Dama in Venice, Solid Wood, Sideboard by Sebastiano Zilio
Located in Geneve, CH
Dama in Venice, Solid Wood, Sideboard by Sebastiano Zilio Dimensions: W 164.4 x D 49.2 x H 77.3 cm. Materials: Solid Sungkai wood, About: Sebastiano Zilio Italy, 1969 Italian desi...
Wood
Boomerang shaped desk by Pander - Netherlands 1968
Located in BREDA, NL
This boomerang-shaped desk was made on commission by Pander Rotterdam, with its distinctive form developed to create both a functional workspace and a sculptural presence. Carefully ...
Metal
Rialto Dressing Valet in Carbon Fiber, Leather and Brass by Madheke
Located in Geneve, CH
Rialto Dressing Valet in Carbon Fiber, Leather and Brass by Madheke. Dimensions: W 90 x D 44 x H 183 cm. Materials: Carbon fiber, hand-stitched leather, brass. The Rialto Dressing ...
Metal, Brass
Arthur Casas Ebonized Wood Sideboard with Drawers, Brazil, 1998
By Arthur Casas
Located in São Paulo, BR
Ebonized wood sideboard with drawers designed by Arthur Casas in 1998 and produced in Brazil by Casas Edições de Design, the edition that issued the architect's furniture. At three m...
Wood
$13,821 / item
Il Pezzo 10 Credenza by Il Pezzo Mancante
Located in Geneve, CH
Il Pezzo 10 Credenza by Il Pezzo Mancante Dimensions: W 205 x D 53 x H 85 cm Materials: Structure: 100% solid walnut treated with natural oil Base: satin brass / bronze / gold / nic...
Walnut
$17,214 / item
Large Il Pezzo 10 Credenza by Il Pezzo Mancante
Located in Geneve, CH
Large Il Pezzo 10 Credenza by Il Pezzo Mancante Dimensions: W 245 x D 53 x H 85 cm Materials: Structure: 100% solid walnut treated with natural oil Base: satin brass / bronze / gold...
Walnut
Luciano Frigerio Architectural 'Perla' Sideboard in Dark Padouk Wood
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Luciano Frigerio for Frigerio Di Desio, 'Perla' sideboard, padouk, Italy, 1973 This refined sideboard by Luciano Frigerio, model 'Perla', is executed in richly colored padouk wood. ...
Padouk
Marc Newson 'Kiss the Future' Sideboard in Black Molded Polypropylene
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Marc Newson for W & LT (Wild & Lethal Trash) retail stores, freestanding storage unit or room divider, part of the 'Kiss the Future' series, rotation molded polypropylene, Au...
Plastic
Carlton 30th Anniversary Bookcase by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Design
By Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Milano
Located in Ravenna, IT
Carlton is the most famous and iconic of all the objects designed for Memphis Milano. The piece was designed by Ettore Sottsass and first presented at the historic Memphis exhibition...
Laminate, Wood
postmodern vintage pink bullnose dresser with nine drawers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Postmodern vintage pink bullnose dresser with nine drawers. Dreamy impressionist laminate has hues of mauve, pink, pearl. Inquire if you'd like the mirror and stool pictured to be...
Mirror, Laminate, Wood
Malabar Bookcase by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano, 1982
By Memphis Milano, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Ravenna, IT
Malabar is a cabinet-bookcase designed by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano in 1982 and purchased in 2000. Production number 21. Sold with certificate of Authenticity. It features s...
Metal
Venus Gradient Around, 4 Doors Sideboard with Lacquer Finish by Ultramobili
Located in Geneve, CH
Venus Gradient Around, 4 Doors Sideboard with Lacquer Finish by Ultramobili. Dimensions: W 225 x D 53 x H 83 cm. Materials: Solid structure, gradient lacquer finish. A glossy finis...
Lacquer
Susi & Ueli Berger ‘Fächermann’ Bookcase for Röthlisberger, Switzerland, 1980s
By Susi & Ueli Berger
Located in amstelveen, NL
An unusual and playful piece of Swiss design from the 1980s. The ‘Fächermann’ bookcase was designed by Susi & Ueli Berger in 1977 and produced by Röthlisberger in Switzerland. T...
Plywood
Large French Modular Room Divider in Mahogany 1970s
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Wall unit, mahogany, France, 1970s A large French wall unit from the 1970s, entirely executed in warm mahogany. Its architectural framework is composed of cylindrical wooden upright...
Mahogany
Balton Sideboard Vintage Postmoderne Metall Glas 1980er
Located in Berlin, DE
In den 80ern war Metall nicht mehr kühl und streng, sondern konnte auch Farbe, Glanz und ein bisschen Zukunft vertragen. Dieses Sideboard von Balton zeigt, wie die Postmoderne das Au...
Metal
$23,177 / item
Santos Rosewood Wishbone Credenza by A. Jacob Marks
Located in Geneve, CH
Santos Rosewood Wishbone Credenza by A. Jacob Marks Dimensions: W 198 x D 46 x H 91 cm. Materials: Santos Rosewood. W51 Also available in different materials. The wishbone credenz...
Rosewood
$21,978 / item
Grey White Ash Wishbone Credenza by A. Jacob Marks
Located in Geneve, CH
Grey White Ash Wishbone Credenza by A. Jacob Marks Dimensions: W 198 x D 46 x H 91 cm. Materials: Grey White Ash. W51 Also available in different materials. The wishbone credenza ...
Ash
$5,403 / item
Margarette Dresser, Three Doors, by Morica Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Margarette Dresser, Three Doors, by Morica Design Dimensions: D 48 x W 168 x H 77 cm. Materials: Patagonia glass, Canaletto walnut. Available in Canaletto Walnut, Laguna Oak, and Wh...
Glass, Wood
$6,202 / item
Margarette Dresser, Four Doors, by Morica Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Margarette Dresser, Four Doors, by Morica Design Dimensions: D 48 x W 222 x H 77 cm. Materials: Trinity White glass, white oak. Available in Canaletto Walnut, Laguna Oak, and White ...
Wood, Glass
Canette Dresser, Two Doors and 3 Drawers, by Morica Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Canette Dresser, Two Doors and Three Drawers, by Morica Design Dimensions: D 48 x W 172 x H 78 cm. Materials: Cognac leather, Canaletto walnut, metal. Available in Canaletto Walnut,...
Leather, Wood
$6,419 / item
Canette Dresser, Four Doors, by Morica Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Canette Dresser, Four Doors, by Morica Design Dimensions: D 48 x W 226 x H 78 cm. Materials: Anthracite leather, Laguna oak, metal. Available in Canaletto Walnut, Laguna Oak, and Oa...
Wood, Leather
$31,287 / item
Eoli Credenza in White Onyx & Wood by Panorammma
Located in Geneve, CH
Eoli Credenza in White Onyx & Wood by Panorammma Dimensions: D 50 x W 181 x H 82 cm. Materials: White onyx and wood. Each edition’s patterns and tone will naturally vary. Please fol...
Onyx
Exotic wooden highboard by Aform, 1970s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Fantastic looking highboard made from a gorgeous exotic wood with beauitful natural vaining troughout. This highboard has been crafted with great care, attention to details and by u...
Wood
Multicolored Geometric Subtle Purple Undertone Desk by Morici
Located in Geneve, CH
Venice Sestiere Desk by Morici Dimensions: W 113 x D 65 x H 77 cm, Drawers : 42 x 43 x H 6 covered in Alcantara. Materials: Wood, black Alcantara, inlay veneer. Finish : Gloss brushe...
Wood
$6,602 / item
Venice Laguna Desk by Morici
Located in Geneve, CH
Venice Laguna Desk by Morici Dimensions: W 113 x D 65 x H 77 cm, Drawers : 42 x 43 x H 6 covered in Alcantara. Materials: Wood, black Alcantara, inlay veneer. Finish : Gloss brushed ...
Wood
Multicolored Geometric Vibrant Blue Tone Desk by Morici
Located in Geneve, CH
Venice Cannaregio Desk by Morici Dimensions: W 113 x D 65 x H 77 cm, Drawers : 42 x 43 x H 6 covered in Alcantara. Materials: Wood, black Alcantara, inlay veneer. Finish : Gloss brus...
Wood
$6,602 / item
Venice Mestre Desk by Morici
Located in Geneve, CH
Venice Mestre Desk by Morici Dimensions: W 113 x D 65 x H 77 cm, Drawers : 42 x 43 x H 6 covered in Alcantara. Materials: Wood, black Alcantara, inlay veneer. Finish : Gloss brushed ...
Wood
Warm Tone Vibrant Multicolored Geometric Desk by Morici
Located in Geneve, CH
Venice Rialto Desk by Morici Dimensions: W 113 x D 65 x H 77 cm, Drawers : 42 x 43 x H 6 covered in Alcantara. Materials: Wood, black Alcantara, inlay veneer. Finish : Gloss brushed ...
Wood
French Sideboard in Solid Elm by Skilled Craftsman
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Sideboard, elm, France, 1970s Stunning lived-in sideboard made in France in the 1970s. This piece is comprised of a lower and upper cabinet, displaying elegance and practicality. Th...
Elm
A pair of Postmodern Pink Formica Waterfall Nightstands. Circa 1980s
Located in Miami, FL
A pair of Vintage Custom Made Postmodern Pink Waterfall Formica Nightstands. Circa 1980s Features three drawers with hidden pulls, a waterfall front design, and a laminated light pi...
Formica, Wood
Luciano Frigerio 'Louis' Sidebooard in Satin Brass and Walnut Burl
By Luciano Frigerio, Frigerio Di Desio
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Luciano Frigerio for Frigerio Di Desio, 'Louis' sideboard, polished satin brass, walnut burl, Italy, 1970s An exquisite piece of furniture by Italian designer Luciano Frigerio, this...
Brass
Santos Rosewood Wishbone Executive Office Desk by A. Jacob Marks
Located in Geneve, CH
Santos Rosewood Wishbone Executive Office Desk by A. Jacob Marks Dimensions: W 234 x D 234 x H 75 cm. Materials: Santos Rosewood. W30 Also available in different materials. Skram’...
Rosewood
"Enetri" Vintage Bookshelves by Niels Gammelgaard for IKEA, 1980s
By Niels Gammelgaard, IKEA
Located in Torino, Piemonte
Bookcase with a metal frame and four large wooden shelves, the “Enetri” model designed by Niels Gammelgaard for IKEA, 1980s. CONDITION: In good condition, with signs of wear due to ...
Metal
Vintage TV-Lowboard Kommode schwarz auf Rollen Design Sideboard
Located in Berlin, DE
Die 90er mochten es glatt, geometrisch und ein bisschen futuristisch. Dieses TV-Lowboard verbindet schwarzes Holz mit Rauchglasschiebetüren, läuft auf vier Rollen und trägt seine Epo...
Smoked Glass, Wood
Knut & Marianne Hagberg Sideboard IKEA 2010 Eiche Design Kommode
By IKEA
Located in Berlin, DE
Wir bieten ein wunderschönes und äußerst seltenes Sideboard von IKEA aus dem Jahr 2010 zum Verkauf an. Der Entwurf stammt von Knut & Marianne Hagberg und zeichnet sich durch die ...
Oak
$9,047 / item
Il Pezzo 2 Settimino Highboy by Il Pezzo Mancante
Located in Geneve, CH
Il Pezzo 2 Settimino Highboy by Il Pezzo Mancante Dimensions: W 50 x D 50 x H 109 cm Materials: Structure: 100% solid walnut treated with natural oil Top: white Carrara marble / bla...
Marble
$13,570 / item
Il Pezzo 2 Cassettiera Dresser by Il Pezzo Mancante
Located in Geneve, CH
Il Pezzo 1 Daybed by Il Pezzo Mancante Dimensions: W 110 x D 54 x H 89 cm Materials: Structure: 100% solid walnut treated with natural oil Top: white Carrara marble / black Marquini...
Marble
Marc Newson 'Kiss the Future' Storage Unit in Black Molded Polypropylene
By Marc Newson
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Marc Newson for W & LT (Wild & Lethal Trash) retail stores, storage unit, part of the 'Kiss the Future' series, rotation molded polypropylene, Australia / Belgium, 1996-1997 Marc N...
Plastic
W2576 Wall Hanging Shelf by Jörg Pietschmann
By Jörg Pietschmann
Located in Geneve, CH
W2576 Wall Hanging Shelf by Jörg Pietschmann Dimensions: H 3,5 x W 73,5 x D 26,5 cm (H 1,38 x W 28,94 x D 10,43 in) Materials: Sapeli wood All wall shelves include steel pin holders ...
Wood
$21,361 / item
Kumbal Sideboard by Kamil Hajji
Located in Geneve, CH
Kumbal Sideboard by Kamil Hajji Dimensions: W 160 × D 50 × H 70 cm Materials: Wood. Kamil Hajji is a Swiss-Moroccan artist, designer, and researcher. Drawing from a deeply cosmopoli...
Wood
$17,511 / item
MDF and Melamin Black Marino Sideboard by Pulpo
Located in Geneve, CH
MDF and Melamin Black Marino Sideboard by Pulpo Dimensions: W 35 x D 210.7 x H 57.5 cm Materials: MDF + melamin finish. The Marino sideboard by Studio speziell® is characterized wit...
Other
Pyramid Shelving Unit, Stained Birch Wood by Mun Hau Production
Located in Geneve, CH
Perfume Cabinet, Stained Birch Wood by Mun Hau Production Dimensions: W 24 x D 24 x H 55 cm. Materials: Stained Birch Wood. About Mun Hau Production is a Hong Kong woodworking bran...
Wood
Hans Wegner CH110 Desk for Carl Hansen & Son, 2000
By Hans J. Wegner, Carl Hansen & Søn
Located in Chicago, IL
Hans Wegner CH110 Desk for Carl Hansen & Son, 2000’s. Original in great condition. Measures 72.75” long 28.5” tall 37.25” deep
Stainless Steel
Modular Wooden Bookcase by Giovannetti - Italian Postmodern Design
Located in Milano, IT
Modular Wooden Bookcase by Giovannetti A striking wooden bookcase by Giovannetti, characterized by a bold geometric design that evokes the iconic Italian postmodern aesthetic of the...
Wood
$2,832 / item
Moon Large Highboard by Pastform
Located in Geneve, CH
Moon Large Highboard by Pastform Dimensions: D 40 x W 100 x H 125 cm Materials: Stained and varnished wood. Available in different wood color finishes: Whiskey, Rum, BPA, Nobel, Bra...
Wood
Angelo Necessario by Paolo Pallucco and Mireille Rivier, 1989 Italy
By Paolo Pallucco & Mireille Rivier, Pallucco
Located in Palm Springs, CA
"Angelo Necessario" is a sculptural shelving unit designed by Paolo Pallucco and Mireille Rivier in 1989. This example is the second version of the design, executed as a freestanding...
Metal
Arthur Casas Sideboard in Burl Veneer with Glass Top and Chrome, Brazil, 1990s
By Arthur Casas
Located in São Paulo, BR
Sideboard designed by Arthur Casas and produced by Casas Edições de Design in São Paulo, Brazil, circa 1990, with a case veneered in burl wood, a chromed metal frame and pulls, and a...
Chrome
Venus, 4 doors Sideboard on Two Cylinder Legs in Gradient Lacquer by Ultramobili
Located in Geneve, CH
Venus, 4 doors Sideboard on Two Cylinder Legs in Gradient Lacquer by Ultramobili Dimensions: W 225 x D 53 x H 83 cm Materials: Mat lacquer. 4-door sideboard cabinet with rounded e...
Lacquer
Ebonized White Ash Wishbone Slab Top Desk by A. Jacob Marks
Located in Geneve, CH
Ebonized White Ash Wishbone Drawer Desk by A. Jacob Marks Dimensions: W 152 x D 76 x H 75 cm. Materials: white ash, ebonized, matte opaque black. W21 Also available in different mat...
Ash
Santos Rosewood Wishbone Slab Top Desk by A. Jacob Marks
Located in Geneve, CH
Santos Rosewood Wishbone Slab Top Desk by A. Jacob Marks Dimensions: W 152 x D 76 x H 75 cm. Materials: Santos Rosewood, matte opaque black. W21 Also available in different material...
Rosewood
$19,099 / item
Ebonized White Ash Drawer Desk by A. Jacob Marks
Located in Geneve, CH
Ebonized White Ash Drawer Desk by A. Jacob Marks Dimensions: W 152 x D 76 x H 75 cm. Materials: white ash, ebonized, rubbed bronze, natural. W26 Also available in different material...
Ash
$15,227 / item
Ebonized White Ash Wishbone Container by A. Jacob Marks
Located in Geneve, CH
Ebonized White Ash Wishbone Container by A. Jacob Marks Dimensions: W 213 x D 51 x H 91 cm. Materials: white ash, ebonized. W49 Also available in different materials. The wishbone...
Ash
Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Maxalto 'Artona' Sideboard in Black Leather and Walnut
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Maxalto
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Maxalto, 'Artona' sideboard, walnut, burlwood, leather, Italy, 1975/1979 This sideboard was designed as part of the ‘Artona’ line by Afra & Tobia Sca...
Leather, Walnut, Burl
$4,432 / item
Liliale Dresser by Dale Italia
Located in Geneve, CH
Liliale Dresser by Dale Italia Dimensions: D 55 x W 131 x H 80 cm. Materials: Walnut. The walnut veneer blockboard and drawers are made of solid walnut. Available in two different s...
Walnut
$4,260 / item
Velo Dresser by Dale Italia
Located in Geneve, CH
Velo Dresser by Dale Italia Dimensions: D 55 x W 131 x H 80 cm. Materials: Walnut. The frame is made of walnut veneer blockboard with solid edging. Available in two different sizes ...
Walnut
$4,557 / item
Binario Dresser by Dale Italia
Located in Geneve, CH
Binario Dresser by Dale Italia Dimensions: D 55 x W 131 x H 80 cm. Materials: Walnut. Walnut veneer blockboard, drawers in solid walnut, and handles in solid Wenge. Available in two...
Walnut
$4,740 / item
Trama E Ordito Dresser by Dale Italia
Located in Geneve, CH
Trama E Ordito Dresser by Dale Italia Dimensions: D 55 x W 131 x H 80 cm. Materials: Walnut. Walnut veneer blockboard and drawers in sawn effect solid walnut. Available in two diffe...
Walnut
$3,929 / item
Base Dresser by Dale Italia
Located in Geneve, CH
Base Dresser by Dale Italia Dimensions: D 55 x W 131 x H 80 cm. Materials: Walnut. Walnut veneer blockboard and drawers in solid walnut. Available in two different sizes and two fin...
Walnut
$4,854 / item
Eleva Dresser by Dale Italia
Located in Geneve, CH
Eleva Dresser And Bedside Table by Dale Italia Dimensions: D 50 x W 140 x H 80 cm. Materials: Walnut. Frame in walnut veneer blockboard with solid edging. Available in two different...
Walnut
Bernini 'Antifona' Wall Unit Book Case in Walnut
By Bernini
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Bernini ‘Antifona’ wall unit, walnut, Italy, 1970s This playful wall unit by Bernini features a varied arrangement of open shelves, cupboards and drawers. Four tall sections form a ...
Walnut
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.
Of all the vintage storage cabinets and antique case pieces that have become popular in modern interiors over the years, dressers, credenzas and cabinets have long been home staples, perfect for routine storage or protection of personal items.
In the mid-19th century, cabinetmakers would mimic styles originating in the Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI eras for their dressers, bookshelves and other structures, and, later, simpler, streamlined wood designs allowed these “case pieces” or “case goods” — any furnishing that is unupholstered and has some semblance of a storage component — to blend into the background of any interior.
Mid-century modern furniture enthusiasts will cite the tall modular wall units crafted in teak and other sought-after woods of the era by the likes of George Nelson, Poul Cadovius and Finn Juhl. For these highly customizable furnishings, designers of the day delivered an alternative to big, heavy bookcases by considering the use of space — and, in particular, walls — in new and innovative ways. Mid-century modern credenzas, which, long and low, evolved from tables that were built as early as the 14th century in Italy, typically have no legs or very short legs and have grown in popularity as an alluring storage option over time.
Although the name immediately invokes images of clothing, dressers were initially created in Europe for a much different purpose. This furnishing was initially a flat-surfaced, low-profile side table equipped with a few drawers — a common fixture used to dress and prepare meats in English kitchens throughout the Tudor period. The drawers served as perfect utensil storage. It wasn’t until the design made its way to North America that it became enlarged and equipped with enough space to hold clothing and cosmetics. The very history of case pieces is a testament to their versatility and well-earned place in any room.
In the spirit of positioning your case goods center stage, decluttering can now be design-minded.
A contemporary case piece with open shelving and painted wood details can prove functional as a storage unit as easily as it can a room divider. Alternatively, apothecary cabinets are charming case goods similar in size to early dressers or commodes but with uniquely sized shelving and (often numerous) drawers.
Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard that features colored glass and metal details, an antique Italian hand-carved storage cabinet or a glass-door vitrine to store and show off your collectibles, there are options for you on 1stDibs.