American Primitive Post Office Cubby
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage American post office cubby. Fantastic distressed character. Structurally stable. Ships from Philadelphia.
21st Century and Contemporary American Primitive Sideboards
Pine
American Primitive Post Office Cubby
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage American post office cubby. Fantastic distressed character. Structurally stable. Ships from Philadelphia.
Pine
Post Modern Black Wood Modular Shelving Storage Unit
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A large black shelving unit. This versatile shelving unit is a great addition to any room. Its very dark black coloring makes it usable in a great variety of spaces and styles. It co...
Wood
Antique Brass Cashier Bank Teller or Post Office Cage Window
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1920. We offer this beautiful antique cashier bank teller or post office cage window. Made in solid brass with fantastic patina. Great vintage conditions.
Brass
French Post Office Filing Shelf A useful rustic piece in pine
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
French Post Office Filing Shelf A useful rustic piece in pine, a sectioned shelf with pigeon holes, tall ones wide ones and 2 drawer at the bottom The shelf is 26”high, 32” wide an...
Pine
$2,900
H 76 in W 33 in D 21.5 in
Antique / Industrial 36 cubby hole post office sorting desk / bathroom / kitchen
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique / Industrial 36 cubby hole post office sorting desk...Great size,, Amazing patina,, retains original wire mesh back,,perfect piece for bathroom or kitchen, Hand delivery avai...
Metal
Past Medium Office Desk by Pastform
Located in Geneve, CH
Past Medium Office Desk by Pastform Dimensions: D 70 x W 130 x H 76 cm. Materials: Stained and varnished wood. Available in different wood color finishes: Whiskey, Rum, BPA, Nobel, ...
Wood
$35,269 / item
H 29.53 in W 92.13 in D 92.13 in
Santos Rosewood Wishbone Executive Office Desk by A. Jacob Marks
Located in Geneve, CH
Santos Rosewood Wishbone Executive Office Desk by A. Jacob Marks Dimensions: W 234 x D 234 x H 75 cm. Materials: Santos Rosewood. W30 Also available in different materials. Skram’...
Rosewood
Vintage Post Modern Chrome & Glass Etagere Bookshelf
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition Materials: Polished Chrome, Original Glass Shelves This striking Post-Modern étagère features a clean architectural chrome frame paired with i...
Chrome
Vintage Post Modern Aluminum & Glass Bookcase Shelf Unit
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition Materials: Aluminum, Glass, Has Key This vintage Post Modern aluminum and glass bookcase shelf unit, c.1980’s, offers a sleek and functional de...
Aluminum
$6,600
H 41 in W 18 in D 34 in
Oren Zoldan "Monolith" Multifunctional Display and Storage Cabinet Prototype
Located in Chicago, IL
Oren Zoldan "Monolith" Multifunctional Display and Storage Cabinet Prototype This striking cabinet features seven graduated drawers and open display shelves, all mounted on wheels fo...
Wood
Vintage Aldo Tura Post-Modern Lacquered Parchment Desk, Italy
By Aldo Tura
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Aldo Tura Post-Modern Lacquered Parchment Desk, Italy Offered for sale is a rare Italian Aldo Tura post-modern gloss-lacquered parchment goatskin desk with four pedestal key...
Goatskin, Wood, Lacquer
Post-Modern Wall Unit in Glass and Travertine
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Wall unit, travertine, glass, Europe, 1970s Elegant and architectural wall unit crafted during the 1970s, composed of travertine supports and glass shelves. The design is defined by...
Travertine
$3,345Sale Price|30% Off
H 91.34 in W 118.9 in D 18.51 in
Post modern industrial freestanding shelving unit, Italy 1970s
By Tomado, Coen de Vries, Pilastro
Located in ECHT, NL
Modular metal shelving unit. Made in Italy in the 1970s. Is has three sections. Made in the style of Pilastro, Artimeta and Tomado. The shelves can be placed on different heights. By...
Metal
$2,950
H 29.25 in W 67.5 in D 30 in
1980s German Post-Modern Interlübke DUO Writing Desk by Peter Maly
By Interlübke, Peter Maly
Located in St. Louis, MO
A rare find in the states, 1980s Post-Modern Silver Gray & Black DUO Desk by German designer / architect Peter Maly for Interlübke. Asymmetrical heavy wood grain top with storage col...
Metal
$8,800
H 86 in W 41 in D 11 in
Rhomboid Post-Modern Marcello Morandini "Corner" Shelves, Rosenthal, Pair
By Marcello Morandini, Rosenthal
Located in Miami, FL
Rhomboid Post-Modern Marcello Morandini "Corner" Shelves, Pair Offered for sale is a tall companion pair of vintage 1980s Post-modern "Corner" shelves designed by Marcello Morandini...
Ash, Lacquer
A RADICAL POST-MODERN MEMPHIS SHELVING SYSTEM, France, 1980
Located in PARIS, FR
A radical shelving system or bookcase, Post-Modern, Constructivist, Memphis, Bauhaus, geometric asymmetric structure in steel lacquered in anthracite, with 5 shelves in glass suspend...
Brass, Bronze, Steel
$3,650 / set
H 11.82 in W 15.16 in D 15.16 in
Carlo Bartoli for Rossi di Albizzate Storage Units or Planters
By Carlo Bartoli, Rossi di Albizzate
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Carlo Bartoli for Rossi di Albizzate, set of three storage chests / planters, leather, plastic, metal, Italy, 1976 This versatile set serves multiple purposes: it can function as bl...
Metal
$5,212Sale Price|20% Off
H 90.56 in W 108.27 in D 15.16 in
Post-Modern Metal Shelving Unit by Orezero, Italian Design, 1980s
By Bieffeplast
Located in Antwerp, BE
Memphis, industrial, post-modern shelving unit, by Orezero, Italy, 1980s Orezero is a palindrome.
Metal
$69,851 / item
H 78.75 in W 35.44 in D 17.72 in
Calacatta Meet Bookcase by Andrea Giomi, Marble, Post-Modern Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Calacatta Meet bookcase by Andrea Giomi Dimensions: D 45 x W 90 x H 200 cm Materials: Calacatta marble. Also available in Carrara marble. Andrea Giomi, was born in Castelfiorentino ...
Marble
Post modern minimalist wall shelves , 1980s
Located in Delft, NL
Minimalst cabinet in good condition.
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 This Vintage Postmodern Black Laminate Wood and Metal Hi-Fi Stereo Receiver Rack com...
Laminate
Post Modern Italian Brass & Glass Hairpin Etagere
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sleek and sculptural, this postmodern Italian étagère makes a striking statement with its elegant hairpin-style brass frame and airy glass shelving. The minimalist silhouette highlig...
Brass
$1,480
H 92.13 in W 31.5 in D 12.8 in
Italian post modern modular curved edges black and white wooden bookcase, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian post modern modular curved edges black and white wooden bookcase, 1980s Modular bookcase in black and white lacquered wood with a matte finish. The modules, which make up bot...
Wood
$14,216
H 80.71 in W 48.04 in D 15.36 in
Italian Post Modern Travertine, Wood and Polished Stainless Steel Bookcase
Located in Weesp, NL
Postmodern Italian Masterpiece: A Fusion of Art and Functionality Elevate your interior with this stunning postmodern Italian bookcase, a true statement piece that blends timeless d...
Travertine, Stainless Steel
$425
H 11 in W 4 in D 12 in
Post Modern Memphis Salvatore Campos Art Brute Red Cat Metal Letter Desk Holder
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Post Modern Memphis Salvatore Campos Art Brute Red Cat Metal Letter Desk Holder Wonderful, whimsical, bright Red Cat desk file by Brutalist American artist Salvatore Campos. The c...
Sheet Metal
$8,148
H 78.75 in W 57.88 in D 13.98 in
1980s Stone International Post-Modern Black Marble Glass Shelving Unit Italian
By Stone International
Located in London, GB
An impressive and monumental shelving unit in black carrara marble with asymmetrical raw edges and clear tempered glass. This piece has been made in late 1980s early 1990s by Stone I...
Marble
$22,600
H 62.99 in W 13.77 in D 62.99 in
Post-Modern Ring Shelf by Panorammma in Marble and Aluminum, Mexico
By Panorammma
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Ring Shelf is a free-standing, asymmetric, stone ring that touches on the of modernist sculptor Isamu Noguchi’s incorporation of varicolored stone segments to form larger structures....
Marble, Aluminum
$3,500
H 35 in W 73 in D 37 in
Post-Modern Italian Executive Desk Piano Black Burl by G&C Italia Art Deco Style
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Made in the 1980s in Italy, this desk features a sleek, post-modern, and angular design. Finished in a gloss piano black complemented by burl drawer-fronts, the large work surface ha...
Burl, Lacquer
American Post-War White Wooden Table Desk with Chrome Base
Located in Queens, NY
American Post-War Design white painted wood table desk with drawers and supported on 2 chrome "X" form bases. (Desk in need of full restoration) Metal frame has very light scratchin...
Wood
$462
H 7.29 in W 9.45 in D 7.29 in
Post-Modern Ceramic Shelf in the shape of a half Greek Ionic capital, Italy 70s
Located in Roma, IT
We offer for sale a shelf capable of recalling the ancient glories of Greek art in an informal dimension such as that of your apartment. The "studio 65" among the major exponents of ...
Ceramic
$4,350
H 41 in W 19.5 in D 19.5 in
English 1870s Mahogany Three-Tiered Trolley with Turned Side Posts and Casters
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English mahogany three-tiered trolley from the late 19th century, with turned side posts and finials. Created in England during the third quarter of the 19th century, this mahogan...
Mahogany
$3,150
H 30.5 in W 14.5 in D 14.5 in
English 1850s Rosewood Three-Tiered Trolley with Carved Side Posts and Casters
Located in Atlanta, GA
This English rosewood tiered trolley from the mid-19th century features three rectangular shelves with carved edges on four sides secured within four elegant side posts. The posts ar...
Brass
$1,400
H 74 in W 32 in D 11 in
Post Modern Space Age Plastic Shelves by Olaf Von Bohr for Kartell c. 1970's
By Kartell, Olaf von Bohr
Located in New York, NY
Space Age, Postmodern plastic shelf unit, designed by Olaf Von Bohr for Kartell, made in Italy circa 1970's. This example is in very good, original, clean and ready to use condition,...
Plastic
“Zink” Magazine Stand, Källemo, Sweden
By Jonas Bohlin
Located in Brussels, BE
Jonas Bohlin — “Zink” Magazine Stand, Källemo, Sweden, Post-1984 Designer: Jonas Bohlin (b. 1953) Manufacturer: Källemo, Värnamo, Sweden Design Year: 1984 A bold expression of Swedi...
Concrete, Metal
Large Italian Postmodern Wall Unit in Walnut and Brass
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Wall unit, storgae unit, brass, walnut, Italy, 1970s A striking example of 1970s Italian postmodern design, this monumental wall unit combines architectural presence with refined cr...
Brass
$15,792 / item
H 35.83 in W 83.86 in D 20.08 in
Ebonized White Ash Wishbone Container by A. Jacob Marks
Located in Geneve, CH
Ebonized White Ash Wishbone Container by A. Jacob Marks Dimensions: W 213 x D 51 x H 91 cm. Materials: white ash, ebonized. W49 Also available in different materials. The wishbone...
Ash
Flyer iron bookcase designed and produced by Dario Nasuti
Located in Parma, IT
The Flyer bookshelf, designed by Dario Nasuti, is a visionary tribute to the dawn of aviation. Inspired by the internal structures and fuselages of early aircraft, Flyer brings the '...
Iron
$6,255 / item
H 29.53 in W 59.85 in D 29.93 in
Santos Rosewood Wishbone Slab Top Desk by A. Jacob Marks
Located in Geneve, CH
Santos Rosewood Wishbone Slab Top Desk by A. Jacob Marks Dimensions: W 152 x D 76 x H 75 cm. Materials: Santos Rosewood, matte opaque black. W21 Also available in different material...
Rosewood
$5,497 / item
H 29.53 in W 59.85 in D 29.93 in
Ebonized White Ash Wishbone Slab Top Desk by A. Jacob Marks
Located in Geneve, CH
Ebonized White Ash Wishbone Drawer Desk by A. Jacob Marks Dimensions: W 152 x D 76 x H 75 cm. Materials: white ash, ebonized, matte opaque black. W21 Also available in different mat...
Ash
Ebonized White Ash Drawer Desk by A. Jacob Marks
Located in Geneve, CH
Ebonized White Ash Drawer Desk by A. Jacob Marks Dimensions: W 152 x D 76 x H 75 cm. Materials: white ash, ebonized, rubbed bronze, natural. W26 Also available in different material...
Ash
Bücherregal Søborg Møbelfabrik Børge Mogensen Palisander
By Søborg Møbelfabrik, Børge Mogensen
Located in Berlin, DE
Wir bieten ein wunderschönes Bücherregal vom dänischen Qualitätshersteller Soborg Mobelfabrik aus den 1960er Jahren zum Verkauf an. Der Entwurf stammt von Borge Mogensen, einem der b...
Rosewood
Mac Gee Library, Philippe Starck, Baleri, 1980
By Baleri Italia, Philippe Starck
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Mac Gee bookcase, design by Philippe Starck for Baleri, Italy, 1980. An icon of postmodern design, the Mac Gee bookcase is made entirely of bent metal, with a lightweight but solid s...
Aluminum
Adjustable Desk in Beech Produced by Seltz, France 1980s
By Ebenisterie Seltz et Fils 1
Located in Hellouw, NL
Crafted in solid beech, this sculptural desk by Seltz from the 1980s combines functional ingenuity with expressive form, echoing the design principles associated with Pierre Chapo. ...
Beech
Postmodern Italian Travertine Desk with Three Drawers, 1980s
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This sculptural Italian travertine three drawer desk dates to the 1980s and exemplifies the bold architectural approach to stone furniture associated with late 20th-century Italian d...
Travertine
$11,624 / item
H 29.53 in W 66.93 in D 31.5 in
Curved Shape Top Gold Bronze Desk with Metal Frame by Ultramobili
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique, Seneca Desk Console by Ultramobili Dimensions: W 170 x D 80 x H 75 cm Materials: Metal frame and legs in Cloudy Bronze finish. Desk with curved shape top, cylinder legs and...
Metal
$1,285 / item
H 81.11 in W 47.25 in D 13.39 in
6x Bonaldo Cabinet de Curiosité Regal Bücherregal Fabrice Berrux
By Fabrice Berrux, Bonaldo
Located in Berlin, DE
Wir bieten eins von insgesamt elf Bonaldo "Cabinet de Curiosité" Bücherregale aus dem Jahr 2023 zum Verkauf an. Die Regale wurden von Fabrice Berrux entworfen und verfügen über unter...
Wood
Venice Sestiere Desk by Morici
Located in Geneve, CH
Venice Sestiere Desk by Morici Dimensions: W 113 x D 65 x H 77 cm, Drawers : 42×43 H6 covered in Alcantara. Materials: Wood, black Alcantara, inlay veneer. Finish : Gloss brushed pol...
Wood
Venice Cannaregio Desk by Morici
Located in Geneve, CH
Venice Cannaregio Desk by Morici Dimensions: W 113 x D 65 x H 77 cm, Drawers : 42×43 H6 covered in Alcantara. Materials: Wood, black Alcantara, inlay veneer. Finish : Gloss brushed p...
Wood
Venice Laguna Desk by Morici
Located in Geneve, CH
Venice Laguna Desk by Morici Dimensions: W 113 x D 65 x H 77 cm, Drawers : 42×43 H6 covered in Alcantara. Materials: Wood, black Alcantara, inlay veneer. Finish : Gloss brushed polye...
Wood
Venice Mestre Desk by Morici
Located in Geneve, CH
Venice Mestre Desk by Morici Dimensions: W 113 x D 65 x H 77 cm, Drawers : 42×43 H6 covered in Alcantara. Materials: Wood, black Alcantara, inlay veneer. Finish : Gloss brushed polye...
Wood
Venice Rialto Desk by Morici
Located in Geneve, CH
Venice Rialto Desk by Morici Dimensions: W 113 x D 65 x H 77 cm, Drawers : 42×43 H6 covered in Alcantara. Materials: Wood, black Alcantara, inlay veneer. Finish : Gloss brushed polye...
Wood
$1,303 / set
H 9.45 in W 13.59 in D 2.96 in
Set Of 2 Icarus Legs Shelf Brackets in Aluminum by Panorammma
Located in Geneve, CH
Set Of 2 Icarus Legs Shelf Brackets in Aluminum by Panorammma Dimensions: D 7,5 x W 34,5 x H 24 cm. Materials: Aluminum. The inspiration for these pieces was taken from a historical...
Aluminum
Palissandro Santos Bookcase by Petra Madalena
Located in Geneve, CH
Palissandro Santos Bookcase by Petra Madalena Dimensions: W 45 x D 45 x H 165 cm Materials: palissandro santos veneer. Weight: 70 kg (± 5 kg for packaging) Elevate your living space...
Wood
$1,777
H 42.33 in W 7.88 in D 7.88 in
Postmodern Manhattan 5th Avenue CD Rack Tower from Koziol, Germany, 1990s
By Koziol
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern Manhattan Series 5th Avenue CD Rack Tower from Koziol, Germany, 1990s
Plastic
$14,086 / item
H 76.78 in W 11.82 in D 55.12 in
Wood Walnut, Veneer Walnut Natural & Clear Glass Palodia Bookshelf by Madheke
Located in Geneve, CH
Wood Walnut Natural, Veneer Walnut & Clear Glass Centre Table by Madheke Dimensions: D 140 x W 30 x H 195 cm. Materials: Solid walnut construction with natural grain, Intricate hand-...
Wood
Gray metal italian bookcase postmodern by Cappellini
By Cappellini
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of Cappellini Bookcases, Italy, 1980s A refined pair of bookcases produced by Cappellini in the 1980s, embodying an elegant industrial design that seamlessly combines formal ri...
Metal, Steel
$15,117 / item
H 29.93 in W 70.87 in D 32.29 in
Textured Natural Wood Desk with Metal Bronze Details by Ultramobili
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique, Sarah Desk Console by Ultramobili Dimensions: W 180 x D 82 x H 76 cm Materials: Chestnut burl texture, metal bronze finish for under top divider. Wide legs as a storage un...
Metal
Small Post Office Box Unit
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Post office box with 15 small boxes and 2 larger. We do not have keys for the boxes. It’s the perfect side table height! But you’ll want to make sure it can be seen from the front, ...
Brass
Antique Reproduction French Post Office Desk
Located in New York, NY
Steel antique post office desk with compartments and working swing out stool.
Steel
Unavailable
H 29 in W 42.25 in D 24.5 in
Post War Knockdown Furniture Co, Plywood Three-Piece Office Desk Set
By Knockdown Furniture Co.
Located in Denver, CO
After WWII, American furniture manufacturers began to explore production options using new materials created for the war effort. The Knockdown Furniture Company, created their simple...
1970s Krásná Jizba Lp Record Storage Shelves, Oak Veneer
By ULUV Krásná jizba
Located in Zbiroh, CZ
Original oak veneered shelves for storaging LP records and other music accessories. Made by Krásná Jizba in former Czechoslovakia during 1970s. Perfect original condition, with almos...
Oak
Post Modern Curved Bookcase Etagere
Located in Pasadena, CA
Bold, sculptural, and unmistakably postmodern, this Curved Bookcase Étagère is a striking statement piece for any contemporary interior. Crafted with a dynamic silhouette, the asymme...
Wood
Unavailable
H 71 in W 37 in D 14 in
Italian Post-Modern Architectural Bookcase, Ladder Shelving Unit Etagere
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Los Gatos, CA
Vintage architectural l-adder sided shelving unit with white Formica laminated wood shelves and black powder coated steel frame. Thoughtfully designed with uniquely rounded edged Fo...
Metal, Enamel, Iron
Unavailable
H 33.63 in W 13.88 in D 7 in
Post Modern Memphis “Ouzo” Wall Cabinet by Artist Michael Hurwitz 1984
By Barbara Radice, Michael Hurwitz, Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Group, Peter Shire
Located in Framingham, MA
Excellent Post-modern "Ouzo" Wall Cabinet by artist Michael Hurwitz, 1984. In collections that range from the Smithsonian to Glenn Close - Michael Hurwitz's work encompasses a finer ...
Gold Leaf
Bureau années 1970 métal et stratifié
Located in SAINT-CLÉMENT-DE-RIVIÈRE, FR
Bureau et en état moyen. Le bois est taché et rayé. Il est vermoulé. Le métal est rouillé à certains endroits.
Iron
BEGIN THE BEGUINE III by Shigeru Uchida, 2009
Located in Venezia, VENETO
The shelf ‘Begin the Beguine III’ 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 ...
Wood
STORMY WEATHER by Shigeru Uchida
Located in Venezia, VENETO
The shelf 'STORMY WEATHER A' was designed by Shigeru Uchida in 1996 Very well known for its work on libraries, Shigeru Uchida intended to create a variety of changes beyond the shap...
Wood
SHELF 01 by Shigeru Uchida, 2000
Located in Venezia, VENETO
Designed by Shigery Uchida in 2000, SHELF 01 was part of a series shown in a exhibition that toured Tokyo, Nagoy and Sapporo. As furniture, the design is simple, yet colors give dif...
Wood
SHELF 02 by Shigeru Uchida, 2000
Located in Venezia, VENETO
Designed by Shigery Uchida in 2000, SHELF 02 was part of a series shown in a exhibition that toured Tokyo, Nagoy and Sapporo. As furniture, the design is simple, yet colors give dif...
Wood
HORIZONTAL A by Shigeru UCHIDA
Located in Venezia, VENETO
HORIZONTAL A was designed by Shigeru Uchida in 2000. It is a set of 5 shelves with japanese sliding doors. At the time, the idea of Japanese sliding doors was introduced into modern...
Wood
HORIZONTAL B by Shigeru UCHIDA
Located in Venezia, VENETO
HORIZONTAL B was designed by Shigeru Uchida in 2000. It is a set of 5 shelves with japanese sliding doors. At the time, the idea of Japanese sliding doors was introduced into modern...
Wood
OKAZAKI CHAIR red & orange by Shigeru UCHIDA
Located in Venezia, VENETO
OKAZAKI CHAIR was designed by Shigeru Uchida in 1996 for Mindscape Museum in the city of Okazaki. Chair elements were kept to an absolute minimum in order to realize a form of outmos...
Wood
Rattan chair by Shigeru UCHIDA
Located in Venezia, VENETO
This rattan chair has been design by Shigeru Uchida in 1974. While being one of his earliest works, its lightness, the challenging thin lines and its simple form could be the most il...
Steel
Nirvana Chair by Shigeru Uchida
Located in Venezia, VENETO
The Nirvana Chair was designed in 1981 by Shigeru Uchida. Its extraordinary shape was the upmost striking one's that the Black Pipe Chairs series have reached while evolving and bei...
Steel
Rectangle Library by Shigeru Uchida, 2004
Located in Venezia, VENETO
Designed by Shigeru Uchida in 2004 for ‘Hana’ exhibition in Milan, the Rectangle Library is an original piece. Material: painted steel Dimensions: W320 D20 H60 cm
Steel
Scatter Shelf by Nendo for Friedman Benda '1 of 35'
By Nendo
Located in PARIS, FR
The scatter shelf is composed of 5mm black acrylic shelves in a grid form, stacked in three layers and slightly displaced. The resulting shelving unit is not only structurally strong...
Acrylic
Unavailable
H 53.15 in W 42.52 in D 14.57 in
Ettore Sottsass Maple and Mahogany Secretaire, Carlton Shelf Style, Italy, 1980
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Aix En Provence, FR
A mahogany and maple secretaire designed by Ettore Sottsass in Italy in the 1980s. Its original shape recalls that of the Carlton shelf and the Casablanca TOTEM. Very nice quality ...
Mahogany, Maple
Lucite & Glass Shelving, 1980s
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Philadelphia, PA
- 70.5"h, 51.3"w, 13.75"d - In the style of Charles Hollis Jones circa 1980s - Lucite, glass - Condition: Excellent; small chips to corner of 2 glass shelves; a few light scuffs on l...
Glass, Lucite
Unavailable
H 66.93 in W 28.75 in D 13 in
"Basilian I" Rattan Bookcase by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for B&B Italia, 1975
By B&B Italia, Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Koper, SI
The Basilian 1 was a series of furnishing designed by Italian architects Tobia Scarpa and Afra Bianchin in 1974 and issued y B&B from 1975, that in order to support its production cr...
Copper
Postmodern Shelving Units, 1980s
Located in București, B
Postmodern shelving units made of painted steel. Unknown designer set of 2
Metal
Xavier Mategot (Né En 1956) Bookcase Xm2, 1986 Farjon
By Xavier Matégot
Located in PARIS, FR
XAVIER MATEGOT (Born in 1956) XM2 bookcase, 1986 Farjon editor Folded sheet metal, steel, glass and aluminum cables H. 198 cm - L. 198 cm - D. 44.5 cm
Metal
Unavailable
H 51.58 in W 40.56 in D 35.44 in
Achille Castiglioni Bookcase on Castors in Walnut and Pearwood with Black Desk
By Achille Castiglioni, Bernini
Located in Mornico al Serio ( BG), Lombardia
It is a unit on castors made in walnut and pearwood, and for its main features it can be considered both as a complementary and as a dividing element. Its pecularity is due to the d...
Walnut, Pearwood
Unavailable
Vetrina Wunferkammer
By Piero Lissoni
Located in Rome, IT
The showcase-Wunderkammer container designed by Piero Lissoni for Glas, Italy with anodized aluminium frame dark brown, from the details well tended, and panels in tempered transpare...
Glass
"Bertrand" Desk by Massimo Iosa Ghini, Italy, circa 1987
By Memphis Group, Massimo Iosa Ghini
Located in Milan, IT
"Bertrand" desk, designed by Massimo Iosa Ghini, circa 1987, produced by Memphis. Lacquered wood and chromed metal, label inside: "Memphis Milano M. Iosa Ghini 1987. Made in Italy." ...
Metal
studio apotroes bobbi mini shelf in pink
Located in San Antonio, TX
Due to the popularity of this colorway, we've decided to make another batch of these! We kept the same sustainably harvested solid wood base and gave our iconic bobbi mini shelf a c...
Beech
Unavailable
H 29.93 in W 59.85 in D 27.96 in
Unique Postmodern Writing Desk by Bohuslav Horák for Anthologie Quartett, 1990
By Bohuslav Horák, Anthologie Quartett 1
Located in București, B
The writing desk was designed by Bohuslav Horák for Anthologie Quartett in 1990. It is a unique piece, made from wood and covered in hand-painted laminate, made as a tribute to Jacks...
Aluminum
Unavailable
H 71.26 in W 132.29 in D 16.93 in
IKEA Modular Wall System ‘Niklas’ By Rutger Andersson, 1980s
By IKEA
Located in Schagen, NL
Rare ‘Niklas’ wall system made in the 80s by IKEA, designed by Rutger Andersson. This sleek modular system can be arranged entirely according to your own wishes (also the feet can so...
Metal
Portal Display Shelf
By Arcana
Located in Brooklyn, NY
PORTAL is a lightweight steel display shelf system with a circular wall mirror that is assembled from 4 welded steel sections with aluminum plates for shelving. The steel has a durab...
Steel
Unavailable
H 90.56 in W 51.19 in D 15.75 in
"Odeon" Shelves by Véronique Malcourant & Jean-Michel Cornu for Sellex, 1988
By Cornu
Located in București, B
The "Odeon" Shelves Unit was designed by Véronique Malcourant & Jean-Michel Cornu for Sellex in 1988. It has a lacquered metal structure and wooden shelves.
Metal
Unavailable
H 87.41 in W 118.12 in D 20.48 in
Italian Beech Wood Double Side Bookcase, Bernini Manufacturer
By Franco Poli, Bernini
Located in Mornico al Serio ( BG), Lombardia
"Boogie Woogie" beech- wood bookcase was designed by the Italian Architect/ Designer Franco Poli fo Bernini manufacturer. It is designed with a very smart system: the wood column be...
Wood, Beech
Unavailable
H 101.58 in W 45.67 in D 14.18 in
Italian Carlo Scarpa Walnut Bookcase with Glass Doors and Wood Shelves
By Bernini
Located in Mornico al Serio ( BG), Lombardia
Zibaldone bookcase was designed by Carlo Scarpa in 1977 for Bernini firm. It is made in smoked walnut and it has a pair of glass doors that slide vertically, balanced by a set of co...
Crystal
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 Architect Wieser made is adjucation by Viennese Professor Roland Rainer in Vienna, ...
Chrome
Unavailable
H 78.75 in W 35.04 in D 25.6 in
Shelf Made in 3096 Minutes by Diego Faivre Minute Manufacture Designs
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
Everyday functional art handmade, customised design. Say ‘Au Revoir’ to the expected, and a big hello to Diego Faivre’s Minute Manufacture designs. Offering an intimate insight...
Clay, Hardwood
"Blob" Shelf by Boonies, 2022
Located in Philadelphia, PA
- 51"h, 39"w, 14"d - Off-white powder-coated steel "blob" form etagere with three natural wood shelves - Made-to-order by Boonies of Philadelphia, PA. Six-week lead time. - Condit...
Steel
Unavailable
H 82 in W 79 in D 20 in
Andréa Branzi "Magnolia" Display Shelf Memphis Milano, 1985, Italy
By Andrea Branzi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Iconic "Magnolia" display shelf designed by Andréa Branzi produced by Memphis Milano, Italy, 1985.
Steel
Unavailable
H 82.68 in W 43.31 in D 17.72 in
Bookcase Cabinet Donau, Ettore Sottsass & Marco Zanini for Franz Leitner, 1980s
By Marco Zanini, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Zagreb, HR
A rare Memphis design bookcase cabinet from the "Donau" series designed in 1986 by Ettore Sottsass and Marco Zanini for the Austrian furniture maker Leitner interiors design. The...
Metal
Unavailable
H 69.3 in W 28.75 in D 20.08 in
Monochromatic Open Display Shelve, Pierre Castignola, Blue Plastic
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Amsterdam based designer Pierre Castignola (France - 1995) graduated Cum Laude from the Design Academy in 2018. He aims to have a conceptual background in his work while focusing on ...
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
Unavailable
H 55.12 in W 47.25 in D 11.03 in
Colourful Postmodern Formica Lacquer Bent Metal Cubic Shelving Unit on Wheels
By Ettore Sottsass, Peter Shire, Memphis Milano
Located in PARIS, FR
A unique piece, this graphic, playful shelving unit epitomises the Italian post-modern aesthetic, lead by Ettore Sottsass. Both functional and poetic, a white cubic shelving unit see...
Metal
Modern Shelves in Brass Finishing and Walnut Wood
By Ginger Zalaba, Charles Eames
Located in Bruttisellen, CH
ZULU shelve with steel plated brass fittings and oak shelves Look carefully and you’ll see that the letters Z and L form the skeleton of each piece, serving as prominent structura...
Marble, Carrara Marble, Gold Plate, Brass, Steel
Modern Shelves in Brass finishing and Walnut veneer
By Ginger Zalaba, Charles Eames
Located in Bruttisellen, CH
ZULU shelve with steel plated brass fittings and oak shelves Look carefully and you’ll see that the letters Z and L form the skeleton of each piece, serving as prominent structura...
Marble, Carrara Marble, Gold Plate, Brass, Steel
Modern Console in Brass Finishing and Walnut Wood
By Ginger Zalaba, Charles Eames
Located in Bruttisellen, CH
Zulu console is your perfect helper to tidy your house and add some deco. Look carefully and you’ll see that the letters Z and L form the skeleton of each piece, serving as promi...
Marble, Carrara Marble, Gold Plate, Brass, Steel
1970s Krásná Jizba Blanket Box/Hall Cupboard, Oak Veneer
By ULUV Krásná jizba
Located in Zbiroh, CZ
Original oak veneered cupboard to store blankets and cushions. Made by famous Krásná Jizba in former Czechoslovakia during 1970s. Perfect original condition, with almost no signs of ...
Oak
Post Office Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French Post Office Desk
Steel
French Post Office Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
36 Shelf Post Office Desk with Swivel Stool
Steel
French Post Office Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique Polished steel Desk
Steel
Post Office Sorting Station
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Polished Steel Desk, used by French Postal Service to sort Mail. 25 Compartments, with Work surface, and two drawers, and Attached Pivotal Stool with Leather cushioned seat
Steel
Polished Steel Post Office Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
25 Compartments Shelves Unit
0ne Drawer
Pivotal Stool with Leather Seat
Steel
1910 Mailboxes from a Post Office
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1910 Brass Mailboxes from a post office.
Brass
English Midcentury Beech Post Office Drawers
Located in Gloucester, GB
English midcentury beech post office drawers - Solid beech with teak top - Original brass card holders - Black ply back and sides - Originally came from a post office - Englis...
Beech
Antique British Pine Post Office Cupboard
Located in Calgary, Alberta
Lovely antique 2 door shelved pine cupboard with original tongue and groove back. We purchased it as a British Post Office cupboard, but we think it started life out as a kitchen la...
Wood
Antique Dutch Oak Locker Cabinet / Post Office, 1920s
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This Dutch oak locker with 16 doors was made around the 1920s in the Netherlands. It was used in a post office in the city of Nuenen. The interior dimensions of the compartments are:...
Oak
French post office desk, attributed to Pierre Charreau
Located in Danville, CA
Pierre Chareau (1883-1950), was a French architect and designer who became famous after having designed his incomparable Maison de Verre in Paris.
Post Office Drawers, England, circa 1910
Located in Culver City, CA
Post office drawers England circa 1910 Four drawer chest with sloped top. Measures: 34.75” L x 24.5” D x 36.75” H.
Wood
19th C Welsh Mahogany & Pine Post Office Sorting Shelves
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1880 19th C Welsh Mahogany & Pine Post Office Sorting shelves with thick brass dividing grills Provenance: Post Office - Abersychan Pontypool - Wales (Shown here with ...
Brass
$4,753
H 49.02 in W 20.48 in D 94.49 in
Alberto Salvati and Ambrogio Tresoldi Sideboard Cabinet with Pink Mirrors, 1960s
By Salvati & Tresoldi
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
This sideboard cabinet, crafted in the 1960s by Alberto Salvati and Ambrogio Tresoldi, is a prime example of how neoclassical design principles were incorporated into midcentury Furn...
Glass, Cherry, Teak
$13,695Sale Price|20% Off
H 37.41 in W 94.49 in D 24.41 in
Large Italian Deco/Modernist Vellum Sideboard
By Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in London, GB
A very large and striking ebonised Italian sideboard with vellum clad doors. Beautifully constructed with three lockable compartments, each with one interior shelf. Believed to...
Parchment Paper
Amuneal's Brass Pantry Cabinetry
By Amuneal
Located in New York, NY
Amuneal's Brass Pantry Cabinetry, part of our metal Kitchen Collection, is designed as a feature element for any space. The three doors on the upper cabinets are fabricated with a kn...
Brass
$850
H 32.75 in W 72 in D 1.5 in
Victorian Stick and Ball Partition Panel With Gate, Late 19th Century
Located in Raymondville, TX
This stunning antique Victorian stick and ball panel is an architectural salvage from a bank where it was used as a teller's partition screen and gate. It is constructed of solid woo...
Mahogany
$1,400
H 40.5 in W 40.25 in D 8.25 in
BoConcept Como System Lacquered Charcoal Gray Contemporary Shelving Unit
By BoConcept
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A BoConcept Como System shelving unit. The Como shelving system is designed by Morton Georgsen for BoConcept, and is designed to be a mix and match modular system. A variety of cabi...
Lacquer
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.