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
1970’s turquoise and green Murano Centerpiece Bowl
By Venini
Located in Charleston, SC
Blue speckled with green cased in white with a white base. This works great on the dining table as a centerpiece Kitchen counter, entryway console for your keys. 1980’s, Italy.
A 19...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Abstract Post Modern Ceramic & Glass Wall or Table Sculpture by Kaiser Suidan
Located in Troy, MI
Large abstract mixed media ceramic sculpture by Kaiser Suidan Studio 2001
Post Modern Memphis style design of mixed elements and colorful glazes with a rare incorporation of sculpte...
Category
Early 2000s American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
1980's Memphis Era Large Footed Compote Ceramic bowl
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful large glossy pink ceramic Memphis era ball footed compote, with turquoise ceramic bowls circa 1980's great condition.
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$380 Sale Price
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Postmodern Wall Clock, 1980s
Located in Čelinac, BA
This Postmodern clockis part of a unique series of 24 hand made wall and table clocksby the young designer Ernest Hofman from 1980s. Each clock is unique
Category
1980s Serbian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Rare Model 585 Vase by Ettore Sottsass for Il Sestante, Italy, 1960
Located in Dronten, NL
Oxblood red vase model 585 designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1960.
Realized circa 1961 by Società Ceramica Toscana di Figline for Milanese gallery Il Sestante in different colors.
Signe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Large Post Modern Lucite Sculpture by Norman Mercer c 1991
Located in New York, NY
Spectacular post modern sculpture by noted artist Norman Mercer, signed and dated ( Aug. '91 ). This impressive piece is created of colored lucite, which creates a mesmerizing prismatic effect, changing colors and hues as you change your perspective. The large lucite diamond...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Lucite
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
A Huge POST-MODERN PLANTER or VASE by GUY LEFEVRE for MAISON JANSEN, France 1970
By Guy Lefevre
Located in PARIS, FR
An elegant and generous cylindrical planter with a golden border, Art-Deco, Modernist, Shabby-Chic, in mirror polished steel enhanced with a golden square section border, brown plast...
Category
1970s French Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Brass
Rock Vase (Large), Black and Matte White by Gaetano Pesce
Located in Toronto, CA
Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection.
*All the pieces are handmade and therefore unique. Variations in the dimensions, hues and colours’ d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Resin
Short Vessel Large by Saturday Yard Work
Located in Geneve, CH
Short Vessel Large by Saturday Yard Work
Dimensions: W 20 x D 20 x H 15 cm
Materials: Aluminium.
Finish: Blackened texture.
SATURDAY YARD WORK by Nathan Martin is a Kaurna/Adelaide...
Category
2010s Australian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Aluminum
$738 / item
Starburst Type Chrome Floor Clock 1980's
Located in Fulton, CA
Bizarre floor clock inspired by the starburst, sunburst style of the 1960's & 70's. Chrome plated steel with painted numbers. Battery operated movement. Circa. 1980's. Maker unknown....
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Chrome
Marco de Gueltz Sandblasted Glass Candlesticks or Candle Holders, France 1980s
By Marco de Gueltzl, Marco de Gueltz
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of unique postmodern sculptural candlesticks or candle holders rendered in hand cut and sandblasted glass by Marco de Gueltz, Gueltzl. France 1980s
Category
Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Cut Glass
Vintage Italian Pink And Gold Alabaster Round Pill Box 1970
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage timeless elegance handcrafted Italian pink alabaster pill box trimmed in gold tone metal.
Featuring a hinged lid and gilt brass metal trim,the lid is decorated with a rose, i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Alabaster
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
Italy Cast Bronze Man Figurine Sculpture by Aron Demetz Il grande freddo
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 "Il grande freddo" translat...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
An4 Sculpture by Eglė Šimkus
Located in Geneve, CH
An4 Sculpture by Eglė Šimkus
Unique Piece.
Dimensions: D 13 x H 17 cm.
Materials: Clay.
My name is Eglė Šimkus, and I was born in Lithuania in 1990 to a R...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay
$607 / item
Post Modern Table Clock, 1980s
Located in Čelinac, BA
This post modern clock is part of a unique series of 24 hand made wall and table clocks by the youngdesigner Ernest Hofman from 1980.Each clock is unique and its only one maded.
Category
1980s Serbian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
rare 1980s junghans youngline WALL CLOCK kitchen clock 'time' postmodern design
Located in Mannheim, DE
Super fancy and rare 1980s wall clock by Junghans Youngline. Made of black and white plastic with red accents. Typical memphis inspired design of the...
Category
1980s German Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic
Pair of Ettore Sottsass Silver Candlesticks for Swid Powell and Reed and Barton
Located in Kansas City, MO
Striking pair of silver plated candlesticks designed by Ettore Sottsass and made by Swid Powell in collaboration with Reed and Barton, 1980s.
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
1980s Postmodern Female Face Ceramic Sculpture in the Austin Productions Style
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Large scale, Postmodern / 1980s Art Deco revival Female Head Ceramic Sculpture in the Austin Productions Style. Circa 1980s
Features a flatten female head figure molded on a...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
John Miller Blue Plate Special Cola & Straw 2008 Blown Pop Art Glass Sculpture
By John Miller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Inspired by Americana, Miller's work stands to bring new light and perspective to the often overlooked but ubiquitous cultural artifacts that form the American visual lexicon and lived experience. Maybe as impressive as the work itself, is the magnitude of which his creations come to life. At such an impressive scale, his process is truly spectacle to witness.
Pieces from his famed ‘Blue Plate Special...
Category
Early 2000s American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass, Art Glass
$7,560 Sale Price
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Overscale Whimsical Postmodern Studio Pottery Vase Sculpture by Gail Kendall
Located in Miami, FL
Overscale Whimsical Postmodern Studio Pottery Vase Sculpture by Gail Kendall
Offered for sale is a large whimsical Postmodern studio pottery sculptural vase by the recognized sand ...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Charcoal Diogenèa Bowl by ZPS Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Charcoal Diogenèa Bowl by ZPS Studio
Dimensions: D 23 x H 4.8 cm
Materials: Charcoal.
A number of 31 bowls of identical shape, made in limited edition by fine Italian artisans in 31...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
$369 / item
Hermès Paris decorative box in leather and bronze.
By Hermès
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Hermès Paris decorative box in leather and bronze.
This Hermès Paris decorative box features a cylindrical design covered in textured black leather on the exterior. The top and botto...
Category
20th Century French Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Post-Modern Vintage White Swirl Murano Style Hand Blown Glass Extra Large Vase
Located in Portage, MI
Vintage extra large Murano glass style hand blown vase! A beautiful white on frosted white monochromatic swirl pattern. It does have some bubbles here and there and the rounded rib a...
Category
1980s Unknown Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Pen shell Pyramid Box attributed to Maitland Smith
Located in Winnetka, IL
A pyramid shaped box having 4 graduating drawers with brass ball knobs . Made of polished pen shell which is a material that the manufacturer Maitland Smith often used. All sitting u...
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Colored Murano Glass Fish Decorative Figure by La Murrina, Italy
By La Murrina
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1980s.
This fish is made in polychrome Murano glass and features its original label.
It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
1980s Vistosi Post Modern Purple Wine Color & Crystal Murano Glass Round Vase
By Vistosi
Located in New York, NY
A unique blown deconstructed creation by Vistosi in Memphis Group style worked with an unusual and rare technique, the decor in the crystal clear Murano glass organic body consists o...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Handmade Rimini Blue Lacquered Ceramic Jug by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, Italy
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Handmade in Italy, 1970s.
This jug is made in Rimini blue lacquered ceramic.
It is a vintage item, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered as in excell...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Burl Wood Box Organic Modern Postmodern
Located in New York, NY
A studio elder burl wood box, hand-crafted and signed by artist, Organic Modern style Post-Modern period, circa late-20th century. A beautiful hand-made blond elder burl wood box wit...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Burl
1980 Italy Bronze Abstract Sculpture by Luciana Matalon Gente E Dune
Located in Brescia, IT
This engaging bronze abstract sculpture was created by the Italian artist Luciana Matalon in 1980.
This is a mulptiple of 1000 specimens numbered and signed. The title is " Gente e ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Body Grid Sculpture by Tanya Ragir, Signed & Dated 1990, Edition 1/9
By Tanya Ragir
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing the exquisite Body Grid Sculpture by acclaimed artist Tanya Ragir, a captivating piece that effortlessly combines intricate design with cont...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Resin
Fulvio Bianconi Murano Venini Glass Bottle Vase, 1984
Located in Hampstead, QC
Fulvio Bianconi is one of the most prolifdic post-war artists to work in collaboration with the Venini glassware company, a giant of 20th century glassmaking. His works are featured...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Contemporary Art Sofa - Nandì Verà by Carla Tolomeo
Located in Pistoia, IT
Sculpture. Unique piece hand made by the artist.
20th century sofa from the De Curtis home in Lugano. Decorations and velvet in Pontoglio silk, exclusive design by the Author. Gold,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Silk
Totemic Head Sculpture Unsigned by Jencik, Melbourne, 1998
By Paul Jencik
Located in Melbourne, AU
Another wonderful marble sculpture with an intriguing provenance. Unsigned. Part of a series by Paul Jencik, circa 1998-2001.
This ‘totemic head’ sculpture is carved from a single block of marble in a snowy white. It’s the remaining head from a much larger totemic sculpture, the base now lost. This figurative face can be interpreted in many ways. Jencik references human, animal and natural forms but never quite allows us to reach a conclusion about the origins of his creations.
Jencik was a welder, boat builder and metal worker with a strong creative instinct but without the opportunity or artistic training that would afford his work any recognition. He created a large series of marble and timber sculptures...
Category
1990s Australian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
$256 Sale Price
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Vase Tapio Wirkkala & Dorothy Hafner for Rosenthal Studio, New Wave Series 1980s
Located in Bastogne, BE
Vintage vase for flowers in textured glazed porcelain by Rosenthal, Century New Wave Series, c.1980s.
This work of Postmodern design captures collaboration of American and Finnish ...
Category
1980s German Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Huge Kaneaki Fujimori Collection Art Glass Platter Kato Kogei Japan, 1985
By Fujimori, Kato Kogei
Located in Melbourne, AU
Just wow! A huge, gorgeously colourful Kaneaki Fujimori platter.
This will display equally well standing, hanging or flat (we prefer it flat because this emphasises the generous size).
We love the shocking white of the background which makes the colours pop. We love the smooth gloss of the glass. We love the slightly off-kilter and ovoid shape. It’s a total winner!
Kaneaki Fujimori for Kato Kogei 1980s - a classic piece of Japanese postmodern Art Glass. Signature etched to base and original sticker also attached.
Red, Green, Yellow and Black are swirled through clear glass, over a milky-white background.
Delicious and punchy. Not for the faint-hearted decorator. This piece is loud and assertive. Delightful and fun, with extravagant size and a glossy smooth finish to reflect light and attract the eye.
There are some natural flaws which we’ve tried to illustrate in images. These include numerous small bubbles, mots and blemishes. The images are an example, with match-head for scale.
Comes with a lucite stand to raise the plate a little higher off surfaces if desired.
Kaneaki Fujimori is one of Japan’s preeminent artists and designers of the 20th century.
Fujimori was born in Japan in 1935, graduating college in 1956. He majored in oil painting. He travelled to the US and worked in Chicago, Illinois, as a designer for a major ceramics firm.
He returned to Japan in 1963, and became a freelance designer for various companies in Nagoya.
At age 19, he had won the national art award (for painting) in Japan. Many other awards followed through the 1980s.
At the time of the production of this work, he was the director of Kato Kogai, a ceramics and glassware company which was a major supplier to the international market during the 1980s.
Reference to his work can be found in the book ‘1950s Then and Now’ by Richard Horn, a publication from the 1980s which compares original 1950s design with new 1980s design done in the 1950s style. He is most well known outside Japan for his lively 1980s ceramics...
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Fulvio Bianconi, "A Spicchi", 1950
Located in Paris, FR
Fulvio Bianconi
'A Spicchi' Vase, c. 1950
Execution: Venini, blown glass, purple, pink and blue.
Measure: H : 19 cm (7.48")
Overall Very good condition
A piece both highly ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Post Modern Maitland Smith Travertine Lidded Trinket Box
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage post-modern travertine lidded trinket box, circa 1980s. Very chic and timeless addition to your decor. An ideal piece to add personality to your decor and style. This piece...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Travertine
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
$220 Sale Price
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Paper Brass Bowl II by Gentner Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Paper brass bowl II by Gentner Design
Dimensions: D 17.7 x W 22.8 x H 14 cm
Materials: tarnished brass
Available in tarnished brass and darkened brass.
The Paper Series embodie...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
$392 / item
Tall Vessel Small by Saturday Yard Work
Located in Geneve, CH
Tall Vessel Small by Saturday Yard Work
Dimensions: W 10 x D 10 x H 15 cm
Materials: Aluminium.
Finish: Blackened texture.
SATURDAY YARD WORK by Nathan Martin is a Kaurna/Adelaide ...
Category
2010s Australian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Aluminum
$416 / item
Vintage Pop Art Unusual Nose Bookends by C2C Designs of Michelangelo Nose
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage unusual nose bookends by C2C designs. Replicas of the Michelangelo’s nose and have the look of alabaster stone/composite marble. In good condition with some wear. Please see ...
Category
1990s Unknown Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Composition
Anodised Aluminium Planter / Vessel Multi-Coloured from Cosmos collection
By Tino Seubert
Located in London, GB
Cosmos extends the exploration into manually anodised aluminium pieces. Building on the success of Grow-UP planters for MCQ in 2021, the collection showcases abstract anodising dye p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Aluminum
Droll Designs Hand Made Decorative Whimsical Dish, 20th Century
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Droll Designs Hand Made Decorative Whimsical Dish, 20th Century.
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$120 Sale Price
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1980s Postmodern Table Clock attr. to Shohei Mihara for Wakita
Located in Brooklyn, NY
With a chrome frame, black and white face, and geometric hands in green, red, and yellow, this amazing 1980s desk clock has all of the hallmarks of great 1980s Memphis-inspired postm...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Chrome
Contemporary Frosted Glass Sculpture "Green Toucan" by Lalique Glass
By Lalique
Located in London, GB
A striking mid 20th Century frosted green and polished glass study of a toucan with excellent smooth tactile surface detail and rich vibrant colour, signed Lalique France
ADDITIONA...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Set of 5 Brass Candle Holder by Oxdenmarq
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 5 Brass Candle Holder by OxDenmarq
Dimensions: D 4 x H 6 cm
Materials: Brass
5 x candle holder
8 x threaded ring
4 x combination stick
OX DENMARQ is a Danish design ...
Category
2010s Danish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Medusa Black Vase by Casa Alfarera
Located in Geneve, CH
Medusa black vase by Casa Alfarera
Dimensions: D 45.7 x H 48.3 cm
Materials: Matte black glaze
The Medusa Vase is a large flower pot or decorative p...
Category
2010s Dominican Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
$3,136 / item
Cassola Vase by Jenna Basso Pietrobon
Located in Geneve, CH
Cassola Vase by Jenna Basso Pietrobon
Dimensions: D 30 x H 31 cm
Materials: Ceramic.
Jenna Basso Pietrobon, born in 1986, is an artist whose work delves into societal issues through the lens of her personal experiences. She offers an unfiltered critique of political, economic, and social systems, employing a diverse range of mediums, including painting, sculpture, photography, architecture, design, psychology, performance, and activism. While pursuing her Master's in Fine Arts at Columbia University in New York, she was profoundly influenced by her professors Sarah Sze and Rirkrit Tiravanija...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$1,833 / item
Collection of Seven Post-Modern "Kombi" Vases, Margareta Hennix for Gustavsberg
Located in Bochum, NRW
Collection of Seven Post-Modern "Kombi" Vases, Margareta Hennix for Gustavsberg.
Six vases in white glazed stoneware and one in black satin glaze, made by the Swedish artist Margare...
Category
1980s Swedish Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$1,761 Sale Price
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Aluminium Counter Hook by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Aluminium Counter Hook by Henry Wilson
Dimensions: W 6 x D 4 x H 5 cm
Materials: Aluminium
Designed for hanging bags and coats under bar counters.
Each piece is sand cast in alumi...
Category
2010s Australian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Aluminum
$214 / item
Postmodern Ceramic Bowl, ca. 1980s
By Haeger
Located in New York, NY
A Modern style or Postmodern period stone white round ceramic bowl, circa 1980s, USA. Maker's mark on bottom as shown in image #15. Dimensions: 7" diameter.
Black acrylic waterfall table...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Handcrafted Floriform Blue and Clear Cased Murano Style Art Glass Paperweight
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Beautiful handcrafted controlled bubble floriform clear cased art glass vase or votive or paperweight.
Beautiful Bohemian blue blown glass small vase or candle holder made in heavy thick art glass in a ruffled tulip shape.
This large votive or vase has a beautiful blend of blues with a clear glass outer and bottom.
Decorative art glass hand blown with controlled bubble paperweight...
Category
Late 20th Century Czech Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Large Vintage 80s Modern Black Ceramic Swirl Vase
Located in Fairfield, CA
An extra large vintage 80s modern ceramic vase. Nice cylinder shape with an embossed swirl design around the sides, finished in a glossy black glaze. A scul...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Wine Gum 6 Vessel by Casper Johs
Located in Geneve, CH
Wine Gum 6 Vessel by Casper Johs
Dimensions: Ø 38 x H 26 cm.
Materials: Wine gum and resin.
The vivid and colorful universe was the start of an in-depth investigation of the possibi...
Category
2010s Danish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
$1,047 / item
Crystalline Glaze Ceramic Vase, Red and Beige, American Art Studio Pottery
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
The monumental studio pottery ceramic vase is decorated with crystalline glaze in striking, dark red and beige palette. The vase was hand thrown on a wheel; beige color crystals on ombre colored base, shifting from purplish tones on top to deep, dark red on the bottom, 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 vase was made by Wizards of Clay...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Iuxta Bronze Sculpture by Gardeco Objects
Located in Geneve, CH
Iuxta Bronze Sculpture by Gardeco Objects
Limited Edition Of 75 Pieces.
Designed by Guy Buseyne.
Dimensions: D 18 x W 22 x H 77 cm.
Materials: Bronze.
Iuxta – a wonderful name for a...
Category
2010s Belgian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$12,333 / item
Ritratto Green Wall Hanging Flower Vase Alessandro Mendini Postmodern
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
"Ritratto" flower vase for the wall designed by Alessandro Mendini for Marutomi.
Designed in the late 90s and start production in 2000. No longer production. New old stock in box. W...
Category
Early 2000s Japanese Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic
Pyramid Shape Black Travertine 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.
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Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
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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