Modern Vases
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
Style: Modern
Color: Brown
Contemporary Gaetano Pesce Pompitu II XL Vase Soft Resin Green Gold
Located in barasso, IT
Pompitu II vase, green and gold.
Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection.
Measures: XL - ø 30cm x H 56cm
Other sizes available
Col...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Resin
Murano Glass Trio of Vases in the Manner of Tobia Scarpa
By 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 amethyst tone. The measurement...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Monofiore Balloton Medium Vase in Grey Ox Blood Thread Murano Glass
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Monofiore Balloton medium vase in amber murano glass by Venini. It looks soft, but it’s not; it’s glass. The optical illusion of Monofiori by Venini from 1970 lies in its name: Ballo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Ceramic Vessel Vase by British Studio Potter John Ward
By John Ward
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stoneware vessel with glazed and banded stripes design by British studio ceramist John Ward (1938-2023) circa 1980s. The vessel takes its simple but d...
Category
Late 20th Century English Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Fugit Bronze Metal Vase
Located in Milan, IT
In warm bronze, the Fugit metal vase is an original accent for a contemporary space. Thanks to its five separate pyrex glass compartments, you can create a truly original floral arra...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Metal
Vivika and Otto Heino Monumental Pottery /Ceramic Studio Vase, Signed, Dated
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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.
Category
1990s American Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
STACKED Sculpture no.4 Made of Salvaged Mahogany, Richard Haining, Available Now
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is Richard's third free-form exploration using his signature STACKED style. As with all of his work, this sculpture was built, sculpted, and finished entirely by hand. To the confusion of many, there is no lathe work involved. The desired profile is defined during the building process. Imagine coil pottery...
Category
2010s American Modern Vases
Materials
Wood, Hardwood, Mahogany, Reclaimed Wood, Scrap Wood, Pottery
Handmade Tamegroute Vase 6 by Contemporary Orientalism
Located in Geneve, CH
Handmade Tamegroute Vase 6 by Contemporary Orientalism
Dimensions: D 38 x H 40 cm
Materials: Pottery of tamegroute natural handmade.
Category
2010s Moroccan Modern Vases
Materials
Other
Turned Wood Pine Vase 'Alberi Tall' Made in Italy
Located in Milan, IT
This pine wood vase is designed by the Italian studio Gumdesign and handmade for Hands on Design by Lorenzo Franceschinis, a talented artistic turner. The shape is simple and archaic...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Wood
Turned Wood Sculptural Vase 'Anni L' Made in Italy
Located in Milan, IT
This cypress wood vase is designed by Massimo Barbierato and handmade for Hands on Design by Lorenzo Franceschinis, a talented artistic turner. The material look is emphasized by the...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Wood
Organic Modern Ceramic Botryoidal Bubbly Planter in Green by Forma Rosa Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Our Bubbly Collection strengthens the poetic relationship between digital design and hand craft. Through the process of generative design, The form of t...
Category
2010s Peruvian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Hand Blown Contemporary Pink Glass Vase by Erik Olovsson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Hand blown glass vase made in forms of soft clay that are shaped by hand just before blowing the glass into the form. The process makes all pieces unique and gives them a wrinkled su...
Category
2010s Swedish Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Leerdam Vase by Pavel Vajsetjl, 2005
Located in Delft, NL
Dimensions: 21,5cm H, 13cmD, 13cm W.
Condition: Mint.
Category
Early 2000s Dutch Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Mark Griffiths Large Twin Handled Studio Pottery Vase with Grasses
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish English large twin handled studio vase decorated with wheat like grass stems by Shropshire based potter Mark Griffiths (British b.1956) and dating from the 1970’s. The...
Category
20th Century British Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Bolle Vase in Grass Green, Amber-Yellow and Violet by Tapio Wirkkala
By Tapio Wirkkala, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A vase turns into a bottle for Tapio Wirkkala. Apple green, yellow and purple. Three distinct spaces of colour that blend together thanks to the "Incalmo" technique, a process by whi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Eternity Round Roses Set Arrangement, Flowers, Italy
Located in Treviso, Treviso
Life is a perpetual cycle with no beginning and no end: everything is, becomes and evolves according to its own nature. The universe does not admit of “nonexistence”: everything, eve...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Polyester, Wood
Red Lucky Pepper Set Arrangement, Pepper, Italy
Located in Treviso, Treviso
Life is a perpetual cycle with no beginning and no end: everything is, becomes and evolves according to its own nature. The universe does not admit of “nonexistence”: everything, eve...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Polyester, Glass
Venini Monofiore Balloton Large Vase in Grey Ox Blood Thread Murano Glass
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Monofiore Balloton large vase in Amber Murano glass by Venini. It looks soft, but it’s not; it’s glass. The optical illusion of Monofiori by Venini from 1970 lies in its name: Ballot...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Vase Shar Pei Small, Pearly Beige Gold Finish, in Ceramic, Italy
Located in Treviso, Treviso
VG participates in creating very distinct environments, spaces in which you can escape from reality; to seek refuge whilst expressing your personality; spaces in which you can breath...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Vase Bean #2, Pearly Beige Gold Color, in Glass, Italy
Located in Treviso, Treviso
VG participates in creating very distinct environments, spaces in which you can escape from reality; to seek refuge whilst expressing your personality; spaces in which you can breath...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Vase Bean #6, Pearly Beige Gold Color, in Glass, Italy
Located in Treviso, Treviso
VG participates in creating very distinct environments, spaces in which you can escape from reality; to seek refuge whilst expressing your personality; spaces in which you can breath...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Vase Bean #3, Pearly Beige Gold Color, in Glass, Italy
Located in Treviso, Treviso
VG participates in creating very distinct environments, spaces in which you can escape from reality; to seek refuge whilst expressing your personality; spaces in which you can breath...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Carnivale Stopper Bottle by Archimede Suguso
Located in New York, NY
Handblown glass stopper bottle of twisted form & bands of color.
Category
1990s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Contemporary Ceramic Ranuncolo Footed Bowl
Located in Porcia, IT
Reminiscent of the elegant forms of blooming buttercup flowers, this sculptural bowl radiates luxury and timeless allure into any decor. Made of white paper clay, a combination of pa...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Venini Ando Cosmos Vase in Tea, Red and Gray by Tadao Ando
By Tadao Ando, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ando Cosmos vase, designed by Tadao Ando and manufactured by Venini, is made of three vases that create a sphere when united. Crystal version is available ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Contemporary Le Dome Pot in Aluminium by Altreforme
By Elena Cutolo
Located in Calolziocorte (Lecco) Italy, IT
Pots collection dedicated to the places attended by Ernst Hemingway in the Paris of the Twenties.
Le Dome is a tribute to café and restaurant Le Dôme Café, 108 Boulevard du Montparn...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Aluminum
Cylinder Cynar Set Arrangement, Flowers, Italy
Located in Treviso, Treviso
Life is a perpetual cycle with no beginning and no end: everything is, becomes and evolves according to its own nature. The universe does not admit of “nonexistence”: everything, eve...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Polyester
21st Century by Feix & Merlin "DORCHESTER SUPER MICRO" Marble Vase for Ikebana
Located in massa, IT
Marble Vase "Dorchester Super Micro" designed by Feix & Merlin.
Size: diameter cm 10 x 14 height
Materials: Calacatta Carrara
Designed by: Feix & Merlin.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Marble
Labuan Vase in Grey with Blown Opal Glass by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"A classical form inspired by faraway places, magically projected in the contemporary world by the new colours.
Drawing inspiration from exotic destinations in the Far East, Paolo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
21st Century Ceramic Mitti Collection Set of 3 Hand Painted Glazed, Italy
Located in Ravenna, IT
Mitti means "soil" in Hindi.
The collection is designed as returned from a trip to India. The rounded movement is reminiscent of the stepwell, an architectural landmark designed to...
Category
2010s European Modern Vases
Materials
Copper
French Modern Crackle Glaze Jaguar Motif Vase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French Modern Crackle Glaze Jaguar Motif Vase, With all over crackle glaze, the upper part with a continuous ring of walking jaguars.
Category
20th Century French Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 2 Tierra Caliente Vases by Onora
Located in Geneve, CH
Tierra Caliente vase by Onora
Dimensions:
D 20 x H 30 cm
D 20 x H 20 cm
Materials: Clay
Hand sculpted clay, covered with a mineral based slip and burnished using a quartz st...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Vases
Materials
Clay
2 Murano Studio Art Glass Ruffled Satin Mantel Vase Pair Yellow Brown Striped 12
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of yellow and brown vintage striped satin glass, Murano studio made vases with ruffled top edge.
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Speckled Pottery Sculptural Modernist Vase by Chico Ribeiro Munoz Brazil
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Sculptural vase
Brazil Speckled Pottery artist signed Chico Ribeiro Munoz, Brazilian artist.
Modernist pottery, sculptural ceramic vase
17 H x 7.25...
Category
1990s Brazilian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Vase Shar Pei Big, Pearly Beige Gold Finish, in Ceramic, Italy
Located in Treviso, Treviso
VG participates in creating very distinct environments, spaces in which you can escape from reality; to seek refuge whilst expressing your personality; spaces in which you can breath...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Contemporary Les Deux-Magots Pot in Aluminium by Altreforme
By Elena Cutolo
Located in Calolziocorte (Lecco) Italy, IT
Pots collection dedicated to the places attended by Ernst Hemingway in the Paris of the Twenties.
Les Deux-Magots is a tribute to café and restaurant Les Deux-Magots Café, 6 Place S...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Aluminum
Collection of 4 Vases Moor Head, Handmade in Italy, 2019, Unique Design
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
This collection is a work of art that make a statement in modern décor and in the modern cultural art world. It can be used as a vase containing flowers, or as a beautiful centerpiec...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Gold Leaf
Incisi Glass Vase in Bronze by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A multitude of shapes and colours. Apparently, Paolo Venini had a knack for experimenting with Incisi. They are countless. The vase owes its name to the "Incisione a Freddo" glassmak...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Italian Murano Seguso Viro Art Glass Vase, Italy 1990s
By Seguso, Seguso Viro
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and colorful Italian Seguso Viro Murano art glass vase, Italy, circa 1990s, late-20th century. Maker's mark on bottom/underside as shown...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
"Rumba" Vase in Sage Green Crystal from "Marquis" by Waterford, Ireland
Located in Verviers, BE
Beautiful E Waterford marquis green crystal vase, in the Rumba pattern.
Nearly 10" tall and almost 5 lbs
Beautiful green inside and clear bottom.
Top-q...
Category
1990s Irish Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
"Strato Tre" Vase in Tuscan Alabaster by Andrea Grecucci
Located in MILAN, IT
"Strato tre" vase in Tuscan Alabaster by Andrea Grecucci
Dimensions: 8.5 cm D x 27 cm H
3.35” D x 10.63” H
Edition of 20
Material: Alabaster from Volterra Italy.
Designer: Andr...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Alabaster
Tierra Caliente Vase by Onora
Located in Geneve, CH
Tierra Caliente vase by Onora
Dimensions: D 20 x H 30 cm
Materials: Clay
Hand sculpted clay, covered with a mineral based slip and burnished using a quartz stone.
We are a M...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Vases
Materials
Clay
Ceramic Vase by Nathalie Du Pasquier for Alessio Sarri Editions, Italy
Located in Milan, Italy
Ceramic vase designed by Nathalie Du Pasquier and produced by Alesso Sarri Ceramiche, Italy. Signed.
Biography
Nathalie du Pasquier (b. 1957, Bordeaux, France) worked as a design...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Matteo Zorzeno Crystal Ball Single Vase in Ash & Transparent Glass by Cappellini
Located in New York, NY
The magical rubber bubbles that became a cult game of the 1990s were the inspiration behind Matteo Zorzenoni’s Crystal Ball vases; these decorative elements made of delicate spheres ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Ash
DeCastelli Jaipur 150 Vase in Stainless Steel by Stefano Dussin
By DeCastelli
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Next stop, India: these oriental-style decorative vases are sculptural elements with generous yet simultaneously slim shapes. In addition to classic finishes, like corten and burnish...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Stainless Steel
"Strato" Vase set in Tuscan Alabaster by Andrea Grecucci
Located in MILAN, IT
"Strato" Vase set in Tuscan Alabaster by Andrea Grecucci
Dimensions:
"Strato uno" - 8.5 cm D x 9 cm H
3.35” W x 3.55” H
"Strato due" - 8.5 cm D x 18 cm H
3.35” D x 7.09” H
"...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Alabaster
"Strato" Vase Set in Tuscan Alabaster by Andrea Grecucci
Located in MILAN, IT
"Strato" vase set in Tuscan Alabaster by Andrea Grecucci
Dimensions:
"Strato uno" - 8.5 cm D x 9 cm H
3.35” W x 3.55” H
"Strato due" - 8.5 cm D x 18 cm H
3.35” D x 7.09” H
"...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Alabaster
Hand Built Sculptural Wood Fired Twin Handled Signed Studio Pottery Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A truly wonderful design piece, and one of my favourite pieces, is this hand-built wood fired twin handled studio pottery vase of sculptural form dating from the 20th century. The st...
Category
20th Century English Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Vase from "Egizia" Collection, Sottsass Associati, Italy 1980
Located in Napoli, IT
Vase from "Egizia" collection, Sottsass Associati, Italy 1980.
Blue glass.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Venini Tessuti Battuti Vase in Red by Carlo Scarpa
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tessuti Battuti vases, designed by Carlo Scarpa and manufactured by Venini, feature a blown handmade glass body with bicolored “Filigrana” stripes then...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
21st Century by Piero Bottoni "VASO BOTTONI" Marble Vase
Located in massa, IT
Name: VASO BOTTONI
Materials: White Carrara-Red Verona-Black Marquina
Size : Diameter cm 12 x Height 22
Designed by Piero Bottoni.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Marble
Pair of Tierra Caliente Vases by Onora
Located in Geneve, CH
Pair of Tierra Caliente vases by Onora
Dimensions: D 20 x H 30 cm
Materials: Clay
Hand sculpted clay, covered with a mineral based slip and burnished using a quartz stone.
W...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Vases
Materials
Clay
Eternity Bowl Athena Set Arrangement, Flowers, Italy
Located in Treviso, Treviso
Life is a perpetual cycle with no beginning and no end: everything is, becomes and evolves according to its own nature. The universe does not admit of “nonexistence”: everything, eve...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Polyester
Richard Chapman English Large Hand Turned Spalted Sycamore Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine and large English hand crafted turned spalted sycamore wood vase by Richard Chapman (b.1951) and dating from the 20th century. The large rounded...
Category
1990s English Modern Vases
Materials
Sycamore
Vase Vessel Sculpture Tulip Solid Block Amber Onyx Handmade Italy Collectible
Located in Ancona, Marche
Important sculptural vase carved by hand from a solid block of Amber onyx.
Vase dimensions: L 27 x W 22 x H 49 cm.
Available in different onyx and marbles.
Limited Edition of 35....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Onyx
Vase Vessel Sculpture Tulip Amber Onyx Marble Collectible Design Handmade Italy
Located in Ancona, Marche
Important sculptural vase carved by hand from a solid block of Amber onyx.
Vase dimensions: L 22 x W 21 x H 49 cm, available in different onyx and marbles....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Marble, Onyx
Doug Ayers Signed California Artist Large Organic Wood Turned Weed Vase
By Doug Ayers
Located in Studio City, CA
A very beautifully made, organic wood turned weed vase by famed American / California (Mendocino, CA) artist/ sculptor Doug Ayers.
Signed and dated by Ayers on the base.
Ayers ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Wood
Terracotta #6 Vase by Mascia Meccani
Located in Milan, IT
Imbuing with raw elegance a modern interior, this vase is part of a collection designed by Mascia Meccani in 2019. It is made of red terracotta with a striking texture that adorns it...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Modern vases for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Modern vases for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage vases created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, asian art and furniture and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern vases made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original vases, popular names associated with this style include Venini, RAAQUU, VG-VGnewtrend, and Carlo Moretti. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for vases differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $28 and tops out at $45,920 while the average work can sell for $993.
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