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Marina. tapestry
M. Asuncion Raventos
Design - 90 x 123 x 20 cm Design - 35.4 x 48.4 x 7.9 inch
£1,957
Manantial II. tapestry
M. Asuncion Raventos
Design - 180 x 90 x 10 cm Design - 70.9 x 35.4 x 3.9 inch
£2,668
Brith of Venus. Tapestry
M. Asuncion Raventos
Design - 200 x 200 x 20 cm Design - 78.7 x 78.7 x 7.9 inch
£3,558
Jackson Pollock (v3) splash 400% & 100%
Bearbrick
Design - 28 x 10 x 10 cm Design - 11 x 3.9 x 3.9 inch
£409
Ashtray for Museo Tamayo Exhibition
David Hockney
Design - 13 x 8.5 x 3 cm Design - 5.1 x 3.3 x 1.2 inch
£889
Sommerso Colorful vase
Josef Hospodka
Design - 28.5 x 17 x 17 cm Design - 11.2 x 6.7 x 6.7 inch
£253
Set of 6 Oyster shell Incenses Holder
WKND Lab
Design - 0.5 x 30 x 13.5 cm Design - 0.2 x 11.8 x 5.3 inch
£147
Set of 2 Oyster Shell Trays
WKND Lab
Design - 5.6 x 27.9 x 11.2 cm Design - 2.2 x 11 x 4.4 inch
£134
Set of 6 Oyster shell Incenses Holder
WKND Lab
Design - 0.5 x 30 x 13.5 cm Design - 0.2 x 11.8 x 5.3 inch
£147
Seo of 6 Oyster shell Incenses Holder
WKND Lab
Design - 0.5 x 30 x 13.5 cm Design - 0.2 x 11.8 x 5.3 inch
£147
Set of 3 Oyster Shell Trays
WKND Lab
Design - 5.6 x 41.9 x 11.2 cm Design - 2.2 x 16.5 x 4.4 inch
£201
Set of 3 Oyster Shell Trays
WKND Lab
Design - 5.6 x 41.9 x 11.2 cm Design - 2.2 x 16.5 x 4.4 inch
£201
Seo of 6 Oyster Shell Trays
WKND Lab
Design - 5.6 x 27.9 x 33.5 cm Design - 2.2 x 11 x 13.2 inch
£402
Horn Players, 1983
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Design - 80.5 x 20.5 x 1.2 cm Design - 31.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch
£489
Boy And Dog In A Johnnypump, 1982
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Design - 80.5 x 20.5 x 1.2 cm Design - 31.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch
£489
The Guilt Of Gold Teeth, 1982
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Design - 80.5 x 20.5 x 1.2 cm Design - 31.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch
£489
Invader, carte d'invasion de Djerba N°25
Invader
Design - 96 x 60 x 0.2 cm Design - 37.8 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
£222
Cartes postales Space Invader
Invader
Design - 10.5 x 14.8 x 0.2 cm Design - 4.1 x 5.8 x 0.1 inch
£160
Table d'appoint Ondulation blanche
Thalia Dalecky
Design - 45 x 42 x 38 cm Design - 17.7 x 16.5 x 15 inch
£729
Maeduep: An aubergine. Candle sconce / Backflow Incense
WKND Lab
Design - 102.9 x 43.9 x 18.8 cm Design - 40.5 x 17.3 x 7.4 inch
£1,474
Maeduep; A Cicada. Candle sconce / Backflow Incense Burner
WKND Lab
Design - 105.9 x 34.8 x 18.8 cm Design - 41.7 x 13.7 x 7.4 inch
£1,474
Arty white candleholder "Pearls" for 1 candle
Irena Tone
Design - 27.5 x 12.5 x 12.8 cm Design - 10.8 x 4.9 x 5 inch
£845
Genuine low table by Willy Rizzo, model Flaminia
Willy Rizzo
Design - 35.5 x 100 x 55 cm Design - 14 x 39.4 x 21.7 inch
£2,135
Seeking Calm - No 3
Maria Mueller Atelier
Design - 10 x 10 x 0.3 cm Design - 3.9 x 3.9 x 0.1 inch
£1,007
Seeking Calm - No 22
Maria Mueller Atelier
Design - 10 x 10 x 0.3 cm Design - 3.9 x 3.9 x 0.1 inch
£1,007
Code barre bordeaux
Philippe Siennicka
Design - 70 x 38 x 15 cm Design - 27.6 x 15 x 5.9 inch
£2,135
Bureau constellation
Guillaume Piéchaud
Design - 77 x 86 x 126 cm Design - 30.3 x 33.9 x 49.6 inch
£13,341
Maeduep: 4x5. Cushion/ Seat
WKND Lab
Design - 105.9 x 79.8 x 18.8 cm Design - 41.7 x 31.4 x 7.4 inch
£3,743
Ubuntu Is Alive (blue)
Jérémie d'Angelo
Design - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Design - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
£1,334
Ubuntu Is Alive (red)
Jérémie d'Angelo
Design - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Design - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
£1,334
Citrine Hand Blown Vase
Miloslav Klinger
Design - 20 x 11 x 5.5 cm Design - 7.9 x 4.3 x 2.2 inch
£196
Les dix jours de mélancolie - la fresque
Julie Ruelle
Design - 123 x 197 x 0.3 cm Design - 48.4 x 77.6 x 0.1 inch
£24,903
Set of 8 Colored Campbell's Soup Cans
The Skateroom
Design - 80 x 20 x 0.2 cm Design - 31.5 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch
£2,177
Norigae No.2. Floor Lamp Light
WKND Lab
Design - 115.8 x 19.8 x 25.9 cm Design - 45.6 x 7.8 x 10.2 inch
£5,191
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
£3,860
Batman x DC comics x Medicom toy Be@rbrick 400% & 100%
Bearbrick
Design - 28 x 7 x 5 cm Design - 11 x 2.8 x 2 inch
£356
All blacks / Dan carter
Peggy Cannonge
Design - 60 x 32 x 18 cm Design - 23.6 x 12.6 x 7.1 inch
£756
Tableau Origami 1
Junior Fritz Jacquet
Design - 75 x 75 x 30 cm Design - 29.5 x 29.5 x 11.8 inch
£3,558
Colored Campbell's Soup Purple
The Skateroom
Design - 80 x 20 x 0.2 cm Design - 31.5 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch
£272
Colored Campbell's Soup Blood
The Skateroom
Design - 80 x 20 x 0.2 cm Design - 31.5 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch
£272
Norigae No.1 Floor Lamp Light
WKND Lab
Design - 115.8 x 19.8 x 25.9 cm Design - 45.6 x 7.8 x 10.2 inch
£5,191
Maeduep. Dragonfly Wall decoration
WKND Lab
Design - 160 x 49.8 x 39.9 cm Design - 63 x 19.6 x 15.7 inch
£5,677
Jagae, coffee table. Black
WKND Lab
Design - 69.9 x 83.8 x 54.9 cm Design - 27.5 x 33 x 21.6 inch
£9,210
With All My Flowering Heart (A Complete Set)
Yayoi Kusama
Design - 78.7 x 20.3 x 1 cm Design - 31 x 8 x 0.4 inch
£2,344
Interactive artwork - digital art Colo
David Dessens
Design - 147.74 x 85.42 x 9.93 cm Design - 58.2 x 33.6 x 3.9 inch
£45,092
Interactive artwork - digital art Mo
David Dessens
Design - 147.74 x 85.42 x 9.93 cm Design - 58.2 x 33.6 x 3.9 inch
£45,092
Colored Campbell's Soup Red
The Skateroom
Design - 80 x 20 x 0.2 cm Design - 31.5 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch
£272
Cubo di gabo – M³.N_R2
Gabriele Dal Dosso
Design - 60 x 60 x 6 cm Design - 23.6 x 23.6 x 2.4 inch
£2,668
Colored Campbell's Soup Yellow
The Skateroom
Design - 80 x 20 x 0.2 cm Design - 31.5 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch
£272
Colored Campbell's Soup Teal
The Skateroom
Design - 80 x 20 x 0.2 cm Design - 31.5 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch
£272
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Blue ocean waves
Nataliia Krykun
Sculpture - 80 x 80 x 4 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
£1,779
Peinture 03-2023-18
Alain Bécanne
Painting - 120 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
£1,067
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
£768
Autumn forest
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
£837
The tree of life
Seyran Gasparyan
Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
£1,005
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
£1,067 £907
Walk in the sky - blue pink geometry abstraction
Nataliia Krykun
Painting - 60 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
£1,156
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!