Modern Decorative Art
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Tile Panel Tua Handmade Decorative
By Theia Tiles
Located in Lisbon, PT
This handmade decorative tile panel combines the traditional Portuguese faience tile making techniques with a modern approach of shapes and color, res...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Faience, Wood
$1,675 / item
Pop Art Yellow and Black Perspex Light Panel by Johanna Grawunder Italian Design
Located in London, GB
A 1980s Pop Art yellow and black perspex light panel by Johanna Grawunder
An Art Lighting panel, yellow / black perspex with florencescent light bulbs. I...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Plexiglass
Lisbon Tiles Wall Art, Original Artwork, Gold Leaf, Handmade in Portugal
Located in Lisboa, PT
Alfama Wall Art, Lusitanus Home Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Lusitanus Home.
The Alfama wall art is an original artwork, exclusively designed and handcrafted by G...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Wood
$3,013 Sale Price / item
35% Off
Visionnaire Airone Vetro Artwork by Michele Astolfi
By Visionnaire
Located in Bologna, IT
Airone Vetro, painted satin glass. Frame in chrome lacquered steel.
Michele Astolfi. Passionate about photography and digital processing, Michele Astolfi experiments the combination...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Steel
$21,504 / item
David Allgood "Hawk" Signed Serigraph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
David Allgood "Hawk" signed serigraph numbered 254/500. Framed. Made in USA, c. 1980's.
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
Pair of Abstract Collagen Brown-Black Monogrammed and Dated Norbert Krabbe, 1997
Located in Salzburg, AT
Pair of collages monogrammed and dated Norbert Krabbe 1997.
Handmade frame, mounted as in the showcase.
Norbert Krabbe (1951 Demmin, lives since 2005 in Koserow) is an artistic aut...
Category
1990s German Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paper, Glass
Custom Made Letter Sign in Solid Brass by Cain Studio, Made in the USA
By Cain Modern
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing the Custom Made Letter Sign in Solid Brass by Cain Studio, USA Made – the perfect addition to any space! Hand crafted in Los Angeles by skilled artisans with precision an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Copper, Stainless Steel, Chrome, Nickel
Artistic Mosaic Handmade Glass & Marble Mosaic Customizable
By sicis
Located in London, GB
Making Artistic Mosaic, design of unparalleled beauty, inventing ' tromp l'oeil' thanks to the endless colors of the glass mosaic collections, all this allowed us to produce and divu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Marble, Aluminum
Armour Sculpture of Rhinoceros in Cast Bronze in a Pair by Elan Atelier
By Elan Atelier
Located in New York, NY
Armour Sculpture of Rhinoceros in Cast Bronze in a Pair by Elan Atelier
Cast bronze armour sculpture of a pair of rhinoceros. Shown in our verdigris bronze finish. Comes in a pair.
Category
2010s Unknown Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Bronze
Large White Gold Ceramic Plate Majolica, Decorative Wall Dish, Bowl Deruta Italy
By deBlona
Located in Recanati, IT
Large ceramic plate in white and gold luster, hand painted in Italy and handmade with the pottery wheel. This majolica plate can be used as a centerpiece...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Gold
Claes Oldenburg Lithograph, Pop Art, Hot Water Bottle, Pencil, Numbered, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great Pop Art lithograph by the well known artist Claes Oldenburg ,pencil signed LR, numbered 26/100. Titeled on plate London 66(.image size along is 7.5 X 5.5 inches.) Framed.
Category
1960s British Vintage Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Freedom Wall Art, Swarovski Crystals, Handmade in Portugal by Lusitanus Home
Located in Lisboa, PT
Freedom Wall Art, Lusitanus Home Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Lusitanus Home.
Wall art with Greenapple exclusive design p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Wood
$2,008 Sale Price / item
35% Off
21st Century Dominique Samyn Framed Giclee "Mustang Series" Prints, a Pair
Located in Morristown, NJ
Early 21st century, a pair of framed giclee prints from the "Mustang Series" by Dominique Samyn (born 1952), Belgium and USA. The work with the horse looking to the right is titled "...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Jute, Wood
Max Walter Svanberg Painted Ceramic Tile, for Rorstrand, Signed Titled in Bac
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nice painted tile by the well-known artist, Max Walter Svanberg for Rorstrand.
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Art Glass Corteza Brown Decorative Panel for Multiple Use Dimension Customizable
By sicis
Located in London, GB
A combination of special techniques and process has created glass sheets that capture the timeless and limitless beauty of precious stones, lava rock, as well as dream landscape.
Th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Art Glass
Swirl. A piece of 3D Sculptural Blue Leather Wall Art
Located in Margate, GB
Swirl:
A piece of 3D sculptural wall art designed and made from two layers of cream leather, woven together by Louise Heighes.
Measurements are 21 x 21 inches or 54 x 54 cm175
The...
Category
2010s British Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Leather
Schumacher Clements Ribeiro Deco Diamonds Geometric Dove Wallpaper Panel Set
By Schumacher, Clements Ribeiro
Located in New York, NY
A modernist collage of geometric shapes, this extra-large wallpaper design creates a striking, mural-like effect. It is packaged as two 12’ panels.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Ballet Dancer Wall Art, Black and White, Contemporary
Located in Port Washington, NY
This ballerina art collection truly contains something for every taste in art from minimalist more simple canvas prints to more complex dynamic prints. F...
Category
Late 20th Century Latvian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas
$239 Sale Price
20% Off
OP-ART 1970 Henry Irving Three Dimensional Optical Art Piece In Painted Wood
Located in Miami, FL
Op-art sculptural painting made by Henry Irving.
This is a very decorative piece of art from the op-art movement. The piece is a framed sculpture, created by an American artist, bac...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
$1,575 Sale Price
30% Off
Artistic Mosaic Handmade Portrait Wall Decor Dimension and Colors Customizable
By sicis
Located in London, GB
Making artistic Mosaic, design of unparalleled beauty, inventing' tromp l'oeil' thanks to the endless colors of the glass Mosaic collections, all this allowed us to produce and divul...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass
Schumacher by Caroline Hurley Sepiessa Wallpaper Mural in Sky
Located in New York, NY
Based on a painted and collaged artwork by Caroline Z Hurley, Sepiessa is a two-panel set; the full repeat measures 108" x 12'. It's printed on a ground with a toothy, vellum look.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Orderliness Wool Tapestry by Faina
Located in Geneve, CH
Orderliness wool Tapestry by Faina
Design: Victoriya Yakusha
Material: Wool.
Dimensions: D 100 x H 4 cm
Color: Beige.
In search of new-old design messages, Victoria Yakusha conducted a study of the daily traditions of our ancestors. The times of Trypillia and the Scythian civilization, Slavs household habits, designer studied the forms, materials and craft techniques of those times and brought modern perusal to the traditional things.
Awards
Industart 2015 Award for PECHYVO cabinet
Archiproducts Awards — SHCHEDRYY table nominated
AZ Awards Canada nominated SOLOD cabinet
The Interior of the Year Award for ZTISTA chair
Exhibitions
Solo
2017
Stockholm Furniture Fair: The collection had an individual Stand
2018
Milan Design Week: presented novelties at Superdesign Show
2018
London Design Fair: has presented full collection.
Group
2015
Bologna Design Week: first exhibition for the new Collection.
2017
Dutch Design Week: SOLOD ?abinet, HRYB coffee-table — participants of the exhibition.
2018
Paris Design Week: Bandura vase...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wool
$3,601 / item
"'2022_09' , 2022" By Louise Gelderblom
Located in Potts Point, NSW
Louise Gelderblom is a South African ceramic artist known for her distinctive, large-scale hand-built vessels and sculptural forms. Based in Cape Town, she combines traditional craft...
Category
2010s South African Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
"Along the Mountains V" Alfred Lowe
By Alfred Lowe
Located in Potts Point, NSW
Along the Mountains V by Alfred Lowe
Unique piece
Alfred Lowe is an Arrernte artist from Snake Well in the Central Desert, north of Alice Springs. He began his ceramics practice in...
Category
2010s Australian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Mondego Handmade Decorative Tile Panel
By Theia Tiles
Located in Lisbon, PT
This handmade decorative tile panel combines the traditional Portuguese faience tile making techniques with a modern approach of shapes and color, res...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Faience, Wood
$1,716 / item
'Summer Window' by Ann Finlayson
Located in London, GB
This oil on board was painted in 1985-86, we are particularly drawn to her use of colour.
Ann Finlayson was born in Glasgow in 1943. She trained at Gl...
Category
1980s British Vintage Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paint
Witness 5 Unique Charcoal Wall Sculpture by Jeremy Descamps
Located in Geneve, CH
Witness 5 unique charcoal wall sculpture by Jeremy Descamps
One of a Kind
Dimensions: W 12 x D 12 x H 220 cm
Materials: Flame-burnt Belgian oak, Belgian cherry red marble.
Jere...
Category
2010s Belgian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Marble
"Study for Event Horizon" by Jan Pieter Fokkens
Located in Chicago, IL
Inspired by images of deep space, computer compression algorithms, and early non-representational art, Chicago-based artist Jan Pieter Fokkens uses the tangible qualities of pattern ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
"Black to Color 2" Optical Art
Located in New York, NY
"Black to Color 2" wall-mounted optical art encased in acrylic by Leonard Janklow. Signed. From the private collection of the Coral Springs Museum o...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Acrylic
Lavender: A Piece of 3D Sculptural Blue and Pink Leather Wall Art
Located in Margate, GB
Lavender:
A piece of 3D sculptural wall art designed and made from two layers of leather, one blue one pink, woven together by Louise Heighes.
Measurements are 31 x 49 inches or ...
Category
2010s British Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Leather
Black Ink and Swarovski Black Diamond Crystals Contemporary Wall Art
By Alexander Anisimov, Alexander's Collection
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Black Ink and Swarovski Black Diamond Crystals Contemporary Wall Art - "Digital Universe"
This hand made wall art made on Hahnemühle Museum Etching 350gsm with black ink and wit...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Crystal
Peter Max "Impressions of a Landscape" Serigraph Signed Original Frame COA
By Peter Max
Located in Lake Worth, FL
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Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Art Acquisitions Of
Peter Max " Impressions of a L...
Category
1970s Unknown Vintage Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Lacquer, Paper
Tile Panel Tejo Colors Handmade Decorative
By Theia Tiles
Located in Lisbon, PT
This handmade decorative tile panel combines the traditional Portuguese faience tile making techniques with a modern approach of shapes and color, resulting in a very visually impact...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Faience, Wood
$1,693 / item
21st Century Skateboard Marcantonio Wood Inlay Scapin Light Blue Turquoise
By MARCANTONIO
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Life After Life Board
Old Skull Board/ Life After Life Board è una tavola da skateboard decorativa,
disponibile in due varianti colore e con un disegno intarsiato simbolo della con...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Plywood
Colorful Modern Collage Wall Art
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This framed abstract collage features a unique array of textiles, fabrics, and more colored with a wide ranging palette. This mixed-media artwork is framed for hanging in home or off...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Schumacher Orissa Sisal Wallpaper Mural in Sand
By Schumacher
Located in New York, NY
Capturing the look of artisanal processes like ikat or shibori, this 12-foot tall panel wallcovering is printed on sisal for tactile dimension and alludes to a lush seascape or lands...
Category
2010s American Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Grasscloth, Paper
Life Size Unique Pop Art Wall Sculpture
By Yves
Located in Miami, FL
This eye catching “One of a Kind” pop art piece of a nude figure in a swirl of colors portrays life in color. It is 1 of a 2 piece series.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Fiberglass
Abstract Painting "Fin Du Jour" in Friendly Orange-Blue Colors by Michel Puchala
Located in Salzburg, AT
Abstract painting in warm, friendly acrylic colors with the name "Fin du Jour" - "End of the Day" by Michel Puchala.
Professional framing with shadow gap frame (1.0cm) and white gold...
Category
1990s French Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Abstract Peony
Located in London, GB
Beautiful hand-embroidered artwork with blue and white standing sequins and beads with transparent rock crystals.
Category
2010s British Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Rock Crystal
$1,582
Stylish Artistic Mosaic Handmade Gold Leaf Customizable
By sicis
Located in London, GB
Making artistic mosaic, design of unparalleled beauty, inventing ' tromp l'oeil' thanks to the endless colors of the glass mosaic collections, all this allowed us to produce and divu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Aluminum, Gold Leaf
Wave, A Piece of 3D Sculptural Cream Leather Wall Art
Located in Margate, GB
Wave:
A piece of 3D sculptural wall art designed and made from two layers of cream leather, woven together by Louise Heighes.
Measurements are 29 x 45 inches or 114 x 74 cm.
T...
Category
2010s British Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Leather
Stylish Artistic Mosaic Handmade Gold Leaf Customizable
By sicis
Located in London, GB
Making Artistic Mosaic, design of unparalleled beauty, inventing ' tromp l'oeil' thanks to the endless colors of the glass mosaic collections, all this allowed us to produce and divu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Aluminum, Gold Leaf
$10,269 / item
Large Woodblock Print by Gregory Amenoff
Located in New York, NY
Very large format wood block painting mounted in a carved black and gilt frame. Signed.
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Artistic Mosaic Handmade Dimension and Colors Customizable
By sicis
Located in London, GB
Making artistic Mosaic, design of unparalleled beauty, inventing ' tromp l'oeil' thanks to the endless colors of the glass Mosaic collections, all this...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Aluminum
Chrysanthemum: A Piece of 3D Sculptural Cream Leather Wall Art
Located in Margate, GB
Chrysanthemum:
A piece of 3D sculptural wall art designed and made from two layers of cream leather, woven together by Louise Heighes.
Measurements are 25.5 x 25.5 inches or 65 x 65...
Category
2010s European Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Leather
Heart Installation With Frame II by Hatsu
Located in Geneve, CH
Heart Installation With Frame II by Hatsu
Dimensions: D 6 x W 67.8 x H 67 cm
Materials: Ceramic.
All our lamps can be wired according to each country. If sold to the USA it will be ...
Category
2010s Indian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
$1,450 / item
Large Autumnal Citrus and Vessels Abstract Still Life Oil Painting, Framed
Located in Morristown, NJ
Francois Heaulme (French, 1927-2005), Large framed still life with oranges, pottery and bottles, signed lower left.
Dimensions:
57"h x 37.5"w (sig...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Grape Hyacinth, a Piece of 3D Sculptural Cream Leather Wall Art
Located in Margate, GB
Grape Hyacinth:
A piece of 3D sculptural wall art designed and made from two layers of cream leather, woven together by Louise Heighes.
Measurements are 17 x 17 inches or 43 x 43 cm...
Category
2010s European Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Leather
Meridiana "Leonardo" Perpetual Calendar Nava Confalonieri Design Cuts, 1978
Located in Biella, IT
perpetual calendar Meridiana "Leonardo" by Studio Paolo Nava Milano production in 1978
by Giulio Confalonieri design and exclusively version for Cuts Torino 1982,
very rare,...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
One of One Detroit Artist Billy Couch Dodge Challenger Fine Art Print
By Billy Couch
Located in Ferndale, MI
Giclee fine art print one of one ever printed as artist proof. Series was never produced. Image of 1970s Dodge Challenger.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Blossom a Piece of 3D Sculptural White Leather Wall Art
Located in Margate, GB
Blossom:
A piece of 3D sculptural wall art designed and made from two layers of white leather, woven together by Louise Heighes.
Measurements are 25.5 x 25.5 inches or 65 x 65 cm
T...
Category
2010s European Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Leather
Clepsydra VII 80 by Atlasproject Wall Mirror Blue Leather Brushed Brass
By Atlasproject
Located in Manocalzati, Avellino
Clepsydra
As a journey through the time, where lives can cross or never meet, the lines run along the surface of the Clepsydra mirrors, approaching the most diverse materials whil...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal, Brass, Copper
Dennis Sakelson Abstract Painting
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wonderful abstract painting from American artist Dennis Sakelson. Stark, bold, organic lines bring a sense of movement to any room. Please confirm item...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paint
$630 Sale Price
30% Off
Gaia's Iris Concept Minimalistic Round by Corine Vanvoorbergen
Located in Geneve, CH
Gaia's Iris concept minimalistic round by Corine Vanvoorbergen
Dimensions: diameter 150 cm
Materials: Brass, wood, natural pigments, epoxy and acrylics
Corine van Voorbergen...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Artistic Mosaic Handmade on Aluminum Panel Dimension and Colors Customizable
By sicis
Located in London, GB
Making artistic Mosaic, design of unparalleled beauty, inventing ' tromp l'oeil' thanks to the endless colors of the glass Mosaic collections, all this allowed us to produce and divu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage Metal Wall Art
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Eye-catching piece of wall art combining different shades of metal and textures to interesting effect. Please confirm item location with seller (NY/NJ).
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
$400 Sale Price
44% Off
Moonlit Elsewhere
Located in London, GB
Hand-embroidered matt sequins with natural pearls, aluminum shards, and fabric manipulations.
Category
2010s British Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Aluminum
$2,928
Dream Of Nordic Nights, B. Diener
Located in Port Washington, NY
Modern sleek painting. Deep and dark accents giving the viewer many opportunities for interpretation.
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas
$1,599 Sale Price
20% Off
"Spindle, " 1991 Framed 30" Pastel on Paper by Jim Waid, Companion Available
Located in New York, NY
In "Spindle, 1991" artist Jim Waid through his mastery of pastel on paper, reflects a microcosmic view of nature that would otherwise be purely abstracted without the sporadic inclus...
Category
1990s American Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Other
Curtis Jere Wall Sculpture Herd of Running Gazelles
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Newfoundland, PA
Tin with gold highlights, a wall-mounted sculpture of a herd of running gazelles. Wall sculpture designed by Curtis Jere. Each gazelle is about 24 in.
Category
1990s American Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Tin
Modern decorative art for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Modern decorative 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 decorative art created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, decorative objects, mirrors and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with glass, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern decorative art 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 decorative art, popular names associated with this style include sicis, Louise Heighes, Atlasproject, and Peter Keil. 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 decorative art differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $35 and tops out at $191,803 while the average work can sell for $2,184.