$1,759
H 7.48 in W 9.06 in D 4.33 in
Postmodern Dutch Studio Pottery Sculptural Vase with Bird Design, Holland, 1996
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern Dutch Studio Pottery Sculptural Vase with Bird Design from Agu Reuver, Holland, 1996, in
Ceramic
$1,250
H 14.5 in W 15.5 in D 6 in
Large Postmodern Pottery Vase by Jesper Packness, Memphis-Style, Denmark
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful sculptural post-modern ceramic vase by Jesper Packness, Denmark. A decorative piece
Ceramic, Pottery
$587
H 3.94 in W 3.94 in D 2.36 in
Vintage Postmodern German Fossilia Vase by Uta Feyl for Rosenthal, 1980s
By Rosenthal
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage Postmodern German Fossilia Vase by Uta Feyl for Rosenthal, 1980s, in Flawless conditions
Ceramic
$380Sale Price|20% Off
H 20.48 in Dm 9.85 in
Postmodern Handmade Orange, Red and Black Glazed Ceramic Vase, Germany
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Germany, 1970s. This handmade vase is made in glazed ceramic. It is a vintage piece
Ceramic
1990s Postmodern Ceramic Multi Face Art Vase Signed-A Pair
Located in Bensalem, PA
Pair of TMS Inc Multi face vases VITRUVIAN COLLECTION Each artistic design expresses the
Ceramic
$455Sale Price|30% Off
H 13.5 in W 7.88 in D 5 in
Postmodern Crackled Glaze Studio Pottery Vase with Colorful Design, 1980s
Located in Miami, FL
Crackled glaze studio pottery vase with artistic design from the 1980s. Signed by artist.
Clay
$472Sale Price|19% Off
H 11.42 in Dm 10.63 in
Postmodern Sculptural Hand-Made Iridescent Blue Glazed Earthenware Vase, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
make it unique and with a very particular design. This vase is vintage, therefore it might show slight
Earthenware
Postmodern Old Rose Murano Glass Vase with a Hole, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1970s. This is an old rose Murano glass vase. It is a vintage item, therefore it
Murano Glass
Green Purple Resin Vase Postmodern Memphis Style by Steve Zoller
By Steve Zoller
Located in Doornspijk, NL
This vase is made of resin and fiberglass by American artist Steve Zoller. He is unique in his use
Resin
Orange Blue Resin Vase Postmodern Memphis Style by Steve Zoller
By Steve Zoller
Located in Doornspijk, NL
This vase is made of resin and fiberglass by American artist Steve Zoller. He is unique in his use
Resin
$522Sale Price|20% Off
H 14.97 in W 7.88 in D 7.88 in
Postmodern Orange Encased Hand-Blown Glass Flower Vase, Empoli, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
typical of the 70s. This vase is vintage, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be
Glass
Postmodern Murano Glass Vase by Barovier and Toso, Italy, 1980s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Milan, IT
Remarkable Murano glass vase by Barovier and Toso. Blue body with yellow and green inclusions.
Murano Glass
$495
H 10 in W 15 in D 3.5 in
1990s John Bergen Studio Postmodern Black and White Ceramic Amorphous Vase
Located in Farmington Hills, MI
. This ceramic vase embodies postmodern attributes with its amorphous shape, rejecting a traditional
Ceramic
Postmodern Multicolored Murano Glass Vase by Ottavio Missoni, Italy 1980s
By Ottavio Missoni
Located in Catania, CT
Multicolored blown Murano glass designed by Ottavio Missoni and produced during the 80s in excellent vintage condition with normal trace of age and use. No cracks or chips.
Murano Glass
$450Sale Price|52% Off
H 9 in Dm 6.5 in
Soichiro Sasakura for Sasaki Japanese Postmodern 'San Marino' Art Glass Vase
By Soichiro Sasakura
Located in Astoria, NY
Soichiro Sasakura for Sasaki Japanese postmodern glass vase, deep opaque blue with sheer light blue
Art Glass
Italian Postmodern Glass and Green Plastic Vase by Cleto Munari, 2000s
By Cleto Munari
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian postmodern Glass and green plastic vase by Cleto Munari, 2000s Hemispherical vase in
Glass, Plastic
$2,850 / set
H 36 in Dm 36 in
Set of Three Large Postmodern Tasselated Mactan Stone Floor Vases. Circa 1980s.
Located in Miami, FL
Set of Three Large Postmodern Tasselated Mactan Stone Floor Vases. Circa 1980s. Features: Three
Stone
$200Sale Price|20% Off
H 12.4 in Dm 5.75 in
Postmodern Fused Art Glass Vase, Cobalt Blue, Green, Yellow, Hand Blown
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Sculptural, tall art glass vase was created in goblet shape with cobalt blue body encased in clear
Art Glass, Sommerso, Glass
$938
H 8.66 in Dm 4.72 in
Postmodern Art Glass Vase by Hans Jürgen Richartz for Richartz Art Collection
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern Art Glass Vase by Hans Jürgen Richartz for Richartz Art Collection, 1980s, in Very Good
Glass
$704
H 6.3 in Dm 2.76 in
Postmodern Glass Vase by Hans Jürgen Richartz for Richartz Art Collection, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern Glass Vase by Hans Jürgen Richartz for Richartz Art Collection, 1980s, in Very Good
Glass
$948 / set
H 9.85 in W 10.63 in D 2.37 in
Postmodern Geometrically Shaped Pair of Vases Designed by Dorothé Van Agthoven
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Pair of geometrically shaped ceramic vases with 'built-in' handle. Very easy on the eye. The vases
Ceramic
$855Sale Price|20% Off
H 17.92 in Dm 7.09 in
Postmodern Blue and Teal Ceramic Vase in the style of Bitossi
By Bitossi
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1960s - 1970s. This is a blue and cyan glazed and engraved ceramic vase. It is a
Ceramic
$522Sale Price|20% Off
H 7.88 in W 6.7 in D 5.91 in
Postmodern Beige Earthenware Pitcher / Vase by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, Italy
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1970s. It was designed by Aldo Londi and produced by Bitossi. Bitossi was founded in 1921 in Montelupo, a city near Florence, and it is one of the most known Italian ...
Earthenware
Kathy Erteman, b.1952, Studio Artist Ceramic Vase Vessel, Postmodern, 1991
By Kathy Erteman
Located in Jensen Beach, FL
Striking, early example of Kathy Erteman’s work, dating to 1991.
Ceramic
$190Sale Price|20% Off
H 7.29 in W 3.35 in D 3.35 in
Postmodern Thick Teal Blown Glass Vase #472 by Jiri Zejmon, Czech Republic
By Jiri Zemon, Sklo Union Rosice
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Rosice, Czech Republic, in 1969. It is made in thick blown glass. This vase is a vintage
Blown Glass
$332Sale Price|20% Off
H 6.3 in Dm 3.55 in
Postmodern Millefiori Green Murano Glass Vase with Murrines and Gold Leaf, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1980s. This millefiori vase features different murrines and gold leaf flakes. It
Gold Leaf
$741Sale Price|20% Off
H 11.82 in W 5.91 in D 4.34 in
Postmodern Pink, Green and White Hand Blown Scavo Glass Vase, Murano, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
polychromatic hand-blown glass. This vase is vintage, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can
Murano Glass
$522Sale Price|20% Off
H 7.49 in Dm 11.03 in
Postmodern Green and Orange Murano Glass Fazzoletto Vase by Fratelli Toso, Italy
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1980s. This is a Murano glass vase by Fratelli Toso with green and orange brush
Murano Glass
$332Sale Price|20% Off
H 7.49 in Dm 1.97 in
Postmodern Purple and White Murano Glass Vase “Wave” by Carlo Moretti, Italy
By Carlo Moretti
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1970s. This vase is made in Murano glass. It might show slight traces of use since
Murano Glass
$551Sale Price|20% Off
H 17.13 in Dm 6.7 in
Postmodern White, Orange and Brown Murano Glass Vase by Carlo Moretti, Italy
By Carlo Moretti
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1970s. This vase is made in Murano glass. It might show slight traces of use since
Murano Glass
$332Sale Price|20% Off
H 11.82 in Dm 7.09 in
Postmodern White Ceramic Vase by Ambrogio Pozzi with Hand Painted Details, Italy
By Michielotto Top Design, Ambrogio Pozzi
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1980s. This vase is made in ceramic and features pink, purple, crimson, grey and
Ceramic
$418Sale Price|20% Off
H 18.71 in W 4.73 in D 1.97 in
Postmodern Handmade Scavo Glass Bottle / Vase by Luigi Mellara, Italy
By Luigi Mellara
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1970s. This bottle / vase is made in hand-blown polychrome scavo glass, with a
Murano Glass
$427Sale Price|20% Off
H 12.21 in Dm 6.11 in
Postmodern Red, White and Blue Murano Glass Vase by Carlo Moretti, Italy
By Carlo Moretti
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1970s. Made in Murano glass. It might show slight traces of use since it's vintage, but it can be considered as in excellent original condition and ready to become a ...
Murano Glass
$380Sale Price|20% Off
H 15.75 in Dm 7.09 in
Large Postmodern Orange, White and Blue Glass Vase by Opaline Florence, Italy
By Opaline florence, Carlo Moretti
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1970s. Made in Murano glass. It might show slight traces of use since it's vintage, but it can be considered as in excellent original condition and ready to become a p...
Murano Glass
$4,516
H 15.75 in W 3.94 in D 3.94 in
A Set of 5 Architectural RADICAL & POSTMODERN Metal VASES, by KAPPA, France 1970
By François Monnet
Located in PARIS, FR
An exceptional and spectacular set of 5 geometric vases, Post-Modern, Radical, 5 different sizes
Metal
$760Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 9.45 in Dm 5.91 in
Set of Three Postmodern Blue and Yellow Glazed Vase and Bottles by Parravicini
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1970s. These two blue bottles and yellow vase are made in glazed ceramic by
Ceramic
$684Sale Price|20% Off
H 23.63 in Dm 8.67 in
Large Postmodern Red, Black and White Glass Vase attr. to Carlo Moretti, Italy
By Carlo Moretti
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1970s. Made in heavy hand-blown Murano glass with bent strips with a double encasing (internal and external) with transparent glass. This process deletes the glass tra...
Murano Glass
$665Sale Price|20% Off
H 10.24 in Dm 3.55 in
Postmodern Beige Cylindric Encased and Hand-blown Opaline Glass Vase, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1960s - 1970s. This vase is part of a three-piece set. It is made in encased
Murano Glass
$618Sale Price|20% Off
H 12.6 in Dm 7.88 in
Postmodern Murano Glass Vase with Light Blue and White Canes, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1970s. This vase is made in Murano glass and features light blue and white canes
Murano Glass
$124Sale Price|25% Off
H 3.15 in Dm 1.97 in
Small Postmodern, Green Murano Glass, Bottle Vase by Nason, 1980's, Italy
By Vincenzo Nason & Cie
Located in Glasgow, GB
Small Postmodern style Murano Glass bottle vase by Nason. Handcrafted from mint green Murano glass
Murano Glass
Postmodern Cat Design Bottle, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern Cat Design Bottle, 1980s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989. Additional
Glass, Wood
Postmodern Transparent and Blue Glass Pitcher, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
1970s. This high-quality pitcher is made in transparent and blue glass. It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered as in perfect o...
Crystal
3 Postmodern Murano Art Glass Decanter Bottles
Located in Miami, FL
A collection of vessels. Larger one is signed. Measurements provided are for the large one.
Art Glass
$380Sale Price|20% Off
H 6.3 in W 7.09 in D 5.52 in
Postmodern Yellow Opaline Hand Blown Glass Jug with Murrines and Silver Flakes
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1980s. It is made in yellow opaline handblown glass with murrines and silver flakes in two different shades. This jug features a ribbed handle. It is a vintage item, ...
Silver Leaf
Black Sculpture Vase
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and substantial Postmodern black charcoal sculpture vase, circa late-20th century
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery
Lorin Marsh Architectural Vase
By Lorin Marsh
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
epitomizes postmodern design sensibilities. The vase includes a removable insert, adding practical
Brass, Nickel
$361Sale Price|20% Off
H 9.45 in Dm 3.55 in
Postmodern Murano Glass Decanter Bottle by Vincenzo Nason, Italy
By Vincenzo Nason & Cie
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1980s. This decanter bottle is made in light blue Murano glass and features a hand-modeled glass cap. It is a vintage item, therefore it might show slight traces of us...
Murano Glass
$950Sale Price|20% Off
H 13.59 in Dm 4.73 in
Postmodern Beige Encased and Hand-blown Glass Decanter Bottle, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1960s - 1970s. This decanter bottle is part of a three-piece set. It is made in three-color encased glass with green edges and murrines. This is a vintage item, the...
Murano Glass
$950Sale Price|20% Off
H 10.24 in Dm 6.7 in
Postmodern Beige Encased and Hand-blown Glass Decanter Bottle, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1960s - 1970s. This decanter bottle is part of a three-piece set. It is made in three-color encased glass with green edges and murrines. This is a vintage item, the...
Murano Glass
Vintage Boho Studio Pottery Vase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fabulous vintage Boho vase. A chic Postmodern design in pale muted colors. Acquired from a Palm
Pottery
$551Sale Price|20% Off
H 11.82 in W 13.39 in D 4.73 in
Postmodern Round Cyan Murano Glass Bottle by Alfredo Barbini, Italy, 1980s
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1980s. This bottle is designed by Alfredo Barbini and it is made in Murano glass and etched glass. It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use...
Murano Glass, Glass
Postmodern Italian Pottery Planter with Flower Stand, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern Italian Pottery Planter with Flower Stand, 1980s
Ceramic
Vintage Boho Monumental Studio Pottery Vase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
, this vase complements boho, postmodern, eclectic, or contemporary spaces alike. Add this one-of-a-kind
Pottery, Paint
Barbara Brenner Porcelain Vase for Rosenthal
By Rosenthal, Barbara Brenner
Located in Miami, FL
Organic postmodern porcelain vase by Barbara Brenner for Rosenthal, 1980s.
Porcelain
Barbara Brenner Porcelain Vase for Rosenthal
By Rosenthal, Barbara Brenner
Located in Miami, FL
Organic postmodern porcelain vase by Barbara Brenner for Rosenthal, 1980s.
Porcelain
Barbara Brenner Porcelain Vase for Rosenthal
By Rosenthal, Barbara Brenner
Located in Miami, FL
Large organic postmodern porcelain vase by Barbara Brenner for Rosenthal, 1980s.
Porcelain
Twisted Vase in White Glazed Ceramic 1980s
By Jan van der Vaart
Located in Meer, VAN
postmodern shape. The twisted shape makes this vase is looking different from every point of view and never
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.
Whether it’s a Chinese Han dynasty glazed ceramic wine vessel, a work of Murano glass or a hand-painted Scandinavian modern stoneware piece, a fine vase brings a piece of history into your space as much as it adds a sophisticated dynamic.
Like sculptures or paintings, antique and vintage vases are considered works of fine art. Once offered as tributes to ancient rulers, vases continue to be gifted to heads of state today. Over time, decorative porcelain vases have become family heirlooms to be displayed prominently in our homes — loved pieces treasured from generation to generation.
The functional value of vases is well known. They were traditionally utilized as vessels for carrying dry goods or liquids, so some have handles and feature an opening at the top (where they flare back out). While artists have explored wildly sculptural alternatives over time, the most conventional vase shape is characterized by a bulbous base and a body with shoulders where the form curves inward.
Owing to their intrinsic functionality, vases are quite possibly versatile in ways few other art forms can match. They’re typically taller than they are wide. Some have a neck that offers height and is ideal for the stems of cut flowers. To pair with your mid-century modern decor, the right vase will be an elegant receptacle for leafy snake plants on your teak dining table, or, in the case of welcoming guests on your doorstep, a large ceramic floor vase for long tree branches or sticks — perhaps one crafted in the Art Nouveau style — works wonders.
Interior designers include vases of every type, size and style in their projects — be the canvas indoors or outdoors — often introducing a splash of color and a range of textures to an entryway or merely calling attention to nature’s asymmetries by bringing more organically shaped decorative objects into a home.
On 1stDibs, you can browse our collection of vases by material, including ceramic, glass, porcelain and more. Sizes range from tiny bud vases to massive statement pieces and every size in between.