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Post Modern Martine Bedin Memphis "Lodge" Bookcase/Cabinet, 1985
Post Modern Martine Bedin Memphis "Lodge" Bookcase/Cabinet, 1985

Post Modern Martine Bedin Memphis "Lodge" Bookcase/Cabinet, 1985

By Memphis Milano, Martine Bedin

Located in Madrid, ES

A rare post-modern bookcase/Cabinet designed by Martine Bedin and edited in the 80s by Memphis Milano. Laminate, wood and metal. Secret shelves and drawers. Excellent condition.

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Metal

California Post War Modernist Desk
California Post War Modernist Desk

California Post War Modernist Desk

Located in San Francisco, CA

Post war design modernist desk in the manner of Sausalito designer Luther Conover and may very well be one of his designs as the design and construction of many elements of this piec...

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Vintage 1940s American Desks

Post War American Modern Desk
Post War American Modern Desk

Post War American Modern Desk

Located in TUJUNGA, CA

Walnut and birch modern desk from the late 1940's or early 1950's.

Category

20th Century American Desks

Materials

Wood

Mahogany Turned-Post Etagere, Ca:1820, Italy
Mahogany Turned-Post Etagere, Ca:1820, Italy

Mahogany Turned-Post Etagere, Ca:1820, Italy

Located in Alexandria, VA

This Italian etagere is as practical as it is beautiful, with eye-catching design and workmanship and excellent patina. It will find a home in almost any space and can house everythi...

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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

Piroscafo Cabinet by Aldo Rossi and Luca Meda for Molteni, 1991
Piroscafo Cabinet by Aldo Rossi and Luca Meda for Molteni, 1991

Piroscafo Cabinet by Aldo Rossi and Luca Meda for Molteni, 1991

By Molteni & C, Aldo Rossi, Luca Meda

Located in Berlin, DE

Piroscafo cabinet is designed by Aldo Rossi and Luca Meda for Molteni & C with structure in veneered panel painted in chalk white, combined with the matte lacquered front in chalk wh...

Category

1990s Italian Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Aluminum

Ate Van Apeldoorn Writing Desk for Houtwerk Hattum, Dutch design, 1960s
Ate Van Apeldoorn Writing Desk for Houtwerk Hattum, Dutch design, 1960s

Ate Van Apeldoorn Writing Desk for Houtwerk Hattum, Dutch design, 1960s

By Houtwerk Hattem

Located in Antwerpen, BE

Writing desk designed by Ate Van Apeldoorn and produced by Houtwerk Hattum in Holland in the 1960’s. Features a pinewood cabinet block with drawers that can be put underneath the des...

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Vintage 1960s Dutch Post-Modern Desks

Materials

Pine

BEGIN THE BEGUINE V by Shigeru Uchida, 2009
BEGIN THE BEGUINE V by Shigeru Uchida, 2009

BEGIN THE BEGUINE V by Shigeru Uchida, 2009

Located in Venezia, VENETO

The shelf ‘Begin the Beguine V’ was designed by Shigeru Uchida for the “vague hazy transparent wavering” exhibition in Tokyo and New York in 2009. Very well known for its work on li...

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2010s Japanese Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Wood

Wood and Brass Etagere in the style of Milo Baughman
Wood and Brass Etagere in the style of Milo Baughman

Wood and Brass Etagere in the style of Milo Baughman

By Milo Baughman

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A beautiful etagere in the stye of Milo Baughman. Wood and brass frame with clear glass shelves. Can be disassembled. Overall excellent vintage condition. Some minor discoloration to...

Category

Late 20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Metal

Pace Collection Desk by Leon Rosen
Pace Collection Desk by Leon Rosen

Pace Collection Desk by Leon Rosen

By Leon Rosen, Pace Collection

Located in TUJUNGA, CA

Walnut burl desk with black lacquered leg and details. Designed by Leon Rosen for the Pace Collection. Three drawers.

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Desks

Materials

Burl

Red Modular Shelf with Desk by Olaf von Bohr for Kartell, 1970s
Red Modular Shelf with Desk by Olaf von Bohr for Kartell, 1970s

Red Modular Shelf with Desk by Olaf von Bohr for Kartell, 1970s

By Olaf von Bohr, Kartell

Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles

Red Modular Shelf with Desk by Olaf Von Bohr for Kartell, 1970s. Designer - Olaf Von Bohr. Producer - Kartell. Model - Modular shelf system. Design Period - Seventies. Measureme...

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Plastic

Postmodern Wall Unit by Boccato, Gigante, Zambusi for Seccose, 1980s
Postmodern Wall Unit by Boccato, Gigante, Zambusi for Seccose, 1980s

Postmodern Wall Unit by Boccato, Gigante, Zambusi for Seccose, 1980s

By Seccose, Boccato Gigante Zambusi

Located in Savona, IT

'Binetta' equipped grid produced in the 1980s by Seccose. Designed by designers Marilena Boccato, Gian Nicola Gigante and Antonio Zambusi. Metal mesh in black painted metal for wal...

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Metal

Green Tubular Bookcase, 1970s
Green Tubular Bookcase, 1970s

Green Tubular Bookcase, 1970s

Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles

Green Tubular Bookcase, 1970s Design Period - Seventies Measurements - Width 97 cm x Depth 30 cm x Height 140 cm Materials - Metal, Laminate Color - Green, White Condition - Go...

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Vintage 1970s Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Metal

White Grid Shelf, 1980s
White Grid Shelf, 1980s

White Grid Shelf, 1980s

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Don't be a square – add some modern flair to your space with this white grid shelf. - 48"H, 16.5"W, 15"D - White collapsable grid shelf with 4 shelves circa 1980s - Condition: E...

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Vintage 1980s Unknown Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Plastic

Grey Mac Gee Wall Unit by Philippe Starck for Baleri Italia, 1980s
Grey Mac Gee Wall Unit by Philippe Starck for Baleri Italia, 1980s

Grey Mac Gee Wall Unit by Philippe Starck for Baleri Italia, 1980s

By Baleri Italia, Philippe Starck

Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles

Designer - Philippe Starck Producer - Baleri Italia Model - Mac Gee Wall Unit Design Period - Eighties Measurements - Width 99 cm x Depth 55 cm x Height 235 cm Materials - Metal Col...

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Metal

Postmodern Modular Metal Shelf, 1980s
Postmodern Modular Metal Shelf, 1980s

Postmodern Modular Metal Shelf, 1980s

Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles

Design Period - Eighties Measurements - 1 Metal Panel = Width 40 cm x Height 40 cm Materials - Metal, Plastic Color - Black, Red, White Light wear consistent with age and use. So...

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Metal

Italian Modular Glass Bookcase
Italian Modular Glass Bookcase

Italian Modular Glass Bookcase

Located in London, GB

Modular glass bookcase constructed from glass shelves stacked on curved glass pillars with a base of chrome feet. The condition is good with minor wear consistent with age. Dimens...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Glass

Corten Steel Shelving Unit Produced by Secco Sistemi for the Conran Shop
Corten Steel Shelving Unit Produced by Secco Sistemi for the Conran Shop

Corten Steel Shelving Unit Produced by Secco Sistemi for the Conran Shop

Located in London, GB

A corten steel shelving unit produced by Secco Sistemi for The Conran Shop, Circa 2000, made in Italy. The Etno unit is modular and can be split apart into two sections. The conditio...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Steel

Rare Niels Gammelgaard bookcase IKEA 1990s
Rare Niels Gammelgaard bookcase IKEA 1990s

Rare Niels Gammelgaard bookcase IKEA 1990s

Located in Los Angeles, CA

W67 H62.5 D14 Shelf Space 12.5 Rare Room divider or bookcase by Niels Gammelgaard for Ikea circa 1990s. Bookcase features rare orange laminate shelves. Shows well overall with no ma...

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1990s Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Metal

Vintage IKEA 'Fran' Wall Shelf Memphis style 80s 90s
Vintage IKEA 'Fran' Wall Shelf Memphis style 80s 90s

Vintage IKEA 'Fran' Wall Shelf Memphis style 80s 90s

By IKEA

Located in Leamington Spa, GB

Definitely one of IKEA’s top designs. This wall hanging shelf is  a brilliant creation.  This double layer wall rack is a multi purpose rack. The open wire structures allows for a...

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Vintage 1980s Swedish Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Metal

Black Mac Gee Wall Unit by Philippe Starck for Baleri Italia, 1980s
Black Mac Gee Wall Unit by Philippe Starck for Baleri Italia, 1980s

Black Mac Gee Wall Unit by Philippe Starck for Baleri Italia, 1980s

By Baleri Italia, Philippe Starck

Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles

Designer - Philippe Starck Producer - Baleri Italia Model - Mac Gee Wall Unit Design Period - Eighties Measurements - Width 99 cm x Depth 55 cm x Height 235 cm Materials - Metal Col...

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Metal

Modernist Pedestal Oak Desk by OSI
Modernist Pedestal Oak Desk by OSI

Modernist Pedestal Oak Desk by OSI

By OSI

Located in Chicago, IL

Handsome modernist oak and steel desk refinished in a rich dark walnut. Features 3 shallow pull-out drawers. Labelled OSI, Chicago, 1980

Category

Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Desks

Materials

Steel

Fächermann Bookshelf by Susi & Ueli Berger for Röthlisberger, Switzerland, 1977
Fächermann Bookshelf by Susi & Ueli Berger for Röthlisberger, Switzerland, 1977

Fächermann Bookshelf by Susi & Ueli Berger for Röthlisberger, Switzerland, 1977

By Susi & Ueli Berger, Kollection Röthlisberger Schweiz

Located in Berlin, Germany

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. T...

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Late 20th Century Swiss Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Plywood

Werner Aisslinger 'Endless Shelf' by Porro Italy
Werner Aisslinger 'Endless Shelf' by Porro Italy

Werner Aisslinger 'Endless Shelf' by Porro Italy

By Porro, Werner Aisslinger

Located in Chicago, IL

Endless RGB bookshelf designed by Werner Aisslinger for Porro is based on self-supporting panels in natural (plastic) Metacrilate (PMMA). The panels are linked together by die-cast a...

Category

2010s Italian Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Aluminum

Postmodern Modular Metal Shelf, 1980s
Postmodern Modular Metal Shelf, 1980s

Postmodern Modular Metal Shelf, 1980s

Located in Zagreb, HR

Vintage modular metal shelves from the 1980s. This set consists of 36 red metal panels measuring 40 x 40 cm and 44 connecting plastic bowls in black and white color. The set can ...

Category

Vintage 1980s Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Metal

Speedy Bookcase by Alberto Rosselli for Saporiti, 1970s
Speedy Bookcase by Alberto Rosselli for Saporiti, 1970s

Speedy Bookcase by Alberto Rosselli for Saporiti, 1970s

By Alberto Rosselli Saporiti

Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles

Speedy bookcase by Alberto Rosselli for Saporiti, 1970s. Designer - Alberto Rosselli Producer - Saporiti Model - Speedy Bookcase Design Period - Seventies Measurements - width 7...

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Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Metal

"Binetta" Wall Organiser by Boccato, Gigante & Zambusi for Seccose, 1980s
"Binetta" Wall Organiser by Boccato, Gigante & Zambusi for Seccose, 1980s

"Binetta" Wall Organiser by Boccato, Gigante & Zambusi for Seccose, 1980s

By Boccato Gigante Zambusi, Seccose

Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles

"Binetta" wall organiser by Boccato, Gigante & Zambusi for Seccose, 1980s Designer - Marilena Boccato, Gian Nicola Gigante, and Antonio Zambusi Producer - Seccose Model - "Binett...

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Metal

Set of 3 Postmodern Wall Unit by Boccato, Gigante, Zambusi for Seccose, 1980s
Set of 3 Postmodern Wall Unit by Boccato, Gigante, Zambusi for Seccose, 1980s

Set of 3 Postmodern Wall Unit by Boccato, Gigante, Zambusi for Seccose, 1980s

By Boccato Gigante Zambusi, Seccose

Located in Savona, IT

3 'Binetta' equipped grids produced in the 1980s by Seccose. Designed by designers Marilena Boccato, Gian Nicola Gigante and Antonio Zambusi. Metal grid in white painted metal for ...

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Metal

Rare Bookcase by Ettore Sottsass and Marco Zanini, Austria, circa 1980s
Rare Bookcase by Ettore Sottsass and Marco Zanini, Austria, circa 1980s

Rare Bookcase by Ettore Sottsass and Marco Zanini, Austria, circa 1980s

By Marco Zannini, Ettore Sottsass

Located in San Diego, CA

Rare Bookcase by Ettore Sottsass, Marco Zanini and Franz Leitner. For the Austrian manufacturer Leitner, circa 1985.

Category

Vintage 1980s Austrian Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Burl, Wood

Postmodern Shelving Unit, Italian Design, 1980s
Postmodern Shelving Unit, Italian Design, 1980s

Postmodern Shelving Unit, Italian Design, 1980s

Located in Antwerpen, BE

Postmodern shelving unit produced in Italy around 1980. The white and yellow lacquered wooden frame can be folded completely . In good condition with some scratches and greyish paint...

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Wood

1981, Ettore Sottsass, Memphis 'Carlton' Bookshelf, Vintage Production
1981, Ettore Sottsass, Memphis 'Carlton' Bookshelf, Vintage Production

1981, Ettore Sottsass, Memphis 'Carlton' Bookshelf, Vintage Production

By Memphis Group, Ettore Sottsass

Located in Paris, FR

Iconic 'Carlton' bookcase designed by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano in 1981, Old production manufactured circa 1990. Near mint original condition with the original Memphis stamp...

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Wood

Guide shelving unit by Niels Gammelgaard for IKEA, 1980s
Guide shelving unit by Niels Gammelgaard for IKEA, 1980s

Guide shelving unit by Niels Gammelgaard for IKEA, 1980s

By Niels Gammelgaard, IKEA

Located in Antwerpen, VAN

The grey GUIDE shelving unit with its wire sides and coloured shelf edges fit nicely into the urban furnishing style of the 1980s. The shelving unit came about as a cousin to the mod...

Category

Vintage 1980s Swedish Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Metal

"Angelo Necessario" Shelving Unit by Paollo Pallucco and Mireille Rivier, 1989
"Angelo Necessario" Shelving Unit by Paollo Pallucco and Mireille Rivier, 1989

"Angelo Necessario" Shelving Unit by Paollo Pallucco and Mireille Rivier, 1989

By Paolo Pallucco & Mireille Rivier

Located in București, B

The "Angelo Necessario" shelving unit by Paolo Pallucco and Mireille Rivier, was designed in 1989. This is the second version, free-standing with a black metal frame and black wooden...

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Metal

Carlton Room Divider Designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1981 for Memphis Milano
Carlton Room Divider Designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1981 for Memphis Milano

Carlton Room Divider Designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1981 for Memphis Milano

By Memphis Milano, Ettore Sottsass

Located in Berlin, Germany

Carlton Room Divider Designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1981 for Memphis Milano The totemic Carlton room divider is a Memphis icon. The piece calls into question conventional furniture f...

Category

Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Wood

Stackable Wood Shelves
Stackable Wood Shelves

Stackable Wood Shelves

Located in Pasadena, CA

Cerused oak étagère composed of two pieces: Top piece measurements: Height 26.75?, width 42?, depth 12? Bottom piece measurements: Height 18.50?, width 42?, depth 12? Both piec...

Category

Vintage 1970s Unknown Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Oak

Good Pair of French 1970s Ebonized Bookcases
Good Pair of French 1970s Ebonized Bookcases

Good Pair of French 1970s Ebonized Bookcases

By Willy Rizzo

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

A good pair of brass-mounted and mirror-backed ebonized floor-standing bookcases, each with an arrangement of four shelves over doors, French, 1970s in the manner of Willy Rizzo.  

Category

Mid-20th Century French Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Brass

Giotto Stoppino Italian Black Lacquered  Bookcase with Crystal Glass Shelves
Giotto Stoppino Italian Black Lacquered  Bookcase with Crystal Glass Shelves

Giotto Stoppino Italian Black Lacquered Bookcase with Crystal Glass Shelves

By Lodovico Acerbis and Giotto Stoppino, Acerbis

Located in Mornico al Serio ( BG), Lombardia

"Madison" bookcase was designed by Giotto Stoppino and Lodovico Acerbis for Acerbis International firm. The bookcase has sides and some shelves painted in COAXOL, Acerbis Internatio...

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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Glass, Wood

Tubular Bookshelf by Another Human, Large, Modern Sculptural Bookshelf
Tubular Bookshelf by Another Human, Large, Modern Sculptural Bookshelf

Tubular Bookshelf by Another Human, Large, Modern Sculptural Bookshelf

By Another Human

Located in Los Angeles, CA

The tubular bookshelf by Another Human is an extension of the Tubular family of products that was introduced in 2017 with the tubular magazine rack. Drawing inspiration from Bauhaus ...

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21st Century and Contemporary North American Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Metal

Andrea Branzi Gritti Shelves, Memphis Milano, 1981
Andrea Branzi Gritti Shelves, Memphis Milano, 1981

Andrea Branzi Gritti Shelves, Memphis Milano, 1981

By Andrea Branzi

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Shelves designed by Andrea Branzi of Memphis Milano in 1981.

Category

20th Century Italian Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Metal

studio apotroes bobbi shelf (limited edition) in pink
studio apotroes bobbi shelf (limited edition) in pink

studio apotroes bobbi shelf (limited edition) in pink

Located in San Antonio, TX

We kept the same sustainably harvested solid wood base and gave our iconic bobbi mini shelf a colorful new update in a hand-blended barbie like pink! She's only here for a limited ti...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Beech

Postmodern Metal and Glass Bookshelves from Tonin Casa, Italy, 1990s
Postmodern Metal and Glass Bookshelves from Tonin Casa, Italy, 1990s

Postmodern Metal and Glass Bookshelves from Tonin Casa, Italy, 1990s

By Tonin Casa Padova

Located in Zagreb, HR

Italian postmodern bookshelves or room divider produced in the 1980s and 1990s by Tonin Casa, Italy. The stunning postmodern sculptural form of the bookshelves features a minimalis...

Category

Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Metal

Bookcase, Credenza Naomi by Ettore Sottsass
Bookcase, Credenza Naomi by Ettore Sottsass

Bookcase, Credenza Naomi by Ettore Sottsass

By Ettore Sottsass

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Bookcase by Ettore Sottsass designed in 1984 and manufactured in 1993 by Meccani (Italy). Limited Edition of 10 Excellent conditions Finishes: Limewood, Wenge, Abet Laminati, Birar...

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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Glass, Laminate, Wenge, Lacquer

Liana Bookshelf, Sideboard, Console by Ettore Sottsass
Liana Bookshelf, Sideboard, Console by Ettore Sottsass

Liana Bookshelf, Sideboard, Console by Ettore Sottsass

By Ettore Sottsass

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Bookcase by Ettore Sottsass for Meccani designed in 1985 and manufactured in 1993 (Limited Edition of 10). Excellent conditions. Finishes: Base in Wenge wood, Vertical columns in c...

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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Glass, Cherry, Wenge, Lacquer

Spanish Trunk
Spanish Trunk

Spanish Trunk

Sold|$695

Spanish Trunk

Located in Chicago, IL

tweed upholstery metal corners 20th century spain dimensions: 18.5'D x 35.5'W x 18'H

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20th Century Spanish Post-Modern Blanket Chests

Materials

Metal

Raw Steel 48-Drawer Post Office Cabinet, circa 1920s
Raw Steel 48-Drawer Post Office Cabinet, circa 1920s

Raw Steel 48-Drawer Post Office Cabinet, circa 1920s

Located in Portland, OR

Salvaged from libraries, offices and general stores, our collection of Vintage Multi-Drawer Cabinets may have had specific uses in their day, but each has been restored and revitaliz...

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Vintage 1920s Industrial Cabinets

French Post Office Iron Poste Desk and Sliding Seat by Bauche, 1920s
French Post Office Iron Poste Desk and Sliding Seat by Bauche, 1920s

French Post Office Iron Poste Desk and Sliding Seat by Bauche, 1920s

By Bauche

Located in Roubaix, FR

Rare iron poste desk and its original sliding chair by Bauche (French iron cabinet and safe manufacturer), original brass tag. The top comes off and each shelves can be removed, circ...

Category

Vintage 1920s French Industrial Desks

Materials

Brass, Iron

Italian Chrome and Glass Post-Modern Etagere
Italian Chrome and Glass Post-Modern Etagere

Italian Chrome and Glass Post-Modern Etagere

By Tricom

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Strikingly graphic chrome etagere by Tricom, Italy, circa 1960s-1970s. This sleek Post-Modern bookshelf is designed and accented with four custom round cornered glass shelves. Mea...

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Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Chrome, Metal, Steel

French Iron Post Metal Shelves 1950 on Wheels, circa 1950
French Iron Post Metal Shelves 1950 on Wheels, circa 1950

French Iron Post Metal Shelves 1950 on Wheels, circa 1950

Located in Roubaix, FR

One to four French poste Industrial shelves. Each inside shelves are adjustable and removable very easily. Polished and mat varnish finish, circa 1950.

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Vintage 1950s French Industrial Shelves

Materials

Iron

1980s Brass Milo Baughman Style Arched Etageres, a Pair
1980s Brass Milo Baughman Style Arched Etageres, a Pair

1980s Brass Milo Baughman Style Arched Etageres, a Pair

By Milo Baughman

Located in Staten Island, NY

A pair of arched brass etageres, made in Italy. In Fantastic Vintage condition.

Category

Vintage 1980s Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Brass

1990s Postmodern S Curve Plaster Etagere
1990s Postmodern S Curve Plaster Etagere

1990s Postmodern S Curve Plaster Etagere

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Classic postmodern sculptural etagere with two tempered glass shelves. Clean curves and lines sitting on a sleek plinth base. Made of fiberglass with a plaster texture on top of wood...

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1990s American Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Fiberglass, Wood

Pace Collection Desk or Console Table by Leon Rosen
Pace Collection Desk or Console Table by Leon Rosen

Pace Collection Desk or Console Table by Leon Rosen

Located in TUJUNGA, CA

Pace collection desk or console table designed by Leon Rosen. Beautiful walnut burl wood with a durable finish.

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Desks

Materials

Burl

Postmodern 80's Waterfall Desk
Postmodern 80's Waterfall Desk

Postmodern 80's Waterfall Desk

Located in Bastrop, TX

This is what postmodern dreams are made of! The custom lacquer orange finish on this desk makes a big statement. Quality construction, very solid with side drawers. Fully finished on...

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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Desks

Materials

Wood

Boca Desk by Leon Rosen for Pace Collections
Boca Desk by Leon Rosen for Pace Collections

Boca Desk by Leon Rosen for Pace Collections

By Pace Collection, Leon Rosen

Located in Pasadena, CA

Architectural three-drawer desk in white and black lacquer. This "Boca Desk" was designed by Leon Rosen for The Pace collection in 1984 and manufactured in New York. Cylindrical le...

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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Desks

Materials

Wood

White Tessellated Stone "Elements" Stacked Étagère, 1990s
White Tessellated Stone "Elements" Stacked Étagère, 1990s

White Tessellated Stone "Elements" Stacked Étagère, 1990s

By Marquis Collection of Beverly Hills 1

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Four stacked, rounded rectangular shapes comprise this bookshelf or étagère. Fully finished on both sides with white tessellated stone over a fiberglass body. Rests on four small sta...

Category

1990s Philippine Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Stone

Carlo Scarpa Italian Bernini Natural Walnut Bookcase with White Metal Uprights
Carlo Scarpa Italian Bernini Natural Walnut Bookcase with White Metal Uprights

Carlo Scarpa Italian Bernini Natural Walnut Bookcase with White Metal Uprights

By Carlo Scarpa, Bernini

Located in Mornico al Serio ( BG), Lombardia

"Serie 1935" bookcase produced by Bernini in 1970. Carlo Scarpa Design Drawing: 1935. It could be placed against a wall or used as a room divider. The bookcase it is formed of two...

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Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Steel

Art Deco Mirrored Shelf, 1980s
Art Deco Mirrored Shelf, 1980s

Art Deco Mirrored Shelf, 1980s

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Display your favorite items in style and let the disco vibes illuminate your space with a touch of sparkle. - 10.25"h, 36"w, 12"d - Hangs with a french cleat (not included) - Condit...

Category

Vintage 1980s Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Brass

Carlton Bookcase Roomdivider by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis, 1981
Carlton Bookcase Roomdivider by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis, 1981

Carlton Bookcase Roomdivider by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis, 1981

By Memphis Group, Ettore Sottsass

Located in Madrid, ES

Carlton room divider, designed in 1981 by Ettore Sottsass, in wood and plastic laminate. The vivid colors and seemingly random interplay of solids and voids suggest avant-garde paint...

Category

Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Wood

White Tessellated Stone "Elements" Stacked Étagère, 1990s
White Tessellated Stone "Elements" Stacked Étagère, 1990s

White Tessellated Stone "Elements" Stacked Étagère, 1990s

By Marquis Collection of Beverly Hills 1

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Four stacked, rounded rectangular shapes comprise this bookshelf or étagère. Fully finished on both sides with white tessellated stone over a fiberglass body. Rests on four small tes...

Category

1990s Philippine Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Stone

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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.