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Pool Table by Another Human, Postmodern Acrylic Coffee Table
By Another Human
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inspired by the endless summer, pool party culture that is often associated with Los Angeles, the pool table and Jacuzzi table are a playful experiment in form and materiality. The w...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail T...
Materials
Acrylic, Foam
Tall Midcentury Italian Postmodern Acrylic Lucite Sculptural Floor Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A large and impressive acrylic floor lamp made in Italy, circa 1980s. It features a thick Lucite base with acrylic flora-form leaves. Fully working and ready for use.
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite
Italian Postmodern Acrylic Napkin Holder by Designer Rede Guzzini
By Rede Guzzini
Located in New York, NY
An Italian Postmodern clear acrylic napkin holder by designer Rede Guzzini, Italy 1980s - 1990s. With maker's mark in two places, on top and on bottom, 'Guzzini' 'Made in Italy,' as ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern More Dining and Entertaining
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite
Jacuzzi Table by Another Human, Postmodern Acrylic Side Table
By Another Human
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inspired by the endless summer, pool party culture that is often associated with Los Angeles, the pool table and Jacuzzi table are a playful experiment in form and materiality. The w...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern End Tables
Materials
Acrylic, Foam
Shlomi Haziza Postmodern Abstract Acrylic Tabletop Sculpture
By Shlomi Haziza
Located in New York, NY
Postmodern abstract tabletop sculptural slab of acrylic with ribboning edges created by Shlomi Haziza (Israeli, XX-XXI). The piece is made in changing shades of fuschia, turquoise, g...
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1990s Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic
Shiro Kuramata Acrylic Pink Vase, Large Japanese Postmodern
By Shiro Kuramata
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Shiro Kuramata acrylic pink vase large model. Mint condition. Pink and clear acrylic bock with glass tube.
Category
Vintage 1980s Japanese Post-Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Acrylic
Midcentury Italian Postmodern Sculptural Bent Acrylic Cocktail Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An impressive molded resin coffee table from the 1970s. It features a marble swirled white acrylic resin sheet, sculpted into a modern form table.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Acrylic, Resin
Original Signed & Dated Mix Media Postmodern Boxed Acrylic Art Piece
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare signed and dated original mix media piece from 1979. part of the paper plait kite series , boxed in plexy nice condition due to age.
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Large Postmodern Abstract Freeform Lucite / Acrylic Table Sculpture Signed
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A beautiful and impressive Lucite table sculpture in yellow and red colored acrylic. The table sculpture features two abstract forms on a thick base. Large substantial piece. Signed ...
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Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite
H 25 in. W 18 in. D 6.5 in.
Postmodern Clear and Black Acrylic Metal Nails Decorative Object
Located in New York, NY
A Postmodern period clear and black acrylic and metal decorative object, circa late 20th century.
Piece is rectangular in shape, comprised of three pieces acrylic (black and clear), ...
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Late 20th Century European Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Postmodern Pietro Psaier Acrylic Glitter Painting on Wood, Italy, 1980
Located in Madrid, ES
Pietro Psaier acrylic painting with glitter on wooden sheet.
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
H 26.38 in. W 30.32 in. D 1.19 in.
Midcentury Postmodern Black Acrylic / Lucite Aquarium or Fish Tank Headboard
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An incredibly designed aquarium from the late 1970s-early 1980s. The previous owners used it as a queen size headboard but it can certainly be used as a stand alone piece. The entire...
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Vintage 1970s American Post-Modern Architectural Elements
Materials
Acrylic
H 46.6 in. W 74 in. D 8 in.
Heidi Abrahamson Sterling Silver Brass Acrylic Postmodern Ring
By Heidi Abrahamson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Post Modernist style ring of sterling silver, brass and acrylic designed and created by Heidi Abrahamson. Ring measures a finger size 7 but can fit up to a 7.25 due to its design. ...
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2010s Modernist Cocktail Rings
Materials
Sterling Silver, Brass
Postmodern Industrial Lighted Coffee Table in Brushed Aluminum and Acrylic
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This coffee table from the 1970s has an acrylic top with a brushed aluminum cylindrical base. There is a single lightbulb located in the top.
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Postmodern Pietro Psaier Acrylic Glitter Painting on Wood, Italy, 1980
Located in Madrid, ES
Pietro Psaier acrylic painting with glitter on wooden sheet.
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
H 42.13 in. W 30.32 in. D 1.58 in.
Postmodern Pair Large Pearlescent Acrylic Shell Form Lamps Attributed to Rougier
By Maison Rougier
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This pair of super sleek and highly dramatic table lamps are in very good to excellent condition. With little to no wear, and in excellent original condition, each has a weighted bas...
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Vintage 1970s Canadian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Acrylic
H 38.5 in. W 8.75 in. D 17.5 in.
Postmodern Lucite and Acrylic Column Pedestal Display Stand in Black and Clear
Located in New York, NY
A Postmodern Lucite and Acrylic black and clear column pedestal display stand, late-20th century, circa 1980s-1990s. Piece has a square top (clear and black), a square black base, an...
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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Pedestals and Columns
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite
H 36 in. W 14.25 in. D 14.25 in.
Hunt Slonem Postmodern 'Toucans' Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Hunt Slonem (American, b. 1951) 'Toucans' resin and acrylic on wood sculpture, circa 1990s.
Measures: 34" H x 34" W x 24" D.
Category
1990s American American Craftsman Animal Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Wood, Resin
1989 Postmodern Mixed-Media Painting
Located in Miami, FL
1989 Postmodern Mixed-Media Painting
Offered for sale is a 1989 Postmodern mixed-media with great composition and saturated colors on paper. The acrylic and pastels mixed media is n...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood, Paper
Italian Postmodern Wall Light, 1970s
Located in Milan, IT
Monumental Italian Postmodern wall light.
Carries 3 light bulbs.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal
Postmodern Lucite Copper Penny Paperweight, 1980s
Located in New York, NY
An 1980s modern or Postmodern period Lucite and copper U.S. penny paperweight desk accessory. All pennies are of the year 1980. A great desk accessory or decorative object.
Category
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Paperweights
Materials
Copper
Large Circular Postmodern Italian Pendant Lamp
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Pendant lamp, acrylic, metal, Italy, 1980s
Striking pendant lamp consisting of one circular sphere in white acrylic. A line in metal holds both parts together and features connect...
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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Postmodern Light and Space Sculpture, 1983
Located in San Diego, CA
Postmodern light and space sculpture from 1983. Signed illegibly and dated, with a the title, Change of Plane IV. Constructed of brushed metal and a light tube. It is operated by a s...
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Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Postmodern Pendant Light 1980s West Germany
Located in Debrecen-Pallag, HU
Stunning vintage UFO shaped 1980s pendant light. It's a well made large ceiling lamp. White acrylic disc and black lacquered parts that goes with it.
In very good vintage condition ...
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20th Century German Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
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Neos Clock George Sowden Nathalie du Pasquier Postmodern
By Lorenz, George Sowden, Nathalie du Pasquier
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Neos clock designed by George Sowden and Nathalie du Pasquier.
Working with original box.
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Plastic, Acrylic
Spiral Clock a Shiro Kuramata Japanese Zen Minimal Postmodern
By Shiro Kuramata
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Spiral clock designed by Shiro Kuramata. Dial is inside acrylic edge rounded shade.
Category
Vintage 1980s Japanese Post-Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Acrylic
ETC.etera x Another Human Block Coffee Table, Contemporary, Postmodern
By Another Human
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This one of a kind coffee table is a collaboration between Los Angeles design firms ETC.etera and Another Human. The two studios adapted ETC.etera's block coffee table using new mate...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Acrylic, Lacquer
Postmodern Futurist Doom Mushroom Plastic Accent Table Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
1960s Space Age illuminating modern mushroom acrylic accent table lamp with warm soft ambient light. Measures 10" diameter x 9" tall.
Category
Vintage 1970s North American Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Plastic, Acrylic
Postmodern Framed Still Life of a Floral Arrangement Signed T. Dooley
Located in New York, NY
Postmodern still life of flowers in a vase signed by T. Dooley and dated 1983. The piece is a framed acrylic on canvas and is done in various saturated colors most notably green and ...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Yamagiwa Rainbow Glass Shade Floor Lamp Postmodern Contemporary Style
By Yamagiwa
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Floor lamp released by Yamagiwa in the early 90s. Glass shade has unique rainbow effect. It make rainbow shadow while turning on.
E17 60W. 100-240V.
Category
Vintage 1970s Japanese Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Acrylic
Jean Dibble “Burden of Shame”, Large Postmodern Pastel, 1981
Located in San Francisco, CA
An expansive postmodern pastel on paper titled “Burden of Shame” by Jean Dibble. Created in 1981, it represents an early and atypical work by the artist and educator, who’s been exhi...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Acrylic, Teak, Paint, Paper, Crayon
Italian Postmodern Ettore Sottsass Memphis Group Attributed Torchère Floor Lamp
By Tony Duquette, Memphis Group, Memphis Milano, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Houston, TX
Interesting Italian Postmodern or modernist Ettore Sottsass Memphis Group attributed chrome and multicolored acrylic torchère or floor lamp.
This Italian floor lamp, in the manner o...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Acrylic
H 71.25 in. Dm 18.5 in.
Postmodern Asymmetrical Cantilevered Two-Tone Burl Veneer Sideboard or Credenza
By Saporiti
Located in Houston, TX
Lovely Postmodern two-tone asymmetrical cantilevered sideboard or credenza with a lovely burl veneer and in the style of Saporiti. With a unique black lacquer accent.
Dimensions of ...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Credenzas
Materials
Acrylic, Burl
H 31 in. W 84 in. D 20.25 in.
Midcentury Postmodern Triangular Lucite and Glass Cocktail Table with Pedestals
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A super neat design from the 1980s. This table features three solid acrylic pedestals with a light blush pink color, and a floating piece of triangular glass.
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Acrylic, Lucite
H 17.25 in. W 62.5 in. D 36 in.
Postmodern Maitland Smith Style Mactan Stone Tessellated Marble Table Lamp
By Maitland Smith
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Offering one of our recent palm beach estate fine lighting acquisitions of a
Postmodern 1980's Maitland Smith style Mactan stone tessellated marble table lamp
With black lacquered ...
Category
Vintage 1980s Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stone
H 29.75 in. W 8 in. D 5 in.
Baroque Style Postmodern Multicolored Hand Painted Contemporary Chest of Drawers
Located in Berlin, DE
This beautiful hand painted contemporary chest of drawers was made by the Berlin based Artist Felix Bachmann.
The substrate of the commode is pine and hardwood. The surface coat is h...
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Acrylic, Hardwood, Pine
H 33.47 in. W 39.38 in. D 17.72 in.
Midcentury Postmodern Optical Neon Floor Lamp Sculpture after Rudi Stern
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A large and impressive 1980s neon sculpture designed by Zimmerman Studios and produced by Archigraphics LA in 1987. Comes complete with pedestal as shown. Signed and numbered.
Category
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Glass, Acrylic, Wood
1983 Postmodern 2 Piece Triptych Framed Mix Media by Nancy Kay Signed & Dated
Located in San Diego, CA
Spectacular large 2 piece mix media art by Nancy Kay 1983, original wood lacquer frame with plexiglass some wear and chips to the frame due to age we polished the plexiglass, this ca...
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Acrylic, Wood, Paper
H 40.5 in. W 40.5 in. D 1.5 in.
Postmodern Frederick Ramond Riva Black Red Neon Flush Ceiling Light Fixture
By Fredrick Ramond
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Gorgeous signed semi-flush mounted ceiling fixture by Frederick Ramond, 1980s, made in France. Gorgeous black and neon red/ vermillion acrylic. bulb is contained above the sandwiched...
Category
Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Flush Mount
Materials
Steel
Postmodern Spun Aluminum and Acrylic Table Lamp
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fabulous Postmodern table or desk lamp with spun aluminum shade, chrome stem on black square base. Centre of stem is adorned with clear and purple acrylic elements and acrylic finial...
Category
1990s Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
Pop Art Postmodern Lucite Sculpture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Striking Postmodern Pop Art clear Lucite and chrome clothespin form sculpture, circa 1970s. Designed to be placed vertically or horizontally.
Measurements:
Overall: 8" height x...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Chrome
Postmodern Desk lamp 1980 by Aznar
Located in Paris, FR
Postmodern desk lamp 1980 in memphos style by French designer JD Aznar (labelled JD Aznar) in grey and yellow plexiglas body and metal base and diffusor.
Category
Vintage 1980s French Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Pair of Postmodern Graffiti Art Brutalist Nightstands
By Lionel Lamy
Located in Dallas, TX
All-over abstract composition hand painted in acrylic and spray-paint by artist Lionel Lamy on a pair of 1970s Brutalist nightstands. One of a kind pieces that are both art objects a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Night Stands
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Pair of Postmodern Artist Painted Graffiti Art Nightstands
By Lionel Lamy
Located in Dallas, TX
All over abstract composition hand-painted in acrylic and spray-paint by artist Lionel Lamy on a pair of antique 1940s nightstands. Metal brass knuckle-style pulls are original to th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Night Stands
Materials
Steel
Untitled - Painting, Female Nude, New Painting, Neo-Expressionist, Postmodern
Located in Wien, AT
Hubert Schmalix, born 1952 in Graz, is an Austrian artist, who became known in the 1980's as an exponent of the "Neue Malerei" (New Painting), a neo-expressionistic movement in Germa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Postmodern Acrylic Geometric Cone Table Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Postmodern acrylic geometric cone table lamp available- 2.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Table Lamps
Materials
Acrylic
Shiro Kuramata Acrylic Pink Vase, Large Japanese Postmodern
By Shiro Kuramata
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Shiro Kuramata acrylic pink vase large model. Mint condition. Pink and clear acrylic bock with glass tube.
Category
Vintage 1980s Japanese Post-Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Acrylic
1980s Postmodern Black and White Lucite Acrylic Sculpture
Located in Chattanooga, TN
1980s Postmodern circular Lucite sculpture. This graphic, geometric sculpture is made of stacked and intersecting black and white Lucite circles. It stands about 1.5 feet tall, and a...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Postmodern Lucite Wall Clock
Located in Denton, TX
Postmodern two-tiered Lucite panels with multicolored design and a battery operated clock
This piece is signed.
Category
20th Century Post-Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite
Minimalist Postmodern Abstract Painting
Located in Garnerville, NY
Wonderful abstract "Action" painting. Acrylic on canvas. Fuchsia, pink, black and yellow strokes and slashes. Initialed lower left and partially obscured by the stretcher, l.g.s. or ...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Postmodern Wall Sculpture of a Woman in Black
Located in New York, NY
Postmodern wall sculpture of a glamorous woman in a iridescent black dress smoking a cigarette. The piece is crafted in enamel, acrylic and glass with silver tone alloy slates as the...
Category
20th Century Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Spiral Clock B Shiro Kuramata Japanese Zen Minimal Postmodern
By Shiro Kuramata
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Spiral clock B designed by Shiro Kuramata. Dial is inside acrylic edge rounded shade.
Category
Vintage 1980s Japanese Minimalist Wall Clocks
Materials
Acrylic
Spiral Clock B Shiro Kuramata Japanese Zen Minimal Postmodern
By Shiro Kuramata
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Spiral clock B designed by Shiro Kuramata. Dial is inside acrylic edge rounded shade.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Minimalist Wall Clocks
Materials
Acrylic
Postmodern Wall Sculpture of a Woman in Fancy Dress
Located in New York, NY
Postmodern wall sculpture of a woman in 1920s inspired fancy dress. The woman's dress is iridescent and brightly colored in shades of yellow and pink. The piece is crafted with acryl...
Category
20th Century Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Enamel
American Postmodern Patrick Nagel Style Reverse-Painted Wall Art
By Patrick Nagel
Located in New York, NY
American Postmodern reverse-painted acrylic wall art in the style of Patrick Nagel. The piece is depicting multiple people with fashionable hair and clothing from the 1980s. Made in ...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Paintings
Materials
Glass, Acrylic
Postmodern Mod Geometric and Figural Painting, Facing, Signed AB
Located in Miami, FL
Bright and graphic original post modern mod painting, geometric field in blue, yellow, red, black and white, with a figural line drawing of a man with facing. Great texture. Pairs pe...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Postmodern Mod Geometric and Figural Painting, Back, Signed AB
Located in Miami, FL
Bright and graphic original Postmodern mod painting, geometric field in blue, yellow, red, black, and white, with a figural line drawing of a man with back turned. Great texture. Pai...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Tovaglia Coffee Table Bazzani Studio Tetrarch Stendig 1968 Postmodern Italian
By Studio Tetrarch
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Studio Tetrarch “Tovaglia” table circa 1969. Gel-coated GRP.
Measures: 18 1/8 x 42 x 42 in. (46 x 106.7 x 106.7 cm)
Manufactured by Alberto Bazzani, Italy and distributed by Stendi...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Acrylic
H 19 in. W 42 in. D 42 in.
Burton Morris Big Money "Dollar Sign" 3D Postmodern Art Wall Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Burton Morris (American, b. 1964) acrylic on wood three-dimensional Postmodern Pop Art "Dollar Sign" wall art. The piece is monogrammed on the lower right and signed and titled on re...
Category
1990s American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
Postmodern Chic Pair of Ottoman in Cream Lacquer, Brass and Lucite
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Antwerp, BE
Charles Hollis Jones designed this pair of rectangular poufs or tuffets in the 1970s
Lucite or perspex was a revolutionary material in the 1970s and very much in trend today.
Eclec...
Category
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Footstools
Materials
Brass
H 15.75 in. W 27.76 in. D 17.72 in.
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Postmodern Acrylic For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the postmodern acrylic you’re looking for. A postmodern acrylic — often made from plastic, acrylic and metal — can elevate any home. If you’re shopping for a postmodern acrylic, we have 60 options in-stock, while there are 5 modern editions to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect postmodern acrylic — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A postmodern acrylic is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern, Hollywood Regency and Modern styles are sought with frequency. A well-made postmodern acrylic has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Shiro Kuramata, Another Human and Haziza are consistently popular.
How Much is a Postmodern Acrylic?
Prices for a postmodern acrylic start at $270 and top out at $18,450 with the average selling for $1,650.
A Close Look at post-modern Furniture
Strictly speaking, postmodern design was a short-lived movement that manifested itself chiefly in Italy and the United States in the early 1980s. The characteristics of postmodern furniture and other postmodern objects included hot-colored, loud-patterned, usually plastic surfaces; strange proportions and weird angles; and a vague-at-best relationship between form and function.
Critics derided postmodern design as a grandstanding bid for attention and nothing of consequence. The fact that, decades later, postmodern design still has the power to provoke thoughts (along with other reactions) proves they were not entirely correct.
Postmodernism 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. In the next decade in Milan, a cohort of designers led by Ettore Sottsass and Alessandro Mendini brought the discussion to bear on design.
Sottsass and Michele de Lucchi, in 1980, gathered a core group of young designers, which would come to include Michael Graves, Marco Zanini, Shiro Kuramata and Matteo Thun, into a design collective they called Memphis. The Memphis Group saw design as a means of communication and they wanted it to shout. That it did: the first Memphis collection appeared in 1981 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. After the initial Memphis show caused an uproar, postmodern design quickly took off in America. The architect Robert Venturi had 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 collection of postmodern furniture includes seating, decorative objects, lighting fixtures and more.
Materials: plastic Furniture
Arguably the world’s most ubiquitous man-made material, plastic has impacted nearly every industry.
From the Italian lighting artisans at Fontana Arte to venturesome Scandinavian modernists such as Verner Panton, who created groundbreaking interiors as much as he did seating — see his revolutionary Panton chair — to contemporary multidisciplinary artists like Faye Toogood, furniture designers have been pushing the boundaries of plastic forever.
When The Graduate's Mr. McGuire proclaimed, “There’s a great future in plastics,” it was more than a laugh line. The iconic quote is an allusion both to society’s reliance on and its love affair with plastic. Before the material became an integral part of our lives — used in everything from clothing to storage to beauty and beyond — people relied on earthly elements for manufacturing, a process as time-consuming as it was costly.
Soon after American inventor John Wesley Hyatt created celluloid, which could mimic luxury products like tortoiseshell and ivory, production hit fever pitch, and the floodgates opened for others to explore plastic’s full potential.
On 1stDibs, browse the luxurious side of plastics through armchairs, lighting and other furnishings.
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