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
Angela Reichert Mixed-Media Wall Art Sculpture
Located in Miami, FL
Modern wall sculpture using paper-mâché, wood dowels and paint on canvas by Angela Reichert. Signed on canvas, 20th century.
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paper
$760 Sale Price
78% Off
Stoneware Clay, Ceramic Flowing Silence Sculpture by Aleksandra Krasnopolska
Located in Geneve, CH
Stoneware Clay, Ceramic Flowing Silence Sculpture by Aleksandra Krasnopolska
Dimensions: W 25 x D 10 x H 51 cm
Materials: Stoneware clay. Unglazed ceramic sulface.
Weight: 3,8 kg.
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Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Stoneware
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
Postmodern Art Glass Vase from Sweden
By Kosta Boda
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Scandinavian Postmodern white and neon/florescent yellow art glass fluted vase from Kosta Boda, Sweden. Vase is numbered40015 and signed by artist designer on bottom as s...
Category
Late 20th Century Swedish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Postmodern Black Marble Desk Pen Pencil Holder, 1990s
Located in New York, NY
A '90s Postmodern black and brown polished marble stone desk pen pencil holder, circa 1990s.
Dimensions: 2.5" square x 4.19" height.
Matching...
Category
1990s European Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone, Marble
$380 Sale Price
20% Off
Two Gold Blue Post-Modern Vases by Allan Hytholm, Denmark 1980s
Located in Hannover, DE
Exceptional, postmodern in an excellent color combination, gorgeous turquoise blue and gold characterize this wonderful pair of vases. The slightly larger vase has a height of 29cm a...
Category
1980s Danish Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
$592 Sale Price / set
28% Off
Kathy Erteman, b.1952, Studio Artist Ceramic Vase Vessel, Postmodern, 1991
By Kathy Erteman
Located in Jensen Beach, FL
Striking, early example of Kathy Erteman’s work, dating to 1991.
Category
1990s Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Ulf Nordfjell, Sculpture, Ceramic, Sweden, 1987
Located in High Point, NC
A white-glazed stoneware sculpture designed and produced by Ulf Nordfjell, Sweden, 1987.
Category
1980s Swedish Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
1980 Italy Bronze Abstract Sculpture Ottorino Tonelli Romeo
Located in Brescia, IT
This artwork was created by the Italian artist Ottorino Tonelli. Title "Romeo" .
Ottorino Tonelli was born in 1948 in Carrara, where he lives and work...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Aluminum
Aluminum Desk Accessory / Paperweight
Located in Treadwell, NY
Collection I: Desk block
This high polished aluminum desk block, adds style and sophistication to your work surface.
Made to order.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Aluminum
$550 / item
A SCULPTURAL BRUTALIST CANDELABRA CANDLE HOLDER Unique ARTIST Piece, France 1950
Located in PARIS, FR
An exceptional sculptural Chandelier, Candelabra, Candlesticks, Candle holder, Brutalist, Rustic Modern, Shabby-Chic, , superb patinated wrought iron structure with 4 long light ar...
Category
1990s French Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Gold Plate
Italian Photo Frame /Picture Frame in Plexiglass , Sharing Red Round
Located in Sarezzo, IT
Sharing round red is a unique multiples edition of Art with Heart collection of recto-verso photo frames by Laura G Italy. It is beautiful wherever you look at it, its surface is de...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Plexiglass
1980 Italy Post-Modern Cristina Roncati Bronze Abstract Sculpture Cavaliere
Located in Brescia, IT
This artwork was created by the Italian artist Cristina Roncati. The title "Cavaliere del mistero" Knight of the mistery
Cristina Roncati was born in...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
1980 Lucite Copper Penny Paperweight Decorative Object
Located in New York, NY
An '80s modern or Postmodern period Lucite and copper U.S. penny paperweight, 1980, USA. All pennies are of the year 1980. A great desk accessory or ...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
Italian Photo Frame Plexi White and Pink, Sharing Pink
Located in Sarezzo, IT
The picture frame sharing pink is a square italian pink plexiglass, edition of Art with Heart collection of photo frames recto verso by Laura G It...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Plexiglass
Swedish Designer, Candlesticks, Pine, Brass, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of pine and brass candlesticks designed and produced in Sweden, 1970s.
Holds 0.75” candles
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Swedish Designer, Candelabra, Pine, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A pine candelabra designed and produced in Sweden, 1970s.
Fits 0.75” diameter candles
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Pine
Post-Modern Italian Marble Vase
Located in San Diego, CA
Small post-modern Italian marble vase, circa 1980s. The vase is primarily a dark tan in color, but has cream, black and grey veining throughout. T...
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
$300 Sale Price
20% Off
Gunnar Andersson, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A brown and beige and green-glazed stoneware vase designed by Gunnar Andersson and produced by Höganäs Keramik, Sweden, c. 1970s.
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
80s Handmade Vintage Postmodern Memphis Aluminum & Inlaid Abstract Menorah
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Post modern artisan made one of a kind Hanukkah Menorah
Measurements
11" W x 8" H x 6" D
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Enamel
1980 Italy Post-Modern Bronze Abstract Sculpture by Alfredo Cifani Title Eos
Located in Brescia, IT
This artwork was created by the Italian artist Alfredo Cifani. Title "EOS"
Alfredo Cifani was born in 1939 in Fermo, the Southern part of Italy, lives and works in Milan. He is a pai...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Set of Six Marilyn Monroe Glass Plates
By Andy Warhol
Located in Bochum, NRW
A set of six glass plates decorated with Marilyn Monroe's portrait made in the well-known Andy Warhol manner.
Curved glass squared plate, screen-printed.
Dimensions: 29.5x29.5cm
Category
1990s European Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
$1,432 / set
Jon Kuhn Early Sculptural Op-Art Vase, American Art Studio Glass, 1982
By Jon Kuhn
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Triangular faceted vase features a graphic pattern of ruby red, white, and dichroic glass encased in clear glass layers in sommerso technique. The body of the vase is cut and polished in triangular shape, exposing complex, colorful core; the subtle sheen of dichroic glass adds complexity and visual interest to a reserved color scheme.
The vase is signed and dated by the artist in etching on the bottom; this rare, hard to find example of American studio glass would make a great gift to any studio glass, art collector, or modern design enthusiast.
Jon Kuhn is one of the foremost glass artists in his field, creating highly intricate architectural glass art sculpture that has won world-wide acclaim. He received BFA from Washburn University in 1974, MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University in 1978, and Honorary DFA from Washburn University in 2006. Jon Kuhn early work was done in molten glass, but currently he works in cold glass that is cut, polished, and fused, resulting in sculptures that take in surrounding light, then reflects and refracts it back; they appear to change color and radiance when viewed from different angles and lighting. Kuhn creates cold glass art in a variety of shapes and forms, but he is perhaps best known for his glass cubes which contain a colorful glass interior cased in clear glass. Kuhn’s work stands out for its complexity, its geometric forms, and for its mesmerizing presence. Jon Kuhn glass...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Sommerso
Postmodern Table Clock, 1980s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Tis Postmodern is part of unique series of 24 hand made wall or table clock by the young designer Ernest Hofman from 1980s.Each clock is unikue.
Category
1980s Serbian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
A Sculptural Transparent BLOWN GLASS VASE, VENINI, MURANO, ITALY 1980-1990
By Venini
Located in PARIS, FR
An enormous and sculptural Post-Modernist vase, Free Form, in thick blown glass with ovoid bubbles and 2 turquoise lines, Venini, Murano, Italy 1980-1990.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
1980 Italy Black Laquered Pewter Abstract Sculpture Roberto Vecchione Il Mondo
Located in Brescia, IT
This interesting piece is an artwork made by the Italian artist Roberto Vecchione.This is a multiple of 1000 specimen, signed by the artist and numbered made in the 80' and stocked ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Pewter
Postmodern Tessellated Stone Inlay Mod Cachepot / Planter Attrib. Maitland-Smith
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Postmodern Tessellated Stone Inlay Mod Cachepot/PPlanter, Attributed to Maitland-Smith, Circa 1980s
This striking postmodern tessellated stone inlay cachepot/planter, attributed to...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
$832 Sale Price
34% Off
Florero en forma de bolso de vidrio Murano Seguso Venini
By Venini
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Murano Glass Handbag Vase Seguso Venini
Elegant Murano handbag vase, designed by Venini for seguso. Made of deep black blown glass with subtle ve...
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Postmodern Handmade Beige and Black Glazed Ceramic Vase, Germany
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Germany, 1970s.
This handmade vase is made in glazed ceramic.
It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered as in very good o...
Category
1970s German Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Italy 1980 Bruno Chersicla Black Painted Metal Sculpture Upupa
Located in Brescia, IT
This sculpture is a multiple 1 piece of 50 realized in 1980 by the well known artist Bruno Chersicla.
All the pieces are numbered and signed by the artist and completed by the Certif...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
1980 Italy Abstract Bronze Sculpture Bruno Chersicla Colomba Dove
Located in Brescia, IT
This sculpture is a multiple 1 piece of 500 realized in 1980 by the well known Italian artist Bruno Chersicla.
All the pieces are numbered and signed by the artist and completed by ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Postmodern Dancing Couple Ironwood Solid Wood Carved Sculpture
By Henry Moore
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A postmodern solid wood carved sculpture depicting a dancing couple. The curved abstract stylization is reminiscent to the sculptures created by modern sculptor Henry Moore. The simp...
Category
20th Century English Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Modern Aluminum Sculptural Bookends
Located in Treadwell, NY
Collection I: Sculptural bookends
Architectural forms, minimalist design, and Machine Age simplicity inform these statuesque bookends.
Each p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Aluminum
$1,500 / item
Postmodern / Memphis Era Art Glass Wall Clock by M.J. Bailey
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool postmodern / Memphis era art glass wall clock by M.J. Bailey, circa 1980s. The clock has the colorful look of a downtown sklyline and was made in the USA. The piece is in...
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
$300 Sale Price
20% Off
Postmodern White Lacquered Earthenware Horse Head Decorative Object, Italy 1980s
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
This large-scale figure of a horse head was produced in Italy and dates to the 80s.
The white glaze gives this piece a modern look and captures the elegance and beauty of the horse....
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Javier Cervantes Hand-Painted High Temperature Ceramic Column Sculpture
Located in Mexico City, MX
A tall hand-painted high temperature ceramic column sculpture by Mexican artist Javier Cervantes. The column is formed by 6 sections that get piled together over a steel bar attached...
Category
Early 2000s Mexican Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
Pair of Raymor Hand Vases
By Raymor
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Raymor Hand Vases, Two left hands.
Stamped on underside Raymor Mancer \
dimensions;
8' high
4' diameter
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$1,104 Sale Price / set
38% Off
Scàglia 7 One Of A Kind Sculpture in Cement by Valentino Antonini
Located in Geneve, CH
Scàglia 7 One Of A Kind Sculpture in Cement by Valentino Antonini
Unique Piece
Dimensions: D 27 x W 69 x H 111 cm.
Materials: Cement, fibers, aggregates, and pigments.
Valentino Ant...
Category
2010s Swiss Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Cement, Other
Postmodern Black Corrugated Cardboard Vase by Flute, Chicago
Located in Miami, FL
Corrugated cardboard vase rendered in matte black by Flute, Chicago circa 1980s. Vase sits at a slight angle. Best to use with dried arrangements.
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Paper
Italian Green Marble Architectural Candle Holders Circa 1980s
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautifully shaped organic Green Marble candle holders Circa 1980s.
Candlesticks have a great clean architectural design that is versati...
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
$280 Sale Price
20% Off
Modern Steel and Brass Vessel
Located in Treadwell, NY
DUAL VESSEL NO. 1
Hot rolled steel plate, various brass alloys
Dimensions: 10” L x 6.25” W x 10.75” H
Weight: 15lbs
1 of 1
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Steel
1980 Italy Post-Modern Abstract Sculpture Alessandro Guerriero Portabuono Qua
Located in Brescia, IT
This artwork was created by the Italian artist Alessandro Guierriero, it is a multiple of a serie of specimens made in limited edition not numbered.
The set is forged in aluminum and...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Aluminum
Alessandro Mendini: Ceramic vases for Zabro
Located in VILLEURBANNE, FR
Post-modern ceramic vases by Alessandro Mendini for Zanotta, known as "Dealbata".
We like the richness of the shapes, counterbalanced by the sobriety of the white enamelled porcela...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
2000 Cenedese Italian Modern Aqua Blue 24 Kt Gold Murano Glass Art Vase
By Cenedese
Located in New York, NY
Early 21st century, stunning Venetian high-quality Murano glass sculpture vase. The crystal clear blown body is extensively worked with 24 Karat gold dust inclusion and is decorated ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold
Postmodern Fused Art Glass Vase, Cobalt Blue, Green, Yellow, Hand Blown
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Sculptural, tall art glass vase was created in goblet shape with cobalt blue body encased in clear glass in sommerso technique; graphic yellow glass stripe was fused to the outer surface, circling around the piece and descending down to the dark green round base. Yellow glass decorates the rim of the vase, balancing the composition.
Rim glows orange in UV which is usually an indication of cadmium glass.
Category
20th Century Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Sommerso
Ingrid Herrlin B.1932, Ceramic Sculpture, "Leash Il", Sweden, Post-Modern
Located in Stockholm, SE
Ingrid Herrlin b.1932, swedish sculptur. Herrlin mainly works works with ceramic and creates figurative art works in fruit, berries and other realistic shapes.
This ceramic wall r...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Modern Brass Vessel
Located in Treadwell, NY
VESSEL (COMET ENCKE)
Various brass alloys
Dimensions: 9” L x 4” W x 8.125” H
Weight: 6lbs
1 of 1
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
$3,500
Unique Ceramic Glazed Architectural Vessel
Located in Southampton, NJ
Unique Glazed ceramic stacked bar vessel in bone white. Beautifully complex yet elegant design in ceramic. In good condition.
Shipping from Orange, Ca.
Category
20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Large Photo Frame in Fuchsia and White Plexiglass Vision
Located in Sarezzo, IT
Vision is a large photo frame of the precious collection of photo frames
Art with Heart Laura G.
Handcrafted fuchsia methacrylate and plexiglas with white and fuchsia serigraphy w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Plexiglass
Postmodern Crackled Glaze Studio Pottery Vase with Colorful Design, 1980s
Located in Miami, FL
Crackled glaze studio pottery vase with artistic design from the 1980s. Signed by artist.
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay
$520 Sale Price
20% Off
Ceramic Rose, Peach, Grey Vase with Perforated Decor, 1980s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Rose, peach, white and dark grey glazed barrel shaped handmade ceramic vase wiith perforated decor and asymmetrical top. Stamped under base. Beautiful vintage condition.
Denmark, 19...
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
'90s Wristwatch "Ollo" by Museo Alchimia Alessandro Mendini, Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Alessandro Mendini's wristwatch, crafted during the 1990s for the Museo Alchimia, served as a pioneering prototype for Swatch, a renowned company for wh...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stainless Steel
Structured By Nature Large Vase by David Valner
Located in Geneve, CH
Structured By Nature Large Vase by David Valner
Dimensions: D 22 x W 22 x H 72 cm.
Materials: Glass.
Weight: 9 kg.
Finish: Large-size “bark” production style, brown color.
“Authenti...
Category
2010s Czech Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
$1,886 / item
Gustav & Ulla Kraitz, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A blue and grey semi-glazed vase designed and produced by Gustav & Ulla Kraitz, Sweden, c. 1970s
“KRAITZ” written on bottom
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Margareta Hennix, Large Glass Vase, Reijmyre Sweden Post-Modern
Located in Stockholm, SE
A large apple green glass vase designed by Margareta Hennix for Reijmyre Sweden 1990s.
Signed M. Hennix
In good condition.
Category
1990s Swedish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Postmodern Murano glass vase by Ottavio Missoni, Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Magnificent multicolored Murano blown glass vase designed by the famous Ottavio Missoni and made in the 1980s, a true masterpiece that embodies the essence of artistic design of the ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Frosted Lilac Frooot Bowl by Maha Alavi Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Frosted Lilac Frooot Bowl by Maha Alavi Studio
Dimensions: D 30 x H 33 cm
Materials: Resin.
Maha Alavi is a Tokyo-based Canadian industrial designer...
Category
2010s Japanese Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Resin
$2,757 / item
Set of Four Post-Modern Marble Blocks / Paperweights
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous set of four post-modern marble blocks / paperweights, circa 1980s. The pieces are in very good condition with no chips or cracks and the largest one measures 3"W x 2"D x 6....
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
$260 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of Italian Marble Candle Holders, Post-Modern, c. 2000
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Pair of modernist candlesticks made of handcrafted marble in hues of taupe with spotted sage green accents. The pair includes 8 inch candle holder and 6 inch candle holder, both with...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Large Vintage 80s Modern Black Ceramic Swirl Vase
Located in Fairfield, CA
An extra large vintage 80s modern ceramic vase. Nice cylinder shape with an embossed swirl design around the sides, finished in a glossy black glaze. A scul...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
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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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