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Post modern dining table by Roche Bobois, 1980s
Post modern dining table by Roche Bobois, 1980s

Post modern dining table by Roche Bobois, 1980s

By Roche Bobois

Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest

Rare post modern dining table with a black metal frame and a black glass top. Beautiful post

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Vintage 1980s French Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Metal

1980s Post Modern Memphis Milano Style Dining Table, Carrara Marble Top
1980s Post Modern Memphis Milano Style Dining Table, Carrara Marble Top

1980s Post Modern Memphis Milano Style Dining Table, Carrara Marble Top

By Ettore Sottsass

Located in Culver City, CA

This dining table is stunning! A true masterpiece of Memphis Milano styling, drawing inspiration

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Vintage 1980s Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Carrara Marble, Stainless Steel

Post Modern Dining Room Set, 1980s
Post Modern Dining Room Set, 1980s

Post Modern Dining Room Set, 1980s

Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest

chairs have a wooden seat. Beautifully manufactured designed post modern dining set 1980s - Belgium

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Vintage 1980s Belgian Post-Modern Dining Room Sets

Materials

Metal

Post Modern Square Green Marble Dining Table
Post Modern Square Green Marble Dining Table

Post Modern Square Green Marble Dining Table

By Mario Bellini

Located in Las Vegas, NV

Absolutely stunning Post Modern Green Empress marble dining table. This table is beautiful and

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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Marble

Post Modern Rectangular Verde Green Marble Dining Table
Post Modern Rectangular Verde Green Marble Dining Table

Post Modern Rectangular Verde Green Marble Dining Table

By Mario Bellini

Located in Las Vegas, NV

Absolutely stunning Post Modern Verde Green marble, rectangular dining table. The beveled edges of

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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Marble

Pair of Travertine Post-Modern Dining Table Bases Pedestals
Pair of Travertine Post-Modern Dining Table Bases Pedestals

Pair of Travertine Post-Modern Dining Table Bases Pedestals

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Cool 1980’s polish travertine Post-Modern dining table or Console pedestal bases. In beautiful

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Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Travertine

1980s Pencil Reed and Glass Curvaceous Dining Table Post Modern
1980s Pencil Reed and Glass Curvaceous Dining Table Post Modern

1980s Pencil Reed and Glass Curvaceous Dining Table Post Modern

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Crafted in the 1980s, this Pencil Reed and Glass Curvaceous Dining Table boasts a unique, post

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Late 20th Century North American Hollywood Regency Dining Room Tables

Materials

Reed

Midcentury Italian Post Modern Travertine Marble Rectangular Dining Table
Midcentury Italian Post Modern Travertine Marble Rectangular Dining Table

Midcentury Italian Post Modern Travertine Marble Rectangular Dining Table

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A simple modern travertine marble dining table circa 1980s. It features solid slab Travertine

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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Travertine

1980's Postmodern Solid Birch Wood Custom Table Dining Base
1980's Postmodern Solid Birch Wood Custom Table Dining Base

1980's Postmodern Solid Birch Wood Custom Table Dining Base

By Adrian Pearsall

Located in San Diego, CA

Beautiful custom made dining table solid birch wood excellent condition , 1980's solid sturdy after

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20th Century American Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Birch

Large Post Modern Oval Dining Table after Evans
Large Post Modern Oval Dining Table after Evans

Large Post Modern Oval Dining Table after Evans

By Milo Baughman, Paul Evans

Located in New York, NY

Spectacular oval dining table on Cityscape like architectural brass base, with inset oval glass top

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Early 20th Century American Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Brass

1980's Postmodern Tobia Scarpa for Knoll Andre Dining Table
1980's Postmodern Tobia Scarpa for Knoll Andre Dining Table

1980's Postmodern Tobia Scarpa for Knoll Andre Dining Table

By Knoll, Tobia Scarpa, Massimo Vignelli, Piotr Sierakowski

Located in Burbank, CA

Vintage Post Modern dining table for sale. The table was designed in 1968 by Tobia Scarpa for

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Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Metal

Post Modern Tessellated Stone Leaf Motif Split-Base Dining Table
Post Modern Tessellated Stone Leaf Motif Split-Base Dining Table

Post Modern Tessellated Stone Leaf Motif Split-Base Dining Table

Located in Los Angeles, CA

States during the 1980’s, this piece reflects the playful and experimental spirit of Post Modern design

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Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Stone

Charles Hollis Jones Post Modern Brass Lucite Octagonal Dining Table
Charles Hollis Jones Post Modern Brass Lucite Octagonal Dining Table

Charles Hollis Jones Post Modern Brass Lucite Octagonal Dining Table

By Charles Hollis Jones

Located in Las Vegas, NV

This stunning octagonal Dining table, attributed to renowned designer Charles Hollis Jones, hails

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Vintage 1980s North American Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Brass

Simple Post Modern white Laminate round dining game table
Simple Post Modern white Laminate round dining game table

Simple Post Modern white Laminate round dining game table

By Memphis Milano

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Simple Post Modern white Laminate round dining table. white Laminate with white round base. No

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Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Laminate

1970s Italian Travertine Dining, Conference Table, Desk, Rectangle Post-Modern
1970s Italian Travertine Dining, Conference Table, Desk, Rectangle Post-Modern

1970s Italian Travertine Dining, Conference Table, Desk, Rectangle Post-Modern

By Willy Rizzo, Stone International

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Simple is so often better! This elegant rectangular dining table shows us that. Filled and polished

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Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Travertine, Marble

Memphis Design dining table circa 1980s
Memphis Design dining table circa 1980s

Memphis Design dining table circa 1980s

By Memphis Milano

Located in San Diego, CA

Rare Dining table from the 1980's Memphis movement with Italian Carrara marble uprights and steel

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20th Century Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Marble, Steel

Post modern custom tan with maroon stripe dining table by Pace
Post modern custom tan with maroon stripe dining table by Pace

Post modern custom tan with maroon stripe dining table by Pace

By Pace Collection, Memphis Group

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Post modern Gem 10’ long curved oval dining table with (2) leaves. High gloss acrylic top with a

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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Sets

Materials

Acrylic, Plexiglass, Wood

Mid century post modern Square Asymmetrical Leg Maple Square Dining Table
Mid century post modern Square Asymmetrical Leg Maple Square Dining Table

Mid century post modern Square Asymmetrical Leg Maple Square Dining Table

By Hennie de Jong

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Beautiful 1980s Hennie de Jong square asymmetrical leg maple square dining table blonde maple

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Vintage 1980s Dutch Minimalist Dining Room Tables

Materials

Maple

Post Modern dining table Glass and Iron Attributed to Norman Foster
Post Modern dining table Glass and Iron Attributed to Norman Foster

Post Modern dining table Glass and Iron Attributed to Norman Foster

By Sir Norman Foster

Located in Milano, IT

line between the past and the future. A relic from the late 1970s to the early 1980s, this dining table

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Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Metal, Iron

1980s Maitland Smith Tessellated Stone Dining Table
1980s Maitland Smith Tessellated Stone Dining Table

1980s Maitland Smith Tessellated Stone Dining Table

By Maitland Smith

Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL

Indulge in the timeless elegance of this exquisite dining table, dating back to the 1980s. Crafted

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Vintage 1980s Philippine Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Cast Stone

1980s Sculptural Clover Artistic Pedestal Dining Table
1980s Sculptural Clover Artistic Pedestal Dining Table

1980s Sculptural Clover Artistic Pedestal Dining Table

By Curtis Jeré

Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL

On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning, rare, hand sculpted and painted dining or

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Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Glass, Plaster, Wood

1980's Post Modern White Console Table
1980's Post Modern White Console Table

1980's Post Modern White Console Table

Located in Redding, CT

1980's Post Modern white laminate console table. Mint condition. Clean, minimalist lines. Perfect

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Vintage 1980s North American Post-Modern Console Tables

Materials

Laminate, Wood

Post-Modern Willem Noyons Dining Room Set with Table and Chairs in Wood
Post-Modern Willem Noyons Dining Room Set with Table and Chairs in Wood

Post-Modern Willem Noyons Dining Room Set with Table and Chairs in Wood

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Willem Noyons dining room set, birch, plywood, The Netherlands, 1982/1983 This Dutch dining set by

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Vintage 1980s Dutch Post-Modern Dining Room Sets

Materials

Birch, Plywood

Postmodern dining table by Belgochrom, 1980s
Postmodern dining table by Belgochrom, 1980s

Postmodern dining table by Belgochrom, 1980s

Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest

Striking postmodern design dining table consisting of a brushed aluminuml base with two matte

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Vintage 1980s Belgian Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Brass, Steel

1980s Maitland Smith Mactan Tessellated Stone Brass Dining Table
1980s Maitland Smith Mactan Tessellated Stone Brass Dining Table

1980s Maitland Smith Mactan Tessellated Stone Brass Dining Table

By Maitland Smith

Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL

Mactan Stone Brass & Beveled Glass Dining Table. Dating back to the 1980s.. Crafted with meticulous

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Vintage 1980s Philippine Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Stone, Brass

Italian Post-Modern Polished Beige or Cream Marble Pedestal Dining Table C.I.M
Italian Post-Modern Polished Beige or Cream Marble Pedestal Dining Table C.I.M

Italian Post-Modern Polished Beige or Cream Marble Pedestal Dining Table C.I.M

By Stone International

Located in Philadelphia, PA

, warmth and functionality, a large pedestal base, cream or beige, marble dining table. At nearly 79" long

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Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Marble

1980s Sculptural Helix Spiral Swivel Top Glass Dining Table
1980s Sculptural Helix Spiral Swivel Top Glass Dining Table

1980s Sculptural Helix Spiral Swivel Top Glass Dining Table

Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL

On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning, dining table you could hope to find. This is

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Vintage 1980s Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel

1980s Travertine Scalloped Edge Postmodern Dining Table
1980s Travertine Scalloped Edge Postmodern Dining Table

1980s Travertine Scalloped Edge Postmodern Dining Table

Located in Chicago, IL

Beautiful travertine dining table. I just had this professionally restored. It has a lacquer

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Vintage 1980s Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Travertine, Marble

Postmodern Memphis Style Iron, Glass & Plywood Dining Table, USA, 1980s
Postmodern Memphis Style Iron, Glass & Plywood Dining Table, USA, 1980s

Postmodern Memphis Style Iron, Glass & Plywood Dining Table, USA, 1980s

Located in Hastings, GB

Postmodern Memphis style dining table, USA, 1980s. Black powder-coated steel or Iron, seafoam

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Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Iron

1980s Cassina Wood and Smoked Glass Dining Table by Afra Scarpa
1980s Cassina Wood and Smoked Glass Dining Table by Afra Scarpa

1980s Cassina Wood and Smoked Glass Dining Table by Afra Scarpa

By Cassina, Afra & Tobia Scarpa

Located in Toronto, CA

Designed by Afra Scarpa for Cassina in the 1980s, this table is a rare example of Italian

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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Glass, Wood

1980s Postmodern Travertine Pedestal Base Dining Table
1980s Postmodern Travertine Pedestal Base Dining Table

1980s Postmodern Travertine Pedestal Base Dining Table

Located in Chicago, IL

Such an elegant table. It’s really hard for me to believe this table is over 40 years old. The

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Vintage 1980s Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Travertine, Marble, Soapstone, Metal

Vintage 1980s Postmodern Nero Marquina Marble Dining Table
Vintage 1980s Postmodern Nero Marquina Marble Dining Table

Vintage 1980s Postmodern Nero Marquina Marble Dining Table

Located in Chicago, IL

Absolutely stunning veining on this black marble dining table. Even the base has intricate veining

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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Marble

Postmodern Dining Table by Ettore Sottsass, Italy, 1980s
Postmodern Dining Table by Ettore Sottsass, Italy, 1980s

Postmodern Dining Table by Ettore Sottsass, Italy, 1980s

By Ettore Sottsass

Located in Antwerp, BE

Round dining table designed by Ettore Sottsass, a piece of postmodern design in Memphis style. The

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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Metal

1980s Mid-Century Italian Postmodern Beige Marble Dining Table
1980s Mid-Century Italian Postmodern Beige Marble Dining Table

1980s Mid-Century Italian Postmodern Beige Marble Dining Table

Located in North Hollywood, CA

Wonderful Mid-Century Postmodern Beige Travertine Dining Table. Very solid pedestal base and top

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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Marble

1980's Post Modern Raspberry Waterfall Console
1980's Post Modern Raspberry Waterfall Console

1980's Post Modern Raspberry Waterfall Console

By Milo Baughman

Located in Redding, CT

1980's Post Modern Raspberry Waterfall Console. Heavy well made console table in a deep rich

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Vintage 1980s Post-Modern Console Tables

Materials

Laminate, Wood

A 1980s ‘Lunar’ dining table by Pascal Mourgue for Artelano
A 1980s ‘Lunar’ dining table by Pascal Mourgue for Artelano

A 1980s ‘Lunar’ dining table by Pascal Mourgue for Artelano

By Pascal Mourgue

Located in London, GB

a rare 1980s ‘Lunar’ dining table by Pascal Mourgue for Artelano, a striking example of late-20th

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Vintage 1980s French Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Metal

1980s Postmodern Vintage Italian Emperado Marble Honed Dining Table
1980s Postmodern Vintage Italian Emperado Marble Honed Dining Table

1980s Postmodern Vintage Italian Emperado Marble Honed Dining Table

Located in Chicago, IL

Stunning dining table in Emperado Marble made in Italy. I’ve never seen a slab like this! It was

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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Marble

Post Modern Massive Belgium , 1980’s
Post Modern Massive Belgium , 1980’s

Post Modern Massive Belgium , 1980’s

By Massive Lighting

Located in Delft, NL

Dimensions: 60 cm H, 40cm Diameter Material: Metal , Glass Color: White, Bronze Manufacturer: Massive Origin: Belgium

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Vintage 1980s Belgian Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

1980s Memphis Style Steel Chairs and Round Entending Dining Table
1980s Memphis Style Steel Chairs and Round Entending Dining Table

1980s Memphis Style Steel Chairs and Round Entending Dining Table

By Memphis Group

Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL

On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning and rare, dining set you could hope to find

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Vintage 1980s European Post-Modern Dining Room Sets

Materials

Steel

1980s Sculptural DIA Dining Circular Oval Glass Table and 8 Chairs, Set of 9
1980s Sculptural DIA Dining Circular Oval Glass Table and 8 Chairs, Set of 9

1980s Sculptural DIA Dining Circular Oval Glass Table and 8 Chairs, Set of 9

By Design Institute America

Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL

Transport yourself back to the sleek and sophisticated 1980s dining set. The ultra rare set exudes

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Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Steel

1980s Italian Fior Di Pesco Marble Postmodern Vintage Dining Table
1980s Italian Fior Di Pesco Marble Postmodern Vintage Dining Table

1980s Italian Fior Di Pesco Marble Postmodern Vintage Dining Table

Located in Chicago, IL

. Original lacquer finish makes this table practical and beautiful. No chips or cracks.

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Vintage 1980s Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Marble

Postmodern Dining Table with Hand-Blown Glass Top, Italy, 1980s
Postmodern Dining Table with Hand-Blown Glass Top, Italy, 1980s

Postmodern Dining Table with Hand-Blown Glass Top, Italy, 1980s

Located in Antwerp, BE

This striking postmodern coffee table is defined by its bold sculptural base and vivid primary

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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Metal

1980s Industrial Geometrical Sculptural Steel Zinc Wood Round Dining Table
1980s Industrial Geometrical Sculptural Steel Zinc Wood Round Dining Table

1980s Industrial Geometrical Sculptural Steel Zinc Wood Round Dining Table

Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL

On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning, dining table you could hope to find. This is

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Vintage 1980s American Industrial Dining Room Tables

Materials

Steel, Zinc

Italian Postmodern Dining Table in Wood
Italian Postmodern Dining Table in Wood

Italian Postmodern Dining Table in Wood

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Dining table, wood, Italy, 1980s This Italian dining table from the 1980s is a beautiful example

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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Walnut

Ron Rezek Post Modern 1980’s Mushroom Lamp
Ron Rezek Post Modern 1980’s Mushroom Lamp

Ron Rezek Post Modern 1980’s Mushroom Lamp

By Ron Rezek

Located in Palm Springs, CA

A very cool functional Post Modern lamp designed by Ron Rezek in the 1980’s. It has a frosted glass

Category

Vintage 1980s American Table Lamps

Materials

Steel

Post Modern table lamp Fuder Germany 1980s
Post Modern table lamp Fuder Germany 1980s

Post Modern table lamp Fuder Germany 1980s

By Fuda Marmi by Atelier Design Lab

Located in Den Haag, NL

Post Modern Table lamp . Adjustable . Halogen . 1980s Fuder Germany . very good condition . Rare .

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Vintage 1980s German Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Plastic

1980s Artistic Kidney Bar Pub Dining Table and Chairs, Set of 3
1980s Artistic Kidney Bar Pub Dining Table and Chairs, Set of 3

1980s Artistic Kidney Bar Pub Dining Table and Chairs, Set of 3

Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL

the eye in any environment Showcasing some of the best designs of the Post Modern era from one of the

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Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Dining Room Sets

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Reconfigurable Dining / Cafe / Center Table in Gilt and Smoked Glass, c. 1980s
Reconfigurable Dining / Cafe / Center Table in Gilt and Smoked Glass, c. 1980s

Reconfigurable Dining / Cafe / Center Table in Gilt and Smoked Glass, c. 1980s

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This beautiful puzzle style dining table features four reconfigurable sections of gilt metal and

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Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Brass

Post Modern Saturn Desk Lamp by Sonneman circa 1980's
Post Modern Saturn Desk Lamp by Sonneman circa 1980's

Post Modern Saturn Desk Lamp by Sonneman circa 1980's

By Sonneman Lighting

Located in New York, NY

Postmodern Memphis style desk / table lamp by Sonneman circa 1980's. The lamp features an oval

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Early 20th Century American Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Marble, Metal

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1980s Post Modern Dining Table For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the 1980s post modern dining table you’re looking for. Frequently made of metal, plastic and glass, every 1980s post modern dining table was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a 1980s post modern dining table — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right 1980s post modern dining table, those designed in Modern, Mid-Century Modern and Hollywood Regency styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one 1980s post modern dining table that is appealing in its simplicity, but Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Group and Artemide produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a 1980s Post Modern Dining Table?

A 1980s post modern dining table can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,925, while the lowest priced sells for $295 and the highest can go for as much as $24,500.

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.