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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
Pure Crystal Maratea Vase by Studio Bojola
Pure Crystal Maratea Vase by Studio Bojola

Pure Crystal Maratea Vase by Studio Bojola

Located in Geneve, CH

Pure Crystal Maratea Vase by Studio Bojola Dimensions: D 17 x H 27 cm Materials: Pure crystal. Colour: light violet. Weight: 2 kg. The Maratea is a combination of two vases, that ...

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2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Crystal

1979 Italy Post-Modern Graziano Pompili Abstract Bronze Sculpture
1979 Italy Post-Modern Graziano Pompili Abstract Bronze Sculpture

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...

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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Yellow Conic Vase, Postmodern Memphis Milan Style, Italy 1980s
Yellow Conic Vase, Postmodern Memphis Milan Style, Italy 1980s

Yellow Conic Vase, Postmodern Memphis Milan Style, Italy 1980s

Located in Firenze, IT

Postmodern Yellow Conic vase Italy 1980s ceramic in Memphis Milan style. 27 cm diam x 20 cm H Conditions: excellent, two barely visible small chips.

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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Corsi Medusa Vase (Large), Matte White by Gaetano Pesce
Corsi Medusa Vase (Large), Matte White by Gaetano Pesce

Corsi Medusa Vase (Large), Matte White by Gaetano Pesce

By Gaetano Pesce, Corsi Design Factory

Located in Toronto, ON

Large Matte White "Medusa" Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection. * All the pieces are hand-made and therefore unique. Variations in the hu...

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2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Resin

1985 Italy Iron Abstract Sculpture by Alex Corno Confini Borders
1985 Italy Iron Abstract Sculpture by Alex Corno Confini Borders

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...

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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Iron

Black Pipe Vase by Siup Studio
Black Pipe Vase by Siup Studio

Black Pipe Vase by Siup Studio

Located in Geneve, CH

Black Pipe Vase by Siup Studio Dimensions: D6 x W11 x H15cm Materials: Ceramics Siup is a small design studio based in Warsaw. The concept is created by three friends – Martyna ...

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2010s Polish Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

1980 Italy Bronze Nickel Plated Abstract Sculpture by Edmondo Cirillo Stele
1980 Italy Bronze Nickel Plated Abstract Sculpture by Edmondo Cirillo Stele

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

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Bronze, Nickel

1980 Italy Bronze Abstract Sculpture Urano Palma Tavolo Del Politico E Sedia
1980 Italy Bronze Abstract Sculpture Urano Palma Tavolo Del Politico E Sedia

1980 Italy Bronze Abstract Sculpture Urano Palma Tavolo Del Politico E Sedia

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...

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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Bronze

1980 Italy Bronze Abstract Sculpture by Urano Palma Simbiosi
1980 Italy Bronze Abstract Sculpture by Urano Palma Simbiosi

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...

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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Bronze

1988 Italy Black Aluminum Abstract Sculpture by Patrizia Guerresi Title Deji
1988 Italy Black Aluminum Abstract Sculpture by Patrizia Guerresi Title Deji

1988 Italy Black Aluminum Abstract Sculpture by Patrizia Guerresi Title Deji

Located in Brescia, IT

This is an engaging black aluminum sculpture create by the Italian artist Patrizia Guerresi, in the 1988. The piece is a multiple of 1000 specimen on a black wooden base. The title o...

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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Aluminum

Italy 1980 Black Bronze Abstract Sculpture Walter Valentini Big Tracks Tracce
Italy 1980 Black Bronze Abstract Sculpture Walter Valentini Big Tracks Tracce

Italy 1980 Black Bronze Abstract Sculpture Walter Valentini Big Tracks Tracce

By Walter Valentini

Located in Brescia, IT

Walter Valentini was born in 1928 in South Italy. A painter and engraver, he lives and works in Milan. He is Holder of the chair for engraving at the Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti in...

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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Vase by Evelina Kudabaite Studio
Vase by Evelina Kudabaite Studio

Vase by Evelina Kudabaite Studio

Located in Geneve, CH

Vase by Evelina Kudabaite Studio Handmade Materials: oak, brass Dimensions: H 260 mm x D 120 mm Colour: dark brown Notes: for indoor use Since 2015, product designer Evelina ...

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2010s Lithuanian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Brass

Lonna Umbrella Stand by Made By Choice
Lonna Umbrella Stand by Made By Choice

Lonna Umbrella Stand by Made By Choice

Located in Geneve, CH

Lonna umbrella stand by Made By Choice Dimensions: 31 x 31 x 50 cm Materials: Oak Also Available: Custom Color Lonna furniture series was originally introduced as part of a c...

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2010s Finnish Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Ash

Exceptional Sculpture "Monumental Cambiamiento" by Angelo Mangiarotti, 2006
Exceptional Sculpture "Monumental Cambiamiento" by Angelo Mangiarotti, 2006

Exceptional Sculpture "Monumental Cambiamiento" by Angelo Mangiarotti, 2006

By Angelo Mangiarotti

Located in Girona, Spain

Exceptional sculpture by Angelo Mangiarotti, Italy, circa 2006 Unique piece. Provenance : Special order for Mangiarotti editor. Carrara marble. Mangiarotti has worked for Cassina...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Carrara Marble

Rough Organic Form, Dark Grey Sculptural Contemporary Vase by Niclas Wolf
Rough Organic Form, Dark Grey Sculptural Contemporary Vase by Niclas Wolf

Rough Organic Form, Dark Grey Sculptural Contemporary Vase by Niclas Wolf

Located in Geneve, CH

Geoprimitive 081 Sculptural Vase by Niclas Wolf Unique Piece. Dimensions: D 28 x W 64 x H 58,5 cm. Materials: Ceramic. GEOPRIMITIVE_ is a design series that compares and connects th...

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2010s German Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

Italy 1980 Post-Modern Abstract Red Laquered Bronze Sculpture Prospero Rasulo
Italy 1980 Post-Modern Abstract Red Laquered Bronze Sculpture Prospero Rasulo

Italy 1980 Post-Modern Abstract Red Laquered Bronze Sculpture Prospero Rasulo

By Prospero Rasulo

Located in Brescia, IT

This artwork was created by the Italian artist Prospero Rasulo Title "Fossile " translate "Fossil". It is made in bronze and laquered in red. It is also available in black. Prospe...

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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Sergio Asti BBK Vase in White Enameled Ceramic Dated in 1980s Author's Proof
Sergio Asti BBK Vase in White Enameled Ceramic Dated in 1980s Author's Proof

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...

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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

Nomad Jar Laurence Pyramide by Gilles & Cecilie
Nomad Jar Laurence Pyramide by Gilles & Cecilie

Nomad Jar Laurence Pyramide by Gilles & Cecilie

Located in Geneve, CH

Nomad Jar Laurence Pyramide by Gilles & Cecilie Unique Dimensions: H 6 x W 7 cm Material: Ceramic painted two tone yellow Gilles and Cecilie Studio created the Nomad Jar Family...

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2010s English Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

1980 Italy Post-Modern Abstract Sculpture Alessandro Guerriero Portabuono Qua
1980 Italy Post-Modern Abstract Sculpture Alessandro Guerriero Portabuono Qua

1980 Italy Post-Modern Abstract Sculpture Alessandro Guerriero Portabuono Qua

By Alessandro Guerriero

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...

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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Aluminum

1980 Italy Post-Modern Alessandro Guerriero Abstract Sculpture Portabuono Quo
1980 Italy Post-Modern Alessandro Guerriero Abstract Sculpture Portabuono Quo

1980 Italy Post-Modern Alessandro Guerriero Abstract Sculpture Portabuono Quo

By Alessandro Guerriero

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...

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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Aluminum

1980 Italy Bronze Abstract Kinetic Sculpture Bruno Chersicla Alambicco Still
1980 Italy Bronze Abstract Kinetic Sculpture Bruno Chersicla Alambicco Still

1980 Italy Bronze Abstract Kinetic Sculpture Bruno Chersicla Alambicco Still

Located in Brescia, IT

This sculpture is a multiple 1 piece of 1000 realized in 1980 by the well known Italian artist Bruno Chersicla. All the pieces are numbered and signed by the artist and completed by...

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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Set Of 2 Contemporary Kamandalu Vessels - Hand Sculpted Walnut by Megarisiotis
Set Of 2 Contemporary Kamandalu Vessels - Hand Sculpted Walnut by Megarisiotis

Set Of 2 Contemporary Kamandalu Vessels - Hand Sculpted Walnut by Megarisiotis

Located in Geneve, CH

Set Of 2 Contemporary Kamandalu Vessels - Hand Sculpted Walnut by Megarisiotis Dimensions: Tall: Ø 9 x H 33 cm. Low: Ø 8 x H 21 cm. Materials: Hand-turned walnut. The Kamandalu is c...

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2010s German Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Walnut

Soliflore White Vase by Mademoiselle Jo
Soliflore White Vase by Mademoiselle Jo

Soliflore White Vase by Mademoiselle Jo

Located in Geneve, CH

Soliflore White Vase by Mademoiselle Jo Dimensions: Ø 8.5 x H 15 cm. Materials: Turned metal with magnet and EVA foam tray. Hollow cylinders of 15 cm ...

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2010s Belgian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Metal, Magnets

Italy 1980 Bruno Chersicla White Painted Metal Sculpture Egitto
Italy 1980 Bruno Chersicla White Painted Metal Sculpture Egitto

Italy 1980 Bruno Chersicla White Painted Metal Sculpture Egitto

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

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Metal

Italy 1980 Annamaria Gelmi  Oxidized Rust Metal Sculpture Piccolo Eden
Italy 1980 Annamaria Gelmi  Oxidized Rust Metal Sculpture Piccolo Eden

Italy 1980 Annamaria Gelmi Oxidized Rust Metal Sculpture Piccolo Eden

Located in Brescia, IT

This sculpture is a multiple 1 piece of 50 realized in 1980 by the Italian artist Annamaria Gelmi. 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 iron oxidized rust sculpture...

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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Iron

1980 Italy Post-Modern Alessandro Guerriero Abstract Sculpture Portabuono Quo
1980 Italy Post-Modern Alessandro Guerriero Abstract Sculpture Portabuono Quo

1980 Italy Post-Modern Alessandro Guerriero Abstract Sculpture Portabuono Quo

By Alessandro Guerriero

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...

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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Aluminum

1980 Italy Post-Modern Abstract Sculpture Alessandro Guerriero Portabuono Qua
1980 Italy Post-Modern Abstract Sculpture Alessandro Guerriero Portabuono Qua

1980 Italy Post-Modern Abstract Sculpture Alessandro Guerriero Portabuono Qua

By Alessandro Guerriero

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...

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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Aluminum

Fuji Clos China Glazed Ceramic Pottery Japan Postmodern Vase
Fuji Clos China Glazed Ceramic Pottery Japan Postmodern Vase

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.

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Late 20th Century Japanese Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Italy 1980 Annamaria Gelmi Metal Painted Red Sculpture Piccolo Eden
Italy 1980 Annamaria Gelmi Metal Painted Red Sculpture Piccolo Eden

Italy 1980 Annamaria Gelmi Metal Painted Red Sculpture Piccolo Eden

Located in Brescia, IT

This sculpture is a multiple 1 piece of 50 realized in 1980 by the Italian artist Annamaria Gelmi. All the pieces are numbered and signed by the artist and completed by the Certific...

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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Metal

Italy 1980 Riccardo Dalisi Black Metal Painted Sculpture Caffellatte
Italy 1980 Riccardo Dalisi Black Metal Painted Sculpture Caffellatte

Italy 1980 Riccardo Dalisi Black Metal Painted Sculpture Caffellatte

By Riccardo Dalisi

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...

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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Metal

Italy 1980 Riccardo Dalisi Black Painted Metal Sculpture Amanti Lovers
Italy 1980 Riccardo Dalisi Black Painted Metal Sculpture Amanti Lovers

Italy 1980 Riccardo Dalisi Black Painted Metal Sculpture Amanti Lovers

By Riccardo Dalisi

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...

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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Italy 1980 Bruno Chersicla Black Painted Metal Sculpture Egitto
Italy 1980 Bruno Chersicla Black Painted Metal Sculpture Egitto

Italy 1980 Bruno Chersicla Black Painted Metal Sculpture Egitto

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

Italy 1980 Riccardo Dalisi White Painted Metal Sculpture Muccacaffè
Italy 1980 Riccardo Dalisi White Painted Metal Sculpture Muccacaffè

Italy 1980 Riccardo Dalisi White Painted Metal Sculpture Muccacaffè

By Riccardo Dalisi

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...

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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Metal

Italy 1980 Bruno Chersicla Black Painted Metal Sculpture Upupa
Italy 1980 Bruno Chersicla Black Painted Metal Sculpture Upupa

Italy 1980 Bruno Chersicla Black 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

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Metal

Italy 1980 Riccardo Dalisi White Metal Painted Sculpture Nuvolella
Italy 1980 Riccardo Dalisi White Metal Painted Sculpture Nuvolella

Italy 1980 Riccardo Dalisi White Metal Painted Sculpture Nuvolella

By Riccardo Dalisi

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
Italy 1980 Bruno Chersicla White Painted  Metal Sculpture Upupa

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

Organic Form, Sculpted Dark Terracotta Ceramic Medium Vase by Willem Van Hooff
Organic Form, Sculpted Dark Terracotta Ceramic Medium Vase by Willem Van Hooff

Organic Form, Sculpted Dark Terracotta Ceramic Medium Vase by Willem Van Hooff

Located in Geneve, CH

Uble Medium Vase by Willem Van Hooff Dimensions: W 38 x D 10 x H 42 cm (Dimensions may vary as pieces are hand-made and might present slight variations in sizes) Material: Glazed Cer...

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2010s Dutch Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

Loutrophoros Decorative Vase in Yellow Marbled Ceramic by Stella Orlandino
Loutrophoros Decorative Vase in Yellow Marbled Ceramic by Stella Orlandino

Loutrophoros Decorative Vase in Yellow Marbled Ceramic by Stella Orlandino

Located in Geneve, CH

Loutrophoros Decorative Vase in Yellow Marbled Ceramic by Stella Orlandino Dimensions: D 24 x W 24 x H 24 cm. Materials: Ceramic. Loutrophoros is part of the "Segnacoli" vase collec...

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2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

V21384 Vessel in Natural Oak Wood by Jörg Pietschmann
V21384 Vessel in Natural Oak Wood by Jörg Pietschmann

V21384 Vessel in Natural Oak Wood by Jörg Pietschmann

By Jörg Pietschmann

Located in Geneve, CH

V21384 Vessel in Natural Oak Wood by Jörg Pietschmann Dimensions: D 23 x W 23 x H 14 cm. Materials: Oak wood. In Pietschmann’s sculptures, trees that for centuries were part of a la...

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2010s German Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Oak

Paru Small Hydro Vase by Elyse Graham
Paru Small Hydro Vase by Elyse Graham

Paru Small Hydro Vase by Elyse Graham

Located in Geneve, CH

Paru small hydro vase by Elyse Graham Dimensions: W 13 x D 13 x H 14 cm Materials: Plaster, Resin MOLDED, DYED, AND FINISHED BY HAND IN LA. CUSTOMIZATION AVAILABLE. ALL PIECES A...

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2010s American Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Resin, Plaster

Italy 1980 Late 20th Century Pop Art Multiple Bronze Dippers
Italy 1980 Late 20th Century Pop Art Multiple Bronze Dippers

Italy 1980 Late 20th Century Pop Art Multiple Bronze Dippers

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 philosoph...

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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Italy 1980 Late 20th Century Pop Art Multiple Bronze Bottles
Italy 1980 Late 20th Century Pop Art Multiple Bronze Bottles

Italy 1980 Late 20th Century Pop Art Multiple Bronze Bottles

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 philosoph...

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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Italy 1980 Late 20th Century Pop Art Multiple Bronze Pens
Italy 1980 Late 20th Century Pop Art Multiple Bronze Pens

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...

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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Italy, 1980, Late 20th Century Pop Art Multiple Bronze Jackets
Italy, 1980, Late 20th Century Pop Art Multiple Bronze Jackets

Italy, 1980, Late 20th Century Pop Art Multiple Bronze Jackets

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...

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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Shibuya Wall Sculpture by Daniel Schneiger
Shibuya Wall Sculpture by Daniel Schneiger

Shibuya Wall Sculpture by Daniel Schneiger

Located in Geneve, CH

Shibuya wall sculpture by Daniel Schneiger Dimensions: D 71 x W 137 x H 18 cm Materials: wood, foam, resin and paint Custom sizes available. Custom finishes available. Please cont...

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2010s American Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Resin, Foam, Wood

Ulf Rollof, Sculpture "Heated Chair", 1993
Ulf Rollof, Sculpture "Heated Chair", 1993

Ulf Rollof, Sculpture "Heated Chair", 1993

By Ulf Rollof

Located in Stockholm, SE

Sculpture "Heated chair" 1993, mixed media. By Ulf Rollof b. 1961, Sweden. Chair with heating function.

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1990s Swedish Post-Modern Decorative Objects

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Metal

Lotuso Black Ceramic Decorative Bowl by Simone & Marcel
Lotuso Black Ceramic Decorative Bowl by Simone & Marcel

Lotuso Black Ceramic Decorative Bowl by Simone & Marcel

Located in Geneve, CH

Lotuso Black Ceramic Decorative Bowl by Simone & Marcel Dimensions: D 31 x W 31 x H 8 cm. Materials: Ceramic. Different marble and ceramic options available. Custom options available on request. Please contact us. Our mission is to encourage people to make their home the best place to be, to get inspired and to receive friends and family. Designed and manufactured by ourselves, we offer lightings to help people creating distinctive living spaces. Enhancing the authenticity of natural and organic materials using associations and contrasts. Extreme quality behind a facade of ultra-minimalism. We find our materials to the source to ensure we give the best value...

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2010s Spanish Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Postmodern Glass Swan Decorative Candy Dishes - a Pair
Postmodern Glass Swan Decorative Candy Dishes - a Pair

Postmodern Glass Swan Decorative Candy Dishes - a Pair

Located in Delray Beach, FL

Amazing pair of hand blown glass seams. Each feature a green, pink and blue interior.

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1980s Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

Stoneware Clay, Ceramic Whispered Air Sculpture by Aleksandra Krasnopolska
Stoneware Clay, Ceramic Whispered Air Sculpture by Aleksandra Krasnopolska

Stoneware Clay, Ceramic Whispered Air Sculpture by Aleksandra Krasnopolska

Located in Geneve, CH

Stoneware Clay, Ceramic Whispered Air Sculpture by Aleksandra Krasnopolska Dimensions: W 30.5 x D 17.2 x H 21.5 cm Materials: Stoneware clay. Unglazed ceramic sulface. Weight: 3,9 k...

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2010s Spanish Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Stoneware

Blue Moon Wall Art by Christian Friedl
Blue Moon Wall Art by Christian Friedl

Blue Moon Wall Art by Christian Friedl

Located in Geneve, CH

Blue Moon Wall Art by Christian Friedl Limited Edition of 3 Dimensions: D 25 x W 140 x H 140 cm. Materials: Oak, concrete. Blue Moon is a rare natural s...

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2010s Austrian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Concrete

Pajaros Cuervo Bronze Finished Clay Sculpture by Sebastián Ángeles
Pajaros Cuervo Bronze Finished Clay Sculpture by Sebastián Ángeles

Pajaros Cuervo Bronze Finished Clay Sculpture by Sebastián Ángeles

Located in Geneve, CH

Pajaros Cuervo Bronze Finished Clay Sculpture by Sebastián Ángeles Dimensions: D 15 x W 14 x H 24 cm Materials: Clay bronze finish What greater symbol of freedom is there than the a...

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2010s Mexican Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Itzcali Tlal Marble Sculpture by Sebastián Ángeles
Itzcali Tlal Marble Sculpture by Sebastián Ángeles

Itzcali Tlal Marble Sculpture by Sebastián Ángeles

Located in Geneve, CH

Itzcali Tlal Marble Sculpture by Sebastián Ángeles Dimensions: D 123 x W 100 x H 61 cm Materials: Santo Tomás Marble Conceived as a functional sculpture, TLAL reinterprets the prese...

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2010s Mexican Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble

Stoneware Jemima Sculpture by Munier
Stoneware Jemima Sculpture by Munier

Stoneware Jemima Sculpture by Munier

Located in Geneve, CH

Stoneware Jemima Sculpture by Munier Dimensions: W 63 x D 69 x H 33 cm. Materials: Stoneware. Weight: 10 kg My work is driven by the desire to infuse homes with harmony, the kind th...

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2010s French Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

White Patina Stoneware Pithos Vase by Elena Vasilantonaki
White Patina Stoneware Pithos Vase by Elena Vasilantonaki

White Patina Stoneware Pithos Vase by Elena Vasilantonaki

Located in Geneve, CH

White Patina Stoneware Pithos Vase by Elena Vasilantonaki Unique Dimensions: ⌀ 19 x H 24 cm (Dimensions may vary) Materials: Stoneware Available finishes: Black, White, Brown, Red, W...

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2010s Greek Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

1985 Italy Post Modern Abstract Bronze Sculpture the Moon
1985 Italy Post Modern Abstract Bronze Sculpture the Moon

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. The other side of the moon. This...

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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

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