Organic Modern Sculptures
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
Pair of Bookends – Calcite
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Bring a natural and refined touch to your interior with this pair of calcite bookends. Each piece is unique, reflecting the stone’s subtle shades — from soft pink to luminous green —...
Category
2010s Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal
$1,433 / set
Pair of Obelisks – Money Agate
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This pair of Money Agate obelisks highlights the natural beauty of a stone formed through successive layers of chalcedony, revealing a fine, dense texture of remarkable elegance. Sha...
Category
2010s Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Agate
$1,433 / set
Woven Mandala (Med I), neutral coloured shell-like glass sculpture by Layne Rowe
By Layne Rowe
Located in London, GB
'Woven Mandala (Med I)' is a unique handblown, sculpted and cut glass sculpture by the British artist, Layne Rowe.
Rowe’s inspiration is drawn from the dramatic Devon coastline whic...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass
Archive of DNA: Allel 1 D7S820b, an installation glass artwork by Louis Thompson
Located in London, GB
'Archive of DNA: Allel 1 D7S820b' is a unique glass installation (consisting of 7 individual elements) by the British artist, Louis Thompson.
Accomplished glass artist Louis Thompso...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Orientation in Gold No 4, Amber Flat Glass Sculpture by Sandra A. Fuchs
Located in London, GB
'Orientation in Gold No 4' is a unique glass sculpture by the Austrian artist Sandra A. Fuchs, created in amber, white and clear glass.
Fuchs creates her own multicoloured and comp...
Category
2010s Austrian Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Walnut
Archive of DNA: Allel 1 D7S820c, a yellow
red glass artwork by Louis Thompson
Located in London, GB
'Archive of DNA: Allel 1 D7S820c' is a unique glass installation (consisting of 7 individual elements) by the British artist, Louis Thompson.
Accomplished glass artist Louis Thompso...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
White Orb Sculpture
Located in Warren, MI
Pure elliptical orbs of white suspended by natural fibers capture shadows and throw reflections across a room. Composed of 34 glossy white stoneware orb shapes that are held in place by a hand-knotted jute rope. The orbs, which are handcrafted in the studio, are perfectly round before we high fire them in the kiln. At their peak temperature of 2200 °F they settle into an imperfect ellipse. It's a gesture to the handmade nature of ceramics that we complement with a flawless glossy bright white glaze. The White Orb Sculpture is a unique one-of-a-kind artwork.
DETAILS
Hanging Stoneware Composition of 34 Individual Pieces
Overall Dimensions: 55" High x 55" Wide x 8" Deep
Each individual shape is 6" High x 8" Wide x 3" Deep
Suspended by natural Jute Rope that can be adjusted to any height
Total Weight: 40 Pounds
Signed and Stamped by J Schatz...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
$9,000
Malachite in free form mounted in original design acrylic base
Located in Polanco, CDMX
Origin: Zaire, Africa
Its name comes from the Latin malachites, in allusion to its color. It is currently used more as a semi-precious stone.
It has been among the favorites of ki...
Category
2010s Mexican Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Malachite
Solar Storm Gold over Gold, a mounted cut glass rondel artwork by Kate Jones
By Kate Jones
Located in London, GB
'Solar Storm Gold over Gold' is a unique handblown and cut glass artwork by the British artist, Kate Jones of Gillies Jones.
In the artist's own words:
“This new body of work refer...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Gyratory IV, a large ceramic architectural sculptural vessel by Jo Taylor
By Jo Taylor
Located in London, GB
'Gyratory IV' is a unique ceramic sculptural vessel by the British artist, Jo Taylor.
In the artist's own words:
"Gyratory means moving in a circle or spiral, which relates to the ...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Hubert Long "Spirit" Driftwood Sculpture, 1975
By Hubert Long
Located in Astoria, NY
Hubert Long (Australian, 1907-?) "Spirit" Driftwood Sculpture, 1975, titled, dated, and signed in pencil near base, atop an ebonized wood plinth within a clear acrylic case. Overall:...
Category
1970s Vintage Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Driftwood
No Limits #1, a Pink, Peach
White Glass Sculpture by Maria Bang Espersen
Located in London, GB
‘No Limits #1' is a unique glass sculpture by the Danish artist, Maria Bang Espersen.
Maria Bang Espersen works around the idea that all things are malleable, like glass, and that nothing can be permanently defined. Her experimental sculptures are therefore not only an approach but also a statement; one that states to never get caught up in the restrictive norms or to obey established hierarchies. Essentially, her works in glass, are a play with the possibilities of the material and an attempt to expand the viewer’s understanding of her chosen medium.
Although static and solid in their final sate, Espersen stretches, pulls and bends her glass, resulting in works that appear soft and almost possible of languid movement. Her chosen sweets confectionery colour palette entices and draws the onlooker towards the artwork, which deliciously glisten.
Espersen studied glass and ceramics at Engelsholm Højskole, in Denmark, continuing her studies at the Kosta School of Glass in Sweden, The Royal Danish Academy of Design, and Haystack Mountain...
Category
2010s Swedish Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Rosalie, Pink, Brown, Aubergine
Khaki Glass Vase by Gunnel Sahlin
Located in London, GB
'Rosalie', from the Hortus Poetica Collection, is a unique glass sculptural vessel by the Swedish artist, Gunnel Sahlin.
Sahlin’s current passions inc...
Category
2010s Swedish Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Torsion in Ocean Blue 22/01, clear
jade sculptural glass vessel by Emma Baker
By Emma Baker
Located in London, GB
'Torsion in Ocean Blue 22/01' is a unique sculptural artwork by the British artist, Emma Baker.
Emma Baker has worked with glass for over ten years, initially encountering the mate...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Original Design, Space Box, Sikhote Alin Meteorite iin Acrylic Box
Located in Polanco, CDMX
The “Space Box” was designed by Ernesto Duran, as a creative way to enhance the uniqueness of meteorites and could also be use as a decorative piece. It´s an acrylic box with a magnet on top and a steel string pulling the meteorite straight simulating the floating movement they had in outer space, allowing an interaction and a 360° view.
Sikhote Alín...
Category
2010s Mexican Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Andrianna Shamaris Minimalist Teak Wood Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Minimalist sculpture hand carved from a single block of century old teak wood. Finished with a natural oil revealing the beautiful wood grain. Set on a modern black metal stand 12” x...
Category
2010s Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Woven Mandala (Lg II), neutral hued woven textured glass sculpture by Layne Rowe
By Layne Rowe
Located in London, GB
'Woven Mandala (Lg II)' is a unique handblown, sculpted and cut glass sculpture by the British artist, Layne Rowe.
Rowe’s inspiration is drawn from the dramatic Devon coastline whic...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Shewen Meditation Stone
Located in Chicago, IL
Following the sculpted form, marbled coloring, and natural veining of this one-of-a-kind stone can be deeply meditative. Viewed as a source of beauty and creativity, Chinese scholar-...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Archive of DNA: Allel 1 D7S820a, a gold
aqua glass artwork by Louis Thompson
Located in London, GB
'Archive of DNA: Allel 1 D7S820a' is a unique glass installation (consisting of 7 individual elements) by the British artist, Louis Thompson.
Accomplished glass artist Louis Thompso...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
24-Legged Black Glazed Ceramic Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This year I began focussing on the feet of a piece. How can I change the personality of the artwork by changing the feet it stands on? This challenging piece has many longer feet, ...
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Contemporary Organic Italian Art Design Pair of Perforated Brass Leaf Sconces
Located in New York, NY
We give you the outside to bring into your interiors! The brass leaves of different sizes on these Art Deco Design sculpture wall lights introduce nature, they are uniquely engraved ...
Category
2010s Italian Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Stella Sculptures by Pamela Sunday
Located in Atlanta, GA
One Large Stella 14 x 14 x 14 One Medium Stella 11 x 11 x 11 intended to sell as a pair.
Pamela Sunday makes ceramic sculptures inspired by nature and ...
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$7,800 / set
Empoli Jar with Spike, a unique clear
blue glass vessel by James Lethbridge
Located in London, GB
Empoli Jar with Spike, is a unique art glass jar by British glass artist James Lethbridge. Blown glass with gilding on the inside. The outer layer is covere...
Category
2010s Belgian Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Silver Leaf
Under the Influence IX a Unique Glass, Copper
Rope Sculpture by Chris Day
By Chris Day
Located in London, GB
Under the Influence IX is a unique sculpture by the British artist Chris Day created from handblown & sculpted glass with micro bore copper pipe, copper wire and rope.
About ‘Unde...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Solar Storm Sky Blue over Gold, a contemporary cut glass artwork by Kate Jones
By Kate Jones
Located in London, GB
'Solar Storm Sky Blue over Gold' is a unique handblown and cut glass artwork by the British artist, Kate Jones of Gillies Jones.
In the artist's own words:
“This new body of work r...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Porcelain Bust of a Bird Gondolier
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Whimsical Italian porcelain bust of a Crow or bird decked out in the Classic Venetian boatman's striped shirt and straw hat. Signed on the bottom Italy Royal Majolyca.
Category
20th Century Italian Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Zhenzhu Meditation Stone
Located in Chicago, IL
A well-chosen stone is the focal point of both a traditional Chinese garden and a scholar's studio - evoking the complexities of nature and inspiring creative thought. This sculptura...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Stone
David Ebner Bronze Scallion Floor Sculpture, Signed
Located in North Miami, FL
This nearly six foot tall solid bronze sculpture of a scallion has incredible weight and patina. Whimsical and important. Signed and dated to base.
Category
Early 2000s American Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Abstracted Land Aqua Blue over Grass Green, a cut glass artwork by Kate Jones
By Kate Jones
Located in London, GB
'Abstracted Land Aqua Blue over Grass Green' is a unique handblown and cut glass artwork by the British artist, Kate Jones of Gillies Jones.
In the artist's own words:
“This new bo...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Andrianna Shamaris Impressive Teak Wood Root Art or Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
Impressive teak wood root art object. Carved from a single 6" piece of reclaimed teak wood. Hammered and burnt on the inside section. We left the flat sections smooth in the natural ...
Category
2010s Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
Elmwood Mine, Tennessee Calcite Crystals on Acrylic Base
Located in Polanco, CDMX
Origen: Tennessee, USA
Colors: Orange.
Category
2010s Mexican Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
Monica Foglia Italian Modern Polished Gold
Textured Bronze Heart Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This contemporary Italian sculpture, a Work of Art by the woman artist Monica Foglia, represents a human heart sculpted in bronze. The 2 finishes, half in polished gold bronze and th...
Category
2010s Italian Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Surf - Still Life with Shrimp, a Glass Still Life Art Work by Elliot Walker
Located in London, GB
'Surf - Still Life with Shrimp' is from the British artist and Blown Away II series winner, Elliot Walker's ongoing body of unique still life artworks. Freehand sculpted in clear gla...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Spring Yellows I, a Gold
Clear Abstract Glass Sculpture by Nina Casson McGarva
Located in London, GB
'Spring Yellows I' is a unique glass sculpture by the British artist, Nina Casson McGarva.
Casson McGarva firstly casts her glass in a flat mould where she introduces all of the b...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Catcher of the Skies, glass sculpture by Monica Guggisberg
Philip Baldwin
Located in London, GB
'Catcher of the Skies' is a unique pink, orange and black hand-blown and cut glass artwork with steel hull by the American and Swiss artists, Philip Baldwin and Monica Guggisberg.
Combining Scandinavian and Venetian glass making techniques, their sculptural boat centerpieces are made from smaller blown and cut glass components nestled (in sand) inside a metallic hull.
'We are migratory creatures; the history of our species is about journeys, departures, leaving and arriving, starting over. And none more so than ourselves. Our new work is both culturally and personally inclined. An autobiographical touch in civilizational reflection. Wherever man goes he builds, laying down cultural lines which gradually transform into relics and artefacts over time's inevitable march. Urban landscapes and complex designs grow and expand, deteriorate and decay. And on again we move, taking the memories of our exploits with us to use in the next story.' B&G
Baldwin (1947, New York) and Guggisberg (1955, Bern) have been a collaborative team for over forty years. They share an instinctive appreciation for the subtle blending of art and design, functionality and abstract expression, combined with a love of material – especially glass.
The list of museums and collections which have acquired their works is long and impressive. Individual showings, as well as participation in group shows, have given them opportunities to present their works at leading galleries and in major museums in Europe, Japan and the United States and their works rank among the best to be found in the international glass art scene. Working freelance, they have also designed successful products for international glass manufacturers since 1985. Their clients have included renowned firms like Rosenthal, Steuben, Corning and Venini.
Over time their work has developed its own distinctive signature, based in Italian cold-working (battuto) combined with the Swedish overlay process for layering colours. They have been pioneers in adapting these techniques and in creating a distinct expression of their own. Colour, light, texture, pattern, and shape together reveal an undercurrent of meaning and value, adhering to the simplest of forms and clear lines.
Over the years they have become more sculptural in focus, while seeking to imbue their work with a deep connection to archetypal forms and shapes, and striving for the highest level of craftsmanship. They address eternal symbols of human culture and history, while embracing contemporary evolution in form and meaning.
In recent years large installations and major exhibitions in public spaces, such as Canterbury Cathedral...
Category
2010s European Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Origin Dark #0323, black
slate coloured glass sculpture by Morten Klitgaard
Located in London, GB
‘Origin Dark #0323’ is a unique sculpture by the Danish artist, Morten Klitgaard.
In the artist's own words:
"My work is driven by the urge to investigate and push the limits of gl...
Category
2010s Danish Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Kelp in Forest Green
Capri Blue, abstract glass artwork by Enemark
Thompson
Located in London, GB
'Kelp in Forest Green & Capri Blue' is a unique handblown and sculpted glass artwork by the Danish and British artists, Hanne Enemark & Louis Thompson.
The outer glass form contains...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Architectural Stone Date Block Mounted on a Metal Stand
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A carved stone architectural block custom mounted on a metal stand, elevating the early 19th century stone into a 21st century work of art. Vernacular in shape, with great texture, a...
Category
19th Century American Antique Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Chinese Zhenzhu Meditation Stone
Located in Chicago, IL
A well-chosen stone is the focal point of both a traditional Chinese garden and a scholar's studio - evoking the complexities of nature and inspiring creative thought. This sculptura...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Shewen Meditation Stone
Located in Chicago, IL
Following the sculpted form, marbled coloring, and natural veining of this one-of-a-kind stone can be deeply meditative. Viewed as a source of beauty and creativity, Chinese scholar-...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Ueda Satoko Clay Sculpture, Brazil, 1991
Located in Miami, FL
Abstract clay sculpture by Japanese-Brazilian artist and professor Ueda Satoko. Brazil 1991.
Ueda Satoko was an artist, sculptor and professor residing in Baja de Tijuca, Rio de J...
Category
Late 20th Century Brazilian Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Clay
$1,480 Sale Price
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Blue Planet Sphere with Hand Carved Surface
Located in New York, NY
Blue Planet Sphere is a round elliptically shaped sculpture, like a flattened, angle-edged ball. Not exactly shaped like our Blue Planet, it still looks li...
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Hollow Black Wide Oval Ceramic Sculpture on Small Feet
Located in New York, NY
A new series of small sculptures in the Modern Totemic vein. Not exactly humanistic, but they do have feet and personality. They are abstract...
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Forest, a steel
gold large textured
perforated sculpture by Claire Malet
By Claire Malet
Located in London, GB
'Forest' is a unique sculpture by the British artist, Claire Malet, created from recycled and reformed steel cans with 24 ct fairmined gold leaf.
Malet is an artist who works with p...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Gold Leaf
Solar Storm Sky Blue over Ice Blue II, a patterned glass artwork by Kate Jones
By Kate Jones
Located in London, GB
'Solar Storm Sky Blue over Ice Blue II' is a unique handblown and cut glass artwork by the British artist, Kate Jones of Gillies Jones.
In the artist's own words:
“This new body of...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Abstracted Land Yellow over Steel Blue, a cut glass sculpture by Kate Jones
By Kate Jones
Located in London, GB
'Abstracted Land Yellow over Steel Blue' is a unique handblown and cut glass artwork by the British artist, Kate Jones of Gillies Jones.
In the artist's own words:
“This new body o...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Andrianna Shamaris Coffee Tree Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Coffee tree sculpture. Bleached, sanded and set on a modern black steel base.
Andrianna Shamaris. The Leader In Modern Organic Design.
Category
2010s Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Steel
Solar Storm Monochrome III, abstract cut patterned glass artwork by Kate Jones
By Kate Jones
Located in London, GB
'Solar Storm Monochrome III' is a unique handblown and cut glass artwork by the British artist, Kate Jones of Gillies Jones.
Created with Stephen Gillie...
Category
2010s European Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Steel
A Piece of NYC, created by Rafael Calvo using Reclaimed Beams from Manhattan
Located in Miami, FL
Rafael felt connected to Manhattan when he created A Piece of NYC art sculpture. This beautiful piece of art resembles the landscape of NYC, where he had lived for many years. He use...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Gray/Green Ceramic Pod Composite Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Hand built Ceramic Sculpture, in Gray/Green Underglaze. The Gray/Green is hard to capture: more dark gray than green, it has the feeling of the color sage green. The piece is a composite of hollow pods, elongated, pointed oval or elliptical shapes. They are individually hand-formed, attached together and fused during the firing. White stoneware clay with gray/green underglazes create a soft, powdery surface that still shows a bit of texture from the clay. It is not glazed. The Composite Series has an earthy presence, inspired by the huge bare boulders of the Anza Borrego...
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Elixir in Weimaraner
Ocean Blue, glass
gold sculpture by Enemark
Thompson
Located in London, GB
'Elixir in Weimaraner and Ocean Blue' is a unique handblown and sculpted glass artwork by the Danish and British artists, Hanne Enemark & Louis Thompson.
The outer glass form contai...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Gold
Andrianna Shamaris Minimalist Petrified Wood on Stand
Located in New York, NY
It’s fascinating how Mother Nature produces these stunning 40 million year old petrified wood with such contrasting and natural patterns throughout. Modern yet with so much history.
...
Category
2010s Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Carnivale, repeat patterned black
white blown glass sculpture by Peter Bowles
By Peter Bowles
Located in London, GB
'Carnivale' is unique glass artwork by the British artist, Peter Bowles.
Initially studying glass at Stourbridge College of Art and Design, Peter Bowles went on to work with some o...
Category
2010s Australian Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Florianna, an abstract patterned monochrome glass sculpture by Peter Bowles
By Peter Bowles
Located in London, GB
'Florianna' is unique glass artwork by the British artist, Peter Bowles.
Initially studying glass at Stourbridge College of Art and Design, Peter Bowles went on to work with some o...
Category
2010s Australian Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Tall Lily Vase, a Black / Ebony Sculptural Porcelain Vase by Vivienne Foley
Located in London, GB
‘Tall Lily Vase’ is a unique porcelain sculptural vessel by the British artist, Vivienne Foley, which has been released from her own personal archive of artworks.
Vivienne Foley is based in Gloucestershire where she produces exquisite ceramic sculpture. Although in essence they are often functional pieces in form, it is their appearance that makes each unique work so much more. From dramatic structures to gentle sweeping curves, Foley's inherent understanding of porcelain is more than evident and testament to her patience with this most difficult of materials.
Having worked with porcelain for over 5 decades, it is Foley’s dedication that gives her such sensitivity towards her medium. This combined with her expert glazing and acknowledgement of this material’s vast history, results in very fresh and modern works that equally pay homage to what has gone before. Flower forms, poppy heads, bracts and petals translate into foliate rims and sinuous necks, carved and pleated or swept into a spiral. A contemporary marriage of craft, history and nature.
In her own words:
“As a professional potter I have been producing thrown porcelains for over fifty years and so logic would dictate that I have ‘seen it all, done it all’ by now, but on the contrary I still continue to be challenged and interested. The technical frustrations and the uncertainty of results all seem worthwhile when one opens a successful kiln firing. The heart leaps!
I have never been afraid to push my materials to the limit, to accept failures and to follow trails, but I am always excited when basic techniques and familiar methods result in something new. My primary interest is in ‘form’ and in finding solutions for what I call ‘damp engineering’. The comparatively non-plastic nature of porcelain dictates my having to join sections together, but a form must ‘flow’ and construction methods should not be obvious.
Over the years I have fired every sort of kiln and dallied with glazes, spending untold hours testing and rejecting, but since I now work in a small space I find simple black and white glazes and slips are less distracting and best enhance my forms.
I am not influenced by any particular thing – rather, I am interested in everything; always looking for quality and workmanship. I love all aspects of the design world from architecture to textiles. Museums, galleries and exhibitions are my addiction, with photography and the natural world a constant inspiration.
My travels to China and my ongoing study of Chinese ceramics have also been an enduring theme and I have been lucky enough to handle and photograph some of the world’s great collections”
Foley has a global following and is represented in private and public collections world wide.
Public Collections and Acquisitions
National Museum of Ireland, Dublin • Limerick City Art Gallery • Ulster Museum, N. Ireland • Crafts Council of Ireland • Centre of Ceramic Art, York Museums Trust • Southampton City Art Gallery • Leeds Museums & Galleries • US Ambassador to Ireland, Jean Kennedy Smith • President Hillery of Ireland • President Mary Robinson of Ireland • Prime Minister Charles Haughey of Ireland • President Hertzog of Israel • Prime Minister Keating of Australia • Prince Faisal of Saudi Arabia • US President Bill Clinton and Hilary Rodham Clinton • Royal Household, Sweden • Nancy Soderberg • President Jacques Chirac of France • Irish Embassy, Berlin • Sandy Lane Hotel, Barbados • Ford UK, London • Four Seasons Hotel, Amman, Jordan • Rolex...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Art Glass
Desiré Von Pelt Ceramic Bisque "Still Life" Sculpture, circa 2000, Spain
By Von Pelt
Located in Girona, Spain
"Le Bodegon Bilboa", Ceramic bisque sculpture by Desiré Von Pelt.
White ceramic.
Signed and dated from a series of 8,
circa 2000, Spain.
Excellent condition.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Whitequartz Purple columnar agate amethyst Decorative object Sculpture Table
Located in London, GB
Striking large vertical presentation displaying vibrant purple amethyst bordered by a thick agate layer. One of a group of four impressive specimens. Pieces such as this are hard t...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Uruguayan Antique Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Sap, a Unique Rich Amber
Petrol Metallic Blue Glass Sculpture by Bethany Wood
By Bethany Wood
Located in London, GB
'Sap' is a unique artwork by the British artist, Bethany Wood.
An equal passion for painting physically inspires how she controls and manipulates her glass. Recreating the fleeting...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Double Helix, a black
white patterned glass sculptural vessel by Peter Bowles
By Peter Bowles
Located in London, GB
'Double Helix' is unique glass artwork by the British artist, Peter Bowles.
Initially studying glass at Stourbridge College of Art and Design, Peter Bowles went on to work with som...
Category
2010s Australian Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Celestite I, Grey
Clear Glass Geode
Crystal Sculpture by Wayne Charmer
Located in London, GB
Celestite I is a unique grey & clear glass sculpture by the British artist, Wayne Charmer. Taken inspiration from the moment that a mass of rock is literally cracked open, to reveal ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Cut Glass, Acrylic
Organic Modern sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Organic Modern sculptures 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 sculptures created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, lighting, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Organic Modern sculptures made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and United States pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original sculptures, popular names associated with this style include Pietra Gallery, Zieta, Helena Starcevic Ceramics, and Interi. 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 sculptures differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $13 and tops out at $57,545 while the average work can sell for $2,472.
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