1980s Design
’80s to the Max
Channel the decade's exuberant maximalism with a brash use of color, playful materials and geometric forms.
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Baykal Flower Vase, by Marco Zanini for Memphis Milano
By Memphis Milano, Memphis Group, Marco Zanini
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Baykal Flower Vase was originally designed by Marco Zanini in 1982.
Marco Zanini was born in Trento in 1954. He graduated in architecture at the University of Florence and perfects...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern 1980s Design
Materials
Ceramic
Jack Schuyler Post-Modern Chromed Steel Bust Sculpture
By Jack Schuyler
Located in New York, NY
Jack Schuyler chromed stainless steel sculptural bust, in the Art Deco taste, modeled in profile and with hammered details to the coiffed hairline, mounted on a stand, signed and dat...
Category
1980s North American Post-Modern Vintage 1980s Design
Materials
Steel, Chrome
The Euphrates Ceramic Vase by Sottsass
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Berlin, Berlin
Vase in ceramic, by Ettore Sottsass, 1983.
The Euphrates vase, made of ceramic porcelain. This is part of the Rivers series, designed by Sottsass 1981-1988.
Stamped underneath....
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage 1980s Design
Materials
Ceramic
Late 20th Century Sculptural Green Murano Glass Bowl
By Davide Dona
Located in Firenze, Tuscany
Sculptural vase attributed to Davide Donà. Handmade faceted green Murano glass. Unsigned piece.
Davide Donà started to learn the glassmaking first working in a paperweight furnace, ...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1980s Design
Materials
Murano Glass
Cauliflower Fruit Bowl, by Nathalie du Pasquier from Memphis Milano
By Memphis Milano, Nathalie du Pasquier, Memphis Group
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Cauliflower ceramic fruit bowl was originally designed in 1985 for Memphis Milano by the ingenious pattern designer of the Memphis Group, Nathalie du Pasquier. Enthusiastic, expl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern 1980s Design
Materials
Ceramic
Carrot Flower Vase, by Nathalie du Pasquier from Memphis Milano
By Memphis Milano, Nathalie du Pasquier, Memphis Group
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Carrot ceramic vase was originally designed by Nathalie du Pasquier in 1985 for Memphis Milano. The transmuted ceramic arises in geometric compositions ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern 1980s Design
Materials
Ceramic
Tigris Porcelain Vase by Ettore Sottsass from Memphis Milano
By Memphis Milano, Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Group
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The "Tigris" porcelain vase, comprised of stacked, spouted and coiled forms covered in powder blue, white and black glazes, Memphis Milano collection. The Tigris Vase was originally ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern 1980s Design
Materials
Porcelain
46 Nami Glass Vase, by Marco Zanini from Memphis Milano
By Memphis Milano, Memphis Group, Marco Zanini
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Nami Glass Vase was originally designed by Marco Zanini in 1986 for Memphis. Sculptural vase features a conical base on a glass pedestal, with opal glass plate topped by a green ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern 1980s Design
Materials
Glass
Colorado Ceramic Teapot, by Marco Zanini from Memphis Milano
By Memphis Milano, Marco Zanini, Memphis Group
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Colorado teapot in ceramic was originally designed by Marco Zanini in 1983.
Marco Zanini was born in Trento in 1954. He graduated in architecture ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern 1980s Design
Materials
Ceramic
Titicaca Porcelain Vase, by Matteo Thun from Memphis Milano
By Memphis Milano, Memphis Group, Matteo Thun
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Titicaca porcelain vase was originally designed by Matteo Thun in 1982, winks an eye to the largest lake in South America, its design follows a line of experimentation with a dis...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern 1980s Design
Materials
Porcelain
Orinoco Ceramic Vase, by Masanori Umeda from Memphis Milano
By Memphis Milano, Masanori Umeda, Memphis Group
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Orinoco Vase in ceramic, was originally designed in 1983 by Masanori Umeda.
Was born in 1941 at Kanagawa in Japan. He obtained his diploma from the Kuwasawa School of Design in Tok...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern 1980s Design
Materials
Ceramic
Murmansk Silver Plated Brass Fruit Bowl, by Ettore Sottsass from Memphis Milano
By Memphis Milano, Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Group
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Murmansk Fruit Bowl in Brass with plated Silver. The "Murmansk" is a fruit bowl is one of the first designs produced by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis in 1982. The sleek bowl is plated silver over brass, and sitting on six stepped legs...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern 1980s Design
Materials
Brass, Silver
Alpha Centaury Glass Flower Vase, by Marco Zanini for Memphis Milano Collection
By Memphis Milano, Marco Zanini, Memphis Group
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Alpha Centaury Glass Flower Vase was designed by Marco Zanini in 1982. Signed on the base, please see below for further information.
Marco Zanini was born in Trento in 1954. He ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern 1980s Design
Materials
Glass
Rigel Glass Bowl, by Marco Zanini for Memphis Milano Collection
By Memphis Milano, Marco Zanini, Memphis Group
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Rigel Glass Bowl was originally designed by Marco Zanini in 1982. The piece features blue, black, green, red and clear glass with lid and ste...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern 1980s Design
Materials
Glass
Alcor Glass Vase, by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano Collection
By Memphis Milano, Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Group
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Alcor Glass Vase was designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1983 for Memphis. Signed on the base.
Ettore Sottsass was born in Innsbruck in 1917. In 1939 he graduated in architecture at...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern 1980s Design
Materials
Glass
Altair Glass Flower Vase, by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano Collection
By Memphis Milano, Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Group
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Altair Glass Flower Vase was designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1982. Signed on the base, please see below for further information.
Ettore Sottsass was born in Innsbruck in 1917. I...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern 1980s Design
Materials
Glass
Metropole Clock, by George Sowden for Memphis Milano Collection
By Memphis Milano, George Sowden, Memphis Group
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Metropole Clock in plastic laminate, designed in 1982, George Sowden.
George Sowden was born in Leeds, UK in 1942. He studied architecture at Gloucestershire College of Art in the 1...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern 1980s Design
Materials
Plastic
Sirio Glass Flower Vase, by Ettore Sottsass from Memphis Milano
By Memphis Milano, Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Group
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Sirio glass vase was originally designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1982. Signed on the edge of the Stand: "E. Sottsass per Memphis Milano”. For further information please see authen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern 1980s Design
Materials
Glass
Deneb Glass Vase, by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano Collection
By Memphis Milano, Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Group
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Deneb vase in multicolored glass was originally designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1982 for Memphis. Signed “E.Sottsass per Memphis Milano”.
Ettore Sottsass was born in Innsbruck in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern 1980s Design
Materials
Glass
Alioth Glass Vase, by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano Collection
By Memphis Milano, Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Group
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Alioth Glass Vase was designed by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis in 1983. The Venetian glass vase features blue fusions and black threads. Signed on the base.
Ettore Sottsass was b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern 1980s Design
Materials
Glass
Aldebaran Glass Fruit Bowl, by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano Collection
By Memphis Milano, Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Group
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Aldebaran Glass Fruit Bowl was designed for Memphis in 1983 by Ettore Sottsass. This bowl features a tapering cylindrical shape with three green handles, with the side decorated ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern 1980s Design
Materials
Glass
Decorative Paperweights '8' in Black / White / Red Terrazzo
By Bentu Design
Located in Paris, FR
'8' paperweights in terrazzo (Black / white / red). Brass detail.
Set of three pieces.
Measures: 8.3 x 6 x 6 cm
Bentu design furniture and lightings derive its uniqueness fro...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Industrial 1980s Design
Materials
Brass
Shiro Kuramata Acrylic Vase Violet
By Shiro Kuramata
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Shiro Kuramata's acrylic flower vase. Aluminium tube put into acrylic block.
Contemporary single flower vase.
Category
1980s Japanese Post-Modern Vintage 1980s Design
Materials
Glass, Acrylic
Spiral Clock a Shiro Kuramata Japanese Zen Minimal Postmodern
By Shiro Kuramata
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Spiral clock designed by Shiro Kuramata. Dial is inside acrylic edge rounded shade.
Category
1980s Japanese Post-Modern Vintage 1980s Design
Materials
Acrylic
Shiro Kuramata Acrylic Vase Blue
By Shiro Kuramata
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Shiro Kuramata's acrylic flower vase. Aluminum tube put into acrylic block.
Contemporary single flower vase.
Category
1980s Japanese Post-Modern Vintage 1980s Design
Materials
Glass, Acrylic
Memphis Style Constructivism Aluminium Desk Clock by Nicolai Canetti
Located in Montreal, QC
Memphis style constructivism Aluminium desk clock by Nicolai Canetti.
Marked on dial: "Art time Collection Japan."
Signed on base ''Canetti".
...
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage 1980s Design
Materials
Aluminum
Karl Springer Embossed Leather Waste Paper Basket
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Karl Springer (1930-1991)
Square waste paper basket with curved sides wrapped entirely
in tan lizard embossed leather.
American, circa 1980.
Category
1980s American Vintage 1980s Design
Materials
Leather
Vintage Albero Demountable Flowerpot Stand by Achille Castiglioni for Zanotta
By Achille Castiglioni, Zanotta
Located in Munich, DE
Early edition. Demountable planter or flowerpot stand 'Albero' in shape of a tree. Designed by Achille Castiglioni 1983 for Zanotta, Italy. Marked: Zan...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1980s Design
Materials
Steel
Memphis Period Clock by Nicolai Canetti
By Canetti
Located in Dallas, TX
Memphis period clock designed by Nicolai Canetti, 1980s. This is new old stock that's in the original box. Excellent working condition.
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1980s Design
Materials
Metal
Midcentury Set of 12 "Goti De Fornasa" Colorful Murano Drinking Glasses Tumbler
By Urban Glass
Located in Murano, Venezia
Magnificent series of twelve Murano glasses in Venetian blown glass.
This set is called "Goti De Fornasa". Tradition wants that the Murano glass maste...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1980s Design
Materials
Murano Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
1980s Murano Glass Large Modernist Sculpture
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in New York, NY
Stunning 1980s modernist Murano glass large sculpture, in vintage original condition with minor wear and patina due to age and use.
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1980s Design
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Vintage 1980s Sculptured Jaru Ceramic Vase
By Jaru
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This is a large 1980s vintage Jaru vase in beautiful lavender/mauve ceramic.
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage 1980s Design
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Abstract Gold Brass Pom Pom Wall Sculpture by Curtis Jere
By Curtis Jeré, Artisan House, C. Jeré Artisan House
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A beautiful wall hanging sculpture designed by Curtis Jere and produced by Artisan House in the early 1980s. This features an abstract branch form wi...
Category
1980s American Hollywood Regency Vintage 1980s Design
Materials
Brass, Cut Steel
Murano Art Glass Sommerso Bowl Blue, Clear, Red and Green Vintage, Italy, 1980s
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Gorgeous hand blown Murano art glass piece with Sommerso and bullicante techniques. A beautiful organic shaped bowl or catchall in clear glass with blue, red and green colors, Italy,...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1980s Design
Materials
Art Glass
Gilt and Polychrome Bronze Dove Candlestick by Pierre Casenove, 1980s, France
By Pierre Casenove
Located in Munich, DE
Here is a sculpture rather than a candleholder. Exceptional work by Pierre Casenove, 1980s, France.
Executed in gilt and polychrome (gold, red, blue and green) enameled bronze in sh...
Category
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1980s Design
Materials
Bronze
Large Postmodern Abstract Freeform Lucite / Acrylic Table Sculpture Signed
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A beautiful and impressive Lucite table sculpture in yellow and red colored acrylic. The table sculpture features two abstract forms on a thick base. Large substantial piece. Signed ...
Category
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage 1980s Design
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite
Contemporary Art The Butterfly Sofa in Silk Velvet by Carla Tolomeo
By Carla Tolomeo, Mirabili
Located in Pistoia, IT
Sculpture. Unique piece hand made by the artist.
The silk velvet fabric and the embroideries are made expressly for the artist, Carla Tolomeo.
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage 1980s Design
Materials
Silk
Contemporary Art Fountain Pio Tempio D'empio Tempo by Luigi Ontani
By Luigi Ontani, Mirabili
Located in Pistoia, IT
Limited edition fountain in marble and bronze. (central column - limited edition of 7 pieces only)
The central column can possibly be mounted inside a marble basin to be built local...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage 1980s Design
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Tessellated Stone Boxes by Maitland Smith
By Maitland Smith
Located in New York, NY
This elegant pair of modernist boxes were realized by the celebrated 20th century design firm Maitland Smith in the Philippines, circa 1980. They feature two cylindrical bodies- one ...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage 1980s Design
Materials
Stone
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