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Memphis Ice Bucket and Trays Post Modern 1980's Lacquer
By George Sowden
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A great post modern 1980's set of three items: ice bucket with cover and two additional trays. Made
Category

Vintage 1980s Japanese Post-Modern Barware

Materials

Plastic, Lacquer

Memphis Style 1980s 2 tone lacquer rectangle Coffee Table Post modern
By Memphis Milano
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
legs. Light brown legs with off white cream table top. No label or Mfg. Post-modern circa 1980. Located
Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Post Modern Lacquered Console Table
Located in Puslinch, ON
) Description: A vintage lacquered post modern console table, circa 1980s. Finished on both sides.
Category

Vintage 1980s North American Post-Modern Console Tables

Materials

Lacquer

Post Modern Lacquered Console Table
Post Modern Lacquered Console Table
H 30 in W 48.5 in D 16.75 in
Post Modern 1980s Lucite Shell Seashell Mirror Lacquer Obelisk Table Sculpture
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Post modern 1980s Lucite and shell mirrored obelisk table sculpture.     
Category

Vintage 1980s Post-Modern Mounted Objects

Materials

Shell, Lucite, Lacquer

Post-Modern Pair of Cream and Brass Lacquer 1980s Nightstands
By Karl Springer, Milo Baughman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of mid-century 80s cream lacquer & brass nightstands by Lane. Gorgeous post modern design. The
Category

Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Night Stands

Materials

Lacquer

Marquina Black Marble lacquer Italian Post Modern Sideboard, 1980s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
eclectic postmodern-inspired interior, Italy, 1980s.
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Sideboards

Materials

Wood

Signed Curtis Jere Post Modern Lacquered Brass Wall Lamp Sconce, 1980's
By Curtis Jeré, Artisan House
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Fabulous, lacquered brass cloud wall sconce light fixture by Curtis Jere. This sculptural
Category

Vintage 1980s Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Metal, Brass

Vintage Post Modern Deco Revival Black Lacquer Tall Cabinet / Tallboy, USA 1980s
Located in Hastings, GB
1980s deco revival black lacquer tall cabinet, by Millennium, USA. Looks like chrome edging, but is
Category

Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Cabinets

Materials

Mirror, Lacquer

1980s, Post Modern Black Lacquer Coffee Table in the Roger Rougier Style
By Roger Rougier
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage, large scale post modern sculptural Black Lacquer Coffee Table with a Triangular Glass top
Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Glass, Lacquer

Vintage Post Modern Deco Revival Black Lacquer Sideboard With Drawers, USA 1980s
Located in Hastings, GB
1980s art deco revival black lacquer sideboard with drawers / dresser, by Millennium, USA. Looks
Category

Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Sideboards

Materials

Mirror, Lacquer

1980's Henredon Bridgeford Lacquered Nightstands - a Pair
By Henredon
Located in Doylestown, PA
Post modern pair of high gloss lacquered 3 drawer nightstands by Bridgeford, a division of Henredon
Category

Vintage 1980s Post-Modern Night Stands

Materials

Lacquer

Post-Modern Sculptural Low Chair, 1980s
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Unique Post-modern low chair, 1980s. The chair can be used as an outspoken and eye catching low
Category

Vintage 1980s European Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Post-Modern Sculptural Low Chair, 1980s
Post-Modern Sculptural Low Chair, 1980s
H 18.12 in W 21.26 in D 21.26 in
Sculptural Post Modern Chairs, France 1980s
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Sculptural Post Modern chairs, France 1980s. The chairs are constructed out of a black lacquered
Category

Vintage 1980s French Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Sculptural Post Modern Chairs, France 1980s
Sculptural Post Modern Chairs, France 1980s
H 35.04 in W 14.57 in D 16.15 in
Italian Post Modern Ten-Legged Lacquer Bordeaux and Grey Wood Coffee Table 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian post modern ten-legged lacquer bordeaux and grey wood coffee table, 1980s. Ten-legged
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Vintage Post Modern Dining Chairs, 1980s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Italian metal postmodern dining chairs with grey/white lacquered wooden frames and chrome inserts
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Vintage Post Modern Dining Chairs, 1980s
Vintage Post Modern Dining Chairs, 1980s
H 43.31 in W 17.33 in D 17.33 in
Post modern maroon lacquered 2 drawer end table
By Memphis Milano
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Post modern lacquered end table with 2 drawers. Memphis Milano style lacquered side table maroon
Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern End Tables

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Post Modern Halogen floor lamp Switzerland 1980s
By Lumess
Located in Den Haag, NL
A minimal and Post Modern floor lamp, Bauhaus, Constructivist, square black lacquered metal base
Category

Vintage 1980s Swiss Post-Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

Post-Modern Danish Armchairs, 1980s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Postmodernism; Denmark; 1980s; Dining Chairs; Armchairs; Mid-Century Modern; Modernist Design
Category

Vintage 1980s Danish Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Metal

Post-Modern Danish Armchairs, 1980s
Post-Modern Danish Armchairs, 1980s
H 29.93 in W 20.87 in D 17.33 in
Rougier High Gloss Lacquered Post Modern Highboy Armoire
By Roger Rougier
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
with black rubber accents and would look perfect in any modern, Mid-Century Modern, Space Age or
Category

Late 20th Century Canadian Post-Modern Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Rubber, Lacquer

Post Modern Black Lacquered Double Pedestal Oval Dining Table with Leaf
By Karl Springer
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Post Modern Gloss Black Lacquered Double Pedestal Oval Dining Table with Leaf. Measures 30 inches
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Postmodern Lacquered Sideboard, 1980s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This 1980s postmodern lacquered sideboard is more than just a piece of furniture; it's an artful
Category

Vintage 1980s Post-Modern Credenzas

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Postmodern Lacquered Sideboard,  1980s
Postmodern Lacquered Sideboard,  1980s
H 28.5 in W 70 in D 19 in
Post-Modern Trix Armchair by Karl Friedrich Förster for KKF, 1980s
By KFF, Karl Friedrich Förster
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and rare Post-Modern Trix armchair. Design by Karl Friedrich Förster for KFF. Striking
Category

Vintage 1980s German Post-Modern Armchairs

Materials

Steel

1980's Post-Modern Dining / Office Chairs in Red and Black by Klaus Wettergren
By Klaus Wettergren, Q Production 1
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
These extremely rare dining chairs are a great example to the post-modern period and are a design
Category

Vintage 1980s Danish Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Metal

Post Modern Italian Faux Burl Ivory Lacquered Chests or Nightstands, a Pair
Located in Doylestown, PA
Post modern Italian faux burl ivory lacquered chests or nightstands, Italy, 1980's. Beautiful
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Night Stands

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

4 Post Modern Black Lacquer curved dining chairs Robert Mallet Stevens Style
By Robert Mallet-Stevens, Memphis Milano
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
4 Post Modern Black Lacquer curved dining chairs Robert Mallet Stevens / Memphis Milano Style. Very
Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood, Lacquer

Quintessential 1980s Shadow Box Post Modern Artwork
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
black Lacquer frame. Created by Jacqueline Tuteur. 1980's Memphis Milano Style pop art. Unique piece.
Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Glass, Paint, Paper

Post Modern Black Lacquered Compact Dresser- sold separately
Located in Los Angeles, CA
W43.5 D21 H27 1980’s Post Modern Black Lacquered Compact Dresser. Dresser features 4 drawers and
Category

Vintage 1980s Modern Dressers

Materials

Lacquer

Post-modern sculptural memphis style pedestal table, 1980s
Located in STRASBOURG, FR
sheet metal and red-lacquered particleboard. Its dimensions make it ideal as a sofa end or pedestal
Category

Vintage 1980s French Post-Modern Side Tables

Materials

Steel

Post-Modern Italian Chaise Lounge Chair in Faux Black Leather, 1980s
Located in Belmont, MA
Post-modern chaise longue chair Italian design, circa 1980s, curved construction in black lacquered
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Chaise Longues

Materials

Metal

Jean Claude Mahey Post-Modern Cocktail Table, 1980s France, Signed
By Jean Claude Mahey
Located in Los Angeles, CA
cocktail table by Jean Claude Mahey would work great in a Post-Modern, Mid-Century Modern, Space Age Mod
Category

Vintage 1980s French Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood, Goatskin

Post Modern Tri-Color Pop-Art Gooseneck Table Lamp 1980s
Located in Draper, UT
This is a rare, post-modern, 1980s Memphis-style gooseneck table lamp with a bright red, blue, and
Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Pr. Post Modern Lacquered Three Drawer Commode Night Stands Chests
By Gene Jonson and Robert Marcius
Located in New York, NY
voguish, chic, and sophisticated design aesthetic. Circa 1970-1980's, we believe they are by Jonson
Category

Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Chrome

Tord Bjorklund Post-modern Side or Coffee Table, Memphis Style, Sweden, 1980s
By Tord Bjorklund, IKEA
Located in Vienna, AT
A round folding Memphis style coffee / side / occasional flip-top table in yolk-yellow. Designed in 1986 by Tord Björklund for Ikea. This collapsible table is made of metal, has love...
Category

Vintage 1980s Swedish Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal

Post modern dining chairs, 1980s set of 4
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Post modern dining chairs with a striking design consisting of a black lacquered metal frame fabric
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Metal

Post modern dining chairs, 1980s set of 4
Post modern dining chairs, 1980s set of 4
H 35.44 in W 17.72 in D 17.72 in
Post Modern Style Ten Beech Leather Red Black Silver Dining Chairs Italy 1980s
Located in Vienna, AT
Post-modern style set of ten vintage dining chairs of chairs from beech, leather and metal in the
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Metal

Vintage White Roger Rougier Post Modern Lacquer Headboard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare 1980s white lacquered headboard with contrasting ribbed black rubber accents by Roger Rougier
Category

Vintage 1980s Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Lacquer

Four Post-Modern Italian Dining Chairs by Pierre Cardin, 1980s
By Pierre Cardin
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Four dining chairs by Pierre Cardin, 1980s. Absolutely rare production designed by Pierre Cardin in
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Brass

1980's Charles Cobb California Studio Chest Figured Acacia Lacquer
By Charles B. Cobb
Located in Camden, ME
A unique handcrafted chest created in the California studio of Charles B. Cobb in 1980. The
Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Cabinets

Materials

Fruitwood, Maple

Rare Pair of Post-Modern Lacquered Nesting Tables Signed by Pietro Costantini
By Pietro Costantini
Located in San Diego, CA
Stunning pair of Italian post-modern lacquered nesting tables signed by Pietro Costantini, circa
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Nesting Tables and Stacking Tables

Materials

Chrome

1980s Karl Springer Style Expanding Pink Faux Marble Post-Modern Dining Table
By Karl Springer
Located in Bensalem, PA
Stunning pink lacquered faux marble sculptured dining table in the manner of Karl Springer comes
Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Wood

Pair of Post Modern Columnar Plaster Floor Lamps by Bob Graham Circa 1980s
Located in Peabody, MA
A pair of sculptural plaster floor lamps by Bob Graham ca. 1980s. These are of adjustable height
Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Plaster

Vintage Post Modern Cream Lacquered Cross Slat Back Dining Side Chair, Set of 6
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage post modern cream lacquered cross slat back dining side chair - set of 6. Set includes (6
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Post Modern Pair of "Oval" Tessellated Camel Bone Lamps, Colombia, circa 1980s
Located in Miami, FL
, circa 1980s.
Category

Late 20th Century Colombian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Post Modern Glossy Laquered Red Coffee Table with Glass Table Top, Italy 1980s
Located in Vienna, AT
Post Modern glossy laquered red coffee table with glass table top, Italy 1980s. Stunning Post
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Glass, Epoxy Resin

Post modern Zeta dining chairs by Martin Haksteen for Harvink, 1980s
By Harvink
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Vintage tripod post modern design dining chairs, model 'Zeta' designed by Martin Haksteen for
Category

Vintage 1980s Dutch Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Metal

Unusual vintage sculptural postmodern American lacquered sideboard 1980s
Located in Hastings, GB
top/ends in a speckled lacquer. Push-Click doors open onto shelved storage. Circa 1980s, but no makers
Category

Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Sideboards

Materials

Lacquer

Pair large postmodern lacquered American bedside cabinets / nightstands, 1980s
Located in Hastings, GB
A pair of large postmodern lacquered American bedside cabinets. The door fronts have a geometric
Category

Vintage 1980s Post-Modern Night Stands

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Hand Decorated Lacquer on Wood Cocktail Table, c 1980s
Located in Norwalk, CT
attractive sculptural form adds to its appeal. The table has bee refreshed with a new lacquer top coat in
Category

Vintage 1980s Unknown Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Vintage postmodern American lacquered chevron design sideboard 1980s
Located in Hastings, GB
An unusual postmodern American lacquered waterfall sideboard with trompe l'oeil chevron design on
Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Sideboards

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Post Modern Red Adjustable Desk Task or Table Lamp by Gammlux Italy, circa 1980s
By Gammalux
Located in Miami, FL
red lacquered steel by Gammalux, Italy, circa 1980s.
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Italian Lacquered Faux Rosewood Credenza, 1980s
Located in New York, NY
Italian lacquered Faux Rosewood Credenza, with rectangular top with rounded corners, above a
Category

Late 20th Century Post-Modern Credenzas

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

1980s Lacquer Mirror Floral Room Divider
By Karl Springer
Located in Staten Island, NY
Very unique one of a kind custom made lacquer floral shaped room divider from 1980s, attributed to
Category

Vintage 1980s Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Lacquer

Low Slung Lounge Chair by Century Furniture Company
By Century Furniture
Located in New York, NY
Great Art Deco Revival low slung lounge chair with cream lacquer frame, brass feet, and upholstered
Category

Mid-20th Century American Post-Modern Lounge Chairs

Post Modern Figural Full Length Floor or Wall Mirror, USA, Circa 1980s
By Nicola L.
Located in Miami, FL
inscribed on reverse, excellent example of an American Post-Modern Mid Century Modern Folk Art Craft piece
Category

Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Mirrors and Full-Len...

Materials

Mirror, Plywood, Wood

Pair of Post Modern Stools White Made in Italy
By Fly Line, Giandomenico Belotti
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Pair of Post modern bar stools in white enameled metal with spaghetti corded seats designed by
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Stools

Materials

Steel

Postmodern Black Lacquered Desk by Interlubke, Germany 1980s
By Interlübke
Located in Miami, FL
All black lacquered postmodern writing desk with a storage cabinet and drawer with organizer by
Category

Late 20th Century German Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Italian Acerbis Modern Black Lacquer Sheraton Sideboard
By Acerbis
Located in Waxahachie, TX
Italian Postmodern glossy black lacquer "Sheraton" sideboard, designed by Giotto Stoppino (Italian
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Cupboards

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Pair of Post-Modern Coat Racks
By Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Group
Located in Dronten, NL
Pair of coat racks, excellent example of Italian Post Modern design. Bases in travertine, one rack
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Coat Racks and Stands

Materials

Travertine

Pair of Post-Modern Coat Racks
Pair of Post-Modern Coat Racks
H 70.08 in Dm 14.97 in
Sinuous postmodern American lacquered console table, Karl Springer style, 1980s
By Karl Springer
Located in Hastings, GB
Incredible sinuous postmodern lacquered console table, Karl Springer / Jay Spectre style, 1980s
Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Console Tables

Materials

Lacquer

Italian Post-Modern Bar Cabinet with Stools in Black Lacquered Wood
Located in Waalwijk, NL
1970s/early 1980s. Eccentric Post-Modern cocktail bar with two matching stools. The combination of
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Steel, Chrome

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1980s Lacquer Furniture Post Modern For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the 1980s lacquer furniture post modern you’re looking for. A 1980s lacquer furniture post modern — often made from wood, metal and lacquer — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without a 1980s lacquer furniture post modern — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right 1980s lacquer furniture post modern, those designed in Mid-Century Modern and Modern styles are of considerable interest. A well-made 1980s lacquer furniture post modern has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Ettore Sottsass, Michele de Lucchi and Memphis Group are consistently popular.

How Much is a 1980s Lacquer Furniture Post Modern?

A 1980s lacquer furniture post modern can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,900, while the lowest priced sells for $448 and the highest can go for as much as $42,000.

A Close Look at post-modern Furniture

Postmodern design was a short-lived movement that manifested itself chiefly in Italy and the United States in the early 1980s. The characteristics of vintage postmodern furniture and other postmodern objects and decor for the home included loud-patterned, usually plastic surfaces; strange proportions, vibrant colors and weird angles; and a vague-at-best relationship between form and function.

ORIGINS OF POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

  • Emerges during the 1960s; popularity explodes during the ’80s
  • A reaction to prevailing conventions of modernism by mainly American architects
  • Architect Robert Venturi critiques modern architecture in his Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture (1966)
  • Theorist Charles Jencks, who championed architecture filled with allusions and cultural references, writes The Language of Post-Modern Architecture (1977)
  • Italian design collective the Memphis Group, also known as Memphis Milano, meets for the first time (1980) 
  • Memphis collective debuts more than 50 objects and furnishings at Salone del Milano (1981)
  • Interest in style declines, minimalism gains steam

CHARACTERISTICS OF POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

  • Dizzying graphic patterns and an emphasis on loud, off-the-wall colors
  • Use of plastic and laminates, glass, metal and marble; lacquered and painted wood 
  • Unconventional proportions and abundant ornamentation
  • Playful nods to Art Deco and Pop art

POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

VINTAGE POSTMODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

Critics derided postmodern design as a grandstanding bid for attention and nothing of consequence. Decades later, the fact that postmodernism still has the power to provoke thoughts, along with other reactions, proves they were not entirely correct.

Postmodern design began as an architectural critique. Starting in the 1960s, a small cadre of mainly American architects began to argue that modernism, once high-minded and even noble in its goals, had become stale, stagnant and blandly corporate. Later, in Milan, a cohort of creators led by Ettore Sottsass and Alessandro Mendinia onetime mentor to Sottsass and a key figure in the Italian Radical movement — brought the discussion to bear on design.

Sottsass, an industrial designer, philosopher and provocateur, gathered a core group of young designers into a collective in 1980 they called Memphis. Members of the Memphis Group,  which would come to include Martine Bedin, Michael Graves, Marco Zanini, Shiro Kuramata, Michele de Lucchi and Matteo Thun, saw design as a means of communication, and they wanted it to shout. That it did: The first Memphis collection appeared in 1981 in Milan and broke all the modernist taboos, embracing irony, kitsch, wild ornamentation and bad taste.

Memphis works remain icons of postmodernism: the Sottsass Casablanca bookcase, with its leopard-print plastic veneer; de Lucchi’s First chair, which has been described as having the look of an electronics component; Martine Bedin’s Super lamp: a pull-toy puppy on a power-cord leash. Even though it preceded the Memphis Group’s formal launch, Sottsass’s iconic Ultrafragola mirror — in its conspicuously curved plastic shell with radical pops of pink neon — proves striking in any space and embodies many of the collective’s postmodern ideals. 

After the initial Memphis show caused an uproar, the postmodern movement within furniture and interior design quickly took off in America. (Memphis fell out of fashion when the Reagan era gave way to cool 1990’s minimalism.) The architect Robert Venturi had by then already begun a series of plywood chairs for Knoll Inc., with beefy, exaggerated silhouettes of traditional styles such as Queen Anne and Chippendale. In 1982, the new firm Swid Powell enlisted a group of top American architects, including Frank Gehry, Richard Meier, Stanley Tigerman and Venturi to create postmodern tableware in silver, ceramic and glass.

On 1stDibs, the vintage postmodern furniture collection includes chairs, coffee tables, sofas, decorative objects, table lamps and more.