$45,064 / item
9 Cubes Cabinet by John Eric Byers
By John Eric Byers
Located in Geneve, CH
9 Cubes Cabinet by John Eric Byers Dimensions: D115 x W38 x H115 cm Materials: sawn + blackened + maple + ash All works are individually handmade to order. John Eric Byers creates ...
Other
Pablo Cabinet in Powder-Coated Aluminum by altreforme
Located in Geneve, CH
Pablo Cabinet in Powder-Coated Aluminum by altreforme Dimensions: D 52 x W 50 x H 188 cm. Materials: Powder-coated aluminum. Wardrobe, tribute to Pablo Picasso, to his watercolors a...
Aluminum, Other
Burl wood China Lighted Cabinet by Dillingham
By Dillingham Manufacturing Company
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Large Postmodern burl elmwood cabinet featuring a breakfront with three smoked glass doors containing adjustable shelves inside and three cabinets underneath. There are three recesse...
Chrome
Arnava Large Low Cabinet in Natural Oak Veneer by Pendhapa
Located in Geneve, CH
Arnava Large Low Cabinet in Natural Oak Veneer by Pendhapa. Dimensions: W 250 x D 53 x H 80 cm. Materials: Natural oak veneer. You can further personalize your cabinet with our pale...
Oak
$16,738 / item
Pagoda 01 Display Cabinets by Sing Chan
Located in Geneve, CH
Pagoda 01 display cabinets by Sing Chan Edition Of 15 + 2 AP Dimensions: D 70 x H 190 cm Materials: Stainless steel, electroplating. Sing Chan ( Chinese: 陈星宇/Xingyu Chen) , the foun...
Stainless Steel, Other
$10,042 / item
Pagoda 02 Display Cabinets by Sing Chan
Located in Geneve, CH
Pagoda 02 display cabinets by Sing Chan Dimensions: D 49.5 x H 202 cm Materials: Stainless steel, electroplating. Sing Chan ( Chinese: 陈星宇/Xingyu Chen), the founder of SINGCHAN DES...
Stainless Steel, Other
$10,300 / item
Black Sea Natūra Cabinet by Ruda Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Black Sea Natūra Cabinet by Ruda Studio Dimensions: D 45 x W 100 x H 100 cm. Materials: Solid wood (ash), rye straw inlay, plywood and brass. Weight: 70 kg. Dimensions are customiza...
Brass
Perfume Cabinet, Stained Birch Wood by Mun Hau Production
Located in Geneve, CH
Perfume Cabinet, Stained Birch Wood by Mun Hau Production Dimensions: W 35 x D 18 x H 32 cm. Materials: Stained Birch Wood, Glass. About Mun Hau Production is a Hong Kong woodworki...
Wood, Glass
Giuseppe Rivadossi Unique Large Freestanding Display Cabinet in Sculpted Oak
By Officina Rivadossi, Giuseppe Rivadossi
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Giuseppe Rivadossi for Officina Rivadossi, showcase unit, oak and glass, Italy, 1980s This tall cabinet by Italian sculptor and designer Giuseppe Rivadossi demonstrates his distinct...
Glass, Oak
$6,753 / item
Milenium Cabinet by Lola Glamour
Located in Geneve, CH
Milenium Cabinet by Lola Glamour Dimensions: D 44 x W 116 x H 165 cm Materials: Wood. We are Félix and Désirée Ramos, brothers and product designers of our brand, Lola Glamour. We ...
Wood
$2,223 / set
Cabinet With A Drawer by Tomasz Omachel
Located in Geneve, CH
Cabinet With A Drawer by Tomasz Omachel Dimensions: D 40 x W 60 x H 35 cm. Materials: Ash and brass. Available in different wood options: oak, ash, and American walnut. Different ...
Brass
Marge Carson Petite Floor Storage Chest Trunk Cabinet
By Karl Springer, Marge Carson, Tommi Parzinger
Located in Chicago, IL
Marge Carson Petite Floor Storage Chest. Appears to be covered in Grasscloth much like Karl Springer's work. This item will need restoration. There are mainly 2 issues with it as it...
Wood
Pollock Bar Cabinet in Lacquered Wood & Glass by altreforme
Located in Geneve, CH
Pollock Bar Cabinet in Lacquered Wood & Glass by altreforme Dimensions: Ø 74 x H 214 cm. Materials: Lacquered wood and glass. Inspired by the carousel ride and circus tents, Pol...
Glass, Wood
$8,696 / item
Column Lacquered Unit Low Cabinet by Tuğçe Geyik
Located in Geneve, CH
Column Lacquered Unit Low Cabinet by Tuğçe Geyik Dimensions: D 45 x W 180 x H 45 cm. Materials: Lacquer. Tuğçe Geyik is an architect and designer based in Istanbul. She studied at ...
Lacquer
$5,723 / item
Rascacielos Cabinet by Lola Glamour
Located in Geneve, CH
Rascacielos Cabinet by Lola Glamour Dimensions: D 40 x W 120 x H 182 cm Materials: Wood. As if it were a skyline, we thought of a piece that played with volumes and heights. Variety...
Wood
Memphis Style Tall Cabinet by Eugenio Pinuer, Colorful Design, 1980s
By Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Milano, Wassily Kandinsky
Located in ECHT, NL
Crazy post modern design in true Memphis style. Lots of colors and asymmetric patterns.
Metal
$4,483 / item
Flor Cabinet by Lola Glamour
Located in Geneve, CH
Flor Cabinet by Lola Glamour Dimensions: D 50 x W 120 x H 168 cm Materials: Wood. The versatility of the furniture is revealed in this Flower, which grows from an architectural base...
Wood
$17,382 / item
Medium Trunk Cabinet by Atelier Ruben Van Megen
Located in Geneve, CH
Medium Trunk Cabinet by Atelier Ruben Van Megen Dimensions: W 158 x D 64 x H 134 cm Materials: Oak (base), MDF, HPL, Brass. Ruben van Megen (1984) graduated from the Design Academy...
Brass
Memphis Milano Freemont Cabinet by Ettore Sottsass, Italy
By Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Milano
Located in Toronto, ON
Resting on a base with five cylindrical legs, Freemont by Ettore Sottsass appears to grow strongly from the bottom to the top. With its fractured shapes, it branches out into the spa...
Gold Leaf
$2,387 / item
Highboard Medium Cabinet by Pastform
Located in Geneve, CH
Highboard Medium Cabinet by Pastform Dimensions: D 40 x W 80 x H 105 cm. Materials: Stained and varnished wood. Available in different wood color finishes: Whiskey, Rum, BPA, Nobel,...
Wood
Shigeru Uchida Floating Aluminum Wall Cabinets With Sliding Doors
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Shigeru Uchida floating aluminum wall cabinets with sliding doors. Pastoe, Netherlands. Three available, priced separately. Measurements: 35.5” width, 7.25” depth, 10.5” height (e...
Aluminum
$3,218 / item
Coil Cabinet Wall Mounted by Bram Kerkhofs
Located in Geneve, CH
Coil cabinet wall mounted by Bram Kerkhofs Dimensions: D50 x W25 x H75cm Materials:Stainless steel, aluminium, elastic rope (natural rubber, polyethylene). Other dimensions are ...
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
$4,202 / item
Coil #1 Low Cabinet by Bram Kerkhofs
Located in Geneve, CH
Coil #1 low cabinet by Bram Kerkhofs. Dimensions: H 63.5 x L 80 x W 40 cm Materials: Stainless steel, aluminium, elastic rope (natural rubber, polyethylene). Other dimensions ar...
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
Anemos Cabinet in Natural Oak Veneer with Lacquer by Pendhapa
Located in Geneve, CH
Anemos Cabinet in Natural Oak Veneer with Lacquer by Pendhapa. Dimensions: W 170 x D 45 x H 90 cm. Materials: Natural oak veneer, Lacquer. You can further personalize your cabinet w...
Oak, Lacquer
Otto Zapf for ZapfDesign 'Softline' Cabinet in Grey
By Otto Zapf
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Otto Zapf for Zapfdesign 'Softline' cabinet, plastic, fabric, Germany, 1969 A grey-colored detachable 'Softline' cabinet with shelves designed by the German designer Otto Zapf. Pres...
Plastic, Fabric
$17,358 / item
Oak and Walnut YEN Cabinet 01 by ONON DETAILS
Located in Geneve, CH
Oak and Walnut YEN Cabinet 01 by ONON DETAILS Dimensions: W 50 x D 200 x H 67 cm. Materials: Oak, Walnut. ONON Details furnitures are chosen by famous design brand, domestic and i...
Oak, Walnut
$17,358 / item
Oak and Walnut YEN Cabinet 02 by ONON DETAILS
Located in Geneve, CH
Oak and Walnut YEN Cabinet 02 by ONON DETAILS Dimensions: W 50 x D 200 x H 67 cm. Materials: Oak, Walnut. ONON Details furnitures are chosen by famous design brand, domestic and i...
Oak, Walnut
Una, Articolo Indeterminativo Cabinet by Secondome Edizioni
Located in Geneve, CH
Una, Articolo Indeterminativo Cabinet by Secondome Edizioni Limited Edition Of 9 Pieces + 3 A.P. Designer: Stefano Marolla. Dimensions: D 45 x W 104 x H 104 cm. Materials: Santos ros...
Glass, Mirror, Wood, Ash
Camicia Corta Cabinet in Powder-Coated Aluminum by altreforme
Located in Geneve, CH
Camicia Corta Cabinet in Powder-Coated Aluminum by altreforme Dimensions: D 45 x W 100 x H 140 cm. Materials: Powder-coated aluminum. A cabinet that harmoniously conjugates elegance...
Aluminum, Other
$1,673 / item
TV Mini Brown Slide Medium Cabinet by Pastform
Located in Geneve, CH
TV Mini Brown Slide Medium Cabinet by Pastform Dimensions: D 35 x W 100 x H 55 cm. Materials: Stained and varnished wood. Available in different wood color finishes: Whiskey, Rum, B...
Wood
USM Haller Modular System Six Drawer Cabinet in Light Grey
By Usm Haller
Located in Seattle, WA
This is a modular USM Haller two-column, six-drawer cabinet in original light gray, made in Switzerland, in overall good condition with some surface wear and scratches. Height: 45 ...
Steel
Scocca Cabinet in Powder-Coated Recyclable Aluminum by altreforme
Located in Geneve, CH
Scocca Cabinet in Powder-Coated Recyclable Aluminum by altreforme Dimensions: D 43 x W 140 x H 123 cm. Materials: Powder-coated aluminum. The dimensional control, proper to the car ...
Aluminum
$9,738 / item
Sunbreaker Two Drawer Side Cabinet by Laylo Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Sunbreaker Two Drawer Side Cabinet by Laylo Studio Limited Edition Dimensions: D 45.7 x W 61 x H 61 cm. Materials: Powder-coated steel, oak. Carved wood and welded steel. Referencin...
Steel
Glass Visibile G Horizontal Standing Cabinet by Angelo Alinea
Located in Geneve, CH
Glass Visibile G Horizontal Standing Cabinet by Angelo Alinea Dimensions: W 120 x D 120 x H 45 cm Material: tempered glass, 6 mm. Door: tempered glass, 4 mm , with lock frame: silve...
Steel
Glass Visibile G Vertical Hanging Cabinet by Angelo Alinea
Located in Geneve, CH
Glass Visibile G Vertical Hanging Cabinet by Angelo Alinea Dimensions: W 60 x D 38 x H 128 cm Material: tempered glass, 6 mm. Door: tempered glass, 4 mm , with lock frame: silver la...
Steel
Glass Visibile G Vertical Standing Cabinet by Angelo Alinea
Located in Geneve, CH
Glass Visibile G Vertical Standing Cabinet by Angelo Alinea Dimensions: W 60 x D 45 x H 180 cm Material: tempered glass, 6 mm. Door: tempered glass, 4 mm , with lock frame: silver l...
Steel
$1,638 / item
TV Mini Brown High Small Cabinet by Pastform
Located in Geneve, CH
TV Mini Brown High Small Cabinet by Pastform Dimensions: D 35 x W 90 x H 75 cm. Materials: Stained and varnished wood. Available in different wood color finishes: Whiskey, Rum, BPA,...
Wood
Bespoke Postmodern Style Colored Glass and Brass Cabinet
Located in London, London
Bespoke side cabinet Colored glass on wooden frame Brass base and details Postmodern style Contemporary, Italy.
Brass
Giuseppe Rivadossi for Officina Rivadossi Grid Wall Cabinet in Oak
By Officina Rivadossi, Giuseppe Rivadossi
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Giuseppe Rivadossi for Officina Rivadossi, wall cabinet, oak, Italy, 1970s A striking piece from the 1970s, this hanging cabinet by Giuseppe Rivadossi reflects his deep respect for ...
Glass, Oak
$2,329 / item
Be My Guest Bar Cabinet by Warm Nordic
Located in Geneve, CH
Be My Guest bar cabinet by Warm Nordic Dimensions: D95 x W35 x H90 cm Material: White oiled oak and french cane, Black noir powder coated steel frame Weight: 32 kg Warm Nordic ...
Steel
$1,907 / item
Schrank Classy Mid Open Large Cabinet by Pastform
Located in Geneve, CH
Schrank Classy Mid Open Large Cabinet by Pastform Dimensions: D 30 x W 140 x H 89 cm. Materials: Stained and varnished wood. Available in different wood color finishes: Whiskey, Rum...
Wood
$18,025 / item
Cnstr Cabinet, Stained Birch SD by Paul Heijnen
Located in Geneve, CH
CNSTR cabinet, stained birch single door by Paul Heijnen (2009) Dimensions: H190 x L95 x W60 Materials: Stained birch Also available in, oak, natural birch, walnut, and other variet...
Birch
$9,410 / item
Accaio Stage 2 Low Cabinet by Max Lipsey
Located in Geneve, CH
Accaio Stage 2 Low Cabinet by Max Lipsey Dimensions: D 62 x W 225 x H 71 cm. Materials: Powder-coated steel, alu, and leather. The cabinet is available in all RAL colors. Please con...
Steel, Other
Memphis Fridge by Roberto Pezzetta transformed to cabinet
Located in Mortsel, BE
THE WIZARDS COLLECTION FRIDGE BY ROBERTO PEZZETTA FOR ZANUSSI, 1980S. Transformed to a multifunctional cabinet that can open on both sides.
Metal
Okumé Plywood and Brass Zenale Cabinet by Dainelli Studio Atelier
Located in Geneve, CH
Okumé Plywood and Brass Zenale Cabinet by Dainelli Studio Atelier Dimensions: W 180 x D 30 x H 50 cm Materials: Okumé plywood, Brass. Cabinet with a structure made of Okumé plywood...
Brass
$21,982 / item
Bishop SW 160 Cabinet and Mirror by Estro Collezioni
Located in Geneve, CH
Bishop SW 160 Cabinet and Mirror by Estro Collezioni Dimensions: W 160 x D 52 x H 57 cm Mirror Bishop: W 160 x D 3 x H 110 cm Materials: Wood, Marble, Metal. Bishop SW model is m...
Marble, Metal
$15,111 / item
Bishop SW 100 Cabinet and Mirror by Estro Collezioni
Located in Geneve, CH
Bishop SW 100 Cabinet by Estro Collezioni Dimensions: W 100 x D 52 x H 57 cm Mirror Bishop: W 100 x D 3 x H 110 cm Materials: Wood, Marble, Metal. Bishop SW model is made of a so...
Marble, Metal
$18,049 / item
Bishop SW 120 Cabinet and Mirror by Estro Collezioni
Located in Geneve, CH
Bishop SW 120 Cabinet and Mirror by Estro Collezioni Dimensions: W 120 x D 52 x H 57 cm Mirror Bishop: W 120 x D 3 x H 110 cm Materials: Wood, Marble, Metal. Bishop SW model is m...
Marble, Metal
Unique Tortoiseshell Cabinet by Roberto Jodice for Ottini Milano 1974
Located in Conversano, IT
There are rare pieces. And then there are impossible pieces. This cabinet signed by Roberto Jodice for Ottini Milano in 1974 belongs to a higher category: that of works that today ca...
Tortoise Shell
$8,696 / item
Column Root Wood Unit Low Cabinet by Tuğçe Geyik
Located in Geneve, CH
Column Root Wood Unit Low Cabinet by Tuğçe Geyik Dimensions: D 45 x W 180 x H 45 cm. Materials: Wood. Tuğçe Geyik is an architect and designer based in Istanbul. She studied at Yil...
Wood
The Collector's Cabinet Varnished Hardwood Cupboard by Bowen Liu
Located in Geneve, CH
The Collector's Cabinet Varnished Hardwood Cupboard by Bowen Liu Dimensions: D 20 x W 44.25 x H 75 cm Materials: Hardwood, White Oak Based in, produced and shipped from the US. Als...
Other
$5,091 / item
Seller Wooden Cabinet by Lola Glamour
Located in Geneve, CH
Seller Wooden Cabinet by Lola Glamour Dimensions: D 45 x W 97 x H 160 cm Materials: Wood. Under a nineteenth-century appearance of forgotten filing cabinets, with Seller, we wanted ...
Wood
$13,671 / item
Weight of Shadow Screen Cabinet by Atelier V&F
Located in Geneve, CH
Weight of Shadow Screen Cabinet by Atelier V&F Dimensions: Opened: D 25 x W 160 x H 168.5 cm. Closed: D 50 x W 80 x H 168.5 cm. Materials: Ash. Available in black or grey. Please ...
Ash
$13,671 / item
Weight of Shadow Screen Cabinet by Atelier V&F
Located in Geneve, CH
Weight of Shadow Screen Cabinet by Atelier V&F Dimensions: Opened: D 25 x W 160 x H 168.5 cm. Closed: D 50 x W 80 x H 168.5 cm. Materials: Ash. Available in black or grey. Please ...
Ash
$37,339 / item
Cnstr Cabinet, Solid Oak M by Paul Heijnen
Located in Geneve, CH
CNSTR cabinet, solid oak M by Paul Heijnen (2009) Dimensions: H200 x L160 x W60 Materials: Oak Also Available in stained birch, natural birch, Walnut, and other varieties of woo...
Birch, Oak
$48,283 / item
CNSTR Cabinet, Stained Birch XL by Paul Heijnen
Located in Geneve, CH
CNSTR cabinet, stained birch XL by Paul Heijnen (2009) Dimensions: H230 x L200 x W65 cm Materials: Stained birch Also available in, oak, natural birch, walnut, and other varieti...
Birch, Oak
Brass And Solid Wood Bugs Cabinet by PANOPTIKUM COLLECTIONS
Located in Geneve, CH
Brass And Solid Wood Bugs Cabinet by PANOPTIKUM COLLECTIONS Dimensions: D 42 x W 60 x H 115 cm. Materials: Solid wood, veneer, and brass. The Cabinet “BUGS” from the collection is a...
Brass
Post Modern Space Age Plastic Shelves by Olaf Von Bohr for Kartell c. 1970's
By Kartell, Olaf von Bohr
Located in New York, NY
Space Age, Postmodern plastic shelf unit, designed by Olaf Von Bohr for Kartell, made in Italy circa 1970's. This example is in very good, original, clean and ready to use condition,...
Plastic
Pair of 1990s Oak Utility Cabinets with Pull-Out Shelves
Located in Rancho Cucamonga, CA
A versatile pair of solid oak modular storage cabinets, likely American made and dating to the late 20th century. Clean architectural lines, near-cubic proportions, and warm natural ...
Oak
$3,979 / item
Tauro Wooden Cabinet by Lola Glamour
Located in Geneve, CH
Tauro Wooden Cabinet by Lola Glamour Dimensions: D 42 x W 126 x H 134 cm Materials: Wood. We are Félix and Désirée Ramos, brothers and product designers of our brand, Lola Glamour....
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.