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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
UCHO Mug / Denim / Kobalt / set of 2 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
In-Stock, Set of 3 White Ceramic Vases & Dish, Luft Tanaka, Porcelain, Organic
By Luft Tanaka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A grouping of one-of-a-kind Kawa Series items that are handcrafted by Luft Tanaka Studio by casting porcelain into sewn leather molds.
Sold as a set of 3 items: 2 vases and a catch...
Category
2010s American Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Clay
Louise Bourgeois Cup & Saucer for MOMA
Located in Sharon, CT
Louise Bourgeois Cup and Saucer in its original Museum of Modern Art box.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Sculptural White Ceramic Kawa Vases, by Luft Tanaka, organic, porcelain
By Luft Tanaka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A pair of white porcelain vases made by casting into leather molds.
As a result of the production process each item is one-of-a-kind. Set includes one tall vase and one medium vase...
Category
2010s American Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Clay
Ruth Duckworth Stoneweare Ceramic Large Monumemtal Vessel
By Ruth Duckworth
Located in Chicago, IL
Ruth Duckworth was an innovative Chicago sculptor, deeply engaged in the natural world and responding to artistic developments in the 1960s. Working in clay, she called herself a scu...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
WIT Mug / Ecru / Kobalt by Malwina Konopacka
Located in WARSZAWA, PL
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 favorite accessories. WIT chalices...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Ceramics
Materials
Clay
Bouquet Sculpture multicolor // 201
Located in København V, 84
Handbuilt Stonewear Sculpture
The piece is made of diffent colors of stoneware. It is unglazed.
It is sculpted by hand, slowly adding coils and clay to create the final result. ...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Vintage Boho Matte Glazed Ceramic Stool
Located in west palm beach, FL
A chic vintage Boho low stool. A matte glazed ceramic with a clean and modern design. Cut out handles on the side. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Shino Moonjar by Jason Fox
Located in Burbank, CA
Shino Moonjar by Jason Fox.
A Southern Californian for over half his life, Contemporary Ceramic Artist Jason Fox draws upon his classical education in Architecture and Art History a...
Category
2010s American Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware, Pottery, Clay, Ceramic
Sepik Teapot by Marco Zanini for Memphis Milano Collection
By Marco Zanini
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Teiera in ceramica tornita e dipinta a mano. Marco Zanini reinventa la forma di questo curioso oggetto “in forma di teiera” disegnando Colorado e Sepik in ceramica tornita e dipinta ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
UCHO Mug / set of 2 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
Contemporary Handmade Ceramic Vase
Located in Brooklyn, NY
White Bauhaus-inspired stoneware vase, finished with a soft, clear glaze.
Karina Vieira is a Brooklyn-based ceramicist focusing on handbuilt vessels.
Her work references vari...
Category
2010s American Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Spherical Vase by Eva Stæhr Nielsen for Saxbo
By Saxbo
Located in San Francisco, CA
A footed spherical vase with an aquamarine hares fur glaze by Eva Stæhr Nielsen for Saxbo. Stamped with the Saxbo crown symbol, model number 85, and “SAXBO COPENHAGEN”.
Category
1950s European Vintage Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Red Leaf Stoneware Sculpture // 189
Located in København V, 84
Handbuilt Stonewear Sculpture
The piece is made of a red stoneware clay. The color is the natural color of the clay.
It is sculpted by hand, slowly adding coils and clay to crea...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Akiko Hirai, Two Ceramic Cocoon Vessels
By Akiko Hirai
Located in Wargrave, Berkshire
Akiko Hirai (born 1970)
Two Cocoon vessels in stoneware, dry cracked and crawling white slip over a mottled brown body, tall enclosed ovoid form with fac...
Category
2010s British Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
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, Stoneware, Pottery, Clay, Celadon
White Wave Stoneware Sculpture // 197
Located in København V, 84
Handbuilt Stonewear Sculpture
The piece is glazed with diamond glaze on selected plases.
It is sculpted by hand, slowly adding coils and clay to create the final result. This is ...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Sculptural Ceramic Cups Set of 4 by Hulya Sozer, Face Silhouette, Earth Tones
By Hülya Sözer
Located in Mugla, Bodrum
A set of 4 sculptural ceramic cups handmade by the ceramic artist Hulya Sozer.
Food safe glaze.
Dishwasher safe.
Height: 7cm / Depth: 9cm / Dia...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
464-GR Golden Promise Stoneware Bowl With 22kt Gold Rim Detail by Helen Prior
By Helen Prior
Located in New Paltz, NY
464-GR Hand Crafted Golden Promise Stoneware Bowl With 22kt Gold Rim Detail by Helen Prior
A delicate hand-crafted bowl, organic in shape with a torn clay edge in natural speckled...
Category
2010s American Modern Ceramics
Materials
Gold
Sculptural Ceramic Cups Set of 2 by Hulya Sozer, Face Silhouette, Earthly Greens
By Hülya Sözer
Located in Mugla, Bodrum
A set of 2 sculptural ceramic cups handmade by the ceramic artist Hulya Sozer.
Food safe glaze.
Dishwasher safe.
Height: 7cm / Depth: 9cm / Dia...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Pablo Picasso, Bull, Turned round dish, 1957, edition of 250 copies.
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Pablo Picasso
Taureau
1957. 22 janvier
Plat rond tourné
D. 38 cm
R.A terre de faience rouge, décor à l'engobe, gravé au couteau, couverte partielle au pinceau
Noir
Tiré à 250 exemp...
Category
1950s French Vintage Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
12k Gold Lustered Ceramic Cups Set of 2 by Hulya Sozer, Face Inside, Black White
By Hülya Sözer
Located in Mugla, Bodrum
A set of 2 ceramic cups handmade by the ceramic artist Hulya Sozer.
12k Gold Lustered. Food safe glaze. Non-toxic materials and leadfree.
It's ...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Ceramics
Materials
Gold
12k Gold Lustered Ceramic Cups Set of 2 by Hulya Sozer, Face Inside Serie, White
By Hülya Sözer
Located in Mugla, Bodrum
A set of 2 ceramic cups handmade by the ceramic artist Hulya Sozer.
12k Gold Lustered. Food safe glaze. Non-toxic materials and leadfree.
It's ...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Ceramics
Materials
Gold
Sculptural Ceramic Cups Set of 2 by Hulya Sozer, Face Silhouette, Sand Beige
By Hülya Sözer
Located in Mugla, Bodrum
A set of 2 sculptural ceramic cups handmade by the ceramic artist Hulya Sozer.
Food safe glaze.
Dishwasher safe.
Height: 7cm / Depth: 9cm / Dia...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Lily Sculpture Stoneware, multicolor // 198
Located in København V, 84
Handbuilt Stonewear Sculpture
The piece is made of diffent colors of stoneware. It is unglazed.
It is sculpted by hand, slowly adding coils and clay to create the final result. ...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
12k Gold Lustered Ceramic Cups Set of 2 by Hulya Sozer, Face Inside Serie, Beige
By Hülya Sözer
Located in Mugla, Bodrum
A set of 2 ceramic cups handmade by the ceramic artist Hulya Sozer.
12k Gold Lustered. Food safe glaze. Non-toxic materials and leadfree.
It's ...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Ceramics
Materials
Gold
Nantucket Home Royal Blue Hand Painted Vase Urn
By Nantucket Home
Located in Germantown, MD
Royal blue hand painted vase urn.
Fine porcelain by Nantucket Home. Suitable for flowers or ice bucket. Two handy handles. Measures 7.5" in diameter and 6.5" tall. Excellent condition.
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Modern Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
Rock Handmade Ceramic Dipping Bowls - Set of 4 - Black & White Splatterware
By OWO Ceramics
Located in Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, AR
Beautiful handcrafted small ceramic dipping bowls. These highly functional pottery bowls are perfect for serving dips, nuts, seeds, condiments, sea salt, olive oil, or as a soy sauce...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Clay
Contemporary Footed Handmade Ceramic Bowl
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Modern footed stoneware bowl. Finished with a soft, white glaze.
Karina Vieira is a Brooklyn-based ceramicist focusing on handbuilt vessels.
Her work references various styles...
Category
2010s American Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Shino Flower Bottle by Jason Fox
Located in Burbank, CA
Wheel Thrown Shino Flower Bottle by Jason Fox.
A Southern Californian for over half his life, Contemporary Ceramic Artist Jason Fox draws upon his classical education in Architectur...
Category
2010s American Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware, Pottery, Clay
Porcelain Slipped Moon Jar by Jason Fox
Located in Burbank, CA
Porcelain Slipped Moon Jar by Jason Fox.
A Southern Californian for over half his life, Contemporary Ceramic Artist Jason Fox draws upon his classical education in Architecture and ...
Category
2010s American Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain, Pottery, Stoneware
Ceramic Tissue Box in white
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
Ceramic Tissue Box in brushed White
Designed by Project 213A in 2023
Artisanal ceramic tissue box created by skilled artisans in Project 213A's own ceramic workshop.
The tissue box ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Spikes Black Ceramic Handmade Planter
By OWO Ceramics
Located in Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, AR
Beautiful ceramic handmade planter. Carefully crafted, each black ceramic plant pot is thrown and trimmed on the wheel, and every outer spike is i...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Clay
Bjorn Wiinblad For Rosenthal Mat White Bisque Porcelain Monumental Face Bowl
Located in North Miami, FL
This fabulous monumental vintage hallmarked porcelain white mat bisque bowl was designed by Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal Studio LInie from Germany. It is t...
Category
1960s German Vintage Modern Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Ceramic Tissue Box square in White
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
Ceramic Tissue Box Square in brushed White
Designed by Project 213A in 2023
Artisanal ceramic tissue box created by skilled artisans in Project 213A's own ceramic workshop.
The tiss...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
John Calver Multiple Glaze Trailed Studio Pottery Pedestal Dish
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish and well-made studio pottery pedestal dish decorated in multiple glazes by renowned Lancashire based potter John Calver and dating from the 20th or early 21st century.
John...
Category
20th Century British Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Maria Vessel, Handmade in Portugal
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
Maria Vessel in Brick
Designed by Project 213A in 2020
Handmade Stoneware
This vase is inspired by the Greco-Roman period, having a timeless appearance and finished with a contempor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Lucie Rie, Austrian-born British potter. Unique large modernist vase
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Lucie Rie (b. 1902, 1995), Austrian-born British potter.
Unique large modernist vase in glazed ceramics / stoneware. Museum quality.
Beautiful glaze in pink and purple shades. Trumpe...
Category
1970s British Vintage Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Vintage Modernist Ceramic Centerpiece Geometric Bowl, Signed
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Modernist Ceramic Centerpiece Geometric Bowl, Signed
Offered for sale is a large ceramic centerpiece bowl with glazed patterns and incised borders. The blow is gray, blue, ...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Hallmarked Bitossi Incised Off White Ceramic Textural Vase Italian
By Bitossi
Located in North Miami, FL
This vintage off white incised textural hallmarked vase or vessel is signed on the bottom Flavia Montelupo Italy and was the sister company of Bitossi all under the parent corporatio...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Mini Organic Modern Ceramic Wave Form Vase in Bronze 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 Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Lapislazzuli Model Teapot by Ettore Sottsass for Alessio Sarri Editions
Located in Milan, Italy
Lapislazzuli is one of the teapots from the "The Indian Memory" collection designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1987 and now re-edited by Alessio Sarri.
All the pieces in the collection a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Modern LAAB 2 Incenso Incense Holders Raku Ceramics White Crackle
By LAAB Milano
Located in monza, Monza and Brianza
Incenso set
An extraordinary addition to a contemporary decor for a stunning visual allure, this set of two incense holders features a raw, porous shape deftly handcrafted following the Japanese technique of naked Raku ceramic firing...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Shino Glazed Vessel by Jason Fox
Located in Burbank, CA
Shino Vessel by Jason Fox.
A Southern Californian for over half his life, Contemporary Ceramic Artist Jason Fox draws upon his classical education in Architecture and Art History as...
Category
2010s American Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware, Pottery, Clay
Jason Fox Contemporary Ceramic Shino Glazed Flower Bottle
Located in Burbank, CA
Shino Flower Bottle by Jason Fox.
A Southern Californian for over half his life, Contemporary Ceramic Artist Jason Fox draws upon his classical education in Architecture and Art His...
Category
2010s American Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery, Stoneware
Pair of Tall White Ceramic Kawa Vases, Leather cast Porcelain, Organic
By Luft Tanaka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A pair of tall and tactile porcelain vases with a leather textured exterior surface and clear glazed interior. This specific set was inspired by skyscrapers in the city.
As a resul...
Category
2010s American Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Clay
Ceramic Tile INA-CASA Italy 1949-1963
Located in Milan, Italy
In the years of post-war reconstruction, the districts built under the Ina-Casa plan (1949-1963) constitute both in large cities and in provincial centers, the most valuable and sign...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Handmade Pottery Spikes Black Decorative Vase
By OWO Ceramics
Located in Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, AR
Beautiful black decorative vase with spikes, perfect for showcasing your cherished blooms. Providing a unique perspective from every angle, this handmade ceramic vase blurs the line ...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Clay
Large Sangre-de-toro fruit bowl by Gustav and Ulla Kraitz, Sweden
Located in Klintehamn, SE
Beautiful fruit bowl in a sangre-de-toro glaze by Swedish ceramist couple Gustav and Ulla Kraitz. Normal signs of use. No chips or cracks.
Gustav Kraitz f...
Category
1980s Swedish Vintage Modern Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
"For Rachel" Tray
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
'For Rachel' tray in Cream
Hand-sculpted ceramic tray with hand made rectangle shaped elements. This large sized tray is finished with a bespoke cream glaze that reveals the natur...
Category
2010s European Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Tile INA-CASA Italy 1949-1963
Located in Milan, Italy
In the years of post-war reconstruction, the districts built under the Ina-Casa plan (1949-1963) constitute both in large cities and in provincial centers, the most valuable and sign...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
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
UCHO Mug / Kobalt 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
Ceramic Tile INA-CASA Italy 1949-1963
Located in Milan, Italy
In the years of post-war reconstruction, the districts built under the Ina-Casa plan (1949-1963) constitute both in large cities and in provincial centers, the most valuable and sign...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Large Speckled White Moon Jar by Jason Fox
Located in Burbank, CA
Speckled White Moon Jar by Jason Fox.
A Southern Californian for over half his life, Contemporary Ceramic Artist Jason Fox draws upon his classical education in Architecture and Art...
Category
2010s American Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery, Stoneware
Ramina Ceramic Vase by Arianna De Luca
Located in Geneve, CH
Ramina vase by Arianna De Luca
Dimensions: height 20 x diameter 20 cm
Materials: ceramic
Ramina is part of the Folcloristica series. A collection inspired by the mood and lifestyl...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
"For Rachel" Tray
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
'For Rachel' tray in cream
Hand-sculpted ceramic tray with hand made rectangle shaped elements. This large sized tray is finished with a bespoke cream glaze that reveals the natural...
Category
2010s European Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
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 Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Clay
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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