Modern Tableware
MODERN STYLE
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
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Style: Modern
Set of 2 Twosidestory Bowl by Lisette Rützou
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 twosidestory bowl XL by Lisette Rützou
Dimensions: D 40 cm
Materials: Levanto Bordeaux Marble
Lisette Rützou’s design is motivated by an urge to articulate a story. In...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Tableware
Materials
Marble
Set of Three, Fin Trivet from Souda, Gold, in Stock
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This listing is for 3 Fin Trivets from Souda. Each one is packaged individually.
Made using a manufacturing process utilized for railways, medical devices, and electronics, the Fin ...
Category
2010s Chinese Modern Tableware
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Set of 16 Small Kartell Jellies Glasses Water in Light Blue by Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A comprehensive line of glasses made from colourful and transparent PMMA plastic. The line's individuality is down to the fact that each model presents a different organic pattern th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Resin, Plastic
Set of 2 Onyx Twosidestory Bowl XL by Lisette Rützou
Located in Geneve, CH
Set 2 Onyx Twosidestory bowl XL by Lisette Rützou
Dimensions: D 40 cm
Materials: Levanto Bordeaux marble
Lisette Rützou’s design is motivated by an urge to articulate a story. ...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Tableware
Materials
Marble
Duck Tray Big by 101 Copenhagen
Located in Geneve, CH
Duck Tray Big by 101 Copenhagen
Designed by Nicolaj Nøddesbo & Tommy Hyldahl
Dimensions: L60 / W60 / H10 cm
Materials: Fiber Concrete
The Duck series i...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Tableware
Materials
Concrete
Set of 2 Kartell Jellies Vase in Light Blue by Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A comprehensive line of trays made from colorful and transparent PMMA plastic. The line's individuality is down to the fact that each model presents a different organic pattern that ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Resin, Plastic
Taupe Touché a Tray by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Taupe Touché a tray by Mason Editions.
Dimensions: 36 × 36 × 4.4 cm
Materials: iron and MDF
Colours: Taupe, cotto, burgundy, sage green, petrol green
A light metal rod that res...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
Matthew Williamson X Les-Ottomans Wood Placemats Set of 4
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
The peckocks, the feathers and the colors
All MW world can be brought on your table thanks to these mats.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Birch
Burgundy Touché C Tray by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Burgundy touché C tray by Mason Editions
Dimensions: 36 × 48 × 6.4 cm
Materials: Iron and MDF
Colours: taupe, cotto, burgundy, sage green, petrol green
A light metal rod that r...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
Petrol Green Touché E Tray by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Petrol green Touché E Tray by Mason Editions.
Dimensions: D 48 × 7 cm.
Materials: iron and MDF.
Colours: taupe, cotton, burgundy, sage green, petrol green.
A light metal rod th...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
Set of 4 Kartell Jellies Oval Trays in Green by Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A comprehensive line of trays made from colorful and transparent PMMA plastic. The line's individuality is down to the fact that each model presents a different organic pattern that ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Resin, Plastic
Taupe Touché B Tray by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Taupe Touché B tray by Mason Editions.
Dimensions: 36 × 47 × 6.7 cm.
Materials: iron and MDF.
Colours: taupe, cotto, burgundy, sage green, petrol green.
A light metal rod that ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
Contemporary Trivet/Coaster in Steel, Square/Circle, Modern, Minimal, Geometric
Located in Stockholm, SE
Trivets in steel with small rubber pads for protection.
Category
2010s Swedish Modern Tableware
Materials
Steel
Handblown Glass Sunrise Sunset Cup 1
By Fort Makers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Surrealist-inspired Sunrise Sunset Cups are hand-blown in a kaleidoscope of ombre colors and adorned with contrasting orb handles to evoke a looking glass, a glimpse into a miniature...
Category
2010s American Modern Tableware
Materials
Blown Glass
Petrol Green Touché D Tray by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Petrol green Touché D tray by Mason Editions
Dimensions: 36 × 48 × 6.4 cm
Materials: Iron and MDF
Colours: taupe, cotton, burgundy, sage green, petrol green
A light metal rod t...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
Contemporary Set of 4 Dessert Coupe Plates Gold Hand Painted Porcelain Tableware
Located in Roma, RM
The Piazza del Popolo collection is named after a Roman landmark, at the heart of Roman everyday life, and inspired by traditional, simple Italian artisanal pottery yet decorated in ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Gold
Fragments Tray by Theodora Alfredsdottir
Located in Geneve, CH
Fragments tray by Theodora Alfredsdottir
Unique piece
Materials: Chipboard
Dimensions: 20 x 20 x 7 cm
Theodora Alfredsdottir is a product design studio based in London.
Theod...
Category
2010s English Modern Tableware
Materials
Wood, Plywood
Handmade Solid Oak Wood Charcuterie and Cheese Board Set
Located in Karabağlar/Izmir, TR
Introducing the Duo, a stunning piece that adds a touch of elegance to your service and presentations. Meticulously crafted from Anatolian Oak, this exquisite creation combines pract...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Tableware
Materials
Wood, Oak
Bordeaux Touché E Tray by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Bordeaux Touché E Tray by Mason Editions.
Dimensions: D 48 × 7 cm
Materials: iron and MDF
Colours: taupe, cotton, burgundy, sage green, petrol green
A light metal rod that rest...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
Set of 2 Kartell Jellies Vase in Pink by Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A comprehensive line of trays made from colorful and transparent PMMA plastic. The line's individuality is down to the fact that each model presents a different organic pattern that ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Resin, Plastic
Burgundy Touché B Tray by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Burgundy touché B tray by Mason editions.
Dimensions: 36 × 47 × 6.7 cm.
Materials: iron and MDF.
Colours: taupe, cotto, burgundy, sage green, petrol green.
A light metal rod th...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
Touché Bois Ash Wood by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Touché Bois ash wood by Mason Editions
Dimensions: 36 × 48 × 6.4 cm
Materials: ash wood, 24k matte gold rods
A light metal rod that rests on the surface and then lifts up, al...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
Burgundy Touché a Tray by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Burgundy touché a tray by Mason Editions
Dimensions: 36 × 36 × 4.4 cm
Materials: Iron and MDF
Colours: Taupe, cotto, burgundy, sage green, petrol green
A light metal rod that r...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
Green Touché E Tray by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Green Touché E Tray by Mason editions.
Dimensions: D 48 × 7 cm.
Materials: iron and MDF.
Colours: taupe, cotton, burgundy, sage green, petrol green.
A light metal rod that rest...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
Ottomans Palms Handpainted Ceramic Dinenr plate Made in Italy
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
a unique piece of art
totally handpainted in Italy by crafted artisand the tropical mood metts the Ottomans world
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Ceramic
Cotto Touché D Tray by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Cotto Touché D tray by Mason Editions
Dimensions: 36 × 48 × 6.4 cm
Materials: Iron and MDF
Colors: taupe, cotto, burgundy, sage green, petrol green
A light metal rod that rests...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
Sage Green Touché a Tray by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Sage green touché a tray by Mason Editions
Dimensions: 36 × 36 × 4.4 cm
Materials: Iron and MDF
Colours: taupe, cotto, burgundy, sage green, petrol green
A light metal rod that...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
Touché Bois Canaletto by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Touché Bois Canaletto by Mason Editions.
Dimensions: D 36 cm
Materials: Walnut Canaletto wood.
A light metal rod that rests on the surface and then lifts up, almost touching t...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
Fork & Knife Napkin Set
Located in Richmond, VA
Beautiful antique French linen and cotton napkins embroidered with colored cotton thread featuring a fork and knife in a set of four.
Each set contai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Tableware
Materials
Cotton, Linen, Thread
Boda Nova, Sweden, Modernist Cutlery for Six People in Stainless Steel
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Boda Nova, Sweden.
Modernist cutlery for six people in stainless steel, consisting of six dinner knives and six dinner forks.
Approx. 2000.
Marke...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Sage Green Touché C Tray by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Sage green Touché C tray by Mason Editions.
Dimensions: 36 × 48 × 6.4 cm
Materials: iron and MDF
Colours: taupe, cotto, burgundy, sage green, petrol green
A light metal rod tha...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
Sage Green Touché D Tray by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Sage green Touché D tray by Mason Editions
Dimensions: 36 × 48 × 6.4 cm
Materials: Iron and MDF
Colours: taupe, cotton, burgundy, sage green, petrol green
A light metal rod tha...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
Taupe Touché D Tray by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Taupe Touché D tray by Mason Editions
Dimensions: 36 × 48 × 6.4 cm
Materials: Iron and MDF
Colors: taupe, cotto, burgundy, sage green, petrol green
A light metal rod that rests...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
Cotto Touché C Tray by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Cotto Touché C tray by Mason Editions
Dimensions: 36 × 48 × 6.4 cm
Materials: Iron and MDF
Colours: Taupe, cotto, burgundy, sage green, petrol green.
A light metal rod that res...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
Cotto Touché E Tray by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Bordeaux Touché E Tray by Mason Editions.
Dimensions: D 48 × 7 cm.
Materials: iron and MDF.
Colours: taupe, cotton, burgundy, sage green, petrol green.
A light metal rod that r...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
White Touché E Tray by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
White Touché E Tray by Mason Editions
Dimensions: D 48 × 7 cm
Materials: Iron and MDF
Colours: taupe, cotton, burgundy, sage green, petrol green
A light metal rod that rests on...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
Petrol Green Touché B Tray by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Petrol green Touché B tray by Mason Editions
Dimensions: 36 × 47 × 6.7 cm
Materials: Iron and MDF
Colours: taupe, cotto, burgundy, sage green, petrol green
A light metal rod th...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
Touché Bois Black Ash Wood Oval Handle by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Touché Bois Canaletto oval handle by Mason Editions
Dimensions: D 36 × H 4.4 cm, 48 cm with handle
Materials: Walnut canaletto wood
A light metal rod that rests on the surfac...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
Petrol Green Touché a Tray by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Petrol green touché a tray by Mason Editions.
Dimensions: 36 × 36 × 4.4 cm
Materials: iron and MDF
Colours: Taupe, cotto, burgundy, sage green, petrol green
A light metal rod t...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
Arzberg, Germany. Chromatics Set Consisting of Six Large Plates in Porcelain
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Arzberg, Germany, Chromatics set consisting of six large plates in porcelain, decorated in various colours.
Late 20th century.
In excellent condition.
D 26.0 cm. x H 2.5 cm.
Marked.
Category
Late 20th Century German Modern Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
Dodò Low Mouth Blown Glass Carafe Designed by Matteo Cibic
By Matteo Cibic
Located in Milan, IT
Dodò is a low mouth-blown glass carafe available in two different versions: in smooth glass or in grooved glass with a plissé effect. The Dodò carafe is part ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Blown Glass
Pair of Touché Bois Canaletto by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Pair of touché Bois Canaletto by Mason Editions
Dimensions: D 36 cm
Materials: Walnut Canaletto wood.
A light metal rod that rests on the surface and then lifts up, almost tou...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
Modern Sterling Silver Olive Spoon
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This sterling silver Olive Spoon is used to serve olives without them drying out. An elegant touch to serving the savory fruit of the Mediterranean, it will elevate any Taking a note from historical dining when each guest would have an individual utensil for olives during an olive course, this update allows you to serve olives in any form.
Fabricated in sterling silver and then finished by hand in his Brooklyn, NY studio, this piece is the creation of silversmith and jewelry designer Heath Wagoner...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Tableware
Materials
Silver
Set of 8 Alimenta Glass by Riccardo Cenedella
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 8 alimenta glass by Riccardo Cenedella
Dimensions: D 9 x W 9 x H 10 cm
Materials: Food waste based material.
I am Riccardo Cenedella I graduated in product design from Po...
Category
2010s English Modern Tableware
Materials
Other
Pair of Touché Bois Black Ash Wood Small Handle by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Touché Bois Canaletto small handle by Mason Editions
Dimensions: 36 × H 4.4 cm
Materials: Walnut Canaletto Wood
A light metal rod that rests on the surface and then lifts up,...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
Pair of Petrol Green Touché B Trays by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Pair of petrol green Touché B trays by Mason Editions
Dimensions: 36 × 47 × 6.7 cm
Materials: Iron and MDF
Colours: taupe, cotto, burgundy, sage green, petrol green.
A light me...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
New modern Chopping Board in White Carrara Marble creator Studioformart Stock
Located in Milan, IT
The history of marble carving is lost in time; in one breath, it takes us back to the IV century BC, to ancient Greece where decorations and sculptures were created from the shimmering stone. Andrea and Simone Dell’Amico, the souls of Studioformat, are young designers from Carrara who live and breathe marble in the nearby quarries, challenging the material’s strength. Total Marble is a collection that introduces curved and rectangular trays, place mats and mise en place that suggest fleetingness in a material, the divine aspects of which, have been transformed into objects for everyday use.
A little bit board and a little bit tray...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Marble
Set of 4 Alimenta Glass by Riccardo Cenedella
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 alimenta glass by Riccardo Cenedella
Dimensions: D 9 x W 9 x H 10 cm
Materials: food waste based material
I am Riccardo Cenedella I graduated in Product Design from Pol...
Category
2010s English Modern Tableware
Materials
Other
Pair of Taupe Touché B Trays by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Pair of Taupe Touché B trays by Mason Editions.
Dimensions: 36 × 47 × 6.7 cm
Materials: Iron and MDF
Colours: Taupe, cotto, burgundy, sage green, petrol green.
A light metal ro...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
Pair of Touché Bois Black Ash Wood Oval Handle by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Touché Bois Canaletto oval handle by Mason Editions
Dimensions: D 36 × H 4.4 cm, 48 cm with handle
Materials: Walnut Canaletto wood.
A light metal rod that rests on the surfac...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
Pair of Bordeaux Touché E Trays by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Bordeaux Touché E Tray by Mason Editions
Dimensions: D 48 × 7 cm
Materials: Iron and MDF
Colours: Taupe, cotton, burgundy, sage green, petrol green.
A light metal rod that rest...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
Pair of Cotto Touché C Trays by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Pair of Cotto Touché C Trays by Mason Editions
Dimensions: 36 × 48 × 6.4 cm
Materials: Iron and MDF
Colours: Taupe, cotto, burgundy, sage green, petrol green.
A light metal rod...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
Pair of Burgundy Touché C Trays by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Burgundy touché C tray by Mason Editions
Dimensions: 36 × 48 × 6.4 cm
Materials: Iron and MDF
Colours: taupe, cotto, burgundy, sage green, petrol green
A light metal rod that r...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
Pair of Sage Green Touché D Trays by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Pair of sage green Touché D Trays by Mason Editions
Dimensions: 36 × 48 × 6.4 cm
Materials: Iron and MDF
Colours: taupe, cotton, burgundy, sage green, petrol green
A light meta...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
Pair of Burgundy Touché B Trays by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Pair of Burgundy Touché B Trays by Mason Editions
Dimensions: 36 × 47 × 6.7 cm
Materials: Iron and MDF
Colours: taupe, cotto, burgundy, sage green, petrol green
A light metal r...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
Pair of Touché Bois Black Ash Wood Small Handle by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Pair of Touché Bois black ash wood small handle by Mason Editions
Dimensions: 36 × H 4.4 cm
Materials: walnut Canaletto wood
A light metal rod that rests on the surface and t...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
Pair of Petrol Green Touché a Trays by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Pair of petrol green Touché a trays by Mason Editions
Dimensions: 36 × 36 × 4.4 cm
Materials: Iron and MDF
Colours: Taupe, cotto, burgundy, sage green, petrol green
A light met...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
Pair of Taupe Touché B Trays by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Pair of Taupe Touché B trays by Mason Editions.
Dimensions: 36 × 47 × 6.7 cm.
Materials: Iron and MDF.
Colours: taupe, cotto, burgundy, sage green, petrol green.
A light metal ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tableware
Materials
Iron
Modern tableware for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Modern tableware for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage tableware created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, ceramic and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern tableware made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and Asia pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original tableware, popular names associated with this style include André Fu, Kartell, Patricia Urquiola, and Coralla Maiuri. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for tableware differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $15 and tops out at $69,597 while the average work can sell for $308.
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