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
Cocao Vessel by Ella Bulley
Located in Geneve, CH
Cocao Vessel by Ella Bulley
One Of A Kind.
Dimensions: Ø 14 x H 28 cm.
Materials: White stoneware clay.
Ella Bulley is a Material Design Studio based in London, creating work that f...
Category
2010s British Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
$2,126 / item
1980s Multicolor Stacked Desk or Mantel Clock
Located in Brooklyn, NY
With a stunning combination of red, blue, green, and yellow enameled metal, and yellow lucite accents, this postmodern clock is designed with a stacke...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
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...
Category
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$3,980 / item
Barbara Brenner Porcelain Vase for Rosenthal
Located in Miami, FL
Organic postmodern porcelain vase by Barbara Brenner for Rosenthal, 1980s.
Category
Late 20th Century German Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$480 Sale Price
20% Off
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
$5,432 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Small Breakout Vase in Gypsum & Fiberglass by Brent Warr Studios
By Brent Warr
Located in Bainbridge, GA
The Small Breakout Vase by Brent Warr is a sculptural statement piece that embraces organic form and material experimentation. Hand-shaped from a proprietary blend of gypsum, pulp, a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Epoxy Resin, Fiberglass, Plaster, Paint
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...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$1,651 / item
Set of Three Post-Modern Geometric Ceramic Vases by James Johnston
By James Johnston
Located in San Diego, CA
Hard to find set of three post-modern geometric ceramic vases by James Johnston, circa 1980s. The vases have a mat green glazed stoneware finish with sharp geometric lines and are s...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
$800 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Solid Patinated Bronze Post-Modern Abstract Sculpture by Bob Bennett
By Bob Bennett
Located in San Diego, CA
Solid patinated bronze post-modern abstract sculpture on black marble base by listed artist Bob Bennett, circa 1990. The piece has a great look and beautiful finish and patina; it m...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Midcentury Italian Postmodern Wall Clock in Mondrian Complementary Colors
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A beautiful artist made wall clock from the 1990s. Will work well with Sottsass and Memphis Italian post modern design. Signed by artist.
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Rare Model 585 Vase by Ettore Sottsass for Il Sestante, Italy, 1960
Located in Dronten, NL
Oxblood red vase model 585 designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1960.
Realized circa 1961 by Società Ceramica Toscana di Figline for Milanese gallery Il Sestante in different colors.
Signe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Fine Handcut Crystal Grand Rochester Perfume Flacon
Located in Geneve, CH
Fine handcut crystal grand rochester perfume flacon.
Materials: Fine handcut crystal.
Dimensions: D 9 x W 27.8 x H32 cm.
Weight: 3.68 kg.
Reflec...
Category
2010s Danish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
$1,620 / item
Shiro Kuramata Acrylic Pink Vase, Large Japanese Postmodern
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Shiro Kuramata acrylic pink vase large model. Mint condition. Pink and clear acrylic bock with glass tube.
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Acrylic
Post-Modern Tessellated Pink Marble and Red Travertine Box by Maitland Smith
Located in Miami, FL
Post Modern tobacco or snuff box rendered in tessellated pink marble and rosso travertino, red travertine with brass inlay, brown velvet and wood interior by Maitland Smith.
Match...
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Travertine, Marble, Brass
Italian 1980s Post Modern Vase in Alabaster
Located in Milan, IT
Italian 1980s Post Modern Vase in Alabaster
Attributed to Alessandro Mendini
Italy 1980s
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Alabaster
$1,425 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Post-Modern Travertine Lidded Trinket Box
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage post-modern travertine lidded trinket box, circa 1980s. The box is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measures 4.75"W x ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Travertine
$260 Sale Price
20% Off
Beige Stoneware Amphora Vase by Elena Vasilantonaki
Located in Geneve, CH
Beige Stoneware Amphora Vase by Elena Vasilantonaki
Unique
Dimensions: ⌀ 16 x H 36 cm (Dimensions may vary)
Materials: Stoneware
Available finishes: Black, Beige, Brown, Red, Terraco...
Category
2010s Greek Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
$1,105 / item
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...
Category
2010s Indian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Brass, Steel, Stainless Steel
$10,123 / item
"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
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
Sculptural Aztec Vase by Javier Mariscal for Rosenthal, Germany, 1980s.
Located in Lille, FR
Sculptural Aztec Ceramic Vase by Javier Mariscal for Rosenthal, Germany, 1980s.
Category
1980s German Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
R Romanelli semi-precious stones , rare box / jewelry trinket, exquisite work.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is an amazing and exquisite lapidary work. A mix of many hard stones carefully crafted . Many semi-precious stones .Paper label in back , R Romanelli .
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
'Babel' Resin Wine Bucket by Gaetano Pesce for Fish Design Italy, 1990s, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Limited edition 1990s flexible resin wine bucket by Gaetano Pesce for Fish Design, Italy. Numbered 182/1000.
Works great as an ice bucket, wine bucket, catch-all, vase, vessel, sculpture, planter, pot or jardinière. If you use it as a planter, we suggest an interior lining to protect the piece.
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Gaetano Pesce, born on November 8, 1939, in La Spezia, Italy, is renowned as a leading figure in contemporary Italian design and architecture. Fearlessly experimental with materials and color, Pesce has collaborated with Italy’s foremost design companies, including Artemide, Vitra, Cassina, and B&B Italia.
Pesce began his journey into design at the University of Venice, where he pursued architecture and graduated in 1965. Influenced by prominent figures such as Ernesto Nathan Rogers and Mario Bellini at the Venice College of Industrial Design, Pesce embraced a commitment to novelty and avant-garde principles. He co-founded the avant-garde architectural collective "Gruppo N," inspired by the Bauhaus aesthetic, during his formative years.
Pesce’s portfolio encompasses a wide range of designs, from iconic furniture pieces to monumental architectural projects. His creations reflect a profound contemplation of modernity, exemplified by the La Mamma chair (1969), which evokes a prehistoric fertility figure, and the Organic Building in Osaka (1993), celebrated for its innovative hanging garden motif.
Among his most celebrated furniture designs are the Up series for B&B Italia, including the Up5 armchair (La Donna) and Up6 ottoman (La Mamma), which challenge traditional notions of form and function with their bold, anthropomorphic shapes. Other notable designs include the 357 Feltri chair...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Resin
$2,800 Sale Price
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Postmodern Glazed Ceramic Decorative Item by Giovanni Bertoncello for Schiavon
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy by Giovanni Bertoncello for Schiavon, 1970s.
It is made in brown glazed ceramic.
It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be cons...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Large Post-Modern Abstract Glazed Studio Pottery Urn, Vase, Signed
Located in Miami, FL
Large Post-Modern Abstract Glazed Studio Pottery Urn, Vase
Offered for sale is a large post-modern studio pottery urn or vase finished in a matte glaze in faint and graded colors of...
Category
1980s Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
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...
Category
2010s Hungarian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
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
$535 / item
Medium Le Sud Vase by Olivia Cognet
Located in Geneve, CH
Medium Le Sud vase by Olivia Cognet
Materials: Ceramic.
Dimensions: H 30-40 cm
Each of Olivia’s handmade creations is a unique work of art, the snapshot of...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$2,988 / item
Shibui 16 Sculpture by WANAS
Located in Geneve, CH
Shibui 16 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
$1,164 / item
Vintage German Postmodern Wall Clock by Lehn and Diehl for Koziol, 1990s
By Jacob Diehl, Koziol
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage German Postmodern Wall Clock by Lehn and Diehl for Koziol, 1990s
Category
1990s German Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic
Dale Rogers “Rise” Indoor / Outdoor Postmodern Steel Sculpture
Located in Miami, FL
Steel indoor/outdoor Rise sculpture by Dale Rogers.
“The simple lines of Rise have made it a very popular sculpture amongst my clients. It has a very clean organic feel that makes i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
$1,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Crystal Pen Tray by Dainte
Located in Geneve, CH
Crystal Pen Tray by Dainte
Dimensions: D 11 x W 28 x H 3 cm.
Materials: Crystal and brass.
A stylish desk tray uniquely combines clear crystal with brass metallic accents. Minimalist yet distinctive, the beautiful design will showcase your elevated taste. Universal grooves fit any sized pen, and an extendable brass tray slides out to hold even more desktop essentials. This modern crystal and brass pen tray...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Brass
$250 / item
Transparent Murano Glass Vase by Carlo Moretti, Signed and Labeled, Italy 1990s
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1970s.
Made in hand-blown and hand-polished Murano glass.
It is signed and labeled by Carlo Moretti.
This vase might show slight traces of use since it's vintage, but...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Swedish Designer, Vase, Ceramic, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A beige-glazed ceramic vase, designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1970s.
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Neos Lorenz du Pasquier & Sowden Postmodern Clock
Located in Chicago, IL
A bright, multicolored postmodern wall clock with blue and green hands designed by Nathalie du Pasquier and George Sowden for Neos of Lorenz in the late 1980s. Co-founders of the Mem...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic
$1,080 Sale Price
20% Off
S1271 Decorative Object in Olive Wood by Jörg Pietschmann
Located in Geneve, CH
S1271 Decorative Object in Olive Wood by Jörg Pietschmann
Dimensions: D 23 x W 27 x H 15 cm.
Materials: Olive wood.
In Pietschmann’s sculptures, trees that for centuries were part ...
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Olive
Blue Ombre Jupiter Vase by Elyse Graham
Located in Geneve, CH
Blue Ombre Jupiter Vase by Elyse Graham
Dimensions: W 28 x D 28 x H 30.5 cm
Materials: Plaster, Resin
MOLDED, DYED, AND FINISHED BY HAND IN LA. CUSTOMI...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Resin, Plaster
$1,152 / item
Vintage Ceramic Vase Nude Female Figure Signed by Donna Polseno
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
This is a beautiful vintage ceramic vase of a nude female figure by Donna Polseno. The shape of the vase is biomorphic, and the hand-painted details are delicate. The front, back, an...
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
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...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Paper, Clay
$2,162 / item
Coexist Ground Decorative Object by Secondome Edizioni
Located in Geneve, CH
Coexist Ground Decorative Object by Secondome Edizioni
Limited Edition Of 30 Pieces + 3 A.P.
Designer: Gio Tirotto.
Dimensions: D 30 x W 32 x H 38 cm.
Materials: Handblown glass and...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
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
Op Art Acrylic Octagonal Cube Sculpture by Vasa Mihich
Located in San Diego, CA
Op Art acrylic octagonal cube sculpture by Vasa Mihich, circa 1995. The optical look is changed by rotating the piece and letting the light refract at d...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Lucite, Acrylic
$1,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Post Modern Black Gold Glazed Stoneware Op Art Cylinder Face Vase With Handles
Located in Miami, FL
Stunner done this Stoneware Vase in shiny glazed Black and Gold Color, front with Tribal Face and Handles.
Ideal for Flowers or create a spectacular focal point vase piece on your li...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware, Paint
Large Candle Stick by Michael Gittings
Located in Geneve, CH
Large candle stick by Michael Gittings
Dimensions: D 35 x W 35 x H 35 cm.
Materials: Stainless steel.
Michael Gittings
Michael Gittings imagines with his hands. Since establishing h...
Category
2010s Australian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stainless Steel
$594 / item
Small Candle Stick by Michael Gittings
Located in Geneve, CH
Small candle stick by Michael Gittings
Dimensions: d 25 x w 25 x h 25 cm.
Materials: Stainless steel.
Michael Gittings
Michael Gittings imagines with his hands. Since establish...
Category
2010s Australian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stainless Steel
$463 / item
Etna Volcano Vase by Paola Paronetto
Located in Geneve, CH
Etna Volcano Vase by Paola Paronetto
Dimensions: D 25 x H 57 cm
Materials: Paper clay.
High base.
Also available in different dimensions. Please contact us.
In Paola Paronetto's imagination, the Sicilian volcano takes on infinite poses, as many as the shades of its changing nature, sometimes gentle and silent, sometimes superb and a little imperious. The beautiful thing is that there is always room for a flower, or two, or three...
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...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Paper, Clay
$1,821 / item
Frosted Green Frooot Bowl by Maha Alavi Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Frosted Green Frooot Bowl by Maha Alavi Studio
Dimensions: D 30 x H 33 cm
Materials: Resin.
Maha Alavi is a Tokyo-based Canadian industrial designer...
Category
2010s Japanese Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Resin
$2,744 / item
Sterling silver pair gilded and enamel green guilloche candlesticks marked 925.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful pair of candle holders in sterling silver and gold wash and enamel work.
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Swedish Designer, Vase, Fossil Stone, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A fossil stone vase designed and produced in Gotland, Sweden, c. 1970s.
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Kosta Boda Royal Blue Crystal Candle Holder by Anna Ehrner, 1990's
By Anna Ehrner
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Kosta Boda royal cobalt blue "Atoll" votive Tealight candle holder designed by Anna Ehrner, 1990s.
With characteristic craftsmanship and good design, and an ongoing commitme...
Category
Late 20th Century Swedish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Chorus Candelabra in Die-Cast Zinc by Karim Rashid for Umbra
By Umbra, Karim Rashid
Located in San Diego, CA
Striking "Chorus" candelabra in die-cast zinc with a matte chrome plating by Karim Rashid for Umbra, circa 2000s. Described by their designer, K...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Chrome, Zinc
$300 Sale Price
20% Off
A Memphis Milano Alcor glass vase designed by Ettore Sottsass
Located in Oxford, GB
A Memphis Milano Alcor glass vase designed by Ettore Sottsass, made by Compagnia Vetraria Muranese, designed 1983, clear, green and opaque white glass swollen panels, applied with bl...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Nugget Vase (Large), Clear Green and Matte Pink by Gaetano Pesce
Located in Toronto, CA
Clear Green and Matte Pink "Nugget" Vase, size Large in soft resin, designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection.
*All the pieces are handmade and therefore unique. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Resin
Large Studio Pottery Vase by Marlene Jack
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
This commanding studio pottery vase is the work of Virginia artist Marlene Jack, a nationally recognized ceramicist whose practice merges Eastern aesthetic philosophy with American s...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
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
Mn Soliflor Vase by Josefina Munoz
Located in Geneve, CH
Mn Soliflor Vase by Josefina Munoz
Mn collection
Dimensions: H12 X D7,5 cm
Material: ceramics (black sandstone and transparent enamel)
Available in: small, and medium,
Cer...
Category
2010s Swiss Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$196 / item
Vintage Large Earthenware Vide-Poche / Decorative Plate by Pino Castagna, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1980s.
This catchall / vide-poche / decorative plate is made in glazed earthenware.
It is signed by Pino Castagna.
This is a vintage piece, therefore it might show sl...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Swedish Designer, Candlesticks, Pine, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of turned pine candlesticks designed and produced in Sweden, 1970s.
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1970s Swedish Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Pine
Big Sculptural Vase by Alexandra Madirazza
Located in Geneve, CH
Big Sculptural Vase by Alexandra Madirazza
Dimensions: ⌀ 30 x H 40 cm (These are approximate measurements)
Materials: Stoneware
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2010s Danish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
$2,281 / item
1980 Italy Bronze Abstract Sculpture Piero Perin Testa Head
Located in Brescia, IT
This artwork was created by the Italian artist Piero Perin.
Piero Perin was born in 1924, in Cervarese, near Padua Italy. He lived and worked in Padova where he teached at the School...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
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