Modern Ceramics
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Set of 5 Colored Showtime Vases by Jaime Hayon
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of colored showtime vases by Jaime Hayon
Dimensions: D19 x H33, D31 x H34, D27 x H47, D21 x H48, D23 x 59 cm
Materials: Made in two pieces in enameled stoneware porcelain; mon...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Nocturnal Pitcher by Rodrigo Lobato Yáñes
Located in Geneve, CH
Nocturnal pitcher by Rodrigo Lobato Yáñes
Dimensions: H 9.8'' x W 5.6'' x D 5.6 "
Materials: Slip casting, glazing, and single firing process
Platalea studio was born out of a p...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Glyph Tumbler, Handmade and Food Safe, by Artist Stef Duffy
By Stef Duffy
Located in Jersey City, NJ
The Glyph Tumbler, shown here in embossed Blugreen/Various Colors, the food safe vessel for your favorite beverage of choice, entertaining, or as a decorativ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware, Pottery, Porcelain
Number 1 Showtime 10 Vase by Jaime Hayon
Located in Geneve, CH
Number 1 showtime 10 vase by Jaime Hayon
Dimensions: Diameter 19 x H 33 cm
Materials: Made up of two pieces in glazed stoneware, with a white finish and 24-carat gold plated deco...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Ceramics
Materials
Gold Leaf
Ceramic Bottle With Chattering by Jason Fox
Located in Burbank, CA
Wheel Thrown Bottle With Chattering by Jason Fox.
A Southern Californian for over half his life, Contemporary Ceramic Artist Jason Fox draws upon his classical education in Architec...
Category
2010s American Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Celadon, Clay, Pottery, Stoneware
Large White Stamped Vase by Doa Ceramics
Located in Geneve, CH
Large white stamped vase by Doa Ceramics.
Dimensions: 12".
Materials: ceramic.
Technique: hand-crafted. Freeform. Over-glazed.
Also available in sizes 10" and 8".
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Earth Prints Bowl by Arina Antonova
Located in Geneve, CH
Earth prints bowl by Arina Antonova, 2019
Dimensions: H 10 x D 36 cm
Materials: Stoneware, wild clay, sea weed
Born in Sewastopol (Crimea), I was surrounded by the natural varie...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Ceramics
Materials
Clay, Stoneware
Tributte Platter by Rodrigo Lobato Yáñes
Located in Geneve, CH
Tributte platter by Rodrigo Lobato Yáñes.
Dimensions: H 2.3'' x W 11.3'' x D 11.3"
Materials: Slip casting, glazing and single firing process.
Platalea studio was born out of a ...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Childhood Sculpture by Elnaz Rafati
Located in Geneve, CH
Childhood by Elnaz Rafati (Sculpture 08)
Dimensions: W 10 x D 29 x H 29 cm
Materials: Clay
I am an Iranian architect and artist living in NYC. After receiving my architectural e...
Category
2010s American Modern Ceramics
Materials
Clay
Child Sculpture by Elnaz Rafati
Located in Geneve, CH
Child sculpture 01 by Elnaz Rafati
Dimensions: H 20.3 x W 11.5 x D 12.7 cm
Materials: clay
I am an Iranian architect and artist living in NYC. After receiving my architectural e...
Category
2010s American Modern Ceramics
Materials
Clay
Silver Lining Sculpture by Elnaz Rafati
Located in Geneve, CH
Silver lining sculpture by Elnaz Rafati (Sculpture 05)
Dimensions: W 14 x D 33 x H 30.5 cm
Materials: Clay
I am an Iranian architect and artist living in NYC. After receiving my...
Category
2010s American Modern Ceramics
Materials
Clay
Number 4 Showtime 10 Vase by Jaime Hayon
Located in Geneve, CH
Number 4 Showtime 10 vase by Jaime Hayon
Dimensions: Diameter 21 x H 48 cm
Materials: Made up of two pieces in glazed stoneware, with a white finish and 24-carat gold plated decorations.
Also available in other designs.
His proposal was 24-carat gold, which has been a great success. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Showtime Collection, we asked Jaime for new vase...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Ceramics
Materials
Gold Leaf
Grandmother Sculpture by Elnaz Rafati
Located in Geneve, CH
Grandmother sculpture by Elnaz Rafati (Sculpture 03)
Dimensions: H 41 x W 23 x D 25 cm
Materials: Clay
I am an Iranian architect and artist living in NYC. After receiving my arc...
Category
2010s American Modern Ceramics
Materials
Clay
Grand Vase Jaune by Cica Gomez
Located in Geneve, CH
Grand vase jaune by Cica Gomez
Dimensions: Ø 15 x H 31 cm
Materials: Porcelain
Usual objects. My work is first driven by the search for the line. The...
Category
2010s French Modern Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Number 1 Showtime Vase by Jaime Hayon
Located in Geneve, CH
Number 1 showtime vase by Jaime Hayon
Dimensions: Diameter 19 x H 33 cm
Materials: Made in two pieces in enameled stoneware porcelain; monocolour (in...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Yellow Bling Vase by Arina Antonova
Located in Geneve, CH
Yellow bling vase by Arina Antonova
Dimensions: H 40 x D 20 cm
Materials: stoneware, porcelain, pigments.
Born in Sewastopol (Crimea), I was surrounded by the natural variety of...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain, Stoneware
Pet Sculpture by Elnaz Rafati
Located in Geneve, CH
Pet by Elnaz Rafati (Sculpture 12).
Dimensions: D 36.9, W 12.7, H 63.5 cm.
Materials: Clay.
"Pet is secretly my favorite piece.
Unlike the other sculptures whose curves transi...
Category
2010s American Modern Ceramics
Materials
Clay
Set of 2 Small Red Orange Vases by Doa Ceramics
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 small red orange vases by Doa Ceramics
Dimensions: 3.5" (in).
Materials: Ceramic.
Technique: Hand-crafted. Freeform. Glazed.
Also availa...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Number 4 Showtime Vase by Jaime Hayon
Located in Geneve, CH
Number 4 Showtime vase by Jaime Hayon
Dimensions: Diameter 21 x Height 48 cm
Materials: Made in two pieces in enameled stoneware porcelain; mono-colo...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Color Number 4 Showtime Vase by Jaime Hayon
Located in Geneve, CH
Color Number 4 showtime vase by Jaime Hayon
Dimensions: Diameter 21 x Height 48 cm
Materials: Made in two pieces in enameled stoneware porcelain; mono-color (interior and externa...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Number 5 Showtime Vase by Jaime Hayon
Located in Geneve, CH
Number 5 showtime vase by Jaime Hayon
Dimensions: Diameter 23 x Height 59 cm
Materials: Made in two pieces in enameled stoneware porcelain; mono-colo...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Buhay Ceramic Vase by Faina
Located in Geneve, CH
Buhay ceramic vase by Faina.
Design: Victoriya Yakusha.
Materials: ceramics, horsehair, wood.
Dimensions: W 110 x D 110 x H 150 cm.
In search of n...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Other
Three Leg Ceramic Vase by Faina
Located in Geneve, CH
Three leg ceramic vase by Faina
Design: Victoriya Yakusha
Materials: Ceramic.
Dimensions: L 31 x W 14 x H 39 cm
In search of new-old design messages, Victoria Yakusha conducted a st...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Earthenware Bowl with Interpretations of Traditional Creamware Forms
By Faye Toogood
Located in London, GB
Indigo Storm, 1882 Ltd. with Faye Toogood. Faye Toogood’s range of ceramic designs for 1882 Ltd. celebrates the accidental beauty of natural imperfec...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Thrown Sculpture by Elnaz Rafati
Located in Geneve, CH
Thrown by Elnaz Rafati (Sculpture 16)
Dimensions: W 15 x D 25 x H 52 cm
Materials: Clay
I am an Iranian architect and artist living in NYC. After receiving my architectural engi...
Category
2010s American Modern Ceramics
Materials
Clay
Set of 2 WIT Mug / Candy pink by Malwina Konopacka
Located in WARSZAWA, PL
Set of two WIT cup Candy.
The WIT cup is a multifunctional vessel with a playful stem. It can become your favorite coffee cup, a dessert bowl, a container for pens, or other favori...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Ceramics
Materials
Clay
"No Name" Moon Vase by Arina Antonova
Located in Geneve, CH
"No Name" moon vase by Arina Antonova
Dimensions: H 33 x D 30 cm
Materials: stoneware, porcelain, glaze
Born in Sewastopol (Crimea), I was surrounded by the natural variety of t...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain, Stoneware
Stoneware Blue Twin Vase by Arina Antonova
Located in Geneve, CH
Stoneware blue twin vase by Arina Antonova
2020
Dimensions: H 50 x D 30 cm
Materials: stoneware, porcelain, glaze
Born in Sewastopol (Crimea), I was su...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain, Stoneware
Pair of Three Leg Ceramic Vase by Faina
Located in Geneve, CH
Three leg ceramic vase by Faina.
Design: Victoriya Yakusha.
Materials: ceramic.
Dimensions: L 31 x W 14 x H 39 cm.
In search of new-old design messages, Victoria Yakusha conduc...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Pomegranate Hand Painted Ceramic Starter Set of 2
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Wonderful set of handapainted ceramic starter plates
Pomegranate shaped these items are made in Italy and will bring a tropical touch on your table.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Pineapple Hand Painted Ceramic Starter Set of 2
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Wonderful set of handapainted ceramic starter plates.
Pineapple shaped these paltes are made in Italy and will bringa tropical touch on your table.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 2 WIT Mug / Candy / Ecru by Malwina Konopacka
Located in WARSZAWA, PL
Set of two WIT cup Candy and Ecru.
The WIT cup is a multifunctional vessel with a playful stem. It can become your favorite coffee cup, a dessert bowl, a container for pens, or othe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Ceramics
Materials
Clay
Number 2 Showtime Vase by Jaime Hayon
Located in Geneve, CH
Number 2 showtime vase by Jaime Hayon
Dimensions: Diameter 13 x Height 34 cm
Materials: Made in two pieces in enameled stoneware porcelain; mono-colo...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Long Neck Ceramic Vase by Faina
Located in Geneve, CH
Long neck ceramic vase by Faina.
Design: Victoriya Yakusha.
Materials: ceramic.
Dimensions: L 10 x W 5 x H 38 cm.
In search of new-old design messages,...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Fine Bone China Medium Platter Slip-Cast Hand Carved Plaster Models
By Max Lamb
Located in London, GB
Crockery White, 1882 Ltd. with Max Lamb. A collection of fine bone china tableware slip-cast from plaster models carved by hand, with glazed interior for functionality and raw exteri...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 5 Showtime Vases by Jaime Hayon
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of showtime vases by Jaime Hayon
Dimensions: D 19 x H 33, D 31 x H 34, D 27 x H 47, D 21 x H 48, D 23 x 59 cm
Materials: Made in two pieces in enameled stoneware porcelain; mo...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
21st Century Italy, Harvest White Panel, Ceramica Gatti, Designer A. Anastasio
Located in Faenza, IT
The public buildings, the noble ones but also the more modest residences, have been decorated for centuries with decorative panels cemented on the facades. Bottega Gatti...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Jason Fox Contemporary Ceramic Shino Glazed Vessel
Located in Burbank, CA
Wheel Thrown Contemporary Ceramic Shino Vessel by Jason Fox.
A Southern Californian for over half his life, Jason Fox draws upon his classical education in Architecture and Art Hist...
Category
2010s American Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware, Pottery, Clay
Number 2 Showtime 10 Vase by Jaime Hayon
Located in Geneve, CH
Number 2 showtime 10 vase by Jaime Hayon
Dimensions: Diameter 13 x Height 34 cm
Materials: Made up of two pieces in glazed stoneware, with a white finish and 24-carat gold plated decorations.
Also available in other designs.
His proposal was 24-carat gold, which has been a great success. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Showtime Collection, we asked Jaime for new vase...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Ceramics
Materials
Gold Leaf
Set of 2 Small Androgena Vases by Doa Ceramics
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 small Androgena vases by Doa Ceramics
by Doa Ceramics
Dimensions: 3.5"
Materials: ceramic.
Technique: hand-crafted. Freeform. Glazed.
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 2 Small Sleeping Beauty Vases by Doa Ceramics
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Small Sleeping Beauty vases by Doa Ceramics
Dimensions: D 8.9 x H 8.9 cm
Materials: Ceramic.
Technique: Hand-crafted. Freeform. Glazed.
Also available in sizes D15.2 x H...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Amorphic Sculpture #4 by David Haskell
Located in New York, NY
Amorphic sculpture #4 by David Haskell. Ceramic sculpture with blue glazes.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Gota Decorative Piece by Omar Ortiz
Located in Geneve, CH
Gota decorative piece by Omar Ortiz, 2021
Dimensions: H15 x D30cm.
Materials: Volcanic stone, black clay.
It is a decorative piece that mixes black clay from Oaxaca and stone fr...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stone
Set of 2 Small Aqua Vases by Doa Ceramics
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Aqua small vases by Doa Ceramics
Dimensions: 3.5"
Materials: ceramic.
Technique: hand-crafted. Freeform. Glazed.
Also available in sizes 6".
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 2 Small Orange Vases by Doa Ceramics
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 small orange vases By Doa Ceramics
Dimensions: 3.5" in
Materials: Ceramic.
Technique: Hand-crafted. Freeform. Glazed.
Also available in...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Sunrise Vase by Arina Antonova
Located in Geneve, CH
Sunrise vase by Arina Antonova, 2021
Dimensions: H 35 x D 30 cm
Materials: stoneware, glaze, pigment.
Born in Sewastopol (Crimea), I was surrounded...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Fine Bone China Plate with Unique Silk-Screen Decals, Plate 6
By Bruce McLean
Located in London, GB
Garden Ware, 1882 Ltd. with Bruce McLean. Acclaimed conceptual artist Bruce McLean debued a vast new body of work titled Garden Ware that was on exhibition at the Victoria and Albert...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Modern Ceramic Oversized Vase with Closed Top in White, Big Vase 2
By Max Lamb
Located in London, GB
Big vase 2, 1882 Ltd. with Max Lamb. You can never have too many flowers. The question is how big can the vase be? Big vase starts life as a solid block of plaster that is hand carve...
Category
2010s English Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
OKO Gold Ceramic Vase by Malwina Konopacka
Located in Geneve, CH
OKO gold ceramic vase by Malwina Konopacka
Materials: Ceramic
Dimensions: Ø 19 x 42 cm
It was first presented in 2014 as part of Tokyo Designers Week and has since had numerous ...
Category
2010s Polish Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Fine Bone China Platter with Organic Shapes and Delicate Watercolour Techniques
By Deborah M. Allen
Located in London, GB
Jenny, 1882 Ltd. with Deborah M Allen. Californian-based artist Deborah M Allen’s love of the water has always influenced her work, which often includes references to carved landscapes and the unexpected organic shapes and colours we prize in nature. The result? Gorgeous contemplations of space, fluidity and light. This collection of fine bone china showcases...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 2 Porcelain Amal Cups by Sizar Alexis
By Sizar Alexis
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 porcelain Amal cups by Sizar Alexis
Year 2019
Dimensions: H 7.5cm, Ø 6.7cm and holds.
22cl and the saucer H 1.2cm and Ø 14.7cm.
Porcelain.
All pieces are signed.
About Sizar Alexis
Sizar Alexis is a Swedish-Iraqi product and furniture designer that experiments with objects that display serenity through geometrical shapes, while
remaining robust in volume. His trademark style is built on creating objects
bear a strong character, accomplished through the use of raw and imperfect surfaces in combination with a deep interest in Brutalism and the rich
cultural and architectural heritage from ancient Mesopotamia. He uses
the delicate character of noble materials juxtaposed with Brutalist angular
shapes to create objects that stand the test of time.
Background and history
Sizar Alexis was born in Ankawa, just outside the city of Erbil in northern
Iraq. His Chaldean roots puts his lineage in a straight line back to 5000 BC...
Category
2010s Swedish Modern Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Miki Pop Ceramic Sculpture, Mushroom by Malwina Konopacka
Located in Geneve, CH
Miki pop ceramic sculpture - mushroom by Malwina Konopacka
Unique sculpture ( Decorated and hand-painted by the artist )
Materials: Impregnated...
Category
2010s Polish Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
One Leg Ceramic Vase by Faina
Located in Geneve, CH
One leg ceramic vase by Faina.
Design: Victoriya Yakusha.
Materials: ceramic.
Dimensions: L 24 x W 12 x H 33 cm.
In search of new-old design messages, Victoria Yakusha conducte...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mini Aniela / Ecru / Orange / Circus Incense Holder by Malwina Konopacka
Located in WARSZAWA, PL
Aniela MINI is the answer to the need for a small item - a coaster that can be used to hold jewelry, sweets or burn incense sticks.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Ceramics
Materials
Clay
Set of 2 WIT Mug / Candy / Denim by Malwina Konopacka
Located in WARSZAWA, PL
Set of two WIT cup Candy and Denim.
The WIT cup is a multifunctional vessel with a playful stem. It can become your favorite coffee cup, a dessert bowl, a container for pens, or oth...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Ceramics
Materials
Clay
Pair of Buhay Ceramic Vases by Faina
Located in Geneve, CH
Pair of Buhay ceramic vases by Faina
Design: Victoriya Yakusha
Materials: Ceramics, horsehair, wood.
Dimensions: W 110 x D 110 x H 150 cm
In search of new-old design messages, ...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Other
One Leg Ceramic Vase by Faina
Located in Geneve, CH
One leg ceramic vase by Faina.
Design: Victoriya Yakusha
Materials: ceramic.
Dimensions: L 24 x W 12 x H 33 cm.
In search of new-old design messages, Victoria Yakusha conducted...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Vase 0026 Grès Roux Chamotté by Marta Dervin
Located in Geneve, CH
Vase 0026 Grès Roux Chamotté by Marta Dervin
Dimensions: ø8-9 x H 38-40 cm
Materials: Stoneware
Marta Dervin works with stoneware and porcelain that...
Category
2010s French Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Modern ceramics for sale on 1stDibs.
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