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![Design, Tear for Henry starfire dichroic sunburst, Tom Marosz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1043346_1_grid.jpg)
Tear for Henry starfire dichroic sunburst
Tom Marosz
Design - 61 x 61 x 25.4 cm Design - 24 x 24 x 10 inch
$10,200
![Design, Primal Identity, Sebastian Quick](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2198063_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Sculpture spraycan résine en caisse en bois, Julien Soone](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2148954_1_grid.jpg)
Sculpture spraycan résine en caisse en bois
Julien Soone
Design - 40 x 14 x 14 cm Design - 15.7 x 5.5 x 5.5 inch
$1,163
![Design, Stay wild, Flu](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2088990_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Ink reader, Reinier Bosch](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1987827_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Blur, Yo\Ko + Ina](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1779498_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Chair Azad-IV, Dominique Prévots](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1377960_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Fanfare, Jean Lurçat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2160975_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Vase soliflore Bacchus, Daum](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2155705_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Untitled (No Selfie Zone...), Rero](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2147290_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Miami Beach - Vase, Lisa Levina](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2134924_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Vase fonds profonds, Yannick Le Bloas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2134060_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Fragmented Landscape (3D), Dan Baldwin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1927158_1_grid.jpg)
Fragmented Landscape (3D)
Dan Baldwin
Design - 36 x 22 x 22 cm Design - 14.2 x 8.7 x 8.7 inch
$7,100
![Design, Loetz vase Tricolor ca. 1900, Johann Loetz Witwe](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1535103_1_grid.jpg)
Loetz vase Tricolor ca. 1900
Johann Loetz Witwe
Design - 12.5 x 13.5 x 13.5 cm Design - 4.9 x 5.3 x 5.3 inch
$7,094
![Design, Code barre vert, Philippe Siennicka](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2178337_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Straciatella Vaze, Vaze](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2097273_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Expérience Optique _01, Tatiana Lebedev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1106868_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Rectangle #4, Tulio Pinto](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/718200_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Crocemartello black and gold, Giulio Iacchetti](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2153107_1_grid.jpg)
Crocemartello black and gold
Giulio Iacchetti
Design - 50 x 16 x 3.5 cm Design - 19.7 x 6.3 x 1.4 inch
$1,861
![Design, Cup of tea verre, André Laurenti](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1288143_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Serpente Floor Lamp, Elio Martinelli](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2085855_1_grid.jpg)
Serpente Floor Lamp
Elio Martinelli
Design - 120 x 55 x 55 cm Design - 47.2 x 21.7 x 21.7 inch
$2,093
![Design, Overdrive, Robert Rauschenberg](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1908681_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Til Death, Prefab77](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1934673_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Violoncelle, Franck Savoye (Francky)](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1738557_1_grid.jpg)
Violoncelle
Franck Savoye (Francky)
Design - 130 x 41 x 12 cm Design - 51.2 x 16.1 x 4.7 inch
$2,093
![Design, Love (Gold), Robert Indiana](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2155024_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Conversation, Guillaume Piéchaud](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1800402_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Tabacoff La lampe d'Aladin d'or / Gold Aladin lamp, Boris Tabacoff](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1636521_1_grid.jpg)
Tabacoff La lampe d'Aladin d'or / Gold Aladin lamp
Boris Tabacoff
Design - 30 x 15 x 4 cm Design - 11.8 x 5.9 x 1.6 inch
$11,049
![Design, Sur un arbre perché, René Fumeron](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2162322_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, White jellfish, Laetitia Goninet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2200959_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Pair of Wall Lamps, Alain Delon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2087583_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Planète #4, Catherine Ludeau](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1952817_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Domus, Catharina van de Ven](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1987845_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, CCGR, Stefano Mazzolini](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1512957_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Silkscreened beach towel, Tracey Emin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2040666_1_grid.jpg)
Silkscreened beach towel
Tracey Emin
Design - 106.7 x 175.3 x 0.5 cm Design - 42 x 69 x 0.2 inch
$1,000
![Design, Vase Sommerso, Flavio Poli Seguso](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1997349_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Artistic colorful vase, Jiri Beranek](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1963290_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Seres imaginarios (1), Óscar Seco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1785381_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Sunset - Purple (after Andy Warhol), Andy Warhol](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1725459_1_grid.jpg)
Sunset - Purple (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
$698
![Design, Amber Red Bottle, Louis Sclafani](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1067151_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Broken Mirror White, Daniel Arsham](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2180119_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Elegant vase with bubbles, pattern number 6977, Jaroslav Svoboda](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2086473_1_grid.jpg)
Elegant vase with bubbles, pattern number 6977
Jaroslav Svoboda
Design - 21 x 8 x 8 cm Design - 8.3 x 3.1 x 3.1 inch
$454
![Design, F-111 Triptych A (Girl), James Rosenquist](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1908675_1_grid.jpg)
F-111 Triptych A (Girl)
James Rosenquist
Design - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Design - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$987
![Design, Enjoy My Live, Jean Ravel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2152132_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Worm, Natasha Korets](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2151022_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Birillo Floor Lamp, Carlo Nason](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2142449_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Captured Light III, Alexander Lazarkov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1734714_1_grid.jpg)
Captured Light III
Alexander Lazarkov
Design - 80 x 60 x 48 cm Design - 31.5 x 23.6 x 18.9 inch
$1,279
![Design, Jade UberKranky, Add Fuel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1972749_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Tree of life #6, Olga Radionova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1697292_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Chandelier, Fontana Arte](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1970652_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Calving, Mark Leputa](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/367122_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Coffee Table, Edoardo Detti](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2089689_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Vintage Crystal Round Mirror Art, Carlo de Carli](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2088591_1_grid.jpg)
Vintage Crystal Round Mirror Art
Carlo de Carli
Design - 71 x 71 x 2 cm Design - 28 x 28 x 0.8 inch
$1,745
![Design, Miniflash Table Lamp, Joe Colombo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2087679_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Slalom Table Lamp, Vico Magistretti](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2087619_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Mira Table Lamp, Mario Arnaboldi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2087604_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Polifemo Floor Lamp, Carlo Forcolini](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2087595_1_grid.jpg)
Polifemo Floor Lamp
Carlo Forcolini
Design - 202 x 53 x 30 cm Design - 79.5 x 20.9 x 11.8 inch
$1,628
![Design, Four Modus Work Chairs, Marco Zanuso](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2087577_1_grid.jpg)
Four Modus Work Chairs
Marco Zanuso
Design - 75 x 48 x 48 cm Design - 29.5 x 18.9 x 18.9 inch
$1,396
![Design, Floor Lamp Grip, Achille Castiglioni](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2085615_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Metal and Pulegoso Glass Table Lamp, Poliarte Studio](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1970715_1_grid.jpg)
Metal and Pulegoso Glass Table Lamp
Poliarte Studio
Design - 11 x 16 x 16 cm Design - 4.3 x 6.3 x 6.3 inch
$1,861
![Design, Four Wall Applique, Sergio Mazza](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1970664_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Coat Hanger Melpomene, Artemide](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1970646_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Utopia, Ekaterina Shitova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1953798_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Pair of vintage ceramic vases, Renato Bassanelli](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1684314_1_grid.jpg)
Pair of vintage ceramic vases
Renato Bassanelli
Design - 27 x 20 x 10 cm Design - 10.6 x 7.9 x 3.9 inch
$1,279
![Design, Sonogonos, Pierre Charrié](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1505961_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Askorn, Studio Briand & Berthereau](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1505940_1_grid.jpg)
Askorn
Studio Briand & Berthereau
Design - 32 x 87.5 x 110 cm Design - 12.6 x 34.4 x 43.3 inch
$17,445
![Design, Miroir Convoyeur II (PDE21), Pierre Demonchaux](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/864399_1_grid.jpg)
Miroir Convoyeur II (PDE21)
Pierre Demonchaux
Design - 70 x 70 x 3 cm Design - 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
$698
![Design, The Martian, Ludmila Korets](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1953522_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Tabouret Totem, Philippe Druillet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/211117_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Silver, Alex Meli](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1604274_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Little Cloud Vase, Friends With You](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1488717_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Luxury Bag, Maxim van Hassel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2203020_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Catocala Burn (lightbox), Bartek Stypka](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1993629_1_grid.jpg)
Catocala Burn (lightbox)
Bartek Stypka
Design - 70 x 50 x 11 cm Design - 27.6 x 19.7 x 4.3 inch
$2,326
![Design, Miroir - Necklace ou Grand Collier, Léa Dedieu](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1906677_1_grid.jpg)
Miroir - Necklace ou Grand Collier
Léa Dedieu
Design - 93.5 x 77.5 x 3 cm Design - 36.8 x 30.5 x 1.2 inch
$2,093 $1,884
![Design, Jjirasi Vase #01, Yongwon Noh](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2197251_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Alter Ego Lamp Box, Alepiano](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2146850_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Platform-6, Pinar Cakadur](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2014005_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Vintage Plate from the Series of Church Domes Cupole d'Italia, Piero Fornasetti](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1673982_1_grid.jpg)
Vintage Plate from the Series of Church Domes Cupole d'Italia
Piero Fornasetti
Design - 24.5 x 24.5 x 2.5 cm Design - 9.6 x 9.6 x 1 inch
$1,163
![Design, Pichet de verre, Jean-Claude Novaro](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2155648_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Chair Zebu Smoky oak, Un'common](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1897194_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Ensemble de 3 lampes finlandaises Aimo Tukiainen en cuivre fondu, années 1960., Aimo Tukiainen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202241_1_grid.jpg)
Ensemble de 3 lampes finlandaises Aimo Tukiainen en cuivre fondu, années 1960.
Aimo Tukiainen
Design - 30 x 20 x 20 cm Design - 11.8 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch
$2,093
![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
$4,885
![Design, Sweet and Sparkly Collection, Light Green, Gabriela Alejandra Rivera](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1591827_1_grid.jpg)
Sweet and Sparkly Collection, Light Green
Gabriela Alejandra Rivera
Design - 18 x 6 x 8 cm Design - 7.1 x 2.4 x 3.1 inch
$1,157
![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, Biombo, Patopalomo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/426279_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Vessel #5, Oliver Lott](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2158202_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Ebullition Chic, Jérôme Durand](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2091981_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
$791
![Design, Lacuna, Mia Hultgren](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1786461_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Avancées I, Yann Crenn](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2147496_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Sculpture Entrelacs, Sophie Théodose](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1100682_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Winter, Paul Thierry](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1749252_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Finca, Axelle Gosse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202749_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!