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
Resin Decorative Basket No. 2 in Grey Epoxy Resin by Joseph Algieri
Located in Geneve, CH
Resin Decorative Basket No. 2 in Grey Epoxy Resin by Joseph Algieri
Dimensions: D 25,4 x W 25,4 x H 40,6 cm.
Materials: Epoxy resin.
Category
2010s Swiss Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Epoxy Resin
Resin Decorative Basket No. 1 in Grey Epoxy Resin by Joseph Algieri
Located in Geneve, CH
Resin Decorative Basket No. 1 in Grey Epoxy Resin by Joseph Algieri
Dimensions: D 35,6 x W 35,6 x H 22,9 cm.
Materials: Epoxy resin.
Category
2010s Swiss Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Epoxy Resin
Resin Decorative Basket in River Epoxy Resin by Joseph Algieri
Located in Geneve, CH
Resin Decorative Basket in River Epoxy Resin by Joseph Algieri
Dimensions: D 38,1 x W 38,1 x H 17,8 cm.
Materials: Epoxy resin.
Category
2010s Swiss Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Epoxy Resin
Resin Decorative Basket in Blue Epoxy Resin by Joseph Algieri
Located in Geneve, CH
Resin Decorative Basket in Blue Epoxy Resin by Joseph Algieri
Dimensions: D 35,6 x W 35,6 x H 22,9 cm.
Materials: Epoxy resin.
Category
2010s Swiss Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Epoxy Resin
Resin Decorative Basket in Multi-Color Epoxy Resin by Joseph Algieri
Located in Geneve, CH
Resin Decorative Basket in Multi-Color Epoxy Resin by Joseph Algieri
Dimensions: D 22,9 x W 25,4 x H 22,9 cm.
Materials: Epoxy resin.
Category
2010s Swiss Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Epoxy Resin
105 Ltr Forms 25 Yellow Blown Glass Unique Decorative Object by Vogel Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
105 Ltr Forms 25 Yellow Blown Glass Unique Decorative Object by Vogel Studio
One Of A Kind
Dimensions: Ø 20 x H 25 cm.
Materials: Hand-blown glass.
Every glass object is blown, defo...
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Cohiki Vessel by Studio Cúze
Located in Geneve, CH
Cohiki Vessel by Studio Cúze
Dimensions: D 30 x H 37 cm
Materials: Clay, white engobe, craquelé glaze.
Each piece is unique.
Size, color, and shape may vary.
Studio Cúze
I am a Ber...
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$2,495 / item
Resin Decorative Basket in Gold Epoxy Resin by Joseph Algieri
Located in Geneve, CH
Resin Decorative Basket in Gold Epoxy Resin by Joseph Algieri
Dimensions: D 33 x W 33 x H 33 cm.
Materials: Epoxy resin.
Category
2010s Swiss Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Epoxy Resin
Construction Vase No. 3 in Ceramic, Metal Wire, Foam & Resin by Joseph Algieri
Located in Geneve, CH
Construction Vase No. 3 in Ceramic, Metal Wire, Foam & Resin by Joseph Algieri
Dimensions: D 40,6 x W 45,7 x H 38,1 cm.
Materials: Ceramic, metal wire, foam, and epoxy resin.
Category
2010s Swiss Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Construction Vase No. 2 in Ceramic, Metal Wire, Foam & Resin by Joseph Algieri
Located in Geneve, CH
Construction Vase No. 2 in Ceramic, Metal Wire, Foam & Resin by Joseph Algieri
Dimensions: D 40,6 x W 45,7 x H 38,1 cm.
Materials: Ceramic, metal wire, foam, and epoxy resin.
Category
2010s Swiss Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Set of 2 Gres Ceramic Vase and Bowl by Hiao Chin for Atelier Franco Pozzi, 1970s
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Painted ceramics (vase and centerpiece) by Hiao Chin for Atelier/Gresline Franco Pozzi.
Produced between the 70s and the 80s. Very good condition.
signatures of the Manufacture und...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Chrome Sculptural Candle Holder
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Chrome Candle Holder is the first in a series of pieces that integrate the use of upcycled electroplating rods. These rods, regularly used for submerging metal items into chrome bath...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper, Steel, Chrome, Nickel
Wood and metal sculpture by Aldo Guarnieri
Located in Milano, IT
This sculpture, created in the 1990s by the Mantuan artist Aldo Guarnieri, captures the spirit of the avant-garde art of its time. With his mixed technique on wood, Guarnieri manages...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Artist-made vintage onyx / agate & walnut lidded vessel box, signed & dated 1984
Located in Hastings, GB
This beautifully tactile sculptural onyx lidded box is a unique artist-made piece...unfortunately I've been unable to identify the maker's mark. We sourced it in Phoenix, Arizona, al...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Onyx
An5 Sculpture by Eglė Šimkus
Located in Geneve, CH
An5 Sculpture by Eglė Šimkus
Unique Piece.
Dimensions: D 11 x H 22 cm.
Materials: Clay.
My name is Eglė Šimkus, and I was born in Lithuania in 1990 to a R...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay
$608 / item
1960 Bertoncello Italian Vintage Abstract Sculpture Brown Red Beige Ceramic Vase
Located in New York, NY
Create a sculptural arrangement of organic shapes, combining style statement and functionality with these Italian vintage earthenware Art pieces: a group of 5 Mid-Century Modern different ceramics is available, 4 vases and a bowl/catch-all, by Bertoncello and designer Roberto Rigon, showing inspiration from Barbara Hepworth and Henry Moore work. This particular postmodern abstract sculpture vase, quite innovative for the period and particularly in the mid 20th-century ceramic sector, has a sleek slanted slice quite unexpectedly decorated with a hole in the Silhouette, leaving the admirer the feeling of looking at the moon in the night sky. Glazed in a beige terracotta...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay, Stoneware
United Baskets by Estudio Rafael Freyre
Located in Geneve, CH
United baskets by Estudio Rafael Freyre
Unique Piece
Dimensions: D 300 x H 310 cm
Materials: Reed
United Baskets explores the process of landscape transformation and the persis...
Category
2010s Peruvian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Reed
$23,901 / item
Soft Vase Sculptural Vessel
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...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stainless Steel, Nickel
Unique Glass Sculpture by Monica Backström for Kosta Boda Sweden 1990s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Unique glass sculpture made by Monica Backström for Kosta Boda in the 1990s. Consists of two cylinder shaped glass vessels stacked on each other, both...
Category
Late 20th Century Swedish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Finnish glass bowl Alvar Aalto for littala
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Finnish Glass Bowl Alvar Aalto
Beautiful and fine Alvar Aalto glass bowl in a transparent green tone.
Alvar Aalto has been the only architect of the Second Generation of the Modern M...
Category
20th Century Finnish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Unique Pair of Bottles, Hand-Sculpted and Signed by Lukasz Friedrich
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique pair of bottles, hand-sculpted and signed by Lukasz Friedrich
Signed and numbered vases
Steel bottle
40 x 6 x H 28.5 cm
Finish: satinated stainless steel, wax
Brass bottl...
Category
2010s Swiss Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Set of 2 Memphis Style ceramic sculptures , 1980s
Located in Delft, NL
Set of 2 Memphis Style ceramic sculptures , 1980s
Dimensions: 30cm Height , 8cm Width , 8cm Depth
Condition: Good
Color: Black
Material: Ceramic
Category
1980s Dutch Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Raju Peddada large silver footed bowl / Tazza name "Amfortas"
By Raju Peddada
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Here we have a very rare and one small edition of 10 silver pieces designed by the well known International designer Raju Peddada . The title is Amfortas and were made in high conte...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
Elongated Open Ambrosia Vessel in Multi-Colored Cast Resin by Joseph Algieri
Located in Geneve, CH
Elongated Open Ambrosia Vessel in Multi-Colored Cast Resin by Joseph Algieri
Dimensions: D 15,2 x W 33 x H 20,3 cm.
Materials: Cast resin.
Category
2010s Swiss Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Resin
Vintage Post Modern 1980s Plaster Decorative Greek Columns Set of 4
Located in San Diego, CA
Unique and interesting set of 4 decorative plaster greek columns. These fun pieces have a variety of uses that add to their striking style and beauty. Model...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Plaster
$168 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Soft Vase Sculptural Vessel
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 p...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stainless Steel, Nickel
Deadstock Tabletop Clock, Nathalie Du Pasquier and George Sowden for Neos Lorenz
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Tabletop clock by Nathalie Du Pasquier and George Sowden for Neos of Lorenz. Iconic and rare piece in enameled steel and plastic. Maintains original pac...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
Scàglia 3 One Of A Kind Sculpture in Cement by Valentino Antonini
Located in Geneve, CH
Scàglia 3 One Of A Kind Sculpture in Cement by Valentino Antonini
Unique Piece
Dimensions: D 34 x W 64 x H 150 cm.
Materials: Cement, fibers, aggregates, and pigments.
Valentino Ant...
Category
2010s Swiss Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Cement, Other
Scàglia 1 One Of A Kind Sculpture in Cement by Valentino Antonini
Located in Geneve, CH
Scàglia 1 One Of A Kind Sculpture in Cement by Valentino Antonini
Unique Piece
Dimensions: D 42 x W 84 x H 168 cm.
Materials: Cement, fibers, aggregates, and pigments.
Valentino Ant...
Category
2010s Swiss Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Cement, Other
Selene Box by Arcahorn
Located in Geneve, CH
Selene Box by Arcahorn
Dimensions: D 20 x W 28 x H 6 cm
Materials: Leather, wood, horn, brass.
Rectangular box in dark horn and wood with lacquered black gloss finish. Lid in wood w...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
$1,420 / item
Rare Mother and Child Sculpture Bust by Joe Slockbower for Mill Creek Studios
By Mill Creek Studios, Joe Slockbower
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mother and Child clay sculpture by Joe Slockbower for Mill Creek Studios. This sculpture features a realistic depiction of a mother with her newborn wrapped...
Category
Early 2000s American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay, Wood
$1,682 Sale Price
25% Off
Large Porcelain Bowl by Jens Flemming Sörensen. Royal Copenhagen, Denmark 1980s
By Jens Flemming Sorensen, Royal Copenhagen
Located in Malmö, SE
A huge and rare eggshell shaped porcelain bowl.
Designed by the noted Danish artist Jens Flemming Sorensen, for Royal Copenhagen, Denmark, in the 1980s.
Excellent condition.
Stam...
Category
1980s Danish Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
S0247 Decorative Object in Fir Wood by Jörg Pietschmann
Located in Geneve, CH
S0247 Decorative Object in Fir Wood by Jörg Pietschmann
Dimensions: D 22 x W 42 x H 81 cm.
Materials: Fir wood.
In Pietschmann’s sculptures, trees that for centuries were part of a...
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Fir
Terracotta Moon Jar No 20 by Elena Vasilantonaki
Located in Geneve, CH
Terracotta Moon Jar No 20 by Elena Vasilantonaki
Unique
Dimensions: ⌀ 14 x H 16 cm (Dimensions may vary)
Materials: Local Terracotta Clay from the Island of
Crete
Growing up in Gree...
Category
2010s Greek Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay
$1,110 / item
Lucite Bird Sculpture by Silvio Russo for Guzzini 1970s Italy
By Guzzini
Located in Oakland, CA
1970s lucite bird sculpture by Silvio Russo for Guzzini of Italy, the design is meant to rock back and forth. Still retains the original label.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Lucite
Abbott Pattison Bronze Sculpture on Marble Base 'Signed'
Located in North Miami, FL
Bronze with slight green patina on original rectangular marble base. This abstract figural sculpture is extremely detailed.
Mr. Pattison was educated at the Francis W. Parker School in Chicago, Yale and the Yale School of Fine Arts. (B. 1916 - 1999)
In 1939, he was granted Yale's first traveling fellowship, enabling him to study and work in China and Japan for 12 months. Mr. Pattison's many other prestigious prizes included the Logan, Eisendrath, and Pauline Palmer Awards from the Art Institute of Chicago. The Logan prize, awarded in 1942, was for a bronze titled "Kneeling Women."
In 1951 Mr. Pattison placed first in the Metropolitan Museum's contemporary American sculpture show. Between 1940 and 1970 alone, Mr. Pattison had 10 one-man shows in Chicago. His work is on display in some of the world's most renowned museums, including the Art Institute; the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City; the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C.; and the Israeli State Museum in Jerusalem.
His public commissions include installations for the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.; the U.S. State Department; Stanford University Medical Center; the Johnson Wax...
Category
1950s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Born Again from Amazonia Disenchanted Forest series by Elvio Becheroni
Located in Milano, IT
The work **Being Born Again** by Elvio Becheroni is a unique and extraordinary sculpture, part of the "Amazonia - Disenchanted Forest" series. This piece captures the essence of the ...
Category
1990s Brazilian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Baccarat crystal Mikado passion blue flower vase, excellent in box
By Baccarat
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Baccarat Passion Blue Mikado Crystal Flower Vase, Excellent in Box
Blue crystal vase with a design that creates a pattern of crisscrossing diagonal lines across its surface. Its shap...
Category
20th Century French Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Bikuben Money Coin Bank Soholm Ceramics Denmark Anders Anderssen
Located in Den Haag, NL
Soholm Ceramics, Denmark.
Bikuben piggy bank annual "Sparemand" from 1980.
Anders Andersen. Danish finance minister.
Design by Arne Finne. Stoneware. Lim...
Category
1980s Danish Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
1989 Italy Bronze Abstract Sculpture Concetto Pozzati in Posa
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a joyful bronze sculpture multiple art work signed by the well known Italian artist Concetto Pozzati. Title "In posa"
This is a multiple of a numbered edition of 1.000 pieces. The pieces were made in 1989 but they can be considered as new cause remained since now stored and packed in the Editor warehouse.
Every bronze sculpture is completed with the Editor Certificate, with the number assigned to the piece and the original signature of the author.
Concetto Pozzati was born in Padova Italy in 1935. He is living since 1949 in Bologna Italy where he is holder of the chair of Painting at the Accademia of Belle Arti. He has been exhibiting in many internationally events as Bienniale of Venice and Sao Paolo...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Italian Wooden XXL Sculpture by Gianni Pinna, 1981
By Gianni Pinna
Located in Weesp, NL
"Experience the beauty and craftsmanship of Gianni Pinna's stunning wooden sculpture, Documento No.7. This one-of-a-kind piece was created in Italy in 198...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Hardwood, Paint
Vintage Artist Candle Holder by Tazewell
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful artist candleholder by Tazewell. Handmade piece by artist Tazewell that combines whimsical and highly graphic details. The candleholder is crafted out of a single piece of wood with a variety of images on each side. On one side, a male profile image and as the piece turns, two female representations continue. Tazewell Sidney Morton III or “Tazewell” as he prefers to be known brings graphic elements in this unique piece that fuse color, light and shape. Undeniably, the love for New Orleans is represented in this piece. Shape, color and subject matter bring to mind the big easy...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Paint
$200 Sale Price
38% Off
Arc Marble Sculpture by Jean-Frédéric Bourdier
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A marbled sculpture, combining white and 'Rui Vina' marble, hailing from Estremoz, a city and region in Portugal.
Signed by the artist.
L : 120 cm
W : 20 cm
H : 60 cm
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Ernest Trova "Profile Canto" Steel Sculpture
By Ernest Trova
Located in Astoria, NY
Ernest Trova (American, 1927-2009) "Profile Canto", Bronze and Corten Steel Sculpture, 1974, Pace Editions, signed, dated, and numbered edition "75/125" to underside, on ebonized bas...
Category
1970s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Steel
V21044 Vessel in Natural Oak Wood by Jörg Pietschmann
Located in Geneve, CH
V21044 Vessel in Natural Oak Wood by Jörg Pietschmann
Dimensions: D 14 x W 22 x H 18 cm.
Materials: Oak wood.
In Pietschmann’s sculptures, trees that for centuries were part of a la...
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Oak
Spanish Style Life Size Wire Bull
Located in Queens, NY
Spanish-style life size wire bull figure resting on a black plinth (1950s).
Category
1950s Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wire
1970s Etched Lucite and Chrome Dish
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A gorgeous mid-century modern lucite chrome dish and lid in the style of Felice Antonio Botta from the 1970s or 1980s. Made from a square piece of polished lucite with a diagonally ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Chrome
V21314 Vessel in Natural Oak Wood by Jörg Pietschmann
Located in Geneve, CH
V21314 Vessel in Natural Oak Wood by Jörg Pietschmann
Dimensions: D 17,5 x W 20 x H 7 cm.
Materials: Oak wood.
In Pietschmann’s sculptures, trees that for centuries were part of a l...
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Oak
X Candle Holder in Gypsum & Fiberglass by Brent Warr Studios
By Brent Warr
Located in Bainbridge, GA
An abstract take on the letters X, Y, and Z, this collection of three candle holders is an elegant addition to any living room or dining table. With its organic but monolithic curves...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Epoxy Resin, Fiberglass, Plaster, Hardwood, Paint
72.5° Arcs
By Bernar Venet
Located in Paris, FR
Black patina steel sculpture
70 x 43 x 30 cm
Title engraved at base of work
To achieve a flawless curve, 72.5° Arcs is based on the fundamental principles of Euclidean geometry. Fol...
Category
Early 2000s French Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel, Stainless Steel
$113,419
1980 Italy Bronze Abstract Sculpture by Urano Palma Simbiosi
By Urano Palma
Located in Brescia, IT
Urano Palma is an Italian artist who starts to create his artworks following the philosophy of Lucio Fontana.
He specially worked to the sculptured furniture, inventing a casting te...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
V21174 Vessel in Natural Oak Wood by Jörg Pietschmann
Located in Geneve, CH
V21174 Vessel in Natural Oak Wood by Jörg Pietschmann
Dimensions: D 14 x W 18 x H 20 cm.
Materials: Oak wood.
In Pietschmann’s sculptures, trees that for centuries were part of a la...
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Oak
1980 Italy Bronze Abstract Sculpture by Furio Giovannacci Indianapolis
Located in Brescia, IT
This intense and engaging abstract sculpture was create in 1980 by the Italian artist Furio Giovannacci.
This is a multiple of 1000 specimen, number...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Transparent and Murano Glass Pitcher Vase by La Murrina with Gold Leaf, Italy
By La Murrina
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1980s.
This pitcher vase is made in transparent Murano glass and features gold leaf flakes. It is slightly ribbed.
This is a vintage item, therefore it might show sl...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Italy 1980 Riccardo Dalisi White Metal Painted Sculpture Nuvolella
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 complete...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Italy 1980 Riccardo Dalisi White Painted Metal Sculpture Muccacaffè
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 white painted metal sculpture...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
V1315 Vessel in Natural Oak Wood by Jörg Pietschmann
Located in Geneve, CH
V1315 Vessel in Natural Oak Wood by Jörg Pietschmann
Dimensions: D 53 x W 56 x H 39 cm.
Materials: Oak wood.
In Pietschmann’s sculptures, trees that for centuries were part of a lan...
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Oak
$2,363 / item
V21184 Vessel in Natural Oak Wood by Jörg Pietschmann
Located in Geneve, CH
V21184 Vessel in Natural Oak Wood by Jörg Pietschmann
Dimensions: D 24 x W 26,5 x H 24 cm.
Materials: Oak wood.
In Pietschmann’s sculptures, trees that for centuries were part of a ...
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Oak
V21054 Vessel in Burned Oak Wood by Jörg Pietschmann
Located in Geneve, CH
V21054 Vessel in Burned Oak Wood by Jörg Pietschmann
Dimensions: D 36 x W 37 x H 7 cm.
Materials: Oak wood.
In Pietschmann’s sculptures, trees that for centuries were part of a land...
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Oak
Wine Gum 9 Vessel by Casper Johs
Located in Geneve, CH
Wine Gum 9 Vessel by Casper Johs
Dimensions: Ø 33 x H 25 cm.
Materials: Wine gum and resin.
The vivid and colorful universe was the start of an in-depth investigation of the possibi...
Category
2010s Danish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
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Post-modern decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Post-Modern decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage decorative objects created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, ceramic and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Post-Modern decorative objects made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original decorative objects, popular names associated with this style include Tom von Kaenel, Reflections Copenhagen, Christopher Gentner, and Ettore Sottsass. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for decorative objects differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $33 and tops out at $216,361 while the average work can sell for $1,098.
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