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![Design, Petite Gourmandise, Madame](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1026357_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Wabi - Vases, set of 2 (7 and 12), Lesia Danilina](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2084205_1_grid.jpg)
Wabi - Vases, set of 2 (7 and 12)
Lesia Danilina
Design - 15 x 23 x 12 cm Design - 5.9 x 9.1 x 4.7 inch
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![Design, Dawn A2, Antoaneta Quick](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1763988_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Vintage Glass Ashtray, Fontana Arte](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2088588_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Obelisk Vintage Metal Lamp, Piero Fornasetti](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1677579_1_grid.jpg)
Obelisk Vintage Metal Lamp
Piero Fornasetti
Design - 61 x 11 x 8.5 cm Design - 24 x 4.3 x 3.3 inch
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![Design, Big wall piece with dots, Monika Debus](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1415703_1_grid.jpg)
Big wall piece with dots
Monika Debus
Design - 31.5 x 58 x 58 cm Design - 12.4 x 22.8 x 22.8 inch
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![Design, Miniature Butterfly Chair, Pedro Friedeberg](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/511850_1_grid.jpg)
Miniature Butterfly Chair
Pedro Friedeberg
Design - 15.2 x 10.2 x 10.2 cm Design - 6 x 4 x 4 inch
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![Design, Pair of Alfetta Table Lamps, Sergio Mazza](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1673898_1_grid.jpg)
Pair of Alfetta Table Lamps
Sergio Mazza
Design - 26 x 25 x 93 cm Design - 10.2 x 9.8 x 36.6 inch
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![Design, Vintage Oval Mirror, Lupi Cristal-Luxor](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2089233_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Ventaglio Coat Rack, Giovanni Pasotto](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1684404_1_grid.jpg)
Ventaglio Coat Rack
Giovanni Pasotto
Design - 168 x 35 x 35 cm Design - 66.1 x 13.8 x 13.8 inch
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![Design, Set of Trieste Chairs, Aldo Jacober](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1673943_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Vintage Nesso Lamp First Edition, Giancarlo Mattiol](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1643397_1_grid.jpg)
Vintage Nesso Lamp First Edition
Giancarlo Mattiol
Design - 34 x 54 x 30 cm Design - 13.4 x 21.3 x 11.8 inch
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![Design, Astronaut, Michael Kagan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2040456_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Table basse Togo, Arman](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1737126_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, La Lune et le Soleil, Amor de Agua](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1383744_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Blue does not exist, Daniele Sigalot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/515789_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Chaise Bold, Big-Game](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1970082_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Fauteuil Blue & Red, Gerrit Rietveld](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1970037_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Cut Maxi, Un'common](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1896639_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Transparence, Anne Oléron](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2175433_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Repose Banc, Sa Company](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1487238_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Purple Cut Bowl, Tomáš Brzon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/980097_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Shogun Floor Lamp, Mario Botta](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2089308_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Lampe des merveilles, Jonathan Pradillon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2086227_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Aqua Fossil Soul, Amarist](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1950969_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Mickey Fuck Black Mat, Capocci](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/901824_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Circles in circles, Lionnel Monnier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2170945_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Graff jap black and grey, Julien Soone](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2148951_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Luxury life table, Roy van der Laars](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1741590_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Maralunga Armchairs, Vico Magistretti](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1640910_1_grid.jpg)
Maralunga Armchairs
Vico Magistretti
Design - 68 x 80 x 100 cm Design - 26.8 x 31.5 x 39.4 inch
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![Design, Vase Soleil, Roger Capron](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2188293_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Set of 4 vintage "300" Leather Chairs for Pozzi, Joe Colombo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2089698_1_grid.jpg)
Set of 4 vintage "300" Leather Chairs for Pozzi
Joe Colombo
Design - 87 x 50 x 48 cm Design - 34.3 x 19.7 x 18.9 inch
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![Design, Pair of Strips Armchairs, Cini Boeri Boeri](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2089551_1_grid.jpg)
Pair of Strips Armchairs
Cini Boeri Boeri
Design - 90 x 90 x 62 cm Design - 35.4 x 35.4 x 24.4 inch
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![Design, Vintage Brass Lamp, Tommaso Barbi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1684530_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Applaudissements, Erte Tirtoff](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2152621_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Vintage Italian "Rabarbaro" Floor Lamp, Carlo Giorgi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2089632_1_grid.jpg)
Vintage Italian "Rabarbaro" Floor Lamp
Carlo Giorgi
Design - 184 x 50 x 180 cm Design - 72.4 x 19.7 x 70.9 inch
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![Design, Porcino Table Lamp, Luigi Caccia Dominioni](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2089542_1_grid.jpg)
Porcino Table Lamp
Luigi Caccia Dominioni
Design - 63 x 50 x 50 cm Design - 24.8 x 19.7 x 19.7 inch
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![Design, Pair of Vintage Armchairs, Giuseppe Munari](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2089422_1_grid.jpg)
Pair of Vintage Armchairs
Giuseppe Munari
Design - 70 x 90 x 90 cm Design - 27.6 x 35.4 x 35.4 inch
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![Design, Organ Floor Lamp, Goffredo Reggiani](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2085651_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Chaise Longue de chez Tecta, Rene Herbst](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1970061_1_grid.jpg)
Chaise Longue de chez Tecta
Rene Herbst
Design - 100 x 90 x 58 cm Design - 39.4 x 35.4 x 22.8 inch
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![Design, Vintage Dinner Chairs, Carlo Ratti](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1673574_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Vintage Table, Willy Rizzo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2089257_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Diamon skateboarding (after) Keith Haring Michey Mouse skate deck, Keith Haring](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2161133_1_grid.jpg)
Diamon skateboarding (after) Keith Haring Michey Mouse skate deck
Keith Haring
Design - 80 x 20 x 3 cm Design - 31.5 x 7.9 x 1.2 inch
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![Design, Alien, Yasuhiro Shito](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1595829_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Mickey Fuck Yellow, Capocci](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/895503_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Vintage Dry Bar, Willy Rizzo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2159098_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Homeless, Rose](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2119380_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Vintage Sideboard, Willy Rizzo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2089242_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Löwe, MANA](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1580376_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Amour de poires, Michaël Cailloux](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1189728_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, No Companion, Abell Octovan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2153527_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Banksy Monkey Sign 100% & 400%, Bearbrick](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2140434_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Andy Warhol Muhammad Ali 400% 100%, Bearbrick](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2140428_1_grid.jpg)
Andy Warhol Muhammad Ali 400% 100%
Bearbrick
Design - 28 x 11 x 5 cm Design - 11 x 4.3 x 2 inch
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![Design, Je t'aime, Amandine André](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1721247_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Black mat planosfear, Sun7](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1436205_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Firefly, Erte Tirtoff](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2152668_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Applaudissements, Erte Tirtoff](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2152611_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Cycling Time Clock, David Gerstein](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2151780_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, I Love Life, Amandine André](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1753353_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Camaleonda - Modular Sofa, Mario Bellini](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2089419_1_grid.jpg)
Camaleonda - Modular Sofa
Mario Bellini
Design - 68 x 96 x 96 cm Design - 26.8 x 37.8 x 37.8 inch
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![Design, Anfibio Sofa, Alessandro Becchi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1970841_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Vintage Cabinet Set, Luciano Frigerio](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1640832_1_grid.jpg)
Vintage Cabinet Set
Luciano Frigerio
Design - 73.5 x 160 x 53 cm Design - 28.9 x 63 x 20.9 inch
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![Design, Set of Six Tucroma Leather Chairs, Guido Faleschini](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2089416_1_grid.jpg)
Set of Six Tucroma Leather Chairs
Guido Faleschini
Design - 85 x 52 x 66 cm Design - 33.5 x 20.5 x 26 inch
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![Design, Animal, Madeleine Colaço](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1562703_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Boer Vader, Alberto Blanchart](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/627699_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Living Room Set, Claudio Salocchi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2089686_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Marble, Iron and Granite Table, Max Papiri](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2089635_1_grid.jpg)
Marble, Iron and Granite Table
Max Papiri
Design - 71 x 180 x 135 cm Design - 28 x 70.9 x 53.1 inch
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![Design, Oak Flame, Lionel Le Coq](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2154574_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Red Bull Splash (1), 2Fast](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2150930_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Grand Dollar Keith Haring rose amoureux(3) (1) (1) (3), Robert Sgarra](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2102631_1_grid.jpg)
Grand Dollar Keith Haring rose amoureux(3) (1) (1) (3)
Robert Sgarra
Design - 18 x 38 x 0.5 cm Design - 7.1 x 15 x 0.2 inch
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![Design, AT-AT, MANA](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1580373_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, AT-TE, MANA](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1580367_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, années 80, Peggy Cannonge](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2174555_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Bearbrick Set 400% & 100% Shepard Fairey Designercon 2022, Bearbrick](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2098848_1_grid.jpg)
Bearbrick Set 400% & 100% Shepard Fairey Designercon 2022
Bearbrick
Design - 28 x 13 x 9 cm Design - 11 x 5.1 x 3.5 inch
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![Design, Sahara, Thalia Dalecky](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2098746_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Vase tulipe bleu, Noël Granger](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1485597_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Bijou de vase, Noël Granger](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1485573_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Mickey Fuck Mini red, Capocci](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/785379_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Coronado Sofa by Afra and Tobia Scarpa, Tobia Scarpa](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1970682_1_grid.jpg)
Coronado Sofa by Afra and Tobia Scarpa
Tobia Scarpa
Design - 76 x 215 x 91 cm Design - 29.9 x 84.6 x 35.8 inch
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![Design, Down A3, Antoaneta Quick](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1763970_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Welcoming the discomfort caused by allowing events to just happen, Marco Querin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1613256_1_grid.jpg)
Welcoming the discomfort caused by allowing events to just happen
Marco Querin
Design - 111.8 x 111.8 x 10.2 cm Design - 44 x 44 x 4 inch
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![Design, Orange artistic vase, Jiri Beranek](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2157277_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Lounge Chair and Pouff "Canada", Osvaldo Borsani](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1673895_1_grid.jpg)
Lounge Chair and Pouff "Canada"
Osvaldo Borsani
Design - 110 x 130 x 200 cm Design - 43.3 x 51.2 x 78.7 inch
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![Design, Pretty Face, Ada Loumani](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1523580_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Hole Wave, Lionel Le Coq](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2154579_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Heist II, Prefab77](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1934646_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Mask II, Prefab77](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1934643_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Mask I, Prefab77](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1934634_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, I love you - Rose, Amandine André](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1891878_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Commode amour, Guillaume Piéchaud](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1792974_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Toi & Moi, Amandine André](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1753251_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Vintage Bamboo Floor Lamp, Enrico Tronconi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1673913_1_grid.jpg)
Vintage Bamboo Floor Lamp
Enrico Tronconi
Design - 215 x 42 x 42 cm Design - 84.6 x 16.5 x 16.5 inch
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![Design, Trying to send love to a bastard crossing my path although in full boiling rage, Marco Querin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1613253_1_grid.jpg)
Trying to send love to a bastard crossing my path although in full boiling rage
Marco Querin
Design - 40.6 x 40.6 x 10.2 cm Design - 16 x 16 x 4 inch
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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!