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![Design, Companion Red, Kaws](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2178803_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Separated Black, Kaws](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2179092_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Holiday Singapore Brown, Kaws](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2173572_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Indonesia Black, Kaws](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2150801_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Passing through Grey, Kaws](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2150645_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, What party Yellow, Kaws](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2150617_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, With All My Flowering Heart (A Complete Set), Yayoi Kusama](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2039373_1_grid.jpg)
With All My Flowering Heart (A Complete Set)
Yayoi Kusama
Design - 78.7 x 20.3 x 1 cm Design - 31 x 8 x 0.4 inch
$2,800
![Design, Oracle 46 (LC21), Landry Clément](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/565929_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Mr. DoB Dobtopus A, Takashi Murakami](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2188437_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Holiday Indonesia - Pink, Kaws](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2144823_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, 3 figurines Small lie, Kaws](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2143438_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Flayed Brown, Kaws](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2161584_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, BFF Black, Kaws](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2150808_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Holiday Space Silver, Kaws](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2150636_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Holiday space Black, Kaws](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2150635_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, The promise Black, Kaws](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2150634_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Flayed Red, Kaws](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2150629_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Holiday UK Ceramic Container White, Kaws](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2150616_1_grid.jpg)
Holiday UK Ceramic Container White
Kaws
Design - 41.9 x 12.7 x 8 cm Design - 16.5 x 5 x 3.1 inch
Sold
![Design, Take Black, Kaws](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2150614_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Seeking Calm No. 18, Maria Mueller Atelier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1528845_1_grid.jpg)
Seeking Calm No. 18
Maria Mueller Atelier
Design - 15 x 15 x 0.3 cm Design - 5.9 x 5.9 x 0.1 inch
$1,387
![Design, Kachamukku, Kaws](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1964241_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Roméo et Juliette, Enki Bilal](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1779456_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Madonna, Papa don't preach, Clementine Eastwood](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2213898_1_grid.jpg)
Madonna, Papa don't preach
Clementine Eastwood
Design - 166 x 56 x 3 cm Design - 65.4 x 22 x 1.2 inch
$7,157
![Design, White ball, André Saraiva](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2150720_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, 2091 Pixels, Gaëlle Wagner](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1134807_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Eclipse 3 Cercles, Alice Aladjem](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2157775_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Dotted Vase, Sopo B](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2235698_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Cobalt Blue Ceramic Vase, Sopo B](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2235323_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Passing Through Brown, Kaws](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2178799_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Small Lie Grey, Kaws](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2173600_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Holiday Japan Brown, Kaws](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2173587_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, What party Orange, Kaws](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2150647_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Chum Black, Kaws](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2150620_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Chum Yellow, Kaws](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2150619_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Royal Selangor Arabesque Golden 400%, Bearbrick](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2121039_1_grid.jpg)
Royal Selangor Arabesque Golden 400%
Bearbrick
Design - 28 x 13 x 10 cm Design - 11 x 5.1 x 3.9 inch
$5,194
![Design, Kong Spirit C. Red, Richard Orlinski](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2181547_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Kong spirit c. green, Richard Orlinski](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2181545_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Mr. DoB Dobtopus B, Takashi Murakami](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2150741_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Kong Christmas (Red Edition), Richard Orlinski](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1900884_1_grid.jpg)
Kong Christmas (Red Edition)
Richard Orlinski
Design - 19 x 13.5 x 6 cm Design - 7.5 x 5.3 x 2.4 inch
$693
![Design, Mickey (Blue edition), Richard Orlinski](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2149395_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Black lacquer mirror - LC71, Landry Clément](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1788729_1_grid.jpg)
Black lacquer mirror - LC71
Landry Clément
Design - 60 x 60 x 2.5 cm Design - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1 inch
$5,852
![Design, Kaws for Quatar Museums, Kaws](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2143439_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Golden Orbit, Kuno Vollet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2176540_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Arty "Balance" Table Lamp Sphere, Irena Tone](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2155932_1_grid.jpg)
Arty "Balance" Table Lamp Sphere
Irena Tone
Design - 51 x 19 x 15 cm Design - 20.1 x 7.5 x 5.9 inch
$3,117 $2,805
![Design, Les femmes attendent l'amour, mais les hommes s'éloignent toujours, Yayoi Kusama](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1987056_1_grid.jpg)
Les femmes attendent l'amour, mais les hommes s'éloignent toujours
Yayoi Kusama
Design - 2 x 26 x 20.6 cm Design - 0.8 x 10.2 x 8.1 inch
$1,385
![Design, Pac Man rouge, Richard Orlinski](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1529346_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, DOT Terra Cotta, Reda Amalou](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1470720_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Holiday Plush Hong Kong Black, Kaws](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2171037_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Holiday Plush Hong Kong Grey, Kaws](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2171035_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Holiday Plush Hong Kong Brown, Kaws](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2171030_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, The Promise Grey, Kaws](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1700085_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Seeking Calm - No 11, Maria Mueller Atelier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1528875_1_grid.jpg)
Seeking Calm - No 11
Maria Mueller Atelier
Design - 10 x 10 x 0.3 cm Design - 3.9 x 3.9 x 0.1 inch
$1,307
![Design, Seeking Calm No 19, Maria Mueller Atelier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1528851_1_grid.jpg)
Seeking Calm No 19
Maria Mueller Atelier
Design - 15 x 15 x 0.3 cm Design - 5.9 x 5.9 x 0.1 inch
$1,387
![Design, Seeking Calm - No.1, Maria Mueller Atelier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1528842_1_grid.jpg)
Seeking Calm - No.1
Maria Mueller Atelier
Design - 10 x 10 x 0.3 cm Design - 3.9 x 3.9 x 0.1 inch
$1,295
![Design, Ropes - Arty Mirror, Irena Tone](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2155927_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Kong penseur rouge, Richard Orlinski](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2153402_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Black leather pillow effect - Mirror original art, Irena Tone](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2141228_1_grid.jpg)
Black leather pillow effect - Mirror original art
Irena Tone
Design - 37 x 37 x 6.3 cm Design - 14.6 x 14.6 x 2.5 inch
$1,270
![Design, Round dark bronze flower, Irena Tone](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2141227_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Round bronze flower, Irena Tone](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2141226_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Arty white candleholder "Textures pearls" for 2 candles, Irena Tone](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2124117_1_grid.jpg)
Arty white candleholder "Textures pearls" for 2 candles
Irena Tone
Design - 16.5 x 19.3 x 15 cm Design - 6.5 x 7.6 x 5.9 inch
$1,097
![Design, Abstract Cactus, Irena Tone](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2113323_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Ears Up!, Irena Tone](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1767564_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Pac Man Silver, Richard Orlinski](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1529250_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Art Candleholder for 3 Candles, Irena Tone](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1485357_1_grid.jpg)
Art Candleholder for 3 Candles
Irena Tone
Design - 15 x 24 x 13 cm Design - 5.9 x 9.4 x 5.1 inch
$2,309
![Design, Camo, Invader](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2194550_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Holiday Japan Black, Kaws](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2179809_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Holiday Taipei Brown, Kaws](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2173549_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Kong Argent Christmas Edition, Richard Orlinski](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2172650_1_grid.jpg)
Kong Argent Christmas Edition
Richard Orlinski
Design - 19 x 13.5 x 6 cm Design - 7.5 x 5.3 x 2.4 inch
$693
![Design, 3D Little big space, Invader](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1632192_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, M. A sur céramique, André Saraiva](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2182272_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Kong Christmas Green (Edition 2023), Richard Orlinski](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2149867_1_grid.jpg)
Kong Christmas Green (Edition 2023)
Richard Orlinski
Design - 19 x 13.5 x 6 cm Design - 7.5 x 5.3 x 2.4 inch
$693
![Design, Mickey (Red edition), Richard Orlinski](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1929399_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Borealys 50, Junior Fritz Jacquet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1361766_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Be like snow, Poonam Choudhary](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2204740_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Mr. A Medicom Ball noir, André Saraiva](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2150725_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Small lie brown, Kaws](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2143433_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Small lie black, Kaws](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2143417_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Untitled #414 (Clowns. 2003), Cindy Sherman](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1678506_1_grid.jpg)
Untitled #414 (Clowns. 2003)
Cindy Sherman
Design - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Design - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$3,174
![Design, Ménage à Trois ou Quatre 3, André Saraiva](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1487157_1_grid.jpg)
Ménage à Trois ou Quatre 3
André Saraiva
Design - 82 x 20 x 1 cm Design - 32.3 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$1,443
![Design, Takashi Murakami x Doraemon, Takashi Murakami](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2122782_1_grid.jpg)
Takashi Murakami x Doraemon
Takashi Murakami
Design - 32.5 x 89.5 x 0.1 cm Design - 12.8 x 35.2 x 0 inch
$993
![Design, Season Armchair, Reda Amalou](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1530591_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Dot slate grey, Reda Amalou](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1527519_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Dot deep garnet, Reda Amalou](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1527516_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Jean-Michel Basquiat - Trumpet, The Skateroom](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1906326_1_grid.jpg)
Jean-Michel Basquiat - Trumpet
The Skateroom
Design - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Design - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$980
![Design, Jean-Michel Basquiat - Hollywood Africans, The Skateroom](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1906323_1_grid.jpg)
Jean-Michel Basquiat - Hollywood Africans
The Skateroom
Design - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Design - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$980
![Design, Let's Go VI, Philip Hearsey](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/740040_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, MrsD, Clémentine Chambon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2151302_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Shark spirit, Richard Orlinski](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2138561_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Elephant spirit (pink edition), Richard Orlinski](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1985238_1_grid.jpg)
Elephant spirit (pink edition)
Richard Orlinski
Design - 14 x 12 x 5 cm Design - 5.5 x 4.7 x 2 inch
$427
![Design, Camo Black, Invader](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2194574_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Camo red, Invader](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2194573_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Holiday Japan Grey, Kaws](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2179808_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Kachamukku Black, Kaws](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2150812_1_grid.jpg)
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!