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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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: Orange
Large Pizzicati Vase in Hand Blown Murano Glass by Norberto Moretti
By Norberto Moretti, Salviati
Located in Venezia, IT
Hand blown glass vase decorated with gold leaf.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Pigmenti Large Vase in Opaline Amber Glass Milk White inside by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
With the Pigmenti collection, Venini aims to send out a sign of renewal through the development of a classic form as the expression of a contemporary interior design accessory. PIGMENT is proposed in a rich colour palette and is created in two sizes.
Additional Information:
Material: Glass
Color: Opaline amber...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Cinnabar, Medium by Daniele Giannetti
Located in Geneve, CH
Cinnabar, Medium by Daniele Giannetti (Handmade, Hand-Painted)
Dimensions: D22 x H37 cm
Materials: Terracotta
All pieces are made in terracotta ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Terracotta
Pigmenti Small Vase in Opaline Amber Glass by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
With the Pigmenti collection, Venini aims to send out a sign of renewal through the development of a classic form as the expression of a contemporary interior design accessory. Pigment is proposed in a rich colour palette and is created in two sizes.
Additional information:
Material: Glass
Color: Opaline amber...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Ghidini 1961 Sticks Flowers Pot in Polished Brass by Campana Brothers
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
The new flower holder is a small abstract bush. With its delicate poetry it completes the domestic environment. Sticks frees our composite creativity, consents the play of colors, es...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Brass
Venini Opalino Medium Vase in Amber Murano Glass
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Opalino Medium Vase in Amber Murano Glass by Venini. The Opalino vase is all about sophisticated and unique colors, thanks to the use of the traditional O...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Bowl Laura Big, Cantaloupe Color, 2020 Trend, 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
Italian Attributed Stylish Corroso Amber Glass Signed Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish Italian attributed art glass amber yellow corroso design vase signed to base and dating from the 20th century. The hand blown vase of simple rounded fish bowl shape ha...
Category
20th Century European Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Italian Contemporary Unique Vase Made of Colored Methacrylate by Jacopo Foggini
Located in Madrid, ES
Vase designed by Jacopo Foggini mod. J. Jungle, made of hand molded methacrylate. Unique piece, Italy, 2019.
Jacopo Foggini was born in Turin and currently lives and works in Milan. He explores art and design crossing the boundaries imposed by the conventions of those disciplines. Jacopo joins really early the family business where he discovers the versatility of the methacrylate, an Industrial material normally used in automotive design...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Acrylic
Tondo Doni Boboda Love Vase by Mario Cioni
By Mario Cioni
Located in Milan, IT
An interpretation of the most powerful force in the world, this crystal vase is named Love and will be a stunning addition to a modern or classic interior. Its cognac-colored curves ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Persimmon Orange Tapered Plum Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
This large tapered vase reinterprets the classic curves of traditional Chinese ceramics with simplified lines and a bright, persimmon-orange glaze. Sculpted by artisans in China's Zh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Venini Fazzoletto Opaline Large Vase in Amber/ Milk white Murano Glass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fazzoletto Opaline large vase in amber Murano glass by Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini. An exclusive new take on the Opalini technique from the 15th century makes its color unique. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Monofiore Balloton Medium Vase in Amber Horizon 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
Modern Daniele Papuli for Dilmos Unique Sculpture Vase Handmade Paper Colorful
Located in Milan, IT
Part of the collection of 9 unique sculptures named Babeli by Daniele Papuli for Dilmos Milano. Created during the coronavirus pandemic, this collection was born from the locked-down...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Paper
Florian II Medium Red Glass Vase by Borek Sipek for Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A vase with a jeweled crown and an unusual orange-red color, by Borek Sipek.
Borek Sipek (1949-2016). After studying interior design at the school for A...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Tondo Doni Boboda Power Vase by Mario Cioni
By Mario Cioni
Located in Milan, IT
Part of the Boboda collection, this stunning vase is a superb decorative addition to any home and can be displayed alone or combined with the others in the same series. Its sinuous v...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Small Mare Fonda Satinato in Murano Glass by Davide Bruno
By Davide Bruno, Salviati
Located in Venezia, IT
The “Mare” collection was born from the colors and shapes of the Venice lagoon. The “peocere”, tens and tens meters long mussel farming strings rising vertically, draw the shapes of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Rare Pair of Blenko Orange Glass Vases with Applied Cobalt Decoration
By Blenko Glass
Located in San Francisco, CA
Manufactured by Blenko glassworks as part of their experimental line, these vases were never placed into production; with flared neck and ovoid body in a vibrant orange glass adorned...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Vases
Unique Modern, Amber-Colored Italian Murano Glass Vase Signed by Hand SALVIATI
By Salviati
Located in Salzburg, AT
Organically shaped vase with a matt surface (Velato, the glass surface is ground fine-grained)
in a warm amber color
Vita
In 1860 Antonio Salviati founded his own factory on Murano ...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Opalino Small Vase in Amber Milk White Inside Murano Glass
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Opalino small vase in Amber Murano glass by Venini. The Opalino vase is all about sophisticated and unique colors, thanks to the use of the traditional Opalino technique. This method...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Jungle Contemporary Vase, Small Bicolor Gold and Red 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
Materials
Resin
Vase Church, Cantaloupe Color, 2020 Trend, 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
Venini Fazzoletto Opalino Medium Vase in Amber/ Milk White Murano Glass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fazzoletto Opalino medium vase in amber Murano glass by Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini. An exclusive new take on the Opalini technique from the 15th century makes its color unique....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Amber-Color Cornucopia Sculpture in Blown Murano Glass 1990s Italy
By Romano Donà
Located in Villaverla, IT
Amber-color Cornucopia sculpture in blown Murano glass, 1990s, Italy.
This beautiful cornucopia is a timeless Italian artwork, entirely made with...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass, Murano Glass
Ghidini 1961 Wide Flirt Collection Vase in Copper by Noè Duchaufour-Lawrence
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
The collection that I designed for Ghidini 1961, Flirt collection is comprised of three vases that can be reversed to offer different functions and a bigger range of use. Joe & Ema E...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Copper
Riquadri Vase Clear and Opaque Orange, Barovier Et Toso
Located in Brussels, BE
Large “Riquadri” vase designed and manufactured by the Barovier and Toso studio in 1999.
This vase takes its inspiration from a historical model of the "a tessere" technique of the ...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Terracotta #4 Vase by Mascia Meccani
Located in Milan, IT
Evoking the gentle sense of movement of algae underwater, this vase is a one-of-a-kind masterpiece designed by Mascia Meccani in 2019. It is crafted of red terracotta and painted by ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Venini Idria Medium Vase in Amber Milk White Murano Glass
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Idria medium vase in Amber Murano glass by Venini. The Ancient Greek water vessel sheds its skin, as terracotta gives way to glass, thanks to Venini. Its design speaks of bygone days...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Stylish Contemporary Orange Glazed Globular Vase Signed Morgan Dated 2004
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual and very stylish contemporary art pottery vase of globular shaped signed Morgan and dated 2004. The rounded pottery vase stands on a flat ungl...
Category
Early 2000s British Modern Vases
Materials
Pottery
Ghidini 1961 Tall Flirt Collection Vase in Copper by Noè Duchaufour-Lawrence
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
The collection that I designed for Ghidini 1961, Flirt collection is comprised of three vases that can be reversed to offer different functions and a bigger range of use. Joe & Ema E...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Copper
Ghidini 1961 Nowhere Bullet Vase in Copper-Plated Brass by Studio Job
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Based on a tale of two wild girls traveling across the US, the Nowhere bullet vase feature iconic Studio Job engravings and a typical oversized form giving...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Copper
Ghidini 1961 Short Flirt Collection Vase in Copper by Noè Duchaufour-Lawrence
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
The collection that I designed for Ghidini 1961, Flirt collection is comprised of three vases that can be reversed to offer different functions and a bigger range of use. Joe & Ema E...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Copper
Ghidini 1961 Nowhere Bullet Vase in Brass by Studio Job
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Based on a tale of two wild girls traveling across the US, the Nowhere bullet vase feature iconic Studio Job engravings and a typical oversized form giving...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Brass
Ghidini 1961 Wide Flirt Collection Vase in Brass by Noè Duchaufour-Lawrence
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
The collection that I designed for Ghidini 1961, Flirt collection is comprised of three vases that can be reversed to offer different functions and a bigger range of use. Joe & Ema E...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Brass
Italian Contemporary Unique Vase Made of Colored Methacrylate by Jacopo Foggini
Located in Madrid, ES
Vase designed by Jacopo Foggini mod. J. Jungle, made of hand molded methacrylate. Unique piece, Italy, 2019.
Jacopo Foggini was born in Turin and currently lives and works in Milan. He explores art and design crossing the boundaries imposed by the conventions of those disciplines. Jacopo joins really early the family business where he discovers the versatility of the methacrylate, an Industrial Material normally used in automotive design...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Acrylic
Ghidini 1961 Tall Flirt Collection Vase in Brass by Noè Duchaufour-Lawrence
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
The collection that I designed for Ghidini 1961, Flirt collection is comprised of three vases that can be reversed to offer different functions and a bigger range of use. Joe & Ema E...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Brass
Set of Three Frank Keramik Denmark Red Glazed Ceramics
Located in New York, NY
Set of three ceramics in a bright red/orange color with raised areas of un-glazed matte brown in bands/diamond pattern. With original sticker, 'Frank Keramik...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Ghidini 1961 Gil & Luc Small Vase in Polished Brass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vase available in brass or rose gold finish.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Brass
Ghidini 1961 Ema & Lou Tall Vase in Polished Brass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vase available in brass or rose gold finish.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Brass
Sommercalmo 83, a Unique glass Vase in clear, black & orange by Vic Bamforth
Located in London, GB
'Sommercalmo 83' is a unique handblown sculptural vase by the British artist Vic Bamforth. Striking black and orange meet and are encased in clear glass to create this stunning piece...
Category
2010s British Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass, Art Glass
John Torreano Modern Faceted Geometric Art Glass Sculpture or Vase
Located in New York, NY
Geometric style modern faceted art glass sculpture or vase, created by New-York based artist John Torreano (b. 1941) in the late 20th century. The piece has remarkable translucent ef...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Otto Brauer for Holmegaard Bottle Shaped Vase In Amber Colored
Located in Kastrup, DK
Bottle shaped vase in amber colored glass by Otto Brauer, designed for Holmegaard.
Iconic Danish design from the mid-century.
Denmark 1960's
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Persimmon Orange Bottleneck Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Drawing on a long Chinese tradition of ceramics, this striking long-necked vase is cloaked in an all-over persimmon-orange glaze. With a rounded, globular body and cylindrical neck, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Large Orange Drops Lucido Vase in Murano Glass by Renzo Stellon
Located in Venezia, IT
Hand-formed and hot finished blown glass vase made with the rigadin technique.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Chinese Orange Glazed Rope Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
The striking monochrome of this vase draws on a long Chinese tradition of ceramics glazed in a single, statement-making color. The vibrancy and cheer of the orange finished stoneware...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese 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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