Ernest Igl for Wilhelm Werndl Shelving Cabinet in Black and Beige Polyurethane
By Wilhelm Werndl
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ernest Igl for Wilhelm Werndl, shelving cabinet, polyurethane, Germany, 1970/71 Ernest Hofmann, also known by his artist name 'Igl', recently gained an international audience for hi...
Plastic, Fiberglass
Famed Rainforest Marble TV Cabinet With Drawers by Lagu
Located in Geneve, CH
Famed Rainforest Marble TV Cabinet With Drawers by Lagu. Designed by Ufuk Ceylan. Dimensions: W 150 x D 42 x H 50 cm. Materials: Wood, Brass, Marble, Oak. Surrounded by oak ven...
Marble, Brass
Wooden bar cabinet, Postmodern Style, 1988
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Totemic bar cabinet in painted wood, made in the Postmodern style of 1988 and inspired by the Memphis movement. This one-of-a-kind piece features a bold combination of three bright c...
Wood
Ettore Sottsass Memphis 'Casablanca' Cabinet, 1981, Italy
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Tinton Falls, NJ
This strikingly sculptural cabinet is a superb work of art designed in 1981 by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis. The wood and plastic laminate structure features a base with a column supp...
Laminate, Wood
Dark Brown Wooden Structure Bar Cabinet with Glass Shelves Insert by Ultramobili
Located in Geneve, CH
Teomondo Cabinet with Doors in Smoked Eucalyptus and Walnut by Ultramobili Dimensions: W 90 x D 55 x H 150 cm Materials: Wooden structure Bar Cabinet with doors in Smoked Eucalyptus...
Wood
Postmodern Profilsystem Cabinet by Elmar Flötotto for Flötotto, Germany, 1980s
By Elmar Flötotto
Located in Hamburg, DE
Large container from the profile system collection of Flötotto in a special color. A very simple and functional design. The container comes from the profile system collection, which...
Metal
Vintage German Postmodern Cabinet by Elmar Flötotto for Flötotto, 1980s
By Elmar Flötotto
Located in Hamburg, DE
Container from the profile system collection from Flötotto in a special color. A very simple and functional design. The container comes from the profile system collection, which is ...
Metal
Pathways Wall Cabinet in American Oak & Clay by Joanne Odisho
Located in Geneve, CH
Pathways Wall Cabinet in American Oak & Clay by Joanne Odisho Dimensions: D 42 x W 85 x H 120 cm. Materials: Plywood, American oak, paper pulp, eggshells, and clay. The handmade and...
Other
Samba cabinet , Wendell Castle Collection for Icon Design, late 20th century
By Wendell Castle Collection
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning piece of art / sculpture..!!! Samba cabinet from the Wendell Castle Collection for Icon Design, late 20th century. Finished on all sides. Moterized feature, (see video) desi...
Leather, Ash
$3,575 / item
Meander I2 Side Table / Low Cabinet by Bram Kerkhofs
Located in Geneve, CH
Meander I2 side table / low cabinet by Bram Kerkhofs. Dimensions: D 51 x H 73cm. Materials: Stainless steel, aluminum, elastic rope (natural rubber, polyester). Other dimensions a...
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
$25,878 / item
V2 Cabinet Sculpted by John Eric Byers
By John Eric Byers
Located in Geneve, CH
V2 cabinet sculpted by John Eric Byers Dimensions: 106.7 x 91.5 x 45.7 cm Materials: carved blackened maple and brass All works are individually handmade to order. John Eric ...
Brass
A'dammer Cabinet by Aldo van de Nieuwelaar for Pastoe, 1970s - H:170cm
By Pastoe, Aldo van den Nieuwelaar
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Timeless and elegant design - The Netherlands Measures : 40x37cm H:170cm A’dammer is a prime example of a piece of furniture that also functions as an object. A’dammer is characteriz...
Plastic, Wood
Set of 3 Postmodern Profilsystem Corner Cabinets by Elmar Flötotto, 1980s
By Elmar Flötotto
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rare corner containers from the Profilsystem collection of Flötotto in a special color.A very simple and functional design. The … Read more Rare corner containers from the Profilsyst...
Metal
Italy Postmodern Dark Oak Cabinet with Raffia Panels and Bronze Handles
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a very beautiful cabinets, one of a kind, for the slim proportion, the two-bronze handles, fully handmade and designed by studio Dimore. The color is wenghè Inside there are...
Oak, Raffia
Italian Contemporary Bar Cabinet in Marine Plywood & Vintage Woods Italy 2020
Located in Conversano, IT
Stunning bar cabinet created in 2020 by Jacques Leo and presented exclusively by JF Gallery. The cabinet is made of marine plywood veneered with precious vintage woods in various sha...
Mahogany, Maple, Nutwood, Palisander
Break Free Bar Cabinet by PANOPTIKUM, Solid Wood & Glass, Ukraine
Located in Geneve, CH
Break Free Bar Cabinet by PANOPTIKUM COLLECTIONS Dimensions: D 74,5 x W 120 x H 210 cm. Materials: Solid wood, metal, tempered glass, mirror spy, velvet, LED light sources, and paint...
Metal
Copper Red Ceramic Cabinet with Two Doors on Cylinder Base by Ultramobili
Located in Geneve, CH
Regis Copper Bar Cabinet with Two Rounded Door on Cylinder Base by Ultramobili Dimensions: W 100 x D 54.7 x H 168.3 cm Materials: Pearl Copper Lacquer. REGIS Bar Cabinet in semi-gl...
Copper
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 135 x H 157 cm. Materials: Wood, leather, brass, and horn. In 1958, Mario Guerra, ...
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 250 x H 75 cm. Materials: Ebony veneer, brass, and horn. In 1958, Mario Guerra, a ...
Other, Brass
Ultramarine Blue Ceramic Cabinet with Two Doors on Cylinder Base by Ultramobili
Located in Geneve, CH
Regis Ultramarine Cabinet with Two Rounded Door on Cylinder Base by Ultramobili Dimensions: W 100 x D 54.7 x H 168.3 cm Materials: Sahara Noir ceramic, Ultramarine Blue lacquer matt...
Lacquer, Ceramic
Gradient Black Blue Cabinet with Two Doors on Cylinder Base by Ultramobili
Located in Geneve, CH
Black Blue and Greige Regis Gradient Bar Cabinet with Two Rounded Door on Cylinder Base by Ultramobili Dimensions: W 100 x D 54.7 x H 168.3 cm Materials: Lacquer, Marble, Ceramic. ...
Marble
Limited Edition Wood and Metal Three Doors Cabinet by Bottega Nera Furniture
Located in Geneve, CH
Limited Edition Wood and Metal Three Doors Cabinet by Bottega Nera Furniture Dimensions: W 140 x D 35 x H 160 cm Materials: Wood, Metal. 3DC1-40.60. Wooden structure covered in jut...
Metal
Limited Edition Wood and Metal Three Doors Cabinet by Bottega Nera Furniture
Located in Geneve, CH
Limited Edition Wood and Metal Three Doors Cabinet by Bottega Nera Furniture Dimensions: W 140 x D 35 x H 160 cm Materials: Wood, Metal. 3DC3-40.50. Wooden structure covered in jut...
Metal
Limited Edition Wood and Metal Three Doors Cabinet by Bottega Nera Furniture
Located in Geneve, CH
Limited Edition Wood and Metal Three Doors Cabinet by Bottega Nera Furniture Dimensions: W 140 x D 35 x H 160 cm Materials: Wood, Metal. 3DC7-20.60. Wooden structure covered in jut...
Metal
Limited Edition Wood and Metal Three Doors Cabinet by Bottega Nera Furniture
Located in Geneve, CH
Limited Edition Wood and Metal Three Doors Cabinet by Bottega Nera Furniture Dimensions: W 120 x D 42 x H 165 cm Materials: Wood, Metal. 3DC12 - 40.50. Wooden structure covered in ...
Metal
Dont Publish Please 'CNSTR Cabinet, Natural Birch by Paul Heijnen'
Located in Geneve, CH
CNSTR cabinet, natural birch by Paul Heijnen (2009) Dimensions: H270 x L240 x W60 cm Materials: Natural birch Also available in stained birch, oak, walnut, and other varieties o...
Birch, Oak
Pair of Oak Modular Utility Cabinets with Pull-Out Shelf, American, c. 1990s
Located in Rancho Cucamonga, CA
A highly functional and beautifully proportioned pair of solid oak modular storage cabinets, likely American made, dating to the late 20th century. Designed with clean, architectura...
Oak
Coil Square Cabinet Wall Mounted/ Side Table by Bram Kerkhofs
Located in Geneve, CH
Coil square cabinet wall mounted/ side table by Bram Kerkhofs Dimensions: D 40 x W 40 x H 75.2cm Materials: Stainless steel, aluminium, elastic rope (natural rubber, polyethylene)....
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
Coil Circle Cabinet Wall Mounted / Side Table by Bram Kerkhofs
Located in Geneve, CH
Coil circle cabinet wall mounted / side table by Bram Kerkhofs Dimensions: D 40 x W 40 x H 75.2cm Materials:Stainless steel, aluminium, elastic rope (natural rubber, polyethylene)....
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
Coil Drop Cabinet Wall Mounted/ Side Table by Bram Kerkhofs
Located in Geneve, CH
Coil drop cabinet wall mounted/ side table by Bram Kerkhofs Dimensions: D 40 x W 40 x H 75.2cm Materials:Stainless steel, aluminium, elastic rope (natural rubber, polyethylene). ...
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
Three Columns Chestnut Burl Wood Cabinet with Black Marble Top by Ultramobili
Located in Geneve, CH
Chestnut Burl and Marble Charlie RC Cabinet by Ultramobili Dimensions: W 60 x D 60 x H 136 cm Materials: Chestnut Burl, Marble. Column storage unit in Chestnut Burl (Radica di Ca...
Marble
$7,634 / item
Ivory Simbiose Glass Cabinet by Andreas Anwander
Located in Geneve, CH
Ivory Simbiose Glass Cabinet by Andreas Anwander Dimensions: W 110 x D 49 x H 180 cm Materials: Solid Wood, Glass, Brass. Weight: 85 kg. A shelf which design is inspired by the sym...
Brass
Pair of Postmodern Memphis Style Bar Cabinets by Kapo Möbelwerkstätte, 1980s
Located in Zagreb, HR
A pair of unique and rare European made postmodern Memphis style bar cabinets, produced by Kapo Möbelwerkstätten, and Austrian furniture producer founded by Karl Polzhofer in 1927. ...
Metal
Seasons Mobile Cabinet in Laminated Wood, Metal & Leather by Oscar Maschera
Located in Geneve, CH
Seasons Mobile Cabinet in Laminated Wood, Metal & Leather by Oscar Maschera Dimensions: D 40 x W 60 x H 160 cm. Materials: Metal, laminated wood, and vegetable leather. Our work is ...
Metal
Memphis Cabinet or a Bookcase designed by Ettore Sottsass and Marco Zanini, 1986
By Marco Zanini, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find an exceptionally rare Memphis style cabinet or a bookcase. It was designed by Ettore Sottsass and Marco Zanini for Franz Leitner as a part of Donau Coll...
Glass, Wood
16 Cubes Cabinet by John Eric Byers, Handmade Maple & Ash, USA
By John Eric Byers
Located in Geneve, CH
16 Cubes cabinet by John Eric Byers Dimensions: D150 x W38 x H165 cm Materials: sawn + blackened + maple + ash All works are individually handmade to order. John Eric Byers c...
Other
$1,905Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Postmodern Aqua / Jade Lacquer Laminate Tall Drawer Cabinet, USA, 1980s
Located in Hastings, GB
A stunning postmodern 1980s lacquer laminate tall drawer cabinet with 5 large drawers, in a beautiful tonal aqua/jade/green finish. All drawers run smoothly. Sourced in Miami, Florida.
Laminate, Wood
Late 20th Century Postmodern to Art Deco Revival Mirrored Entertainment Cabinet
Located in Topeka, KS
Marvelous vintage Postmodern to Art Deco Revival or Hollywood Regency layered mirrored entertainment cabinet, in the style of Ello Furniture Manufacturing. Beautiful condition, keepi...
Chrome
Polished Bronze Round Wall Cabinet with Green Malachite by Pierre De Valck
Located in Geneve, CH
Wall cabinet with Malachite by Pierre De Valck. Dimensions: W 90 x D 22 x H 90cm Materials: Polished bronze with Malachite. Weight: 45 kg. Each piece is unique. Pierre De Valck (199...
Stone, Bronze
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 100 x H 145 cm. Materials: Makkasar ebony veneer, horn, and 24K gold-plated brass....
Brass, Other, Gold Plate
Bespoke Italian Post-Modern Pink Gray Glass 3-Drawer Nickel Chest Nightstand
By Cosulich Interiors & Antiques
Located in New York, NY
What we love about this piece, it is not only the functionality with its 3 drawers (options for sizes) but the artistic post-modern impact, in Memphis style, of the different tints, ...
Nickel
6x Bonaldo Cabinet de Curiosité Regal Bücherregal Fabrice Berrux
By Bonaldo, Fabrice Berrux
Located in Berlin, DE
Wir bieten eins von insgesamt elf Bonaldo "Cabinet de Curiosité" Bücherregale aus dem Jahr 2023 zum Verkauf an. Die Regale wurden von Fabrice Berrux entworfen und verfügen über unter...
Wood
Set of 5 Postmodern Profilsystem Cabinets and Shelf by Elmar Flötotto, 1980s
By Elmar Flötotto
Located in Hamburg, DE
Container and shelf from the profile system collection from flöotto in a special color combination. a very simple and functional design. The elements come from the profile system co...
Metal
Ripple Tall Cabinet by Three One Four Studio, Glass & Brass Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Ripple Tall Cabinet by Three One Four Studio Unique Piece. Dimensions: D 45 x W 110 x H 190 cm. Materials: Modelboard, brass, resin, and glass. THREE ONE FOUR studio was born from t...
Brass, 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 135 x H 157 cm. Materials: Wood, glass, brass, and horn. In 1958, Mario Guerra, a...
Brass, Other
Sideboard Buffet Dry Bar Cabinet Postmodern Faux Travertine
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description click on More Details below. Shipping Quote Information The shipping quote stated in the listing was from 1st Dibs and they normally set all the costs and ...
Laminate
Coil Square Circle Cabinet Wall Mounted/ Side Table by Bram Kerkhofs
Located in Geneve, CH
Coil square circle cabinet wall mounted/ side table by Bram Kerkhofs Dimensions: D 40 x W 40 x H 75.2cm Materials:Stainless steel, aluminium, elastic rope (natural rubber, polyethy...
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
$4,324Sale Price|20% Off
Pierre Cardin Black Lacquer and Teak Drawer Cabinet, Postmodern Credenza, 1970's
By Pierre Cardin
Located in Antwerp, BE
Pierre Cardin; French Design; Black lacquer; Teak drawer; Cabinet; Credenza; Pierre Cardin sideboard in black lacquered wood and teak. This item is provided with two doors on each...
Teak, Lacquer
Two Doors Cabinet in Laminate and Baveno Granite by Driade 1980s Italy
By Driade
Located in Cascina, Pisa
Cabinet with two doors, inner shelves, and drawers from the Afrorismi series, it's made in gray metalized and grooved laminate, with legs and upper support in chromed metal, and over...
Granite, Chrome
Vincenza Oxblood Glossy Lacquer And Light Bronze Metal Cabinet by Casa Casati
Located in Geneve, CH
Vincenza Oxblood Glossy Lacquer And Light Bronze Metal Cabinet by Casa Casati Dimensions: D 50 x W 120 x H 90 cm. Materials: Lacquer, MDF, brass, and metal. Available in different...
Metal, Brass, Other
Ventura Cabinet in Woven Rattan & Lacquered Oak Wood by Joyful Objects Yes!
Located in Geneve, CH
Ventura Cabinet in Woven Rattan & Lacquered Oak Wood by Joyful Objects Yes! Dimensions: D 40 x W 110 x H 175 cm. Materials: Woven rattan, lacquered oak wood, and oak plywood. Availa...
Rattan, Oak, Plywood
21st Century by Marta Laudani e Marco Romanelli Cabinet Steel Artisan Custom
By Marco Romanelli, Marta Laudani
Located in Lecce, IT
Indoor steel cabinet with two doors. Doors and sides realized with flat metal strips welded at varying angles, which allow to look through. Two internal shelves in steel.
Steel
Otto Cabinet in Glossy Ebony, Horn, Glass & 24K Gold-Plated Brass by Arcahorn
Located in Geneve, CH
Otto Cabinet in Glossy Ebony, Horn, Glass & 24K Gold-Plated Brass by Arcahorn Dimensions: D 55 x W 180 x H 75 cm. Materials: Glossy ebony, horn, and 24K gold-plated brass. In 1958, ...
Gold Plate, Brass, Other
Argo Cabinet in Glossy Ebony, Horn, Glass & 24K Gold-Plated Brass by Arcahorn
Located in Geneve, CH
Argo Cabinet in Glossy Ebony, Horn, Glass & 24K Gold-Plated Brass by Arcahorn Dimensions: D 55 x W 250 x H 75 cm. Materials: Glossy ebony, horn, and 24K gold-plated brass. In 1958, ...
Brass, Other, Gold Plate
Large Postmodern “Bogo” Console Cabinet by Carlo Bartoli for Rossi di Albizzate
By Carlo Bartoli, Rossi di Albizzate
Located in Zagreb, HR
Extremely elegant postmodern console cabinet belonging to the “Bogo” system designed by Italian architect Carlo Bartoli for Rossi di Albizzate in the 1970s. Massive and stunning, the...
Leather, Suede, Glass
Steppe Wall Mounted Cabinet in Mirror-Polished Stainless Steel by Julian Mayor
Located in Geneve, CH
Steppe Wall Mounted Cabinet in Mirror-Polished Stainless Steel by Julian Mayor Limited Edition of 3 + 2AP. Dimensions: D 58 x W 118 x H 193 cm. Materials: Mirror-polished stainless ...
Stainless Steel
Waxed Aluminum Small Cabinet with Natural Golden Pink Stone by Pierre De Valck
Located in Geneve, CH
Small cabinet with petrified oak by Pierre De Valck. Dimensions: W 55 x D 34 x H 70 cm. Materials: Waxed aluminium with petrified oak Weight: 35 kg. Each piece is unique. Pier...
Aluminum
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.