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![Design, Vintage Brass Coat Stand, Romeo Rega](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1684533_1_grid.jpg)
Vintage Brass Coat Stand
Romeo Rega
Design - 185 x 53 x 53 cm Design - 72.8 x 20.9 x 20.9 inch
$2,013
![Design, Traccia, Meret Oppenheim](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2161759_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Vintage Marble Table, Ettore Sottsass](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2088597_1_grid.jpg)
Vintage Marble Table
Ettore Sottsass
Design - 70.5 x 130 x 130 cm Design - 27.8 x 51.2 x 51.2 inch
$9,617
![Design, Jeunesse stool green, Duccio Maria Gambi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1791579_1_grid.jpg)
Jeunesse stool green
Duccio Maria Gambi
Design - 43 x 41.5 x 32 cm Design - 16.9 x 16.3 x 12.6 inch
$4,697
![Design, Mir'or, Sam Baron](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1505847_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, What you see, Dario López](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/445068_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Primates - Kandti Vase - Mint Green & Blue, Elena Salmistraro](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1657791_1_grid.jpg)
Primates - Kandti Vase - Mint Green & Blue
Elena Salmistraro
Design - 41 x 26 x 24 cm Design - 16.1 x 10.2 x 9.4 inch
$1,655
![Design, Table aile d’avion, Stefan Pichlmüller](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1483464_1_grid.jpg)
Table aile d’avion
Stefan Pichlmüller
Design - 87 x 298 x 71 cm Design - 34.3 x 117.3 x 28 inch
$39,138
![Design, Brumes vaporeuses, Nat Stresser](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2154344_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Ebullition Chic, Jérôme Durand](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2091981_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Table Phoenix, Sébastien Kito](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2160031_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Idiot meter man green, Joan Cornellà](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2121723_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Lacuna, Mia Hultgren](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1786461_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Feuille d'or de Marie Bas diôt, Marie Bas-Diôt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/900006_1_grid.jpg)
Feuille d'or de Marie Bas diôt
Marie Bas-Diôt
Design - 6 x 18 x 18 cm Design - 2.4 x 7.1 x 7.1 inch
$760
![Design, Avancées I, Yann Crenn](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2147496_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Biagio 282 Table Lamp, Tobia Scarpa](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2087736_1_grid.jpg)
Biagio 282 Table Lamp
Tobia Scarpa
Design - 39 x 13.5 x 39 cm Design - 15.4 x 5.3 x 15.4 inch
$7,269
![Design, I Love Art, Amandine André](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1753365_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Sculpture Entrelacs, Sophie Théodose](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1100682_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Crystal Cut Bowl, Tomáš Brzon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/979941_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Flamme d'Amour, Erte Tirtoff](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2152653_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Anfibio Leather Sofa, Alessandro Becchi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2142450_1_grid.jpg)
Anfibio Leather Sofa
Alessandro Becchi
Design - 65 x 170 x 80 cm Design - 25.6 x 66.9 x 31.5 inch
$15,655
![Design, Vanity Mod. Dilly Daily, Luigi Massoni](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2089695_1_grid.jpg)
Vanity Mod. Dilly Daily
Luigi Massoni
Design - 125 x 65 x 64 cm Design - 49.2 x 25.6 x 25.2 inch
$9,617
![Design, Lampe Totem, Jonathan Pradillon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2029158_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Joe Armchair, Donato D'urbino](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1942704_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Winter, Paul Thierry](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1749252_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Vintage Sofa, Silvio Cavatorta](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1643388_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Table Lamp “Cubosfera” (Cubic Sphere), Alessandro Mendini](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2087697_1_grid.jpg)
Table Lamp “Cubosfera” (Cubic Sphere)
Alessandro Mendini
Design - 17 x 16 x 16 cm Design - 6.7 x 6.3 x 6.3 inch
$2,907
![Design, Vintage Pair of Floor Lamps, Gianfranco Frattini](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1684887_1_grid.jpg)
Vintage Pair of Floor Lamps
Gianfranco Frattini
Design - 188 x 50 x 40 cm Design - 74 x 19.7 x 15.7 inch
$4,473
![Design, Dumbo, Catherine de Kerhor](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/689988_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Fusion stool, Millim Studio](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2152453_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Set of 4 Vintage Chairs, Giancarlo Piretti](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2089650_1_grid.jpg)
Set of 4 Vintage Chairs
Giancarlo Piretti
Design - 70 x 70 x 55 cm Design - 27.6 x 27.6 x 21.7 inch
$4,473
![Design, Osvaldo Borsani (6 armchairs), Osvaldo Borsani](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2089410_1_grid.jpg)
Osvaldo Borsani (6 armchairs)
Osvaldo Borsani
Design - 68 x 60 x 67 cm Design - 26.8 x 23.6 x 26.4 inch
$4,920
![Design, Table Lamp, Oscar Torlasco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2089293_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Vintage Brass Square Mirror, Luciano Frigerio](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2087805_1_grid.jpg)
Vintage Brass Square Mirror
Luciano Frigerio
Design - 85 x 64 x 2 cm Design - 33.5 x 25.2 x 0.8 inch
$3,578
![Design, Vintage 1094 floor lamp, Gino Sarfatti](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1942773_1_grid.jpg)
Vintage 1094 floor lamp
Gino Sarfatti
Design - 160 x 50 x 25 cm Design - 63 x 19.7 x 9.8 inch
$5,144
![Design, La lune mon amie, Amor de Agua](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1727286_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Vintage P180 Armchair, Gastone Rinaldi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1675305_1_grid.jpg)
Vintage P180 Armchair
Gastone Rinaldi
Design - 65 x 85 x 80 cm Design - 25.6 x 33.5 x 31.5 inch
$4,026
![Design, Armchair with Footstool, Sigurd Ressell](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2089644_1_grid.jpg)
Armchair with Footstool
Sigurd Ressell
Design - 79 x 80 x 99 cm Design - 31.1 x 31.5 x 39 inch
$2,796
![Design, Coffee Table, Mario Marenco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2089638_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Paola Table Lamp, Tetrarch Paola](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2089548_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Chaise Longue, Paolo Passerini](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2089545_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Wave Sofa, Giovanni Offredi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2089413_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Mirror Model 1669, Max Ingrand](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1970517_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Dessert Plate (lot de 6 assiettes en céramique Royal Limoges sérigraphiée), Claude Closky](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1966284_1_grid.jpg)
Dessert Plate (lot de 6 assiettes en céramique Royal Limoges sérigraphiée)
Claude Closky
Design - 26 x 1 x 1 cm Design - 10.2 x 0.4 x 0.4 inch
$704
![Design, Vintage "Otero" Table Lamp Model 2748, Rodolfo Dordoni](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1684890_1_grid.jpg)
Vintage "Otero" Table Lamp Model 2748
Rodolfo Dordoni
Design - 47 x 40 x 40 cm Design - 18.5 x 15.7 x 15.7 inch
$3,355
![Design, Vintage Silver Pitcher, Mariano Alignani](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1675203_1_grid.jpg)
Vintage Silver Pitcher
Mariano Alignani
Design - 32 x 22 x 25 cm Design - 12.6 x 8.7 x 9.8 inch
$4,249
![Design, Vintage Red Floor Lamp, Gina Vistosi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1673901_1_grid.jpg)
Vintage Red Floor Lamp
Gina Vistosi
Design - 168 x 27 x 21 cm Design - 66.1 x 10.6 x 8.3 inch
$3,802
![Design, Gustav Klimt Hope Skateboard, Boom Art](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1645572_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Altamira buffet, Simone Fanciullacci](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1539414_1_grid.jpg)
Altamira buffet
Simone Fanciullacci
Design - 73 x 160 x 54 cm Design - 28.7 x 63 x 21.3 inch
$17,892
![Design, Porcelaine de Rêve - Bleu N°7, Anany](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1504290_1_grid.jpg)
Porcelaine de Rêve - Bleu N°7
Anany
Design - 0.3 x 18.5 x 18.5 cm Design - 0.1 x 7.3 x 7.3 inch
$268
![Design, Chaise architecturale, Francesco Marino Di Teana](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1479795_1_grid.jpg)
Chaise architecturale
Francesco Marino Di Teana
Design - 42 x 44 x 99 cm Design - 16.5 x 17.3 x 39 inch
$6,709
![Design, The Golden Compass, Angela Gomes](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1543884_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Past Glories (Battersea Power Station), Michael Wallner](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/170083_1_grid.jpg)
Past Glories (Battersea Power Station)
Michael Wallner
Design - 72 x 120 x 12 cm Design - 28.3 x 47.2 x 4.7 inch
$7,244
![Design, Triple Balance, Fabrice Hyber](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1529058_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Platform-6, Pinar Cakadur](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2014005_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Landscape Extraordinaire, Mary Helen Horty](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1962996_1_grid.jpg)
Landscape Extraordinaire
Mary Helen Horty
Design - 61 x 99.1 x 0.3 cm Design - 24 x 39 x 0.1 inch
$550
![Design, Perforation II, Selçuk Dizlek](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1921146_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, A Wood Awakening - East VS West Edition, Juce Gace](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1776228_1_grid.jpg)
A Wood Awakening - East VS West Edition
Juce Gace
Design - 25.5 x 6 x 5 cm Design - 10 x 2.4 x 2 inch
$783
![Design, Tapis RGB, Santiago Borja](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1529583_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Vintage Wall Mirror, Angelo Brotto](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2085648_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Floating favelas, blue community I, David Moreno](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1279761_1_grid.jpg)
Floating favelas, blue community I
David Moreno
Design - 55 x 35 x 24 cm Design - 21.7 x 13.8 x 9.4 inch
$4,920
![Design, Vessel #5, Oliver Lott](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2158202_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, 074, Marieje van Buuren](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2141911_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Vase en rose, Luzoro](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2109258_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Six CAB 412 chairs, Mario Bellini](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2089392_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Vintage Sofa Piumino, Paolo Lomazzi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2085573_1_grid.jpg)
Vintage Sofa Piumino
Paolo Lomazzi
Design - 90 x 190 x 105 cm Design - 35.4 x 74.8 x 41.3 inch
$20,128
![Design, Amex Crypto, Lily Pop](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1635759_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Down Modular Sofa, Carlo Bartoli](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2089641_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Kono Coffee Table, Lella Vignelli](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2089524_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Floor Lamp Lampadaire mod. 1078, Vittoriano Viganò](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2087727_1_grid.jpg)
Floor Lamp Lampadaire mod. 1078
Vittoriano Viganò
Design - 156 x 16 x 16 cm Design - 61.4 x 6.3 x 6.3 inch
$8,946
![Design, Glass cover design, Hardwürst](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2013270_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Vintage chromed table, Guido Faleschini](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1942785_1_grid.jpg)
Vintage chromed table
Guido Faleschini
Design - 73 x 127 x 125 cm Design - 28.7 x 50 x 49.2 inch
$6,598
![Design, Vintage Silver Centrepiece and Tray, Luigi Genazzi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1675188_1_grid.jpg)
Vintage Silver Centrepiece and Tray
Luigi Genazzi
Design - 44 x 38 x 31 cm Design - 17.3 x 15 x 12.2 inch
$7,828
![Design, Vintage Dining Table, Augusto Vanarelli](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1675182_1_grid.jpg)
Vintage Dining Table
Augusto Vanarelli
Design - 80 x 233 x 124 cm Design - 31.5 x 91.7 x 48.8 inch
$10,064
![Design, Vintage White Sofa, Charles Hollis](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1673556_1_grid.jpg)
Vintage White Sofa
Charles Hollis
Design - 90 x 230 x 75 cm Design - 35.4 x 90.6 x 29.5 inch
$12,301
![Design, Vintage Sofa Gradual Lounge, Cini Boeri Boeri](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1640913_1_grid.jpg)
Vintage Sofa Gradual Lounge
Cini Boeri Boeri
Design - 60 x 230 x 93 cm Design - 23.6 x 90.6 x 36.6 inch
$14,313
![Design, Table d’appoint, Kris Devillé](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1597851_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Big ban intimate phenomena lamp, Gio Tirotto](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2153212_1_grid.jpg)
Big ban intimate phenomena lamp
Gio Tirotto
Design - 37 x 35 x 44 cm Design - 14.6 x 13.8 x 17.3 inch
$5,368
![Design, Chaise, Serge Delaune](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/4127_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Corilla, Alberto Blanchart](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2161746_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Drunk Tales, Art By Son](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2160275_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Lunapark coffee table color 2, Alessandro Zambelli](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2153140_1_grid.jpg)
Lunapark coffee table color 2
Alessandro Zambelli
Design - 27 x 90 x 45 cm Design - 10.6 x 35.4 x 17.7 inch
$5,479
![Design, Majestic accent chair, Montse Piquer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2132836_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Vase Miro Jaune, Ada Loumani](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1925574_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Sagamore tall bowl Tondo Doni, Mario Cioni](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1899927_1_grid.jpg)
Sagamore tall bowl Tondo Doni
Mario Cioni
Design - 20 x 25 x 25 cm Design - 7.9 x 9.8 x 9.8 inch
$883
![Design, Orange zebra, Glenn Varez](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2160483_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Brandalised – Liberty Girl (Freedom Edition), Brandalised](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2136760_1_grid.jpg)
Brandalised – Liberty Girl (Freedom Edition)
Brandalised
Design - 25.4 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm Design - 10 x 3 x 3 inch
$727
![Design, Coca Cola Splash, 2Fast](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1794594_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Luxury love table, Roy van der Laars](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1954896_1_grid.jpg)
Luxury love table
Roy van der Laars
Design - 70 x 30 x 40 cm Design - 27.6 x 11.8 x 15.7 inch
$7,269
![Design, Iris, Isabelle Hirtzig](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1937763_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, (rêve), Jean-Robert Drouillard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/284221_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Green Circle 2021, Sara Abri](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1411641_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Rare paire de chaises tulipe, Pierre Guariche](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2176431_1_grid.jpg)
Rare paire de chaises tulipe
Pierre Guariche
Design - 72 x 46 x 48 cm Design - 28.3 x 18.1 x 18.9 inch
$6,038
Discover the selection of our experts
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!