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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

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 Mendinia 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
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

Swedish Designer, Candlesticks, Pine, Brass, Sweden, 1970s
Swedish Designer, Candlesticks, Pine, Brass, Sweden, 1970s

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

Sven Hofverberg, Small Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1970s
Sven Hofverberg, Small Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1970s

Sven Hofverberg, Small Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1970s

By Sven Hofverberg

Located in High Point, NC

A small semi grey-glazed stoneware vase designed and produced by Sven Hofverberg, Sweden, c. 1970s. “SH” signature on bottom

Category

1970s Swedish Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

Postmodern Multicolored Murano Glass Vase by Ottavio Missoni, Italy 1980s
Postmodern Multicolored Murano Glass Vase by Ottavio Missoni, Italy 1980s

Postmodern Multicolored Murano Glass Vase by Ottavio Missoni, Italy 1980s

By Ottavio Missoni

Located in Catania, CT

Multicolored blown Murano glass designed by Ottavio Missoni and produced during the 80s in excellent vintage condition with normal trace of age and use. No cracks or chips.  

Category

Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Murano Glass

Vintage Postmodern American Studio Ceramic Vase, Signed 1992
Vintage Postmodern American Studio Ceramic Vase, Signed 1992

Vintage Postmodern American Studio Ceramic Vase, Signed 1992

Located in Delray Beach, FL

A sculptural postmodern studio ceramic vessel with a soft, atmospheric palette. Finished in a pastel blue glaze layered with painterly swatches of light grey and white, creating a s...

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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Bodil Manz Vase for Bing And Grøndahl. Signed and stamped 6/84.
Bodil Manz Vase for Bing And Grøndahl. Signed and stamped 6/84.

Bodil Manz Vase for Bing And Grøndahl. Signed and stamped 6/84.

By Bodil Manz, Bing & Grøndahl

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....

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1980s Danish Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

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

Materials

Brass

Swedish Designer, Bowl, Burl Wood, Sweden, 1983
Swedish Designer, Bowl, Burl Wood, Sweden, 1983

Swedish Designer, Bowl, Burl Wood, Sweden, 1983

Located in High Point, NC

A burl wood bowl designed and produced in Sweden, 1983.

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1980s Swedish Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood, Burl

Curt Addin, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1970s
Curt Addin, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1970s

Curt Addin, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1970s

Located in High Point, NC

A semi blue-glazed stoneware vase designed and produced by Curt Addin, Glumslöv, Sweden, 1970s.

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1970s Swedish Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

Post Modern Sculpture by Floyd Gompf
Post Modern Sculpture by Floyd Gompf

Post Modern Sculpture by Floyd Gompf

By Floyd Gompf

Located in Winnetka, IL

Post Modern Biomorphic sculpture in metal by Floyd Gompf. There are inserted nails on the underside that support the whole.

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1980s North American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Italy Cast Lost Wax Woman Figurine Bronze Sculpture by Aron Demetz Guardando
Italy Cast Lost Wax Woman Figurine Bronze Sculpture by Aron Demetz Guardando

Italy Cast Lost Wax Woman Figurine Bronze Sculpture by Aron Demetz Guardando

By Aron Demetz

Located in Brescia, IT

This intense bronze sculpture was made by the well known Italian artist, Aron Demetz, in 2004, Italy. This is a lost wax bronze hand painted. The title is "Guardando" translated in ...

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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Mindscape 01 XL Travertine Sculpture by Jeroen Broux
Mindscape 01 XL Travertine Sculpture by Jeroen Broux

Mindscape 01 XL Travertine Sculpture by Jeroen Broux

Located in Geneve, CH

Mindscape 01 XL Travertine Sculpture by Jeroen Broux Dimensions: D 20 x W 20 x H 30 cm Materials: Travertine Also Available: Black marble This modular sculpture, comprised of six in...

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2010s German Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Travertine

US General Accounting Office Desk Set Scissor Letter Open Box Solingen Germany
US General Accounting Office Desk Set Scissor Letter Open Box Solingen Germany

US General Accounting Office Desk Set Scissor Letter Open Box Solingen Germany

Located in Hyattsville, MD

United States General Accounting Office Official Scissors Desk Set in Wooden Box with the Official Cast Metal Seal affixed to the top of the box. Made by Solingen of Germany. Possibl...

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1990s German Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Stainless Steel

Perseus Bronze Sculpture by Kodai Suga
Perseus Bronze Sculpture by Kodai Suga

Perseus Bronze Sculpture by Kodai Suga

Located in Geneve, CH

Perseus Bronze Sculpture by Kodai Suga Dimensions: W 50 x D 30 x H 30 cm Materials: Bronze Kodai Suga’s work features an evocative modernistic silhouette that has been imbued with d...

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2010s Japanese Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze, Other

Italy Bronze Cast Figurine Sculpture by Aron Demetz Verso te
Italy Bronze Cast Figurine Sculpture by Aron Demetz Verso te

Italy Bronze Cast Figurine Sculpture by Aron Demetz Verso te

By Aron Demetz

Located in Brescia, IT

This intense bronze sculpture was made by the well known Italian artist, Aron Demetz, in 2004, Italy. This is a lost wax bronze hand painted. The title is "Verso te" translated in "T...

Category

Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Post-Modern Italian Marble Column Paperweight
Post-Modern Italian Marble Column Paperweight

Post-Modern Italian Marble Column Paperweight

Located in San Diego, CA

A nice post-modern Italian marble column paperweight, circa 1980s. The piece is primarily cream in color with grey and black veining throughout....

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20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble

Steninge Keramik AB, Vase, Blue-Glazed Earthenware, Sweden, C. 1970s
Steninge Keramik AB, Vase, Blue-Glazed Earthenware, Sweden, C. 1970s

Steninge Keramik AB, Vase, Blue-Glazed Earthenware, Sweden, C. 1970s

Located in High Point, NC

A blue, glazed earthenware vase designed and produced by Steninge Keramik AB, Märsta, Sweden, c. 1970s.    

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1970s Swedish Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware

Vintage Venetian Murano Bright Orange Italian Art Glass Covered Bowl
Vintage Venetian Murano Bright Orange Italian Art Glass Covered Bowl

Vintage Venetian Murano Bright Orange Italian Art Glass Covered Bowl

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Vintage venetian murano bright orange Italian hand blown Art glass covered bowl. Hand blown art glass candy dish shade in orange, red, and clear color....

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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass

Post-Modern Italian Polished Marble Shell Shaped Bowl
Post-Modern Italian Polished Marble Shell Shaped Bowl

Post-Modern Italian Polished Marble Shell Shaped Bowl

Located in San Diego, CA

Mid-century Italian polished marble fruit bowl / centerpiece, circa 1980s. The bowl is in very good vintage condition and measures 11.5"W x 10"D x 3"H. It would make a great centerpi...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble

Vintage Bespoke Wire Sculptural Bowl
Vintage Bespoke Wire Sculptural Bowl

Vintage Bespoke Wire Sculptural Bowl

Located in San Diego, CA

Unique and rare, this beautiful piece is sculptural as it is figural. Wire has been modeled to create waves that shape the vessel. Lightness conforms the piece as the edges solidify ...

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1990s American Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Wire

Post Modern Glass Pedestal Vase
Post Modern Glass Pedestal Vase

Post Modern Glass Pedestal Vase

$156Sale Price|20% Off

Post Modern Glass Pedestal Vase

Located in San Diego, CA

Impactful piece of glass that brings lines and design to your décor. This postmodern piece consists of two pieces: Blown glass in a purple hue is conjoined and shaped into a V shaped...

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1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

Fragile Structure#7 Norihiko Terayama Berndt Friberg
Fragile Structure#7 Norihiko Terayama Berndt Friberg

Fragile Structure#7 Norihiko Terayama Berndt Friberg

By Norihiko Terayama

Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

This series is made up of some glass and some ceramic works. These works are highly unique form and looking. Norihiko Terayama created them from damaged vases, coffee cups and so on....

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2010s Japanese Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Repoussé Black Lacquer Sheep Sculpture by Robert Kuo, Limited Edition
Repoussé Black Lacquer Sheep Sculpture by Robert Kuo, Limited Edition

Repoussé Black Lacquer Sheep Sculpture by Robert Kuo, Limited Edition

By Robert Kuo

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Sheep sculpture (Male) Black lacquer Antique copper Hand repoussé Limited edition Repoussé is the traditional art of hand-hammering decorative relief onto sheet metal. This techniqu...

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2010s Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Copper

Bronze Slant Sculpture by Splady Art Studios
Bronze Slant Sculpture by Splady Art Studios

Bronze Slant Sculpture by Splady Art Studios

Located in Geneve, CH

Bronze Slant Sculpture by Splady Art Studios Design by Alexander Yoshikawa Dimensions: W 22 x D 30 x H 24 cm. Materials: Bronze. "Slant" stands as a poignant embodiment of the unkno...

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2010s French Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Rene Roubicek Czechoslovakian Pop Art Blown Glass Finger Sculpture 1980s
Rene Roubicek Czechoslovakian Pop Art Blown Glass Finger Sculpture 1980s

Rene Roubicek Czechoslovakian Pop Art Blown Glass Finger Sculpture 1980s

Located in Palm Springs, CA

1980's hand blown finger sculpture from the women's parts series by René Roubícek, of Czechoslovakia. Sculpture measures 4.5"high by 19"wide by 4.5"deep and is unsigned. In very goo...

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1980s Czech Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Blown Glass

Eye of Perception Bronze Sculpture by Splady Art Studios
Eye of Perception Bronze Sculpture by Splady Art Studios

Eye of Perception Bronze Sculpture by Splady Art Studios

Located in Geneve, CH

Eye of Perception Bronze Sculpture by Splady Art Studios Design by Tori Hermes Dimensions: W 20 x D 28 x H 34 cm. Materials: Steel. ‘Eye of Perception’ explores the intersection of ...

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2010s French Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Steel

1998 Italy Postmodern Abstract Bronze Sculpture
1998 Italy Postmodern Abstract Bronze Sculpture

1998 Italy Postmodern Abstract Bronze Sculpture

By Roberto Vecchione 1

Located in Brescia, IT

Roberto Vecchione is an Italian artist that explore the world between the empty and full, the yes and no with a conceptual language called "New Baroque". H...

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1990s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass, Iron

Steel Easel of Enlightenment Abstract Sculpture by Splady Art Studios
Steel Easel of Enlightenment Abstract Sculpture by Splady Art Studios

Steel Easel of Enlightenment Abstract Sculpture by Splady Art Studios

Located in Geneve, CH

Steel Easel of Enlightenment Abstract Sculpture by Splady Art Studios Design by Charles Splady Dimensions: W 46 x D 61 x H 190.5 cm. Materials: Steel. Easel of Enlightenment is a fr...

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2010s French Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Steel

Swedish Designer, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, c. 1960s
Swedish Designer, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, c. 1960s

Swedish Designer, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, c. 1960s

Located in High Point, NC

A large blue-glazed stoneware vase produced in Sweden, c. 1960s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 18.8" Height x 6.5" Diameter All items ship from High Point, North Carolina.

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1970s Swedish Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

Spanish Style Life Size Wire Bull
Spanish Style Life Size Wire Bull

Spanish Style Life Size Wire Bull

Located in Queens, NY

Spanish-style life size wire bull figure resting on a black plinth (1950s).

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1950s Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Wire

Postmodern Lucite Menorah
Postmodern Lucite Menorah

Postmodern Lucite Menorah

By Jonathan Adler, Memphis Group

Located in San Diego, CA

Beautiful postmodern Lucite menorah. Lucite base with brass holder vessels that complement each other graphically. The menorah is 10.5” long and 5.75...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Lucite

Soft Goblet Sculptural Vessel
Soft Goblet Sculptural Vessel

Soft Goblet Sculptural Vessel

By Panorammma

Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX

Making direct reference to the ability of bodily organs to function as vessels, while also alluding to plastic surgery and sex toys? Our soft vessels personify aided characters. Patients subdued by recomery. Impotent beings that struggle to perform the very tasks that define them as objects. Exhibited at Musée Des Arts Décoratifs Et Du Design De Bordeaux: Bordeaux (2023) PAD- BOON ROOM: Paris (2023) Healing- Club Mish Mish: Riyadh (2023) Mexican Design 1950's-now- Shak Gallery...

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2010s Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Stainless Steel, Nickel

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

Materials

Acrylic, Wood

1980s Pink Heart Wall Clock by Lorenz
1980s Pink Heart Wall Clock by Lorenz

1980s Pink Heart Wall Clock by Lorenz

By Lorenz

Located in Brooklyn, NY

A fun round postmodern Lorenz wall clock with multi-color accents from Japan. A pink case, white face, red and blue heart hands, red heart second hand, and red and blue hearts for n...

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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Plastic

Murano Style Art Glass Lily Flower Shaped Candle Holder Paperweight Catchall
Murano Style Art Glass Lily Flower Shaped Candle Holder Paperweight Catchall

Murano Style Art Glass Lily Flower Shaped Candle Holder Paperweight Catchall

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Vintage Murano Style Art Glass Pink Blue Green Flower Petal Shaped Candle Holder, Catchall, Ashtray. Italian Murano Art Glass lily flower multicolor paperweight or candle holder, vot...

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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Art Glass

Postmodern Black Corrugated Cardboard Vase by Flute, Chicago
Postmodern Black Corrugated Cardboard Vase by Flute, Chicago

Postmodern Black Corrugated Cardboard Vase by Flute, Chicago

By Frank Gehry

Located in Miami, FL

Corrugated cardboard vase rendered in matte black by Flute, Chicago circa 1980s. Best to use with dried arrangements.

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1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Natural Fiber

Ring Planter by Deetee Home
Ring Planter by Deetee Home

Ring Planter by Deetee Home

Located in Geneve, CH

Ring Planter by Deetee Home Dimensions: D 35.56 x H 76.2 cm Materials: Stoneware To craft timeless, luxury furniture and objects that celebrates India’s rich artisanal heritage. Our...

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2010s Indian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

Postmodern Brown and Orange Glazed Ceramic Vase by Giovanni Bertoncello
Postmodern Brown and Orange Glazed Ceramic Vase by Giovanni Bertoncello

Postmodern Brown and Orange Glazed Ceramic Vase by Giovanni Bertoncello

By Giovanni Bertoncello

Located in Bresso, Lombardy

Made in Italy by Giovanni Bertoncello, 1970s. It is made in brown and orange hand-glazed ceramic. This vase is signed on the bottom. It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show s...

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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Small Artificial Formations Concrete Vase by Davide Ronco
Small Artificial Formations Concrete Vase by Davide Ronco

Small Artificial Formations Concrete Vase by Davide Ronco

Located in Geneve, CH

Small Artificial Formations Concrete Vase by Davide Ronco Dimensions: D 30 x H 42 cm. Materials: Concrete. Available in white and black. Please contact us. Concrete, the most wide...

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2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Concrete

Post-Modern Art Glass Vase by Leon Applebaum
Post-Modern Art Glass Vase by Leon Applebaum

Post-Modern Art Glass Vase by Leon Applebaum

Located in San Diego, CA

Gorgeous post-modern art glass vase by Leon Applebaum, circa 1970s. This vase is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measu...

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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Art Glass

Grenat Foncé Vase VII in Deep Burgundy Glazed Ceramic by Gazar Studio
Grenat Foncé Vase VII in Deep Burgundy Glazed Ceramic by Gazar Studio

Grenat Foncé Vase VII in Deep Burgundy Glazed Ceramic by Gazar Studio

Located in Geneve, CH

Grenat Foncé Vase VII in Deep Burgundy Glazed Ceramic by Gazar Studio Unique Piece Dimensions: Ø 20 x H 29 cm. Materials: Clay with deep burgundy glaze. Dimensions may vary. Please...

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2010s Serbian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Clay

Large SIGNED Ceramic Totem by Alessandro MENDINI
Large SIGNED Ceramic Totem by Alessandro MENDINI

Large SIGNED Ceramic Totem by Alessandro MENDINI

By Alessandro Mendini

Located in Berlin, Berlin

Original ceramic designed by Alessandro Mendini. Italy, 2008. Glazed Totem ceramic by Alessandro Mendini for Superego edition, Milano. Named 'Dypilon', this ceramic is part of a T...

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Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Mickry 3 Large Scale Sculpture 73" x 43" Post Modern Swiss Pop Art
Mickry 3 Large Scale Sculpture 73" x 43" Post Modern Swiss Pop Art

Mickry 3 Large Scale Sculpture 73" x 43" Post Modern Swiss Pop Art

Located in Atlanta, GA

Mixed Media Sculpture by the artist group Mickry 3, Swiss, circa 2000s. Mickry 3 consists of the female artists Nina von Meiss, Dominique Vigne, and Christina Pfander. Their work has...

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Early 2000s Swiss Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Paint, Paper

Stunning Postmodern Brown Hand-Molded Scavo Glass Vase, Italy
Stunning Postmodern Brown Hand-Molded Scavo Glass Vase, Italy

Stunning Postmodern Brown Hand-Molded Scavo Glass Vase, Italy

By Seguso, Cenedese

Located in Bresso, Lombardy

Made in Italy, 1980s. This vase is made in brown scavo hand-molded Murano glass, ascribable to Cenedese or Seguso. It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of us...

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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Murano Glass

Carmelo De Giorgio for Officina De Giorgio  Linea Luce Table Candlestick
Carmelo De Giorgio for Officina De Giorgio  Linea Luce Table Candlestick

Carmelo De Giorgio for Officina De Giorgio Linea Luce Table Candlestick

By De Giorgio

Located in San Diego, CA

The attention to detail is reflected in the high quality workmanship of this piece, Its been sanded, polished and finished by hand. Beautiful design on this candelabra piece of solid...

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Late 20th Century Swiss Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Unique Untitled 1 Hand Carved White Porcelain Vessel by Lee Jong Min
Unique Untitled 1 Hand Carved White Porcelain Vessel by Lee Jong Min

Unique Untitled 1 Hand Carved White Porcelain Vessel by Lee Jong Min

By Lee Jong Min

Located in Geneve, CH

Unique Untitled 1 Hand Carved White Porcelain Vessel by Lee Jong Min. One of a Kind. Dimensions: W 25 x D 25 x H 43.5 cm. Materials: Hand-carved white porcelain. "Untitled 1" is a ...

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2010s South Korean Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

1980, Italy Post-Modern Rodica Tanasescu Bronze Abstract Sculpture Maratoneta
1980, Italy Post-Modern Rodica Tanasescu Bronze Abstract Sculpture Maratoneta

1980, Italy Post-Modern Rodica Tanasescu Bronze Abstract Sculpture Maratoneta

Located in Brescia, IT

This artwork was created by the Italian artist Rodica Tanasescu. The title " Maratoneta" Marathon runner. Rodica Tanasescu was born in Rumania and now...

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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Post Modern Flash Vases by Margareta Hennix for Gustavsberg, Sweden
Post Modern Flash Vases by Margareta Hennix for Gustavsberg, Sweden

Post Modern Flash Vases by Margareta Hennix for Gustavsberg, Sweden

By Margareta Hennix, Gustavsberg

Located in Stockholm, SE

Post Modern flash vases by Margaretha Hennix for Gustavsberg, Sweden, shaped as trees. Margareta Hennix is a Swedish ceramicist, glass artist and designer. During her long career as...

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1980s Swedish Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain, Stoneware

Megaron Abstract Freeform Chrome Sculpture
Megaron Abstract Freeform Chrome Sculpture

Megaron Abstract Freeform Chrome Sculpture

Located in Astoria, NY

Megaron Abstract Freeform Chrome Sculpture, marked to underside. 13" H x 18.75" W x 8.5" D. Provenance: From a 30 West 63rd Street Collection.

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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Chrome

Nova Sculpture in Deep Blue Bio-Based Resin by Waves.STUDIO
Nova Sculpture in Deep Blue Bio-Based Resin by Waves.STUDIO

Nova Sculpture in Deep Blue Bio-Based Resin by Waves.STUDIO

Located in Geneve, CH

Nova Sculpture in Deep Blue Bio-Based Resin by Waves.STUDIO Dimensions: Ø 40 x H 35 cm. Materials: Bio-based resin. Nova is a unique design where a deep blue hue meets white pattern...

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2010s Danish Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Resin

1980s White Metal Desk Clock by Time Square
1980s White Metal Desk Clock by Time Square

1980s White Metal Desk Clock by Time Square

Located in Brooklyn, NY

A postmodern desk or table clock by Time Square. This "fashionable timepiece" (the manufacturer's language on packaging) is constructed from a piece of bent white powder coated metal...

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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

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.