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
Paperweight Petit Kallisti by Alekos / Alecos Fassianos for Daum, 1988.
By Alekos Fassianos, Daum
Located in Lille, FR
Petit Kallisti by Alekos Fassianos for Daum, in pâte de verre
1988
Signed and numbered 948/2000
Dimensions:
Height: 9 cm
Length: 10 cm
Depth: 3 cm
Category
1980s French Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Set of Three Postmodern Vases by Heide Warlamis for Vienna Collection
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An outstanding set of three postmodern ceramic vases by Austrian artist and designer Heide Warlamis (born 1942). Part of Warlamis' Vienna Collection design series, these vases utiliz...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Postmodern Italian Pottery Planter with Flower Stand, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern Italian Pottery Planter with Flower Stand, 1980s
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Post-Modern Marble Block / Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice post-modern marble block / paperweight,circa 1980s. The piece is in very good condition with no chips or cracks and measures 4"W x 4"D x 4"H. Beautiful veining throughout...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
1980s Pink Mottled Glass Vase by Mdina Glass, Malta
By Mdina
Located in Glasgow, GB
A tall stemmed bud vase, handcrafted in the late 1980s by Mdina Glass, Malta.
Crafted from pink opaque glass perfectly mottled and encased in a sheath of crystal clear glass.
The...
Category
1970s Maltese Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
$118 Sale Price
55% Off
Salvador Dali Leda Armchair, Sculpture
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Leda armchair designed by Dali manufactured by BD.
Structure in polished cast brass varnish.
Measures: 47 x 60 x 92 H.cm
Year: 1935-1937
Taken from “Femme á la téte rose” 1935 (W...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
$36,076 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Op Art Acrylic Sphere on Stand Sculpture by Vasa Mihich
Located in San Diego, CA
Op Art acrylic sphere sculpture on lucite base by Vasa Mihich, circa 1990. The optical look is changed by rotating the piece and letting the light refra...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite
$1,580 Sale Price
20% Off
Pop Art decorative Lucite Owl 3D Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
Unique Postmodern 1970s decorative 3D owl, tabletop sculpture in clear Lucite well done piece. Triangle shape.
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Lucite
$220 Sale Price
20% Off
A SCULPTURAL BRUTALIST CANDELABRA CANDLE HOLDER Unique ARTIST Piece, France 1990
Located in PARIS, FR
An exceptional and spectacular candelabra candle holder sculpture, Post-Modernist, Brutalist, Shabby-Chic, plant-inspired composition of folded and welded metal rods mounted on a tri...
Category
1990s French Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Plate, Wrought Iron
Post-Modern Polished Brass Double Letter Tray "Emphasis 6000" by Eldon
Located in San Diego, CA
Post-modern polished brass double letter tray "Emphasis 6000" by Eldon, circa 1980s. The tray is in good vintage condition and measures 11"W x 16.5"...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
$240 Sale Price
20% Off
A POP inflatable "NANA" SCULPTURE by NIKI DE SAINT PHALLE France 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
A large inflatable sculpture of "Nana", Pop, Post-Modernist, New Realist, in black plastic with a jersey with brightly colored pictorial motifs, marked on the thigh: Niki de Saint Ph...
Category
1990s French Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic
Jean Roulet 'Presidents Clock' in the Shape of an Armillary Sphere
Located in Amersham, GB
A beautifully gilded desk clock with perpetual calendar, moon-phase and an adjustable world time ring in the shape of an armillary sphere or astrolabe made by Jean Roulet...
Category
1980s Swiss Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Steel
Post Modern Japanese Vase Signed Tsukashi 1997
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Gorgeous vintage Japanese vase, handmade in 1997. The bottom is signed and dated. The vase is made with 3 pieces that stack to create a unique post modern design.
Category
1990s Japanese Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Maitland Smith Tessellated Stone & Brass Square Box Postmodern
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a vintage box attributed to Maitland Smith (no label present). Tessellated Stone & Brass Square Box. Postmodern era. Dominant colors: off-white, green and go...
Category
1980s Unknown Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone, Brass
Cobalt Blue Abstract Acrylic + Marble Sculpture
By Dale Chihuly
Located in Round Top, TX
This striking Postmodern sculpture features whimsical, heat-formed ribbons of cobalt blue acrylic, interwoven and mounted on a cylindrical marble base. Originally sourced from a Dall...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Two abstract metal floor sculptures by Tony Almén and Peter Gest for Ikea 1990
By IKEA
Located in München, DE
Pair of original limited abstract metal Ikea floor sculptures from 1990.
In good condition. Suitable for all living areas and very decorative.
Design by Tony Almén and Peter Gest. Ik...
Category
1990s Swedish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
1980s Postmodern Memphis Era Wall Clock by Howard Miller
Located in San Diego, CA
Great design and rare piece circa 1980s glass face with a brass ring frame, and a black plastic frame with a withe plastic accent edge line, Classic design from the Memphis era nice ...
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Aluminum
$380 Sale Price
20% Off
Mocap "white/white" Illusionistic Wall Clock
By Jan Paul
Located in Maastricht, NL
“Time is an illusion”
Most wall-clocks have the same basic shape: round. Also the same looking time-indication by
numbers or stripes.
“MOCAP” steps away from the basic. It’s appeara...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
$779 / item
Vintage Brown Stitched Leather Covered Telephone by Contempra 1970s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Northern Telecom Contempra Stitched Leather clad tone touch Telephone, Desk or Wall Mount.Vintage Northern Telecom Contempra telephone covered in stitched brown leather.Could...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Leather, Bakelite
Glass Plate Marilyn Monroe by Andy Warhol, Rosenthal Studio Line, 1990s
Located in Bochum, NRW
Andy Warhol, Marilyn Monroe, Rosenthal Studio Line Limited Edition Plate.
This glass tray is both a practical accessory and a captivating piece of contemporary art. Squared in shape...
Category
1990s German Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
$624 Sale Price
20% Off
Indian Summer Vase (Large), Clear and Matte White by Gaetano Pesce
Located in Toronto, CA
Size Large Clear and Matte White 'Indian Summer' Vase 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
Set of Two Salvador Dali Surrealist Fine Gold Leaf Bracelli Lamp Sculpture
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of Two Braceli lamps designed by Salvador Dali manufactured by BD furniture in Barcelona.
Bracelli
Panel structure covered with silver plated polyester painting (Fine gold leaf)...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Cotton
$18,281 Sale Price / set
20% Off
A postmodern bust by Lindsey B., signed, 1984
Located in View Park, CA
A striking postmodern bust by Lindsey B., signed, 1984. In tones of licorice and Ferrari red.
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Acrylic
Ettore Sottsass Shiva Limited Edition Black Prototype 2/8
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Black Shiva ceramic vase designed by Ettore Sottsass circa 1973, edited by BD in Barcelona.
This piece has been produced as a limited edition with a total of only 100 units.
This...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$2,403 Sale Price
20% Off
A Rare 1980s Minimalist Silver Plated Round Design Vase by Lino Sabattini
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This post-modern vase designed by Lino Sabattini exemplifies the clean, sleek aesthetic typical of Sabattini's work and the minimalist movement of the era. This vase features a perfe...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate
Vintage Perfume Bottle Yellow and Blue Art Glass - Signed Tati 1997
Located in Glasgow, GB
A small yellow and blue art-glass perfume bottle, signed and dated.
A striking blend of two glass tones: a rich, yolk-like yellow glass forms the majority of the bottle, contrastin...
Category
Late 20th Century British Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
$125 Sale Price
40% Off
Danish Postmodern Wall Calendar, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Danish Postmodern Wall Calendar, 1980s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989.
Additional information:
Materials: Plastic
Style: Postmodern
Country of Origin: Germany
Color...
Category
20th Century German Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic
Vintage Murano Venetian Handblown Art Glass Cobalt Blue Ashtray
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Gorgeous Vintage Murano Venetian handblown art glass flower shaped bowl or ashtray.
Sculptural organic open flower form in cobalt blue art glass ashtray bowl.
Use it as an ashtray...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Bertil Vallien Spherical Tornado Vase in Art Glass for Kosta Boda
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A hand-signed Tornado vase by Bertil Vallien. Each one in this series with unique playful modernist decor. Made at Kosta Boda in Sweden during the early 1...
Category
1980s Swedish Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
$247 Sale Price
25% Off
Andrew Galvin Footed Tray, American Studio Art Glass
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage footed art glass tray features colorful Op-art fused glass design with purple, marigold yellow, forest green, and teal blue colored glass elements seamlessly fused in rectan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Neos Lorenz du Pasquier & Sowden Postmodern Clock
Located in Chicago, IL
Neos Lorenz du Pasquier & Sowden Postmodern Clock
A blue and purple plastic postmodern wall clock with yellow hands and numbers designed by Nathalie du Pasquier and George Sowden for...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic
Post-Modern Polish Art Glass Double Bubble Ball Bud Vase by Studio Nova
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This beautiful post-modern double orb bowl bud vase from Studio Nova Poland in heavy gleaming lead crystal. The mouth is cut on a blunt edge, which gives this curvy piece some seriou...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
$123 Sale Price
35% Off
Vintage French Paperweight Crystal Pelican Sculpture, Signed Baccarat
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A vintage French pelican sculpture paperweight signed by Baccarat standing at 3 inches is a charming representation of the brand's renowned craftsmanship. Elegantly crafted from fine...
Category
1990s French Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
$81 Sale Price
35% Off
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
Brutalist Glass Menorah by Joel & Candace Bless Wave Shape
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful brutalist thick rough glass sculpture Menorah by Joel & Candace Bless, circa 1990s remanence of an antique wave wall with .5" diameter holes for display candles, no chips o...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Danese Milano Kuno Prey Concrete Clock, 1986
Located in Meer, VAN
Danese Milano Kuno prey concrete clock. Italy, 1986. This is a very rare post-modern concrete clock designed by Kuno Prey for the Milanese company Danese....
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Concrete
Cassetti, Large Sterling Silver Box, Jewelry/ Decorative, with Wood Lining
By Cassetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful large sterling silver box by Cassetti, marked. Nice wood lining.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Post-Modern Tessellated Pink Marble and Red Travertine Box by Maitland Smith
Located in Miami, FL
Post Modern tobacco or snuff box rendered in tessellated pink marble and rosso travertino, red travertine with brass inlay, brown velvet and wood interior by Maitland Smith.
Match...
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Travertine, Marble, Brass
1970s Ashtray with Ceramic and Brass Lighter by Paolo Traversi , working
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Ashtray with ceramic and brass lighter by Paolo Traversi. 1970s, working
Paolo Traversi is a designer and manufacturer of interior furnishings known throughout the world. The curren...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Post Modern Maitland Smith Travertine Lidded Trinket Box
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage post-modern travertine lidded trinket box, circa 1980s. Very chic and timeless addition to your decor. An ideal piece to add personality to your decor and style. This piece...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Travertine
Rare "Kallisti” - Large Glass Artwork by Alekos Fassianos for Daum, 1988.
By Daum, Alekos Fassianos
Located in Lille, FR
Kallisti by Alekos Fassianos for Daum, in pâte de verre
1988
Signed and numbered 145/200
Dimensions:
Height: 9 cm
Length: 10 cm
Depth: 3 cm
Category
1980s French Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
1980 Italy Post-Modern Rodica Tanasescu Bronze Abstract Sculpture Insieme
Located in Brescia, IT
This artwork was created by the Italian artist Rodica Tanasescu. The title "Insieme" Together
Rodica Tanasescu was born in Rumania and now lives in and works in Mestre, (Venezia, It...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Vintage German Postmodern Wall Clock from Staiger, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage German Postmodern Wall Clock from Staiger, 1980s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional information:
Materials: Plast...
Category
20th Century German Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic
Set Of 2 S1346 Decorative Objects in Tropical Driftwood by Jörg Pietschmann
Located in Geneve, CH
Set Of 2 S1346 Decorative Objects in Tropical Driftwood by Jörg Pietschmann
Dimensions: D 33 x W 17 x H 48 cm.
D 25 x W 27 x H 26 cm.
Materials: Tropical driftwood.
In Pietschmann’...
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Maple, Driftwood
Kjell Engman for Kosta Boda – ‘CanCan’ Art Glass Bowl, Model 59145, Sweden, 1990
Located in Bochum, NRW
A vibrant and collectible art glass bowl from the *“CanCan”* series, designed by esteemed Swedish glass artist **Kjell Engman** for **Kosta Boda** in the early 1990s. This hand-blown...
Category
1990s Swedish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Angelo Mangiarotti Skipper Italian Black Ceramic Planter Centerpice Italy 1980s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian black glossy glazed ceramic planter or large centerpiece “Antera” model designed by Angelo Mangiarotti (Milan 1921 - 2012) and produced by Skipper made up of two elements tha...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Post-Modern Murano Sommerso Glass Cuore and Cuoricino Vases, Italy, 1990s
Located in Valencia, VC
Pair of Murano Sommerso Glass Heart Vases, Attributed to Maria Christina Hamel for Salviati, 1990s
A striking pair of hand-blown Murano glass vases in the shape of stylized hearts, executed in the sommerso technique and attributed to Maria Christina Hamel for Salviati. Designed and produced in Italy in the 1990s, these vases embody the playful yet refined spirit of late Post-Modern glasswork.
The pair features a smaller vase in a deep cherry red hue and a larger vase in a lighter, pink-toned red. Both are exceptionally heavy for their size, with a smooth, tactile finish that feels substantial and luxurious in hand.
Their clean sculptural forms and vivid colors make them ideal accent pieces for a variety of interiors—from bathroom shelves...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
$522 Sale Price / set
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Salvador Dali Sculpture Lamp Drawers
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Drawers lamp designed by Dali manufactured by BD.
Carved structure in pale varnished limewood.
Lampshade in beige linen.
Measures: 30 x 30 x 87 H cm
Sculpture-lamp drawers
A stan...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic
$5,028 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Postmodern Gray Ceramic Braided Woven Abstract Centerpiece Bowl
Located in New York, NY
Stunning woven braided ceramic centerpiece bowl glazed in a wonderful shade of gray with some blue tones. Great size for a coffee table or entryway. Very unusual abstract shape, plea...
Category
1980s Unknown Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Postmodern Metal Candleholder, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern Metal Candleholder, 1980s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989
Additional information:
Materials: Metal
Color: Black
Period: 1980s
Item Type: Vintage, Antique ...
Category
20th Century Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Postmodern Alarm Clock from Marco, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern Alarm Clock from Marco, 1980s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional information:
Materials: Metal, Plastic
Color:...
Category
20th Century German Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Large Italian Tortoise Murano Art Glass Bowl 1970s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
This impressive vintage Murano art glass bowl showcases a striking 14-inch tortoise or leopard pattern, exuding timeless elegance. Ideal for serving or display, this Italian blown art glass piece dates back to the 1970s or early 1980s and likely originates from Empoli, near Florence, known for its modern...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
New Franz Hermle Mantel Clock in DeArt Italian Fine Marquetry and Ormolu Case, N
By Franz Hermle, DeART
Located in Germantown, MD
A 21st Century German Franz Hermle Mantel Clock in DeArt Italian Fine Marquetry and Ormolu Case in new open box condition.
Clock made in Germany by the historic, very famous Franz Hermle clock...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
Set of 2 Tray and Letter Opener by Steve McGugan for Royal Copenhagen, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern Danish Wave Series Desk Tray and Letter Opener by Steve McGugan for Royal Copenhagen, 1980s, Set of 2, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989. This piece has an at...
Category
20th Century Danish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Shibui 08 Sculpture by WANAS
Located in Geneve, CH
Shibui 08 Sculpture by WANAS
Dimensions: D 20 x W 24 x H 26 cm.
Materials: Brass, rosewood, teak wood, and wood.
The size is customisable on request. Please contact us.
Why is it t...
Category
2010s Indian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
$2,114 / item
Medusa Vase (Large), Matte White by Gaetano Pesce
Located in Toronto, CA
Matte White 'Medusa' Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection.
*All the pieces are handmade and therefore unique. Variations in the dimensions...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Resin
Jon Price Crystalline Glaze Ceramic Vase, California, circa 1985
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Jon Price Crystalline Glaze Ceramic Vase, California, circa 1985. Signed to the bottom.
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Neos Wall Clock 2 George Sowden Nathalie du Pasquier Postmodern
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Neos clock designed by George Sowden and Nathalie du Pasquier in the 80s. Neos is the brand run by Lorenz clock company in Italy. They were designed a lot o...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic
Rare 1979 Donovan Leisure NYC Cia Law Firm 50th Anniversary Brass Paperweight
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Extremely rare New York City historical relic. A fiftieth anniversary brass cubic monolith commemorative desk sculpture. Issued to monogram; AWS. Approx. 45-60 members of firm a that time, only a handful were issued this paperweight in solid Brass weighing 8 lbs. 4.2 oz.
Donovan, Leisure, Newton & Irvine was an American white-shoe law firm, located in New York. It was founded in 1929 by General William "Wild Bill...
Category
1970s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
$4,400 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Postmodern Howard Miller George Nelson 1984 Olympus Table Clock "Tempo 21"
Located in Kansas City, MO
Rare "Olympus" table clock by Howard Miller Clock Company. From the 1984 "Tempo 21" collection. The circular red clock face is upheld by a green pyramid base...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Aluminum
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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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