Modern Vases
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Frosted and Etched Cut Glass Leaf Vase/Bowl on Geometric Base by Robert Guenther
By Robert Guenther
Located in New York, NY
This stunning modernist vase was realized by the esteemed artisan Robert Guenter in the United States circa 1990. It features a tiered skyscraper style geometric base consisting of s...
Category
1990s American Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
A 6608 Vase by Helena Tynell
Located in San Francisco, CA
A 6608 blown glass vase by Helena Tynell.
Signed Helena Tynelll Riihimäen Lasi.
Category
1960s Finnish Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Venini Fazzoletto Opalino Medium Vase in Black Murano Glass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fazzoletto Opalino medium vase in Horizon Murano glass by Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini. An exclusive new take on the Opalini technique from the 15th century makes its color uniqu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Monofiore Balaton Sabbiato Short Glass Vase in Straw Yellow Red Thread by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with full body and textured surface with hexagonal shaped pattern in gold designed in 1970. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or strong statement piece for...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Nadine Saylor
s Hand Blown Glass Vase, Dash
Three Dots
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderfully modern clear blown glass vase with boxed dash and three dots by Nadine Saylor (American, 20th Century), 2004. Signed and dated on bottom. Con...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Handcrafted Sicilian Ceramic Bowl centerpice
Located in Palermo, PA
Handcrafted Sicilian Ceramic Bowl in yellow.
This exquisite handmade Sicilian ceramic bowl is a timeless symbol of prosperity, good fortune, and Mediterranean heritage. Crafted by s...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Modernist Urn Form Ceramic Vase with Streamlined Detailing and Platinum Glaze
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful modernist urn form vase was realized in the United States during the latter half of the 20th century. It features a conical body that flares to an angled collar where ...
Category
20th Century American Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Goccia di Pioggia Vase in Murano Glass by Christian Ghion
Located in Venezia, IT
Hand-formed and hand-finished sommerso glass vase made with the balloton technique.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
"Nail" Heart Vases, 5 Pieces, Handmade in Italy, Porcelain, Wall decor, Luxury
By Elica Studio
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The heart collection is the result of the extravagant creativity of two innovative designers, who are inspired especially by the human body.
This collection is made by 4 beautiful...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Gold Leaf
Rare Modernist Orrefors Intermezzo Blue Crystal Vase
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful Orrefors crystal vase made in Sweden during the 1980s in a Modernist style. The vase is clearly signed "Orrefors" on the bottom and displays a sculptural blue glass drop li...
Category
20th Century Swedish Modern Vases
Materials
Crystal
"Different" Luxury Vases Set of 4 Pieces, Handmade in Italy, 2021, Hand Painted
By Elica Studio
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The heart collection is the result of the extravagant creativity of two innovative designers, who are inspired especially by the human body.
This collection is made by 4 beautiful...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Gold Leaf
Venini
Where Are My Glasses?
Single Lens Glass Vase in Red by Ron Arad
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with slim shaped neck and black glass glasses sculpture. Featured in red colored glass. Perfect for indoor home decor as containe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Unique Ceramic Flamingo vase made in South Africa
Located in North Miami, FL
Introducing the captivating Flamingo Vase by Imvelo Natural Art—a true masterpiece of handcrafted elegance, meticulously crafted by South African artists renowned for their skill and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Opalino Glass Vase in Horizon Milk White inside by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with slim, oval shaped body and funnel shaped neck. Featured in aquamarine colored glass. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or strong statement piece for a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Moorish Head, Handmade Sicily, Vase, Size M, Colorful, Metallized Finishing E23
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The Collection
This collection offers ideas for contemporary décor through sophisticated revelations of art bound to the tradition of ceramics of Caltagirone, objets d’art that co...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Enamel
$822 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Barovier
Toso Vase, 1980s, Italy
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful vase blown in a filigran white spiral and light blue on the top in clear glass designed by Ercole Barovier, 1980s Barovier & Toso, Murano. Dimension: Height 34 cm (13-1/2 i...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
$3,963 Sale Price
35% Off
Opalino Glass Vase in Tea and Crystal by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with slim, oval shaped body and funnel shaped neck. Featured in tea and crystal colored glass. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or strong statement piece ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
$1,507 / item
Wonderful Mid Century Italian Murano White Opal Milk Large Art Glass Floor Vase
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Mid Century Italian Murano White / Opal / Milk Large Art Glass Floor Vase
Category
20th Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Moor Head Special Edition 2024, Vase, Handmade in Italy, Bespoke. Golden Eye
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The creator of the “Sicilian state of mind” collection searches for objects from the past
that convey emotions linked to memory.
She selects, re-sews, removes paint and repaints, dis...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Clay, Terracotta
$1,099 Sale Price / item
20% Off
21st Century Chamelea I White Ceramic Vase Vessel Designed Chiara Andreatti
Located in Milan, IT
Chamalea is a vase in ceramic with a mat finishing outside and enameled inside designed by Chiara Andreatti for Paola C., and it is part of the collection Coquille, a family composed...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Small Cambium Vase Matte Pink Plant-Dyed Anodized Aluminium by Studio Loop Loop
Located in New York, NY
Small Cambium Vase by Studio Loop Loop
Matte Aluminium
H 10" x Dia 3.5"
The Cambium Vase series is one of the pieces designed for the Dye Dye My Darling collection — a series of ...
Category
2010s European Modern Vases
Materials
Aluminum
Cambium Green Large Vase Matte Plant-Dyed Anodized Aluminium by Studio Loop Loop
Located in New York, NY
Large Cambium Vase by Studio Loop Loop
Matte Aluminium
H 18.5" x D 6.3"
The Cambium Vase series is one of the pieces designed for the Dye Dye My Darling collection — a series of u...
Category
2010s European Modern Vases
Materials
Aluminum
Cylindrical vase and countersunk base in orange ceramic 1970
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Decorative cylindrical vase with a flared base, made of glazed ceramic in a bright orange color, typical of the Seventies production. The object combines essential lines and chromati...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Abstract Blue Italian Murano Art Glass Draped Wavy Bowl Vase or Vessel
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Beautiful bright blue faceted scalloped or draped Murano glass bowl or vessel. This draped bowl is round or handkerchief in form and features a cinched bottom and open wide top with ...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
$1,125 Sale Price
25% Off
Lisa Mori, Vase in Aluminum and Glass, 1980s
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Lisa Mori, attributed.
Vase with an organic shape in polished cast aluminum is suspended in rectangular structure in glass.
Work realized in the 1980s.
Category
20th Century European Modern Vases
Materials
Aluminum
Hand Carved Porcelain Garden Scene Pottery Vase
Located in New York, NY
Porcelain urn shape vase, hand carved with garden and mountain design. The vase is slip cast from a plaster mold, handcrafted by Christopher Brody.
Mad...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
21st Century by Feix
Merlin "CHARLOTTE " Marble Egg Cup
Located in massa, IT
Marble Egg Cup designed by Feix & Merlin.
Size: Diameter cm 9 x 7 height
Materials: White Carrara
Designed by: Feix & Merlin.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Marble
Hand-Blown Murano Supreme Vase in Clear with 24-karat Gold Flecks Medium
Located in West Hollywood, CA
The Hand-Blown Murano Supreme Vase in clear with 24-karat gold flecks is a radiant masterpiece of Italian design, blending timeless elegance with extraordinary craftsmanship. This me...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Gold Leaf
Donna Karan Lenox Signed Limited Edition Embrace Porcelain Vase / Vessel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine limited edition porcelain vase.
By Donna Karan for Lenox Porcelain.
Entitled: "Embrace".
This collaborative line partnering Donna Karan (of DKNY) design with America's lead...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Monofiore Balloton Glass Vase in Orange with Red Thread Rim by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with full body and textured surface with hexagonal shaped pattern in cobalt blue designed in 1970. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or strong statement pi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Hand-Blown Murano Modern Sculptural Vase Clear with 24-karat Gold Flecks Grande
Located in West Hollywood, CA
A striking tribute to elemental form, the Hand-Blown Murano Modern Sculptural Vase in Clear with 24-karat Gold Flecks Grande is a masterwork of texture and luminosity. Its surface ri...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Gold Leaf
Hand Blown Murano Gomitolo Vase in Aqua Blue Medium
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting an exceptional Murano vase, a masterpiece of unparalleled luxury and craftsmanship, conceived and meticulously created by the most skilled glassblowers in Murano, Italy. T...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Hand Blown Murano Vase Vela in Onyx Black Tall
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Behold the elegance of our extra tall Murano vase, a mesmerizing fusion of sleek design and masterful craftsmanship. This exquisite piece, with its serene onyx black hue, is a testam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
34 Agelada Glass Vase, by Ettore Sottsass from Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Agelada Glass Vase with pendant was originally designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1986 for Memphis. It's part of the “Vetri Glass” collection. Made in blown Murano glass, and signed ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Large Modernist Signed Art Pottery Vase by Rafael Saifulin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine, signed 20th Century studio art pottery vase.
By Rafael Saifulin.
With and elongated, asymmetrical tulip form top supported by a trapezoidal base.
Having a patchwork surface and one section with the profile of a woman's face.
Rafael Saifulin is a noted Finnish-Russian sculptor...
Category
1990s American Modern Vases
Materials
Stoneware
Venere V11, Woman
s Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily, 2021, Black/White
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The Collection
This collection offers ideas for contemporary décor through sophisticated revelations of art bound to the tradition of ceramics of Caltagirone, objets d’art that comb...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Enamel
$956 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Medium Troncosfera Vase in White, Grey and Black by Carlo Moretti
Located in IT
Troncosfera is the result of the combination of two geometrical forms that have always been present in the Carlo Moretti collections: an expression of the greatest stability that uni...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Crystal
Large Signed Anna Sykora Sgraffito Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Modern studio vase.
Anna Sykora, vases Sgraffito vases, 2014. Porcelain, terra sigillata
By Anna Sykora.
With a white porcelain body with a light grey terra sigillata slip...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Modernist Tall Urn Form White Ceramic Vase
Located in New York, NY
This refined modernist urn form vase was realized in the United States during the latter half of the 20th century. It features a conical body that flares to an angled collar where it recedes meeting the neck that once again flares to a circular mouth. The neck of the piece is adorned with sculptural rectilinear embellishment that cantilever from the conical body of the piece, imbuing the piece with an undeniably graphic sensibility. The piece is finished with a stunning white glaze that highlights the stunning formal aspects of the vessel. With its clean modernist lines and impeccable craftsmanship, this piece would be a winning addition to any style of interior from Classic Mid-Century Modern to contemporary. While it is a perfectly functional vase...
Category
20th Century American Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Contemporary Ceramic Ranuncolo Footed Bowl
Located in Porcia, IT
Reminiscent of the elegant forms of blooming buttercup flowers, this sculptural bowl radiates luxury and timeless allure into any decor. Made of white paper clay, a combination of pa...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
$3,465 / item
Murano Glass Vase Lino Tagliapietra
Angelin Effetre International, Italy, 1986
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
One of two beautiful and rare Italian glass vases from the 'Istria series' by Lino Tagliapietra and Marina Angelin for Effetre International, Murano...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Riflessi Transparent Blown Glass Vase by Böijte–Bottari
Located in Milan, IT
Riflessi is a project by Böjte-Bottari for Paola C. presented in 2017.
This vase is designed to accommodate all types of flowers, and it is made in blown borosilicate glass. The col...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Venini Opalino Small Vase in Grey Milk White Inside Murano Glass
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Opalino small vase in Amber Murano glass by Venini. The Opalino vase is all about sophisticated and unique colors, thanks to the use of the traditional Opalino technique. This method...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Italian Craftsmanship Hand-Cut and Hand-Polished Beveled Crystal Vase
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest that you read the entire description, as we aim to provide detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. This exceptio...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Crystal
Venini Opalino Small Vase in Red Milk White Inside Murano Glass
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Opalino small vase in Amber Murano glass by Venini. The Opalino vase is all about sophisticated and unique colors, thanks to the use of the traditional Opalino technique. This method...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Hand-Blown Murano Cactus Vase in Amethyst Medium
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Inspired by the sculptural elegance of desert flora, this hand-blown Murano Cactus Vase in grey is a refined expression of organic form and contemporary ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
French Modern Large Mosaic Vase
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful French modern large 32" colorful mosaic vase. The vase features different color tiling encircling its circumference giving it a distinctive charm.
Category
Early 2000s French Modern Vases
Materials
Clay
Hand-Blown Murano Supreme Vase in Onyx Black Large
Located in West Hollywood, CA
A striking testament to masterful glass artistry, the Murano Supreme Vase in Onyx Black captivates with a sculptural presence that is both bold and serene. Each piece is hand-blown b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Hand-Blown Murano Surpime Vase in Emerald Green Large
Located in West Hollywood, CA
A celebration of timeless craftsmanship and rich color, the Hand-Blown Murano Surpime Vase in Emerald Green exudes both vibrance and refinement. This exquisite creation from the Vene...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Hand-Blown Murano Surpime Vase in Citrine Tall
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Crafted in the heart of Murano by master artisans, the Surpime Vase in Citrine embodies the serene elegance of fine Italian glassmaking. Its delicate golden tone, soft and luminous l...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Hand-Blown Murano Cactus Vase in Amethyst Small
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Evoking the soft mystery of twilight and the tactile charm of sculptural form, the Hand-Blown Murano Cactus Vase in Amethyst is a poetic expression of contemporary craftsmanship. Its...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Hand-Blown Modern Tall Murano Vase in Olive Green Large
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Hand-Blown Modern Tall Murano Vase in Olive Green exudes refined sophistication with its masterfully sculpted form and rich, organic hue. Handcrafte...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Adrenalina Happy Pills Vase in Red and Green by Fabio Novembre
By Fabio Novembre, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Adrenalina happy pills by Fabio Novembre. Numbered Edition Handmade-blown glass with the “Incalmo” technique.
Dimensions: Ø 11.5 cm, H 33 cm
Year of manufacture: 2012 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Wonderful Daniel Murano Italian Art Glass Vase Sterling Ormolu Mounted Plaque
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Murano Italian Yellow Art Glass Vase With Sterling Ormolu Oval Mounted Plaque Reading "Daniel Made In Italy MC Ag 1g 105"
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Sterling Silver, Ormolu
Pietra Vase Travertine by Greg Natale
By Greg Natale
Located in Sydney,, NSW
Evoking the organic architecture of Australian coastlines, the Pietra Vase features extractions modelled from hand-cast forms. An innovative vessel that connects nature and craftsman...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Vases
Materials
Marble
$470 / item
Venini Murano glass vase/vessel , by Tapio Wirkkala , blue .
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful and rare Murano Venini vase, Signed , ( Venini Italia) part of a large collection designed by Tapio Wirkkala in the Mid Century modern Time .
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Deco Glass Vase in Apple Green by Napoleone Martinuzzi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase in aquamarine designed by Napoleone Martinuzzi in 1930. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or statement piece for any room.
Dimensions: 26 cm diameter x...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Hand-Blown Murano Modern Fluid Vase Clear with 24-karat Gold Flecks and Bubbles
Located in West Hollywood, CA
A luminous embodiment of Murano glass artistry, this Hand-Blown Murano Modern Fluid Vase in Clear with 24-karat Gold Flecks and Bubbles evokes timeless elegance in its most refined f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Opalino Large Grey Milk White Inside Glass Vase
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Satin glass vase, designed and manufactured by Venini, features the same shape of the iconic opalino vase with a frosted finish.
Indoor use only.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Hand Blown Murano Vase Supreme in Black Small
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This Murano vase is a masterful embodiment of elegance and inspiration, meticulously crafted by skilled artisans. It captures the essence of refined luxury, in its wide, robust form,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
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