Design

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

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

Keith Haring

Design - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,100

Having so much inside, Poonam Choudhary

Having so much inside

Poonam Choudhary

Design - 48 x 60 x 2 inch

$3,100

Panda Spirit (Orange Edition), Richard Orlinski

Panda Spirit (Orange Edition)

Richard Orlinski

Design - 4.7 x 4.7 x 3.9 inch

$394

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 - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,000

Alice in Daliland, Salvador Dali

Alice in Daliland

Salvador Dali

Design - 6.7 x 2.8 x 2.8 inch

$930

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 - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,250

The Guest, SupaKitch

The Guest

SupaKitch

Design - 11.8 x 4.3 x 4.3 inch

$1,181

Spilt Rocker, Jeff Koons

Spilt Rocker

Jeff Koons

Design - 2.8 x 3.1 x 2.8 inch

$536

Chum (Yellow), Kaws

Chum (Yellow)

Kaws

Design - 11.8 x 7.9 x 3.5 inch

$984 $886

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

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

JR

Design - 7.9 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

$651

Flowers - Green/Pink (after Andy Warhol), Andy Warhol

Flowers - Green/Pink (after Andy Warhol)

Andy Warhol

Design - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,170

Forst - Sideboard cognac grooved Carrara, Un'common Maciej Korycki

Forst - Sideboard cognac grooved Carrara

Un'common Maciej Korycki

Design - 18.1 x 47.2 x 15.7 inch

$3,445

LV Split Bat, Ske

LV Split Bat

Ske

Design - 29.5 x 2.4 x 2.4 inch

$272

The Guest, Rolito

The Guest

Rolito

Design - 11.8 x 4.3 x 4.3 inch

$1,356

The Guest, Kzeng Jiang

The Guest

Kzeng Jiang

Design - 11.8 x 4.3 x 4.3 inch

$1,504

The Guest, Henn Kim

The Guest

Henn Kim

Design - 11.8 x 4.3 x 4.3 inch

$1,356

Conversation Vase - Black & Grey, Jaime Hayón

Conversation Vase - Black & Grey

Jaime Hayón

Design - 20.5 x 12.2 x 12.2 inch

$4,916

Artistic vase, Miloslav Klinger

Artistic vase

Miloslav Klinger

Design - 7.9 x 4.7 x 2.4 inch

$219

The Guest, Gary Baseman

The Guest

Gary Baseman

Design - 11.8 x 4.3 x 4.3 inch

$1,356

Sommerso unique artisitic Vase, Josef Hospodka

Sommerso unique artisitic Vase

Josef Hospodka

Design - 7.5 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch

$546

Termitière (Lampe), Franck Scala

Termitière (Lampe)

Franck Scala

Design - 51.2 x 15.7 x 15.7 inch

$2,505

Splash It Pepsi, 2Fast

Splash It Pepsi

2Fast

Design - 15.7 x 11.8 x 11.8 inch

$273 $246

Series  Red Core Vase, pattern number 5988, Jan Beranek

Series Red Core Vase, pattern number 5988

Jan Beranek

Design - 7.9 x 4.1 x 4.3 inch

$252 $226

Bird of Paridise, Donald Munson

Bird of Paridise

Donald Munson

Design - 14 x 11 x 0.1 inch

$850

Living in colors II, Daniela Pasqualini

Living in colors II

Daniela Pasqualini

Design - 12 x 12 x 1.5 inch

$500

Vanilla Sky, Alena Po

Vanilla Sky

Alena Po

Design - 22 x 37.8 x 1.2 inch

$900

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

Vincent van Gogh Sunflowers - Set of 3 Skateboards

The Skateroom

Design - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,100

Wabi - Vase, Black 10/10, Lesia Danilina

Wabi - Vase, Black 10/10

Lesia Danilina

Design - 5.9 x 5.1 x 4.7 inch

$350

Vase, Filippo Chiss

Vase

Filippo Chiss

Design - 9.4 x 16.5 x 5.9 inch

$656

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

Love Sculpture (red, blue and white)

Robert Indiana

Design - 5.9 x 5.9 x 2.8 inch

$711

Maschera Cornuta, Gio Ponti

Maschera Cornuta

Gio Ponti

Design - 19.7 x 3.7 x 3.1 inch

$3,281

Dog Save the Queen, Dface

Dog Save the Queen

Dface

Design - 15.7 x 11.8 x 11.8 inch

$1,094

Lacuna, Mia Hultgren

Lacuna

Mia Hultgren

Design - 65 x 57.1 x 1.2 inch

$3,281

Tam Tam Graffiti - street art, Noël Granger

Tam Tam Graffiti - street art

Noël Granger

Design - 17.7 x 12.2 x 12.2 inch

$327

Sha La La, Paula Montgomery

Sha La La

Paula Montgomery

Design - 18 x 18 x 0.8 inch

$700

Snail on Apple, Irena Tone

Snail on Apple

Irena Tone

Design - 9.4 x 7.9 x 5.9 inch

$766

My little friend - Gold, Ruth Scheibler

My little friend - Gold

Ruth Scheibler

Design - 7.9 x 7.9 x 1.2 inch

$536

Johnny Original, Futura 2000

Johnny Original

Futura 2000

Design - 9.8 x 5.9 x 3.9 inch

$711

Unforgettable Pearl, Karen Coates

Unforgettable Pearl

Karen Coates

Design - 36 x 24 x 1.5 inch

$1,900

Table basse Togo, Arman

Table basse Togo

Arman

Design - 13 x 49.6 x 39.4 inch

$17,500

Chemin ethnique, Anne Ghez

Chemin ethnique

Anne Ghez

Design - 17.7 x 9.4 x 9.4 inch

$984

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

Bearbrick Hinoki (Tokyo 2020 Olympic Emblem) 400%

Bearbrick

Design - 11 x 5.9 x 3.9 inch

$2,187

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

Poisson de profil (A.R 130)

Pablo Picasso

Design - 10 x 13.2 x 0.4 inch

$41,015

Vase Akan 22.12, Hélène Morbu

Vase Akan 22.12

Hélène Morbu

Design - 12 x 12.2 x 0.8 inch

$1,531

Conversation, Guillaume Piéchaud

Conversation

Guillaume Piéchaud

Design - 40.9 x 49.2 x 24 inch

$30,625

Kawki coffee set, Aleksandra Zeromska

Kawki coffee set

Aleksandra Zeromska

Design - 23.6 x 23.6 x 23.6 inch

$2,018

Pedestal, Eveline Ko

Pedestal

Eveline Ko

Design - 9.4 x 14.2 x 14.2 inch

$1,620

Come fly with me, Lucy Sparrow

Come fly with me

Lucy Sparrow

Design - 11.8 x 11.8 x 3.9 inch

$2,559

Pumpkin (red), Yayoi Kusama

Pumpkin (red)

Yayoi Kusama

Design - 3.7 x 3 x 3 inch

$470

Black lacquer mirror - LC71, Landry Clément

Black lacquer mirror - LC71

Landry Clément

Design - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1 inch

$4,156

Chair Azad II, Dominique Prévots

Chair Azad II

Dominique Prévots

Design - 29.5 x 15.7 x 13.8 inch

$3,281

Seres imaginarios (4), Óscar Seco

Seres imaginarios (4)

Óscar Seco

Design - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$1,181

Mister melty - Pink, Buff Monster

Mister melty - Pink

Buff Monster

Design - 10.6 x 6.7 x 4.3 inch

$219

Sunset A, Antoaneta Quick

Sunset A

Antoaneta Quick

Design - 16.9 x 33.9 x 9.8 inch

$738

Metropolis vase Tondo Doni, Mario Cioni

Metropolis vase Tondo Doni

Mario Cioni

Design - 16.1 x 11 x 7.5 inch

$3,762

Treasures 66 Piece Dinner Set, Brunno Jahara

Treasures 66 Piece Dinner Set

Brunno Jahara

Design - 23.6 x 23.6 x 23.6 inch

$3,046

Assiette en porcelaine fine, Damien Hirst

Assiette en porcelaine fine

Damien Hirst

Design - 8.3 x 8.3 inch

$126

Mosaïque de Velours (Velvet Mosaics), Gfeller + Hellsgård

Mosaïque de Velours (Velvet Mosaics)

Gfeller + Hellsgård

Design - 157.5 x 118.1 x 0.8 inch

$24,609

Artistic Vase, Ladislav Palecek

Artistic Vase

Ladislav Palecek

Design - 9.8 x 5.1 x 5.1 inch

$262

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

You're so f***ing beautiful

Carla Cinciripi

Design - 12.6 x 15.4 x 13.4 inch

$4,102

Trufo Stone 24 Piece Dinner Set, Micucci Interiors

Trufo Stone 24 Piece Dinner Set

Micucci Interiors

Design - 11.8 x 11.8 x 11.8 inch

$760

Fusko, Fusko

Fusko

Fusko

Design - 19.6 x 16.5 x 0 inch

$421

Le pouce, César Baldaccini

Le pouce

César Baldaccini

Design - 1.6 x 0.8 x 0.4 inch

$7,656

Super Fiction 2, Mighty Jaxx

Super Fiction 2

Mighty Jaxx

Design - 13 x 3.9 x 3.9 inch

$711

Tour de Babel #8 - Vase sculpture, Diane Grant

Tour de Babel #8 - Vase sculpture

Diane Grant

Design - 13 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch

$3,062 $2,297

I love you - Gold, Amandine André

I love you - Gold

Amandine André

Design - 6.5 x 4.5 x 0.4 inch

$82

A rabbit is shining, Yo\Ko + Ina

A rabbit is shining

Yo\Ko + Ina

Design - 9.4 x 8.7 x 6.3 inch

$1,608 $1,447

The guest - Ricardo Cavolo, Ricardo Cavolo

The guest - Ricardo Cavolo

Ricardo Cavolo

Design - 11.8 x 4.3 x 4.3 inch

$1,734

Maud, Mathilde Le Mancq

Maud

Mathilde Le Mancq

Design - 13.4 x 5.5 x 5.5 inch

$372

Butterfly, Jylieta Georgieva

Butterfly

Jylieta Georgieva

Design - 18.9 x 14.6 x 1.2 inch

$159

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

Coffee and contemplation, Jim Hopper (1)

Yusuke Hanai

Design - 11.8 x 3.1 x 2 inch

$850

Painting 2226, Sergio Aranda

Painting 2226

Sergio Aranda

Design - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.4 inch

$863

Petit Arc-en-ciel, Matali Crasset

Petit Arc-en-ciel

Matali Crasset

Design - 57.5 x 48 x 42.5 inch

$4,375

Unity Blooming Bear, Juliana Del Burgo

Unity Blooming Bear

Juliana Del Burgo

Design - 12.6 x 7.1 x 4.7 inch

$3,500

Lampe Friends, Gaetano Pesce

Lampe Friends

Gaetano Pesce

Design - 19.5 x 15 x 7.1 inch

$3,937

Beginning and ending (after Roger Ballen), Roger Ballen

Beginning and ending (after Roger Ballen)

Roger Ballen

Design - 31.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch

$1,367

Flower Bomber Bronze, Brandalised

Flower Bomber Bronze

Brandalised

Design - 14.6 x 13 x 3.9 inch

$13,016

Sculpture lumineuse A102, Maryam Hatami

Sculpture lumineuse A102

Maryam Hatami

Design - 22.8 x 10.6 x 15 inch

$3,172

Send yourself nowhere, Joan Cornellà

Send yourself nowhere

Joan Cornellà

Design - 6.5 x 5.9 x 5.9 inch

$350

Sexy Robot Floating (Gold), Hajime Sorayama

Sexy Robot Floating (Gold)

Hajime Sorayama

Design - 22 x 13.8 x 13.8 inch

$4,922

Born in 1988 Blush, En Iwamura

Born in 1988 Blush

En Iwamura

Design - 9.4 x 7.1 x 7.1 inch

$656

A Wood Awakening (Chill Out), Juce Gace

A Wood Awakening (Chill Out)

Juce Gace

Design - 7.9 x 3.9 x 7.9 inch

$394

Tall Gea Ceramic Vase - Regular - Pink, Claudio Pulicati

Tall Gea Ceramic Vase - Regular - Pink

Claudio Pulicati

Design - 11 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch

$372

Seven roses, Carla Tolomeo

Seven roses

Carla Tolomeo

Design - 40.2 x 31.5 x 20.5 inch

$20,234

The upside down vase, Piet Parra

The upside down vase

Piet Parra

Design - 9.4 x 9.4 x 9.4 inch

$383

Reflections, Paul Thierry

Reflections

Paul Thierry

Design - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

$2,679

Les mouches, Daniele Steardo

Les mouches

Daniele Steardo

Design - 51.2 x 63.8 x 1.2 inch

$7,000

Palm tree (1), Alice Aladjem

Palm tree (1)

Alice Aladjem

Design - 68.9 x 31.5 x 9.8 inch

$2,734

Armor of Super Polifilo, Buffe Nicolas

Armor of Super Polifilo

Buffe Nicolas

Design - 15.7 x 11.8 x 9.8 inch

$1,531

Waiting for luv (big version), Ly Painter

Waiting for luv (big version)

Ly Painter

Design - 20.5 x 20.5 x 20.5 inch

$9,899

Half moon, Sabine Dietrichkeit

Half moon

Sabine Dietrichkeit

Design - 11 x 10.6 x 10.6 inch

$820

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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