1990s Vases

A tall circular rustic hand-thrown ginger jar, planter, or vase in black, brown, and cream. The vase is created from a rough sandy ceramic material. A fluted top is fired in black, a...

Large baroque style sterling silver vase. The body of the vase has been masterfully embossed with shells, flowers and volutes, typical of the Baroque style. Still in the body of 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...

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...

A Sculptural Vase by Olivier Gagnère France 1990s For Virebent Manufacture. Unsigned. Very decorative and élégante.

Very nice Scozzesi work in this Venini murano glass designed by the well know artist Alessandro Diaz de Santillana.

Bertil vallien for kosta boda Satelite vase

A very unusual, large red enameled bronze limited edition vase by the American artist, David Dirrim, signed on underside, marked 3/5 and 1990.

This decorative bronze vase is finished with gilt and was hand made in the 1990s in the Eyptian Revival style. A great shot of colour to any room and this piece would make a lovely,...

Bertil Vallien for Kosta Boda Volcano vase

Large beautiful ''Donut'' vase in Emerald green color made by IKEA, discontinued in 1999. The model is called ''Stockholm''.

Made in Italy, 1990s. Made in hand-blown Murano glass. It is labeled by Nason & Moretti. This vase might show slight traces of use since it's vintage, but it can be considered as in...

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...

This small tabletop terracotta planter, shaped like a swan with a gracefully curved neck, dates back to the late 20th century. It features remnants of white paint and some areas of t...

Handblown glass stopper bottle of twisted form & bands of color.

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...

Featuring wonderfully intricate and lyrical hand painted designs, this bright, colorful ceramic vase provides a touch of exotic sophistication an...

Murano vase, artistic Murano glass with colored stripes, signed Measures: Height 39cm.

Large 24 inch tall vintage terracotta vase with unique copper metallic drip glaze over textured matte black glaze. A wonderful example of mid-century pottery.

Elegant Baccarat crystal vase having gilt classical urn adorning the front center. Signed.

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

Dolores Porras Enríquez is widely known throughout Mexico and the world for being the creator of a technique rooted in the land of Oaxaca: pottery in natural color, glazed and decora...

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...

Glass vase designed by Emmanuel Babled and produced by Venini, 1994s. Signed. With original label. Biography Born in France in 1967, Emmanuel Babled graduated in 1989 from Industria...

Elegant and refined sterling silver vase. Entirely handcrafted and embossed with a torchon motif, the vase has been finely hammered all over the body. The mouth of the vase is shap...

Petite burled wood vase, by the artist D Goines. Hand crafted with fine burl wood. One hole in the vase which is not damaged but natural characteristics of the wood.

Blue blown glass bottle Perfect condiction MEASURES: H 32 cm diam 18.5 cm

This exquisite red Murano glass vase is a stunning creation by the renowned Finnish designer Tapio Wirkkala for the prestigious Italian glassmaker Venini. Crafted in the 1990s, it em...

Large glazed ceramic vase by Gianfranco Ballerini made in Italy in the 1990s. Unusual design and shape. Glazed ivory ceramics, 4 elegant side handles, a relief coat of arms and a fle...

Memphis Style Ceramic Vase by Florio Keramia, Italy

Beautiful black and white post modern signed ceramic vase by Mik Becka. Mik Becka has a series of iconic buildings to his name at the age of 80. H...

circa 1990s extra large Murano glass vase in a subtle burgundy ombre tone is 11.5” wide and 12” tall. Wavy rim and wide band of applied stringing with gold inclusions add visual flair. Original Murano label still affixed with glassworks code 036 which is Artigianato Muranese...

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

El Zuni by Roberto Matta is a ceramic plate created at Bottega Gatti (Faenza, IT) in 1995 in a limited edition of 120 pieces. Roberto Matta tries to get to the origin of things with...

For any lover of Patrick Nagel, art or lover of collectible, modern glass, this is the perfect piece for you. We found this piece at an estate in Indian Wells, California that had on...

Farfallacqua by Roberto Matta is an umbrella stand created at Bottega Gatti on the occasion of the exhibition “C’Era Mica Matta” at Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Faenza (IT) in 1992 in ...

Designed by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini Blown handmade vase with colored inserts Transparent blown glass can either be clear or colored by the addition of small quantities of metal ox...

Fantastic simple and elegant designer Art Glass vase by Ulrica Hydman-Valliens for Kosta Boda. Open Minds is the vases name as it was blown in different sizes, this example being a t...

A tall ceramic vase made in the tradition of Shigaraki ware by Japanese potter Takahashi Shunsai (1927-2011), the fourth heir of the famed Rakusai lineage of potters. The vase is heavily potted in the reddish sandy Shigaraki clay. It has a Classic vase form made for Ikebana display. The surface is thickly draped with natural ash glaze that deposited onto the body during the firing process in the kiln. It also features decoration of carved lines. Nuggets of feldspar were incorporated in the clay and exposed onto the surface as crystal like jewels. Substantial and archaic looking, the vase also has a strong modern appeal due to its Mingei styling. It was signed on the base with a pressed seal Shunsai as shown. The vase comes with its original wood storage box (tomobako) with bears the title and signature in Kanji and a seal. It also retains a paperwork noting the artist's biography and practice philosophy in Japanese. Born in Shigaraki, Shunsai was the second son of renowned potter Takahashi Rakusai...

Rare signed and numbered white glass vase by Anne Nilsson for Orrefors Expo, dated 1998. This beautifully crafted clear and white glass vase is approximately 16.5" tall, the base is ...

Italian modern Glass vase with round shape by Roberto Faccioli, 1990s Round base vase in finely handcrafted glass. The structure tends to nar...

Large vintage art glass vase features deep, jewel-like color palette and complex sculptural shape. The vase has ovoid silhouette with flattened sides, forming an elongated disk-shap...

Set of 2 earthenware vase Wilmer W Ramirez, South america 1990s H 17.5 cm - 16 cm diam. Signed under the base Conditions: excellent consistent with age and use.

Murano glass vase by Seguso Viro, 1990s.   

Iridescent pulled feather Jack in the Pulpit vase / signed by Stuart Abelman 1999

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...

Discover the bold, sculptural aesthetic of postmodern design with this rare "Totem" ceramic vase, created by renowned Italian manufacturer Florio Keramia in the 1990s. This piece per...

Memphis Style Ceramic Vase by Florio Keramia, Italy

A beautiful and rare 1990s early Artdeco style Vase from R&Y Augousti, Paris. This item is not pre-owned, it originates from a NOS /new old stock of a Design Gallery in Germany. Ma...

A Very Tall Oriental Ceramic Satsuma Vase This is a superb statement piece, the vase is 3ft 6” tall and has traditional hand decoration with paisley designs and characters, the va...

A beautiful double walled stoneware vase with amazing glaze. Made by renowned Swedish ceramist Kaj Fogelberg in his studio in Skåne, Sweden, 1990s. Excellent condition. Signed 'Foge...

Glass vase designed by Emmanuel Babled and produced by Venini, 1994s. Signed. With original label. Biography Born in France in 1967, Emmanuel Babled graduated in 1989 from Industria...

We are very pleased to offer a stunning, ceramic vase by designer John Bergen, circa the 1990s. This ceramic vase embodies postmodern attributes with its ...

Signed narrow neck earthenware vase in drip style matte glaze.

Murano glass vase with blue and green shades, Madras Collection, made by Vetreria Salviati in 1997 Ø 22 cm Ø 15 cm h 26 cm Salviati is a renowned glass company based in Murano, Ita...

Anne Goldman ceramic vessel, known for her very textural surfaces on her piece which at a minimum is a 7 stage process. This tapered vessel has a circular opening with a earthly off ...

Brass vase from Africa 1990s Great condition.

Italian hand painted porcelain biscuit vase, circa 1990s. Characterized by a classic line with floral decorations. Italian manufacturing brand imprinted ...

Italian hand painted ceramic vase, circa 1990s. Characterized by a classic line with floral decorations. Italian manufacturing brand based in...

A rare vessel by Klaus Moje. Cf.: Dan Klein, "Artists in Glass - Late twentieth Century Masters in Glass", Beazley, London, 2001: Like many of the best contemporary glass artists Mo...