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
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
$480 Sale Price
20% Off
Daum France, Cats, Kittens, Playing in Glass/Crystal/Pate De Verre, Signed
By Daum
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Adorable kittens kissing and playing in this beautiful Pate De Verre glass sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Postmodern Yellow Wrapped Vase
Located in Fairfield, CA
A vintage 80s postmodern ceramic vase. Unique wrapped design, finished in a glossy pale yellow glaze. Nice large versatile size.
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Pop Art Frozen Moments Spaghetti Sculpture by Geoffrey Rose, Australia 1970s
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Vintage frozen moments spaghetti sculpture with noodles, plate, and fork. This is a hard-to-find, authentic Frozen Moments 3D Spaghetti Sculpture. This pop art sculpture comes from Australia and was designed by Australian artist Geoffrey Rose...
Category
1970s Australian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
High-Quality Postmodern Pink Sommerso Murano Glass Swan by Elio Raffaeli, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1980s.
This is a high-quality handmade Sommerso glass decorative item.
It might show slight traces of use since it's vintage, but it can be considered as in excellent ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Sommerso
$624 Sale Price
34% Off
R Romanelli semi-precious stones , rare box / jewelry trinket, exquisite work.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is an amazing and exquisite lapidary work. A mix of many hard stones carefully crafted . Many semi-precious stones .Paper label in back , R Romanelli .
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
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
$2,093 / item
A Pair of POST-MODERN PLANTERS by GUY LEFEVRE for MAISON JANSEN, France 1970
By Guy Lefevre
Located in PARIS, FR
An elegant and rigorous pair of large square planters or planters, Art-Deco, Modernist, Shabby-Chic, solid metal structures, wood veneered with mirrors, square plexiglass glides, by ...
Category
1970s French Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Brass
Cleto Munari 1985 Milano Pair of Modernist Geometric Candlesticks .925 Sterling
By Cleto Munari
Located in Miami, FL
A pair of geometric candlesticks. designed by Cleto Munari (1907-1998).
Great sculptural pieces created in very limited edition by the Italian architect Cleto Munari. they are hand crafted in solid .925/1000 sterling silver.
In 1985 Cleto Munari, set up a workshop-studio for the manufacture of unique objects in collaboration with some of the greatest architects, designers, artists, and writers in the world, among them Mario Botta, Alessandro Mendini, Alvaro Siza Vieira...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
$3,000 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Indian Summer Vase (Large), Clear Pink and Matte Lime by Gaetano Pesce
Located in Toronto, CA
Indian Summer Vase, size Large, in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection.
* All the pieces are hand-made and therefore unique. Variations in the hu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Resin
Vintage Postmodern Metal Candleholder, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage Postmodern Metal Candleholder, 1980s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989.
Additional information:
Materials: Metal
Styles: Postmodern
Period: 1980s
Item Type: Vi...
Category
20th Century Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
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
$116 Sale Price
55% Off
Val Saint Lambert Cut Glass Vase in cobalt blue
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Val Saint Lambert Cut Glass Vase
The Val Saint Lambert cut glass vase features a design with intricate floral and geometric motifs carved deeply into a cobalt blue glass body. The ca...
Category
20th Century Belgian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Handcrafted Memphis style desk clock made from copper, Netherlands 1980s
Located in ECHT, NL
Hand crafted table clock. The housing has been hand made from copper plate and opper wire. The details are painted in primary colors giving it the distinctive Memphis "look" and fee...
Category
Late 20th Century Dutch Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
Turquoise and Yellow Art Glass Bottle, Strata by Mdina c. 1970s Malta
By Mdina
Located in Glasgow, GB
A tall, sculptural bottle with spherical stopper, handcrafted by Mdina Glass during the mid-1970s. This design, known as Strata—and sometimes referred to as Sea and Sand—was introduc...
Category
1970s Maltese Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Post Modern Victor Carranza Minimalist Mikasa Art Pottery Cylinder Ceramic Vase
By Mikasa
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Beautiful post-modern minimalist style cylindrical vase designed by Mexican designer, Victor Carranza, and manufactured in Japan by Mikasa. This vase h...
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Postmodern Pink, Green and White Hand Blown Scavo Glass Vase, Murano, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Murano, Italy, 1970s - 1980s.
Its texture and lines make it look like it's been taken out from a painting.
It is an amazing piece with an intense ornamental and chromatic eff...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
$695 Sale Price
33% Off
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
$517 Sale Price / set
54% Off
Mocap "White/Black" Illusionistic Wall Clock
Located in Maastricht, NL
Mocap (white-black)
Illusionistic wall clock
Design: Jan Paul
“Time is an illusion”
Most wall-clocks have the same basic shape: round. Also t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
$769 / item
Nugget Vase (Large), Clear Green and Matte Pink by Gaetano Pesce
Located in Toronto, CA
Clear Green and Matte Pink "Nugget" Vase, size Large 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
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...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Claudia Shuride Postmodern Glass Plate, 1980s
Located in Miami, FL
Postmodern decorative painted glass plate by Claudia Shuride.
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Axelise
Located in Teşvikiye, TR
• Each design is shaped at 1200 degrees using the mouth-blowing technique by master artisans from their respective fields, with carefully selected paints, and meticulously cleaned by...
Category
2010s Turkish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
$806 / item
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 Alessi Big Ovo Glass Biscuit Jar Designed by Joanna Lyle Italy
By Alessi
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Alessi Big Ovo Glass Biscuit Jar Designed by Joanna Lyle.
Large Post Modern Big Ovo Jar designed by Joanna Lyle and manufactured by Alessi in It...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Plastic
Val Saint Lambert Dog Bone Sculpture Crystal Glass Paperweight, Belgium
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
This is a stunning Val Saint Lambert Dog Bone Sculpture Crystal Glass Paperweight. It has the maker's mark on the side of the glass. Val Saint Lambert is one of the leading crystal m...
Category
1960s Belgian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Andy Warhol Diaries, Hard-Cover Library or Coffee Table Book, 1989
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
'The Andy Warhol Diaries' book is hard-cover, first edition, May 1989.
The Andy Warhol Diaries is the dictated memoirs of the American artist, Andy Warhol, posthumously published, May 1989, USA. It was edited by his frequent collaborator and long-time friend, Pat Hackett...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Paper
An authentic postmodern vase by Lindsey B., 1983
Located in View Park, CA
An elegant postmodern vase featuring a cloaked figure by Lindsey B., signed, 1983. Tones of snow and licorice.
5” W x 3.25” D x 8.75” H
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$272 Sale Price
20% Off
Marble Box with Jewish Star of David Design
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful modern style or Postmodern period marble and brass box with Jewish Star of David design, circa late-20th century, 1980s, 90s. Box, att...
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone, Marble, Brass
$500 Sale Price
20% Off
Otero Wall Sculpture by Aura Carpio
Located in Geneve, CH
Otero Wall Sculpture by Aura Carpio
Dimensions: W 100 x D 12 x H 250 cm.
Materials: Copper.
Weight: 12 Kg.
Aura Carpio® (CDMX). Mexican industrial designer graduated and graduated f...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
$11,907 / item
Postmodern Black Handcrafted Blown Glass Bowl, 1980s
Located in Miami, FL
Black glass centerpiece piece or bowl circa 1980s.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Italy Post-Modern Design Murano Glass Light Blue Vase
Located in Brescia, IT
This Post-Modern Murano glass vase has a very elegant and delicate light blue tone.
Becouse it’s not industrial production, the vase shows some little irregularities in the form.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
$846 Sale Price
28% Off
Postmodern Ceramic Minimalist Vase from Asa Selection, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern Ceramic Minimalist Vase from Asa Selection, 1980s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional information:
Materials: C...
Category
20th Century Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Pedro Friedeberg Hedgehog Heavy Bronze Sculpture
Located in Mexico City, MX
A bronze with black details hedgehog sculpture by Mexican artist Pedro Friedeberg. Edited in the 2020's. The hedgehog is inspired by a drawing made by the artist in 1986 (image shown...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$11,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Photo Frame Black and White Plexi , Sharing Black
Located in Sarezzo, IT
The photo frame Sharing black is a square modern design frame of Art with Heart collection recto verso by Laura G Italy. It is realized in artistic plexiglass black and white, with g...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Plexiglass
Spiral Clock a Shiro Kuramata Japanese Zen Minimal Postmodern
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Spiral clock designed by Shiro Kuramata. Dial is inside acrylic edge rounded shade.
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Acrylic
Postmodern Tessellated Stone Box
Located in Houston, TX
Late 20th Century Postmodern tessellated travertine and black marble box with brass inlay and brown cloth interior lining.
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone, Travertine, Marble
Space Invader Line by Studio Chora, Table Lamp, Black Lacquer, Made-To-Order
By Studio Chora
Located in Albuquerque, NM
Designed by Studio Chora, Space Invader, 2021.
Amorphous, nonconforming, the Space Invader is expressive of the human form.
The Space Invader series of organic light sculptures...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Plaster, Paper
Postmodern Decorative Marble Box circa 1980
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Postmodern Decorative Marble Box circa 1980.
Category
20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
$280 Sale Price
20% Off
Postmodern Memphis-Inspired Granite Stand & Artisan Teak Lidded Box
Located in Round Top, TX
Postmodern artisan-made sculptural, carved granite & aluminum stand displayed with handmade, studio craft, teak trinket box.
Such a beautiful and unique pairing of objects. We've co...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Granite, Aluminum
$425 Sale Price / set
50% 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
Set of 2 Italian Postmodern Minimalist Vases from Bel Mondo, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Italian Postmodern Minimalist Vases from Bel Mondo, 1980s, Set of 2, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional information:
Mater...
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Charcoal Diogenèa Bowl by ZPS Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Charcoal Diogenèa Bowl by ZPS Studio
Dimensions: D 23 x H 4.8 cm
Materials: Charcoal.
A number of 31 bowls of identical shape, made in limited edition by fine Italian artisans in 31...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
$368 / item
Jaeger “Rue de la Paix” desk clock, France, ca. 1960
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Jaeger “Rue de la Paix” Desk Clock, France, ca. 1960
Original decorative clock in the shape of a Parisian lantern, made of dark green enameled metal with gold details. The dial, with...
Category
20th Century French Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Starburst Type Chrome Floor Clock 1980's
Located in Fulton, CA
Bizarre floor clock inspired by the starburst, sunburst style of the 1960's & 70's. Chrome plated steel with painted numbers. Battery operated movement. Circa. 1980's. Maker unknown....
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Chrome
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 75 cm.
Materials: Ceramic.
Numerated and signed by the artist.
All ...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$1,891 / item
1970 Italy Bronze Abstract Sculpture by Cristiana Isoleri Reperto Fragment
Located in Brescia, IT
This engaging bronze artwork was created by the Italian artist Cristiana Isoleri. This is a multiple of 1.000 specimens, numbered and signed. The title is "Reperto" translated in "Fr...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
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
Silver Plated Candleholder Simon by Borek Sipek for Driade
Located in Vienna, AT
This Seven-armed candle holder was desined by Borek Sipek 1988 and manufactured by Driade. It is made of silver-plated metal with company stamp Driade on the underside. The conical b...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Silver
Chorus Candelabra in Die-Cast Zinc by Karim Rashid for Umbra
By Umbra, Karim Rashid
Located in San Diego, CA
Striking "Chorus" candelabra in die-cast zinc with a matte chrome plating by Karim Rashid for Umbra, circa 2000s. Described by their designer, K...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Chrome, Zinc
$300 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of Three Gino Cenedese & Co. Murano Signed Art Glass Candlesticks
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Here is a nice set of three Murano glass candlesticks by Gino Cenedese & Co. Each candlestick has an etched 'Cenedese' signature to the underside. Dimensions listed are for the large...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Pr. Postmodern Silverplate Candlesticks by Richard Meier for Swid Powell, 1980's
Located in New York, NY
Incredible pair of post modern silver plate candlesticks, by Richard Meier for Swid Powell. Very hard to find, especially in pairs, this impre...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate
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 paperweig...
Category
1980s Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Plaster
Postmodern Procelain Clock by Marcello Morandini for Rosenthal Studio Line
By Rosenthal
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A fantastic porcelain desk or table clock by Italian designer Marcello Morandini for German ceramics powerhouse Rosenthal for their designer-focused Studio Line. Black and white gra...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Artefacto 04 by Federico Stefanovich
Located in Geneve, CH
Artefacto 04 by Federico Stefanovich
Dimensions: D 15 x W 22 x H 19 cm.
Material: Brass.
Available in a larger size: D 25 x W 36 x H 32 cm.
Federico Stefanovich presents himself as ...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
$594 / item
Postmodern Calacatta Marble Pedestal Vase Made in Italy Around 1980s
Located in Rümmingen, BW
"shipping note: If your region or country is not listed under the shipping options please contact us directly"
Striking Italian pedestal vase sculpted from Calacatta marble, dating ...
Category
Late 20th Century German Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Contemporary Brass Holder With Orange Leather Set by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Brass Coaster Holder With Tan Coaster Set by Henry Wilson
Dimensions: W 11 x D 4 x H 5 cm (Coaster Holder dimensions)
Materials: Solid brass, Leather
Sand cast in solid brass and h...
Category
2010s Australian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Duramen Stainless Steel Top and Solid Walnut Sculptural Object by Jules Lobgeois
Located in Geneve, CH
Duramen Stainless Steel Top and Solid Walnut Sculptural Object by Jules Lobgeois
Unique Piece
Dimensions: D 35 x H 42 cm.
Materials: Solid walnut, stainless steel.
The heartwood is ...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stainless Steel
Vintage Black, Red and Yellow Encased Hand-Blown Murano Glass Flower Vase, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1980s.
It is made in encased and hand-blown Murano glass.
With its original label.
This vase is vintage, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be c...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
$356 Sale Price
25% Off
Live Edge in Maple Burl Wood Trinket Box
Located in San Diego, CA
A highly sculptural studio crafted live edge maple burl wood trinket box, circa 1980s. The box has a removable lid and measures 7.25" W x 2.875" D x 2.75" H and is in very good vinta...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Maple
$220 Sale Price
20% Off
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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