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Design Institute America  Mid Century Chrome  Etagere Room Divider Display Shelf
Design Institute America  Mid Century Chrome  Etagere Room Divider Display Shelf

Design Institute America Mid Century Chrome Etagere Room Divider Display Shelf

By Design Institute America

Located in Las Vegas, NV

Design Institute Mid Century Chrome Cantilever Etagere Room Divider Display Shelf in the style of Milo Baughman This piece is often attributed to Milo Baughman but it is not. It i...

Category

Vintage 1970s American Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Chrome

Unique Sculptural Secretary Desk in Maple 1990s
Unique Sculptural Secretary Desk in Maple 1990s

Unique Sculptural Secretary Desk in Maple 1990s

Located in Tilburg, NL

Unique Sculptural Secretary Desk in Maple 1990s. This is a rare and very unique postmodern secretary desk with a sculptural design, made by a artisan craftsman somewhere in the 1990...

Category

Late 20th Century European Post-Modern Desks

Materials

Brass

Italian Geometrical Vintage Smoked Glass Steel Structure Bookcase, 1970s
Italian Geometrical Vintage Smoked Glass Steel Structure Bookcase, 1970s

Italian Geometrical Vintage Smoked Glass Steel Structure Bookcase, 1970s

Located in IT

Squared vintage bookcase or étagère with steel structure and removable and adjustable smoked glass shelves. The Vertical structural bar are rounded while the horizontal bare are plat...

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Steel

narrow Steam Punk Display Shelf
narrow Steam Punk Display Shelf

narrow Steam Punk Display Shelf

Located in Bainbridge, NY

1980s custom studio Display Piece utilizing an Industrial 19th century Maple patent mold with steel rimmed Black Micarta surfaces. The bookcase has three open levels with ten display...

Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Iron

1990s Acrylic Resin and Steel “One” Wall Unit by Piero Lissoni for Kartell
1990s Acrylic Resin and Steel “One” Wall Unit by Piero Lissoni for Kartell

1990s Acrylic Resin and Steel “One” Wall Unit by Piero Lissoni for Kartell

By Kartell

Located in Los Angeles, CA

1990s Piero Lissoni’s innovative solution for organizing. Made in Italy. The core element of the One is a container of parallel pipes made of PMMA. Two of the base elements are fitte...

Category

1990s Italian Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Metal

Original USM Haller Büroschrank Bücherregal reinweiß Design
Original USM Haller Büroschrank Bücherregal reinweiß Design

Original USM Haller Büroschrank Bücherregal reinweiß Design

By Fritz Haller, Usm Haller

Located in Berlin, DE

Wir bieten ein wunderschönes Büroregal vom Schweizer Traditionshersteller USM Haller zum Verkauf an. Der Schrank verfügt über zwei Fächer mit Klappen im unteren Bereich und drei offe...

Category

Early 2000s Swiss Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Metal, Steel, Chrome

Frank Gehry Postmodern 'Easy Edges' Cardboard Shelves
Frank Gehry Postmodern 'Easy Edges' Cardboard Shelves

Frank Gehry Postmodern 'Easy Edges' Cardboard Shelves

By Frank Gehry

Located in Astoria, NY

Frank Gehry Postmodern 'Easy Edges' corrugated modular cardboard etagere shelves, early 1980s, can also be used separately as parsons tables. 15.25" H x 28" W x 12.25" D.

Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Other

Postmodern Beige Lacquer Laminate With Gold Bookcase
Postmodern Beige Lacquer Laminate With Gold Bookcase

Postmodern Beige Lacquer Laminate With Gold Bookcase

Located in Delray Beach, FL

Organize your space with the wonderful vintage postmodern bookcase. This bookcase features a beige lacquer laminate finish with elegant gold paneling, combining style and functionali...

Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Laminate, Wood

Cory Arcangel Research in Motion Rotating Display Shelf
Cory Arcangel Research in Motion Rotating Display Shelf

Cory Arcangel Research in Motion Rotating Display Shelf

By Ettore Sottsass

Located in Miami, FL

The kinetic dancing display shelves were originally designed by Cory Arcangel for use as product demonstrations. The acrylic shelves rest on rollers and are powered by a small motor ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Steel

Bookshelves by Paolo Deganello , circa 1981
Bookshelves by Paolo Deganello , circa 1981

Bookshelves by Paolo Deganello , circa 1981

By Paolo Deganello

Located in VILLEURBANNE, FR

Rare M0 9 bookcase designed by Paolo Denagello in the 1980s as part of the "L'Arbre Fleuri" collection. It is characterized by the use of three different wood species: a beech venee...

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Metal

asymetrical postmodern vintage wood and plaster etagere or shelves
asymetrical postmodern vintage wood and plaster etagere or shelves

asymetrical postmodern vintage wood and plaster etagere or shelves

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Asymetrical postmodern vintage wood and plaster etagere shelves. Top and bottom wood shelves could be replaced with custom glass or lucite. Shelves have been painted white and cou...

Category

1990s Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Plaster, Wood, Paint

Modular silver leaf bookcase, 1980
Modular silver leaf bookcase, 1980

Modular silver leaf bookcase, 1980

By Mid Century Antiques

Located in Milano, Lombardia

Bookcase consisting of 7 modules with Silver Leaf covering, 1980, Italy. Each module features a door that opens with hinges. Provenance: private collection. The beauty of this bookca...

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Silver Leaf

Rodney Kinsman Postmodern "Graffiti" Shelf for Bieffeplast, 1980s
Rodney Kinsman Postmodern "Graffiti" Shelf for Bieffeplast, 1980s

Rodney Kinsman Postmodern "Graffiti" Shelf for Bieffeplast, 1980s

By Rodney Kinsman, Bieffeplast

Located in Miami, FL

Black enameled postmodern bookcase with five shelves designed by Rodney Kinsman and manufactured by Bieffeplast, 1980s.

Category

Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Enamel, Steel

Philippe Starck John Ild Model Shelving Unit, circa 1977, France.
Philippe Starck John Ild Model Shelving Unit, circa 1977, France.

Philippe Starck John Ild Model Shelving Unit, circa 1977, France.

By Philippe Starck

Located in Brussels, BE

Philippe Starck John Ild model self-carying shelving unit for Disform, circa 1977, France. 5 black lacquered wood shelves, black tubular metal. Dimensions: 218 cm H, 110 cm W, 47 cm ...

Category

Vintage 1970s French Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Metal

Postmodern Memphis Style Etagere Display Stand
Postmodern Memphis Style Etagere Display Stand

Postmodern Memphis Style Etagere Display Stand

Located in W Allenhurst, NJ

Unique display stand or pedestal. Great design with thick frame offset with thinner cross stretchers, plinth display surface and ball feet and finials. Curbside to NYC/Philly $350

Category

Late 20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Wood

Pair of Vintage Modular Bookcases / Record Shelves in Stained Ash
Pair of Vintage Modular Bookcases / Record Shelves in Stained Ash

Pair of Vintage Modular Bookcases / Record Shelves in Stained Ash

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Pair of vintage record holders/bookcases/console tables/media stands in stained ash (ca. 1980s, USA). Modular/stackable with removable, adjustable metal feet. Open, organic form, fin...

Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Metal

Bamboo étagère room divider Henry Olko
Bamboo étagère room divider Henry Olko

Bamboo étagère room divider Henry Olko

By Henry Olko

Located in Antwerp, BE

Hollywood regency style bamboo rattan shelves on brass feet, 1970s. Mid-Century Modern piece that fits well in an eclectic interior inspired by Gabriella Crespi, Vivai del Sud, Fran...

Category

Late 20th Century European Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Brass

Jay Spectre Drop Front Secretary Desk
Jay Spectre Drop Front Secretary Desk

Jay Spectre Drop Front Secretary Desk

By Century Furniture, Jay Spectre

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This unique desk by Jay Spectre's Perimeter Collection for Century c.1980s, USA will be a standout piece of any room. This drop front mahogany desk features a brushed stainless steel...

Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Desks

Materials

Stainless Steel

DIA Chrome and Glass Etagere
DIA Chrome and Glass Etagere

DIA Chrome and Glass Etagere

By Paul Mayen, Milo Baughman, Design Institute America

Located in New Windsor, NY

Design Institute of America chrome and glass etagere. Circa 1975. Six glass shelves supported by a very bright chrome frame. Nice simple lines with a meander pattern base. The three ...

Category

Vintage 1970s American Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Chrome

1980s, Vintage Hollywood Regency Gold Etagere with Glass Shelves
1980s, Vintage Hollywood Regency Gold Etagere with Glass Shelves

1980s, Vintage Hollywood Regency Gold Etagere with Glass Shelves

Located in Delray Beach, FL

Incredible Hollywood regency Etagere. Features a gold finish with glass shelves.  

Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Metal

Legal Library Minty Oxford Modular Stacking Hardwood Bookcase Sliding Doors
Legal Library Minty Oxford Modular Stacking Hardwood Bookcase Sliding Doors

Legal Library Minty Oxford Modular Stacking Hardwood Bookcase Sliding Doors

By Minty of Oxford

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely Minty Oxford Legal modular stacking bookcase with glass doors A good looking well made and versatile piece, modular bookcases break ...

Category

20th Century English Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Glass, Hardwood

Fantastic Milo Baughman Style Chrome and Glass Pair Etageres
Fantastic Milo Baughman Style Chrome and Glass Pair Etageres

Fantastic Milo Baughman Style Chrome and Glass Pair Etageres

By Milo Baughman

Located in Southampton, NJ

Fantastic Chrome and glass curved etagere’s. This set is in excellent condition. Beveled glass in the style of Milo Baughman.

Category

Vintage 1970s American Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Chrome

1980's Postmodern Design Slender Glass & Metal Display Shelves
1980's Postmodern Design Slender Glass & Metal Display Shelves

1980's Postmodern Design Slender Glass & Metal Display Shelves

Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN

Vintage Postmodern Design Slender Glass & Metal Wall Rack / Display Shelves. Made in Italy, 1980's. Three long glass shelves with triangular shaped metal constructed supports. Airy a...

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Max Bookshelves by Ettore Sottsass, Memphis circa 1987
Max Bookshelves by Ettore Sottsass, Memphis circa 1987

Max Bookshelves by Ettore Sottsass, Memphis circa 1987

By Ettore Sottsass

Located in VILLEURBANNE, FR

The Max bookcase by Ettore Sottsass, created by the famous Italian designer, is an iconic piece that reflects his distinct aesthetic. Designed in the 1980s, this bookcase is characte...

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Laminate, Plexiglass, Wood

1980s Copco Postmodern Memphis Yellow Hanging Spice Rack New Old Stock Original
1980s Copco Postmodern Memphis Yellow Hanging Spice Rack New Old Stock Original

1980s Copco Postmodern Memphis Yellow Hanging Spice Rack New Old Stock Original

By Copco

Located in Toronto, CA

A rare and incredible find: this 1980s Copco postmodern/Memphis design hanging spice rack is in mint, never-used condition, still in its original sealed box after over 40 years. Unli...

Category

Vintage 1980s Hong Kong Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Glass, Plastic

Ettore Sottsass Giorno Bookcase Production Schopenauer Fontana Arte, 1993
Ettore Sottsass Giorno Bookcase Production Schopenauer Fontana Arte, 1993

Ettore Sottsass Giorno Bookcase Production Schopenauer Fontana Arte, 1993

By Ettore Sottsass

Located in Cascina, Pisa

20th-century bookcase Giorno by Ettore Sottsass consisting of a rectangular structure in lacquered blue wood, crystal shelves, and lacquered orange and yellow wood supporting blocks ...

Category

Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Crystal

Postmodern Chrome and Glass Etagere
Postmodern Chrome and Glass Etagere

Postmodern Chrome and Glass Etagere

Located in Freehold, NJ

This postmodern etagere features polished chrome supports with four floating glass shelves. 

14.5” between shelves. 

Check out our other postmodern furniture listings! 
Dimensions:...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Chrome

Binetta Wall Shelf Organizer by Boccato, Gigante & Zambusi, Seccose, Italy, 1980
Binetta Wall Shelf Organizer by Boccato, Gigante & Zambusi, Seccose, Italy, 1980

Binetta Wall Shelf Organizer by Boccato, Gigante & Zambusi, Seccose, Italy, 1980

By Seccose, Boccato, Gigante and Zambusi 1, Gian Nicola Gigante, Boccato Gigante Zambusi

Located in Vienna, AT

A decorative and functional postmodern "Binetta“ wall shelf unit / wall-mounted organizer from the 1980s. Designed by Marilena Boccato, Gian Nicola Gigante, and Antonio Zambusi for S...

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Metal, Wire

Pierre Vandel Burgundy Tall Etagere 1970s Vintage Smoked Glass France Brass
Pierre Vandel Burgundy Tall Etagere 1970s Vintage Smoked Glass France Brass

Pierre Vandel Burgundy Tall Etagere 1970s Vintage Smoked Glass France Brass

By Pierre Vandel

Located in London, GB

An étagère, in Pierre Vandel's inimitable style, with his idiosyncratic brass stripe down the centre of the deep burgundy powder-coated aluminium frame with a sort of a floating shel...

Category

Vintage 1970s French Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Metal

Postmodern “Isocele” Minimalist Sculptural Étagère by Max Sauze for Attrow
Postmodern “Isocele” Minimalist Sculptural Étagère by Max Sauze for Attrow

Postmodern “Isocele” Minimalist Sculptural Étagère by Max Sauze for Attrow

By Max Sauze

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Minimalist étagère designed by French designer Max Sauze. Manufactured for Attrow, circa late 1960s. Simple design with welded black wrought iron and glass. I would say th...

Category

Vintage 1960s French Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Wrought Iron

Three Tiered Sculptural Travertine Shelving System
Three Tiered Sculptural Travertine Shelving System

Three Tiered Sculptural Travertine Shelving System

Located in West Palm Beach, US

This striking three-tiered sculptural shelving unit from the 1980s is a masterpiece of design and craftsmanship. Constructed from a harmonious blend of travertine marble and stone, i...

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Travertine

Three Tier Wrapped and Woven Rattan Console Table
Three Tier Wrapped and Woven Rattan Console Table

Three Tier Wrapped and Woven Rattan Console Table

By Danny Ho Fong, Tropi-cal

Located in New Windsor, NY

When one wants to add some texture to any room with natural fibers. Woven rattan is quite durable and has amazing strength. Circa 1980. Great as a sofa table, hallway entrance, or un...

Category

Late 20th Century Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Cane, Rattan, Plywood

Ettore Sottsass Acropoli Console
Ettore Sottsass Acropoli Console

Ettore Sottsass Acropoli Console

By Design Gallery Milano, Ettore Sottsass

Located in Kansas City, MO

Ettore Sottsass Acropoli console for Design Gallery Milano, Italy, 1988. Long out of production. Excellent example.

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Marble

Italian Chromed Steel and Smoked Glass Bookcase, 1970s
Italian Chromed Steel and Smoked Glass Bookcase, 1970s

Italian Chromed Steel and Smoked Glass Bookcase, 1970s

Located in MIlano, IT

Italian chromed steel and smoked glass bookcase, 1970s. Bookcase in chromed steel, with five smoked glass shelves with possibility of wall mounting. Good conditions.

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Albanian Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Steel

Betty Cobonpue Sculptural Split Reed Lidded Storage Chest or Side Table, 1980s
Betty Cobonpue Sculptural Split Reed Lidded Storage Chest or Side Table, 1980s

Betty Cobonpue Sculptural Split Reed Lidded Storage Chest or Side Table, 1980s

By Betty Cobonpue

Located in Round Rock, TX

Offered is a lovely sculptural split reed small storage chest or side table designed by Betty Cobonpue for her "Scultura" line produced in the 1980s. Cobonpues' design philosophy ...

Category

Vintage 1980s Philippine Post-Modern Blanket Chests

Materials

Reed, Mahogany

Betty Cobonpue Sculptural Split Reed Storage Chest, 1980s
Betty Cobonpue Sculptural Split Reed Storage Chest, 1980s

Betty Cobonpue Sculptural Split Reed Storage Chest, 1980s

By Betty Cobonpue

Located in Round Rock, TX

Offered is a lovely sculptural split reed storage chest/trunk designed by Betty Cobonpue for her "Scultura" line produced in the 1980s. Cobonpues' design philosophy was simple: no...

Category

Mid-20th Century Philippine Post-Modern Blanket Chests

Materials

Reed, Mahogany

Tessellated Stone with Brass Frame and Brass Base Mini Chest, 1970
Tessellated Stone with Brass Frame and Brass Base Mini Chest, 1970

Tessellated Stone with Brass Frame and Brass Base Mini Chest, 1970

By Maitland Smith

Located in Chicago, IL

Tessellated stone with brass frame and brass base mini chest/trunk, 1970.

Category

Vintage 1970s American Post-Modern Blanket Chests

Materials

Stone

Cressida Bell - 'Tapestry' Blanket Chest
Cressida Bell - 'Tapestry' Blanket Chest

Cressida Bell - 'Tapestry' Blanket Chest

Located in New York, NY

Blanket chest of rectangular form with hinged lid; handpainted and signed by the artist; opening to a red painted interior.

Category

2010s English Post-Modern Blanket Chests

Materials

Wood, Paint

USM Haller Modular System Single Column Cabinet in Graphite Black
USM Haller Modular System Single Column Cabinet in Graphite Black

USM Haller Modular System Single Column Cabinet in Graphite Black

By Usm Haller

Located in Seattle, WA

This is a modular USM Haller single column cabinet in Graphite Black, made in Switzerland, in overall good condition, some wears and scratches on the surface. In overall good conditi...

Category

Early 2000s Swiss Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

USM Haller Modular System Three Column Credenza/Cabinet in Graphite Black
USM Haller Modular System Three Column Credenza/Cabinet in Graphite Black

USM Haller Modular System Three Column Credenza/Cabinet in Graphite Black

By Usm Haller

Located in Seattle, WA

This is a modular USM Haller two tier three column cabinet/credenza in Graphite Black in Switzerland, in overall good condition, some wears and scratches on the surface. In overall g...

Category

Early 2000s Swiss Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Natural Shagreen Clad Vintage Low Console Cabinet by R & Y Augousti
Natural Shagreen Clad Vintage Low Console Cabinet by R & Y Augousti

Natural Shagreen Clad Vintage Low Console Cabinet by R & Y Augousti

By R & Y Augousti

Located in North Miami, FL

This two-drawer cream covered shagreen low console by R&Y Augousti (metal tag to drawer interior) is an elegant piece. This bedside table or low TV console features two drawers and a...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Post-Modern End Tables

Materials

Wood, Shagreen Stingray

19thC English Ebonised Post Office Sorting Cabinet
19thC English Ebonised Post Office Sorting Cabinet

19thC English Ebonised Post Office Sorting Cabinet

Located in Staffordshire, GB

Circa 1890. 19thC English ebonised post office sorting cabinet Great large scale and proportions with 4 panelled doors, shelving and pidgeon holes for storage.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Dressers

Materials

Pine

Post Office Lockers
Post Office Lockers

Post Office Lockers

Located in Greenwich, CT

In old Post Office gray paint. Useful narrow proportions.

Category

Mid-20th Century English Cupboards

Materials

Wood

Post-Modern Desk by Hans Eichenberger
Post-Modern Desk by Hans Eichenberger

Post-Modern Desk by Hans Eichenberger

By Hans Eichenberger

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Handsome and compact secretary featuring an elegant tambour door with light, smooth movement; bright nickel plated hardware; original black stained mahogany finish; fitted interior w...

Category

Vintage 1970s Swiss Post-Modern Desks

Materials

Steel

Post-Modern Shelve Unit by Pamio and Toso
Post-Modern Shelve Unit by Pamio and Toso

Post-Modern Shelve Unit by Pamio and Toso

By Stilwood, Roberto Pamio & Renato Toso

Located in Antwerp, BE

Roberto Pamio and Renato Toso, shelve unit, room divider, Stilwood, Italy, 1972 Unusual post-modern Italian free standing shelve unit in black Formica and blonde wood. A great and...

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Formica, Walnut

1973 Brazilian Design Post-Modern Wooden Lacquered Bookcase by Ramosa
1973 Brazilian Design Post-Modern Wooden Lacquered Bookcase by Ramosa

1973 Brazilian Design Post-Modern Wooden Lacquered Bookcase by Ramosa

By Edival Ramosa

Located in Brescia, IT

A dark Blue is the color of the lacquered modular bookcase designed by Edival Ramosa (brazilian artist born 1940). He was young when Ramosa met Arnaldo Pomodoro in Brazil: Pomodoro s...

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Plywood

Vintage Post-Modern Italian Acrylic and Glass Bookcase or Display Unit
Vintage Post-Modern Italian Acrylic and Glass Bookcase or Display Unit

Vintage Post-Modern Italian Acrylic and Glass Bookcase or Display Unit

Located in Birmingham, AL

A vintage Italian Post-Modern bookcase or glass display unit having a refined sculptural form in the shape of double canoes featuring a minimalist acrylic and aluminum structure supp...

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Aluminum

Pop art Post modern Pink Gloss Laminate custom 3 drawer dresser or credenza
Pop art Post modern Pink Gloss Laminate custom 3 drawer dresser or credenza

Pop art Post modern Pink Gloss Laminate custom 3 drawer dresser or credenza

By Memphis Milano

Located in BROOKLYN, NY

Beautiful post modern custom made bubblegum pink gloss laminate 3 drawer dresser or credenza circa 1980. Very clean inside and out almost like new. Look at photos. There is (3) drawe...

Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Laminate, Plywood

Post Modern Cubist Steel Rod Book Shelf, Circa 1990
Post Modern Cubist Steel Rod Book Shelf, Circa 1990

Post Modern Cubist Steel Rod Book Shelf, Circa 1990

Located in Van Nuys, CA

Vintage 1990s post modern cubist steel rod book shelf featuring 3 wood rectangle cubes fixed to 4 rods. circa 1990.

Category

1990s American Shelves

Materials

Steel

1980s Post Modern Black Laminate Desk w/Three Drawers in the Style of Springer
1980s Post Modern Black Laminate Desk w/Three Drawers in the Style of Springer

1980s Post Modern Black Laminate Desk w/Three Drawers in the Style of Springer

By Karl Springer

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Waterfall shaped black laminate desk is a very useful size, at 18" deep and 52" wide this desk is small enough for a small apartment while at the same time would look right at home i...

Category

Late 20th Century North American Post-Modern Desks

Materials

Laminate

Post modern 2 drawer textured lacquer cream white desk
Post modern 2 drawer textured lacquer cream white desk

Post modern 2 drawer textured lacquer cream white desk

By Karl Springer

Located in BROOKLYN, NY

Mid-century moderns cream painted desk with two drawers the surface cane textured. Has normal wear use from age. Good vintage condition. Desk has (2) drawers with organizers in each ...

Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Hardwood, Lacquer

Post Modern Burl and Steel  Mezzaluna Desk by Leon Rosen for Pace c 1970/80's
Post Modern Burl and Steel  Mezzaluna Desk by Leon Rosen for Pace c 1970/80's

Post Modern Burl and Steel Mezzaluna Desk by Leon Rosen for Pace c 1970/80's

By Leon Rosen, Pace Collection

Located in New York, NY

Stunning executive desk designed by Leon Rosen for The Pace Collection, circa 1970-1980's. The desk features a large semi circular top of stunning burl veneer, two side drawers also ...

Category

Vintage 1970s American Post-Modern Desks

Materials

Steel

R & Y Augousti Goatskin Parchment and Shagreen Desk
R & Y Augousti Goatskin Parchment and Shagreen Desk

R & Y Augousti Goatskin Parchment and Shagreen Desk

By R & Y Augousti

Located in Skokie, IL

This exceptional desk was designed in the 1990s by husband-and-wife design team Ria and Yiouri Augousti of Paris, France. The surface and base of the desk is finished in parchment, w...

Category

1990s French Post-Modern Desks

Materials

Goatskin, Shagreen, Wood

Reading Horse by Made by Choice
Reading Horse by Made by Choice

Reading Horse by Made by Choice

Located in Geneve, CH

Reading horse, book stand by Made By Choice with Katrín Ólína Dimensions: 33 x 20, H34 cm Materials: Birch plywood Also available: natural oak / painted black or custom colors o...

Category

2010s Finnish Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Plywood

1980’s Mirrored Disco Ball Desk or Vanity
1980’s Mirrored Disco Ball Desk or Vanity

1980’s Mirrored Disco Ball Desk or Vanity

Located in Redding, CT

1980’s mirrored Disco ball desk or vanity. Fabulous Post Modern style Kidney shape with sliced mirror design. One single drawer in the middle for storage. Use as a desk or as a vanit...

Category

Vintage 1980s Post-Modern Desks

Materials

Composition

1980s Postmodern Mauve Waterfall Laminate Desk with Two Drawers and custom Bench
1980s Postmodern Mauve Waterfall Laminate Desk with Two Drawers and custom Bench

1980s Postmodern Mauve Waterfall Laminate Desk with Two Drawers and custom Bench

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Add some playful charm to your workspace with our 1980s Mauve Waterfall Laminate Desk, the epitome of eighties design complete with two drawers for storage and a custom bench to sit ...

Category

Late 20th Century North American Post-Modern Desks

Materials

Laminate

Fritz Haller for Herman Miller Storage Unit
Fritz Haller for Herman Miller Storage Unit

Fritz Haller for Herman Miller Storage Unit

By Herman Miller

Located in New York, NY

Blue and white (off-white) with chrome structure and drawer pulls. This storage unit consists of two one door cabinets, one of which has a pull-out shelf, presumably for an office ma...

Category

Vintage 1960s American Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Steel, Chrome

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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.