Organic Modern Folk Art
ORGANIC MODERN STYLE
Organic modern furniture is characterized by clean lines, an overall uncomplicated aesthetic and a prioritizing of natural, sustainable materials, such as wood and stone. There are lots of earth tones and natural-world textures rather than bright color palettes or fabrics embellished with busy patterns.
Organic furniture is minimalist and, owing to the ideas of venerable architect Frank Lloyd Wright, designed for warm spaces that promote harmony between human habitation and the great outdoors. Organic modern design, including in furniture and architecture, emerged in the 1930s.
Designers such as Andrianna Shamaris, Alguacil & Perkoff and Jörg Pietschmann — all known for organic modern design — have created furniture that brings dynamic and unpredictable energy to home interiors while emphasizing the importance of a relationship with the natural world.
Striking an appealing balance between our living spaces and nature doesn't have to be an arduous task — the broad selection of original organic modern furniture on 1stDibs includes solid wood tables, bamboo seating options, hand-knotted wall tapestries and more.
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Style: Organic Modern
Mexican Ceramic Corn Skull Sculpture Hand Crafted Folk Art, Edition 1/30
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
“My purpose in making this skull is to represent the different types of native maize that since remote times have brought food security to our ancestors, giving them the time to develop the knowledge and arts to the extent they did,” says Mexican ceramist Omar Hernández...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Organic Modern Folk Art
Materials
Clay, Ceramic
Studio Pottery Earthenware Bowl in Flow Blue and White - Signed 1972
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A petite earthenware ceramic bowl. This small vessel will be a great addition to a coffee table used as a vase, or a side table as a trinket dish. We also love the idea of using it a...
Category
1970s American Vintage Organic Modern Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Paint
"Maternidad" Oil on Canvas by Jesus Mariano Leuus, Mexico 65, Signed
By Jesus Leuus
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Add a touch of warmth and beauty to your space with this exquisite oil on canvas painting titled "Maternidad" by renowned Mexican artist Jesus Mariano Leuus. This stunning piece feat...
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Organic Modern Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Decorative Antique Hand-Carved Solid Wood Printing Block, Vintage Stamp Tool
Located in Chicago, IL
Very large vintage hand-carved wood block used for printing on fabric or paper to make wall coverings or cloth. The modern geometric chiseled design would be repeated side by side to...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Organic Modern Folk Art
Materials
Wood
ARKO Rice Straw Art Wall 20 Sculpture Contemporary Art Japanese Craft
By ARKO
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Hand-sewed rice straw art by ARKO.
Title: Composition Marcato D Red Shadow
This is one of the series named "Composition XX"
The works that is mixed natural rice straw and red dyed...
Category
2010s Japanese Organic Modern Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Straw
Hawk & Stone Juniper Carved Double Ball
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand carved juniper sculpture by contemporary Los Angeles designer, David O'Brien of Hawk & Stone. David's appreciation for nature and wood has deep roots back in New England. This s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Large Teak Burl Wood Bowl, East Java or Madura, 18th/19th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A beautiful bowl, originally a musical frame drum called Terbang, which was used in ecstatic devotional music. The drum was hewn from a single piece of teak...
Category
Late 18th Century Javanese Antique Organic Modern Folk Art
Materials
Teak
Murano Art Glass Paperweight Lily Shaped Flower with Curled Stem Italy
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Italian Murano art glass lily flower with curled stem paperweight.
Beautiful blown art glass Murano lily shaped flower with a short curled stem, allowing ...
Category
20th Century Italian Organic Modern Folk Art
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Large 2002 Peter Petrochko Signed Amorphic Bowl of Layered Hickory
Located in Morristown, NJ
A Peter Petrochko amorphic bowl of layered hickory, signed and dated 2002 underneath. From the "Tent Series'.
Bending notions of traditional vessel ...
Category
Early 2000s American Organic Modern Folk Art
Materials
Hickory
Vintage Spencer Peterman Live Edge Cherry Oval Bowl
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Spencer Peterson wooden cherry bowl in an oval shape with a natural live edge.
A luxurious hardwood with a satin grain and rich warm color, cherry wood is a symbol of spri...
Category
Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Folk Art
Materials
Fruitwood
Mid-Century Wooden Carved African Stool
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage sculptural wooden stool, made in Africa.
Mid 20th century organic modern form.
A charming decorative object for the modern interior with a fi...
Category
20th Century Central African Organic Modern Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Horn Salt and Pepper Shakers
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Set of two salt and pepper shakers showcasing the natural beauty of water buffalo horn. Using sustainable and traditional practices, handcrafted by skilled artisans in India.
These natural horn Salt and Pepper...
Category
Late 20th Century Organic Modern Folk Art
Materials
Horn
ARKO Wall Art15 Contemporary Art Japanese Craft Rice Straw Art Wall Sculpture
By ARKO
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Hand-sewed rice straw art by ARKO.
Title: Composition Rinforzando
This is one of the series named "Composition XX"
Her works have the feelings of...
Category
2010s Japanese Organic Modern Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Straw
Milo Wood Bowl, Hawaiian Hand Turned Wood Vessel by Joseph Mathieu
Located in Soquel, CA
One-of-a-kind hand turned wood bowl, hand made from Hawaiian milo wood, by Big Island wood craftsman Joseph Mathieu (American, b.20th Century). M...
Category
Late 20th Century Hawaiian Organic Modern Folk Art
Materials
Wood
1960 Bertoncello Italian Vintage Brown Red Beige Ceramic Ashtray Bowl/Catch-All
Located in New York, NY
Create a sculptural arrangement of organic shapes, combining style statement and functionality with these Italian vintage earthenware Art pieces: a group of 4 Mid-Century Modern different ceramics is available, 3 vases and a bowl/catch-all, by Bertoncello and designer Roberto Rigon, showing inspiration from Barbara Hepworth and Henry Moore work. This particular postmodern sculpture bowl is quite innovative in its aerodynamic shape for the period and particularly in the mid-20th-century ceramic sector, glazed in a beige terracotta...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Organic Modern Folk Art
Materials
Clay, Stoneware
ARKO Wall Art11 Contemporary Art Japanese Craft Rice Straw Art Wall Sculpture
By ARKO
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Hand-sewed rice straw art by ARKO.
Title: Composition Rubato
This is one of the series named "Composition XX"
Her works have the feelings of cont...
Category
2010s Japanese Organic Modern Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Straw
Large Signed Driftwood Crane Sculpture On A Wooden Base, 1975
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large Signed Driftwood crane sculpture on a wooden base
Sculpture is signed on brass plaque on the base, B. Kutchukov, 1975.
Category
20th Century American Organic Modern Folk Art
Materials
Steel
ARKO Wall Art14 Contemporary Art Japanese Craft Rice Straw Art Wall Sculpture
By ARKO
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Hand-sewed rice straw art by ARKO.
Title: Composition Marcato (B)
This is one of the series named "Composition XX"
Her works have the feelings of...
Category
2010s Japanese Organic Modern Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Straw
The Christmas Tree - Green organic tree with Spanish fibers
Located in Bilbao, PV
For Christmas we want joy, and also craftsmanship Christmas tree that welcomes us to this festive season. It is under the gaze of the tree that we spend the best moments with our lov...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Organic Modern Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber, Beech, Wood
Large Carved Bamboo Wood Specimen Natural Organic Sculpural Wabi-Sabi Root Vase
Located in Studio City, CA
A truly spectacular one of a kind work - a large, quite heavy hand carved natural wood (perhaps a massive root) or bamboo standing vase. The piece has a ...
Category
20th Century Organic Modern Folk Art
Materials
Bamboo, Wood
ARKO Wall Art13 Contemporary Art Japanese Craft Rice Straw Art Wall Sculpture
By ARKO
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Hand-sewed rice straw art by ARKO.
Title: Composition Allargando
This is one of the series named "Composition XX"
Her works have the feelings of ...
Category
2010s Japanese Organic Modern Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Straw
ARKO Wall Art12 Contemporary Art Japanese Craft Rice Straw Art Wall Sculpture
By ARKO
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Hand-sewed rice straw art by ARKO.
Title: Composition Marcato (A)
This is one of the series named "Composition XX"
Her works have the feelings of...
Category
2010s Japanese Organic Modern Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Straw
Organic Modern Hand-Carved Wood Folk Art Ball Sphere
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique hand-carved folk art-style wood gazing ball. A friend of bookshelves and coffee tables. A lovely garden accent. An organic doorstop.
A compliment to any room-- great suppo...
Category
20th Century Organic Modern Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Signed Studio Pottery Gourd by Greg Kuharic
By Greg Kuharic
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine Glazed Ceramic Studio Ceramic by noted artist Greg Kuharic. Signed and dated 2005 on the base. An olive green gourd with textured spiky ribs and a ...
Category
Early 2000s Organic Modern Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Belgium Linen Covered Blue and Yellow Throw Pillow
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage handwoven Belgium linen throw pillow.
The front and the back are made from a different color, front is plain blue and back is plain canary...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Organic Modern Folk Art
Materials
Linen
Sculpture Signed Modernist in Wood, Metal and Plaster
Located in Lyon, FR
Very original French sculpture, small proportions, made with a technique of assembly of wood and white lacquered metal the whole coated with plaster in a modernist style. Unknown art...
Category
1960s French Vintage Organic Modern Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Simon Moore Studio Hand Made Pottery White Bowl
By Simon Moore
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Simon Moore studio hand made ceramic, pottery bowl, free form.
White color, signed.
Japanese style, very delicate and light.
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Organic Modern Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Brooms and basket - Cultural artwork Spanish tradition
Located in Bilbao, PV
A figurative brooms nd basket artwork crafted in Spain by Gabriela de Sagarminaga. Two historical objects pertaining to the daily tasks performed in our homes to create the right ord...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Organic Modern Folk Art
Materials
Natural Fiber, Beech
Wire Sculpture of a Ship with Sails
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful sculpture of a ship with large blowing sales, this simple, yet effective sculpture would be perfect on any shelf, especially for the lover of the sea or seaside home.
Category
20th Century Organic Modern Folk Art
Materials
Wire
ARKO Wall Art16 Contemporary Art Japanese Craft Rice Straw Art Wall Sculpture
By ARKO
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Hand-sewed rice straw art by ARKO.
Title: Composition Sostenuto
This is one of the series named "Composition XX"
Her works have the feelings of c...
Category
2010s Japanese Organic Modern Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Straw
Ceramic Ashtray French Jean Derval Bird 50's Vintage F285
By Jean Derval
Located in Lyon, FR
Square ashtray from the 50's by the French ceramist Jean Derval from Vallauris. Very nice glazing on the whole ashtray with a stylized drawing of a bird in the centre. Signature of t...
Category
1950s French Vintage Organic Modern Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Arko Wall Art 5, Contemporary Art Craft Rice Straw
By ARKO
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Hand-sewed rice straw art by Arko.
Title: Composition Accelerando #01
This work has the feelings of contemporary, tribal art, contemporary craft art, ...
Category
2010s Japanese Organic Modern Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Straw
ETRO Leopard-Print Leather Belt with the Iconic Pegaso Brass Buckle
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage ETRO leopard-print leather belt, nude calf leather leopard print with punch-hole detailing adjustable fit and metal with Pegaso cut out brass buckle fastening.
Brass bucle cut out with the iconic Pagaso horse with wings...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Organic Modern Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Arko Wall Art 4, Contemporary Art Craft Rice Straw
By ARKO
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Hand-sewed rice straw art by Arko.
Title: A head-sea over the night sky (Small model)
This work has the feelings of contemporary, tribal art, contempora...
Category
2010s Japanese Organic Modern Folk Art
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Straw
Molten Bronze Casted Sculpture "Andromeda Bronze Sculpture"
By Anton Maka
Located in Shelby Twp, MI
This sculpture is made of bronze that has been casted to create a modern piece of art that will fit in a modern space. This piece emphasizes the raw look of molten bronze.
This is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Italian Modernist Black Iridescent Murano Glass Sculpture in the Shape of a Head
By Alfredo Rossi, Ernesto Purisiol
Located in New York, NY
Amazing modern head in an ethnic design inspired by the Easter Island statues, very expressive mouth-blown sculpture in black Murano glass worked ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Organic Modern Folk Art
Materials
Blown Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Mexican Day of the Dead Ceramic Skull Hand-made Folk Art Sculpture, Edition 1/30
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
You can almost smell the spicy aroma of the chilies in this skull. Mexican artist, Omar Hernández creates a vivid representation of the ingredient that ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Organic Modern Folk Art
Materials
Clay, Ceramic
Mexican Ceramic Skull Sculpture Handcrafted Folk Art, Edition 1/30
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
Imagine a drink only drunk in weddings between royalty, accompanying the dead in their transit to the underworld, and celebrating military victories or successful commercial expediti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Organic Modern Folk Art
Materials
Clay
Mexican Handmade Ceramic Skull Sculpture Collection Made in Limited Editions
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
"As a Mexican and Oaxacan, but more as Omar, I see death as something present. It´s something that is a part of life and when you think about death, you begin to value a lot of things. Death is important to me because it’s a constant threat. If you think about dying now, you would probably do things that in another moment you would say, “I’ll do it later.” I see death as an opportunity to live a better life...a continuation of something," says Mexican ceramist Omar Hernández.
Omar Hernandez is a Mexican ceramist born and raised in Oaxaca, Mexico. As a child, growing up in a family of potters he didn't have much interest in making pottery, but in his early 20's he realized he could do other things with clay that weren't necessarily utilitarian pieces. It was then that Omar started his skull...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Organic Modern Folk Art
Materials
Clay
Large Emil Milan Bissilon Wood Bowl
By Emil Milan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a master work by Emil Milan also known as Emilan. Milans work is included in the permanent collection of Smithsonian and museums across the world. This piece is handcrafted o...
Category
1960s American Vintage Organic Modern Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Pair of Stunning Stump Carved and Painted Wood Chairs, French, circa 1970s
Located in Buffalo, NY
Pair of stunning stump carved and painted wood chairs, French, circa 1970s. Wonderful form, modernist Art Deco inspired, originally purchased in France in the late 1970s, extremely h...
Category
1970s French Vintage Organic Modern Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Biomorphic Wood Sculpture by Wendell Upchurch
Located in Dallas, TX
The Brendan Bass Estate Collection is an homage to the beauty of vintage and antique
pieces, each artfully concealing endless stories collected through the generations in which they...
Category
20th Century Organic Modern Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Eileen Lewenstein Cluster Studio Pottery Sculptural Organic Form
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and stylish studio pottery stoneware organic form titled Cluster by acclaimed English ceramicist Eileen Lewenstein and made in the 1970's and was potted in Hampstead in London. The sculptural piece is of oval shape and comprises of tightly compressed conical apertures decorated in shades of brown and green and stand on a small flat unglazed base. There is an old paper label and possible indistinct mark. Accompanied by a hand written and signed card...
Category
1970s English Vintage Organic Modern Folk Art
Materials
Stoneware
Modern Cup Coral Sculpture on a Lucite Base
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Modern cup coral sculpture designed and crafted by F.S. Henemader, having an organic form and variegated colors. Presented on a Lucite base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Solomon Islands Organic Modern Folk Art
Materials
Coral
Split Grain Cedar Wood Light Sculpture
By Paul Foeckler
Located in Glendale, CA
One of a kind split grain light sculpture is made by 20th century artist Paul Foeckler from a reclaimed California Incense Cedar with a hollowed core that is illuminated with a built...
Category
2010s Canadian Organic Modern Folk Art
Materials
Aluminum
Organic Modern folk art for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Organic Modern folk art 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 folk art created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include folk art, decorative objects, wall decorations and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, ceramic and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Organic Modern folk art made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and Asia pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original folk art, popular names associated with this style include ARKO, Omar Hernández , Gabriela de Sagarminaga Roldán, and Alfredo Rossi. 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 folk art differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $95 and tops out at $19,500 while the average work can sell for $1,509.