Design

Untitled 1981 - Set of 3 Skateboards (after Keith Haring), Keith Haring

Untitled 1981 - Set of 3 Skateboards (after Keith Haring)

Keith Haring

Design - 80 x 60 x 2 cm

$1,100

Croco Spirit (Purple Edition), Richard Orlinski

Croco Spirit (Purple Edition)

Richard Orlinski

Design - 8 x 22 x 9.5 cm

$397

J'aime la couleur - Set of 5 Skateboards (after Chéri Samba), Chéri Samba

J'aime la couleur - Set of 5 Skateboards (after Chéri Samba)

Chéri Samba

Design - 80 x 100 x 2 cm

$2,000

Alice in Daliland, Salvador Dali

Alice in Daliland

Salvador Dali

Design - 17 x 7 x 7 cm

$938

The Guest, SupaKitch

The Guest

SupaKitch

Design - 30 x 11 x 11 cm

$1,191

Kaws Holiday Space Silver, Kaws

Kaws Holiday Space Silver

Kaws

Design - 30 x 12 x 11 cm

$2,427

Spilt Rocker, Jeff Koons

Spilt Rocker

Jeff Koons

Design - 7 x 8 x 7 cm

$540

Hollywood Africans, 1983 - Set of 3 Skateboards (after Jean-Michel Basquiat), Jean-Michel Basquiat

Hollywood Africans, 1983 - Set of 3 Skateboards (after Jean-Michel Basquiat)

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Design - 80 x 60 x 2 cm

$1,250

Migrants, Mayra, Picnic Across The Border. Tecate, Mexico–USA (2017), JR

Migrants, Mayra, Picnic Across The Border. Tecate, Mexico–USA (2017)

JR

Design - 20 x 80 x 1 cm

$656

Having so much inside, Poonam Choudhary

Having so much inside

Poonam Choudhary

Design - 121.9 x 152.4 x 5.1 cm

$3,100 $2,790

Flowers (Grey/Red) (after Andy Warhol), Andy Warhol

Flowers (Grey/Red) (after Andy Warhol)

Andy Warhol

Design - 80 x 60 x 2 cm

$936

A la Kandinsky #2, Mixed Media on MDF Panel, Selene Art

A la Kandinsky #2, Mixed Media on MDF Panel

Selene Art

Design - 49.8 x 149.9 x 1 cm

$1,381

LV Split Bat, Ske

LV Split Bat

Ske

Design - 75 x 6 x 6 cm

$275

F-111 Triptych A (Atom), James Rosenquist

F-111 Triptych A (Atom)

James Rosenquist

Design - 80 x 60 x 2 cm

$936

The Guest, Rolito

The Guest

Rolito

Design - 30 x 11 x 11 cm

$1,368

The Guest, Kzeng Jiang

The Guest

Kzeng Jiang

Design - 30 x 11 x 11 cm

$1,517

The Guest, Henn Kim

The Guest

Henn Kim

Design - 30 x 11 x 11 cm

$1,368

Conversation Vase - Black & Grey, Jaime Hayón

Conversation Vase - Black & Grey

Jaime Hayón

Design - 52 x 31 x 31 cm

$4,958

Artistic vase, Miloslav Klinger

Artistic vase

Miloslav Klinger

Design - 20 x 12 x 6 cm

$221

The Guest, Gary Baseman

The Guest

Gary Baseman

Design - 30 x 11 x 11 cm

$1,368

Sommerso red twisted vase, Josef Hospodka

Sommerso red twisted vase

Josef Hospodka

Design - 22 x 10.5 x 10.5 cm

$281

Bird of Paridise, Donald Munson

Bird of Paridise

Donald Munson

Design - 35.6 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm

$850

Splash It, 2Fast

Splash It

2Fast

Design - 40 x 10 x 30 cm

$276

Series  Red Core Vase, pattern number 5988, Jan Beranek

Series Red Core Vase, pattern number 5988

Jan Beranek

Design - 20 x 10.5 x 11 cm

$254 $228

Vase, Filippo Chiss

Vase

Filippo Chiss

Design - 24 x 42 x 15 cm

$662

Multiverse 16, Jason Lincoln Jeffers

Multiverse 16

Jason Lincoln Jeffers

Design - 50.8 x 40.6 x 3.8 cm

$640

Termitière (Lampe), Franck Scala

Termitière (Lampe)

Franck Scala

Design - 130 x 40 x 40 cm

$2,526

Living in colors II, Daniela Pasqualini

Living in colors II

Daniela Pasqualini

Design - 30.5 x 30.5 x 3.8 cm

$500

Vincent van Gogh Sunflowers - Set of 3 Skateboards, The Skateroom

Vincent van Gogh Sunflowers - Set of 3 Skateboards

The Skateroom

Design - 80 x 60 x 2 cm

$1,100

Love Sculpture (red, blue and white), Robert Indiana

Love Sculpture (red, blue and white)

Robert Indiana

Design - 15 x 15 x 7 cm

$717

Lacuna, Mia Hultgren

Lacuna

Mia Hultgren

Design - 165 x 145 x 3 cm

$3,309

Maschera Cornuta, Gio Ponti

Maschera Cornuta

Gio Ponti

Design - 50 x 9.5 x 8 cm

$3,309

Vanilla Sky, Alena Po

Vanilla Sky

Alena Po

Design - 56 x 96 x 3 cm

$900

Tam Tam Graffiti - street art, Noël Granger

Tam Tam Graffiti - street art

Noël Granger

Design - 45 x 31 x 31 cm

$330

Snail on Apple, Irena Tone

Snail on Apple

Irena Tone

Design - 24 x 20 x 15 cm

$772

Bearbrick Hinoki (Tokyo 2020 Olympic Emblem) 400%, Bearbrick

Bearbrick Hinoki (Tokyo 2020 Olympic Emblem) 400%

Bearbrick

Design - 28 x 15 x 10 cm

$2,206

Chemin ethnique, Anne Ghez

Chemin ethnique

Anne Ghez

Design - 45 x 24 x 24 cm

$993

Poisson de profil (A.R 130), Pablo Picasso

Poisson de profil (A.R 130)

Pablo Picasso

Design - 25.5 x 33.5 x 1 cm

$41,364

Conversation, Guillaume Piéchaud

Conversation

Guillaume Piéchaud

Design - 104 x 125 x 61 cm

$30,885

My little friend - Gold, Ruth Scheibler

My little friend - Gold

Ruth Scheibler

Design - 20 x 20 x 3 cm

$540

Pedestal, Eveline Ko

Pedestal

Eveline Ko

Design - 24 x 36 x 36 cm

$1,620

Pumpkin (red), Yayoi Kusama

Pumpkin (red)

Yayoi Kusama

Design - 9.5 x 7.5 x 7.5 cm

$474

Black lacquer mirror - LC71, Landry Clément

Black lacquer mirror - LC71

Landry Clément

Design - 60 x 60 x 2.5 cm

$4,192

Artistic Vase, Ladislav Palecek

Artistic Vase

Ladislav Palecek

Design - 25 x 13 x 13 cm

$265

Chair Azad II, Dominique Prévots

Chair Azad II

Dominique Prévots

Design - 75 x 40 x 35 cm

$3,309

Seres imaginarios (4), Óscar Seco

Seres imaginarios (4)

Óscar Seco

Design - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm

$1,191

Unforgettable Pearl, Karen Coates

Unforgettable Pearl

Karen Coates

Design - 91.4 x 61 x 3.8 cm

$1,900

Sunset A, Antoaneta Quick

Sunset A

Antoaneta Quick

Design - 43 x 86 x 25 cm

$745

Metropolis vase Tondo Doni, Mario Cioni

Metropolis vase Tondo Doni

Mario Cioni

Design - 41 x 28 x 19 cm

$3,794

Kawki coffee set, Aleksandra Zeromska

Kawki coffee set

Aleksandra Zeromska

Design - 60 x 60 x 60 cm

$2,035

Come fly with me, Lucy Sparrow

Come fly with me

Lucy Sparrow

Design - 30 x 30 x 10 cm

$2,581

You're so f***ing beautiful, Carla Cinciripi

You're so f***ing beautiful

Carla Cinciripi

Design - 32 x 39 x 34 cm

$4,136

Trufo Stone 24 Piece Dinner Set, Micucci Interiors

Trufo Stone 24 Piece Dinner Set

Micucci Interiors

Design - 30 x 30 x 30 cm

$767

Mister melty - Pink, Buff Monster

Mister melty - Pink

Buff Monster

Design - 27 x 17 x 11 cm

$221

Essentialism 5, Lesia Danilina

Essentialism 5

Lesia Danilina

Design - 20 x 20 x 2 cm

$892

Fusko, Fusko

Fusko

Fusko

Design - 49.7 x 42 x 0.05 cm

$425

Dog Save the Queen, Dface

Dog Save the Queen

Dface

Design - 40 x 30 x 30 cm

$1,103

Le pouce, César Baldaccini

Le pouce

César Baldaccini

Design - 4 x 2 x 1 cm

$7,721

Picasso, Vase-sculpture III, Diane Grant

Picasso, Vase-sculpture III

Diane Grant

Design - 24 x 18 x 18 cm

$1,103 $827

Treasures 66 Piece Dinner Set, Brunno Jahara

Treasures 66 Piece Dinner Set

Brunno Jahara

Design - 60 x 60 x 60 cm

$3,072

A rabbit is shining, Yo\Ko + Ina

A rabbit is shining

Yo\Ko + Ina

Design - 24 x 22 x 16 cm

$1,621 $1,459

Butterfly, Jylieta Georgieva

Butterfly

Jylieta Georgieva

Design - 48 x 37 x 3 cm

$160

Sha La La, Paula Montgomery

Sha La La

Paula Montgomery

Design - 45.7 x 45.7 x 2 cm

$700

Coffee and contemplation, Jim Hopper (1), Yusuke Hanai

Coffee and contemplation, Jim Hopper (1)

Yusuke Hanai

Design - 30 x 8 x 5 cm

$850

Johnny Original, Futura 2000

Johnny Original

Futura 2000

Design - 25 x 15 x 10 cm

$717

Painting 2226, Sergio Aranda

Painting 2226

Sergio Aranda

Design - 59.9 x 50 x 3.6 cm

$863

I love you - Gold, Amandine André

I love you - Gold

Amandine André

Design - 16.5 x 11.5 x 1 cm

$83

Unity Blooming Bear, Juliana Del Burgo

Unity Blooming Bear

Juliana Del Burgo

Design - 32 x 18 x 12 cm

$3,500

Lampe Friends, Gaetano Pesce

Lampe Friends

Gaetano Pesce

Design - 49.5 x 38 x 18 cm

$3,971

The guest - Ricardo Cavolo, Ricardo Cavolo

The guest - Ricardo Cavolo

Ricardo Cavolo

Design - 30 x 11 x 11 cm

$1,748

Maud, Mathilde Le Mancq

Maud

Mathilde Le Mancq

Design - 34 x 14 x 14 cm

$375

Amphore faraday 22.19, Hélène Morbu

Amphore faraday 22.19

Hélène Morbu

Design - 21 x 12 x 1.5 cm

$717

Sculpture lumineuse A102, Maryam Hatami

Sculpture lumineuse A102

Maryam Hatami

Design - 58 x 27 x 38 cm

$3,199

Petit Arc-en-ciel, Matali Crasset

Petit Arc-en-ciel

Matali Crasset

Design - 146 x 122 x 108 cm

$4,412

Send yourself nowhere, Joan Cornellà

Send yourself nowhere

Joan Cornellà

Design - 16.5 x 15 x 15 cm

$350

Born in 1988 Blush, En Iwamura

Born in 1988 Blush

En Iwamura

Design - 24 x 18 x 18 cm

$662

Tall Gea Ceramic Vase - Regular - Pink, Claudio Pulicati

Tall Gea Ceramic Vase - Regular - Pink

Claudio Pulicati

Design - 28 x 20 x 20 cm

$375

Mosaïque de Velours (Velvet Mosaics), Gfeller + Hellsgård

Mosaïque de Velours (Velvet Mosaics)

Gfeller + Hellsgård

Design - 400 x 300 x 2 cm

$24,818

Seven roses, Carla Tolomeo

Seven roses

Carla Tolomeo

Design - 102 x 80 x 52 cm

$20,406

The upside down vase, Piet Parra

The upside down vase

Piet Parra

Design - 24 x 24 x 24 cm

$386

Reflections, Paul Thierry

Reflections

Paul Thierry

Design - 120 x 120 x 4 cm

$2,701

Les mouches, Daniele Steardo

Les mouches

Daniele Steardo

Design - 130 x 162 x 3 cm

$7,059

Super Fiction 2, Mighty Jaxx

Super Fiction 2

Mighty Jaxx

Design - 33 x 10 x 10 cm

$717

Palm tree (1), Alice Aladjem

Palm tree (1)

Alice Aladjem

Design - 175 x 80 x 25 cm

$2,758

Armor of Super Polifilo, Buffe Nicolas

Armor of Super Polifilo

Buffe Nicolas

Design - 40 x 30 x 25 cm

$1,544

Waiting for luv (big version), Ly Painter

Waiting for luv (big version)

Ly Painter

Design - 52 x 52 x 52 cm

$9,899

Half moon, Sabine Dietrichkeit

Half moon

Sabine Dietrichkeit

Design - 28 x 27 x 27 cm

$827

NBA 75th anniversary (set of 3), Edgar Plans

NBA 75th anniversary (set of 3)

Edgar Plans

Design - 35 x 20 x 20 cm

$4,990

Wrinkle II, Philip Hearsey

Wrinkle II

Philip Hearsey

Design - 11 x 24 x 19 cm

$2,197

Souche sur aiguilles, Hervé Le Nagard

Souche sur aiguilles

Hervé Le Nagard

Design - 42 x 80 x 50 cm

$3,188

A Wood Awakening - East VS West Edition, Juce Gace

A Wood Awakening - East VS West Edition

Juce Gace

Design - 25.5 x 6 x 5 cm

$772

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!

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