Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
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
Vintage Murano Red & Opalescent Glass Perfume Bottle with Stopper
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This exquisite vintage Murano glass perfume bottle features a striking combination of deep ruby red glass framed by clear ribbed layers, creating a captivating optical depth. Its ele...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Vintage German Postmodern Alta Mira Series Ceramic Vase by Gilbert Portanier
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage German Postmodern Alta Mira Series Ceramic Vase by Gilbert Portanier for Rosenthal, 1980s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989 This piece has an attribution mark.
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Category
20th Century German Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
A Rare 1980s Minimalist Silver Plated Round Design Vase by Lino Sabattini
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This post-modern vase designed by Lino Sabattini exemplifies the clean, sleek aesthetic typical of Sabattini's work and the minimalist movement of the era. This vase features a perfe...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Silver Plate
Post-Modern Murano Art Glass Vase by Cose Belle, Italy, 1980s
By Cose Belle Cose Rare
Located in Valencia, VC
Post-Modern Murano Art Glass Vase, Italy, circa 1980s
A strong example of Post-Modern Murano glass from the 1980s, defined by scale, weight, and assertive use of color. The vase fea...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Jon Price Large Blue Crystalline Glaze Vase, California Art Pottery
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Rare, sculptural vase was made of pure, high-fire porcelain and glazed both on the inside and the outside. Blue and pink highly detailed crystals on crackled blue background were gr...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Fused Glass Footed Vase, Hand Blown Art Glass
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Sculptural vintage vase is decorated with free-flowing fused red and yellow glass designs on mottled pink glass background; colored glass encases clear glass core, with clear glass ...
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Iridescent "Northern Lights" Art Glass Fan Vase by M.J. Bailey
Located in San Diego, CA
Stunning iridescent footed art glass vase by M.J. Bailey, circa 1990s. The vase is in very good vintage condition and measures 14.5"W x 8"D x 7"H. it has a wonderful yuellow / gree...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Ajeto Glass Vase by Borek Sipek for Driade Gold Plated Metal 1989 Czechoslovakia
Located in San Diego, CA
Colorless, transparent cobalt non-lead glasses, metallic gold; blown with hot applications, hand forged and gilded metal, adhered. Tall blown vessel consisting of two equal conical ...
Category
20th Century Czech Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Metal, Gold Leaf
Large Vintage Postmodern German Floral Floor Vase from Steuler
By Steuler
Located in Hamburg, DE
Large Vintage Postmodern German Floral Floor Vase from Steuler, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional information:
Material: ...
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20th Century German Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Indian Summer Vase (Large), Clear Orange and Pastel Pink by Gaetano Pesce
Located in Toronto, ON
Large "Indian Summer" Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection.
Colour: Clear Orange and Matte Pastel Pink.
*All the pieces are hand-made and...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Resin
Art Deco Speckled Ceramic Vase
Located in Rümmingen, BW
"shipping note: If your region or country is not listed under the shipping options please contact us directly"
This unique ceramic vase is crafted in the style of the celebrated Fre...
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Mid-20th Century German Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
A monumental caged art glass vase by Vanessa Mitrani, signed, late 20th century
Located in View Park, CA
A large art glass bulbous caged vase by Vanessa Mitrani, late 20th century. In a brilliant persimmon hue and caged in metal, this piece is at once statement and sophisticated. Signed...
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Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Metal
Passarinho Sculptural Ceramic Bird Vase by Studio Mano
Located in Geneve, CH
Passarinho Sculptural Ceramic Bird Vase by Studio Mano.
Dimensions: W 20 x D 9 x H 17 cm.
Materials: Reclaimed clay with butternut scotch glaze.
Studio Mano is the work of Bruno Na...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Shiro Kuramata flower vase pale pink acrylic Japanese minimalist style
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Shiro Kuramata's acrylic flower vase. Aluminium tube put into acrylic block. It's great work of Japanese minimalist style. Transparent body makes complex light reflections around.
...
Category
2010s Japanese Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Aluminum
Drift Teak Wood Vase by Mary Verspoor
Located in Geneve, CH
Drift Teak Wood Vase by Mary Verspoor
Dimensions: D 28 x H 22 CM
Materials: Teak wood
Mary Verspoor, of Indonesian-Dutch descent, is a Bali-based designer and creator. She works clo...
Category
2010s Balinese Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Other
$2,120 / item
Ettore Sottsass Postmodern "Tigris" Porcelain Vase for Memphis Milano, 1983
Located in London, GB
For sale is a rare, early Post-Modern “TIGRIS” porcelain vase designed by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano and produced by Porcellane San Marco, in the 1980s.
In 1983, Ettore Sott...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Italian Murano Female Body Torso Tiger-Stripe White Brown Vase, Handblown 1980s
Located in Toronto, CA
A sculptural handblown glass vase in the form of a female torso, crafted in Murano, Italy, circa 1980s. The piece features an elegant marbled pattern in crisp white with flowing dark...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
AMANO - Vintage Ceramic Vase - Rich Red Glaze - Germany - Late 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
AMANO - Vintage ceramic vase - rich red glaze - bullet shape - signed on the base - impressed model number '629-18' - Germany - late 20th century.
Excellent vintage condition - no l...
Category
Late 20th Century German Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Paul Hoff for Gustavsberg — Limited Edition Stoneware Pumpkin, 1989
By Gustavberg, Paul Hoff
Located in Bochum, NRW
A rare and beautifully crafted stoneware pumpkin by renowned Swedish designer Paul Hoff, produced by Gustavsberg in 1989.
This striking piece comes from a limited edition of only 15...
Category
1980s Swedish Vintage Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Vintage Slab-built Studio Pottery Abstract Glazed Vase, Terracotta
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Slab-built Studio Pottery Abstract Glazed Vase, Terracotta
Offered for sale is an original slab-built terracotta abstract studio vase. The vase is quite interesting with di...
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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Clay, Terracotta
Small Postmodern, Green Murano Glass, Bottle Vase by Nason, 1980's, Italy
Located in Glasgow, GB
Small Postmodern style Murano Glass bottle vase by Nason.
Handcrafted from mint green Murano glass in the form of a double gourd shape. The exterior is detailed with smooth linear s...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
$108 Sale Price
35% Off
Thomas Bastide x Baccarat "Oceanie" Glass Vase
By Thomas Bastide, Baccarat
Located in Astoria, NY
Thomas Bastide (French, b. 1954) for Baccarat "Oceanie" Red and Clear Glass Vase, with clear glass and millefleur removable central rod, with ...
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Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Shiro Kuramata Pink Vase
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Shiro Kuramata's acrylic flower vase. Small model. Acrylic block which pink is inside and glass tube.
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass, Acrylic
$2,500 / item
Nathalie Du Pasquier For Memphis Milano "Carrot Flower" Vase, 1980s
Located in Skokie, IL
Nathalie Du Pasquier For Memphis Milano "Carrot Flower" Vase, Italy, 1980S
Additional information:
Materials: Glazed Ceramic
Dimensions: 5" Diameter x 11.75" H
Condition: Excellent
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
An authentic postmodern vase by Lindsey B., 1983
Located in View Park, CA
An elegant postmodern vase featuring a cloaked figure by Lindsey B., signed, 1983. Tones of snow and licorice.
5” W x 3.25” D x 8.75” H
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
1980s Pink Mottled Glass Vase by Mdina Glass, Malta
By Mdina
Located in Glasgow, GB
A tall stemmed bud vase, handcrafted in the late 1980s by Mdina Glass, Malta.
Crafted from pink opaque glass perfectly mottled and encased in a sheath of crystal clear glass.
The...
Category
1970s Maltese Vintage Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
$118 Sale Price
55% Off
Black Ceramic Perpetual Face Vase in the Style of Piero Fornasetti by TMS 2005
By Piero Fornasetti, TMS
Located in Troy, MI
Multi face ceramic vase in black by TMS Inc
Vitruvian Collection 2005
Perpetual face design in the style of Piero Fornasetti
Signed and dated to lower edge
8 inch diameter
9.5 inc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
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 Vases and Vessels
Materials
Metal, Brass
Large Crumpled Vase in Dark Blue 3D Printed Plant Based Plastic - Smooth Edition
By É Pedra
Located in São Paulo, BR
3D-printed in bioplastic and hand-shaped, the Crumpled Vase combines digital precision with expressive craftsmanship. Its sculptural form and delicate texture make each piece a one-o...
Category
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Plastic
Miniature Murano Glass Vase with Bullicante, Gold Leaf, 1980s, Italy
Located in Glasgow, GB
A miniature Murano glass vase in vivid emerald green, attributed to Archimede Seguso and crafted in Italy circa 1980s. This small Italian art glass vase exemplifies the technical fin...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Gold Leaf
Massive Tessellated Stone Floor Vase in the Style of Marquis of Beverly Hills
Located in San Diego, CA
Massive Tessellated Stone Floor Vase in the Style of Marquis of Beverly Hills, circa 1980s. This impressive, tessellated stone floor vase, in the style of Marquis of Beverly Hills an...
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stone
Meritalia Flower Vase / Orange and Green by Gaetano Pesce
Located in Toronto, ON
Each vase by Edizioni del Pesce embodies a singular and unrepeatable identity, telling a different story through innovative shapes, intricate details and a varied chromatic range. Th...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Resin
Indian Summer Vase (Large), Clear and Matte White by Gaetano Pesce
Located in Toronto, CA
Size Large Clear and Matte White 'Indian Summer' Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection.
*All the pieces are handmade and therefore unique. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Resin
Ceramic Vase by Claudia Frignani, Wunderkammer Studio
By Claudia Frignani, Wunderkammer Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ceramic Vase by Claudia Frignani for Wunderkammer Studio's limited Lefka collection.
Claudia Frignani is a Milan-based designer, ceramic artist, and creator known for her unique scu...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
A Set of 5 Architectural RADICAL & POSTMODERN Metal VASES, by KAPPA, France 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
An exceptional and spectacular set of 5 geometric vases, Post-Modern, Radical, 5 different sizes stainless steel rectangular structures, forming together a kind of "Cityscape" set of...
Category
1970s French Vintage Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Metal
Purple & green Murano Glass Flasks by Venini, 1980s
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Set of 2 small decorative Murano flasks designed by Laura de Santillana and manufactured by Venini in the 1980s. the green flask shows a visible small chip at the neck as stated in p...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Lot of 3 Art Glass vases att. to Seguso c. 1980's
By Seguso
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional collection of three art glass vases, made in Italy, circa 1980's - attributed to Seguso. The vases feature a black glass bodies, with pink glass threading wrapped around ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Dale Chihuly & James Carpenter Glass Blown Vase Signed & Dated 1973
Located in San Diego, CA
rare postmodern mouth blown glass vase signed & dated by Studio James Carpenter 1973, JCDA Inc , Dale Chihuly & James Carpenter Collaboration , blown glass signed & etched into the g...
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
Vittorio Mazzuconni Firenze Bowl Silver-Plated Vide Poche Vase Post-Modern
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a Vittorio Mazzucconi silverplate modernist bowl (also referred to as a vide poche or vase). Designed and signed by Vitto...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Silver Plate
Stoneware, Distressed Vessel NO.2 by Alexandria Roby
Located in Geneve, CH
Stoneware, Distressed Vessel NO.2 by Alexandria Roby
Dimensions: D 17.78 x H 20.32 cm
Materials: Black and White Stoneware Lined with Bronze Glaze
Colors - Sandstone/Ivory or Onyx/Iv...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
$1,276 / item
Massive Mactan and Natural Stone Floor Vase or Urn
Located in Southampton, NJ
A Classic example of 1980s Postmodern Design in the style of Maitland Smith and Magnussen Ponte.
Vase, or Urn, features a striking contrast between raw and refined textures.
Divided ...
Category
1980s Philippine Vintage Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stone
Gaetano Pesce Half Ball Vase with Big Surprise Base, Meritalia, 2010
Located in Las Vegas, NV
1st edition Gaetano Pesce half ball vase for Meritalia with the big surprise base. Fantastic and rare example of Pesce’s exquisite ability with resin. The wo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Resin, Plastic
Postmodern Pink, Green and White Hand Blown Scavo Glass Vase, Murano, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Murano, Italy, 1970s - 1980s.
Its texture and lines make it look like it's been taken out from a painting.
It is an amazing piece with an intense ornamental and chromatic eff...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Light 32 Porcelain Sculpture by Laura Pasquino
Located in Geneve, CH
Light 32 Porcelain Sculpture by Laura Pasquino
One of a kind
Dimensions: D 32 x H 32 cm
Material: Unglazed white porcelain.
Laura Pasquino
Incorporating references from ancient Kor...
Category
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
$4,035 / item
Royal Haeger Large Mauve Pink Vase
By Royal Haeger
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Royal Haeger mauve ceramic or pottery pink vase has graceful, traditional shape and monochromatic semi-glossy glaze. This large size, minimalistic vase will look great on its own or...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Gunnar Andersson, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A brown and beige and green-glazed stoneware vase designed by Gunnar Andersson and produced by Höganäs Keramik, Sweden, c. 1970s.
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
Italian Unique Prototype Vase Veronese in Murano Glass by Cleto Munari, 2002
By Cleto Munari
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Post-modern Unique prototype vase Veronese in Murano glass by Cleto Munari, 2002
Vase mod. Veronese in black Murano glass, unique piece as a prototype of the vase that later...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Post-Modern French Ceramic Vase by Claude Dumas, Vintage Remix Gallery Edition
By Claude Dumas
Located in COLMAR, FR
Art Deco black ceramic vase by French designer Claude Dumas – early 2000s Remix Gallery edition, made from the original mould, sourced in France, in very good vintage condition
This...
Category
1980s French Vintage Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Clay
Murano Sommerso Glass Vase by Alessandro Mandruzzato, Italy, 1970s
Located in Valencia, VC
A stunning Murano glass vase by Mandruzzato. Hand-produced in Venice circa the 1970s.
Measurements:
Height: 22.50cm (8.85 in.)
Width: 13cm (5.10 in.)
Depth:: 6cm (2.35 in)
This va...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass, Art Glass, Sommerso
$469 Sale Price
35% Off
Post Modern Japanese Vase Signed Tsukashi 1997
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Gorgeous vintage Japanese vase, handmade in 1997. The bottom is signed and dated. The vase is made with 3 pieces that stack to create a unique post modern design.
Category
1990s Japanese Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Two beautiful 80s porcelain vases by Rosamonde Nairac for Rosenthal studio-line
Located in München, DE
Two beautiful white porcelain vases with typical colorful floral motifs from the 1980s.
Designed by Rosamonde Nairac for Rosenthal studio-line.
Signed by the designer and manufacture...
Category
1980s German Vintage Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Postmodern Calacatta Marble Pedestal Vase Made in Italy Around 1980s
Located in Rümmingen, BW
"shipping note: If your region or country is not listed under the shipping options please contact us directly"
Striking Italian pedestal vase sculpted from Calacatta marble, dating ...
Category
Late 20th Century German Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
$260 Sale Price
20% Off
Nugget Vase (Large), Clear Green and Matte Pink by Gaetano Pesce
Located in Toronto, CA
Clear Green and Matte Pink "Nugget" Vase, size Large in soft resin, designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection.
*All the pieces are handmade and therefore unique. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Resin
Post-Modern Murano Sommerso Glass Cuore and Cuoricino Vases, Italy, 1990s
Located in Valencia, VC
Pair of Murano Sommerso Glass Heart Vases, Attributed to Maria Christina Hamel for Salviati, 1990s
A striking pair of hand-blown Murano glass vases in the shape of stylized hearts, executed in the sommerso technique and attributed to Maria Christina Hamel for Salviati. Designed and produced in Italy in the 1990s, these vases embody the playful yet refined spirit of late Post-Modern glasswork.
The pair features a smaller vase in a deep cherry red hue and a larger vase in a lighter, pink-toned red. Both are exceptionally heavy for their size, with a smooth, tactile finish that feels substantial and luxurious in hand.
Their clean sculptural forms and vivid colors make them ideal accent pieces for a variety of interiors—from bathroom shelves...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass
$703 Sale Price / set
38% Off
Kjell Engman for Kosta Boda – ‘CanCan’ Art Glass Bowl, Model 59145, Sweden, 1990
Located in Bochum, NRW
A vibrant and collectible art glass bowl from the *“CanCan”* series, designed by esteemed Swedish glass artist **Kjell Engman** for **Kosta Boda** in the early 1990s. This hand-blown...
Category
1990s Swedish Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Sandbloom Vase by Francesc Gasch Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Sandbloom Vase by Francesc Gasch Studio
Dimensions: D 25 x W 25 x H 46,7 cm.
Materials: 3D printed quartz.
Custom finishes are available on request. Please contact us.
Following on...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Other
$1,385 / item
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 Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
Fungus Medium Vase by David Valner
Located in Geneve, CH
Fungus Medium Vase by David Valner
Dimensions: D 20 x W 19 x H 37 cm.
Materials: Glass.
Weight: 3,5 kg.
Finish: Medium size, pink and yellow, and matte surface.
“The mystery of myce...
Category
2010s Czech Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
$927 / item
Paper Bag Ceramic Vase by Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
A fantastic ceramic vase by Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal, which is truly an iconic piece of Finnish design.
It was designed in 1970s and probably produced in the 90s.
The internal p...
Category
1970s Finnish Vintage Post-Modern Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Post-modern vases and vessels for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Post-Modern vases and vessels 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 vases and vessels 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 ceramic, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Post-Modern vases and vessels 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 vases and vessels, popular names associated with this style include Tom von Kaenel, Reflections Copenhagen, Zieta, and DygoDesign. 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 vases and vessels differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $60 and tops out at $56,631 while the average work can sell for $991.
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Double Happiness Vase