$2,640Sale Price|20% Off
Jay Spectre Modern White Oak dresser 7 drawer post modern Dresser
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Jay Spectre bleached oak veneer 7 drawer Dresser with ribbed drawer pulls, resting on a chrome
Steel
$1,050Sale Price|30% Off
Post modern mahogany Gloss faux wood Laminate waterfall 6 Drawer Dresser
By Memphis Milano
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful post modern faux mahogany wood grain gloss laminate waterfall front 6 drawer dresser
Laminate, Plywood
$1,837Sale Price|25% Off
Post modern white off Gloss Laminate waterfall 6 Drawer long Dresser
By Lane Furniture, Memphis Milano
Located in Brooklyn, NY
beautiful post modern off white gloss laminate and chrome trim waterfall front 6 drawer long
Laminate, Plywood
$1,960Sale Price|20% Off
Post modern white Gloss Laminate waterfall 6 Drawer Dresser with round mirror
By Lane Furniture, Memphis Milano
Located in Brooklyn, NY
beautiful post modern white gloss laminate and chrome trim waterfall front 6 drawer dresser with
Mirror, Laminate, Plywood
$1,800Sale Price|50% Off
Pop art Post modern Pink Gloss Laminate custom 9 drawer desk dresser credenza
By Memphis Milano
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful post modern custom made bubblegum pink gloss laminate 9 drawer kneehole Desk dresser or
Laminate, Plywood
1980's Mid Century Post Modern Dusty Pink Rose Double Dresser or Credenza
By Karl Springer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A sleek ultra mod look after Karl Springer. This 6 drawer dresser features a semi-gloss blush pink
Laminate, Wood
Customizable Italian Post Modern Blue Grey White Glass Nickel Cabinet/Sideboard
By Cosulich Interiors & Antiques
Located in New York, NY
Bespoke custom made 4-door credenza/sideboard entirely handcrafted in Italy with elegant post
Nickel
Trout Studios Grisette Cabinet Birch Wood Aluminum Post Modern Chest of Drawers
By Trout Studios
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Trout Studios Grisette Cabinet Birch Wood Aluminum Chest of Drawers, Post Modern. Item features
Aluminum
Italian post-modern white wood chest of drawers with black plastic handles 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian post-modern white wood chest of drawers with black plastic handles 1980s Rectangular chest
Glass, Plastic, Wood
$3,677 / item
Classy + Dresser by Pastform
Located in Geneve, CH
Classy + Dresser by Pastform Dimensions: D 46 x W 140 x H 95 cm. Materials: Stained and varnished
Wood
$9,375 / item
Mawar Hand Carved Dresser
Located in New York, US
Made from solid mahogany, the Mawar Dresser is inspired by the traditional Indonesian floral
Mahogany
$4,458 / 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
Walnut
$4,290 / 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
Walnut
$4,590 / 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
Walnut
$4,890 / 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
$3,953 / 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
Walnut
$3,256 / item
Medium Living Dresser by Morica Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Medium Living Dresser by Morica Design Dimensions: D 43 x W 180 x H 80 cm. Materials: Anthracite
Wood
$3,701 / item
Small Living Dresser by Morica Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Small Living Dresser by Morica Design Dimensions: D 43 x W 140 x H 80 cm. Materials: Oxidized
Wood
$4,458 / item
Colore Dresser by Dale Italia
Located in Geneve, CH
Colore Dresser by Dale Italia Dimensions: D 55 x W 131 x H 80 cm. Materials: Walnut. The frame is
Walnut
Vintage Boho Pencil Reed Waterfall Dresser
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This exceptional vintage dresser exemplifies the sought-after "waterfall" design, rendered entirely
Rattan, Reed
$33,035 / 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
Brass
$15,610 / item
Antonia Dresser by Lorena Vieyra
By Lorena Vieyra
Located in Geneve, CH
Antonia dresser by Lorena Vieyra Dimensions: D 120 x W 47 x H 160 cm Materials: walnut wood
Marble, Steel
$4,602 / item
Bardot Box Dresser by Morica Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Bardot Box Dresser by Morica Design Dimensions: D 51 x W 113 x H 130 cm. Materials: Lacquered wood
Brass
1980s Sculptural Oak Dresser by Jay Spectre
By Jay Spectre, Century Furniture
Located in Las Vegas, NV
This gorgeous dresser was designed by Jay Spectre for Century Furniture. A great dimensional light
Metal
$5,840 / item
Universe Dresser, Four Doors, by Morica Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Universe Dresser, Four Doors, by Morica Design Dimensions: D 48 x W 222 x H 76 cm. Materials
Wood
$5,684 / 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
Glass, Wood
$6,525 / 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
Wood, Glass
$6,753 / 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
Wood, Leather
$3,460 / item
Bardot Dresser, Two Doors, by Morica Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Bardot Dresser, Two Doors, by Morica Design Dimensions: D 51 x W 113 x H 76 cm. Materials
Brass
$5,563 / item
Bardot Dresser, Four Doors, by Morica Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Bardot Dresser, Four Doors, by Morica Design Dimensions: D 51 x W 222 x H 76 cm. Materials
Brass
$4,854 / 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
$19,996 / item
Sunbreaker Three Drawer Dresser by Laylo Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Sunbreaker Three Drawer Dresser by Laylo Studio Limited Edition Dimensions: D 61 x W 91.4 x H 81.2
Steel
$45,689 / item
Sunbreaker Six Drawer Dresser by Laylo Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Sunbreaker Six Drawer Dresser by Laylo Studio Limited Edition Dimensions: D 61 x W 182.8 x H 81.2
Steel
$3,629 / item
Taylor Dresser with 5 Drawers by Domkapa
Located in Geneve, CH
Taylor dresser with 5 drawers by Domkapa Dimensions: W 61 x D 60 x H 120 cm. Materials: Moka
Natural Fiber, Lacquer
Jay Spectre 7 Drawer Oak Dresser by Century
By Century Furniture, Jay Spectre
Located in Highland, IN
is a post-modern take on Deco / Moderne design. Crafted of oak with a black lacquer finish, it
Chrome
Postmodern Italian Frosted Glass Dresser With Side Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Postmodern Italian Light Wood & Frosted Glass 5 Drawer Dresser with 2 Drawer Low Profile
Glass, Wood
1980s Rounded Brass Ello 9 Drawer Mirrored Front Dresser
By Ello Furniture
Located in Bensalem, PA
Stunning 9 drawer Ello dresser with matching mirror I also have a matching bed nightstands and
Brass
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
Leather, Wood
$14,144 / item
Il Pezzo 2 Cassettiera Dresser by Il Pezzo Mancante
Located in Geneve, CH
elegance rediscovered in modern life. Il Pezzo Mancante is an Atelier that designs and creates unique
Marble
Lane Highboy Dresser, Off White Laminate, Postmodern, Glass Top, Retro
By Lane Acclaim
Located in Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Lane Highboy Dresser, Off White Laminate Postmodern, Glass Top, Retro, Solid/Heavy, 5 Drawers
Laminate, Wood
$1,042Sale Price / item|54% Off
Early 1990s Postmodern Waterfall Marbleized Formica Chest of Drawers / Dresser
Located in Miami, FL
Early 1990s Postmodern waterfall marbleized formica chest of drawers / dresser. Features the
Brass
Lane Tallboy Dresser, Postmodern 5-Drawer Chest, Wood, Beige, USA, c. 1980s
By Lane Furniture
Located in Rancho Cucamonga, CA
A distinctive tallboy dresser in the postmodern tradition, crafted from wood and veneer and
Wood
$3,840Sale Price|20% Off
Postmodern Cerused Pink Dresser In the Style of Jay Spectre for Century, 1980s
By Century Furniture, Jay Spectre
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This striking 1980s Postmodern dresser has been fully refinished in a custom cerused pink finish
Wood, Oak
$2,680Sale Price|53% Off
Vintage Oak Jay Spectre 7 Drawer Dresser Postmodern MCM Retro Burlwood 70s 80s
By Maitland Smith, Jay Spectre, Milo Baughman, Marge Carson, Karl Springer
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Vintage 1980s Jay Spectre for Century Furniture Dresser. This dresser features smooth-gliding
Metal
Paul McCobb for Directional Black Eight Drawer Chest with Brass Leg Posts
By Paul McCobb, Directional
Located in Bainbridge, NY
rectangular black enameled eight drawer Chest, Dresser, detailed with reflective Brass leg posts, and eight
Brass
$5,323 / item
Universe Box Sideboard by Morica Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Universe Box Sideboard by Morica Design Dimensions: D 48 x W 111 x H 147 cm. Materials: Cobalt Blue lacquered wood, Canaletto walnut. Available in Marsala Red, Cipria, Cobalt Blue, ...
Wood
$9,517 / item
Il Pezzo 2 Settimino Highboy by Il Pezzo Mancante
Located in Geneve, CH
elegance rediscovered in modern life. Il Pezzo Mancante is an Atelier that designs and creates unique
Marble
$2,415 / item
Sils Sideboard by Pastform
Located in Geneve, CH
of modern quality with the classic style of the 1960s. This is why I designed and created a unique
Wood
$3,965 / item
Sils Large Sideboard by Pastform
Located in Geneve, CH
of modern quality with the classic style of the 1960s. This is why I designed and created a unique
Wood
$3,436 / item
Nora Medium Sideboard by Pastform
Located in Geneve, CH
true to these principles. Following the blow, I decided to create a harmonious combination of modern
Wood
$3,653 / item
Classy + Sideboard by Pastform
Located in Geneve, CH
create a harmonious combination of modern quality with the classic style of the 1960s. This is why I
Wood
$12,894 / item
Stuck Dressoir D1 by Studio Pin
Located in Geneve, CH
Stuck Dressoir D1 by Studio Pin Dimensions: W 185 x D 43 x H 100 cm Materials: solid oak / MDF matt white finish. Weight: 70 kg “Stuck” by Studio Pin is a collection that goes ...
Oak
1990s Large Kreiss Travertine and Oak Night Stands End Table, Set of
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
environment. Showcasing some of the best designs of the Mid Century Modern era from one of the most iconic
Travertine
$2,000Sale Price|50% Off
post modern oak mirror front dresser wardrobe or armoire
By Ello Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
post modern oak mirror front tall dresser wardrobe or armoire. Doors have faux bamboo fronts. Has 2
Brass
$2,812Sale Price|25% Off
Post modern taupe lacquer chrome 12 drawer dresser credenza by Ello
By Milo Baughman, Ello Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Post modern taupe lacquer laminate and chrome 12 drawer dresser credenza. In style of Milo Baughman
Chrome
$2,400Sale Price|20% Off
Pop art Post modern white Gloss Laminate custom 6 drawer dresser or credenza
By Memphis Milano
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful post modern custom made White gloss laminate 6 drawer dresser or credenza circa 1980
Laminate, Plywood
$3,571Sale Price / item|35% Off
Post Modern John Stuart Chrome Accent Cane Front Gentlemens Dresser Armoire
By Founders Furniture Company, Jack Cartwright, John Stuart Inc.
Located in Chattanooga, TN
A striking example of post-modern design by John Stuart, this gentlemen’s chest marries gracious
Chrome
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.
Antique, new and vintage dressers are a staple in any household. Whether it’s a 19th-century solid pine or oak Welsh kitchen dresser you’re using to store tableware or a Broyhill Brasilia highboy in your bedroom, these furniture fixtures are essential for making the most of your space.
The first step in finding the perfect dresser is considering your particular needs. Most tall dressers offer anywhere from five to seven drawers, essentially allowing for the organization of an entire wardrobe, while shorter, waist-height dresser varieties can be equipped with a convenient vanity mirror.
A highboy dresser is usually around six feet tall, with some versions standing even taller at seven feet or so. Highboys, which began to appear with frequency during the early 17th century in England, are essentially very tall dressers with lots of drawers, whereas a lowboy is a different type of storage furniture in that it's a dressing table with one or two rows of drawers.
When shopping for your antique or vintage dresser, consider those that bear the hallmarks of solid construction. Good furniture means making an investment, and solid hardwood pieces of maple, walnut or cherry will prove far more durable than a bedroom dresser made of particleboard.
If you’re looking for a mid-century modern case piece that boasts a subdued pairing of wood grains and uncomplicated drawer pulls, browse elegant dressers designed by Florence Knoll, Harvey Probber, Paul McCobb and other furniture makers associated with the celebrated style on 1stDibs.
Dressers characterized by bolder designs are also popular: Not only will your new piece of furniture be a storage solution, but it'll also make a statement.
Art Deco furniture makers preferred to work with dark woods and typically incorporated decorative embellishments. An ornately carved French or Italian Art Deco dresser complete with vanity mirror and cabriole scrolled feet might better complement the other pieces in your home. Alternatively, if you favor sumptuous antique furniture with curving lines and floral flourishes, the collection on 1stDibs also includes sophisticated 1800s-era Victorian walnut dressers and washstands with marble tops.
After all, a good case piece isn’t merely for minimizing clutter in your space. The style of your chosen dresser and its specific attributes should add something to your decor and your home. Modern creations include one-of-a-kind shapes, like the venturesome chests of drawers in leather, marble and wood crafted by the likes of Roberto Cavalli.
Explore a broad array of antique and vintage dressers today on 1stDibs.