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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
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Style: Modern
Creator: Venini
Venini Fazzoletto Opalino Medium Vase in Milk White Murano Glass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fazzoletto Opalino medium vase in Horizon Murano glass by Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini. An exclusive new take on the Opalini technique from the 15th century makes its color uniqu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Gemme Vase in Grass Grey Balloton Blown Glass by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
In the expert hands of the blowers, glass turns into precious gemstones of various colours – green, grass green, purple, red, aquamarine, sapphire, tea and gray. Unique and sparkling...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Labuan Small Glass Vase in Aquamarine 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.
It draws inspiration from faraway places, halfway between fantasy an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Fazzoletto Opalino Large Glass Vase in Grey by Fulvio Bianconi and Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Created from the collaboration between Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini, characterized by a soft shape with a graceful wavy lip, always unique, obtained using the free-hand technique...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Venini Fazzoletto Opalino Medium Vase in Indigo Murano Glass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fazzoletto Opalino medium vase in horizon murano glass by Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini. An exclusive new take on the Opalini technique from the 15th century makes its color uniqu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Monofiore Balloton Medium Vase in Horizon Red 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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Monofiore Balloton Large Vase in Apple Green Red 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
Venini Monofiore Balloton Small Vase in Grape Red Thread Murano Glass
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Monofiore Balloton 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: Balloton, a ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Monofiore Balloton Glass Vase in Orange with Red Thread Rim by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with full body and textured surface with hexagonal shaped pattern in cobalt blue designed in 1970. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or strong statement pi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Venini Fazzoletto Opalino Medium Vase in Red Murano Glass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fazzoletto Opalino medium vase in Horizon Murano glass by Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini. An exclusive new take on the Opalini technique from the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Monofiore Balloton Medium Vase in Apple Green Red 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
Venini Monofiore Balloton Large Vase in Orange Red 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 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Opalino Glass Vase in Red and Milk-White by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Opalino vase is all about sophisticated and unique colors, thanks to the use of the traditional Opalino technique. This method was first introduced in...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Labuan Small Glass Vase in Apple Green 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.
It draws inspiration from faraway places, halfway between fantasy an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Fazzoletto Opalino Large Glass Vase in Indigo by Fulvio Bianconi and Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Created from the collaboration between Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini, characterized by a soft shape with a graceful wavy lip, always unique, obtained using the free-hand technique...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Venini Fazzoletto Opalino Small Vase in Sapphire Murano Glass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fazzoletto Opalino Small 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 Large Vase in Apple Green Red 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
Venini Monofiore Balloton Large Vase in Grape Red 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 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Fazzoletto Opalino Medium Vase in Grey Murano Glass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fazzoletto Opalino medium vase in Horizon Murano glass by Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini. An exclusive new take on the Opalini technique from the 15th century makes its color uniqu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Idria Large Round Glass Vase in Red by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with round body and angular shaped neck in red designed in 2016. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or strong statement piece for any room. Also available i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Venini Fazzoletto Opalino Small Vase in Black Murano Glass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fazzoletto Opalino small vase in Amber murano glass by Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini. An exclusive new take on the Opalini technique from the 15t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Deco Medium Vase in Orange by Napoleone Martinuzzi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Historic vase designed by Napoleone Martinuzzi in opalino glass characterized by round horizontal ribs. The model is proposed in three shades of colour and in three sizes.
Rhythm"...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Venini Deco Glass Vase in Acquamarine by Napoleone Martinuzzi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase in aquamarine designed by Napoleone Martinuzzi in 1930. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or statement piece for any room.
Dimensions: 26 cm diameter x...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Venini Veronese Glass Vase in Grey and Crystal by Vittorio Zecchin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with cylindrical body and crystal decorative base. Featured in grey colored class with crystal designed in 1921. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or stron...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Venini Veronese Glass Vase in Straw and Crystal by Vittorio Zecchin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with cylindrical body and crystal decorative base. Featured in straw and yellow colored class with crystal designed in 1921. Perfect for indoor home decor as contai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Deco Large Vase in Powder Pink Glass by Napoleone Martinuzzi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Historic vase designed by Napoleone Martinuzzi in opalino glass characterized by round horizontal ribs. The model is proposed in three shades of colour and in three sizes.
Rhythm"...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Deco Small Vase in Ox Blood Red Glass by Napoleone Martinuzzi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Historic vase designed by Napoleone Martinuzzi in opalino glass characterized by round horizontal ribs. The model is proposed in three shades of colour and in three sizes.
Rhythm"...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Venini Fazzoletto Opalino Medium Vase in Sapphire Murano Glass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fazzoletto Opalino medium vase in Horizon Murano glass by Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini. An exclusive new take on the Opalini technique from the 15th century makes its color uniqu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Fazzoletto Opalino Medium Vase in Acquamarine Murano Glass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fazzoletto Opalino medium vase in Horizon Murano glass by Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini. An exclusive new take on the Opalini technique from the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Fazzoletto Opalino Small Vase in Indigo Murano Glass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fazzoletto Opalino Small 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
Opalino Glass Vase in Grey Milk White Inside by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with slim, oval shaped body and funnel shaped neck. Featured in aquamarine colored glass. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or strong statement piece for a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Venini Opalino Large Indigo Milk White Inside Glass Vase
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Satin glass vase, designed and manufactured by Venini, features the same shape of the iconic opalino vase with a frosted finish.
Indoor use only.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Venini Deco Glass Vase in Indigo by Napoleone Martinuzzi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase in aquamarine designed by Napoleone Martinuzzi in 1930. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or statement piece for any room.
Dimensions: 26 cm diameter x...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Monofiore Balloton Glass Vase in Grape Red Thread Rim by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with full body and textured surface with hexagonal shaped pattern in cobalt blue designed in 1970. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or strong statement pi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Monofiore Balloton Glass Vase in Grey with Ox Blood Thread Rim by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with full body and textured surface with hexagonal shaped pattern in cobalt blue designed in 1970. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or strong statement pi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Monofiore Balaton Short Glass Vase in Amber with Horizon Thread Rim by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with full body and textured surface with hexagonal shaped pattern in gold designed in 1970. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or strong statement piece for...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Deco Medium Vase in Horizon by Napoleone Martinuzzi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Historic vase designed by Napoleone Martinuzzi in opalino glass characterized by round horizontal ribs. The model is proposed in three shades of colour and in three sizes.
Rhythm"...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Venini Monofiore Balloton Small Vase in Apple Green Red Thread Murano Glass
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Monofiore Balloton 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: Balloton, a ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Idria Large Round Glass Vase in Mint Green by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with round body and angular shaped neck in mint green designed in 2016. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or strong statement piece for any room. Also avai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Venini Fazzoletto Large Vase in Milk White by Fulvio Bianconi & Paolo Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fazzoletto glass vase, designed by Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini and manufactured by Venini, is available in three different sizes. Original designed in 1948. Indoor use only.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Deco Medium Vase in Red by Napoleone Martinuzzi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Historic vase designed by Napoleone Martinuzzi in opalino glass characterized by round horizontal ribs. The model is proposed in three shades of colour and in three sizes.
Rhythm"...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Venini Deco Glass Vase in Lattimo by Napoleone Martinuzzi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase in aquamarine designed by Napoleone Martinuzzi in 1930. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or statement piece for any room.
Dimensions: 26 cm diameter x...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Venini Monofiore Balloton Medium Vase in Grey Red 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
Venini Monofiore Balloton Medium Vase in Grape Red 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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary 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
Labuan Small Glass Vase in Horizon 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.
It draws inspiration from faraway places, halfway between fantasy an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Opalino Glass Vase in Horizon Milk White Inside by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with slim, oval shaped body and funnel shaped neck. Featured in aquamarine colored glass. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or strong statement piece for a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Fazzoletto Opalino Large Glass Vase in Aquamarine by Fulvio Bianconi and Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Created from the collaboration between Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini, characterized by a soft shape with a graceful wavy lip, always unique, obtained using the free-hand technique...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Fazzoletto Opalino Large Glass Vase in Apple Green by Fulvio Bianconi and Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Created from the collaboration between Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini, characterized by a soft shape with a graceful wavy lip, always unique, obtained using the free-hand technique...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Venini Fazzoletto Opalino Small Vase in Grey Murano Glass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fazzoletto Opalino Small Vase in Amber Murano Glass by Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini. An exclusive new take on the Opalini technique from the 15t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Opalino Small Vase in Black Black 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
Deco Medium Vase in Milk White by Napoleone Martinuzzi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Historic vase designed by Napoleone Martinuzzi in opalino glass characterized by round horizontal ribs. The model is proposed in three shades of colour and in three sizes.
Rhythm"...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Bolle Vase in Grass Green, Amber-Yellow and Violet by Tapio Wirkkala
By Venini, Tapio Wirkkala
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
Fazzoletto Opalino Large Glass Vase in Grey/Indigo by Fulvio Bianconi and Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Created from the collaboration between Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini, characterized by a soft shape with a graceful wavy lip, always unique, obtained using the free-hand technique...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Venini Idria Large Vase in Horizon Milk White inside Murano Glass
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Idria large vase in horizon 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 day...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Deco Medium Vase in Grey by Napoleone Martinuzzi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Historic vase designed by Napoleone Martinuzzi in opalino glass characterized by round horizontal ribs. The model is proposed in three shades of colour and in three sizes.
Rhythm"...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Venini Fazzoletto Opalino Medium Vase in Apple Green Murano Glass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fazzoletto Opalino medium vase in Horizon Murano glass by Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini. An exclusive new take on the Opalini technique from the 15th century makes its color uniqu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano 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
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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