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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Vessel 07 in Smooth Stoneware Clay. Handmade by Jade Paton for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
For the La Terra collection, Lemon collaborated with renowned artist Jade Paton. Jade creates contemporary sculptures out of clay. Her main source of inspir...
Category
2010s South African Modern Vases
Materials
Clay, Ceramic
Modern Italian Murano Barovier Toso Art Glass Vase
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful attributed to Barovier e Toso, small and substantial Modern Italian Murano art glass vase with a controlled bubble design and a pink 'Ombre' coloring with shimmering g...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Rick Owens Cast Bronze Evase Vase Black Patina
By Rick Owens
Located in Chicago, IL
The iconic bronze Evase vase from the Rick Owens bronze relic collection.
This is shown in the black patina.
Each bronze is hand crafted in France and is signed.
Can be used as vas...
Category
2010s French Modern Vases
Materials
Bronze
$2,600 / item
Alfonso Vase, by Project 213A
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
This vase draws inspiration from the Icelandic volcanic rock formations which can be found by Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach. It his sculpted by organically displacing seventeen indivi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Vases
Materials
Clay
$311 / item
Rick Owens Swan Neck Cast Bronze Vase Nitrate Patina
By Rick Owens
Located in Chicago, IL
The now iconic bronze swan neck vase from the Rick Owens bronze relic collection.
This is shown in the nitrate patina.
Originally designed in 2012.
Each ...
Category
2010s French Modern Vases
Materials
Bronze
$3,600 / item
Rick Owens Cast Bronze Duck Neck Vase Nitrate Patina
By Rick Owens
Located in Chicago, IL
The now iconic bronze duck neck vase from the Rick Owens bronze relic collection.
This is shown in the nitrate patina.
Each bronze is handcrafted in Franc...
Category
2010s French Modern Vases
Materials
Bronze
$2,600 / item
Murano Glass Vase Spike Amber Green
Located in Murano, VE
Introducing a stunning collection of vases meticulously handcrafted by Roberto Beltrami and his skilled team in Murano.
These majestic vases are shaped before being adorned with sco...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
$1,974 / item
Seletti 'Love in Bloom' Gold Edition Heart Vase by Marcantonio
By Seletti
Located in Doral, FL
Love in bloom is a heart-shaped vase that looks like it comes out of a human anatomy essay. A modern love translated into a romantic but unpredictable gi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Rick Owens Cast Bronze Duck Neck Vase Black Patina Signed Rick Owens
By Rick Owens
Located in Chicago, IL
The now iconic bronze duck neck vase from the Rick Owens bronze relic collection.
This is shown in the black patina but other patinas are available by order.
Each bronze is signed.
...
Category
2010s French Modern Vases
Materials
Bronze
Debbie Vase Sage & Silver by Greg Natale
By Greg Natale
Located in Sydney,, NSW
Channelling the raw and rebellious energy of New York’s post-punk scene, the Debbie collection pays tribute to the legendary Blondie frontwoman with a mix of rock-and-roll audacity a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Vases
Materials
Silver
$240 / item
Venini Monofiore Balloton Vase in Amber Horizon Thread Murano Glass
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Monofiore Balloton small vase in amber Murano glass by Venini. Monofiori breaks with tradition in 1970 and then does it again in 2016. But its essen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair Vallauris France Table Lights Color Turquoise With Rafia Fringed Shades
Located in Hamburg, DE
1 pair of Table lights from Vallauris France, color turquoise, the initials VF for VALLAURIS FRANCE is given on the bottom and a stamp FRANCE , size: 30cm height x 20cm diameter, Han...
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Labuan Small Glass Vase in Red 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
$1,155 / item
Vase Vessel Sculpture Solid Block White Arabescato Marble Carrara Handmade Italy
Located in Ancona, Marche
Important sculptural vase carved by hand from a solid block of Arabescato marble.
Vase dimension: D 52 x H 45 cm. Available in different marbles.
Limited edition of 35.
Each vase...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Marble
Modern Murano Art Glass Vase Gambaro Poggi Silver Leaf Aventurine Murrine Italy
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Large, sleek and modern - the epitome of the finest art glass. This Murano art glass vase was hand made on the Venetian Island of Murano by the skilled artists at Gambaro and Poggi...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine, Glass
$1,762 Sale Price
25% Off
Emilia Castillo Hammered Silver Vase with Sculptural Orb Base, Mexican Modernism
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A striking large hammered silver vase designed and signed by renowned Mexican metalsmith Emilia Castillo, daughter of Antonio Castillo of the legendary Los Castillo workshop in Taxco...
Category
1980s Mexican Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
Contemporary Fish Design Gaetano Pesce Medusa L Vase Soft Resin Red Pastel Blue
Located in barasso, IT
Medusa vase, Clear Dark Ruby And Matt Pastel Blue
Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection.
Measures: L Ø 22cm x H 36cm
Colours: Clear Dark R...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Resin
White Organic Ceramic Kawa Vase 23, leather cast porcelain, tactile, sculpture
By Luft Tanaka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Organic and sculptural leather-cast porcelain vase by Luft Tanaka Studio
Dimensions
4" dia x 10" height
Watertight.
Signed and dated.
Kawa Series by Luft Tanaka Studio
The unusua...
Category
2010s American Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain
Ceramic Golf Bowl "EAGLE" Handcrafted in 24Kt Gold by Gabriella B. Made in Italy
By Gabriella B.
Located in Treviso, IT
Ceramic golf bowl EAGLE handcrafted in 24-karat gold inside
white glazed outside
cod. HB040
measures: Height 20.0 cm. - Diameter 40.0 cm.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Modern LAAB Cratere Vase Raku Ceramic Black White Crakle Spiral
By LAAB Milano
Located in monza, Monza and Brianza
Cratere Vase
Named after the Italian for crater, the design of this handcrafted ceramic bowl flaunts a singular design of speckles and crackles. The white look on the interior - a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Turned Wood Sculptural Vase 'Anni L' Made in Italy
Located in Milan, IT
This cypress wood vase is designed by Massimo Barbierato and handmade for Hands on Design by Lorenzo Franceschinis, a talented artistic turner. The material look is emphasized by the...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Wood
Monumental Vase by Jens Andreasen
By Jens Andreasen
Located in Kastrup, DK
Large monumental stoneware vase made by Jens Andreasen in his own workshop in Copenhagen, Denmark in the 1950s.
Signed with artist logo "KK" for "Kirstineborg & Knabstrup" where A...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Two 1980s Modern Black and Gold Scavo Murano Glass Vases by Bucella Cristalli
By Cenedese
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A pair of Modern Black and Gold Scavo Murano Glass Vases designed and manufactured by Bucella Cristalli in the Eighties. The two amphora vases have small handles. and decorative ele...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Emilia Castillo Porcelain & Silver Butterfly Vase, Mexico 1998
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Charming porcelain vase with pure silver inlay designed and handmade by Emilia Castillo in Taxco, Mexico, dated 1998 and marked “Emilia Castillo, Plata Pura, Mexico M.R., #5.” The pi...
Category
1990s Mexican Modern Vases
Materials
Silver
Contemporary Ceramic Tall Ninfea Vase Corteccia Texture Orange
Located in Porcia, IT
Distinguished for its captivating sculptural aesthetic, this striking vase will elevate the ambiance of any modern or traditional home. Defying classical forms and conventions, the t...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
21st Century Karim Rashid Large Bowl Murano Glass Emerald Green
Located in Brembate di Sopra (BG), IT
Kastle large bowl, Murano glass, by Karim Rashid, 21st century.
Karim Rashid has conceived for Purho a mini collection of bowls and vases characte...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Art Glass Vase by Martin Postch
Located in New York, NY
Limited edition art glass vase by Martin Postch.
Green glass with applied prunts.
Etched signature on the bottom.
Category
2010s German Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Franco Bettonica, Ikebana, Small Vase, Gabbianelli, 1960s
Located in Paris, FR
Franco Bettonica (1927-1999)
Ikebana
A white ceramic flower holder, of rectangular shape surmounted with a white grid.
Produced by Gabbianelli, Italy.
1960s.
Literature
Catalogo ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Lane Gordon Thorlaksson Canadian Studio Pottery Vase with Stand
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning Canadian studio pottery vase decorated in light blue glazes with an associated pottery stand by Lane Gordon Thorlaksson (Canadian, 1...
Category
1970s Canadian Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Pottery
Contemporary Fish Design Gaetano Pesce Pompitu I Vase L Light Ruby Fuchsia
Located in barasso, IT
Pompitu I Vase - Clear Light Ruby And Matt Fuchsia
Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection.
Measures: L - Ø 22cm x H 36cm
Colours: Clear Lig...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Resin
21st Century Alessandro Mendini Murano Glass Petalo Large Vase Amber
Located in Brembate di Sopra (BG), IT
21st century Alessandro Mendini, Petalo large vase 3 petals, Murano glass.
Petal is a rounded vase that, thanks to some fine metal wires, when blown creates lobed shapes that resembl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Beautiful Baccarat Clear Crystal Vase, France
By Baccarat
Located in Rijssen, NL
A heavy crystal masterpiece of beautiful proportions, this vase crystallize the extraordinary know-how of the Baccarat craftsmen. The different cuts in the vase make the shape of a t...
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Crystal
Pila Vase Red Travertine, Rosso, Travertine and Emperador by Greg Natale
By Greg Natale
Located in Sydney,, NSW
To juxtapose marble’s natural veining, the Pila Vase references the work of modernist architect Paul Rudolph. Reflecting the tension between built and organic forms in contemporary d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Vases
Materials
Marble
SkLO "Float" Glass Bubble Vessels, Set of Three
By SkLO
Located in Dallas, TX
Organic spheres of handblown Czech glass with broken flame polished mouths. They are entirely free‑blown, produced without the use of moulds to shape them. The tops are given a sligh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Czech Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
$3,500 / set
Contemporary Ceramic Tulipano Corteccia Texture Coral Vase
Located in Porcia, IT
Merging modern design with innovative artistic sensibility, this vase is a daring exercise in balance and visual harmony. Fashioned by artist Paola ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Gaetano Pesce Spaghetti Vase M Resin Red
Located in barasso, IT
Spaghetti vase, matt and clear red.
Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection.
Measures: L ø 16cm x H 26cm
Colours: Matt and clear red.
Materia...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Resin
$428 / item
A Wonderful Baccarat Cobalt Blue Crystal Oceanie Vase Modern French
By Baccarat
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful crystal Oceanie cobalt blue collar vase designed by the French artist Thomas Bastide (born 1954) for Baccarat. Made in France, the vase features a cylindrical barrel stop...
Category
20th Century French Modern Vases
Materials
Crystal
Large Blue Murano Glass Vase by Cenedese
By Cenedese
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Beautiful deep blue colored Murano glass vase.
Fabricated by Cenedese in the late 90's, Venetia Italy.
This stunning vase has been hand-blown by skilled artisans in Murano, Italy wh...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Eleanor Myers Sculptural Modern Ceramic Vase, Oregon, 1990's
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Eleanor Myers Sculptural Ceramic Vase, Oregon, 1990's.
Category
20th Century American Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Black Portoro Marble Vase, circa 1970
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
BLACK PORTORO MARBLE VASE
circa 1970
Ovid form vase with a short flaring neck
striking variegated marble in black,
white, brown and gray.
...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Vases
Materials
Marble
Hand Blown Tall Art Glass Vase by Matt Carter for Blenko Glass #9730
By Blenko Glass
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool hand blown art glass vase by Matt Carter for Blenko Glass, circa 2002. The vases are in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measure 6.5"D x 19.5"H. Th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
$280 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Gio Ponti Style Silver Vase
Located in New York, NY
Silver plated vase with multiple stems.
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Silver
$560 Sale Price
43% Off
New Modern Bowl in White and Black Marble, Designer Jacopo Simonetti
Located in Milan, IT
Bowl S in White Michelangelo and Black Marquinia marble
Available also in the L version, and with a rotating mechanism
The hypnotic black and white stripes of the new Nova collecti...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Marble
Peacock Vase Ceramic Made in Italy Turquoise
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Beauty at its best
This stunning peacock vase is crafted in Italy by local artisans.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
$436 / item
Vladislav Urban for Sklo Union, Czech Republic. "Abstract" art glass vase.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Vladislav Urban for Sklo Union, Czech Republic
"Abstract" art glass vase in violet tones.
Approximately from 1970.
Marked.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: H 19.7 cm x D 8.0 cm.
Category
1970s Czech Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
$224 Sale Price
30% Off
Jjirasi Vase #04. From the series Jjirasi
By Yongwon Noh
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Jjirasi Vase explores the intertwined narratives of South Korea's urban landscapes and his own experiences, reflecting on how future generations might engage with traditional art and...
Category
2010s Korean Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Resin, PVC
Venini Deco Sabbiato Glass Vase in Rio Green by Napoleone Martinuzzi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Historical vase designed by Napoleone Martinuzzi in opal glass with round horizontal ribs. The model is proposed with a sandblasted coat.
Dimensions available:
Ø23xH24,5cm Kg: ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Vase Vessel Sculpture Pink Rose Quartz Marble Collectible Design Handmade Italy
Located in Ancona, Marche
Important sculptural vase carved by hand from a solid block of rare Rose Quartz.
Vase dimensions: D 57 x H 50 cm, available in different quartzite, onyx and marbles.
Limited editio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Marble
Contemporary Ceramic Ninfea Corteccia Texture Pink Tall Vase
Located in Porcia, IT
A refreshing take on an ancient artistic medium, this vase is brought to life by Paola Paronetto using paper clay (trademark mixture of paper pulp, natural fibers and clay) which inf...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Murano Glass Vase by Archimede Seguso for Vetri D'Arte
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Beautiful teal-colored Murano glass bubble vase.
Fabricated by Archimede Seguso for Vetri D'Arte in the 1980's, Italy.
This beautiful Venetian glass vase is made with hand-blown gl...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
1980s Modern Millefiori style Murano Glass Cylinder Vase
By Dino Martens
Located in Aci Castello, IT
1980s Modern Murano Glass Cylinder Vase – Multicolor Millefiori Style
Brighten up your space with this stunning 1980s Modern Murano glass ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
1960s Modernist Purple Scavo Murano Glass Vase by Cenedese
By Cenedese
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This elegant and striking modernist vase is a testament to the innovative artistry of the Cenedese glassworks on Murano. Dating from the 1960s, this piece features a sophisticated pu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
$574 Sale Price
20% Off
Ritagli Glass Vase in blue by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Beautiful Ritagli Vase designed by Fulvio Bianconi and produced by Venini in 1994.
“This work by Fulvio Bianconi stems from the most innovative glassmaking technique in the 1900s:...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
21st Century Bio Plastic Totem Torri Spontanee Sculpture 3D Crafted, Italy
Located in Ravenna, IT
An ever-changing interplay of shapes and colours: the Spontaneous Towers by Fornice Objects are born from the encounter between technology and craftsmanship. This is how the idea of ...
Category
2010s European Modern Vases
Materials
Plastic
21 Clesitera Glass Vase by Ettore Sottsass from Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Clesitera glass vase with pendant, was originally designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1986. The vase is blown glass, and signed on the base, for further information please see authent...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Large Dora Maar Porcelain Vase
Located in New York, NY
Porcelain Reverie. Inspired by Dora Maar, the French photographer, poet, and painter best known for being a lover and muse of Pablo Picasso. Jonathan throws the models for the Muse v...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain, Pottery
$450 / item
Wonderful Modern Baccarat Large Moulin Rouge Octagonal Crystal Vase Ice Bucket
By Baccarat
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Baccarat Large Harcourt / Moulin Rouge Octagonal crystal vase / Ice Bucket.
Category
20th Century Modern Vases
Materials
Crystal
Tall Bubble Vase in Beige Textured Resin by Paola Valle
By Paola Valle
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
Striking and elegant, the Tall Bubble Vase has a unique silhouette that brings a modern and playful feel to any space. Styled in built-ins or filled with florals, this vase is as ver...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Vases
Materials
Resin
Tomaso Buzzi for Venini
By Tomaso Buzzi
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
Originally designed in the 1930s by noted Milanese architect and designer Tomaso Buzzi, this stunning example is from a limited-edition 1990s reissue by Venini, one of Murano’s most ...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
$1,890
1960s Modernist Murano Glass Incalmo Vase by Alfredo Barbini
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This Murano Glass vase by Alfredo Barbini is a highly collectible and visually striking piece, embodying the beauty, innovation, and artistry of Murano glassmaking during that era. A...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass, Murrine
$2,393 Sale Price
28% Off
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