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
'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
Cisco Jiménez Hermaphrodite Demon Bronze Sculpture
Located in Mexico City, MX
A rare hermaphrodite demon cast bronze sculpture by Mexican artista Cisco Jiménez. This bronze demon is signed and serialized 3 / 5.
This sculpture includes a certificate signed by...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
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
Anodised Aluminium Planter / Vessel Multi-Coloured from Cosmos collection
By Tino Seubert
Located in London, GB
Cosmos extends the exploration into manually anodised aluminium pieces. Building on the success of Grow-UP planters for MCQ in 2021, the collection showcases abstract anodising dye p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Aluminum
Set Of 2 Highway To Heaven Candlesticks by Alina Alamorean
Located in Geneve, CH
Set Of 2 Highway To Heaven Candlesticks by Alina Alamorean
One Of A Kind.
Dimensions: D 20 x W 20 x H 150 cm.
Materials: Steel.
Born into a family of avant-garde architects in 1968...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel, Iron
Euphrates Vase, Designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1983 for Memphis Milano
Located in Beirut, LB
The Euphrates vase was originally designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1983 for Memphis Milano 1981-1988. A classic by Sottsass, the Euphrates porcelain vase is part of three 'rivers' vase...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
III Tercera Sculpture by Joel Escalona
Located in Geneve, CH
III Tercera sculpture by Joel Escalona
Dimensions: D 45 x W 45 x H 160 cm
Materials: oak wood, metal.
Also available in burnt finish.
...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
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
Postmodern Studio Ceramic Vase Signed
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Postmodern ceramic vase in a pastel palette with black interior, circa 1980s. Intriguing form / shape with geometric and linear decoration. Signed "R" to the underside.
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
LipSticks - Candle Holders
By Franco V
Located in Brooklyn, NY
LipSticks - Candle Holders
Elevate your home decor with LipSticks - Candle Holders. Handcrafted by Brooklyn-based artist Franco V, these modular candle holders offer endless possibi...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
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
Otto Heino Large pottery / ceramic vase , rare Chinese Yellow Celadon glaze
By Otto Heino
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amazing studio pottery vase by the well known potter Otto Heino . This vase has the rare Yellow Celadon glaze , that the formula was lost for the Chinese artists and Otto created it ...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Extra Large Hotel Candle Holder in Bronze Silverplated by WMF Germany
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Midcentury Extra Large Hotel Candle Holder in Bronze Silverplated by WMF Germany
Beautiful candle holder or candlestick Made in Germany by WMF, brand imprinted from the manufacturer in the 1970s.
The candle holder is of very big dimension, made for the Hotel environment.
It has a solid and heavy base of bronze ( 7,5 KG or 17 lbs !) and is silver plated outside.
It takes total 9 candle...
Category
1970s Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate, Bronze
Vessel by Laura Pasquino
Located in Geneve, CH
Vessel by Laura Pasquino
Limited Edition of 8
Dimensions: D 47 x H 32 cm
Material: Soft-paste porcelain, glaze.
Laura Pasquino
Incorporating references from ancient Korean ceramics...
Category
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
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 55 cm.
Materials: Ceramic.
Numerated and signed by the artist.
All ...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Alabaster Diogenèa Bowl by ZPS Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Alabaster Diogenèa Bowl by ZPS Studio
Dimensions: D 23 x H 4.8 cm
Materials: Alabaster.
A number of 31 bowls of identical shape, made in limited edition by fine Italian artisans in ...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Stunning Postmodern Brown Hand-Molded Scavo Glass Vase, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1980s.
This vase is made in brown scavo hand-molded Murano glass, ascribable to Cenedese or Seguso.
It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of us...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Flo Travertine Vase by Un’common
Located in Geneve, CH
Flo Travertine Vase by Un’common
Designed by Małgorzata Korycka.
Dimensions: D 6 x W 20 x H 18 cm.
Materials: Travertine.
This is the first vase among Un’common’s products. It is ma...
Category
2010s Polish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Travertine
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...
Category
2010s Chinese Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Plastic
Finnish Yellow & Violet "Amphora" glass vase by Markku Salo for Nuutajärvi, 1990
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Yellow and violet hand made glass vase model 'Amphora' design by Markku Salo in 1990 for the finnish Glasswork Nuutajärvi. Medium size. Very good ...
Category
1990s Finnish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Bud Vase Sculptural Blown Glass with Silver Mirror by Homa
Located in Geneve, CH
Bud Vase Sculptural Blown Glass with Silver Mirror by Homa
Dimensions: W 40 x D 40 x H 26 cm
Materials: Blown Glass. Silver Mirror.
HOMA is a contemporary design atelier based in Is...
Category
2010s Turkish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Mirror
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
1980s Vistosi Post Modern Purple Wine Color & Crystal Murano Glass Round Vase
By Vistosi
Located in New York, NY
A unique blown deconstructed creation by Vistosi in Memphis Group style worked with an unusual and rare technique, the decor in the crystal clear Murano glass organic body consists o...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Perspectiva Space Divider by Colección Estudio
Located in Geneve, CH
Perspectiva space divider by Colección Estudio
Dimensions: D 30 x W 30 x H 163 cm
Materials: oak wood, grey wool felt
Also available in ebonized o...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Felt, Oak
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
Post Modern Two-Piece Sculpture in Solid Black Marble, USA, c. 1980's
Located in Deland, FL
Introducing a fascinating two piece Post Modern sculpture cut from solid black marble and hand-polished to a brilliant shine. Featuring a sphere that rests within the confines of the...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Memphis Style Postmodern Mixed Wood Jewelry Box with Drawer
Located in San Diego, CA
Memphis style Postmodern mixed wood jewelry box with drawer, circa 1998. The box measures 9"W x 9"D x 7.25"H and is made of a variety of hard woods including ash, walnut and maple. T...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ash, Maple, Walnut
Aquarelle Round Grey Vase by David Valner
Located in Geneve, CH
Aquarelle Round Grey Vase by David Valner
Designed by Aleš Valner.
Dimensions: D 13 x W 32 x H 31 cm.
Materials: Glass.
Weight: 11 kg.
Where the fluidity of water meets the solidity...
Category
2010s Czech Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Goldilocks by Rampinelli Edizioni
Located in Geneve, CH
Goldilocks by Rampinelli Edizioni
Designed by Giorgio Biscaro
Dimensions: D 20 x W 21 x H 27 cm
Materials: Powder-coated metal.
GIORGIO BISCARO
I enthusiastically accepted Rampinell...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Flying Garden Series Sculpture by Zsolt József Simon
Located in Geneve, CH
Flying Garden Series Sculpture by Zsolt József Simon
Dimensions: W 28 x D 28 x H 21 cm
Materials: Porcelain.
Zsolt József Simon is a porcelain desi...
Category
2010s Hungarian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Space Invader Line by Studio Chora, Table Lamp, White Limestone, In Stock
By Studio Chora
Located in Albuquerque, NM
Designed by Studio Chora, Space Invader Mini, 2021.
Amorphous, nonconforming, the Space Invader is expressive of the human form.
The Space Invader series of organic light sculpt...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Limestone
Silver Panther Paperweight on a Black Marble Ball by Mary Jurek Design
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A Silver Panther Paperweight on a Black Marble Ball By: Mary Jurek Design Inc.
Mary Jurek Panther Paperweight Marble Ball and Chrome.
Designed as a p...
Category
Late 20th Century Indian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Metal
Richard Marquis Latticino Glass Cone Vase /Sculpture, by Noble Effort, 1985
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful glass latticing and murrains glass cone vase by the well known glass blower Richard Marquis.
Category
1980s Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Small Totem Carbon by Maxence De Bagneux
Located in Geneve, CH
Large Totem Carbon by Maxence De Bagneux
Dimensions: D 30 x H 180 cm
Materials: Stoneware, burnt laminated wood.
Maxence de Bagneux has devoted his free time since childhood to his ...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware, Wood
Amber Babà Sculptural Vase by Alice Crepaldi
Located in Geneve, CH
Amber Babà Sculptural Vase by Alice Crepaldi
Unique Piece.
Dimensions: D 20 x W 20 x H 36 cm.
Materials: Murano glass and metal.
Alice Crepaldi is a versatile multidisciplinary arti...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Vintage Set of Six Colored Hand Blown Murano Glass Flutes, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1980s.
These flutes are made in very thin Murano glass.
They can also be use as flower vases.
They are vintage, therefore they might show slight traces of use, but the...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Donald Laborie cubistic sculpture France 1988
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Wonderful and impressive sized sculpture by Donald Laborie made in his own atelier in France in 1988. This semi figurative sculpture is called ’The Accordionist” and is made from sol...
Category
1980s French Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Hardwood
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
Sunset Wall Piece by Pepe Valenti
Located in Geneve, CH
Sunset Wall Piece by Pepe Valenti
Dimensions: D 7 x W 70 x H 150 cm.
Materials: Copper-plated stainless steel.
Inspired by the immersive experience of th...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stainless Steel, Copper
Handmade Ebonized Red Oak & Purple Heart Tall Wood Vase Signed & Dated
Located in San Diego, CA
Handmade ebonized red oak & purple heart tall wood vase signed & dated, beautiful piece of art in great condition.
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Oak
Fossilized Future_C by So Koizumi
Located in Geneve, CH
Fossilized Future_C by So Koizumi
Dimensions: W 66 x D 36 x H 33 cm
Materials: Oak Wood, Soil, charcoal, Waste from daily life (such as coffee grounds and vegetable peels)
Weight: 37...
Category
2010s Japanese Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Oak
Set of Three Kaleidoscope Vases by Kurt Wallstab, 1980s
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Beautiful graduating bud vases tallest being 7.5'' tall by celebrated glass artist, Kurt Wallstab. no chips or cracks to glass. Never used.
Category
1980s Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Set of 2 Memphis Style ceramic sculptures , 1980s
Located in Delft, NL
Set of 2 Memphis Style ceramic sculptures , 1980s
Dimensions: 30cm Height , 8cm Width , 8cm Depth
Condition: Good
Color: Black
Material: Ceramic
Category
1980s Dutch Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Postmodern Pair of Glass Vases by Tamara Aladin for Riihimaen Lasi Oy, Finland
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Finland, 1970s.
Designed by Tamara Aladin and manufactured by Riihimaen Lasi Oy.
Made in plum purple glass.
They are rare and highly collecti...
Category
1970s Finnish Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Polypore Large Bowl by David Valner
Located in Geneve, CH
Polypore Large Bowl by David Valner
Dimensions: D 32 x W 38 x H 17 cm.
Materials: Hand-crafted glass.
Weight: 5 kg.
Finish: Large size, Dark green and beige, and matte surface.
In t...
Category
2010s Czech Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Set of 3 White Cibele Plant Stands by OK Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 3 White Cibele Plant Stands by OK Design
Dimensions: D 35 x H 30 cm,
D 35 x H 45 cm,
D 35 x H 54 cm.
Materials: Powder-coated metal.
Available in small, medium, and large.
Av...
Category
2010s Danish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Large Vintage Ceramic Pop Art Bayer Aspirin Paperweight or Display
Located in New York, NY
A big ceramic Bayer Aspirin from a store called Think Big in SoHo, NYC in the 1980s . Fun. Decorative piece for display, art in a bathroom or a paperweight for your desk. Lots of cha...
Category
1980s Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Plaster
Purple & green Murano Glass Flasks by Venini, 1980s
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Set of 2 small decorative Murano flasks designed by Laura de Santillana and manufactured by Venini in the 1980s. the green flask shows a visible small chip at the neck as stated in p...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Gianni Versace for Rosenthal, Large "Jungle" Porcelain Cover Plate / Dish
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Gianni Versace for Rosenthal. Large "Jungle" porcelain cover plate / dish with gold decoration and green leaves.
Late 20th century.
In perfect condition.
Measures: 38 x 2.8 cm.
...
Category
Late 20th Century German Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Northen Hides Vessel by Ella Bulley
Located in Geneve, CH
Northen Hides 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 wor...
Category
2010s British Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Maitland Smith Post Modern White Tessellated Hexagonal Stone Box 1980's
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Post Modern 1980s Maitland Smith Marble Covered Box with hinged lid and a round polished brass pull on top.
Vintage Postmodern geometric design decorative box white tessellated stone...
Category
Late 20th Century Asian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Halo Sculptural Vessel by Karin Amdal
Located in Geneve, CH
Halo Sculptural Vessel by Karin Amdal
One Of A Kind.
Dimensions: D 19.5 x W 12.5 x H 16 cm.
Materials: Ceramic/stoneware clay.
Pieces are hand-made, one of a kind, and sizes may var...
Category
2010s New Zealand Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Stoneware
American postmodern Plastic lego desk telephone by Tyco, 1990s
Located in MIlano, IT
American postmodern Plastic lego desk telephone by Tyco, 1990s
Desk telephone entirely built with colored plastic Lego pieces. The black handset features 3 decorative lines in red, y...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic
Howard Miller George Nelson 1984 Checkerboard Table Clock, "Tempo 21" Tower 3
Located in Kansas City, MO
Rare postmodern brown and cream checkerboard table clock by Howard Miller Clock Company. From the 1984 "Tempo 21" collection. Slight signs of wear ...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Aluminum
Tagliapietra Italian Modern Green Yellow Orange Murano Glass Drop Sculpture Vase
Located in New York, NY
Early 21st century, circa 2015, one-of-a-kind blown colorful Murano glass single flower vase, modern Work of Art signed by Tagliapietra Fabio, this ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murrine, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Spanish Style Life Size Wire Bull
Located in Queens, NY
Spanish-style life size wire bull figure resting on a black plinth (1950s).
Category
1950s Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wire
Querandi "Half Apple" glass paperweight from the 1960s
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Querandi "Halved Apple" Glass Paperweight 1960s
Querandi glass paperweight, "Halved Apple" design, 1960s. Crafted using German techniques, it features a stylized shape resembling an ...
Category
20th Century Argentine Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
The Thurible
By Valeria Vasi
Located in BARCELONA, ES
The new forged iron thurible is inspired by an- cient Greek rituals, this piece fuses bold lines with elemental materials, creating an intimate space for personal reflection.
At the ...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
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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