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
Murano Venetian Vase Orange Swirl Freeform Handkerchief 1970s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Beautiful Italian Murano Venetian style hand blown orange art glass decorative handkerchief vase.
Sculptural decorative bowl in an organic form with orange and white swirl on clear g...
Category
20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Pair of Vintage Candlestick holders done in Memphis Style, Italy 1990s
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a pair of vintage candlestick holders. They feature striking design resembling a lot Memphis style. The candlestick holders are made of cermic or plaste...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Plaster
Flint VIII Sculpture by Pol Quadens
Located in Geneve, CH
Flint VIII Sculpture by Pol Quadens
Unique Piece.
Dimensions: Ø 20 x H 40 cm.
Materials: Polished stainless steel.
Dimensions may vary. Please contact us.
Pol Quadens was born in ...
Category
2010s Belgian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stainless Steel
1980s Postmodern Wall Clock by Shohei Mihara for Wakita
By Shohei Mihara, Wakita
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A perfectly elegant and sophisticated 1980s wall clock designed by Shohei Mihara for Wakita. Postmodern, Memphis Group-influenced design at its finest! Black with white, red, green, ...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Plastic
Dark Green Marble Votive Candleholder
Located in New York, NY
A modern or Postmodern dark green with white veining marble votive candleholder. Dimensions: 2.25" height x 3.38" diameter.
Rocks' glasses and dark green marble coaster...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Yuri Zatarain Floor Vase "Sketchbook" Series
Located in Chicago, IL
Yuri Zatarain Floor Vase "Sketchbook" Series.
Monumental ceramic bottle vase in a matte white colored glaze. Vase has graphite drawings of diagrams and geometric sketches from Yuri Z...
Category
1990s Mexican Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Set of Three Post-Modern Geometric Ceramic Vases by James Johnston
By James Johnston
Located in San Diego, CA
Hard to find set of three post-modern geometric ceramic vases by James Johnston, circa 1980s. The vases have a mat green glazed stoneware finish with sharp geometric lines and are s...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Swedish Designer, Vases, Fossil Stone, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A set of two fossil stone vases designed and produced in Gotland, Sweden, c. 1970s.
Smaller Vase Dimensions (inches): 4” H x 2.4” W x 1.9” D
Larger Vase Dimensions (inches): 6.4” H...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
1980s Desk or Mantle Clock by Hermle
By Hermle
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An outstanding black and aqua blue desk or mantle clock by Hermle, a 100 year old German clockmaker. With all of the panache of the postmodern era, this clock most likely dates from...
Category
Late 20th Century German Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic
Swedish Designer, Candelabra, Pine, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A pine candelabra designed and produced in Sweden, 1970s.
Fits 0.75” diameter candles
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Pine
Sergio Bustamante Signed Man At Window Ceramic Sculpture
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce vintage ceramic art sculpture by legendary 20th century Mexican artist Sergio Bustamante (b.1949).
Fantastical surrealist style hand pa...
Category
20th Century Mexican Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
"Toute Petite Étrangeté" Cocoon Vase by Philippe Starck for Daum, France, 1980s
By Philippe Starck, Daum
Located in Lille, FR
"Toute petite étrangeté" cocoon vase by Philippe Starck for Daum, France, 1980s.
Signed.
Category
1980s French Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Paper Brass Bowl I by Gentner Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Paper brass bowl I by Gentner Design
Dimensions: D 25.4 x W 25.4 x H 12.7 cm
Materials: tarnished brass
Available in tarnished brass and darkened brass.
The Paper Series embodies th...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Swedish Designer, Candlestick, Pine, Brass, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A freeform pine candlestick designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1970s.
Holds 0.75” candle
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
A Pair of POST-MODERN PLANTERS by GUY LEFEVRE for MAISON JANSEN, France 1970
By Guy Lefevre
Located in PARIS, FR
An elegant and rigorous pair of large square planters or planters, Art-Deco, Modernist, Shabby-Chic, solid metal structures, wood veneered with mirrors, square plexiglass glides, by ...
Category
1970s French Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mini Green Wave Form Vase by Forma Rosa Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Mini Green Wave Form Vase by Forma Rosa Studio
Dimensions: D 8.9 x W 8.9 x H 17.8 cm.
Materials: Ceramic.
Available in Crystal Cream, Mint Blue, Bronze...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Resin Lego Sculptures, 2000’s, Signed
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Pair of resin Lego sculptures with a faux-marble finish. Both signed and numbered out of an edition of 100 (28 and 31 respectively) by contemporary arti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Resin
Black Stoneware Sfondyli Vase by Elena Vasilantonaki
Located in Geneve, CH
Black Stoneware Sfondyli Vase by Elena Vasilantonaki
Unique
Dimensions: ⌀ 27 x H 23 cm (Dimensions may vary)
Materials: Stoneware
Available finishes: Black, White, Brown, Red, White ...
Category
2010s Greek Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
1980s Opalescent Swirl Glass Vase by Larry Laslo for Mikasa
By Larry Laslo, Mikasa
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A lovely opalescent glass vase designed by Larry Laslo in the 1980s for Mikasa. Very heavy glass with a pronounced beautiful swirl and colors that shift depending on the vantage poin...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Porcelain Decanter by LeRoy Neiman Decorative Series Baseball Memorabillia
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful porcelain decorative decanter by Leroy Neiman, circa 1979, baseball memorabilia, intense colors and clean condition.
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Post Modern Italian Sculpture
Located in Milano, IT
This 1980s sculpture is a powerful testament to contemporary abstract modern art, an artwork that embodies the essence of industrial design transformed into visual poetry. Created by...
Category
1980s European Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Joel O'Dorisio for Lost Angel Glass Vase, American Studio Art Glass
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Fused glass vase features complex multilayered colored glass core in ruby red, beige, cream, and deep cobalt blue colors, encased in clear glass in sommerso technique. Inclusion of ...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Sommerso
Vintage Thick Lucite and Brass Candle Holders by Josh Lazar Mid-Century Modern
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Vintage Mid-Century Modern heavy thick lucite candles holders with brass tops. Signed Josh Lazar 1986 on the bottom. Good vintage condition, crystal clear with a few scratches and we...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Ramé Blue Wall Sculpture by NITUSH AROOSH
Located in Geneve, CH
Ramé Blue Wall Sculpture by NITUSH AROOSH
Dimensions: Ø 100 cm.
Materials: Stainless steel.
Available in different finishes. All our lamps can be wired according to each country. I...
Category
2010s Indian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stainless Steel
Fisherman Hook, Sculptural Candle Holder
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Fisherman Hook is part of a limited series of unique objects that integrate the use of upcycled electroplating rods. These rods, regularly used for submerging metal items into chrome...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper, Steel, Chrome, Nickel
Tylissos Vessel 3 by Georgiev Zabeta
Located in Geneve, CH
Tylissos Vessel 3 by Georgiev Zabeta
Dimensions: Ø 13 x H 21 cm.
Materials: Wheel-thrown stoneware clay and glaze.
Georgiev Zabeta is a multidisciplinary practice that floats within...
Category
2010s Bulgarian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay, Stoneware
Organic Post Modern Surrealist Ceramic Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
Great Organic Studio sculpture with post modern and brutalist appeal. This piece has a unique great design and is unmarked, unsigned but believed to be early 1970s. The culmination o...
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Post-Modern Glass Vase by Roger Selden for Vis-à-vis Collection of Ritzenhoff
By Roger Selden
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Cheerful glass vase designed by Roger Selden for the Vis-à-vis Collection of Ritzenhoff, 1999.
This black and white vase from the Vis-à-vis Collection has a stylized cartoon chara...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
1980s Post Modern Art Copper Table Sculpture signed
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Sculpture
Post Modern Table Art sculpture in copper signed Arte
Organic modern form.
Signed unable to read clearly.
Measures: 13.25 tall x 9 wide x 10 diameter.
Preowned origina...
Category
1980s Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
1970s Pop Art Aluminum Knot Sculpture
Located in Oakland, CA
Solid aluminum stock Pop Art sculpture in the form of a knot circa 1970s. Signed AM and numbered 0210. A very well crafted piece by an artist with a skill set in metal work. Base no...
Category
1970s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Aluminum
Half Half Vase by Jung Hong
Located in Geneve, CH
Half half vase by Jung Hong.
Unique piece.
Dimensions: W 30.5 x D 30.5 x H 34.5 cm.
Materials: Porcelain.
I use the technique of 'sang-gam' (=inlay work) with my special tool, which I made myself, and create delicate and exact lines, which are all handmade, although they are often mistakenly considered manufactured. In the notched hollow lines, I delicately place the subtle different colors one by one, just as hyperrealist painters do. It took me about a year to get a detailed "moon" pattern on the porcelain "moon jar".
I am a Berlin-based ceramic artist from Korea and these are very early works made in Berlin,
Moon jar is a type of traditional Korean white porcelain...
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Terracotta Moon Jar No 9 by Elena Vasilantonaki
Located in Geneve, CH
Terracotta Moon Jar No 9 by Elena Vasilantonaki
Unique
Dimensions: ⌀ 14 x H 18 cm (Dimensions may vary)
Materials: Local Terracotta Clay from the Island of
Crete
Growing up in Greec...
Category
2010s Greek Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay
Large Italian Tortoise Murano Art Glass Bowl 1970s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
This impressive vintage Murano art glass bowl showcases a striking 14-inch tortoise or leopard pattern, exuding timeless elegance. Ideal for serving or display, this Italian blown art glass piece dates back to the 1970s or early 1980s and likely originates from Empoli, near Florence, known for its modern...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Post Modern Baldelli Porcelain Candle Holder, Made In Italy
By Baldelli
Located in San Carlos, CA
Vintage Baldelli Candle Holder: A Touch of Italian Charm
Add a pop of color and European elegance to your home with this stunning vintage candle holder from Baldelli.
Crafted in It...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Pr. Postmodern Silverplate Candlesticks by Richard Meier for Swid Powell, 1980's
Located in New York, NY
Incredible pair of post modern silver plate candlesticks, by Richard Meier for Swid Powell. Very hard to find, especially in pairs, this impre...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate
Crystalline Glaze Ceramic Ikebana Vase, Blue, American Studio Pottery, 2003
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
The vintage studio pottery ceramic ikebana vase is decorated with crystalline glaze in striking, bright blue and yellow palette. The vase was hand thrown on a wheel; blue color crystals on muted yellow colored base were grown in a kiln during a very long, controlled firing. Each crystalline piece is unique due to the nature of the glaze. The vase was allowed to develop an abundance of distinct, graphic crystals, creating a free-flowing abstract pattern and adding rich texture to the minimally shaped piece. The opening is placed asymmetrically on the side of the vase and is outfitted with flower frog.
The vase was made by Wizards of Clay...
Category
Early 2000s American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Dancing Column Series Sculpture by Zsolt József Simon
Located in Geneve, CH
Dancing Column Series Sculpture by Zsolt József Simon
Dimensions: W 17 x D 17 x H 29 cm
Materials: Porcelain.
Zsolt József Simon is a porcelain des...
Category
2010s Hungarian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Barbara Brenner Porcelain Vase for Rosenthal
Located in Miami, FL
Organic postmodern porcelain vase by Barbara Brenner for Rosenthal, 1980s.
Category
Late 20th Century German Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
1978 Italy Bronze Abstract Sculpture by Fanna Roncoroni Lui Lei Him Her
Located in Brescia, IT
This engaging artwork was created in 1978 by the Italian artist Fanna Roncoroni.
It is a multiple of 1000 pieces numbered and signed by the author. The title is "Lui Lei" translate ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Boho 1976 Jaru Cubist Ceramic Sculpture of Woman
By Jaru
Located in west palm beach, FL
Add a touch of artistic flair to your décor with our Vintage Boho 1976 Jaru Cubist Ceramic Sculpture of Woman. This striking piece, crafted ...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Post-Modern Italian Marble Vase
Located in San Diego, CA
Small post-modern Italian marble vase, circa 1970s. The vase is primarily a dark tan in color, but has cream, black and grey veining throughout. T...
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Glass Pendulum Clock Takashi Kato Postmodern, 1980s Japanese Design
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Glass pendulum clock by Sessa. It can be used as both standing on the table and hanging on the wall. Takashi Kato designed a lot of clocks in the 1980s-19...
Category
1990s Japanese Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Plastic
Op Art Acrylic Cube Sculpture by Vasa Mihich
Located in San Diego, CA
Op Art acrylic cube sculpture by Vasa Mihich, circa 1986. The optical look is changed by rotating the piece and letting the light refract at dif...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Lucite, Acrylic
Cocao Vessel by Ella Bulley
Located in Geneve, CH
Cocao Vessel by Ella Bulley
One Of A Kind.
Dimensions: Ø 14 x H 28 cm.
Materials: White stoneware clay.
Ella Bulley is a Material Design Studio based in London, creating work that f...
Category
2010s British Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Richard Meier large bowl / centerpiece silver plate for Swid Powell .
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful centerpiece designed by the well known architect Richard Meier . This is a large almost 12 inches diameter .
Category
Late 20th Century Argentine Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate
Beige Stoneware Amphora Vase by Elena Vasilantonaki
Located in Geneve, CH
Beige Stoneware Amphora Vase by Elena Vasilantonaki
Unique
Dimensions: ⌀ 16 x H 36 cm (Dimensions may vary)
Materials: Stoneware
Available finishes: Black, Beige, Brown, Red, Terraco...
Category
2010s Greek Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Sculptural Vase 2 by Donatas Zukauskas
Located in Geneve, CH
Sculptural Vase 2 by Donatas Zukauskas
Unique Piece.
Dimensions: D 28 x W 30 x H 66 cm.
Materials: Recycled paper, concrete, cardboard, and glue.
All products are handmade and uniqu...
Category
2010s Lithuanian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Concrete, Other
Lotuso Oat Ceramic Decorative Bowl by Simone & Marcel
Located in Geneve, CH
Lotuso Oat 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.
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Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Tilino Vase by Elke Sada
Located in Geneve, CH
Placida vase by Elke Sada
Unique Piece
Dimensions: W 22 x D 22 x H 44 cm
Materials: red grogged clay, coloured slips, transparent glaze.
What is fascin...
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay
Postmodern Table desk Clock in Uranium White Milk Glass
Located in San Diego, CA
Very cool and unique uranium glass postmodern table desk clock, circa 1980's.
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Huge Cenedese Pink Scavo Spherical or Globe Shaped Murano Glass Vase
By Cenedese
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A wonderfully large, spherical Murano glass vase in pink with brown highlights. The vase has an incredible 1980s Memphis School or Miami appeal. It is a bold and impressive piece of ...
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Op Art Acrylic Octagonal Cube Sculpture by Vasa Mihich
Located in San Diego, CA
Op Art acrylic octagonal cube sculpture by Vasa Mihich, circa 1995. The optical look is changed by rotating the piece and letting the light refract at d...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Lucite, Acrylic
'Babel' Resin Wine Bucket by Gaetano Pesce for Fish Design Italy, 1990s, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Limited edition 1990s flexible resin wine bucket by Gaetano Pesce for Fish Design, Italy. Numbered 182/1000.
Works great as an ice bucket, wine bucket, catch-all, vase, vessel, sculpture, planter, pot or jardinière. If you use it as a planter, we suggest an interior lining to protect the piece.
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Gaetano Pesce, born on November 8, 1939, in La Spezia, Italy, is renowned as a leading figure in contemporary Italian design and architecture. Fearlessly experimental with materials and color, Pesce has collaborated with Italy’s foremost design companies, including Artemide, Vitra, Cassina, and B&B Italia.
Pesce began his journey into design at the University of Venice, where he pursued architecture and graduated in 1965. Influenced by prominent figures such as Ernesto Nathan Rogers and Mario Bellini at the Venice College of Industrial Design, Pesce embraced a commitment to novelty and avant-garde principles. He co-founded the avant-garde architectural collective "Gruppo N," inspired by the Bauhaus aesthetic, during his formative years.
Pesce’s portfolio encompasses a wide range of designs, from iconic furniture pieces to monumental architectural projects. His creations reflect a profound contemplation of modernity, exemplified by the La Mamma chair (1969), which evokes a prehistoric fertility figure, and the Organic Building in Osaka (1993), celebrated for its innovative hanging garden motif.
Among his most celebrated furniture designs are the Up series for B&B Italia, including the Up5 armchair (La Donna) and Up6 ottoman (La Mamma), which challenge traditional notions of form and function with their bold, anthropomorphic shapes. Other notable designs include the 357 Feltri chair...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Resin
Lucite Jewelry Box
Located in New York, NY
A square Lucite jewelry or trinket box, circa late-20th century, 1990s. Great to hold jewelry or other small items on a vanity, desk, nightstand table...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Lucite
Sculpture Bloomen 14 by Zanellazine Ceramics
Located in Geneve, CH
Sculpture Bloomen 14 by Zanellazine Ceramics
Dimensions: W 26 x D 23 x H 43 cm
Materials: Red and white clay, Green semi-refractorie clay.
About:
Giovanna Zighetti, ceramist and se...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Decorative Rhino Sculpture, Platinum Toned Metallic Finish c 1980s
By Dimitri Omasar
Located in Glasgow, GB
A large rhinoceros sculpture crafted around the late 1980s, in England,
This sculptural piece of animalia, showcases a more simplified and stylized form of the rhinoceros, with a s...
Category
1980s British Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Plaster
1980s Post Modern Memphis Style Lacquered Handmade Box by Hollis Fingold, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fantastic postmodern Memphis style handmade, hand-painted wood box with distinctive rounded flat feet and sculpted wavy handle by artist Hollis Fingold. The inside of the box has a...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Paint
Mid Century Royal Haeger Vase
By Royal Haeger
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Mid Century Royal Haeger vase , circa 1989.
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Monumental Abstract Marble Sculpture
Located in Round Top, TX
Postmodern pink and black marble sculpture.
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Arnaldo Pomodoro Attributed Abstract Bronze Sculpture of Disc
Located in New York, NY
Abstract sculpture attributed to Arnaldo Pomodoro (1926- ), depicting a fractured disc or wheel, 21 by 19 by 12.5 inches, in bronze with warm brown patina and sphere in polished bron...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Small Post-Modern Fossilized Stone Vase
Located in San Diego, CA
Small post-modern fossilized stone vase, circa 1980s. The vase is primarily a cream color with black and grey veining throughout. The vase is in very good vintage condition with no c...
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Boccato, Gigante & Zambusi Post-Modern Ceramic Vase for Sicart Italy
Located in Tilburg, NL
Rare and large post modern vase by Marilena Boccato, Gian Nicola Gigante en Antonio Zambusi for Sicart Cartigliano. Italy, 1970's.
The remarkable...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Peana Model 1 Small Green Object by Eter Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Peana Model 1 Small Green Object by Eter Design
Unique Piece.
Dimensions: D 20.3 x W 25.4 x H 31.8 cm.
Materials: Clay.
Sustainable - Eco-friendly....
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay
Rito Rock Installation Sculpture by Andres Monnier
Located in Geneve, CH
Rito Rock Installation Sculpture by Andres Monnier
Unique Piece.
Dimensions: D 78 x W 78 x H 200 cm.
Materials: Travertine.
Treko Concrete is a...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
1990s Anatoly Turov Large Ceramic Circus Elephant Signed and Numbered
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Anatoly Turov Large Ceramic Circus Elephant signed and numbered collectible.Anatoly Turov wanted to become successful in producing his own ceramic vessels, most notable animals. It w...
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Danish Oak Elephant by Kay Bojensen
By Kay Bojesen
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Danish Oak Elephant by Kay Bojensen, articulating arms, legs and trunk. Excellent condition.
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Oak
Cleto Munari 1985 Milano Pair of Modernist Geometric Candlesticks .925 Sterling
By Cleto Munari
Located in Miami, FL
A pair of geometric candlesticks. designed by Cleto Munari (1907-1998).
Great sculptural pieces created in very limited edition by the Italian architect Cleto Munari. they are hand crafted in solid .925/1000 sterling silver.
In 1985 Cleto Munari, set up a workshop-studio for the manufacture of unique objects in collaboration with some of the greatest architects, designers, artists, and writers in the world, among them Mario Botta, Alessandro Mendini, Alvaro Siza Vieira...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Heat Vase by Dechem Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
The heat vase by Dechem Studio.
Dimensions: D 17.5 x H 25 cm.
Materials: glass.
The Heat Vase belongs to DECHEM’s experimental works, hand processed in a hot shop. Like the Rour...
Category
2010s Czech Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
An original Bill Meek Studios stacked glass candelabra art sculpture. Faux ice!
Located in Houston, TX
An original Bill Meek Studios glass candelabra art sculpture. Texas artist Bill Meeks is known for his glass sculptures. Polished clear/green glass is stacked in a twisting fashion.
...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Set of Two Salvador Dali Limited Edition Sculpture Lamp Drawers and Muletas
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of Two Salvador Dali Limited Edition Sculpture Lamp Drawers and Muletas
Muletas and Drawers Lamp.
Carved structure in black varnished limewood.
Lampshade in black linen.
The ...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Linen
Dreamscape Vessel by Ella Bulley
Located in Geneve, CH
Dreamscape Vessel by Ella Bulley
One Of A Kind.
Dimensions: Ø 11 x H 19 cm.
Materials: White stoneware clay.
Ella Bulley is a Material Design Studio based in London, creating work t...
Category
2010s British Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Arabesque #03
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...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Post-Modern Italian Marble Column Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
A nice post-modern Italian marble column paperweight, circa 1980s. The piece is primarily cream in color with grey and black veining throughout....
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
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