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Bookshelves by Roberto Monsani, Acerbis
Bookshelves by Roberto Monsani, Acerbis

Bookshelves by Roberto Monsani, Acerbis

By Roberto Monsani

Located in Milano, Lombardia

Backlit bookcase in black lacquered wood, design by Roberto Monsani for Acerbis. 80s. The library consists of 5 spans in total, 4 of these with container modules. The effect on the w...

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Wood

R & Y Augousti, Paris Shagreen and Wenge Desk or Table, Label
R & Y Augousti, Paris Shagreen and Wenge Desk or Table, Label

R & Y Augousti, Paris Shagreen and Wenge Desk or Table, Label

By R & Y Augousti

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Very nice and sophisticated design in this great R & Y Augousti desk.

Category

Vintage 1980s French Post-Modern Desks

Materials

Shagreen, Wenge

Repeat Shelf Warm White Right by Warm Nordic
Repeat Shelf Warm White Right by Warm Nordic

Repeat Shelf Warm White Right by Warm Nordic

Located in Geneve, CH

Repeat shelf warm white right by Warm Nordic Dimensions: D60 x W23 x H26cm Material: Powder coated aluminum Weight: 5 kg Also available in different colors. Flexible shelf un...

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2010s Danish Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Aluminum

1980s Gray Squiggle Desk by Ron Rezek
1980s Gray Squiggle Desk by Ron Rezek

1980s Gray Squiggle Desk by Ron Rezek

By Ron Rezek

Located in Brooklyn, NY

While known primarily for his lighting design and his long career as an entrepreneur, this 1980s postmodern "Squiggle" desk was designed by the prolific American designer Ron Rezek. ...

Category

Late 20th Century Post-Modern Desks

Materials

Metal

Sesamo 841 Desk by Frattini for Bernini, Italy 1980
Sesamo 841 Desk by Frattini for Bernini, Italy 1980

Sesamo 841 Desk by Frattini for Bernini, Italy 1980

By Bernini, Gianfranco Frattini

Located in Chicago, IL

Sesamo 841 Desk by Frattini for Bernini, Italy 1980. Desk is designed by Gianfranco Frattini and made by Bernini. Bernini tags in drawer as shown in picture. Original Bernini desk in...

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Desks

Materials

Leather, Wood

1980s Red Memphis Design Period Etagere #1 Sottsass style Clear Glass Postmodern
1980s Red Memphis Design Period Etagere #1 Sottsass style Clear Glass Postmodern

1980s Red Memphis Design Period Etagere #1 Sottsass style Clear Glass Postmodern

By Ettore Sottsass

Located in London, GB

Red Italian etagere, very much in the manner of the Memphis Milano group, and originating from the 1980s. A tubular, powder-coated metal frame in a pleasing vermillion houses five cl...

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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Metal

Two shelf units Patentregal design Wolfgang Laubersheimer, Pentagon Group 1988
Two shelf units Patentregal design Wolfgang Laubersheimer, Pentagon Group 1988

Two shelf units Patentregal design Wolfgang Laubersheimer, Pentagon Group 1988

By Wolfgang Laubersheimer, Pentagon Group

Located in Offenburg, Baden Wurthemberg

Postmodern Set of two shelves „Patentregal“ designed by Pentagon Group in 1989. Two very rare shelving units 'Patentregal', designed in 1988 by Wolfgang Laubersheimer for the Pent...

Category

Vintage 1980s German Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Steel

Italian Bookcase in Blue Lacquered Bamboo, Rattan and Brass
Italian Bookcase in Blue Lacquered Bamboo, Rattan and Brass

Italian Bookcase in Blue Lacquered Bamboo, Rattan and Brass

By Italian school XX ct.

Located in Milano, IT

Elegant 80's Italian post modern bamboo bookcase. The bookcase is excellently made with a bamboo structure painted or lacquered in teal or blue. In the lower part we find two door d...

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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Brass

Graffiti Shelves by Rodney Kinsman for Bieffeplast Italy 1980's
Graffiti Shelves by Rodney Kinsman for Bieffeplast Italy 1980's

Graffiti Shelves by Rodney Kinsman for Bieffeplast Italy 1980's

By Rodney Kinsman, Bieffeplast

Located in Saint Ouen, FR

Very rare, in this bright ice blue color, shelves model “Graffiti” designed by Rodney Kinsman for Bieffeplast Padova in the eighties. Elegant bookcase featuring uprights and shelves ...

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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Metal

1970s Aluminum and Glass Orba Wall Unit by Janet Schweitzer for Pace Collection
1970s Aluminum and Glass Orba Wall Unit by Janet Schweitzer for Pace Collection

1970s Aluminum and Glass Orba Wall Unit by Janet Schweitzer for Pace Collection

By Pace Collection, Janet Schweitzer

Located in Brooklyn, NY

A stunning aluminum and glass Orba wall unit designed by Janet Schweitzer for the Pace Collection in 1974 with peak space age styling: innovative, sophisticated, and minimalist. Inge...

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Mid-20th Century Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Aluminum

Cotta Shelter Shelves by Decio Studio made at alfa.brussels for Everyday Gallery
Cotta Shelter Shelves by Decio Studio made at alfa.brussels for Everyday Gallery

Cotta Shelter Shelves by Decio Studio made at alfa.brussels for Everyday Gallery

Located in Antwerp, BE

Cotta shelter shelves by Decio Studio made at alfa.brussels for Everyday Gallery, unique piece, 2019 The piece belongs to categories: collectible design, functional art & art furn...

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2010s Belgian Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Clay

Verspanntes Regal Wolfgang Laubersheimer Pentagon Group, 1984
Verspanntes Regal Wolfgang Laubersheimer Pentagon Group, 1984

Verspanntes Regal Wolfgang Laubersheimer Pentagon Group, 1984

By Wolfgang Laubersheimer

Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant

Fantastic designed bookcase by Wolfgang Laubersheimer and manufactured by the Pentagon Group, Germany, 1984. This bookcase is called 'Verspanntes regal' (tension shelve). This is mad...

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Vintage 1980s German Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Steel

"Arch Bridge”, Late 20th Century Constructivist Desk in Pear Wood, Ed Weinberger
"Arch Bridge”, Late 20th Century Constructivist Desk in Pear Wood, Ed Weinberger

"Arch Bridge”, Late 20th Century Constructivist Desk in Pear Wood, Ed Weinberger

By Ed Weinberger, Scott Schmidt

Located in Brussels, BE

If Ed Weinberger weren't so cerebral, his furniture wouldn't be so beautiful. A geometry teacher turned New York investment banker, Weinberger designs meticulously constructed desks,...

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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Desks

Materials

Pearwood

Chiat Day Desk by Gaetano Pesce, New York, 1994, Rare
Chiat Day Desk by Gaetano Pesce, New York, 1994, Rare

Chiat Day Desk by Gaetano Pesce, New York, 1994, Rare

By Gaetano Pesce

Located in Kansas City, MO

Gaetano Pesce Chiat Day desk New York, New York, circa 1994. This desk was produced in a very limited quantity for the TBWA Chiat Day advertising offices in New York City, which Pesc...

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1990s American Post-Modern Desks

Materials

Steel

Postmodern Desk in the Style of Ettore Sottsass
Postmodern Desk in the Style of Ettore Sottsass

Postmodern Desk in the Style of Ettore Sottsass

By Ettore Sottsass

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A Classic Postmodern designed desk or dining table with an inlaid colorful pattern on the top and stepped pyramid shaped legs.

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Late 20th Century North American Post-Modern Desks

Materials

Iron

Ettore Sottsass and Marco Zannini Donau Writing Desk and Chair
Ettore Sottsass and Marco Zannini Donau Writing Desk and Chair

Ettore Sottsass and Marco Zannini Donau Writing Desk and Chair

By Ettore Sottsass

Located in Antwerp, BE

Ettore Sottsass and Marco Zannini, “Donau” writing desk, circa 1986 Produced by Franz Leitner Interior Design, Austria burled maple veneer, green lacquered metal.  

Category

Vintage 1980s Austrian Post-Modern Desks

Materials

Metal

Postmodern Walnut Shelves, Italy, 1970s
Postmodern Walnut Shelves, Italy, 1970s

Postmodern Walnut Shelves, Italy, 1970s

Located in Antwerp, BE

Walnut shelves or book case made by an Italian Postmodern designer. Breaking through the Minimalist modernism and emphasizing the amazing vein structures of the walnut, which almost...

Category

Late 20th Century Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Olive

Pentagon Group 'Braced Shelf' by Wolfgang Laubersheimer
Pentagon Group 'Braced Shelf' by Wolfgang Laubersheimer

Pentagon Group 'Braced Shelf' by Wolfgang Laubersheimer

By Wolfgang Laubersheimer

Located in Antwerp, BE

German Avant-Garde shelve design of the 1980s Wolfgang Lauberhsheimer for Pentagon Group, 1984. During this period, the Neues Deutsches Design changed the appreciation of design, a...

Category

Late 20th Century Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Steel

Postmodern Sculpted White Stucco Etagere/Bookshelf - 3 Glass Shelves
Postmodern Sculpted White Stucco Etagere/Bookshelf - 3 Glass Shelves

Postmodern Sculpted White Stucco Etagere/Bookshelf - 3 Glass Shelves

Located in Delray Beach, FL

Discover the artistic fusion of form and function with the Postmodern Sculpted White Stucco Etagere with Glass Shelves. This piece features a bold white stucco design and three sleek...

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20th Century American Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Glass

Italian Modern Floor and Wall Bookcase, Pool Shop circa 1980
Italian Modern Floor and Wall Bookcase, Pool Shop circa 1980

Italian Modern Floor and Wall Bookcase, Pool Shop circa 1980

Located in VILLEURBANNE, FR

Crafted in the 1980s, this Italian modern wooden folding floor and wall bookcase by Pool Shop stands out with its irregular design. Boasting 11 square compartments and an external sh...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Wood

Mc Gee Bookcase by Philippe Starck for Baleri, 1984
Mc Gee Bookcase by Philippe Starck for Baleri, 1984

Mc Gee Bookcase by Philippe Starck for Baleri, 1984

By Philippe Starck

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This vintage 'Mac Gee' was designed by French designer Philippe Starck for the Italian company Baleri in 1984. It has a simple design stripped down to just the vertical and horizont...

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1990s French Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Steel

Ueli & Susi Berger 'Fachermann' Compartement Bookcase
Ueli & Susi Berger 'Fachermann' Compartement Bookcase

Ueli & Susi Berger 'Fachermann' Compartement Bookcase

By Ueli Berger

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Compartment shelves, in plywood, by Susi & Ueli Berger for Röthlisberger Kollektion, Switzerland 1977. 'Fachermann' in black stained wood. This giant can guard over your treasures....

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Vintage 1970s Swiss Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Plywood

Pierre Colleu "Pluto" Desk, 1980s
Pierre Colleu "Pluto" Desk, 1980s

Pierre Colleu "Pluto" Desk, 1980s

By Pierre Colleu 1

Located in Brussels, BE

Pierre Colleu "Pluto" Desk, 1980s

Category

Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Desks

Materials

Resin, Plastic

Blash Medium Amber Shelf by Pulpo
Blash Medium Amber Shelf by Pulpo

Blash Medium Amber Shelf by Pulpo

Located in Geneve, CH

Blash medium amber shelf by Pulpo Dimensions: D50 x W20 x H11 cm Materials: casted glass. Also available in different colours. Like a hit of colour and transparency across y...

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2010s German Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Glass

Piet Hein Eek 1408 Contemporary Bookshelf in patined solid copper, Dutch Design
Piet Hein Eek 1408 Contemporary Bookshelf in patined solid copper, Dutch Design

Piet Hein Eek 1408 Contemporary Bookshelf in patined solid copper, Dutch Design

By Piet Hein Eek

Located in Amsterdam, NL

Sheet steel bookcase (Model 1408) made of solid copper designed and manufactured by Piet Hein Eek in 2009. This bookcase was part of a furniture series made of sheet steel and is typ...

Category

Early 2000s Dutch Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Copper

Red Totem Shelf by Valeric Doubroucinskis for Rodier, France 1970s
Red Totem Shelf by Valeric Doubroucinskis for Rodier, France 1970s

Red Totem Shelf by Valeric Doubroucinskis for Rodier, France 1970s

By Rodier, Valerie Doubroucinskis

Located in Hellouw, NL

This red Totem shelf by Valeric Doubroucinskis for Rodier in fiberglass, designed in the 1970s, combines form and function in a simple, yet striking way. Its red finish makes it both...

Category

Vintage 1970s French Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Fiberglass

Self Bookcase by Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec, Vitra, France, 2005
Self Bookcase by Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec, Vitra, France, 2005

Self Bookcase by Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec, Vitra, France, 2005

By Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec

Located in VILLEURBANNE, FR

Designed as a tribute to Charlotte Perriand by Ronan & Erwan BOUROULLEC, this Self model bookcase was designed in the 2000s and is no longer produced today. Entirely dismountabl...

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Early 2000s French Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Plastic

Mikado Etagere
Mikado Etagere

Mikado Etagere

Sold|$3,680

Mikado Etagere

Located in Antwerp, BE

Genius storage system in the form of four shelves on giant Mikado sticks probably from the 1970s. Measures: H 210 cm W 180 cm D 70 cm.

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Vintage 1970s European Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Wood

Vintage 1980s Pierre Sala Pencil Wall Shelf
Vintage 1980s Pierre Sala Pencil Wall Shelf

Vintage 1980s Pierre Sala Pencil Wall Shelf

By Pierre Sala

Located in Brooklyn, NY

A great piece from Pierre Sala's postmodern pencil-themed children's furniture from the 1980s for Pierre Sala Furniture. Design is composed of two shelves, one blue and red, support...

Category

Late 20th Century Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Wood

Illuminated Bookcase by Aldo Tura
Illuminated Bookcase by Aldo Tura

Illuminated Bookcase by Aldo Tura

By Aldo Tura

Located in Saarbrücken, SL

Illuminated bookcase by Aldo Tura in brown parchemin. Struts in brass anodized aluminum. - An illuminated display cabinet - A flower bench with metal insert - An illuminated bar shel...

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Aluminum, Other

Modular Shelve Unit by Roberto Pamio and Renato Toso for Stilwood, Italy, 1970s
Modular Shelve Unit by Roberto Pamio and Renato Toso for Stilwood, Italy, 1970s

Modular Shelve Unit by Roberto Pamio and Renato Toso for Stilwood, Italy, 1970s

By Roberto Pamio & Renato Toso, Stilwood

Located in Antwerp, BE

Ash shelving system, étagère, 4 adjustable shelves, Post-modern, Renato Toso, Roberto Pamio, Stilwood, Italy, 1970 Superb and unusual free standing shelves that could serve as a roo...

Category

Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Seagrass, Ash

Huge Postmodern Architectural Etageres, USA C1980s, Textured Plaster & Glass
Huge Postmodern Architectural Etageres, USA C1980s, Textured Plaster & Glass

Huge Postmodern Architectural Etageres, USA C1980s, Textured Plaster & Glass

Located in Hastings, GB

A pair of huge vintage postmodern architectural etageres, USA c1980s. The price £965 is for ONE etagere- but there are 2 available. A rare find in the UK, they'd work equally well i...

Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Glass, Plaster, Wood

Derk Jan De Vries Beechwood Bookcase Vintage Commode 70's
Derk Jan De Vries Beechwood Bookcase Vintage Commode 70's

Derk Jan De Vries Beechwood Bookcase Vintage Commode 70's

Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Dutch vintage bookcase from the 70's / 80's by designer Drek Jan de Vries. This bookcase is in two independent parts: the upper part with the showcase and the lower part like a chest...

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Vintage 1970s Dutch Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Glass, Beech

Italian Vintage Metal Mahogany RB Design Polyester Polished Small Bookcase, 1970
Italian Vintage Metal Mahogany RB Design Polyester Polished Small Bookcase, 1970

Italian Vintage Metal Mahogany RB Design Polyester Polished Small Bookcase, 1970

Located in IT

A small étagère bookcase, size Height 179 cm – 70.4724 inches , depth 30/36.5 cm – 11.811/14.1732 inches - length 91 cm – 35.8268 inches - from Italy . The structure is in black meta...

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Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Metal

1998 Marcello Ziliani Mondo Wall Unit for Sintesi Italian Postmodern Bentwood
1998 Marcello Ziliani Mondo Wall Unit for Sintesi Italian Postmodern Bentwood

1998 Marcello Ziliani Mondo Wall Unit for Sintesi Italian Postmodern Bentwood

By Marcello Zilliani

Located in Keego Harbor, MI

A vintage 1998 Marcello Ziliani "Mondo" wall unit for Sintesi. This is a stunning example of Italian postmodern design. This free standing shelf features a wood and aluminum construc...

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1990s Italian Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Bentwood

Vintage French Multicolored Bookcase by Pierre Sala, 1980
Vintage French Multicolored Bookcase by Pierre Sala, 1980

Vintage French Multicolored Bookcase by Pierre Sala, 1980

By Pierre Sala

Located in Den Haag, NL

Fantastic Postmodern shelving unit in the design of oversized pencils and 2 little stools Attributed to Pierre Sala, France, 1980s Great strong primary colors There are some age r...

Category

Vintage 1980s French Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Wood

Vintage Monolithic White Gloss Laminate Desk
Vintage Monolithic White Gloss Laminate Desk

Vintage Monolithic White Gloss Laminate Desk

Located in Denver, CO

1980’s custom made for the original owners who’s estate this was sourced from, this item is truly one-of-a-kind. Sourced in Colorado Condition - Excellent Measures: 72” W x 30” D ...

Category

Late 20th Century Post-Modern Desks

Materials

Laminate, Wood

Burr Yew Wood & Green Leather Twin Pedestal Partner Desk Lovely Timber Patina
Burr Yew Wood & Green Leather Twin Pedestal Partner Desk Lovely Timber Patina

Burr Yew Wood & Green Leather Twin Pedestal Partner Desk Lovely Timber Patina

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

We are delighted to offer for sale this vintage Twin Pedestal partner desk in Burr Yew with a luxury green leather top which is heavily gold leaf embossed A good looking and well ...

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20th Century English Post-Modern Desks

Materials

Leather, Yew

Libreria Liana Bookshelf, Ettore Sottsass, Meccani, 1993, Limited Edition of 10
Libreria Liana Bookshelf, Ettore Sottsass, Meccani, 1993, Limited Edition of 10

Libreria Liana Bookshelf, Ettore Sottsass, Meccani, 1993, Limited Edition of 10

By Ferdinando Meccani, Ettore Sottsass

Located in Munster, NRW

Bookcase ‚liana‘, project 1985-1992, realization Meccani arredamenti, cascina, Italy, in 1993. Produced in a limited edition of ten examples and no longer in production. Number...

Category

1990s Italian Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Plexiglass, Wood

Postmodern Memphis Style Wall Shelf With Triangle Top
Postmodern Memphis Style Wall Shelf With Triangle Top

Postmodern Memphis Style Wall Shelf With Triangle Top

By Ettore Sottsass

Located in Miami, FL

Artist signed postmodern Memphis style wall shelf with triangle top, Circa 1980s.

Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Metal

Postmodern Memphis Style Wall Shelf With Trapezoidal Top (3 of 3)
Postmodern Memphis Style Wall Shelf With Trapezoidal Top (3 of 3)

Postmodern Memphis Style Wall Shelf With Trapezoidal Top (3 of 3)

By Ettore Sottsass

Located in Miami, FL

Artist signed postmodern Memphis style wall shelf with trapezoidal top, Circa 1980s. There are three shelves available with different shaped tops, see other listings at That Galerie.

Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Steel

Postmodern Memphis Style Wall Shelf With Half Circle Top (2 of 3)
Postmodern Memphis Style Wall Shelf With Half Circle Top (2 of 3)

Postmodern Memphis Style Wall Shelf With Half Circle Top (2 of 3)

By Ettore Sottsass

Located in Miami, FL

Artist signed postmodern Memphis style wall shelf with half circle top, Circa 1980s. There are three shelves available with different shaped tops, see other listings at That Galerie.

Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Steel

Multi Positions L Shape Two-Piece Wall Unit Room Divider Midcentury
Multi Positions L Shape Two-Piece Wall Unit Room Divider Midcentury

Multi Positions L Shape Two-Piece Wall Unit Room Divider Midcentury

By Lou Hodges

Located in San Diego, CA

A very unique multi positions wall unit bookcase, these can go horizontal vertical or on top of each other, versatile and unique finish on both sides it can be used as a room divider...

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20th Century American Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Wood

Postmodern White Lacquer Laminate Vanity Dresser with Mirror and Stool
Postmodern White Lacquer Laminate Vanity Dresser with Mirror and Stool

Postmodern White Lacquer Laminate Vanity Dresser with Mirror and Stool

Located in Delray Beach, FL

Exceptional postmodern 1980s vanity desk/dresser. Features an oversized mirror with white lacquer laminate and 7 spacious drawers. Dresser measures 73” W, 18.5” D, 28.5” H Mirror...

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Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Desks

Materials

Mirror, Laminate, Wood

Set of Geometric "Mobile" Bookcases by Marcello Morandini for Rosenthal
Set of Geometric "Mobile" Bookcases by Marcello Morandini for Rosenthal

Set of Geometric "Mobile" Bookcases by Marcello Morandini for Rosenthal

By Rosenthal, Marcello Morandini

Located in Renens, CH

Set of geometric "Mobile" bookcases by Marcello Morandini for Rosenthal in black lacquered wood. The green "mobile", has a succession of triangular external shelves with green lac...

Category

Vintage 1980s German Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Wood

Postmodern Burl Wood Laminate and Lucite Modular Wall Unit/Etagere/Dry Bar
Postmodern Burl Wood Laminate and Lucite Modular Wall Unit/Etagere/Dry Bar

Postmodern Burl Wood Laminate and Lucite Modular Wall Unit/Etagere/Dry Bar

Located in Delray Beach, FL

Elevate your interior with our Postmodern Burl Wood Laminate and Lucite Modular Wall Unit/Etagere/Dry Bar, blending burl wood, Lucite, and versatility. Combines burl wood laminate a...

Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Lucite, Wood

Late 20th Century Vintage Postmodern Lacquered Writing Desk and High Back Chair
Late 20th Century Vintage Postmodern Lacquered Writing Desk and High Back Chair

Late 20th Century Vintage Postmodern Lacquered Writing Desk and High Back Chair

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A fabulous vintage Contemporary writing desk and chair. A beautiful lacquered Demilune shape in a brilliant bright blue color. Matching high back ladderback style chair. Acquired fro...

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Late 20th Century North American Post-Modern Desks

Materials

Metal

Postmodern Room Divider / Shelving Unit
Postmodern Room Divider / Shelving Unit

Postmodern Room Divider / Shelving Unit

Located in Surbiton, GB

A late 20th Century shelving unit. Composed from a cerused oak frame and removable black steel shelves. Unattributed but potentially Italian taking influence from Memphis Milano.

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Steel

Mastercraft Semicircular Desk, 1970s
Mastercraft Semicircular Desk, 1970s

Mastercraft Semicircular Desk, 1970s

By Mastercraft

Located in Marietta, GA

Good looking semicircular desk by Mastercraft. ( no label) Their pieces are very distinctive, and easily recognizable. Solid brass , open legs with Amboyna wood top , and black lea...

Category

Vintage 1970s American Post-Modern Desks

Materials

Brass

Pastoe A'Dammer Tall Roller Shutter Bookcase, White
Pastoe A'Dammer Tall Roller Shutter Bookcase, White

Pastoe A'Dammer Tall Roller Shutter Bookcase, White

By Aldo van den Nieuwelaar, Pastoe

Located in Toronto, CA

First designed in 1978, the A’dammer bookcase is one of Aldo van den Nieuwelaar’s most iconic works for UMS Pastoe. Defined by its rounded corners, vertical tambour door, and sculptu...

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Vintage 1970s Dutch Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Plastic, Wood

Vintage 1980s Pierre Sala Pencil Wall Shelf
Vintage 1980s Pierre Sala Pencil Wall Shelf

Vintage 1980s Pierre Sala Pencil Wall Shelf

By Pierre Sala

Located in Brooklyn, NY

A great piece from Pierre Sala’s postmodern pencil themed children’s furniture from the 1980s for Pierre Sala Furniture. Design is composed of two shelves, one blue and red, supporte...

Category

Late 20th Century Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Wood

Piero De Martini Trek Shelving System
Piero De Martini Trek Shelving System

Piero De Martini Trek Shelving System

By Piero De Martini

Located in Dronten, NL

Stackable shelves designed in 1992 by Piero De Martini for Morphos Acerbis. Very practical shelves in solid cherrywood with a black dye cherry handle. One of the shelves has wheel...

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1990s Italian Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Cherry

Horizontals A-Line Shelves for Pastoe by "Shigeru Uchida"
Horizontals A-Line Shelves for Pastoe by "Shigeru Uchida"

Horizontals A-Line Shelves for Pastoe by "Shigeru Uchida"

By Pastoe

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is one of Shigeru Uchida's masterpieces "Horizontal". A set of four wall-mounted shelves. Manufacturer is "Postoe". A shelf design inspired by Japanese sliding doors.

Category

Early 2000s Dutch Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Aluminum

Pierangelo Gallotti for Gallotti & Radice Italian Galss Wood Bookcase 1980s
Pierangelo Gallotti for Gallotti & Radice Italian Galss Wood Bookcase 1980s

Pierangelo Gallotti for Gallotti & Radice Italian Galss Wood Bookcase 1980s

By Gallotti & Radice, Pierangelo Gallotti

Located in Reggio Emilia, IT

Italian modular glass bookcase, designed by Pierangelo Gallotti and produced by Gallotti e Radice with interlocking glass modular elements on shaped solid wood frames, Italy producti...

Category

Vintage 1980s European Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Glass, Wood

Vintage 1980s Pencil Wall Shelf in the style of Pierre Sala
Vintage 1980s Pencil Wall Shelf in the style of Pierre Sala

Vintage 1980s Pencil Wall Shelf in the style of Pierre Sala

By Pierre Sala

Located in Brooklyn, NY

A great postmodern pencil-themed wall shelf in the style of Pierre Sala's furniture from the 1980s. Design is composed of two shelves, one blue and red, supported by two pencils, on...

Category

Late 20th Century Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Wood

Ptolomeo bookcase book tower Opinion Ciatti Bruno Rainaldi 210cm
Ptolomeo bookcase book tower Opinion Ciatti Bruno Rainaldi 210cm

Ptolomeo bookcase book tower Opinion Ciatti Bruno Rainaldi 210cm

By Bruno Rainaldi, Opinion Ciatti

Located in Berlin, DE

We offer a beautiful Ptolomeo book tower book tower by Opinion Ciatti for sale. The design was created by Bruno Rainaldi and won the Italian design prize “Compasso D'oro Adi” in 2004...

Category

Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Stainless Steel

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Post Office Cabinet For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal post office cabinet for your home. A post office cabinet — often made from wood, metal and steel — can elevate any home. Find 98 options for an antique or vintage post office cabinet now, or shop our selection of 19 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Your living room may not be complete without a post office cabinet — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A post office cabinet is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Industrial, Art Deco and Victorian styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one post office cabinet that is appealing in its simplicity, but Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Group and Alessandro Zambelli produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Post Office Cabinet?

Prices for a post office cabinet start at $350 and top out at $40,000 with the average selling for $4,500.

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.

Finding the Right Case Pieces And Storage Cabinets for You

Of all the vintage storage cabinets and antique case pieces that have become popular in modern interiors over the years, dressers, credenzas and cabinets have long been home staples, perfect for routine storage or protection of personal items. 

In the mid-19th century, cabinetmakers would mimic styles originating in the Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI eras for their dressers, bookshelves and other structures, and, later, simpler, streamlined wood designs allowed these “case pieces” or “case goods” — any furnishing that is unupholstered and has some semblance of a storage component — to blend into the background of any interior. 

Mid-century modern furniture enthusiasts will cite the tall modular wall units crafted in teak and other sought-after woods of the era by the likes of George Nelson, Poul Cadovius and Finn Juhl. For these highly customizable furnishings, designers of the day delivered an alternative to big, heavy bookcases by considering the use of space — and, in particular, walls — in new and innovative ways. Mid-century modern credenzas, which, long and low, evolved from tables that were built as early as the 14th century in Italy, typically have no legs or very short legs and have grown in popularity as an alluring storage option over time. 

Although the name immediately invokes images of clothing, dressers were initially created in Europe for a much different purpose. This furnishing was initially a flat-surfaced, low-profile side table equipped with a few drawers — a common fixture used to dress and prepare meats in English kitchens throughout the Tudor period. The drawers served as perfect utensil storage. It wasn’t until the design made its way to North America that it became enlarged and equipped with enough space to hold clothing and cosmetics. The very history of case pieces is a testament to their versatility and well-earned place in any room. 

In the spirit of positioning your case goods center stage, decluttering can now be design-minded.

A contemporary case piece with open shelving and painted wood details can prove functional as a storage unit as easily as it can a room divider. Alternatively, apothecary cabinets are charming case goods similar in size to early dressers or commodes but with uniquely sized shelving and (often numerous) drawers.

Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard that features colored glass and metal details, an antique Italian hand-carved storage cabinet or a glass-door vitrine to store and show off your collectibles, there are options for you on 1stDibs.