Post Modern Halogen floor lamp Switzerland 1980s
By Lumess
Located in Den Haag, NL
A minimal and Post Modern floor lamp, Bauhaus, Constructivist, square black lacquered metal base
Vintage 1980s Swiss Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
Post Modern Halogen floor lamp Switzerland 1980s
By Lumess
Located in Den Haag, NL
A minimal and Post Modern floor lamp, Bauhaus, Constructivist, square black lacquered metal base
Metal
Post Modern Hala Halogen Floor lamp 1980s
By Hala Zeist
Located in Den Haag, NL
Nice simple design, this Halogen floor lamp .comes with a ball joint so it will stands in any
Metal
Post Modern Halogen Table Lamp, 1980s, Italy
By Memphis Group
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice Post Modern Halogen table lamp. Two light stands. like the shape of this lamp.
Plastic
Stilplast Italy Halogen Post modern Table Lamp 1970s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Stilplast Post Modern Halogen Table Lamp Italy 1970s
Metal
Post modern halogen desk lamp glass brass 1980s
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Postmodern design halogen desk lamp after Robert Sonneman for Kovacs. Use with halogen light bulb
Metal, Brass
Post Modern Ikea Rapid Halogen table lamp 1980s
By IKEA
Located in Den Haag, NL
What a great Design this table lamp . So elegant and minimalist . Halogen . Two light intensity
Metal
Hala Zeist Halogen Table Lamp Post Modern 1980s Holland
By Hala Zeist
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice futuristic Post Modern Table lamp . Good quality lamp . Halogen ,comes with a good
Metal
$1,000
H 70.75 in W 12.75 in D 12.75 in
Italian Post Modern Uplight Halogen Torchiere Floor Lamp att. to Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte, Richard Meier
Located in New York, NY
Sophisticated Post Modern Italian design halogen uplight, torchiere, floor lamp, attributed to
Metal
$1,449
H 76.78 in W 23.63 in D 9.85 in
Italian post modern black metal and steel floor halogen floor lamp, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian post modern black metal and steel floor halogen floor lamp, 1980s Floor lamp with conical
Metal, Steel
$840Sale Price|20% Off
H 71.5 in W 8 in D 10 in
Robert Sonnomen for George Kovacs, White Enamel Post Modern Halogen Floor lamp.
By Robert Sonneman, George Kovacs
Located in Chicago, IL
Robert Sonneman for Kovacs Lighting Torchiere floor lamp. White enamel over metal, halogen lighting
Metal, Enamel
$670
H 22 in W 33 in D 8 in
Adjustable Post Modern Halogen Desk Lamp by Holtkotter Made in Germany c. 1980's
By Holtkoetter
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional Post-Modern style desk lamp by noted German maker Holtkotter, circa 1980's. The lamp
Brass
Pr. Post Modern Halogen Torchieres by Koch & Lowy c 1980's
By Koch & Lowy
Located in New York, NY
Stunning pair of post modern torchieres executed in sophisticated black mat enamel finish, each
Steel
Halogen Desk lamp 1980s Dutch
By Dijkstra
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice rare Halogen table lamp ,in White . adjustable in Height .
Chrome
Herda Halogen Floor Lamp, 1980s, Holland
By Herda
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice floor lamp. Murano Glass shade, in a orange yellow color / Halogen with a dimmer
Murano Glass
FS Halogen desk lamp 1980s Germany
Located in Den Haag, NL
Typical 80s articulated table lamp .Halogen 2 light strengths. good condition .
Plastic
Post Modern table lamp Fuder Germany 1980s
By Fuda Marmi by Atelier Design Lab
Located in Den Haag, NL
Post Modern Table lamp . Adjustable . Halogen . 1980s Fuder Germany . very good condition . Rare .
Plastic
Hala Zeist Halogen Arch Floor lamp 1980s Holland
By Hala Zeist
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice Hala Zeist Arch Floor lamp . Halogen 12 volt 50 watt signed , Post Modern in style
Aluminum
Vintage Boho Polished Chrome Halogen Floor Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
floor lamp. Its design is a lesson in refined simplicity, featuring a slender columnar body that rises
Chrome
Frans Schrofer Doppia Halogen Table lamp 1980s Holland
By Frans Schrofer
Located in Den Haag, NL
one lamp socket for a small halogen lamp. Many positions with very different effects can be tried – so
Metal
$1,147
H 72.05 in W 7.09 in D 8.67 in
Postmodern ‘Ciclope’ Halogen Floor Lamp by Barbieri Marianelli, Italy
By Barbieri e Marianelli
Located in Delft, NL
Postmodern ‘Ciclope’ halogen floor lamp By Barbieri Marianelli, Italy.
Metal
rabbit Tanaka corp Mempis Style Halogen floor lamp 1980s Japan
By Tanaka Kosai
Located in Den Haag, NL
Vintage Rabbit Tanaka Corp Halogen Floor Lamp Japan Memphis design home Japan space age design mid
Plastic
$1,850 / set
H 71.5 in W 13.5 in D 11 in
Pair of Sculptural Postmodern Kichler Halogen Torchiere Floor Lamps, 1992
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A striking pair of Kichler halogen torchiere floor lamps from 1992, exemplifying bold postmodern
Metal
Iconic Dove Halogen Floor Lamp by Mario Barbiglia & Marco Columbo
By Mario Barbaglia and Marco Colombo, Italiana Luce
Located in Chicago, IL
Mario Barbiglia and Marco Colombo’s iconic post modern halogen reading/floor lamp for Italiana
Metal, Enamel, Steel
Postmodern Italian Halogen Floor Lamp by Relco, 1980's
By Relco Milano
Located in Lisboa, PT
This floor lamp was designed and produced by Relco, in Italy during the 80's. It has a postmodern
Metal
$905
H 15.75 in W 3.55 in D 15.36 in
Arcobalena Table lamp minimalist post modern design marco zotta 1980s Italy
By Marco Zotta, Cil Italia
Located in Den Haag, NL
Beautiful Post Modern halogen table lamp .model Arcobalena love the simple curved shape of the
Metal
$628
H 14.97 in W 16.93 in D 4.73 in
Postmodern Halogen Table Lamp Style of Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Linkebeek, BE
- Metal Beautiful vintage postmodern halogen table lamp in the style of Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs
Metal, Chrome
$696Sale Price|30% Off
H 15.25 in W 9.5 in D 6.75 in
Postmodern Halogen Table Lamp Style of Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs
By George Kovacs, Robert Sonneman
Located in Topeka, KS
Marvelous vintage Postmodern halogen table lamp style of Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs with
Metal
1980s brass halogen table lamp by Florian Schulz model Esa with gooseneck
By Florian Schulz
Located in München, DE
Beautiful 1980s brass halogen table lamp. Manufacturer: Florian Schulz. Model: Esa. Made in Germany
Brass
$500
H 25 in W 21 in D 5.25 in
Post-Modern Multi-Directional Modo Desk Lamp by Gabriele Basilico for Alva-Line
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful post-modern halogen multi-directional desk lamp by Gabriele Basilico for Alva-Line, circa
Metal
$895
H 69.25 in W 16 in D 16 in
Iconic Postmodern Halogen Mack Floor Lamp by George Kovack for Sonneman c 1980s
By George Kovacs, Sonneman Lighting
Located in New York, NY
' original in line foot operated dimmer switch. The lamp accepts a standard size halogen bulb. Dia. at top
Metal
$12,500 / set
H 72.75 in W 18.5 in D 18.5 in
Pair of Floor Lamps by Koch and Lowy, Black Tripod Stands with Halogen Fixtures
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Kansas City, MO
Pair of Postmodern Koch and Lowy floor lamps. Striking tripod design in the original textured black
Steel
$1,200
H 50.5 in W 11.5 in D 11.5 in
1980s Tegola Halogen Floor Lamp by Bruno Gecchelin for Skipper & Pollux of Italy
By Skipper and Pollux, Bruno Gecchelin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Post-Modern Tegola Halogen Floor Lamp, designed by Bruno Gecchelin for Skipper and Pollux
Steel, Wire
$821Sale Price|20% Off
H 19.3 in W 4.73 in D 13.78 in
Original Sottsass Associati Halogen Table Light, Halo Click 2, by Philips 1988
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in München, DE
Very rare original Sottsass Associati halogen table light Halo Click 2 by Philips 1988, Holland
Metal
$785
H 55.91 in W 10.24 in D 10.24 in
Vintage Tema Floor Lamp by Gabriel Teixidó for Carpyen Barcelona, 1986
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice minimalist Post Modern Floor lamp . Halogen . Design Gabriel Teixidó for Carpyen
Metal
$1,200
H 75 in W 16 in D 20 in
Postmodern Memphis School Zen Floor Lamp by Gismondi for Artimede Made in Italy
By Artimide, Ernesto Gismondi
Located in New York, NY
Iconic Post - Modern, Memphis style halogen uplight floor lamp, designed by Ernesto Gismondi for
Aluminum, Steel
2 Herda Table Lamps Dutch 1980s
By Herda
Located in Den Haag, NL
2 very nice post modern Halogen Table lamps. Black metal base, comes with Thick Greenish Glass
Metal
Hala Zeist Halogen ceiling lamp 1980s Holland
By Hala Zeist
Located in Den Haag, NL
Love this ceiling lamp .so stylish . Black Metal . Hala Zeist . 1980s Adjustable in any direction
Metal
Unavailable
H 79.93 in W 20.08 in D 20.08 in
Zen by Artemide, Tall Halogen Floor Lamp Vintage Modern, 1980s, Italy
By Artemide, Ernesto Gismondi
Located in Bucharest, RO
This modern halogen torchere represent the aestetical value of the Italian Minimalist aproach
Metal, Aluminum
Unavailable
H 18.51 in W 20.48 in D 7.88 in
Postmodern Halogen Desk Lamp 'Discus', Hartmut S. Engel for Staff, Germany 1980s
By Staff Leuchten, Hartmut Engel
Located in Zagreb, HR
Black metal and plastic dimmable halogen desk lamp produced by German company Staff in 1980's
Metal
Unavailable
H 68.9 in W 35.44 in D 7.88 in
Vintage YUKI Floor Lamp by Paolo Piva for Stefano Cevoli, Italy 1980's
By Paolo Piva, Stefano Cevoli
Located in Zagreb, HR
Vintage post modern halogen floor lamp model Yuki produced in the 1980s by Stefano Cevoli. Design
Metal
Unavailable
H 43.31 in Dm 23.63 in
Postmodern "Aurora" Pendant Halogen Lamp by Perry King for Arteluce, Italy 1980s
By Arteluce, Perry King and Santiago Miranda
Located in Zagreb, HR
blue outer rings placed between. The lamp has three halogen lights. The ceiling mount is covered by a
Metal
Post Modern Italian Halogen Floor Lamp by Relux
By Relux
Located in New York, NY
Graphic Minimalist black metal halogen uplight torchiere made in Milan (Milano) Italy. Period Post
Steel
Bronze Tone Halogen Floor Lamp
Located in Astoria, NY
Bronze tone halogen floor lamp, the hinged shaft with a saucer shaped lighting element on a hinged
Bronze
Italian Postmodern Halogen Torchiere Lamp
Located in Astoria, NY
Italian Postmodern halogen torchiere floor lamp with enameled metal structure. In very good vintage
Metal
Postmodern Halogen Floor Lamp Torchiere
By Relco Italia
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco revival Postmodern Halogen Uplight floor lamp having three frosted glass disk diffuser
Halogen Angle Poise Desk Lamp
By Richard Sapper
Located in New York, NY
Nice adjustable desk lamp circa 1980s. This example is in original, clean and working condition
Metal
Italian Modernist Halogen Floor Lamp by Relco
By Relco Italia
Located in New York, NY
produced halogen bulb lamps. Original, clean, working condition. Width of shade at top 14.5 inches
Metal
Vintage Black and Glass Halogen Floor Lamp
Located in Astoria, NY
Vintage black and glass halogen floor lamp with gilt details, circa late 1980s, round shade, square
Metal
Italian Made Halogen Floor Lamp Torchiere Brass and Steel
Located in New York, NY
Postmodern Italian design torchiere floor lamp. Halogen light with tilt adjustable top
Brass, Steel
Italian Black Duna Terra Telescopic Tall Halogen Floor Lamp, 1980s
Located in IT
Modern 1980s Italian black aluminium and steel Duna Terra telescopic tall halogen floor lamp. It
Aluminum, Steel
Sold
H 15.75 in W 25.99 in D 5.91 in
Very Large Unique Italian 1980s Halogen Table Lamp in Postmodern Design
Located in München, DE
Very large unique Italian 1980s halogen table lamp in Postmodern design. Great minimalist design
Metal
Sold
H 44 in W 15.5 in D 37 in
Pair of Minimalist Design Postmodern Plexiglass Halogen Table Lamps from France
Located in München, DE
Pair of rare beautiful Postmodern plexiglass halogen table lamps. Great minimalistic high quality
Metal
Sold
H 15.75 in W 3.15 in D 6.3 in
Postmodern table lamp DELFINO Mario Bertorelle for JM RDM Halogen light Vintage
By Mario Bertorelle
Located in Buggiano, IT
Pair of beautiful post-modern plastic table lamps by Mario Bertorelle, Dolphin model, original
Plastic
Sold
H 15 in W 17 in D 4.5 in
1980s, Black Dimmable Halogen Desk Lamps in the Style of Sonneman for Kovacs
By Kovacs
Located in Houston, TX
1980s Black dimmable halogen desk lamps in the style of Sonneman for Kovacs. Stamped Lite source
Metal
Postmodern French "Gyros" Desk Lamp, 1980s
By Emmanuelle Colboc, Artemide
Located in Stockholm, Stockholms län
. Produced and made in France by Megalit – Artemide. Post-modern style white lacquered metal halogen lamp
Metal
Italian Halogen Floor Lamp, 1980s
By Relco Italia
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice black metal floor lamp. Halogen. Two half round shades, can be moved in any direction
Metal
Postmodern Halogen Torchiere Floor Lamp
Located in Astoria, NY
Postmodern halogen torchiere floor lamp in black metal with round base. Measures: 74" height x 13.5
Metal
Brass Halogen Floor Lamp, Germany, 1980s
By Holtkoetter
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice sleek Floor lamp. Three hinged system Halogen comes with a good working dimmer. Good
Brass
1980s Ron Rezek Halogen Table Lamp , Italy
By Artemide, Stilnovo, Bieffeplast, Ron Rezek
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Iconic Ron Rezek (USA) halogen table lamp for Bieffeplast, Italy. Horizotal stem pivot up and
Metal
Sold
H 25.2 in W 31.5 in D 7.88 in
Herda Postmodern Halogen Counterbalance Design Vintage Desk Lamps .
By Herda
Located in Den Haag, NL
2 Very nice Desk lamps. Counter balance . Halogen . 2 light stands . 3 Glass disks .Very good
Chrome
Sold
H 68 in W 42 in D 5.5 in
Postmodern Multidirectional Italian Elegant Halogen Reading Floor Lamp Memphis
By Artemide
Located in San Diego, CA
Minimalist modern halogen agile reading floor lamp. Rotate on pole 180 degrees left to right
Metal
Brass Halogen Uplight Torchère
By Sonneman Lighting
Located in New York, NY
Very nice, original, clean and working brass torchère. This lamp accepts a standard halogen bulb
Brass
Post Modern Pecil Lamp by Michel Aroutcheff, Ed. Vilac France
Located in San Francisco, CA
Post Modern design pencil form halogen table lamp by Michel Aroutcheff for Vilac, France. Fun pop
Wood, Lacquer
1980s 'Delta' Halogen Table Lamp by Mario Bertorelle , Italy
By Mario Bertorelle, Artemide
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Bold and ingenious design from Mario Bertorelle for JM RDM , Italy . The light switch on/off by sliding the flat part on the back pyramid shaped base . See video . Plus it has t...
Plastic
Postmodern Sonneman for Kovacs Two Light Anglepoise Halogen Floor Lamp
By Kovacs, Robert Sonneman
Located in New York, NY
Voguish 1980's chic architectural two arm angle poise floor lamp in graphic black finish. The lamp
Metal
Halogen Light Torchiere Uplight Floor Lamp c. 1970/80's
Located in New York, NY
High end floor lamp, torchiere, uplight constructed of brass, steel and faux marble, circa 1970/80
Metal, Brass
Sold
H 57 in W 36 in D 9.5 in
Brass German Postmodern Adjustable Two Light Halogen Floor Lamp by Holtkoetter
By Holtkoetter
Located in New York, NY
rewired, accepts standard size halogen bulbs. Lamp shows minor cosmetic wear, normal and consistent with
Brass
Sold
H 31 in W 5 in D 36 in
Postmodern Halogen Multidirectional Table Desk Lamp from Alva-Line Italy 1980s
Located in San Diego, CA
1980s Stunning Halogen Table Lamp by Gabriele Basilico for Alva-Line, Model "Modo". Made In Italy
Metal
Sold
H 36.23 in Dm 6.7 in
Original 1980s Halogen Table Lamp Model Multi "X" by Yaacov Kaufman for Lumina
By Lumina
Located in München, DE
Original 1980s halogen table lamp from Lumina model multi "X". This exceptional table lamp was
Metal
Halogen Torchiere Floor by Santiago Miranda for Arteluce
By Perry King and Santiago Miranda, Arteluce
Located in New York, NY
Nice example of the Classic Jill floor lamp designed by Santiago Miranda for Arteluce, circa 1980s
Sold
H 15.75 in W 3.94 in D 15.75 in
Arcobaleno Halogen Table Lamp Marco Zotta for Cil Roma Italy 1979, MoMA New York
By Marco Zotta
Located in München, DE
Original Arcobaleno halogen table lamp by Marco Zotta for CIL Roma Italy from 1979 in light beige
Metal, Aluminum
Brass Uplight Halogen Torchiere by Robert Sonneman c 1970's
By Robert Sonneman, Robert Sonneman
Located in New York, NY
Classic Hollywood Regency, Post Modern brass uplight torchiere, by Robert Sonneman, circa 1970's
Brass
Italian Post Modern Mid Century Floor Lamp
By Arredoluce
Located in Atlanta, GA
Italian Post Modern Halogen Floor Lamp with marble base.
Marble, Metal
Sold
H 51.19 in W 7.88 in D 7.88 in
Mid Century Postmodern Ikea floor table lamp telescope halogen minimalist 80s
By IKEA
Located in Leamington Spa, GB
early design lamp from Ikea from the 1980s - post modern. Lamp comes with the halogen lamp - tested and
Metal
Sold
H 22.45 in W 9.45 in D 7.49 in
Pair of Postmodern Halogen Designer Table Lamps, Italy 1980's, 1990's
Located in Zagreb, HR
Rare postmodern halogen table lamps produced in the 1980s in Italy. Stamp: Inside Italy. Made
Metal
1980s Halogen Floor Lamp Memphis
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Frankfurt / Dreieich, DE
Nice black halogen floor lamp with a red lighting. Good original condition.
Metal
Vintage farmhouse coffee table
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Solid wood country coffee table dating from the 1940s. Its straight lines are harmonious, its color is warm and luminous. Aesthetic, large and practical, the coffee table will be ...
Wood
Italian Cesca Chair 1952 After Marcel Breuer
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Čelinac, BA
Marcel Breuer Cesca Chair Italy 1952
Chrome
$2,910 / set
H 30.71 in W 18.9 in D 20.87 in
Set of Two Philippe Starck Caffee Costes Chair for ALEPH Driade 1980s
By Philippe Starck
Located in Čelinac, BA
Philippe Starck Caffee Costes Armchairs for ALEPH Driade 1980s
Metal
Hand-Painted Decorative Iron Tray - Giraffe
By Bertrando Di Renzo
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Bring vibrant charm to your decor with our hand-painted iron tray, featuring a giraffe design on a teal blue background. Perfect for adding a playful yet sophisticated touch to coffe...
Iron
$1,155Sale Price / item|30% Off
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Textile
$6,401 / set
H 24.01 in Dm 13.78 in
Pair of Constant Night Stands in Iroko Wood by Master Studio for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Neatly proportioned with exceptional detailing, the constant nightstand is your perfect bedside partner. In our furniture making, the IDEA is to create special pieces that you can bu...
Hardwood
Ernesto Gismondi Camera Terra Floor Lamp 1980s
By Artimide, Ernesto Gismondi
Located in Den Haag, NL
Ernesto Gismondi Camera Terra floor lamp. Manufactured by Artimide 1980s Halogen Black wrinkle paint. Cast iron counterweight inside the base. Chromed metal (iron) adjustable rods....
Metal
$1,771 / item
H 15.75 in Dm 43.31 in
Contemporary Art Deco Mint green and Red powder coated Carousel 5 arms pendant
By Mambo Unlimited Ideas
Located in Lisbon, PT
Carousel suspension lamp has a delicate balance of form and function that produces a quiet, modern light ambiance for all to savour, with its Contemporary Art Deco lines. The struct...
Metal
$5,900
H 61.03 in W 39.38 in D 19.3 in
Memphis Style Cabinet by Gerard Van Den Berg for Pastoe, Netherlands, 1980s
By Pastoe, Gerard Van Den Berg
Located in Antwerp, BE
Memphis-inspired 'Magic' cabinet by Gerard Van Den Berg for Pastoe, a rare gem that exudes Dutch flair. This original piece, featured prominently in the Eddie Murphy movie 'Coming to...
Metal
IKEA Savo Longue Chair By Monika Mulder
By IKEA
Located in Čelinac, BA
Monika Mudler Savo Longue Chair for IKEA
Metal
Set of Two Yngve Ekstrom Lamino Chair For Swedese 1970s
By Yngve Ekström
Located in Čelinac, BA
Yngve Ekstrom Lamino Longue Chairs For Swedese 1970s
Fabric, Teak
$1,932
H 31.7 in W 8.67 in D 7.88 in
Spanish Medieval Hand Forged Iron Candle Stand / Floor Candle Holder
Located in Barcelona, ES
Gorgeous handwrought torchère candle holder, Spain, 1940s This medieval style floor candleholder stands up on three legs tripod base. It has a terrific aged patina. It has a clean de...
Iron, Wrought Iron
Frank Stella , Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1969, 1984
By Frank Stella
Located in Den Haag, NL
Original Oversize Period Museum Exhibition Lithographic Poster Protractor Variation 'FRANK STELLA, (American, Born 1936) Protractor Variation, 1969 Fluorescent- alkyd on canvas, 1...
Paper
$1,075 / set
H 57 in W 19.5 in D 18 in
Vintage Memphis Milano Cassini Style Tall Ladder Back Chairs, Pair
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Memphis Milano Cassini Style Tall Ladder Back Chairs, Pair Offered for sale is a pair of vintage ladder back chairs in the style of Cassini; Memphis Milano in character. ...
Metal
$10,870 / item
H 11.82 in Dm 13.78 in
Murmansk Silver Plated Brass Fruit Bowl, by Ettore Sottsass from Memphis Milano
By Memphis Group, Memphis Milano, Ettore Sottsass
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Murmansk Fruit Bowl in Brass with plated Silver. The "Murmansk" is a fruit bowl is one of the first designs produced by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis in 1982. The sleek bowl is plated ...
Brass, Silver
$785 / set
H 4.73 in W 5.52 in D 5.52 in
Memphis coffee set by Pietro D'Amato, manufactured by Costantini l’Oggetto 1980
Located in Antwerpen, Antwerp
Coffee / tea set designed by Pietro D'Amato, manufactured by Costantini l’Ogetto in Italy during the 1980s. This memphis inspired set stands in an excellent, never used condition. It...
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.
The right table lamp, outwardly sculptural chandelier or understated wall pendant can work wonders for your home. While we’re indebted to thinkers like Thomas Edison for critically important advancements in lighting and electricity, we’re still finding new ways to customize illumination to fit our personal spaces all these years later. A wide range of antique and vintage lighting can be found on 1stDibs.
Today, lighting designers like the self-taught Bec Brittain have used the flexible structure of LEDs to craft glamorous solutions by working with what is typically considered a harsh lighting source. By integrating glass and mirrors, reflection can be used to soften the glow from LEDs and warmly welcome light into any space.
Although contemporary innovators continue to impress, some of the classics can’t be beat.
Just as gazing at the stars allows you to glimpse the universe’s past, vintage chandeliers like those designed by Gino Sarfatti and J. & L. Lobmeyr, for example, put on a similarly stunning show, each with a rich story to tell.
As dazzling as it is, the Arco lamp, on the other hand, prioritizes functionality — it’s wholly mobile, no drilling required. Designed in 1962 by architect-product designers Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, the piece takes the traditional form of a streetlamp and creates an elegant, arching floor fixture for at-home use.
There is no shortage of modernist lighting similarly prized by collectors and casual enthusiasts alike — there are Art Deco table lamps created in a universally appreciated style, the Tripod floor lamp by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Greta Magnusson Grossman's sleek and minimalist Grasshopper lamps and, of course, the wealth of mid-century experimental lighting that emerged from Italian artisans at Arredoluce, FLOS and many more are hallmarks in illumination innovation.
With decades of design evolution behind it, home lighting is no longer just practical. Crystalline shaping by designers like Gabriel Scott turns every lighting apparatus into a luxury accessory. A new installation doesn’t merely showcase a space; carefully chosen ceiling lights, table lamps and floor lamps can create a mood, spotlight a favorite piece or highlight your unique personality.
The sparkle that your space has been missing is waiting for you amid the growing collection of antique, vintage and contemporary lighting for sale on 1stDibs.