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
Contempory Design, Organic Form Dark Grey Ceramic Bowl by Niclas Wolf
Located in Geneve, CH
Geoprimitive 112 Ceramic Bowl by Niclas Wolf
Unique Piece.
Dimensions: Ø 66,5 x H 24 cm.
Materials: Ceramic.
GEOPRIMITIVE_ is a design series that compares and connects the
Precambr...
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Curtis Jere Parrot Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Raleigh, NC
1980s sculpture made by C. Jere with faint signature still present. Aluminum parrot sits atop golden perch. The square base is made from marble with a gold plate. The perch with parr...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone, Onyx, Marble, Metal, Aluminum, Brass, Chrome
Together Sculpture by Christian Friedl
Located in Geneve, CH
Together Sculpture by Christian Friedl
Unique Piece.
Dimensions: D 80 x W 130 x H 122 cm.
Materials: Beech, spruce.
Together tell his story...
More than 100 years of living in the ...
Category
2010s Austrian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Beech, Spruce
$40,233 / item
Incense Burner by Saturday Yard Work
Located in Geneve, CH
Incense Burner by Saturday Yard Work
Dimensions: W 10 x D 10 x H 2.5 cm
Materials: Aluminium.
Finish: Polished face / blackened texture.
SATURDAY YARD WORK by Nathan Martin is a Ka...
Category
2010s Australian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Aluminum
$247 / item
Italian Murano decorative plate from the 1970s
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Italian Murano Decorative Plate from the 1970s
This Murano decorative plate, dating from the 1970s, features a circular shape with a slight indentation in the center, creating a shal...
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Mocca Leather and Black Steel Maggiz Magazine Rack by OxDenmarq
Located in Geneve, CH
Mocca leather and black steel Maggiz Magazine rack by OxDenmarq
Dimensions: D 24 x W 47 x H 43 cm
Materials: Steel, leather
Also available: Different leather and frame colors avai...
Category
2010s Danish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
Cisco Jiménez Hermaphrodite Demon Bronze Sculpture
Located in Mexico City, MX
A rare hermaphrodite demon cast bronze sculpture by Mexican artista Cisco Jiménez. This bronze demon is signed and serialized 3 / 5.
This sculpture includes a certificate signed by...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Set of Three Ceramic Vases White and Real Platinum, Glossy Modern Chic Luxury
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Il set composto da tre elementi in ceramica è una collezione di cinque dal nome Space P.
I cinque elementi che compongono l'intera collezione vengono di volta in volta declinati su un tema specifico. Space O è dedicata al design iconico degli anni ottanta italiano, Space P è l'eleganza in bianco e platino a terzo fuoco. Space M è stata concepita in collaborazione Laie Museo Picasso Barcellona in occasione della mostra Mirò Picasso.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Trinity S Candlestick by Kreoo
Located in Geneve, CH
Trinity S Candlestick by Kreoo
Designed by Christophe Pillet
Dimensions: Ø 10,5 x H 30 cm.
Materials: Black and gold marble.
Available in different marble options. Available in thr...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
$2,229 / item
Italy Post Modern Jiro Sugawara Aluminium Multiple Abstrac Sculpture
Located in Brescia, IT
This artwork was created by the artist Jiro Sugawara, the title is "Circle"
Jiro Sugawara is a post-war artist and he was born in Japon in 1941. He studi...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Aluminum
Really Rococo Vase by Ebba Lindgren
Located in Geneve, CH
Really Rococo Vase by Ebba Lindgren
Dimensions: D 25 x W 25 x H 39 cm.
Materials: Recycled textile fiberboard (“really board”), glass.
Ebba Lindgren
Is an internationally renowned ...
Category
2010s Swedish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
$1,156 / item
Hazelnut Leather and Steel Maggiz Magazine Rack by OxDenmarq
Located in Geneve, CH
Hazelnut Leather and Steel Maggiz Magazine Rack by OxDenmarq
Dimensions: D 24 x W 47 x H 43 cm
Materials: Steel, Leather
Also Available: Different leather and frame colors availab...
Category
2010s Danish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
Skulpture Natur by Markus Friedrich Staab
Located in Geneve, CH
Skulpture Natur by Markus Friedrich Staab
One of a Kind
Dimensions: D 8 x W 22 x H 47 cm.
Materials: Wood, paint, steel.
Wood connections from Estonia, steel bars, and wood base pai...
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
$1,687 / item
Bud Vase Sculptural Blown Glass with Silver Mirror by Homa
Located in Geneve, CH
Bud Vase Sculptural Blown Glass with Silver Mirror by Homa
Dimensions: W 40 x D 40 x H 26 cm
Materials: Blown Glass. Silver Mirror.
HOMA is a contemporary design atelier based in Is...
Category
2010s Turkish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Mirror
Red Stoneware Kados Vase by Elena Vasilantonaki
Located in Geneve, CH
Red Stoneware Kados Vase by Elena Vasilantonaki
Unique
Dimensions: ⌀ 30 x H 25 cm (Dimensions may vary)
Materials: Stoneware
Available finishes: Black, W...
Category
2010s Greek Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Glass Vase 1 by Georgiev Zabeta
Located in Geneve, CH
Glass Vase 1 by Georgiev Zabeta
Dimensions: Ø 13 x H 19 cm.
Materials: Blown glass.
Georgiev Zabeta is a multidisciplinary practice that floats within architecture, art, theory, res...
Category
2010s Bulgarian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
$436 / item
Brass Bud Vase IV by Gentner Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Brass Bud vase IV by Gentner Design
Dimensions: D 5 x W 5 x H 15.2 cm
Materials: dull tarnished brass
Each of these delicately, handcrafted Bud Vases i...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
$377 / item
Bronze Patinated Abstract 01 Decorative Object by Herma de Wit
Located in Geneve, CH
Bronze Patinated Abstract 02 Decorative Object by Herma de Wit
Limited Edition of 4 + 2 AP pieces.
Dimensions: D 15 x W 28 x H 19 cm.
Materials: Patinated bronze.
Nature, a boundle...
Category
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Fedora Box II by Arcahorn
Located in Geneve, CH
Fedora Box II by Arcahorn
Dimensions: D 13 x W 13 x H 8 cm
Materials: Wood, horn, brass, gold.
Box in glossy ebony. Lid in hand engraved 24K gold plated brass with raised rounded ho...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold, Brass
$2,277 / item
Bunker Sculptural Vessel by Karin Amdal
Located in Geneve, CH
Bunker Sculptural Vessel by Karin Amdal
One Of A Kind.
Dimensions: D 13 x W 14 x H 16 cm.
Materials: Ceramic / Grey stoneware clay.
Pieces are hand-made, one of a kind, and sizes ma...
Category
2010s New Zealand Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Stoneware
$743 / item
Oxblood Wave Form Vase by Forma Rosa Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Oxblood Wave Form Vase by Forma Rosa Studio
Dimensions: D 14 x W 14 x H 28 cm.
Materials: Ceramic.
Available in Crystal Cream, Mint Blue, and Oxblood c...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$247 / item
Postmodern Hand Carved and Burnished Stone Egg and Holster Set, Memphis Inspired
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Carefully curated set of semi-precious stone eggs in vibrant pastels with corresponding stone platform bases for display. Set is comprised of 5 eggs and 3 stone bases and one white e...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Quartz, Alabaster, Granite, Marble
Euphrates Vase, Designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1983 for Memphis Milano
Located in Beirut, LB
The Euphrates vase was originally designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1983 for Memphis Milano 1981-1988. A classic by Sottsass, the Euphrates porcelain vase is part of three 'rivers' vase...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Pyramid Shape Black Travertine Rock Installation Sculpture by Andres Monnier
Located in Geneve, CH
Rito Rock Installation Sculpture by Andres Monnier
Unique Piece.
Dimensions: D 78 x W 78 x H 200 cm.
Materials: Travertine.
Treko Concrete is a...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
John Miller Blue Plate Special Fries 2008 Hand Blown Pop Art Glass Sculptures
By John Miller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Inspired by Americana, Miller's work stands to bring new light and perspective to the often overlooked but ubiquitous cultural artifacts that form the American visual lexicon and lived experience. Maybe as impressive as the work itself, is the magnitude of which his creations come to life. At such an impressive scale, his process is truly spectacle to witness.
Pieces from his famed ‘Blue Plate Special...
Category
Early 2000s American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Table Side Table by Vaust
By VAUST
Located in Geneve, CH
Table side table by Vaust.
Open edition.
Dimensions: D 26 x H 53 cm.
Materials: exposed concrete, aluminium.
Also available: Custom material selection can be offered upon request...
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Concrete, Aluminum
$3,928 / item
Javier Cervantes Hand-Painted High Temperature Ceramic Column Sculpture
Located in Mexico City, MX
A tall hand-painted high temperature ceramic column sculpture by Mexican artist Javier Cervantes. The column is formed by 6 sections that get piled together over a steel bar attached...
Category
Early 2000s Mexican Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
Chrome Vase 0002 by John Nordenstein
Located in Geneve, CH
Chrome Vase 0002 by John Nordenstein
Unique Piece.
Dimensions: D 12 x W 12 x H 26 cm.
Materials: Ceramic, chrome paint, and epoxy primer.
The self-taught artist John Nordenstein gre...
Category
2010s Swedish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
$1,120 / item
Set of 2 Supernova IV Silver Smoke M/L Vases by Eloa
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 supernova IV silver smoke M/L vases by Eloa
No UL listed
Material: glass
Dimensions: D 15 x W 17 x H 41 cm/ D 15 x W 17 x H 36 cm
Also available in different colours and di...
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Cray Candle 3 Candles by Frederic Texier
Located in Geneve, CH
Cray Candle 3 Candles by Frederic Texier
Dimensions: W 25 x D 17 x H 25 cm.
Materials: Concrete coated with lime and cement. Metal part : brass.
Color: Cray.
Artist Frédéric Texie...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Concrete, Cement
$920 / item
Contemporary Art Fountain Le Colonne White, Light Blue by Alessandro Mendini
Located in Pistoia, IT
Limited edition of 99 numbered and signed copies of the Column composed by 3 elements, base in polychrome ceramic, 24 white grés tiles with decorations and a bronze fish sculpture.
This fountain is called “Le Colonne...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Wayne Bates Postmodern Decorative Ceramic Charger
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The practice of sgraffito is on full display on this plate made by ceramic artist Wayne L Bates. After spending decades teaching at various arts institut...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Set of 5, 2 Plizé Boxes & 2 Beebee Jars, 1 Merry Side Table by Made by Choice
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 5, 2 Plizé boxes & 2 beebee jars, 1 merry side table by Made by Choice with Hanna Anonen
Dimensions: W17 x D17 x H22 cm (L - white), W17 x D17 x H15.5 cm (M - blue) ( Plizé b...
Category
2010s Finnish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Birch, Plywood
Nebula Gamma
Located in Milano, MI
Serena Confalonieri continues her research in the field of self-production and craftsmanship. The subject, once again, is hand-blown borosilicate glass. After her Calypso floral glasses collection and Arabesque vases...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
$766
Perspectiva Space Divider by Colección Estudio
Located in Geneve, CH
Perspectiva space divider by Colección Estudio
Dimensions: D 30 x W 30 x H 163 cm
Materials: oak wood, grey wool felt
Also available in ebonized o...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Felt, Oak
$1,911 / item
Untitled No. 42 Vase by Marea Hildebrand
Located in Geneve, CH
Untitled No. 42 Vase by Marea Hildebrand
Handmade
Dimensions: D 43 x W 43 x H 40 cm
Materials: Stoneware with slip.
Marea Hildebrand (b. 1989) is a Zurich-based ceramic artist with...
Category
2010s Swiss Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
$5,970 / item
Ceramic Eve Vase by Marioni
Located in Geneve, CH
Ceramic Eve Vase by Marioni
Dimensions: W 30 x D 30 x H 19 cm.
Materials: Ceramic.
Product code: 02512
Eve decorative ceramic vase of pure and smooth shape. Available in different ...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$530 / item
Black Leather and Steel Maggiz Magazine Rack by OxDenmarq
Located in Geneve, CH
Black leather and steel Maggiz magazine rack by OxDenmarq
Dimensions: D 24 x W 47 x H 43 cm
Materials: Steel, Leather
Also Available: Different leather and frame colors available
...
Category
2010s Danish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
Ohio Crystal Vase, Hand-Sculpted Contemporary Crystal
Located in Geneve, CH
Ohio crystal vase, hand-sculpted contemporary crystal
Decorative vase
Hand-sculpted in crystal
Measures: W 11, H 25.8, D 11 cm.
The sculptural and masculine reflections Copenha...
Category
2010s Danish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Ceramic Cockatoo Parrot Sculpture by Marioni
Located in Geneve, CH
Ceramic Cockatoo Parrot Sculpture by Marioni
Dimensions: W 16 x D 16 x H 44 cm.
Materials: Ceramic.
Product code: 02276
Parrot in glazed ceramic. Available in different colors and ...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$519 / item
Essence of Form Brushstroke Ochre Yellow Handcrafted Vase by Onofrio Acone
Located in Geneve, CH
Essence of Form Brushstroke Ochre Yellow Handcrafted Vase by Onofrio Acone
One Of A Kind
Dimensions: Ø 38 x H 45 cm.
Materials: Ceramic.
ESSENCE OF FORM
An Exclusive Mediterranean...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Essence of Form Brushstroke Meadow Green Handcrafted Vase by Onofrio Acone
Located in Geneve, CH
Essence of Form Brushstroke Meadow Green Handcrafted Vase by Onofrio Acone
One Of A Kind
Dimensions: Ø 34 x H 40 cm.
Materials: Ceramic.
ESSENCE OF FORM
An Exclusive Mediterranean...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Musti Decorative Object by Laura Pehkonen
Located in Geneve, CH
Musti Decorative Object by Laura Pehkonen
Unique Piece.
Dimensions: D 41 x W 41 x H 41 cm.
Materials: Hand-built ceramic.
Laura Pehkonen (b. 1985) is a ceramic and visual artist liv...
Category
2010s Finnish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$4,931 / item
Calacatta Macchia Vecchia Tosca Bath by Marmi Serafini
Located in Geneve, CH
Calacatta Macchia Vecchia Tosca Bath by Marmi Serafini
Materials: Calacatta Macchia Vecchia marble.
Dimensions: D 92 x W 170 x H 50 cm
Availa...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
$47,465 / item
Contemporary Organic Form, Dark Grey Ceramic Sculptural Vase by Niclas Wolf
Located in Geneve, CH
Geoprimitive 079 Sculptural Vase by Niclas Wolf
Unique Piece.
Dimensions: Ø 35 x H 59,5 cm.
Materials: Ceramic.
GEOPRIMITIVE_ is a design series that compares and connects the
Preca...
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Carafe 6 Vase by Anna Karountzou
Located in Geneve, CH
Carafe 6 vase by Anna Karountzou
Dimensions: W 21.5 x D 15 x H 30 cm
Materials: black stoneware clay, clear glaze inside, handmade crater glaze outside, fired at 1220
Born and b...
Category
2010s Greek Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
$1,168 / item
1970 Italy Aluminun Abstract Sculpture Eugenio Miccini Ex Libris
Located in Brescia, IT
This intense artwork was created in 1970 by the Italian artist Eugenio Miccini. It is a multiple of 30 specimens, numbered and signed 3/30. The title i...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Aluminum
Late 20th Century Italy Bronze Abstract Sculpture by Eli Riva Sole Luna Sun Moon
Located in Brescia, IT
This intense abstract bronze sculpture was created by the Italian artist Eli Riva in the Late 20th Century. The artwork is a multiple numbered and signed of 5...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Cisco Jiménez Hand-Painted Big Ceramic Vase With Green And Black Lines
Located in Mexico City, MX
A big white ceramic vase hand-painted with green and black lines by Mexican artist Cisco Jiménez. The lines on the vase are entangled in a dynamic composition. The vase is signed and...
Category
Early 2000s Mexican Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Cut Light Sand Small Vase by Studionudo
Located in Geneve, CH
Cut Light Sand Small Vase by Studionudo
Unique Piece.
Dimensions: Ø 26 x H 24 cm.
Materials: Clay.
Different finishes and sizes are available. Prices may vary. Please contact us.
C...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay
$991 / item
Yes...! No...! To The Risk, To The Unknown Sculpture by Carri
Located in Geneve, CH
Yes...! No...! To The Risk, To The Unknown Sculpture by Carri
Dimensions: W 47 x D 5 x H 72 cm
Materials: Onyx.
B 1995 Fernanda Carri ́s intimate practice spans painting, sculpture,...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Onyx
1979 Italy Post-Modern Graziano Pompili Abstract Bronze Sculpture
Located in Brescia, IT
This intense and interesting abstract bronze sculpture, it is one of a kind artwork, made in 1979 circa by the Italian Artist Graziano Pompili
The title "Paesaggio con ombra" is tra...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Modern Bronze of Mother and Child signed Devorah Sperber, 1993
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A modern bronze on black base of a stylized mother and child, signed Devorah Sperber 1993
Devorah Sperber was born in 1961 in Detroit, MI, and moved to Denver, Colorado at the age o...
Category
1990s North American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Boho Monumental Abstract Studio Pottery Vase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Make an unforgettable artistic statement with this monumental vintage studio pottery vase, a truly singular example of abstract ceramic art. Its dynamic, biomorphic form swells from ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Modder Patience Ceramic Sculpture by Françoise Jeffrey
Located in Geneve, CH
Modder Patience ceramic sculpture by Françoise Jeffrey.
Unique piece
Dimensions: 36cm (H) x 17cm (W)
Materials: clay
Weight: 3,5 kg.
Descripti...
Category
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay
1985 Italy Iron Abstract Sculpture by Alex Corno Confini Borders
Located in Brescia, IT
This intense and engaging abstract sculpture of art brutalist was create in 1980 by the Italian artist Alex Corno.
This is a multiple of 10 specimens, numbered and signed by the art...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Kosta Boda Granate Glass Vase by Anna Ehrner with White Thread Decorations
Located in BARCELONA, ES
This Kosta Boda Granate glass vase designed by Anna Ehrner is a compelling piece that seamlessly blends artistry with functional design. Ehrner, known for her innovative approach to ...
Category
20th Century Swedish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
$519 Sale Price
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1980 Italy Bronze Nickel Plated Abstract Sculpture by Edmondo Cirillo Stele
Located in Brescia, IT
This engagind artwork was create in 1980 by the Italian artist Edmondo Cirillo. It was forged in bronze and then nickel plated. The title of this piece is "Stele". Translate in "Stel...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Nickel
1980 Italy Ugo La Pietra Bronze Abstract Sculpture Bellezza Al Bagno
Located in Brescia, IT
This is one of the 30 pieces of this engaging artwork realized in bronze by the well known Internationally artist, Ugo La Pietra, in 1985.
This artwork well represents the relations...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Organic Form Blackened Gio Hook by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Blackened Gio Hook by Henry Wilson
Dimensions: W 2 x D 8 x H 12 cm
Materials: Blackened bronze.
The Gio Hook is named for the master modernist Signor Ponti – a continuous inspiratio...
Category
2010s Australian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
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Find a broad range of unique Post-Modern decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage decorative objects created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, ceramic and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Post-Modern decorative objects made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original decorative objects, popular names associated with this style include Tom von Kaenel, Reflections Copenhagen, Christopher Gentner, and Ettore Sottsass. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for decorative objects differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $33 and tops out at $216,361 while the average work can sell for $1,098.
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Antique Hippo
Antique Horse Figurines