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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Labuan Small Glass Vase in Indigo 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
Labuan Small Glass Vase in Grey 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 Sapphire 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
Opalino Glass Vase in Black black 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
Opalino Glass Vase in Milk White 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
Deco Medium Vase in Acquamarine 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 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
Venini Opalino Small Vase in Indigo 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 Op...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Opalino Small Vase in Grey 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
Fazzoletto Opalino Large Glass Vase in Red 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 Horizon 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 Milk White 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
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
20th Century Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Deco Medium Vase in Sapphire 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
Opalino Glass Vase in Indigo 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
Deco Medium Vase in Indigo 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 Small Vase in Amber/Milk White 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
Fazzoletto Opalino Large Glass Vase in Red/Apple Green Inside by Fulvio Bianconi
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
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
Deco Small Vase in Cipria 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 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
Bolle Vase in Straw-Yellow and Grass Green by Tapio Wirkkala
By Venini, Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Perfection lies in the middle, striking the perfect balance. A vase turns into a bottle for Tapio Wirkkala. Straw Yellow and Apple Green. Two distinct spaces of colour that blend tog...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Venini Tiara Large Vase in Horizon and Amber Murano Glass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tiara large vase in horizon and amber Murano glass by Francesco Lucchese for Venini. The art of glassmaking meets the endless potential of light. A jewel-like creation that carries a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano 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
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
Deco Small Vase in Rio Green 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
Gemme Triangular Glass Vase in Red by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with shaped body and neck in red designed in 2017. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or statement piece for any room. Also available in other colors on 1st...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Pigmenti Small Vase in Glazed Red 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. PIGME...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Deco Medium Vase in Cipria 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
20th Century Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Fazzoletto Bicolore Large Vase in Ox Blood Red & Cipria Pink
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 Fazzoletto Opalino Small Vase in Horizon 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 Tiara Small Vase in Horizon and Amber Murano Glass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tiara small vase in horizon and amber Murano glass by Francesco Lucchese for Venini. The art of glassmaking meets the endless potential of light. A jewel-like creation that carries a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Fazzoletto Opalino Large Glass Vase in Grey/Horizon by Fulvio Bianconi & 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
Pigmenti Small Vase in Glazed 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. PIGME...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Fazzoletto Opalino Large Glass Vase in Gray 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 Tessuti Battuti Vase in Red by Carlo Scarpa
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
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
Fazzoletto Opalino Large Glass Vase in Aquamarine by Fulvio Bianconi
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
Pigmenti Large Vase in Glazed Ox Blood Red 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: Glazed ox blood red
Dimensions: Ø 14.5 x H 36.5 cm
Available in other color options: Glazed amber, glazed red, glazed amethyst, glazed grape, opaline amber, opaline red...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Pigmenti Small Vase in Opaline Red 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 red...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Pigmenti Large Vase in Glazed 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. PIGME...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Pigmenti Large Vase in Opaline Grape Milk White inside 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. PIGME...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Fazzoletto Bicolore Large Vase in Powder Pink & Green River
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
Kukinto Short Glass Vase in Multicolor by Timo Sarpaneva
By Timo Sarpaneva, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
With grace and harmony, glass appears as if floating in the air. It comes to life and starts to move. It moves from tones of Red to Apple Green and Sapphire blue, before ending on cl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Fazzoletto Bicolore Large Vase in Cipria Pink Glass
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
Labuan Vase in Milk-White 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
Venini Murrine Romane Multi-Color Vase by Carlo Scarpa
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Murrine Romane vase in multi-color by Carlo Scarpa. Numbered Edition. These Murrine are called “roman” due to their graphic signs and because the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
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
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
Pigmenti Small Vase in Glazed Grape 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. PIGME...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Pigmenti Large Vase in Opaline Ox Blood Red Milk White inside 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. PIGME...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Pigmenti Small Vase in Opaline Grape 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. Pigme...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Pigmenti Small Vase in Glazed Amethyst 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. Pigme...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Pigmenti Small Vase in Opaline Ox Blood Red 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. PIGME...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
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
Fazzoletto Opalino Large Glass Vase in Milk-White 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
Pair of White Venini Murano Glass Vases
By Venini
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stylish set of large scale Venini Murano glass vases date to the 1980s and they retain their original labels.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Incisi Glass Vase in Brass 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
Odalische Small Glass Vase in Rio Green by Leonardo Ranucci
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sensual movements dance mysteriously in enchanted oriental nights.
Additional information:
Material: Blown opal
Color: Green river
Dimensions: Ø 18 x H 34 cm
Available in othe...
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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