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Diminutive Stilnovo Post Modern, Memphis Table Lamp
By Stilnovo
Located in Doraville, GA
An uncommon diminutive table or accent lamp from Stilnovo. The lamp has a bright green handle
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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Side Table by Pierre Charpin for Memphis/Post Design
By Pierre Charpin, Memphis Milano, Post Design
Located in Ravenna, IT
Tavolino progettato da Pierre Charpin per la collezione Memphis/Post Design “‘Una Mostra di Mobili
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1990s Italian Post-Modern Center Tables

Materials

Maple

12/12 Dining Table by Pierre Charpin for Memphis/Post Design
By Pierre Charpin, Memphis Milano, Post Design
Located in Ravenna, IT
Tavolo realizzato da Pierre Charpin per la collezione “Un catalogo di mobili” di Memphis/Post
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Tables

Materials

Laminate, Wood

Memphis Style 1980s 2 tone lacquer rectangle Coffee Table Post modern
By Memphis Milano
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
legs. Light brown legs with off white cream table top. No label or Mfg. Post-modern circa 1980. Located
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Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Memphis Style Wire Mesh Grid Lucite Table Lamps Post-Modern, Italy
By Memphis Group
Located in Vienna, AT
Pair of Wire Mesh Grid Lucite Table lamps Post-modern, Italy around 1980 sold as a pair Up for
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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Post-Modern Memphis & Art Deco Style Porcelain Table or Side Lamp, Italy, 1980s
By Memphis Milano
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful and decorative postmodern Art Deco-style table or side lamp from the 1980s, made in
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Oversized Pop Art Post Modern Memphis Glass Light Bulb Lamp
By Memphis Group
Located in Chicago, IL
made in Italy. Memphis Ettore Sottsass Arredoluce style.
Category

20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Glass

Pair of Memphis Milano style Post modern steel squiggle dome lamps in Black
By Memphis Milano
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Pair of Memphis style Post modern steel squiggle lamps Black finish with large steel dome shades
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Steel

Mid Century Italian Post Modern Memphis Sottsass Style Coffee Table in Black
By Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Milano
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A super funky cocktail table design from the 1980's and made in Italy. It features all steel
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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal

Post Modern Memphis Milano, 1980s Oceanic Table Lamp by Michele de Lucchi
By Memphis Group, Michele de Lucchi
Located in Renens, CH
Authentic vintage Oceanic table lamp by Italian architect Michele de Lucchi for the Memphis
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

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.
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Plastic

Post-modern sculptural memphis style pedestal table, 1980s
Located in STRASBOURG, FR
Original side table or pedestal in a radical postmodernist design, composed of black-painted folded
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Vintage 1980s French Post-Modern Side Tables

Materials

Steel

Tall Marvelous Post Modern Red Fiberglass Table Lamp 1980s Sottsass Memphis Era
By Memphis Group, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Peoria, AZ
Marvelous! Fabulous Eighties Post Modern Conical Fiberglass Table Lamp! In the manner of Ettore
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Vintage 1980s Table Lamps

Materials

Fiberglass, Wood

Coffee table, Memphis style
By Memphis Group
Located in Milano, Lombardia
an extremely unique coffee table. Designed and produced in Italy in the 1980s, following the
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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal

Coffee table, Memphis style
Coffee table, Memphis style
H 13.39 in Dm 23.63 in
Post-Modern Laquered Picasso Art Cocktail Table
By Memphis Milano
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Vintage cocktail table with a lacquered Picasso's "large stiff life with pedestal table" top. Circa
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Vintage 1970s American Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Javier Mariscal Post-Modern Bar Cart Hilton For Memphis , Italy, 1981
By Memphis Milano, Javier Mariscal
Located in Vienna, AT
Javier Mariscal Post-Modern Bar Cart Hilton For Memphis , Italy, 1981 Rare Memphis bar cart
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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Steel

Unusal, customized memphis oval desk or dining table
By Memphis Milano
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
exactly the purpose of this table. custom made oval desk, dining or console table in a postmodern style
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Tables

Materials

Iron

1990s Post Modern Colorful Abstract Oval Wood Dining Table
By Memphis Group
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning and rare, dining table you could hope to find
Category

1990s American Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Wood, Paint

Renato Mandurini Very Large Dining Table Post-Modern, 1980
By Memphis Milano
Located in Vienna, AT
Unusual original dining table by Renato Mandurini designed and produced 1980 Dimensions are 77.16
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Steel

Pair of Post-Modern Table Lamps, circa 1980, Italy
By Memphis Group
Located in Brussels, BE
Pair of post-modern table lamps, circa 1980, Italy. Probably designed by the Memphis group. White
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Memphis Design dining table circa 1980s
By Memphis Milano
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare Dining table from the 1980's Memphis movement with Italian Carrara marble uprights and steel
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20th Century Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Marble, Steel

Memphis Design dining table circa 1980s
Memphis Design dining table circa 1980s
H 29 in W 86.5 in D 35.5 in
1980s Post Modern Green Marble Black Iron Coffee Table
By Memphis Milano
Located in Stafford, TX
Beautiful marble coffee table in great condition as seen! See photos for details and message with
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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Marble, Iron

Post Modern Desk Lamp, 1980s
By Memphis Milano
Located in Den Haag, NL
Typical 80s square shaped desk lamp, White plastic on a black metal base. Tubular lighting good working condition.      
Category

Vintage 1980s Dutch Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Plastic

Post Modern Desk Lamp, 1980s
Post Modern Desk Lamp, 1980s
H 16.54 in W 14.97 in D 3.94 in
Simple Post Modern white Laminate round dining game table
By Memphis Milano
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Simple Post Modern white Laminate round dining table. white Laminate with white round base. No
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Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Laminate

Post-Modern Memphis-Style Floorlamps, 1980s
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dynamic pair of 1980s sculptural Memphis-style floor lamps. Both with a black enameled L-shaped
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Post modern Memphis style artistic writing desk and chair, Germany 1980s
By Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Group, Gaetano Pesce
Located in ECHT, NL
the Memphis group, Italy. The Memphis Group, also known as Memphis Milano, was an Italian design and
Category

Late 20th Century German Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Postmodern Side Table in the Memphis Group Style. Circa 1980s
By Memphis Milano
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Postmodern Side Table in the Memphis Group Style. Circa 1980s Features a quintessential
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Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Side Tables

Materials

Glass, Lacquer

Memphis Style Table Lamp Fiberglass, circa 1980
By Memphis Group
Located in Vienna, AT
Desk light from wood and glass-fiber, Italy post-modernism Very good condition, the wood was
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Table 'Brazil' by Peter Shire, Memphis Milano, 1981
By Peter Shire, Memphis Milano
Located in Berlin, DE
The 'Brazil' table was created in 1981 by designer Peter Shire for the Italian brand Memphis Milano
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Tables

Materials

Wood

Post Modern artistic funky Painted 2 Drawer narrow Desk or console table
By Memphis Milano
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Mid-Century Post Modern artistic funky painted yellow orange green splatters with 2 drawers wood
Category

Vintage 1970s American Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Paint

Post-Modern Memphis Style Side Table Fontana Arte, solid Glass, Italy 1980s
By Fontana Arte
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Mid-Century Memphis Style Side Table Fontana Arte, solid Glass, Italy 1980s- very heavy, very solid
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Vintage 1980s Post-Modern Side Tables

Materials

Glass

Post Modern Green and Black Table Desk or Task Arc Lamp, USA, 1980s
By Memphis Group
Located in Miami, FL
Postmodern desk task or table arc lamp rendered in a black metal base and a black metal arch stem
Category

Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

1980s Post Modern Memphis Milano Style Dining Table, Carrara Marble Top
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Culver City, CA
would look incredible in any mid century modern, post modern, mod or Memphis Milano styled home or
Category

Vintage 1980s Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Carrara Marble, Stainless Steel

Post-Modern Memphis Style Italian Aluminum Frame Bar Cart
By Ettore Sottsass, Mario Bellini, Philippe Starck, Mario Botta
Located in San Diego, CA
Wonderful example of Italian Post-Modern Memphis design, circa 1980s. Versatile piece on casters
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serving Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Large Italian Coffee Table Style of Memphis Milano, 1990s
By Memphis Milano
Located in Paris, IDF
table in the style of Peter Shire and Memphis Milano, made in the 1990s. The ample and creative use of
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1990s Italian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal

Pierre Table, by George J. Sowden, for Memphis Milano Collection
By George Sowden, Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
George J. Sowden 1981 Table made of lacquered wood and covered with decorative laminate, metal
Category

2010s Italian Post-Modern Tables

Materials

Metal

1990s Multi-Colored Sculptural Memphis Style Dining Table & 6 Chairs
By Memphis Group
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
. Influenced by the mid 20th century designs. This mid century modern race track table is a work of art
Category

1990s Post-Modern Dining Room Sets

Materials

Metal

Arquitectonica 1984 Madonna Table Desk Memphis Milano Postmodern Miami Sottsass
By Arquitectonica, Memphis Milano, Memphis Group
Located in Munster, NRW
Madonna table by Arquitectonica Miami for Memphis Milano, 1984. Iconic an extremely rare
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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Ettore Sottsass "Cream" occasional table for Memphis Milano
By Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Milano
Located in Skokie, IL
Cream end table in plastic laminate by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano collection. Applied
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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern End Tables

Materials

Plastic, Plywood

1980s Memphis Style Steel Chairs and Round Entending Dining Table
By Memphis Group
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
expert craftsman put into making this design. The chairs and table are in original very good vintage
Category

Vintage 1980s European Post-Modern Dining Room Sets

Materials

Steel

Post modern custom tan with maroon stripe dining table by Pace
By Pace Collection, Memphis Group
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Post modern Gem 10’ long curved oval dining table with (2) leaves. High gloss acrylic top with a
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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Acrylic, Plexiglass, Wood

Midcentury Italian Post Modern Mirror Chrome Small Scale Console or Sofa Table
By Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Milano
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A funky post modern classic console table from Italy, circa 1990s. It features a mirror polished
Category

1990s Italian Post-Modern Console Tables

Materials

Chrome

Memphis Table By Shiro Kuramata Sally Glass Chrome Rolling Table, 1987
By Shiro Kuramata, Memphis Group
Located in Vienna, AT
Round rolling table sally by Shiro Kuramata for Memphis, 1987 Dimensions are 30.31" x 23.35" x
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Vintage 1980s Japanese Post-Modern Side Tables

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Castelijn Model TA180 Memphis Dutch Post Modern Extention Table in Black & Gray
By Castelijn
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sotsass style Model TA180 black lacquered wood dining table with inset gray printed Formica center
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Vintage 1980s Dutch Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Formica, Wood

Monumental Memphis Styled Lucite Light Up Column Pedestal
By Memphis Group
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A Lucite Memphis styled column pedestal finished in a gun metal gray hammer coating with step up
Category

Late 20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Pedestals

Materials

Lucite

Post Modern Tubular Chrome and Lucite Zig Zag "Z" Drinks Table, USA, circa 1980s
By Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Milano, Gilbert Rohde, Memphis Group
Located in Miami, FL
Unique Post Modern zig zag shape "Z" side, end, or drinks, occasional table. Rendered in Chrome
Category

Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Side Tables

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Tord Bjorklund Post-modern Side or Coffee Table, Memphis Style, Sweden, 1980s
By Tord Bjorklund, IKEA
Located in Vienna, AT
A round folding Memphis style coffee / side / occasional flip-top table in yolk-yellow. Designed in
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Vintage 1980s Swedish Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal

Postmodern Square Blue End Side Drink Table Memphis Style, Small
By Memphis Group, Marco Zanini
Located in New York, NY
A cool, chic, small royal blue side/end/drinks table, Postmodern period, Memphis style, after
Category

Late 20th Century Post-Modern Side Tables

Materials

Laminate, Wood

Colorful Post modern George Sowden Square Dining table Zig Zag Laminate top 1981
By Memphis Milano, George Sowden
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
A Super Awesome Colorful Post Modern 'Pierre' table by George Sowden. Made with an iron frame that
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Laminate, Wood, Lacquer

"Super" Table Lamp by Martine Bedin for Memphis
By Martine Bedin, Memphis Milano
Located in Beirut, LB
Designed in 1981 by the visionary Martine Bedin, the Super Table Lamp stands tall as one of the
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

An Important POST-MODERN MEMPHIS Floor or TABLE LAMP, France or Italy 1980
Located in PARIS, FR
An enormous table lamp or rather, floor lamp, Post-Modernist, Bauhaus, Memphis, thick triangular
Category

Vintage 1980s French Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Cork

Post Modern Memphis Style Table Lamp by George Kovacs for Sonneman ca. 1990
By George Kovacs, Robert Sonneman
Located in New York, NY
Sophisticated Post Modern, Memphis School candlestick form table lamp, designed by George Kovacs
Category

Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Memphis Writing Desk, Aldo Cibic, Memphis Milano, 1985
By Memphis Milano, Aldo Cibic
Located in Renens, CH
Rare "Sophia" Writing Desk by Aldo Cibic for Memphis Milano, 1985. Aldo Cibic, an associate of
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Laminate, Wood

Walter Garro 1990 for Samuel Parker Slamp Post Modern Memphis Italian Table Lamp
By Samuel Parker
Located in Miami, FL
Table lamp designed by Walter Garro for Samuel Parker Slamp. Unusual lamp designed in Milano
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Resin, Plastic, Lucite

City table by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano
By Memphis Milano, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Ravenna, IT
Table designed by Ettore Sottrass for Zanotta in 1990. The supporting legs are sinuous and rounded, while the top is decorated with floral shapes. Unique piece, discontinued. Underne...
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Tables

Materials

Steel

Post modern adjustable lamp by Herda, Netherlands 1980s
By Ettore Sottsass, Herda, Memphis Group
Located in ECHT, NL
Post modern design desk lamp. Made by Dutch company Herda in the 1980s. Made from wood and metal. I
Category

Late 20th Century Dutch Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

"Oceanic" Table Lamp by Michele De Lucchi, Memphis Milano Italy
By Michele de Lucchi, Memphis Milano
Located in Renens, CH
Oceanic Table Lamp by Michele de Lucchi, Memphis Milano Italy The Oceanic table lamp has been
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Contemporary Post Modern Set of 3x Milano Memphis Style Pedestal Nesting Tables
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
This set of 3 Milano Memphis style pedestal nesting tables is sure to make a statement in your home
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Late 20th Century Nesting Tables and Stacking Tables

Materials

Wood

Post Modern Memphis Style Table Lamp by George Kovacs for Sonneman, USA, c 1990s
By George Kovacs
Located in Deland, FL
Enhance your interior with this striking Post Modern Memphis Style table lamp, designed by the
Category

1990s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Samuel Parker 1990 Post Modern Memphis Italian Slamp Etno Lamp in Resin
By Samuel Parker
Located in Miami, FL
or bedrooms decorated in modern, contemporary style. They work well as floor lamps or table lamps
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Resin, Plastic

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Post Modern Memphis Table For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic post modern memphis table available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, wood and glass, every post modern memphis table was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a post modern memphis table, we have 167 options in-stock, while there are 6 modern editions to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a post modern memphis table — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A post modern memphis table, designed in the Mid-Century Modern or Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Memphis Group, Ettore Sottsass and Michele de Lucchi each produced at least one beautiful post modern memphis table that is worth considering.

How Much is a Post Modern Memphis Table?

Prices for a post modern memphis table start at $225 and top out at $19,500 with the average selling for $2,208.

A Close Look at Post-modern Furniture

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

  • Emerges during the 1960s; popularity explodes during the ’80s
  • A reaction to prevailing conventions of modernism by mainly American architects
  • Architect Robert Venturi critiques modern architecture in his Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture (1966)
  • Theorist Charles Jencks, who championed architecture filled with allusions and cultural references, writes The Language of Post-Modern Architecture (1977)
  • Italian design collective the Memphis Group, also known as Memphis Milano, meets for the first time (1980) 
  • Memphis collective debuts more than 50 objects and furnishings at Salone del Milano (1981)
  • Interest in style declines, minimalism gains steam

CHARACTERISTICS OF POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

  • Dizzying graphic patterns and an emphasis on loud, off-the-wall colors
  • Use of plastic and laminates, glass, metal and marble; lacquered and painted wood 
  • Unconventional proportions and abundant ornamentation
  • Playful nods to Art Deco and Pop art

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 Mendinia 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.