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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

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
Oak Tray with Antique Brass Handles
Oak Tray with Antique Brass Handles

Oak Tray with Antique Brass Handles

By Argosy Designs

Located in Treadwell, NY

Individually stamped and numbered, these one of a kind presentation trays feature patinated brass handles with a satin finish lacquer top coat. Each wooden slab is has its own unique...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Brass

Post Modern Table Clock, 1980s
Post Modern Table Clock, 1980s

Post Modern Table Clock, 1980s

Located in Čelinac, BA

This post modern clock is part of a unique series of 24 hand made wall and table clocks by the youngdesigner Ernest Hofman from 1980.Each clock is unique and its only one maded.

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1980s Serbian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Wood

Two Rare Signed Hand Blown Glass Sculptures by John Bingham
Two Rare Signed Hand Blown Glass Sculptures by John Bingham

Two Rare Signed Hand Blown Glass Sculptures by John Bingham

By John Bingham

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Set of two clear art glass orb sculptures by John Bingham, circa 1980. Signed (engraved) "John Bingham" the base of the rims. Dimensions listed are for the larger of the two. S...

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1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Art Glass

Peter Shire Micro Sculpture in Mixed Media, Early Aughts
Peter Shire Micro Sculpture in Mixed Media, Early Aughts

Peter Shire Micro Sculpture in Mixed Media, Early Aughts

By Peter Shire

Located in View Park, CA

Unique one of a kind tiny Peter Shire sculpture in mixed media ceramics from the early to mid aughts. Ready to hang / mount on wall (back is equipped with a small hole to hang upon a...

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Early 2000s North American Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic, Acrylic

2006 Italy Bronze Sculpture by Ugo Riva Dove Vai
2006 Italy Bronze Sculpture by Ugo Riva Dove Vai

2006 Italy Bronze Sculpture by Ugo Riva Dove Vai

Located in Brescia, IT

This is an intense bronze sculpture created by the Italian artist Ugo Riva, in 2006. Lost wax bronze on iron basement. The title of this artwork is "D...

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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Transparent Murano Glass Vase by Carlo Moretti, Signed and Labeled, Italy 1990s
Transparent Murano Glass Vase by Carlo Moretti, Signed and Labeled, Italy 1990s

Transparent Murano Glass Vase by Carlo Moretti, Signed and Labeled, Italy 1990s

By Carlo Moretti

Located in Bresso, Lombardy

Made in Italy, 1970s. Made in hand-blown and hand-polished Murano glass. It is signed and labeled by Carlo Moretti. This vase might show slight traces of use since it's vintage, but...

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1990s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Murano Glass

Carol Lahy Fused Art Glass Decorative Square Vide-Poche or Ashtray, Signed
Carol Lahy Fused Art Glass Decorative Square Vide-Poche or Ashtray, Signed

Carol Lahy Fused Art Glass Decorative Square Vide-Poche or Ashtray, Signed

Located in Clifton Springs, NY

Fused glass square vide-poche or ashtray has wide rim of deep amethyst purple color and complex central bowl with checkered pattern in the center, encircled by a blue band. All area...

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Early 2000s American Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Art Glass, Glass

Vintage Extra Large Black Ceramic Swirl Vase, Post-Modern, 1980s
Vintage Extra Large Black Ceramic Swirl Vase, Post-Modern, 1980s

Vintage Extra Large Black Ceramic Swirl Vase, Post-Modern, 1980s

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...

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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

1980s American Sculptural Memphis Style Studio Ceramic Raised Vessel
1980s American Sculptural Memphis Style Studio Ceramic Raised Vessel

1980s American Sculptural Memphis Style Studio Ceramic Raised Vessel

Located in Delray Beach, FL

A striking handcrafted American studio ceramic vessel dating to the late 1980s or early 1990s, embracing the playful geometry and bold color palette of the Memphis design movement. B...

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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

Modern bronze on brass sculptural object
Modern bronze on brass sculptural object

Modern bronze on brass sculptural object

By Argosy Designs

Located in Treadwell, NY

The Chameleon: a modern bronze-on-brass sculptural object by Erik Johnson of Argosy Designs and APD. The Chameleon is a magical and transformat...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Brass, Bronze

Post-Modern Lucite and Brass Menorah
Post-Modern Lucite and Brass Menorah

Post-Modern Lucite and Brass Menorah

Located in San Diego, CA

Beautiful post-modern lucite and brass menorah, circa 1980s. The piece features a etched lucite base and back with brass candle vessels. The menorah is in very good vintage conditio...

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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Brass

Futurist Cryogenic Freezing Chamber Tube Sculpture Hero Prop, 1997 Austin Powers
Futurist Cryogenic Freezing Chamber Tube Sculpture Hero Prop, 1997 Austin Powers

Futurist Cryogenic Freezing Chamber Tube Sculpture Hero Prop, 1997 Austin Powers

Located in Van Nuys, CA

Large 12-foot tall Futurist cryogenic freezing chamber tube sculpture for the 1997 smash comedy "Austin Powers" starring Mike Myers. This large sculpture is made of a wood frame and ...

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1990s Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Resin, Plaster, Wood

1980 Italy Bruno Chersicla Abstract Bronze Sculpture Vite
1980 Italy Bruno Chersicla Abstract Bronze Sculpture Vite

1980 Italy Bruno Chersicla Abstract Bronze Sculpture Vite

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 t...

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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Ulf Nordfjell, Sculpture, Ceramic, Sweden, 1987
Ulf Nordfjell, Sculpture, Ceramic, Sweden, 1987

Ulf Nordfjell, Sculpture, Ceramic, Sweden, 1987

Located in High Point, NC

A white-glazed stoneware sculpture designed and produced by Ulf Nordfjell, Sweden, 1987.

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1980s Swedish Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

Gail Markiewicz Hand Built Patchwork Ceramic Vessel, Contemporary Studio Pottery
Gail Markiewicz Hand Built Patchwork Ceramic Vessel, Contemporary Studio Pottery

Gail Markiewicz Hand Built Patchwork Ceramic Vessel, Contemporary Studio Pottery

By Markiewicz

Located in W Allenhurst, NJ

A sculptural hand-built ceramic vessel by American studio ceramic artist Gail Markiewicz. Constructed from individually textured clay sections joined together in the artist's celebra...

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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Pottery

Vintage Jaru Metallic Gold Sculptural Swirl Vase, Hollywood Regency Ceramic Art
Vintage Jaru Metallic Gold Sculptural Swirl Vase, Hollywood Regency Ceramic Art

Vintage Jaru Metallic Gold Sculptural Swirl Vase, Hollywood Regency Ceramic Art

By Jaru

Located in W Allenhurst, NJ

A striking vintage sculptural vase by , executed in a dramatic metallic gold glaze with deeply molded spiral ribbing throughout. This exceptional piece embodies the glamour and bold ...

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20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Pottery

Vintage Glass Wall Clock Green and Orange Murano Memphis Style Italy, 1980s
Vintage Glass Wall Clock Green and Orange Murano Memphis Style Italy, 1980s

Vintage Glass Wall Clock Green and Orange Murano Memphis Style Italy, 1980s

Located in Montecalvoli, IT

Vintage glass wall clock Green and orange Murano Memphis Style Italy, 1980s This unique vintage wall clock impresses with its high-contrast design in Memphis style. The square shape...

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20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

A SCULPTURAL BRUTALIST CANDELABRA CANDLE HOLDER Unique ARTIST Piece, France 1950
A SCULPTURAL BRUTALIST CANDELABRA CANDLE HOLDER Unique ARTIST Piece, France 1950

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...

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1950s French Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Metal

2000s Organic Modern Movable Hand-Carved Sicilian Wood Sculpture by Sciacca
2000s Organic Modern Movable Hand-Carved Sicilian Wood Sculpture by Sciacca

2000s Organic Modern Movable Hand-Carved Sicilian Wood Sculpture by Sciacca

Located in Aci Castello, IT

This sculpture is a contemporary, hand-carved wooden artwork from the 2000s. It features a series of intricately shaped wood blocks and organic forms stacked in a vertical arrangemen...

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21st Century and Contemporary Sicilian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Iron

Ritratto Blue Wall Hanging Flower Vase Alessandro Mendini Postmodern
Ritratto Blue Wall Hanging Flower Vase Alessandro Mendini Postmodern

Ritratto Blue Wall Hanging Flower Vase Alessandro Mendini Postmodern

By Marutomi, Alessandro Mendini

Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

"Ritratto" flower vase for the wall designed by Alessandro Mendini for Marutomi. Designed in the late 90s and start production in 2000. No longer production. New old stock in box. W...

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Early 2000s Japanese Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Plastic

Pop Art Sculpture of a Silver Egg by Herbert Distel, circa 1968
Pop Art Sculpture of a Silver Egg by Herbert Distel, circa 1968

Pop Art Sculpture of a Silver Egg by Herbert Distel, circa 1968

By Herbert Distel

Located in New York, NY

This sculpture, in the form of a silver electroplated egg with a white porcelain holder, represents esteemed Swiss artist Herbert Distel's most iconic form. He created a 22-ton egg d...

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1960s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Acrylic, Wood

1990s Ceramic Vase Deborah Groover Voo Doo Jazz Maximalist Nude Scene Sculpture
1990s Ceramic Vase Deborah Groover Voo Doo Jazz Maximalist Nude Scene Sculpture

1990s Ceramic Vase Deborah Groover Voo Doo Jazz Maximalist Nude Scene Sculpture

Located in Hyattsville, MD

A colorful panel vase with nude scene, very large, tabletop piece by Deborah Groover from the 1990s. Nice shallow depth for placement on a narrow entryway/foyer table. No apparent ha...

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1990s American Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

Vase
Vase

Vase

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Vase

By Carlo Moretti

Located in San Diego, CA

Carlo Moretti Satin Glass Tall Bud Vase , with Red Ring accent elegant Italy Murano.

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1990s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Blown Glass

Murano Blue Art Glass Vase in the Manner of Paolo Venini
Murano Blue Art Glass Vase in the Manner of Paolo Venini

Murano Blue Art Glass Vase in the Manner of Paolo Venini

By Paolo Venini

Located in Miami, FL

A fine hand-crafted Murano art glass vase, signed Marcello Furlou. This high quality Murano art glass vase is hand blown. It is designed in the manner of some Paolo Venini vases, m...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Art Glass, Murano Glass

Natural White Textured Handmade Ceramic Vase II by Maku Ceramic
Natural White Textured Handmade Ceramic Vase II by Maku Ceramic

Natural White Textured Handmade Ceramic Vase II by Maku Ceramic

Located in Geneve, CH

Natural White Textured Handmade Ceramic Vase II by Maku Ceramic Unique piece Dimensions: Ø 17.7 x H 25.4 cm Materials: Ceramic, Stoneware, Clay Maku Ceramic is an Istanbul-based cer...

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2010s Turkish Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Stoneware

Gio Ponti for Argenteria Sabattini Italian Silver-Plated "Hand" Sculpture 1978
Gio Ponti for Argenteria Sabattini Italian Silver-Plated "Hand" Sculpture 1978

Gio Ponti for Argenteria Sabattini Italian Silver-Plated "Hand" Sculpture 1978

By Sabattini Argenteria, Gio Ponti

Located in Reggio Emilia, IT

Italian sculpture ‘Hand’ in silver-plated metal designed by Gio Ponti for Argenteria Sabattini in 1978 with the manufacturer’s mark and the author’s name engraved. Please note that ...

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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Silver Plate

Post-Modern Italian Marble Lidded Jar
Post-Modern Italian Marble Lidded Jar

Post-Modern Italian Marble Lidded Jar

Located in San Diego, CA

Post-modern Italian marble lidded jar, circa 1970s. The jar is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measures 4"D x 5"H. Great pinkish ...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble

Contemporary Solid Black and White Abstract Sculpture
Contemporary Solid Black and White Abstract Sculpture

Contemporary Solid Black and White Abstract Sculpture

Located in San Diego, CA

Hand carved and polished sculpture, in a black and white blend combination unsigned, circa 1990s.

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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble

Tapio Wirkkala and Dorothy Hafner Vase for Rosenthal
Tapio Wirkkala and Dorothy Hafner Vase for Rosenthal

Tapio Wirkkala and Dorothy Hafner Vase for Rosenthal

By Rosenthal, Dorothy Hafner, Tapio Wirkkala

Located in Oslo, NO

Refreshing vase from the 'Century New Wave' series in porcelain. Designed by Tapio Wirkkala and Dorothy Hafner. Made by Rosenthal from 1985. The vase is an exemplary piece from...

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1980s German Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Post-Modernist Sculpture signed Ernest Trova, Profile Canto #83 in Matt Gray
Post-Modernist Sculpture signed Ernest Trova, Profile Canto #83 in Matt Gray

Post-Modernist Sculpture signed Ernest Trova, Profile Canto #83 in Matt Gray

By Ernest Trova

Located in New York, NY

This exceptional Post-Modernist sculpture, titled Profile Canto #83, was created in 1987 by renowned American artist Ernest Trova. A celebrated figure in the contemporary art world, ...

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1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Metal, Nickel

Italy, 1990, Post-Modern Abstract Bronze Sculpture by Filippo Panseca
Italy, 1990, Post-Modern Abstract Bronze Sculpture by Filippo Panseca

Italy, 1990, Post-Modern Abstract Bronze Sculpture by Filippo Panseca

Located in Brescia, IT

This is an interesting bronze sculpture multiple art work signed by the Italian artist Filippo Panseca. Title The secret of the Pharaoh This is a multiple of a numbered edition of...

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1990s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Shiro Kuramata flower vase pale pink acrylic Japanese minimalist style
Shiro Kuramata flower vase pale pink acrylic Japanese minimalist style

Shiro Kuramata flower vase pale pink acrylic Japanese minimalist style

By Shiro Kuramata

Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

Shiro Kuramata's acrylic flower vase. Aluminium tube put into acrylic block. It's great work of Japanese minimalist style. Transparent body makes complex light reflections around. ...

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2010s Japanese Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Aluminum

Vintage Art Glass "Monet" Vase by John Fields
Vintage Art Glass "Monet" Vase by John Fields

Vintage Art Glass "Monet" Vase by John Fields

Located in San Diego, CA

Beautiful vintage art glass "Monet" series vase by John Fields circa 2001. The vase is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measures 3.75"D x 10.5"H; it is sign...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Art Glass

Post-Modern Stainless Steel And Bronze Sculpture By Gary Slater
Post-Modern Stainless Steel And Bronze Sculpture By Gary Slater

Post-Modern Stainless Steel And Bronze Sculpture By Gary Slater

Located in Houston, TX

Post-Modern Stainless Steel And Bronze Sculpture By Gary Slater. Offered is a stunning stainless steel and bronze signed abstract sculpture by Arizona artist Gary Slater. Slater's wo...

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1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Bronze, Stainless Steel

Sleek Modern Tulip Chrome Polished Metal Bowl Post Modern
Sleek Modern Tulip Chrome Polished Metal Bowl Post Modern

Sleek Modern Tulip Chrome Polished Metal Bowl Post Modern

By Alessi

Located in Chula Vista, CA

For your consideration, a large, highly-reflective, chrome or polished metal bowl.It is likely a decorative art piece or serving bowl designed to be a striking centerpiece in a cont...

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1980s Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Stainless Steel

Postmodern Art Glass Vase from Sweden
Postmodern Art Glass Vase from Sweden

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...

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Late 20th Century Swedish Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Crystal

Post-Modern Glass Vase by Marco Susani for HWC Egizia by Sottsass Associati
Post-Modern Glass Vase by Marco Susani for HWC Egizia by Sottsass Associati

Post-Modern Glass Vase by Marco Susani for HWC Egizia by Sottsass Associati

By Marco Susani

Located in Doornspijk, NL

The black lines on this frosted glass vase are so playful that one could think that a black ribbon was wrapped randomly around the object. The shape of the vase lends itself very well to arrange a high and stylish bouquet in. Underneath the lowest black line the vase is marked subtly: Marco Susani for hwc Egizia...

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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Glass

1990s Pair Postmodern Memphis Industrial R W Stoller Brutalist  Candle Holders
1990s Pair Postmodern Memphis Industrial R W Stoller Brutalist  Candle Holders

1990s Pair Postmodern Memphis Industrial R W Stoller Brutalist Candle Holders

By Ettore Sottsass

Located in St.Petersburg, FL

Very rare, likely one of a Kind pair of Hand -Forged Brutalist Post Modern Candler Holders by famed American Sculptor R. W. Stoller. Signed and dated These stunning Matisse lime ab...

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1990s American Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Aluminum

Miniatur Vase in Aleppo Technique by Milan Vobruba, Gusum, Sweden, 1978
Miniatur Vase in Aleppo Technique by Milan Vobruba, Gusum, Sweden, 1978

Miniatur Vase in Aleppo Technique by Milan Vobruba, Gusum, Sweden, 1978

By Gusums Bruk

Located in Bochum, NRW

Bowl in Aleppo technique by Milan Vobruba, Gusum, Sweden, 1980 Colorless glass with irregular fusions. Rough surface with fire polished applications. Signed engraved under the stand:...

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1970s Swedish Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Glass

Vibrant Vintage Art Glass Bud Vase by Kosta Boda, Signed
Vibrant Vintage Art Glass Bud Vase by Kosta Boda, Signed

Vibrant Vintage Art Glass Bud Vase by Kosta Boda, Signed

By Kosta Boda

Located in San Diego, CA

Vibrant Vintage Art Glass Bud Vase by Kosta Boda, Signed, circa 1980s. The piece is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measures 2.5"W x 1.5"D x 9"H. The vase...

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Late 20th Century Swedish Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Art Glass

Large Postmodern Orange, White and Blue Glass Vase by Opaline Florence, Italy
Large Postmodern Orange, White and Blue Glass Vase by Opaline Florence, Italy

Large Postmodern Orange, White and Blue Glass Vase by Opaline Florence, Italy

By Opaline florence, Carlo Moretti

Located in Bresso, Lombardy

Made in Italy, 1970s. Made in Murano glass. It might show slight traces of use since it's vintage, but it can be considered as in excellent original condition and ready to become a p...

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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Murano Glass

1985 Wooden Abstract Sculpture by Urano Palma Sedia The Chairs
1985 Wooden Abstract Sculpture by Urano Palma Sedia The Chairs

1985 Wooden Abstract Sculpture by Urano Palma Sedia The Chairs

By Urano Palma

Located in Brescia, IT

This very intense and engaging artwork was created by Urano Palma that is a well known Italian artist who starts to create his artworks following the philosophy of Lucio Fontana. He ...

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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Wood

Postmodern Studio Crafted Handmade Ceramic Vase, Artist Signed 1987
Postmodern Studio Crafted Handmade Ceramic Vase, Artist Signed 1987

Postmodern Studio Crafted Handmade Ceramic Vase, Artist Signed 1987

Located in Miami, FL

Studio crafted handmade postmodern ceramic vase signed by unknown artist, 1987.

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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Post Modern Baldelli Porcelain Candle Holder, Made In Italy
Post Modern Baldelli Porcelain Candle Holder, Made In Italy

Post Modern Baldelli Porcelain Candle Holder, Made In Italy

By Baldelli

Located in San Carlos, CA

Vintage Baldelli Candle Holder: A Touch of Italian Charm Add a pop of color and European elegance to your home with this stunning vintage candle holder from Baldelli. Crafted in It...

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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Midcentury Extra Large Hotel Candle Holder in Bronze Silverplated by WMF Germany
Midcentury Extra Large Hotel Candle Holder in Bronze Silverplated by WMF Germany

Midcentury Extra Large Hotel Candle Holder in Bronze Silverplated by WMF Germany

By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik

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...

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1970s Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Silver Plate, Bronze

Op Art Porcelain Gold Sun Eye Vase by E.A. Sundermann for Fürstenberg
Op Art Porcelain Gold Sun Eye Vase by E.A. Sundermann for Fürstenberg

Op Art Porcelain Gold Sun Eye Vase by E.A. Sundermann for Fürstenberg

By Furstenberg Porcelain

Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN

Vintage Op Art Porcelain Vase by E.A. Sundermann for Fürstenberg. Made in Germany 1960's / 70's period. White porcelain with gold sun eye print front and back. This comes in very goo...

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1970s German Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Porcelain

Set of Six Marilyn Monroe Curved Glass Plates in Warhol Style
Set of Six Marilyn Monroe Curved Glass Plates in Warhol Style

Set of Six Marilyn Monroe Curved Glass Plates in Warhol Style

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. Set of 6 Marilyn Monroe Pop...

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1990s European Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Glass

Sidney Cash Optical Glass Vases for the Museum of Modern Art NY MOMA
Sidney Cash Optical Glass Vases for the Museum of Modern Art NY MOMA

Sidney Cash Optical Glass Vases for the Museum of Modern Art NY MOMA

Located in Sharon, CT

Designed by Sydney Cash, very thin printed lines on very thin glass. two optical vases published in 2000 by The Museum of Modern Art NY, MOMA. Sidney Cash is an important contempora...

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Early 2000s American Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Glass

Italy 1980 Riccardo Dalisi Black Painted Metal Sculpture Muccacaffè
Italy 1980 Riccardo Dalisi Black Painted Metal Sculpture Muccacaffè

Italy 1980 Riccardo Dalisi Black Painted Metal Sculpture Muccacaffè

By Riccardo Dalisi

Located in Brescia, IT

This sculpture is a multiple 1 piece of 50 realized in 1980 by the well known international artist Riccardo Dalisi. All the pieces are numbered and signed by the artist and completed by the Certificate of the artist and the Editor who made the artworks. The black painted metal sculpture...

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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Metal

Beranek Large Abstract Paperweight or Glass Sculpture, Signed
Beranek Large Abstract Paperweight or Glass Sculpture, Signed

Beranek Large Abstract Paperweight or Glass Sculpture, Signed

By Beranek Glass 1

Located in Clifton Springs, NY

Large art glass paperweight or sculpture features an abstract design in sapphire blue with green accents, enclosed in clear glass in sommerso technique. The piece is marked with the...

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1980s Czech Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Glass, Art Glass, Sommerso

Set of Three Post-Modern Memphis Art Glass Flower Vases by Rony Plesl
Set of Three Post-Modern Memphis Art Glass Flower Vases by Rony Plesl

Set of Three Post-Modern Memphis Art Glass Flower Vases by Rony Plesl

Located in San Diego, CA

A very cool set of three post-modern Memphis style art glass flower vases by Czech artist Rony Plesl, circa 1990s. The vases are in very good vintage condition with no chips or crac...

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Late 20th Century Czech Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Art Glass

Tim Lazer Art Glass Vase, Blue Swirl Design, Post-Modern, USA, 1990
Tim Lazer Art Glass Vase, Blue Swirl Design, Post-Modern, USA, 1990

Tim Lazer Art Glass Vase, Blue Swirl Design, Post-Modern, USA, 1990

Located in Chula Vista, CA

For your consideration, an art glass vase designed by Tim Lazer (signed on the bottom). Blue tones in swirl motion. Post-modern , dated 1990. Dimensions: 3.5" H x 3.75" diameter. P...

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1990s American Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Art Glass

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