Design

Pumpkin (red), Yayoi Kusama

Pumpkin (red)

Yayoi Kusama

Design - 12.2 x 34.6 x 0 inch

$454

Kong oil, Richard Orlinski

Kong oil

Richard Orlinski

Design - 6.7 x 3.9 x 2.4 inch

$529

Mr DOB Figure (rouge), Takashi Murakami

Mr DOB Figure (rouge)

Takashi Murakami

Design - 9.3 x 10.8 x 9.3 inch

$3,240

Chum Companion (Black), Kaws

Chum Companion (Black)

Kaws

Design - 11.8 x 7.9 x 3.5 inch

$1,242

Avec qui mettre son âme à table ?, Miss.Tic

Avec qui mettre son âme à table ?

Miss.Tic

Design - 11.8 x 39.4 x 39.4 inch

$3,888

Moaï, Thalia Dalecky

Moaï

Thalia Dalecky

Design - 15.7 x 52.4 x 29.5 inch

$3,672

Just saying, Kiara Knevels

Just saying

Kiara Knevels

Design - 33.5 x 25.6 x 0.7 inch

$648

Pumpkin (yellow), Yayoi Kusama

Pumpkin (yellow)

Yayoi Kusama

Design - 12.2 x 34.6 x 0 inch

$454

Voiles (1), Alice Aladjem

Voiles (1)

Alice Aladjem

Design - 59.1 x 35.4 x 9.8 inch

$3,078

Pair of Maralunga Armchairs, Vico Magistretti

Pair of Maralunga Armchairs

Vico Magistretti

Design - 39.4 x 35.4 x 25.6 inch

$3,456

Spaceman Richie (Open edition), Alec Monopoly

Spaceman Richie (Open edition)

Alec Monopoly

Design - 12 x 7.9 x 7.1 inch

$1,512

Gros bisous, Lea Novaro

Gros bisous

Lea Novaro

Design - 3.9 x 7.9 x 2 inch

$1,004

Meuble bas, Hamed Ouattara

Meuble bas

Hamed Ouattara

Design - 19.7 x 55.1 x 23.6 inch

$2,700

Playful Reality #190, Kris Haas

Playful Reality #190

Kris Haas

Design - 24 x 18.9 x 0 inch

$918

Flacon phosphorescent, Jean-Claude Novaro

Flacon phosphorescent

Jean-Claude Novaro

Design - 15.7 x 5.9 x 5.9 inch

$3,348

Shogun Table Lamp, Mario Botta

Shogun Table Lamp

Mario Botta

Design - 23.6 x 11.8 x 11.8 inch

$3,240

Lampe réverbère mécanique, Jonathan Pradillon

Lampe réverbère mécanique

Jonathan Pradillon

Design - 25.6 x 10.6 x 10.6 inch

$540

Sgarsul Rocking Chair, Gae Aulenti

Sgarsul Rocking Chair

Gae Aulenti

Design - 45.3 x 29.1 x 32.7 inch

$2,808

Vase en rose, Luzoro

Vase en rose

Luzoro

Design - 11.8 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch

$233

Big turtle Elliot, Irena Tone

Big turtle Elliot

Irena Tone

Design - 3.9 x 8.5 x 8.5 inch

$346

Puerto Banus, Elena Done

Puerto Banus

Elena Done

Design - 36.2 x 25.6 x 0.7 inch

$975

Ebullition Chic, Jérôme Durand

Ebullition Chic

Jérôme Durand

Design - 28.3 x 28.3 x 1.6 inch

$2,916

Pivellina Table Lamp, Gio Ponti

Pivellina Table Lamp

Gio Ponti

Design - 14.2 x 6.7 x 3.3 inch

$1,188

Set of 4 Vintage Chairs, Giancarlo Piretti

Set of 4 Vintage Chairs

Giancarlo Piretti

Design - 27.6 x 27.6 x 21.7 inch

$3,240

Vintage Chandelier Lamp, Carlo Nason

Vintage Chandelier Lamp

Carlo Nason

Design - 23.6 x 20.1 x 20.1 inch

$3,240

Torah Book, Yaacov Agam

Torah Book

Yaacov Agam

Design - 11 x 8.7 x 2.8 inch

$2,500

Table Lamp, Luciano Frigerio

Table Lamp

Luciano Frigerio

Design - 23.2 x 15.4 x 15.4 inch

$2,808

Men in Paris, Maud Merouze

Men in Paris

Maud Merouze

Design - 64.6 x 48.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,700

Table Lamp, Oscar Torlasco

Table Lamp

Oscar Torlasco

Design - 18.6 x 12.6 x 12.6 inch

$3,456

Wabi, Gus

Wabi

Gus

Design - 46.5 x 44.9 x 0.8 inch

$3,726

Armchair with Footstool, Sigurd Ressell

Armchair with Footstool

Sigurd Ressell

Design - 31.1 x 31.5 x 39 inch

$2,700

Coffee Table, Mario Marenco

Coffee Table

Mario Marenco

Design - 12.6 x 34.3 x 34.3 inch

$2,808

Chaise Longue, Paolo Passerini

Chaise Longue

Paolo Passerini

Design - 38.6 x 25.2 x 65 inch

$3,456

Porcino Table Lamp, Luigi Caccia Dominioni

Porcino Table Lamp

Luigi Caccia Dominioni

Design - 24.8 x 19.7 x 19.7 inch

$3,456

Set of 8 AD 026, Alain Delon

Set of 8 AD 026

Alain Delon

Design - 27.6 x 29.1 x 43.3 inch

$2,376

Straciatella Vaze, Vaze

Straciatella Vaze

Vaze

Design - 11.4 x 7.5 x 11.4 inch

$173

Vintage Table, Willy Rizzo

Vintage Table

Willy Rizzo

Design - 29.5 x 50.8 x 50.8 inch

$3,240

Vintage Square Mirror, Fontana Arte

Vintage Square Mirror

Fontana Arte

Design - 25.6 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch

$2,700

'KD 27' Table Lamp, Joe Colombo

'KD 27' Table Lamp

Joe Colombo

Design - 9.1 x 9.8 x 9.8 inch

$972

Four Modus Work Chairs, Marco Zanuso

Four Modus Work Chairs

Marco Zanuso

Design - 29.5 x 18.9 x 18.9 inch

$1,296

Lucilla Table Lamp, Gianfranco Frattini

Lucilla Table Lamp

Gianfranco Frattini

Design - 21.7 x 19.3 x 19.3 inch

$2,700

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

Table Lamp “Cubosfera” (Cubic Sphere)

Alessandro Mendini

Design - 6.7 x 6.3 x 6.3 inch

$2,808

Pair of Strips Armchairs, Cini Boeri Boeri

Pair of Strips Armchairs

Cini Boeri Boeri

Design - 35.4 x 35.4 x 24.4 inch

$3,132

28 Millimètres, JR

28 Millimètres

JR

Design - 8.1 x 31.7 x 0.5 inch

$378

Coffee Table, Edoardo Detti

Coffee Table

Edoardo Detti

Design - 15.4 x 28.7 x 55.1 inch

$1,404

Vintage Table, Francois Monnet

Vintage Table

Francois Monnet

Design - 19.7 x 39.4 x 12.2 inch

$1,728

Mira Table Lamp, Mario Arnaboldi

Mira Table Lamp

Mario Arnaboldi

Design - 46.9 x 3.9 x 1.2 inch

$1,188

Rare Sommerso Candlestick, Josef Hospodka

Rare Sommerso Candlestick

Josef Hospodka

Design - 6.3 x 8.7 x 5.5 inch

$323

Elegant vase, Jaroslav Svoboda

Elegant vase

Jaroslav Svoboda

Design - 8.1 x 4.3 x 3 inch

$389

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

$648

Serpente Floor Lamp, Elio Martinelli

Serpente Floor Lamp

Elio Martinelli

Design - 47.2 x 21.7 x 21.7 inch

$1,944

Floor Lamp Grip, Achille Castiglioni

Floor Lamp Grip

Achille Castiglioni

Design - 51.2 x 9.8 x 9.8 inch

$1,944

Vintage Italian Bamboo Lamp, Enrico Tronconi

Vintage Italian Bamboo Lamp

Enrico Tronconi

Design - 42.1 x 16.5 x 16.5 inch

$1,728

Vintage Crystal Round Mirror Art, Carlo de Carli

Vintage Crystal Round Mirror Art

Carlo de Carli

Design - 28 x 28 x 0.8 inch

$1,620

Polifemo Floor Lamp, Carlo Forcolini

Polifemo Floor Lamp

Carlo Forcolini

Design - 79.5 x 20.9 x 11.8 inch

$1,512

Vintage Wall Mirror, Angelo Brotto

Vintage Wall Mirror

Angelo Brotto

Design - 40.2 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,376

Vintage French Empire Style Chandelier, French Empire

Vintage French Empire Style Chandelier

French Empire

Design - 22.4 x 14.2 x 14.2 inch

$972

MrsD, Clémentine Chambon

MrsD

Clémentine Chambon

Design - 44.9 x 14.8 x 15.2 inch

$1,944

Johnny Original, Futura 2000

Johnny Original

Futura 2000

Design - 9.8 x 5.9 x 3.9 inch

$648

Le Tank (Enfilade), Franck Scala

Le Tank (Enfilade)

Franck Scala

Design - 21.3 x 52 x 16.5 inch

$3,510

Vanity Mod. Dilly Daily, Luigi Massoni

Vanity Mod. Dilly Daily

Luigi Massoni

Design - 49.2 x 25.6 x 25.2 inch

$9,288

Marylin Fushia, Andréa Monaco

Marylin Fushia

Andréa Monaco

Design - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$972

Maître cube, Arsen

Maître cube

Arsen

Design - 12.2 x 6.3 x 0.8 inch

$540

Paola Table Lamp, Tetrarch Paola

Paola Table Lamp

Tetrarch Paola

Design - 17.7 x 17.7 x 19.7 inch

$4,320

Wave Sofa, Giovanni Offredi

Wave Sofa

Giovanni Offredi

Design - 29.5 x 41.3 x 13 inch

$5,184

Vintage Marble Table, Ettore Sottsass

Vintage Marble Table

Ettore Sottsass

Design - 27.8 x 51.2 x 51.2 inch

$9,288

Vintage Sofa Piumino, Paolo Lomazzi

Vintage Sofa Piumino

Paolo Lomazzi

Design - 35.4 x 74.8 x 41.3 inch

$19,441

Astronaut, Michael Kagan

Astronaut

Michael Kagan

Design - 10.5 x 6 x 6 inch

$972

Metal and Pulegoso Glass Table Lamp, Poliarte Studio

Metal and Pulegoso Glass Table Lamp

Poliarte Studio

Design - 4.3 x 6.3 x 6.3 inch

$1,728

Vintage P40 Adjustable Armchair, Osvaldo Borsani

Vintage P40 Adjustable Armchair

Osvaldo Borsani

Design - 33.5 x 27.6 x 47.2 inch

$13,501

Pair of Vintage Armchairs, Giuseppe Munari

Pair of Vintage Armchairs

Giuseppe Munari

Design - 27.6 x 35.4 x 35.4 inch

$5,184

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

$12,961

Soriana Three Seater Sofa, Tobia Scarpa

Soriana Three Seater Sofa

Tobia Scarpa

Design - 25.6 x 98.4 x 39.4 inch

$23,761

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

Set of Six Du2 chairs, Gastone Rinaldi

Set of Six Du2 chairs

Gastone Rinaldi

Design - 33.9 x 21.3 x 31.5 inch

$4,536

Vintage Oval Mirror, Lupi Cristal-Luxor

Vintage Oval Mirror

Lupi Cristal-Luxor

Design - 24.8 x 18.9 x 0.8 inch

$756

Living Room Set, Claudio Salocchi

Living Room Set

Claudio Salocchi

Design - 26.8 x 33.5 x 76.8 inch

$11,341

Marble, Iron and Granite Table, Max Papiri

Marble, Iron and Granite Table

Max Papiri

Design - 28 x 70.9 x 53.1 inch

$12,961

Vintage Italian "Rabarbaro" Floor Lamp, Carlo Giorgi

Vintage Italian "Rabarbaro" Floor Lamp

Carlo Giorgi

Design - 72.4 x 19.7 x 70.9 inch

$4,968

Kono Coffee Table, Lella Vignelli

Kono Coffee Table

Lella Vignelli

Design - 14.2 x 31.5 x 47.6 inch

$6,372

Floor Lamp Lampadaire mod. 1078, Vittoriano Viganò

Floor Lamp Lampadaire mod. 1078

Vittoriano Viganò

Design - 61.4 x 6.3 x 6.3 inch

$8,640

Six CAB 412 chairs, Mario Bellini

Six CAB 412 chairs

Mario Bellini

Design - 18.5 x 32.3 x 17.7 inch

$6,696

Double Hand-stand (Green), Joan Cornellà

Double Hand-stand (Green)

Joan Cornellà

Design - 13.6 x 6 x 5 inch

$648

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

$648 $603

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

$2,106

Stay wild, Flu

Stay wild

Flu

Design - 30.7 x 18.1 x 18.1 inch

$1,620

Elevate your space with exquisite Berber Kilim Artistry, Jean-Yves Sevestre

Elevate your space with exquisite Berber Kilim Artistry

Jean-Yves Sevestre

Design - 120.1 x 74.8 x 0.8 inch

$813

Polymère froissé En route pour la fête (3) (1) (1) (1), Robert Sgarra

Polymère froissé En route pour la fête (3) (1) (1) (1)

Robert Sgarra

Design - 7.1 x 16.5 x 0.2 inch

$346

No Wings To Fly, Javier Calleja

No Wings To Fly

Javier Calleja

Design - 10.6 x 10.1 x 7.4 inch

$2,160

Ja Saarbrücken Wäre Nett, Gregor Hildebrandt

Ja Saarbrücken Wäre Nett

Gregor Hildebrandt

Design - 31.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch

$8,640

Tripodes, Reda Amalou

Tripodes

Reda Amalou

Design - 4.3 x 20.1 x 16.1 inch

$1,058

Banc Skate, Art Pej

Banc Skate

Art Pej

Design - 17.7 x 31.5 x 8.3 inch

$583

Pair of vintage ceramic vases, Renato Bassanelli

Pair of vintage ceramic vases

Renato Bassanelli

Design - 10.6 x 7.9 x 3.9 inch

$1,188

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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