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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
$277
Vintage Sofa Gradual Lounge
Cini Boeri Boeri
Design - 60 x 230 x 93 cm Design - 23.6 x 90.6 x 36.6 inch
$14,208
Pair of Armchairs "Piumino"
Paolo Lomazzi
Design - 90 x 70 x 95 cm Design - 35.4 x 27.6 x 37.4 inch
$20,534
Le glisseur (Table basse)
Franck Scala
Design - 44 x 132 x 81 cm Design - 17.3 x 52 x 31.9 inch
$7,548
Balloon Dog (Magenta)
Jeff Koons
Design - 26.7 x 26.7 x 12.7 cm Design - 10.5 x 10.5 x 5 inch
$11,100
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
$244
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
$244
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
$244
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
$244
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
$244
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
$554
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
$4,662
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
$4,662
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
$3,108
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
$388
Unity Blooming Bear - Big
Blooming Bears
Design - 50 x 33 x 23 cm Design - 19.7 x 13 x 9.1 inch
$4,500
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
$499
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
$499
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
$2,719
Voluta Rocking Chair
Stefano Marolla
Design - 73 x 60 x 103 cm Design - 28.7 x 23.6 x 40.6 inch
$25,529
Una articolo indeterminativo buffet
Stefano Marolla
Design - 70 x 200 x 55 cm Design - 27.6 x 78.7 x 21.7 inch
$40,625
Una articolo indeterminativo - Table
Stefano Marolla
Design - 73 x 240 x 95 cm Design - 28.7 x 94.5 x 37.4 inch
$22,199
Marilyn Monroe - ©Versace Home
Garotto
Design - 92 x 75 x 3 cm Design - 36.2 x 29.5 x 1.2 inch
$4,662
Loetz Vase Medici Maron
Johann Loetz Witwe
Design - 21 x 11 x 11 cm Design - 8.3 x 4.3 x 4.3 inch
$4,218
Loetz vase pink Orbulin ca.
Johann Loetz Witwe
Design - 14.5 x 9 x 8 cm Design - 5.7 x 3.5 x 3.1 inch
$2,664
Loetz vase in the shape of a flower ca. 1910
Johann Loetz Witwe
Design - 40.5 x 22 x 22 cm Design - 15.9 x 8.7 x 8.7 inch
$5,328
Makonde Sculpture
Omary Hamidu Karina
Design - 90 x 40 x 20 cm Design - 35.4 x 15.7 x 7.9 inch
$13,320
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
$355
Grand Dollar Dollar Reine (3) (1) (1)
Robert Sgarra
Design - 18 x 42 x 0.5 cm Design - 7.1 x 16.5 x 0.2 inch
$355
Tabouret Sirène écailles - édition 11/24
Guillaume Piéchaud
Design - 60 x 54 x 28 cm Design - 23.6 x 21.3 x 11 inch
$13,320
Failed Experiments (Yellow)
Alexander-John
Design - 21 x 81 x 1 cm Design - 8.3 x 31.9 x 0.4 inch
$333
Failed Experiments (Blue)
Alexander-John
Design - 21 x 81 x 1 cm Design - 8.3 x 31.9 x 0.4 inch
$333
Zanzibar Mirror Frame
Michael Mtungwa Shija
Design - 214 x 179.5 x 15 cm Design - 84.3 x 70.7 x 5.9 inch
$26,639
Zanzibar Light Dining Table
Michael Mtungwa Shija
Design - 87 x 215 x 148 cm Design - 34.3 x 84.6 x 58.3 inch
$33,299
Makonde Coffee Table
Casimilu Danieli
Design - 57 x 67 x 67 cm Design - 22.4 x 26.4 x 26.4 inch
$13,320
Makonde 3 Coffee Table
Casimilu Danieli
Design - 59 x 60 x 60 cm Design - 23.2 x 23.6 x 23.6 inch
$13,320
Magufuli Armchair
Fharasisi Amblosi
Design - 96 x 77 x 72 cm Design - 37.8 x 30.3 x 28.3 inch
$33,299
Charles M. Schultz - Project Apollo
The Skateroom
Design - 80 x 20 x 2 cm Design - 31.5 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$325
Alambicco Plate for Martini & Rossi
Piero Fornasetti
Design - 23.5 x 23.5 x 4 cm Design - 9.3 x 9.3 x 1.6 inch
$388
Skyphos Plate for Martini & Rossi
Piero Fornasetti
Design - 23.5 x 23.5 x 4 cm Design - 9.3 x 9.3 x 1.6 inch
$377
Servizio Per Porto Plate for Martini & Rossi
Piero Fornasetti
Design - 23.5 x 23.5 x 93 cm Design - 9.3 x 9.3 x 36.6 inch
$388
Carro Vinario Plate for Martini & Rossi
Piero Fornasetti
Design - 23.5 x 23.5 x 4 cm Design - 9.3 x 9.3 x 1.6 inch
$400
Il Primo Tino Plate for Martini & Rossi
Piero Fornasetti
Design - 23.2 x 23.2 x 4 cm Design - 9.1 x 9.1 x 1.6 inch
$388
Porron Plate for Martini & Rossi
Piero Fornasetti
Design - 23.5 x 23.5 x 4 cm Design - 9.3 x 9.3 x 1.6 inch
$388
Rhyton Plate for Martini & Rossi
Piero Fornasetti
Design - 23.5 x 23 x 4 cm Design - 9.3 x 9.1 x 1.6 inch
$388
Trozzella Plate for Martini & Rossi
Piero Fornasetti
Design - 23.5 x 23.5 x 4 cm Design - 9.3 x 9.3 x 1.6 inch
$388
SHIITAKE SPROUTS : MINIATURE MAGIC UNVEILED
Potchi Moopp
Design - 50 x 50 x 50 cm Design - 19.7 x 19.7 x 19.7 inch
$6,660
SHIITAKE SYMPHONY : A GRAND FUNGI FANTASIA
Potchi Moopp
Design - 100 x 100 x 100 cm Design - 39.4 x 39.4 x 39.4 inch
$13,320
Keith Haring - Untitled (Inferno)
The Skateroom
Design - 80 x 20 x 2 cm Design - 31.5 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$325
Charles M. Schultz - Project Apollo
The Skateroom
Design - 80 x 20 x 2 cm Design - 31.5 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$325
Flacon blanc bulles
Jean-Claude Novaro
Design - 35 x 15 x 10 cm Design - 13.8 x 5.9 x 3.9 inch
$8,325
Balloon Dog (Orange)
Jeff Koons
Design - 26.7 x 26.7 x 12.7 cm Design - 10.5 x 10.5 x 5 inch
$11,100
Lounge Chair and Pouff "Canada"
Osvaldo Borsani
Design - 110 x 130 x 200 cm Design - 43.3 x 51.2 x 78.7 inch
$3,552
Discover the selection of our experts
Maison avec une grande histoire, Rome II
Alexei Lantsev
Painting - 70 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,997
The Mother of Dreams
Ewelina Skowronska
Painting - 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$2,053
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
$1,332
Serie Terra Retrato en fondo beige
Enrique Pichardo
Painting - 70 x 70 x 1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$959
Peinture 03-2023-18
Alain Bécanne
Painting - 120 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$1,332
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!