Design
Save your search and find it in your favorites
Saved search
Your search is accessible from the favorites tab > My favorite searches
Unsaved search
A problem occurred
Set of Six Du2 chairs
Gastone Rinaldi
Design - 86 x 54 x 80 cm Design - 33.9 x 21.3 x 31.5 inch
$4,712
Pair of Maralunga Armchairs
Vico Magistretti
Design - 100 x 90 x 65 cm Design - 39.4 x 35.4 x 25.6 inch
$3,590
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
$174
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
$11,219
Bureau architectural
Francesco Marino Di Teana
Design - 46 x 196 x 75 cm Design - 18.1 x 77.2 x 29.5 inch
$44,876
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
$449
Fauteuil Croissant Silver
Bernard Quentin
Design - 60 x 100 x 30 cm Design - 23.6 x 39.4 x 11.8 inch
$449
Fauteuil Croissant Orange
Bernard Quentin
Design - 60 x 100 x 30 cm Design - 23.6 x 39.4 x 11.8 inch
$449
Intimate phenomena television lamp
Gio Tirotto
Design - 150 x 91 x 61 cm Design - 59.1 x 35.8 x 24 inch
$8,919
Console Murale Chas
Guillaume Piéchaud
Design - 85 x 62 x 52 cm Design - 33.5 x 24.4 x 20.5 inch
$5,609
Bibliothèque Carlton
Ettore Sottsass
Design - 198 x 190 x 40 cm Design - 78 x 74.8 x 15.7 inch
$15,707
Onda, Oval Custom Handmade Color Mirror One of a Kind
Monica Madotto
Design - 74 x 95 x 4 cm Design - 29.1 x 37.4 x 1.6 inch
$4,500
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
$16,828
Sesann - Three-Seater Sofa
Gianfranco Frattini
Design - 70 x 240 x 90 cm Design - 27.6 x 94.5 x 35.4 inch
$17,950
Sculpture lumineuse J 503
Amélie Baudin
Design - 41 x 11 x 11 cm Design - 16.1 x 4.3 x 4.3 inch
$2,580
Sculpture lumineuse S 107
Amélie Baudin
Design - 39 x 11 x 11 cm Design - 15.4 x 4.3 x 4.3 inch
$2,580
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
$449
Soriana Three Seater Sofa
Tobia Scarpa
Design - 65 x 250 x 100 cm Design - 25.6 x 98.4 x 39.4 inch
$24,682
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
$280
Vintage Sofa Gradual Lounge
Cini Boeri Boeri
Design - 60 x 230 x 93 cm Design - 23.6 x 90.6 x 36.6 inch
$14,360
Grand Dollar 100 dollars (3) (1) (1) (2)
Robert Sgarra
Design - 18 x 42 x 0.5 cm Design - 7.1 x 16.5 x 0.2 inch
$359
Pair of Armchairs "Piumino"
Paolo Lomazzi
Design - 90 x 70 x 95 cm Design - 35.4 x 27.6 x 37.4 inch
$20,755
Le glisseur (Table basse)
Franck Scala
Design - 44 x 132 x 81 cm Design - 17.3 x 52 x 31.9 inch
$7,629
Balloon Dog (Magenta)
Jeff Koons
Design - 26.7 x 26.7 x 12.7 cm Design - 10.5 x 10.5 x 5 inch
$11,219
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
$247
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
$247
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
$247
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
$247
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
$247
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
$560
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
$4,712
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
$4,712
Unity Blooming Bear - Big
Blooming Bears
Design - 50 x 33 x 23 cm Design - 19.7 x 13 x 9.1 inch
$4,500
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
$3,141
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
$393
Tabouret requin – argent
Guillaume Piéchaud
Design - 63 x 51 x 29 cm Design - 24.8 x 20.1 x 11.4 inch
$6,731
Tabouret sirène avec écailles Ed. 2017
Guillaume Piéchaud
Design - 60 x 54 x 28 cm Design - 23.6 x 21.3 x 11 inch
$13,463
Tabouret sirène avec écailles ed.2018
Guillaume Piéchaud
Design - 60 x 54 x 28 cm Design - 23.6 x 21.3 x 11 inch
$13,463
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
$505
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
$505
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
$2,749
Voluta Rocking Chair
Stefano Marolla
Design - 73 x 60 x 103 cm Design - 28.7 x 23.6 x 40.6 inch
$25,804
Una articolo indeterminativo buffet
Stefano Marolla
Design - 70 x 200 x 55 cm Design - 27.6 x 78.7 x 21.7 inch
$41,062
Discover the selection of our experts
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
$1,346
Calme et le silence bronze
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 40 x 16 x 15 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 6.3 x 5.9 inch
$1,503
La vie en effervescence
Âme Sauvage
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2.4 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.9 inch
$1,178
Holding your hands
Katharina Hormel
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,795
Tour Eiffel #3
Ariel Elizondo Lizarraga
Sculpture - 55 x 45 x 35 cm Sculpture - 21.7 x 17.7 x 13.8 inch
$1,111
The tree of life
Seyran Gasparyan
Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,200 $1,020
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!