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
Vintage Collectible Casino Monte Carlo Wine Tester in Pewter
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Casino Monte Carlo wine tester in Pewter with the fleur de Lys as a handle and the Monaco flag inside the bowl marked with the Casino Monte Carl...
Category
Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Pewter
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
$2,120 / item
Unique Hand-Painted Screen with Sculptural Brass Frame by Jan Garncarek
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique Hand-Painted Screen with Sculptural Brass Frame by Jan Garncarek and Ewelina Makosa
Each screen is unique and signed by Jan Garncarek and Ewelina Makosa
Full brass frame. Hand painted on both sides of the screen.
Dimensions: 180 x 5 x 200 cm
Weight:20 kg
Hand painted cloth...
Category
2010s Polish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Contemporary Art Pouf - Saudade by Carla Tolomeo
Located in Pistoia, IT
Sculpture. Unique piece hand made by the artist.
Semi-circular pouff designed by Gabriel. Vintage chenille Pontoglio cotton velvets, silk and cotton trimmings, designer decorations
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Cotton, Silk
Silver Plated Metal Candleholder by M. De Lucchi for Produzione Privata, 90s
Located in Varese, Lombardia
A rare candle stick design by Michele de Lucchi in the 1996 and produced in a limited edition by Produzione Privata (3/30). This version is called "candeliere 4" and it's made of sil...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver, Brass
Seaglass S Bowl by Milena Kling
Located in Geneve, CH
Seaglass S Bowl by Milena Kling
Unique Piece.
Dimensions: Ø 10/15 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
$343 / item
Val Saint Lambert cut crystal vase from the 1960s
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Val Saint Lambert cut crystal vase from the 1960s
This Val Saint Lambert Aberdeen crystal vase is a vintage piece from the 1960s that sta...
Category
20th Century Belgian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Set Of 2 Vivid Spiral Wall Art by WANAS
Located in Geneve, CH
Set Of 2 Vivid Spiral Wall Art by WANAS
Dimensions: D 3 x W 46 x H 46 cm.
Materials: Paper.
The size is customisable on request. Please contact us.
It’s an invitation to explore, f...
Category
2010s Indian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Paper
$1,208 / set
Contemporary Glass Vase Mini Mountain by Fos, Blue
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 li...
Category
2010s Danish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
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
Postmodern Large Black Tubular Metal Figurative Valet Coat Rack
Located in New York, NY
Fabulous postmodern figurative valet coat rack . Abstract and sculptural , this tubular painted black metal valet is usable and a great conversation piece . The piece is heavy and ta...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
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
$960 Sale Price
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Set of 3 Crystal Vases by Angelo Mangiarotti for Cristalleria Colle, 1980s
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Set of 3 soliflower vases designed by Mangiarotti for Colle, a Tuscany glass manufacturer. This set belongs to an extensive collection of vases and tableware produced in the 1980s.
...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Postmodern Orange Yellow Glazed Ceramic Vase, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1970s.
This orange yellow vase is made in glazed ceramic.
This is a vintage set, therefore they might show slight traces of use, but they can be considered as in excel...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Contemporary Art The Butterfly Sofa in Silk Velvet by Carla Tolomeo
Located in Pistoia, IT
Sculpture. Unique piece hand made by the artist.
The silk velvet fabric and the embroideries are made expressly for the artist, Carla Tolomeo.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Silk
Sculpture FUNGHI 20 by Zanellazine Ceramics
Located in Geneve, CH
Sculpture FUNGHI 20 by Zanellazine Ceramics
Dimensions: W 19 x D 14 x H 23 cm
Materials: Red clay, Brown semi-refractorie clay.
About:
Giovanna Zighetti, ceramist and set designer, ...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$1,125 / item
'The Patch' Hanging Sculpture by Peter Shire, 2015
By Peter Shire
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Aluminum and stainless steel hanging sculpture by Peter Shire, 2015.
Approx: 48" diameter x 48" high
Peter Shire:
Peter Shire is an LA-based artist whose work eludes all attempt...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
"FLASH" Pop-Art Cased Art Glass Vase in White, Blue, Yellow, & Red, 1999
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very fine Pop-Art Post-Modern art glass vase.
Decorated with a red ""FLASH"" lamp work script that is surrounded by light blue & yellow accents on a white ground.
There are remna...
Category
1990s Unknown Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
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
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Post Modern Sculpture by Floyd Gompf
By Floyd Gompf
Located in Winnetka, IL
Post Modern Biomorphic sculpture in metal by Floyd Gompf. There are inserted nails on the underside that support the whole.
Category
1980s North American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Post Modern Hand Painted Corrugated Cardboard Vase by Flute, Chicago, c 1989
Located in Miami, FL
Post-Modern decorative sculpture vase, rendered in hand painted and lacquered corrugated cardboard, signed by artist, produced by Flute, Chicago, 1989.
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Lacquer, Paint, Paper
Defending Yourself from destruction Sculpture by Elvio Becheroni
Located in Milano, IT
"Defending Yourself from destruction," a striking sculpture by the gifted artist Elvio Becheroni, stands as a poignant chapter in his "Amazonia" series of the disenchanted forest, born in the year 1992. Crafted with noble Pau Brazil...
Category
1990s Brazilian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
$20,845 Sale Price
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Italian Murano Art Glass Paperweight Lily Flower with Curled Stem Sculpture 1980
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Italian Murano Art Glass Lily Flower with Curled Stem Paperweight.
VIntage Murano Italian Art Glass Flower Sculpture Decorative Object, 1980s.
Beautiful blown art glass Murano lily...
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Born Again from Amazonia Disenchanted Forest series by Elvio Becheroni
Located in Milano, IT
The work **Being Born Again** by Elvio Becheroni is a unique and extraordinary sculpture, part of the "Amazonia - Disenchanted Forest" series. This piece captures the essence of the ...
Category
1990s Brazilian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Petite Post-Modern Italian Marble Vase
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous petite post-modern Italian marble vase, circa 1970s. Striking black and white flecking throughout the dark green background on this piece...
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
$260 Sale Price
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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
Blackened Bottle Bracket by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Blackened Bottle Bracket by Henry Wilson
Dimensions: W 4 x D 7 x H 8 cm
Materials: Aluminium, Brass, Black Bronze
Bottle Bracket is a solid, hand poured form available in dual or si...
Category
2010s Australian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Bronze
$213 / item
Postmodern "Super Present" Pendulum Wall Clock by Shohei Mihara for Wakita
By Wakita, Shohei Mihara
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
Postmodern Solid Polished Carved Italian Marble Female Figurative Sculpture
Located in Miami, FL
Postmodern female sculpture carved from a solid block of Italian marble, 1980s.
This piece was removed from a built in pedestal and was attached using a bolt. Due to the size, we ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
$2,800 Sale Price
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1978 Italy Bronze Abstract Sculpture by Fanna Roncoroni Lui Lei Him Her
Located in Brescia, IT
This engaging artwork was created in 1978 by the Italian artist Fanna Roncoroni.
It is a multiple of 1000 pieces numbered and signed by the author. The title is "Lui Lei" translate ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Italy Post Modern Jiro Sugawara Aluminium Multiple Abstrac Sculpture
Located in Brescia, IT
This artwork was created by the artist Jiro Sugawara, the title is "Circle"
Jiro Sugawara is a post-war artist and he was born in Japon in 1941. He studi...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Aluminum
Porcelain Paper Bag Vase by Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal, 2000s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Porcelain Paper Bag Vase by Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal, 2000s, in Very Good conditions. Designed from 2000 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional information:
Materials: C...
Category
20th Century German Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
DYKA Centerpiece Bowl by ZEMNA
Located in Geneve, CH
DYKA Centerpiece Bowl by ZEMNA
Designed by Tetiana Krasutska.
Dimensions: D 17 x W 25 x H 14 cm.
Materials: Clay.
Each object in the DYKA collection is unique because it is sculpte...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay
$497 / item
Sculptural Vase 1 by Donatas Zukauskas
Located in Geneve, CH
Sculptural Vase 1 by Donatas Zukauskas
Unique Piece.
Dimensions: Ø 15 x H 78 cm.
Materials: Recycled paper, concrete, cardboard, and glue.
All products are handmade and unique, so t...
Category
2010s Lithuanian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Concrete, Other
$1,515 / item
"Encirclement" Patinated Bronze Figure Of A Nude Male Acrobat By Louis Lutz
By Lutz
Located in Norwood, NJ
LUTZ, Louis, (French, 1940-): "Encirclement" Patinated bronze figure of a male nude acrobat supported by steel rings, affixed to steel plinth. Signed dated and numbered 2/8, Blanchet...
Category
Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Steel
$5,962 Sale Price
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Post-Modern Italian Polished Marble Shell Shaped Bowl
Located in San Diego, CA
Mid-century Italian polished marble fruit bowl / centerpiece, circa 1980s. The bowl is in very good vintage condition and measures 11.5"W x 10"D x 3"H. It would make a great centerpi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
$360 Sale Price
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Bohemian Transparent and Red Crystal Decanter Bottle by Dresden Crystal, Germany
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Dresden, Germany, in 1960s - 1970s.
This decanter is made in fine Bohemia crystal.
It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered as in excellent original condition and ready to become a piece in a home.
Labeled Dresden Crystal...
Category
1970s German Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Postmodern Ceramic Decorative Low Bowl by Linda Tarr Artist
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful colors and well made low bowl ceramic by Linda Tarr, nice glaze signed circa 1980s.
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$158 Sale Price
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A large smoked glass and chrome sculpture by Runstadler Studios, signed, 1990
Located in View Park, CA
A stunning smoked glass and metal sculpture by Runstadler Studios, signed, 1990. Edition 20/30, this rare piece depicts periods a large wing fanning out, emerging from a chrome plint...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Large Organic Sculptural Ceramic Pottery Vessel
Located in San Diego, CA
Fantastic Post Modern Studio Pottery Vase Vessel.
Acquired vessel from an incredible artist estate in Palm Springs, Vase is in excellent vintage condition and believed to be early 1...
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
$920 Sale Price
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Sculptural High Lantern Vase by Donatas Zukauskas
Located in Geneve, CH
Sculptural High Lantern Vase by Donatas Zukauskas
Unique Piece.
Dimensions: Ø 25 x H 59 cm.
Materials: Recycled paper.
All products are handmade and unique, so they may differ sligh...
Category
2010s Lithuanian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Paper
Italian Modern Photo Frame in Silver , Equilibrium Silver
Located in Sarezzo, IT
Equilibrium silver is an Italian photo frame in silver 925 by Laura G “Art with Heart.” It is a very simple and modern photo frame and can be suitable to hold two photos, one front and one back. The piece has been designed same shape front and back, as my message is: our life images are to be saved in jewel photo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
Big Coral Vase by Dzovag Kotchian
Located in Geneve, CH
Big Coral Vase by Dzovag Kotchian
Dimensions: W 12 x D 12 x H 40 cm
Materials: Stabilized Raw Clay, Metal.
Dzovag Kotchian's work develops through theoretical reflection and artist...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
$568 / item
Vintage Genie 1970s Retro Brown Leather Push Butoon Telephone
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful vintage brown leather covered telephone with intricate stitching and brass plate around the push buttons. Made by Genie and designed in the late-1970s in the USA. This mode...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Leather, Plastic
1980 Italy Bronze Abstract Sculpture Pietro Perin Figura Figure
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
Bottega Vignoli Large Majolica/Ceramic Vase, Signed, Dated
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bottega Vignoli is brand created in Italy in the 1970's and makes unique and limited editions of Byzantine, Roman design ceramics, Majolica, located in Faenza.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Italy 1980 Riccardo Dalisi Black Metal Painted Sculpture Caffellatte
Located in Brescia, IT
This sculpture is a multiple 1 piece of 50 realized in 1980 by the well known international artist Riccardo Dalisi.
All the pieces are numbered and signed by the artist and completed...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
John Miller Blue Plate Special Hamburger 2008 Blown Pop Art Glass Sculpture
By John Miller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Inspired by Americana, Miller's work stands to bring new light and perspective to the often overlooked but ubiquitous cultural artifacts that form the American visual lexicon and lived experience. Maybe as impressive as the work itself, is the magnitude of which his creations come to life. At such an impressive scale, his process is truly spectacle to witness.
Pieces from his famed ‘Blue Plate Special...
Category
Early 2000s American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
$13,440 Sale Price
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Italy 1980 Bruno Chersicla Black Painted Metal Sculpture Egitto
Located in Brescia, IT
This sculpture is a multiple 1 piece of 50 realized in 1980 by the well known artist Bruno Chersicla.
All the pieces are numbered and signed by the artist and completed by the Certif...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
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
Vintage Sommerso Italian glass centerpiece from the 60s
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Vintage Italian Sommerso Glass Centerpiece 1960s
This exquisite Italian sommerso glass centerpiece is a true work of art that exudes sophistication and refinement. Handcrafted on the...
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Two Rings- Contemporary Italian Gold Patinated Bronze Abstract Modern Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Cosulich Interiors & Antiques’ biggest aspiration, through this Contemporary Collection, launched for WNWN 2023, is to communicate the power of colors to trigger personal healthy env...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Granite, Bronze
Stair Shelf Installation Shelf by Haus Otto
Located in Geneve, CH
Stair Shelf Installation Shelf by Haus Otto
Dimensions: D100 x W85 x (95cm/170cm/245cm)
Materials: Painted Chipboard Wood
Stair Shelf Is a modular shel...
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
$36,479 / item
Large Vintage Post-Modern Travertine Lidded Box
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage large post-modern travertine lidded box, circa 1980s. The box is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measures 12"W x 8"D x 4"H. Super cool and very wel...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Travertine
Pen shell Pyramid Box attributed to Maitland Smith
Located in Winnetka, IL
A pyramid shaped box having 4 graduating drawers with brass ball knobs . Made of polished pen shell which is a material that the manufacturer Maitland Smith often used. All sitting u...
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
"Povl" Post Modern Candle Holder by FXFV
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
$220 / item
1980 Italy Post-Modern Bronze Abstract Sculpture Ottorino Tonelli Adamo
Located in Brescia, IT
This artwork was created by the Italian artist Ottorino Tonelli. Title "Adamo" translated "Adam"
Ottorino Tonelli was born in 1948 in Carrara, where h...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Bespoke Wire Sculptural Bowl
Located in San Diego, CA
Unique and rare, this beautiful piece is sculptural as it is figural. Wire has been modeled to create waves that shape the vessel. Lightness conforms the piece as the edges solidify ...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wire
$200 Sale Price
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Edie Red Vase by Purho
Located in Geneve, CH
Edie Red Vase by Purho
Dimensions: D17 x H40 cm
Materials: Glass
Other colours available.
Purho is a new protagonist of made in Italy design, a work of synthesis, a research th...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
$3,245 / item
Vintage Postmodern Benazir Style Candlesticks - a Pair
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Incredible pair of candle holders. Shorter one measures 9.25”H
Category
1980s Taiwanese Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
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.