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The Bride Small Pink Pendant Lamp by Mammalampa
The Bride Small Pink Pendant Lamp by Mammalampa

The Bride Small Pink Pendant Lamp by Mammalampa

Located in Geneve, CH

The Bride Small Pink Pendant Lamp by Mammalampa Unique Piece. Designed by Ieva Kalēja. Dimensions

Category

2010s Latvian Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Paper

Pink Mirror With Green Decor by Emilie Lemardeley
Pink Mirror With Green Decor by Emilie Lemardeley

Pink Mirror With Green Decor by Emilie Lemardeley

Located in Geneve, CH

Pink Mirror With Green Decor by Emilie Lemardeley Unique Piece. Dimensions: D 15 x W 60 x H 70 cm

Category

2010s French Post-Modern Wall Mirrors

Materials

Glass, Mirror

Postmodern Pink Dining Chairs by Ettore Sottsass for Leitner, Italy, 1980s
Postmodern Pink Dining Chairs by Ettore Sottsass for Leitner, Italy, 1980s

Postmodern Pink Dining Chairs by Ettore Sottsass for Leitner, Italy, 1980s

By Ettore Sottsass

Located in Antwerp, BE

Dining chairs featuring expressive burl veneer and a bold combination of pink and burgundy lacquer

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Burl, Lacquer

Blue/Pink Dragon Egg Vase by Astrid Öhman
Blue/Pink Dragon Egg Vase by Astrid Öhman

Blue/Pink Dragon Egg Vase by Astrid Öhman

Located in Geneve, CH

Blue/Pink Dragon Egg Vase by Astrid Öhman Handmade Dimensions: D 22 x H 36 cm Materials: Ceramic

Category

2010s Swedish Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Nugget Vase (Large), Clear Green and Matte Pink by Gaetano Pesce
Nugget Vase (Large), Clear Green and Matte Pink by Gaetano Pesce

Nugget Vase (Large), Clear Green and Matte Pink by Gaetano Pesce

By Corsi Design Factory, Gaetano Pesce

Located in Toronto, ON

. Colour: Clear Bottle Green and Matte Pink. *All the pieces are handmade and therefore unique. Variations

Category

2010s Italian Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Resin

Peana Model 1 Small Pink Object by Eter Design
Peana Model 1 Small Pink Object by Eter Design

Peana Model 1 Small Pink Object by Eter Design

Located in Geneve, CH

Peana Model 1 Small Pink Object by Eter Design Unique Piece. Dimensions: D 20.3 x W 25.4 x H 31.8

Category

2010s American Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Clay

Peana Model 1 Large Pink Object by Eter Design
Peana Model 1 Large Pink Object by Eter Design

Peana Model 1 Large Pink Object by Eter Design

Located in Geneve, CH

Peana Model 1 Large Pink Object by Eter Design Unique Piece. Dimensions: D 25.4 x W 30.5 x H 36.9

Category

2010s American Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Clay

Hender Model 4 Large Pink Object by Eter Design
Hender Model 4 Large Pink Object by Eter Design

Hender Model 4 Large Pink Object by Eter Design

Located in Geneve, CH

Hender Model 4 Large Pink Object by Eter Design Unique Piece. Dimensions: D 29.2 x W 39.4 x H

Category

2010s American Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Clay

Postmodern Pink Ceramic and Lucite Swirled Table Lamp
Postmodern Pink Ceramic and Lucite Swirled Table Lamp

Postmodern Pink Ceramic and Lucite Swirled Table Lamp

Located in Delray Beach, FL

Outstanding vintage postmodern ceramic table lamp. Features a pink glass finish over the twisted

Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Tafla O6 Pink Matt Wall Mirror by Zieta
Tafla O6 Pink Matt Wall Mirror by Zieta

Tafla O6 Pink Matt Wall Mirror by Zieta

By Zieta

Located in Geneve, CH

Tafla O6 Pink Matt wall mirror by Zieta Dimensions: D6 x W50 x H55 cm Material: Powder-coated

Category

2010s Polish Post-Modern Wall Mirrors

Materials

Steel

Pink Mat Ne600 Plus Lamp by MLK Furniture
Pink Mat Ne600 Plus Lamp by MLK Furniture

Pink Mat Ne600 Plus Lamp by MLK Furniture

Located in Geneve, CH

Pink Mat Ne600 Plus Lamp by MLK Furniture Dimensions: D 20 x W 20 x H 63 cm. Materials: Stainless

Category

2010s French Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Stainless Steel

The Bride Large Pink Pendant Lamp by Mammalampa
The Bride Large Pink Pendant Lamp by Mammalampa

The Bride Large Pink Pendant Lamp by Mammalampa

Located in Geneve, CH

The Bride Large Pink Pendant Lamp by Mammalampa Unique Piece. Designed by Ieva Kalēja. Dimensions

Category

2010s Latvian Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Pink Space II Ceiling Lamp by Dovain Studio
Pink Space II Ceiling Lamp by Dovain Studio

Pink Space II Ceiling Lamp by Dovain Studio

Located in Geneve, CH

Pink Space II ceiling Llamp by Dovain Studio. Dimensions: H 55 x W 30 x D 30 cm Materials

Category

2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal, Brass

Yrjö Kukkapuro Postmodern "Cloud" Chair in Pink, Yellow & Green, Avarte 1980s
Yrjö Kukkapuro Postmodern "Cloud" Chair in Pink, Yellow & Green, Avarte 1980s

Yrjö Kukkapuro Postmodern "Cloud" Chair in Pink, Yellow & Green, Avarte 1980s

By Yrjö Kukkapuro, Avarte, Finland 1

Located in Helsinki, FI

One of Yrjö Kukkapuro's iconic chairs and one of the earliest creations in his Post-Modern style

Category

Vintage 1980s Finnish Post-Modern Armchairs

Materials

Metal

Postmodern Waterfall Console Table, Light Pink & Purple, 1980s
Postmodern Waterfall Console Table, Light Pink & Purple, 1980s

Postmodern Waterfall Console Table, Light Pink & Purple, 1980s

By Karl Springer

Located in Charleston, SC

One of a kind light pink and purple console table. Custom made for original owners in the early

Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Console Tables

Materials

Formica, Wood

Caprille Dining Chair Set, Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina, Black & Pink, 1980
Caprille Dining Chair Set, Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina, Black & Pink, 1980

Caprille Dining Chair Set, Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina, Black & Pink, 1980

By Gianfranco Frattini, Cassina

Located in Brooklyn, NY

shades of pink and peach. Lovely lacquered wood frame. Labeled. Gianfranco Frattini realized this design

Category

Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Textile, Wood

Twain Ex Antique Pink Wall Light by Lexavala
Twain Ex Antique Pink Wall Light by Lexavala

Twain Ex Antique Pink Wall Light by Lexavala

Located in Geneve, CH

Twain Ex antique pink wall light by Lexavala Dimensions: W 16 x D 16 x H 13 cm Materials: brass

Category

2010s Polish Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Malabar Pink Lali Small Vide Poche by Sophie Parachey
Malabar Pink Lali Small Vide Poche by Sophie Parachey

Malabar Pink Lali Small Vide Poche by Sophie Parachey

Located in Geneve, CH

Malabar Pink Lali Small Vide Poche by Sophie Parachey Dimensions: W 28 x D 24 x H 3.5 cm

Category

2010s French Post-Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Stoneware

Malabar Pink Lali Big Vide Poche by Sophie Parachey
Malabar Pink Lali Big Vide Poche by Sophie Parachey

Malabar Pink Lali Big Vide Poche by Sophie Parachey

Located in Geneve, CH

Malabar Pink Lali Small Vide Poche by Sophie Parachey Dimensions: W 37 x D 33 x H 4 cm Materials

Category

2010s French Post-Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Stoneware

Postmodern Light Green and Pink Rectangular Area Rug
Postmodern Light Green and Pink Rectangular Area Rug

Postmodern Light Green and Pink Rectangular Area Rug

Located in Delray Beach, FL

with a pink sculpting vining around the edge of the carpet. Rug 23

Category

1990s American Post-Modern North and South American Rugs

Materials

Fabric

Pink Floyd Original Concert Poster for Oakland Coliseum by Randy Tuten, 1977
Pink Floyd Original Concert Poster for Oakland Coliseum by Randy Tuten, 1977

Pink Floyd Original Concert Poster for Oakland Coliseum by Randy Tuten, 1977

By Randy Tuten

Located in Devon, GB

An original first-printing concert poster for a performance by Pink Floyd at the Oakland Coliseum

Category

Vintage 1970s American Post-Modern Posters

Materials

Paper

Gaetano Pesce, 'Cannaregio' Armchair, Cassina Italy 1987, Large Pink and Purple
Gaetano Pesce, 'Cannaregio' Armchair, Cassina Italy 1987, Large Pink and Purple

Gaetano Pesce, 'Cannaregio' Armchair, Cassina Italy 1987, Large Pink and Purple

By Gaetano Pesce, Cassina

Located in London, GB

armrest from the ‘Unequal Suite’, 1986-88 Pink and purple stitched-back fabric on upholstered elements

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric

Set of 4 Dusty Pink Residence Bridge Armchair by Kann Design
Set of 4 Dusty Pink Residence Bridge Armchair by Kann Design

Set of 4 Dusty Pink Residence Bridge Armchair by Kann Design

Located in Geneve, CH

Set of 4 Dusty Pink Residence Bridge Armchair by Kann Design Dimensions: D 52 x W 59.5 x H 80 cm

Category

2010s French Post-Modern Armchairs

Materials

Steel

Jacques Rectangular Pastel Pink Dining Table by Fred and Juul
Jacques Rectangular Pastel Pink Dining Table by Fred and Juul

Jacques Rectangular Pastel Pink Dining Table by Fred and Juul

Located in Geneve, CH

Jacques Rectangular Pastel Pink Dining Table by Fred and Juul Dimensions: D 120 x W 260 x H 74 cm

Category

2010s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Other

Contemporary Triple Tray in Pink Bronze by Arno Declercq
Contemporary Triple Tray in Pink Bronze by Arno Declercq

Contemporary Triple Tray in Pink Bronze by Arno Declercq

By Arno Declercq

Located in Geneve, CH

Bronze triple tray by Arno Declercq Materials: pink bronze Measures: W30 x D 28 x H 19 cm

Category

2010s Belgian Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Italian Pink And Gold Alabaster Round Pill Box 1970
Vintage Italian Pink And Gold Alabaster Round Pill Box 1970

Vintage Italian Pink And Gold Alabaster Round Pill Box 1970

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Vintage timeless elegance handcrafted Italian pink alabaster pill box trimmed in gold tone metal

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Alabaster

Aua Unique Table Lamp in Pink Marble & Aluminum by Andres Monnier
Aua Unique Table Lamp in Pink Marble & Aluminum by Andres Monnier

Aua Unique Table Lamp in Pink Marble & Aluminum by Andres Monnier

Located in Geneve, CH

Aua Unique Table Lamp in Pink Marble & Aluminum by Andres Monnier Unique Piece Dimensions: D 15 x W

Category

2010s Mexican Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Marble, Aluminum

Contemporary White and Pink Marble Block Thoronet Dish by Henry Wilson
Contemporary White and Pink Marble Block Thoronet Dish by Henry Wilson

Contemporary White and Pink Marble Block Thoronet Dish by Henry Wilson

By Henry Wilson

Located in Geneve, CH

Calacatta Viola Block Thoronet Dish by Henry Wilson Dimensions: W 24 x D 6 x H 33 cm Materials: Calacatta Viola Marble The Thoronet Dish in Calacatta Viola marble. Unlike the bronze...

Category

2010s Australian Post-Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Marble

Vintage Pink Marble Bookends with Etched Gothic “B”, Late 20th Century
Vintage Pink Marble Bookends with Etched Gothic “B”, Late 20th Century

Vintage Pink Marble Bookends with Etched Gothic “B”, Late 20th Century

Located in View Park, CA

A very unique pair of monumental bookends in triangular chunks of pink marble, late 20th century

Category

Late 20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Bookends

Materials

Marble

Large Pink Mirror With Green Decor by Emilie Lemardeley
Large Pink Mirror With Green Decor by Emilie Lemardeley

Large Pink Mirror With Green Decor by Emilie Lemardeley

Located in Geneve, CH

Large Pink Mirror With Green Decor by Emilie Lemardeley Unique Piece. Dimensions: D 17 x W 100 x H

Category

2010s French Post-Modern Wall Mirrors

Materials

Glass, Mirror

Hand Painted Pink and Blue Heart Napkin Rings - Set of 4
Hand Painted Pink and Blue Heart Napkin Rings - Set of 4

Hand Painted Pink and Blue Heart Napkin Rings - Set of 4

Located in Oklahoma City, OK

A set of four round hand-painted napkin rings with blue and pink heart motif. Dimensions: 2

Category

20th Century American Post-Modern Tableware

Materials

Wood, Paint

Pink Rocklumìna XXS Table Lamp by Coki Barbieri
Pink Rocklumìna XXS Table Lamp by Coki Barbieri

Pink Rocklumìna XXS Table Lamp by Coki Barbieri

Located in Geneve, CH

Pink Rocklumìna XXS table lamp by Coki Barbieri. Dimensions: W 12 x D 12 x H 33.5 cm. Materials

Category

2010s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Rock Crystal

Masa Mami Pink Satin Glaze Memphis Style Squiggle Vase
Masa Mami Pink Satin Glaze Memphis Style Squiggle Vase

Masa Mami Pink Satin Glaze Memphis Style Squiggle Vase

Located in View Park, CA

A monumental pink postmodern Memphis Milano style cylindrical ikebana vase with squiggle collar

Category

Vintage 1980s Unknown Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Green and Pink Honey Pendant Light by Coco Flip
Green and Pink Honey Pendant Light by Coco Flip

Green and Pink Honey Pendant Light by Coco Flip

Located in Geneve, CH

Green and Pink Honey Pendant Light by Coco Flip Dimensions: D 18 x W 18 x H 13 cm Materials: Slip

Category

2010s Australian Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Stoneware, Blown Glass

Raw and Pink Honey Pendant Light by Coco Flip
Raw and Pink Honey Pendant Light by Coco Flip

Raw and Pink Honey Pendant Light by Coco Flip

Located in Geneve, CH

Raw and Pink Honey Pendant Light by Coco Flip Dimensions: D 18 x W 18 x H 13 cm Materials: Slip

Category

2010s Australian Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Stoneware, Blown Glass

Black and Pink Honey Pendant Light by Coco Flip
Black and Pink Honey Pendant Light by Coco Flip

Black and Pink Honey Pendant Light by Coco Flip

Located in Geneve, CH

Black and Pink Honey Pendant Light by Coco Flip Dimensions: D 18 x W 18 x H 13 cm Materials: Slip

Category

2010s Australian Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Stoneware, Blown Glass

Earth and Pink Honey Pendant Light by Coco Flip
Earth and Pink Honey Pendant Light by Coco Flip

Earth and Pink Honey Pendant Light by Coco Flip

Located in Geneve, CH

Earth and Pink Honey Pendant Light by Coco Flip Dimensions: D 18 x W 18 x H 13 cm Materials: Slip

Category

2010s Australian Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Stoneware, Blown Glass

Blue and Pink Honey Pendant Light by Coco Flip
Blue and Pink Honey Pendant Light by Coco Flip

Blue and Pink Honey Pendant Light by Coco Flip

Located in Geneve, CH

Blue and Pink Honey Pendant Light by Coco Flip Dimensions: D 18 x W 18 x H 13 cm Materials: Slip

Category

2010s Australian Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Stoneware, Blown Glass

Extra Large Misalliance Ex Antique Pink Wall Light by Lexavala
Extra Large Misalliance Ex Antique Pink Wall Light by Lexavala

Extra Large Misalliance Ex Antique Pink Wall Light by Lexavala

Located in Geneve, CH

Extra Large Misalliance Ex antique pink wall light by Lexavala Dimensions: D 16 x W 160 x H 8 cm

Category

2010s Polish Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Aluminum, Brass, Stainless Steel

Clear Vase Extra Colour (Large), Bottle Green, Clear Pink and Matte Yellow
Clear Vase Extra Colour (Large), Bottle Green, Clear Pink and Matte Yellow

Clear Vase Extra Colour (Large), Bottle Green, Clear Pink and Matte Yellow

By Corsi Design Factory, Gaetano Pesce

Located in Toronto, ON

. Clear vase extra colour - 2-Tone Bottle Green, Clear Pink and Matte Yellow 'Feet'. *All the pieces are

Category

2010s Italian Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Resin

Corsi Spaghetti Vase (Large), Clear Pink and Matte Yellow by Gaetano Pesce
Corsi Spaghetti Vase (Large), Clear Pink and Matte Yellow by Gaetano Pesce

Corsi Spaghetti Vase (Large), Clear Pink and Matte Yellow by Gaetano Pesce

By Gaetano Pesce, Corsi Design Factory

Located in Toronto, ON

. Colour: Clear Pink and Matte Yellow. *All the pieces are handmade therefore unique and they won’t be

Category

2010s Italian Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Resin

Pop art "Risk" pink ceramic tank figure, Stefano Puzzo Italy ca. 2000s
Pop art "Risk" pink ceramic tank figure, Stefano Puzzo Italy ca. 2000s

Pop art "Risk" pink ceramic tank figure, Stefano Puzzo Italy ca. 2000s

Located in Firenze, IT

Pop art Risk pink ceramic tank figure Stefano Puzzo Italy ca. 2000s Signed under the base H 11,5

Category

Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Peana Model 3 Small Pink Vessel by Eter Design
Peana Model 3 Small Pink Vessel by Eter Design

Peana Model 3 Small Pink Vessel by Eter Design

Located in Geneve, CH

Peana Model 3 Small Pink Vessel by Eter Design Unique Piece. Dimensions: Ø 15.2 x H 43.3 cm

Category

2010s American Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Clay

Peana Model 3 Large Pink Vessel by Eter Design
Peana Model 3 Large Pink Vessel by Eter Design

Peana Model 3 Large Pink Vessel by Eter Design

Located in Geneve, CH

Peana Model 3 Large Pink Vessel by Eter Design Unique Piece. Dimensions: Ø 15.2 x H 56 cm

Category

2010s American Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Clay

Hender Model 2 Small Pink Bowl by Eter Design
Hender Model 2 Small Pink Bowl by Eter Design

Hender Model 2 Small Pink Bowl by Eter Design

Located in Geneve, CH

Hender Model 2 Small Pink Vessel by Eter Design Unique Piece. Dimensions: Ø 30.5 x H 30.5 cm

Category

2010s American Post-Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Clay

Hender Model 2 Large Pink Bowl by Eter Design
Hender Model 2 Large Pink Bowl by Eter Design

Hender Model 2 Large Pink Bowl by Eter Design

Located in Geneve, CH

Hender Model 2 Large Pink Vessel by Eter Design Unique Piece. Dimensions: D 30.5 x W 30.5 x H

Category

2010s American Post-Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Clay

Postmodern Cerused Pink Dresser In the Style of Jay Spectre for Century, 1980s
Postmodern Cerused Pink Dresser In the Style of Jay Spectre for Century, 1980s

Postmodern Cerused Pink Dresser In the Style of Jay Spectre for Century, 1980s

By Jay Spectre, Century Furniture

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This striking 1980s Postmodern dresser has been fully refinished in a custom cerused pink finish

Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Dressers

Materials

Wood, Oak

Orbit Bowl, Mexican White Onyx Stone, with Pink Marble Inlay
Orbit Bowl, Mexican White Onyx Stone, with Pink Marble Inlay

Orbit Bowl, Mexican White Onyx Stone, with Pink Marble Inlay

By Panorammma

Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX

the image portrayed. Due to its natural composition, pink marble may display variations in color

Category

2010s Mexican Post-Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Onyx, Steel, Nickel

Set Of Five Vintage Postmodern Pink Laminate Modular Coffee Tables, USA, 1980s
Set Of Five Vintage Postmodern Pink Laminate Modular Coffee Tables, USA, 1980s

Set Of Five Vintage Postmodern Pink Laminate Modular Coffee Tables, USA, 1980s

Located in Hastings, GB

Set of five pink laminate modular postmodern coffee tables, USA, 1980s. In three perfect shades of

Category

Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Laminate, Wood

Kula Winecooler & Vase in Dusky Pink Glazed Porcelain by Frau Caze
Kula Winecooler & Vase in Dusky Pink Glazed Porcelain by Frau Caze

Kula Winecooler & Vase in Dusky Pink Glazed Porcelain by Frau Caze

Located in Geneve, CH

Kula Winecooler & Vase in Dusky Pink Glazed Porcelain by Frau Caze Dimensions: Ø 12,5 x H 21 cm

Category

2010s German Post-Modern Wine Coolers

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Danish Spherical Ceramic Table Lamp w. Pink Glaze, 1980s
Vintage Danish Spherical Ceramic Table Lamp w. Pink Glaze, 1980s

Vintage Danish Spherical Ceramic Table Lamp w. Pink Glaze, 1980s

Located in Esbjerg, DK

A 1980s Danish table light by Lamperiet Aarhus. The ceramic ball base features a monochrome pink

Category

Vintage 1980s Danish Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

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Post Modern Pink For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the post modern pink you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, glass and fabric, every post modern pink was constructed with great care. There are 505 variations of the antique or vintage post modern pink you’re looking for, while we also have 355 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a post modern pink — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A post modern pink is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in modern, mid-century modern and Art Deco styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one post modern pink that is appealing in its simplicity, but Shiro Kuramata, Sarah Merenda and Gerald Scarfe produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Post Modern Pink?

Prices for a post modern pink can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $0 and can go as high as $1,885,000, while the average can fetch as much as $1,998.

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.