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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 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
Serapè Colour Handmade Murano Glass by Matteo Silverio
Located in Geneve, CH
Serapè Handmade Murano glass by Matteo Silverio, 2018
Dimensions: 100 x 30 x 0.8 cm
Materials: Murano glass
All the objects are 100% handmade and customizable (colors, patterns,...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Fantastic Murano Flower Vase, Blue, Purple with Gold
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Mid Century Italian Murano flower vase. Blue, Purple with Gold
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair of English Glass Spiral-Twisted Candlesticks
Located in London, GB
Pair of English glass spiral-twisted candlesticks
English, early 20th century
Measures: height 25cm, diameter 11cm
Made in England in the early part of the twentieth century, th...
Category
Early 20th Century English Modern Glass
Materials
Glass
Murano Sculpture in Clear and Bright Yellow "Sommerso" Glass
Located in Milano, IT
Vintage Murano "Sommerso" Paperweight/Sculpture in Clear and Bright Yellow Glass.
The piece is an abstract sculpture in Murano Glass, made in the "Sommerso" technique, where a glass...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Grand Sculpted Blown Glass Female Figure in Steel Frame
Located in North Bergen, NJ
Beautiful handblown glass female figure hanging in cast bronze frame, hot sculpted blown glass. Comes with black pedestal. Glass sculpture.
Measures: Glass
Height 32 inches.
...
Category
2010s Modern Glass
Unique Egg-Cup by Atelier George
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique egg-cup by Atelier George
One of a Kind
Dimensions: Ø 5 x H 4 cm
Materials: Handblown glass
The Moire collection is the result of a work on optical and transparency effects....
Category
2010s French Modern Glass
Materials
Glass
Glass object. Net Bird - Handblown copper glass and clear net glass attached.
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Handblown copper glass with clear & black network top.
Blown at glasblazerij Leerdam, Leerdam - Netherlands.
Bird inspiration.
Process:
> The bottom part is made of copper coloured ...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Ercole Barovier, "Aborigeni Vase", 1950
Located in Paris, FR
Ercole Barovier
"Aborigeni vase", c. 1950
Execution: Cased glass, clear and black
H : 34 cm (13.38")
Overall Very good condition
A piece both highly collectible and decorative...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Glass
Materials
Glass
Very Large, Fine English Glass Water Ewer or Decanter
Located in London, GB
A very large, fine English glass water ewer or decanter
English, 20th century
Measures: Height 38cm, diameter 15cm
This simple yet eye-catching glass piece is a large, very tall...
Category
20th Century English Modern Glass
Materials
Glass
Handblown Glass Tree Head "Summer" Sculpture
Located in North Bergen, NJ
Beautiful handblown glass tree head "Summer".
Category
2010s Modern Glass
Unique Harvest Graal Blue Glass Vase by Tiina Sarapu
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique harvest Graal blue and black glass vase by Tiina Sarapu,
2018
Dimensions: H 27 cm
Materials: Glass
Glass in my works signifies the world between opaque and translucent, visible and invisible, material and immaterial, real and unreal. It is a world of shady shapes, exciting and elusive.
I studied glass art in Estonian Academy of Arts in 1990-1996. I have been working for the Department of Glass Art at the Estonian Academy of Arts as a teacher and technician, from 2003 to 2017 as an associate professor. I have taken part in several exhibitions, conferences, symposiums and workshops since 1994 both in Estonia and abroad. I have earned attention at several international contests of glass art. My works are owned by several institutions and collectors. I also received the honourable nomination for the title of “Recognized Glass Artist of Estonia 2004-2005” and the annual Kristjan Raud...
Category
2010s Estonian Modern Glass
Materials
Glass
21st Century Blown Glass "Dafne Glass" x2
By [1+2=8], Andrea Barra
Located in Milano, IT
It's a decorative glass, yes,
but it is also a "technological" glass with internal lines, it increases the contact surface with the wine, increasing its oxygenation,
created in...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Glass
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Fuso Short Glass by Ries
Located in Geneve, CH
Fuso short glass by Ries
Dimensions: D9.5 x H6.7 cm
Materials: Crystal
Also available: Fuso tall & fuso vase.
Ries is a design studio based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, focus...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Glass
Materials
Crystal
Inside the Wood Sculpted Murano Glass Vase by Paolo Marcolongo
Located in Geneve, CH
Inside the wood sculpted Murano glass vase by PAOLO MARCOLONGO
2018
Dimensions: 42.2 x 16.1 x 16.6 cm
Materials: Murano glass, iron
Born in Padua in 1956, he attended the Art ...
Category
2010s American Modern Glass
Materials
Iron
21st Century Blown Glass "Dafne Glass" x6
By [1+2=8], Andrea Barra
Located in Milano, IT
It's a decorative glass, yes,
but it is also a "technological" glass with internal lines, it increases the contact surface with the wine, increasing its oxygenation,
created in...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Glass
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Murano Glass Object. Black and White Anfora with White Bottom, Textile Inspired
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Black and white anfora with white bottom. Hand blown glass, engraved in Murano Venice.
Murano glass, polished. Made in 2006.
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Serapè White Handmade Murano Glass by Matteo Silverio
Located in Geneve, CH
Serapè handmade white Murano glass by Matteo Silverio, 2018
Dimensions: 100 x 30 x 0.8 cm
Materials: Murano glass
All the objects are 100% handmade and customizable (colors, pat...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Glass object. Pink Curls
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Pink hand blown glass object with black and white striped curls attached. Hand blown in Amsterdam.
Category
Early 2000s Dutch Modern Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
21st Century Blown Glass "Dafne Glass"
By Andrea Barra, [1+2=8]
Located in Milano, IT
It's a decorative glass, yes,
but it is also a "technological" glass with internal lines, it increases the contact surface with the wine, increasing its oxygenation,
created in...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Glass
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Set of Glasses and Carafe in Murano Glass by Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Milan, Italy
Set of six glasses and bottle in pulegoso glass designed by Flavio Poli for Seguso Vetri d'Arte in 1940. The dimensions of the carafe are H 30 cm x Diameter 18 cm.
Biography
Designe...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Touch-Me 2.0 Handmade Murano Glass Vase by Matteo Silverio
Located in Geneve, CH
Touch-me 1.0 Murano glass vase by Matteo Silverio, 2020
Dimensions: Approximate 10 x 15 x 30 cm
Materials: Murano glass made with "new" glass
All the objects are 100% handmade ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Andries Dirk Copier, Important "Unica" Glass Vase, 1938
Located in Paris, FR
Andries Dirk Copier,
'Unica', Vase, c. 1938
Execution: Blown glass, clear and blue.
Measure: H : 22 cm (8.6")
Overall very goo...
Category
1930s Dutch Vintage Modern Glass
Materials
Glass
Katsura Murano Glass Sculpture by Paolo Marcolongo
Located in Geneve, CH
Katsura Murano glass sculpture by Paolo Marcolongo
2016
Dimensions: 19.0 x 18.0 x 15.0 cm
Materials: Murano glass, iron
Born in Padua in 1956, he attended the Art High School ...
Category
2010s American Modern Glass
Materials
Iron
Set of 16 Large Kartell Trama Glasses in Pinkish by Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A comprehensive line of glasses made from colorful and transparent PMMA plastic. The line's individuality is down to the fact that each model presents a different organic pattern tha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Glass
Materials
Resin, Plastic
Set of 16 Large Kartell Trama Glasses in Smoke by Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A comprehensive line of glasses made from colorful and transparent PMMA plastic. The line's individuality is down to the fact that each model presents a different organic pattern tha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Glass
Materials
Resin, Plastic
Paf Italy by Lino Tagliapietra Design in Years '82 Bowl in Glass Signed Dated
Located in Biella, IT
Paf Italy by Lino Tagliapietra in years '82 bowl in glass signed and dated
Measure 11 inches diameter x 2.5" high, in perfect condition A.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Unique Harvest Graal Brown Glass Vase by Tiina Sarapu
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique Harvest Graal brown glass vase by Tiina Sarapu,
2018
Dimensions: H 30 cm
Materials: Glass
Glass in my works signifies the world between o...
Category
2010s Estonian Modern Glass
Materials
Glass
Glass Plate on Stand Signed Barbini
By Barbini
Located in London, GB
Unusual plate with white lacquered metal stand. Engraved to the back, Barbini. This plate is decorated using the Scavo technique. The Scavo technique gives the object an antique loo...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Unique Glass Carafe by Atelier George
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique glass carafe by Atelier George
One of a Kind
Dimensions: Ø 80 x H 22 cm
Materials: Handblown glass
Variation of colours available.
The Moire collection is the result of a ...
Category
2010s French Modern Glass
Materials
Glass
Unique Glass Juicer by Atelier George
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique Glass Juicer by Atelier George
One of a Kind
Dimensions: Ø 6.5 x H 11 cm
Materials: Handblown glass
Variation of colours available.
The Moire c...
Category
2010s French Modern Glass
Materials
Glass
Unique Jewelry Box by Atelier George
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique jewelry box by Atelier George
One of a Kind
Dimensions: Ø 90 cm
Materials: Handblown glass
Also available in ivory and light grey
The Moire coll...
Category
2010s French Modern Glass
Materials
Glass
Glass object. Thorn Lace Vase, Inspiration African Jug and Textile Lace
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Hand blown white glass with grey thread-glass. Engraved top, grey thread-glass applied free handed while hot.
Made in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Glass
Materials
Glass
Touch-Me 1.0 Handmade Murano Glass Vase by Matteo Silverio
Located in Geneve, CH
Touch-me 1.0 Murano glass vase by Matteo Silverio
2019
Dimensions: Approximate 15 x 30 x 50 cm
Materials: Murano glass
All the objects are 100% handmade and customizable (colo...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Glass Object, Pink Oval Ball with Curls
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Blown in Amsterdam - The Netherlands.
Category
Early 2000s Dutch Modern Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Touch-Me 2.0 Handmade Murano Glass Vase by Matteo Silverio
Located in Geneve, CH
Touch-me 1.0 Murano glass vase by Matteo Silverio, 2020
Dimensions: Approximate 12 x 17 x 35 cm
Materials: Murano glass made with "recycled" glass
All the objects are 100% hand...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Nizioleti Handmade Murano Glass by Matteo Silverio
Located in Geneve, CH
Nizioleti handmade Murano glass by Matteo Silverio, 2019
Dimensions: 360 x 320 mm / 12 triangles
Materials: Murano glass
All the objects are 100% handmade and customizable (colo...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Unique Glass Vase by Atelier George
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique glass vase by Atelier George
One of a Kind
Dimensions: Ø 14 x H 25 cm
Materials: Handblown glass
Variation of colours available.
The Moire...
Category
2010s French Modern Glass
Materials
Glass
Unique Harvest Graal Blue and Black Glass Vase by Tiina Sarapu
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique harvest Graal blue and black glass vase by Tiina Sarapu
2018
Dimensions: H 28 cm
Materials: Glass
Glass in my works signifies the world between opaque and translucent, visible and invisible, material and immaterial, real and unreal. It is a world of shady shapes, exciting and elusive.
I studied glass art in Estonian Academy of Arts in 1990–1996. I have been working for the Department of Glass Art at the Estonian Academy of Arts as a teacher and technician, from 2003 to 2017 as an associate professor. I have taken part in several exhibitions, conferences, symposiums and workshops since 1994 both in Estonia and abroad. I have earned attention at several international contests of glass art. My works are owned by several institutions and collectors. I also received the honourable nomination for the title of “Recognized Glass Artist of Estonia 2004-2005” and the annual Kristjan Raud...
Category
2010s Estonian Modern Glass
Materials
Glass
Set of 2 Unique Carafe and Glass by Atelier George
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 unique carafe and glass by Atelier George
One of a Kind
Dimensions:
Carafe: Ø 80 x H 22 cm
Glass: Ø 75 x H 12.5 cm
Materials: Handblown gla...
Category
2010s French Modern Glass
Materials
Glass
Set of 2 Unique Glass Carafe by Atelier George
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 unique glass carafe by Atelier George
One of a Kind
Dimensions: Ø 80 x H 22 cm
Materials: Handblown glass
Variation of colours available.
The Moire collection is the res...
Category
2010s French Modern Glass
Materials
Glass
Ercole Barovier, "Trilobe" Vase, 1935
Located in Paris, FR
Ercole Barovier
"Trilobe" vase, c. 1935
Execution: Cased glass, clear brown and dark.
Signed: original label and serial number. (Picture 7)
Measure: H : 34.5 cm (13.4")
Overall...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Modern Glass
Materials
Glass
Italian Modern Transparent Spherical Glass Vase with Rhomboidal Motifs, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Transparent glass vase, 1980s
Spherical vase in transparent glass and printed with rhomboidal motifs.
Edge with irregular finish.
1980s
Good condition
Measures in cm 29 x ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Glass
Materials
Glass
Modernist Two-Tiered Circular Brass and Glass Sculptural Centerpiece Vintage
Located in North Miami, FL
This wonderful sculptural centerpiece serving or display piece for any dining table or buffet is two-tiered. The solid brass pegs or legs attach each piece of glass. Pieces of sculpt...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Glass
Materials
Brass
Ercole Barovier, "Porpora Cup", 1950
Located in Paris, FR
Ercole Barovier
"Porpora Cup", c. 1950
Execution: Cased glass, clear and red
Measure: H : 11 cm (4.33")
Overall very good condition
A piece both highly collectible and decorative at the same time.
Ercole Barovier was born in 1889 into a well-known family of glassmakers.
At the age of 26, he became artistic director of his father's factory, "Vetreria Artistica Barovier...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Glass
Materials
Glass
Set of 16 Large Kartell Jellies Glasses in Green by Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A comprehensive line of glasses made from colorful and transparent PMMA plastic. The line's individuality is down to the fact that each model presents a different organic pattern tha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Glass
Materials
Resin, Plastic
Pair of Kosta Boda Candlesticks, Art Glass Swedish Design, Late 20th Century
Located in Copenhagen, DK
A pair of Kosta Boda candlesticks, art glass.
Swedish design. late 20th century.
Measures: 16 x 8 cm.
In perfect condition.
Category
Late 20th Century Swedish Modern Glass
1960s Flavio Poli Design for Seguso Design Glass Submerged Vase
By Flavio Poli
Located in Biella, IT
Flavio Poli for Seguso design vase glass years 1955 submerged glass vase
Perfect condition a, very rare.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Glass Square Rosenthal Marilyn Monroe Celebrity years '70 Warhol
By Andy Warhol
Located in Biella, IT
Rosenthal glass square plate celebrity series by Andy Warhol design
years ’70 edit Marilyn Monroe
perfect condition, measure 115 inches for side, high 2.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Glass VeArt Venice Lattimo by Bruno Gambone, 1975
Located in Biella, IT
Veart Venice lattimo glass disc with metal base / stand design Bruno Gambone years ’75 limited edit of 34/199 rare perfect condition A
The measures signed are with the metal pedes...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Glass
Materials
Metal
Glass object. Marble Beydik, Hand Blown Object, African Ceramic Inspiration.
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Hand blown glass object. Burnt amber glass powder applied to amber glass, while hot. Polished marble glass attached to the burnt powdered glass also while ...
Category
Early 2000s Dutch Modern Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Glass object. Ball. African inspired.
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Copper glass polished and sandblasted. Transparent and black stripes attached. Hand blown in Leerdam, the Netherlands.
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Glass
Materials
Glass
Three 1950s Venini Spiraling Obelisks
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
A set of three spiraling clear-glass obelisks with red flame-like intrusions by Venini. All bearing faint acid-etched stamps that date them to the 1950s. They are 17, 14 1/4, and 14...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Glass
Materials
Glass
Carl Auböck Jug and Three Glasses
Located in London, GB
Vintage set of one jug and three small glasses by Carl Auböck II, Vienna, circa 1950.
Every piece of the set is made of handblown glass; every small glass has a 2,5 cm wide stripe o...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Modern Glass
Materials
Brass
Handblown Glass Tree Head "Fall" Sculpture
Located in North Bergen, NJ
Beautiful handblown glass tree head "Fall".
Category
2010s Modern Glass
Touch-Me 1.0 Handmade Murano Glass Vase by Matteo Silverio
Located in Geneve, CH
Touch-me 1.0 Murano glass Vase by Matteo Silverio
2019
Dimensions: approx. 15 x 30 x 50 cm
Materials: Murano glass
All the objects are 100% handmade and customizable (colors, ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Touch-Me 1.0 Handmade Murano Glass Vase by Matteo Silverio
Located in Geneve, CH
Touch-me 1.0 Murano glass vase by Matteo Silverio, 2019
Dimensions: Approximate 15 x 30 x 50 cm
Materials: Murano glass
All the objects are 100% handmade and customizable (colo...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Touch-Me 1.0 Handmade Murano Glass Vase by Matteo Silverio
Located in Geneve, CH
Touch-me 1.0 Murano glass vase by Matteo Silverio
2019
Dimensions: approximate 15 x 30 x 50 cm
Materials: Murano glass
All the objects are 100% handmade and customizable (colo...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Unique Black Harvest Glass Vase by Tiina Sarapu
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique black harvest glass vase by Tiina Sarapu
2018
Dimensions: H 23 cm
Materials: Glass
Glass in my works signifies the world between opaque and translucent, visible and invisible, material and immaterial, real and unreal. It is a world of shady shapes, exciting and elusive.
I studied glass art in Estonian Academy of Arts in 1990–1996. I have been working for the Department of Glass Art at the Estonian Academy of Arts as a teacher and technician, from 2003 to 2017 as an associate professor. I have taken part in several exhibitions, conferences, symposiums and workshops since 1994 both in Estonia and abroad. I have earned attention at several international contests of glass art. My works are owned by several institutions and collectors. I also received the honourable nomination for the title of “Recognized Glass Artist of Estonia 2004-2005” and the annual Kristjan Raud...
Category
2010s Estonian Modern Glass
Materials
Glass
Modern glass for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Modern glass 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 glass created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects, lighting and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with glass, blown glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern glass made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and Czech Republic pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original glass, popular names associated with this style include Felicia Ferrone, La Murrina, Venini, and Roberto Beltrami. 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 glass differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $17 and tops out at $64,314 while the average work can sell for $939.