$4,306 / item
Punk Sideboard 170 by Lola Glamour
Located in Geneve, CH
Punk Sideboard 170 by Lola Glamour Dimensions: D 45 x W 170 x H 65 cm Materials: Wood. The origin model of this iconic series. It reconciles the rebelliousness of the punk spirit wi...
Wood
$4,527 / 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
$4,352 / 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
$4,656 / 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
$4,843 / 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
$4,959 / 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
$4,014 / 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
Jack Cartwright for Founders Walnut, Tubular Chrome and Glass Shelving Unit
By Jack Cartwright, Milo Baughman, Directional, Founders Furniture Company
Located in New Windsor, NY
Splendid walnut, tubular chrome and glass Founders shelving unit designed by Jack Cartwright. Circa 1970-80. The highest of the glass shelves can be adjusted and the drawers and cabi...
Chrome
Nature Carved Wood Sideboard, Three Doors, by Lola Glamour
Located in Geneve, CH
Nature Sideboard by Lola Glamour Dimensions: D 45 x W 180 x H 77 cm Materials: Wood. The Nature series is a return to nature, to elegance, to the floral tradition in carving. An art...
Wood
Slim Steel Shelving, Lattice, Stained Birch Wood by Mun Hau Production
Located in Geneve, CH
Slim Steel Shelving, Lattice, Stained Birch Wood by Mun Hau Production Dimensions: W 40 x D 20 x H 240 cm. Materials: Stained Birch Wood, Stainless Steel. About Mun Hau Production ...
Wood
$23,094 / item
Frame Living CL Credenza by Estro Collezioni
Located in Geneve, CH
Frame Living CL Credenza by Estro Collezioni Dimensions: W 180 x D 54 x H 85 cm Materials: Wood, Metal. Cat. 1. Top in Wood. Frame is an element that Estro has created to glorify...
Metal
Flyer Sculptural Bookcase, designed and assembled in Italy by Dario Nasuti
Located in Parma, IT
The Flyer bookshelf, designed by Dario Nasuti, is a visionary tribute to the dawn of aviation. Inspired by the internal structures and fuselages of early aircraft, Flyer brings the '...
Iron
$20,000Sale Price|20% Off
Monumental Karl Springer Goatskin Credenza / Buffet, 1980's With COA
By Karl Springer
Located in Culver City, CA
This is the kind of piece that makes designers whisper and collectors lean in: a monumental Karl Springer credenza, completely clad in creamy, glossy goatskin from head to toe. (Even...
Goatskin
$9,079 / item
Palissandro Santos Bookcase by Petra Madalena
Located in Geneve, CH
Palissandro Santos Bookcase by Petra Madalena Dimensions: W 45 x D 45 x H 165 cm Materials: palissandro santos veneer. Weight: 70 kg (± 5 kg for packaging) Elevate your living space...
Wood
Postmodern Italian Travertine Desk with Three Drawers, 1980s
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This sculptural Italian travertine three drawer desk dates to the 1980s and exemplifies the bold architectural approach to stone furniture associated with late 20th-century Italian d...
Travertine
$4,469 / item
Kota Credenza by DAaZ
Located in Geneve, CH
Kota Credenza by DAaZ Dimensions: D 45 x W 180 x H 90 cm. Materials: Albizzia. DAaZ Furniture honors the spirit of adventure. We embrace the escape of the ordinary and revel in the...
Wood
Set Of 2 Icarus Legs Shelf Brackets in Aluminum by Panorammma
Located in Geneve, CH
Set Of 2 Icarus Legs Shelf Brackets in Aluminum by Panorammma Dimensions: D 7,5 x W 34,5 x H 24 cm. Materials: Aluminum. The inspiration for these pieces was taken from a historical...
Aluminum
Vintage cream & gold sideboard w drawers / dresser by Lane Furniture USA 1980s
By Lane Furniture
Located in Hastings, GB
Sleek sideboard with drawers / dresser by Lane Furniture, USA 1980s. Cream lacquer with gold metal trim & plinth. Six large drawers. Some small marks to the lacquer finish- nothing v...
Metal
Black Oak Top Desk Console with White Finish Base by Ultramobili
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique, Teseo Desk Console by Ultramobili Dimensions: W 172 x D 72 x H 75 cm Materials: Black oak wood, Handmade white finish. Writing desk in black oak wood and handmade white fin...
Oak
Curved Shape Top Gold Bronze Desk with Metal Frame by Ultramobili
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique, Seneca Desk Console by Ultramobili Dimensions: W 170 x D 80 x H 75 cm Materials: Metal frame and legs in Cloudy Bronze finish. Desk with curved shape top, cylinder legs and...
Metal
$12,580 / item
Large Il Pezzo 1 Black Credenza by Il Pezzo Mancante
Located in Geneve, CH
Large Il Pezzo 1 Black Credenza by Il Pezzo Mancante Dimensions: W 255 x D 83 x H 40 cm Materials: Structure: black stained oak. Base: gold, satin brass, bronze, nickel. Top: black ...
Marble
$9,756 / item
Small Il Pezzo 1 Black Credenza by Il Pezzo Mancante
Located in Geneve, CH
Small Il Pezzo 1 Black Credenza by Il Pezzo Mancante Dimensions: W 205 x D 83 x H 40 cm Materials: Structure: black stained oak. Base: gold, satin brass, bronze, nickel. Top: black ...
Marble
Postmodern Manhattan 5th Avenue CD Rack Tower from Koziol, Germany, 1990s
By Koziol
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern Manhattan Series 5th Avenue CD Rack Tower from Koziol, Germany, 1990s
Plastic
$31,915 / item
Marea Dresser by De Castelli
Located in Geneve, CH
Marea Dresser by De Castelli Dimensions: W 190 x D 45 x H 71 cm Materials: DeMarea Brass, Titanium Oak Wood Copper and Stainless Steel versions are available. Three and Nine drawers ...
Brass
Italian Postmodern Sideboard with Geometric Front
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Sideboard, cherry wood, ebony wood, mahogany wood, Italy, 1970s This stunning sideboard, made from a luxurious combination of cherry, ebony wood, and mahogany, is a true statement p...
Cherry, Ebony, Mahogany
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 with a front in black leather was designed as part of the ‘Artona...
Leather, Walnut, Burl
Simbolo Stripes Bookshelf in Powder-Coated Aluminum by altreforme
Located in Geneve, CH
Simbolo Stripes Bookshelf in Powder-Coated Aluminum by altreforme Dimensions: D 45 x W 50 x H 150 cm. Materials: Powder-coated aluminum. A shelving system characterized by classical...
Aluminum, Other
Vintage Boho Sarreid Chevron Credenza
By Sarreid Ltd.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This expansive and architecturally dynamic credenza is a magnificent example of Postmodern design, utilizing texture and bold geometry to create visual impact. The long, low cabinet ...
Wood, Lacquer
$5,998 / item
Punk Sideboard 250 by Lola Glamour
Located in Geneve, CH
Punk Sideboard 250 by Lola Glamour Dimensions: D 45 x W 250 x H 65 cm Materials: Wood. Punk exudes glamor, and Lola Glamor breathes punk. It is part of our essence to be irreverent,...
Wood
$35,184 / item
Rubik Container by Somaschini
Located in Geneve, CH
Rubik Container by Somaschini Dimensions: W 150 x D 50 x H 180 cm Materials: Plywood structure and door with workmanship at 45 degrees. Doors with push-pull system opening. Internal ...
Plywood
Luciano Frigerio 'Diamante' Sideboard with Cubist Graphic Front
By Luciano Frigerio
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Luciano Frigerio, 'Diamante' sideboard, wood, Italy, 1970s This remarkable cabinet, created by the creative Italian designer Luciano Frigerio, exemplifies the aesthetic sensibilitie...
Wood
$25,890 / item
Collectionist Buffet Sideboard by Laurameroni
Located in Geneve, CH
Collectionist Buffet Sideboard by Laurameroni Dimensions: W 146 x D 50 x H 140 cm Materials: Glossy lacquered wood; int. Matt lacquered wood. Medium cabinet with curved sides in po...
Wood
Mytho Sideboard Composition, Six Doors and Small Open Shelf, by Lola Glamour
Located in Geneve, CH
Mytho Composition by Lola Glamour Dimensions: D 47 x W 330 x H 132 cm Materials: Wood. The Mytho series grows with this TV composition, with ample storage, six doors, and a small op...
Wood
$39,794 / item
Thai Oak Bookshelf by Baka Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Thai Oak Bookshelf by Baka Studio Limited Edition Dimensions: D 212 x W 74 x H 300 CM Materials: Oak wood, lacquered wood, veneered finish. Thai is a sculptural screen-shelf: timber...
Oak
$16,302 / item
Temple Tilia Wood Table by Baka Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Temple Tilia Wood Table by Baka Studio Limited Edition Dimensions: D 89 x W 79 x H 76 CM Materials: Tilia wood. Temple is a small table in linden (Tilia), inspired by the timber joi...
Oak
$24,646 / item
Riflesso Oak Bookshelf by Baka Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Riflesso Oak Bookshelf by Baka Studio Limited Edition Dimensions: D 112 x W 45 x H 190 CM Materials: Oak wood, lacquered wood, veneered finish. A totemic étagère: soft-edged shelves...
Oak
AC11 Credenza in Solid Walnut & Blackened Cold Rolled Steel by Atlas Industries
Located in Geneve, CH
AC11 Credenza in Solid Walnut & Blackened Cold Rolled Steel by Atlas Industries. Dimensions: W 188 x D 51 x H 107.5 cm. Materials: Solid Walnut and blackened cold rolled steel base w...
Bronze, Steel
Natural Wood Credenza by Giotto Stoppino for Acerbic, Italy, 1977
By Giotto Stoppino
Located in Antwerp, BE
Post-modern, Giotto Stoppino; Mid-Century, Space Age, Vintage, Design Classics, Model Sheraton; Post-modern natural wooden credenza, dresser by Giotto Stoppino for Acerbic made in...
Chrome
$7,095Sale Price|20% Off
Lacquered wood sideboard credenza postmodern style 1980, black gray and red
By Mid Century Antiques
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Lacquered wood sideboard, postmodern style, 1980, red and gray cassrtti color, black top, good general condition except for small general marks not too noticeable. Provenance: privat...
Wood
AC10 Credenza in Solid Walnut & Blackened Cold Rolled Steel by Atlas Industries
Located in Geneve, CH
AC10 Credenza in Solid Walnut & Blackened Cold Rolled Steel by Atlas Industries. Dimensions: W 188 x D 51 x H 107.5 cm. Materials: Solid Walnut and blackened cold rolled steel base w...
Steel, Bronze
Unique, Smoked Mina Int 2 Modular Bookcase Library Wall Units by Ultramobili
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique, Smoked Eucalyptus Mina Int 2 Modular Bookcase Library Wall Units by Ultramobili Dimensions: W 240 x D 47.5 x H 194 cm Materials: Smoked Eucalyptus. Modular composition of b...
Wood
Pastoe A'Dammer' Roller Shutter Sideboard, Black
By Aldo van den Nieuwelaar, Pastoe
Located in Toronto, CA
The A’dammer stands out as a remarkable example of furniture conceived as an artistic design object. Its signature feature is the ribbed roll shutter, which can effortlessly slide aw...
Plastic, Wood
Enclave Shelving Unit, Solid Oak and Stainless Steel by Cezar Moldovan x Arbore
Located in Geneve, CH
Enclave Shelving Unit, Solid Oak and Stainless Steel by Cezar Moldovan x Arbore Dimensions: W 170 x D 40 x H 150 cm. Material: Solid oak, stainless steel. Wood finishes: Arctic, Weng...
Stainless Steel
1980s Inlaid Wood Sideboard by Carlo Malnati Credenza Buffet, Postmodern
By Carlo Malnati
Located in Rancho Cucamonga, CA
1980s Inlaid Wood Sideboard by Carlo Malnati Credenza Buffet, Postmodern A rare and eye-catching Carlo Malnati-designed credenza, featuring a striking front made from contrasting in...
Wood
Natural Wood Credenza by Giotto Stoppino for Acerbic, Italy, 1977
By Giotto Stoppino
Located in Antwerp, BE
Post-modern natural wooden credenza, a masterpiece designed by Giotto Stoppino for Acerbic in 1977, proudly crafted in Italy. This exquisite credenza is a harmonious fusion of functi...
Chrome
Gray metal italian bookcase postmodern by Cappellini
By Cappellini
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of Cappellini Bookcases, Italy, 1980s A refined pair of bookcases produced by Cappellini in the 1980s, embodying an elegant industrial design that seamlessly combines formal ri...
Metal, Steel
Franco Poli ‘Scaligera’ Sideboard for Bernini, Italy 1980s
By Franco Poli, Bernini
Located in Hellouw, NL
A remarkable interplay of architectural form and masterful joinery lies at the heart of this ‘Scaligera’ sideboard by Franco Poli for Bernini, crafted in Italy during the 1980s. Des...
Birch, Walnut
Jay Spectre 7 Drawer Oak Dresser by Century
By Century Furniture, Jay Spectre
Located in Highland, IN
Designed by Jay Spectre for Century, this dramatic 7-drawer dresser from his "Eclipse" collection is a post-modern take on Deco / Moderne design. Crafted of oak with a black lacquer ...
Chrome
Early Pierre Chapo Sideboard 'R16' in Solid Elm
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Pierre Chapo, sideboard model 'R16', elm, France, design 1966 This piece is one of the early editions designed by Pierre Chapo, known for his hallmark use of solid elmwood and a com...
Elm
Sideboard on glass feet, France-1990s
Located in Uccle, Bruxelles
Magnificent 1990s sideboard from France. This sideboard features three drawers on the left side and a sliding door concealing two glass shelves. This beautiful sideboard is unique ...
Glass, Wood
Rubik Module 1 Vertical Structure in Stainless Steel by Metalmorphosis Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Rubik Module 1 Vertical Structure in Stainless Steel by Metalmorphosis Studio Dimensions: D 35 x W 35 x H 135 cm. Materials: Stainless steel. Rubik_Module1_ is a vertical modular st...
Stainless Steel
Set Of 2 Rubik Complete Shelves in Stainless Steel by Metalmorphosis Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Set Of 2 Rubik Complete Shelves in Stainless Steel by Metalmorphosis Studio Dimensions: Module 1: D 35 x W 35 x H 135 cm. Module 2: D 35 x W 50 x H 135 cm Materials: Stainless steel....
Stainless Steel
Rubik Module 2 Vertical Structure in Stainless Steel by Metalmorphosis Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Rubik Module 2 Vertical Structure in Stainless Steel by Metalmorphosis Studio Dimensions: D 35 x W 50 x H 135 cm. Materials: Stainless steel. Rubik_Module2_ is a vertical modular st...
Stainless Steel
Sideboard modular credenza Guido Faleschini for i4 Mariani (Hermès) 1970's
By Guido Faleschini, i4 Mariani
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Gorgeous modular credenza, designed by Guido Faleschini for i4 Mariani on commission from Hermès boutiques in the 1970s. The cabinet consists of two storage units with doors covered ...
Marble, Aluminum
$2,333 / item
Sils Sideboard by Pastform
Located in Geneve, CH
Sils Sideboard by Pastform Dimensions: D 40 x W 100 x H 85 cm. Materials: Stained and varnished wood. Available in different wood color finishes: Nobel, Rum, BPA, Whiskey, Natura, B...
Wood
$3,851 / item
Sils Large Sideboard by Pastform
Located in Geneve, CH
Sils Large Sideboard by Pastform Dimensions: D 40 x W 155 x H 85 cm. Materials: Stained and varnished wood. Available in different wood color finishes: Nobel, Rum, BPA, Whiskey, Nat...
Wood
$15,404 / item
Ring Circular Shelf in Lacquered Wood by Panorammma
Located in Geneve, CH
Ring Circular Shelf in Lacquered Wood by Panorammma Dimensions: D 29 x W 163 x H 151 cm. Materials: Lacquered wood. Each edition’s patterns and tone will naturally vary. Please foll...
Wood
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.