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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Gabbiani Venezia Murano Gold-Flecked Glass Vase
Located in Astoria, NY
Gabbiani Venezia Murano Gold-Flecked Glass Vase, with two applied floriform handles atop an orb above a circular base. 16.25" H x 10.5" Diameter. Provenance: From a Fifth Avenue Coll...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
White Ceramic Horse Design Vase
Located in Queens, NY
White and black vase with running horse design.
Category
20th Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Small Sfera Vase in Black and Red 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
Crystal
$1,050 / item
Set Salta Round Bottle Holders, Alpaca Silver & Natural Onyx Stone
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Salta province is called the beautiful, and this adjective introduces us to its profound beauty. Its fertile valleys, windy desert, colorful mountains and blue sky are the images that led us to design our largest collection. It has pure and contemporary lines, a classic vision but with modern design. The chosen materials are alpaca and onyx...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Vases
Materials
Stone, Onyx, Metal
Japanese Modern LAAB Decisione Vase Raku Ceramic Black White Green Crakle Metal
By LAAB Milano
Located in monza, Monza and Brianza
Decisione vase
Metal and ceramics are combined together in this stunning result of a modern raku bowl where the different materials shine on their own and where metallic and crack...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
21st Century Apulian Ceramic Vase "Empire V" Kiasmo by Vincenzo D'Alba
Located in Ruffano, IT
The "Empire" series of vases is inspired by the culture and signs of the Japanese world.
Each vase is handmade, following the traditional ceramic artisan technique. Each single work...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Modern Hand Blown Glass "Coral Vase" Sea Creatures Centrepiece Nature Reef Deco
Located in Camisano Vicentino, IT
Coral Vase
A Hand-Blown Glass Vase by Simone Crestani
Coral Vase is one of the pieces from the Coral Collection.
This exquisite vase transforms the delicate and intricate beauty of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Red Travertine Tray by Le Lampade
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Red round travertine tray by Le Lampade.
Made in Italy
This item can be also custom made.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Travertine
Venini Principe Vase in Grey Glass by Rodolfo Dordoni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Principe glass vase in Gray by Rodolfo Dordoni. Blown handmade glass vases. Upper part, the crown, is covered by metal leaves. The lower par...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Contemporary Gaetano Pesce Pompitu II XL Vase Soft Resin Blue Acid Green
Located in barasso, IT
Pompitu II vase, blue, acid green.
Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection.
Measures: XL ø 30cm x H 56cm
Other sizes available
Col...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Resin
Goddess E11, Woman's Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily Vase, Size L, Monochrome
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The Collection
This collection offers ideas for contemporary décor through sophisticated revelations of art bound to the tradition of ceramics of Caltagirone, objets d’art that co...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Enamel
$896 Sale Price / item
25% Off
1978 Travertine Marble Vase By Greg Natale
By Greg Natale
Located in Sydney,, NSW
1978 marked the second anniversary of the New York City nightclub Studio 54, where art and culture converged to inspire a new era of design and architecture. Crafted from raw marble,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Vases
Materials
Marble
$350 / item
Crystal Water Vase in Murano Glass with Flowers and Gold Leaf Venice Italy 1970s
Located in Villaverla, IT
Crystal Water Vase in Murano Glass with Flowers and Gold Leaf Venice Italy 1970s
Entirely handcrafted in the 1970s in Murano, the Venetian island famous for its unrivalled glass tra...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Gold
Venere V11, Woman's Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily, 2021, Black/White, Size S
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The collection
This collection offers ideas for contemporary décor through sophisticated revelations of art bound to the tradition of ceramics of Caltagirone, objets d’art that comb...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Enamel
$241 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Venere V12, Man's Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily, 2021, Black/White, Size L
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The Collection
This collection offers ideas for contemporary décor through sophisticated revelations of art bound to the tradition of ceramics of Caltagirone, objets d’art that comb...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Enamel
$896 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Capperidicasa Contemporary iTotem Italian Marble and Wood Sculpture Flower Vase
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian contemporary sculpture, candle holder and flower vase, modular as you like made up of green Alpi marble, yellow Siena marble, and solid wood with including two glass vases fo...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Marble
$1,052 Sale Price
20% Off
Tobia Scarpa Battuti Vase in Amber Murano Glass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Battuti vase in Amber Murano glass by Tobia Scarpa and Ludovico Diaz De Santillana for Venini. It evokes a lily standing tall, in tones of Amber and Grape. Its translucent appearance...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
$14,146 / item
Goddess E15, Woman's Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily Vase, Size M, Bichrome
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The Collection
This collection offers ideas for contemporary décor through sophisticated revelations of art bound to the tradition of ceramics of Caltagirone, objets d’art that co...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Enamel
$752 Sale Price / item
25% Off
God E17, Man's Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily, Luxury Vase, Size L, Bichrome
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The Collection
This collection offers ideas for contemporary décor through sophisticated revelations of art bound to the tradition of ceramics of Caltagirone, objets d’art that co...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Enamel
$1,196 Sale Price / item
25% Off
ISIDE I19, Woman's Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily, 2021, Golden, Size M
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The collection
This collection offers ideas for contemporary décor through sophisticated revelations of art bound to the tradition of ceramics of Caltagirone, objets d’art that comb...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Enamel
$1,196 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Salta Rectangular Small Flower Vase, Alpaca Silver & Black Onyx
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Salta province is called the beautiful, and this adjective introduces us to its profound beauty. Its fertile valleys, windy desert, colorful mountains and blue sky are the images tha...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Vases
Materials
Stone, Onyx, Metal
Venere V11, Woman's Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily, 2021, Black/White, Size M
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The Collection
This collection offers ideas for contemporary décor through sophisticated revelations of art bound to the tradition of ceramics of Caltagirone, objets d’art that comb...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Enamel
$559 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Elegant, Tall Bottle-Shaped Murano Glass Vase Clear Glass, Red, yellow 1980s
Located in Salzburg, AT
Elegant and tall bottle-shaped Murano glass vase clear glass, dark-red and yellow murrhines on one side and on the other side metallic-cognac colored stri...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Bronze Vessel, Sculptural Object by Raju Peddada - "Giraffe"
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 Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Silver
$1,500 Sale Price
46% Off
Italian glass artist, unique art glass vase in modernist design. Circa 1980s.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Italian glass artist, unique art glass vase in modernist design.
Circa 1980s.
Illegibly signed
Perfect condition.
Dimensions: H 16.0 cm x D 10.5 cm.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
$320 Sale Price
20% Off
Labuan Small Glass Vase in Orange 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
Supernova Vase, Hand-Blown Murano Glass, Available in Different Colors, Size S
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The organically shaped bowls of different sizes and forms offer multiple opportunities of poetic harmony. The iridescent amber contains all the colors of the spectrum and fascinates ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
$1,710 Sale Price / item
10% Off
Supernova Vase I, Hand-Blown Murano Glass, Available in Different Colors Size XL
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
$2,934 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Supernova Vase I, Hand-Blown Murano Glass Available in Different Colors Size XXL
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
$3,408 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Artisan Murano Sommerso Glass Vase with Avventurina
By Venfield
Located in New York, NY
Hand- blown Murano glass vase meticulously crafted in rich shifting shades of turquoise with bands of gold avventurina that shimmer and vanish with the changes in light. The eleg...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
$2,400 / item
Hand Blown Murano Sommerso Vase in Grey/Clear
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Inspired by the grandeur of Italian architecture and the elegance of modern design, this Murano vase encapsulates sophisticated charm. The interplay of grey and clear glass creates a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Donna Karan Lenox Signed Limited Edition Embrace Porcelain Vase / Vessel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine limited edition porcelain vase.
By Donna Karan for Lenox Porcelain.
Entitled: "Embrace".
This collaborative line partnering Donna Karan (of DKNY) design with America's lead...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Salta Flat Medium Flower Vase, Alpaca Silver & Cream Onyx
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Salta province is called the beautiful, and this adjective introduces us to its profound beauty. Its fertile valleys, windy desert, colorful mountains and blue sky are the images tha...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Vases
Materials
Stone, Onyx, Metal
Venini Idria Large Glass Vase in Red
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Idria glass vase series, designed and manufactured by Venini, features three different shaped vases. Indoor use only.
Dimensions: Ø 26, H 36 cm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
$1,375 / item
Salta Flat Large Flower Vase, Alpaca Silver & Cream Onyx
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Salta province is called the beautiful, and this adjective introduces us to its profound beauty. Its fertile valleys, windy desert, colorful mountains and blue sky are the images tha...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Vases
Materials
Stone, Onyx, Metal
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
$1,507 / item
Anelly Vase Murano Crystal by Luigi Onesto Multi-Color Oval Shape
By Luigi Onesto
Located in Hamburg, DE
Anelly vase, crystal by Luigi Onesto Sommerso technique, oval shape, size 29 H x 25 W x 9 D cm,
signed on the bottom L. Onesto Murano, the main color is a light vine red with green a...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Crystal
Curt Magnus Addin, Stoneware, Vase, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A stoneware vase designed by Curt Magnus Addin, Sweden, 1970s.
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Curt Magnus Addin, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A green and brown stoneware vase designed and produced by Curt Magnus Addin, Glumslov, Sweden, 1970s.
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
1980s Modernist Mel Pottery Vase Textured Abstract Design
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1980s Modernist Mel Pottery Vase Textured Abstract Design
Signed Mel
7 h x 5 diameter
Preowned original vintage condition.
Refer to images.
Category
1980s Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Pottery
Hand Blown Murano Facet Thick Vase in Clear
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Introducing one of the crowned jewels of our showroom, a marvel of craftsmanship and a beacon of pure refinement; this extraordinary piece, with its intricate facets and crystalline ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano 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
Murano glass geometric vases by Arte Muranese Italy 2000 / Set of 2
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
This exquisite set of two geometric vases showcases the timeless artistry of Arte Muranese, a venture that originated in Murano in 1983 under the guidance of master glassblower Lucia...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
$774 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Glaciar Tall Silver Alpaca & Black Onyx Stone Flower Vase
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Glaciar collection is meticulously handcrafted by our local artisans with these rectangular onyx pieces set around alpaca silver flower vases, boxes and trays.
Our pieces are made...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Vases
Materials
Stone, Onyx, Metal
Vintage French Porcelain Round Vase with Painted African Women and Pure Gold
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects.
French round vase...
Category
Early 2000s French Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Great Vase Airbrush Colored Strips Italian Design 1980 Triangular Grey White
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Great vase airbrush colored strips Italian design 1980 triangular grey white.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
1970's Jaru Monumental White Ceramic Vase
By Jaru
Located in West Chester, PA
A fantastic artisan made sculptural ceramic vase fired in a white glaze finish by the California pottery company Jaru.
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Venini Veronese Glass Vase in Red and Crystal by Vittorio Zecchin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with cylindrical body and crystal decorative base. Featured in red colored class with crystal designed in 1921. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or strong...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Contemporary Vase Purple Crystal Hand Engraved by Ghirò Studio
By Ghirò Studio
Located in Pieve Emanuele, Milano
2021 Collection of vase by Ghirò Studio (Milan, Italy).
This object is an artistic and one-of-a-kind vase. In fact, the craftsmanship and the nature of the material make it impossibl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Hand Blown Murano Vase Gomitolo in Clear with a Hint of Green
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This tall, elegant Murano glass vase epitomizes modern sophistication while celebrating the rich heritage of traditional glass-blowing techniques. Standing as a testament to Murano’s...
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
1980s Maitland Smith Modern Tessellated Stone Vase Brass Inlay
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Art Deco Midcentury Modern Tessellated Vase
1980s Style Maitland Smith Tessellated Stone Vase Black and Tan Brass Inlay
Unmarked. Attributed to...
Category
1980s Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Stone, Brass
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
Modernist Urn Form Ceramic Vase w/ Rectilinear Detailing & Platinum Glaze
Located in New York, NY
This stunning modernist urn form vase was realized in the United States during the latter half of the 20th century. It features a conical body that flares to an angled collar where i...
Category
20th Century American Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Opalino Glass Vase in Red and Milk-White by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Opalino vase is all about sophisticated and unique colors, thanks to the use of the traditional Opalino technique. This method was first introduced in...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Christian Dior , silver plated very rare vase/vessel , marked
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is an exquisite and rare Christian Dior vase with the Christian Dior Home Collection hallmark , plus Made in France. The design fixture like 7 hexagons all together in differen...
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Silver Plate
Modern LAAB Hydria Vase Raku Ceramic Black Burnt Metal Red Copper
By LAAB Milano
Located in monza, Monza and Brianza
Hydria vase
Borrowing the generous silhouette of amphoras from ancient Greece, this stunning ceramic vase results from a painstaking artisan crafting pr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Extra Large "Garden" Design Hand Carved Porcelain Art Pottery Vase
Located in New York, NY
Extra large "Garden" design hand carved porcelain art pottery vase. Slip cast from a pottery mold, the smooth pearlescent surface is the background for it...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
A Set of 2 Hand Blown Murano Flute Vases in Aquamarine
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Introducing the flute vase set in aquamarine – a timeless embodiment of elegance and artistry, crafted meticulously to elevate any space with its serene beauty. These vases, with the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Telluride, Stracciatella, Big Bowl, Centrepiece, Volcanic Porcelain, Vessel
By Tellurico
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Stracciatella is the first object from the project Telluride, a big bowl create in Volcanic Porcelain. In 2021 the Stracciatella Big Bowls has been awarded th...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Modern vases for sale on 1stDibs.
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