Italian postomodern Jessica chairs by Studio DL for Zerodisegno, 1990s
By Paolo Lomazzi, Zerodisegno, Donato D’Urbino
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian postomodern Jessica chairs by Studio DL for Zerodisegno, 1990s Set of four chairs model Jessica in silver painted metal rod. The structure is made up of a single intertwined ...
Metal
Postmodern Faceted Black Ceramic Bud Vase, 1990s
Located in Miami, FL
Faceted ceramic bud vase circa 1990s. Signed.
Ceramic
Postmodern Gluon Sofa by Marc Newson for Moroso, 1990s
Located in Kelkheim (Taunus), HE
Object: Three-Seat Sofa Designer: Marc Newson (born 1963) Manufacturer: Moroso, Italy Model: Gluon Period: 1990s Design Year: 1993 Production: Period production, 1990s Materials: Met...
Metal, Aluminum
4 Postmodern Black Leather Armchairs from Cidue, Italy, 1990s
By Cidue
Located in Rīga, LV
Set of 4 black metal chairs with leather seat and rubber back details. Great back support. Condition: Good vintage condition according to its age, insignificant indentation on the s...
Metal
Vintage 1990s California Pop Art Gourd Cat Sculpture Folk Art
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Whimsical vintage 1990s California folk art cat sculpture, handmade from natural gourds and finished in a vibrant red-orange lacquer. The exaggerated spherical body, long curling tai...
Other
1990s Weiman Immaculate Customized Swivel Chairs, Set of 2
By Weiman
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Showcasing some of the best designs of the Post Modern era from one of the most iconic designers of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Upholstery, Wood
Italian Postmodern Chairs, Cherry Frame, Yves Klein Blue Fabric, 1990s
Located in Debrecen, HU
This striking pair of Italian postmodern chairs celebrates the bold geometry and expressive color language of 1990s design. The distinctive round backrests and clean, architectural s...
Fabric, Cherry
Vladimir Kagan for Directional "Marilyn" Chaise Lounge, Circa Early 1990s
By Directional, Vladimir Kagan
Located in Peabody, MA
A post modern sculptural chaise longue by Vladimir Kagan for Directional, the "Marilyn", circa early 1990s.
Upholstery
$1,552Sale Price|88% Off
Large Scale Postmodern Mixed-Media Geometric Painting, 1990s
By Memphis Group
Located in Miami, FL
Postmodern geometric mixed-media painting with a neutral grid pattern background and applied paint and paper in graphics. 1990s
Canvas, Paint, Paper
Preview Post Modern Swivel Lounge Chairs in Super Soft Ivory White Bouclé C.1990
By Preview
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Launch in first class comfort with this spaceship like pair of 1990s ivory white bouclé Post Modern swivel chairs by Preview.
Bouclé, Upholstery
$7,450 / set
1990s Weiman Curved Abstract Sofas, Set of 2
By Weiman
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning, curved sofas you could hope to find. This is an ultra-rare opportunity to acquire what is, unequivocally, the best of the best,...
Upholstery, Wood
Set of 3 bamboo floor lamps by Ronald-Cecil Sportes, France 1990's
By Ronald Cecil Sportes
Located in Paris, Ile-de-France
Set of three tripod nightstands/ floor lamps by Ronald-Cecil Sportes. The main structure is made of bronze mounted bamboo rods sporting two glass trays and a suspended shade. The le...
Bronze
Tall and Decorative Murano Glass Vase Italy 1990s
Located in München, BY
Tall and highly decorative Post-Modern Murano Glass vase with lovely colors.
Murano Glass
Postmodern German Flying Objects Series Sauciere for Arzberg, 1990s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern German Flying Objects Series Sauciere by David Palterer and Sieger Design for Arzberg, 1990s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1990 to 1999 This piece has an attribution ...
Ceramic
Pair of Francesco Soro Patoz chairs for ICF - Italy, 1990s
By Francesco Soro
Located in London, GB
A lightness and purity of line; the Patoz chairs are pared back the simplest of geometries. Each chair consists of a chromed steel rod structure, painted black, with a seat and backr...
Leather
Postmodern - Globlow Inflatable Floor lamp by Snowcrash, 1990s
By Snowcrash, Snowcrash
Located in Renens, CH
The Globlow Floor Lamp was designed in 1996 by Vesa Hinkola, Markus Nevalainen, and Rane Vaskivuori for the Finnish design collective Snowcrash. The lamp consists of a steel rod ba...
Steel
Alessandro Albrizzi Italian White Perspex Boxes 1990s
By Alessandro Albrizzi
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian perspex plexiglass jewelry or storage boxes designed by Franco Albrizzi, with engraved mark under base, Italy 1990s. Please note that the boxes are original of the period...
Plexiglass
Set of 2 Postmodern Cutlery Salad Spoons from Conran, 1990s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern Cutlery Salad Spoons from Conran, 1990s, Set of 2, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1990 to 1999 This piece has an attribution mark. Additional information: Materials: M...
Metal
Postmodern Blue Glass Candleholder, Vintage Design, 1990s, 8.66" Tall
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern Blue Glass Candleholder, 1990s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1990 to 1999. Additional information: Materials: Glass Color: Blue Styles: Postmodern Item Type: Vintage...
Glass
1990s Travertine and Sculptural Iron Tables, Set of 2
By Kreiss
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Transport yourself back to the sleek and sophisticated 1990s with this exquisite hand crafted travertine iron tables. The ultra rare tables gives an air of culture and refinement. Ou...
Travertine, Iron
Postmodern Metal Two Become One Sculpture by Louise Hederström for Ikea, 1990s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern Metal Two Become One Sculpture by Louise Hederström for Ikea, 1990s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1990 to 1999 Official proof of authenticity such as vintage catalogs...
Metal
Postmodern Manhattan 5th Avenue CD Rack Tower from Koziol, Germany, 1990s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern Manhattan 5th Avenue CD Rack Tower from Koziol, Germany, 1990s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1990 to 1999 This piece has an attribution mark. Additional information:...
Plastic
5'x5' Postmodern Attr. Jeffrey Bigelow 1990s Beveled Glass Lucite Dining Table
By Jeffrey Bigelow
Located in Las Vegas, NV
The base is composed of clear lucite / acrylic panels arranged in a geometric, sculptural form, giving the table a gallery-like quality. The thick beveled glass top adds impressive w...
Glass, Lucite
$2,152Sale Price / set|30% Off
"Stockholm" Armchairs by Tord Björklund for Ikea, 1990s
By IKEA, Tord Bjorklund
Located in Karis, Nyland
Postmodern vintage design aluminum armchairs with a black leather seat and backrest, ca 1990s. Chair model "Stockholm", designed by Tord Björklund. Manufactured by Ikea, Sweden. Not...
Aluminum
1990s Weiman Asymmetrical Channeled Barrel Chairs, Set of 2
By Weiman
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning, chairs you could hope to find. This is an ultra-rare opportunity to acquire what is, unequivocally, the best of the best, it be...
Upholstery, Wood
Vintage World Globe done in Nickel plated brass, England 1990s
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a rare vintage World globe done in nickel plated brass. As you can see in the pictures that are showing the base, there are signs of green oxidation, wh...
Brass, Nickel
DE SEDE DS-600 SECTIONAL SOFA IN COGNAC LEATHER - SWISS 1990s
By De Sede
Located in BREDA, NL
The De Sede DS-600 Snake Sofa is more than a place to sit—it's a landmark of 20th-century design. Introduced in 1972 by designers Ueli Berger, Eleonore Peduzzi Riva, Heinz Ulrich, an...
Leather
Postmodern German Flying Objects Series Milk Jug for Arzberg, 1990s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern German Flying Objects Series Milk Jug by David Palterer and Sieger Design for Arzberg, 1990s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1990 to 1999 This piece has an attribution ...
Ceramic
Vintage Italian Postmodern Glass Floor Lamp from Lucente, 1990s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Elegant glass floor lamp by the Italian manufacturer Lucente. The striking glass diffuser is overlaid in matt blue and sits at the end of a slender shaft. The upper part of the shaf...
Metal
$1,508Sale Price|25% Off
Ferruccio Laviani Italian Ceramic "Rumba" Centerpiece Sculpture 1990s
By Ferruccio Laviani, Alessio Sarri Ceramiche
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian glazed ceramic centrepiece sculpture, model Rumba, designed by Italian artist Ferruccio Laviani for workshop Alessio Sarri Ceramiche, Italy 1990s, no longer in production. Ma...
Ceramic
Pair of 1990s Oak Utility Cabinets with Pull-Out Shelves
Located in Rancho Cucamonga, CA
A versatile pair of solid oak modular storage cabinets, likely American made and dating to the late 20th century. Clean architectural lines, near-cubic proportions, and warm natural ...
Oak
Brigitte Doege for Rosenthal Large Porcelain Flower Vase, 1990s
By Brigette Deoge Rosenthal
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Brigitte Doege for Rosenthal Germany Large Porcelain Flower Vase, 1990s Gorgeous and large flower vase manufactured from Rosenthal Germany in fine porcelain. The design is made by B...
Porcelain
Italian postmodern chairs Jessica by D'Urbino & Lomazzi for Zerodisegno, 1990s
By Zerodisegno
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian postmodern chairs Jessica by D'Urbino & Lomazzi for Zerodisegno, 1990s Pair of chairs model Jessica in silver painted metal rod. The structure is made up of a single intertwi...
Metal
Italian Murano glass and silver 926 cufflink by Constantini Gioielli, 1990s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Murano glass and 926 silver cufflink by Constantini Gioielli, 1990s Pair of cufflinks with a rooster design in Murano glass. The structure is in 926 silver. Original metal an...
Silver
Postmodern Ceramic Vase with Organic Shape from Asa, 1990s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern Ceramic Vase with Organic Shape from Asa, 1990s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1990 to 1999 This piece has an attribution mark. Additional information: Materials: Cer...
Ceramic
Postmodern Sculptural Orange Table Lamp by Les Eclarares, France, 1990s
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
An unusual sculptural table lamp produced by Les Eclarares in France during the 1990s. Crafted from translucent orange plastic, the lamp is defined by a series of folded, flame-like...
Plastic
Set of twelve Francesco Soro 'Patoz' chairs for ICF - Italy, 1990s
By ICF De Padova
Located in London, GB
A lightness and purity of line; the Patoz chairs are pared back the simplest of geometries. Each chair consists of a chromed steel rod structure, painted black, with a seat and backr...
Steel
Italian Coffee Table with Red, Black & White Marble Spheres, 1990s
By Cattelan Italia
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Italian coffee table composed of three solid marble spheres in white, black, and red. This piece embodies a perfect synthesis of sculpture and functionality, with a strong visual pre...
Marble
Postmodern Manhattan 5th Avenue CD Rack Tower from Koziol, Germany, 1990s
By Koziol
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern Manhattan Series 5th Avenue CD Rack Tower from Koziol, Germany, 1990s
Plastic
2 of 4 Metal Candlesticks in Zigzag Shape, Italy, 1990s
Located in Montecalvoli, IT
2 of 4 metal candlesticks - zigzag shape 90s look - postmodern memphis style - Italy 1990s Now free shipping worldwide! This set of two candlesticks impresses with its zigzag design...
Metal
Afghan Boy, Oil Painting by Danish Artist P. Rüd, 1990s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Contemporary portrait of Afghan boy. Executed partly in oil and acrylic paint. The artist P. Rüd are rather unknown outside Scandinavia. The painting is professionally framed.
Canvas
Chi Wing Lo ‘Tiche’ Coffee Table for Giorgetti, Italy, 1990s
By Giorgetti S.p.A., Chi Wing Lo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant and sculptural “Tiche” coffee table designed by Chi Wing Lo for Giorgetti, Italy, circa 1990s. This sophisticated piece exemplifies Giorgetti’s masterful blend of craftsmansh...
Glass, Stained Glass, Fruitwood
Postmodern Sculptural Studio Crafted Steel Dining or Side Chair, 1990s
Located in Miami, FL
Postmodern artist designed contemporary welded steel dining, side or desk chair from the 1990s.
Steel
Vintage French Postmodern Pendant Lamp from Pylones, Paris, 1990s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage French Postmodern Pendant Lamp from Pylones, Paris, 1990s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1990 to 1999 This piece has an attribution mark, Up to 250V (Europe/UK Standard)....
Plastic
$5,200Sale Price / set|20% Off
1990s Maurice Villency Serpentine Sectional Sofas- Set of 2
By Maurice Villency
Located in Charleston, SC
Wowzers! This is one sexy and funky set of sofas. Designed by Maurice Villency in the early 1990’s. I personally love the upholstery but if python is too wild for you, these will...
Metal
Postmodern German Drift Series Side Table by Walter Knoll, 1990s
By Walter Knoll
Located in Hamburg, DE
Heavy glass side table from the Drift series by Walter Knoll. A simple design that convinces with the high -quality materiality. The floor and table top have the same diameter and a...
Metal
Pair of Arfai Ceramic Table Lamps, Portugal, Postmodern Design, 1990s
Located in Debrecen, HU
Elegant pair of Portuguese ceramic table lamps produced by Arfai Ceramics in the 1990s. These sculptural lamps combine clean geometric lines with handcrafted ceramic surfaces, creati...
Ceramic, Fabric
Postmodern German Manhattan Tower 52nd Street Cd Rack from Koziol, 1990s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern German Manhattan Tower 52nd Street Cd Rack from Koziol, 1990s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1990 to 1999 This piece has an attribution mark. Additional information: ...
Plastic
Modernist Sculptural Oscar Chair by Harri Korhonen in Black Leather, Inno 1990s
By Harri Korhonen
Located in Helsinki, FI
A sculptural and highly functional armchair designed by Harri Korhonen for Inno Interiors from the 1990s. The Oscar chair embodies the clarity and quiet confidence of Finnish modern ...
Metal
Vintage Postmodern Danish Metal Candleholder by Tommy Larsen, 1990s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage Postmodern Danish Metal Candleholder by Tommy Larsen, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1990 to 1999 This piece has an attribution mark, I am sure that it is completely authe...
Metal
Postmodern German Glass Wall Lamp from Hillebrand Lighting, 1990s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern German Glass Wall Lamp from Hillebrand Lighting, 1990s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1990 to 1999 This piece has an attribution mark, Up to 250V (Europe/UK Standard)....
Metal
Postmodern Designer Rug, hand- knotted 100% wool, India 1990s
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a gorgeous Postmodern rug with abstract pattern. It features a beautiful palette of colours, from medium dark grey, several shades of pink and dusty gre...
Wool
1990s Postmodern Glass Waterfall Sculptural Black Circular Wood Coffee Table
By Massimo Vignelli
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Postmodern Glass Waterfall Edge Sculptural Coffee Table. Stunning table features a graceful waterfall edge opposite an end gracefully supported by a black pyramid on triangle foot, w...
Steel
Koch and Lowy Postmodern Green Glass and Steel Floor Lamp, 1990s
Located in Miami, FL
Postmodern Koch and Lowy floor lamp with conical green glass diffuser shade and a black base circa 1990s.
Steel
American postmodern rectangular wooden coffee table by AQQ, 1990s
By AQQ Design
Located in MIlano, IT
American postmodern rectangular wooden coffee table by AQQ, 1990s Coffee table with rectangular wooden top. It has a shelf in the central part of the structure. The two legs, of the ...
Wood
Austrian postmodern white wood tub chairs by Joseph Hoffmann for Thonet, 1990s
By Thonet
Located in MIlano, IT
Austrian postmodern white wood tub chairs by Joseph Hoffmann for Thonet, 1990s Set of four tub chairs. The structure is in white painted wood, has a rhomboid decoration on the sides ...
Fabric, Wood
$21,217Sale Price / set|25% Off
Roy McMackin Postmodern Romanesque Sectional Sofa, Domestic Furniture, 1990s, US
By Roy McMakin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Roy McMackin Postmodern Romanesque Sectional Sofa, Domestic Furniture, 1990s, USA. Provenance: Commission directly from the artist by the current consignor Sofa: 32.75" H x 83" W...
Textile, Wood
Postmodern American Studio Craft Sculptural Wood Display Console Shelf 1990s
Located in Troy, MI
American studio craft sculptural shelf or console table circa 1990s Unique Memphis inspired step design executed in ash and walnut with dovetail joinery and lower wave stretcher So...
Wood
Vintage Wrought Iron Chandelier Candleholder by Ehlén Johansson for Ikea, 1990s
By IKEA
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage Wrought Iron Chandelier Candleholder by Ehlén Johansson for Ikea, 1990s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1990 to 1999 I have official proof of authenticity such as vintage ...
Wrought Iron
$9,765Sale Price / set|30% Off
1990s Multi-Colored Sculptural Memphis Style Dining Table & 6 Chairs
By Memphis Group
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
The extremely rare Memphis style sculptural dining set is statement piece which is also comfortable and packed with personality! Just look at the lines and sculptural shape on this b...
Metal
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
CHARACTERISTICS OF POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
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 Mendini — a 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.
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Alessandro Mendini, Michael Graves, Ettore Sottsass and other design luminaries contributed to this unusual collection of porcelain wares representing a time capsule of late-20th-century decorative art.
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