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Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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
Postmodern White Glazed Porcelain Glove Mold by Rosenthal
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1970s. This mold is made in glazed porcelain. It was inspired by those ones designed by Gio Ponti for Ginori. This is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight t...
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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Michael Bang 1980s White, Black, Blue Art Glass Atlantis Vase
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Danish modern smooth round vase with smoky blue and black pattern in milky white glass. From the series Atlantis by art glass designer Michael Bang for Danish Holmegaard. Beautiful, ...
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Late 20th Century Danish Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Glass, Art Glass

Sculpted Brick & Truss "Gavyn" Floor Lamp by Arcana
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The destructive forces that seem to have shaped the Gavyn floor lamp are no longer seen, yet are deeply imbued in this sculptural floor lamp. A powder coated aluminum truss with 3 ad...
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2010s American Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Aluminum, Other

Postmodern Lacquered Earthware Decorative Item of a Mermaid In a Bathtub, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1980s. This item is made in lacquered earthenware and might show slight traces of use since it's vintage, but it can be considered as in excellent original condition a...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Earthenware

Rare Bruce Freund Postmodern Millerfiori Teapot Paperweight Memphis
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Rare, playful paperweight was hand blown in shape of a teapot with cheerful multicolored millefiori and murine inclusions inside clear glass layer enclosing solid white glass backgr...
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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Art Glass

Decorative and Graphical Bench or Side Table in Black Stained Solid Pine Wood
Located in Amsterdam, NL
The black color gives the object a graphic appearance from afar, but up close you can see the beautiful wood grain, imperfections and annual rings. The object has a beautiful design...
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Pine

Square Brass and Faux Black Marble Ashtray in the style of Willy Rizzo, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1970s. This ashtray is made in brass and faux black marble. It is vintage, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered as in excellent origi...
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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Marble, Brass

Juso Flat Vessel by Willem Van Hooff
Located in Geneve, CH
Juso Flat Vessel by Willem Van Hooff Dimensions: Ø 28 x H 30 cm. Materials: Glazed earthenware. This piece is fired twice in the kiln above 1200 degrees to add this glaze glass eff...
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2010s Dutch Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Earthenware

Moser, Czech, Heavy Intaglio Cut Glass, Flower, Glossy and Satin Vase, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amazing heavy cut work in this beautiful Moser vase. Sand blasted signature in bottom and plastic label in front. Moser. Czech Republic. Nice glossy and satin finish.
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1990s Czech Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Art Glass

Post Modern solid Green Marble Pyramid with Brass Feet Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful green marble pyramid circa 1980's solid nice and heavy sculpture sitting on solid brass feet.
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20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble, Brass

Sculptural Organic Modern Marble Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
A pair of stunning organic modern bookends crafted out of pink natural marble featuring a beautiful design making them a perfect addition to a home or office space. Ettore Sottsass a...
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20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Marble

Postmodern Green Ceramic Braided Woven Abstract Centerpiece Bowl
Located in New York, NY
Stunning woven braided ceramic centerpiece bowl glazed in a wonderful shade of green. Great size for a coffee table or entryway. Very unusual abstract shape, pleasing from every angl...
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1980s Unknown Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

Mocap 'Moonwalk' Illusionistic Wall Clock
Located in Maastricht, NL
Mocap (moonwalk) Illusionistic wall clock Design: JAN PAUL “Time is an illusion” Most wall-clocks have the same basic shape: round. Also the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Steel

1980s Postmodern Mirror Wall Clock by Jon Gilmore for Accessory Art Studios
By Jon Gilmore 1
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A beautiful mirrored wall clock designed by Jon Gilmore for Accessory Art Studios, likely in the 1980s. With a black laminate covered wood case, a round recessed mirrored face, blac...
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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood, Lucite, Mirror

1980s Postmodern Pendulum Desk Clock
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A fantastic postmodern vintage desk, mantel, or shelf clock with a round base, diagonal case, geometric hands, and a pendulum oval-shaped ‘ring’ above the base of the clock that keep...
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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Plastic

Set of Three Postmodern Vases by Heide Warlamis for Vienna Collection
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An outstanding set of three postmodern ceramic vases by Austrian artist and designer Heide Warlamis (born 1942). Part of Warlamis' Vienna Collection design series, these vases utiliz...
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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

1980s Postmodern "Vis A Vis" Glass Vase by Nathalie du Pasquier for Ritzenhoff
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A fantastic decorated yellow glass vase designed in 1987 by Nathalie du Pasquier for Ritzenhoff's "Vis A Vis" series of vases. A long-time design partner with George Sowden and a co...
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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

1980s Postmodern Desk Clock by Shohei Mihara for Wakita
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A fantastic Japanese postmodern vintage desk, mantel, or shelf clock by Shohei Mihara for Wakita. (This design can also be found with markings from NEOS, the clock company that spec...
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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Italian Scissors and Letter Opener
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful set of fine Italian brass-plated and stainless-steel scissors, letter opener, and grained leather case, Post-Modern design period//70s Modern, circa late-20th century, It...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass, Stainless Steel

Vintage Rare 1990s Chanel Baroque Pearl Necklace
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredibly chic necklace from the Autumn-Winter 1996 Chanel collection. This beautiful goldtone chain with six faux baroque pearls in white and grey is simply irresistible. This nec...
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1990s American Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Metal

Nathalie du PASQUIER George SOWDEN Horloge murale vers 1986 Neos of Lorenz clock
Located in PARIS, FR
Nathalie du PASQUIER (née en 1957) et George SOWDEN (né en 1942) Horloge murale, vers 1986 Edition Neos of Lorenz arrêtée Plastique, métal laqué, verre, mécanisme à quartz (pile LR6...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Plastic

Late 20th Century Carved Varnished Wood Decorative Feminine Sculpture, Brazil
Located in North Miami, FL
Late 20th century varnished wood decorative feminine sculpture with carved abdominal void, Brazil By: unknown Material: wood Technique: carved, hand-carved, hand-crafted, varnished ...
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Late 20th Century Brazilian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Wood

Richard Marquis Latticino Glass Cone Vase, by Noble Effort, Marked 1986
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very delicate glass kept for many years untouched and mint.
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1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Art Glass

1950's Large Ikebana Compote Pedestal Centerpiece Bowl Japan
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful black compote bowl with pedestal base , circa 1950's retains made in Japan label very rare piece , has a light scratch on the surface nothing major .
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20th Century Japanese Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Resin

American postmodern Plastic lego desk telephone by Tyco, 1990s
Located in MIlano, IT
American postmodern Plastic lego desk telephone by Tyco, 1990s Desk telephone entirely built with colored plastic Lego pieces. The black handset features 3 decorative lines in red, y...
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1990s American Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Plastic

Postmodern Italian Marble Urn Vase
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful polished marble vase circa 1980's , gorgeous grain and shape.
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20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Carrara Marble

Vintage Kazuko Matthews Abstract Vase Ceramic Sculpture
Located in Oakland, CA
Stunning vintage abstract flat teacup vase sculpture by Japanese/American artist, Kazuko Matthews c1980s. Excellent condition, signed. This is glazed on the inside so it can hold wat...
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1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

Rare Vintage Anne Klein Red Resin and Brass Shapes Statement Necklace
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredible vintage necklace by Anne Klein. This is a true burst of color in a rare piece that is sculptural and unique. Created with artistry and detail, resin and brass combine to...
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1970s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Large White Sphere Vase
Located in Fairfield, CA
A large vintage 80s ceramic vase. High gloss white glaze in a simple modern sphere shape.
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1980s Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Small Postmodern, Green Murano Glass, Bottle Vase by Nason, 1980's, Italy
Located in Glasgow, GB
Small Postmodern style Murano Glass bottle vase by Nason. Handcrafted from mint green Murano glass in the form of a double gourd shape. The exterior is detailed with smooth linear s...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Murano Glass

White Onyx Wow Vase by VERENA BRAUSCH
Located in Geneve, CH
White Onyx Wow Vase by VERENA BRAUSCH Dimensions: W 22 x D 22 x H 35 cm Materials: White Onyx. Verena Brausch brings new energy and singularity of purpose. Her primary motivation co...
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2010s French Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Onyx

Medium Stainless Steel Eternel Sans Temps Sculpture by VERENA BRAUSCH
Located in Geneve, CH
Medium Stainless Steel Eternel Sans Temps Sculpture by VERENA BRAUSCH Dimensions: W 55.6 x D 44,5 x H 19 cm, Materials: Stainless Steel. Verena Brausch brings new energy and singula...
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2010s French Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Stainless Steel

Solingen German Steel Scissors, 1970s
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Often called “The City of Blades”, Solingen, in North-Rhine Westphalia, has been a center for the manufacturing of scissors since medieval times. At the end of the 18th century it’s ...
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1970s Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Steel

White Onyx Jeu de Sens Bowl by VERENA BRAUSCH
Located in Geneve, CH
White Onyx Jeu de Sens Bowl by VERENA BRAUSCH Dimensions: W 60 x D 25 x H 18 cm Materials: White Onyx. Verena Brausch brings new energy and singularity of purpose. Her primary motiv...
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2010s French Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Onyx

Small Stainless Steel Eternel Sans Temps Sculpture by VERENA BRAUSCH
Located in Geneve, CH
Small Stainless Steel Eternel Sans Temps Sculpture by VERENA BRAUSCH Dimensions: W 22.6 x D 18.1 x H 8 cm, Materials: Stainless Steel. Verena Brausch brings new energy and singulari...
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2010s French Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Stainless Steel

Vasa Velizar Mihich acrylic abstract sculpture triangle multicolor signed.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nice and sweet multicolored triangle by the well known artist Vasa .
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Early 2000s American Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Acrylic

Vintage Italian Murano Brown Art Glass Vase with Gold Speckles
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Italian Murano brown art glass vase with speckles of copper and gold aventurine. Murano blown glass vase hand made on the island of Murano. Dotted patches encased in brown gl...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Mool Vase by DAaZ
Located in Geneve, CH
Mool Vase by DAaZ Dimensions: D 18 x W 34 x H 40.9 cm. Materials: Crystal. DAaZ Furniture honors the spirit of adventure. We embrace the escape of the ordinary and revel in the mag...
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2010s Chinese Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Crystal

Mool Vase by DAaZ
Located in Geneve, CH
Mool Vase by DAaZ Dimensions: D 18 x W 34 x H 40.9 cm. Materials: Crystal. DAaZ Furniture honors the spirit of adventure. We embrace the escape of the ordinary and revel in the mag...
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2010s Chinese Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Crystal

Post Modern Baldelli Porcelain Candle Holder, Made In Italy
Located in San Carlos, CA
Vintage Baldelli Candle Holder: A Touch of Italian Charm Add a pop of color and European elegance to your home with this stunning vintage candle holder from Baldelli. Crafted in It...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Rabu Flat Vessel by Willem Van Hooff
Located in Geneve, CH
Rabu Flat Vessel by Willem Van Hooff Dimensions: Ø 32 x H 35 cm. Materials: Glazed earthenware. This piece is fired twice in the kiln above 1200 degrees to add this glaze glass eff...
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2010s Dutch Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware

Barchetta Hand Hammered Glass Tray by VUUN ITALIA
Located in Geneve, CH
Barchetta Hand Hammered Glass Tray by VUUN ITALIA Dimensions: D 25 x W 40 x H 40 cm. Materials: Hammered, sandblasted, and curved float glass. VUUN Italia creates infinitely custom...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

Fabienne Jouvin large , cloisonne/enamel box/ covered jar . France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful metal box / covered jar with enamel, by the well known artist / designer Fabienne Jouvin .
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1980s French Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Enamel

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 Decorative Objects

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Fir

Large Red Glazed English Stoneware Vase by David Frith Brookhouse Pottery Signed
Located in Glasgow, GB
This exceptional stoneware vase by renowned English ceramicist David Frith stands at an impressive 51 cm tall, with a bold, monolithic form that commands attention. Its rounded base flows into square-shouldered arches, creating a striking silhouette. The surface decoration, achieved through Frith’s expert use of reduction firing, features intricate spirals and organic forms on the front, evoking a Japanese aesthetic of clouds and birds. These motifs, set against a rare and vibrant red glaze, highlight Frith’s technical skill in handcrafted ceramic artistry. The sides and base are adorned with deep scores and angled marks, adding texture and movement, while the small neck and etched lip create a delicate contrast. A rare collectible pottery...
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1980s British Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Celadon, Stoneware

Painted Globe with a Rock Crystal and a Base in Gilt Bronze
Located in NICE, FR
Unique and rare painted Globe with mystical graphics in a street art way made by a French artist . The artist has sold some paintings at auction in 2019 for an average price of €600...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Sculptural Postmodern Ringoletto Vase by Ron Arad for Rosenthal, 2000s
Located in Lille, FR
Sculptural Postmodern Ringoletto Vase by Ron Arad for Rosenthal, 2000s. Height: from 16 cm to 24 cm Boxed
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Early 2000s German Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Metal

Vintage Murano Decorative Blown Art Glass Wrapped Hard Candy Set of 7 Pieces
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Small Murano Decorative Blown Art Glass Wrapped Blue Hard Candy. Vintage set of 7 Murano blown glass candy sculpture of sweet candy ornament ...
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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Fado Candlestick by Joana Teixeira
Located in Geneve, CH
Fado Candlestick by Joana Teixeira Limited Edition Dimensions: D 19 x W 15 x H 22 cm. Materials: Stainless steel. Satin and chrome finishes are available. Customization is available...
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2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Stainless Steel

Cream Baignoire Cartier Alarm Clock
Located in Amersham, GB
A Cartier Alarm Clock in an oval enamel and gold plated frame. The cream enamel and gilt frame is in perfect as new condition, with cabuchon jewelled setting nut, resting on a strut ...
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1990s Swiss Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Enamel, Ormolu

Artefacto Chan Maák Cab Decorative Object by Lørdag & Søndag
Located in Geneve, CH
Artefacto Chan Maák Cab Decorative Object by Lørdag & Søndag Dimensions: D 18 x W 50 x H 55 cm. Materials: Wicker. Lørdag & Søndag is a design studio founded in 2011 by Salvador Com...
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2010s Mexican Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Wicker

Kapu Flat Vessel by Willem Van Hooff
Located in Geneve, CH
Kapu Flat Vessel by Willem Van Hooff Dimensions: Ø 38 x H 43 cm. Materials: Glazed earthenware. This piece is fired twice in the kiln above 1200 degrees to add this glaze glass eff...
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2010s Dutch Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware

Vintage Swarovski Crystal Candle Holders Set of 3 Circa 1980
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Swarovski Crystal Candlestick Holders Set of 3, 2 large 1 medium. Gorgeous sparkling faceted crystal ball column with pin European style candle holder with square base. Dimen...
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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Crystal

Small Calor Candle Holder by Fango Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Small Calor Candle Holder by Fango Studio Dimensions: D 16 x H 21 cm Materials: Ceramic, Fique fiber, Charcoal, Metal. Francisco Jaramillo (b. Medellin) is an award-winning Colombian designer...
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2010s Colombian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Sculptural Postmodern Ringoletto Vase by Ron Arad for Rosenthal, 2000s
Located in Lille, FR
Sculptural Postmodern Ringoletto Vase by Ron Arad for Rosenthal, 2000s. Height: from 16 cm to 24 cm Boxed
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Early 2000s German Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Pelican Container by Louis Bressolles
Located in Geneve, CH
Pelican Container by Louis Bressolles Dimensions: W 29 x D 32 x H 60 cm Materials: Sawdust, Metal. Weight: 2 Kg. French artist-designer based in Toulouse. Member of the Zigzag. Collective and manager of the Fablab EcoDesignerie. Louis Bressolles develops a unique approach inspired by the space universe...
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2010s French Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Nicholson Fused Glass Bowl, 1992, Early American Art Studio Glass
By Rick & Janet Nicholson
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage glass bowl in biomorphic shape was created by Rick and Janet Nickolson in 1992; it features a pair of abstract patterns in pink, cream, and white glass fused on thin, almost transparent green glass background. The green color deepens around the heavier base, creating a contrast with the light, ethereal body of the bowl. The bowl is signed and dated on the base near the bottom. Rick and Janet Nicholson of Nicholson Blown Glass Studio have worked together as a successful team since 1979. Rick first studied glass with Don Hartman and the University of Southern California and was a TA at Pilchuck Glass School for Dale Chihuly and Fritz Dreisbach in 1981; he continued to study with such notables as Therman Statom...
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1990s Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Art Glass

Large Calor Candle Holder by Fango Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Large Calor Candle Holder by Fango Studio Dimensions: D 16 x H 34 cm Materials: Ceramic, Fique fiber, Charcoal, Metal. Francisco Jaramillo (b. Medellin) is an award-winning Colombian designer...
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2010s Colombian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Metal

Post-modern decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Post-Modern decorative objects 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 decorative objects created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, ceramic and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Post-Modern decorative objects 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 decorative objects, popular names associated with this style include Tom von Kaenel, Reflections Copenhagen, Christopher Gentner, and Ettore Sottsass. 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 decorative objects differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $33 and tops out at $216,361 while the average work can sell for $1,098.

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