Tecla Dining Table in Amara Ebony Veneer & Glossy Horn by Arcahorn
Located in Geneve, CH
Tecla Dining Table in Amara Ebony Veneer & Glossy Horn by Arcahorn Dimensions: D 108 x W 280 x H 77
Other
Dorian Side Table in Glossy Horn & Burnished Brass in by Arcahorn
Located in Geneve, CH
Dorian Side Table in Glossy Horn & Burnished Brass in by Arcahorn Dimensions: Ø 40 x H 60 cm
Brass, Other
Dining or Patio Set with Horn Collection and Robert Mallet-Stevens
By Robert Mallet-Stevens
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Horn Collection, dining tables, restored lacquered polyurethane plastic, Germany, 1970s Created
Plastic
Dining or Patio Set with Horn Collection and Robert Mallet-Stevens
By Robert Mallet-Stevens
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Horn Collection, dining tables, restored lacquered polyurethane plastic, Germany, 1970s Created
Plastic
Manhattan Wine Cellar in Makassar Ebony Veneer, Brass & Horn by Arcahorn
Located in Geneve, CH
Manhattan Wine Cellar in Makassar Ebony Veneer, Brass & Horn by Arcahorn Dimensions: D 59 x W 142 x
Brass, Other
Stresa Cabinet in Lacquered Wood, Leather, Burnished Brass & Horn by Arcahorn
Located in Geneve, CH
Stresa Cabinet in Lacquered Wood, Leather, Burnished Brass & Horn by Arcahorn Dimensions: D 55 x W
Brass, Other
Borromeo Cabinet in Makassar Ebony Veneer, Burnished Brass & Horn by Arcahorn
Located in Geneve, CH
Borromeo Cabinet in Makassar Ebony Veneer, Burnished Brass & Horn by Arcahorn Dimensions: D 55 x W
Other, Brass
Egon Chaise Longue in Aida Pebbled Leather, Fabric & Horn by Arcahorn
Located in Geneve, CH
Egon Chaise Longue in Aida Pebbled Leather, Fabric & Horn by Arcahorn Dimensions: D 102 x W 205 x
Other
Artica Champagne Bucket in Stainless Steel with Horn Handles by Arcahorn
Located in Geneve, CH
Artica Champagne Bucket in Stainless Steel with Horn Handles by Arcahorn Dimensions: Bucket: Ø 26 x
Other, Stainless Steel
Vesta Fireplace Set in Stainless Steel, Horn & Painted Metal by Arcahorn
Located in Geneve, CH
Vesta Fireplace Set in Stainless Steel, Horn & Painted Metal by Arcahorn Designed by Filippo Dini
Stainless Steel, Other, Metal
Baikal Champagne Bowl in Stainless Steel, Horn & Chromed Brass by Arcahorn
Located in Geneve, CH
Baikal Champagne Bowl in Stainless Steel, Horn & Chromed Brass by Arcahorn Dimensions: Ø 40 x H 32
Stainless Steel, Other, Brass
Egon Chaise Longue in Pebbled Leather, Wood, Fabric & Horn by Arcahorn
Located in Geneve, CH
Egon Chaise Longue in Pebbled Leather, Wood, Fabric & Horn by Arcahorn Dimensions: D 90 x W 220 x H
Other
Egon Three-Seater Sofa in Leather, Horn, Wood & Upholstery by Arcahorn
Located in Geneve, CH
Egon Three-Seater Sofa in Leather, Horn, Wood & Upholstery by Arcahorn Dimensions: D 102 x W
Other
Pluvio Umbrella Stand in Burnished Brass, Horn & Lacquered Wood by Arcahorn
Located in Geneve, CH
Pluvio Umbrella Stand in Burnished Brass, Horn & Lacquered Wood by Arcahorn Dimensions: D 20 x W 20
Brass, Other
Cow Horn Chair Soavé Oak Nature Leather by Warm Nordic
Located in Geneve, CH
Cow horn chair soavé oak nature leather by Warm Nordic Dimensions: D55 x W48 x H 74 cm Material
Leather, Upholstery, Oak
Leandro Lighter in Glossy Horn, Chromed Brass & Pebbled Leather by Arcahorn
Located in Geneve, CH
Leandro Lighter in Glossy Horn, Chromed Brass & Pebbled Leather by Arcahorn Designed by Filippo
Brass, Other
Nelson Chessboard in Mirrored Glass, Lacquered Wood, Horn & Brass by Arcahorn
Located in Geneve, CH
Nelson Chessboard in Mirrored Glass, Lacquered Wood, Horn & Brass by Arcahorn Designed by Filippo
Brass, Other
Set of 4 Redmile Postmodern English White Lacquered Fantasy Horn Chairs
By J. Antony Redmile
Located in Queens, NY
"Set of 4 Post-Modern (circa 1980) Fantasy white lacquered resin and wood anthropomorphic chairs
Resin
Peter Ghyczy for Horn Collection Pair of Nesting Tables in Yellow Fiberglass
By Peter Ghyczy
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Peter Ghyczy for Horn Collection, pair of nesting tables, lacquered polyurethane, Germany, 1970s
Plastic
Erasmo Floor Mirror in Dark Horn & Lacquered Black Glossy Wood by Arcahorn
Located in Geneve, CH
Erasmo Floor Mirror in Dark Horn & Lacquered Black Glossy Wood by Arcahorn Dimensions: D 10 x W 100
Other
Cow Horn Chair Walnut Oak Nature Leather by Warm Nordic
Located in Geneve, CH
Cow Horn chair walnut oak nature leather by Warm Nordic Dimensions: D 55 x W 48 x H 74 cm
Leather, Upholstery, Oak, Walnut
Bicco Waste Paper Basket in Horn, Chromed Brass & Gloss Ebony by Arcahorn
Located in Geneve, CH
Bicco Waste Paper Basket in Horn, Chromed Brass & Gloss Ebony by Arcahorn Dimensions: D 26 x W 26 x
Brass, Other
Essa Chair in Upholstery, Horn & Wood with Lacquered Black Finish by Arcahorn
Located in Geneve, CH
Essa Chair in Upholstery, Horn & Wood with Lacquered Black Finish by Arcahorn Dimensions: D 53 x W
Other
Berenice Waste Paper Basket in Horn, Wood & Aida Pebbled Leather by Arcahorn
Located in Geneve, CH
Berenice Waste Paper Basket in Horn, Wood & Aida Pebbled Leather by Arcahorn Designed by Filippo
Other
Elba Butlers Tray Table in Horn, Glossy Ebony & Brass by Arcahorn
Located in Geneve, CH
Elba Butlers Tray Table in Horn, Glossy Ebony & Brass by Arcahorn Dimensions: D 46 x W 70 x H 77 cm
Other, Brass
Set of 3 Argentella Bathroom Accessories in Horn, Brass & Ebony by Arcahorn
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 3 Argentella Bathroom Accessories in Horn, Brass & Ebony by Arcahorn Dimensions: Soap
Brass, Other
Fedro Waste Paper Basket in Horn, Brass & Amara Ebony Veneer by Arcahorn
Located in Geneve, CH
Fedro Waste Paper Basket in Horn, Brass & Amara Ebony Veneer by Arcahorn Designed by Filippo Dini
Other, Brass
Talete Side Table in Lacquered Glossy Wood, Horn & Chromed Brass by Arcahorn
Located in Geneve, CH
Talete Side Table in Lacquered Glossy Wood, Horn & Chromed Brass by Arcahorn Dimensions: Ø 60 x H
Brass, Other
Saturno Side Table in Lacquered Glossy Wood, Horn & Satin Brass by Arcahorn
Located in Geneve, CH
Saturno Side Table in Lacquered Glossy Wood, Horn & Satin Brass by Arcahorn Dimensions: Ø 60 x H 60
Brass, Other
Macari Side Table in Bronze Glass, Matte Horn & Burnished Brass by Arcahorn
Located in Geneve, CH
Macari Side Table in Bronze Glass, Matte Horn & Burnished Brass by Arcahorn Dimensions: Ø 50 x H 65
Other, Brass
Neria Modular Shelving in Lacquered Wood, Horn & Burnished Metal by Arcahorn
Located in Geneve, CH
Neria Modular Shelving in Lacquered Wood, Horn & Burnished Metal by Arcahorn Dimensions: L 290 x H
Other, Metal
Rea Three-Seater Sofa in Splendido Velvet Upholstery, Horn & Wood by Arcahorn
Located in Geneve, CH
Rea Three-Seater Sofa in Splendido Velvet Upholstery, Horn & Wood by Arcahorn Dimensions: D 95 x W
Other
Demetra Coffee Table in Travertino Navona, Horn & Satin Metal in by Arcahorn
Located in Geneve, CH
Demetra Coffee Table in Travertino Navona, Horn & Satin Metal by Arcahorn Dimensions: D 120 x W 160
Travertine, Metal, Other
Set Of 2 Almas Caviar Bowl & Spoon in Horn & Crystal by Arcahorn
Located in Geneve, CH
Set Of 2 Almas Caviar Bowl & Spoon in Horn & Crystal by Arcahorn Dimensions: Ø 24 x H 7 cm
Crystal, Other
Tecla Round Dining Table in Red Lacquered Glossy Wood & Horn by Arcahorn
Located in Geneve, CH
Tecla Round Dining Table in Red Lacquered Glossy Wood & Horn by Arcahorn Dimensions: Ø 180 x H 73
Other
Diomira Oval Wall Mirror in Burnished Brass & Horn Details by Arcahorn
Located in Geneve, CH
Diomira Oval Wall Mirror in Burnished Brass & Horn Details by Arcahorn Dimensions: D 10 x W 65 x H
Brass, Other
Ardea Console Table in Makkasar Ebony Veneer, Horn & Burnished Brass by Arcahorn
Located in Geneve, CH
Ardea Console Table in Makkasar Ebony Veneer, Horn & Burnished Brass by Arcahorn Dimensions: D 48 x
Brass, Other
Zeus Chaise Longue in Carmen Leather, Dark Horn & Lacquered Wood by Arcahorn
Located in Geneve, CH
Zeus Chaise Longue in Carmen Leather, Dark Horn & Lacquered Wood by Arcahorn Dimensions: D 100 x W
Other
Zeus Sofa in Carmen Leather, Dark Horn & Lacquered Black Wood by Arcahorn
Located in Geneve, CH
Zeus Sofa in Carmen Leather, Dark Horn & Lacquered Black Wood by Arcahorn Dimensions: D 100 x W 300
Other
Zeus Armchair in Carmen Leather, Dark Horn & Lacquered Black Wood by Arcahorn
Located in Geneve, CH
Zeus Armchair in Carmen Leather, Dark Horn & Lacquered Black Wood by Arcahorn Dimensions: D 94 x W
Other
Rachele Swivel Armchair in Lario Velvet, Horn & Satin Brass Wood by Arcahorn
Located in Geneve, CH
Rachele Swivel Armchair in Lario Velvet, Horn & Satin Brass Wood by Arcahorn Dimensions: D 82 x W
Other
Adriano Chaise Longue in Lario Velvet, Matte Horn & Burnished Metal by Arcahorn
Located in Geneve, CH
Adriano Chaise Longue in Lario Velvet, Matte Horn & Burnished Metal by Arcahorn Dimensions: D 100 x
Metal, Other
Adriano Three-Seater Sofa in Splendido Velvet, Matte Horn & Metal by Arcahorn
Located in Geneve, CH
Adriano Three-Seater Sofa in Splendido Velvet, Matte Horn & Metal by Arcahorn Dimensions: D 100 x W
Other, Metal
Set of 3 Berenice Bathroom Accessories in Horn, Brass & Leather by Arcahorn
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 3 Berenice Bathroom Accessories in Horn, Brass & Leather by Arcahorn Designed by Filippo
Other, Brass
Cosmopolitan Bar Cabinet in Ebony Veneer, Horn & Gold-Plated Brass by Arcahorn
Located in Geneve, CH
Cosmopolitan Bar Cabinet in Ebony Veneer, Horn & Gold-Plated Brass by Arcahorn Dimensions: D 55 x W
Brass, Other, Gold Plate
Nives Ice Bucket in Glossy Horn & Aida Pebbled Leather by Arcahorn
Located in Geneve, CH
Nives Ice Bucket in Glossy Horn & Aida Pebbled Leather by Arcahorn Designed by Filippo Dini
Stainless Steel, Other
Nives Champagne Bucket in Glossy Horn & Aida Pebbled Leather by Arcahorn
Located in Geneve, CH
Nives Champagne Bucket in Glossy Horn & Aida Pebbled Leather by Arcahorn Designed by Filippo Dini
Stainless Steel, Other
Veletta Tissue Box Holder in Horn, Chromed Brass & Glossy Ebony by Arcahorn
Located in Geneve, CH
Veletta Tissue Box Holder in Horn, Chromed Brass & Glossy Ebony by Arcahorn Dimensions: D 14 x W 26
Brass, Other
Florian Table Lamp in Horn, Stainless Steel & Ivory Shantung by Arcahorn
Located in Geneve, CH
Florian Table Lamp in Horn, Stainless Steel & Ivory Shantung by Arcahorn Dimensions: D 12 x W 32 x
Other, Stainless Steel
Set Of 2 Mirea Napkin Rings in Horn & Stainless Steel by Arcahorn
Located in Geneve, CH
Set Of 2 Mirea Napkin Rings in Horn & Stainless Steel by Arcahorn Dimensions: Ø 4 x H 8 cm
Stainless Steel, Other
Set Of 2 Mabel Napkin Rings in Horn & Stainless Steel by Arcahorn
Located in Geneve, CH
Set Of 2 Mabel Napkin Rings in Horn & Stainless Steel by Arcahorn Dimensions: Ø 4 x H 2 cm
Other, Stainless Steel
Adele Round Wine Coaster in Horn & Ivory Lacquered Gloss Wood by Arcahorn
Located in Geneve, CH
Adele Round Wine Coaster in Horn & Ivory Lacquered Gloss Wood by Arcahorn Dimensions: Ø 12 x H 2 cm
Other
Stresa Cabinet in Petrol Burnished Wood, Clear Glass, Brass & Horn by Arcahorn
Located in Geneve, CH
Stresa Cabinet in Petrol Burnished Wood, Clear Glass, Brass & Horn by Arcahorn Dimensions: D 55 x W
Brass, Other
Astra Table Lamp in Horn, Antique Brass & Ivory Shantung by Arcahorn
Located in Geneve, CH
Astra Table Lamp in Horn, Antique Brass & Ivory Shantung by Arcahorn Dimensions: Ø 45 x H 93 cm
Brass, Other
Andria Side Table in Lacquered Wood, Horn & Burnished Brass in by Arcahorn
Located in Geneve, CH
Andria Side Table in Lacquered Wood, Horn & Burnished Brass by Arcahorn Dimensions: D 81 x W 90 x H
Brass, Other
Andria Coffee Table in Makassar Ebony, Horn & Burnished Brass in by Arcahorn
Located in Geneve, CH
Andria Coffee Table in Makassar Ebony, Horn & Burnished Brass by Arcahorn Dimensions: D 90 x W 180
Brass, Other
Andria Coffee Table in Travertino Navona, Horn & Burnished Brass in by Arcahorn
Located in Geneve, CH
Andria Coffee Table in Travertino Navona, Horn & Burnished Brass by Arcahorn Dimensions: D 109 x W
Brass, Other
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.
It's hard to resist the allure of a beautiful pool. So, go ahead and daydream about whiling away your summer in paradise.
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.