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Post-Modern Sculptures

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

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 Mendinia 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
Nori Contemporary Screen
Located in Geneve, CH
Nori contemporary screen. Emulating the natural pattern of its namesake––each piece––individually bent by hand is then coated with Salago fiber...
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2010s Philippine Post-Modern Sculptures

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Other

Stoneware Clay, Body II Sculpture by Aleksandra Krasnopolska
Located in Geneve, CH
Stoneware Clay, Body II Sculpture by Aleksandra Krasnopolska Dimensions: W 20 x D 19 x H 14 cm Materials: Stoneware clay. Unglazed ceramic sulface. Weight: 3 kg. Collection: Body ...
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2010s Spanish Post-Modern Sculptures

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Ceramic, Clay, Stoneware

Stoneware, Silicone Small Wrinkled by Daniel Elkayam
Located in Geneve, CH
Stoneware, Silicone Small Wrinkled by Daniel Elkayam Dimensions: D 12 x W 12 x H 14 cm Materials: Stoneware, Silicone. Jerusalem-born Art-designer and Photographer based in Tel-Av...
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2010s Israeli Post-Modern Sculptures

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Stoneware, Silicone

Large Post-Modern Lucite Sculpture by Shlomi Haziza
Located in San Diego, CA
Large colorful abstract lucite sculpture by Israeli artist, Shlomi Haziza, circa early 1990s. The piece is in good vintage condition with no chips, cracks; there is some minor crazin...
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Late 20th Century Israeli Post-Modern Sculptures

Materials

Lucite

Light 50 Stoneware Sculpture by Laura Pasquino
Located in Geneve, CH
Light 50 Stoneware Sculpture by Laura Pasquino One of a kind Dimensions: D 25 x H 25 cm Material: White and beige stoneware, glaze. Laura Pasquino Incorporating references from anci...
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2010s Dutch Post-Modern Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware

Concrete and Cray Totem 130 by Frederic Texier
Located in Geneve, CH
Concrete and Cray Totem 130 by Frederic Texier Dimensions: W 30 x D 20 x H 130 cm. Materials: Concrete coated with lime and cement. Color: Cray. Artist Frédéric Texier expresses a...
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2010s French Post-Modern Sculptures

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Concrete, Cement

1/2 Ltr Forms Gold Blown Glass Unique Decorative Object by Vogel Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
1/2 Ltr Forms Gold Blown Glass Unique Decorative Object by Vogel Studio One Of A Kind Dimensions: Ø 13 x H 13 cm. Materials: Hand-blown glass. Every glass object is blown, deformed,...
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2010s German Post-Modern Sculptures

Materials

Blown Glass

One of the Kind White Stoneware and Natural Wood Sculpture by Eglė Šimkus
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique Ramumas/Gyvybes Sklaida by Eglė Šimkus Unique Piece. Dimensions: 60 x 50 x 24 cm. Materials: Stoneware, Aluminum, Wood. Concept and Inspiration This series is an ode to still...
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2010s French Post-Modern Sculptures

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Clay

An art glass apple sculpture attr Murano, 20th century
Located in View Park, CA
A gorgeous art glass sculpture or paperweight depicting an apple, attributed to Livio Seguso for Murano, Italy 20th century. Tones of aqua and amber double walled color, and leaf inf...
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20th Century Italian Post-Modern Sculptures

Materials

Art Glass

Vintage Boho Stacked Stone and Marble Geometric Sphere Sculpture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Exuding a bold, graphic glamour, this vintage monumental sculpture is a stunning example of 1980s Postmodern design. The piece features a dramatic, large-scale sphere meticulously cr...
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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Sculptures

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Marble

Light 33 Porcelain Sculpture by Laura Pasquino
Located in Geneve, CH
Light 33 Porcelain Sculpture by Laura Pasquino One of a kind Dimensions: D 32 x H 31 cm Material: White porcelain, glaze. Laura Pasquino Incorporating references from ancient Korea...
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2010s Dutch Post-Modern Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Medium Wave Mar de Cobre Wall Sculpture by Aura Carpio
Located in Geneve, CH
Medium Wave Mar de Cobre Wall Sculpture by Aura Carpio Dimensions: D 70 x H 5 cm. Materials: Copper. Weight: 7 Kg. Aura Carpio® (CDMX). Mexican indust...
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2010s Mexican Post-Modern Sculptures

Materials

Copper

Signorine Sculpture by Paola Paronetto
Located in Geneve, CH
Signorine Sculpture by Paola Paronetto Dimensions: D 32 x H 45 cm Materials: Paper clay. Also available in different dimensions. Please contact us. With their shapely legs, the Signorine are gentle and generous figures. Their friendly and sociable nature concedes a hint of frivolity when, one next to the other, they are admired in gracious défilés. Paola Paronetto Paola Paronetto was drawn to the world of ceramics at a very young age, learning clay working techniques from the hands of master ceramists. Her free and inquisitive soul led her to experiment with different materials and expressive techniques, until her encounter with paper clay. The idea of a material that naturally evades the rules fascinates her. In the early 2000s, in her ceramic workshop in Porcia, where she still lives and works today, the "Cartocci" collection was born. Solid objects, yet as light and thin as paper where her complete creative world lies: the affinity with a technique that requires layering and waiting, the search for forms that allow themselves imperfections, her sense for the solidity of colour. Today her art work in paper clay travels the world, freely intertwining with contemporary art and design. They are exhibited in in select showrooms, galleries and museums (or museum shops) in Italy and abroad. They participate in the most important international design events, flirting effortlessly with other worlds. The Ille Arts gallery in New York and the Contemporary Ceramic Centre in London have dedicated a solo exhibition to Paola Paronetto. ADI Design Musem - Compasso d'Oro in Milan hosted her first anthological exhibition in Italy in 2021. Her work and her world of inspirations are collected in the photographic book 'Paola Paronetto. Metafore', presented at the Triennale Milano...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Sculptures

Materials

Paper, Clay

Postmodern Black Tessellated Stone and Metal Sculpture
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Unveil the creativity of postmodern design with the Black Tessellated Stone and Metal Sculpture, a blend of intricate patterns and contrasting materials. Composed of meticulously ar...
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1990s Philippine Post-Modern Sculptures

Materials

Stone, Metal

Cigno Sculpture by Arcahorn
Located in Geneve, CH
Cigno Sculpture by Arcahorn Dimensions: D 16 x W 38 x H 30 cm Materials: Horn, wood, brass. Horn sculpture. Base in wood with lacquered black gloss finish and 24K gold plated brass....
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Meiso Floor Sculpture by WANAS
Located in Geneve, CH
Meiso Floor Sculpture by WANAS Dimensions: D 92 x W 92 x H 194 cm. Materials: Brass, metal, stainless steel, and steel. The size and finish are customisable on request. Please conta...
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2010s Indian Post-Modern Sculptures

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Metal, Brass, Steel, Stainless Steel

Wild Rose Reel II Sculpture by Zsolt József Simon
Located in Geneve, CH
Wild Rose Reel II Sculpture by Zsolt József Simon Dimensions: W 34 x D 34 x H 27 cm Materials: Porcelain. Zsolt József Simon is a porcelain designe...
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2010s Hungarian Post-Modern Sculptures

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Porcelain

Amber Glass Sphere on Swirling Marbled Blue-Grey Glass Base by Aina Kari
Located in Geneve, CH
Full Moon Over High Water In Venice Murano Glass Centerpiece by Aina Kari One Of A Kind. Dimensions: D 40 x H 13 cm. Materials: Murano glass, Palissandro marble. Full Moon over Hig...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Sculptures

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Marble

Satori 11 Sculpture by Noe Kuremoto
Located in Geneve, CH
Satori 11 Sculpture by Noe Kuremoto Materials: Earthenware sculpture Dimensions: D23 x W32 x H45 cm When Japanese Mountain Gods appear as children, they are known as Satori. Satori...
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2010s American Post-Modern Sculptures

Materials

Earthenware

Contemporary Art Regina Armchair in Velvet and Grezzo Arte Wood by Urano Palma
Located in Pistoia, IT
So many chairs, so many benches, so many big tables, all with the wrinkled skin of old tree trunks or of rusted metal sheet. The chair is probably the central symbol of this universe...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Sculptures

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Velvet, Wood

Paper Brass Bowl III by Gentner Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Paper brass bowl III by Gentner Design Dimensions: D 50 x W 50 x H 25.5 cm Materials: tarnished brass Available in tarnished brass and darkened brass. The Paper Series embodies the ...
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2010s American Post-Modern Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Forest Tabletop Sculpture by Lionel Hamon
Located in Geneve, CH
Forest Tabletop Sculpture by Lionel Hamon Dimensions: D 10 x W 15 x H 38 cm. Materials: Brass. Finish: Light patina. Available in three finishes: black patina, light patina, and go...
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2010s French Post-Modern Sculptures

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Brass

Timber Mazer 900 Sculpture by Tom Fereday
Located in Geneve, CH
Timber Mazer 900 Sculpture by Tom Fereday Dimensions: W 90 x D 90 x H 35 cm Materials: Solid Oak & Walnut. MAZER COLLECTION: Mazer represents a series of geometric sculptures, each a celebration of the fundamental beauty and natural variation of stone. Strict brutalist forms of the table and seating collection are juxtaposed by soft organic cutaways carving through the porous stone surfaces, revealing the natural beauty and character of travertine. Named after the medieval term ‘Mazer’ meaning bowl, the collection presents subtle organic forms proportioned for table and seating function designed for permanence. Porous formations of the stone’s structure act as an intentional disruption to the clean geometric forms of the series adding character and intrigue. The limited edition series was crafted from travertine and locally produced in Italy from a combination of machine and traditional hand made processes, each piece exhibiting its own unique characteristics and form with no one piece alike. Mazer is designed by Australian designer Tom Fereday exemplifying Fereday’s desire to honour materiality, combining form and function to produce enduring works. Tom Fereday develops products based on the principle of honest design, conveying a design process which celebrates the materials and manufacturing processes behind furniture and products, to design from the inside out. By using the materials and environment as a positive design constraint we guide intelligent and thoughtful design outcomes which connect with people through natural materials, tactile finishes and unique design. We strive to create enduring designs which are meaningful to people and their environment. Born in Australia, Tom Fereday grew up in England studying at the Wimbledon School of Art before moving to Sydney to complete an honours in Industrial Design at the University of Technology Sydney. Working across europe and Australia Tom Fereday went onto found his sole practice in 2012. Affiliations Society for Responsible Design (SRD) Design Institute of Australia (DIA) Awards 2019 - House & Garden style awards - ETO Desk 2018 - Idea Awards - SIA Chair - Highly Commended 2018 - LAMP International lighting competition - Winner established designer 2018 - Lane Crawford creative callout - Winner 2018 - Good Design Awards - SIA chair - Gold winner 2017 - Mercedes-Benz Design Award - SIA Chair - Winner 2017 - International Design Award - SP01 collection - Honoree 2017 - International Darc Awards - Mito Lamp - Winner best floor lamp 2017 - ICFF NYCxDESIGN - Emerging Designer - Honoree 2017 - A+Awards - Bow Chair - Finalist 2017 - Archiproducts Design Selection - Stockholm Furniture Fair 2016 - Good Design Award Chicago - Bow Chair - Winner 2016 - Timber Design Awards - Pieman Collection - Winner excellence in timber design 2016 - Good Design Award - MW1 Watch - Finalist 2015 - Good Design Award - 3000 Collection 2015 - Good Design Award - Best in category NTR Microphone 2015 - Red Dot Design Awards - Best of the Best NTR Microphone 2014 - Space + Moooi 2014 Design Residency 2011 - H&G Style Awards 2011 2011 - Interior Design Excellence Awards 2011 - Finalist 2011 - One Good Chair Competition Allt Chair 2010 - Nominated by Triple J and ABC News as top 25 young achievers 2010 - Australian Design Awards - Design Mark - Pebble Ottoman 2010 - Launch Pad 10 with the Spli Stool - Finalist 2009 - SOYA Awards including mentorship with Marc Newson 2009 - SRD09 prize winner awarded by the Society for Responsible Design 2009 - NSW Travelling Scholarship - Top three finalists 2009 - International CIFIAL Awards ‘Feel the Planet Earth 08’ - Finalist 2009 - Greenland Travelling Scholarship 2008 - GOTYA Awards - Runner up 2008 - Breville Young Designer Awards - Top three Finalist 2008 - Electrolux Competition - Highly Commended 2008 - Freedom Furniture Competition 2007 - Treegugger + I.D. Magazine Award - Finalist 2007 - Cormack Packaging Awards - Finalist Exhibitions 2018 - Orgatec - SIA chair launch by NAU - Cologne Germany 2018 - Makers Take - SIA + Jeanette chair - Brisbane 2018 - Alt Material - Hull lounge - Melbourne 2018 - AGM - SIA chair + Jeanette chair - Melbourne 2018 - MADE Tom Fereday X Fiona Susanto solo exhibition - Melbourne 2018 - Den Fair - Launch ETO / MITO / SIA / NOLA - Melbourne 2018 - Good Design Vivid Festival - SIA Chair - Sydney 2018 - ICFF - SIA chair launch NAU - New York 2018 - Caroma collaboration - Alexandria flagship store - Sydney 2018 - SP01 Outdoor Collection - Archiproducts showroom - Milan Design Week - Italy 2018 - SIA chair limited edition - Local Milan - Milan Design Week - Italy 2018 - Australian Design Centre - Interpretations Exhibition Pieman chair - Sydney 2018 - Melbourne Design Week - SIA Chair - Melbourne 2018 - Sydney Design Festival - Bow Bench - Sydney 2018 - Cologne IMM - MITO + Bailey light - Rakumba Lighting...
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2010s Australian Post-Modern Sculptures

Materials

Oak, Walnut

El Mar Wall Piece by Pepe Valenti
Located in Geneve, CH
El Mar Wall Piece by Pepe Valenti Dimensions: D 7 x W 70 x H 190 cm. Materials: Chrome-plated stainless steel. Inspired by the immersive experience of th...
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2010s Spanish Post-Modern Sculptures

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Stainless Steel, Chrome

Ceramic Centerpiece, Memphis Style (inspired) by Jean Decloquement, France
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a ceramic sculpture or centerpiece designed by French artist Jean Decloquement. The piece features 8 ceramic vases in shapes prominent during the Memphi...
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1990s French Post-Modern Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Postmodern giraffe ceramic centerpiece / vide poche, ND Dolfi Italy, 1990s
Located in Firenze, IT
Postmodern giraffe ceramic centerpiece / vide poche ND Dolfi Ceramiche d'Arte, Montelupo Italy, 1990s 19 cm H x 30 cm diam. Conditions: excellent consistent with age and use. no ...
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1990s Italian Post-Modern Sculptures

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Ceramic

Lino Tagliapietra glass egg sculpture/ object, for Effetre International 1983.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful , larger than normal egg made and designed by The well known Italian artist Lino Tagliapietra , This is a large egg signed and dated .
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Sculptures

Materials

Murano Glass

Postmodern Porcelain Elephant Figurine and Penny Bank by Luigi Colani, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern Porcelain Elephant Figurine and Penny Bank by Luigi Colani for Höchst, 1980s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989 This piece has an attribution mark. Additiona...
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20th Century German Post-Modern Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Ceramic penguin sculpture, Italy 1980
Located in Firenze, IT
Ceramic penguin sculpture Italy 1980 33H x 24 x 17 cm Conditions: perfect conditions
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Sculpture Fungui 16 by Zanellazine Ceramics
Located in Geneve, CH
Sculpture Fungui 16 by Zanellazine Ceramics Dimensions: W 23 x D 13 x H 36 cm Materials: Red and white fireclay. About: Giovanna Zighetti, ceramist and set designer, and Lucia Zamb...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Sculptures

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Ceramic

Vintage Cast Iron Distressed Miniature Lawn Chair Sculpture / Salesman's Sample
Located in San Diego, CA
Super cool vintage distressed cast iron miniature clam shell lawn chair sculpture / salesman's sample, circa 1970s. The piece is in distressed vintage condition with a rust patina (s...
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Mid-20th Century American Post-Modern Sculptures

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Iron

Rose Flow Wall Art by Applicata
Located in Geneve, CH
Rose Flow Wall Art by Applicata Dimensions: D 10 x W 100 x H 150 cm Materials: Textile. Available in blue, brown, rose, and sand colors. The FLOW Collection is a series of handmade...
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2010s Danish Post-Modern Sculptures

Materials

Textile

'The Patch' Hanging Sculpture by Peter Shire, 2015
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Aluminum and stainless steel hanging sculpture by Peter Shire, 2015. Approx: 48" diameter x 48" high Peter Shire: Peter Shire is an LA-based artist whose work eludes all attempt...
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2010s American Post-Modern Sculptures

Materials

Aluminum, Stainless Steel

Ulf Rollof, Sculpture "Heated Chair", 1993
By Ulf Rollof
Located in Stockholm, SE
Sculpture "Heated chair" 1993, mixed media. By Ulf Rollof b. 1961, Sweden. Chair with heating function.
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1990s Swedish Post-Modern Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Cuervo/ Pájaros
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
What greater symbol of freedom than the act of flight? Observing birds becomes a daily meditation—a constant reminder of the fullness that emerges when we feel free, and of that deli...
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Early 2000s Mexican Post-Modern Sculptures

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Ceramic

Cuervo/ Pájaros
Cuervo/ Pájaros
$500 / item
Furry Doggo Sculpture by Siup Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Furry doggo sculpture by Siup Studio. Dimensions: D5 x W17 x H15 cm. Materials: Ceramics. Siup is a small design studio based in Warsaw. The concept is created by three friends ...
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2010s Polish Post-Modern Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Oak Bark Tabletop Sculpture by Lionel Hamon
Located in Geneve, CH
Oak Bark Tabletop Sculpture by Lionel Hamon Dimensions: Ø 35 x H 60 cm. Materials: Brass. Finish: Light patina. Available in three finishes: black patina, light patina, and gold pl...
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2010s French Post-Modern Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Butter Plate by Marta Bonilla
Located in Geneve, CH
Butter plate by Marta Bonilla Dimensions: D9 x H9 cm Materials: Metal Butter plate: Piece modelled by hand, enamelled with matte white enamel and de...
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2010s Belgian Post-Modern Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Small Le Gambe Sculpture by Marcela Cure
Located in Geneve, CH
Small Le Gambe sculpture by Marcela Cure Dimensions: Leg 1 W 35 x D 5 x H 16 cm / Leg 2 W 21 x D 6 x H 21 cm Materials: Resin and Stone Composite Our Le Gambe sculpture is compo...
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2010s Colombian Post-Modern Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Abbott Pattison Bronze Sculpture on Marble Base 'Signed'
Located in North Miami, FL
Bronze with slight green patina on original rectangular marble base. This abstract figural sculpture is extremely detailed. Mr. Pattison was educated at the Francis W. Parker School in Chicago, Yale and the Yale School of Fine Arts. (B. 1916 - 1999) In 1939, he was granted Yale's first traveling fellowship, enabling him to study and work in China and Japan for 12 months. Mr. Pattison's many other prestigious prizes included the Logan, Eisendrath, and Pauline Palmer Awards from the Art Institute of Chicago. The Logan prize, awarded in 1942, was for a bronze titled "Kneeling Women." In 1951 Mr. Pattison placed first in the Metropolitan Museum's contemporary American sculpture show. Between 1940 and 1970 alone, Mr. Pattison had 10 one-man shows in Chicago. His work is on display in some of the world's most renowned museums, including the Art Institute; the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City; the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C.; and the Israeli State Museum in Jerusalem. His public commissions include installations for the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.; the U.S. State Department; Stanford University Medical Center; the Johnson Wax...
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1950s American Vintage Post-Modern Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Contemporary Art the Butterfly Bed in Silk Velvet by Carla Tolomeo
Located in Pistoia, IT
Sculpture. Unique pieces hand made by the artist. The silk velvet fabrics and the embroidery are made expressly for the artist, Carla Tolomeo.
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Sculptures

Materials

Silk

Shibui 03 Sculpture by WANAS
Located in Geneve, CH
Shibui 03 Sculpture by WANAS Dimensions: D 28 x W 28 x H 38 cm. Materials: Brass and wood. The size is customisable on request. Please contact us. Why is it that the simplest of th...
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2010s Indian Post-Modern Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Vaso Crosta 07 Sculpture by Domingos Tótora Estúdio
Located in Geneve, CH
Vaso Crosta 07 Sculpture by Domingos Tótora Estúdio Dimensions: W 24 x D 31 x H 64 cm Materials: Recycled cardboard. Domingos Tótora born and raised in Maria da Fé, a city in the mo...
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2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Flying Garden Series Sculpture by Zsolt József Simon
Located in Geneve, CH
Flying Garden Series Sculpture by Zsolt József Simon Dimensions: W 28 x D 28 x H 21 cm Materials: Porcelain. Zsolt József Simon is a porcelain desi...
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2010s Hungarian Post-Modern Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Aethra Siderea Series Sculpture by Zsolt József Simon
Located in Geneve, CH
Aethra Siderea Series Sculpture by Zsolt József Simon Dimensions: W 15 x D 15 x H 25 cm Materials: Porcelain. Zsolt József Simon is a porcelain des...
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2010s Hungarian Post-Modern Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Hand-Painted Ceramic Woodpecker by Bepi Tay, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Giuseppe Tagliariol, known as Bepi Tay, was pupil of Giorgio de Chirico and a sculptor. Tay is above all known for his activity as a ceramist, which began in the second half of the ...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Abstract Sculpture of a Crane in Flight by Masatoyo Kishi "Kuki" Circa 1970s
Located in Peabody, MA
A cast stone abstract sculpture of a crane in flight mounted on an acrylic pedestal, circa 1970s by the noted Japanese artist Masatoyo Kishi “Kuki”...
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1970s American Vintage Post-Modern Sculptures

Materials

Cast Stone

Post-Modern Carrara Marble Sculpture by Bertrand Créac'h, France
Located in London, GB
'Citadelle' by Bertrand Créac'h, 2010 Material: Carrara marble, unique piece signed. Dimensions: H 100 x 48 x 26 cm Type: Unique piece signed, made in France. Bertrand Créac’h is a ...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Post-Modern Sculptures

Materials

Carrara Marble

Sculpture FUNGHI 19 by Zanellazine Ceramics
Located in Geneve, CH
Sculpture FUNGHI 19 by Zanellazine Ceramics Dimensions: W 15 x D 16 x H 33 cm Materials: Red clay, Green semi-refractorie clay, White fireclay. About: Giovanna Zighetti, ceramist an...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Grain 8 Porcelain Sculpture by Laura Pasquino
Located in Geneve, CH
Grain 8 Porcelain Sculpture by Laura Pasquino One of a kind Dimensions: D 28 x H 27 cm Material: Unglazed white porcelain. Laura Pasquino Incorporating references from ancient Kore...
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2010s Dutch Post-Modern Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Klaus Lehmann, Postmodern German Studio Pottery Art Column Vase Sculpture
Located in Hamburg, DE
Klaus Lehmann, Postmodern German Studio Pottery Column Art Vase Sculpture, 1981
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1980s German Vintage Post-Modern Sculptures

Materials

Pottery

Unique Mosi Sculptural Sidetable by Marthine Spinnangr
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique MOSI sculptural sidetable by Marthine Spinnangr One of a Kind Dimensions: D 28 x W 24 x H 48 cm Materials: Ceramic Different glaze types available MOSI is inspired by a morf sketch process inspired by nature walks and human poses to capture an aliveness in the expression. The name MOSI is inspired by the moss that surrounded the trails on by the lakes, sea and mountain...
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2010s Norwegian Post-Modern Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Peach and Prussian Pluto Vase by Elyse Graham
Located in Geneve, CH
Peach and Prussian pluto vase by Elyse Graham Dimensions: W 13 x D 13 x H 14 cm Materials: Plaster, Resin Molded, dyed, and finished by hand in LA. customization Available. all ...
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2010s American Post-Modern Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Plaster

Prussian Huxley Vase by Elyse Graham
Located in Geneve, CH
Prussian Huxley vase by Elyse Graham Dimensions: W 14 x D 14 x H 25.5 cm Materials: Plaster, Resin Molded, dyed, and finished by hand in LA. customization Available. All pieces ...
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2010s American Post-Modern Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Plaster

José Sacal Mexican "Tongo" Cast Bronze Wall Plaque
Located in Mexico City, MX
A cast bronze wall sculpture by Mexican artist José Sacal named "Tongo". It features a tribute portrait to Mexican - American exotic dancer from the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema Yola...
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Early 2000s Mexican Post-Modern Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Yaacov Agam — Abstract Kinetic Silkscreen on Glass, Signed and Numbered 25/27
Located in Weesp, NL
Yaacov Agam — Abstract Kinetic Silkscreen on Glass, Signed and Numbered 25/27 Dimensions: W 33 × H 23 × D 4 cm (W 12.99 × H 9.06 × D 1.57 in) This striking kinetic artwork by Yaaco...
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1980s Vintage Post-Modern Sculptures

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Glass, Wood

French post-modern Bronze sculpture Doggy John by Julien Marinetti, 2000s
Located in MIlano, IT
French post-modern Bronze sculpture Doggy John by Julien Marinetti, 2000s Sculpture from Doggy John series, in bronze with parts painted with bright pink, b...
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Early 2000s French Post-Modern Sculptures

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Bronze

Cosmo Bunny Pumpkin Orange Sculpture by Aki Kuroda
Located in Geneve, CH
Cosmo Bunny Pumpkin Orange Sculpture by Aki Kuroda Dimensions: D 65 x W 88 x H 185 cm. Materials: Polyethylene. Weight: 15 kg. Available in different...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Sculptures

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Other

Incense Column by Nick Sugihara
Located in Geneve, CH
Incense Column by Nick Sugihara Dimensions: D 12.7 x W 12.7 x H 43.18 cm. Materials: VG Douglas Fir. Sugihara Fine Furniture is a small furniture and interior studio based in San D...
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2010s American Post-Modern Sculptures

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Fir

Peach Oxide Mercury Vase by Elyse Graham
Located in Geneve, CH
Peach oxide mercury vase by Elyse Graham Dimensions: W 14 x D 14 x H 25.5cm Materials: Plaster, Resin Molded, dyed, and finished by hand in LA. customization Available. All piec...
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2010s American Post-Modern Sculptures

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Resin, Plaster

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