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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Candle holder Murano gold glass set , Italy
By Seguso
Located in La xara, VC
Superb set of Candle holder murano in gold finish , this hand made .
rare to find
two size ! 21 and 23 cm
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
$426 Sale Price / set
35% Off
Wing Bronze Wall Piece in Welded Mirror-Polished Stainless Steel by Julian Mayor
Located in Geneve, CH
Wing Wall Piece in Welded Mirror-Polished Stainless Steel by Julian Mayor
Limited Edition of 8 + 4AP.
Dimensions: D 18 x W 120 x H 130 cm.
Materials: Mirror-polished stainless steel...
Category
2010s British Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stainless Steel
Steven Klinsky Ceramic Vase, 1990's
By Steve Chase
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Steven Klinsky Ceramic Vase, 1990's. Steven Klinsky has worked with designer Steven Chase.
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Desk Component
Located in Treadwell, NY
DESK COMPONENT (MONOLITH) APD00070
Hot rolled steel plate, bronze and mirror-polished brass
9.75” L 4.5” W 5.25” H
16.5lbs
1 of 1
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Steel
$2,500
Art Allows Me To Inhabit The World More Comfortably Sculpture by Carri
Located in Geneve, CH
Art Allows Me To Inhabit The World More Comfortably Sculpture by Carri
Dimensions: W 40 x D 5 x H 50 cm
Materials: Green Cantera.
B 1995 Fernanda Carri ́s intimate practice spans p...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Teardrop Vase, in Blue and Green Art-Glass, Aurora Borealis Style 1990's
Located in Glasgow, GB
A vintage art glass teardrop shaped vase attributed to Lars Sestervik for Lindshammar, Sweden c1990
This colourful glass vase showcases a striking blend of blue, green, and clear gl...
Category
Late 20th Century Swedish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
$207 Sale Price
50% Off
Mandruzzato Murano Sommerso Glass Vase Textured Sides, Italian Vintage, 1970s
Located in Valencia, VC
A stunning Murano glass vase by Mandruzzato. Hand-produced in Venice circa the 1970s.
Measurements:
Height: 22.50cm (8.85 in.)
Width: 13cm (5.10 in.)
Depth:: 6cm (2.35 in)
This va...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Sommerso
$506 Sale Price
29% Off
1980s Postmodern "Vis A Vis" Glass Vase by Nathalie du Pasquier for Ritzenhoff
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A fantastic decorated yellow glass vase designed in 1987 by Nathalie du Pasquier for Ritzenhoff's "Vis A Vis" series of vases. A long-time design partner with George Sowden and a co...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Monumental Abstract Marble Sculpture
Located in Round Top, TX
Postmodern pink and black marble sculpture with a twisty, swirly presentation. Attributed to Renoir production, in the Philippines, this tessellated marble treasure seems to be a rar...
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Ceramiche Daedalus Vietri Majolica Bud Vase, Italy Postmodern
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Playful bud vase is hand painted with bright and cheerful decor of houses, fruits, and flowers that wraps around the vase and creates a surrealistic landscape. The rim is defined wi...
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
Postmodern Blue and Yellow Art Glass Bowl, 1995
Located in New York, NY
A royal or cobalt blue and yellow art glass bowl, 1995. Great as a stand-alone piece or hold candy or other on a desk, credenza, cocktail table, bookshelf, etc. Marked and dated on underside as shown in last image. Very good condition as shown in images. No chips noted. Dimensions: 5.32" Diameter x 3.25" Height
For blue lapis box...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
1980s Postmodern Wall Clock by Shohei Mihara for Wakita
By Shohei Mihara, Wakita
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A perfectly elegant and sophisticated 1980s wall clock designed by Shohei Mihara for Wakita. Postmodern, Memphis Group-influenced design at its finest! Black with white, red, green, ...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Plastic
Op Art Acrylic Bubble Sphere
Located in San Diego, CA
Op Art acrylic bubble sphere, circa 1980s. The sphere is in very good vintage condition and measures 5"D #4075
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Acrylic
Postmodern Design Rosenthal Gilbert Portanier Bowl from the 1980s
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Vintage Design vase made by Rosenthal Germany, designed by Gilbert Portanier in the 1980s.
Beautiful colors with golden details.
The bowl is in very nice condition.
Measurements...
Category
1980s German Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Jean Paul Gaultier Wire Dress Form Mannequin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An iconic and collectible wirework dress form mannequin by legendary French designer Jean Paul Gaultier, created in the 1990s. This sculptural piece exemplifies Gaultier’s bold, avan...
Category
1990s French Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
$2,385 Sale Price
35% Off
Gino Cenedese Large Murano Vase, Glass, Scavo Finish, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very nice and large signed Cenedese Murano vase in Scavo finish, also dated 1983. Some of these pieces are attributed to Antonio da Ros or Martinuzzi. This kind of work was normally ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
AMANO - Vintage Ceramic Vase - Rich Red Glaze - Germany - Late 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
AMANO - Vintage ceramic vase - rich red glaze - bullet shape - signed on the base - impressed model number '629-18' - Germany - late 20th century.
Excellent vintage condition - no l...
Category
Late 20th Century German Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Italian crystal photo holder for FONTANA ARTE
By Fontana Arte
Located in Milano, IT
Elegant 1980s Photo Frame by Fontana Arte - Italian Design in Satin-Finished Blue Crystal with Original Box
A refined piece of Italian design history, this elegant photo frame was pr...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Art Glass Sculptural Table Lamp by William Olivier for Antiques Mc, France, 2009
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
The creator is William Olivier, a lover of glass, wood and steel.
These piece has been made in 2009. This is a beautiful Art glass work that could be, as the same time a sculpture a...
Category
Early 2000s French Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stainless Steel
$429 Sale Price
70% Off
Post Modern Metal Sculpture, "Suspended Head" by Irving George Lehman
Located in Buffalo, NY
Post Modern Metal Sculpture by Irving George Lehman ,Welded metal and paint depicting mans head,
Irving Lehman.
Born in Kiev, Irving Lehman ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Mini Bronze Botryoidal Planter by Forma Rosa Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Mini Bronze Botryoidal Planter by Forma Rosa Studio
Dimensions: D 15.2 x W 20.3 x H 15.2 cm.
Materials: Ceramic.
Available in Bronze, Green, Crystal Cream, and Charcoal colors.
Our...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Half Half Vase by Jung Hong
Located in Geneve, CH
Half Half Vase by Jung Hong
Unique Piece
Dimensions: W 26 x D 26 x H 27.5 cm
Materials: Porcelain.
I use the technique of 'sang-gam' (=inlay work) with my special tool, which I made myself, and create delicate and exact lines, which are all handmade, although they are often mistakenly considered manufactured. In the notched hollow lines, I delicately place the subtle different colors one by one, just as hyperrealist painters do. It took me about a year to get a detailed "moon" pattern on the porcelain "moon jar".
I am a Berlin-based ceramic artist from Korea and these are very early works made in Berlin,
Moon jar is a type of traditional Korean white porcelain...
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$3,939 / item
Stoneware Clay, Ceramic Unbound Sculpture by Aleksandra Krasnopolska
Located in Geneve, CH
Stoneware Clay, Ceramic Unbound Sculpture by Aleksandra Krasnopolska
Dimensions: W 32 x D 13.8 x H 17.5 cm
Materials: Stoneware clay. Unglazed ceramic sulface.
Weight: 1,9 kg.
Al...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Stoneware
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
Rodolfo Dordoni for Venini Regina Vase 1996
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Queen and Prince are the components of a noble family who, since 1996, has reigned with the kindness and elegance of sinuous shapes. They wear robes glazed, with impressive metallic-...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Black Art Glass Sphere Paperweight Decorative Object
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Modern/Postmodern black and neutral flesh-tone art glass sphere decorative object or paperweight with an organic modern design, circa 1970s. This handmade art glass color...
Category
1970s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass, Art Glass
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
Sculpture by Tony Emilson, Sweden
By Tony Emilson
Located in Oslo, NO
Unique sculpture in painted wood by Swedish artist Tony Emilson, (1925-2015). Titled ´Undercover".
Measures: Height 25, diameter 16cm.
Provenance: From Tony Emilson's personal ...
Category
2010s Swedish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Vintage Black Abstract Tessellated Stone Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Elevate your space with this compelling abstract sculpture, meticulously crafted from high-quality tessellated stone. Featuring a distinctive black hue interspersed with intricate gr...
Category
1970s Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Postmodern Wall Clock by Nathalie du Pasquier & George Sowden for Neos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An amazing orange and gray wall clock designed by Memphis Group founding members George Sowden and Nathalie du Pasquier for Neos of Lorenz. Orange pla...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Plastic
Post-Modern hand-blown iridiscent glass tibor by La Mediterranea, Spain, 1980s
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Iridiscent glass tibor from the 80s produced by La Mediterranea. The base and lid of this piece are made of slightly iridescent transparent hand-blown glass, with black trims. Very l...
Category
1980s Spanish Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Rare Bruce Freund Postmodern Millerfiori Teapot Paperweight Memphis
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Rare, playful paperweight was hand blown in shape of a teapot with cheerful multicolored millefiori and murine inclusions inside clear glass layer enclosing solid white glass backgr...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Noah's Ark by Ugo Nespolo, 1973
By Ugo Nespolo
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Noah's Ark by Ugo Nespolo is a playful, limited-edition artwork composed of 40 wooden and plexiglass elements. Designed as a decomposable object with interactive charm, it blends art...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Plexiglass
$5,133 / item
Freccia Small Yellow Vase by Purho
Located in Geneve, CH
Freccia small yellow vase by Purho
Dimensions: D25 x W21 x H16 cm
Materials: glass
Other colours and dimensions are available.
Purho is a new ...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
$2,435 / item
Red Abstract Post-Modern Sculpture, Hic & Nunc Belgian Artworks, 1989
Located in Antwerp, BE
Belgian Artist; Belgian Design; Belgium; Abstract Sculpture; Red; Yellow; Pedestal; Column; Postmodern; 1990s; Belgian Artworks; Hic & Nunc; Lacquere...
Category
1980s Belgian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
Brass Sculpture on Marble Base After Rodin's "The Thinker" - SIGNED
Located in North Miami, FL
Signed V. Martin, this wonderful version of Rodin's renowned sculpture, The Thinker, is made of patinated brass and sits atop a black marble base. Pedestal shown is sold separately ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Brass
Curtis Jeré Parrot Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Ferndale, MI
A solid aluminum stylized parrot on a perch sculpture by Curtis Jeré. The elongated curved feathers are elegantly dramatic. Square marble base with brass finishing detail. This item ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Aluminum, Brass
Paul Seide for Milropa Studio Sculpture or Paperweight Art Studio Glass 1977
By Paul Seide
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Striking, complex art glass sculpture or paperweight features fused central core with controlled bubbles, multi-layered pigments, and dichroic glass that is encased in clear glass l...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Sommerso, Glass
$660 Sale Price
20% Off
Post Modern Candle Holders Signed By Tony Evans
By Tony Evans
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Post Modern candle holders signed on the underside By Tony Evans.
Category
1980s North American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
$220 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Swedish Designer, Large Candelabra, Pine, Metal, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A large pine and metal storm-light candelabra designed and produced in Sweden, 1970s.
Fits 2” diameter candles
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Large Vintage Clock Kurt B.Del Banco Acerbis Kloks Morphos Italy 1980
Located in Biella, IT
Kloks Morphos Italy Kurt B.Del banco design, large clock years ’80
Acerbis International production (Memphis era)
XL size of 32 inches 82 cm for side, good vintage condition.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic, Plexiglass
1980s Up&Up Sergio Asti Marble Fruitbowl Italian Postmodern Design Bowl
By Sergio Asti, Up&Up
Located in Brescia, IT
Carrara marble.
Rare object by Up&Up design
Excellent condition
One foot restored.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Carrara Marble
Small Artificial Formations Concrete Bowl by Davide Ronco
Located in Geneve, CH
Small Artificial Formations Concrete Bowl by Davide Ronco
Dimensions: D 40 x H 25 cm.
Materials: Concrete.
Available in white and black. Please contact us.
Concrete, the most wide...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Concrete
Mario Badioli "Hommage to Picasso" Art Glass Vase
Located in Astoria, NY
Mario Badioli (Italian, b. 1940) "Hommage to Picasso", Art Glass Footed Vase, with asymmetrical hands and Cubist face, signed "Badioli M." to base. 21.5" H x 16" W x 9.5" D. Provenan...
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Bassano. Handmade ceramic poodle, Italy, 1980s
By Bassano
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Ceramic poodle figure from Bassano, Italy, 1980s. White glazed ceramic with golden details. Totally timeless piece. Very much in the style of the Spanish ceramic creations of Manises...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Poured Vessel 02 by Joana Kieppe
Located in Geneve, CH
Poured Vessel 02 by Joana Kieppe
Unique Piece.
Dimensions: D 19 x W 20 x H 27 cm.
Materials: Tobacco high-temperature clay with white oxide.
Reproduction...
Category
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay
$2,005 / item
Sandbloom Vase by Francesc Gasch Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Sandbloom Vase by Francesc Gasch Studio
Dimensions: D 25 x W 25 x H 46,7 cm.
Materials: 3D printed quartz.
Custom finishes are available on request. Please contact us.
Following on...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
$1,372 / item
Paper Bag Ceramic Vase by Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
A fantastic ceramic vase by Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal, which is truly an iconic piece of Finnish design.
It was designed in 1970s and probably produced in the 90s.
The internal p...
Category
1970s Finnish Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Multicolored Murano Glass Plate by Berit Johansson for Salviati, 1991
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Murano glass centerpiece dish designed by Berit Johansson for Salviati in 1991. Signature of the maker engraved on the back.
Perfect condition.
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Taes Sculptural Decorative Bowl in Jura Gelb Limestone by Mokko Amsterdam
Located in Geneve, CH
Taes Sculptural Decorative Bowl in Jura Gelb Limestone by Mokko Amsterdam
Dimensions: D 35 x W 37,5 x H 6 cm.
Materials: Jura Gelb limestone.
Available in different material option...
Category
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Limestone
Ottaviani Italian Playing Card Game Box
By Ottaviani
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Ottaviani Italian Playing Card Box
This Ottaviani Italian Playing Card Box is presented as an elegant double case made of polished walnut wood. Its design is distinguished by embosse...
Category
20th Century Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Bodil Manz Vase for Bing And Grøndahl. Signed and stamped 6/84.
Located in Stockholm, SE
Vase, part of decorative ware the 'Facet' series, porcelain with relief moulded and underglaze painted decoration, Manufactured by Bing & Grøndahl, Denmark, 1982. Number 6 out of 84....
Category
1980s Danish Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
A vintage tusk sculpture on a lucite plinth, 20th century.
Located in View Park, CA
A vintage sculpture of a hand-carved resin tusk or antler suspended on a lucite plinth, probably circa 1970.
Category
1970s Unknown Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Resin, Lucite
Postmodern Ceramic Box by Rita Duvall (1987)
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A beautiful handmade Postmodern ceramic trinket or jewelry box by Rita Duvall, similar in style to the work of Peter Shire and Michael Duvall. Glazed i...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Postmodern Ceramic Bud Vase for Rosenthal, 1980s
Located in Miami, FL
Postmodern porcelain bud vase by Rosenthal, 1980s.
Category
Late 20th Century German Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$480 Sale Price
20% Off
Shiro Kuramata Hammer House
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Hammer house object by Shiro Kuramata.
Never used condition in box.
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Zinc
Tessellated Stone Obelisk in the Style of Marquis of Beverly Hills
Located in San Diego, CA
Tessellated stone obelisk in the style of Marquis Collection of Beverly Hills, circa 1980s. The piece was made in the Philippines and measure...
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
$160 Sale Price
20% Off
Mocap "white/yellow" 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
Italy 1985 Abstract Sculpture Solid Brass by Eli Riva
Located in Brescia, IT
This is an original and ironic artwork of the Italian artist Eli Riva, a master of sculptural technique.
The binoculars, the artwork title, it is a prototype,...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Arthur M. Bernhang Gray Marble Sculpture, 1985
Located in Astoria, NY
Arthur M. Bernhang (American, XX) Gray Marble Sculpture, 1985, the abstract form atop two chrome supports affixed to hardstone base signed and dated. Overall: 16.75" H x 23.5" W x 8....
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
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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