Skip to main content

Post Horn

to
1
23
18
192
191
24
20
7
4
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
1
1
Midcentury Original Auböck Bottle Opener in Shape of a Post Horn
Midcentury Original Auböck Bottle Opener in Shape of a Post Horn

Midcentury Original Auböck Bottle Opener in Shape of a Post Horn

By Werkstätte Carl Auböck

Located in Vienna, AT

For sale is a beautiful bottle opener in the shape of a post horn. Both were crafted from brass and designed by the renowned workshops of Carl Auböck in Austria.

Category

Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Brass

Original Vintage Postal Services Advertising Poster Brussels London Air Mail
Original Vintage Postal Services Advertising Poster Brussels London Air Mail

Original Vintage Postal Services Advertising Poster Brussels London Air Mail

Located in London, GB

Original vintage postal services advertising poster - Courrier Postal Aerien de Nuit Bruxelles Londres / Night Airmail Brussels London - featuring a great Art Deco design showing a r...

Category

Vintage 1920s Belgian Art Deco Posters

Materials

Paper

1990s "Messageries et Diligences" Carré Silk Scarf by Celine Paris
1990s "Messageries et Diligences" Carré Silk Scarf by Celine Paris

1990s "Messageries et Diligences" Carré Silk Scarf by Celine Paris

By Celine

Located in Aci Castello, IT

Featuring the "Messageries et Diligences" motif, the design centers on a bold red square showcasing a golden post horn with intricate rope and tassel details.

Category

Late 20th Century Italian Scarves

Harrison Van Horn Lacquered Raffia Belly Console Table
Harrison Van Horn Lacquered Raffia Belly Console Table

Harrison Van Horn Lacquered Raffia Belly Console Table

By Harrison Van Horn

Located in Round Top, TX

Harrison Van Horn "belly" console table in lacquered raffia and brass in deep, dark espresso brown with unlacquered brass trim. Uncommon piece and always desirable in size, quality,...

Category

Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Console Tables

Materials

Brass

Horn Collection Post-Modern Dining Table White Polyurethane Plastic 1970s
Horn Collection Post-Modern Dining Table White Polyurethane Plastic 1970s

Horn Collection Post-Modern Dining Table White Polyurethane Plastic 1970s

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Horn Collection, dining table, lacquered polyurethane plastic, Germany, 1970s Created for the Horn collection in the seventies, this well-formed table is made entirely from polyuret...

Category

Vintage 1970s German Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Plastic

Horn Collection Post-Modern Dining Table Green Polyurethane Plastic 1970s
Horn Collection Post-Modern Dining Table Green Polyurethane Plastic 1970s

Horn Collection Post-Modern Dining Table Green Polyurethane Plastic 1970s

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Horn Collection, dining table, lacquered polyurethane plastic, Germany, 1970s Created for the Horn collection in the seventies, this well-formed table is made entirely from polyuret...

Category

Vintage 1970s German Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Plastic

Horn Collection Post-Modern Dining Table in Red Polyurethane Plastic 1970s
Horn Collection Post-Modern Dining Table in Red Polyurethane Plastic 1970s

Horn Collection Post-Modern Dining Table in Red Polyurethane Plastic 1970s

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Horn Collection, dining table, lacquered polyurethane plastic, Germany, 1970s Created for the Horn collection in the seventies, this well-formed table is made entirely from polyuret...

Category

Vintage 1970s German Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Plastic

Tessellated Horn Drum Table After Karl Springer
Tessellated Horn Drum Table After Karl Springer

Tessellated Horn Drum Table After Karl Springer

By Karl Springer, Casa Bique, Maitland Smith, Enrique Garcel, R & Y Augousti

Located in Houston, TX

Tessellated Horn Drum Table. Offered is a handsome round Post-Modern Karl Springer inspired tessellated horn table on a raised plinth.

Category

Vintage 1980s Colombian Post-Modern Side Tables

Materials

Horn

Pair of Natural Steer Horns on Lucite Bases
Pair of Natural Steer Horns on Lucite Bases

Pair of Natural Steer Horns on Lucite Bases

Located in Lambertville, NJ

A chic pair of steer horns each mounted on Lucite bases. These highly decorative horns add a unique air of sophistication to the décor of any space 6 inches square base, 20.5 inches ...

Category

Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Horn, Lucite

Maitland Smith Tessellated Horn Mirror With Console, Circa 1980s
Maitland Smith Tessellated Horn Mirror With Console, Circa 1980s

Maitland Smith Tessellated Horn Mirror With Console, Circa 1980s

By Maitland Smith

Located in Peabody, MA

A tessellated horn tortoise shell wall mirror by Maitland Smith, circa 1980s. Beveled mirror glass; inlaid brass accent, and beveled framework. Paired with a sculptural postmodern, a...

Category

Vintage 1980s Philippine Post-Modern Wall Mirrors

Materials

Horn, Mirror, Wood, Lacquer

Agneta Box II in Aida Pebbled Leather, Horn, Brass, & Ebony Veneer by Arcahorn
Agneta Box II in Aida Pebbled Leather, Horn, Brass, & Ebony Veneer by Arcahorn

Agneta Box II in Aida Pebbled Leather, Horn, Brass, & Ebony Veneer by Arcahorn

Located in Geneve, CH

Agneta Box II in Aida Pebbled Leather, Horn, Brass, & Ebony Veneer by Arcahorn Dimensions: Ø 20 x H 13 cm. Materials: Leather, wood, brass, and horn. Round box in Aida pebbled leath...

Category

2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Agneta Box I in Aida Pebbled Leather, Horn, Brass, & Ebony Veneer by Arcahorn
Agneta Box I in Aida Pebbled Leather, Horn, Brass, & Ebony Veneer by Arcahorn

Agneta Box I in Aida Pebbled Leather, Horn, Brass, & Ebony Veneer by Arcahorn

Located in Geneve, CH

Agneta Box I in Aida Pebbled Leather, Horn, Brass, & Ebony Veneer by Arcahorn Dimensions: Ø 13 x H 17 cm. Materials: Leather, wood, brass, and horn. Round box in Aida pebbled leathe...

Category

2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Agneta Box III in Aida Pebbled Leather, Horn, Brass, & Ebony Veneer by Arcahorn
Agneta Box III in Aida Pebbled Leather, Horn, Brass, & Ebony Veneer by Arcahorn

Agneta Box III in Aida Pebbled Leather, Horn, Brass, & Ebony Veneer by Arcahorn

Located in Geneve, CH

Agneta Box III in Aida Pebbled Leather, Horn, Brass, & Ebony Veneer by Arcahorn Dimensions: Ø 25 x H 16 cm. Materials: Leather, wood, brass, and horn. Round box in Aida pebbled leat...

Category

2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Enrique Garcel Postmodern Tessellated Horn Bench
Enrique Garcel Postmodern Tessellated Horn Bench

Enrique Garcel Postmodern Tessellated Horn Bench

By Enrique Garcel

Located in Bradenton, FL

Enrique Garcel Postmodern Tessellated Horn Bench. Bench features a tessellated coconut palm finish which gives it a rich, textured appearance. The design includes elegantly scrolling...

Category

Late 20th Century Colombian Post-Modern Benches

Materials

Wood, Textile

Original Signed Karl Springer Large Wall Hanging Mirror in Tessellated Horn
Original Signed Karl Springer Large Wall Hanging Mirror in Tessellated Horn

Original Signed Karl Springer Large Wall Hanging Mirror in Tessellated Horn

By Karl Springer

Located in North Miami, FL

This rare and signed large Karl Springer mirror in tessellated horn with deco style accents. It is very heavy and beveled mirror which makes this a wonderful and impressive scale mir...

Category

Vintage 1970s American Post-Modern Wall Mirrors

Materials

Horn, Mirror

Postmodern Pottery French Horn Steve Smeed 1997
Postmodern Pottery French Horn Steve Smeed 1997

Postmodern Pottery French Horn Steve Smeed 1997

Located in W Allenhurst, NJ

Whimsical pottery French Horn by Steve Smeed 1997. Steve Smeed has made a variety of unusual and sometimes whimsical bugles. They are instruments of a combination of extruded, slab-...

Category

Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Pottery

Ron Arad, Rare Aluminium "HORN CHAIR" 1985, UK
Ron Arad, Rare Aluminium "HORN CHAIR" 1985, UK

Ron Arad, Rare Aluminium "HORN CHAIR" 1985, UK

By Ron Arad, One Off, Ltd.

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Rare and incredible example of Ron Arad HORN CHAIR, designed in 1985 for ONE OFF ltd UK. Seaty and backrest in a curved aluminum and chromium plated steel rod on the base area. ...

Category

20th Century British Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Gyro Corkscrew in Stainless Steel & Horn by Arcahorn
Gyro Corkscrew in Stainless Steel & Horn by Arcahorn

Gyro Corkscrew in Stainless Steel & Horn by Arcahorn

Located in Geneve, CH

Gyro Corkscrew in Stainless Steel & Horn by Arcahorn Dimensions: Ø 10 x H 10 cm. Materials: Horn and stainless steel. Colours and shades of horn processed by Arcahorn are unique due...

Category

2010s Italian Post-Modern Tableware

Materials

Stainless Steel, Other

Rare Horns chair in aluminium by Ron Arad 1985
Rare Horns chair in aluminium by Ron Arad 1985

Rare Horns chair in aluminium by Ron Arad 1985

By Ron Arad

Located in London, GB

Marked a crucial step for Ron Arad into fabrication from scratch, the Horns chair was based on a simple manipulation of flat aluminium sheets, joined together with curved lengths of ...

Category

Late 20th Century British Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Rea Armchair in Sparks Upholstery, Horn & Wood by Arcahorn
Rea Armchair in Sparks Upholstery, Horn & Wood by Arcahorn

Rea Armchair in Sparks Upholstery, Horn & Wood by Arcahorn

Located in Geneve, CH

Rea Armchair in Sparks Upholstery, Horn & Wood by Arcahorn Dimensions: D 82 x W 92 x H 86 cm. Materials: Horn, upholstery, and wood. Cushions are not included. Please contact us. C...

Category

2010s Italian Post-Modern Armchairs

Materials

Other

Cow Horn Chair Walnut Vanilla by Warm Nordic
Cow Horn Chair Walnut Vanilla by Warm Nordic

Cow Horn Chair Walnut Vanilla by Warm Nordic

Located in Geneve, CH

Cow Horn Chair Walnut Vanilla by Warm Nordic Dimensions: D55 x W48 x H 74 cm Material: Oiled solid walnut frame, Textile or leather upholstery. Weight: 7.5 kg Also available in d...

Category

2010s Danish Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Textile, Upholstery, Walnut

Cow Horn Chair Oak Vanilla by Warm Nordic
Cow Horn Chair Oak Vanilla by Warm Nordic

Cow Horn Chair Oak Vanilla by Warm Nordic

Located in Geneve, CH

Cow Horn chair oak vanilla by Warm Nordic Dimensions: D 55 x W 48 x H 74 cm Material: White oiled solid oak frame, Textile or leather upholstery. Weight: 7.5 kg Also available in...

Category

2010s Danish Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Textile, Upholstery, Oak

Manolo Blahnik Aluminum Shoe Horn, 2004 Anniversary Edition
Manolo Blahnik Aluminum Shoe Horn, 2004 Anniversary Edition

Manolo Blahnik Aluminum Shoe Horn, 2004 Anniversary Edition

By Manolo Blahnik

Located in Hanover, MA

Manolo Blahnik shoe horn polished cast aluminium 2004, England. Manolo Blahnik`s iconic shoe horn was a collaboration with UK based store Habitat, to celebrating its 40th anniversary...

Category

Early 2000s British Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Aluminum

Vintage Horn Klismos Tessellated Dining Chairs - Set of 6
Vintage Horn Klismos Tessellated Dining Chairs - Set of 6

Vintage Horn Klismos Tessellated Dining Chairs - Set of 6

By Maitland Smith

Located in Clarksboro, NJ

This is an exceptional combination of quality and post-modern design!

Category

Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Stone

Leonia Cushion in Pebbled Leather with Horn Gems by Arcahorn
Leonia Cushion in Pebbled Leather with Horn Gems by Arcahorn

Leonia Cushion in Pebbled Leather with Horn Gems by Arcahorn

Located in Geneve, CH

Leonia Cushion in Pebbled Leather with Horn Gems by Arcahorn Dimensions: D 40 x W 40 x H 40 cm. Materials: Horn gems and pebbled leather. Colours and shades of horn processed by Arc...

Category

2010s Italian Post-Modern Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Other

Polar Ice Bucket in Horn & Stainless Steel by Arcahorn
Polar Ice Bucket in Horn & Stainless Steel by Arcahorn

Polar Ice Bucket in Horn & Stainless Steel by Arcahorn

Located in Geneve, CH

Polar Ice Bucket in Horn & Stainless Steel by Arcahorn Designed by Filippo Dini Dimensions: D 16 x W 16 x H 18 cm. Materials: Horn and stainless steel. ...

Category

2010s Italian Post-Modern Wine Coolers

Materials

Stainless Steel, Other

Art Deco Moderne Club Chair With Faux Horn Detail
Art Deco Moderne Club Chair With Faux Horn Detail

Art Deco Moderne Club Chair With Faux Horn Detail

Located in Chicago, IL

An accent chair that truly accentuates any room it is placed in. Faux horn front legs that curve up to comprise the arms. The back legs are solid walnut. Manufactured in the Philippi...

Category

Vintage 1980s Philippine Post-Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Suede, Beech, Walnut

Leonia Armchair in Aida Pebbled Leather, Upholstery & Horn by Arcahorn
Leonia Armchair in Aida Pebbled Leather, Upholstery & Horn by Arcahorn

Leonia Armchair in Aida Pebbled Leather, Upholstery & Horn by Arcahorn

Located in Geneve, CH

Leonia Armchair in Aida Pebbled Leather, Upholstery & Horn by Arcahorn Dimensions: D 83 x W 93 x H 80 cm. Materials: Aida pebbled leather, upholstery, and horn. Colours and shades o...

Category

2010s Italian Post-Modern Armchairs

Materials

Other

Lucrezia Chandelier in Hand-Engraved Brass & Horn by Arcahorn
Lucrezia Chandelier in Hand-Engraved Brass & Horn by Arcahorn

Lucrezia Chandelier in Hand-Engraved Brass & Horn by Arcahorn

Located in Geneve, CH

Lucrezia Chandelier in Hand-Engraved Brass & Horn by Arcahorn Dimensions: Ø 130 x H 175 cm. Materials: Horn and hand-engraved brass. All our lamps can be wired according to each cou...

Category

2010s Italian Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass, Other

Cow Horn Chair Walnut Black Leather by Warm Nordic
Cow Horn Chair Walnut Black Leather by Warm Nordic

Cow Horn Chair Walnut Black Leather by Warm Nordic

Located in Geneve, CH

Cow Horn chair walnut black leather by Warm Nordic Dimensions: D 55 x W 48 x H 74 cm Material: Oiled solid walnut frame, Textile or leather upholstery. Weight: 7.5 kg Also availa...

Category

2010s Danish Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather, Upholstery, Walnut

Cow Horn Chair Walnut Light Grey by Warm Nordic
Cow Horn Chair Walnut Light Grey by Warm Nordic

Cow Horn Chair Walnut Light Grey by Warm Nordic

Located in Geneve, CH

Cow Horn Chair Walnut Light Grey by Warm Nordic Dimensions: D55 x W48 x H 74 cm Material: Oiled solid walnut frame, Textile or leather upholstery. Weight: 7.5 kg Also available i...

Category

2010s Danish Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather, Upholstery, Walnut

Cow Horn Chair Walnut Nature Leather by Warm Nordic
Cow Horn Chair Walnut Nature Leather by Warm Nordic

Cow Horn Chair Walnut Nature Leather by Warm Nordic

Located in Geneve, CH

Cow Horn Chair Walnut Black Leather by Warm Nordic Dimensions: D55 x W48 x H 74 cm Material: Oiled solid walnut frame, Textile or leather upholstery. Weight: 7.5 kg Also availabl...

Category

2010s Danish Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather, Upholstery, Walnut

Cow Horn Chair Walnut Ivory Leather by Warm Nordic
Cow Horn Chair Walnut Ivory Leather by Warm Nordic

Cow Horn Chair Walnut Ivory Leather by Warm Nordic

Located in Geneve, CH

Cow horn chair walnut ivory leather by Warm Nordic Dimensions: D55 x W48 x H 74 cm Material: oiled solid walnut frame, textile or leather upholstery. Weight: 7.5 kg Also availabl...

Category

2010s Danish Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather, Upholstery, Walnut

Cow Horn Chair Walnut Anthracite Melange by Warm Nordic
Cow Horn Chair Walnut Anthracite Melange by Warm Nordic

Cow Horn Chair Walnut Anthracite Melange by Warm Nordic

Located in Geneve, CH

Cow Horn chair walnut anthracite melange by Warm Nordic Dimensions: D 55 x W 48 x H 74 cm Material: Oiled solid walnut frame, Textile or leather upholstery. Weight: 7.5 kg Also a...

Category

2010s Danish Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Textile, Upholstery, Walnut

Cow Horn Chair Oak Anthracite Melange by Warm Nordic
Cow Horn Chair Oak Anthracite Melange by Warm Nordic

Cow Horn Chair Oak Anthracite Melange by Warm Nordic

Located in Geneve, CH

Cow horn chair oak anthracite melange by Warm Nordic Dimensions: D55 x W48 x H 74 cm Material: White oiled solid oak frame, Textile or leather upholstery. Weight: 7.5 kg Also ava...

Category

2010s Danish Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Textile, Upholstery, Oak

Cow Horn Chair Oak Black Leather by Warm Nordic
Cow Horn Chair Oak Black Leather by Warm Nordic

Cow Horn Chair Oak Black Leather by Warm Nordic

Located in Geneve, CH

Cow horn chair oak black leather by Warm Nordic Dimensions: D55 x W48 x H 74 cm Material: white oiled solid oak frame, textile or leather upholstery. Weight: 7.5 kg Also availabl...

Category

2010s Danish Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather, Upholstery, Oak

Priora Box in Horn, Chromed Brass & Glossy Ebony by Arcahorn
Priora Box in Horn, Chromed Brass & Glossy Ebony by Arcahorn

Priora Box in Horn, Chromed Brass & Glossy Ebony by Arcahorn

Located in Geneve, CH

Priora Box in Horn, Chromed Brass & Glossy Ebony by Arcahorn Dimensions: D 18 x W 18 x H 10 cm. Materials: Glossy ebony, horn, and chromed brass. Available in three sizes and th...

Category

2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Other

Trafalgar Chessboard in Nabuk Leather, Horn & Burnished Brass by Arcahorn
Trafalgar Chessboard in Nabuk Leather, Horn & Burnished Brass by Arcahorn

Trafalgar Chessboard in Nabuk Leather, Horn & Burnished Brass by Arcahorn

Located in Geneve, CH

Trafalgar Chessboard in Nabuk Leather, Horn & Burnished Brass by Arcahorn Designed by Filippo Dini Dimensions: D 40 x W 40 x H 7 cm. Materials: Nabuk leather, burnished brass, and ma...

Category

2010s Italian Post-Modern Games

Materials

Brass, Other

Cow Horn Chair Walnut Oak Vanilla by Warm Nordic
Cow Horn Chair Walnut Oak Vanilla by Warm Nordic

Cow Horn Chair Walnut Oak Vanilla by Warm Nordic

Located in Geneve, CH

Cow horn chair walnut oak vanilla by Warm Nordic Dimensions: D55 x W48 x H 74 cm Material: White oiled solid oak frame, Oiled solid walnut top, Textile or leather upholstery. Weig...

Category

2010s Danish Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Textile, Upholstery, Oak, Walnut

Egon Armchair in Pebbled Leather, Lamberto Fabric & Horn by Arcahorn
Egon Armchair in Pebbled Leather, Lamberto Fabric & Horn by Arcahorn

Egon Armchair in Pebbled Leather, Lamberto Fabric & Horn by Arcahorn

Located in Geneve, CH

Egon Armchair in Pebbled Leather, Lamberto Fabric & Horn by Arcahorn Dimensions: D 82 x W 89 x H 63 cm. Materials: Horn, fabric, pebbled leather, painted wood with burnished met...

Category

2010s Italian Post-Modern Armchairs

Materials

Other

Sveva Chair in Samsara Fabric, Horn Inlays & Burnished Metal by Arcahorn
Sveva Chair in Samsara Fabric, Horn Inlays & Burnished Metal by Arcahorn

Sveva Chair in Samsara Fabric, Horn Inlays & Burnished Metal by Arcahorn

Located in Geneve, CH

Sveva Chair in Samsara Fabric, Horn Inlays & Burnished Metal by Arcahorn Dimensions: D 56 x W 54 x H 80 cm. Materials: Horn, fabric, and burnished metal. Different fabrics are avail...

Category

2010s Italian Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal, Other

Sveva Chair in Lario Velvet, Horn Inlays & Satin Metal by Arcahorn
Sveva Chair in Lario Velvet, Horn Inlays & Satin Metal by Arcahorn

Sveva Chair in Lario Velvet, Horn Inlays & Satin Metal by Arcahorn

Located in Geneve, CH

Sveva Chair in Lario Velvet, Horn Inlays & Satin Metal by Arcahorn Dimensions: D 54 x W 61 x H 80 cm. Materials: Horn, velvet, and satin metal. Different fabrics are available on re...

Category

2010s Italian Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Other, Metal

Cosmopolitan Bar Cabinet in Makassar Ebony Veneer, Horn & Brass by Arcahorn
Cosmopolitan Bar Cabinet in Makassar Ebony Veneer, Horn & Brass by Arcahorn

Cosmopolitan Bar Cabinet in Makassar Ebony Veneer, Horn & Brass by Arcahorn

Located in Geneve, CH

Cosmopolitan Bar Cabinet in Makassar Ebony Veneer, Horn & Brass by Arcahorn Dimensions: D 55 x W 100 x H 145 cm. Materials: Makkasar ebony veneer, horn, and brass. In 1958, Mario Gu...

Category

2010s Italian Post-Modern Cabinets

Materials

Brass, Other

Helios Cabinet in Makassar Ebony Veneer, Horn & Satin Brass by Arcahorn
Helios Cabinet in Makassar Ebony Veneer, Horn & Satin Brass by Arcahorn

Helios Cabinet in Makassar Ebony Veneer, Horn & Satin Brass by Arcahorn

Located in Geneve, CH

Helios Cabinet in Makassar Ebony Veneer, Horn & Satin Brass by Arcahorn Dimensions: D 50 x W 230 x H 90 cm. Materials: Makkasar ebony veneer, horn, and satin brass. Available in Mak...

Category

2010s Italian Post-Modern Cabinets

Materials

Brass, Other

Circe Chair in Chromed Brass, Horn & White Bouclé Upholstery by Arcahorn
Circe Chair in Chromed Brass, Horn & White Bouclé Upholstery by Arcahorn

Circe Chair in Chromed Brass, Horn & White Bouclé Upholstery by Arcahorn

Located in Geneve, CH

Circe Chair in Chromed Brass, Horn & White Bouclé Upholstery by Arcahorn Dimensions: D 61 x W 65 x H 85 cm. Materials: White bouclé, horn, and chromed brass. In 1958, Mario Guerra, ...

Category

2010s Italian Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Brass, Other

Penelope Chair in Chromed Brass, Horn & Tosca Blue Leather by Arcahorn
Penelope Chair in Chromed Brass, Horn & Tosca Blue Leather by Arcahorn

Penelope Chair in Chromed Brass, Horn & Tosca Blue Leather by Arcahorn

Located in Geneve, CH

Penelope Chair in Chromed Brass, Horn & Tosca Blue Leather by Arcahorn Dimensions: D 59 x W 58 x H 82 cm. Materials: Tosca leather, horn, and chromed brass. In 1958, Mario Guerra, a...

Category

2010s Italian Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Other, Brass

Nettuno Dining Table in Glossy Ebony, Horn & Satin Brass by Arcahorn
Nettuno Dining Table in Glossy Ebony, Horn & Satin Brass by Arcahorn

Nettuno Dining Table in Glossy Ebony, Horn & Satin Brass by Arcahorn

Located in Geneve, CH

Nettuno Dining Table in Glossy Ebony, Horn & Satin Brass by Arcahorn Dimensions: D 138 x W 280 x H 75 cm. Materials: Glossy ebony, horn, and satin brass. In 1958, Mario Guerra, a yo...

Category

2010s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Brass, Other

Alfred Trolley in Glossy Ebony, Horn & Burnished Brass by Arcahorn
Alfred Trolley in Glossy Ebony, Horn & Burnished Brass by Arcahorn

Alfred Trolley in Glossy Ebony, Horn & Burnished Brass by Arcahorn

Located in Geneve, CH

Alfred Trolley in Glossy Ebony, Horn & Burnished Brass by Arcahorn Designed by Filippo Dini Dimensions: D 45 x W 112 x H 88 cm. Materials: Ebony, horn, and brass. The Alfred tray is...

Category

2010s Italian Post-Modern Tray Tables

Materials

Brass, Other

Armida Tissue Box Holder in Dark Horn & Lacquered Wood by Arcahorn
Armida Tissue Box Holder in Dark Horn & Lacquered Wood by Arcahorn

Armida Tissue Box Holder in Dark Horn & Lacquered Wood by Arcahorn

Located in Geneve, CH

Armida Tissue Box Holder in Dark Horn & Lacquered Wood by Arcahorn Designed by Filippo Dini Dimensions: D 14 x W 25 x H 7 cm. Materials: Dark horn and lacquered wood. Colours and sh...

Category

2010s Italian Post-Modern Bathroom Fixtures

Materials

Other

Leuca Sculpture in Horn, Lacquered Wood & Stainless Steel by Arcahorn
Leuca Sculpture in Horn, Lacquered Wood & Stainless Steel by Arcahorn

Leuca Sculpture in Horn, Lacquered Wood & Stainless Steel by Arcahorn

Located in Geneve, CH

Leuca Sculpture in Horn, Lacquered Wood & Stainless Steel by Arcahorn Designed by Filippo Dini Dimensions: D 16 x W 16 x H 80/90 cm. Materials: Stainless steel, horn, and lacquered w...

Category

2010s Italian Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel, Other

Afrodite Armchair in Belsuede Fabric, Horn & Satin Brass Wood by Arcahorn
Afrodite Armchair in Belsuede Fabric, Horn & Satin Brass Wood by Arcahorn

Afrodite Armchair in Belsuede Fabric, Horn & Satin Brass Wood by Arcahorn

Located in Geneve, CH

Afrodite Armchair in Belsuede Fabric, Horn & Satin Brass Wood by Arcahorn Dimensions: D 82 x W 92 x H 86 cm. Materials: Horn, fabric, and wood with a satin-brass finish. Cushions ar...

Category

2010s Italian Post-Modern Armchairs

Materials

Other

Afrodite Three-Seater Sofa in Belsuede Fabric, Horn & Wood by Arcahorn
Afrodite Three-Seater Sofa in Belsuede Fabric, Horn & Wood by Arcahorn

Afrodite Three-Seater Sofa in Belsuede Fabric, Horn & Wood by Arcahorn

Located in Geneve, CH

Afrodite Three-Seater Sofa in Belsuede Fabric, Horn & Wood by Arcahorn Dimensions: D 95 x W 270 x H 86 cm. Materials: Horn, fabric, and wood with satin brass effect. Cushions are no...

Category

2010s Italian Post-Modern Sofas

Materials

Other

Afrodite Chaise Longue in Belsuede Fabric, Horn & Satin Wood by Arcahorn
Afrodite Chaise Longue in Belsuede Fabric, Horn & Satin Wood by Arcahorn

Afrodite Chaise Longue in Belsuede Fabric, Horn & Satin Wood by Arcahorn

Located in Geneve, CH

Afrodite Chaise Longue in Belsuede Fabric, Horn & Satin Wood by Arcahorn Dimensions: D 95 x W 200 x H 86 cm. Materials: Horn, fabric, and wood with satin brass effect. Cushions are ...

Category

2010s Italian Post-Modern Chaise Longues

Materials

Other

Paestum Coffee Table in Lacquered Ivory Gloss Wood & Horn by Arcahorn
Paestum Coffee Table in Lacquered Ivory Gloss Wood & Horn by Arcahorn

Paestum Coffee Table in Lacquered Ivory Gloss Wood & Horn by Arcahorn

Located in Geneve, CH

Paestum Coffee Table in Lacquered Ivory Gloss Wood & Horn by Arcahorn Dimensions: Ø 160 x H 31 cm. Materials: Lacquered wood and horn. In 1958, Mario Guerra, a young artisan fascina...

Category

2010s Italian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Other

Paestum Coffee Table in Lacquered Black Wood & Dark Horn by Arcahorn
Paestum Coffee Table in Lacquered Black Wood & Dark Horn by Arcahorn

Paestum Coffee Table in Lacquered Black Wood & Dark Horn by Arcahorn

Located in Geneve, CH

Paestum Coffee Table in Lacquered Black Wood & Dark Horn by Arcahorn Dimensions: Ø 160 x H 31 cm. Materials: Lacquered wood and horn. In 1958, Mario Guerra, a young artisan fascinat...

Category

2010s Italian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Other

Apollo Side Table in Dalmata Marble, Horn & Satin Metal by Arcahorn
Apollo Side Table in Dalmata Marble, Horn & Satin Metal by Arcahorn

Apollo Side Table in Dalmata Marble, Horn & Satin Metal by Arcahorn

Located in Geneve, CH

Apollo Side Table in Dalmata Marble, Horn & Satin Metal by Arcahorn Dimensions: Ø 75 x H 60 cm. Materials: Dalmata marble, horn, and satin metal. Available in Titanium travertine, D...

Category

2010s Italian Post-Modern Side Tables

Materials

Marble, Metal, Other

  • 1

Recent Sales

Carved Natural Horn Gold Filled Post Earrings
Carved Natural Horn Gold Filled Post Earrings

Carved Natural Horn Gold Filled Post Earrings

By Lucy de la Vega

Located in Coral Gables, FL

The earrings are carved natural horn with 7mm gold filled post. The carved horn is attached to the post with 925 vermeil sterling silver chain.

Category

2010s American Modern Dangle Earrings

Materials

Gold-filled

Carved Natural Horn Gold Filled Post Earrings
Carved Natural Horn Gold Filled Post Earrings

Carved Natural Horn Gold Filled Post Earrings

By Lucy de la Vega

Located in Coral Gables, FL

The earrings are carved natural horn with 7mm gold filled post. They are extremely light in weight.

Category

2010s American Modern Dangle Earrings

Materials

Gold-filled

authentic yellow metal and brass post letter box element, Germany 1950s
authentic yellow metal and brass post letter box element, Germany 1950s

authentic yellow metal and brass post letter box element, Germany 1950s

Located in Kirchlengern, DE

Origin: Germany Age: 1950s Description: This original vintage post box element was designed and produced in the 1950s by in Germany. it has the typical German yellow post colo...

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Brass

Harrison Van Horn Lacquered Linen Console Desk, circa 1980s
Harrison Van Horn Lacquered Linen Console Desk, circa 1980s

Harrison Van Horn Lacquered Linen Console Desk, circa 1980s

By Harrison Van Horn

Located in Peabody, MA

A postmodern lacquered linen console desk, circa 1980s, from the LA atelier of Flint Harrison & Jay Van Horn. A sleek architectural block form styling with elongated central pencil d...

Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Console Tables

Materials

Wood, Linen

Karl Springer Attributed Tessellated Horn Console Table
Karl Springer Attributed Tessellated Horn Console Table

Karl Springer Attributed Tessellated Horn Console Table

Located in Astoria, NY

Karl Springer attributed modern lacquered tessellated horn waterfall console with evasive front lip. In good condition. Wear consistent with age and use. Dimensions: 30" H x 71" W...

Category

Late 20th Century Post-Modern Console Tables

Materials

Horn, Wood

Vintage Casa Bique Tessellated Horn, Travertine & Brass Box by Robert Marcius
Vintage Casa Bique Tessellated Horn, Travertine & Brass Box by Robert Marcius

Vintage Casa Bique Tessellated Horn, Travertine & Brass Box by Robert Marcius

By Casa Bique, Robert Marcius, Maitland Smith

Located in San Antonio, TX

This vintage tessellated horn and travertine box with brass inlay is in overall excellent condition. Black velvet interior. Designed by Robert Marcius for Casa Bique. Manufactured by...

Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Travertine, Brass

Faux Horn And Brass Tripod Table
Faux Horn And Brass Tripod Table

Faux Horn And Brass Tripod Table

Sold

H 21.69 in Dm 14.63 in

Faux Horn And Brass Tripod Table

By Maitland Smith, Karl Springer

Located in Houston, TX

Faux Horn And Brass Tripod Table. Offered is a handsome Karl Springer inspired round faux horn table with brass accents and a marble top.

Category

Vintage 1980s Post-Modern Side Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

Rare Horns chair in aluminium by Ron Arad 1985
Rare Horns chair in aluminium by Ron Arad 1985

Rare Horns chair in aluminium by Ron Arad 1985

Sold

H 41.74 in W 14.97 in D 20.08 in

Rare Horns chair in aluminium by Ron Arad 1985

By Ron Arad

Located in London, GB

Marked a crucial step for Ron Arad into fabrication from scratch, the Horns chair was based on a simple manipulation of flat aluminium sheets, joined together with curved lengths of ...

Category

Late 20th Century British Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Gelatin silver Print Signed & Numbered by Listed Artist Rolfe Horn California
Gelatin silver Print Signed & Numbered by Listed Artist Rolfe Horn California

Gelatin silver Print Signed & Numbered by Listed Artist Rolfe Horn California

Located in San Diego, CA

Beautiful gelatin silver print , signed and numbered by California listed artist Rolfie Horn 3/45 dated 2001 part of the series Trails of transport, Santa Monica California nicely f...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Photography

Materials

Aluminum

Postmodern Guzzini Cheese Tool Set
Postmodern Guzzini Cheese Tool Set

Postmodern Guzzini Cheese Tool Set

Sold

H 0.5 in W 7.5 in D 1.75 in

Postmodern Guzzini Cheese Tool Set

By Guzzini

Located in North Miami, FL

Postmodern Rede Guzzini of Italy cheese tool set with horn haft handle in amazing unused condition.

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Barware

Materials

Stainless Steel

"Chow Time" Western Texas Cowboy painting.
"Chow Time" Western Texas Cowboy painting.

"Chow Time" Western Texas Cowboy painting.

By Bob Moline

Located in San Antonio, TX

One of his most popular cowboy models has a Will James tree with a post horn.?? Each saddle he makes, as well as each piece of artwork he creates, is branded with his hallmark feathe...

Category

1970s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

THE WARRIOR Sculpture by Debbie Korbel
THE WARRIOR Sculpture by Debbie Korbel

THE WARRIOR Sculpture by Debbie Korbel

Sold

H 41 in W 36 in D 21 in

THE WARRIOR Sculpture by Debbie Korbel

By Debbie Korbel

Located in Los Angeles, CA

"The Warrior" Mixed Media Sculpture by Debbie Korbel This Found Object Piece features Various Metals, Scrap Metal, Chain, Wire, Plaster, Paint, Paint Brushes, & other Various Objec...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Aluminum, Bronze, Copper, Cut Steel, Sheet Metal, Metallic Thread

Pair of Lucite and Brass Ram Sculptures, circa 1970s
Pair of Lucite and Brass Ram Sculptures, circa 1970s

Pair of Lucite and Brass Ram Sculptures, circa 1970s

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Each brass bust depicts a highly stylized ram’s head, with two long acrylic horns attached by a post to a hexagonal base; the horns, post and base can be detached and reassembled.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Karl Springer style Lucite, and brass ram sculpture..1970s
Karl Springer style Lucite, and brass ram sculpture..1970s

Karl Springer style Lucite, and brass ram sculpture..1970s

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A Karl Springer style highly stylized Ramshead in highly polished brass with acrylic horns… on a hexagonal brass base… The horns, the post and the base all come apart easily and reco...

Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Carl Auböck Brass Austrian Post Horn Shaped Corkscrew
Carl Auböck Brass Austrian Post Horn Shaped Corkscrew

Carl Auböck Brass Austrian Post Horn Shaped Corkscrew

By Werkstätte Carl Auböck

Located in London, GB

A vintage solid brass corckscrew in the shape of an Austrian Post Horn designed and made by Carl Auböck II in Vienna, circa 1950.

Category

Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Brass

Antique Copper And Brass Coach or Post Horn. English, Late 19th Century
Antique Copper And Brass Coach or Post Horn. English, Late 19th Century

Antique Copper And Brass Coach or Post Horn. English, Late 19th Century

Located in St Annes, Lancashire

Great copper coach or post horn Brass reinforcing supports and mouthpiece Original patina Free UK shipping

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Folk Art Musical Instruments

Materials

Brass, Copper

Antique Copper And Brass Coach or Post Horn. English, Late 19th Century
Antique Copper And Brass Coach or Post Horn. English, Late 19th Century

Antique Copper And Brass Coach or Post Horn. English, Late 19th Century

Located in St Annes, Lancashire

Great copper coach or post horn Brass reinforcing supports and mouthpiece Original patina Splits into 2 pieces Couple of minor dents Free UK shipping

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Folk Art Musical Instruments

Materials

Brass, Copper

Lacquered Raffia Post Modern Console by Harrison Van Horn, 1980s
Lacquered Raffia Post Modern Console by Harrison Van Horn, 1980s

Lacquered Raffia Post Modern Console by Harrison Van Horn, 1980s

By Harrison Van Horn

Located in Hamburg, PA

A handsome organic modern lacquered raffia console table by Harrison Van Horn, 1980s. A sleek architectural Asian-modern table from the designers' Flint Harrison & Jay Van Horn who w...

Category

Vintage 1980s American Organic Modern Console Tables

Materials

Raffia, Wood

Post Modern Horn Veneer Inlay Tesselated Coffee Table By JIMECO LTDA
Post Modern Horn Veneer Inlay Tesselated Coffee Table By JIMECO LTDA

Post Modern Horn Veneer Inlay Tesselated Coffee Table By JIMECO LTDA

By Jimeco ltda

Located in Plainview, NY

A Post-Modern large rectangular Elegant tessellated horn inlay console table—a true masterpiece in craftsmanship.

Category

20th Century Colombian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Horn, Wood

"Cape Horn Pilot, " Saturday Evening Post, December 14, 1940
"Cape Horn Pilot, " Saturday Evening Post, December 14, 1940

"Cape Horn Pilot, " Saturday Evening Post, December 14, 1940

By Anton Otto Fischer

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed and Dated "Cape Horn Pilot," depicting a ship in storm, story illustration for the Saturday Evening Post, December 14, 1940

Category

1940s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage Tessellated Horn Sphere
Vintage Tessellated Horn Sphere

Vintage Tessellated Horn Sphere

Sold

H 4 in W 4 in D 4 in

Vintage Tessellated Horn Sphere

By Maitland Smith

Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA

Vintage Tessellated Horn Sphere, circa 1985.

Category

Vintage 1980s North American Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Horn

Horn Veneered Chest or Trunk
Horn Veneered Chest or Trunk

Horn Veneered Chest or Trunk

Sold

H 20 in W 28 in D 18 in

Horn Veneered Chest or Trunk

Located in Pasadena, CA

This is an eye-catching late 20th century small trunk or chest that has been meticulously veneer in horn in a chevron parquetry style. The chest is in overall good condition with min...

Category

Late 20th Century Post-Modern Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Horn, Wood

Brass and Ram's Horn Letter Opener
Brass and Ram's Horn Letter Opener

Brass and Ram's Horn Letter Opener

Sold

H 1.5 in W 8.5 in D 7 in

Brass and Ram's Horn Letter Opener

By Karl Springer

Located in New Windsor, NY

Brass and ram's horn letter opener, circa 1980. Good wear and patina. Possibly of Spanish origin.

Category

Vintage 1980s Spanish Post-Modern Letter Openers

Materials

Brass

"Overlooking Horn Point"
"Overlooking Horn Point"

"Overlooking Horn Point"

By Dennis Perrin

Located in Southampton, NY

Here is a beautiful oil on canvas painting by acclaimed artist Dennis Perrin. Signed lower right and housed in a gold leaf frame. Overall measurements framed 41.5 by 29.5 inches. ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

'Rolling Mist off the Coast', Arizona Woman Artist, Carnegie Foundation
'Rolling Mist off the Coast', Arizona Woman Artist, Carnegie Foundation

'Rolling Mist off the Coast', Arizona Woman Artist, Carnegie Foundation

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Signed lower right, 'Horning' for Elizabeth Horning (American, born 1943) and painted circa 1985. Accompanied by artist biography and old label on original backing. Previously with: ...

Category

1980s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Elegant Pair of Steer Horns on Wood Plinth Bases, Italy Mid-20th Century
Elegant Pair of Steer Horns on Wood Plinth Bases, Italy Mid-20th Century

Elegant Pair of Steer Horns on Wood Plinth Bases, Italy Mid-20th Century

Located in Lambertville, NJ

A chic pair of mounted steer horn sculptures on round wood plinth bases. The bases are hand painted in a faux tortoise shell with gilt highlights.

Category

Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Natural Specimens

Materials

Horn, Hardwood

19th Century English Trophy Natural Hunt Horn Epergne Brass Renaissance Ram
19th Century English Trophy Natural Hunt Horn Epergne Brass Renaissance Ram

19th Century English Trophy Natural Hunt Horn Epergne Brass Renaissance Ram

Located in Shreveport, LA

~Elaborate brass metal base with turned brass post supporting the horn, and a large etched band with brass finial to hold horn in place~ ~Large dimensional brass ram head on the uppe...

Category

Antique 1890s English Renaissance Vases

Materials

Brass

80s Metal Animal Rams Horn Sculptures or Candlestick Holders
80s Metal Animal Rams Horn Sculptures or Candlestick Holders

80s Metal Animal Rams Horn Sculptures or Candlestick Holders

Located in New York, NY

A pair of '80s Postmodern metal animal rams horn decorative sculptures or candlestick holders, circa 1980s. This pair of enameled metal ram horn candlesticks holders can also work gr...

Category

Vintage 1980s Post-Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Post Horn
Post Horn

Post Horn

Sold

W 36 in

Post Horn

Located in Roswell, GA

English post horn in copper and brass. Used in the 18th & 19thy centuries to herald the arrival or departure of the mail stage coach.

Category

Antique 19th Century English More Furniture and Collectibles

1980's Post Modern Brass Horn Coffee Table after Karl Springer
1980's Post Modern Brass Horn Coffee Table after Karl Springer

1980's Post Modern Brass Horn Coffee Table after Karl Springer

By Karl Springer

Located in Glendale, AZ

It features sculptural brass finished horns with a beautiful glossy black base. The glass top is thick and has a beveled edge.

Category

Vintage 1980s North American Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Vintage Modernist Style Tessellated Horn Lidded Box by Sigma Taste Setter NYC
Vintage Modernist Style Tessellated Horn Lidded Box by Sigma Taste Setter NYC

Vintage Modernist Style Tessellated Horn Lidded Box by Sigma Taste Setter NYC

By Taste Seller By Sigma

Located in Atlanta, GA

A vintage late 20th century circa 1980's Sigma Taste Setter (or perhaps Sigma Taste Seller as it is advertised in some places online) tessellated horn lidded box. There are labels un...

Category

Late 20th Century Colombian Post-Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Horn, Wood

Nesting Tables by Peter Ghyczy for Horn Collection, 1970s
Nesting Tables by Peter Ghyczy for Horn Collection, 1970s

Nesting Tables by Peter Ghyczy for Horn Collection, 1970s

By Peter Ghyczy

Located in Hemiksem, VAN

Space-age nesting tables by Peter Ghyczy (1940-2022) for Horn Collection. Peter Ghyczy is known for his creation of the iconic ‘Garden Egg Chair’ (1968). His oeuvre is composed of f...

Category

Vintage 1970s German Post-Modern Nesting Tables and Stacking Tables

Materials

Plastic

Set of 4 Conran Shop Woven Seagrass Chairs with Rams Horn Details
Set of 4 Conran Shop Woven Seagrass Chairs with Rams Horn Details

Set of 4 Conran Shop Woven Seagrass Chairs with Rams Horn Details

Located in London, GB

Set of 4 woven seagrass chairs with rams horn details. Lovely shape and good solid condition for age. Purchased from The Conran Shop circa 1990’s. Dimensions: H87cm W40cm D50cm SH...

Category

1990s British Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Seagrass

People Also Browsed

Original Vintage Advertising Poster Paris Exposition Internationale Art Deco
Original Vintage Advertising Poster Paris Exposition Internationale Art Deco

Original Vintage Advertising Poster Paris Exposition Internationale Art Deco

By Paul Colin

Located in London, GB

Original vintage advertising poster for the Paris 1937 Exposition Internationale / International Exhibition held from May to November featuring a great design by Paul Colin (1892-198...

Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Posters

Materials

Paper

Get Updated with New Arrivals
Save "Post Horn", and we’ll notify you when there are new listings in this category.

Post Horn For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic post horn available at 1stDibs. A post horn — often made from metal, bone and horn — can elevate any home. There are 14 variations of the antique or vintage post horn you’re looking for, while we also have 1 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer post horn, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A post horn, designed in the Mid-Century Modern or Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made post horn has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Harrison Van Horn, Carl Auböck and Casa Bique are consistently popular.

How Much is a Post Horn?

A post horn can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,850, while the lowest priced sells for $5 and the highest can go for as much as $18,000.

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.