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
- 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
Vase Tapio Wirkkala & Dorothy Hafner for Rosenthal Studio, New Wave Series 1980s
Located in Bastogne, BE
Vintage vase for flowers in textured glazed porcelain by Rosenthal, Century New Wave Series, c.1980s.
This work of Postmodern design captures collaboration of American and Finnish ...
Category
1980s German Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Ettore Sottsass Shiva Capsule Limited Edition Blue Vase 158/999
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Blue Shiva ceramic vase designed by Ettore Sottsass, circa 1973, edited by BD in Barcelona.
This piece has been produced as a limited edition with a total of only 999 units.
This is...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Elephante 3, Stool by Studio Noon
By Noon Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Elephante 3, stool by Studio Noon
Dimensions: W 68.5 x D 68.5 x H 53
Material: pigmented cement
Signed and editioned 1/50
Noon is a Philadelphia based collaboration betwe...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Cement
Large Post Modern "Stacked Dice Vase" Art Sculpture by Artist Michael Corney
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Contemporary Large Post Modern Art Sculpture Vase
"Dysfunctional" Stacked Dice Vase"
Artist Michael Corney / signed Miguel Corney
"Michael Corney grew up in the greater Los Angel...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay, Paint
Wesley Anderegg Post Modern Incised Floor Vase, Circa 1980s
By Wesley Anderegg
Located in Peabody, MA
Hand thrown and incised postmodern floor vase (25.75" high) by Wesley Anderegg, circa 1980s.
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Black Abstract Tessellated Stone Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Elevate your space with this compelling abstract sculpture, meticulously crafted from high-quality tessellated stone. Featuring a distinctive black hue interspersed with intricate gr...
Category
1970s Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Postmodern Pink Purple and Teal Vases by Oggetti - 6 Pieces
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Add a pop of color to your decor with our set of six Postmodern vases by Oggetti, adorned in stunning pink, purple, and teal finishes.
Features a set of six Postmodern vases by Oggetti
Adorned in eye-catching pink, purple, and teal finishes
Varying sizes add depth and visual interest to any space
Blue vase measures 7.75”W x 48”H
Large pink vase...
Category
1980s Vietnamese Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Paper Darkened Brass Bowl III by Gentner Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Paper darkened brass bowl III by Gentner Design.
Dimensions: D 50 x W 50 x H 25.5 cm.
Materials: darkened brass.
Available in tarnished brass and darkened brass.
The Paper Series em...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Arabesque #04
Located in Milano, MI
For the Bauhaus 100th anniversary, Serena Confalonieri presents an installation inspired by two important, though less well known, disciplines developed in the German school.
The fi...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
1980s Yellow & Black Stacked Desk or Mantel Clock
Located in Brooklyn, NY
With a stunning combination of yellow, black, and enameled metal, black lucite accents, and primary-colored hands, this postmodern clock is designed with a stacked semi-circle design...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Postmodern Glazed Ceramic Decorative Pair of Chicken by Alessio Tasca, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1970s - 1980s.
This piece is made in glazed ceramic.
It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered as in excellent or...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Contemporary Glass Vase Mini Mountain by Fos, Pink
By FOS
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Moulded and then mouth blown glass.
One of a kind.
The Mountain vases by FOS embody the surface of the mountain, calibrated to the size of human interiors. FOS explains, “It’s ...
Category
2010s Danish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Glass Candle Holders by Kosta Boda Sweden
By Kosta Boda
Located in San Diego, CA
Minimalist and incredibly glamorous pair of Kosta Boda glass candle holders. The pair exhude beautiful lines that can streamline or maximize elegance in your décor. Crystal clear gla...
Category
1990s Swedish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Paint
Italian Handmade Photo Frame Black White Plexi, Otto Sharing Black
Located in Sarezzo, IT
Sharing Otto back is a unique multiples edition of Art with Heart collection of pop recto-verso photo frames by Laura G Italy. It is beautiful wherever you look at it, its surface is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Plexiglass
1980s Black and Gray Table Clock by Costantini l’Oggetto
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Manufactured by Costantini l’Ogetto in Italy during the 1980s and likely designed by Pietro d’Amato, this table or mantle clock has a glossy black stepped base, matte gray body, matt...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Artefacto 01 by Federico Stefanovich
Located in Geneve, CH
Artefacto 01 by Federico Stefanovich
Dimensions: D 17 x W 55 x H 30 cm.
Material: Brass.
Federico Stefanovich presents himself as a designer of furniture, accessories and lighting, ...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Philippe Starck 1989 Shark Collection Chrome Picture Photo Frame
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Stunning "Shark" picture photo frame designed by Philippe Starck in 1989. Known as the Starck & Shark collection, this very unique design was primary made for L'Oreal in the form of ...
Category
1980s French Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Aluminum
Yoichi Ohira Murano Art Glass Vase Mosaic Murrine Sporgenti Unique L. Serena
By Yoichi Ohira
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A rare and exquisite example of Yoichi Ohira's finest works, an art glass vase handcrafted on the venetian island of murano. Blown glass canes with mirrune and powder inserts, polish...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Fiorucci Canister Italy, c. 1980
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
This is a tall metal canister with a matching lid by Fiorucci, made in Italy circa the 1980s. The image is repeated on both sides.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
Haeger Gloss Black Postmodern Abstract Circular Twisted Orb Sculpture
By Haeger
Located in New York, NY
A stunning rare abstract Haeger gloss black ceramic twisted orb sculpture. This piece solicits interest from all angles, the twisted orb silhouette catches the light beautifully. Won...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Thomas porcelain vase by Rosenthal and set of 2 candle holders, 1980’s memphis s
By Rosenthal
Located in Delft, NL
Thomas porcelain vase by Rosenthal and set of 2 candle holders, 1980’s memphis style
Category
1980s German Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Rare 1979 Donovan Leisure NYC Cia Law Firm 50th Anniversary Brass Paperweight
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Extremely rare New York City historical relic. A fiftieth anniversary brass cubic monolith commemorative desk sculpture. Issued to monogram; AWS. Approx. 45-60 members of firm a that time, only a handful were issued this paperweight in solid Brass weighing 8 lbs. 4.2 oz.
Donovan, Leisure, Newton & Irvine was an American white-shoe law firm, located in New York. It was founded in 1929 by General William "Wild Bill...
Category
1970s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Barbara Brenner Porcelain Vase for Rosenthal
Located in Miami, FL
Large organic postmodern porcelain vase by Barbara Brenner for Rosenthal, 1980s.
Category
Late 20th Century German Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Live Edge in Maple Burl Wood Trinket Box
Located in San Diego, CA
A highly sculptural studio crafted live edge maple burl wood trinket box, circa 1980s. The box has a removable lid and measures 7.25" W x 2.875" D x 2.75" H and is in very good vinta...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Maple
Large Vintage Clock Kurt B.Del Banco Acerbis Kloks Morphos Italy 1980
Located in Biella, IT
Kloks Morphos Italy Kurt B.Del banco design, large clock years ’80
Acerbis International production (Memphis era)
XL size of 32 inches 82 cm for side, good vintage condition.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic, Plexiglass
Post Modern Italian Column Green Marble Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of postmodern marble bookends from Italy. These sizeable pieces of marble are captivating as they are commanding. The veining that develops on the green marble with gr...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Postmodern Japanese Ikebana Ceramic Pottery Vase
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful rare ceramic ikebana vasecirca 1980's great and unique look no chips or cracks beautiful glaze and color.
Category
20th Century Japanese Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Art Glass Sculptural Table Lamp by William Olivier for Antiques Mc, France, 2009
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
The creator is William Olivier, a lover of glass, wood and steel.
These piece has been made in 2009. This is a beautiful Art glass work that could be, as the same time a sculpture a...
Category
Early 2000s French Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stainless Steel
Decorative geode and black glass jewelry box by Don Drumm, late 20th century
By Don Drumm
Located in View Park, CA
A very unique decorative jewelry box hand-crafted of black glass, mirror, iron, and geode by Don Drumm, late 20th century. The geode boasts a bevy of brilliant blues, from cerulean t...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal, Iron
Vera Coat Rack, Studio Noon
By Noon Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Vera coat rack, Studio Noon
Limited edition 1/50
Signed
Dimensions: W 45.7 x D 45.7 x H 179 cm
Material: Pigmented cement.
Noon is a Philadelphia based collaboration between desig...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Cement
Tricci Vessel by BRNV Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Tricci Vessel by BRNV Studio
Dimensions: D 10 x W 90 x H 50 cm (Dimensions may vary).
Materials: Lundhs sustainable stone, bronze.
Based on Vivee Barengo's mother, Tricci is an arti...
Category
2010s British Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone, Bronze
Povl - Candle Holder
By Franco V
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed and handcrafted in Brooklyn NY by artist Franco V the Povl candle holders offer endless possibilities for creative expression. Designed for customization, they combine bea...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
Space Invader Line by Studio Chora, Table Lamp, Black Lacquer, Made-To-Order
By Studio Chora
Located in Albuquerque, NM
Designed by Studio Chora, Space Invader, 2021.
Amorphous, nonconforming, the Space Invader is expressive of the human form.
The Space Invader series of organic light sculptures...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Plaster, Paper
Artefacto 02 by Federico Stefanovich
Located in Geneve, CH
Artefacto 02 by Federico Stefanovich
Dimensions: D 16 x W 35 x H 33 cm.
Material: Brass.
Federico Stefanovich presents himself as a designer of furniture, accessories and lighting, ...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Postmodern Brown Murano Glass Fish Decorative Figure by Vincenzo Nason, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Vincenzo Nason & C. Murano, Italy, 1970s.
This fish is made in Murano glass.
It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered as in exce...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Dakota Crystal Candle Holder Handsculpted Contemporary Crystal
Located in Geneve, CH
Dakota crystal candle holder
T-Light holder
Handcrafted decor made from crystal
Measures: L 9 x H 16.5 x D 9cm
Handsculpted in crystal
The Reflections Copenhagen t-light holde...
Category
2010s Danish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Haeger Blush Peach Abstract Vase Postmodern
By Haeger
Located in New York, NY
Postmodern Haeger Peach Blush pink abstract vase, medium size. Looks stunning on its own or as part of a group. In great condition, no crazing or cracks. Measures: H 9"/ W 10.5"/ D 4...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Vase Tapio Wirkkala & Dorothy Hafner for Rosenthal Studio, New Wave Series 1980s
Located in Bastogne, BE
Vintage vase for flowers in textured glazed porcelain by Rosenthal, Century New Wave Series, c.1980s.
This work of Postmodern design captures collaboration of American and Finnish ...
Category
1980s German Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
2000s Cenedese Italian Pair of Aquamarine Blue Rostrato Murano Glass Ovoid Vases
By Cenedese
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Venetian modernist vases signed Cenedese with an interesting elongated modern organic shape, in a sophisticated azure turquoise color, in blown Murano glass worked with ...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
"Harmony" by Lino Sabattini 1980s Design Postmodern Silver Plated Candleholder
Located in Brescia, IT
"Harmony" by Lino Sabattini
1989, Italy
Rare candleholder silver metal and black plastic.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate
Salvador Dali Sculpture Lamp Drawers, Black Label Limited Edition
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Drawers lamp designed by Dali manufactured by BD.
Carved structure in black varnished limewood.
Lampshade in black linen.
The black label collection came to market in a limited edi...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Linen
Black XIV Décima Cuarta Mobile Sculpture by Joel Escalona
Located in Geneve, CH
Black XIV Décima Cuarta mobile sculpture by Joel Escalona
Dimensions: D 120 x H 185 cm
Materials: oak wood.
Mobile made of natural white oak with burnt finish and stainless stee...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Oak
Italian Postmodern Memphis Era Baldelli Ceramic Centerpiece Vase
Located in San Diego, CA
Majestic classic 1980's postmodern Italian large ceramic vase , in a 2 tone glossy finish with the bottom spreckles , signed Baldelli Italy .
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Blue Tea Cups Stack Vase, Italy, 1980s
Located in Firenze, IT
Blue tea cups stack vase
Italy 1980s
Measures : 31 cm H - 20 cm diam.
Conditions: defects & repairs. Check the pictures.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
1980's Postmodern Salem Cigarettes Advertising Wall Plastic Decorative Clock
Located in San Diego, CA
A very collectible classic wall plastic clock with Neon Graphics, by Salem cigarretes nice original condition clock has Japanese battery movement , no cracks on the case just some l...
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic
1980s Postmodern Red Wall Clock
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A super fun new old stock 1980s or 1990s clock. Red case, white face with stylized black numbers, and red hands. In very good vintage and unused condition in original box. Takes a si...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic
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...
Category
2010s Australian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Shibui 08 Sculpture by WANAS
Located in Geneve, CH
Shibui 08 Sculpture by WANAS
Dimensions: D 28 x W 28 x H 36 cm.
Materials: Brass, rosewood, teak wood, and wood.
The size is customisable on request. Please contact us.
Why is it t...
Category
2010s Indian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Seaglass M Bowl by Milena Kling
Located in Geneve, CH
Seaglass M Bowl by Milena Kling
Unique Piece.
Dimensions: Ø 20/25 cm.
Materials: Mouth-blown crystal glass.
Each Seaglass is one of a kind and mouth-blown by artisan glass masters.
...
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Large Vintage 80s Modern Black Ceramic Swirl Vase
Located in Fairfield, CA
An extra large vintage 80s modern ceramic vase. Nice cylinder shape with an embossed swirl design around the sides, finished in a glossy black glaze. A scul...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Memphis style candlestick, France, 1980s
Located in Lyon, FR
Nice Memphis style candlestick in blue, red, yellow lacquered metal, from the 1980s. Nice patina.
1 available.
Dimensions : H32, D5,6cm
Category
1980s French Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Lacquered Black with Colored Details Ceramic Vide-Poche by Ars Deruta, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy in 1970s - 1980s.
This decorative plate is made in lacquered and hand-painted ceramic by Ars Deruta that is the artistic part of the historica...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Black Canetti Camera Clock
By Canetti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A fantastic post modern clock by Canetti in the shape of a camera. Clock’s face is set into the camera's lens and body is solid wood with a moving film advance lever. In good vintage...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Arleen Vase by Cuit Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Arleen Vase by Cuit Studio
One of a Kind.
Dimensions: Ø 10 x H 35,5 cm.
Materials: Speckled stoneware natural finish, glazed transparent inside.
Water safe. Due to the handmade proc...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Michael Lax Design Grainware METAAL Vase, circa 1992
By Michael Lax
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Measures 12-3/4” high, 7-1/2” wide at the mouth, 2-7/8” wide at the base.
Stamped on base
METAAL
Grainware c 1992
Michael Lax Design
ML-4012
There are some light scuffs and scratches especially toward the base, patina to finish. See images for detail.
Michael Lax (1929–1999) was an American industrial designer who created household products for companies such as Copco, Lightolier, Dansk, Salton, Metaal, Mikasa, Tupperware, and American Cyanamid. Several of his best-known products, including the Lytegem lamp by Lightolier and the Copco enamel...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Aluminum
Two Gold Blue Post-Modern Vases by Allan Hytholm, Denmark 1980s
Located in Hannover, DE
Exceptional, postmodern in an excellent color combination, gorgeous turquoise blue and gold characterize this wonderful pair of vases. The slightly larger vase has a height of 29cm a...
Category
1980s Danish Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
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...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Neos Lorenz du Pasquier & Sowden Postmodern Clock
Located in Chicago, IL
Neos Lorenz du Pasquier & Sowden Postmodern Clock
A black and white, bullseye-like design plastic postmodern wall clock with yellow hands and numbers designed by Nathalie du Pasquier...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic
Jensen Kvarnes Fish Sculpture, American Studio Art Glass
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Playful "Seela" fish sculpture features colorful fused glass body in green, blue, and purple palette; the colored glass is encased in clear glass layer in sommerso technique, adding...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Sommerso
Vintage Signed Oversized Ceramic White Pawn Chess Piece Sculpture
Located in West Chester, PA
Vintage Large Signed Ceramic White Pawn Chess Piece Sculpture.
The color is white even though some of the pictures look creamy.
Signed on underside but we could not decipher.
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Oro Bianco, Hand-Sculpted Containers
Located in Geneve, CH
Materials
Container / White Travertine marble, natural open pores or plastered in blue.
Accessorie and base / 0,15 cm of thickness polished sheet of steel galvanized in light gold.
Measures
Long / H3 x 27,5 x 12 cm
Dot / H3 x ø 10 cm
TECHNICAL INFO
Please note that each Oro Bianco...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Pair of Post Modern Tessellated Travertine Candlesticks by Renoir Designs, 1990s
Located in Miami, FL
Exceptional asymmetrical pair of Post-Modern candlesticks or candle holders rendered in two textured tessellated travertine, both polished smooth as well as rough chiseled. Designed ...
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Travertine
Suzanne Tribu 27.22 Sculpture by Léontine Furcy
Located in Geneve, CH
Suzanne Tribu 27.22 Sculpture by Léontine Furcy
Unique piece.
Materials: Raw white sandstone.
Dimensions: L 29 x H 35.5 cm.
Léontine Furcy, ceramic artist, tells about herself ...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Sandstone
Urn by Rick Owens
By Rick Owens
Located in Geneve, CH
Urn by Rick Owens
2007
Dimensions: L 34 x W 34 x H 57 cm
Materials: Bronze
Weight: 37 kg
Available in Black finish or Nitrate (Dark Brown) finish.
...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Postmodern "Super Present" Pendulum Wall Clock by Shohei Mihara for Wakita
By Shohei Mihara, Wakita
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A stunning 1980s pendulum wall clock designed by Shohei Mihara for Wakita's "Super Present" line of clocks. Mihara was a leader in postmodern design in Japan during the 1980s. Usuall...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic
Blue Inside Out Bowl by Karen Chekerdjian
Located in Geneve, CH
Blue inside out bowl by Karen Chekerdjian
Dimensions: 31 x 14 cm
Materials: Blue sodalite
Also available: Red, black, tobacco brown marbles
The value of change in a simple ac...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Neos Lorenz du Pasquier & Sowden Postmodern Clock
Located in Chicago, IL
Neos Lorenz du Pasquier & Sowden Postmodern Clock
A blue and purple plastic postmodern wall clock with yellow hands and numbers designed by Nathalie du Pasquier and George Sowden for...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic
Ohio Crystal Vase, Hand-Sculpted Contemporary Crystal
Located in Geneve, CH
Ohio crystal vase, hand-sculpted contemporary crystal
Decorative vase
Hand-sculpted in crystal
Measures: W 11, H 25.8, D 11 cm.
The sculptural and masculine reflections Copenha...
Category
2010s Danish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Large Stone Bathtub by Studio Loho
Located in Geneve, CH
Large stone bathtub by Studio Loho
Dimensions: D 85 x W 175 x H 57 cm
Materials: stone
Other stone types are possible upon request.
Available in 2 si...
Category
2010s Belgian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Loet Vanderveen Bronze Sculpture of a Gazelle Signed Numbered Limited Ed.
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Loet Vanderveen (Dutch, 1921-2015).
Artistic African Antelope bronze wildlife animal sculpture.
Original Loet Vanderveen bronze Ibex or gazelle sculpture in Charcoal patina finish.
L...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Larry Mohr (American 1921 - 2013) 39” Tall Chrome Over Steel Sculpture
By Larry Mohr
Located in Chicago, IL
Larry Mohr (American / New York 1921-2013),
"Marquette" 2005, metal and chrome abstract geometric sculpture, signed, numbered 3/8. and dated to lower edge of base.
Larry Mohr (1921-...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel, Chrome
An5 Sculpture by Eglė Šimkus
Located in Geneve, CH
An5 Sculpture by Eglė Šimkus
Unique Piece.
Dimensions: D 11 x H 22 cm.
Materials: Clay.
My name is Eglė Šimkus, and I was born in Lithuania in 1990 to a R...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay
1970s Lucio Del Pezzo Trigon Italian Design Neodada Framart Wood Sculpture
Located in Brescia, IT
Lacquered wood
Limited edition of 100 pieces
Original wood box
Excellent condition.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
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