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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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: Yellow
Chinese Citron Baluster Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
Defined by its rounded body, high shoulders and domed lid, the time-honoured look of the Chinese baluster jar is streamlined as a monochrome. This artisan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Contemporary Ceramic Cartoccio Texture Fide Yellow Vase
Located in Porcia, IT
Combining tradition with innovation, ceramist Paola Paronetto's handcrafted pieces are designed for those who love to surround themselves with refined and exclusive objects. Part of ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Forsythia Ceramic Handmade Vase by Pieces, Modern Customizable Yellow Pitcher
By Pieces
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Flora ceramics are cleverly designed to make arranging your flowers easy. So simple you can't mess this up. Pretty. Modern. Call it pretty modern. Each piece is handmade. Shown i...
Category
2010s American Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain, Ceramic
Venini Estrogeno Happy Pills Vase in Violet & Stra Yellow by Fabio Novembre
By Venini, Fabio Novembre
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Happy Pills in estrogeno by Fabio Novembre. Numbered Edition Handmade-blown glass with the “Incalmo” technique.
Color: Estrogeno
Dimensi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Italian Venetian Yellow Murano Glass Scavo Vase Contemporary 1990s
Located in Villaverla, IT
Italian Venetian Yellow Murano Glass Scavo Vase Contemporary 1990s
This refined and elegant Venetian work of art was made in the island of Murano in the 1990s by Cenedese, following ...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass, Cut Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Pair of rare Verval Vallauris yellow amber French glass vases
By Verval Vallauris
Located in Kleinburg, ON
Stamped 'Verval Vallauris' thick yellow/amber French glass vases. Handblown in Vallauris, a seaside commune in France dating back to 1501 and noted for its ceramics, glass, the bitte...
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Jules Yellow Vase by Meg Morrison
Located in Geneve, CH
Jules Yellow vase by Meg Morrison
Materials: Ceramic.
Dimensions: Ø 23 x H 32 cm.
Available in Black, White, Yellow and Pink finishes. All sizes are approximate. Although vases ...
Category
2010s American Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Late 20th Century Pair of Yellow Murano Art Glass Vases by Costantini
By Costantini
Located in Firenze, Tuscany
Late 20th century pair of yellow Murano art glass vases with transparent & matt Murano glass yellow applications.
One vase has been done on purpose more transparent than the other ...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
21st Century Matteo Cibic Yellow Vase Table Matt Lacquered MDF Scapin Collezioni
By Matteo Cibic
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Zeta Vase/Table, design by Matteo Cibic, product by Scapin Collezioni
Zeta is the result of an harmonious and elegant combination between a table and a vase. A successful example ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Wood
Hand Blown Contemporary Wrinkle Neon Yellow Glass Vase by Erik Olovsson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Unique Piece. 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...
Category
2010s Swedish Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
21st Century, Yellow Ceramic Vase Handmade Hand decorated Made in Italy 1 Piece
Located in Milan, IT
Iconic Made in Italy Sicilian Vase. The Moor’s Head in ceramic is the typical product of this town, located 68 kilometers far from Catania among the Unesco World Heritage sites.
Yu ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Contemporary Glazed Ceramic Yellow Showtime Vase by Jaime Hayon Spanish design
By Jaime Hayon
Located in Barcelona, ES
The Showtime Vases are just as current as when we launched them over 10 years ago. They are little decorative sculptures that fully reproduce Hayon’s universe.
Made of two glazed ce...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Yellow Cased Glass Lily Vase
Located in Vallejo, CA
A beautiful vintage art glass vase in the shape of a lily. Lovely opaque white milk glass encases a bright yellow interior.
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Modern Zanellato Bortotto Vases in Grey Bardiglio and Yellow Siena Marble
Located in Pordenone, PN
Vaso Esa di Zanellato Bortotto
Marmorizzazione del marmo Esa, il marmo si trasforma per imitare la propria natura con il marmo stesso. Questa è l'idea alla base dell'opera di Zanell...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Cement, Marble
Contemporary Berab Vase in Yellow Resin and Plum Glass
Located in London, GB
For the Berab collection, StudioNotte has been inspired by the precious stones of the Brazilian territory, dedicating to it a series of vases in warm and bright colors. Experimenting...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Cut Glass, Resin
Large Profili Sword Lily Murano Glass Vase by Anna Gili
Located in Venezia, IT
Clean lines and contours characterize Anna Gili’s Profili. These vases come in different sizes and their proportions challenge the human eye in a play of concavity and convexity. Cur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Citron Yellow Bottleneck Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Drawing on a long Chinese tradition of monochrome ceramics, this tall gooseneck vase is glazed in cheerful citron-yellow glaze. The vase features a rounded, globular body and a narro...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Citron Yellow 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 citron-yellow glaze. With a rounded, globular body and cylindrical neck, the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Leather Pot Large Glass Vase Covered with Pelle SC 140 Leather Mimosa Yellow
Located in New York, NY
Leather pot is a transparent glass and soft leather for a family of open vases that can be mixed and matched or used on their own. The Leather Pot vases collection, designed by Poltr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Leather, Glass
Leather Pot Small Glass Vase Covered with Pelle SC 140 Mimosa Leather Yellow
Located in New York, NY
Leather pot is a transparent glass and soft leather for a family of open vases that can be mixed and matched or used on their own. The Leather Pot vases collection, designed by Poltr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Leather, Glass
Leather Pot High Glass Vase Covered with Leather Pelle SC 140 Mimosa Yellow
Located in New York, NY
Leather pot: transparent glass and soft leather for a family of open vases that can be mixed and matched or used on their own. The Leather Pot high vase, designed by Poltrona Frau, c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Leather, Glass
Contemporary Ceramic Ninfea Footed Bowl Corteccia Texture Yellow
Located in Porcia, IT
Reminiscent of expressionist art and sculpture, this tall cylindrical bowl boasts a refined aesthetic that will elevate any ordinary home decor to art. Fashioned in yellow paper clay...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Citron Yellow Round Onion Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
The striking bright yellow of this vase draws on a long Chinese tradition of glazing sculptural forms with a single, statement-making color. This contemporary take cloaks the round curves of the onion...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Medium Pinnacoli Grigio Murano Glass Vase by Luciano Gaspari
Located in Venezia, IT
The tall and slender Pinnacolo vases were designed by Luciano Gaspari and made using his favorite technique, the Sommerso. The sunken blue and green glass versions were showcased at ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Monofiore Sapphire Yellow Glass Vase by Laura de Santillana
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Monofiori glass bottle collection, designed by Laura de Santillana and manufactured by Venini, features six different shaped bottles.
Indoor use only.
Dimensions: Ø 9 cm, H 15 /...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
21st Century Glacoja Vase in hand-sculpted methacrylate by Analogia Project
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
"Glacoja is a unique vase with a vivid colored heart, sculpted through technology and craftsmanship from a block of plexiglass. Excavated from the heart of a glacier, formed through ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Acrylic
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
Materials
Porcelain
Murano Glass Vase Battuto by Roberto Beltrami
Located in Murano, VE
Elevate your home decor with this gorgeous handmade Murano glass vase. Crafted by skilled artisans, this vase features a contemporary and eclectic design.
The intricate etched patte...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Eternity Rectangular Milos Set Arrangement, Yellow 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
Venini Battuto A Nido D’ape Glass Vase in Straw Yellow by Carlo Scarpa
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Battuto A Nido D’ape glass vase, designed by Carlo Scarpa and manufactured by Venini, was originally designed in 1940. Numbered edition per year. Indoor use only.
Dimensions: Ø 23...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Citron Yellow Bottleneck Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Drawing on a long Chinese tradition of monochrome ceramics, this tall gooseneck vase is glazed in cheerful citron-yellow glaze. The vase features a rounded, globular body and a narro...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Argencourt Large Yellow and Glass Vase by Borek Sipek for Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The vases by Borek Sipek are often is pried by leaves, shoots, thorns and twigs, clinging to a surface. Such is the case with the splended Argencourt vase, which displays a world of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
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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