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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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 chaircrafted 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
"Cobalt Runner" Glazed Ceramic Car Sculpture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Keith Simpson, who grew up in St. John Washington, a farming Community of about 600 people in eastern WA state, always makes the underdog models of cars. He says, "They are like the ...
Category

2010s American Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

White Porcelain Kawa Vessel 8inch by Luft Tanaka Studio, handmade, ceramic
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A porcelain vessel with an fabric-like form and leather texture, made by casting liquid porcelain in sewn leather molds. Clear glaze applied on interior surface. As a result of the production process each vase is one-of-a-kind. Dimensions 7" diameter x 8" height 1 unit in stock, ships in 3-5days. Signed and dated. The Kawa Series is a collection of porcelain objects that are made by casting liquid clay into sewn leather molds. The precarious and beautifully-involved process is completely unique to Luft Tanaka Studio...
Category

2010s American Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Mike Dodd Studio Pottery Brown Ash Glazed Teapot and Cover
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish English studio pottery teapot and cover decorated in brown ash glazes by renowned potter Mike Dodd (English, b. 1943) and dating from t...
Category

20th Century English Modern Ceramics

Materials

Clay

Japanese Modern Stelo Candle Holder Raku Ceramic Copper Gold
Located in monza, Monza and Brianza
A metallic effect cover the body of this tall candle holder ranging from shades of copper green and turquoise to red oxyde iron while the top features ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

White & Mint Green Small Ceramic Kawa Dish, Textured Porcelain Catchall Bowl
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An organic shaped porcelain bowl with a tactile exterior surface and a smooth glazed interior. Small & precious, yet surprisingly practical, the Kawa Dishes are equally well-suited as a jewelry dish, salt cellar, sauces & dips bowl...
Category

2010s American Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

1980s Clam Shell Design Bowl
Located in Denton, TX
Multi-colored Post Modern clam shell design bowl with many different textures and patterns, some floral with repetitive design.
Category

20th Century American Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

British Soda Glazed Multi Sided Studio Pottery Lidded Vessel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish British handcrafted Studio Pottery multi-sided lidded vessel decorated in soda glazes and dating from the 20th century. The stoneware vessel sits on a flattened round ...
Category

20th Century English Modern Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

ALISON FENIAK - Vintage Studio Pottery Candle Holders - Canada - Circa 1996
Located in Chatham, ON
ALISON FENIAK - Vintage studio pottery candle holders - intermingled matte turquoise and brown glazes - hand made / wheel thrown - each signed and dated on the base - Canada - circa...
Category

Late 20th Century Canadian Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Italian Contemporary Artistic Ceramic Canopo Ibis Black and Green Vase by Amaaro
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Questo vaso in ceramica disegnato e prodotto da Amaaro si ispira direttamente ai vasi canopi egizi; è una reinterpretazione ironica e contemporanea di un oggetto atavico, nume tutela...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

White Organic Ceramic Kawa Vase 05, Leather Cast Porcelain Flower Vase
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tactile and organic porcelain vase with leather textured exterior surface and clear glazed interior. As a result of the production process each item is one-of-a-kind. Use individual...
Category

2010s American Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain, Clay

Set of 2 Ceramic Ikat Dessert Plates - Style #76
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Elevate your dessert presentation with this Set of 2 Ceramic Ikat Dessert Plates, made in Italy. Made from 100% ceramic and featuring a distinctive ikat-inspired design, these plates...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

White Organic Porcelain Kawa Large Bowl, textured Ceramic Centerpiece
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tactile and organic large porcelain bowl with leather textured exterior surface and a smooth glazed interior. The Kawa Bowls are expressive and lively. With their fluid forms and pro...
Category

2010s American Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Black Star Ceramic Sculpture by Nadia Pasquer French Mid Century Design
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Nadia Pasquer Black star ceramic sculpture by french artist Nadia Pasquer Signed and dated 1998 Original perfect condition Measures: Height: 10cm large: 14cm.
Category

Late 20th Century French Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Brown and White Stoneware Ceramic Pitcher La Borne circa 1990 Pottery
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
La Borne Original french stoneware ceramic pitcher Brown and white pottery colors Signed Original perfect condition Measures: h...
Category

1990s French Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

"Lapislazuli" ceramic teapot by Ettore Sottsass for Alessio Sarri
Located in Firenze, FI
"Lapis Lazuli" is one of the teapots from "The Indian Memory" collection designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1987 and now reissued by Alessio Sarri. All pieces in the collection are signe...
Category

1980s Italian Vintage Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

1960s Set of Two Modernist Italian Ceramic Jugs by Artigiana Ceramica Umbra
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Two multi colored ceramic huge jugs designed and hand-crafted in Italy by ceramica Artigiana Umbra, small manufacturer founded in 1956 in Città di Castello. They are in perfect condi...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Mid-Century Modernist Ceramic Serving Tray with Yellow Spiral & Dots
Located in New York, NY
This Mid-Century Modernist Ceramic Serving Tray W/ Yellow Spiral & Dots originates from the United States, Circa 1980. Features an oval form with a raised lip and graphic eye catchin...
Category

1980s American Vintage Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

"Leaf Rambler" Glazed Ceramic Car Sculpture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Keith Simpson, who grew up in St. John Washington, a farming community of about 600 people in eastern WA state, always makes the underdog models of cars. He says, "They are like the ...
Category

2010s American Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Sheep Moneybox Pop Art, 22K Gold, Made in Italy, 2022, New Collection
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
These splendid ceramic creations are born from the artistic laboratory of Mosche Bianche. The piggy bank, a means that has always been used to remind us of the importance of savi...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Mike Dodd Studio Pottery Green Ash Glazed Teapot and Cover
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish English studio pottery teapot and cover decorated in green ash glazes by renowned potter Mike Dodd (British, b. 1943) and dating from t...
Category

20th Century English Modern Ceramics

Materials

Clay

Contemporary Studio Pottery Fruit Bowl, English, Ceramic, Decor, Serving Dish
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a contemporary studio pottery fruit bowl. An English, ceramic decorative serving dish dating to the turn of the millennium. Unusual form, with a distinctive decorative fin...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Fragile Structure #16 Norihiko Terayama Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
This series is made up of some glass and some ceramic works. These works are highly unique form and looking. Norihiko Terayama created them from damaged vases,coffee cups and so on. ...
Category

2010s Japanese Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Set of Three Unique Pieces Hand Painted Sicilian Terracotta Decorative Spheres
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Three spheres made in Sicily, in the small town of Caltagirone, world famous for handcrafted ceramics. They are especially made for our store and are unique pieces. Diameter of the m...
Category

2010s Sicilian Modern Ceramics

Materials

Terracotta

Eric James Mellon Studio Pottery Experimental Glazed Cup, 2006
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine stoneware cup decorated in experimental glazes by renowned ceramic artist Eric James Mellon (British, 1925-2014) and dated 2006. Trained ...
Category

Early 2000s English Modern Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

"Hematite Fiero" Glazed Ceramic Car Sculpture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Keith Simpson is always trying to make the underdog models of cars. He says, "They are like the cars that you might inherit from your grandparents if you had your sweet 16 in a 1990s...
Category

2010s American Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Elsa Benattar Large Glazed Lidded Studio Pottery Bottle Shaped Ewer
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
From a very large collection of 20th and 21st century Studio Pottery we offer this large and stylish Studio Pottery streak tenmoku colored glaze lidded ewer by Elsa Benattar...
Category

Late 20th Century English Modern Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Handcrafted Contemporary 8 Ceramic Breakfast Egg Plates Majolica by Lorenzo
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
Enhance your space with this elegant ceramic egg plate by Mexican artist Lorenzo Lorenzzo. Handcrafted in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, this versatile piece features a refined e...
Category

2010s Mexican Modern Ceramics

Materials

Majolica

Green Vase with Long, Thin Neck by Berndt Friberg for Gustavsberg
Located in San Francisco, CA
This wheel-thrown stoneware vase by Berndt Friberg features a long, thin neck and a smooth glaze in hues of pale greens and greys. It exemplifies Friberg’s refined craftsmanship and ...
Category

1960s Swedish Vintage Modern Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Gabbianelli, Vase, 1960s
Located in Paris, FR
Gabbianelli Vase An orange covered ceramic rectangular vase, with two convex and two concave sides. With a « G » monogram underneath. Produced by Ceramic Gabbianelli, Italy. 1960s....
Category

1960s Italian Vintage Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Set of Three Colors Ceramic Lamp French Grès du Marais, circa 1970
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Beautiful set of three ceramic table lamp Realised by "grès du marais", circa 1970 Famous French production All in original good conditions ...
Category

1970s French Vintage Modern Ceramics

Karen Ann Wood Studio Pottery Red Glazed Spot Design Lidded Teapot
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine and stylish English studio pottery teapot and cover decorated in red glazes with blue spot designs by Kent based potter Karen Ann Woo...
Category

1970s English Vintage Modern Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Anne-Marie Trolle Danish Royal Copenhagen Zenit Ceramic Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish Danish Royal Copenhagen Zenit pattern ceramic art vase designed by Anne-Marie Trolle (b. 1944) and dating from around 1980. The vase is of tall oval shape standing on ...
Category

1980s Danish Vintage Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Judith Gilmour Scottish Large Slip Decorated Studio Pottery Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A large and impressive slip decorated and painted studio pottery vase by renowned Scottish ceramic artist Judith Gilmour (British, 1937-2003) dating fro...
Category

1980s Scottish Vintage Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Handmade Spikes White Ceramic Vase II
Located in Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, AR
Beautiful white ceramic vase, perfect for showcasing your favorite floral arrangements. Providing a unique perspective from every angle, this handmade pottery vase gracefully blurs t...
Category

2010s Argentine Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Pottery

Sheila Casson Chestnut Salt Glazed Studio Pottery Jug
By Sheila Casson
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
From a very large Studio Pottery collection we offer this stunning vintage British Studio Pottery jug by renowned potter Sheila Casson and made in Ross-On-Wye and dating from the sec...
Category

20th Century English Modern Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

Abstract Modern Stoneware Ceramic Sculpture by Regnier in La Borne Brown Colors
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
By Regnier, in La Borne Abstract stoneware ceramic sculpture realised in 2018. Architectural form with white and brown wood firing ceramic colors. Perfect original condition...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Modern Matera Blue and Gold Vase Original Ceramic
Located in monza, Monza and Brianza
Recovered from the roof of an ancient masseria ( farmhouse ) outside Matera - Basilicata, these series of pieces have been treated to recover their insulation properties first, and t...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Sepik Teapot by Marco Zanini for Memphis Milano Collection
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

Handmade Ceramic Spikes White Decorative Flower Vase III
Located in Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, AR
Beautiful decorative flower vase, perfect for showcasing your cherished blooms. Providing a unique perspective from every angle, this handmade ceramic vase blurs the line between fun...
Category

2010s Argentine Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Pottery

Eric James Mellon Studio Pottery Experimental Glazed Cup 2006
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine stoneware cup decorated in experimental glazes by renowned ceramic artist Eric James Mellon (British, 1925-2014) and dated 2006. Trai...
Category

Early 2000s English Modern Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Danish Kähler HAK Ceramic Bowl
Located in Kastrup, DK
Large Kähler bowl in glazed ceramic. Dia. 29 cm. Red and blue shades on a gray base. The bowl has an incised HAK monogram to the base (Herman A. Kähler). Perfect condition. Denmark...
Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Paidge Lamp - Contemporary handmade ceramic, neutral, brown, red, tan, textured
Located in Brooklyn, NY
One of a kind ceramic lamp, hand built and assembled by hand. The lamp base is made with red clay manufactured regionally to the East Coast with custom made white frothy glaze. This piece was inspired by seashells and smooth stones...
Category

2010s American Modern Ceramics

Materials

Brass

Set of 2 Ceramic Ikat Dessert Plates - Style #08
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Elevate your dessert presentation with this Set of 2 Ceramic Ikat Dessert Plates, made in Italy. Made from 100% ceramic and featuring a distinctive ikat-inspired design, these plates...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Ruth Duckworth Stoneweare Ceramic Large Monumemtal Vessel
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

Signed Yuri Zatarian Ceramic Vessel Sketchbook And Equation Diagram Series 90's
Located in North Miami, FL
This contemporary fabulous highly sophisticated ceramic vessel is signed Yuri by the artist. It is off white matte porcelain colored glaze ceramic covered with with charcoal black gr...
Category

1990s Mexican Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Signed Tan Ceramic Buckle Bag 90's
Located in North Miami, FL
This amazing signed 1990's tan ceramic buckle bag sculpture resembles real leather. One needs to take a double look. The signature is not legible for interpretation. Even the buckle ...
Category

1990s North American Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Turid Mjelve, Blue and Black Table Lamp, Stoneware, Norway, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A blue and black stoneware table lamp designed and produced by Turid Mjelve, Norway, c. 1970s. Sold without lampshade. Dimensions of L...
Category

1970s Norwegian Vintage Modern Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Saint Jacques Hand-Painted Pasta Plates - Set of 4 Made in Italy
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Enhance your summer entertaining with the elegant Ceramic Saint Jacques Plates. Expertly handcrafted and beautifully hand-painted in Italy, these plates feature distinctive scalloped...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Italian Contemporary Artistic Ceramic Canopo Rabbit Black Green Vase by Amaaro
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Questo vaso in ceramica disegnato e prodotto da Amaaro si ispira direttamente ai vasi canopi egizi; è una reinterpretazione ironica e contemporanea di un oggetto ancestrale, nume tut...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Sheep Moneybox Pop Art, Red, Made in Italy, 2022, New Collection
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
These splendid ceramic creations are born from the artistic laboratory of Mosche Bianche. The piggy bank, a means that has always been used to remind us of the importance of savi...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

American Modernist Organic Hand Painted Ceramic in Variegated Java Hues
Located in New York, NY
This elegant modernist vase was realized in the United States circa 1980. It features a conical form that flares dramatically at its shoulders before tapering to an economical circular mouth. The exterior of the piece has been hand glazed in java and cafe au lait ones against a warm tan back ground. The form recalls both antique African pottery...
Category

1980s American Vintage Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

Italian Contemporary Artistic Ceramic Canopo Vase by Amaaro, 2022
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian contemporary "Canopo" serie ceramic vase designed and produced by Amaaro. This vase is directly inspired by the Egyptian canopic jars; i...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage, Crown Devon Ewer, Decorative Jug, 3322, Rouge, Gold, Pearlescent
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage Crown Devon ewer. A decorative jug, #3322 in a rouge and gold finish with pearlescent inside and dating to the mid-20th century. ...
Category

20th Century English Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Piatto di Arrigo Finzi
Located in Lugo, IT
Piatto in oro di Arrigo Finzi. Etichetta adesiva del gioielliere. Buone condizioni. Grazie
Category

1950s Italian Vintage Modern Ceramics

Materials

Gold

Piatto di Arrigo Finzi
Piatto di Arrigo Finzi
$977 Sale Price
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Bode Willumsen, Unike stoneware Bowl
Located in Kastrup, DK
Bode Willumsen, Danish 1895-1987 Unique stoneware bowl finished in brown glaze. Features three relief horses on the inside of the bowl. Signed to the base with monogram. Denmark appr...
Category

Early 20th Century European Modern Ceramics

Materials

Stoneware

Italian Contemporary Artistic Ceramic Vase by Amaaro, 2022
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian contemporary ceramic vase designed and produced by Amaaro, made by hand and enameled with oxides and crystallines, the work becomes a precious and sculptural object, engraved...
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2010s Italian Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Tazzine ceramica Montecatini
Located in Lugo, IT
Sei tazzine produzione Montecatini. 1 difetto buone condizioni. Grazie
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1960s Italian Vintage Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Tazzine ceramica Montecatini
Tazzine ceramica Montecatini
$749 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Ceramic centerpiece by Roberto Rigon
Located in Lugo, IT
Ceramic centerpiece by Roberto Rigon. Good condition. Thanks
Category

1970s Italian Vintage Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Saint Jacques Hand-Painted Dinner Plates - Set of 4 Made in Italy
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Enhance your summer entertaining with the elegant Ceramic Saint Jacques Plates. Expertly handcrafted and beautifully hand-painted in Italy, these plates feature distinctive scalloped...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Ceramic plate by Georges Jouve, France, 1960's
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic plate by Georges Jouve, France, 1960's
Category

Late 20th Century French Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

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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