1980s Danish Rud Thygesen and Johnny Sorensen Oak Side Table
By Magnus Olesen, Rud Thygesen and Johnny Sorensen
Located in Knebel, DK
Danish Rud Thygesen and Johnny Sørensen oak side table by Magnus Olsen. The circular and very
Steel
Tue Poulsen, Table Lamp, Stoneware, Denmark, 1970s
By Tue Poulsen
Located in High Point, NC
A grey and beige-glazed stoneware table lamp designed and produced by Tue Poulsen, Denmark, 1970s
Stoneware
Large Postmodern Danish Metal Bowl from Menu, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Large Postmodern Danish Metal Bowl from Menu, 1980s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989
Metal
Large Postmodern Danish Pendant Lamp from Arkilux, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Danish pendant lamp with striking perforation. a minimalist design of impressive size. The
Metal
Vintage Danish Art Glass Bowl from Greve Glaskunst, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage Danish Art Glass Bowl from Greve Glaskunst, 1980s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1980
Glass
$926
H 25.2 in W 21.66 in D 28.35 in
Geometri Slipper Chair by Verner Panton for Innovation Randers, Denmark, 1990s
By Innovation, Verner Panton
Located in Izegem, VWV
was designed in 1960). The chair was produced under license by Innovation Denmark which is also
Steel
Michael Bang for Holmegaard “Jasmin” Table Lamp, Denmark, 1970s
By Michael Bang, Holmegaard
Located in Hamburg, DE
metal detailing adds a modern touch while keeping the overall design clean and minimal. Measuring
Opaline Glass
Rectangular coffee table by Gangso– Denmark 1973
By Gangsø Møbler
Located in Girona, Girona
Gangso. Denmark, dated 10 may 1973.
Ceramic, Mahogany
1961 Danish Holmegaard Blue Glass "Duckling" Vase by Per Lütken
By Per Lutken for Holmegaard
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
1961 Holmegaard blue glass "Duckling" vase by Per Lütken, Denmark. Monogram signature, Per Lütken
Blown Glass
$7,750
H 33.08 in W 30.12 in D 35.24 in
Model "MG31" Easy Chair by Martin Godsk for Godsk Snedkeri, Denmark ca 1990s
By Martin Godsk
Located in Utrecht, NL
appetite for mid-century modernism that had been perfected in Denmark in the post-war era. There is a
Fabric, Rope, Wood
Danish Postmodern Glazed Studio Stoneware Bowl by Bing & Grøndahl
By Bing & Grøndahl
Located in Esbjerg, DK
light green pastels. Unidentified ceramist in the postmodern style for B&G in Denmark circa 1970-80
Stoneware
$1,250
H 14.5 in W 15.5 in D 6 in
Large Postmodern Pottery Vase by Jesper Packness, Memphis-Style, Denmark
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful sculptural post-modern ceramic vase by Jesper Packness, Denmark. A decorative piece
Ceramic, Pottery
Blue Postmodern Stoneware Bowl by Vibeke Fischer, Denmark, 1980s.
By Bente Hansen
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful stoneware bowl with blue glaze and geometric pattern. Made by renowned Danish ceramist
Ceramic, Stoneware
$9,269
H 42.13 in W 29.53 in D 31.89 in
Hans J. Wegner PP124 Rocking Chair – 1984 – PP Møbler, Denmark
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Weesp, NL
Hans J. Wegner PP124 Rocking Chair – 1984 – PP Møbler, Denmark A timeless masterpiece of Danish
Fabric, Ash
$598
H 5.71 in W 7.49 in D 2.76 in
Postmodern Danish Light Blue Perforated Metal Pendant from Abo Randers, 1980s
By ABO Randers A/S
Located in Hamburg, DE
Wall lamp by Danish manufacturer Abo Randers from the 1980s. The lamp body consists of a metal
Metal
$2,200 / set
H 7.13 in W 2.5 in D 2.5 in
Scandinavian Danish Postmodern Red Pendant Lights by NordLux, Pair
By Nordlux
Located in New York, NY
A pair/set of two (2) Danish Postmodern pendant lights in red gloss enamel by NordLux, circa late
Enamel
$2,200
H 30.75 in W 22.5 in D 4 in
1980s Postmodern Jean Royère Insp Lacquer Spiral Framed Danish Metal Wall Mirror
By Maurizio Tempestini
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Postmodern Jean Royère Insp Lacquered Spiral Framed Danish Metal Wall Mirror 80s Post Modern
Enamel, Iron
$4,545 / set
H 27.56 in W 21.66 in D 25.2 in
Pair of Lounge Chair by Charlotte Perriand for The Natural Choice, Denmark, 1970
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Vienna, AT
. Elegant pair, made in Denmark, inspired by the spirit of Bauhaus designers. Featuring a grey tubular metal
Metal
Vintage Danish Spherical Ceramic Table Lamp w. Pink Glaze, 1980s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A 1980s Danish table light by Lamperiet Aarhus. The ceramic ball base features a monochrome pink
Ceramic
$215Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 8.27 in Dm 4.73 in
Unused Coffee for Two Set by Danish / Swiss Kitchenware Specialist Bodum
By Bodum
Located in Doornspijk, NL
This refined yet striking coffee set was made for two. It is complete and still new as it has never been used. It consists of a French press, two coffee glasses, two espresso glasses...
Glass, Plexiglass, Cork
$1,173 / set
H 4.33 in W 9.45 in D 4.72 in
Set of 2 Vintage Danish Metal Wall Lamps from Frandsen, 1994
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern wall lights from the Danish manufacturer Frandsen. A minimalist design. The metal lamp
Metal
$1,904Sale Price / set|35% Off
H 72.84 in Dm 19.69 in
Pair of Postmodern Floor Lamps Panto Beam by Danish designer Verner Panton
By Verner Panton
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Pair of Postmodern Floor Lamps Panto Beam by Danish designer Verner Panton. One black and one white
Steel
$2,386
H 5.91 in Dm 13.39 in
Large Porcelain Bowl by Jens Flemming Sörensen. Royal Copenhagen, Denmark 1980s
By Jens Flemming Sorensen, Royal Copenhagen
Located in Malmö, SE
A huge and rare eggshell shaped porcelain bowl. Designed by the noted Danish artist Jens Flemming
Ceramic, Porcelain
$1,794
H 15.36 in Dm 20.67 in
Postmodern Danish Gino Ceiling Lamp by Hans Agne Jakobsson for Nordisk Solar
By Nordisk Solar Co., Hans-Agne Jakobsson
Located in Hamburg, DE
Elegant ceiling light from Danish manufacturer Nordisk Solar, designed by Hans-Agne Jakobsson
Metal
$3,688 / set
H 14.96 in W 8.66 in D 10.24 in
Set of 3 Vintage Danish Pipeline Wall Sconces by Ole Pless Jørgensen for Solar
Located in Hamburg, DE
: Post-Modern Period: 1970s Country of Origin: Denmark Item Type: Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
Metal
$1,522Sale Price|20% Off
H 47.64 in W 29.53 in D 55.52 in
'Zero Gravity' Rocking Chair by Peter Opsvik for Stokke Varier, Denmark 1991
By Peter Opsvik, Stokke
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Designer Peter Opsvik for Stokke Varier. Made in Denmark, 1991 design. Black stained bentwood frame with
Fabric, Bentwood
$2,850 / set
H 7.13 in W 2.5 in D 2.5 in
Scandinavian Danish Postmodern Black Pendant Lights by NordLux, Set of 3
By Nordlux
Located in New York, NY
A set of three (3) Danish Postmodern pendant lights in black matte enamel by NordLux, circa late
Enamel
$2,850 / set
H 7.13 in W 2.5 in D 2.5 in
Scandinavian Danish Postmodern White Pendant Lights by NordLux, Set of 3
By Nordlux
Located in New York, NY
A set of three (3) Danish Postmodern pendant lights in white gloss enamel by NordLux, circa late
Enamel
$1,950
H 29.93 in W 26.38 in D 29.93 in
ILVA Design Lounge Chair Model Cuba, Burgundy Leather, Denmark, 2000s
By Antonio Citterio, Flexform
Located in Antwerp, BE
inspiring furniture manufacturers in the Danish market, and is well-known for its high-quality products and
Metal
$358
H 5.91 in Dm 7.88 in
Mid-century modern vintage Erik Magnussen for Stelton plastic ice bucket no. 860
By Stelton, Erik Magnussen
Located in Den Haag, NL
very light signs of use (no deep scratches or cracks). The ice bucket has a Modern timeless Design .
Plastic
Danish Rapsel Limited Edition "Wallaby" Rug by Claude Picasso Son of Pablo
By Claude Picasso
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Limited edition rug design by Claude Picasso the son of Pablo Picasso. Manufactured in Copenhagen by Rapsel, 1990. Brand new never been on the floor this rug as the all document th...
Wool
$5,000
W 39.38 in L 63 in
Danish Rapsel Limited Edition "Borlung" Wool Rug by Claude Picasso Son of Pablo
By Claude Picasso
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Limited edition rug design by Claude Picasso the son of Pablo Picasso. Manufactured in Copenhagen by Rapsel 1990. Brand new never been on the floor this rug as the all document the...
Wool
$1,722Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 44.1 in W 20.48 in D 19.69 in
Set of four "Iris" chairs by Bob Van den Berghe for Tranekaer Furniture Denmark
By Bob Van Den Berghe, Tranekær Furniture
Located in Langemark-Poelkapelle, BE
Iris chairs designed by Bob Van den Berghe for Tranekaer Furniture Denmark. The Iris chair was
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
$3,097 / item
H 28.35 in Dm 47.25 in
Black Marquina Marble and Stainless Steel Big O Table by OxDenmarq
Located in Geneve, CH
DENMARQ is a Danish design brand aspiring to make beautiful handmade furniture, accessories and lighting
Marble, Steel
Black Marquina Marble and Black Steel Big O Table by OxDenmarq
Located in Geneve, CH
DENMARQ is a Danish design brand aspiring to make beautiful handmade furniture, accessories and lighting
Marble, Steel
Set of 4 Two Stripe Chairs by Derya Arpac
Located in Geneve, CH
Danish Academy of Fine Arts. Since graduating Derya has worked with Note Design Studio in Stockholm and
Oak, Fir
$2,296 / item
H 12.21 in W 12.21 in D 1.97 in
RELIEF Series 1 Wall Sculpture in Birch Plywood by Kristine Engelbrecht
Located in Geneve, CH
RELIEF Series 1 Wall Sculpture in Birch Plywood by Kristine Engelbrecht Limited Edition of 7 pieces. Signed and Numbered by Kristine Engelbrecht. Dimensions: W 31 x D 5 x H 31 cm. Ma...
Plywood
$2,978 / item
H 15.75 in W 15.75 in D 2.37 in
RELIEF Series 6 Wall Sculpture in Birch Plywood by Kristine Engelbrecht
Located in Geneve, CH
RELIEF Series 6 Wall Sculpture in Birch Plywood by Kristine Engelbrecht Limited Edition of 7 pieces. Signed and Numbered by Kristine Engelbrecht. Dimensions: W 40 x D 6 x H 40 cm. Ma...
Plywood
$1,818 / item
H 9.85 in W 5.91 in D 4.14 in
Tall Wall Series 2 Wall Sculpture in Birch Plywood by Kristine Engelbrecht
Located in Geneve, CH
Tall Wall Series 2 Wall Sculpture in Birch Plywood by Kristine Engelbrecht Limited Edition of 7 pieces. Signed and Numbered by Kristine Engelbrecht. Dimensions: W 15 x D 10.5 x H 25 ...
Plywood
$1,818 / item
H 9.85 in W 5.91 in D 3.94 in
Tall Circle Cube Series 12 Wall Sculpture in Birch Plywood by Kristine Engelbrec
Located in Geneve, CH
Tall Circle Cube Series 12 Wall Sculpture in Birch Plywood by Kristine Engelbrecht Limited Edition of 7 pieces. Signed and Numbered by Kristine Engelbrecht. Dimensions: W 15 x D 10 x...
Plywood
$1,818 / item
H 9.85 in W 5.91 in D 3.94 in
Tall Fluid Cube Series 11 Wall Sculpture in Birch Plywood by Kristine Engelbrech
Located in Geneve, CH
Tall Fluid Cube Series 11 Wall Sculpture in Birch Plywood by Kristine Engelbrecht Limited Edition of 7 pieces. Signed and Numbered by Kristine Engelbrecht. Dimensions: W 15 x D 10 x ...
Plywood
$1,483 / item
H 5.91 in W 5.91 in D 4.14 in
Cube Series 1 Wall Sculpture in Birch Plywood by Kristine Engelbrecht
Located in Geneve, CH
Cube Series 1 Wall Sculpture in Birch Plywood by A Hint of Neon. Limited Edition of 7 pieces. Signed and Numbered by Kristine Engelbrecht. Dimensions: W 15 x D 10.5 x H 15 cm. Materi...
Plywood
$1,483 / item
H 5.91 in W 5.91 in D 4.14 in
Circle Cube Series 10 Wall Sculpture in Birch Plywood by Kristine Engelbrecht
Located in Geneve, CH
Circle Cube Series 10 Wall Sculpture in Birch Plywood by A Hint of Neon. Limited Edition of 7 pieces. Signed and Numbered by Kristine Engelbrecht. Dimensions: W 15 x D 10.5 x H 15 cm...
Plywood
Black One Wire Chair, White Frame, by OK Design
Located in Geneve, CH
and back. The Danish designers Fasting and Rolff have tapped into a famous Danish design tradition
Metal
White One Wire Chair, Black Frame, by OK Design
Located in Geneve, CH
and back. The Danish designers Fasting and Rolff have tapped into a famous Danish design tradition
Metal
Black One Wire Chair by OK Design
Located in Geneve, CH
, made with one continuous wire. The frame folds around a padded textile seat and back. The Danish
Metal
White One Wire Chair by OK Design
Located in Geneve, CH
, made with one continuous wire. The frame folds around a padded textile seat and back. The Danish
Metal
$263 / item
H 7.88 in W 6.89 in D 0.4 in
Blå Himmel Wall Decoration in Bio-Based Resin by Waves.STUDIO
Located in Geneve, CH
Blå Himmel Wall Decoration in Bio-Based Resin by Waves.STUDIO Dimensions: D 1 x W 17,5 x H 20 cm. Materials: Bio-based resin. Blå himmel (Blue sky) captures the open space where whi...
Resin
Dybet Wall Decoration in Bio-Based Resin by Waves.STUDIO
Located in Geneve, CH
Dybet Wall Decoration in Bio-Based Resin by Waves.STUDIO Dimensions: D 1,5 x W 17,5 x H 20 cm. Materials: Bio-based resin. Dybet (The deep) invites the viewer into the dark, layered...
Resin
$1,387 / item
H 23.23 in W 23.23 in D 0.6 in
Bjergtoppe Wall Decoration in Bio-Based Resin by Waves.STUDIO
Located in Geneve, CH
Bjergtoppe Wall Decoration in Bio-Based Resin by Waves.STUDIO Dimensions: D 1,5 x W 59 x H 59 cm. Materials: Bio-based resin. This painting, titled Bjergtoppe (top of mountains), ca...
Resin
$1,387 / item
H 23.23 in W 23.23 in D 0.79 in
Frost Wall Decoration in Bio-Based Resin by Waves.STUDIO
Located in Geneve, CH
Frost Wall Decoration in Bio-Based Resin by Waves.STUDIO Dimensions: D 2 x W 59 x H 59 cm. Materials: Bio-based resin. This piece is titled Frost because it evokes the frozen black ...
Resin
$1,387 / item
H 23.23 in W 23.23 in D 0.79 in
Havgus Sea Mist Wall Decoration in Bio-Based Resin by Waves.STUDIO
Located in Geneve, CH
Havgus Sea Mist Wall Decoration in Bio-Based Resin by Waves.STUDIO Dimensions: D 2 x W 59 x H 59 cm. Materials: Bio-based resin. This piece is titled Sea Mist because it captures th...
Resin
Dusty Peach Point Chair by OK Design
Located in Geneve, CH
metal. Point chair is a simple and modern outdoor dining chair. It elegantly combines a minimalistic
Metal
Black Point Chair by OK Design
Located in Geneve, CH
. Point chair is a simple and modern outdoor dining chair. It elegantly combines a minimalistic silhouette
Metal
Sea Green Point Chair by OK Design
Located in Geneve, CH
metal. Point chair is a simple and modern outdoor dining chair. It elegantly combines a minimalistic
Metal
Dusty Peach Point Table by OK Design
Located in Geneve, CH
metal. The Point Table is a modern and minimal outdoor dining table. It elegantly combines a
Metal
Black Point Table by OK Design
Located in Geneve, CH
. The Point Table is a modern and minimal outdoor dining table. It elegantly combines a minimalistic
Metal
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.