Stem Glass Globe Small Wall Sconce by Lamp Shaper
Located in Geneve, CH
Stem Glass Globe Small Wall Sconce by Lamp Shaper Dimensions: D 15.5 x W 15.5 x H 18 cm. Materials
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Dot Medium Glass Globe Wall Sconce by Lamp Shaper
$1,183 / item
Dot Medium Glass Globe Wall Sconce by Lamp Shaper
Located in Geneve, CH
Dot Medium Glass Globe Wall Sconce by Lamp Shaper Dimensions: D 15 x W 19 x H 51 cm. Materials
Category
2010s Indian Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Dot Long Glass Globe Wall Sconce by Lamp Shaper
$1,467 / item
Dot Long Glass Globe Wall Sconce by Lamp Shaper
Located in Geneve, CH
Dot Long Glass Globe Wall Sconce by Lamp Shaper Dimensions: D 15 x W 19 x H 63.5 cm. Materials
Category
2010s Indian Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Dot Small Glass Globe Wall Sconce by Lamp Shaper
Located in Geneve, CH
Dot Small Glass Globe Wall Sconce by Lamp Shaper Dimensions: D 15 x W 19 x H 28 cm. Materials
Category
2010s Indian Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Vintage Postmodern Glass Wall Lamp Sconce from Metalarte, 1980s
By Metalarte
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern glass wall lamp from the Spanish manufacturer Metalarte. Large wall lamp with a classic design. The lamp body consists primarily of the diffuser bowl of satin glass. This...
Category
20th Century Spanish Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Swedish Designer, Adjustable Sconce, Brass, Acrylic, Sweden, c. 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass and acrylic sconce designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1950s. Variable dimensions
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Set of 2 Serpentine Sconces in Saint Raphael Limestone by Farrah Sit
By Farrah Sit
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Serpentine Sconces in Saint Raphael Limestone by Farrah Sit. Dimensions: W 10.2 x D 10.2 x
Category
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Limestone
Small Aurum Gold Glass Sconce by Alex de Witte
$2,828 / item
Small Aurum Gold Glass Sconce by Alex de Witte
By Alex de Witte
Located in Geneve, CH
Small Aurum gold glass sconce by Alex de Witte Dimensions: Small: 20 x 30 cm Aurum shows
Category
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Blown Glass
Flutter II, Contemporary Aged Brass Sconce by Paul Matter
By Paul Matter
Located in Geneve, CH
Flutter II, contemporary aged brass sconce by Paul Matter Available in black burnt brass or black
Category
2010s Indian Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Flutter II, Contemporary Aged Brass Sconce by Paul Matter
By Paul Matter
Located in Geneve, CH
Flutter II, contemporary aged brass sconce by Paul Matter Available in black burnt brass or black
Category
2010s Indian Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Postmodern Memphis Era Triangular Electric Wall Sconce by Hoffmeister
$300Sale Price|20% Off
Postmodern Memphis Era Triangular Electric Wall Sconce by Hoffmeister
Located in San Diego, CA
Postmodern triangular electric wall sconce by Hoffmeister of Germany, circa 1980's in cream / white
Category
Late 20th Century German Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Postmodern Pair Gold Metal Wall Sconces by Estiluz, Barcelona, 1990s
$854Sale Price / set|51% Off
Postmodern Pair Gold Metal Wall Sconces by Estiluz, Barcelona, 1990s
By Estiluz, Estiluz Lighting, Leonardo Marelli
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Beauty Postmodern Pair of Gold Metal Wall Sconces by Leonardo Marelli for Estiluz. Model: A-2044
Category
1990s Spanish Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Small Aurum Gold Glass Sconce by Alex de Witte
$2,828 / item
Small Aurum Gold Glass Sconce by Alex de Witte
By Alex de Witte
Located in Geneve, CH
Aurum glass sconces by Alex de Witte Dimensions: Small: 20 x 30 cm Aurum shows how Alex de
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2010s Dutch Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Blown Glass
Swedish Designer, Adjustable Sconce, Brass, Acrylic, Sweden, c. 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass and acrylic sconce designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1950s. Dimensions variable
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Stilux Milano, Single Large Sconce Model Balaton, Italy 1960s
By Stilux
Located in Catania, CT
Great vintage condition for this single large sconce model Balaton produced by Stilux Milano and
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Swedish Designer, Sconces, Brass, Metal, Glass, Sweden, c. 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of brass, metal and glass sconces/ wall lights designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1960s
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass, Metal
Swedish Designer, Sconces, Brass, Milk Glass, Sweden, c. 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of brass and milk glass sconces/ wall lights designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1960s
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Vintage 1960s Swedish Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Postmodern Aluminium Sconce "Cyrano" by Bernard Dequet for Lucien Gau, 1990s.
By Maison Lucien Gau, Philippe Starck
Located in Lille, FR
Postmodern Aluminium Sconce "Cyrano" by Bernard Dequet for Lucien Gau, 1990s.
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1990s French Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum
Swedish Designer, Sconces, Glass, Lacquered Metal, Sweden, c. 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of glass and white-lacquered metal sconces/ wall lights designed and produced in Sweden, c
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Satin Brass Il Pezzo 12 Wall Sconce by Il Pezzo Mancante
Located in Geneve, CH
Satin Brass Il Pezzo 12 Wall Sconce by Il Pezzo Mancante Dimensions: W 10 x D 9.5 x H 85 cm
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Crystal
Pair of Mid Century Modernist Ribbed Glass Outdoor Exterior Sconces
Located in Port Jervis, NY
. Very sleek and sexy. Can be parcel posted. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear.
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Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Steel
Short Single Corrugation Sconce / Wall Light in Sapphire Blue
By Tino Seubert
Located in London, GB
Short single sconce made from sapphire blue painted ash veneered plywood and sapphire blue powder
Category
2010s British Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum
Set of 2 Black Bloop Sconces by Nick Pourfard
$7,810 / set
Set of 2 Black Bloop Sconces by Nick Pourfard
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Black Bloop sconces by Nick Pourfard Dimensions: D 15.5 x W 25.5 x H 25.5 cm (each
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Pair of Clear Glass Leaf Wall Sconces/Lights, 1970
$16,650 / set
Pair of Clear Glass Leaf Wall Sconces/Lights, 1970
Located in Rijssen, NL
Beautiful leaf shaped wall sconces. The wall lights have a grey colored metal base with a thick
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Chrome
Fossil Coral Dome Wall Sconce by Marovo Island Traders
Located in Geneve, CH
Fossil Coral Arch Lamp by Marovo Island Traders Dimensions: Ø 80 x H 150 cm. Materials: Brass, Fossil Coral. All our lamps can be wired according to each country. If sold to the US...
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2010s Australian Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Stone, Coral, Brass
Contemporary Unique Form Triple Clear Quartz Sconce by Christopher Boots
By Christopher Boots
Located in Geneve, CH
Petra I Triple Clear Quartz Sconce by Christopher Boots Dimensions: D 12 x W 30 x H 60 cm
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2010s Australian Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Quartz, Brass
Contemporary Unique Form Triple Smoky Quartz Sconce by Christopher Boots
By Christopher Boots
Located in Geneve, CH
Petra I Triple Smoky Quartz Sconce by Christopher Boots Dimensions: D 12 x W 30 x H 60 cm
Category
2010s Australian Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Quartz, Brass
1980s "Metro 1800" Spun Aluminum Wall Sconce by Donovan Lighting, 2 Available
$318Sale Price / item|40% Off
1980s "Metro 1800" Spun Aluminum Wall Sconce by Donovan Lighting, 2 Available
By Art Donovan
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Miami style Neo Art Deco "Metro 1800" spun aluminum wall sconce by Donovan Lighting. The sconce
Category
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum
Murano Due Blue & Green Glass Rod Wall Sconce, 1980s Italian Design
By Murano Due
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A striking Italian Murano Due wall sconce from the 1980s, showcasing the artistry of Murano glass
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Large Fossil Coral Tube Wall Sconce by Marovo Island Traders
Located in Geneve, CH
Large Fossil Coral Tube Wall Sconce by Marovo Island Traders Dimensions: Ø 14 x H 13 cm. Materials
Category
2010s Australian Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Stone, Coral, Brass
Molded and Cut Yellow Glass 1980s "Drop" Sconces by VeArt
By VeArt
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Brand new glass sconces produced in the 1980s by VeArt. Molded and cut glass with golded bottom
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Vittoria Wall Sconce in Horn, Stainless Steel & Ivory Shantung by Arcahorn
Located in Geneve, CH
Vittoria Wall Sconce in Horn, Stainless Steel & Ivory Shantung by Arcahorn Dimensions: D 21 x W 32
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Other, Stainless Steel
Cinque Cono Sconce in High Gloss Lacquer and Stone by Farrah Sit
By Farrah Sit
Located in Geneve, CH
Cinque Cono Sconce in High Gloss Lacquer and Stone by Farrah Sit. Dimensions: W 16 x D 14 x H 79 cm
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Stone
Kerr Unique Wall Sconce in Black Marble, Glass & Aluminum by Andres Monnier
Located in Geneve, CH
Kerr Unique Wall Sconce in Black Marble, Glass & Aluminum by Andres Monnier Unique Piece Dimensions
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Marble, Aluminum
Postmodern Pair of Wall Sconces by Leonardo Marelli for Estiluz, 1980s
$1,595Sale Price / set|20% Off
Postmodern Pair of Wall Sconces by Leonardo Marelli for Estiluz, 1980s
By Estiluz Lighting, Estiluz, Leonardo Marelli
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Beautiful Postmodern Pair of Wall Sconces by Leonardo Marelli for Estiluz. Model: A-1121. These
Category
Vintage 1980s Spanish Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Pair of Isabelle Sconces in Rubbed Bronze Finish by Marian Jamieson
By Marian Jamieson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing the exquisite Isabelle Sconces in Rubbed Bronze Finish, meticulously crafted by
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Bronze
Float Two Arm Brass Dome Wall Sconce by Lamp Shaper
$3,526 / item
Float Two Arm Brass Dome Wall Sconce by Lamp Shaper
Located in Geneve, CH
Float Two Arm Brass Dome Wall Sconce by Lamp Shaper Dimensions: D 117 x W 74 x H 109.5 cm
Category
2010s Indian Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Float One Arm Brass Dome Wall Sconce by Lamp Shaper
$1,467 / item
Float One Arm Brass Dome Wall Sconce by Lamp Shaper
Located in Geneve, CH
Float One Arm Brass Dome Wall Sconce by Lamp Shaper Dimensions: D 79 x W 43 x H 34.5 cm. Materials
Category
2010s Indian Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Resin and Fiberglass Sconce Postmodern Style by Steve Zoller
By Steve Zoller
Located in Doornspijk, NL
. In 1993 he made this beautiful floor lamp together with a table lamp, a sconce and two flower vases
Category
Vintage 1970s American Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Epoxy Resin, Plexiglass
Postmodern Set of Four Large Gold Wall Sconces by Estiluz, Barcelona, 1980s
By Estiluz Lighting, Leonardo Marelli, Estiluz
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
, incorporating modern engineering solutions and optimizing its production processes. Each wall sconce is equipped
Category
Vintage 1980s Spanish Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal, Brass
Endless Summer Wall Sconce, Left Side by Katrien Van Der Schueren
Located in Geneve, CH
Endless Summer Wall Sconce, Left Side by Katrien Van Der Schueren Dimensions: W 30.48 x D 12.7 x H
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Concrete, Bronze, Other
Endless Summer Wall Sconce, Right Side by Katrien Van Der Schueren
Located in Geneve, CH
Endless Summer Wall Sconce, Right Side by Katrien Van Der Schueren Dimensions: W 30.48 x D 12.7 x H
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Concrete, Other, Bronze
Postmodern Articulated Pair of Gold Wall Sconces by Estiluz, Barcelona, 1980s
$942Sale Price / set|20% Off
Postmodern Articulated Pair of Gold Wall Sconces by Estiluz, Barcelona, 1980s
By Estiluz, Leonardo Marelli, Estiluz Lighting
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Cool Articulated and Dimmable Postmodern Pair of Gold Wall Sconces by Leonardo Marelli for Estiluz
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Vintage 1980s Spanish Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Postmodern Set of Three Gold Metal Wall Sconces by Estiluz, Barcelona, 1990s
By Estiluz, Leonardo Marelli, Estiluz Lighting
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Beauty Postmodern Set of Three Gold Metal Wall Sconces by Leonardo Marelli for Estiluz. Model: A
Category
1990s Spanish Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Postmodern Pair of White Lucite Wall Sconces by Estiluz, Barcelona, 1990s
$745Sale Price / set|20% Off
Postmodern Pair of White Lucite Wall Sconces by Estiluz, Barcelona, 1990s
By Leonardo Marelli, Estiluz Lighting, Estiluz
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Cool Postmodern Pair of white Lucite Wall Sconces by Estiluz. Model: A-2910. These fixtures were
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1990s Spanish Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Novae Unique Wall Sconce in White Marble, Glass & Aluminum by Andres Monnier
Located in Geneve, CH
Novae Unique Wall Sconce in White Marble, Glass & Aluminum by Andres Monnier Unique Piece
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Marble, Aluminum
Öia, Adjustable Sconce, Brass, Red Lacquered Metal, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass and red-lacquered metal, adjustable wall light designed and produced by Öia, Sweden, c. 1960s. Variable dimensions, measured as illustrated in the first image. Dimension...
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal, Brass
Italian Postmodern Icaro Sconce by Carlo Forcolini for Artemide, 1980s
By Carlo Forcolini, Artemide
Located in Hamburg, DE
Elegant wall lamps from the italian manufacturer artemide based on a design by carlo forcolini from the 80s. the artemide icaro is a design classic of the 80s. Very elegant and high...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Pair of "Smoked Leaf" wall sconces in Murano by Studio Glustin
By Glustin Creation
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Pair of "Leaf" sconces in sculpted and tinted Murano glass and brass. Italy, 2025.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Set of 2 XL Serpentine Sconces in Saint Raphael Limestone by Farrah Sit
By Farrah Sit
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 XL Serpentine Sconces in Saint Raphael Limestone by Farrah Sit. Dimensions: W 10.2 x D
Category
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Limestone
Vintage Italian Postmodern Tomo Parete Sconce by Toshiyuki Kita, 1980s
By Toshiyuki Kita
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodernism wall lamp by Luci Italia, designed by the Japanese designer Toshiyuki Kita from the 80s. Kita, the draft for the known Wink chair comes. The lamp is completely decorat...
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
French Ceramic Sconce Depicting Muscular Arm with Dumbbell by J.C. Peiré, 1980s
By JC Peire
Located in Lille, FR
Table Lamp or Sconce by Jean-Claude Peiré, 1980s Matt black ceramic. Good condition.
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Vintage 1980s French Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Ceramic
Float Two Arm Glass Globe Wall Sconce by Lamp Shaper
$3,526 / item
Float Two Arm Glass Globe Wall Sconce by Lamp Shaper
Located in Geneve, CH
Float Two Arm Glass Globe Wall Sconce by Lamp Shaper Dimensions: D 117 x W 81.5 x H 53.5 cm
Category
2010s Indian Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Float One Arm Glass Globe Wall Sconce by Lamp Shaper
$1,467 / item
Float One Arm Glass Globe Wall Sconce by Lamp Shaper
Located in Geneve, CH
Float One Arm Glass Globe Wall Sconce by Lamp Shaper Dimensions: D 79 x W 43 x H 38 cm. Materials
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2010s Indian Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Vintage Italian Postmodern Glass Wall Lamp Sconce from Lucente, 1990s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Elegant glass wall lamp from Italian manufacturer LUCENTE. This piece has an attribution mark, It is completely authentic for any authenticity issues arising from misattribution, Up ...
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20th Century Italian Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Wall Sconce by Hillebrand Ice Glass with Chrome Plate Postmodern
$600Sale Price|20% Off
Wall Sconce by Hillebrand Ice Glass with Chrome Plate Postmodern
By Hillebrand
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautifull postmodern, mid-century molded ice glass tube wall sconce with heavily textured glass
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20th Century German Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Chrome
Postmodern Italian White Pair of Wall Sconces by Targetti Sankey, 1980s
By Targetti Sankey
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Cool Postmodern White Metal Pair of Wall Sconces or Flush Mounts by Targetti Sankey. Model: 376
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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
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Metal
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Post Modern Sconce For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal post modern sconce for your home. Frequently made of metal, brass and glass, every post modern sconce was constructed with great care. Find 727 options for an antique or vintage post modern sconce now, or shop our selection of 1537 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. There are many kinds of the post modern sconce you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A post modern sconce, designed in the mid-century modern, Art Deco or Empire style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one post modern sconce that is appealing in its simplicity, but Artemide, Material Lust and Sander Bottinga produced versions that are worth a look. You’ll find that an occasional post modern sconce may be too large for some spaces — a variety of smaller editions, measuring 0.4 across, are available at 1stDibs.
How Much is a Post Modern Sconce?
Prices for a post modern sconce start at $36 and top out at $350,995 with the average selling for $1,748.
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
- Ettore Sottsass
- Robert Venturi
- Alessandro Mendini
- Michele de Lucchi
- Michael Graves
- Nathalie du Pasquier
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.
Finding the Right Wall Lights And Sconces for You
From the kitchen to the bedroom and everywhere in between, there is one major part of home decor that you definitely want to master: lighting. Carefully selected vintage sconces and wall lights can do wonders in establishing mood and highlighting your distinctive personality.
We’re a long way from the candelabra-inspired chandeliers of the medieval era. Lighting is no longer merely practical, and lighting designers have been creating and reinventing lighting solutions for eons. Because of the advancements crafted by these venturesome makers, we now have the opportunity to bring unique, customizable lighting solutions into our homes.
It’s never been easier to create dramatic bedrooms, cozy kitchen areas and cheerful bars than it is today. Think of an elegant wall sconce as functional and as a work of art, adding both light and style to your hallways, whimsical kids’ rooms and elsewhere.
When choosing a lighting solution, first determine what your needs are: Will you opt for a moody or a bright feel? The room that will serve as your home office will need adequate lighting — think “the brighter, the better” for this particular setting.
For the bedroom, bedside wall lamps with warm-temperature bulbs instead of bedside table lamps could be the way to go to induce a sense of calm or intimacy. Try to match the style of the wall light or sconce that you’re installing to the overall design scheme of your room. It’s never “just a light.” You should approach the lighting of a room with a mindset that is one part practical and one part aesthetics-driven.
Let 1stDibs help you set the mood with the right antique and vintage wall lights and sconces for your home. Our collection includes every kind of fixture, from sculptural works by Austrian craftsman J.T. Kalmar to chic industrial-style wall sconces, from adjustable painted aluminum wall lamps designed by Artemide to a wide variety of minimalist mid-century modern masterpieces.
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