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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Art Glass Geometric Design Wall Decorative Panel 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
Witness 04 Unique Charcoal Wall Sculpture by Jeremy Descamps
Located in Geneve, CH
Witness 04 Unique Charcoal wall sculpture by Jeremy Descamps
Unique piece
Dimensions: W 12 x D 12 x H 185 cm
Materials: Oak, brass, marble.
Jeremy Descamps
Born in Namur, July 7, ...
Category
2010s Belgian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Marble, Brass
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
Contemporary Wall Panel by FAINA
Located in Geneve, CH
Contemporary wall panel by FAINA
Design: Victoriya Yakusha
Material: Metalmesh, Wood
Dimensions: Diameter 100 x 4 cm
In search of new-old design messages, Victoria Yakusha cond...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Fossil
Located in London, GB
Hand-embroidered artwork with 3d sequins forms in multiple applications with a fossil.
Category
2010s British Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Stone
Italian modern Zoo Geometrico wall decorations by Claudio Parmiggiani, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Zoo Geometrico wall decorations by Claudio Parmiggiani, 1970s
Rectangular wall decorations mod. Zoo Geometrico in methacrylate with ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Plastic
Disks, A Piece of 3D Sculptural White Leather Wall Art
Located in Margate, GB
Disks:
A piece of 3D sculptural wall art designed and made from two layers of white leather, woven together by Louise Heighes.
Measurements are 21 x 21 inches or 54 x 54 cm.
One, s...
Category
2010s British Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Leather
Art Glass & Geometric Mosaic Wall Decorative Panel 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.
Thi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Art Glass, Glass
Collage Art, Photo Collage, Contemporary Art, “Untitled”, By Donovan G Davis
Located in Toronto, ON
Donovan Davis’s is a Canadian based artist currently residing in Toronto. He has over two decades dedicated to deconstructing and reconstructing photo based images.
His photo collag...
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Lichen Gold
Located in London, GB
Swarovski crystal in peridot light colorado topaz with french knots and metal sequins in gold.
Category
2010s British Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Crystal
Eclipsis III 80 Wall Mirror Copper and Black Leather by Atlasproject
By Atlasproject
Located in Manocalzati, Avellino
Eclipsis III
The fascinating performance of the moon casting its shadow onto Earth inspired this mirror by Atlasproject. The typical geometries of the design and the refined mater...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal, Brass
Sea Flower
Located in London, GB
Crystal fossil, shells, and pearls with hand embroidered lace on cashmere base.
Category
2010s British Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Crystal
Ash Minimalistic Round by Corine Vanvoorbergen
Located in Geneve, CH
Ash minimalistic round by Corine Vanvoorbergen
Dimensions: diameter 70 cm
Materials: Brass, wood, ash, epoxy and acrylics
‘Ash’ symbolizes the outcome, almost like a relic of the intense passion that came before. This is never the end, as from ash comes new life.
Available sizes: 70, 90, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 180cm
Corine van Voorbergen...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
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
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
Handmade Artistic Marble Mosaic Rug 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 th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Marble
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
Art Glass Pergamino Gold Decorative Panel Multiple Uses 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
Paul Maxwell "Ridgemont" 1985
By Paul Maxwell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Acrylic Relief Painting by Paul Maxwell "Ridgemont" - 1985, USA.
Dimensions
60" width x 36" height
Condition
Good vintage condition; professionally cleaned.
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paint, Canvas
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
Art Glass Geometric Platinum Mosaic Wall Decorative Panel 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
Platinum
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 th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Aluminum
Johan Adam Linneballe, Sommer I haven III, Mixed Media on Paper, 1993, Framed
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Johan Adam Linneballe, Sommer I haven III, 1993
Mixed technique on paper / Marker and oil pastel
Work signed by the artist and dated (pencil)
Wor...
Category
1990s Danish Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Ropes by Alejandra Artizabal
Located in Geneve, CH
Ropes by Alejandra Artizabal
Dimensions: 75 cm x 65 cm
Materials: Fique - Furcraea andina .The plant is transformed manually into textiles and ropes and used
in various applicatio...
Category
2010s Colombian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Other
Russian Oil on Canvas, Weaect X.M 1990 Signed Valdimir Shelest
Located in Manhasset, NY
Valdimir Shelest digital artist oil painting of letters in an abstract form. From a home in Greenwich CT.
Category
1990s Russian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas
Art Glass & Artistic Mosaic Wall Decorative Panel 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, Glass
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
Mirrored Modernist Metal Wall Sculpture by Deidre Selig
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This modernist wall sculpture by D. Selig features mirrored glass mounted on steel.
Please confirm item location (NY or NJ) with dealer.
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Steel
VINC, Bibendum, 2021, Acrylic on Hood of 4CV
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Artist VINC
4 CV Bibendum
Acrylic on hood of 4CV from 1960 ( French car)
Circa 2021
H 83 x W 100 X D 22 cms
Signed by the artist
Unique and original a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
André Masson, Femme, 1975, Lithograph
By André Masson
Located in Saint ouen, FR
André Masson, Femme, 1975
Color lithograph on Arches Paper
Signed at the lower right part of the artwork.
From the series "I dream"
Framed
Dimensio...
Category
1970s European Vintage Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Stylish Wall Art Work Polished or Matt Ebony Gold Leaf 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
Gold Leaf
Impressionist Decorative Water Color in a Fine Gilt Frame Signed
Located in Manhasset, NY
Impressionist decorative water color in a fine gilt frame. The finely matted and wonderfully framed watercolor depicts a young woman on a park bench looking into the distance.
Me...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paint
Crépuscule by Mydriaz
By Mydriaz
Located in Geneve, CH
Crépuscule by Mydriaz
Dimensions: D 40 x 8.5 cm
Materials: Polished brass with white nickel and colored varnish.
7kg
Our products are handmade in our workshop. Dimensions and f...
Category
2010s French Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Nickel
Italian modern Topographic geographical map in wood frame of Europe, 1950s-1990s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Topographic geographical map in wood frame of Europe, 1950s-1990s
Three-dimensional geographical map of Europe on paper. The topographic map presents the states with t...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
Ash Minimalistic Round by Corine Vanvoorbergen
Located in Geneve, CH
Ash minimalistic round by Corine Vanvoorbergen
Dimensions: diameter 130 cm
Materials: Brass, Wood, Ash, Epoxy and Acrylics
‘Ash’ symbolizes the outcome, almost like a relic of the intense passion that came before. This is never the end, as from ash comes new life.
Corine van Voorbergen...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Italian Silk-Screen Print on Paper of Two Women and a Musician, 1900-1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian silk-screen print on paper of two women and a musician, 1900-1980s
Silk-screen print depicting two women and a musician. In beige paper passepartout and white varnished woode...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
Fabric Tapestry with Tiger Design Upholstered Panel on Demand
By sicis
Located in London, GB
Sicis is delighted to welcome you at ‘Home’.
The classically inspired extent in contemporary plays an eclectic style, elegant and refined. Interiors express personality.
A constant...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Silk, Polyester
Art Glass Antique Blue Decorative Panel for Multiple Uses 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
Two Kinds Of People Minimalistic Round by Corine Vanvoorbergen
Located in Geneve, CH
Two Kinds Of People Minimalistic Round by Corine Vanvoorbergen
Dimensions: diameter 130 cm
Materials: Brass, Wood, Natural pigments, Epoxy and Acrylics
There are two kinds of people. Those that see the night coming and those that see the day arriving.
Corine van Voorbergen...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Two Kinds of People Minimalistic Round by Corine Vanvoorbergen
Located in Geneve, CH
Two kinds of people minimalistic round by Corine Vanvoorbergen
Dimensions: diameter 180 cm
Materials: Brass, wood, natural pigments, epoxy and acrylics
There are two kinds of people. Those that see the night coming and those that see the day arriving.
Corine van Voorbergen...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Art Glass & Flamant Mosaic Decorative Panel Multiple Uses 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, Glass
Frame by the French Manufactory " DELF - Cadre d' Art - Paris " 20th Century
By Delft
Located in Madrid, ES
FRAME, arched and profiled frame moulding, ebonised and ivory coloured;
model frame by the French manufactory " DELF - Cadre d' Art - Paris "
France
...
Category
20th Century French Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
André Masson, Femme II, 1975, Lithograph
By André Masson
Located in Saint ouen, FR
André Masson - Femme II, 1975
Color lithograph on arches paper
Signed at the lower center part of the artwork.
From the series "I dream"
Framed
Dimensions: 50 x 66 cm.
Category
1970s European Vintage Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Stylish Artistic Mosaic Handmade Dimension 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
Surface Service Obs Wall Piece
By Soft Baroque
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Project surface service sees the sensory manipulation of interior design objects like benches and shelves, and the automated value inscription embedded in everyday objects. The surfa...
Category
2010s English Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Silk, Bubinga
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 Glass and Marble Mosaic Platinum Leaf
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, Platinum
Unique Round and Round Mirror by Kim Thome
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique round and round mirror by Kim Thome
Dimensions: D 60 cm
Materials: Steel, float mirror
Kim Thomé is a Norwegian designer based in London.
Category
2010s British Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Steel
Italian Modern Rectangular Silk-Screen Printing of a House in Frame, 1980
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Rectangular silk-screen printing of a house in frame, 1980
Rectangular silk-screen printing on white paper, representing a silhouette of house. The colors present are ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
Mantis, Aged Steel LED Light Plant Grower, Luvere Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
The Mantis - brass LED light plant grower - Luvere Studio
Materials: Brass, LED Lighting. Interchangeable backplate and base plate
Dimensions: 29” ? ?x ? ?16” ? ?x ? ?16”
The Ma...
Category
2010s Canadian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Steel
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
21st Century Plate "Portrait IV" Kiasmo designer Vincenzo D'alba +Antonio Marras
Located in Ruffano, IT
The series Portrait consists of six plates where the plasticity of the figures merges with the geometries placed in the background. A language where realistic descriptions become dec...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Arkhè I Sculpture by Lea Munsch
Located in Geneve, CH
Arkhè I sculpture by Lea Munsch
Signed and numbered on 5
Dimensions: W 38 x 30 x H 46 cm
Materials: Stoneware
Each piece is unique with its own personality and marks. Dimensions ...
Category
2010s French Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Stoneware
Pair of Contemporary Wall Panels by Faina
Located in Geneve, CH
Pair of Contemporary wall panels by Faina
Design: Victoriya Yakusha
Material: metalmesh, wood
Dimensions: diameter 100 x 4 cm
In search of new-old design messages, Victoria Yakusha ...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Contemporary Wool Tapestry by FAINA
Located in Geneve, CH
Contemporary Tapestry by FAINA
Design: Victoriya Yakusha
Material: Wool
Dimensions: diameter 100 x 4 cm
In search of new-old design messages, Victoria Yakusha conducted a study...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Pair of Polished Bronze Bar Trays by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Pair of polished bronze bar trays by Fakasaka Design
Dimensions: W 63 x D 37 x H 7 cm
Materials: Polished bronze.
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Bronze
Arkhè III Sculpture by Lea Munsch
Located in Geneve, CH
Arkhè III Sculpture by Lea Munsch
Signed and numbered on 5
Dimensions: W 30 x 27 x H 56 cm
Materials: Stoneware
Each piece is unique with its own personality and marks. Dimensions va...
Category
2010s French Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Stoneware
Fabric Tapestry with Rooster Design Upholstered Panel on Demand
By sicis
Located in London, GB
Sicis is delighted to welcome you at ‘Home’.
The classically inspired extent in contemporary plays an eclectic style, elegant and refined. Interiors express personality.
A constant...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Silk, Polyester
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.