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
Handcrafted Memphis style desk clock made from copper, Netherlands 1980s
Located in ECHT, NL
Hand crafted table clock. The housing has been hand made from copper plate and opper wire. The details are painted in primary colors giving it the distinctive Memphis "look" and fee...
Category
Late 20th Century Dutch Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
Bronze Patinated Vide-Poche, Mid Century, France.
Located in Brussels, BE
Elegant tripode vide-poche attributed to Garouste et Bonetti, circa 1980, France.
Patinated bronze in good original condition.
Dimensions: 10 cm H, 10 cm diameter.
All purchases are ...
Category
1980s French Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Salvador Dali Sculpture Lamp Drawers, Black Label Limited Edition
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Drawers lamp designed by Dali manufactured by BD.
Carved structure in black varnished limewood.
Lampshade in black linen.
The black label collection came to market in a limited edi...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Linen
$5,432 Sale Price / item
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1980 Italy Post Modern Abstract Bronze Sculpture the Bather
Located in Brescia, IT
This is an interesting multiple artwork signed by the author Roberto Nanut, a talented artist of years 80' in Italy.
This is a multiple of a numbered ed...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Thierry Mugler Angel Etoile Collection Factice with Box
By Thierry Mugler
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful Thierry Mugler 2.6 fluid ounce “Etoile Collection” Eau de Parfum factice-dummy in mint condition. This piece comes in the factory box with molded stand. The piece has color...
Category
1990s French Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Plastic
$180 Sale Price
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2006 Bronze Sculpture by Ugo Riva Innocente Provocazione
Located in Brescia, IT
This is an intense bronze sculpture created by the Italian artist Ugo Riva, in 2006. Lost wax bronze on iron basement.
The title of this artwork is "I...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Playground Grey Vase by Erica Zanella
Located in Geneve, CH
Playground Grey Vase by Erica Zanella
Dimensions: D 7 x W 25 x H 30 cm.
Materials: Plaster.
The smooth lines of Playground evoke a sense of gentleness The simplicity of its soft fo...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Plaster
$1,047 / item
Andy Warhol Diaries, Hard-Cover Library or Coffee Table Book, 1989
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
'The Andy Warhol Diaries' book is hard-cover, first edition, May 1989.
The Andy Warhol Diaries is the dictated memoirs of the American artist, Andy Warhol, posthumously published, May 1989, USA. It was edited by his frequent collaborator and long-time friend, Pat Hackett...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Paper
Tapio Wirkkala and Dorothy Hafner Vase for Rosenthal
Located in Oslo, NO
Refreshing vase from the 'Century New Wave' series in porcelain.
Designed by Tapio Wirkkala and Dorothy Hafner. Made by Rosenthal from 1985.
The vase is an exemplary piece from...
Category
1980s German Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Contemporary Art The Butterfly Sofa in Silk Velvet by Carla Tolomeo
Located in Pistoia, IT
Sculpture. Unique piece hand made by the artist.
The silk velvet fabric and the embroideries are made expressly for the artist, Carla Tolomeo.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Silk
Italy Cast Bronze Figurine Man Sculpture by Aron Demetz Title Ricordo
By Aron Demetz
Located in Brescia, IT
This intense bronze sculpture was made by the well known Italian artist, Aron Demetz, in 2004, Italy.
This is a lost wax bronze hand painted. The title is "Ricordo" translated in "Me...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Murano Style Art Glass Mushroom Toadstool Paperweight Green and Yellow 1980s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Murano Style Italian Art Glass Mushroom Toadstool Paperweight Green and Yellow 1980s.
Beautiful vintage Murano style hand made yellow with green spots Italian art glass mushroom toad...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Lassù Iconic 1983 Bronze Sculpture by Alessandro Mendini
Located in Weesp, NL
Own a Masterpiece: Alessandro Mendini’s Original 1983 Lassù
Step into the world of postmodern artistry with Alessandro Mendini’s Lassù, a rare and iconic bronze sculpture from his o...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Salvador Dali Sculpture Lamp Drawers
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Drawers lamp designed by Dali manufactured by BD.
Carved structure in pale varnished limewood.
Lampshade in beige linen.
Measures: 30 x 30 x 87 H cm
Sculpture-lamp drawers
A stan...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic
$5,028 Sale Price / item
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Set Of 2 Corner Sculptural Vessels by Karin Amdal
Located in Geneve, CH
Set Of 2 Corner Sculptural Vessels by Karin Amdal
One Of A Kind.
Dimensions: D 12 x W 12 x H 15 cm.
Materials: Ceramic/stoneware clay.
Pieces are hand-made, one of a kind, and sizes...
Category
2010s Norwegian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Stoneware
1980s Black Postmodern Wall Clock by Citizen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A truly stunning and rare Memphis Milano inspired wall clock made in Japan by Citizen. Black case, black face with a dot at 12 o'clock and "CITIZEN" at 6 o'clock, and amazing multi-...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
$350 / item
1980s Postmodern Wall Clock by Empire Arts
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A vintage 1980s postmodern textured wall clock by Empire Art Products in various shades of spelled gray. In excellent vintage condition and works ...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Wood
"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
Vintage Boho Stacked Stone and Marble Geometric Sphere Sculpture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Exuding a bold, graphic glamour, this vintage monumental sculpture is a stunning example of 1980s Postmodern design. The piece features a dramatic, large-scale sphere meticulously cr...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Loet Vanderveen Bronze Sculpture of a Gazelle Signed Numbered Limited Ed.
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Loet Vanderveen (Dutch, 1921-2015).
Artistic African Antelope bronze wildlife animal sculpture.
Original Loet Vanderveen bronze Ibex or gazelle sculpture in Charcoal patina finish.
L...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
1990's Porcelain & Walnut Rare Sculpture by Borek Sipek for Driade Postmodern
Located in San Diego, CA
An incredible porcelain sculpture with sculpted walnut accent very rare and unique piece circa 1990's , a beautiful and unique piece excellent condition .
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain, Walnut
White, Black and Blue Splash Glaze Vide Poche, 1980s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Eyecatching Danish modernist decorative vide poche bowl. Black and blue splash decor on crisp white base. Signed under base. Beautiful vintage condition.
...
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
$409 Sale Price
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Murano Glass Paper Way Fish Aquarium
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful double-sided glass fish aquarium by Italian Murano. Nice condition, no chips or cracks.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
$220 Sale Price
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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
$280 Sale Price
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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
Stupa Dve Sculpture in White Glazed Ceramic & Steel by Lucile Rebeirot
Located in Geneve, CH
Stupa Dve Sculpture in White Glazed Ceramic & Steel by Lucile Rebeirot
Dimensions: D 40 x W 40 x H 142 cm.
Materials: Glazed ceramic, platinum, steel, and ball bearings.
Available ...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel, Platinum
Monumental skyhook Sculpture by Peter Shire, late 1980s. Indoors or Outdoors
By Peter Shire
Located in Kansas City, MO
Large, over 8 feet tall and 5 feet wide, sculpture by artist Peter Shire. One of the original designers/artists in the Memphis Milan Group started by Ettore Sottsass, this is from S...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel, Stainless Steel
1980's Postmodern Desk top Apple Envelope Holder
Located in San Diego, CA
Whimsical 1980's Wood lacquered apple , envelope desk top holder great condition.
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Fulvio Bianconi, "A Spicchi", 1953
Located in Paris, FR
Fulvio Bianconi
'A Spicchi' Vase, c. 1953
Execution: Venini, blown glass, purple, pink and blue.
Signed: Original label and signature (Picture 4)
H : 36 cm (14.17")
Overall Ver...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Large Raku Pottery Cat on Lucite Base by Tony Evans
By Tony Evans
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice large raku pottery sitting cat on lucite base by noted artist Tony Evans, circa 1980s. The piece is signed on the base and extremely well crafted; it has wonderful green ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery, Lucite
Original 1977 Tapio Wirkkala "Paper Bag" Ceramic Vase for Rosenthal
Located in Malmö, SE
Original Tapio Wirkkala "Paper Bag" porcelain Vase for Rosenthal.
Early production, made between 1979 and 1980.
Excellent condition. Marked 'Rosenthal' 'Studio Linie' and 'Germany'...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Brick Floor Lamp by Idaaf Architects
Located in Geneve, CH
Brick Floor Lamp by Idaaf Architects
Dimensions: L 30 x W 30 x H 165cm
Material: Walnut, Aluminum
Madefrom walnut and aluminum, the ‘Brick’ Floor Lamp is a testament to the raw beau...
Category
2010s Georgian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
$5,761 / item
whimsical Mini Patinated Brass Postmodern Gift Sculpture Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
Whimsical brass gift sculpture , nice patina it will make a great gift,
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Contemporary Brass Holder With Orange Leather Set by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Brass Coaster Holder With Tan Coaster Set by Henry Wilson
Dimensions: W 11 x D 4 x H 5 cm (Coaster Holder dimensions)
Materials: Solid brass, Leather
Sand cast in solid brass and h...
Category
2010s Australian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Italy 1980 Bronze Abstract Sculpture Walter Valentini Tracce Tracks
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 ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
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...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Stoneware
Monumental Wall Sculpture by Daniel Schneiger.
Located in Geneve, CH
Monumental Wall Sculpture by Daniel Schneiger.
Dimensions: D25 x W 185 x H 111 cm.
Materials: Plaster
Daniel Schneiger Wall sculptures are hand-crafted from a combination of materia...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Plaster
$26,141 / item
DYKA Centerpiece Bowl by ZEMNA
Located in Geneve, CH
DYKA Centerpiece Bowl by ZEMNA
Designed by Tetiana Krasutska.
Dimensions: D 17 x W 25 x H 14 cm.
Materials: Clay.
Each object in the DYKA collection is unique because it is sculpte...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay
$500 / item
Memphis Style Triangular Mixed Wood Trinket Box by Russ Keil
By Russ Keil
Located in San Diego, CA
Memphis style mixed wood triangular trinket box by Russ Keil, circa 1990s. The box measures 4.5"W x 4.5"D x 5.75"H and is made of a padouk and sugar maple hardwood . There is a small...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Maple, Padouk
Postmodern Artist Made Ceramic Bowl, Signed Terry 1980s
Located in Miami, FL
Artist made coil and pinch ceramic bowl, signed Terry, circa 1980s
pink with blue splatter glaze.
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Postmodern Desk Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A Postmodern red and black adjustable desk lamp. Shade and base are a red enameled metal. Neck is adjustable. In fine working order for US electric.
Category
1980s European Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Contemporary Art Armchair - Sillon De Borges by Carla Tolomeo
Located in Pistoia, IT
Sculpture. Unique piece hand made by the artist.
19th century armchair revisited by the author. Cotton velvet appliqué by the author with cuttings from authentic Japanese OBJ 1800-....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Cotton, Wood
Italy Bronze Cast Figurine Sculpture by Aron Demetz Verso te
By Aron Demetz
Located in Brescia, IT
This intense bronze sculpture was made by the well known Italian artist, Aron Demetz, in 2004, Italy.
This is a lost wax bronze hand painted. The title is "Verso te" translated in "T...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
1980s Deco Vintage Lucite Desk or Mantle Clock
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A lovely Art Deco-inspired lucite desk or mantle clock with lucite body and base, mirrored face, brass hands, and brass marks at 3, 6, 9, and 12.
In goo...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Mirror, Lucite
Lalique France “Nymphale” Black Crystal Vase, post-1945
By Lalique
Located in Hampstead, QC
Lalique France “Nymphale” Black Crystal Vase, post-1945.
A bulbous-shaped black crystal vase with a flared rim featuring moulded frosted butterflies.
DIMENSIONS:
Diameter: 7.5 i...
Category
20th Century French Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Post-Modern Murano Red White Black Vide-Poche Dish
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Beautiful Murano art glass square shaped vide-poche plate in deep red, cream white and black colors. Original label on both sides: "Chromia Glass. Hand made. Vetro di Murano".
An ey...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
At 18, I Started Seeing The World Differently Sculpture by Carri
Located in Geneve, CH
At 18, I Started Seeing The World Differently Sculpture by Carri
Dimensions: W 40 x D 5 x H 50 cm
Materials: Yellow Cantera.
B 1995 Fernanda Carri ́s intimate practice spans paintin...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Lace Cream Planter by Mowee
Located in Geneve, CH
Lace cream planter by Mowee
Dimensions: D50 x W120 x H76 cm
Material: Polyethylene and stainless steel.
Weight: 13.5 kg.
Also available in different ...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stainless Steel, Other
$773 / item
Vitrix Hot Glass Studio Op-Art Bud Vase, New York Art Glass
By Thomas Kelly
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Rare fused glass bud vase features colored swirls of teal blue and off-white glass placed in abstract graphic pattern along the lines of the piece, with the whole structure enclosed ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Sommerso
1980s Multicolor Stacked Desk or Mantel Clock
Located in Brooklyn, NY
With a stunning combination of red, blue, green, and yellow enameled metal, and yellow lucite accents, this postmodern clock is designed with a stacke...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Scorpion Sculpture, Enrique "Sebastian Carbajal, 1990
By Enrique Sebastian Carbajal
Located in Chicago, IL
Scorpion Sculpture, Enrique "Sebastian Carbajal, 1990's
Born Enrique Carbajal Gonzalez, Sebastian adopted his pseudonym after seeing a painting called St. Sebastian by Italian Renais...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
Vintage Postmodern Metal Candleholder, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage Postmodern Metal Candleholder, 1980s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989.
Additional information:
Materials: Metal
Styles: Postmodern
Period: 1980s
Item Type: Vi...
Category
20th Century Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
A monumental bronze female nude sculpture by Somchai, circa 1970
Located in View Park, CA
A monumental nude sculpture of a femme torso in bronze by Hattakitkosol Somchai, signed, circa 1970. A striking rarity of Somchai’s oeuvre, this piece stands at nearly twenty-six inc...
Category
1970s Thai Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Bespoke Italian Mondrian Style Blue Green Red Black Murano Glass Mask Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Unique Venetian Murano glass 3D Modern mask, exclusive to Cosulich Interiors & Antiques, Mondrian inspired, realized in several block colors, aqua blue, turquoise, lime green, red, o...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
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
Memphis Style Postmodern Mixed Wood Jewelry Box with Drawer
Located in San Diego, CA
Memphis style Postmodern mixed wood jewelry box with drawer, circa 1998. The box measures: 9" W x 9" D x 7.25" H and is made of a variety of hard woods including ash, walnut and mapl...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ash, Maple, Walnut
$380 Sale Price
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Post Modern Glass Pedestal Vase
Located in San Diego, CA
Impactful piece of glass that brings lines and design to your décor. This postmodern piece consists of two pieces: Blown glass in a purple hue is conjoined and shaped into a V shaped...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
$156 Sale Price
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Vintage Leather Wrapped Desktop Letter Organizer by C.P. Leathercraft
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage leather wrapped desktop letter organizer by C.P. Leathercraft, circa 1970s. The piece is in good vintage condition with some scratches ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Leather
$140 Sale Price
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Pair of Post-Modern Small Black Marble Cannisters / Boxes
Located in San Diego, CA
A beautiful pair of post-modern small black marble cannisters / boxes, circa 1970s. The cannisters are in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measure 2.875"D x 4...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Functional Sculpture 'Praying Mantis' by Salvino Marsura, Italy, 1950s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Functional sculpture by Italian artist Salvino Marsura, crafted in the 1950s. Hand-forged from steel and finished with vibrant powder pigments, the piece embodies Marsura’s deep resp...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
Post-modern decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Post-Modern decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage decorative objects created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, ceramic and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Post-Modern decorative objects made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original decorative objects, popular names associated with this style include Tom von Kaenel, Reflections Copenhagen, Christopher Gentner, and Ettore Sottsass. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for decorative objects differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $33 and tops out at $216,361 while the average work can sell for $1,098.
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