s American Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Wood, Hardwood, Cherry, Reclaimed Wood, Scrap Wood
Vintage Kosta Boda Crystal Bowl by Goran Warff
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and elegant clear glass bowl signed by Kosta Boda in excellent condition designed by Goran Warff. Quality and cut shine thru this incredible piece that evokes a sparkling strenght. Deep masterful cuts in inspirational art...
Category
20th Century Swedish Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Jungle Contemporary Vase, Small Bicolor Blue and Violet by Jacopo Foggini
Located in New York, NY
Nature can stage extraordinary landscapes. The scenarios are vast, the lights are amazing, the surprises are endless. And when man and nature meet, enchantment occurs.
Inspired by t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Resin
Gemme Vase in Grass Grey Balloton Blown Glass by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
In the expert hands of the blowers, glass turns into precious gemstones of various colours – green, grass green, purple, red, aquamarine, sapphire, tea and gray. Unique and sparkling...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
Monofiore Decorative Jar with Cap in Green Blown Glass by Laura de Santillana
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
Large Blue Happy Susto Vase by Jaime Hayon
Located in Geneve, CH
Large blue happy susto vase by Jaime Hayon
Dimensions: D 14 x W 33 x H 47 cm
Materials: Glazed ceramic vase(s) in white or blue with decorations in whi...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Vase by Jacques Innocenti, France, 1960s
By Jacques Blin
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic Vase by Jacques Blin, France, 1960s
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Fratelli Toso Glass Vase
Located in Lugo, IT
Perfect glass vase by Fratelli Toso
Thank you
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Outdoor Fiberglass Planter Eden B by Myface
By Myface
Located in Santo Tirso, PT
By believing that one of the things we share with our clients is the ambition of finding happiness outdoors, we developed the Eden planters. Nothing transmits more life than nature, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Fiberglass
Marga V Vessel by Raquel Vidal and Pedro Paz
Located in Geneve, CH
Marga V Vessel by Raquel Vidal and Pedro Paz
Exclusive for Galerie Philia
Dimensions: Ø 23 x H 31.5 cm.
Materials: Ceramic.
All our pieces are handmade in our own workshop located in Valencia. Please contact us.
Based in Spain, Canoa Lab...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Tall Citron Yellow Baluster Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
This contemporary take on the traditional baluster jar puts all the focus on its timeless silhouette. Characterized by its high shoulders, flared base and domed lid, the elegant balu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Pair Serra Gallery Ceramic Vases - Josep Serra - Spain - 1970s
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful pair of early 1970s ceramic Modern Vessels by Josep Serra for Serra Studio in Catalonia, Spain.
Brown vase with striped designer on the body tapering to a solid coffee br...
Category
1970s Spanish Vintage Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Set Of 3 Sandstone M Decorative Objects by Mylene Niedzialkowski
Located in Geneve, CH
Set Of 3 Sandstone M Decorative Objects by Mylene Niedzialkowski
Unique Pieces.
Dimensions: Ø 30 x H 34,5 cm.
Materials: Sandstone and enamel.
Modules composed of 2 or 3 glazed sto...
Category
2010s French Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Sandstone, Enamel
Caleb Siemon Art Glass Murano Style Vase
Located in Toledo, OH
Caleb Siemon Murano style art glass vase in white, cream and clear glass. Very nice condition. Dimensions: 5" diameter x 18.5" H.
Category
20th Century Unknown Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Glass Vase with Modern Decor Handblown Sofina Porzellan Kitzbuehel
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Handblown crystal vase with hand-carved bubble design in six colors. The rim up and down of the vase is coloured in one color and the middle part comes in clear crystal. The round bu...
Category
2010s German Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Crystal
La Mola Tumbler, Handmade and Food Safe, by Artist Stef Duffy
By Stef Duffy
Located in Jersey City, NJ
La Mola Tumbler, shown here in embossed raven/ivory, the food safe vessel for your favorite beverage of choice, entertaining, or as a decorative object or object d'art. Versatile, su...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware, Pottery, Porcelain
Marga II Vessel by Raquel Vidal and Pedro Paz
Located in Geneve, CH
Marga II Vessel by Raquel Vidal and Pedro Paz
Exclusive for Galerie Philia
Dimensions: Ø 22 x H 23 cm.
Materials: Ceramic.
All our pieces are handmade in our own workshop located in Valencia. Please contact us.
Based in Spain, Canoa Lab...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Bronze Gourd Vase by Rick Owens
By Rick Owens
Located in Geneve, CH
Bronze Gourd vase by Rick Owens
2019
Dimensions: L 11 x W 11 x H 36.7 cm
Materials: Bronze
Weight: 4.5 kg
Rick Owens is a California-born fashion...
Category
2010s French Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Bronze
Sculptural Ceramic Ashanti Jar Robert Turner Exhibited
Located in Atlanta, GA
A glazed stoneware jar with lid by American Ceramist Robert Chapman Turner (1913-2005) entitled "Ashanti". The vessel was made in 1979 and was in...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Large Pink Vase by Doa Ceramics
Located in Geneve, CH
Large pink vase by Doa Ceramics
Dimensions: 12" (in)
Materials: ceramic.
Technique: hand-crafted. Freeform. Glazed.
Also available in sizes 10" an...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Seguso Murano Cranberry Glass Vase
By Seguso
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Seguso Murano vase with cranberry color variations. Vase measures 7.5" wide, 5.5" deep and 11.25" high. Label says Seguso Murano Made in Italy with possibly an inventory number.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
fferrone Contemporary Czech Glass Albany Medium Fluted Vase Handcrafted
Located in Chicago, IL
The Albany vase collection inverts tradition with the intricate fluting detail on the interior of the vase. The strong, simple lines of the vases make these perfect for any interior....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Czech Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
21st Century by D.Palterer Marble Sculpture Garden Vase Carrara White Statuario
Located in massa, IT
Marble vase in white statuario "Vaso Varo" Cambio Vaso Edition
Size Pz1: Cm Diameter 38 x Height 13.5
Size Pz2: Cm Diameter 16x Height 30
Designed by Arch.David Palterer.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Marble
Painted Teresa Ceramic Vase by Malwina Konopacka
Located in Geneve, CH
Painted Teresa ceramic vase by Malwina Konopacka
Materials: Ceramic
Dimensions: H 79 x ø 25 cm
Teresa vase is the most unique piece from the ceramic OKO Family. Each piece is ma...
Category
2010s Polish Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Jarrón Sol Vase by Ana Tron
Located in Geneve, CH
Jarrón Sol Vase by Ana Tron
Handmade
Dimensions: D 35 x H 27 cm
Materials: Recycled paper with paste, paint chalk, and matt water-based varnish. Internal c...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Epoxy Resin, Paper
Contemporary Vase in Walnut, Goblet Vase by Arno Declercq
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary vase in walnut, Goblet vase by Arno Declercq
Material: African Walnut
Dimensions: Dimensions: 40 cm H x 14 cm W x 14 cm D
Made by hand, in Belgium.
Arno Decler...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Wood, Walnut
fferrone Contemporary Czech Glass Fluted Medium Vase Handcrafted
Located in Chicago, IL
The Contemporary Czech glass Stella medium vase, from a single stem to a beautiful bouquet, the Stella vases highlight any flower arrangement they c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Czech Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Gemme Short Glass Vase in Violet by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with shaped body and neck in violet designed in 2017. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or statement piece for any room. Also available in other colors on ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Momento JH41 Vase, Emerald , by Jaime Hayon for &Tradition
Located in Dubai, AE
The sculptural shapes of each Momento Vase can often be identified in Hayon’s paintings, the two distinct pieces exhibit a strong and playful graphic identity. Both equally iconic in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Raaquu Hikari Raku Pottery Vase - Half Copper Matte - Handmade Ceramic, Malaysia
By RAAQUU
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
Hikari ( 光 ) ~ (n) light
This Hikari Vase is a circular thrown vase with a wide uneven mouth and small round base. Its miniature shape exudes a sense of flow, making it easy to blen...
Category
2010s Malaysian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Copper
Contemporary Mila Peking Glass Gourd Vase by Robert Kuo, Limited Edition
By Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gourd Vase
Mila
Peking Glass
Hand Blown Glass
Hand Carved
Limited Edition
Peking glass refers to the high-quality glass art produced by the imperial and commercial workshops in Beij...
Category
2010s Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass
Italian Murano Glass Vase Profeta Model by Renato Toso and Noti Massari
Located in Milan, Italy
Vase from the series I Profeti, in blown glass and gold designed by Renato Toso and Noti Massari for Barovier & Toso, 1985.
Signature engraved on the base
Biography
Renato Toso is a...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Glass Vase by Fortunée Noël
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Fortunée Noël, a graduate of the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem in 2003, is a Franco-Israeli artist. Originally from the south of France, a native of Nice, she repre...
Category
2010s French Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
Raaquu Raku Fired Large Globe Vase S/N0000915 Centerpiece Art Series
By RAAQUU
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
A mesmerizing sight to behold as soon as the rainbow-like patinas catch your eye. This Globe Vase is a round, capacious piece produced using the Raku technique, resulting in a beauti...
Category
2010s Malaysian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Copper
Raaquu Raku Fired Large Globe Vase S/N0000783 Centerpiece Art Series
By RAAQUU
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
A mesmerizing sight to behold as soon as the rainbow-like patinas catch your eye. This Globe Vase is a round, capacious piece produced using the Raku technique, resulting in a beauti...
Category
2010s Malaysian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Copper
Raku 3 Pack Premium Vase Gift Box - Obvara - Handmade Ceramic Home Decor
By RAAQUU
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
This set comes with the new RAAQUU premium gift box.
This set contains ( left to right ) :
1x Koi raku pottery vase ( 6.3 inch x 3.15 inch )
1x Tsuri raku pottery vase ( 6.5 inch x...
Category
2010s Malaysian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Copper
Raku 3 Pack Premium Vase Gift Box - Full Copper - Handmade Ceramic Home Decor
By RAAQUU
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
This set comes with the new RAAQUU premium gift box.
This set contains ( left to right ) :
1x Koi raku pottery vase ( 6.3 inch x 3.15 inch )
1x Tsuri raku pottery vase ( 6.5 inch x...
Category
2010s Malaysian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Copper
Raku 3 Pack Premium Vase Gift Box - Carbon Copper - Handmade Ceramic Home Decor
By RAAQUU
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
This set comes with the new RAAQUU premium gift box.
This set contains ( left to right ) :
1x Koi raku pottery vase ( 6.3 inch x 3.15 inch )
1x Tsuri raku pottery vase ( 6.5 inch x...
Category
2010s Malaysian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Copper
Raku 3 Pack Premium Vase Gift Box - Half Copper - Handmade Ceramic Home Decor
By RAAQUU
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
This set comes with the new RAAQUU premium gift box.
This set contains ( left to right ) :
1x Koi raku pottery vase ( 6.3 inch x 3.15 inch )
1x Tsuri raku pottery vase ( 6.5 inch x...
Category
2010s Malaysian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Copper
Raku 2 Pack Premium Vase Gift Box - Smoked Raku - Handmade Ceramic Home Decor
By RAAQUU
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
This set comes with the new RAAQUU premium gift box.
This set contains :
1x Koi raku pottery vase ( 6.3 inch x 3.15 inch )
1x Koban raku pottery vase ( 7 inch x 3.15 inch )
Persona...
Category
2010s Malaysian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Copper
Raku 2 Pack Premium Vase Gift Box - Obvara - Handmade Ceramic Home Decor
By RAAQUU
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
This set comes with the new RAAQUU premium gift box.
This set contains :
1x Koi raku pottery vase ( 6.3 inch x 3.15 inch )
1x Koban raku pottery vase ( 7 inch x 3.15 inch )
Persona...
Category
2010s Malaysian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Copper
Raku 2 Pack Premium Vase Gift Box - Carbon Copper - Handmade Ceramic Home Decor
By RAAQUU
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
This set comes with the new RAAQUU premium gift box.
This set contains :
1x Koi raku pottery vase ( 6.3 inch x 3.15 inch )
1x Koban raku pottery vase ( 7 inch x 3.15 inch )
Persona...
Category
2010s Malaysian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Copper
White, Orange and Gold Sicilian Terracotta Vase Designed by Stefania Boemi
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
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This mythology inspired vase has been crafted entirely by hand in terracotta, painted with a ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Gold Leaf
Murano Silver Opalescent Glass "Rostrate" Vase
By Venfield
Located in New York, NY
Hand-blown, mid-century style, silver opalescent glass vase with spike design in the manner of Barovier, Italy.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture Vases Designed by Capperidicasa, Made in Italy
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Pair of large contemporary engraved ceramic sculpture vase, black enamel, new design handmade by Capperidicasa, made in Italy.
Unique pieces
Dimensions from left:
Width 17 cm, heigh...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Set of Momento JH40 & JH41 Vases, Cream/Emerald , by Jaime Hayon for &Tradition
Located in Dubai, AE
The sculptural shapes of each Momento Vase can often be identified in Hayon’s paintings, the two distinct pieces exhibit a strong and playful graphic identity. Both equally iconic in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Vasi Comunicanti 2 elements BLU-GREEN in ceramic XXI Century by Chiara Berta
By Chiara Berta
Located in Medesano, IT
Communicating vessels represent bonds, the unions between individuals. They are made entirely by hand from ceramic or terracotta and each one is a unique piece.
Vasi Comunicanti was ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Murano Glass Trio of Vases in the Manner of Tobia Scarpa
Located in Austin, TX
Set of three Murano glass vases in the manner of Tobia Scarpa. The set has been made using the “battuto” or hammered technique. They are in a beautiful emerald tone. The measurements...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Set of Three Murano Glass “Voda” Vases
By Alberto Donà
Located in Austin, TX
Set of three Murano glass “voda” vases. These hand-blown pieces have been made using the “sommerso” technique with dark amethyst glass. This involves immersing the colored glass with...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
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