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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Elegant Ikebana Bronze Vase
By Hasegawa Gasen
Located in Kastrup, DK
Elegant Ikebana bronze vase.
Bronze patinated using a Murashido oil technique.
Green and rust colored patina.
Marked to the underside: Hasegawa Gasen...
Category
20th Century Japanese Modern Vases
Materials
Bronze
Modern Japanese Studio Pottery Oribe Tea Pot by Ken Matsuzaki
Located in Atlanta, GA
A contemporary studio ceramic tea pot with metal handle made by Japanese potter Ken Matsuzaki (1950-). The stoneware tea pot showcases a thick dripping Oribe green glaze partially revealing the unglazed part of the body, which is decorated with scrolling pattern of ash glaze. The work is rooted in both Yohen Shino glaze technique and Oribe tradition, but interestingly it also paid homage to Sancai pottery...
Category
Early 2000s Japanese Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
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
Ceramic Pitcher with Colorful Decoration in Red, Blue and Yellow, Albisola, 1950
Located in Berlin, DE
Joyful ceramic pitcher by Ceramiche Albisola. It has a smooth, glazed surface with flame like stripes in red, blue and yellow. Signed at the bottom 'Albisola', circa 1950. Albisola/L...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Unique Large Glazed Stoneware Floor Vase By Merethe Bloch
Located in Kastrup, DK
Merethe Bloch, Danish, born 1946
Large stoneware floor vase with shades of gray and 'oxblood' glaze
Standing at 38.5 cm in height and with a diameter of 50 cm, this vase is a one-of...
Category
20th Century Danish Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Murano, Italy. Large art glass vase with a slender neck in orange glass.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Murano, Italy.
Large art glass vase with a slender neck in orange mouth-blown glass.
1960/70s.
Label.
Perfect condition.
Dimensions: H 53.0 cm x D 12.0 cm.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Art 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
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
Japanese Modern Minimalist LAAB Shadow Sculpture Raku Ceramic White Black Vase
By LAAB Milano
Located in monza, Monza and Brianza
Shadow 2 sculpture
A work of harmonization of darkness and light, cold and heat: yin e yang. A stunning sculpture with black crakle' and black dots on the brighter side and tiny w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Venini Fazzoletto Opalino Medium Vase in Apple Green Murano Glass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fazzoletto Opalino medium vase in Horizon Murano glass by Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini. An exclusive new take on the Opalini technique from the 15th century makes its color uniqu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Mouth-Blown Murano Vase in Art Glass, 1970s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Large mouth-blown Murano vase in art glass.
Multicolored in a modern design.
circa 1970s.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: H 36.5 x D 14.0 cm.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Brass And Black Resin Modernist Vase, Vessel, Object Sculpture MCM
Located in North Miami, FL
This tall vintage brass modernist vase, sculpture or vessel with a black resin center on both sides is from the 60s. There is a raised modernis...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Brass
Art Deco/Modern Vase in Blue and Deep Orange, France
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Possibly by the Primavera workshop established by Le Printemps department store in Paris, this marvelous vase is executed in deep blue and orange glazes, with splashes of ivory. Prim...
Category
1940s French Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Lecle Limoges France Porcelain Modern Modernist Round Vase
By Chamart Limoges
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Large and unusual Limoges porcelain vase made in France by high quality ceramic maker, Lecle. This beautiful modern vase is part of Lecle's Sous le Soleil collection, and has a round...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
1977 Crystal Vase Amethyst Medium by Greg Natale
By Greg Natale
Located in Sydney,, NSW
With their clean, minimalist lines, faceted corner detail and sultry colours,
Greg Natale’s new 1977 vases will make a sophisticated addition to any room.
The vases are part of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Vases
Materials
Crystal
Large Salviati Topaz Murano Glass Bouquet Vase
By Salviati
Located in New York, NY
Large-scale Murano glass vase with a slight ombre color effect with a seductive satin finish. Vase has a pinched/circle eight opening and a thick glass bo...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Fazzoletto Sabbiato Medium Vase in Amber/ Milk White Murano Glass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fazzoletto Opalino medium vase in amber Murano glass by Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini.
A light summer breeze leads us to discover the iconic Venini collection...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Contemporary Gilt Iron and Art Glass Vase
Located in Norwood, NJ
Freeform gilt iron tree branch, floral stem styling and gold fleck art glass vase. Tapered cylindrical gold fleck tinted glass vase surrounded by fre...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Wrought Iron
Vase mars by Olivier Gagnère
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Vase dit mars par Olivier Gagnère.
Category
1980s French Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Geometric Faceted and Fluted Rim Blue and Brown Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Contemporary blue, brown and beige glazed ceramic vase with a faceted geometric urn-shaped body, ribbed base, and fluted opening.
Category
20th Century American Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Deco Medium Vase in Horizon 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
$1,309 / item
Signed MURANO Glass Vase, Italy (grey/ green)
By Alberto Donà
Located in Berlin, Berlin
Large hand-blown 'Diamond' glass vase, Italy, Murano.
Large glass vase with diamond shapes in green. Engraved with signature on base. Beautiful and large decorative glass vase from ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Senufo Vase, Arno Declercq
Located in Geneve, CH
Senufo vase, Arno Declercq
Dimension: D 30 x W 30 x H 50 cm
Materials: burned and waxed Iroko wood and burned steel.
Arno Declercq
Belgian designer and art dealer who makes be...
Category
2010s Belgian Modern Vases
Materials
Steel
$3,939 / item
Venini Idria Large Vase in Amber Murano Glass
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Idria large vase in Amber Murano glass by Venini. The Ancient Greek water vessel sheds its skin, as terracotta gives way to glass, thanks to Venini. Its design speaks of bygone days ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
$1,375 / item
Large Perles 4 Vase in Hand Blown Murano Glass by Salviati
By Salviati
Located in Venezia, IT
Hand blown colorful vase made using the "canne" technique. Hand blown and hand-finished cane vase.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Venini Deco Glass Vase in Lattimo 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
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
Venini Monofiore Balloton Medium Vase in Red Apple-GreenThread 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
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 Monofiore Balloton Medium Vase in Grey Ox Blood 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 from 1970 lies in its name: Ballo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Fazzoletto Opalino Small Vase in Orange 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
Mediterranea - Terracotta Vase - XXI Century - by Chiara Berta Artist
By Chiara Berta
Located in Medesano, IT
The collection is called "Colors is Life."
This project aims to see the realization of a two-dimensional vision of drawing taking shape in space.
As usual, these are pieces made enti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Terracotta
21st Century Alessandro Mendini Gemello Murano Transparent Vase Emerald Green
Located in Brembate di Sopra (BG), IT
21st century Alessandro Mendini, GEMELLO transparent vase, Murano glass.
Purho continues to search for products with complementary shapes with the pair of Gemello and Gemella vases ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Ruby Red Murano Cotisso Glass Vase
By Venfield
Located in New York, NY
A unique, one of a kind work of art, the technique used to create this Murano cotisso vase assures that no two are alike. Cotisso or "Chunks" are small pieces of excess glass cut...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
$4,588 / item
Odalische Small Glass Vase in Cipria Pink by Leonardo Ranucci
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sensual movements dance mysteriously in enchanted oriental nights.
Additional information:
Material: Blown opal
Color: Powder pink
Dimensions: Ø 18 x H 34 cm
Available in othe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
21st Century Elena Cutolo Bowl Murano Glass Various Colors
Located in Brembate di Sopra (BG), IT
21st century Elena Cutolo Edie bowl Murano glass various colors.
Edie Sedgwick was the muse of Andy Warhol, a symbol of the 1960s, always wearing oversized ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Small Troncosfera Vase in Red, Green and White by Carlo Moretti
Located in New York, NY
Troncosfera is the result of the combination of two geometrical forms that have always been present in the Carlo Moretti collections: an expression of the greatest stability that uni...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Crystal
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
Venini Bolle Glass Vase in Pink and White by Tapio Wirkkala
By Tapio Wirkkala, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bolle Glass vase series, designed by Tapio Wirkkala and manufactured by Venini, was originally designed in 1966. Iconic masterpieces available in 5 different shapes. Indoor use only....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
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
$1,309 / item
Monofiore Balaton Sabbiato Short Glass Vase in Grey 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
Japanese Modern Minimalist LAAB Shadow Sculpture Raku Ceramic White Black Crakle
By LAAB Milano
Located in monza, Monza and Brianza
Shadow 1 sculpture
A work of harmonization of darkness and light, cold and heat: yin e yang. A stunning sculpture with black crakle' and black dots on the brighter side and tiny w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
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
Deco Medium Vase in Ox Blood 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
20th Century Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Artisan Murano Sommerso Glass Vase with Avventurina, Made-to-Order
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 elegant a...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Deco Medium Vase in Orange 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
$1,309 / item
Ghidini 1961 Joe & Ema Medium Vase in Polished Brass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vase available in brass or rose gold finish.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Brass
$1,091 / item
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
$7,062 / item
Monofiore Balloton 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 cobalt blue designed in 1970. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or strong statement pi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Unique Handcrafted Clay Swirl Sculptural Vase with Four Openings
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This exquisite handcrafted ceramic vase is a striking example of the clay swirl technique, an intricate process where coils of clay are layered and shaped by hand to create an organi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
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
fferrone Pair of Contemporary Handcrafted Czech Glass Clear Modern Vases
Located in Chicago, IL
Large and medium vases - set of two.
The set of two contemporary Czech clear glass large with medium Rossi large vases, from a single stem to a beautiful bouquet, the modern and mini...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Czech Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Venini Dama Glass Vase W & Milk-White & Black Murrine Geometric Pattern
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Dama glass vase in milk-white/black. Handmade blown glass with “Murrine” technique.
Color: Milk-White/Black
Technique: Murrine
Dimensions: Ø 20...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Sturm Carlo Moretti Contemporary Murano Mouth Blown Glass Vase
Located in New York, NY
Carlo Moretti Sturm contemporary mouth blown Murano glass vase in clear glass with light sea foam green base and and sea foam green and white stripes.
Part of the I Piccoli collecti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair of Architectural Smoke Fired Ceramic Vases
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Unique pair of architectural smoke fired ceramic vases.
White, matte earthenware. Signed at base.
Category
Late 20th Century European Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
$1,190 / set
Venini Battuti Blue Glass Vase by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Battuti glass vase in crystal aquamarine by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana and Tobia Scarpa. Numbered edition for year.
Color: Crystal Aquamarine
Technique: Beaten
Dimens...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Crystal
Venini Square Occhi Vase in Red by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana, Tobia Scarpa
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Occhi glass vase in coral red by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana, Tobia Scarpa. Blown handmade glass vases with the “Murrine” technique.
Color: Cor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Italalian Murano Glass Vase by Carlo Nason for A. V. Mazzega
By Carlo Nason, AVMazzega
Located in Milan, Italy
Glass vase designed by Carlo Nason and produced by A.V. Mazzega, 1975s. With original label.
Biography
The Italian designer Carlo Nason was born in 1935 in Murano, into a family of ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Shiva Flower Vase by Ettore Sottsass, Pink, Glazed Ceramic, Spanish, XXth
Located in Barcelona, ES
Sottsass designed the Shiva Vase when travelling to Barcelona for love in 1973. He encountered many cultures, religious symbolism, and inspiration on his travels. The smooth, curving...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Monofiore Balloton Glass Vase in Orange 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 cobalt blue designed in 1970. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or strong statement pi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
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