Postmodern German Lumibär Bear Floor Lamp by Klein & Leidig for Flötotto, 1990s
By Elmar Flötotto
Located in Hamburg, DE
The Lumibär is a design classic from Flötotto. THE glowing bear. Here in a very rare reclining version. Not just for the children's room. The design is so simple that it also fits w...
Plastic
Vintage Postmodern Italian Model Brera Table Lamp by Achille Castiglioni, 1990s
By Achille Castiglioni
Located in Hamburg, DE
The table lamp version from the Brera series by Flos, designed by Achille Castiglioni. A very simple and elegant table lamp in glass and chrome. The egg-shaped opal glass lamp body ...
Metal
Sage Acanthus Tapestry Club Chairs, John Hutton for Donghia Luciano, 1990s, Pair
By John Hutton, Donghia
Located in Winston-Salem, NC
Wrapped edge to edge in a dense acanthus leaf tapestry, this pair of vintage club chairs carries real presence in a room. The rolled arms and gently rounded back give them a soft, cl...
Fabric, Jacquard, Upholstery
Postmodern Pair of "Fina" Wood Table Lamps by Blauet, Barcelona, 1990s
By Blauet
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Unique and pretty Postmodern Spanish "Fina" Pair of Beech Wood Table Lamps by Blauet. Model: B-1485 Natural. These Table Lamps were designed by Josep Llusca for Blauet, S.A. they wer...
Beech, Textile
Transparent Murano Glass Vase by Moretti and Nason, Labeled, Italy 1990s
By Nason and Moretti
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1990s. Made in hand-blown Murano glass. It is labeled by Nason & Moretti. This vase might show slight traces of use since it's vintage, but it can be considered as in...
Murano Glass
$4,060Sale Price|30% Off
The Soft Heart Lounge Chair in Red, Ron Arad for Moroso Italia, 1990s.
By Moroso, Ron Arad
Located in Brooklyn, NY
the soft heart chair, Ron Arad for Moroso Italia, 1991 Made in Italy by Moroso Polyurethane foam, internal wood frame, upholstery Forms that speak volumes. A collection that, from ...
Textile
Italian Multicolored Leather, Velvet & Glass 1980-1990s Picture Frames, Set of 2
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Pair of brown velvet and multicolored suede picture frames produced in Italy around the 1980-1990s. Very good condition: just very small defects of the leather on the big frame. ...
Suede, Velvet, Glass
Vintage Crystalex Wine Glasses Set of 6 – Bohemian Glass, Czech Republic, 1990s
By Crystalex
Located in Praha, CZ
Elevate your tableware collection with this vibrant and rare set of 6 vintage wine glasses by Crystalex, crafted in Czechoslovakia around 1990. These distinctive glasses feature rich...
Crystal
Postmodern Italian Virgo Table Lamp by Ilalia Gibertini for Nemo, 1990s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Very rare table lamp from the Italian manufacturer Nemo after a design by Ilaria Gibertini from the early 90s. A rarity that has not been on the market for years. The shape of the l...
Aluminum
Postmodern Pao T1 Table Lamp by Matteo Thun for Arteluce, 1990s
By Matteo Thun
Located in Hamburg, DE
The small T1 table light version from the Pao light series by Matteo Thun. Here in a rare version with a shaft in light beech wood. The Pao lights impress with their characteristic ...
Glass, Wood
1990s John Bergen Studio Postmodern Black and White Ceramic Amorphous Vase
Located in Farmington Hills, MI
We are very pleased to offer a stunning, ceramic vase by designer John Bergen, circa the 1990s. This ceramic vase embodies postmodern attributes with its amorphous shape, rejecting ...
Ceramic
Italian Postmodern Zeta Terra Floor Lamp by Giuseppe Linardi for Lumina, 1990s
Located in Hamburg, DE
The standing lamp from the Zeta series from the Italian lighting manufacturer Lumina according to a design by Giuseppe Linardi from the early 90s. The Zeta Terra is a classic ceilin...
Metal
Postmodern German Lumibär Bear Floor Lamp by Klein & Leidig for Flötotto, 1990s
Located in Hamburg, DE
The Lumibär is a design classic from Flötto. The bright bear. Here in a very rare version lying down. Not just something for the children's room. The design is so simple that it als...
Plastic
Sideboard on glass feet, France-1990s
Located in Uccle, Bruxelles
Magnificent 1990s sideboard from France. This sideboard features three drawers on the left side and a sliding door concealing two glass shelves. This beautiful sideboard is unique ...
Glass, Wood
Postmodern Set of Three Gold Metal Wall Sconces by Estiluz, Barcelona, 1990s
By Estiluz Lighting, Leonardo Marelli, Estiluz
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Beauty Postmodern Set of Three Gold Metal Wall Sconces by Leonardo Marelli for Estiluz. Model: A-2044 Gold These fixtures were designed and manufactured in Barcelona (Spain) by Estil...
Metal
Set of 4 Black Sinus Chairs by Karl Friedrich Förster, Germany 1990s
By Karl Friedrich Förster
Located in Rīga, LV
Set of 4 postmodern chairs designed by Karl Friedrich Förster for KFF Design in the 1980s. Black matt painted metal frame with faux leather upholstery. Additional information: Count...
Metal
Unique Glass Sculpture by Monica Backström for Kosta Boda Sweden 1990s
By Monica Backström, Kosta Boda
Located in Barcelona, ES
Unique glass sculpture made by Monica Backström for Kosta Boda in the 1990s. Consists of two cylinder shaped glass vessels stacked on each other, both foiled with silver lining on th...
Art Glass
Foscarini "Hola Parete" Wall/Ceiling Lamp in Murano Glass, Italy, 1990s
By Foscarini
Located in Stockholm, SE
A sculptural “Hola Parete” lamp by Foscarini, designed to function as either a wall or ceiling fixture. The piece features a curved Murano glass front in a vivid orange tone, punctua...
Murano Glass
Postmodern Pair of "Bonsai" Wood Table Lamps by Blauet, Barcelona, 1990s
By Blauet
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Unique and pretty Postmodern Spanish "Gran Bonsai" Pair of Beech Wood Table Lamps by Blauet. Model: B1458-15 Natural / Chrome. These Table Lamps were designed by Josep Llusca for Bla...
Metal
Set of 3 Postmodern German Brutalist Lounge Armchairs & Sofa by Rolf Benz, 1990s
By Rolf Benz
Located in Hamburg, DE
Large armchair from the renowned manufacturer Mustring according to a design by Rolf Benz from the early 90s. The design convinces with brutalist honesty and the high -quality workm...
Metal
$2,600Sale Price|31% Off
'Babel' Resin Wine Bucket by Gaetano Pesce for Fish Design Italy, 1990s, Signed
By Fish Design, Gaetano Pesce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Limited edition 1990s flexible resin wine bucket by Gaetano Pesce for Fish Design, Italy. Numbered 182/1000. Works great as an ice bucket, wine bucket, catch-all, vase, vessel, scul...
Resin
Postmodern Gold Set of Six Wall Sconces by Estiluz, Barcelona, 1990s
By Estiluz Lighting, Estiluz, Leonardo Marelli
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Beauty Postmodern Set of Six Gold Wall Sconces by Leonardo Marelli for Estiluz. Model: A-2044 Gold These fixtures were designed and manufactured in Barcelona (Spain) by Estiluz durin...
Metal, Brass
Vintage Model Oslo Floor Lamp by Kurt Norregaard for Louis Poulsen, 1990s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Very rare Oslo standing lights from the Danish manufacturer Poulsen. The Oslo pendant lamp is better known and can be found even more frequently. The floor lamp version was only prod...
Metal
Postmodern Virgo Table Lamp by Ilalia Gibertini for Nemo, Italy, 1990s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Very rare table lamp from the Italian manufacturer Nemo after a design by Ilaria Gibertini from the early 90s. A rarity that has not been on the market for years. The shape of the l...
Plastic
Postmodern Model Wings Table Lamp by Riccardo Raco for Slamp, 1990s
By Riccardo Raco
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern table lamp from Slamp after a design by Riccardo Raco from the early 90s. The luminaire body serves as a diffuser and consists of the translucent plastic opalflex. The dr...
Metal
1990s Colorful Memphis Style Abstract Dining Set and Swivel Stools, Set of 8
By Memphis Group
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning, dining set you could hope to find. This is an ultra-rare opportunity to acquire what is, unequivocally, the best of the best, i...
Metal
Postmodern Model Pao F Floor Lamp by Matteo Thun for Arteluce, Italy, 1990s
By Matteo Thun
Located in Hamburg, DE
The floor lamp version from the PAO light series from Arteluce according to a design by Matteo Thun. The Pao lights impress with their characteristic diffuser and foot made of matt ...
Glass, Wood
Italian Postmodern Pao T2 Table Lamp by Matteo Thun for Arteluce, 1990s
By Arteluce, Matteo Thun
Located in Hamburg, DE
The large T2 table lamp from Matteo Thun’s Pao lighting series. Shown here in a rare version with a light-colored beech wood base. The Pao lamps are distinguished by their characte...
Metal
1990s Postmodern Upholstered Chaise Lounge By Carson's Furniture.
By Carson's Furniture
Located in Miami, FL
1990s Postmodern Art Deco Revival Upholstered Sea Foam Green Chaise Lounge By Carson Furniture. Features a Curvy Art Deco Inspired desing with the Original Cotton Polyester Blend ...
Upholstery
Vintage italian design floor lamp, 1990s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Vintage chrome and milk glass 'diabolo' design floor lamp. Beautiful timeless design. The top and bottom shades can be lit individually. Labeled Studio Design Italia Tested and ...
Chrome
Large Barrett DeBusk Postmodern Iron Sculpture / Valet Stand. Circa 1990s.
By Barrett Debusk
Located in Miami, FL
Large Barrett DeBusk Postmodern Iron Sculpture / Valet Stand. Circa 1990s. Signed by the artist. Features a male figure formed with iron wire and painted in black. I good original co...
Iron
Postmodern Italian The Stone CD Shelf by Enzo Calabrese for Guzzini, 1990s
By Enzo Calabrese
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern cd wall shelf by guzzini based on a design by enzo calabrese from the 90s. Imposing design object and functional wall shelf for cds. The name already describes the design...
Plastic
Postmodern 'Calcar' dining chairs by Benoit Lange, 1990s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Sculptural post modern dining chairs model 'calcar' by Benoit Lange.
Wood
Lilac and Black Iridescent Murano Glass Vase by Sergio Costantini, Italy 1990s
By Sergio Costantini
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy by Sergio Costantini, 1990s This vase is made is etched hand-blown Murano glass with a light pulegoso effect. It also features a transparent and black iridescent lattic...
Murano Glass
Italian Model On Off Table Lamp by Alberto Meda for Luceplan, 1990s
By Alberto Meda
Located in Hamburg, DE
Small table lamp by Luceplan based on a design by Alberto Meda. This lamp has a very special feature. Tilting the light turns it on or off. On Off is the basis of the design concept...
Plastic
Postmodern Swiss Model Lucifer Table Lamp by Hannes Wettstein for Belux, 1990s
By Hannes Wettstein
Located in Hamburg, DE
Very rare table or wall lamp from the Swiss manufacturer Belux based on a design by Hannes Wettstein from the early 1990s. Have official proof of authenticity such as vintage catalog...
Metal
Postmodern Spanish "Fina" Wood Table Lamp by Josep Llusca for Blauet, 1990s
By Blauet, Josep Llusca
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Unique and pretty Postmodern Spanish "Fina" Beech Wood Table Lamp by Blauet. Model: B-1469 . This Table Lamp was designed by Josep Llusca for Blauet, S.A. This Table Lamp manufacture...
Textile, Beech
Postmodern Italian Model Pao W Sconce by Matteo Thun for Arteluce, 1990s
By Matteo Thun
Located in Hamburg, DE
The wall lamps version of the Pao series of lamps by Matteo Thun. The Pao lamps impress with their characteristic diffuser of frosted glass. However, it is rather the material combi...
Glass, Wood
$1,775 / item
Hand made design dining table, 1990s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Unique hand made dining tables for 2 star michelin restaurant 'De Pastorale' which ceased activities recently. These tables where hand made by an artist, specially designed for this...
Stone, Marble
Postmodern Pair of White Glass Metal Wall Sconces by Blauet, Barcelona, 1990s
By Blauet
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Pretty Postmodern Spanish Pair of White metal White glass Wall Sconces by Blauet. Model: Maria 250 White/White. These Wall Lights were made in Barcelona (Spain) by Blauet during 1990...
Metal
Postmodern Pao T1 Table Lamp by Matteo Thun for Arteluce, Italy, 1990s
By Arteluce
Located in Hamburg, DE
The small T1 table light version from the Pao light series by Matteo Thun. Here in a rare version in chrome and silver. The Pao lights impress with their characteristic diffuser and...
Glass, Wood
Italian Postmodern Geco 1 Indoor and Outdoor Wall Lamp for Arteluce, 1990s
By Luciano Pagani, Arteluce
Located in Hamburg, DE
Italian Postmodern Geco 1 Indoor and Outdoor Wall Lamp by Luciano Pagani and Angelo Perversi for Arteluce, 1990s Wall or ceiling lights from the italian manufacturer arteluce/flos a...
Metal
Postmodern Coco Wood Glass Top Coffee Table by Robb & Stucky. Circa 1990s
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Postmodern Coco Wood Glass Top Coffee Table by Robb & Stucky. Circa 1990s Features a beautiful lacquered coco wood texture solid frame with metal trims and a removable te...
Metal
Postmodern Set of Eight Gold Metal Wall Sconces by Estiluz, Barcelona, 1990s
By Estiluz Lighting, Estiluz, Leonardo Marelli
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Beauty and unique Postmodern Set of Eight Gold Metal Wall Sconces by Leonardo Marelli for Estiluz. Model: A-2044 Gold These fixtures were designed and manufactured in Barcelona (Spai...
Metal
Postmodern Italian Model Pao Wall Sconce by Matteo Thun for Arteluce, 1990s
By Matteo Thun
Located in Hamburg, DE
The wall lights version from the PAO light series by Matteo Thun. Here in a rare version with light wood. The Pao lights impress with their characteristic diffuser made of matt glas...
Glass, Wood
$2,472Sale Price / set|30% Off
Postmodern Set of Four Gold Metal Wall Sconces by Estiluz, Barcelona, 1990s
By Estiluz Lighting, Leonardo Marelli, Estiluz
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Beauty and unique Postmodern Set of Four Gold Metal Wall Sconces by Leonardo Marelli for Estiluz. Model: A-2044 Gold These fixtures were designed and manufactured in Barcelona (Spain...
Metal
$585Sale Price / set|40% Off
Champagne Flutes Glasses, Postmodern 1990s
By Kosta Boda
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful set of four (4) art glass Champagne flutes glasses, Postmodern, circa 1990s, Europe. In the style of Kosta Boda, Sweden. Colors include orange, pink, and blue. A beautifu...
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Italian wall or ceiling lamp Altrove, Carlotta de Bevilacqua for Artemide, 1990s
By Artemide, Carlotta de Bevilacqua
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian wall or ceiling lamp Altrove Carlotta de Bevilacqua for Artemide, 1990s Wall or ceiling lamp mod. Altrove rectangular in shape. It has an aluminum frame that contains the mir...
Metal
Postmodern "Bonsai" Wood Table Lamp by Josep Llusca for Blauet, Barcelona, 1990s
By Blauet, Josep Llusca
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Unique and pretty Postmodern Spanish "Gran Bonsai" Beech Wood Table Lamp by Blauet. Model: B1458-15 Natural / Chrome. This Table Lamp was designed by Josep Llusca for Blauet, S.A. Th...
Metal
Vintage German Postmodern Wall Clock by Lehn and Diehl for Koziol, 1990s
By Koziol, Jacob Diehl
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage German Postmodern Wall Clock by Lehn and Diehl for Koziol, 1990s
Plastic
Large Postmodern Coco Wood Wall Mirror by Robb & Stucky. Circa 1990s
Located in Miami, FL
Large Postmodern Coco Wood Wall Mirror by Robb & Stucky. Circa 1990s Features an asymmetrical solid wood frame with a beautiful lacquered coco wood texture with chrome metal trims. ...
Mirror, Wood
XXL Postmodern Rug in style of Memphis Group, 100% acrylic, Italy 1990s
By Memphis Milano
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a breathtaking XXL hand-tufted postmodern. It is designed in style of Memphis Milano, featuring vibrant geometric pattern in red, blue, green, black and...
Acrylic
$819Sale Price|20% Off
Postmodern "Bonsai" Wood Table Lamp by Josep Llusca for Blauet, Barcelona, 1990s
By Josep Llusca, Blauet
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Unique and pretty Postmodern Spanish "Gran Bonsai" Beech Wood Table Lamp by Blauet. Model: B1458-12 Cherry / Satin Nickel. This Table Lamp was designed by Josep Llusca for Blauet, S....
Metal
Set of 4 Postmodern Italian Model 2899 Ceiling Lamps from Reggiani, 1990s
By Reggiani
Located in Hamburg, DE
Elegant spotlight from the Italian manufacturer Reggiani. The luminaires impress with their simple shape and the high material quality. The spotlight ends on the front with wide ref...
Metal
Set of Two Mark Brazier-Jones Candlesticks Model Olympia 1990s, Signed & Dated
By Mark Brazier-Jones
Located in München, BY
Gorgeous set of two candlesticks. The set consists of one table and one wall candlestick. Model Olympia. Created by Mark Brazier-Jones. Both are signed and dated: Wall Candlestick: M...
Copper, Steel
$1,950Sale Price|50% Off
French 1990s Sunburst Flush Light
Located in New York, NY
A French 1990s golden brass light with orange and tea colored resin prisms. Rewired. Six light sources.
Brass
Vintage Italian Model Brera T Table Lamp by Achille Castiglioni for Flos, 1990s
By Achille Castiglioni
Located in Hamburg, DE
The table lamp version from the Brera series by Flos, designed by Achille Castiglioni. A very simple and elegant table lamp. The egg-shaped opal glass lamp body sits on a short, sle...
Metal
Italian Postmodern Model Pao T2 Table Lamp by Matteo Thun for Arteluce, 1990s
By Matteo Thun
Located in Hamburg, DE
The large T2 table lamp version from the Pao lamp series by Matteo Thun. The Pao lights impress with their characteristic diffuser made of frosted glass. What is particularly specia...
Glass
Polyte Solet Dolphin coffee table and stools, 1990s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Stunning and very rare set by french Artist Polyte Solet (b.1973) featuring two whale tail stools and a beautiful sculpted coffee table depicting a dolphin in mahogany. The wood ha...
Glass, Mahogany
Set of 2 Postmodern German Tessa Table Lamp from Brilliant Leuchten, 1990s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern German Tessa Table Lamp from Brilliant Leuchten, Set of 2, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1990 to 1999 This piece has an attribution markIt is completely authentic, Eur...
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.
Aided by photos taken of the maestro in his Milan studio, we honor the influential design talent who died last month at 87.
Adam Charlap Hyman and Andre Herrero, rising young design talents, are debuting a new, eclectic line of textiles.