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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Oko Pop Ceramic Vase, Smiley by Malwina Konopacka
Located in Geneve, CH
Oko Pop ceramic vase - Smiley by Malwina Konopacka
Unique Sculpture ( Decorated and hand painted by the artist )
Materials: Impregnated ceramics, glazed interior, sgraffito yellow glaze, overglaze painting
Dimensions: D19, D42 cm.
Also available: Circus, mushroom, daisy denim.
OKO came first and lent the name to the whole collection. It was first presented in 2014 as part of Tokyo Designers Week and has since had numerous re-editions and collection launches, all decorated and hand painted by the artist. Its organic spindle-shaped form and trademark spherical depressions together with graphic patterns and colours pay tribute to history and craftsmanship while maintaining a distinct contemporary character. The OKO vase features in polish art and history of art textbook as an example of 21st century design.
The OKO POP ceramic vase is top of the POP collection. Referring to the fashionable in the 60s and 70s denim...
Category
2010s Polish Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Oko Pop Ceramic Vase, Mushroom by Malwina Konopacka
Located in Geneve, CH
Oko pop ceramic vase - Mushroom by Malwina Konopacka
Unique Sculpture (decorated and hand-painted by the artist )
Materials: Impregnated ceramics, glazed interior with red glaze
Dimensions: D19, H42 cm
Also available: Circus, denim daisy, smiley
Oko came first and lent the name to the whole collection. It was first presented in 2014 as part of Tokyo Designers Week and has since had numerous re-editions and collection launches, all decorated and hand-painted by the artist. Its organic spindle-shaped form and trademark spherical depressions together with graphic patterns and colours pay tribute to history and craftsmanship while maintaining a distinct contemporary character. The OKO vase features in polish art and history of art textbook as an example of 21st century design.
The Oko Pop ceramic vase is top of the POP collection. Referring to the fashionable in the 60s and 70s denim...
Category
2010s Polish Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Sensing the Landscape Wall Sculpture by Natasja Alers
Located in Geneve, CH
Sensing The Landscape wall sculpture by Natasja Alers, 2021
Dimensions: 104 x 44 cm
Material: ceramics, glazes
Visual artist Natasja Alers (The Hague, 1987) graduated from the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in the field of ceramics. Alers makes casts of human body parts and constructs them into new sculptures, vases, reliefs, seating objects and installations. Her work has previously been on display at Collectible Art Fair, Art Zuid, PAN Amsterdam, Big Art, Rademakers Gallery...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Set of Peel Vessel by Rodrigo Lobato Yáñes
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of peel vessel by Rodrigo Lobato Yáñes.
Dimensions: H 4.2'' x W 3.7'' x D 3.7".
Materials: slip casting, glazing, and single firing process.
Platalea studio was born out of ...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
UCHO Mug / Choco brown by Malwina Konopacka
Located in WARSZAWA, PL
Funny, capacious, and handy – that's what UCHO is all about, the first mug in the OKO Family that begins a new chapter in the brand's history. The mug has a sturdy handle shaped like...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Ceramics
Materials
Clay
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
$1,339 / item
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
$3,167 / set
Pair of 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...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
$2,329 / set
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
$576 / item
Vase 0026-2 Grès Roux Chamotté by Marta Dervin
Located in Geneve, CH
Vase 0026-2 Grès Roux Chamotté by Marta Dervin
Dimensions: ø8-9 x H 38-40 cm
Materials: Stoneware
Marta Dervin works with stoneware and porcelain that she shapes by hand to crea...
Category
2010s French Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Black Carafe and Cups Set by Craig Barrow
Located in Geneve, CH
Black Carafe and cups set by Craig Barrow.
Dimensions: 7.5 x 10.5 x 20.5cm - 6 x 5 x 5.5cm
Volume approx.: 400ml - 50ml
Variations:
Black porcelain, black glaze.
Black porcelain, nebular glaze.
White porcelain, white glaze.
White porcelain, nebular glaze.
A set of porcelain carafe and shot cups concepted over numerous visits to the Swedish island...
Category
2010s German Modern Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Porcelain Carafe with Lid by Craig Barrow
Located in Geneve, CH
Porcelain carafe with lid by Craig Barrow
Dimensions: 7.5 x 10.5 x 20.5cm
Volume approximate: 400ml
Materials: Slip cast porcelain shot cups, internall...
Category
2010s German Modern Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
$320 / item
Number 4 Gardenia Vase by Jaime Hayon
Located in Geneve, CH
Number 4 gardenia vase by Jaime Hayon
Dimensions: Diameter 26 x Height 37 cm
Materials: Handmade terracotta with a waterproof treatment.
Could be used ou...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Terracotta
$850 / item
Number 1 Gardenia Vase by Jaime Hayon
Located in Geneve, CH
Number 1 Gardenia vase by Jaime Hayon
Dimensions: Diameter 22 x height 45 cm
Materials: Handmade terracotta with a waterproof treatment.
Could be used outdoors. Also available i...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Terracotta
$757 / item
Number 3 Showtime 10 Vase by Jaime Hayon
Located in Geneve, CH
Number 3 showtime 10 vase by Jaime Hayon
Dimensions: Diameter 27 x height 42 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
$1,898 / item
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
$5,392 / set
Set of 3 Gardenia Vases by Jaime Hayon
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of Gardenia vases by Jaime Hayon
Dimensions: D22 x H45 cm, D22 x h45 cm ,D26 x H37 cm
Materials: Handmade terracotta with a waterproof treatment.
Could be used outdoors.
...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Terracotta
$2,341 / set
Sunset Moon Vase by Arina Antonova
Located in Geneve, CH
Sunset Moon vase by Arina Antonova
Dimensions: H 33 x D 33 cm
Materials: Stoneware, porcelain, glaze.
Born in Sewastopol (Crimea), I was surrounded by t...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain, Stoneware
$3,004 / item
Grand Vase Blanc by Cica Gomez
Located in Geneve, CH
Grand vase blanc by Cica Gomez
Dimensions: Ø 16 x H 35 cm
Materials: Porcelain
Usual objects. My work is first driven by the search for the line. The one that it draw when the...
Category
2010s French Modern Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
$1,268 / item
Stoneware Vase Corps by Cica Gomez
Located in Geneve, CH
Stoneware vase corps by Cica Gomez
Dimensions: Ø 7.5 x H 23 cm
Materials: Stoneware
Usual objects. My work is first driven by the search for the line. The one that it draw when ...
Category
2010s French Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
$422 / item
UCHO Mug / Denim blue by Malwina Konopacka
Located in WARSZAWA, PL
Funny, capacious, and handy – that's what UCHO is all about, the first mug in the OKO Family that begins a new chapter in the brand's history. The mug has a sturdy handle shaped like...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Ceramics
Materials
Clay
Stoneware Clay Carafe in stone colour hand cast in UK
By Custhom
Located in London, GB
The pieces are slip cast in London, made from stoneware in small batches. The hand painted details around the rim of each item in the collection is created by glaze in a complimentar...
Category
2010s English Modern Ceramics
Materials
Cast Stone
Stoneware Clay Cup in Terracotta Color Hand Cast in UK
By Custhom
Located in London, GB
The pieces are slip cast in London, made from stoneware in small batches. The hand painted details around the rim of each item in the collection is created by glaze in a complimentar...
Category
2010s English Modern Ceramics
Materials
Cast Stone
Tab V, Handmade and Food Safe, by Artist Stef Duffy
By Stef Duffy
Located in Jersey City, NJ
The Tab V, shown here in diffused China Red / Raven and broken silver, the food safe vessel for your favorite beverage of choice, entertaining, or as a decor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Pottery, Stoneware
Tab Orbital, Handmade and Food Safe, by Artist Stef Duffy
By Stef Duffy
Located in Jersey City, NJ
The Tab Orbital, shown here in Diffused China Red/Raven and Broken Silver, the food safe vessel for your favorite beverage of choice, entertaining, or as a d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Pottery, Stoneware
BIB Orbital, Handmade and Food Safe, by Artist Stef Duffy
By Stef Duffy
Located in Jersey City, NJ
The BIB Orbital, shown here in epsilon and broken silver, the food safe vessel for your favorite beverage of choice, entertaining, or as a decorative object or objet d'art. Versatile, sustainable and one of kind, made of recycled stoneware and 100% lead free glaze. The perfect gift for the Holidays, housewarming or special occasion, each BIB Orbital is hand painted and constructed, none two identical.
Made to order and available in galaxy, marilyn red, epsilon, diffused china red/raven, moss, and frosted azure.
"a little piece of sculpture in your hand that has utility, sustainability, and is one of a kind"
Designed by artist Stef Duffy...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Pottery, Stoneware
Double Barrel, Handmade and Food Safe, by Artist Stef Duffy
By Stef Duffy
Located in Jersey City, NJ
The Double Barrel, shown here in marilyn red and broken silver, the food safe vessel for your favorite beverage of choice, entertaining, or as a decorati...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Pottery, Stoneware
La Lava V, Handmade and Food Safe, by Artist Stef Duffy
By Stef Duffy
Located in Jersey City, NJ
La Lava V, shown here in Diffused China Red/Raven and Broken Silver, the food safe vessel for your favorite beverage of choice, entertaining, or as a decorative object or object d'ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Pottery, Stoneware
A Stoneware Vase by Berndt Friberg in hues of pale blues and greys
Located in San Francisco, CA
This wheel-thrown stoneware vase by Berndt Friberg features a stout, thin neck and a smooth glaze in hues of pale blues and greys. It exemplifies Friberg’s refined craftsmanship and ...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Price Upon Request
Chouette (A.R.543), Picasso Madoura Ceramic Clay Vase
Located in New York, US
Pablo Picasso’s Chouette (AR 543), created in 1953, is one of the most iconic pieces from his prolific ceramic oeuvre. This charming owl-shaped vase captures Picasso's playful creati...
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Price Upon Request
Tete de Femme Couronnee de Fleurs (A.R. 237) Picasso Madoura Ceramic Pitcher
Located in New York, US
Pablo Picasso’s Tête de Femme Couronnée de Fleurs (R. 237), created in 1954, epitomizes his mastery of ceramics as a medium for both narrative and abstraction. This hand-painted work...
Category
1950s French Vintage Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Visage aux Points (A.R. 610) Picasso Madoura Ceramic Pitcher
Located in New York, US
Pablo Picasso’s Visage aux Points (AR 610), created in 1956, is a testament to the artist’s innovative approach to ceramics, blending his iconic Cubist sensibilities with a playful e...
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware
Price Upon Request
Visage (A.R.448) - Picasso Madoura Ceramic Face Plate
Located in New York, US
Picasso's Visage Ramie 448 (1957) is a remarkable ceramic that showcases his innovative fusion of painting and sculpture. This piece, created during his collaboration with the Madour...
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Price Upon Request
Tresor II, FR
By Alice Riehl
Located in New York, NY
By combining French decorative arts motifs, organic imagery, and contemporary motivations into visual poetry, French artist Alice Riehl’s porcelain wall murals exist in a liminal spa...
Category
2010s French Modern Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Price Upon Request
Tresor I, FR
By Alice Riehl
Located in New York, NY
By combining French decorative arts motifs, organic imagery, and contemporary motivations into visual poetry, French artist Alice Riehl’s porcelain wall murals exist in a liminal spa...
Category
2010s French Modern Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Price Upon Request
Lianes, FR
By Alice Riehl
Located in New York, NY
By combining French decorative arts motifs, organic imagery, and contemporary motivations into visual poetry, French artist Alice Riehl’s porcelain wall murals exist in a liminal spa...
Category
2010s French Modern Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Price Upon Request
Modern ceramics for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Modern ceramics 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 ceramics created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects, folk art and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, stoneware and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern ceramics made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original ceramics, popular names associated with this style include Monika Patuszynska, Mosche Bianche, Richard A. Hirsch, and LAAB Milano. 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 ceramics differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $20 and tops out at $50,348 while the average work can sell for $614.
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