Postmodern Curved Glass Etagere Shelf
By Philippe Starck
Located in New York, NY
Spectacular glass display shelf having a curved glass body, with 4 glass shelves, each rests on
Brass
Unique Postmodern Shelving System by David Marshall 'Signed'
By David Marshall
Located in North Miami, FL
A unique "L" shaped shelving system, Postmodern design by David Marshall. Composed of 9 glass
Iron, Brass
$2,400 / item
H 84 in W 31.25 in D 18.5 in
Vintage 1980s Postmodern Lucite Lighted Freestanding Etagere Shelving Unit
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A vintage postmodern lucite etagere. This is a lovely 1980s freestanding shelving unit with an all
Lucite
Postmodern German Metal Wall Shelf from Radius Design, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
has a small railing. Inside there are two compartments with shelves. The bottom shelf is ideal for
Metal
$2,345
H 78.74 in W 51.18 in D 16.14 in
Postmodern Italian Graffiti Shelf by Rodney Kinsman for Bieffeplast, 1980s
By Rodney Kinsman
Located in Hamburg, DE
the 80s. A design classic of the 80s in postmodern formal language. This modular shelf system is
Metal
$15,300
H 69.3 in W 25.6 in D 19.69 in
Italian Postmodern Sculptural Wall Shelf by Ettore Sottsass for Zanotta 1980
By Zanotta, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Alfiere étagère by Ettore Sottsass for Zanotta, 1980 This rare Italian postmodern sculptural wall
Marble, Chrome
$2,664
H 65.75 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Postmodern "The Colonnades" Shelving Unit by Pascal Mourgue for Artelano, 1990s
By Pascal Mourgue
Located in Rouen, FR
wood, supports a series of crystal glass shelves, creating a striking interplay of mass and
Glass, Oak
$13,138
H 98.43 in W 162.21 in D 13 in
postmodern Abracadabra Modular Shelf Design De Pas Lomazzi & D‘ Urbino
By Zerodisegno, Gionathan de Pas & Donato D’Urbino & Paolo Lomazzi
Located in Offenburg, Baden Wurthemberg
shelves. designed by Italian architects De Pas, D‘Urbino & Lomazzi (Studio DDL) manufactured by
Aluminum, Steel
$1,800
H 35.5 in W 33 in D 10.5 in
Postmodern American Studio Craft Sculptural Wood Display Console Shelf 1990s
Located in Troy, MI
American studio craft sculptural shelf or console table circa 1990s Unique Memphis inspired step design executed in ash and walnut with dovetail joinery and lower wave stretcher So...
Wood
$615
H 26.77 in W 11.81 in D 8.27 in
Postmodern CD Rack Tower in Wood, Metal and Plastic from Ezech, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern CD Rack Tower in Wood, Metal and Plastic from Ezech, 1980s, in Very Good conditions
Metal
$600
H 79 in W 26.5 in D 20 in
Vintage Postmodern Black Laminate Hi-Fi Stereo Receiver W Cd Storage System
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Postmodern Black Laminate Wood & Metal Hi-Fi Stereo Receiver Rack with CD Storing System
Laminate
$1,646Sale Price|20% Off
H 74.02 in W 23.63 in D 18.12 in
Postmodern Italian Shelf by Ponti Terenghi in Chrome, Black Wood and Glass, 1980
Located in Berlin, DE
The Rare Postmodern Memphis Italian Shelf by Ponti Terenghi, crafted in the vibrant era of 1980
Metal, Chrome
$1,622
H 33.47 in W 20.08 in D 26.78 in
Postmodern Serving Cart Fontana Arte Style with Three Glass Shelves, Italy
By Fontana Arte
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
shelves, which can be used as trays. It is a vintage item, therefore it might show slight traces of use
Steel
$7,265 / set
H 68.9 in W 61.42 in D 17.33 in
Postmodern Bamboo Bookcase with Smoked Glass Shelves by Vivai del Sud, Italy
By Vivai del Sud
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
shelves. This set includes 4 bamboo and wicker stools. They might show slight traces of use since
Bamboo, Glass
$1,278Sale Price|40% Off
H 61 in W 96 in D 18.5 in
Custom Made Vintage Postmodern Console With Lit Center and Top Lit Side Shelves
Located in Elkton, MD
This Custom Made Vintage Postmodern Console is a truly exceptional piece. It stands out with its
Formica
Postmodern Shelving Units, 1980s
Located in București, B
Postmodern shelving units made of painted steel. Unknown designer set of 2
Metal
Unavailable
H 80.32 in W 61.03 in D 13.98 in
Postmodern "The Colonnades" Shelving Unit by Pascal Mourgue for Artelano, 1990s
By Pascal Mourgue
Located in București, B
structure and crystal glass shelves.
Glass, Wood
Unavailable
H 80.71 in W 66.93 in D 9.85 in
Postmodern "Otka" Wardrobe Unit by Bořek Šípek for Franz Leitner, 1990
By B. Sipek
Located in București, B
The “OTKA” wardrobe unit was designed by Borek Sipek for “Pietat/ Imitat/ Ritual” series produced by Leitner Interior Design in the 1990s. The unit is made of hand-painted wood and f...
Glass, Wood
Unavailable
H 43.31 in W 23.23 in D 23.23 in
Vienna Postmodern Architectural chrome corner shelf Architect Michael Wieser
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Vienna Postmodern architectural furniture, lucite chrome corner shelf Architect Michael Wieser
Chrome
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
Other
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
Plaster, Wood, Paint
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
Metal, Chrome
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
Wood
Sold
H 96.07 in W 38.98 in D 16.54 in
Postmodern French Design Mac Gee Bookshelf by Philippe Starck for Baleri, 1980s
By Baleri Italia, Philippe Starck
Located in Renens, CH
The MacGee Bookshelf is a postmodern shelving unit designed by Philippe Starck in the 1980s for
Metal
Postmodern Memphis Style Wall Shelf With Triangle Top
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Miami, FL
Artist signed postmodern Memphis style wall shelf with triangle top, Circa 1980s.
Metal
Sold
H 80.32 in W 36.23 in D 15.95 in
Huge Postmodern Architectural Etageres, USA C1980s, Textured Plaster & Glass
Located in Hastings, GB
A pair of huge vintage postmodern architectural etageres, USA c1980s. The price £965 is for ONE
Glass, Plaster, Wood
Sold
H 79 in W 59 in D 14.75 in
1998 Marcello Ziliani Mondo Wall Unit for Sintesi Italian Postmodern Bentwood
By Marcello Zilliani
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
Italian postmodern design. This free standing shelf features a wood and aluminum construction with
Bentwood
Sold
H 59 in W 24 in L 59 in
Postmodern “Isocele” Minimalist Sculptural Étagère by Max Sauze for Attrow
By Max Sauze
Located in Philadelphia, PA
example of Postmodernism, despite being born in the late 1960s-early 1970s. Sauze is perhaps best known
Wrought Iron
Sold
H 12.25 in W 16.25 in D 9.13 in
Postmodern Memphis Style Wall Shelf With Trapezoidal Top (3 of 3)
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Miami, FL
Artist signed postmodern Memphis style wall shelf with trapezoidal top, Circa 1980s. There are
Steel
Sold
H 12.38 in W 14.75 in D 9.13 in
Postmodern Memphis Style Wall Shelf With Half Circle Top (2 of 3)
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Miami, FL
Artist signed postmodern Memphis style wall shelf with half circle top, Circa 1980s. There are
Steel
Sold
H 9 in W 11.5 in D 3.3 in
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
Glass, Plastic
Sold
H 70.87 in W 27.17 in D 12.6 in
1980s Red Memphis Design Period Etagere #1 Sottsass style Clear Glass Postmodern
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in London, GB
1980s. A tubular, powder-coated metal frame in a pleasing vermillion houses five clear glass shelves
Metal
Sold
H 79.93 in W 39.38 in D 15.75 in
Italian Postmodern Design Book Shelf “Ran” by Carlo Forcolini for Alias, 1980s
By Carlo Forcolini, Alias
Located in Renens, CH
metal shelves, adjustable in height. It is completely self-supporting and can be placed against any wall
Metal
Postmodern Walnut Shelves, Italy, 1970s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Walnut shelves or book case made by an Italian Postmodern designer. Breaking through the
Olive
Sold
H 94.49 in W 71.66 in D 13.39 in
Two shelf units Patentregal design Wolfgang Laubersheimer, Pentagon Group 1988
By Wolfgang Laubersheimer, Pentagon Group
Located in Offenburg, Baden Wurthemberg
Postmodern Set of two shelves „Patentregal“ designed by Pentagon Group in 1989. Two very rare
Steel
Postmodern Chrome and Glass Etagere - 4 Shelves
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Elevate your space with this Postmodern Chrome Glass 4-Shelf Etagere. With its sleek chrome frame
Chrome
Postmodern Sculpted White Stucco Etagere/Bookshelf - 3 Glass Shelves
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Discover the artistic fusion of form and function with the Postmodern Sculpted White Stucco Etagere
Glass
Sold
H 28.35 in W 31.5 in D 14.57 in
Postmodern Chromed Metal Console Table with Two Smoked Glass Shelves, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1970s. It features a chromed metal frame and two dark grey glass shelves. This is a
Metal
Rodney Kinsman Postmodern "Graffiti" Shelf for Bieffeplast, 1980s
By Bieffeplast, Rodney Kinsman
Located in Miami, FL
Black enameled postmodern bookcase with five shelves designed by Rodney Kinsman and manufactured by
Enamel, Steel
Sold
H 13 in Dm 7.5 in
Postmodern Mackenzie Childs Vintage Ceramic Modular Shelves Majolica 1983 Design
By Mackenzie Childs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
shelves from MC. The choices were black lacquer, white lacquer and marbleized lacquer, 5' length and 8 to
Ceramic, Paint
Postmodern Steel Shelving
Located in London, GB
1980s corten steel shelving unit featuring a striking lattice grid structure. With an estimated weight of 85–90 kg. A bold, architectural piece with industrial character.
Metal
Postmodern Sculptural Studio Crafted Steel Shelving Unit
By François Monnet
Located in Miami, FL
Postmodern artist designed contemporary welded steel shelving unit from the 1990s in the style of
Steel
Postmodern Walnut and Beech Serving Cart with Two Shelves
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1970s. This walnut and beach cart features two shelves. It is a vintage piece
Beech, Walnut
1980s Postmodern Plaster Columns Panther Shelves
Located in Staten Island, NY
Very rare and unique Black Panther Plaster glass shelves, custom made in 1980s Owner bought it
Plaster
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
Metal
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
Wood
1990s Postmodern S Curve Plaster Etagere
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic postmodern sculptural etagere with two tempered glass shelves. Clean curves and lines
Fiberglass, Wood
Sold
H 71.26 in W 34.26 in D 17.13 in
Postmodern Metal and Glass Bookshelves from Tonin Casa, Italy, 1980s
By Tonin Casa Padova
Located in Zagreb, HR
Italian postmodern bookshelves produced in the 1980s and 1990s by Tonin Casa, Italy The
Metal
1930s Art Deco Raymond Patten Signed Industrial Kitchen Work Table
Located in Forney, TX
A fabulous original American Art Deco industrial Smartline kitchen work table, designed by Raymond Patten (American, 1897-1948), retailed by International Nickel Company. Patented de...
Chrome, Enamel, Stainless Steel
$5,499
H 43.31 in W 50.4 in D 2.76 in
EXQUISiTE RALPH LAUREN CITY MODERN CHROME TORTOISE SHELL FRAMED MIRROR
By Ralph Lauren
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning Ralph Lauren City Modern RRP £7600 wall mirror with polished Chrome frame and Tortoiseshell insert Plea...
Chrome
$6,500 / item
H 14 in W 36 in D 20 in
Modern Oval Coffee Table in Oak Wood Cylinder Base and Glass by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Palazzo oval coffee table with green and ivory glass sits on 2 Rift White Oak Wood pedestals by Ercole Home. This new bespoke coffee table design by Ercole Home is available today fo...
Art Glass, Cut Glass, Walnut
$12,200 / item
H 43.31 in W 17.72 in D 35.44 in
Contemporary Mexican Design Handcrafted Wood Cabinet Carmen, Mirror
By Comité de Proyectos
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Carmen is a bartender, a storage cabinet with a functional design. Inside, it has a pair of drawers for storing objects, space for bottles, compartments for glasses and a cup holder...
Steel
Post Modern Sofa by Robert and Trix Haussmann for Knoll 1980's
By Knoll, Robert and Trix Haussmann
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional Post Modern sofa designed by Robert and Trix Haussmann for Knoll as part of The Lounge Seating series, circa 1980's. The upholstered box form sofa rests on an aluminum ...
Aluminum
$38,400 / set
H 23.63 in W 35.44 in D 35.44 in
Mario Bellini "Camaleonda" Sofa for B&B Italia, Two-tone Velvet, Set of 8
By Mario Bellini, B&B Italia
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini "Camaleonda" modular sofa for B&B Italia, velvet, metal and plastic, Italy, 1970, eight elements. "Camaleonda" is an icon, rediscovered. Our atelier carefully res...
Plastic, Velvet
Portoro Marble Shell Pedestal Basin
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
Portoro marble shell pedestal basin. This stunning design is hand carved into portoro marble, also known as black and gold marble. The sink is in the form of a scallop shell, accompa...
Marble
FLOS Rosy Angelis Floor Lamp in Grey by Philippe Starck
By Philippe Starck, Flos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rosy Angelis floor lamp providing diffused light. A light weight polyester fabric diffuser is embroidered with Starck signature. Aluminum tripod legs in grey finish. This item is c...
Aluminum
Vintage Black Lacquered Wooden Paravent, France
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Exceptional black lacquered Wooden paravent from Paris, France Solid screen, heavy quality, hold together with leather joints 5 panels of 45 cm wide, cm deep, has scratches and at so...
Plywood
Grey Marble Vintage Wall Fountain
Located in Udenhout, NL
Very nice grey marble vintage wall fountain to place in to your garden.
Marble
Unavailable|$1,990 / set
H 36 in W 22.4 in D 10 in
Set of Four Sculptural Postmodern Dining Chairs, 1980s
By Memphis Group
Located in Miami, FL
Unique set of Postmodern dining chairs, each of the four chairs in this set are upholstered in a different color of coordinating velvet with black powder coated frames and polished s...
Metal, Steel
Antique Wall Fountain
Located in Udenhout, NL
Made from Bourgondian marble stone type Chassagne Rose from France. (The quarry already closed for years).
Marble
$11,443Sale Price|30% Off
H 39.38 in W 78.75 in D 14.18 in
Marble Montenegro Console Table by Ettore Sottsass for Ultima Edizione, 1980s
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in amstelveen, NL
Marble console table, Montenegro model, by Ettore Sottsass, Ultima Edizione, Italy, 1980 The top is made of black marble and held by two white marble pedestals. Iconic designer Etto...
Marble
$7,600Sale Price|20% Off
H 33.5 in W 163 in D 98 in
Four-Piece Curved Serpentine Sectional Sofa Weiman
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Stunning four-piece curved serpentine sectional sofa. This sofa will need to be reupholstered as the original ultra suede is worn and dated. The overall measurement of this section...
Upholstery
Eclipse Table – Colorful Modern Steel Cocktail Table
By Donut
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Keep your book close and your drink closer with the Eclipse Side Table —a one-cup side table with an eccentrically swiveling top for when you need just a little extra space to rest t...
Steel
Ceramic Circular Chandelier by Olivia Cognet
By Olivia Cognet
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Ceramic chandelier made by the french artist Olivia Cognet, made of different sized cylinders put together covered with decorative elements. Since moving to Los Angeles in 2016, Fre...
Ceramic
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
CHARACTERISTICS OF POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
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 Mendini — a onetime mentor to Sottsass and a key figure in the Italian Radical movement — brought the discussion to bear on design.
Sottsass, an industrial designer, philosopher and provocateur, gathered a core group of young designers into a collective in 1980 they called Memphis. Members of the Memphis Group, which would come to include Martine Bedin, Michael Graves, Marco Zanini, Shiro Kuramata, Michele de Lucchi and Matteo Thun, saw design as a means of communication, and they wanted it to shout. That it did: The first Memphis collection appeared in 1981 in Milan and broke all the modernist taboos, embracing irony, kitsch, wild ornamentation and bad taste.
Memphis works remain icons of postmodernism: the Sottsass Casablanca bookcase, with its leopard-print plastic veneer; de Lucchi’s First chair, which has been described as having the look of an electronics component; Martine Bedin’s Super lamp: a pull-toy puppy on a power-cord leash. Even though it preceded the Memphis Group’s formal launch, Sottsass’s iconic Ultrafragola mirror — in its conspicuously curved plastic shell with radical pops of pink neon — proves striking in any space and embodies many of the collective’s postmodern ideals.
After the initial Memphis show caused an uproar, the postmodern movement within furniture and interior design quickly took off in America. (Memphis fell out of fashion when the Reagan era gave way to cool 1990’s minimalism.) The architect Robert Venturi had by then already begun a series of plywood chairs for Knoll Inc., with beefy, exaggerated silhouettes of traditional styles such as Queen Anne and Chippendale. In 1982, the new firm Swid Powell enlisted a group of top American architects, including Frank Gehry, Richard Meier, Stanley Tigerman and Venturi to create postmodern tableware in silver, ceramic and glass.
On 1stDibs, the vintage postmodern furniture collection includes chairs, coffee tables, sofas, decorative objects, table lamps and more.
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.