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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Venini Opalino Small Vase in Black Black 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 Opalino technique. This method...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Contemporary Gaetano Pesce Pompitu II L Vase Soft Resin Light Fuchsia Matt Green
Located in barasso, IT
Pompitu II vase, clear light fuchsia, matt dust green.
Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection.
Measures: L ø 22cm x H 36cm
Other siz...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Resin
1960s Modern Purple and Black Murano Glass Vase by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This 1960s Murano glass vase designed by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini, is a stunning example of Italian glass artistry, blending modernist aesthetics with traditional craftsmanship. Ha...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Gerold Porzellan Vase
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An elegant vase by German maker Gerold Porzellan, circa 1950. White glaze with gold accent.
Category
1950s German Vintage Modern Vases
$1,250
Italian Art Glass Murano Blue and White Sculptural Bowl Vase Centerpiece
Located in Atlanta, GA
This gorgeous blown Art glass vase or centerpiece bowl was designed in Murano, Italy, in the 1960s. The large organic and sculptural shape has a stylized jellyfish or Medusa pattern ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Medium 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
Venini Fazzoletto Large Vase in Milk White by Fulvio Bianconi & Paolo Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fazzoletto glass vase, designed by Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini and manufactured by Venini, is available in three different sizes. Original designed in 1948. Indoor use only.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Murano Rostrato Vase by Giuliano Busato
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian red Murano glass vase hand blown to create a beaked textured effect using Rostrato technique / Made in Italy by Giuliano Busato, circa 1990s
Original maker's mark underside
M...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
31 Imera Glass Vase, by Ettore Sottsass from Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Imera Glass Vase was originally designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1986. The vase is made out of blown glass, and signed on the base, for further information please see authenticity ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Stunning Battuto Vase by Studio Salvatore Murano Italy
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A remarkable Murano glass vase by Studio Salvatore, Italy, featuring the exquisite battuto technique. This striking piece showcases a rich amber upper section with a delicately carve...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Sommerso
Set Salta Leather Tea Pot, Cream & Sugar Alpaca Silver & Leather
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Set Salta Leather Tea Pot, Cream & Sugar Alpaca Silver & Leather
(4 pieces)
1 Salta Square Tray 9.5" x 9.5"
1 Salta Tea Pot 4.3" x 5"
1 Salta Sugar Pot with Spoon 2.2" x 2.5"
1 Sal...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Vases
Materials
Metal
Contemporary Japanese White Glaze Ceramic Vase by Manji Inoue
By Inoue Manji
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large glazed white porcelain vase in the jar-form by Japanese ceramic artist Inoue Manji (Japanese, b. 1929). Minimalistic in form, the vase is pure white with a very subtle blue h...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Signed Hand-Blown Art Glass Vase by Roland R. Correia, Dated 1975
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This hand-blown art glass vase is signed and dated 1975 by American glass artist Roland R. Correia. It features soft swirls of blue, green, and yellow over a clear glass base, creati...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Venini Large Black Belt Oval Glass Vase in Crystal and Green by Peter Marino
By Peter Marino, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase in crystal and grass green with black decoration designed by Peter Marino in 2017. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or statement piece for any room. Also ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Contemporary Gaetano Pesce Pompitu II L Vase Soft Resin Blue Orange
Located in barasso, IT
Pompitu II vase, blue, orange.
Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection.
Measures: L - ø 22cm x H 36cm
Other sizes available
Colour...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Resin
Indian Summer Vase (Large), Clear Fume and Matte Turquoise by Gaetano Pesce
Located in Toronto, CA
Clear Fume and Turquoise "Indian Summer" Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection.
* All the pieces are hand-made and therefore unique. Variat...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Resin
Wonderful B.A.G Barovier & Toso Czech Republic Art Glass Signed Vase
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful B.A.G Barovier & Toso Czech Republic Art Glass signed vase.
Etched on the underside of the vase it reads "B.A.G" but I cannot make out ...
Category
20th Century Czech Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Mini Organic Modern Ceramic Wave Form Vase in Pool Glaze by Forma Rosa Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wave collection offers playful geometric shapes rooted in primal forms that appeal universally.
Our "Mini" version of our iconic Wave form vases is a perfect size to serve as a mu...
Category
2010s Peruvian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
$72 Sale Price / item
50% Off
Volume 1 Vase by Milan Pekař
By Milan Pekar
Located in Geneve, CH
Volume 1 vase by Milan Pekar
Dimensions: D11 x H15 cm
Materials: Glaze, porcelain
Handmade in the Czech Republic.
Also available: Different colors and patterns
Established own st...
Category
2010s Czech Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
$262 / item
Contemporary Ceramic Ninfea Corteccia Texture White and Gold Tray
Located in Porcia, IT
Inspired by the shape of water lily leaves as they float on the surface of water, this refined tray is handcrafted of white paper clay, a clay-base material enriched with cellulose a...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
New Modern Bowl in White and Black Marble, Designer Jacopo Simonetti
Located in Milan, IT
Bowl L in White Michelangelo and Black Marquinia marble
Available also in the S version, and with a rotating mechanism.
The hypnotic black and white stripes of the new Nova collect...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Marble
Vase Vessel Decorative Sculpture White Onyx Marble Hand-carved Italy
Located in Ancona, Marche
Luxurious small vase sculpted by hand from a solid block of white onyx.
Vase dimensions: D 13, H 22 cm. The polished finishing underlines the transparency of the onyx making this a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Onyx
Hand Blown Murano Vase in Smokey Gold with Bubbles
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Crafted with the timeless Bullicante technique, this hand-blown Murano vase embodies the meticulous artistry of Venetian glassmakers. Each bubble is carefully encapsulated within lay...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
$1,425 Sale Price
25% Off
Vase Vessel Tulip Sculpture Block Rose Quartz Marble Handmade Collectible Design
Located in Ancona, Marche
Important sculptural vase carved by hand from a solid block of Rose Quartz.
Vase dimensions: L 26 x W 20 x H 53 cm. Available in different onyx and marbles.
Limited edition of 35.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Rose Quartz
In Stock in Los Angeles, Blue & Gold Sasa Vase, Made in Italy
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A superb work of art handcrafted of clay, this stunning vase depicts in a detailed way the masculine features of a Moor's head, adorned with fruit and flowers. Typical of the Sicilia...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Gold Leaf
$648 Sale Price
10% Off
Seletti 'Hybrid-Adelma' Vase in Porcelain
By Seletti
Located in Doral, FL
From its very first year in 1964, Seletti in Cicognara, Mantova, has followed its principle of professionality service and constant research to strive for betterness innovation and o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
$248 / item
Vintage Studio Pottery Vase - Hand Painted - Unsigned - Mid 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage studio pottery hand painted stoneware vase - over-all cream colored glaze with hand painted design - unsigned - circa 1970's.
Excellent vintage condition - no loss - no dama...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Petite White Clear Swirl Art Glass Murano Flower Design Bowl, Modern, 1980s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown Italian art glass bowl in calyx style. A beautiful piece of art for any room. Found at an Estate Sale in Verona, Italy.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Green and White Ceramic Vide Poche, Kawa Series, Porcelain, Catchall Tray
By Luft Tanaka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Kawa Series - Dark Green Vide Poche
Organic white ceramic catchall tray with textured raw porcelain exterior surface and dark green glazed interior.
8.5" dia. x 3.5" h
One-of-a-k...
Category
2010s American Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain
Tall Vintage Display Vase, English, Cut Crystal Glass, Flower Sleeve, Decorative
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a tall vintage display vase. An English, cut crystal glass flower sleeve, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1990.
Appealing tapered form with a bright, decorative appea...
Category
1990s British Modern Vases
Materials
Cut Glass
fferrone Contemporary Minimal Double Black Steel Flower Sculptural Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Two vases in one, composed of a series of black minimal hand-painted stainless steel tubes in various dimensions and cut on the bias, the contemporary Bana Double vase can uniquely accommodate a single stem to full flower...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Vases
Materials
Stainless Steel
Momento JH41 Vase, Emerald , by Jaime Hayon for &Tradition
Located in Dubai, AE
The sculptural shapes of each Momento Vase can often be identified in Hayon’s paintings, the two distinct pieces exhibit a strong and playful graphic identity. Both equally iconic in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Vase Vessel Sculpture Tulip Block Rose Quartz Handmade Collectible Design Italy
Located in Ancona, Marche
Important sculptural vase carved by hand from a solid block of Rose Quartz.
Vase dimensions: L 29 x W 20 x H 53 cm. Available in different onyx and marbles.
Limited edition of 35.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Rose Quartz
Medium Kawa Dish, Organic White Ceramic Vide Poche, Porcelain Catchall Tray
By Luft Tanaka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Kawa Series - Medium Dish
Organic white ceramic catchall tray with textured raw porcelain exterior surface.
7" dia. x 2" h
One-of-a-kind
Kawa Series by Luft Tanaka
The unusual an...
Category
2010s American Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain
Ettore Sottsass Y Limited Edition Vase in Wood and Murano Glass for Flowers
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Y Vase made for the collection of Twenty-seven Woods for Chinese Artificial flowers vase by Ettore Sottsass,
Edited by Design Gallery Milano, 1995.
Limited edition of 12 numbered p...
Category
1990s European Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Wood
Rich Color Murano Glass Vase, in Stock
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Rich Color Murano Glass Vase, in Stock
Add an elegant touch to your home decor with this exquisite Murano vase. Crafted from richly colored Murano glass, this vase is a stunning exam...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Wonderful Large Pair Mid Century Modern Murano Art Glass Fluted Ribbed Vases
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Large Pair Of Mid Century Modern Style Murano Art Glass Fluted / Ribbed Vases
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Large Hollóháza Porcelain Vase, Art Deco Motifs and Gold Border, Mid-20th C
Located in København, Copenhagen
Large Hollóháza porcelain vase. Art Deco motifs and gold border.
Mid-20th century.
Measures: 30 x 16 cm.
In excellent condition.
Stamped.
Category
Mid-20th Century Hungarian Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
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
Terracotta Vessel, Usa
Located in New York, NY
In a career spanning over 30 years, New York City artist Christopher Russell has devoted himself to creating unique works of art, functional design...
Category
2010s American Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
$5,000
1960's Swedish Crystal Vase by Orrefors
By Orrefors
Located in Paris, FR
20th-century vintage modernist crystal vase signed by Swedish makers Orrefors. This chic statement decorative piece is highlighted by its modern design and thick curved cut.
Signed ...
Category
20th Century Swedish Modern Vases
Materials
Crystal
Large Heavily Textured Stoneware, Porcelain Black, White, Pink, Red Clay Vessel
Located in London, GB
A large heavily textured volcanic vase with black, white and brown glaze and markings. Wide necked vessel with a bellied form. Made from black textured s...
Category
2010s European Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Contemporary Vase, Arabescato Viola Marble Brown Glass Cylinder by Erik Olovsson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Drill vases
Part chaos and part control, drill vases are an exercise in
improvisation.
The origin of the project lies in Carrara, and the small fragments...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Marble
Mini Organic Modern Ceramic Wave Form Vase in Green Glaze by Forma Rosa Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wave collection offers playful geometric shapes rooted in primal forms that appeal universally.
Our "Mini" version of our iconic Wave form vases is a perfect size to serve as a mu...
Category
2010s Peruvian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Just Andersen vase i disco metal
Located in Kastrup, DK
Just Andersen
Small vase in green patinated disco metal, approx. 1920-1930.
Signed on the bottom: JUST D1521.
The top shows light traces of use from water, as the vase has been used.
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Modern Vases
Materials
Metal
Val St Lambert Mid-Century Modernist Crystal Vase, circa 1950
Located in Atlanta, GA
Val Saint Lambert designed and manufactured this superb crystal vase in Belgium in the 1950s. The monumental crystal art piece has a smooth, streamlined, minimalist, rounded, and wav...
Category
1950s Belgian Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Crystal
Pair of Momento JH40 Vases, Cream , by Jaime Hayon for &Tradition
Located in Dubai, AE
The sculptural shapes of each Momento Vase can often be identified in Hayon’s paintings, the two distinct pieces exhibit a strong and playful graphic identity. Both equally iconic in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
MODERN ART floor vase KISS-KISS 2006 by a famous German pottery artist
Located in Landshut, BY
This huge and heavy ART floor vase, crafted in 2006, was produced by a renowned artist whose name is not recalled at this time.
... let´s call the vase KISS-KISS ...
Height: 48cm ~ ...
Category
Early 2000s German Modern Vases
Materials
Pottery
Olé 5 Vase by Hania Jneid
Located in Geneve, CH
Olé 5 Vase by Hania Jneid
Unique Piece.
Dimensions: Ø 20 x H 20 cm.
Materials: Stoneware, glaze and gold luster.
Numbered Olé Vase in the collection Olé, a tribute to the Flamenco c...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Vases
Materials
Luster, Stoneware
$2,359 / item
Allessandro Mendini Venini Cased Black & Green Art Glass Vase
By Venini
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish and beautifully hand-made Venetian Murano art glass vase in green and white glass cased in a mirror black glass finish p...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Vase by Roger Capron
By Roger Capron
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Vase à anse par Roger Capron et déxor dit Pyjama.
Signé et situé.
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
$3,813
Fazzoletto Glass Vase in Horizon & Aquamarine by Fulvio Bianconi & Paolo Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with pinched rim in horizon and aquamarine designed by Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini in 1948. Perfect for indoor home decor as container, vide-poche or statement...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Handmade Ceramic Spikes Black Round Vase
By OWO Ceramics
Located in Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, AR
Beautiful black round vase with spikes, perfect for showcasing your cherished blooms. Providing a unique perspective from every angle, this round cera...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery
$354 / item
VITA Vessel by Dust and Form
Located in Geneve, CH
Vita Vessel by Dust and Form
Dimensions: W 20.3 x D 20.3 x 23 H cm
Materials: Plaster, finished in a Satin Ivory glaze both inside and out. This vessel is watertight and functional...
Category
2010s American Modern Vases
Materials
Plaster
$1,120 / item
Nunki Carlo Moretti Contemporary Mouth Blown Murano Glass Vase
Located in New York, NY
Carlo Moretti Nunki contemporary mouth blown Murano glass vase in clear glass with red stripe overlay.
Part of the I Piccoli collection, small in size but gives a considerable amoun...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
1970s Flavio Poli for Seguso Modern Blue Sommerso Murano Glass Mono Flower Vase
By Flavio Poli, Seguso
Located in Aci Castello, IT
An elegant blue sommerso murano glass bottle vase designed in the Seventies by Flavio Poli and manufactured in Venice by Seguso, it's in perfect conditions. the Vase is a striking ex...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair of Stamped Edition Padilla Picasso Pottery Conical Face Vases
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Stamped Edition Padilla Picasso Pottery Conical Face Vases
After Pablo Picasso
Each one stamped 'Femo 1944 Edition Picasso Padilla hv ...
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Modern Vases
Materials
Pottery
Waterford Crystal Glass Vase
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Elegant cut crystal vase in Grant pattern standing 25cm in height and is signed in etching on the bottom and also having the Sea horse motif on the side label.
The Grant pattern is o...
Category
Early 2000s British Modern Vases
Materials
Crystal
21st Century Karim Rashid Extra Large Vase Murano Glass Various Colors
Located in Brembate di Sopra (BG), IT
Kastle extra large vase, Murano glass, by Karim Rashid, 21st century.
Karim Rashid has conceived for Purho a mini collection of bowls and vases characterized by their faceted, struc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Large Art Glass Floor Vase, Unstamped
Located in København, Copenhagen
Murano large art glass floor vase, unstamped.
In perfect condition. Measures: 56 cm.
Category
20th Century Modern Vases
$560 Sale Price
20% Off
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