Post-Modern Desk Accessories
POSTMODERN STYLE
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
- Emerges during the 1960s; popularity explodes during the ’80s
- A reaction to prevailing conventions of modernism by mainly American architects
- Architect Robert Venturi critiques modern architecture in his Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture (1966)
- Theorist Charles Jencks, who championed architecture filled with allusions and cultural references, writes The Language of Post-Modern Architecture (1977)
- Italian design collective the Memphis Group, also known as Memphis Milano, meets for the first time (1980)
- Memphis collective debuts more than 50 objects and furnishings at Salone del Milano (1981)
- Interest in style declines, minimalism gains steam
CHARACTERISTICS OF POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Dizzying graphic patterns and an emphasis on loud, off-the-wall colors
- Use of plastic and laminates, glass, metal and marble; lacquered and painted wood
- Unconventional proportions and abundant ornamentation
- Playful nods to Art Deco and Pop art
POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Ettore Sottsass
- Robert Venturi
- Alessandro Mendini
- Michele de Lucchi
- Michael Graves
- Nathalie du Pasquier
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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Style: Post-Modern
Large Photo frame in Black Marble Humour marble
Located in Sarezzo, IT
Humour is an italian large black marble photo frame. It is a sculpture of design and may carry 4 photos , 2 on the front, and 2 on the back, phot...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Aluminium Gio Hook by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Aluminium Gio Hook by Henry Wilson
Dimensions: W 2 x D 8 x H 12 cm
Materials: Aluminium
The Gio Hook is sand cast in Aluminium. Named after Signor Ponti, fo...
Category
2010s Australian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Aluminum
Italian Lucite Pen Pencil Desk Holder By Designer Rede Guzzini
By Rede Guzzini
Located in New York, NY
An Italian Lucite pen, pencil, marker and small paper desk organizer/holder, Postmodern period or Modern style, by designer Rede Guzzini, circa 1980s, Italy. A great desk accessory a...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Lucite
Post-Modern Polished Brass Double Letter Tray "Emphasis 6000" by Eldon
Located in San Diego, CA
Post-modern polished brass double letter tray "Emphasis 6000" by Eldon, circa 1980s. The tray is in good vintage condition and measures 11"W x 16.5"...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Postmodern Murano Sommerso Glass Fish Figurine Paperweight
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Festive green and yellow tropical fish figurine or paperweight is made in sommerso technique; colored glass gather, dipped into pigments, is cased over with clear glass. Controlled b...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Art Glass Sommerso Blue Bird Paperweight Figurine
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Abstract blue art glass bird figurine was hand blown in sommerso technique, with flue and white speckled gather of colored glass encased in clear glass. Minimal, sculptural tail and...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Brass Coaster Holder with Black Coaster Set by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Brass Coaster Holder With Black Coaster Set by Henry Wilson
Dimensions: W 11 x D 4 x H 5 cm (Coaster Holder dimensions)
Materials: Solid brass, Leather
Sand cast in solid brass and...
Category
2010s Australian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
ADT Handle Brass by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
ADT Handle Brass by Henry Wilson
Dimensions: D 3 x W 9 x H 1.8 cm
Materials: Brass
This versatile handle can be used for cabinetry, sliding doors and sash windows. Can be specif...
Category
2010s Australian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Lucite Paperweight Bird by Silvio Russo for Guzzini 1970s Italy
By Guzzini
Located in Oakland, CA
1970s lucite bird paperweight by Silvio Russo for Guzzini of Italy, the design is meant to rock back and forth. Still retains the original label.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Lucite
Pair of Post-Modern Marble Spheres / Paperweights
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous set of two post-modern marble spheres / paperweights, circa 1980s. The pieces are in very good condition with no chips or cracks and the largest one measures 3"D x 3"H and ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Postmodern Arched Acrylic Paper Organizer
Located in Vallejo, CA
A vintage 1980s arched acrylic desktop paper organizer. Made of arched back acrylic dividers on a clear base. Curvy rectangular shape to the base. Great postmodern design.
Category
1980s Vintage Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Acrylic
Pelotas Decor Objects by Studio Indigene
Located in Geneve, CH
Pelotas Decor Objects by Studio Indigene
Dimensions: D 10.16 x W 7.62 x H 15.24 cm
D 11.43 x W 8.89 x H 22.86 cm
Materials: Reclaimed Teak Wood.
Colors Brown, Natural Wooden Finish....
Category
2010s Indian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Taksh Stationery Holder by Studio Indigene
Located in Geneve, CH
Taksh Stationery Holder by Studio Indigene
Dimensions: D 20.32 x W 11.43 x H 3.71 cm
Materials: Reclaimed Teak Wood.
Colors Brown, Natural Wooden Finish.
The Taksh Stationery Holder...
Category
2010s Indian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Aguru Incense Stick Holder by Studio Indigene
Located in Geneve, CH
Aguru Incense Stick Holder by Studio Indigene
Dimensions: D 27.94 x W 11.43 x H 3.81 cm
Materials: Reclaimed Teak Wood, Brass.
Colors Brown, Natur...
Category
2010s Indian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Nirhara Incense Stick Holder by Studio Indigene
Located in Geneve, CH
Nirhara Incense Stick Holder by Studio Indigene
Dimensions: D 16.51 x W 16.51x H 16.51 cm
Materials: Reclaimed Teak Wood.
Colors Brown, Natural Wo...
Category
2010s Indian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Sculp Stationery Holder by Studio Indigene
Located in Geneve, CH
Sculp Stationery Holder by Studio Indigene
Dimensions: D 19.68 x W 10.16 x H 13.33 cm
Materials: Reclaimed Teak Wood.
Colors Brown, Natural Wooden Finish.
The Sculp Stationery Holde...
Category
2010s Indian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Crvd Tray by Studio Indigene
Located in Geneve, CH
Crvd Tray by Studio Indigene
Dimensions: D 27.94 x W 17.78 x H 3.17 cm
Materials: Reclaimed Teak Wood.
Colors Brown, Natural Wooden Finish.
In its simple form, highlighted by the ...
Category
2010s Indian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Scribe Disc by The GoodMan Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Scribe Disc by The GoodMan Studio
Dimensions: W 37 x D 16 x H 55 cm
Materials: Glass, Metal
Kiln cast glass disc on steel base
The Goodman Studio...
Category
2010s Canadian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Vintage Clear Lucite Fan Shaped Card Holder by Guzzini 1980s Made in Italy
By Guzzini
Located in Amityville, NY
Vintage clear lucite or acrylic post modern fan shaped card holder, sorter or separator made in Italy in the 1980s by Guzzini. Marked "Guzzini Made in Italy" this originally was sold...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Lucite
Gold Horizontal Pen Display Italian-Made Designed by Enrico Girotti
Located in Verona, IT
The Gold Horizontal Pen Display is more than just a functional item; it is meticulously designed to provide an exceptional visual experience. Enrico Girotti, the designer, has create...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Stainless Steel, Gold Plate
Post-Modern Polished Chrome Double Letter Tray "Emphasis 6000" by Eldon
Located in San Diego, CA
Post-modern polished chrome double letter tray "Emphasis 6000" by Eldon, circa 1980s. The tray is in good vintage condition and measures 11"W x 14"D...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Rush Dougherty The Ice Palace Sevres Cristal France Signed Crystal Paperweight
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Cristal De Sevres French Crystal Sculpture "The Ice Palace" signed by Rush Dougherty Sevres France.
Beautiful paperweight sculpture by Rush Dough...
Category
Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Vintage Blown Art Glass Paperweight Blue and White Flower
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage beautiful and colorful vintage Murano hand blown blue and white Italian art glass paperweight.
Gorgeous vintage studio hand blown crystal art glass paperweight with a cobalt blue base and a white cascading flower or frost.
The inside of the paperweight has a large flower and is filled a large controlled bubble in the centre with multiple small controlled bubbles.
Vintage Crystal Ball...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Postmodern “LEGO” Telephone Phone by Tyco
Located in Rome, IT
1990s telephone made of LEGO by Tyco.
Category
1990s Japanese Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Vintage Kerry Art Glass Paperweight Hand Blown in Olive Green and Yellow Colors
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Kerry art glass paperweight hand blown in dark olive green, yellow and white colors with small bubbles.
Hand crafted in Ireland, circa 1980s.
No Hallmark.
Measures: diameter ...
Category
Late 20th Century Irish Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Brass Coaster Holder With Tan Coaster Set by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Brass Coaster Holder With Tan Coaster Set by Henry Wilson
Dimensions: W 11 x D 4 x H 5 cm (Coaster Holder dimensions)
Materials: Solid brass, Leather
Sand cast in solid brass and h...
Category
2010s Australian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Aluminium Bottle Bracket by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Aluminium Bottle Bracket by Henry Wilson
Dimensions: W 4 x D 7 x H 8 cm
Materials: Aluminium, Brass, Black Bronze
Bottle Bracket is a solid, hand poured form available in dual or si...
Category
2010s Australian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Bronze
Flavour of the Month: a current but temporary craving
Located in Athens, GR
Right in time for the festive season we brought back a frosty classic: #FlavourOfTheMonth. the marble.
A current but temporary craving for a delicious looking white popsicle that is...
Category
2010s Greek Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble, Brass, Chrome
Postmodern Bakelite "Liberte" Letter Holder by Philippe Starck for Alessi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Liberte letter holder/desk organizer/envelope box was designed by French Industrial Designer/Architect, Philippe Starck for Alessi (Portugal, 1992).
The green plastic top, suppor...
Category
1990s Portuguese Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic, Bakelite
Mario Bellini, ET Personal 55 Portable Typewriter for Olivetti 1985-86
Located in London, GB
Mario Bellini (designer), Italy
Olivetti (manufacturer), Italy
ET Personal portable (electric) typewriter, designed 1985-86
Moulded ABS plasti...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Italian-Made Stainless Steel Horizontal Pen Holder Designed by Enrico Girotti
Located in Verona, IT
The lapiega Horizontal Pen Holder is crafted to transcend mere functionality and deliver an extraordinary visual experience. Designed by Enrico Girotti, this pen holder boasts a pure...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Stainless Steel
Christofle , silver plate paperweight " Lucky Dice ".cube .
By Christofle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great paperweight design in this Christofle ornament .
Category
Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate
Brass Accented Crystal Prism Tray by Dainte
Located in Geneve, CH
Brass Accented Crystal Prism Tray by Dainte
Dimensions: D 26 x W 28 x H 4 cm.
Materials: Crystal and brass.
The decorative prism tray is designed to fascinate and delight. Creating ...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Le Carré White Marble Organizer by Simone & Marcel
Located in Geneve, CH
Le Carré White Marble Organizer by Simone & Marcel
Dimensions: D 35 x W 35 x H 8 cm.
Materials: White Marble.
Custom options available on request. Please contact us.
Our mission is to encourage people to make their home the best place to be, to get inspired and to receive friends and family. Designed and manufactured by ourselves, we offer lightings to help people creating distinctive living spaces. Enhancing the authenticity of natural and organic materials using associations and contrasts. Extreme quality behind a facade of ultra-minimalism. We find our materials to the source to ensure we give the best value...
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2010s Spanish Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Aluminium Ribbon Hook by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Aluminium Ribbon Hook by Henry Wilson
Dimensions: W 2 x D 8 x H 12 cm
Materials: Aluminium
The Ribbon Hook is sand cast in solid aluminium. Ribbon hook has two protruding blocks to ...
Category
2010s Australian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Aluminum
Polished Brass Bull and Bear Bookends Paperweights Wall Street
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage polished brass bull and bear bookends paperweights Wall Street cedor.
Great on any desk the polished brass bull and bear on stitched faux embossed leather stands bookends or paperweights.
Great decorative brass book ends. Wall Street bull and bear broker decorative desk decoration.
These stunning vintage Wall Street...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Modernist Oak Letter Tray, 1980's
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Modernist Oak Letter Tray, 1980's.
Category
20th Century Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Oak
Brass Ribbon Hook by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Brass Ribbon Hook by Henry Wilson
Dimensions: W 2 x D 8 x H 12 cm
Materials: Brass
The Ribbon Hook is sand cast in solid brass. Ribbon hook has two protruding blocks to allow you to...
Category
2010s Australian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Biomorphic Malachite Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Biomorphic Malachite sculpture has a polished surface and raw rock bottom. The opaque polished stone features round patterned top and a textured underside. A playful sculpture or pap...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Malachite
The Flamingo birdhouse by Jason Sargenti, 2020 usa
Located in Chicago, IL
Handmade architectural birdhouse by Jason Sargenti, hand-signed dated, USA 2020.
"Inspired by the Flamingo side-table by Michele de Lucchi for Memphis 1984.The influence of the Memphis and Studio Alchimia are touchstone for me. Movements misunderstood, hated, incomprehensible, to most my peers, cause of consternation, passion and debate on what is supposed to be good taste. Still so pregnant with life and vibrancy, yet aloof to humans in 2020. Less original more of a hommage." J Sargenti
Made of inpainted sandpaper and somber pattern painted wood.
8” x 5” x 6”
The Flamingo birdhouse is a brilliant re-interpretation of the landmark Memphis Group Flamingo side table designed by Michele de Lucchi. Memphis creations have now crossed time, generations and fashions to become pinacle events in design history and art, still breathing creative freedom and radicalism into today’s design creations. Called the Flamingo side table, Michele de Lucchi’s icon has been entirely remodeled by Jason Sargenti who made it stand in the manner of a Z-shaped Flamingo silhouette. All the original elements of the Memphis Flamingo...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Postmodern Black Enameled Perforated Metal Utensil Pen Desk Top Holder
Located in San Diego, CA
Black enameled perforated metal utensil pen holder circa 1980's small ding on the bottom as shown.
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Set of Four Post-Modern Marble Blocks / Paperweights
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous set of four post-modern marble blocks / paperweights, circa 1980s. The pieces are in very good condition with no chips or cracks and the largest one measures 3"W x 2"D x 6....
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Set of 4 Solid Brass Sculpted Candleholders Signed by William Guillon
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 solid brass sculpted candleholders by William Guillon
[Each is signed by William Guillon]
Dimensions: diameter 4 x height 5 cm. Diameter 3.5 x height 6 cm.
Materials: Solid...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Brazilian Agate Onyx and Wood Round Jewelry Trinket Box, Brazil, 1980s
Located in New York, NY
A round Brazilian agate onyx and wood trinket or jewelry box, in the Modern style Post-Modern period, circa-late 20th century, 1980s early 1990s, Brazil. Box has a rich brown wood wi...
Category
Late 20th Century Brazilian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Onyx, Agate
Crystal Pen Tray by Dainte
Located in Geneve, CH
Crystal Pen Tray by Dainte
Dimensions: D 11 x W 28 x H 3 cm.
Materials: Crystal and brass.
A stylish desk tray uniquely combines clear crystal with brass metallic accents. Minimalist yet distinctive, the beautiful design will showcase your elevated taste. Universal grooves fit any sized pen, and an extendable brass tray slides out to hold even more desktop essentials. This modern crystal and brass pen tray...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Garouste & Boneti Set of Bronze Objects, France 1980's
Located in New York, NY
Cast bronze set of objects designed in the 1990s by
French artists Elisabeth Garouste et Mattia
Bonetti for Herbert Blome signed B.G. BLOME
B.G.H. EDITIONS/BLOME.
A set was sold by W...
Category
Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Set of 3 F.ACE Aluminium Wall Hooks by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 3 F.ACE Aluminium Wall Hooks by Henry Wilson
Dimensions: W 6 x D 5 x H 10 cm
Materials: Aluminium
The F.ACE Hook is a riff on our popular compass Hook. It is sand cast in so...
Category
2010s Australian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Aluminum
Crystal and Brass Business Card Holder by Dainte
Located in Geneve, CH
Crystal and Brass Business Card Holder by Dainte
Dimensions: D 9 x W 13 x H 8 cm.
Materials: Crystal and brass.
The sturdy yet minimalist b...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Checkerboard Table Clock, "Tempo 21" Tower 2 by George Nelson, 1984
Located in Kansas City, MO
Rare postmodern cream, brown, and navy checkerboard table clock by Howard Miller Clock Company. From the 1984 "Tempo 21" collection. Very few signs...
Category
1980s North American Vintage Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage Murano Blown Glass Bright Green Apple Paperweight 1980s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Murano Blown Glass Bright Green Apple with Green Stem Paperweight.
Beautiful blown glass apple in such a gorgeous vibrant emerald green.
Delightful figurative art glass out of Murano Italy.
This piece has a brilliant coloring and wonderful artistry in design.
Hand blown Murano glass green...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
F.ACE Aluminium Wall Hook by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
F.ACE Aluminium Wall Hook by Henry Wilson
Dimensions: W 6 x D 5 x H 10 cm
Materials: Aluminium
The F.ACE Hook is a riff on our popular compass Hook. It is sand cast in solid Alumin...
Category
2010s Australian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Aluminum
Brass Counter Hook by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Brass Counter Hook by Henry Wilson
Dimensions: W 6 x D 4 x H 5 cm
Materials: Brass
Designed for hanging bags and coats under bar counters.
Each ...
Category
2010s Australian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Five Piece Art Deco Desk Set by Silver Crest Bronze Co.
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice five piece Art Deco desk set in sterling silver coated bronze by Silver Crest Bronze Co., circa 1930s. The set is in good vintage condi...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver, Bronze
Japanese "TomoKazu" Inlaid Marquetry Chess of Checkers board, Japan, circa 1980s
Located in Miami, FL
Post-Modern Japanese chessboard or checkerboard. Rendered in an intricate inlay marquetry of walnut, burl, birch, and maple. By Tomokazu, Japan, circa 1980s.
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Birch, Maple, Walnut, Burl
Postmodern Glazed Ceramic Pen Holder by Giovanni Bertoncello for Schiavon
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy by Giovanni Bertoncello for Schiavon, 1970s.
It is made in brown glazed ceramic.
It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be cons...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic
Set of Hand-Sculpted Solid Bronze Candleholders, Army of Me by William Guillon
Located in Geneve, CH
7 hand-sculpted solid bronze candleholders.
Army of Me by William Guillon.
Signed William Guillon.
Each candleholder is unique.
Signed and numbered 1/1.
Dimensions:
Each is d...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Brass Brute Handle by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Brass Brute Handle by Henry Wilson
Dimensions: W 3 x D 2 x H 10 cm
Materials: Brass
This versatile handle can be used for cabinetry, sliding doors and sash windows.
Each piece is s...
Category
2010s Australian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Blackened Vide Poche Rond XL by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Blackened Vide Poche Rond XL by Henry Wilson
Dimensions: D 18 x H 4 cm
Materials: Bronze
Discard your day at the door.
Your Vide Poche XL is designed with your loose-pocket items in...
Category
2010s Australian Post-Modern Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Post-modern desk accessories for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Post-Modern desk accessories for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage desk accessories created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, plastic and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Post-Modern desk accessories made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original desk accessories, popular names associated with this style include Henry Wilson, Laura G Art With Heart, Argosy Designs, and Walter Valentini. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for desk accessories differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $79 and tops out at $11,717 while the average work can sell for $488.
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