Modern Serving Pieces
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Ghidini 1961 Omini Large Bowl in Stainless Steel by Stefano Giovannoni
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Large bowl in stainless steel
Omini is a family of products that plays on the inclusion and the relationship between the human figure with a series of monolithic objects from geomet...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Stainless Steel
New Modern Dish in White Michelangelo Marble, creator Ivan Colominas
Located in Milan, IT
Sculptural, bright white, well-defined and multi-fold. Colominas has created a table service inspired by Angelo Mangiarotti’s soft lines, exalting the shape and structure of objects ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Marble
New Modern tray in White Statuario and Grey Marble, creator Michele Chiossi
Located in Milan, IT
The comic strip is served as a tray/board by Michele Chiossi. A zigzag, speech-bubble emoji accompanies dinners and aperitifs, suggesting thoughts and storytelling.
Size: 35*30*2 cm,...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Marble
New Modern Desserts Tray in White Marble, creator Cristoforo Trapani
Located in Milan, IT
Magical and elegant appetizers or dessert tray. Five tiers with smooth and welcoming surfaces accommodate amuse-bouche and small delights. PRE will define aperitifs and banquets. Siz...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Marble
New Modern Bread Basket in Black Marquina Marble, creator Cristoforo Trapani
Located in Milan, IT
Acclaimed by critics, rewarded and beloved by customers, the bread basket has made a comeback as the hero of the table, for good reason. Forget about precooked loaves or packaged breadsticks, bread is the pride of Italian gastronomic tradition, which is why it deserves the right presentation. Michelin Star...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Marble
fferrone Contemporary Copper Small Serving Tray Decorative Sculpture Lift, Too
Located in Chicago, IL
Simple, elegant, minimalist, the contemporary copper small serving tray titled lift, to will redefine the landscape of your table setting. Inspired ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Copper
New Modern Dish in White Carrara Marble, creator Ivan Colominas
Located in Milan, IT
Sculptural, bright white, well-defined and multi-fold. Colominas has created a table service inspired by Angelo Mangiarotti’s soft lines, exalting the shape and structure of objects ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Marble
21st Century Ceramic Set Serving Plates Neutral and Warm Tones Made in Italy
Located in Milan, IT
Milano Collection. Set of 16 concentric ceramic serving round dishes - trays handmade and hand-decorated of shades of 8 pieces in red and warm colors and 8 pieces in neutral colors...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 4 Small Kartell Jelly Plates in Crystal by Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Jelly table centre plates are part of a new series of design items through which Kartell, in its continuous search for new tactile and aesthetic effects, once again demonstrates ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Crystal
Ghidini 1961 Axonometry Small Cube Tray in Brass by Elisa Giovanni
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
The compositional scheme of this family of small trays is the axonometric isometric projection of two parallelepipeds which creates a three-dimensional optical effect implemented by ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Brass
Hand Painted Ceramic Plate Planets of Face Unique Edition
By Fort Makers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
For Fortmakers' 2019 Surrealist-inspired show The Dinner Guests, ceramic artist Shino Takeda handcrafted and painted a series of playful, anthropomorphic ...
Category
2010s American Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Ceramic
Hand Painted Ceramic Plate Mr J Unique Edition
By Fort Makers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
For Fortmakers' 2019 Surrealist-inspired show The Dinner Guests, ceramic artist Shino Takeda handcrafted and painted a series of playful, anthropomorphic ...
Category
2010s American Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Ceramic
Hand Painted Ceramic Smiley Spoon 8 Unique Edition
By Fort Makers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Part of the surrealist-inspired show the dinner guests, each ceramic smiley spoon is hand-painted with anthropomorphic shapes and playful, brightly-colored patterns. 1 of 9.
Handm...
Category
2010s American Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Ceramic
Hand Painted Ceramic Smiley Spoon 7 Unique Edition
By Fort Makers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Part of the surrealist-inspired show the dinner guests, each ceramic smiley spoon is hand painted with anthropomorphic shapes and playful, brightly-colored patterns. 1 of 9.
Handm...
Category
2010s American Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Ceramic
Hand Painted Ceramic Smiley Spoon 6 Unique Edition
By Fort Makers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Part of the surrealist-inspired show the dinner guests, each ceramic smiley spoon is hand painted with anthropomorphic shapes and playful, brightly-colored patterns. 1 of 9.
Handm...
Category
2010s American Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Ceramic
Hand Painted Ceramic Smiley Spoon 4 Unique Edition
By Fort Makers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Part of the Surrealist-inspired show The Dinner Guests, each ceramic Smiley spoon is hand painted with anthropomorphic shapes and playful, brightly-colored patterns. 1 of 9.
Handm...
Category
2010s American Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Ceramic
Hand Painted Ceramic Smiley Spoon 5 Unique Edition
By Fort Makers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Part of the surrealist-inspired show the dinner guests, each ceramic smiley spoon is hand painted with anthropomorphic shapes and playful, brightly-colored patterns. 1 of 9.
Handm...
Category
2010s American Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Ceramic
Hand Painted Ceramic Smiley Spoon 2 Unique Edition
By Fort Makers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Part of the Surrealist-inspired show The Dinner Guests, each ceramic Smiley Spoon is hand painted with anthropomorphic shapes and playful, brightly-colored patterns. 1 of 9.
Handm...
Category
2010s American Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Ceramic
Ghidini 1961 Axonometry Small Parallelepiped Tray in Brass by Elisa Giovanni
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
The compositional scheme of this family of small trays is the axonometric isometric projection of two parallelepipeds which creates a three-dimensional optical effect implemented by ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Brass
fferrone Pair of Contemporary Black Serving Trays Decorative Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Lift and lift, too - set of two
Simple. Elegant. Minimalist. The contemporary black serving trays titled Lift collection will redefine the landscap...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Steel
Hand Painted Ceramic Plate Bon Voyage Unique Edition
By Fort Makers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
For Fortmakers' 2019 Surrealist-inspired show The Dinner Guests, ceramic artist Shino Takeda handcrafted and painted a series of playful, anthropomorphic ...
Category
2010s American Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 4 Medium Kartell Jelly Plates in Crystal by Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Jelly table centre plates are part of a new series of design items through which Kartell, in its continuous search for new tactile and aesthetic effects, once again demonstrates ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Crystal
Hand Painted Ceramic Plate Pirate Freckle Sprinkle Unique Edition
By Fort Makers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
For Fortmakers' 2019 Surrealist-inspired show The Dinner Guests, ceramic artist Shino Takeda handcrafted and painted a series of playful, anthropomorphic ...
Category
2010s American Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Ceramic
Hand Painted Ceramic Plate Momotaro Unique Edition
By Fort Makers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
For Fortmakers' 2019 Surrealist-inspired show The Dinner Guests, ceramic artist Shino Takeda handcrafted and painted a series of playful, anthropomorphic ...
Category
2010s American Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Ceramic
Ghidini 1961 Tip Top Flat Tray in Gold by Richard Hutten
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Flat tray in openwork steel
When you look at the top view of the Tip-Top series, all the triangles have the same size. In 3D these triangles have been stret...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Steel
Ghidini 1961 Axonometry Large Parallelepiped Tray in Brass by Elisa Giovanni
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
The compositional scheme of this family of small trays is the axonometric isometric projection of two parallelepipeds which creates a three-dimensional optical effect implemented by ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Brass
New Modern Trivet in White Michelangelo Marble, creator Ivan Colominas
Located in Milan, IT
Myron is a trivet that is not defined by its function. Of perfect marble, with no above or below, it fulfils multiple uses in the kitchen and at the table.
Size: 26 x 2 cm, smooth finishing. Commercial name: Myron, Materia e Tavola collection by the Spanish Designer Ivan Colominas. Available also in black Marquinia marble. Made in Italy, hand finished.
Mmairo loves wining and dining, good food and...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Marble
Ghidini 1961 Axonometry Small Parallelepiped Tray in Copper by Elisa Giovanni
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
The compositional scheme of this family of small trays is the axonometric isometric projection of two parallelepipeds which creates a three-dimensional optical effect implemented by ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Copper
Ghidini 1961 Omini Small Bowl in Stainless Steel by Stefano Giovannoni
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Small bowl in stainless steel
Omini is a family of products that plays on the inclusion and the relationship between the human figure with a series of monolithic objects from geomet...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Stainless Steel
Ghidini 1961 Axonometry Small Cube Tray in Copper by Elisa Giovanni
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
The compositional scheme of this family of small trays is the axonometric isometric projection of two parallelepipeds which creates a three-dimensional optical effect implemented by ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Copper
Set of 4 Large Kartell Jelly Plates in Crystal by Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Jelly table centre plates are part of a new series of design items through which Kartell, in its continuous search for new tactile and aesthetic effects, once again demonstrates ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Crystal
New Modern Dish in White Carrara Marble, creator Ivan Colominas
Located in Milan, IT
Sculptural, bright white, well-defined and multi-fold. Colominas has created a table service inspired by Angelo Mangiarotti’s soft lines, exalting the shape and structure of objects ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Marble
Large Faceted Lucite Divided Bowl Chip and Dip
Located in Wayne, NJ
Faceted Lucite bowl. Inside width is 11 3/8".
Category
1980s Vintage Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Lucite
Plank Tray Natural Minimal Modern Ash Serving Pedestal Display Object
By Grain
Located in Bainbridge Island, WA
A beautifully simple and sturdy tray made in our studio from sustainably sourced ash. Use to serve food and drinks or as a low pedestal to display objects...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Ash
Ghidini 1961 Omini Medium Bowl in Stainless Steel by Stefano Giovannoni
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Medium bowl in stainless steel
Omini is a family of products that plays on the inclusion and the relationship between the human figure with a series of monolithic objects from geome...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Stainless Steel
Plank Tray Natural Minimal Modern Ash Serving Pedestal Display Object
By Grain
Located in Bainbridge Island, WA
A beautifully simple and sturdy tray made in our studio from sustainably sourced ash. Use to serve food and drinks or as a low pedestal to display objects...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Ash
Rare K.E.M. Weber 'Attributed' Pewter Pepper Shaker for Porter Blanchard
By Kem Weber
Located in Sharon, CT
In the Moderne style developed for the Pewterer Porter Blanchard by the important modernist K.E.M. Weber.
Category
1920s American Vintage Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Pewter
Ghidini 1961 Axonometry Office Set in Copper by Elisa Giovanni
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
The compositional scheme of this family of small trays is the axonometric isometric projection of two parallelepipeds which creates a three-dimensional optical effect implemented by ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Copper
Ghidini 1961 Axonometry Large Parallelepiped Tray in Copper by Elisa Giovanni
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
The compositional scheme of this family of small trays is the axonometric isometric projection of two parallelepipeds which creates a three-dimensional optical effect implemented by ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Copper
Set of 2 Ghidini 1961 Axonometry Trays in Copper by Elisa Giovanni
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
The compositional scheme of this family of small trays is the axonometric isometric projection of two parallelepipeds which creates a three-dimensional optical effect implemented by ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Copper
Set of 3 Ghidini 1961 Axonometry Trays in Brass by Elisa Giovanni
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
The compositional scheme of this family of small trays is the axonometric isometric projection of two parallelepipeds which creates a three-dimensional optical effect implemented by ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Brass
Ghidini 1961 Axonometry Office Set in Brass by Elisa Giovanni
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
The compositional scheme of this family of small trays is the axonometric isometric projection of two parallelepipeds which creates a three-dimensional optical effect implemented by ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Brass
Full Moon Small Copper and Carrara Marble Tray by Elisa Ossino
By Elisa Ossino
Located in Milan, IT
Full Moon is a small copper tray with a Carrara marble top and it is part of the Lunar Landscape collection designed by Elisa Ossino, who conceived for Paola C. a tableware collectio...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Carrara Marble, Copper
fferrone Contemporary Copper Large Serving Tray Decorative Sculpture Lift
Located in Chicago, IL
Simple. Elegant. Minimalist. The contemporary copper large serving tray titled lift will redefine the landscape of your table setting. Inspired by the Pantheon in Rome with its power...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Copper
Ghidini 1961 Tip Top Tall Tray in Rose Gold by Richard Hutten
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Tray in openwork steel
When you look at the top view of the Tip-Top series, all the triangles have the same size. In 3D these triangles have been stretched, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Steel
'Set of 2' Ghidini 1961 Axonometry Trays in Brass by Elisa Giovanni
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
The compositional scheme of this family of small trays is the axonometric isometric projection of two parallelepipeds which creates a three-dimensional optical effect implemented by ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Brass
Ghidini 1961 Axonometry Squared Small Tray in Brass by Elisa Giovanni
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Axonometry squared small tray in brass by Elisa Giovanni.
Materials:
Brass
Net weight:
0.55 kg
Dimensions:
W 20 x D 20 x 2 H cm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Brass
Ghidini 1961 Axonometry Small Rectangular Tray in Brass by Elisa Giovanni
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Axonometry rectangular small tray in brass by Elisa Giovanni.
Materials:
Brass
Net weight:
0.35 kg
Dimensions:
W 18 x D 12 x 2 H cm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Brass
Ghidini 1961 Tip Top Tall Tray in Gold by Richard Hutten
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Tray in openwork steel
When you look at the top view of the Tip-Top series, all the triangles have the same size. In 3D these triangles have been stretched, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Steel
Polish Nickel and Lucite Ice Bucket by Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A rare hexagonal shape polish nickel and Lucite ice bucket design by Charles Hollis Jones in the 1970s. Newly nickel plated. The ice bucket is signed by CHJ.
Dimensions: 10” high, 8...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Nickel
Ghidini 1961 Tip Top Limousine Tray in Rose Gold by Richard Hutten
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Limousine tray in stainless steel
When you look at the top view of the Tip-Top series, all the triangles have the same size. In 3D these triangles have been stretched, which creates...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Stainless Steel
Ghidini 1961 Tip Top Limousine Tray in Gold by Richard Hutten
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Limousine tray in stainless steel
When you look at the top view of the Tip-Top series, all the triangles have the same size. In 3D these triangles have been stretched, which creates...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Stainless Steel
Ghidini 1961 Tip Top Tray Medium in Rose Gold by Richard Hutten
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Tray in openwork steel
When you look at the top view of the Tip-Top series, all the triangles have the same size. In 3D these triangles have been stretched, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Steel
Ghidini 1961 Axonometry A4 Tray in Copper by Elisa Giovanni
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
The compositional scheme of this family of small trays is the axonometric isometric projection of two parallelepipeds which creates a three-dimensional optical effect implemented by ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Copper
Ghidini 1961 Axonometry Small Squared Tray in Copper by Elisa Giovanni
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Axonometry squared small tray in copper by Elisa Giovanni.
Materials:
Copper
Net weight:
0.6 kg
Dimensions:
W 20 x D 20 x 2 H cm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Copper
Ghidini 1961 Tip Top Tray Medium in Gold by Richard Hutten
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Tray in openwork steel.
When you look at the top view of the Tip-Top series, all the triangles have the same size. In 3D these triangles have been stretched, which creates a very su...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Steel
Set of 3, Ghidini 1961 Axonometry Trays in Copper by Elisa Giovanni
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
The compositional scheme of this family of small trays is the axonometric isometric projection of two parallelepipeds which creates a three-dimensional optical effect implemented by ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Copper
Lunar Cycle Multi-Layered Stand in gray marble and copper by Elisa Ossino
By Elisa Ossino
Located in Milan, IT
Lunar Cycle is a multi-layered stand made of two circular levels in Grigio Versilia – an Italian gray variety of marble – and a copper bowl, joined up by a thin copper elements. This...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Serving Pieces
Materials
Marble, Copper
Modern serving pieces for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Modern serving pieces 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 serving pieces 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 metal, stone and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern serving pieces made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original serving pieces, popular names associated with this style include Ghidini 1961, Ivan Colominas, Kartell, and Patricia Urquiola. 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 serving pieces differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $40 and tops out at $30,579 while the average work can sell for $428.
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