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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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

Creator: Gaetano Pesce

Contemporary Gaetano Pesce Spaghetti L Vase Soft Resin Clear White

Modern Vases

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases

Contemporary Gaetano Pesce Spaghetti L Vase Soft Resin Clear White

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases

Contemporary Gaetano Pesce Clear Special L Vase Soft Resin Amber Fuchsia Blue

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases

Contemporary Fish Design Gaetano Pesce Medusa L Vase Soft Resin

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases

Contemporary Gaetano Pesce Indian Summer XL Vase Soft Resin Orange Pink

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases

Vaso in resina Gaetano Pesce

Early 2000s Italian Modern Vases

Gaetano Pesce "Senzafine Oval" Pink Bowl, Del Pesce Edition for Meritalia, 2000s

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases

Contemporary Fish Design Gaetano Pesce Medusa M Vase Soft Resin Blue

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases

Contemporary Gaetano Pesce Spaghetti M Vase Soft Resin Red

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases

Contemporary Gaetano Pesce Indian Summer L Vase Soft Resin Pink Lime

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases

Contemporary Fish Design Gaetano Pesce Medusa L Vase Soft Resin Blue

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases

Contemporary Gaetano Pesce Pompitu II L Vase Soft Resin Green Gold

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases

Contemporary Fish Design Gaetano Pesce Medusa M Vase Soft Resin Green

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases

Contemporary Fish Design Gaetano Pesce Medusa L Vase Soft Resin White

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases

Contemporary Fish Design Gaetano Pesce Medusa XL Vase Soft Resin White

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases

Contemporary Fish Design Gaetano Pesce Pompitu I Vase

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases

Contemporary Gaetano Pesce Indian Summer M Vase Soft Resin Fuchsia Ocean Blue

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases

Contemporary Gaetano Pesce Indian Summer L Vase Soft Resin Fuchsia Ocean Blue

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases

Contemporary Gaetano Pesce Indian Summer M Vase Soft Resin Blue Red

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases

Contemporary Gaetano Pesce Pompitu II M Vase Soft Resin Green Gold

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases

Contemporary Gaetano Pesce Pompitu II L Vase Soft Resin Blue Orange

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases

Contemporary Gaetano Pesce Clear Special L Vase Resin Mint Fuchsia

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases

Contemporary Gaetano Pesce Spaghetti M Vase Soft Resin Orange Dark Lavender

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases

Contemporary Gaetano Pesce Pompitu II M Vase Soft Resin Lilac Matt Pumpkin

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases

Contemporary Gaetano Pesce Pompitu II M Vase Soft Resin Light Fuchsia Matt Green

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases

Contemporary Gaetano Pesce Spaghetti L Vase Soft Resin Grey Yellow

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases

Contemporary Gaetano Pesce Pompitu II M Vase Soft Resin Blue Acid Green

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases

Contemporary Fish Design Gaetano Pesce Spaghetti L Vase Soft Resin Blue Lime

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases

Contemporary Gaetano Pesce Clear Special L Vase Resin Brown Fuchsia Pink Yellow

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases

Contemporary Fish Design Gaetano Pesce Spaghetti L Vase Soft Resin Red Blue

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases

Contemporary Gaetano Pesce Spaghetti L Vase Soft Resin Orange Dark Lavender

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases

Contemporary Gaetano Pesce Pompitu II L Vase Soft Resin Light Fuchsia Matt Green

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases

Contemporary Gaetano Pesce Spaghetti M Vase Resin Clear Gold

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases

Contemporary Gaetano Pesce Clear Special L Vase Resin Orange Green

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases

Contemporary Gaetano Pesce Indian Summer XL Vase Soft Resin Fuchsia Ocean Blue

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases

Contemporary Gaetano Pesce Spaghetti M Vase Soft Resin Purple, Turquoise

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases

Contemporary Gaetano Pesce Indian Summer XL Vase Soft Resin Blue Red

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases

Contemporary Gaetano Pesce Indian Summer M Vase Soft Resin Grey Turquoise

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases

Contemporary Gaetano Pesce Clear Special M Vase Resin Fuchsia Pink Lilac

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases

Contemporary Gaetano Pesce Indian Summer L Vase Soft Resin Grey Turquoise

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases