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Vase, le train de la vie
Yannick Le Bloas
Design - 17 x 14 x 14 cm Design - 6.7 x 5.5 x 5.5 inch
$173
32 Campbell's soup set (after Andy Warhol)
Andy Warhol
Design - 80.5 x 20.5 x 1.2 cm Design - 31.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch
$11,163
Maeduep: heart. Stool
WKND Lab
Design - 49.8 x 49.8 x 41.9 cm Design - 19.6 x 19.6 x 16.5 inch
$4,610
Fauteuil Croissant Gold
Bernard Quentin
Design - 60 x 100 x 30 cm Design - 23.6 x 39.4 x 11.8 inch
$447
Fauteuil Croissant Silver
Bernard Quentin
Design - 60 x 100 x 30 cm Design - 23.6 x 39.4 x 11.8 inch
$447
Fauteuil Croissant Orange
Bernard Quentin
Design - 60 x 100 x 30 cm Design - 23.6 x 39.4 x 11.8 inch
$447
Intimate phenomena television lamp
Gio Tirotto
Design - 150 x 91 x 61 cm Design - 59.1 x 35.8 x 24 inch
$8,874
Console Murale Chas
Guillaume Piéchaud
Design - 85 x 62 x 52 cm Design - 33.5 x 24.4 x 20.5 inch
$5,581
Bibliothèque Carlton
Ettore Sottsass
Design - 198 x 190 x 40 cm Design - 78 x 74.8 x 15.7 inch
$15,628
Onda, Oval Custom Handmade Color Mirror One of a Kind
Monica Madotto
Design - 74 x 95 x 1.58 cm Design - 29.1 x 37.4 x 0.6 inch
$4,500
Sesann, Two-Seater Sofa
Gianfranco Frattini
Design - 68 x 175 x 98 cm Design - 26.8 x 68.9 x 38.6 inch
$16,744
Sesann - Three-Seater Sofa
Gianfranco Frattini
Design - 70 x 240 x 90 cm Design - 27.6 x 94.5 x 35.4 inch
$17,860
Sculpture lumineuse J 503
Amélie Baudin
Design - 41 x 11 x 11 cm Design - 16.1 x 4.3 x 4.3 inch
$2,567
Sculpture lumineuse S 107
Amélie Baudin
Design - 39 x 11 x 11 cm Design - 15.4 x 4.3 x 4.3 inch
$2,567
Soriana Three Seater Sofa
Tobia Scarpa
Design - 65 x 250 x 100 cm Design - 25.6 x 98.4 x 39.4 inch
$24,558
Ninja & Skate [Die Antwoord] (after Roger Ballen)
Roger Ballen
Design - 80.5 x 20.5 x 1.2 cm Design - 31.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch
$279
Vintage Sofa Gradual Lounge
Cini Boeri Boeri
Design - 60 x 230 x 93 cm Design - 23.6 x 90.6 x 36.6 inch
$14,288
Pair of Armchairs "Piumino"
Paolo Lomazzi
Design - 90 x 70 x 95 cm Design - 35.4 x 27.6 x 37.4 inch
$20,651
Le glisseur (Table basse)
Franck Scala
Design - 44 x 132 x 81 cm Design - 17.3 x 52 x 31.9 inch
$7,591
Balloon Dog (Magenta)
Jeff Koons
Design - 26.7 x 26.7 x 12.7 cm Design - 10.5 x 10.5 x 5 inch
$11,163
Dollar Sign (9) Solo C, 1982 (after Andy Warhol)
Andy Warhol
Design - 80.5 x 20.5 x 1.2 cm Design - 31.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch
$246
Dollar Sign (9) Solo B, 1982 (after Andy Warhol)
Andy Warhol
Design - 80.5 x 20.5 x 1.2 cm Design - 31.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch
$246
Dollar Sign (9) Solo A, 1982 (after Andy Warhol)
Andy Warhol
Design - 80.5 x 20.5 x 1.2 cm Design - 31.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch
$246
Dollar Sign (3), 1982 (after Andy Warhol)
Andy Warhol
Design - 80.5 x 20.5 x 1.2 cm Design - 31.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch
$246
Cow (Pink & Yellow), 1966 (after Andy Warhol)
Andy Warhol
Design - 80.5 x 20.5 x 1.2 cm Design - 31.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch
$246
Elissa Steamer Lawrence Kansas Hand-signed
Ed Templeton
Design - 80.5 x 60.5 x 1.2 cm Design - 31.7 x 23.8 x 0.5 inch
$557
Goccia Freeform Custom Handmade Mirror with Gray Luster
Monica Madotto
Design - 108 x 42 x 2 cm Design - 42.5 x 16.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,500
Flacon marron plat mini bulles
Jean-Claude Novaro
Design - 27 x 5 x 15 cm Design - 10.6 x 2 x 5.9 inch
$4,688
Flacon "the colours of the sea"
Jean-Claude Novaro
Design - 33 x 10 x 10 cm Design - 13 x 3.9 x 3.9 inch
$4,688
Vintage Moro Head Vase
Piero Fornasetti
Design - 24.5 x 15 x 9.3 cm Design - 9.6 x 5.9 x 3.7 inch
$3,126
Grande Mortaio Bronzeo for Martini & Rossi
Piero Fornasetti
Design - 23.5 x 23.5 x 4 cm Design - 9.3 x 9.3 x 1.6 inch
$391
Tabouret requin – argent
Guillaume Piéchaud
Design - 63 x 51 x 29 cm Design - 24.8 x 20.1 x 11.4 inch
$6,698
Tabouret sirène avec écailles Ed. 2017
Guillaume Piéchaud
Design - 60 x 54 x 28 cm Design - 23.6 x 21.3 x 11 inch
$13,395
Tabouret sirène avec écailles ed.2018
Guillaume Piéchaud
Design - 60 x 54 x 28 cm Design - 23.6 x 21.3 x 11 inch
$13,395
Unity Blooming Bear - Big
Blooming Bears
Design - 50 x 33 x 23 cm Design - 19.7 x 13 x 9.1 inch
$4,500
Piggyback (after Roger Ballen)
Roger Ballen
Design - 80.5 x 20.5 x 1.2 cm Design - 31.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch
$502
Hanging Pig (after Roger Ballen)
Roger Ballen
Design - 80.5 x 20.5 x 1.2 cm Design - 31.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch
$502
Duo Round Custom Mirror, Handmade Color Mirror Made in Italy
Monica Madotto
Design - 80 x 80 x 5.1 cm Design - 31.5 x 31.5 x 2 inch
$5,600
Trio hand-colored mirror - Oval shape
Monica Madotto
Design - 119.9 x 69.9 x 5.5 cm Design - 47.2 x 27.5 x 2.15 inch
$6,500
Skyline clear vase Tondo Doni
Mario Cioni
Design - 50 x 18 x 18 cm Design - 19.7 x 7.1 x 7.1 inch
$2,735
Voluta Rocking Chair
Stefano Marolla
Design - 73 x 60 x 103 cm Design - 28.7 x 23.6 x 40.6 inch
$25,674
Una articolo indeterminativo buffet
Stefano Marolla
Design - 70 x 200 x 55 cm Design - 27.6 x 78.7 x 21.7 inch
$40,856
Una articolo indeterminativo - Table
Stefano Marolla
Design - 73 x 240 x 95 cm Design - 28.7 x 94.5 x 37.4 inch
$22,325
Marilyn Monroe - ©Versace Home
Garotto
Design - 92 x 75 x 3 cm Design - 36.2 x 29.5 x 1.2 inch
$4,688
Loetz Vase Medici Maron
Johann Loetz Witwe
Design - 21 x 11 x 11 cm Design - 8.3 x 4.3 x 4.3 inch
$4,242
Loetz vase pink Orbulin ca.
Johann Loetz Witwe
Design - 14.5 x 9 x 8 cm Design - 5.7 x 3.5 x 3.1 inch
$2,679
Loetz vase in the shape of a flower ca. 1910
Johann Loetz Witwe
Design - 40.5 x 22 x 22 cm Design - 15.9 x 8.7 x 8.7 inch
$5,358
Failed Experiments (Yellow)
Alexander-John
Design - 21 x 81 x 1 cm Design - 8.3 x 31.9 x 0.4 inch
$335
Failed Experiments (Blue)
Alexander-John
Design - 21 x 81 x 1 cm Design - 8.3 x 31.9 x 0.4 inch
$335
Discover the selection of our experts
Birds of the mind
Thierry Corpet
Sculpture - 95 x 24 x 22 cm Sculpture - 37.4 x 9.4 x 8.7 inch
$1,786
Drawing No. 453
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 60 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$1,340
Serie Terra Retrato en fondo beige
Enrique Pichardo
Painting - 70 x 70 x 1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$964
Peinture 03-2023-18
Alain Bécanne
Painting - 120 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$1,340
An Angel Passes By
Thierry Corpet
Painting - 70 x 70 x 3.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.4 inch
$1,674
Design
Design within the confines of art history is a creative activity or object, most frequently with an industrial or commercial undertone. Objects made under the heading of design are often a reflection of social, political, scientific, and environmental causes. Design has been used as a means to solve problems, as a fundamental objective behind the medium is to create new possibilities or to improve a process. These objects typically are immersive, including an element of interaction between the user and the material itself. At the crux of it all, creators have turned to design as a means to improve the quality of life for humankind. Design is also multidisciplinarity to its core and has been nourished by the arts for centuries.
Design has evidently evolved since its conception. Highly influenced by societal issues and politics, as well as parallel art movements, design objects reflect the period from which they were made. Although similar, it is important to distinguish the difference between design and Decorative Arts, a 19th-century movement known for the creation of art objects. In the century that followed, art and design were undeniably affected by global turmoil and politics, impacting artists universally, resulting in the birth of an array of art movements.
The 20th-century was a period of tremendous artistic upheaval. Design, art, performance, and theater were all tremendously impacted by the two world wars and the Cold War. On top of this, society was rapidly evolving, with rising social and political movements, such as voting rights and women's suffrage. As the world continued to change and progress, so did the world of art. Design belonged to many, if not all, of the major art movements of the 20th-century; including, Art Nouveau, Modernism, Surrealism, Art Deco, Bauhaus, and Postmodernism.
Design continued to evolve into the 21st century, paving the way for contemporary design. There are various misconceptions when it comes to contemporary design. Typically, confusion comes into place when the lines are blurred between the terms “design" and “style." Many use these words interchangeably, but it is important to note the distinguishing factors. Style is part of the design process. Once you have designed the functionality of the piece you are part of the way to the final design. Beyond this, creators will often ponder the definition of design in the 21st century. Designers and artists have drawn upon various 20th-century movements, such as Mid-Century Modern, Scandinavian Minimalism, and even, Holywood Regenycy.
Some people oppose the idea that design objects can be considered works of art. However, the borders are porous as some of them emphasize artistic features and are singular and unique. Like artists, designers imagine their pieces as personal creations or are released in limited quantities. Their works are often a means to express their visions of the world. It is important to note that collaborations between artists and designers reinforce the links between these two universes, animated by the same search for beauty. Discover a carefully chosen selection of design objects that span an array of movements, from the past to the present!