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
Hedwig Bollhagen Biscuit Box Group of Three
Located in Litchfield, CT
By Hedwig Bollhagen, Germany, circa 1960-1970s. These canisters are brilliantly Deco and fabulously Post Modern. Their colorful geometry is perfect fo...
Category
1960s German Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$2,100 / set
1986 Italy Post-Modern Mirella Forlivesi Abstract Pewter Sculpture
Located in Brescia, IT
This intense artwork was created by the Italian artist Mirella Forlivesi. Title "Rosone cometa" translated in Comet.
Mirella Forlivesi was born in P...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Pewter
Royal S Vase by Kreoo
Located in Geneve, CH
Royal S Vase by Kreoo
Designed by Christophe Pillet
Dimensions: Ø 20 x H 29 cm.
Materials: Travertino Paglierino.
Available in different marble and travertine options. Available in...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Travertine
$4,518 / item
Postmodern Sculpted Business Man With Green Tie and Briefcase
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Add a touch of creativity to your space with the Postmodern Sculpted Business Man with Green Tie and Briefcase, an artful representation of contemporary professionalism.
Unique scul...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$253 Sale Price
48% Off
Fragments Wall Sculpture by Dora Stanczel
Located in Geneve, CH
Fragments Wall Sculpture by Dora Stanczel
One of a Kind.
Dimensions: D 15 x W 50 x H 70 cm.
Materials: Porcelain, gold and jasmonit.
I create ...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold, Other
$11,046 / item
Small Amphora in Terracotta by Marta Bonilla
Located in Geneve, CH
Small amphora in terracotta by Marta Bonilla
Dimensions: D20 x H25 cm
Materials: Terracotta, clay
Small amphora in terracotta: Low temperature hand modeled piece. Enameled insid...
Category
2010s Belgian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay, Terracotta
$683 / item
1980 Italy Post-Modern Alessandro Guerriero Abstract Sculpture Portabuono Quo
Located in Brescia, IT
This artwork was created by the Italian artist Alessandro Guierriero, it is a multiple of a serie of specimens made in limited edition not numbered.
The set is forged in aluminum and...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Aluminum
Sergio Asti for Vistosi Sixties Collection Luigiona & Lingham Murano Glass Vases
By Vistosi, Sergio Asti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sergio Asti for Vistosi, Sixties collection, Luigiona and Lingham works. Both signed on bottoms and numbered 6 of 33 and 16 of 33 (respectively).
Dimensions: 5" height x 10.5" diam...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Opaline Glass
1980 Italy Bronze Abstract Sculpture Jiro Sugawara Orizzonte Maschile
Located in Brescia, IT
This artwork was created by the artist Jiro Sugawara, the title is "Male horizon"
Jiro Sugawara is a post-war artist and he was born in Japon in 1941. He...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Large Murano Glass Bottle or Vase by La Murrina, Italy
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
Exquisite hand-blown Murano art glass vase in a large bottle format. Suitable as a decorative object as well as a functional and "next level" water jug. Made by La Murrina in Italy i...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Dakota Crystal Candle Holder Handsculpted Contemporary Crystal
Located in Geneve, CH
Dakota crystal candle holder
T-Light holder
Handcrafted decor made from crystal
Measures: L 9 x H 16.5 x D 9cm
Handsculpted in crystal
The Reflections Copenhagen t-light holde...
Category
2010s Danish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Lagoon' Tears Gradient Medium Amber Glass Vase with Marble Base by Aina Kari
Located in Geneve, CH
Lagoon' Tears Murano Glass Vase by Aina Kari
One Of A Kind.
Dimensions: D 18 x H 30 cm.
Materials: Murano glass, marble.
Aina Kari
After working for different world-renowned brands...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Scilly Rock Sculpture by Riccardo Monte
Located in Geneve, CH
Scilly Rock Sculpture by Riccardo Monte
Dimensions: D 43 x W 43 x H 40 cm.
Materials: Cedar.
Riccardo Monte is a creative studio based in the Italian Alps.
With the vision of creati...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Cedar
$2,104 / item
Beechwood Diogenèa Bowl by ZPS Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Beechwood Diogenèa Bowl by ZPS Studio
Dimensions: D 23 x H 4.8 cm
Materials: Beechwood.
A number of 31 bowls of identical shape, made in limited edition by fine Italian artisans in ...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Beech
$191 / item
Italy 1980 Riccardo Dalisi Black Metal Painted Sculpture Caffellatte
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...
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
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 Pulcinino
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 Bruno Chersicla White Painted Metal Sculpture Upupa
Located in Brescia, IT
This sculpture is a multiple 1 piece of 50 realized in 1980 by the well known artist Bruno Chersicla.
All the pieces are numbered and signed by the artist and completed by the Certif...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Set of 4, 2 Plizé Boxes & 2 Beebee Jars by Made by Choice
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4, 2 plizé boxes & 2 beebee jars 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 boxes)
D18 x H30 cm (L- green), D15.5 x H24 cm (S - orange) Beebee jars
Materials: birch plywood
Also available: different colors & sizes.
The Plizé box – Serrated surface balanced with a spherical knob is an eye-catcher like no other. Irresistible color combinations make this box a centerpiece of any space.
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Category
2010s Finnish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Birch, Plywood
Gae Aulenti, "Pulegoso" Venini Glass Vase, 1995
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Paris, FR
Gae Aulenti,
"Pulegoso" Venini glass vase, 1995
Cased glass, clear and green air bubbles.
Marked: Venini 2001 / Signed Gae Aulenti (engraved). Pict...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Murano Sommerso glass bowl by Venini from the 1960s
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Venini's 1960s Sommerso Murano Glass Bowl
This exquisite Murano glass bowl, an authentic 1960s piece from the prestigious Venini house, captures the essence of Sommerso design with i...
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Set Of 3 Trinity Candlesticks by Kreoo
Located in Geneve, CH
Set Of 3 Trinity Candlesticks by Kreoo
Designed by Christophe Pillet
Dimensions: Small: Ø 10,5 x H 30 cm.
Medium: Ø 10,5 x H 42 cm.
Large: Ø 10,5 x H 53 cm.
Materials: Calacatta Car...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
$7,447 / set
Fuji Clos China Glazed Ceramic Pottery Japan Postmodern Vase
By Fuji Meibo
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful ceramic vase in gloss black finish with gold and coastal shell motif, circa 1980s made by Fuji Japan.
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$180 Sale Price
20% Off
1980s Grey & Black Stacked Desk or Mantel Clock
Located in Brooklyn, NY
With a stunning combination of spotted gray and black enameled metal, black lucite accents, and primary colored hands, this postmodern clock is design...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Frosted Yellow Frooot Bowl by Maha Alavi Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Frosted Yellow Frooot Bowl by Maha Alavi Studio
Dimensions: D 30 x H 33 cm
Materials: Resin.
Maha Alavi is a Tokyo-based Canadian industrial designe...
Category
2010s Japanese Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Resin
$2,761 / item
Sculpture FUNGHI 21 by Zanellazine Ceramics
Located in Geneve, CH
Sculpture FUNGHI 21 by Zanellazine Ceramics
Dimensions: W 14 x H 22 cm
Materials: Red clay, Pink semi-refractorie clay.
About:
Giovanna Zighetti, ceramist and set designer, and Luci...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$1,135 / item
Aquarelle Tall Green Vase by David Valner
Located in Geneve, CH
Aquarelle Tall Green by David Valner
Designed by Aleš Valner.
Dimensions: D 14 x W 28 x H 45 cm.
Materials: Glass.
Weight: 12 kg.
Where the fluidity of water meets the solidity of g...
Category
2010s Czech Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
$1,888 / item
Italy 1980 Late 20th Century Pop Art Multiple Bronze Pens
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a multiple bronze with wood base create by the Italian artist Tino Stefanoni in 1980 circa.
This artwork is following Pop Art and its philosophy...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Torsten Treutiger (1932-2019), sculpture "PROFIL II"
Located in Stockholm, SE
Sculpture in steel, "PROFIL II", by Swedish artist Torsten Treutiger. Signed and marked with artist information as well as the price set by the artis...
Category
Early 2000s Swedish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stainless Steel
Vintage Post Modern Wrought Iron Sculpture of Woman
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fantastic Monumental Abstract sculpture. Beautiful tall form of a woman rendered in wrought iron. Done in a distinctive PostModern style. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wrought Iron
Black Sandstone Vessel Vase by Moïo Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Black Sandstone Vessel Vase by Moïo Studio
Limited Edition
Dimensions: W 13 x D 13 x H 38.5 cm
Materials: Matte black glaze, black stoneware
Is the Berlin-based ceramic art stu...
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
$710 / item
Spaghetti Vase (Large), Clear Blue and Matte Lime by Gaetano Pesce
Located in Toronto, CA
Clear Blue and Matte Lime 'Spaghetti' Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection.
*All the pieces are handmade and therefore unique. Variations...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Resin
1980 Jaru style Ram Head Sculpture
Located in Staten Island, NY
1980 Jaru style Ram Head Sculpture. An iconic decorative piece from the 1980.
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Wisdom Tabletop Sculpture by Lionel Hamon
Located in Geneve, CH
Wisdom Tabletop Sculpture by Lionel Hamon
Dimensions: D 15 x W 28 x H 70 cm.
Materials: Brass.
Finish: Light patina.
Available in three finishes: black patina, light patina, and go...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
$10,890 / item
Kastle Red Large Bowl by Purho
Located in Geneve, CH
Kastle Red Large Bowl by Purho
Dimensions: D40 x W30 x H14cm
Materials: Glass
Other colours and Dimensions are available.
Purho is a new protagoni...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
$3,670 / item
Bunny Metallic Silver Decorative Object by Aki Kuroda
Located in Geneve, CH
Bunny Metallic Silver Decorative Object by Aki Kuroda
Dimensions: D 22 x W 29 x H 60 cm.
Materials: Polyethylene.
Weight: 2 kg.
Finish: Glossy.
Available in different color options....
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
Sergio Asti Jaipur Vase in Black Enameled Ceramic Dated 1980s Author's Proof
By Sergio Asti
Located in Cascina, Pisa
Jaipur vase in black enameled ceramic, designed by Sergio Asti and datable in the 1980s.
The vase is an author's proof as indicated under the base.
The ceramics and glass production of Sergio Asti reflects his methodical and accurate ways of thinking, who offered through his sensibility and his strong relationship with the Italian fine design tradition an exploration of silhouettes, forms, materials, techniques, and colors.
This vase was part of a series of totemic and tubular ceramics...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Murano glass bird sculpture from the 1960s
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Murano Glass Bird Sculpture from the 1960s
This charming figurine captures the essence of avian romance. Two birds, perched on a branch in a mid-century design, radiate elegance and ...
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Sergio Asti BBK Vase in White Enameled Ceramic Dated in 1980s Author's Proof
By Sergio Asti
Located in Cascina, Pisa
Vase in white enameled ceramic, designed by Sergio Asti and datable in the 1980s.
The vase is an author's proof as indicated under the base.
The ceramics and glass production of Sergio Asti reflects his methodical and accurate ways of thinking, who offered through his sensibility and his strong relationship with the Italian fine design tradition an exploration of silhouettes, forms, materials, techniques, and colors.
This vase was part of a series of totemic and tubular ceramics...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Brass Bottle Opener by Gentner Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Brass bottle opener by Gentner Design.
Dimensions: D 14 x W 1.9 x H 1.9 cm.
Materials: polished brass.
Strong in form and heavy in weight, the...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
$274 / item
Sail Sculptural Vessel by Karin Amdal
Located in Geneve, CH
Sail Sculptural Vessel by Karin Amdal
One Of A Kind.
Dimensions: D 16 x W 13 x H 15 cm.
Materials: Ceramic/stoneware clay.
Available in two different sizes. Pieces are hand-made, on...
Category
2010s New Zealand Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Stoneware
$609 / item
Black Stoneware Psykter Vase by Elena Vasilantonaki
Located in Geneve, CH
Black Stoneware Psykter Vase by Elena Vasilantonaki
Unique
Dimensions: ⌀ 30 x H 25 cm (Dimensions may vary)
Materials: Stoneware
Available finishes: Black, White, Brown, Red, White P...
Category
2010s Greek Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
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
Vintage Art Deco Revival Chrome & Resin LeGarcon Mannequin by Lindsey Balkweill
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Rare English Art Deco Revival Chrome & Resin LeGarcon Mannequin by Lindsey Balkweill
This rare English Art Deco Revival Silver and Red Mannequin was created in the 1970s by ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Resin
Leccese Stone Diogenèa Bowl by ZPS Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Leccese Stone Diogenèa Bowl by ZPS Studio
Dimensions: D 23 x H 4.8 cm
Materials: Leccese Stone.
A number of 31 bowls of identical shape, made in limited edition by fine Italian arti...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
$239 / 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
$251 / item
White Carrara Marble Diogenèa Bowl by ZPS Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
White Carrara Marble Diogenèa Bowl by ZPS Studio
Dimensions: D 23 x H 4.8 cm
Materials: White Carrara Marble.
A number of 31 bowls of identical shape, made in limited edition by fin...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Large Origins Mar de Cobre Wall Sculpture by Aura Carpio
Located in Geneve, CH
Large Origins Mar de Cobre Wall Sculpture by Aura Carpio
Dimensions: D 100 x H 5 cm.
Materials: Copper.
Weight: 12 Kg.
Aura Carpio® (CDMX). Mexican industrial designer graduated an...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
Sculpted Brick & Truss "Gavyn" Floor Lamp by Arcana
By Arcana
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The destructive forces that seem to have shaped the Gavyn floor lamp are no longer seen, yet are deeply imbued in this sculptural floor lamp. A powder coated aluminum truss with 3 ad...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Aluminum, Other
$3,500 Sale Price
27% Off
Postmodern Abstract Triple Column Pillar Vase
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Beautiful postmodern vase with 3 columns and abstract blue & pink design.
Additional information:
Material: Ceramic
Color: Blue, Pink, White
Style: Abstract, Postmodern, Vintag...
Category
20th Century Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$108 Sale Price / item
63% Off
Mahar Vase by Elham Nejati
Located in Geneve, CH
Mahar vase by Elham Nejati
Dimensions: Ø 30 x H 35 cm
Materials: Black Marble, Stainless Steel.
Elham Nejati:
"My name is Elham Nejati. I have a mas...
Category
2010s Persian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Stainless Steel
$3,885 / item
1985 Italy Post Modern Abstract Bronze Sculpture the Moon
Located in Brescia, IT
This is an interesting multiple artwork signed by the author Maurizio Bonora, a talented artist of years 80' in Italy.
This is a multiple of a numbe...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
1980 Italy Post Modern Abstract Bronze Sculpture Little Universe on Earth
Located in Brescia, IT
This is an interesting multiple artwork signed by the author Vanni Viviani, a well known artist of years 80' in Italy.
This is a multiple of a numbered ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Telluride Stracciatella Big Decorative Bowl by Tellurico
Located in Geneve, CH
Telluride Stracciatella Big Decorative Bowl by Tellurico
Limited Edition Of 12 + 1 A.P. Pieces.
Signed And Numbered.
Dimensions: D 42 x W 58 x H 21 cm.
Materials: Volcanic porcelain...
Category
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Black Stoneware Chytra Vase by Elena Vasilantonaki
Located in Geneve, CH
Black Stoneware Chytra Vase by Elena Vasilantonaki
Unique
Dimensions: ⌀ 27 x H 18 cm (Dimensions may vary)
Materials: Stoneware
Available finishes:...
Category
2010s Greek Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
$1,016 / item
Rise Vessel by Cal Summers
By Cal Summers
Located in Geneve, CH
Rise Vessel by Cal Summers
Dimension: D 10 x H 9.5 cm
Materials: Blackened Steel
Cal Summers is a British designer who makes bespoke handmade furniture and contemporary artefacts i...
Category
2010s Canadian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
$3,156 / item
Smoker Scent Burner by Vaust
By VAUST
Located in Geneve, CH
Smoker scent burner by Vaust
Open Edition
Dimensions: D 26 x H 22.5 cm
Materials: exposed concrete, aluminium, carved artificial stone
Also Availa...
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone, Concrete, Aluminum
$2,630 / item
Churba Psychedelic Kinetic Glass Vase
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Churba Kinetic Psychedelic Glass Vase
Blown glass vase by Alberto Churba, design from the 1960s. The piece features an elongated cylindrical shape, with a defined base and neck in op...
Category
20th Century Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Peter Shire x Vistosi Murano Postmodern Bone Sculpture with Cobalt Blue Base
By Peter Shire, Vistosi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Exceptional upright murano art glass sculpture by Peter Shire in collaboration with Vistosi Murano. Signed at bottom. Most likely one of kind. Upright bone floats above a cobalt blue...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Opaline Glass
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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