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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Handmade Coil Built Terra Cotta Rustic Vase
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Coil-Built Rustic Glazed Vase
Handcrafted from locally sourced terracotta, this sculptural vase showcases a beautifully organic form with a unique rustic glaze. Its earthy tones and...
Category
2010s American Modern Vases
Materials
Clay
Nilo Porcelain Vase by Ettore Sottsass from Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Nilo vase was originally designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1983 for Memphis Milano 1981-1988. A classic by Sottsass, the Nilo porcelain vase is part of thre...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Luxury Vase #11 "XXX". Porcelain. Handmade design and crafted in Italy. 2020.
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The heart collection is the result of the extravagant creativity of two innovative designers, who are inspired especially by the human body.
The heart collection is inspired by the ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Venini Small Black Belt Triangular Glass in Crystal and Black by Peter Marino
By Venini, Peter Marino
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
Neal Small for Fred Howard Hickory, Iron & Glass "Sledgehammer" Bud Vase, 1981
By Neal Small
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Signed 1981 Neal Small for Fred Howard Steel, Hickory and Lucite "Sledgehammer" Bud Vase. Titled the Fred Howard vase. Perfect for single stem rose. Table vase with hand crafted Hick...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Steel
Venini Tall 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
Venini Deco Glass Vase in Sapphire 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
Wonderful Correia Art Glass Cobalt Blue Black Tuxedo Etched Modern Vase
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Correia Art Glass Cobalt Blue Black Tuxedo Etched Modern VASE 8034 LA
Category
20th Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art 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
Lisa Mori, Vase in Aluminum and Glass, 1980s
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Lisa Mori, attributed.
Vase with an organic shape in polished cast aluminum is suspended in rectangular structure in glass.
Work realized in the 1980s.
Category
20th Century European Modern Vases
Materials
Aluminum
Irena Ceramic Black Vase by Malwina Konopacka
Located in Geneve, CH
Irena ceramic black vase by Malwina Konopacka
Materials: Ceramic
Dimensions: Ø 20 x 25 cm
Comes in a simple and compact spherical shape topped by a stout cylindrical neck. Made ...
Category
2010s Polish Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Modern Malevich Vase CS8 by Noom with Brushed Stainless Steel
Located in Paris, FR
Malevich vase, one of the vases from the "Suprematic" collection.
Collection inspired by the geometric works of the great Suprematist Kazimir Malevich. Suprematism is a modernist m...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Vases
Materials
Steel
Limited Edition Modern Vase Genke CSL7 by Noom with Rainbow Zinc Plating Steel
Located in Paris, FR
Genke vase, one of the vases from the "Suprematic" collection.
The collection inspired by the geometric works of the great Suprematist Kazimir Malevich. Suprematism is a modernist m...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Vases
Materials
Steel
Venini Monofiore Balloton Medium Vase in Orange 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
Limited Edition Modern Vase Yermilov CSL2 by NOOM in Oxidized Copper and Steel
Located in Paris, FR
Yermilov vase, one of the vases from the "Suprematic" collection.
The collection inspired by the geometric works of the great Suprematist Kazimir Malevich. Suprematism is a modernist...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Vases
Materials
Copper, Steel
Naive vessel Tierra Nipon in Stoneware by Hania Jneid
By Hania Jneid
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Naïve Collection by Hania Jneid
The Naïve Collection by artist-designer Hania Jneid is an ode to simplicity, spontaneity, and raw expression. Crafted in stoneware, each piece embrace...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
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
Jean Hastings Ceramic Figurative Sculpture in Blue White & Brown, circa 1970
By Hastings
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Jean Hastings Clothed Figurative Art Studio Glazed Ceramic Sculpture. Vase. Featuring hand constructed figurative form elements from potters wheel with separate hand built and applie...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Vases
Materials
Clay, Ceramic
Set of Two Modern Vase Delaunay & Gabo CS10 by Noom in Copper and Steel
Located in Paris, FR
Delaunay and Gabo vases from the "Suprematic" collection.
The collection inspired by the geometric works of the great Suprematist Kazimir Malevich. Suprematism is a modernist movemen...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Vases
Materials
Copper, Steel
Monofiore Balaton Glass Vase in Grey 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 grey 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 Black 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 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
Soapstone Amorfo 10 by Alva Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Soapstone Amorfo 10 by Alva Design
Materials: Soapstone
Dimensions: Ø 30 x h 25 cm
ALVA is a furniture and objects design office, formed by brothers Sus...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Vases
Materials
Soapstone
$2,053 / item
Labuan Sabbiato 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
Contemporary Cuorecarpenito Green Petrol Blue Ceramic Vase Glossy Glazed
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
The "A Venezia" is a hand made ceramic glazed vase in beautiful blue petrol color.
This vase is part of the Bubble Family Collection, a collection of 20 glazed ceramic vases with a ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Venini Satin Large Glass Vase in Gray
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.
Dimensions: Ø 20 cm, H 42 cm.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
$1,727 / item
Small Torre Vase in Beige by Carlo Moretti
Located in New York, NY
Irregular forms in Murano crystal take advantage of the contrast between the shiny and opaque, with a result that is totally contemporary.
Vases in Murano crystal that have been mou...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Crystal
$450 / item
Elegant Ceramic Vase Inspired by Ancient Cave Art and Natural Earth Elements
By Maria Loram
Located in Pasadena, CA
This handmade ceramic vase has a light beige color and a rounded shape with a distinctive, textured surface. The surface is heavily textured with cracks, crevices, and an uneven fini...
Category
2010s American Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Ordini Narrow Vase with White and Black Decoration by Analogia Project for Driad
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ordini is a playful and surprising interpretation of classical architectural orders. The workmanship of the vases recalls the mouldings of vitruvian orders in which decorative architectural features become an ornamental element that plays with the cylindrical volume of the vase. The collection includes three elements; a broad vase, a narrow vase...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Riflessi Small Vase in Multicolor Glass by Michela Catta
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“Endless shades of lagoon water enliven, like strokes of paint, the glass surface in all its forms. These unique creations, blown and crafted free-hand with the skilful Canne techniq...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Venini Battuto A Nido D’ape Glass Vase in Horizon by Carlo Scarpa
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Battuto A Nido D’ape glass vase, designed by Carlo Scarpa and manufactured by Venini, was originally designed in 1940. Numbered edition per year. Indoor use only.
Dimensions: Ø 23...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
21st Century Federico Peri Cilindro Small Satin Vase Murano Glass Deep Blue
Located in Brembate di Sopra (BG), IT
Cilindro Small Satin-Shaded finish Vase, Murano glass, by Federico Peri, 21st century.
Cilindro is a vase from the Essentials collection designed by Federico Peri for Purho in sprin...
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
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
$1,155 / item
“Tinaja Small” Vase by Luis Salaberría for The Table Project, Spain, 2024
Located in Madrid, ES
This unique ceramic vase is a collaborative piece from The Table Project, created in Spain in 2024. Originally designed by Isidro Blasco, it was transformed by Luis Salaberría, whose...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Small Sfera Vase in Orange, Red and Ivory by Carlo Moretti
Located in New York, NY
The sphere is an archetype that has always been an object of desire. Offered in a variety of colors from the Moretti family’s secret book or in different transparencies, it is an eve...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Base Brass Vase by Aldo Cibic
By Aldo Cibic
Located in Milan, IT
Base is a brass vase designed by Aldo Cibic with a modern sensibility reinterpreting the urn-like vase. The product is part of Table Joy Collection: an ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Brass
$255 / item
Gemme Oval Glass Vase in Sapphire by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with shaped body and neck in sapphire designed in 2017. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or statement piece for any room. Also available in other colors o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
$264 / item
Mark Sudduth Studio Art Glass Vase
Located in New York, NY
Mark Sudduth Studio art glass vase.
Category
1990s Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Modern Malevich Vase CS7 by Noom in Copper and Painted Steel
Located in Paris, FR
Malevich vase, one of the vases from the "Suprematic" collection.
Collection inspired by the geometric works of the great Suprematist Kazimir Malevich. Suprematism is a modernist mo...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Vases
Materials
Copper, Steel
Wonderful Pair Mid Century Modern Murano Art Glass Clear Black Italian Bud Vases
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Pair Of Mid Century Modern Murano Style Art Glass With Clear & Black Blown Italian Tall Bud Vases
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Vanessa Mitrani Red Hand Blown Glass Vase with Braided Brass Surround
Located in Troy, MI
New mouth blown vase in red with a braided brass surround by French glass artist Vanessa Mitrani. Free form biomorphic shape lends a sculptural quality...
Category
2010s French Modern Vases
Materials
Brass
Small Cuore Pensiero Vase in Murano Glass by Maria Christina Hamel
Located in Venezia, IT
Hand-formed and hot finished Sommerso glass vase.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary 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 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
Vase 0029 Grès Roux Chamotté by Marta Dervin
Located in Geneve, CH
Vase 0029 Grès Roux Chamotté by Marta Dervin
Dimensions: ø7-8 x H 38-40 cm
Materials: Stoneware
Marta Dervin works with stoneware and porcelain that ...
Category
2010s French Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
$459 / item
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
$1,375 / item
Contrasto Vase in Crystal and Mint Green Blown Glass by Michela Cattai
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“Sleek and opaque blown glass – crafted using the "Mano Volante" technique – is juxtaposed with a shimmering multifaceted gem made from "cotisso" glass. An interplay that lends character and uniqueness to the work. Glass comes to life in a work that is almost organic. These two pieces by Michela Cattai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Adelaide IV Small White Vase by Xie Dong for Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
As she experimented with different materials, and due to a special technique, Xie Dong has mandaged to ruffle, and almost pleat, ceramics. She's a true artist, able to translate a de...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
$1,095 / item
Large Torre Vase in Beige by Carlo Moretti
Located in New York, NY
Irregular forms in Murano crystal take advantage of the contrast between the shiny and opaque, with a result that is totally contemporary.
Vases in Murano crystal that have been mo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Crystal
$590 / item
Limited Edition Modern Malevich Vase CSL5 by NOOM with Burned Steel
Located in Paris, FR
Malevich vase, one of the vases from the "Suprematic" collection.
Collection inspired by the geometric works of the great Suprematist Kazimir Malevich. Suprematism is a modernist mo...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Vases
Materials
Steel
Incisi Glass Vase in Acerbo 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
$6,721 / item
Small Drops Lucido Vase in Murano Glass by Renzo Stellon
Located in Venezia, IT
Hand-formed and hot finished blown glass vase made with the rigadin technique.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Vase 1 Barro Dining by Sebastian Herkner
Located in Geneve, CH
Vase 1 barro dining by Sebastian Herkner
Materials: heat-resistant Black ceramic.
Technique: Glazed. Oven cooked and polished with semi-precious stones.
Dimensions: Diameter 12 ...
Category
2010s German Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
$275 / item
Chinese Citron Yellow Round Onion Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
The striking bright yellow of this vase draws on a long Chinese tradition of glazing sculptural forms with a single, statement-making color. This contemporary take cloaks the round curves of the onion...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
$280 / item
Bjørn Wiinblad for Rosenthal Studio Line, Porcelain Vase, 1980s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Bjørn Wiinblad for Rosenthal Studio Line. Porcelain vase decorated with woman and flowers, 1980s.
Measures: 21 x 8 cm.
In ve...
Category
1980s German Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Contemporary Repousse Fan Design Vase in Black Copper by Robert Kuo, Limited
By Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fan Design vase
Black Copper Finish
Hand Repoussé
Contemporary
Limited Edition
Each piece is individually crafted and is unique.
Repoussé is the traditional art of hand-hamm...
Category
2010s Modern Vases
Materials
Copper
$1,680 Sale Price / item
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Venini Monofiore Balloton Small Vase in Red Apple-Green 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
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
Naive Jungle Green Vessel in Stoneware by Hania Jneid
By Hania Jneid
Located in BARCELONA, ES
The Naïve Collection by artist-designer Hania Jneid is an ode to simplicity, spontaneity, and raw expression. Crafted in stoneware, each piece embraces a childlike purity—where form,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
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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