"Utilitarian objects" refers to things that are designed or used for practical purposes rather than for decorative or artistic reasons.
Sentences with «utilitarian objects»
Nicole Cherubini's (b. 1970) work deconstructs notions of utilitarian objects in relation to clay. (momaps1.org)
Traditionally painted by the women of the tribes, parfleche were made as utilitarian objects for the Native Americans themselves to carry things like clothes, tools, food, and medicine on horseback — and as souvenirs sold to European Americans touring the West. (visualnews.com)
Inspired equally by Abstract Expressionism and fashion, Mack integrates function with form in his work, using pegboards, moving blankets and other utilitarian objects in lyrical and unexpected ways. (naimajkeith.com)