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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Italian Contemporary Artistic Ceramic Canopo Rabbit Black Green Vase by Amaaro
By Amaaro
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Questo vaso in ceramica disegnato e prodotto da Amaaro si ispira direttamente ai vasi canopi egizi; è una reinterpretazione ironica e contemporanea di un oggetto ancestrale, nume tut...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Wonderful Correia Art Glass Cobalt Blue Emerald Green Clear Etched Modern Vase
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Correia Art Glass Cobalt Blue Emerald Green Clear Etched Modern Vase
Category
20th Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Small I Cinesi Vase in Bright Red by Carlo Moretti
Located in New York, NY
By putting three layers of glass on one another in three distinct moments colored opaque glass, clear crystal and colored crystal one achieves the amazing effect of a material that p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Crystal
Iridescent Oval Art Glass Vase with Lip by Craig Zweifel, 2003, Signed
By Craig Zweifel
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Iridescent oval art glass vase with lip by Craig Zweifel - signed and dated 2003.
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Contemporary Mila Peking Glass Urn Shape Vase by Robert Kuo, Limited Edition
By Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Urn Shape Vase
Mila
Peking Glass
Hand Carved
Hand Blown Glass
Limited Edition
Peking glass refers to the high-quality glass art produced by the imperial and commercial workshops in...
Category
2010s Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass
White and Blue Ceramic Vase or Cup by Gilles Broaways Brutalist Pottery Design
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Gilles Broaways
Original set of two vases or cup by French artist.
Realised circa 2000
White and blue ceramic glazes colors
Original perfect condition
Measures: Height...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Contemporary Flower Vase Duo, English, Art Glass, Straw Silk, Baluster Urn Set
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a contemporary flower vase duo. An English, art glass and straw silk baluster urn set, by Margaret Johnson.
Exceptional colour to t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Supernova Vase I, Hand-Blown Murano Glass, Available in Different Colors, Size L
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Supernova is a rare and magical visual phenomenon that manifests itself as a quick brightness. Exploding stars are the cause of this beauty in nature. SUPERNOVA was developed after a...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
$2,438 Sale Price / item
20% Off
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
Tall Heavy Modernist Marble Vase
Located in Ross, CA
Tall and heavy modernist style gray marble vase with black veining. Carved from a single piece of marble, and polished to glossy in the 1980's.
Category
1980s Unknown Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Marble
Murano/Venini, Italy. Large hand-blown ochre yellow art glass vase.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Murano/Venini, Italy.
Large hand-blown ochre yellow art glass vase. Triple gourd-shaped.
Ca. 1970.
Perfect condition.
Label.
Dimensions: Height 47.0 cm x Diameter 12.0 cm.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of Three Frank Keramik Denmark Red Glazed Ceramics
Located in New York, NY
Set of three ceramics in a bright red/orange color with raised areas of un-glazed matte brown in bands/diamond pattern. With original sticker, 'Frank Keramik...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Cobridge English Stoneware Abstract Design Art Pottery Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A striking Cobridge stoneware art pottery vase decorated with abstract designs, signed to base and dated 24th August 1999. The vase is of tall elegant shape standing on a skirted rounded...
Category
Late 20th Century English Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Zazen Collection Concrete Vase, Mod. I
Located in Rome, Lazio
The Zazen line combines organic shapes with the texture of concrete, giving life to a family of four highly recognizable vases.
Each vase is produced f...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Cement
Travertine Vase by Fratelli Mannelli Italy 1970's
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
1970's Italian modern round decorative tube vase in travertine by Fratelli Mannelli, Italy. Perfect as a decorative object holding up single flowers. No need for a bouqet! Comes with...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Travertine
Lene Regius Handcrafted Ceramic Vase with Green Glaze and Graphic Motif, Signed
Located in Kastrup, DK
Lene Regius
Handcrafted ceramic vase with a green glaze and graphic motif.
Height: 11 cm.
Signed on the bottom.
Lene Regius is a Danish ceramic artist whose work is often inspired b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Monofiore Balaton Sabbiato Short Glass Vase in Apple Green red Thread 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
Italian Contemporary Ceramic Green Vase Designed by Capperidicasa
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian ceramic vase turned and hand-engraved with matt enamel, wooden hood, new design by Capperidicasa.
Dimensions:
Diameter 18 cm - height (ceramic ) 32 cm
Height with cap (hig...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
$526 Sale Price
20% Off
New Modern Marble Vase, creator Matteo Cibic, Stock
By Matteo Cibic
Located in Milan, IT
Vase in black Marquinia, Red Levanto and white Michelangelo marble,
Size: 38.2 x 23.4 x 7.3 cm, smooth finishing. Commercial name: Tacca, Homage Collection by the Italian designer M...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Marble
$2,258 / item
Modernist White Porcelain Vase by Rosenthal Studio-Linie
By Rosenthal
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice modernist white porcelain vase by Rosenthal Studio-Linie, circa 1970s. The vase is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measures 6"W x 3"D x 6"H. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Mark Griffiths Large Twin Handled Studio Pottery Vase with Grasses
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish English large twin handled studio vase decorated with wheat like grass stems by Shropshire based potter Mark Griffiths (British b.1956) and dating from the 1970’s. The...
Category
20th Century British Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Everidge Stevens Celtic Pottery Newlyn Blue Medallion Funnel Shaped Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish Cornish Celtic studio pottery vase decorated in the blue Medallion design by Everidge Stevens and Maggie Fisher and dating from around 1970. Made in Newlyn the vase of tall funnel or chimney shape has a wider rounded base and narrows slightly to a simple rounded open top. The lower body is decorated in matt black with a raised band separating the base from the continuous decorative pattern applied around the body with abstract incised lines decorated in mottled blue coloring with matt black around the upper rim. The vase has an incised D mark to the base along with an original Celtic Pottery...
Category
1970s English Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Pottery
Collection of 2 Moor Heads "Pop Women", Handmade in Italy, 2019, Unique Design
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
This collection is a work of art that make a statement in modern décor and in the modern cultural art world. It can be used as a vase containing flowers, or as a beautiful centerpiec...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Gold Leaf
$2,821 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Bronze Vessel/Challis, Sculptural Object by Raju Peddada - "Wotan"
By Raju Peddada
Located in Chicago, IL
A remarkable example of minimalist design and natural form, this bronze vessel is both beautiful and functional. This proto-type by designer Raju Peddada is a shift in contemporary ...
Category
Early 2000s Canadian Modern Vases
Materials
Bronze
$1,500 Sale Price
46% Off
Geometric Vessel Sculpture Handmade Blackened and Waxed Iron
Located in Bronx, NY
Vessel No. 5
J.M. Szymanski
d. 2017
Blackened and waxed iron
Mathematically designed and hand-wrought, this vessel uses 10-facets to help form this unique object that adds depth and...
Category
2010s American Modern Vases
Materials
Steel, Iron
Rosenthal Crystal Vase
By Rosenthal
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Rosenthal Crystal Flower Vase. It depicts a wide tall cylindrical vase decorated around with a cluster of flowers shaped as trumpets and painted white with gold borders. Be...
Category
20th Century German Modern Vases
Materials
Crystal
Ginostra Veined Pink Sphere Vase
By Mario Cioni
Located in Milan, IT
A vase characterized by an expressive disruptive power. The flower, the most delicate element in nature, blooms in all its impetus from the lava surface, taking from that the rough a...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Crystal
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
Scandinavian Blue Gold Infused Art Glass Vase by Tchai Munch
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Blue glass vase decorated and infused with 24-carat gold dust. Its a unique piece and it was created during the 1990s by Tchai Munch who owns a workshop in...
Category
1990s Danish Modern Vases
Materials
Gold
$336 Sale Price
40% Off
Collection of 2 Moor Heads "Mars x 2", Handmade in Italy, 2019, Unique Design
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
This collection is a work of art that make a statement in modern décor and in the modern cultural art world. It can be used as a vase containing flowers, or as a beautiful centerpiec...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Gold Leaf
$4,064 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Geometric Vessel Sculpture Contemporary Stark Rough Carved Blackened Waxed Iron
Located in Bronx, NY
Vessel No. 2
J.M. Szymanski
d. 2017
15 facets form this unique object. Mathematically designed and hand-wrought. Not water safe.
Our products are fabricated and finished by hand, s...
Category
2010s American Modern Vases
Materials
Steel, Iron
Barva Vase
By Pani Jurek
Located in Grojec, PL
Barva vases collection is focused on combining abstract geometric forms of objects with the organic world of plants to offer endless possibilities and emphasize beauty based in oppos...
Category
2010s Polish Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
$442
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
$6,655 / item
1980s Barbini style Black and White Murano Glass and Murrina Insert Italian Vase
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A particular Murano glass vase with murrine inserts in the style of Alfredo Barbini, made in Italy in the 1980s, it's signed Murano. The vase is a captivating and exquisite piece tha...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Murrine, Murano Glass
Modern Polished Horn & Patinated Bronze Vase by Maitland Smith
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Modern Polished Horn & Patinated Bronze Vase by Maitland Smith
Elevate your interior with this Modern Polished Horn & Patinated Bronze Vase, a striking vase crafted by Maitland Smi...
Category
20th Century Modern Vases
Materials
Bronze
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Kjell Bolinder, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1969
Located in High Point, NC
A beige and brown-glazed vase designed and produced by Kjell Bolinder, Höganäs, Sweden, 1969.
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
20th Century Italian Solid Silver Vase
Located in VALENZA, IT
Semi-round and flattened 800 solid silver vase.
The vase was completely handmade in Milan - Italy - by the silversmith "L'artigiano del cesello" for Arva...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Silver
$1,673 Sale Price
20% Off
Grayson Vase in Clear Quartz by Kathryn McCoy
Located in West Hollywood, CA
A radiant sculpture of organic geometry, the Grayson Vase by Kathryn McCoy is a masterpiece of elemental beauty, designed to evoke the raw poetry of nature in its purest form. Entire...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Vases
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal
$2,575 / item
Symbiosis Vase by Camila Apaez
Located in Geneve, CH
Symbiosis vase by Camila Apaez
One of a kind
Materials: Stoneware
Dimensions: 26 x 9 x 24 cm
Options: White bone, chocolate, buttermilk, charcoal black, glossy, spotted gray, pale op...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
$526 / item
Italian Contemporary Artistic Ceramic Vase by Amaaro, 2022
By Amaaro
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian contemporary ceramic vase designed and produced by Amaaro, made by hand and enameled with oxides and crystallines, the work becomes a precious and sculptural object, engraved...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Hand Blown Murano Vase in Black Onyx with Bubbles
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Crafted with the refined Bullicante technique, this Murano vase showcases the pinnacle of Venetian glass artistry. This vase is meticulously handcrafted, featuring a stunning black c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Nº 2 Contemporary Glazed Ceramic Yellow Showtime Vase Collection
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Nº 2 Contemporary Glazed Ceramic Yellow Showtime Vase Collection
Materials:
Ceramic
Dimensions:
Diam. 13 cm x H 34 cm
The Showtime Vases are just as current as when we l...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
$549 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Lene Regius small Handcrafted Ceramic Vase with Yellow Glaze and Graphic Motif
Located in Kastrup, DK
Handcrafted ceramic vase glazed in coral, red and yellow colors and a graphic motif in black and white. Height: 11,5 cm.
Signed on the bottom.
Lene Regius is a Danish ceramic art...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Fan-12 Violet Vase by Formafantasma
Located in Milan, IT
This striking cylindrical vase fashioned of ceramic belongs to a sophisticated collection and was displayed at the 2019 Milan Design Week. The sober, cyli...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
$863 / item
Red Art Glass Vase with Snake Design
Located in New York, NY
A Modern style dark pink, red raspberry signed art glass vase with a coiled black and white serpent snake design down center, circa late-20th century, E...
Category
Late 20th Century European Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Moor Head Special Edition, Vase Centerpiece, Handmade in Italy, 2023, Bespoke
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Handmade piece in Italy. No mold. 90 Colors available. Sicily is the land of clay and handcrafted pieces. Love and jealousy melt inside those wonderful creations.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Clay, Terracotta
$1,004 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Silver Water Vessel, Sculptural Object by Raju Peddada - "Ganga"
By Raju Peddada
Located in Chicago, IL
"Ganga" is a remarkable example of minimalist design and natural form. The mythological name for eternity in India. Ancient grindstones, chakras and ceremonies are evoked in this fo...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Silver
$900 Sale Price
64% Off
Modernist Smoked Amber Hand-Blown Murano Glass Vase
Located in New York, NY
This striking Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Glass Vase in Smoked Amber originates from Italy during the 21st Century. It features a minimal rounded form with slight tapering at a great...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Hand Blown Murano Penta Vase in Grey Large
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Introducing the Penta Grey Murano vase, an exquisite piece that embodies the artistry and elegance of Venetian glassmaking. This vase stands out with its pentagonal shape and sleek l...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Doug Ayers Signed California Artist Large Organic Wood Turned Weed Vase
By Doug Ayers
Located in Studio City, CA
A very beautifully made, organic wood turned weed vase by famed American / California (Mendocino, CA) artist/ sculptor Doug Ayers.
Signed and dated by Ayers on the base.
Ayers ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Wood
Set/7 Ceramic Pots & Vases, White and Coral, Handmade Portugal by Lusitanus Home
Located in Lisboa, PT
Set/7 ceramic vases, Lusitanus Home Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Lusitanus Home.
Vase "Burgess" L
Diameter 20 x height 77cm / Diameter 7.87 x height 30.31 in
Vas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Venini Medium Black Belt Triangular Glass in Crystal and Black by Peter Marino
By Peter Marino, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase in transparent crystal with black decoration designed by Peter Marino in 2017. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or statement piece for any room. Also avai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Tondo Doni Skyline Black Short Vase by Mario Cioni
By Mario Cioni
Located in Milan, IT
An exercise in elegant minimalism, this black crystal vase is part of the Skyline collection, recreating in a stylized fashion the vertical tension ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
$2,024 / item
Capperidicasa Italian Ceramic Wood Contemporary Sculpture Flower Vase "iTotem"
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
iTotem scultura portacandele e portafiori, con elementi in ceramica e sfera di legno ad incastro e componibili a piacere, provvisti di provette di vetro per fiori freschi.
Smalto del...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Glass, Wood
$1,673 Sale Price
20% Off
Hand Blown Murano Penta Vase in Onyx Black
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Introducing an exquisite piece of Murano glass artistry, this onyx black vase is a stunning example of contemporary elegance and timeless craftsmanship. Han...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Contemporary Gaetano Pesce Spaghetti L Vase Soft Resin Purple, Turquoise
Located in barasso, IT
Spaghetti vase, purple, turquoise.
Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection.
Measures: L ø 22cm x H 36cm
Other sizes available.
Col...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Resin
Tobia Scarpa Battuti Vase in Grape Murano Glass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Battuti vase in grape Murano glass by Tobia Scarpa and Ludovico Diaz De Santillana for Venini. It evokes a lily standing tall, in tones of Grape and Amber. Its translucent appearance...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
$14,146 / item
Hand Blown Murano Beveled Vase in Grey Large
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This fine Murano is a stunning example of contemporary glass artistry. Its faceted design, meticulously crafted by skilled artisans, captures light in a way that creates a mesmerizin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Tondo Doni Rhapsody Vase by Mario Cioni
By Mario Cioni
Located in Milan, IT
In music, Rhapsody is a free and varied composition. It is presented as a set of melodies, different among them for rhythm and harmony that it gives to the composition extemporized tones where its coherence it is expressed only in the general context. Tondo Doni...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
$6,296 / item
Brushed Metal Vessel/Bowl, Sculptural Object by Raju Peddada - "Lacuna"
By Raju Peddada
Located in Chicago, IL
A remarkable example of minimalist design and natural form, this brushed metal vessel is both beautiful and functional. This proto-type by designer Raju Peddada is a shift in contem...
Category
Early 2000s Canadian Modern Vases
Materials
Metal
$900 Sale Price
52% Off
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