$2,931
H 11.02 in W 3.94 in D 2.76 in
Postmodern Italian Virgo Table Lamp by Ilalia Gibertini for Nemo, 1990s
Located in Hamburg, DE
aluminum surface. Additional information: Materials: Aluminum, Plastic Color: Black Styles: Postmodern
Aluminum
Postmodern Table Lamp by Piotr Sierakowski for Koch & Lowy, 1980s
By Piotr Sierakowski, Koch & Lowy
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An Minimalist table lamp designed by Piotr Sierakowski having matte-black metal bodies and
Steel
$1,844 / set
H 19.29 in W 14.96 in D 13.78 in
Set of 2 Postmodern German Rolling Metal and Glass Side Tables from D-Tec, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern metal side tables or home bars from D-Tec from the 80s. The round body is made of heavy
Metal
Lorin Marsh Ltd. Postmodern Mercury Leg Glass Coffee Table
By Lorin Marsh
Located in West Chester, PA
Rare "Mercury Leg Table" designed by George Constant for Lorin Marsh LTD. We found an advertisement
Glass, Acrylic
Postmodern Table Lamp by Gao Xiaowu for KARE Design, Germany 2000s
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a striking table lamp based on the sculpture "Standard Times" (also
Marble
$995
H 15.25 in W 9.5 in D 6.75 in
Postmodern Halogen Table Lamp Style of Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs
By George Kovacs, Robert Sonneman
Located in Topeka, KS
Marvelous vintage Postmodern halogen table lamp style of Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs with
Metal
$469
H 35.43 in W 25.59 in D 4.33 in
Italian Postmodern Tizio Table Lamp by Richard Sapper for Artemide, 1970s
By Richard Sapper
Located in Hamburg, DE
specified otherwise. Additional information: Material: Metal, Plastic Color: Black Styles: Postmodern
Metal
1980's Postmodern Iron & Glass Wine Rack with Table Top
By Paul McCobb
Located in San Diego, CA
elegant with black enameled finish.
Iron
$1,759 / set
H 20.87 in Dm 4.72 in
Set of 2 Vintage Italian Postmodern Meridiana Table Lamps by Paolo, 1980s
By Stefano Cevoli
Located in Hamburg, DE
Set of 2 Vintage Italian Postmodern Meridiana Table Lamps by Paolo Francesco Piva for Stefano
Metal
$1,173
H 17.72 in W 13.78 in D 2.36 in
Postmodern Danish Model Rappe Louis Table Lamp by Alfred Homann, 1980s
By Alfred Homann
Located in Hamburg, DE
the lamp appear almost alive. The uniform coloring in black allows the shape of the lamp to stand out
Metal
$8,005
H 14.18 in W 59.06 in D 26.38 in
Postmodern Coffee Table by Pia Manu, Iron and Slate, Belgium, 1980s
By Pia Manu
Located in Langemark-Poelkapelle, BE
This coffee table exemplifies the material-driven postmodern design language that emerged in
Slate, Iron
$1,054Sale Price / set|24% Off
H 14.97 in W 7.88 in D 5.52 in
Spanish Postmodern Pair of "Scorpio" Table Lamps by Fase, Madrid, 1980s
By Fase
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Pair of "Scorpio" table lamps by Fase, from 1980s. These pieces were made during the 1980s in
Metal
$1,759
H 37.4 in W 22.83 in D 7.48 in
Vintage Postmodern Italian Zelig Table Lamp by Walter Monici for Lumina, 1990s
Located in Hamburg, DE
The table lamp version of the culinary of the Italian manufacturer Lumina after a design by Walter
Metal
$956Sale Price / set|25% Off
H 22.5 in Dm 6 in
Pair of French Postmodern Table Lamps by Robert Kostka Enameled Forest Green
By Robert Kostka
Located in San Diego, CA
Fantastic rare pair of enameled forest green Memphis era postmodern table lamps, by Robert Kostka
Metal
$4,689 / set
H 11.02 in W 3.94 in D 2.76 in
Set of 2 Postmodern Italian Virgo Table Lamps by Ilalia Gibertini, 1990s
Located in Hamburg, DE
: Material: Aluminum, Plastic Color: Black Styles: Memphis, Postmodern Brand: Cassina Country of Origin
Aluminum
$2,931
H 16.93 in W 20.47 in D 7.87 in
Vintage Postmodern Italian Model Wing 509 Table Lamp by Bruno Gecchelin, 1970s
By Bruno Gecchelin
Located in Hamburg, DE
specified otherwise. Additional information: Materials: Metal, Plastic Color: Black Styles: Postmodern
Metal
$948
H 23.63 in W 17.33 in D 6.89 in
Postmodern Italian Multi X Table Lamp by Yaacov Kaufmann for Lumina, 1980s
By Lumina, Yaacov Kaufman
Located in Hamburg, DE
Flexible desk lamp by Lumina, based on a design by Yaacov Kaufmann from the 1980s. The design stands out for its flexibility and technical aesthetics. The lamp arm is integrated int...
Metal
$1,759
H 11.81 in W 26.38 in D 2.76 in
Postmodern Italian Model Gli Table Lamp by Marco Zotta for Eleusi, 1980s
By Marco Zotta
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rare table lamp from the Italian manufacturer Eleusi based on a design by Marco Zotta from the 80s
Metal
$3,795 / set
H 16.15 in W 20.48 in D 20.48 in
Set of 3 Postmodern Nesting Tables done in Granite, Italy 1980s
By Roche Bobois
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a set of three Postmodern nesting tables done in natural granite
Granite
Vintage Postmodern Ceramic Lamps - A Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Embrace the bold sophistication of the 1980s with this striking pair of Postmodern ceramic table
Brass
$821
H 22.83 in W 12.2 in D 7.48 in
Vintage Postmodern Italian Igloo Table Lamp by Tommaso Cimini for Lumina, 1980s
By Tommaso Cimini
Located in Hamburg, DE
: Black Period: 1980s Styles: Postmodern Country of Origin: Italy Item Type: Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
Metal
$1,942Sale Price|10% Off
H 15.75 in W 13 in D 12.41 in
Postmodern Vintage Black White wall Lamp Shogun Mario Botta Artemide 1986 Italy
By Artemide, Mario Botta
Located in Milano, IT
Postmodern Vintage Black White wall Lamp Shogun Mario Botta Artemide 1986 Italy Postmodern vintage
Metal, Sheet Metal
$1,541
H 28.75 in W 24.41 in D 20.48 in
Postmodern Black Ebonized Beech Serving Cart in the Style of Ico Parisi, Italy
By Ico Parisi
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1970s. This serving cart is made in beech and features four casters. It is a vintage item, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it has been recently resto...
Metal
$3,517 / set
H 16.14 in W 23.62 in D 8.66 in
Set of 2 Postmodern Ring A400 Table Lamps by Bruno Gecchelin, Italy, 1970s
By Bruno Gecchelin
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern table lights from the Italian manufacturer Arteluce according to a draft by Bruno
Metal
A Pair of Postmodern Marble Pedestals. Circa 1980s.
Located in Miami, FL
A Pair of Postmodern Marble Pedestals. Circa 1980s. Circa 1980s Feature a Postmodern / Brutalist
Marble
$1,340Sale Price|20% Off
H 16 in W 72 in D 33 in
Monumental Solid Iron Postmodern Memphis Era Large Triangle Coffee Table Base
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in San Diego, CA
Majestic solid patinated iron art Deco memphis era coffee table base, nice red & black finish that
Iron
$1,778 / set
H 11.82 in W 7.88 in D 7.88 in
Pair of large 80s Italian postmodern table lamps made of colored Murano glass
Located in München, DE
Pair of very rare large 1980s Italian Postmodern design table lamps made of Murano glass. Glass
Metal, Chrome
Modern to Postmodern Helix Spiral Stacked Lucite Bauer Co Table Lamp w Shade
By Bauer Lamp Company
Located in Topeka, KS
Fabulous Modern to Postmodern Helix spiral stacked Lucite table lamp by Bauer Co. Inc. with a new
Brass
$889Sale Price / set|45% Off
H 11.82 in W 8.67 in D 2.56 in
Postmodern Pair of "Delta" Table Lamps by Mario Bertorelle for JM RDM, 1980s
By Mario Bertorelle
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Unique Italian pair of table lamps by Mario Bertorelle, from 1980s. These pieces were made during
Plastic
$9,488
H 26.38 in Dm 13.78 in
Postmodern Italian Orio Coffee Table by Pierluigi Cerri for Fontana Arte, 1970s
By Fontana Arte, Pierluigi Cerri
Located in Renens, CH
Minimalist designed Orio side table by the architect and designer Pierluigi Cerri for Fontana Arte
Metal
$889
H 11.03 in W 5.12 in D 5.12 in
Postmodern Artec Table Clock by Nicolai Canetti, Metal, USA, 1980s
By Canetti
Located in Den Haag, NL
Rare Postmodern Constructivist Geometric Artec Collector's Collection Clock by Canetti, USA, 1980s
Metal
$1,960Sale Price / set|30% Off
H 16.25 in Dm 25.5 in
Postmodern Smoked Chrome Glass Cocktail Tables by DIA, '90s, Set of 2
By Design Institute America
Located in New York, NY
/coffee tables with cylindrical legs and beveled clear glass tops. Designed by the Design Institute of
Chrome
Vintage Postmodern Memphis Wave Metal Lamps - a Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fantastic pair of vintage Postmodern table lamps. The coveted Memphis style wave in a black metal
Metal
$1,404Sale Price / set|60% Off
H 11.82 in W 8.67 in D 2.56 in
Postmodern Set of Four of "Delta" Table Lamps by M. Bertorelle for JM RDM, 1980s
By Mario Bertorelle
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Unique Italian Set of Four Table Lamps by Mario Bertorelle, from 1980s. These pieces were designed
Plastic
$490
H 7 in W 7.5 in D 2.75 in
Shohei Mihara for Super Present Japan Postmodern Tilting Vanity Desk Mirror
By Shohei Mihara
Located in Jensen Beach, FL
Very rare postmodern vanity mirror designed by Shohei Mihara for Super Present Japan.
Metal
Postmodern Perforated Metal Serving Bar Trolley, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
1989. Additional information: Materials: Metal Styles: Memphis, Postmodern Color: Black Item Type
Metal
Postmodern Banker's Lamp Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs Mid-Century
By George Kovacs, Robert Sonneman
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a Postmodern "Banker's Lamp" designed by Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs
Steel
Postmodern Pyramid Desk or Table Clock by Makiko Taniguchi, Japan, 1980s
By Memphis Milano
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful post-modern black and red triangle desk / table / mantel clock from the 1980s. Designed
Metal
$2,609
H 21.26 in W 37.41 in D 10.63 in
Postmodern Counterweight Desk Lamp Albert Sonneman, USA, 1970s
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Den Haag, NL
Stunning large Post Modern Desk lamp. Counter Weight using a solid Steel ball to move in every direction. Nice architectural design. Switch on the shade. one large E27 bulb needed...
Metal
1980s Postmodern Table Clock attr. to Shohei Mihara for Wakita and Canetti
By Canetti, Wakita
Located in Brooklyn, NY
With a chrome frame, black and white face, and geometric hands in green, red, and yellow, this
Chrome
Postmodern "Libra" Halogen lamp by Stefano Cevoli, Italy, 1980's
By Stefano Cevoli
Located in Tel Aviv-Yafo, IL
Unknown designer for Stefano Cevoli. The Libra lamp is made of 3 joints which allows the user to adjust and compose it in various ways. No longer in production.
Metal
1980s Postmodern Chrome Rocking Desk Clock
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A fantastic postmodern vintage desk, mantel, or shelf clock in the style of Shohei Mihara’s designs
Metal, Chrome
$570
H 9.85 in W 9.45 in D 2.96 in
Rare Original 1980s Postmodern Design Tablelamp Philips Modell Z Lamp
By Philips
Located in München, DE
Original "Z-Lamp" from the 1980s. Design classics from Philips. Type: FGG 200. Typical Postmodern
Plastic
$640Sale Price|20% Off
H 15.25 in W 17.5 in D 4.75 in
1980s Postmodern Halogen Desk Lamp by Robert Sonneman, Glass & Brass
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Postmodern design halogen desk lamp after Robert Sonneman for Kovacs. Use with halogen light bulb
Metal, Brass
Mid 20th Century Postmodern Ceramic Swirl Lamps, a Pair
By Royal Haeger
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Awesome pair of post modern glazed ceramic lamps in the style of Royal Haeger. Black circular
Ceramic
Postmodern Flamingo Desk Lamp by Fridolin Naef for Luxo, 80s
By Fridolin Naef
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
80s postmodern flamingo desk lamp by Fridolin Naef for Luxo. This stunning piece is incredibly
Metal
$521Sale Price|20% Off
H 13.59 in W 9.65 in D 2.96 in
Philips Z-Lamp FGG 200 Desk Lamp Postmodern Design
By Philips
Located in Bochum, NRW
Philips Z-Lamp FGG 200 Desk Lamp Foldable desk lamp from Philips, model FGG 200. Made in 1980s. It can be used as a desk lamp or mounted on a wall. Nowadays, the foldable Z form make...
Plastic
$842
H 25.2 in W 14.18 in D 10.24 in
Postmodern Design TEGOLA Desk Lamp by Bruno Gecchelin, Italy 1980's
By Skipper, Bruno Gecchelin
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Postmodern Design "TEGOLA" Desk or Table Lamp by Bruno Gecchelin for Skipper. Made in Italy
Marble, Metal
$1,759
H 24.02 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Vintage Italian Postmodern Model Bobo Trolley for Magis, 1980s
By Boccato Gigante Zambusi
Located in Hamburg, DE
information: Materials: Metal, Plastic Color: Black Styles: Postmodern Country of Origin: Italy Item Type
Metal
$425 / set
H 20 in W 8 in D 8 in
Vintage Postmodern Jackson Pollock Style Splatter Glaze Lamps - a Pair
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Pair of vintage, pink and white graphic splatter glaze over black finish table lamps in the style
Glass
Postmodern Gaucho Desk Lamp by Studio Per for Egoluce, 1980s
By Egoluce
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
Italian postmodern lamp by Studio P.E.R for Egoluce. Iconic adjustable mechanism which not only
Metal
Vintage Postmodern Brushed Steel and Brass Columnar Lamps Metal Shade
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Striking post modern steel and brass columnar lamps. Dramatic presence with a metal shade topped with a heavy brass finial and brass interior to cast soft yet adequate lighting. 5 sl...
Brass, Steel
$1,067
H 26.78 in W 11.82 in D 5.52 in
Postmodern Reticulated Lamp in the Manner of J.Hoffman, Italy, 1980s
Located in Firenze, IT
Postmodern reticulated floor / table lamp in the manner of J.Hoffman’s Bieffeplast designs Italy
Metal
$390
H 3.5 in W 6 in D 6 in
Postmodern Round Pop Art Desk or Table Clock, Memphis Milano Style, Italy, 1990s
By Memphis Milano, Nathalie du Pasquier, George Sowden
Located in Vienna, AT
An eye-catching post-modern Pop-Art Italian desk or table clock from the early 1990s. Outstanding
Plastic, Plexiglass, Rubber
$2,075Sale Price|30% Off
H 29 in W 36 in D 12 in
Postmodern Counterweight Desk Lamp by Robert Sonneman, USA 1970-80s
By Robert Sonneman, Sonneman Lighting
Located in Brussels, Brussels
quantities. The triangular base of the lamp is made of a steel-tube painted black, the mechanism is made of
Aluminum, Steel, Stainless Steel, Chrome
$2,075
H 18.51 in W 23.63 in D 7.09 in
Postmodern yellow Gaucho Desk Lamp by Studio Per for Egoluce, 1980s
By Egoluce
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
Italian postmodern lamp by Studio P.E.R for Egoluce. Iconic adjustable mechanism which not only
Metal
Postmodern Adjustable Angle Poise Desk Lamp by LUXO c 1970's
By Luxo
Located in New York, NY
Unusual adjustable desk, or task, lamp made in Denmark by Luxo. This model features a hood shade, and two arms which flex at the center joint. The lamp also swivels on the circular b...
Metal
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.
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Alessandro Mendini, Michael Graves, Ettore Sottsass and other design luminaries contributed to this unusual collection of porcelain wares representing a time capsule of late-20th-century decorative art.
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