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
Paper Darkened Brass Bowl II by Gentner Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Paper darkened brass bowl II by Gentner Design
Dimensions: D 17.7 x W 22.8 x H 14 cm
Materials: darkened brass
Available in tarnished brass and darkened brass.
The Paper Series...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
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
Postmodern Teal Ceramic Elephant Moneybox by Fanciullacci, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1960s - 1970s.
This is a teal hand -modeled, - glazed, - painted ceramic moneybox by Fanciullacci.
Its "Italy" writing is typical of their production.
It is a vinta...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
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
Small Post-Modern Fossilized Stone Vase
Located in San Diego, CA
Small post-modern fossilized stone vase, circa 1980s. The vase is primarily a cream color with black and grey veining throughout. The vase is in very good vintage condition with no c...
Category
20th Century Italian 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
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...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
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
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...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Mirror, Lucite, Wood
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
Rolf Palm, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1968
Located in High Point, NC
A sizeable grey-glazed stoneware vase designed and produced by Rolf Palm, Mölle, Sweden, 1968.
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
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
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
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
$2,749 / item
Queen Green Vase by Purho
Located in Geneve, CH
Queen green vase by Purho
Dimensions: D20 x H30 cm
Materials: Glass
Other colors and Dimensions are available.
Purho is a new protagonist of made in Italy design , a work of s...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
$1,690 / item
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
Post Modern Snake Skin and Parchment Box by R & Y Augousti Paris
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Open topped box wrapped in parchment and with a lid having an arched top and continuing down the short sides wrapped in snakeskin with conforming bone edges. Marked on the bottom R&Y...
Category
Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Animal Skin, Wood
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
Murano Style Art Glass Lily Flower Shaped Candle Holder Paperweight Catchall
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Murano Style Art Glass Pink Blue Green Flower Petal Shaped Candle Holder, Catchall, Ashtray.
Italian Murano Art Glass lily flower multicolor paperweight or candle holder, vot...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
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...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Modern bronze on brass sculptural object
Located in Treadwell, NY
The Chameleon: a modern bronze-on-brass sculptural object by Erik Johnson of Argosy Designs and APD. The Chameleon is a magical and transformat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Billy Bowl Silver by Greg Natale
By Greg Natale
Located in Sydney,, NSW
A striking centrepiece for the dining table or kitchen bench, the Billy bowl remixes the irreverent design codes of 1980s postmodernism with nods to the postpunk music and fashion of the same era. Finished in a monochrome palette and raised on a trio of playfully juxtaposing geometric blocks, the round ceramic vessel...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
Fide Bottle by Paola Paronetto
Located in Geneve, CH
Fide Bottle by Paola Paronetto
Dimensions: D 20 x H 60 cm
Materials: Paper clay.
Also available in different dimensions. Please contact us.
The world of reference is the consolidat...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Paper, Clay
$1,845 / item
David Grant Maul Blown Glass Neon Lamp Sculpture, 1983
By Rudi Stern
Located in Miami, FL
Artisan blown glass neon lamp sculpture on black acrylic base by David Grant Maul, 1983. Singed and dated.
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Acrylic
$1,320 Sale Price
20% Off
Leif Wikner, Candlesticks, Pine, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of sculptural pine candle holders designed and produced by Leif Wikner, Sweden, c. 1970s.
Smaller Cube Dimensions (inches): 4.25” H x 3” W x 3” D
Candle Diameter (inches): 0.75”
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Pine
Ovos No. 3 White Stoneware Vase by Studio Cupla
Located in Geneve, CH
Ovos No. 3 White Stoneware Vase by Studio Cupla
Unique Piece.
Dimensions: D 30 x W 30 x H 20 cm.
Materials: Argentinean handmade stoneware.
5 Kg.
These vessels are conceived as cer...
Category
2010s Argentine Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
$2,095 / item
1980s Opalescent Swirl Glass Vase by Larry Laslo for Mikasa
By Mikasa, Larry Laslo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A lovely opalescent glass vase designed by Larry Laslo in the 1980s for Mikasa. Very heavy glass with a pronounced beautiful swirl and colors that shift depending on the vantage poin...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Krupp & Giuliana Gramigna vide poche steel and attb Fontana Arte glass
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nice collaboration design in this low bowl / vide -poche for Arthur Krupp and Gillian Gramigna , the crystal insert is attributed to Fontana Arte .No Chips or cracks in glass .
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stainless Steel
Post Modern Sculptural Clock in the Style of Sosstass
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Really cool sculptural clock in the memphis style powered by a battery.
Category
Late 20th Century European Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stainless Steel
$553 Sale Price
34% Off
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
1980s Cresta Modell 100 Telephone Designed for Vroom and Dreesmann
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Reach out and touch the 1980s with this Dutch Cresta Modell 100 Pop-Art Handtelefoon. This Dali-esque, surreal design brings new meaning to the term "handset" telefoon. A true gem fo...
Category
1980s Dutch Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wire
Pair of Postmodern Style Candleholders Designed by Kate Spade for Lenox
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of porcelain postmodern style candle holders, beautiful colors with silver edge accent by Kate Spade for Lenox.
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$220 Sale Price / set
20% Off
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
Also available in ...
Category
2010s Danish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
$2,281 / item
Engraved Anatomical Heart Model Crystal Art Glass Decor Paperweight
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Laser Engraved Anatomical Human Heart Model Crystal Art Glass Decor Paperweight.
Rectangular shape with a 3D human heart model.
Great to use as a paperweight or decor for a heart doc...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
V21274 Vessel in Oxidized Oak Wood by Jörg Pietschmann
Located in Geneve, CH
V21274 Vessel in Oxidized Oak Wood by Jörg Pietschmann
Dimensions: D 26 x W 32 x H 20 cm.
Materials: Oak wood.
In Pietschmann’s sculptures, trees that for centuries were part of a l...
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Oak
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
$7,776 Sale Price
20% Off
Sand Shape 2 Fluid Hot Blown Glass Unique Decorative Object by Vogel Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Sand Shape 2 Fluid Hot Blown Glass Unique Decorative Object by Vogel Studio
One Of A Kind
Dimensions: D 23 x W 26,5 x H 37 cm.
Materials: Hand-blown glass.
Available in three differ...
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Ettore Sottsass Alessio Sarri Pottery Centerpiece Italian Postmodern Memphis
Located in Wilton, CT
Vintage Ettore Sottsass ET4 postmodern centerpiece with lopsided walls and garden green glaze produced by Alessio Sarri, circa 1980's. 4 3/4" high, 9 3/4" wide, 9 3/4" deep. Excellen...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
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...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay
Venini Murano Italy Blue Glass Bottle Vase Serie “Velati” 1992
By Venini, Paolo Venini
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Amazing and fabulous very rare Italian handmade and blown bottle in light blue color glass with stopper, from the “Velati” series designed and produ...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
$904 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Murano Glass Aquarium by Gino Cenedese with Two Fishes, Paperweight
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Murano, Italy, 1980s.
This rare decorative object, which can also be used as a paperweight, depicts two colored fishes in an aquarium with its own algae and corals.
It is made in m...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
1980s Post Modern Art Copper Table Sculpture signed
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Sculpture
Post Modern Table Art sculpture in copper signed Arte
Organic modern form.
Signed unable to read clearly.
Measures: 13.25 tall x 9 wide x 10 diameter.
Preowned origina...
Category
1980s Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
Swedish Designer, Candelabra, Pine, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A sizeable pine candelabra designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1970s.
Fits 0.8” diameter candles
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Pine
Looking for Equilibrium Sculpture by MCB Ceramics
Located in Geneve, CH
Looking for Equilibrium Sculpture by MCB Ceramics
Unique piece.
Dimensions: D 20 x H 125 cm.
Materials: Ceramic.
Numerated and signed by the artist.
All...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$3,595 / item
Grain Sculpture by Laura Pasquino
Located in Geneve, CH
Grain Sculpture by Laura Pasquino
One of a Kind
Dimensions: D 37 cm x H 38 cm
Material: Ceramic
Finishing: Textured, Unglazed
Artist stamp on the bottom
Laura Pasquino
Incorporatin...
Category
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$3,273 / item
'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
26% Off
Raw Rosalin L Light Pink Mouth Blown Crystal Glass Vase Vessel by Milena Kling
Located in Geneve, CH
Raw Rosalin L Vase by Milena Kling
Unique Piece.
Dimensions: Ø 16 x H 40 cm.
Materials: Mouth-blown crystal glass.
Each RAW Vase is one of a kind and personally signed by Milena Kl...
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Post-Modern Glass and Cut Steel Abstract Sculpture by Karen Dugan
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool post-modern glass and cut steel abstract sculpture by Karen Dugan, circa 2005. The sculptural piece is made of dark cut steel with a lined opaq...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Cut Steel
$500 Sale Price
20% Off
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...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Extra Large Clay Bathtub by Studio Loho
Located in Geneve, CH
Extra large clay bathtub by Studio Loho
Dimensions: D 90 x W 180-185 x H 42 cm
Materials: Clay
Other colors and raw or smooth exterior available.
Available in 4 sizes: W 160 x H 42(Large), W 160 x H 53(Large High), W 180 x H 42(X-Large), W 190 x H 53(X-Large High).
The baths are entirely made of clay and are available in a wide range of colours or can be produced bespoke. The exterior of the clay can be raw or smooth according to preference, the interior of the baths is finished with a layer of smooth, silky lime plaster for maximum comfort. Due to the production process every piece is unique in size and form.
Studio LoHo is a Belgian design office located in Bruges, Belgium. Founded in the autumn of 2017 by Karel Loontiens and Jo Hoeven, the studio focused from the beginning on high-end bespoke interior projects which forms an ideal matrix for product - and material design that is both innovative and durable.
In current times there’s no more room for influx of disposable products, it is our studio’s goal to strive for design that will last and will be cherished for multiple generations.
The introduction of the first collection “clay series” fully articulated the DNA of the newborn Studio and led to their international breakthrough. The appreciation of materials reflects their unique view on interior design with a strong and recognizable signature. Soon after, the collection was expanded on request by other architects and designers with new sinks...
Category
2010s Belgian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay
$17,752 / item
Val Saint Lambert green carved crystal vase.
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Val Saint Lambert green cut crystal vase.
Green cut crystal vase. It features a cylindrical shape that widens slightly toward the top. The design features deep carving that creates a...
Category
20th Century Belgian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
1980 Italy Kinetic Wooden Abstract Sculpture by Bruno Chersicla
Located in Brescia, IT
This sculpture is one of a kind piece, no other one exists and it was realized in 1980 by the well known Italian artist Bruno Chersicla.
This is a kinetic abstract sculpture, most o...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Sculptural Wall Vase I by Alexandra Madirazza
Located in Geneve, CH
Sculptural Wall Vase I by Alexandra Madirazza
Dimensions: W 35 x D 25 x H 35 cm (These are approximate measurements)
Materials: Stoneware
Also avai...
Category
2010s Danish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
$1,761 / item
1980s Postmodern Wall Clock by Shohei Mihara for Wakita
By Wakita, Shohei Mihara
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A perfectly elegant and sophisticated 1980s wall clock designed by Shohei Mihara for Wakita. Postmodern, Memphis Group-influenced design at its finest! Black with white, red, green, ...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Plastic
Large Michael Lax Polished Aluminum Bowl
By Michael Lax
Located in Chicago, IL
Large Michael Lax polished aluminum bowl
Some wear on the interior center area as shown. Would be a good piece to possibly have polished.
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Aluminum
Recreational Verb Floor Sculpture by WANAS
Located in Geneve, CH
Recreational Verb Floor Sculpture by WANAS
Dimensions: D 92 x W 92 x H 194 cm.
Materials: Metal, teak wood, and wood.
The size and finish are customisable on request. Please contac...
Category
2010s Indian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
$8,809 / item
Floating Rivets in Lucite Cube Advertisement Paperweight Style of William Rolfe
Located in San Diego, CA
Floating rivets in lucite cube advertisement for the J L Thompson Corporation, paperweight in the style of William Rolfe, circa the 1980s.
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Lucite
$180 Sale Price
20% Off
Postmodern Abstract Welded Steel and Enameled Sculpture, circa 1980s
Located in Peabody, MA
Postmodern welded steel and enameled sculpture in the manner of the Memphis School designs of the 1980s.
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
"Toute Petite Étrangeté" Cocoon Vase by Philippe Starck for Daum, France, 1980s
By Philippe Starck, Daum
Located in Lille, FR
"Toute petite étrangeté" cocoon vase by Philippe Starck for Daum, France, 1980s.
Signed.
Category
1980s French Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
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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