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City table by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano
City table by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano

City table by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano

$6,337

H 28.35 in W 63 in D 33.47 in

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
Post modern adjustable lamp by Herda, Netherlands 1980s

Post modern adjustable lamp by Herda, Netherlands 1980s

By Memphis Group, Ettore Sottsass, Herda

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

1980s Memphis Style Red Triangle Base Desk Clock
1980s Memphis Style Red Triangle Base Desk Clock

1980s Memphis Style Red Triangle Base Desk Clock

By Memphis Milano

Located in Brooklyn, NY

A perfectly designed 1980s Memphis Milano-inspired desk clock with a black triangular base, red

Category

Late 20th Century Post-Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Plastic

Super Table Lamp by Martine Bedin for Memphis Milano, Italy, 1981
Super Table Lamp by Martine Bedin for Memphis Milano, Italy, 1981

Super Table Lamp by Martine Bedin for Memphis Milano, Italy, 1981

By Memphis Milano, Martine Bedin

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

Samuel Parker 1990 Post Modern Memphis Italian Slamp Etno Lamp in Resin
Samuel Parker 1990 Post Modern Memphis Italian Slamp Etno Lamp in Resin

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

1990s Colorful Memphis Style Abstract Dining Set and Swivel Stools, Set of 8
1990s Colorful Memphis Style Abstract Dining Set and Swivel Stools, Set of 8

1990s Colorful Memphis Style Abstract Dining Set and Swivel Stools, Set of 8

By Memphis Group

Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL

the lines and abstract shape on this beauty! This post modern modern table set is a work of art. The

Category

1990s American Post-Modern Dining Room Sets

Materials

Metal

Martine Bedin Super Memphis Milano Postmodern
Martine Bedin Super Memphis Milano Postmodern

Martine Bedin Super Memphis Milano Postmodern

$1,500 / item

H 13 in W 22.84 in D 7.09 in

Martine Bedin Super Memphis Milano Postmodern

By Martine Bedin, Memphis Group

Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

movable. Iconic one in Memphis Milano and 1980s Postmodern designs.  

Category

Vintage 1980s European Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

Memphis Milano Tahiti Lamp by Ettore Sottsass
Memphis Milano Tahiti Lamp by Ettore Sottsass

Memphis Milano Tahiti Lamp by Ettore Sottsass

$2,300

H 27.6 in W 13.8 in D 3.9 in

Memphis Milano Tahiti Lamp by Ettore Sottsass

By Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Milano

Located in Toronto, ON

childhood games: a lamp is hidden in the head, ideal for lighting a table. The base with Bacterio pattern

Category

2010s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Ettore Sottsas Tahiti Memphis Milano Postmodern
Ettore Sottsas Tahiti Memphis Milano Postmodern

Ettore Sottsas Tahiti Memphis Milano Postmodern

$2,400

H 25.6 in W 14.97 in D 3.94 in

Ettore Sottsas Tahiti Memphis Milano Postmodern

By Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Group

Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

Ettore Sottsass's Tahiti lamp. Materpiece of 1980s design.        

Category

Vintage 1980s European Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

Memphis Milano Super Lamp, Yellow by Martine Bedin
Memphis Milano Super Lamp, Yellow by Martine Bedin

Memphis Milano Super Lamp, Yellow by Martine Bedin

By Martine Bedin, Memphis Milano

Located in Toronto, ON

Floor or table lamp in structural polyurethane and metal. Demonstrating the playful spirit of

Category

2010s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Memphis Milano Ashoka Lamp by Ettore Sottsass
Memphis Milano Ashoka Lamp by Ettore Sottsass

Memphis Milano Ashoka Lamp by Ettore Sottsass

$5,100

H 33.5 in W 29.1 in D 2.75 in

Memphis Milano Ashoka Lamp by Ettore Sottsass

By Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Milano

Located in Toronto, ON

Ashoka by Ettore Sottsass, named after the former emperor of the Mauryan Empire, presents itself as an unstable stacking of playful geometric shapes. Apparently “deconstructed”, this...

Category

2010s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Memphis Milano Super Lamp, Blue by Martine Bedin
Memphis Milano Super Lamp, Blue by Martine Bedin

Memphis Milano Super Lamp, Blue by Martine Bedin

$1,750

H 11.8 in W 17.7 in D 2 in

Memphis Milano Super Lamp, Blue by Martine Bedin

By Memphis Milano, Martine Bedin

Located in Toronto, ON

Demonstrating the playful spirit of Memphis, Martine Bedin's Super can be dragged along like a

Category

2010s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Memphis Milano Super Lamp, White by Martine Bedin
Memphis Milano Super Lamp, White by Martine Bedin

Memphis Milano Super Lamp, White by Martine Bedin

By Memphis Milano, Martine Bedin

Located in Toronto, ON

Demonstrating the playful spirit of Memphis, Martine Bedin's Super can be dragged along like a

Category

2010s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Monumental Memphis Style Coffee Table, Italy, 1970s
Monumental Memphis Style Coffee Table, Italy, 1970s

Monumental Memphis Style Coffee Table, Italy, 1970s

$4,118

H 32.29 in W 47.25 in D 22.05 in

Monumental Memphis Style Coffee Table, Italy, 1970s

By Ettore Sottsass, Alessandro Mendini

Located in Argelato, BO

Important Post-modern coffee table in colored wood, referable to the famous Memphis movement. This

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Tables

Materials

Wood

Radical Memphis style table clock, lacquered metal, 1980s
Radical Memphis style table clock, lacquered metal, 1980s

Radical Memphis style table clock, lacquered metal, 1980s

By Memphis Group

Located in taranto, IT

Orologio da tavolo in pieno stile Radical Memphis, prodotto agli inizi degli anni '80, postmoderno

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Metal

Post Modern Acrylic and Glass Lamp
Post Modern Acrylic and Glass Lamp

Post Modern Acrylic and Glass Lamp

$1,485

H 25 in W 7 in D 7 in

Post Modern Acrylic and Glass Lamp

By Memphis Group, Pierre Cardin, Les Prismatiques, Karl Springer, Van Teal

Located in Houston, TX

Post Modern Acrylic And Glass Lamp. This most unusual geometric Modernist / Memphis lamp (probably

Category

Vintage 1980s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Glass, Acrylic

Radical Memphis style table lamp clock, lacquered metal, 1980s
Radical Memphis style table lamp clock, lacquered metal, 1980s

Radical Memphis style table lamp clock, lacquered metal, 1980s

By Memphis Group

Located in taranto, IT

Orologio lampada da tavolo in pieno stile Radical Memphis, prodotto agli inizi degli anni '80

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Metal

Radical Memphis style table lamp clock, lacquered metal, 1980s
Radical Memphis style table lamp clock, lacquered metal, 1980s

Radical Memphis style table lamp clock, lacquered metal, 1980s

By Memphis Group

Located in taranto, IT

Orologio lampada da tavolo in pieno stile Radical Memphis, prodotto agli inizi degli anni '80

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Metal

Memphis Milano Oceanic Lamp by Michele De Lucchi
Memphis Milano Oceanic Lamp by Michele De Lucchi

Memphis Milano Oceanic Lamp by Michele De Lucchi

By Michele de Lucchi, Memphis Milano

Located in Toronto, ON

the most famous icons of the Memphis group thanks to its original design. A tamed sea monster, or a

Category

2010s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Michele de Lucchi Oceanic Memphis Milano Postmodern
Michele de Lucchi Oceanic Memphis Milano Postmodern

Michele de Lucchi Oceanic Memphis Milano Postmodern

$2,500

H 29.53 in W 31.11 in D 4.73 in

Michele de Lucchi Oceanic Memphis Milano Postmodern

By Michele de Lucchi, Memphis Group

Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

Michele de Lucchi's oceanic lamp. Materpiece of 1980s design.    

Category

Vintage 1980s European Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

MEMPHIS "TAHITI" Table Lamp / Ettore Sottsass (Italy) / Early MEMPHIS
MEMPHIS "TAHITI" Table Lamp / Ettore Sottsass (Italy) / Early MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS "TAHITI" Table Lamp / Ettore Sottsass (Italy) / Early MEMPHIS

By Ettore Sottsass

Located in Tinton Falls, NJ

Designed by Ettore Sottsass, the TAHITI is a superb table lamp which strikingly resembles the

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Pair of Memphis style side tables, 1980s
Pair of Memphis style side tables, 1980s

Pair of Memphis style side tables, 1980s

$615Sale Price / set|20% Off

H 23.63 in Dm 19.69 in

Pair of Memphis style side tables, 1980s

Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest

Vintage memphis style round side tables with a metal frame and two tier glasses. Inspired by

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Side Tables

Materials

Metal

Memphis Style Modern Bedside Lamps Table Lamp Black White Glass 1990s
Memphis Style Modern Bedside Lamps Table Lamp Black White Glass 1990s

Memphis Style Modern Bedside Lamps Table Lamp Black White Glass 1990s

Located in Vienna, AT

Memphis Style Post- Modern style bedside lamps or table lamps from black and white glass and

Category

Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Glass

MEMPHIS "KRISTALL" Side Table / Michele De Lucchi
MEMPHIS "KRISTALL" Side Table / Michele De Lucchi

MEMPHIS "KRISTALL" Side Table / Michele De Lucchi

$2,500

H 25.6 in W 19.69 in D 24.81 in

MEMPHIS "KRISTALL" Side Table / Michele De Lucchi

By Michele de Lucchi

Located in Tinton Falls, NJ

Kristall by Michele De Lucchi is an eccentric service table with its vaguely zoomorphic look, like

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Side Tables

Materials

Metal

Ettore Sottsass Style Memphis Group Metal & Acrylic Lamp Set
Ettore Sottsass Style Memphis Group Metal & Acrylic Lamp Set

Ettore Sottsass Style Memphis Group Metal & Acrylic Lamp Set

By Pierre Cardin, Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Group

Located in Bensalem, PA

This listing is for the set please look at pictures for overall detail stunning black electroplatied metal with acrylic rings feel free to reach out with any questions

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Postmodern Memphis Style Brushed Aluminum Nightstands / End Tables
Postmodern Memphis Style Brushed Aluminum Nightstands / End Tables

Postmodern Memphis Style Brushed Aluminum Nightstands / End Tables

By Memphis Group

Located in Westport, CT

Postmodern, Memphis style aluminum brushes swirls design two-drawer nightstand / end tables, with

Category

Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Night Stands

Materials

Aluminum

Vintage 1980s Postmodern Memphis Charcoal and Grey Wood Console
Vintage 1980s Postmodern Memphis Charcoal and Grey Wood Console

Vintage 1980s Postmodern Memphis Charcoal and Grey Wood Console

By Memphis Group, Gaetano Pesce, Peter Shire, Ettore Sottsass, Shiro Kuramata

Located in Palm Desert, CA

, adding depth and visual movement. Influenced by the Memphis movement, the piece combines bold geometry

Category

Vintage 1980s Post-Modern Console Tables

Materials

Wood

MOD Italian Progetti Memphis Style Bistro Table and Chair Set
MOD Italian Progetti Memphis Style Bistro Table and Chair Set

MOD Italian Progetti Memphis Style Bistro Table and Chair Set

$2,250 / set

H 28.5 in W 21.63 in D 21.63 in

MOD Italian Progetti Memphis Style Bistro Table and Chair Set

By Progetti

Located in Los Angeles, CA

MOD Italian Memphis Progetti bistro table and chair set. A unique, modern style table set perfect

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Tables

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Memphis style dining table, made in Italy
Memphis style dining table, made in Italy

Memphis style dining table, made in Italy

$5,680

H 29.14 in W 70.87 in D 35.44 in

Memphis style dining table, made in Italy

By Caturegli Formica

Located in Lyon, FR

Unique and gorgeous Memphis style dining table, attributed to Caturegli Formica, made in Italy

Category

1990s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Wood

Handcrafted Memphis style desk clock made from copper, Netherlands 1980s
Handcrafted Memphis style desk clock made from copper, Netherlands 1980s

Handcrafted Memphis style desk clock made from copper, Netherlands 1980s

By Memphis Group, Ettore Sottsass

Located in ECHT, NL

Hand crafted table clock. The housing has been hand made from copper plate and opper wire. The

Category

Late 20th Century Dutch Post-Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Copper

1980s Postmodern Black and White Table Lamp
1980s Postmodern Black and White Table Lamp

1980s Postmodern Black and White Table Lamp

By Memphis Milano

Located in Brooklyn, NY

A stunning 1980s postmodern table lamp by Be Yang in the Memphis Milano style. A black metal base

Category

Late 20th Century Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

1970s Occasional Table in the style of Memphis
1970s Occasional Table in the style of Memphis

1970s Occasional Table in the style of Memphis

Located in Toronto, CA

table is most reminiscent of 1970s Memphis Design. With swooping red curves and seemingly suspended

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Side Tables

Materials

Metal

Post-Modern Midcentury Pair of Table Desk Lamps, Targetti, Italy, 1982
Post-Modern Midcentury Pair of Table Desk Lamps, Targetti, Italy, 1982

Post-Modern Midcentury Pair of Table Desk Lamps, Targetti, Italy, 1982

By Targetti Sankey

Located in Saarbruecken, DE

Post Modern Memphis midcentury Pair of green Table Desk Lamps signed Targetti.

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Postmodern Round Pop Art Desk or Table Clock, Memphis Milano Style, Italy, 1990s
Postmodern Round Pop Art Desk or Table Clock, Memphis Milano Style, Italy, 1990s

Postmodern Round Pop Art Desk or Table Clock, Memphis Milano Style, Italy, 1990s

By George Sowden, Memphis Milano, Nathalie du Pasquier

Located in Vienna, AT

An eye-catching post-modern Pop-Art Italian desk or table clock from the early 1990s. Outstanding

Category

1990s Post-Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Plastic, Plexiglass, Rubber

A 1970s,  lacquered wood, mirrored glass and brass,  Italian console table
A 1970s,  lacquered wood, mirrored glass and brass,  Italian console table

A 1970s, lacquered wood, mirrored glass and brass, Italian console table

By Memphis Milano

Located in Oxford, GB

This is a unique piece of furniture designed in the late 1970s for a boutique in Milan . Exeptional quality, the legs are turned wood , lacquered in an eau de nil colour and capped ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Console Tables

Materials

Brass

MEMPHIS "POLAR" Side Table / Michele De Lucchi / P{ostModern
MEMPHIS "POLAR" Side Table / Michele De Lucchi / P{ostModern

MEMPHIS "POLAR" Side Table / Michele De Lucchi / P{ostModern

By Michele de Lucchi

Located in Tinton Falls, NJ

anthropomorphic table by Michele De Lucchi, early Memphis trailblazer (looks a little like "Mickey", don't it

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Side Tables

Materials

Laminate, Hardwood, Lacquer

MEMPHIS "KYOTO" Terrazzo End Table(s) / Shiro Kuramata (Japan)
MEMPHIS "KYOTO" Terrazzo End Table(s) / Shiro Kuramata (Japan)

MEMPHIS "KYOTO" Terrazzo End Table(s) / Shiro Kuramata (Japan)

By Shiro Kuramata

Located in Tinton Falls, NJ

Sottsass and joined his design collective Memphis at its founding in 1981. The Kyoto Table is an example of

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Center Tables

Materials

Concrete

Vintage Table Lamp Memphis Style, Italy, 1980s
Vintage Table Lamp Memphis Style, Italy, 1980s

Vintage Table Lamp Memphis Style, Italy, 1980s

$473

H 22.84 in W 9.85 in D 9.85 in

Vintage Table Lamp Memphis Style, Italy, 1980s

Located in Montecalvoli, IT

Vintage table lamp 1980s Memphis style Italy, adjustable metal frame in black and chrome, lampshade

Category

20th Century Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Postmodern Memphis 1980s Pair of End Tables, Side Tables -- 2 Pcs
Postmodern Memphis 1980s Pair of End Tables, Side Tables -- 2 Pcs

Postmodern Memphis 1980s Pair of End Tables, Side Tables -- 2 Pcs

$2,792Sale Price / set|20% Off

H 25.6 in W 16.15 in D 16.15 in

Postmodern Memphis 1980s Pair of End Tables, Side Tables -- 2 Pcs

By Ettore Sottsass

Located in Basel, BS

Ettore Sotsass, and 80s Memphis Milano design. Dimensions: Each Table: Plate height 53 cm / 20.86" Total

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern End Tables

Materials

Wood

Industrial Steel Postmodern Low Coffee Table on Casters
Industrial Steel Postmodern Low Coffee Table on Casters

Industrial Steel Postmodern Low Coffee Table on Casters

By Memphis Group

Located in Los Angeles, CA

One of a kind coffee table made in the Germany in the 1990s. Solid steel painted Memphis pastel

Category

1990s German Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal, Steel, Cut Steel, Stainless Steel

MEMPHIS "NARA" Terrazzo End Table(s) / Shiro Kuramata (Japan)
MEMPHIS "NARA" Terrazzo End Table(s) / Shiro Kuramata (Japan)

MEMPHIS "NARA" Terrazzo End Table(s) / Shiro Kuramata (Japan)

$6,000 / item

H 16 in W 23.75 in D 23.75 in

MEMPHIS "NARA" Terrazzo End Table(s) / Shiro Kuramata (Japan)

By Shiro Kuramata

Located in Tinton Falls, NJ

An important table design from the Japanese maestro --- ephemeral, dreamlike, sculptural -- yet a

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Side Tables

Materials

Cement

Spectacular Blown Glass Table Lamps Memphis Style
Spectacular Blown Glass Table Lamps Memphis Style

Spectacular Blown Glass Table Lamps Memphis Style

By Ettore Sottsass, Kurt Swanson

Located in BROOKLYN, NY

Amazing Pinkwater torchiere table lamps by Lisa Schwartz and Kurt Swanson. Postmodern lamps in

Category

1990s American Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass

Kaizo Oto for Dia Postmodern Memphis Style Console Table
Kaizo Oto for Dia Postmodern Memphis Style Console Table

Kaizo Oto for Dia Postmodern Memphis Style Console Table

$1,225Sale Price|30% Off

H 27.25 in W 48 in D 14 in

Kaizo Oto for Dia Postmodern Memphis Style Console Table

By Design Institute America, Kaizo Oto

Located in Miami, FL

Steel, brass, chrome and glass console table in the Memphis style by Kaizo Oto for Design Institute

Category

Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Console Tables

Materials

Steel, Chrome

MEMPHIS "CONTINENTAL" Side Table / Michele De Lucchi (Italy) / Postmodern Style
MEMPHIS "CONTINENTAL" Side Table / Michele De Lucchi (Italy) / Postmodern Style

MEMPHIS "CONTINENTAL" Side Table / Michele De Lucchi (Italy) / Postmodern Style

By Michele de Lucchi

Located in Tinton Falls, NJ

This playful and eclectic side table was designed in 1984 by Michele De Lucchi. The unique

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Side Tables

Materials

Laminate, Hardwood

Blue Vintage Table Lamp Memphis Style, Italy, 1980s
Blue Vintage Table Lamp Memphis Style, Italy, 1980s

Blue Vintage Table Lamp Memphis Style, Italy, 1980s

$520

H 22.84 in W 9.85 in D 9.85 in

Blue Vintage Table Lamp Memphis Style, Italy, 1980s

Located in Montecalvoli, IT

Blue vintage table lamp 80s Memphis style Italy, adjustable metal frame in black and chrome

Category

20th Century Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Chrome

1980's Peter Shire Inspired Memphis Style Dining or Center Table
1980's Peter Shire Inspired Memphis Style Dining or Center Table

1980's Peter Shire Inspired Memphis Style Dining or Center Table

By Peter Shire

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Audacious Memphis style 28-inch glass top dining or center table, designed in the style of Peter

Category

Late 20th Century Dutch Post-Modern Center Tables

Materials

Glass, Wood

Multidirectional Postmodern Snake Table Lamp Memphis Era
Multidirectional Postmodern Snake Table Lamp Memphis Era

Multidirectional Postmodern Snake Table Lamp Memphis Era

$380Sale Price|20% Off

H 43 in W 5 in D 3 in

Multidirectional Postmodern Snake Table Lamp Memphis Era

By Isao Hosoe

Located in San Diego, CA

Flexible and pivoting 1980s lamp multidirectional snake movable neck. White enameled shade rewired for USA use.

Category

20th Century Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Gijs Bakker for Castelijn Memphis Style Dining Table TH001, Dutch 1980s
Gijs Bakker for Castelijn Memphis Style Dining Table TH001, Dutch 1980s

Gijs Bakker for Castelijn Memphis Style Dining Table TH001, Dutch 1980s

By Castelijn, Gijs Bakker

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A rare and captivating Dutch post-modern "Memphis" style dining table, model 'TH001', produced in

Category

Vintage 1980s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Metal

Rare 'Faro' Table Lamp for Memphis Milano, Italy, 1988
Rare 'Faro' Table Lamp for Memphis Milano, Italy, 1988

Rare 'Faro' Table Lamp for Memphis Milano, Italy, 1988

Located in Firenze, IT

A rare and iconic "Faro" table lamp, designed by the visionary Massimo Iosa Ghini for the 1988

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

1980's Postmodern Memphis era Table desk Lamp
1980's Postmodern Memphis era Table desk Lamp

1980's Postmodern Memphis era Table desk Lamp

By Ettore Sottsass

Located in San Diego, CA

Very cool enameled metal desk table lamp great condition circa 1980's a classic postmodern design

Category

20th Century Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Postmodern IKEA Table Lamp, Metal & Plastic, Memphis Style, 1980s
Postmodern IKEA Table Lamp, Metal & Plastic, Memphis Style, 1980s

Postmodern IKEA Table Lamp, Metal & Plastic, Memphis Style, 1980s

By IKEA

Located in Hamburg, DE

Postmodern table lamp from Ikea from the 1980s. Made in Italy. Colored table lamp in Memphis style

Category

20th Century Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

1980s Castelijn Memphis Postmodern Extension Table Black Lacquer Gray Formica
1980s Castelijn Memphis Postmodern Extension Table Black Lacquer Gray Formica

1980s Castelijn Memphis Postmodern Extension Table Black Lacquer Gray Formica

By Castelijn

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Model TA180 extension table designed for Castelijn in the 1980s and attributed to Louk Straver

Category

Vintage 1980s Dutch Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Formica, Wood

Post Modern Enamel and Glass Coffee Table Dated '91 Probably Made in Italy
Post Modern Enamel and Glass Coffee Table Dated '91 Probably Made in Italy

Post Modern Enamel and Glass Coffee Table Dated '91 Probably Made in Italy

By Michael Graves (b.1934), Ettore Sottsass

Located in New York, NY

Intriguing Post Modern, Memphis style coffee table having opposing curved bases, of turquoise and

Category

1990s Italian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Metal

Postmodern Solid Marble Rare Cocktail End Table Memphis era
Postmodern Solid Marble Rare Cocktail End Table Memphis era

Postmodern Solid Marble Rare Cocktail End Table Memphis era

By Ettore Sottsass

Located in San Diego, CA

Beautiful elegant solid marble column top mixed marble cocktail end table with beveled edge top

Category

20th Century Italian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Marble

Postmodern Stone Table Lamp, Green, Memphis Style, 1980s, Europe
Postmodern Stone Table Lamp, Green, Memphis Style, 1980s, Europe

Postmodern Stone Table Lamp, Green, Memphis Style, 1980s, Europe

Located in Hamburg, DE

Postmodern Stone Table Lamp, 1980s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989. European Plug

Category

20th Century Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stone

Postmodern Pyramid Desk or Table Clock by Makiko Taniguchi, Japan, 1980s
Postmodern Pyramid Desk or Table Clock by Makiko Taniguchi, Japan, 1980s

Postmodern Pyramid Desk or Table Clock by Makiko Taniguchi, Japan, 1980s

By Memphis Milano

Located in Vienna, AT

A beautiful post-modern black and red triangle desk / table / mantel clock from the 1980s. Designed

Category

Vintage 1980s Post-Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Metal

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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.