Modern Centerpieces
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
Style: Modern
Color: Blue
21st Century Karim Rashid Centerpiece Container Murano Glass Ocean Blue
Located in Brembate di Sopra (BG), IT
21st century Karim Rashid centerpiece container Murano glass various colors.
Designed by Karim Rashid, Kountess is a stately, sculptural jar with a lid. Just like its twin model, Kou...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass
Geometric Pedestal Bowl in Blue Marbled Resin by Paola Valle
By Paola Valle
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
Our decorative geometric pedestal bowl is great for holding fruit, plants, decorative objects, faux succulents and specially everyone's attention. You can have it on display on a kit...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Resin
20th Century Ettore Sottsass RSVP Centerpiece Mod. Indigo in Colored Glass
Located in Turin, Turin
Beatiful vase or centerpiece designed in the beginning of 2000 by the great italian designer Ettore Sottsass for RSVP. The centerpiece is entirely in colored glass, 10 mm thick.
Th...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Glass
Korean Glass 25, a unique porcelain and glass sculpture by Choi Keeryong
Located in London, GB
Korean Glass 25, is a unique sculpture in clear glass and porcelain that is handblown, painted and cut by the South Korean artist, Choi Keeryong. The interior detail of the piece is handpainted in blue, red and green.
Keeryong is based in Scotland. His work is informed by his investigations into the similarities and cultural differences that we all experience in relation to the objects around us in contrast to where we live. Something he is has personally experienced living in another country.
In this collection, Keeryong has developed a process using the ancient Korean ‘Saggam’ pottery technique, which allows him to explore a state of ambiguity created for the viewer’s visual experience. Using delineating geometric patterns and counterfeit letters (meaningless Korean words) he combines his glass with found English teapots...
Category
2010s British Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Porcelain, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Contemporary Modern, Esnaf Pigeon Blue Round Cake Stand
By DAY Studio
Located in İstanbul, İstanbul
Esnaf collection is inspired by the ever-curios carts and tools of street vendors of Istanbul. The collection takes its cues from the colorful and quirky geometric compositions of t...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Sheet Metal
Polish Hand Blown Modern Free Form Blue Art Glass Centerpiece Shell Bowl Poland
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage hand blown free form studio art glass bowl in blue and white, abstractly reminiscent of a seashell, made in Poland.
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Art Glass
20th Century Ettore Sottsass RSVP Centerpiece Mod. Azzurro in Colored Glass
Located in Turin, Turin
Beautiful vase or centerpiece designed in the beginning of 2000 by the great Italian designer Ettore Sottsass for RSVP. The centerpiece is entirely in colored glass, 10 mm thick.
Th...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Glass
Decorative Bowl Centerpiece Vessel Blue Azul Macaubas Marble Hand-Carved Italy
Located in Ancona, Marche
Bowl sculpted by hand from a solid block of Azul Macaubas. Polished finishing.
Dimensions: Medium L 45 X W 22 X H 10 cm.
Also available in Big L 56 X W 27 X H 12 and Small L 35 X W...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Quartz
POP Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily, Vase, Size S, Choose Your Color
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The POP! 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 combine history and design.
POP moorish heads...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Enamel
Blue Vintage Murano Glass Centerpiece by Alberto Donà, 1980s Italy
By Alberto Donà
Located in Villaverla, IT
Blue vintage Murano glass centerpiece by Alberto Donà, 1980s Italy.
This superb Venetian centerpiece steals the scene, thanks to its vivid color ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass, Murano Glass
21st Century Blue Matt Hammered Bowl by Ceramica Gatti, designer A. Anastasio
Located in Faenza, IT
Made in Italy low hammered bowl, in sky blue matt color, this pottery peace was designed by Andrea Anastasio at the historical Bottega Cercamica Gatti 1928 in Faenza, Italy, speciali...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Ceramic
ISIDE I17, Man's Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily, 2021, Colorful, 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 combine history and design.
The extreme attention to details, supported by twenty years of experience of master craftsmen, is the company’s strength.
The production technique hides secrets and art mixtures that make the product unique and exclusive. Mosche Bianche chooses to combine art and design to recall history through ceramic artworks in doing so, history revives, as in a fairy tale, an incredible civilization that is the sicilian culture.
The moorish heads in ceramics, tribute to the beauty of ancient Sicily...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Enamel
God E17, Man's Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily, Luxury Vase, Size S, 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 Centerpieces
Materials
Enamel
Maurice Heaton 3pcs Art glass Large centerpiece and bowls
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nice set of Centerpiece and bowl plus side dish in some kind of square shape. All pieces signed MH , for the well known Swiss/American artist Mauri...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Glass
Italian Modern Glazed Ceramic Centerpiece by Baldelli, 1990s
By Baldelli
Located in MIlano, IT
Ceramic centerpiece by Baldelli, 1990s
Centerpiece in glazed ceramic composed of a teal conical structure on a gray hemisphere. Made by Baldelli in the 1990s.
Good condition, som...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Antique Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Ceramic
POP Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily, Vase, Size M, Choose Your Color
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The POP! 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 combine history and design.
POP moorish heads...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Enamel
POP Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily, Vase, Size L, Choose Your Color
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The POP! 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 combine history and design.
POP moorish heads...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Enamel
ISIDE I15, Woman's Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily, 2021, Colorful, 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 Centerpieces
Materials
Enamel
God E17, Man's Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily, Luxury 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 Centerpieces
Materials
Enamel
ISIDE I15, Woman's Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily, 2021, Colorful, 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 combine history and design.
The extreme attention to details, supported by twenty years of experience of master craftsmen, is the company’s strength.
The production technique hides secrets and art mixtures that make the product unique and exclusive. Mosche Bianche chooses to combine art and design to recall history through ceramic artworks in doing so, history revives, as in a fairy tale, an incredible civilization that is the sicilian culture.
The moorish heads in ceramics, tribute to the beauty of ancient Sicily...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Enamel
20th Century Ettore Sottsass RSVP Centerpiece Mod. Celeste in Colored Glass
Located in Turin, Turin
Beautiful vase or centerpiece designed in the beginning of 2000 by the great Italian designer Ettore Sottsass for RSVP. The centerpiece is entirely in colored glass, 10 mm thick.
Th...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Glass
ISIDE I17, Man's Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily, 2021, Colorful, 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 Centerpieces
Materials
Enamel
ISIDE I17, Man's Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily, 2021, Colorful Vase 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 combine history and design.
The extreme attention to details, supported by twenty years of experience of master craftsmen, is the company’s strength.
The production technique hides secrets and art mixtures that make the product unique and exclusive. Mosche Bianche chooses to combine art and design to recall history through ceramic artworks in doing so, history revives, as in a fairy tale, an incredible civilization that is the sicilian culture.
The moorish heads in ceramics, tribute to the beauty of ancient Sicily...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Enamel
ISIDE I15, Woman's Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily, 2021, Colorful, 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 Centerpieces
Materials
Enamel
Ceramic Charger Plate, Handmade in Italy 2021, Choose Your Pattern
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
For more than 30 years this artist has revolutionized the way of thinking about stone. Their artisan techniques are the result of careful research and deep knowledge of the subject: ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Lava
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 Centerpieces
Materials
Enamel
Atria Carlo Moretti Contemporary Mouth Blown Murano Glass Vase
Located in New York, NY
Carlo Moretti Atria contemporary mouth blown Murano glass vase in clear with light green and blue.
Part of the I Piccoli collection, the objects are small in size but give considera...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass
Bosco Carlo Moretti Contemporary Mouth Blown Vase
Located in New York, NY
Carlo Moretti Bosco contemporary mouth blown Murano glass vase in orange.
Bosco can be combined with other Bosco vases, sizes and colors, harmoniously.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass
Contemporary Collectible Vase Hand Made Porcelain Ceramic
Located in Roma, RM
This big blue vase was created in 2018 and presented with the Crackled collection at the Milan design Week in April 2019. What makes it special are the l...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Ceramic
Large Gear Bowl in Matte Blue by Phillippe Bestenheider for Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Phillippe Bestenheider puts his name to a collection of fine, elegant vases for Driade. A tall vase, a medium vase, and a centrepiece with sophi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Ceramic
Modern Art Glass signed heavy Centerpiece by Schlamer 1996
Located in Miami, FL
Modern heavy centerpiece made out of aqua green tint frosted art glass.
Signed and dated by Artist; Schlamer 1996.
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Art Glass
Set of 5 Venini Murano Hand Blown Teal Teardrop Sculptures/Garniture on Bases
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This is an interesting collection of hand blown ribbed crystal finial-like sculptures made by Venini. Extremely well-matched in clear crystal in a teal shaded green. Each piece is mo...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Crystal
Unique Glass Sculptural Centerpiece by Heike Brachlow
Located in New York, NY
Aurora, 2020 (Glass, C. 11.4 in. h x 17.5 in. w x 14 in. d, Object No.: 4105)
Heike Brachlow was born in Munich, Germany in 1970 and currently lives ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Glass
Geometric Pedestal Bowl in Marbled Aqua Resin by Paola Valle
By Paola Valle
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
Our decorative geometric pedestal bowl is great for holding fruit, plants, decorative objects, faux succulents and specially everyone's attention. You can have it on display on a kit...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Resin
Modern centerpieces for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Modern centerpieces 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 centerpieces created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern centerpieces 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 centerpieces, popular names associated with this style include Mosche Bianche, Ivan Colominas, Andrea Anastasio, and Barberini & Gunnell. 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 centerpieces differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $70 and tops out at $153,375 while the average work can sell for $1,200.
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