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Modern Glass

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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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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Item Ships From: USA
Style: Modern
Rosenthal Crystal Paper Bag Glass Vase Vintage
Located in North Miami, FL
This textural lead crystal glass vase is Rosenthal from the Studio Line Germany. It is the paper bag form in crystal. The play of light from the surface forms are beautiful. It is vi...
Category

1960s German Vintage Modern Glass

Materials

Crystal

Incise Glass Bottle in Bronze by Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A multitude of shapes and colours. Every bottle has its own, chosen with care by Paolo Venini in 1956. Skilfully etched to conceal their imaginary content, they pique the curiosity o...
Category

20th Century Italian Modern Glass

Materials

Glass

fferrone Set of 2 Contemporary Minimal Champagne Flute Glasses Handmade Czech
Located in Chicago, IL
This set includes two clear minimal revolution champagne flute glasses. Strikingly modern in form, the double ended contemporary Revolution collection is handcrafted in the Czech ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Czech Modern Glass

Materials

Glass

Incise Glass Bottle in Violet by Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A multitude of shapes and colours. Every bottle has its own, chosen with care by Paolo Venini in 1956. Skilfully etched to conceal their imaginary content, they pique the curiosity o...
Category

20th Century Italian Modern Glass

Materials

Glass

Incise Glass Bottle in Raspberry by Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A multitude of shapes and colours. Every bottle has its own, chosen with care by Paolo Venini in 1956. Skilfully etched to conceal their imaginary content, they pique the curiosity o...
Category

20th Century Italian Modern Glass

Materials

Glass

Incise Glass Bottle in Cornelian Orange by Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A multitude of shapes and colours. Every bottle has its own, chosen with care by Paolo Venini in 1956. Skilfully etched to conceal their imaginary content, they pique the curiosity o...
Category

20th Century Italian Modern Glass

Materials

Glass

Karim Rashid for Nambe Figure 8 Crystal Glass Etched Vase
Located in North Miami, FL
This wonderful crystal glass vase designed by Karim Rashid for Nambe has deep incised and textural figure 8 lines in this heavy vase. It has dimension and texture. The top is flat cu...
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Glass

Materials

Crystal

fferrone Czech Contemporary Minimal Dearborn Glass Pitcher Carafe Handmade
Located in Chicago, IL
Dearborn glass pitcher / carafe The handmade Czech contemporary glass carafe / pitcher is perfect for mixing cocktails or even as a water c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Czech Modern Glass

Materials

Glass

fferrone Set of 2 Czech Contemporary Dearborn Wine Cocktail Glasses Handmade
Located in Chicago, IL
Dearborn wine glasses, set of two. A pair of Czech contemporary glass handcrafted is the perfect large wine or cocktail glass for drinks. ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Czech Modern Glass

Materials

Glass

Danese Milano Ovio Water Glass Clear with Black Ring by Achille Castiglioni
Located in Hicksville, NY
Ovio, is a collection of tableware. The perfect balance of the lines, the subtle expressive language used to enhance the fine crystal volumes, the harmony between the solidity of the...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Glass

Materials

Blown Glass

Large and Shapely Pair of Murano Butter-Cream Cased Glass Vases
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large and shapely pair of Murano 1970s butter-cream cased glass vases; each tall vase with long flaring neck above a bulbous body; the white vase encased in a yellow cased glass.
Category

1970s Italian Vintage Modern Glass

Materials

Glass

Danese Milano Ovio Pitcher Clear with Black Ring by Achille Castiglioni
Located in Hicksville, NY
Ovio, is a collection of tableware. The perfect balance of the lines, the subtle expressive language used to enhance the fine crystal volumes, the harmony between the solidity of the...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Glass

Materials

Blown Glass

fferrone Set of 2 Czech Clear Contemporary Rasori Champagne Flute Glasses
Located in Chicago, IL
Rasori champagne flute glasses, set of two As the designer's favorite street in Milan, her home away from home, the clear Czech contemporary Rasori Champagne Flute glasses are a p...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Czech Modern Glass

Materials

Glass

fferrone Czech Clear Contemporary Handmade Mixed Small Jewelry Bowl
Located in Chicago, IL
Mixed small bowl With a special technique, the Mixed collection combines two types of glass to create this modern collection. Retro yet contemporary it is perfect for everyday bever...
Category

2010s Czech Modern Glass

Materials

Glass

Fulvio Bianconi, Venini Satin Iridescent Murano Glass Vase Rare 4-Line Acid Mark
By Fulvio Bianconi, Maria Theresa Venini 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Grat and rare Venini, Bianconi Murano glass acid 4-line early mark vase, nice smoke color, iridato, satin.
Category

1940s Italian Vintage Modern Glass

Materials

Art Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass

Georg Jensen Cafu Medium Vase in Blue Glass by Holmbäck Nordentoft
Located in New York, NY
Understated elegance emanates from the alluring soft contours of the Cafu collection designed by Holmbäck Nordentoft as a tribute to the Georg Jensen legacy of great designers. The C...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Glass

Materials

Glass

Vibrantly-Colored Murano 1950s Red Gold-Aventurine Lobed Bowl
Located in San Francisco, CA
The lobed bowl of vivid fire-engine red raised on a clear foot, all with gold metal inclusions (aventurine), with original foil label.
Category

1950s Italian Vintage Modern Glass

Materials

Blown Glass

fferrone Set of 2 Czech Clear Contemporary Sofia Small Cocktail Wine Glasses
Located in Chicago, IL
Sofia small cocktail wine glasses, set of two With the elegance of a forgotten time, the clear Czech contemporary Sofia collection glasses are a series of barware ideal for bevera...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Czech Modern Glass

Materials

Glass

Set of Three Modern Murano Glass Goblets, Blue, Red and Amethys
Located in Miami, FL
Set of three modern Murano glass goblets, completely handmade and mouth-blown. This striking set is made of three complementary goblets, one in c...
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Modern Glass

Materials

Art Glass

Georg Jensen Cobra Medium Tumbler Set in Glass by Constantin Wortmann
Located in New York, NY
For the first time, Living Georg Jensen proudly presents a complete range of tableware by extending designer Constantin Wor tmann’s swirling Cobra range to the dining table. Crafted ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Glass

Materials

Blown Glass

Seguso, Large Murano Glass, Corroso, Uranium Leaded Box /Jar Attb Flavio Poli
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great modern vintage green glow glass, in this leaded box/jar. Attributed to Flavio Poli.
Category

1950s Italian Vintage Modern Glass

Materials

Art Glass, Murano Glass

fferrone Contemporary Handcrafted Czech Clear Glass Margot Decanter
Located in Chicago, IL
Entirely hand-formed without the use of molds, the Margot Decanter is an ideal companion to any evening spent enjoying your favorite port, scotch, bourbon, or other liqueur. With its...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Czech Modern Glass

Materials

Glass

Venini Bolle Glass Vase in Pink and White by Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bolle Glass vase series, designed by Tapio Wirkkala and manufactured by Venini, was originally designed in 1966. Iconic masterpieces available in 5 different shapes. Indoor use only....
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Glass

Materials

Glass

Handblown Glass Sunrise Sunset Cup 11
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Surrealist-inspired sunrise sunset cups are hand blown in a kaleidoscope of ombre colors and adorned with contrasting orb handles to evoke a looking glass, a glimpse into a miniature...
Category

2010s American Modern Glass

Materials

Blown Glass

fferrone Set of 2 Czech Clear Contemporary Fluted Boyd Medium Glasses
Located in Chicago, IL
Fluted Boyd medium glasses, set of two The clear Czech contemporary Boyd Glass collection is formally strong, yet with delicate details expressed through the lines and inner fluti...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Czech Modern Glass

Materials

Glass

Murano Vintage Mandruzzato Diamond Faceted Sommerso Blue, Green Geode Bowl
Located in North Miami, FL
This gorgeous gem of an Italian hand blown Murano bowl by Alessandro Mandruzzato is diamond faceted surround in Sommerso colors in geode form. The flat top os polished and the shape is oval. These are sometimes called caviar bowls for serving the delicacy. The flat cut polished top and the geode form make this glistening glass bowl reflect and refract light. And change color. The colors of light blue to dark blue to sea light green are a spectacular play against each other. It is jewel like color and light. It is from the 1970s. It is both for serving and or just glass sculptural object bowl form. This is a real beauty and unusual color palette for these types of special Murano geode...
Category

1970s Italian Vintage Modern Glass

Materials

Blown Glass

Serpent Snake Art Glass Vase
Located in New York, NY
A Modern style dark pink, red raspberry signed art glass vase with a coiled black and white serpent snake design down center, circa late-20th century, E...
Category

Late 20th Century European Modern Glass

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass

fferrone Set of 2 Contemporary Glass Handmade Collins Glasses
Located in Chicago, IL
Flight collins glass, set of 2 The Flight medium glass from fferrone are glassware essentials that are great for serving water, beer, soft drinks, a...
Category

2010s Czech Modern Glass

Materials

Glass

Hand Blown Glass Contrapposto Cup 6
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Handmade by Jason Bauer and Romina Gonzales Materials: Hand blown glass Dimensions: H 4" x W 5" x D 3.5" Surrealist-inspired sunrise sunset cups are hand blown in a kaleidoscope of ombre colors and adorned with contrasting orb handles to evoke a looking glass, a glimpse into a miniature universe. The Contrapposto Cup Collection...
Category

2010s American Modern Glass

Materials

Blown Glass

fferrone Contemporary Minimal Clear Revolution Individual Small Bowl Handmade
Located in Chicago, IL
One revolution small bowl - Qty 1 Strikingly simple in form, the Revolution collection is handcrafted in the Czech Republic by master glassblowers, and formed from a pure extrusion ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Czech Modern Glass

Materials

Glass

Chris Buzzini Artist-Proof Orchid Flower and Roots Art Glass Paperweight
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very fine studio glass paperweight by Chris Buzzini. With a lampwork orchid (including the roots). With a signature cane to the reverse of the ro...
Category

1990s American Modern Glass

Materials

Art Glass

Danese Milano Ovio Liquor Glass Clear with Black Ring by Achille Castiglioni
Located in Hicksville, NY
Ovio, is a collection of tableware. The perfect balance of the lines, the subtle expressive language used to enhance the fine crystal volumes, the harmony between the solidity of the...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Glass

Materials

Blown Glass

fferrone Modern Czech Clear Contemporary Fluted Glass Boyd Decanter with Top
Located in Chicago, IL
The clear Czech contemporary boyd glass decanter carafe pitcher with top is formally strong, yet with delicate details expressed through the lines and inner fluting. Modern yet retro...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Czech Modern Glass

Materials

Glass

fferrone Set of 2 Czech Clear Contemporary Fluted Boyd Small Low Glasses
Located in Chicago, IL
Fluted Boyd small low glasses, set of two The clear Czech contemporary Boyd Glass collection is formally strong, yet with delicate details expressed through the lines and inner fl...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Czech Modern Glass

Materials

Glass

fferrone Set of 2 Czech Clear Contemporary Fluted Boyd Large Highball Glasses
Located in Chicago, IL
Fluted Boyd large glasses, set of two The clear Czech contemporary Boyd Glass collection is formally strong, yet with delicate details expressed through the lines and inner flutin...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Czech Modern Glass

Materials

Glass

fferrone Contemporary Czech Minimal Carafe Pitcher with Four Collins Glasses Set
Located in Chicago, IL
This set includes contemporary, minimal 1 Dearborn Carafe and 4 Dearborn Collins Glasses. Perfect for everyday or formal dining settings, minimal Dearborn will enrich any occasion. It inverts tradition with intricate detail on the interior of the glass. Made without the use of molds and created with the finest quality fluted borosilicate glass, the Dearborn collection is innovative in its use of materials. Perfect for cocktails or drinks of any kind. Each piece is handcrafted by master glassblowers of fluted borosilicate glass allowing for thermal resistance for a range of hot and cold applications. The collection is oven, microwave, and dishwasher safe. In stock. Designed by: Felicia Ferrone, 2014 Handcrafted in Czech Republic Dearborn Carafe Material: borosilicate glass Size: 765 ml (26 fl oz) H 20 cm (7.87in) ø 8cm (3.15in) Dearborn Collins medium glass Material: borosilicate glass size 385...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Czech Modern Glass

Materials

Glass

Danese Milano Set of 6 Ovio Liquor Glass with Black Ring by Achille Castiglioni
Located in Hicksville, NY
Ovio, is a collection of tableware. The perfect balance of the lines, the subtle expressive language used to enhance the fine crystal volumes, the harmony between the solidity of the...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Glass

Materials

Blown Glass

fferrone Set of 2 Czech Contemporary Small Goblet Wine Cocktail Glass Handmade
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of small Czech contemporary glass handcrafted is the perfect large goblet wine or cocktail glass for drinks. Excellent for any drink or dessert wine...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Czech Modern Glass

Materials

Glass

fferrone Czech Contemporary Minimal Dearborn Large Aperitif Glass Bowl Handmade
Located in Chicago, IL
Dearborn large glass bowl The handmade Czech contemporary large glass bowl is perfect for snacks during cocktail hour, candies, catchall, or even in the bathroom as a vessel for jewelry. Perfect for everyday or formal dining settings, modern Dearborn will enrich any occasion. It inverts tradition with intricate detail on the interior of the glass. Made without the use of molds and created with the finest quality fluted Boroscilicate glass, the Dearborn Collection is innovative in its use of materials and is the perfect minimal aesthetic for any table or evening. Each piece is handcrafted by master glassblowers of fluted Boroscilicate glass allowing for thermal resistance for a range of hot and cold applications. The collection is dishwasher safe. Designed by: Felicia Ferrone, 2014 Handcrafted: Czech Republic Material • Boroscilicate glass Type • Glassware Size • 385...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Czech Modern Glass

Materials

Glass

Danese Milano Ovio Flute Clear with Black Ring by Achille Castiglioni
Located in Hicksville, NY
Ovio, is a collection of tableware. The perfect balance of the lines, the subtle expressive language used to enhance the fine crystal volumes, the harmony between the solidity of the...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Glass

Materials

Blown Glass

Danese Milano Ovio Whisky Glass Clear with Black Ring by Achille Castiglioni
Located in Hicksville, NY
Ovio, is a collection of tableware. The perfect balance of the lines, the subtle expressive language used to enhance the fine crystal volumes, the harmony between the solidity of the...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Glass

Materials

Blown Glass

Orrefors "Crown" Heavy Crystal Bowl
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An interesting heavy crystal bowl by "Orrefors", Sweden. Signed with paper label.
Category

1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Glass

fferrone Contemporary Handcrafted Czech Clear Glass Modern Revolution Carafe
Located in Chicago, IL
Strikingly simple in form, the contemporary minimal Revolution collection is handcrafted in the Czech Republic by master glassblowers, and formed from a pure extrusion of hand blown ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Czech Modern Glass

Materials

Glass

fferrone Czech Contemporary Minimal Bessho Large Aperitif Glass Bowl Handmade
Located in Chicago, IL
Bessho large bowl Just as the small town is known for the healing properties of its hot springs, so are the evenings we spend with good friends. The Bessho Collection is elegant i...
Category

2010s Czech Modern Glass

Materials

Glass

Ercole Barovier "A Stelle" Large, Rare, Murano Glass Table Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a rare and early Murano lamp by the well known artist Ercole Barovier. The glass alone measures approximate, 16" high and 9" diameter. The silver plate base and top shows pat...
Category

1940s Italian Vintage Modern Glass

Materials

Glass, Blown Glass

Vintage Orrefors Graal Glass Cobalt Blue Bowl by Gunnar Cyren
Located in North Miami, FL
This stunning and abstract figure signed Orrefors graal glass bowl is by the noted Swedish designer: Gunnar Cyren. It is from 1968. The colors are spect...
Category

1960s Swedish Vintage Modern Glass

Materials

Blown Glass

fferrone Handcrafted Czech Contemporary Flight Carafe Pitcher
Located in Chicago, IL
Flight glass carafe pitcher The designer carafe from fferrone's Flight collection is a beautiful carafe to serve water, mixed cocktails or juice. A collection fully in character with fferrone design...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Czech Modern Glass

Materials

Glass

Danese Milano Set of 6 Ovio Wine Glass with Black Ring by Achille Castiglioni
Located in Hicksville, NY
Ovio, is a collection of tableware. The perfect balance of the lines, the subtle expressive language used to enhance the fine crystal volumes, the harmony between the solidity of the...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Glass

Materials

Blown Glass

fferrone Set of 2 Czech Clear Contemporary Rasori Large Highball Beer Glasses
Located in Chicago, IL
Rasori large highball glasses - set of two. As the designer's favorite street in Milan, her home away from home, the clear Czech contemporary Rasori Large glasses are a playful an...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Czech Modern Glass

Materials

Glass

fferrone Set of 2 Czech Contemporary Tulip Tall Medium Wine Glasses Handmade
Located in Chicago, IL
Tulip tall medium, set of two The Tulip collection was inspired by the small bistro wine glasses found in European bars and cafes. The bowl of the glass sits down into the cylindr...
Category

2010s Czech Modern Glass

Materials

Glass

fferrone Set of 2 Czech Contemporary Tulip Tall Small Wine Glasses Handmade
Located in Chicago, IL
Tulip tall small, set of two. The Tulip collection was inspired by the small bistro wine glasses found in European bars and cafes. The bowl of the glass sits down into the cylindr...
Category

2010s Czech Modern Glass

Materials

Glass

Danese Milano Set of 6 Ovio Flute Glass with Black Ring by Achille Castiglioni
Located in Hicksville, NY
Ovio, is a collection of tableware. The perfect balance of the lines, the subtle expressive language used to enhance the fine crystal volumes, the harmony between the solidity of the...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Glass

Materials

Blown Glass

fferrone Set of 2 Czech Contemporary May Medium Tall Glasses Handmade
Located in Chicago, IL
May medium tall glasses, set of two A pair of Czech contemporary handcrafted glasses perfect for everyday use. The May collection is inspired by the ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Czech Modern Glass

Materials

Glass

Handblown Glass Sunrise Sunset Cup 7
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Surrealist-inspired sunrise sunset cups are hand blown in a kaleidoscope of ombre colors and adorned with contrasting orb handles to evoke a looking glass, a glimpse into a miniature...
Category

2010s American Modern Glass

Materials

Blown Glass

fferrone Set of 2 Czech Contemporary Large Goblet Wine Glass Handcrafted
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of Czech contemporary glass handcrafted is the perfect large goblet wine or cocktail glass for drinks. The modern take on cut-glass, t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Czech Modern Glass

Materials

Glass

Italian Murano Art Glass Handkerchief Vase Venini Style
Located in New York, NY
An Italian Murano art glass 'handkerchief' vase in the style of Venini, circa mid to late-20th century, Italy. This is a finely handcrafted Murano art glass vase in clear/transparent...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Glass

Materials

Art Glass, Murano Glass

Rosenthal Glass Flower Plate or Charger Designed After Andy Warhol Barware
Located in North Miami, FL
This iconic blown glass flower plate designed after Andy Warhol and produced by Rosenthal is from the 1980s. It came in a few different color waves...
Category

1980s German Vintage Modern Glass

Materials

Blown Glass

Modernist Hand Blown Murano Translucent Sea Foam Vase
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful modernist vase was hand blown in Murano, Italy- the island off the coast of Venice renowned for centuries for its superlative glass production. It offers a conical bod...
Category

20th Century Italian Modern Glass

Materials

Murano Glass

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