Modern Tableware
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Taupe Touché C Tray by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Taupe Touché C tray by Mason Editions
Dimensions: 36 × 48 × 6.4 cm
Materials: Iron and MDF
Colours: taupe, cotto, burgundy, sage green, petrol green
A light metal rod that rest...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
$407 / item
Contemporary Tray
Located in Geneve, CH
Contemporary tray
Measures: Diameter 30 * height 27.5 cm
Plated metal coated with glossy pink copper finish
From Earth, one can only see the portion of ...
Category
2010s French Modern Tableware
Materials
Metal
$725 / item
Set of 2 Twosidestory Bowl by Lisette Rützou
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Twosidestory bowl by Lisette Rützou
Dimensions: D 20 cm
Materials: Candy Onyx
Lisette Rützou’s design is motivated by an urge to articulate a story. Inspired by the be...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Tableware
Materials
Marble
$1,534 / set
Set of 2 Twosidestory Bowl by Lisette Rützou
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 twosidestory bowl by Lisette Rützou
Dimensions: D 20 cm
Materials: Onyx
Lisette Rützou’s design is motivated by an urge to articulate a story. Inspired by the beauty o...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Tableware
Materials
Onyx
$1,534 / set
Set of 2 Onyx Twosidestory Bowl XL by Lisette Rützou
Located in Geneve, CH
Set 2 Onyx Twosidestory bowl XL by Lisette Rützou
Dimensions: D 40 cm
Materials: Levanto Bordeaux marble
Lisette Rützou’s design is motivated by an urge to articulate a story. ...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Tableware
Materials
Marble
$5,921 / item
Burgundy Touché C Tray by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Burgundy touché C tray by Mason Editions
Dimensions: 36 × 48 × 6.4 cm
Materials: Iron and MDF
Colours: taupe, cotto, burgundy, sage green, petrol green
A light metal rod that r...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
$421 / item
Touché Bois Ash Wood by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Touché Bois ash wood by Mason Editions
Dimensions: 36 × 48 × 6.4 cm
Materials: ash wood, 24k matte gold rods
A light metal rod that rests on the surface and then lifts up, al...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
$461 / item
Sage Green Touché B Tray by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Sage green Touché B tray by Mason Editions.
Dimensions: 36 × 47 × 6.7 cm
Materials: iron and MDF
Colours: taupe, cotto, burgundy, sage green, petrol green
A light metal rod tha...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
$443 / item
Sage Green Touché D Tray by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Sage green Touché D tray by Mason Editions
Dimensions: 36 × 48 × 6.4 cm
Materials: Iron and MDF
Colours: taupe, cotton, burgundy, sage green, petrol green
A light metal rod tha...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
$443 / item
Cotto Touché E Tray by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Bordeaux Touché E Tray by Mason Editions.
Dimensions: D 48 × 7 cm.
Materials: iron and MDF.
Colours: taupe, cotton, burgundy, sage green, petrol green.
A light metal rod that r...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
$461 / item
Petrol Green Touché B Tray by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Petrol green Touché B tray by Mason Editions
Dimensions: 36 × 47 × 6.7 cm
Materials: Iron and MDF
Colours: taupe, cotto, burgundy, sage green, petrol green
A light metal rod th...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
$407 / item
Petrol Green Touché E Tray by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Petrol green Touché E Tray by Mason Editions.
Dimensions: D 48 × 7 cm.
Materials: iron and MDF.
Colours: taupe, cotton, burgundy, sage green, petrol green.
A light metal rod th...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
$491 / item
Touché Bois Black Ash Wood Small Handle by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Touché Bois Canaletto small handle by Mason Editions
Dimensions: 36 × H 4.4 cm
Materials: walnut Canaletto wood
A light metal rod that rests on the surface and then lifts up,...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
Petrol Green Touché C Tray by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Petrol green Touché C tray by Mason Editions.
Dimensions: 36 × 48 × 6.4 cm
Materials: Iron and MDF
Colours: Taupe, cotto, burgundy, sage green, petrol green.
A light metal rod ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
$443 / item
Cotto Touché D Tray by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Cotto Touché D tray by Mason Editions
Dimensions: 36 × 48 × 6.4 cm
Materials: Iron and MDF
Colors: taupe, cotto, burgundy, sage green, petrol green
A light metal rod that rests...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
$443 / item
Petrol Green Touché D Tray by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Petrol green Touché D tray by Mason Editions
Dimensions: 36 × 48 × 6.4 cm
Materials: Iron and MDF
Colours: taupe, cotton, burgundy, sage green, petrol green
A light metal rod t...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
$443 / item
Burgundy Touché D Tray by Martina Bartoli
Located in Geneve, CH
Burgundy Touché D tray by Martina Bartoli
Dimensions: 36 × 48 × 6.4 cm
Materials: Iron and MDF
Colours: taupe, cotto, burgundy, sage green, petrol green
A light metal rod that ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
$443 / item
Sage Green Touché a Tray by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Sage green touché a tray by Mason Editions
Dimensions: 36 × 36 × 4.4 cm
Materials: Iron and MDF
Colours: taupe, cotto, burgundy, sage green, petrol green
A light metal rod that...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
$407 / item
Pair of Bordeaux Touché E Trays by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Bordeaux Touché E Tray by Mason Editions
Dimensions: D 48 × 7 cm
Materials: Iron and MDF
Colours: Taupe, cotton, burgundy, sage green, petrol green.
A light metal rod that rest...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
Pair of Touché Bois Black Ash Wood Small Handle by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Touché Bois Canaletto small handle by Mason Editions
Dimensions: 36 × H 4.4 cm
Materials: Walnut Canaletto Wood
A light metal rod that rests on the surface and then lifts up,...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
Pair of Burgundy Touché C Trays by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Burgundy touché C tray by Mason Editions
Dimensions: 36 × 48 × 6.4 cm
Materials: Iron and MDF
Colours: taupe, cotto, burgundy, sage green, petrol green
A light metal rod that r...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
Pair of Burgundy Touché B Trays by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Pair of Burgundy Touché B Trays by Mason Editions
Dimensions: 36 × 47 × 6.7 cm
Materials: Iron and MDF
Colours: taupe, cotto, burgundy, sage green, petrol green
A light metal r...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
Pair of Petrol Green Touché B Trays by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Pair of petrol green Touché B trays by Mason Editions
Dimensions: 36 × 47 × 6.7 cm
Materials: Iron and MDF
Colours: taupe, cotto, burgundy, sage green, petrol green.
A light me...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
Pair of Sage Green Touché D Trays by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Pair of sage green Touché D Trays by Mason Editions
Dimensions: 36 × 48 × 6.4 cm
Materials: Iron and MDF
Colours: taupe, cotton, burgundy, sage green, petrol green
A light meta...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
Pair of Touché Bois Black Ash Wood Small Handle by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Pair of Touché Bois black ash wood small handle by Mason Editions
Dimensions: 36 × H 4.4 cm
Materials: walnut Canaletto wood
A light metal rod that rests on the surface and t...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
Pair of Petrol Green Touché a Trays by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Pair of petrol green Touché a trays by Mason Editions
Dimensions: 36 × 36 × 4.4 cm
Materials: Iron and MDF
Colours: Taupe, cotto, burgundy, sage green, petrol green
A light met...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
Pair of Touché Bois Canaletto by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Pair of touché Bois Canaletto by Mason Editions
Dimensions: D 36 cm
Materials: Walnut Canaletto wood.
A light metal rod that rests on the surface and then lifts up, almost tou...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
Pair of Petrol Green Touché B Tray by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Pair of petrol green touché b tray by Mason Editions
Dimensions: 36 × 47 × 6.7 cm
Materials: Iron and MDF
Colours: taupe, cotto, burgundy, sage green, petrol green
A light meta...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
Pair of Cotto Touché D Trays by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Pair of Cotto Touché D trays by Mason Editions
Dimensions: 36 × 48 × 6.4 cm
Materials: Iron and MDF
Colors: taupe, cotto, burgundy, sage green, petrol green
A light metal rod t...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
Set of 3 Porcelain Carafes with Lids by Craig Barrow
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 3 porcelain carafes with lids by Craig Barrow
Dimensions: 7.5 x 10.5 x 20.5cm
Volume approximate: 400ml
Materials: Slip cast porcelain shot cups, internally glazed
Variations:
Black porcelain, black glaze.
Black porcelain, nebular glaze.
White porcelain, white glaze.
White porcelain, nebular glaze.
A set of porcelain carafe and shot cups concerted over numerous visits to the Swedish...
Category
2010s German Modern Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Black and White Cups 6-Set by Craig Barrow
Located in Geneve, CH
Black and white cups 6-set by Craig Barrow
Dimensions: 6 x 5 x 5.5cm
Volume approximate: 50ml
Variations:
Black porcelain, black glaze.
Black porcelain, nebular glaze.
White porcelain, white glaze.
White porcelain, nebular glaze.
A set of porcelain carafe and shot cups concerted over numerous visits to the Swedish island...
Category
2010s German Modern Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Porcelain Carafe with Lid by Craig Barrow
Located in Geneve, CH
Porcelain carafe with lid by Craig Barrow
Dimensions: 7.5 x 10.5 x 20.5cm
Volume approximate: 400ml
Materials: Slip cast porcelain shot cups, internall...
Category
2010s German Modern Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
$329 / item
White Carafe and Cups Set by Craig Barrow
Located in Geneve, CH
White carafe and cups set by Craig Barrow
Dimensions: 7.5 x 10.5 x 20.5cm - 6 x 5 x 5.5cm
Volume approx.: 400ml - 50ml
Variations:
Black porcelain, ...
Category
2010s German Modern Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Polly Jean Small Tray by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Polly Jean small tray by Fakasaka Design
Dimensions: W 19 cm D 9 cm H 2.5 cm
Materials: dark bronze.
Also available in polished and off white bronze fini...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Tableware
Materials
Bronze
$707 / item
Polly Jean Small Tray by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Polly Jean small tray by Fakasaka Design
Dimensions: W 19 cm D 9 cm H 2.5 cm
Materials: off white bronze.
Also available in polished and dark bronze fini...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Tableware
Materials
Bronze
$707 / item
Unique Glass by Atelier George
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique glass by Atelier George
One of a Kind
Dimensions: Ø 75 x H 12.5 cm
Materials: Handblown glass
Variation of colours available.
The Moire collection is the result of a work ...
Category
2010s French Modern Tableware
Materials
Glass
$197 / item
Set of 2 Unique Glass Carafe by Atelier George
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 unique glass carafe by Atelier George
One of a Kind
Dimensions: Ø 80 x H 22 cm
Materials: Handblown glass
Variation of colours available.
The Moire collection is the res...
Category
2010s French Modern Tableware
Materials
Glass
Plate 5 Barro Dining by Sebastian Herkner
Located in Geneve, CH
Plate 5 Bowl Barro dining by Sebastian Herkner
Materials: Heat-resistant Black ceramic.
Technique: Glazed. Oven cooked and polished with semi-precious stones.
Dimensions: Diamet...
Category
2010s German Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
$237 / item
Set of 5 Pino Boxes by Antrei Hartikainen
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 5 pino boxes by Antrei Hartikainen
Materials: Oak, natural oil wax
Dimensions: D 9, W 9, H 5 / 9,5 / 14cm
A set of three vertical and two horizontal stacking boxes constructe...
Category
2010s Finnish Modern Tableware
Materials
Oak
Small Pino Boxes by Antrei Hartikainen
Located in Geneve, CH
Small Pino boxes by Antrei Hartikainen.
Materials: Oak, natural oil wax.
Dimensions: W 18 / 14, D 9, H 5 / 7cm.
A set of three vertical and two horizontal stacking boxes constru...
Category
2010s Finnish Modern Tableware
Materials
Oak
$197 / item
Medium Pino Boxes by Antrei Hartikainen
Located in Geneve, CH
Medium Pino boxes by Antrei Hartikainen
Materials: Oak, natural oil wax
Dimensions: D 9, W 9, H 5 / 9,5 / 14cm
A set of three vertical and two horizontal stacking boxes constructed ...
Category
2010s Finnish Modern Tableware
Materials
Oak
$197 / item
Set of 4 Porcelain Coffee Cups by Cica Gomez
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 Porcelain coffee cups by Cica Gomez
Price for set of 4.
Dimensions: Ø 6.5 x H 6 cm
Materials: Porcelain
Usual objects. My work is first driven by the search for the li...
Category
2010s French Modern Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 4 Porcelain Black Coffee Cups by Cica Gomez
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 porcelain black coffee cups by Cica Gomez
Price for set of 4.
Dimensions: Ø 6.5 x H 6 cm
Materials: Porcelain
Usual objects. My work is first driven by the search for ...
Category
2010s French Modern Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Modern tableware for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Modern tableware 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 tableware created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, ceramic and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern tableware made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and Asia pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original tableware, popular names associated with this style include André Fu, Kartell, Patricia Urquiola, and Coralla Maiuri. 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 tableware differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $15 and tops out at $69,597 while the average work can sell for $308.
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