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![Design, Venus de Milo bleue, Richard Orlinski](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2153414_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Brodlim x Julien Raynaud, Julien Raynaud](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2131351_1_grid.jpg)
Brodlim x Julien Raynaud
Julien Raynaud
Design - 105 x 155 x 3 cm Design - 41.3 x 61 x 1.2 inch
$2,539
![Design, Front, Nevelin Ivanov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2170870_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Sharks in the Water, Alex Hodge](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2103720_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Vase Applaudissements, Erte Tirtoff](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2176117_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Barbarella 1964 Skateboard, Boom Art](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1645575_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Two, Erte Tirtoff](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2176124_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Ensemble Vibrant, Thalia Dalecky](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2154358_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Pillow case 43, Nevelin Ivanov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2171282_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Pillow case 42, Nevelin Ivanov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2171281_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Pillow case 41, Nevelin Ivanov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2171280_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Pillow case 40, Nevelin Ivanov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2171270_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Pillow case 39, Nevelin Ivanov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2171269_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Pillow case 38, Nevelin Ivanov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2171268_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Pillow case 37, Nevelin Ivanov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2171267_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Pillow case 36, Nevelin Ivanov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2171265_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Pillow case 35, Nevelin Ivanov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2171264_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Pillow case 34, Nevelin Ivanov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2171262_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Pillow case 33, Nevelin Ivanov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2170880_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Pillow case 32, Nevelin Ivanov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2170879_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Pillow case 31, Nevelin Ivanov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2170878_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Pillow case 30, Nevelin Ivanov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2170877_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Pillow case 29, Nevelin Ivanov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2170876_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Pillow case 28, Nevelin Ivanov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2170875_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Pillow case 27, Nevelin Ivanov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2170874_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Pillow case 26, Nevelin Ivanov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2170872_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Back, Nevelin Ivanov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2170871_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Pillow case 25, Nevelin Ivanov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2168586_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Pillow case 24, Nevelin Ivanov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2168585_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Pillow case 23, Nevelin Ivanov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2168584_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Pillow case 22, Nevelin Ivanov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2168583_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Oinochoe Plate for Martini & Rossi, Piero Fornasetti](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1677543_1_grid.jpg)
Oinochoe Plate for Martini & Rossi
Piero Fornasetti
Design - 23.5 x 23.5 x 4 cm Design - 9.3 x 9.3 x 1.6 inch
$404
![Design, Bayadera, Francesco Nonni](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1673991_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Sweet September, Sarah Elqa](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2115087_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Bust of African woman, Werkstätte Hagenauer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1980741_1_grid.jpg)
Bust of African woman
Werkstätte Hagenauer
Design - 24 x 18 x 8 cm Design - 9.4 x 7.1 x 3.1 inch
$4,848
![Design, Sacrament. Shedding the skin., Ekaterina Shitova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2149796_1_grid.jpg)
Sacrament. Shedding the skin.
Ekaterina Shitova
Design - 29 x 21 x 0.1 cm Design - 11.4 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$404
![Design, Vintage Italian Dry Bar, Gio Ponti](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1970844_1_grid.jpg)
Vintage Italian Dry Bar
Gio Ponti
Design - 114 x 165 x 40 cm Design - 44.9 x 65 x 15.7 inch
Price upon request
![Design, Beauty Begins #1, Devin Miles](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2010069_1_grid.jpg)
Beauty Begins #1
Devin Miles
Design - 110 x 90 x 4 cm Design - 43.3 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch
Price upon request
![Design, All You need is Love #1, Devin Miles](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2002680_1_grid.jpg)
All You need is Love #1
Devin Miles
Design - 80 x 60 x 4 cm Design - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch
Price upon request
![Design, Money never sleeps #1, Devin Miles](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2002638_1_grid.jpg)
Money never sleeps #1
Devin Miles
Design - 80 x 60 x 4 cm Design - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch
Price upon request
![Design, All You Need Is Love #3 - Silver, Devin Miles](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2002629_1_grid.jpg)
All You Need Is Love #3 - Silver
Devin Miles
Design - 110 x 90 x 4 cm Design - 43.3 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch
Price upon request
![Design, Money never sleeps #1, Devin Miles](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2002623_1_grid.jpg)
Money never sleeps #1
Devin Miles
Design - 110 x 90 x 4 cm Design - 43.3 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch
Price upon request
![Design, Happy Go Lucky #2 - Silver, Devin Miles](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2002554_1_grid.jpg)
Happy Go Lucky #2 - Silver
Devin Miles
Design - 110 x 90 x 4 cm Design - 43.3 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch
Price upon request
![Design, Beauty Begins The Moment You Decide To Be Yourself #1, Devin Miles](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2002542_1_grid.jpg)
Beauty Begins The Moment You Decide To Be Yourself #1
Devin Miles
Design - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Design - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
Price upon request
![Design, Money Never Sleeps - Gold / Orange, Devin Miles](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2002521_1_grid.jpg)
Money Never Sleeps - Gold / Orange
Devin Miles
Design - 110 x 90 x 4 cm Design - 43.3 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch
Price upon request
![Design, Mona Lisa Love, Devin Miles](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2002500_1_grid.jpg)
Mona Lisa Love
Devin Miles
Design - 110 x 90 x 4 cm Design - 43.3 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch
Price upon request
![Design, Don't Wait Start Now, Devin Miles](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2002455_1_grid.jpg)
Don't Wait Start Now
Devin Miles
Design - 110 x 90 x 4 cm Design - 43.3 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch
Price upon request
![Design, Elegance is the beauty that never fades (24 Karat Gold), Devin Miles](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2002449_1_grid.jpg)
Elegance is the beauty that never fades (24 Karat Gold)
Devin Miles
Design - 110 x 90 x 4 cm Design - 43.3 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch
Price upon request
![Design, You'll never walk Alone, Devin Miles](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1999071_1_grid.jpg)
You'll never walk Alone
Devin Miles
Design - 80 x 60 x 4 cm Design - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch
Price upon request
![Design, "Make Art Not War" Skate Deck, Shepard Fairey (Obey)](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2235274_1_grid.jpg)
"Make Art Not War" Skate Deck
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Design - 81 x 20 x 0.5 cm Design - 31.9 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch
Sold
![Design, Middle Stainless Steel Bear Gabriel, Irena Tone](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2208941_1_grid.jpg)
Middle Stainless Steel Bear Gabriel
Irena Tone
Design - 31 x 21 x 21 cm Design - 12.2 x 8.3 x 8.3 inch
Sold
![Design, Camo Space Tile, Invader](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2217907_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Camo Space Tile (1), Invader](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2217928_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Soliflore Hortus 1, Hélène Morbu](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2212196_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Soliflore Hortus 7, Hélène Morbu](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2212192_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Soliflore Hortus 5, Hélène Morbu](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2212181_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Vase Khroma 4.2, Hélène Morbu](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2212176_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Kong oil (Shade), Richard Orlinski](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2218783_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Middle Stainless Steel Bear Raphael, Irena Tone](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2208946_1_grid.jpg)
Middle Stainless Steel Bear Raphael
Irena Tone
Design - 31 x 21 x 21 cm Design - 12.2 x 8.3 x 8.3 inch
Sold
![Design, Small Stainless Steel Bear -Louis, Irena Tone](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2208261_1_grid.jpg)
Small Stainless Steel Bear -Louis
Irena Tone
Design - 20.5 x 13.5 x 16 cm Design - 8.1 x 5.3 x 6.3 inch
Sold
![Design, Vases Khroma 4.1, Hélène Morbu](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2212175_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Duo vases Khroma 4, Hélène Morbu](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2212172_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, MovieCan, Michael Daniels](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2227969_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, A Long Way III, Philip Hearsey](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/570081_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Hot Town, Summer in the city...1970s NYC, Charles Fazzino](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2211836_1_grid.jpg)
Hot Town, Summer in the city...1970s NYC
Charles Fazzino
Design - 45.5 x 91.5 x 4 cm Design - 17.9 x 36 x 1.6 inch
Sold
![Design, Soliflore Hortus 3, Hélène Morbu](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2212182_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Caius Black, Mist](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2217665_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Bronze Arty Mirror - Bubble, Irena Tone](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2136551_1_grid.jpg)
Bronze Arty Mirror - Bubble
Irena Tone
Design - 42 x 32.5 x 4.5 cm Design - 16.5 x 12.8 x 1.8 inch
Sold
![Design, Wrinkle II, Philip Hearsey](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1350393_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, The Promise Brown, Kaws](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1700088_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Rabbit Robot, Irena Tone](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1464399_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Keith Haring vol 11 100% & 400%, Bearbrick](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2227513_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Time off Blue, Kaws](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2179784_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Beu, Krisztina Serra](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2211551_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, 3D Little Big Space, Invader](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1671873_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Nightwalk II, Philip Hearsey](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1350174_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Sky, Alice Aladjem](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1658211_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Tripode Or, Reda Amalou](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1526559_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Y.N. Lamp, Yoshitomo Nara](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1488711_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Steel Panda family Set of 4, Irena Tone](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1334622_1_grid.jpg)
Steel Panda family Set of 4
Irena Tone
Design - 30 x 55 x 21 cm Design - 11.8 x 21.7 x 8.3 inch
Sold
![Design, Vase Akan 22.12, Hélène Morbu](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1733049_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Amphore Faraday 22.11, Hélène Morbu](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1733028_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Charles, Nanan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2191538_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Gathering, Philip Hearsey](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1350138_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Floating Segments, Philip Hearsey](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1350126_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, After the Rain, Philip Hearsey](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1350093_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Digtale con pistillo, André Laurenti](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1288149_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Bag Shopping, André Laurenti](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1288137_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Warning Addictive, Shepard Fairey (Obey)](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2149611_1_grid.jpg)
Warning Addictive
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Design - 80.8 x 22 x 2 cm Design - 31.8 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch
Sold
![Design, Chum Orange, Kaws](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1673313_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Figurine Cereal Monsters Frute Brut, Kaws](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2196022_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Mr. DOB Kokeshi Dolls, Takashi Murakami](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1687944_1_grid.jpg)
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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!