1970s Postmodern Marbleized Laminated Side Table with Glass Top
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Postmodern Marbleized Formica Glass Top Side TableCirca Late 1970s. Features a geometric x-shape designed pedestal with rounded edges, laminated with a marbleized formica, to...
Glass, Formica
$636Sale Price|20% Off
Postmodern Tempo Designs Extra Long Laminate Console Table
Located in Medina, OH
Postmodern Tempo Designs Extra Long Laminate Console Table. Unfortunately one side of the table has black imperfections due to movers not using a proper blanket.. The top and right s...
Laminate
$464Sale Price|20% Off
Ettore Sottsass style Red Vintage Side Chair, Laminate & Metal, Italy, 1980s
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1980s. It features a laminate seating, a rubber backseat and a varnished metal frame. Its style recalls Ettore Sottsass works. This chair is a vintage piece, therefo...
Metal
"Ziggurat 3" by Russell Bamber, 2018, Carrara, Alicante and Colored Laminate
By Russell Bamber
Located in London, GB
The Ziggurat series (of four) are smaller scale investigations into color, planes and form. Each Ziggurat as a unique, one-off sculpture, completely handmade and finished by Russell ...
Laminate
“Ziggurat 2" by Russell Bamber, 2018, Gold, Purple and Colored Laminates
By Russell Bamber
Located in London, GB
The Ziggurat series (of four) are smaller scale investigations into colour, planes and form. Each Ziggurat as a unique, one-off sculpture, completely handmade and finished by Russell...
Laminate
“Ziggurat 1.“ by Russell Bamber, 2018, Turquoise, Rose and Colored Laminate
Located in London, GB
The Ziggurat series (of four) are smaller scale investigations into color, planes and form. Each Ziggurat as a unique, one-off sculpture, completely handmade and finished by Russell ...
Laminate
$1,902Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Postmodern Aqua / Jade Lacquer Laminate Tall Drawer Cabinet, USA, 1980s
Located in Hastings, GB
A stunning postmodern 1980s lacquer laminate tall drawer cabinet with 5 large drawers, in a beautiful tonal aqua/jade/green finish. All drawers run smoothly. Sourced in Miami, Florida.
Laminate, Wood
Vintage Post Modern Black Figural Acrylic Panther Base Glass Top Desk Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Post Modern Black Figural Acrylic Panther Base Glass Top Desk Table. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 30" H x 60" W x 30" D x 29" Leg clearance. Approx 21-24" Middle Wi...
Glass, Acrylic, Laminate
Postmodern vintage pastel pink blue peach laminate waterfall sideboard USA 1980s
Located in Hastings, GB
Postmodern pastel colourwash / watercolour effect laminate waterfall sideboard, USA 1980s. The interior is also fully finished in the pastel laminate. Has an eggshell sheen, best see...
Laminate
1980s Laminated Wood Hexagonal End Tables, Set of 2
By Milo Baughman
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning, table set you could hope to find. Outstanding design is exhibited throughout. Just look at the gorgeous details on this beauty!...
Laminate, Wood
1980s Teal Laminated Over Wood Waterfall Desk Karl Springer Style
By Karl Springer
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning and one of a kind, in the style of Karl Springer, Tiffany teal laminate over solid wood desk you could hope to find. Outstanding...
Brass
Two Doors Cabinet in Laminate and Baveno Granite by Driade 1980s Italy
By Driade
Located in Cascina, Pisa
Cabinet with two doors, inner shelves, and drawers from the Afrorismi series, it's made in gray metalized and grooved laminate, with legs and upper support in chromed metal, and over...
Granite, Chrome
$1,080Sale Price|20% Off
Stylish Postmodern Milo Baughman style Laminated Geometric Console Sofa Table
By Milo Baughman
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Fun Post-modern geometric chrome and white laminate console table.
Chrome
MCM Milo Baughman Style Laminate Parsons Dining Table With Bar Table - Set of 2
By Milo Baughman
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid Century Modern Milo Baughman Style Rectangular White Laminate Parsons Dining Table with Bar Table on Casters - 2 Peace Set The Mid Century Modern Milo Baughman Style Rectangula...
Laminate
Set Of Five Vintage Postmodern Pink Laminate Modular Coffee Tables, USA, 1980s
Located in Hastings, GB
Set of five pink laminate modular postmodern coffee tables, USA, 1980s. In three perfect shades of pink, there are 4 crescent-shaped tables & 1 round. The round table is on casters. ...
Laminate, Wood
Jephson Robb, Bernhardt Design Pair Quiet Side Tables Laminate Stainless Steel
By Bernhardt Design
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of side or occasional designed by Jephson Robb an manufactured by Bernhardt Design. In white laminate on stainless steel bases. Simple and subtle details make these tables wonde...
Stainless Steel
$2,600Sale Price|20% Off
Ello Post Modern Mid century layered Glass Mirror 6 door Credenza C. 1980
By Ello Furniture, Milo Baughman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ello Post Modern Mid century layered Glass Mirror 6 door Credenza or sideboard C. 1980s.
Chrome
Postmodern White Laminate Metal Coffee Table End Table Casters Style Brian Kane
By Brian Kane
Located in Topeka, KS
We’ve not found another like it and it really has a unique post-modern appearance. It reminds us of the rubber clad chairs by Brian Kane for Metropolitan.
Steel
Vintage Postmodern Black Laminate Hi-Fi Stereo Receiver W Cd Storage System
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Postmodern Black Laminate Wood & Metal Hi-Fi Stereo Receiver Rack with CD Storing System This Vintage Postmodern Black Laminate Wood and Metal Hi-Fi Stereo Receiver Rack com...
Laminate
Mid-Century Post Modern Black & Brass Desk after Gilbert Rohde in Art Deco Form
By Gilbert Rohde
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A simple modern nod to the art deco period. This desk features glossy black laminate with brass accents. Probably Italian circa 1980's. Nice clean original condition.
Brass
Postmodern Round Table with Stone Base and Laminated Top
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Round table, stone, laminated wood, chromed metal, Europe, 1960s Made in Europe in the 1970s, this round table features a minimalist design with a strong material presence. The base...
Stone
$4,502 / item
Laminated Ash Genie Floating Shelf by David Tragen
Located in Geneve, CH
Laminated Ash Genie Floating Shelf by David Tragen Dimensions: W 120 x D 66 x H 19 cm Materials: Ash (Laminated). Weight: 3 kg. If you’re looking to conjure up something special fo...
Ash
Laminated Maple Vitulus Floating Shelf by David Tragen
Located in Geneve, CH
Laminated Maple Vitulus Floating Shelf by David Tragen Dimensions: W 110 x D 20 x H 14 cm Materials: Maple (Laminated), Painted. Weight: 2 kg. The elegant balletic movement of a se...
Maple
Frank Gehry, "Skinny Beaver" Lounge Chair, laminated cardboard, USA, 1987
By Frank Gehry
Located in High Point, NC
A laminated cardboard and plywood "Skinny Beaver" lounge chair, designed by Frank Gehry, produced by New City Editions, Venice, California, USA 1987. Seat Height (inches): 19” Arm...
Paper
$2,368Sale Price|20% Off
Post Modern Hollywood Regency C Shaped Three Tier Console Table c. 1970/80's
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Stylish C shaped console table constructed of faux goatskin laminate over a wood frame. The frame consists of three graduated C shaped elements, which nest to create a three tiered ...
Laminate
Seasons Bedside Table in Laminated Wood, Metal & Leather by Oscar Maschera
Located in Geneve, CH
Seasons Bedside Table in Laminated Wood, Metal & Leather by Oscar Maschera Dimensions: D 45 x W 50 x H 50 cm. Materials: Metal, laminated wood, and vegetable leather. Our work is re...
Metal
Seasons Mobile Cabinet in Laminated Wood, Metal & Leather by Oscar Maschera
Located in Geneve, CH
Seasons Mobile Cabinet in Laminated Wood, Metal & Leather by Oscar Maschera Dimensions: D 40 x W 60 x H 160 cm. Materials: Metal, laminated wood, and vegetable leather. Our work is ...
Metal
Seasons Mobile Sideboard in Laminated Wood, Metal & Leather by Oscar Maschera
Located in Geneve, CH
Seasons Mobile Sideboard in Laminated Wood, Metal & Leather by Oscar Maschera Dimensions: D 40 x W 140 x H 65 cm. Materials: Metal, laminated wood, and vegetable leather. Our work i...
Metal
Seasons Chest Of Drawers in Laminated Wood, Metal & Leather by Oscar Maschera
Located in Geneve, CH
Seasons Chest Of Drawers in Laminated Wood, Metal & Leather by Oscar Maschera Dimensions: D 50 x W 100 x H 80 cm. Materials: Metal, laminated wood, and vegetable leather. Our work i...
Metal
Pedestal Column Modern, 1970s
Located in New York, NY
A cylindrical off-white/cream laminate pedestal with gold brass-plate accent, '70s Modern/Post-Modern period, circa late-20th century, 1970s.
Metal, Brass
Laminated Acrylic Ospiti Collection Sculpture by A. Anastasio for Design Gallery
By Andrea Anastasio 1, Andrea Anastasio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An extremely limited edition acrylic sculpture designed by Andrea Anastasio in 1999 for his Ospiti Collection for Design Gallery of Milan, Italy. Sometimes called “Passato” and const...
Acrylic
80s Modern Disco Gold Full Length Wall or Floor Mirror
Located in New York, NY
A gold '70s Modern Disco style full length wall or floor mirror, Postmodern period, 1985, USA. Mirror has a gold 'Disco' style frame with a rounded edge. Mirror is marked 1985 on bac...
Mirror, Laminate
Modern Karl Springer Style Sculptural Curved Waterfall Side End Table, 1980's
By Karl Springer
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Modern curved waterfall side end table in the style of Karl Springer. This sculptural piece features a neutral cream-beige tone laminate. Beautiful as is or could be wrapped in grass...
Laminate, Wood
Pierre Table, by George J. Sowden, for Memphis Milano Collection
By George Sowden, Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
George J. Sowden 1981 Table made of lacquered wood and covered with decorative laminate, metal frame. The surprising optical effect of Pierre is the result of the alternation of two ...
Metal
Ettore Sottsass & Michele De Lucchi Table from the 'Icarus' System for Olivetti
By Olivetti, Ettore Sottsass, Michele de Lucchi
Located in Firenze, IT
A significant and rare desk (or dining table) from the 'Icarus' office system, designed by Ettore Sottsass and Michele De Lucchi for Olivetti Synthesis in 1982. The Icarus series rep...
Steel
"Supported Sculpural Table," designed and assembled in Italy by Dario Nasuti
Located in Parma, IT
The Supported Table is a bold statement of structural honesty, designed by Dario Nasuti and handcrafted in the heart of the Parma artisanal district, Italy. It is a piece where the w...
Laminate
Geometric Sculptural Double Bed designed and assembled in Italy by Dario Nasuti
Located in Parma, IT
The Geometric bed, designed by Dario Nasuti, is a work that explores the balance between the meditative minimalism of Oriental tatamis and the geometric audacity of 1970s Italian des...
Laminate
Beige Tree Small Console Table by Elisabeth Hertzfeld
Located in Geneve, CH
Beige tree small console table by Elisabeth Hertzfeld. Materials: fenix laminate, metal. Dimensions: D 40 x W 130 x H 81 cm. The founders, Mia and Torben Koed, decided to put th...
Metal
$2,738 / item
Tree Small Beige Dining Table by Elisabeth Hertzfeld
Located in Geneve, CH
Tree small beige dining table by Elisabeth Hertzfeld. Materials: Fenix laminate, metal. Dimensions: D 90 x W 90 x H 74 cm. The founders, Mia and Torben Koed, decided to put thei...
Metal
Black Tree Small Console Table with Shelf by Elisabeth Hertzfeld
Located in Geneve, CH
Black tree small console table with shelf by Elisabeth Hertzfeld. Materials: fenix laminate, metal. Dimensions: D 40 x W 130 x H 81 cm. The founders, Mia and Torben Koed, decide...
Metal
Tree Small Beige Black Dining Table by Elisabeth Hertzfeld
Located in Geneve, CH
Tree small beige black dining table by Elisabeth Hertzfeld Materials: Fenix Laminate, metal Dimensions: D 90 x W 90 x H 74 cm The founders, Mia and Torben Koed, decided to put ...
Metal
Verde Comodoro Tree Console Table by Elisabeth Hertzfeld
Located in Geneve, CH
Verde Comodoro Tree Console Table by Elisabeth Hertzfeld Materials: Fenix Laminate, Metal Dimensions: D 40 x W 130 x H 96 cm Also available in different sizes. Please contact us...
Metal
$3,446 / item
Tree Medium Dining Table by Elisabeth Hertzfeld
Located in Geneve, CH
Tree medium dining table by Elisabeth Hertzfeld. Materials: fenix Laminate, metal. Dimensions: D 120 x W 120 x H 74 cm. Also available in different colours and dimensions. The...
Metal
$4,792 / item
Tree Black Large Dining Table by Elisabeth Hertzfeld
Located in Geneve, CH
Tree black large dining table by Elisabeth Hertzfeld Materials: Fenix Laminate, metal Dimensions: D 90 x W 220 x H 74 cm Also available in different colors and sizes The found...
Metal
$2,738 / item
Tree Small Black Dining Table by Elisabeth Hertzfeld
Located in Geneve, CH
Tree small black dining table by Elisabeth Hertzfeld Materials: Fenix Laminate, metal Dimensions: D 90 x W 90 x H 74 cm The founders, Mia and Torben Koed, decided to put their ...
Metal
$1,961 / item
Walnut Arc Side Table by Ditte Vad and Julie Bertrup
Located in Geneve, CH
Walnut Arc side table by Ditte Vad and Julie Bertrup. Materials: Walnut, Nano Laminate. Dimensions: D 42 x W 42 x H 45 cm. The founders, Mia and Torben Koed, decided to put thei...
Laminate, Walnut
Oiled Oak Arc Coffee Table 66 by Ditte Vad and Julie Bertrup
Located in Geneve, CH
Oiled oak arc side table 66 by Ditte Vad and Julie Bertrup Materials: oak, nano laminate Dimensions: D 66 x W 66 x H 38 cm Also available in different sizes and materials: ash, oa...
Laminate, Oak
Oiled Oak Arc Coffee Table 89 by Ditte Vad and Julie Bertrup
Located in Geneve, CH
Oiled Oak Arc Coffee Table by Ditte Vad and Julie Bertrup Materials: Oak, Laminate Dimensions: D 89 x W 89 x H 38 cm Also available in different sizes and materials: Ash, Oak, Wal...
Laminate, Oak
Memphis Milano Freemont Cabinet by Ettore Sottsass, Italy
By Memphis Milano, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Toronto, ON
Resting on a base with five cylindrical legs, Freemont by Ettore Sottsass appears to grow strongly from the bottom to the top. With its fractured shapes, it branches out into the spa...
Gold Leaf
Memphis 'Piccolo' Side Table with Articulated Lamp by Edward Geluk for Arco
By Edward Geluk, Arco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Piccolo by Edward Geluk for Arco combines a floor lamp and side table into a single sculptural unit. The structure rises from a flat red enameled disc base through a cylindrical ...
Metal, Enamel
USM Haller Beistelltisch weiß Vintage Design Esstisch Küchentisch
By Usm Haller, Fritz Haller
Located in Berlin, DE
Wir bieten einen wunderschönen Vintage Design Ess-/ Beistelltisch vom Schweizer Traditionshersteller USM Haller zum Verkauf an. Der Tisch steht hier in der Ausführung mit der schlich...
Metal
MADRID Corner Cabinet by Michele de Lucchi, Memphis Milano, 1986
By Michele de Lucchi
Located in Tinton Falls, NJ
MADRID Corner Cabinet Collection: Memphis Milano Designer: Michele De Lucchi Year: 1986 Corner cabinet in plastic laminate with glass doors and inside lights. Size: W 120, D 58, H 22...
Glass, Laminate, Wood
Tank Sculptural Chair, designed and assembled in Italy by Dario Nasuti
Located in Parma, IT
The Tank chair, designed by Dario Nasuti, is a bold expression of 'Structural Honesty'. Born as the natural architectural partner to the Supported table, Tank is named for its uncomp...
Steel
Lane Furniture Postmodern Cocktail Table
Located in Trenton, NJ
Designed and manufactured by Lane Furniture in the United States during the 1980s, this Postmodern cocktail table embodies the architectural sensibilities and material innovation ass...
Laminate, Wood
Small Shelf, Lapo Binazzi, 1978
Located in Firenze, IT
Beautiful shelf designed by Lapo Binazzi for a pediatric dental practice in Florence in 1978. It is a unique piece, part of the furniture, all designed by Binazzi. It is made of lami...
Wood
Michele De Lucchi "Continental" Side Table, Postmodern, Italy, 1984
By Michele de Lucchi
Located in Tinton Falls, NJ
This playful and eclectic side table was designed in 1984 by Michele De Lucchi. The unique silhouette of this piece is crafted of engineered wood and plastic. It comprises a base tha...
Laminate, Hardwood
"Filicudi" coffee table by Ettore Sottsass and Marco Zanini for Zanotta 1993
By Marco Zanini, Zanotta, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Renens, CH
Coffee table form the "Filicudi" series by Ettore Sottsass and Marco Zanini for Zanotta Italy 1993. Beautiful and sculptural coffee table which stands on four diabolo shaped beachwo...
Laminate, Pearwood
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.