Skip to main content

Modern Dinner Plates

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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.

to
54
196
37
3
37
199
1
3
23
1
5
4
281
164
106
75
51
50
43
41
19
17
11
11
9
7
5
1
1
186
100
37
33
14
193
37
220
183
19
10
9
236
89
225
71
37
20
15
15
Style: Modern
Contemporary Set of 4 Bread Rim Plates Gold Hand Painted Porcelain Tableware
Located in Roma, RM
The Piazza del Popolo collection is named after a Roman landmark, at the heart of Roman everyday life, and inspired by traditional, simple Italian artisanal pottery yet decorated in ...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Gold

Teal Soup plates serve: Soup, holder, side plate for 4. Handmade in Italy 2024
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The Bottega is today undoubtedly the spearhead of Puglia pottery art. The artist was practically born among ceramics and has nourished herself with this...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

Grey Soup plates serve: Soup, holder, side plate for 4. Handmade in Italy 2024
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The Bottega is today undoubtedly the spearhead of Puglia pottery art. The artist was practically born among ceramics and has nourished herself with this...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

Contemporary Set of 2 Fruit Bowls Gold Hand Painted Porcelain Tableware
Located in Roma, RM
Handcrafted in Italy from the finest porcelain, these Confetti fruit bowls are decorated outside with a lively multi-color decor crowned by an elegant golden rim; the inside is a bri...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Contemporary Set of 2 Soup Plates Gold Hand Painted Porcelain Tableware
Located in Roma, RM
Hand painted in Italy from the finest porcelain, this Michelangelo Soup Coupe plate is material and earthy, like the great Renaissance Master's work. It conveys classical beauty and ...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Contemporary Oval Platter Gold Hand Painted Plate Porcelain Tableware
Located in Roma, RM
Hand painted in Italy from the finest porcelain, this Dafne large oval rim platter has a narrow pink and blue dotted rim surrounding a broad, delicate golden decor of stylized flower...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Piatto Piano #1, Dining Plate, White by Ivan Colominas
Located in Geneve, CH
Piatto Piano #1 - dining plate - white by Ivan Colominas Materia e Tavola Collection Dimensions: 25 x 2 cm Materials: Bianco Michelangelo / Bianco Carrara Also available: Nero ...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Marble

Ceramic Plate with Vegetable Face Fornasetti
Located in Atlanta, GA
Fornasetti porcelain plate with face made with arranged vegetables. Stamped 11, Fornasetti-Milano, Made in Italy, Arcimboldesca'" and "Arzberg Germany...
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

Contemporary Set of 2 Bread Rim Plates Gold Hand Painted Porcelain Tableware
Located in Roma, RM
Michelangelo Collection is named after a hall of the Borghese Gallery in Rome and evokes the eternal beauty of Renaissance and Baroque art, underlined by the gold finishes. Hand pa...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Gold

Contemporary Set of 2 Dinner Plates Gold Hand Painted Porcelain Tableware
Located in Roma, RM
Handcrafted in Italy from the finest porcelain, these white craquelé edge dinner coupe plates from the Confetti collection have an original golden craquelé rim emphasizing the brilli...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Contemporary Set of 2 Fruit Bowls Gold Hand Painted Porcelain Tableware
Located in Roma, RM
Handcrafted in Italy from the finest porcelain, these chestnuti fruit bowls are decorated outside with a warm sandy surface covered with little multicolor dots. Set of 2 fruit bow...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Contemporary Set of 2 Dessert Plates Gold Hand Painted Porcelain Tableware
Located in Roma, RM
Handcrafted in Italy from the finest porcelain, this Blue Marble Drop Edge Dessert Coupe Plate has an original golden rim emphasizing the elegant emerald enamel with its blue yellow and green décor...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Contemporary Set of 2 Dessert Plates Gold Hand Painted Porcelain
Located in Roma, RM
Handcrafted in Italy from the finest porcelain, these sand drop edge dessert coupe plates from the Chestnut collection have an original golden drop edge decoration emphasizing the br...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Contemporary Salad Bowl Gold Hand Painted Plate Porcelain Tableware
Located in Roma, RM
Hand painted in Italy from the finest porcelain, this salad bowl, from the Scipione collection, is sprinkled on the inside rim with a light decor of golden dots and thin circles; all...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Dinner Coupe Plate White Enamel Gold Hand Painted Porcelain Made in Italy
Located in Roma, RM
Michelangelo Bianco is an elegant tableware ideally suited for formal occasions and intimate events. Plates are decorated with a light beige enamel at the center. They feature a new,...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Contemporary Salad Bowl Gold Hand Painted Porcelain Tableware
Located in Roma, RM
Handcrafted in Italy from the finest porcelain, this Berry Craquelé Edge salad bowl has an original golden crackled rim emphasizing the blue yellow and green decor...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Contemporary Set of 2 Dinner Plates Gold Hand Painted Porcelain
Located in Roma, RM
Handcrafted in Italy from the finest porcelain, this white craquelé edge dinner coupe plate from the Chestnut collection has an original golden craquelé rim emphasizing the brilliant...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Contemporary Oval Plate Gold Hand Painted Porcelain Tableware
Located in Roma, RM
Handcrafted in Italy from the finest porcelain, this Berry Oval Plate has an original golden crackled rim emphasizing the pink décor and yellow center. O...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

1950s Stoneware Platter by Nancy Wickham Boyd Studio
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Large Stoneware Plate, executed by Nancy Wickham Boyd for her Vermont Workshop in the 1950s. The plate is formed of brown salt-glazed stoneware, and it has an incised direc...
Category

1950s American Vintage Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Stoneware

Contemporary Set of 2 Coffee Cups and Saucer Gold Hand Painted Porcelain
Located in Roma, RM
Hand painted in Italy from the finest porcelain, this Michelangelo coffee cup and saucer is material and earthy, like the great Renaissance Master's work. It conveys classical beauty...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Contemporary Set of 2 Soup Plates Gold Hand Painted Porcelain Tableware
Located in Roma, RM
Hand painted in Italy from the finest porcelain, this Michelangelo Green Soup Coupe plate is material and earthy, like the great Renaissance Master's work. ...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Contemporary Set of 4 Cereal Snack Bowls Gold Hand Painted Porcelain Tableware
Located in Roma, RM
The Piazza del Popolo collection is named after a Roman landmark, at the heart of Roman everyday life, and inspired by traditional, simple Italian artisanal pottery yet decorated in a personal and elegant key. Set of 4 mixed cereal bowls...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Gold

Contemporary Set of 2 Soup Coupe Plates Gold Hand Painted Porcelain Tableware
Located in Roma, RM
Hand painted in Italy from the finest porcelain, this Dafne soup coupe plate has a narrow pink and blue dotted rim surrounding a broad, delicate golden decor of stylised flowers; sub...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Contemporary Set of 2 Dessert Plates Gold Hand Painted Porcelain Tableware
Located in Roma, RM
Hand painted in Italy from the finest porcelain, this Michelangelo Dessert Coupe Plate is material and earthy, like the great Renaissance Master's work. It conveys classical beauty a...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Contemporary Set of 2 Fruit Bowls Gold Hand Painted Porcelain Tableware
Located in Roma, RM
Handcrafted in Italy from the finest porcelain, this Apollo Bianco plate leads us into a magic world. Shades of blue lapis lazuli evoke the magic of oriental novellas. A fairytale is...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Fine Bone China Plate with Unique Silk-Screen Decals, Plate 5
Located in London, GB
Garden Ware, 1882 Ltd. with Bruce McLean. Acclaimed conceptual artist Bruce McLean debuted a vast new body of work titled Garden Ware that was on exhibiti...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

Contemporary Oval Plate Gold Hand Painted Porcelain Tableware
Located in Roma, RM
Handcrafted in Italy from the finest porcelain, this Blue Marble Oval Plate has an original golden crackled rim emphasizing the blue yellow and green décor...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Contemporary Set of 2 Dessert Plates Gold Hand Painted Porcelain Tableware
Located in Roma, RM
Hand painted in Italy from the finest porcelain, this Dafne Dessert Rim Plate has a narrow pink and blue dotted rim surrounding a broad, delicate golden decor of stylised flowers; su...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Contemporary Salad Bowl Gold Hand Painted Porcelain Tableware
Located in Roma, RM
Handcrafted in Italy from the finest porcelain, this blue marble Craquelé Edge salad bowl has an original golden crackled rim emphasizing the blue yellow and green decor...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Set of 9 Ceramic Plates by Enzo Bioli for Il Picchio, Italy, 1970s
Located in Milan, IT
Rare set of 9 ceramic plates by Enzo Bioli for Il Picchio. 8 dining plates and another bigger piece. Beautiful drawings with metaphoric depiction.
Category

1970s Italian Vintage Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

Contemporary Salad Bowl Gold Hand Painted in Italy Tableware
Located in Roma, RM
Handcrafted in Italy from the finest porcelain, this blue marble Chestnut salad bowl has an original golden crackled rim emphasizing the warm sandy surface covered with little multic...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Fine Bone China Dinner Plate with Organic Shapes and Delicate Green Colors
By Deborah M. Allen
Located in London, GB
Jenny Green, 1882 Ltd. with Deborah M Allen. Californian-based artist Deborah M Allen’s love of the water has always influenced her work, which often inclu...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

Contemporary Oval Platter 36x24 Gold Hand Painted Plate Porcelain Tableware
Located in Roma, RM
Hand painted in Italy from the finest porcelain, this oval rim platter, from the Scipione collection, is sprinkled on the rim with a light decor of golden dots and thin circles; all around the edge, a narrow, African red decor...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Contemporary Oval Platter 41x28cm Gold Hand Painted Plate Porcelain Tableware
Located in Roma, RM
Hand painted in Italy from the finest porcelain, this oval rim platter, from the Scipione collection, is sprinkled on the rim with a light decor of golden dots and thin circles; all around the edge, a narrow, African red decor...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Contemporary Handcrafted In Italy Oval Platter Gold Porcelain Tableware
Located in Roma, RM
Hand painted in Italy from the finest porcelain, this medium-sized Dafne Oval Rim Platter has a narrow pink and blue dotted rim surrounding a broad, delicate golden decor of stylised...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Fine Bone China Salad Plate with Organic Shapes & Delicate Watercolor 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 colors 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 Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

Fine Bone China Salad Plate with Organic Shapes and Delicate Green Colors
By Deborah M. Allen
Located in London, GB
Jenny Green, 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 colors 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 Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

Contemporary Set of 2 Soup Plates Gold Hand Painted Porcelain Tableware
Located in Roma, RM
Handcrafted in Italy from the finest porcelain, this blue marble Craquelé edge soup plate coupe has an original golden crackled rim emphasizing the elegant white with its blue yellow and green décor...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Contemporary Set of 2 Dinner Plates Gold Hand Painted Porcelain Tableware
Located in Roma, RM
Handcrafted in Italy from the finest porcelain, this Blue Marble Dinner Plate has an original golden crackled rim emphasizing the elegant white with its blue yellow and green decor...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Piatto Piano #2, Dining Plate, Black by Ivan Colominas
Located in Geneve, CH
Piatto piano #2 - Dining plate - White by Ivan Colominas Materia e Tavola Collection Dimensions: 29 x 2.1 cm Materials: Bianco Michelangelo / Bianco Carrara Also available: Ner...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Marble

Piatto Piano #3, Side Plate, Black by Ivan Colominas
Located in Geneve, CH
Piatto piano #3 - Side plate - Black by Ivan Colominas Materia e Tavola Collection Dimensions: 19 x 1.2 cm Materials: Nero Marquinia Also available: Bianco Michelangelo / Bianco Carr...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Marble

Giraud & Brousseau Limoges, Set of 12 Plates from Francoise Adnet
By Francoise Adnet
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A Giraud & Brousseau Limoges, set of 12 plates from Francoise Adnet.
Category

1980s French Vintage Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Piatto Piano #2, Dining Plate, White by Ivan Colominas
Located in Geneve, CH
Piatto Piano #2 - Dining plate - White by Ivan Colominas Materia e Tavola Collection Dimensions: 29 x 2.1 cm Materials: Bianco Michelangelo / Bianco Carrara Also available: Ner...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Marble

Dinner Plates Set Four Charger Plate Table Serving Majolica Ceramic Blue Pink
Located in Recanati, IT
This colorful set of 4 majolica charger plates is handmade and hand-painted in Italy following the original Renaissance painting technique, unchanged over time, which we observe to the letter. The elegant decoration is composed by a halo of blue foliage that resembles four groups of wings surrounding light pink backgrounds: further ornamental elements develop from the center of the plate, projected outwards and giving movement to the entire compositional structure. The beauty of these majolica plates is underlined by the artist's visible brushstrokes that give them a unique style. Further possibility to order a set of 6 or 12 charger...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

Charger Plate Set Six Dinner Plates Table Serving Majolica Ceramic Blue Pink
Located in Recanati, IT
This colorful set of 6 majolica charger plates is handmade and hand-painted in Italy following the original Renaissance painting technique, unchanged over time, which we observe to the letter. The elegant decoration is composed by a halo of blue foliage that resembles four groups of wings surrounding light pink backgrounds: further ornamental elements develop from the center of the plate, projected outwards and giving movement to the entire compositional structure. The beauty of these majolica plates is underlined by the artist's visible brushstrokes that give them a unique style. Further possibility to order a set of 4 or 12 charger...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

Piatto Piano #1, Dining Plate, Black by Ivan Colominas
Located in Geneve, CH
Piatto Piano #1 - dining plate - Black by Ivan Colominas Materia e Tavola Collection Dimensions: 25 x 2 cm Materials: Nero Marquinia Also Available: Bianco Michelangelo / Bianco ...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Marble

Glass Charger with Gold Rim Red
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
A luxurious tableware collection composed of 6 handmade glass charger made in Italy The gold rim is real gold and hand applied To be used both as a pla...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Glass

Piatto Piano #1, Dining Plate, Black by Ivan Colominas
Located in Geneve, CH
Piatto Piano #1 - dining plate - Black by Ivan Colominas Materia e Tavola Collection Dimensions: 25 x 2 cm Materials: Nero Marquinia Also Available: Bianco Michelangelo / Bianco ...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Marble

Visionnaire Casale Rectangular Tray in Wood and Ceramic by Fausto Salvi
Located in Bologna, IT
The volume that contains the houses, joined to the zigzag top, suggests the image of a rural landscape in which we can glimpse the furrows of tilled land and the dwellings of the far...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

Contemporary Set of 2 Dessert Plates Gold Hand Painted Porcelain Tableware
Located in Roma, RM
Handcrafted in Italy from the finest porcelain, these Craquelé edge dessert coupe plates from the Chestnut Collection. The original golden crackled edge emphasizes the warm sandy sur...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Contemporary Platter Ø36cm Gold Hand Painted Plate Porcelain Tableware
Located in Roma, RM
Hand painted in Italy from the finest porcelain, this rim platter, from the Scipione collection, is sprinkled on the rim with a light decor of golden dots and thin circles; all around the edge, a narrow, African red decor...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Contemporary Platter Gold Hand Painted Plate Porcelain Tableware
Located in Roma, RM
Hand painted in Italy from the finest porcelain, this Dafne Rim Platter has a narrow pink and blue dotted rim surrounding a broad, delicate golden decor of stylized flowers; subtle l...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Fine Bone China Dinner Plate, 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 Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

Piatto Piano #1, Dining Plate, White by Ivan Colominas
Located in Geneve, CH
Piatto Piano #1 - dining plate - white by Ivan Colominas Materia e Tavola Collection Dimensions: 25 x 2 cm Materials: Bianco Michelangelo / Bianco Carrara Also available: Nero ...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Marble

Piatto Piano #2, Dining Plate, Black by Ivan Colominas
Located in Geneve, CH
Piatto piano #2 - Dining plate - White by Ivan Colominas Materia e Tavola Collection Dimensions: 29 x 2.1 cm Materials: Bianco Michelangelo / Bianco Carrara Also available: Ner...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Marble

Piatto Piano #2, Dining Plate, White by Ivan Colominas
Located in Geneve, CH
Piatto Piano #2 - Dining plate - White by Ivan Colominas Materia e Tavola Collection Dimensions: 29 x 2.1 cm Materials: Bianco Michelangelo / Bianco Carrara Also available: Ner...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Dinner Plates

Materials

Marble

Modern dinner plates for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Modern dinner plates 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 dinner plates created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, porcelain and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern dinner plates made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and Asia pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original dinner plates, popular names associated with this style include Coralla Maiuri, André Fu, Ivan Colominas, 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 dinner plates differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $26 and tops out at $49,278 while the average work can sell for $318.

Recently Viewed

View All