Design

Time Off (Pink), Kaws

Time Off (Pink)

Kaws

Design - 7.1 x 11 x 5.9 inch

$829

Set of 4 Vintage Chairs, Giancarlo Piretti

Set of 4 Vintage Chairs

Giancarlo Piretti

Design - 27.6 x 27.6 x 21.7 inch

$3,273

Vintage Chandelier Lamp, Carlo Nason

Vintage Chandelier Lamp

Carlo Nason

Design - 23.6 x 20.1 x 20.1 inch

$3,273

Set of 8 AD 026, Alain Delon

Set of 8 AD 026

Alain Delon

Design - 27.6 x 29.1 x 43.3 inch

$2,400

Table Lamp, Luciano Frigerio

Table Lamp

Luciano Frigerio

Design - 23.2 x 15.4 x 15.4 inch

$2,837 $2,411

Men in Paris, Maud Merouze

Men in Paris

Maud Merouze

Design - 64.6 x 48.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,728

Wabi, Gus

Wabi

Gus

Design - 46.5 x 44.9 x 0.8 inch

$3,764

'KD 27' Table Lamp, Joe Colombo

'KD 27' Table Lamp

Joe Colombo

Design - 9.1 x 9.8 x 9.8 inch

$982

Four Modus Work Chairs, Marco Zanuso

Four Modus Work Chairs

Marco Zanuso

Design - 29.5 x 18.9 x 18.9 inch

$1,309

Pair of Maralunga Armchairs, Vico Magistretti

Pair of Maralunga Armchairs

Vico Magistretti

Design - 39.4 x 35.4 x 25.6 inch

$3,492

Pop Up Flower, Takashi Murakami

Pop Up Flower

Takashi Murakami

Design - 0.8 x 14.6 x 11.8 inch

$1,637

Rare Sommerso Candlestick, Josef Hospodka

Rare Sommerso Candlestick

Josef Hospodka

Design - 6.3 x 8.7 x 5.5 inch

$326

Paola Table Lamp, Tetrarch Paola

Paola Table Lamp

Tetrarch Paola

Design - 17.7 x 17.7 x 19.7 inch

$4,364 $3,928

Wave Sofa, Giovanni Offredi

Wave Sofa

Giovanni Offredi

Design - 29.5 x 41.3 x 13 inch

$5,237

Ondine, Thalia Dalecky

Ondine

Thalia Dalecky

Design - 37.4 x 9.8 x 9.8 inch

$1,855

Playful Reality #190, Kris Haas

Playful Reality #190

Kris Haas

Design - 24 x 18.9 x 0 inch

$927

Le Tank (Enfilade), Franck Scala

Le Tank (Enfilade)

Franck Scala

Design - 21.3 x 52 x 16.5 inch

$3,546

Marylin Fushia, Andréa Monaco

Marylin Fushia

Andréa Monaco

Design - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$982 $737

Maître cube, Arsen

Maître cube

Arsen

Design - 12.2 x 6.3 x 0.8 inch

$546

Voiles (1), Alice Aladjem

Voiles (1)

Alice Aladjem

Design - 59.1 x 35.4 x 9.8 inch

$3,110

Spaceman Richie (Open edition), Alec Monopoly

Spaceman Richie (Open edition)

Alec Monopoly

Design - 12 x 7.9 x 7.1 inch

$1,528

When Life Boundlessly Flares Up to the Universe, Yayoi Kusama

When Life Boundlessly Flares Up to the Universe

Yayoi Kusama

Design - 11.8 x 35.4 x 0 inch

$851

Getting at the Heart of the Matter, Alex Hodge

Getting at the Heart of the Matter

Alex Hodge

Design - 9 x 8.5 x 0.25 inch

$400

Primal, Kyood

Primal

Kyood

Design - 33.1 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch

$1,855

Lampe réverbère mécanique, Jonathan Pradillon

Lampe réverbère mécanique

Jonathan Pradillon

Design - 25.6 x 10.6 x 10.6 inch

$546

Jonrock, JonOne

Jonrock

JonOne

Design - 7.9 x 11 x 1.6 inch

$1,909

Armchair with Footstool, Sigurd Ressell

Armchair with Footstool

Sigurd Ressell

Design - 31.1 x 31.5 x 39 inch

$2,728 $2,455

Coffee Table, Mario Marenco

Coffee Table

Mario Marenco

Design - 12.6 x 34.3 x 34.3 inch

$2,837

Porcino Table Lamp, Luigi Caccia Dominioni

Porcino Table Lamp

Luigi Caccia Dominioni

Design - 24.8 x 19.7 x 19.7 inch

$3,492 $3,142

Big turtle Elliot, Irena Tone

Big turtle Elliot

Irena Tone

Design - 3.9 x 8.5 x 8.5 inch

$349

Puerto Banus, Elena Done

Puerto Banus

Elena Done

Design - 36.2 x 25.6 x 0.7 inch

$975

Decader, Jérôme Durand

Decader

Jérôme Durand

Design - 28.3 x 28.3 x 1.6 inch

$3,601

Vintage Table, Willy Rizzo

Vintage Table

Willy Rizzo

Design - 29.5 x 50.8 x 50.8 inch

$3,273 $2,782

Vintage Square Mirror, Fontana Arte

Vintage Square Mirror

Fontana Arte

Design - 25.6 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch

$2,728 $2,455

Lucilla Table Lamp, Gianfranco Frattini

Lucilla Table Lamp

Gianfranco Frattini

Design - 21.7 x 19.3 x 19.3 inch

$2,728

Shogun Table Lamp, Mario Botta

Shogun Table Lamp

Mario Botta

Design - 23.6 x 11.8 x 11.8 inch

$3,273 $2,619

Pair of Strips Armchairs, Cini Boeri Boeri

Pair of Strips Armchairs

Cini Boeri Boeri

Design - 35.4 x 35.4 x 24.4 inch

$3,164

Table Lamp, Oscar Torlasco

Table Lamp

Oscar Torlasco

Design - 18.6 x 12.6 x 12.6 inch

$3,492

Coffee Table, Edoardo Detti

Coffee Table

Edoardo Detti

Design - 15.4 x 28.7 x 55.1 inch

$1,418

Chaise Longue, Paolo Passerini

Chaise Longue

Paolo Passerini

Design - 38.6 x 25.2 x 65 inch

$3,492 $3,142

Elegant vase, Jaroslav Svoboda

Elegant vase

Jaroslav Svoboda

Design - 8.1 x 4.3 x 3 inch

$393

Vintage Italian Bamboo Lamp, Enrico Tronconi

Vintage Italian Bamboo Lamp

Enrico Tronconi

Design - 42.1 x 16.5 x 16.5 inch

$1,746 $1,571

Vintage Crystal Round Mirror Art, Carlo de Carli

Vintage Crystal Round Mirror Art

Carlo de Carli

Design - 28 x 28 x 0.8 inch

$1,637 $1,473

Bearbrick Set 400% & 100% - Flying Balloon Girl (Banksy), Bearbrick

Bearbrick Set 400% & 100% - Flying Balloon Girl (Banksy)

Bearbrick

Design - 11 x 5.1 x 3.5 inch

$655

Vintage Table, Francois Monnet

Vintage Table

Francois Monnet

Design - 19.7 x 39.4 x 12.2 inch

$1,746 $1,397

Table Lamp “Cubosfera” (Cubic Sphere), Alessandro Mendini

Table Lamp “Cubosfera” (Cubic Sphere)

Alessandro Mendini

Design - 6.7 x 6.3 x 6.3 inch

$2,837 $2,553

Sgarsul Rocking Chair, Gae Aulenti

Sgarsul Rocking Chair

Gae Aulenti

Design - 45.3 x 29.1 x 32.7 inch

$2,837 $2,553

Johnny Original, Futura 2000

Johnny Original

Futura 2000

Design - 9.8 x 5.9 x 3.9 inch

$655

28 Millimètres, JR

28 Millimètres

JR

Design - 8.1 x 31.7 x 0.5 inch

$382

Mira Table Lamp, Mario Arnaboldi

Mira Table Lamp

Mario Arnaboldi

Design - 46.9 x 3.9 x 1.2 inch

$1,200 $1,080

Polifemo Floor Lamp, Carlo Forcolini

Polifemo Floor Lamp

Carlo Forcolini

Design - 79.5 x 20.9 x 11.8 inch

$1,528 $1,375

Vintage Wall Mirror, Angelo Brotto

Vintage Wall Mirror

Angelo Brotto

Design - 40.2 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,400

Vintage French Empire Style Chandelier, French Empire

Vintage French Empire Style Chandelier

French Empire

Design - 22.4 x 14.2 x 14.2 inch

$982 $737

Grand Dollar Dollar Reine (3) (1) (1), Robert Sgarra

Grand Dollar Dollar Reine (3) (1) (1)

Robert Sgarra

Design - 7.1 x 16.5 x 0.2 inch

$349

Vanity Mod. Dilly Daily, Luigi Massoni

Vanity Mod. Dilly Daily

Luigi Massoni

Design - 49.2 x 25.6 x 25.2 inch

$9,384

Pair of vintage ceramic vases, Renato Bassanelli

Pair of vintage ceramic vases

Renato Bassanelli

Design - 10.6 x 7.9 x 3.9 inch

$1,200

Pivellina Table Lamp, Gio Ponti

Pivellina Table Lamp

Gio Ponti

Design - 14.2 x 6.7 x 3.3 inch

$1,200 $1,080

Le Retour (d'après René Magritte), René Magritte

Le Retour (d'après René Magritte)

René Magritte

Design - 31.7 x 24.2 x 0.5 inch

$655

Serpente Floor Lamp, Elio Martinelli

Serpente Floor Lamp

Elio Martinelli

Design - 47.2 x 21.7 x 21.7 inch

$1,964

Floor Lamp Grip, Achille Castiglioni

Floor Lamp Grip

Achille Castiglioni

Design - 51.2 x 9.8 x 9.8 inch

$1,964

Vintage Marble Table, Ettore Sottsass

Vintage Marble Table

Ettore Sottsass

Design - 27.8 x 51.2 x 51.2 inch

$9,384 $8,445

Élégance berbère moderne : Tapis Beni Ouarain pour une décoration d'exception !, Jean-Yves Sevestre

Élégance berbère moderne : Tapis Beni Ouarain pour une décoration d'exception !

Jean-Yves Sevestre

Design - 126 x 122 x 1.6 inch

$2,057

Vintage P40 Adjustable Armchair, Osvaldo Borsani

Vintage P40 Adjustable Armchair

Osvaldo Borsani

Design - 33.5 x 27.6 x 47.2 inch

$13,639

Pair of Vintage Armchairs, Giuseppe Munari

Pair of Vintage Armchairs

Giuseppe Munari

Design - 27.6 x 35.4 x 35.4 inch

$5,237

Camaleonda - Modular Sofa, Mario Bellini

Camaleonda - Modular Sofa

Mario Bellini

Design - 26.8 x 37.8 x 37.8 inch

Sold

Set of Six Tucroma Leather Chairs, Guido Faleschini

Set of Six Tucroma Leather Chairs

Guido Faleschini

Design - 33.5 x 20.5 x 26 inch

$13,093

MrsD, Clémentine Chambon

MrsD

Clémentine Chambon

Design - 44.9 x 14.8 x 15.2 inch

$1,964

Vintage Sofa Piumino, Paolo Lomazzi

Vintage Sofa Piumino

Paolo Lomazzi

Design - 35.4 x 74.8 x 41.3 inch

$19,640

Set of Six Du2 chairs, Gastone Rinaldi

Set of Six Du2 chairs

Gastone Rinaldi

Design - 33.9 x 21.3 x 31.5 inch

$4,583

Living Room Set, Claudio Salocchi

Living Room Set

Claudio Salocchi

Design - 26.8 x 33.5 x 76.8 inch

$11,457 $9,165

Vintage Italian "Rabarbaro" Floor Lamp, Carlo Giorgi

Vintage Italian "Rabarbaro" Floor Lamp

Carlo Giorgi

Design - 72.4 x 19.7 x 70.9 inch

$5,019 $4,015

Kono Coffee Table, Lella Vignelli

Kono Coffee Table

Lella Vignelli

Design - 14.2 x 31.5 x 47.6 inch

$6,438

Soriana Three Seater Sofa, Tobia Scarpa

Soriana Three Seater Sofa

Tobia Scarpa

Design - 25.6 x 98.4 x 39.4 inch

$24,005

Astronaut, Michael Kagan

Astronaut

Michael Kagan

Design - 10.5 x 6 x 6 inch

$982

Vintage Oval Mirror, Lupi Cristal-Luxor

Vintage Oval Mirror

Lupi Cristal-Luxor

Design - 24.8 x 18.9 x 0.8 inch

$764 $649

Marble, Iron and Granite Table, Max Papiri

Marble, Iron and Granite Table

Max Papiri

Design - 28 x 70.9 x 53.1 inch

$13,093 $11,129

Wabi - Vases, set of 2 (7 and 12), Lesia Danilina

Wabi - Vases, set of 2 (7 and 12)

Lesia Danilina

Design - 5.9 x 9.1 x 4.7 inch

$655

Torah Book, Yaacov Agam

Torah Book

Yaacov Agam

Design - 11 x 8.7 x 2.8 inch

$2,500

Floor Lamp Lampadaire mod. 1078, Vittoriano Viganò

Floor Lamp Lampadaire mod. 1078

Vittoriano Viganò

Design - 61.4 x 6.3 x 6.3 inch

$8,729

Sculpture lumineuse TA 206, Amélie Baudin

Sculpture lumineuse TA 206

Amélie Baudin

Design - 16.5 x 8.3 x 8.3 inch

$3,164

Composición roja III, Pablo del Pozo

Composición roja III

Pablo del Pozo

Design - 19.7 x 27.6 x 2 inch

$4,621

Unique vase, Vaze

Unique vase

Vaze

Design - 14.6 x 10.2 x 11.8 inch

$1,418

Gange Purification, géométrie troublante 2, Kathy Le Vavasseur

Gange Purification, géométrie troublante 2

Kathy Le Vavasseur

Design - 7.9 x 7.9 inch

$709

Double Hand-stand (Green), Joan Cornellà

Double Hand-stand (Green)

Joan Cornellà

Design - 13.6 x 6 x 5 inch

$655

Stay wild, Flu

Stay wild

Flu

Design - 30.7 x 18.1 x 18.1 inch

$1,637

Ja Saarbrücken Wäre Nett, Gregor Hildebrandt

Ja Saarbrücken Wäre Nett

Gregor Hildebrandt

Design - 31.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch

$8,729

No Wings To Fly, Javier Calleja

No Wings To Fly

Javier Calleja

Design - 10.6 x 10.1 x 7.4 inch

$2,182

Tripodes, Reda Amalou

Tripodes

Reda Amalou

Design - 4.3 x 20.1 x 16.1 inch

$1,069

Magnus Uber Kranky, Add Fuel

Magnus Uber Kranky

Add Fuel

Design - 15 x 7.1 x 7.1 inch

$600

Expats Ticos and Gringos Hand-signed, Jules De Balincourt

Expats Ticos and Gringos Hand-signed

Jules De Balincourt

Design - 31.7 x 40.4 x 0.5 inch

$2,128

Table Sunset, Judith HM

Table Sunset

Judith HM

Design - 23.6 x 39.4 x 15.7 inch

$1,637

The Currency : Assiette en porcelaine fine de Chine, Damien Hirst

The Currency : Assiette en porcelaine fine de Chine

Damien Hirst

Design - 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.6 inch

$546

Corner Coffee Table - Ole Knudsen & Torben Lind For France & Son - Rosewood, Torben Lind

Corner Coffee Table - Ole Knudsen & Torben Lind For France & Son - Rosewood

Torben Lind

Design - 17.3 x 37.4 x 37.4 inch

$2,510

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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