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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
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...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze, Nickel

Blue Tea Cups Stack Vase, Italy, 1980s
Located in Firenze, IT
Blue tea cups stack vase Italy 1980s Measures : 31 cm H - 20 cm diam. Conditions: defects & repairs. Check the pictures.
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

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...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Structured By Nature Large Vase by David Valner
Located in Geneve, CH
Structured By Nature Large Vase by David Valner Dimensions: D 22 x W 22 x H 72 cm. Materials: Glass. Weight: 9 kg. Finish: Large-size “bark” production style, green color. “Authenti...
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2010s Czech Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

Hidden 2 Vase by Rezzo Ceramics
Located in Geneve, CH
Hidden 2 Vase by Rezzo Ceramics Dimensions: W 17 x D 17 x H 27 cm (Dimensions may vary) Materials: Stoneware Finish: Unglazed. Suitable for dry flowers Esra Misirli Kubilay is a Tur...
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2010s Turkish Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

Black Ceramic Vase Handcrafted in Italy -Sardinia Black Bubble Family Collection
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
The Black Sardinia Vase is the version in a beautiful shiny black enamel of the Sardina Vase, in turquoise, from the Bubble Family Collection. Entirely handmade using the lathe and s...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Set Of 2 Vivid Spiral Wall Art by WANAS
Located in Geneve, CH
Set Of 2 Vivid Spiral Wall Art by WANAS Dimensions: D 3 x W 46 x H 46 cm. Materials: Paper. The size is customisable on request. Please contact us. It’s an invitation to explore, f...
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2010s Indian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Paper

Caleido Big Vase
Located in Milano, MI
The progressive extinction of some traditional craft techniques brings with it a difficult availability of some materials: this is the case of some types of glass used for stained gl...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Stained Glass

Donald Laborie cubistic sculpture France 1988
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Wonderful and impressive sized sculpture by Donald Laborie made in his own atelier in France in 1988. This semi figurative sculpture is called ’The Accordionist” and is made from sol...
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1980s French Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Hardwood

Sculp Stationery Holder by Studio Indigene
Located in Geneve, CH
Sculp Stationery Holder by Studio Indigene Dimensions: D 19.68 x W 10.16 x H 13.33 cm Materials: Reclaimed Teak Wood. Colors Brown, Natural Wooden Finish. The Sculp Stationery Holde...
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2010s Indian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Structured By Nature Medium Vase by David Valner
Located in Geneve, CH
Structured By Nature Medium Vase by David Valner Dimensions: D 22 x W 22 x H 52 cm. Materials: Glass. Weight: 8 kg. Finish: Medium-size “branches” production style, light orange colo...
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2010s Czech Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

1980 Italy Post-Modern Bronze Abstract Sculpture Ottorino Tonelli Eva
Located in Brescia, IT
This artwork was created by the Italian artist Ottorino Tonelli. Title "Eva" Ottorino Tonelli was born in 1948 in Carrara, where he lives and works. A...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Set of 3 Dazzle Décor Boxes by Formaminima
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 3 Dazzle Décor boxes by Formaminima One of a kind. Dimensions: Box 1: H 5 x L 10.5 x D 5 cm. Box 2: H 5 x L 5 x D 5 cm. Box 3: H 15 x L 5 x D 5 cm. Plate: H 0.3 x L 21 x D 21 cm. Materials: Handcrafted pink crystal glass...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

Postmodern ceramic 'Femme' vase, Baba, Vallauris France ca. 1980s
Located in Firenze, IT
Postmodern white 'Femme' vase Baba, Vallauris France ca. 1980s H 34 cm x Dia. 20 cm Conditions: excellent, no defects
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1980s French Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Mocca Leather and Steel Maggiz Magazine Rack by OxDenmarq
Located in Geneve, CH
Mocca 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,...
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2010s Danish Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Steel

Sergio Asti Jaipur Vase in Black Enameled Ceramic Dated 1980s Author's Proof
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
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...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

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...
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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Blooming Sculpture III by Emilie Lemardeley
Located in Geneve, CH
Blooming Sculpture III by Emilie Lemardeley Unique Piece. Dimensions: D 60 x W 90 x H 190 cm. Materials: Bronze and mixed technique. Designed as jewellery for the interior, the Lema...
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2010s French Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze, Other

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...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Luna Oak Tray by Applicata
Located in Geneve, CH
Luna Oak Tray by Applicata Dimensions: D 28 x W 28 x H 3.7 cm Materials: Oak. Available in oak, smoked oak, and black stained oak finishes. Applicata’s entire collection is based o...
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2010s Swedish Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Oak

Set of 3 Parova L Vases by Zieta
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 3 parova vases by Zieta Dimensions: vase 1: H: 60cm,W: 22 cm, D: 16cm vase 2: H: 35cm, W: 24cm, D: 17cm vase 3: H: 85cm, W: 19cm, D: 13cm Materials: stainless steel. Zietas ...
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2010s Polish Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Stainless Steel

Medium, Blue Plizé Box by Made by Choice
Located in Geneve, CH
Medium, blue plizé box by Made By Choice with Hanna Anonen (blue base, yellow, orange top) Dimensions: W17 x D17 x H15.5 cm Materials: birch plywood Also available: white, blue, green, small & large. 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. About Made by Choice: Nordic Happiness. Nordic Happiness is our grand theme and guiding star. Studies show that Nordic people are among the happiest on Earth. Nordic happiness is composed of authentic values and sustainable choices. The vision of Choice is based on the added value of collective creation while promoting sustainable Nordic values through authentic design. Rooted in the traditions of Finnish woodworks, Made by Choice is a creative powerhouse of collaborative thinkers, believers and makers, establishing a global brand for the 21st century. Committed to producing durable, bold and innovative designs, we combine contemporary woodworking methods and modern technology. Halikko is home to our 4000 square metre campus where we turn abstract concepts into tangible objects. Our team in our office in Helsinki coordinates all operations and installations. Made by Choice's agile, purpose driven approach means all new products are developed on demand, for a specific project and need, and carries the authentic story of it's reason of existence. Our products are developed and manufactured at our own factory in south-western Finland by some of the best craftsmen in the world. Choice is inspired by heritage and Nordic urban...
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2010s Finnish Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Plywood

Peter Shire x Vistosi Murano Postmodern Bone Sculpture with Cobalt Blue Base
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...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Opaline Glass

Pine Pedestal Bowl by Evelina Kudabaite Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Pine pedestal bowl by Evelina Kudabaite Studio Handmade Materials: pine, brass Dimensions: H 7.5 mm x D 12 mm Colour: reddish Notes: for dry use Since 2015, product designer ...
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2010s Lithuanian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Sergio Asti BBK Vase in White Enameled Ceramic Dated in 1980s Author's Proof
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
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...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Italian Postmodern Wood and Mirror Vase by Cleto Munari, 2000s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Post-modern wood and mirror vase by Cleto Munari, 2000s Vase with central oval mirror structure. In the upper part it presents the opening. On th...
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Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood, Mirror

White ceramic Apple and Pear sculptures, Italy ca. 1980
Located in Firenze, IT
White ceramic Apple and Pear sculptures Italy ca. 1980 ceramic Apple: H 26.5 cm - Diam. 26.5 cm Pear: H 31.5 cm - Diam. 21 cm Conditions: excellent no defects
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Set of Two Ceramic Vases by SIC, Italy, 1970s
Located in Milan, IT
Italian 1970s ceramic vases by SIC. Bi-colored pieces with typical 1970s shapes.
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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Contemporary Art Armchair Elica L / R Black Leather by Paolo Portoghesi
Located in Pistoia, IT
Elica is another of Portoghesi’s limpid creations, defined by his poetics of the perceptive, dynamic fields of the directional lines. His poetics are, in turn, defined by various inf...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

"Povl" Post Modern Candle Holder by FXFV
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed and handcrafted in Brooklyn NY by artist Franco V the Povl candle holders offer endless possibilities for creative expression. Designed for customization, they combine bea...
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2010s American Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Steel

Large Pin Darkened Brass Candlestick by Gentner Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Large Pin darkened brass candlestick by Gentner Design Dimensions: D 12.7 x H 50.8 cm Materials: darkened brass Available in polished tarnished brass and dar...
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2010s American Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Iuxta Bronze Sculpture by Gardeco Objects
Located in Geneve, CH
Iuxta Bronze Sculpture by Gardeco Objects Limited Edition Of 75 Pieces. Designed by Guy Buseyne. Dimensions: D 18 x W 22 x H 77 cm. Materials: Bronze. Iuxta – a wonderful name for a...
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2010s Belgian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Boho 90s Abstract Geometric Mixed Media Wall Sculpture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Make a bold artistic statement with this captivating vintage mixed media wall sculpture, embodying the distinctive abstract geometric style of the 1990s. This dynamic piece features ...
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1990s American Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Eric Ledoux "10-Eyes" Solid Bronze Candelabra For 2 Candles
Located in Mexico City, MX
A heavy cast bronze sculptural candelabra by French sculptor Eric Ledoux. The candelabra shows a goat head, has 10 eyes around its body and has 2 arms. The bronze shows a nice mate f...
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2010s Mexican Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Fuji Clos China Glazed Ceramic Pottery Japan Postmodern Vase
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful ceramic vase in gloss black finish with gold and coastal shell motif, circa 1980s made by Fuji Japan.
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Late 20th Century Japanese Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Recovered Large Vase by David Valner
Located in Geneve, CH
Recovered Large Vase by David Valner Dimensions: D 23 x W 23 x H 24 cm. Materials: Glass. Weight: 9,5 kg. Finish: Large size, purple and pink. “The history of a glass factory and it...
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2010s Czech Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

Mazer 350 Sculpture by Tom Fereday
Located in Geneve, CH
Mazer 350 Sculpture by Tom Fereday Dimensions: W 35 x D 35 x H 55 cm Materials: Solid Travertine. Weight: 76 Kg. MAZER COLLECTION: Mazer represents a series of geometric sculptures, each a celebration of the fundamental beauty and natural variation of stone. Strict brutalist forms of the table and seating collection are juxtaposed by soft organic cutaways carving through the porous stone surfaces, revealing the natural beauty and character of travertine. Named after the medieval term ‘Mazer’ meaning bowl, the collection presents subtle organic forms proportioned for table and seating function designed for permanence. Porous formations of the stone’s structure act as an intentional disruption to the clean geometric forms of the series adding character and intrigue. The limited edition series was crafted from travertine and locally produced in Italy from a combination of machine and traditional hand made processes, each piece exhibiting its own unique characteristics and form with no one piece alike. Mazer is designed by Australian designer Tom Fereday exemplifying Fereday’s desire to honour materiality, combining form and function to produce enduring works. Tom Fereday develops products based on the principle of honest design, conveying a design process which celebrates the materials and manufacturing processes behind furniture and products, to design from the inside out. By using the materials and environment as a positive design constraint we guide intelligent and thoughtful design outcomes which connect with people through natural materials, tactile finishes and unique design. We strive to create enduring designs which are meaningful to people and their environment. Born in Australia, Tom Fereday grew up in England studying at the Wimbledon School of Art before moving to Sydney to complete an honours in Industrial Design at the University of Technology Sydney. Working across europe and Australia Tom Fereday went onto found his sole practice in 2012. Affiliations Society for Responsible Design (SRD) Design Institute of Australia (DIA) Awards 2019 - House & Garden style awards - ETO Desk 2018 - Idea Awards - SIA Chair - Highly Commended 2018 - LAMP International lighting competition - Winner established designer 2018 - Lane Crawford creative callout - Winner 2018 - Good Design Awards - SIA chair - Gold winner 2017 - Mercedes-Benz Design Award - SIA Chair - Winner 2017 - International Design Award - SP01 collection - Honoree 2017 - International Darc Awards - Mito Lamp - Winner best floor lamp 2017 - ICFF NYCxDESIGN - Emerging Designer - Honoree 2017 - A+Awards - Bow Chair - Finalist 2017 - Archiproducts Design Selection - Stockholm Furniture Fair 2016 - Good Design Award Chicago - Bow Chair - Winner 2016 - Timber Design Awards - Pieman Collection - Winner excellence in timber design 2016 - Good Design Award - MW1 Watch - Finalist 2015 - Good Design Award - 3000 Collection 2015 - Good Design Award - Best in category NTR Microphone 2015 - Red Dot Design Awards - Best of the Best NTR Microphone 2014 - Space + Moooi 2014 Design Residency 2011 - H&G Style Awards 2011 2011 - Interior Design Excellence Awards 2011 - Finalist 2011 - One Good Chair Competition Allt Chair 2010 - Nominated by Triple J and ABC News as top 25 young achievers 2010 - Australian Design Awards - Design Mark - Pebble Ottoman 2010 - Launch Pad 10 with the Spli Stool - Finalist 2009 - SOYA Awards including mentorship with Marc Newson 2009 - SRD09 prize winner awarded by the Society for Responsible Design 2009 - NSW Travelling Scholarship - Top three finalists 2009 - International CIFIAL Awards ‘Feel the Planet Earth 08’ - Finalist 2009 - Greenland Travelling Scholarship 2008 - GOTYA Awards - Runner up 2008 - Breville Young Designer Awards - Top three Finalist 2008 - Electrolux Competition - Highly Commended 2008 - Freedom Furniture Competition 2007 - Treegugger + I.D. Magazine Award - Finalist 2007 - Cormack Packaging Awards - Finalist Exhibitions 2018 - Orgatec - SIA chair launch by NAU - Cologne Germany 2018 - Makers Take - SIA + Jeanette chair - Brisbane 2018 - Alt Material - Hull lounge - Melbourne 2018 - AGM - SIA chair + Jeanette chair - Melbourne 2018 - MADE Tom Fereday X Fiona Susanto solo exhibition - Melbourne 2018 - Den Fair - Launch ETO / MITO / SIA / NOLA - Melbourne 2018 - Good Design Vivid Festival - SIA Chair - Sydney 2018 - ICFF - SIA chair launch NAU - New York 2018 - Caroma collaboration - Alexandria flagship store - Sydney 2018 - SP01 Outdoor Collection - Archiproducts showroom - Milan Design Week - Italy 2018 - SIA chair limited edition - Local Milan - Milan Design Week - Italy 2018 - Australian Design Centre - Interpretations Exhibition Pieman chair - Sydney 2018 - Melbourne Design Week - SIA Chair - Melbourne 2018 - Sydney Design Festival - Bow Bench - Sydney 2018 - Cologne IMM - MITO + Bailey light - Rakumba Lighting...
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2010s Australian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Travertine

Set Of 2 Eternal Lotus Vases by Newblue
Located in Geneve, CH
Set Of 2 Eternal Lotus Vases by Newblue Unique Pieces Dimensions: D 28 x W 28 x H 30/37 cm. Materials: Patent-pending Newblue recycled ceramic material, recycled sanitary ware, recyc...
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2010s Indian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Quartz, Other

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

Lotus In A Pond Vase by Newblue
Located in Geneve, CH
Lotus In A Pond Vase by Newblue Unique Piece Dimensions: D 28 x W 28 x H 30 cm. Materials: Patent-pending Newblue recycled ceramic material, recycled sanitary ware, recycled glass, q...
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2010s Indian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Quartz, Other

Saint Sebastian Sculpture by Ana Botezatu
Located in Geneve, CH
Saint Sebastian sculpture by Ana Botezatu Dimensions: D22 x W 17 x H 24 cm Materials: Glazed Earthenware Ana Botezatu (b. 1982, Bra?ov (former Kronstadt), Romania) lives and works in Berlin. She works with ceramics, drawing, book illustration, set design, puppet theatre...
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2010s German Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware

Set Of 2 Shibui Dialogue Wall Art by WANAS
Located in Geneve, CH
Set Of 2 Shibui Dialogue Wall Art by WANAS Dimensions: D 3 x W 47 x H 47 cm. Materials: Paper. The size is customisable on request. Please contact us. It’s an invitation to explore...
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2010s Indian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Paper

Set Of 2 Soft Slumber Wall Art by WANAS
Located in Geneve, CH
Set Of 2 Soft Slumber Wall Art by WANAS Dimensions: D 3 x W 47 x H 42 cm. Materials: Paper. The size is customisable on request. Please contact us. It’s an invitation to explore, f...
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2010s Indian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Paper

Vase with Flowers by Caroline Harrius
Located in Geneve, CH
Vase with flowers by Caroline Harrius Dimensions: 32 H cm Material: Porcelain Numbered Vase with flower, 32 cm high, casted in porcelain, paint...
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2010s Swedish Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Frosted White Frooot Bowl by Maha Alavi Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Frosted White Frooot Bowl by Maha Alavi Studio Dimensions: D 30 x H 33 cm Materials: Resin. Maha Alavi is a Tokyo-based Canadian industrial designer...
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2010s Japanese Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Resin

Horizon Sculpture by The GoodMan Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Horizon Sculpture by The GoodMan Studio Dimensions: W 153 x D 41 x H 153 cm Materials: Glass Made to order. Hanging installatiom Customizable in an...
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2010s Canadian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

Amber Babà Sculptural Vase by Alice Crepaldi
Located in Geneve, CH
Amber Babà Sculptural Vase by Alice Crepaldi Unique Piece. Dimensions: D 20 x W 20 x H 36 cm. Materials: Murano glass and metal. Alice Crepaldi is a versatile multidisciplinary arti...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Contemporary Glass Vase Mini Mountain by Fos, Blue
By FOS
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Moulded and then mouth blown glass One of a kind The Mountain vases by FOS embody the surface of the mountain, calibrated to the size of human interiors. FOS explains, “It’s li...
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2010s Danish Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

Mask Sculpture by Eglė Šimkus
Located in Geneve, CH
Mask Sculpture by Eglė Šimkus Unique Piece. Dimensions: D 17 x H 29 cm. Materials: Clay. My name is Eglė Šimkus, and I was born in Lithuania in 1990 to a ...
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2010s French Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Clay

Inspired from Earth’s Origins, Organic Form Clay Sculptural Vase by Niclas Wolf
Located in Geneve, CH
Geoprimitive 115 Sculptural Vase by Niclas Wolf Unique Piece. Dimensions: Ø 45 x H 57 cm. Materials: Ceramic. GEOPRIMITIVE_ is a design series that compares and connects the Precamb...
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2010s German Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Nirhara Incense Stick Holder by Studio Indigene
Located in Geneve, CH
Nirhara Incense Stick Holder by Studio Indigene Dimensions: D 16.51 x W 16.51x H 16.51 cm Materials: Reclaimed Teak Wood. Colors Brown, Natural Wo...
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2010s Indian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Recovered Large Vase by David Valner
Located in Geneve, CH
Recovered Large Vase by David Valner Dimensions: D 23 x W 23 x H 24 cm. Materials: Glass. Weight: 9,5 kg. Finish: Large size, purple and clear. “The history of a glass factory and i...
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2010s Czech Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

Post Modern 1980s Handmade Lacquered Box by Hollis Fingold, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fantastic postmodern Memphis style handmade, hand-painted wood box with distinctive triangular feet with a black and white checkerboard and linear patterns and sculpted wavy handle...
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1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Fabric, Plastic, Wood, Paint

MG404 Marble Vase 45 by Malte Gormsen
Located in Geneve, CH
MG404 Marble Vase 45 by Malte Gormsen Dimensions: D 18 x H 45 cm. Materials: Brown Line stone. Available in different stones. Available in 3 different dimensions. Please contact us....
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2010s Danish Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble

Bul Bul Vessel by Atelier ACM
Located in Geneve, CH
Bul Bul Vessel by Atelier ACM Dimensions: D 37 x W 37 x H 47 cm. Materials: Jesmonite. Our collection stands as a reaction against the mass-produced world we live in where people no...
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2010s British Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Other

Wine Gum 7 Vessel by Casper Johs
Located in Geneve, CH
Wine Gum 7 Vessel by Casper Johs Dimensions: Ø 38 x H 29 cm. Materials: Wine gum and resin. The vivid and colorful universe was the start of an in-depth investigation of the possibi...
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2010s Danish Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Other

Tree of Knowledge 1 Sculpture by Michael Gittings
Located in Geneve, CH
Tree of knowledge 1 sculpture by Michael Gittings Dimensions: D 65 x W 65 x H 250 cm. Materials: Stainless steel. Michael Gittings Michael Gitt...
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2010s Australian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Stainless Steel

Arabesque #02
Located in Milano, MI
For the Bauhaus 100th anniversary, Serena Confalonieri presents an installation inspired by two important, though less well known, disciplines developed in the German school. The fi...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

Leyki Vase 27 by Zieta
Located in Geneve, CH
Leyki Vase 27 by Zieta Dimensions: D 16 x W 11 x H 27 cm. Materials: Polished stainless steel. Multifunctional subtlety Leyki is a functional object with an architectural twist. It ...
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2010s Polish Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Stainless Steel

1998 Italy Postmodern Bronze Abstract Sculpture by Roberto Vecchione
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

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