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Post-Modern Decorative Objects

POSTMODERN STYLE

Postmodern design was a short-lived movement that manifested itself chiefly in Italy and the United States in the early 1980s. The characteristics of vintage postmodern furniture and other postmodern objects and decor for the home included loud-patterned, usually plastic surfaces; strange proportions, vibrant colors and weird angles; and a vague-at-best relationship between form and function.

ORIGINS OF POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

  • Emerges during the 1960s; popularity explodes during the ’80s
  • A reaction to prevailing conventions of modernism by mainly American architects
  • Architect Robert Venturi critiques modern architecture in his Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture (1966)
  • Theorist Charles Jencks, who championed architecture filled with allusions and cultural references, writes The Language of Post-Modern Architecture (1977)
  • Italian design collective the Memphis Group, also known as Memphis Milano, meets for the first time (1980) 
  • Memphis collective debuts more than 50 objects and furnishings at Salone del Milano (1981)
  • Interest in style declines, minimalism gains steam

CHARACTERISTICS OF POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

  • Dizzying graphic patterns and an emphasis on loud, off-the-wall colors
  • Use of plastic and laminates, glass, metal and marble; lacquered and painted wood 
  • Unconventional proportions and abundant ornamentation
  • Playful nods to Art Deco and Pop art

POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

VINTAGE POSTMODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

Critics derided postmodern design as a grandstanding bid for attention and nothing of consequence. Decades later, the fact that postmodernism still has the power to provoke thoughts, along with other reactions, proves they were not entirely correct.

Postmodern design began as an architectural critique. Starting in the 1960s, a small cadre of mainly American architects began to argue that modernism, once high-minded and even noble in its goals, had become stale, stagnant and blandly corporate. Later, in Milan, a cohort of creators led by Ettore Sottsass and Alessandro Mendinia onetime mentor to Sottsass and a key figure in the Italian Radical movement — brought the discussion to bear on design.

Sottsass, an industrial designer, philosopher and provocateur, gathered a core group of young designers into a collective in 1980 they called Memphis. Members of the Memphis Group,  which would come to include Martine Bedin, Michael Graves, Marco Zanini, Shiro Kuramata, Michele de Lucchi and Matteo Thun, saw design as a means of communication, and they wanted it to shout. That it did: The first Memphis collection appeared in 1981 in Milan and broke all the modernist taboos, embracing irony, kitsch, wild ornamentation and bad taste.

Memphis works remain icons of postmodernism: the Sottsass Casablanca bookcase, with its leopard-print plastic veneer; de Lucchi’s First chair, which has been described as having the look of an electronics component; Martine Bedin’s Super lamp: a pull-toy puppy on a power-cord leash. Even though it preceded the Memphis Group’s formal launch, Sottsass’s iconic Ultrafragola mirror — in its conspicuously curved plastic shell with radical pops of pink neon — proves striking in any space and embodies many of the collective’s postmodern ideals. 

After the initial Memphis show caused an uproar, the postmodern movement within furniture and interior design quickly took off in America. (Memphis fell out of fashion when the Reagan era gave way to cool 1990’s minimalism.) The architect Robert Venturi had by then already begun a series of plywood chairs for Knoll Inc., with beefy, exaggerated silhouettes of traditional styles such as Queen Anne and Chippendale. In 1982, the new firm Swid Powell enlisted a group of top American architects, including Frank Gehry, Richard Meier, Stanley Tigerman and Venturi to create postmodern tableware in silver, ceramic and glass.

On 1stDibs, the vintage postmodern furniture collection includes chairs, coffee tables, sofas, decorative objects, table lamps and more.

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Style: Post-Modern
Cut Naked Raku Clear Medium Vase by Studionudo
Located in Geneve, CH
Cut Naked Raku Clear Medium Vase by Studionudo Unique Piece. Dimensions: Ø 23 x H 30 cm. Materials: Clay. Different finishes and sizes are available. Prices may vary. Please contact...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Clay

2000s Cenedese Italian Pair of Aquamarine Blue Rostrato Murano Glass Ovoid Vases
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 ...
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Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Oak Bark Tabletop Sculpture by Lionel Hamon
Located in Geneve, CH
Oak Bark Tabletop Sculpture by Lionel Hamon Dimensions: Ø 35 x H 60 cm. Materials: Brass. Finish: Light patina. Available in three finishes: black patina, light patina, and gold pl...
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2010s French Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Brass

Postmodern Memphis Rare Porcelain Serving Plater by Block Chromatics
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and rare Postmodern Memphis era, serving plater in porcelain made in Germany, circa 1980s, perfect condition like new never used.
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20th Century German Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

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...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Granite, Bronze

V21164 Vessel in Natural Oak Wood by Jörg Pietschmann
Located in Geneve, CH
V21164 Vessel in Natural Oak Wood by Jörg Pietschmann Dimensions: D 28 x W 29 x H 10 cm. Materials: Oak wood. In Pietschmann’s sculptures, trees that for centuries were part of a la...
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2010s German Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Oak

"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...
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1990s Unknown Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Art Glass

Post-War Carved Marble Torso
Located in Queens, NY
American Post-War Design carved green marble stylized torso of a figure resting on a rectangular black base
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20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble

Contemporary Bronze Sculptures Louanges I & II by Bertrand Créac'h
Located in London, GB
Louanges I & II by Bertrand Créac'h Material: Bonze, black patina Dimensions: H 109 x 19 x 14 cm / H 114 x 17 x 16 cm Year: 2021 Type: Limited edition 2/8 + 4 AP, signed These...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Peter Shire Anchorage Teapot for Memphis, 1982
By Peter Shire, Rossi & Arcandi
Located in Kansas City, MO
This is a rare "Anchorage Teapot" by designer and artist Peter Shire. Rossi e Arcandi for Memphis, Milano, 1982. The teapot is completely original and shows signs of wear to be expec...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Silver Plate, Brass

2000s Cenedese Italian Aquamarine Blue Rostrato Murano Glass Ovoid Vase
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Venetian modernist vase signed Cenedese with an interesting elongated modern organic shape, in a sophisticated azure turquoise color, in blown Murano glass worked with t...
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Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Beige Stoneware Coiled Moon Jar by Elena Vasilantonaki
Located in Geneve, CH
Beige Stoneware Coiled Moon Jar by Elena Vasilantonaki Unique Dimensions: ⌀ 23 x H 27 cm (Dimensions may vary) Materials: Stoneware, Earthenware Available finishes: Experimental Glaz...
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2010s Greek Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Earthenware, Stoneware

ALDO Porcelain Vase by Studio Fuksas for Alessi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A captivating porcelain vase from the ALDO collection, designed by the acclaimed architectural firm Studio Fuksas for Alessi in 2012. A limited edition piece showcasing the innovati...
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21st Century and Contemporary Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Bust Sculpture of a Woman in the Style of Brancusi by Austin Productions, 1981
Located in Miami, FL
Bust of woman with open hands lifted rendered in lavender and violet painted plaster composite with a silver sparkle glaze on a black mica base, signed Austin Prod, 1981.
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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Composition

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...
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1970s German Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Crystal

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...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Metal

Val Saint Lambert Cut Glass Vase in Ruby Red
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Val Saint Lambert Cut Glass Vase in Ruby Red Val Saint Lambert cut glass vase in a ruby ​​red hue. It features oval panels carved with detailed floral motifs, alternating with areas ...
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20th Century Belgian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Art Glass

Sculpture FUNGHI 18 by Zanellazine Ceramics
Located in Geneve, CH
Sculpture FUNGHI 18 by Zanellazine Ceramics Dimensions: W 13 x D 6 x H 40 cm Materials: Red clay, Turquoise semi-refractorie clay, White fireclay. About: Giovanna Zighetti, ceramis...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

Unguis Chair by Henry D'ath
Located in Geneve, CH
Unguis Chair by Henry D'ath Dimensions: D 60 x W 55 x H 95 cm Materials: Wood, plastic. Piece is handmade by artist. An unguis can be a nail, claw or fang. The name speaks not only...
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2010s Chinese Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Wood, 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...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Abstract Industrial Found Object Metal Table Sculpture, Post Modern Sottsass Era
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A great Industrial material sculpture including a huge crescent wrench among other various mechanical parts. Extremely heavy and well made. Made by a local Philadelphia artist, unsig...
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1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Steel

1980s French Postmodern Mantle Clock
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A sculptural French postmodern mantel clock with blue and splatter painted supports, gray face and accents, and black numbers and hands. A fantastically contrasting low triangular s...
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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Ramé Blue Wall Sculpture by NITUSH AROOSH
Located in Geneve, CH
Ramé Blue Wall Sculpture by NITUSH AROOSH Dimensions: Ø 100 cm. Materials: Stainless steel. Available in different finishes. All our lamps can be wired according to each country. I...
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2010s Indian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Stainless Steel

Sculpture FUNGHI 19 by Zanellazine Ceramics
Located in Geneve, CH
Sculpture FUNGHI 19 by Zanellazine Ceramics Dimensions: W 15 x D 16 x H 33 cm Materials: Red clay, Green semi-refractorie clay, White fireclay. About: Giovanna Zighetti, ceramist an...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

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...
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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

Vermillion Petri Vase by Elyse Graham
Located in Geneve, CH
Vermillion Petri vase by Elyse Graham Dimensions: W 13 x H 14 cm Materials: Plaster, Resin Molded, dyed, and finished by Hand in LA. Customization Available. All pieces are made...
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2010s American Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Resin, Plaster

Marchesa Grey Vase by Erica Zanella
Located in Geneve, CH
Marchesa Grey Vase by Erica Zanella Dimensions: D 7 x W 26 x H 33 cm. Materials: Plaster. Marchesa showcases an organic, minimalist silhouette marked by its irregular curves and fl...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Plaster

May I Kiss You Grey Vase by Erica Zanella
Located in Geneve, CH
May I Kiss You Grey Vase by Erica Zanella Dimensions: D 9 x W 27 x H 29 cm. Materials: Plaster. May I Kiss You was a regular solid block that was hollowed out, transforming into so...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Plaster

Handcrafted Yellow Beige Art Glass Vase Kosta Boda Style, 1980s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Handcrafted rectangular beige art glass flower vase in Kosta Boda style. In the style of Designer Bertil Vallien Art glass vase, circa 1980 for Kosta Boda. ...
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Late 20th Century Swedish Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Glass, Art Glass

Flintstone Rose Vase by Erica Zanella
Located in Geneve, CH
Flintstone Rose Vase by Erica Zanella Dimensions: D 7 x W 25 x H 36 cm. Materials: Plaster. Flintstone features straight lines and a geometric structure. The left side rises promin...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Plaster

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...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Aluminum

Stoneware, Silicone Small Wrinkled by Daniel Elkayam
Located in Geneve, CH
Stoneware, Silicone Small Wrinkled by Daniel Elkayam Dimensions: D 12 x W 12 x H 14 cm Materials: Stoneware, Silicone. Jerusalem-born Art-designer and Photographer based in Tel-Av...
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2010s Israeli Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Stoneware, Silicone

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...
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1960s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

Red Fold Room Divider by Storängen Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Red Fold room divider by Storängen Design Dimensions: D 4 x W 70 x H 170 cm Materials: oak wood, leather straps. Available in other colors and ...
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2010s Swedish Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Leather, Oak

Contemporary Art The Bed Palm Tree Bed in Silk Velvet by Carla Tolomeo
Located in Pistoia, IT
Bed in silk velvet, unique pieces hand made by the artist. The silk velvet fabrics and the embroideries are made expressly for the artist, Carla Tolomeo.
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Silk

Set of 2 1980s Ashtrays & Picture Frame in Cut Glass
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This set is composed by 2 glass ashtrays and 1 glass picture frame. Very good condition. Picture frame: cm 13 H x 10 W x 2,6 D Ashtray: cm 3 H x 9 W x 9 D.
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Cut Glass

1995 Italy Bronze Sculpture by Giuseppe Bergomi Davanti Al Mare
Located in Brescia, IT
This is an engaging and intense artwork created by the well known Italian artist Giuseppe Bergomi in 1995. This is a bronze sculpture made by the tec...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Soft Vase Sculptural Vessel
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Making direct reference to the ability of bodily organs to function as vessels, while also alluding to plastic surgery and sex toys? Our soft vessels p...
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2010s Mexican Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Stainless Steel, Nickel

1980's Postmodern Geometric Bud Vase in Stainless Steel
Located in San Diego, CA
Nice geometric design brushed stainless mix with polished stainless bud vase, circa 1980's , nice clean lines for mid-century, Danish Modern Decor.
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20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Stainless Steel

Large Postmodern Abstract Freeform Lucite / Acrylic Table Sculpture Signed
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A beautiful and impressive Lucite table sculpture in yellow and red colored acrylic. The table sculpture features two abstract forms on a thick base. Large substantial piece. Signed ...
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1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Acrylic, Lucite

Mazer 900 Sculpture by Tom Fereday
Located in Geneve, CH
Mazer 900 Sculpture by Tom Fereday Dimensions: W 90 x D 90 x H 35 cm Materials: Solid Travertine. Weight: 211 Kg. MAZER COLLECTION: Mazer represents a series of geometric sculptures, each a celebration of the fundamental beauty and natural variation of stone. Strict brutalist forms of the table and seating collection are juxtaposed by soft organic cutaways carving through the porous stone surfaces, revealing the natural beauty and character of travertine. Named after the medieval term ‘Mazer’ meaning bowl, the collection presents subtle organic forms proportioned for table and seating function designed for permanence. Porous formations of the stone’s structure act as an intentional disruption to the clean geometric forms of the series adding character and intrigue. The limited edition series was crafted from travertine and locally produced in Italy from a combination of machine and traditional hand made processes, each piece exhibiting its own unique characteristics and form with no one piece alike. Mazer is designed by Australian designer Tom Fereday exemplifying Fereday’s desire to honour materiality, combining form and function to produce enduring works. Tom Fereday develops products based on the principle of honest design, conveying a design process which celebrates the materials and manufacturing processes behind furniture and products, to design from the inside out. By using the materials and environment as a positive design constraint we guide intelligent and thoughtful design outcomes which connect with people through natural materials, tactile finishes and unique design. We strive to create enduring designs which are meaningful to people and their environment. Born in Australia, Tom Fereday grew up in England studying at the Wimbledon School of Art before moving to Sydney to complete an honours in Industrial Design at the University of Technology Sydney. Working across europe and Australia Tom Fereday went onto found his sole practice in 2012. Affiliations Society for Responsible Design (SRD) Design Institute of Australia (DIA) Awards 2019 - House & Garden style awards - ETO Desk 2018 - Idea Awards - SIA Chair - Highly Commended 2018 - LAMP International lighting competition - Winner established designer 2018 - Lane Crawford creative callout - Winner 2018 - Good Design Awards - SIA chair - Gold winner 2017 - Mercedes-Benz Design Award - SIA Chair - Winner 2017 - International Design Award - SP01 collection - Honoree 2017 - International Darc Awards - Mito Lamp - Winner best floor lamp 2017 - ICFF NYCxDESIGN - Emerging Designer - Honoree 2017 - A+Awards - Bow Chair - Finalist 2017 - Archiproducts Design Selection - Stockholm Furniture Fair 2016 - Good Design Award Chicago - Bow Chair - Winner 2016 - Timber Design Awards - Pieman Collection - Winner excellence in timber design 2016 - Good Design Award - MW1 Watch - Finalist 2015 - Good Design Award - 3000 Collection 2015 - Good Design Award - Best in category NTR Microphone 2015 - Red Dot Design Awards - Best of the Best NTR Microphone 2014 - Space + Moooi 2014 Design Residency 2011 - H&G Style Awards 2011 2011 - Interior Design Excellence Awards 2011 - Finalist 2011 - One Good Chair Competition Allt Chair 2010 - Nominated by Triple J and ABC News as top 25 young achievers 2010 - Australian Design Awards - Design Mark - Pebble Ottoman 2010 - Launch Pad 10 with the Spli Stool - Finalist 2009 - SOYA Awards including mentorship with Marc Newson 2009 - SRD09 prize winner awarded by the Society for Responsible Design 2009 - NSW Travelling Scholarship - Top three finalists 2009 - International CIFIAL Awards ‘Feel the Planet Earth 08’ - Finalist 2009 - Greenland Travelling Scholarship 2008 - GOTYA Awards - Runner up 2008 - Breville Young Designer Awards - Top three Finalist 2008 - Electrolux Competition - Highly Commended 2008 - Freedom Furniture Competition 2007 - Treegugger + I.D. Magazine Award - Finalist 2007 - Cormack Packaging Awards - Finalist Exhibitions 2018 - Orgatec - SIA chair launch by NAU - Cologne Germany 2018 - Makers Take - SIA + Jeanette chair - Brisbane 2018 - Alt Material - Hull lounge - Melbourne 2018 - AGM - SIA chair + Jeanette chair - Melbourne 2018 - MADE Tom Fereday X Fiona Susanto solo exhibition - Melbourne 2018 - Den Fair - Launch ETO / MITO / SIA / NOLA - Melbourne 2018 - Good Design Vivid Festival - SIA Chair - Sydney 2018 - ICFF - SIA chair launch NAU - New York 2018 - Caroma collaboration - Alexandria flagship store - Sydney 2018 - SP01 Outdoor Collection - Archiproducts showroom - Milan Design Week - Italy 2018 - SIA chair limited edition - Local Milan - Milan Design Week - Italy 2018 - Australian Design Centre - Interpretations Exhibition Pieman chair - Sydney 2018 - Melbourne Design Week - SIA Chair - Melbourne 2018 - Sydney Design Festival - Bow Bench - Sydney 2018 - Cologne IMM - MITO + Bailey light - Rakumba Lighting...
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2010s Australian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Travertine

Bowl in Aleppo Technique by Milan Vobruba, Gusum, Sweden, 1980
Located in Bochum, NRW
Bowl in Aleppo technique by Milan Vobruba, Gusum, Sweden, 1980 Colorless glass with irregular fusions. Glossy surface fire polished. Signed engraved under the stand: M. Vobruba 80.
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1980s Swedish Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

Tunnel Candelabra in Gypsum & Fiberglass by Brent Warr Studios
Located in Bainbridge, GA
The Tunnel Candelabra by Brent Warr is an evocative fusion of sculpture and function. With its softened geometric limbs and matte white finish, the piece conjures a sense of movement...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Epoxy Resin, Fiberglass, Plaster, Hardwood, Paint

Hand Woven Rope Basket / Magazine Holder by Gunther Lambert
Located in San Diego, CA
A super nice hand woven rope basket / magazine holder by Gunther Lambert, circa 1980s. The piece is signed on the side, is in very good vintage conditi...
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Late 20th Century German Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Rope

La Mer Chair by Pepe Valenti
Located in Geneve, CH
La Mer Chair by Pepe Valenti collaboration with Antoine Aimé Dimensions: D 80 x W 65 x H 109 cm. Materials: Chrome-plated stainless steel, acrylic. A cha...
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2010s Spanish Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Stainless Steel

Boccato, Gigante & Zambusi Post-Modern Ceramic Vase for Sicart Italy
Located in Meer, VAN
Rare and large post modern vase by Marilena Boccato, Gian Nicola Gigante en Antonio Zambusi for Sicart Cartigliano. Italy, 1970's. The remarkable...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

Post Modern Ikebana Vase by Libby Ware
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredibly graphic post-modern ikebana ceramic vase by known U.S. artist Libby Ware. The vessel is cylinder like evoking a variety of ideas. The deep dark g...
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1990s American Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Calacatta Macchia Vecchia Tosca Bath by Marmi Serafini
Located in Geneve, CH
Calacatta Macchia Vecchia Tosca Bath by Marmi Serafini Materials: Calacatta Macchia Vecchia marble. Dimensions: D 92 x W 170 x H 50 cm Availa...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Marble

Contemporary Art Armchair - Mademoiselle Valery by Carla Tolomeo
Located in Pistoia, IT
Sculpture. Unique piece hand made by the artist. 19th-century silk velvet poltrock decorated by the author. Rose back in Pontoglio silk velvet. Trimmings
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Silk

Obsidian Pyramid Contemporary Figurative Sculpture by Homa
Located in Geneve, CH
Obsidian Pyramid Contemporary Figurative Sculpture by Homa Dimensions: W 30 x D 30 x H 50 cm Materials: Blown Glass. Smoke Mirror. HOMA is a contemporary design atelier based in Ist...
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2010s Turkish Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass, Mirror

Italy 1980 Annamaria Gelmi Metal Painted Red Sculpture Piccolo Eden
Located in Brescia, IT
This sculpture is a multiple 1 piece of 50 realized in 1980 by the Italian artist Annamaria Gelmi. All the pieces are numbered and signed by the artist and completed by the Certific...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

"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...
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Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Bronze, Steel

Glass vase by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini, 1970s
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Glass Vase by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini 1970s This stunning glass vase is a unique piece designed by renowned Italian artist and designer Fulvio Bianconi for Venini in the 1970s. Th...
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20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Art Glass

Spanish Style Life Size Wire Bull
Located in Queens, NY
Spanish-style life size wire bull figure resting on a black plinth (1950s).
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1950s Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Wire

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. ...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

Mario Pinzoni Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano Glass Vessel Vase, Italy c.1980s
Located in London, GB
An elegant and scarce Mario Pinzoni Murano Glass Vase (or Vessel) for Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Venice, Italy, circa the 1980s. This impressive, transparent blown glass vase is undamaged...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass

Monumental Sculptural Brown and Cream Hand Carved Onyx Bowl or Centerpiece
Located in New York, NY
Monumental Hand-Carved Onyx Bowl with Swirling Brown and Cream Pattern and Undulating Raw Edge A commanding and sculptural presence, this monumental hand-carved onyx bowl showcases ...
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2010s Mexican Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Onyx

Michael Lax Design Grainware METAAL Vase, circa 1992
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...
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1990s American Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Aluminum

Italy 1980 Post-Modern Abstract Red Laquered Bronze Sculpture Prospero Rasulo
Located in Brescia, IT
This artwork was created by the Italian artist Prospero Rasulo Title "Fossile " translate "Fossil". It is made in bronze and laquered in red. It is also available in black. Prospe...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Shibui 12 Sculpture by WANAS
Located in Geneve, CH
Shibui 12 Sculpture by WANAS Dimensions: D 33 x W 33 x H 40 cm. Materials: Brass and wood. The size is customisable on request. Please contact us. Why is it that the simplest of th...
Category

2010s Indian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

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