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Post-Modern Vases

POSTMODERN STYLE

Postmodern design was a short-lived movement that manifested itself chiefly in Italy and the United States in the early 1980s. The characteristics of vintage postmodern furniture and other postmodern objects and decor for the home included loud-patterned, usually plastic surfaces; strange proportions, vibrant colors and weird angles; and a vague-at-best relationship between form and function.

ORIGINS OF POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

  • Emerges during the 1960s; popularity explodes during the ’80s
  • A reaction to prevailing conventions of modernism by mainly American architects
  • Architect Robert Venturi critiques modern architecture in his Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture (1966)
  • Theorist Charles Jencks, who championed architecture filled with allusions and cultural references, writes The Language of Post-Modern Architecture (1977)
  • Italian design collective the Memphis Group, also known as Memphis Milano, meets for the first time (1980) 
  • Memphis collective debuts more than 50 objects and furnishings at Salone del Milano (1981)
  • Interest in style declines, minimalism gains steam

CHARACTERISTICS OF POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

  • Dizzying graphic patterns and an emphasis on loud, off-the-wall colors
  • Use of plastic and laminates, glass, metal and marble; lacquered and painted wood 
  • Unconventional proportions and abundant ornamentation
  • Playful nods to Art Deco and Pop art

POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

VINTAGE POSTMODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

Critics derided postmodern design as a grandstanding bid for attention and nothing of consequence. Decades later, the fact that postmodernism still has the power to provoke thoughts, along with other reactions, proves they were not entirely correct.

Postmodern design began as an architectural critique. Starting in the 1960s, a small cadre of mainly American architects began to argue that modernism, once high-minded and even noble in its goals, had become stale, stagnant and blandly corporate. Later, in Milan, a cohort of creators led by Ettore Sottsass and Alessandro Mendinia onetime mentor to Sottsass and a key figure in the Italian Radical movement — brought the discussion to bear on design.

Sottsass, an industrial designer, philosopher and provocateur, gathered a core group of young designers into a collective in 1980 they called Memphis. Members of the Memphis Group,  which would come to include Martine Bedin, Michael Graves, Marco Zanini, Shiro Kuramata, Michele de Lucchi and Matteo Thun, saw design as a means of communication, and they wanted it to shout. That it did: The first Memphis collection appeared in 1981 in Milan and broke all the modernist taboos, embracing irony, kitsch, wild ornamentation and bad taste.

Memphis works remain icons of postmodernism: the Sottsass Casablanca bookcase, with its leopard-print plastic veneer; de Lucchi’s First chair, which has been described as having the look of an electronics component; Martine Bedin’s Super lamp: a pull-toy puppy on a power-cord leash. Even though it preceded the Memphis Group’s formal launch, Sottsass’s iconic Ultrafragola mirror — in its conspicuously curved plastic shell with radical pops of pink neon — proves striking in any space and embodies many of the collective’s postmodern ideals. 

After the initial Memphis show caused an uproar, the postmodern movement within furniture and interior design quickly took off in America. (Memphis fell out of fashion when the Reagan era gave way to cool 1990’s minimalism.) The architect Robert Venturi had by then already begun a series of plywood chairs for Knoll Inc., with beefy, exaggerated silhouettes of traditional styles such as Queen Anne and Chippendale. In 1982, the new firm Swid Powell enlisted a group of top American architects, including Frank Gehry, Richard Meier, Stanley Tigerman and Venturi to create postmodern tableware in silver, ceramic and glass.

On 1stDibs, the vintage postmodern furniture collection includes chairs, coffee tables, sofas, decorative objects, table lamps and more.

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Style: Post-Modern
Murano Glass "Lisboa" Vase
Murano Glass "Lisboa" Vase

Murano Glass "Lisboa" Vase

Located in NICE, FR

This Murano glass vase is a refined expression of light, color, and exceptional craftsmanship. Its sculptural surface is articulated with vibrant, jewel-like glass spheres that creat...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Gold

AMANO - Vintage Ceramic Vase - Rich Red Glaze - Germany - Late 20th Century
AMANO - Vintage Ceramic Vase - Rich Red Glaze - Germany - Late 20th Century

AMANO - Vintage Ceramic Vase - Rich Red Glaze - Germany - Late 20th Century

By Scheurich Keramik

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...

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Late 20th Century German Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

L´Étoile De Mer Beige Sandstone Vase by Lou Thomas
L´Étoile De Mer Beige Sandstone Vase by Lou Thomas

L´Étoile De Mer Beige Sandstone Vase by Lou Thomas

Located in Geneve, CH

L´Étoile De Mer Beige Sandstone Vase by Lou Thomas Dimensions: ⌀ 24 x H 26 cm Materials: Beige sandstone "Drawing on her extensive travels to Japan, Mexico, and Morocco, Lou Thomas ...

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2010s French Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Sandstone

Shiro Kuramata flower vase pale pink acrylic Japanese minimalist style
Shiro Kuramata flower vase pale pink acrylic Japanese minimalist style

Shiro Kuramata flower vase pale pink acrylic Japanese minimalist style

By Shiro Kuramata

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

Materials

Aluminum

Turquoise Glass Amphora Vase by Jerzy Słuczan-Orkusz, Poland, 1980s
Turquoise Glass Amphora Vase by Jerzy Słuczan-Orkusz, Poland, 1980s

Turquoise Glass Amphora Vase by Jerzy Słuczan-Orkusz, Poland, 1980s

Located in Glasgow, GB

This turquoise cased glass amphora vase by Jerzy Słuczan-Orkusz for Tarnowiec Glassworks was produced in Poland in the early 1980s and reflects a modern interpretation of classical v...

Category

Late 20th Century Polish Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Art Glass

Large Vintage Postmodern German Floral Floor Vase from Steuler
Large Vintage Postmodern German Floral Floor Vase from Steuler

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: ...

Category

20th Century German Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

1980's Postmodern Geometric Bud Vase in Stainless Steel
1980's Postmodern Geometric Bud Vase in Stainless Steel

1980's Postmodern Geometric Bud Vase in Stainless Steel

By Paul Evans

Located in San Diego, CA

Nice geometric design brushed stainless mix with polished stainless bud vase, circa 1980's , nice clean lines for mid-century, Danish Modern Decor.

Category

20th Century American Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Stainless Steel

Gaetano Pesce vase from the goto series 1995 Venice Bienale
Gaetano Pesce vase from the goto series 1995 Venice Bienale

Gaetano Pesce vase from the goto series 1995 Venice Bienale

By Gaetano Pesce

Located in Vigevano, PV

Vase "Goto" designed and created by Gaetano Pesce for the "Temporary" exhibition of Caffè Florian, on the occasion of the Venice Biennale in 1995. The vase has the shape of the head...

Category

1990s Italian Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Plastic

Vintage Fused Glass Footed Vase, Hand Blown Art Glass
Vintage Fused Glass Footed Vase, Hand Blown Art Glass

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

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass

Miniature Murano Glass Vase with Bullicante, Gold Leaf, 1980s, Italy
Miniature Murano Glass Vase with Bullicante, Gold Leaf, 1980s, Italy

Miniature Murano Glass Vase with Bullicante, Gold Leaf, 1980s, Italy

By Archimede Seguso

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

Materials

Gold Leaf

Ajeto Glass Vase by Borek Sipek for Driade Gold Plated Metal 1989 Czechoslovakia
Ajeto Glass Vase by Borek Sipek for Driade Gold Plated Metal 1989 Czechoslovakia

Ajeto Glass Vase by Borek Sipek for Driade Gold Plated Metal 1989 Czechoslovakia

By B. Sipek, Driade

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

Materials

Metal, Gold Leaf

Post-Modern Murano Art Glass Vase by Cose Belle, Italy, 1980s
Post-Modern Murano Art Glass Vase by Cose Belle, Italy, 1980s

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

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Ettore Sottsass Postmodern "Tigris" Porcelain Vase for Memphis Milano, 1983
Ettore Sottsass Postmodern "Tigris" Porcelain Vase for Memphis Milano, 1983

Ettore Sottsass Postmodern "Tigris" Porcelain Vase for Memphis Milano, 1983

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

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Large Red Millefiori & Murine Vase, Murano Glass In Style of Dino Martens 1980s
Large Red Millefiori & Murine Vase, Murano Glass In Style of Dino Martens 1980s

Large Red Millefiori & Murine Vase, Murano Glass In Style of Dino Martens 1980s

By Dino Martens

Located in Clifton Springs, NY

Vintage Murano glass vase was made in flask shape with graphic abstract patterns on both back and front sizes of the vase. The solid red glass gather was decorated with fused multic...

Category

Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Art Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Murrine, Glass

Polychrome Ceramic Vase by Carlo Zauli, 1960s
Polychrome Ceramic Vase by Carlo Zauli, 1960s

Polychrome Ceramic Vase by Carlo Zauli, 1960s

By Carlo Zauli

Located in Puglia, Puglia

Single flower vase in polychrome ceramic, signed on the bottom. Carlo Zauli (Faenza, 19 August 1926 - Faenza, 14 January 2002).

Category

1960s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Vijayam Vase by Deetee Home
Vijayam Vase by Deetee Home

Vijayam Vase by Deetee Home

Located in Geneve, CH

Vijayam Vase by Deetee Home Dimensions: D 22.86 x H 34.29 cm Materials: Stoneware Handcrafted with precision by our skilled artisans, the pot's balanced form and subtle texture lend...

Category

2010s Indian Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Rare Resin and Fabric Gaetano Pesce Vase for Meritalia, 2004
Rare Resin and Fabric Gaetano Pesce Vase for Meritalia, 2004

Rare Resin and Fabric Gaetano Pesce Vase for Meritalia, 2004

By Gaetano Pesce

Located in Las Vegas, NV

Designed by maestro Gaetano Pesce for Meritalia and crafted from resin-soaked fabric draped around a center vessel. Pesce’s process captures the textile mid-gesture, creating the ill...

Category

1990s Italian Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Fabric, Resin

Handblown Murano Glass Vase in Female Torso Form, White & Brown, 1980s
Handblown Murano Glass Vase in Female Torso Form, White & Brown, 1980s

Handblown Murano Glass Vase in Female Torso Form, White & Brown, 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

Materials

Murano Glass

Pair Chrome Geometric Vases, 1980
Pair Chrome Geometric Vases, 1980

Pair Chrome Geometric Vases, 1980

Located in Chicago, IL

Pair Chrome Geometric Vases, 1980’s. Original excellent condition. Rectangular vase measures 11.25” tall 3.25” wide 1.5” deep, Circular vase 11.25” tall 3” diameter

Category

1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Chrome

Scents of Spring Heritage Vase by deBlona
Scents of Spring Heritage Vase by deBlona

Scents of Spring Heritage Vase by deBlona

Located in Geneve, CH

Scents of Spring Heritage Vase by deBlona Dimensions: W 38 x D 25 x H 63 cm. Materials: Ceramic. Colors: Deruta blue, copper green, yellow, orange, vanadium, purple, carmine red. T...

Category

2010s Italian Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Gaya Vase by Moldra
Gaya Vase by Moldra

Gaya Vase by Moldra

$1,033 / item

Gaya Vase by Moldra

Located in Geneve, CH

Gaya Vase by Moldra Dimensions: D 38 x H 28 cm Materials: Stoneware Moldra is a ceramic studio devoted to sculptural vases and objects. Rooted in the ancestral hand-building techniq...

Category

2010s Indian Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Fast Vase by Cédric Ragot for Rosenthal, Gilt Porcelain, Circa 2000
Fast Vase by Cédric Ragot for Rosenthal, Gilt Porcelain, Circa 2000

Fast Vase by Cédric Ragot for Rosenthal, Gilt Porcelain, Circa 2000

By Rosenthal, Cedric Ragot

Located in San Francisco, US

Cédric Ragot was an iconic designer that is only gaining more recognition with each passing year. “Fast,” created for Rosenthal, exemplifies his genius—a dynamic explosion frozen in ...

Category

Early 2000s French Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Shiro Kuramata flower vase violet acrylic Japanese minimalist style
Shiro Kuramata flower vase violet acrylic Japanese minimalist style

Shiro Kuramata flower vase violet acrylic Japanese minimalist style

By Shiro Kuramata

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

Materials

Aluminum

80s Modern Cream Sphere Vase
80s Modern Cream Sphere Vase

80s Modern Cream Sphere Vase

Located in Fairfield, CA

A vintage 80s ceramic vase. High gloss cream glaze in a simple modern sphere shape.

Category

1980s Vintage Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Large Crumpled Vase in Dark Blue 3D Printed Plant Based Plastic - Smooth Edition
Large Crumpled Vase in Dark Blue 3D Printed Plant Based Plastic - Smooth Edition

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

Materials

Plastic

Joel O'Dorisio for Lost Angel Glass Vase, American Studio Art Glass, 2003
Joel O'Dorisio for Lost Angel Glass Vase, American Studio Art Glass, 2003

Joel O'Dorisio for Lost Angel Glass Vase, American Studio Art Glass, 2003

Located in Clifton Springs, NY

Fused glass vase features complex multilayered colored glass core in dark Bordeau or burgundy red, toffee brown, cream, and deep cobalt blue colors, encased in clear glass in sommer...

Category

Early 2000s American Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Art Glass, Sommerso

Italian Unique Prototype Vase Veronese in Murano Glass by Cleto Munari, 2002
Italian Unique Prototype Vase Veronese in Murano Glass by Cleto Munari, 2002

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

Materials

Murano Glass

Versace & Archimede Seguso Murano Blown Glass Footed Vase
Versace & Archimede Seguso Murano Blown Glass Footed Vase

Versace & Archimede Seguso Murano Blown Glass Footed Vase

By Archimede Seguso, Gianni Versace

Located in Downingtown, PA

Couture Glass: Gianni Versace by Archimede Seguso Murano Vase, circa 1990 A superb example of late-20th-century design collaboration, this Murano blown glass footed vase embodies th...

Category

1990s Italian Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Blown Glass

An authentic postmodern vase by Lindsey B., 1983
An authentic postmodern vase by Lindsey B., 1983

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

Materials

Ceramic

Stoneware, Distressed Vessel NO.2  by Alexandria Roby
Stoneware, Distressed Vessel NO.2  by Alexandria Roby

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

Materials

Stoneware

1980s Postmodern Cased Glass Amphora Vase by Jerzy Słuczan-Orkusz, Poland
1980s Postmodern Cased Glass Amphora Vase by Jerzy Słuczan-Orkusz, Poland

1980s Postmodern Cased Glass Amphora Vase by Jerzy Słuczan-Orkusz, Poland

Located in Glasgow, GB

A bold and sculptural cased glass vase designed by Jerzy Słuczan-Orkusz and produced by Tarnowiec Glassworks, Poland, during the 1980s. This piece reflects a distinctly postmodern re...

Category

Late 20th Century Polish Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Art Glass

Meritalia Flower Vase / Orange and Green by Gaetano Pesce
Meritalia Flower Vase / Orange and Green by Gaetano Pesce

Meritalia Flower Vase / Orange and Green by Gaetano Pesce

By Gaetano Pesce, Meritalia

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

Materials

Resin

Shiro Kuramata Pink Vase
Shiro Kuramata Pink Vase

Shiro Kuramata Pink Vase

By Shiro Kuramata

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

Materials

Glass, Acrylic

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

Medusa Vase (Large), Matte White by Gaetano Pesce

By Gaetano Pesce, Corsi Design Factory

Located in Toronto, CA

Matte White 'Medusa' 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...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Resin

1980s Pink Mottled Glass Vase by Mdina Glass, Malta
1980s Pink Mottled Glass Vase by Mdina Glass, Malta

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

Materials

Art Glass

Light 32 Porcelain Sculpture by Laura Pasquino
Light 32 Porcelain Sculpture by Laura Pasquino

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...

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2010s Dutch Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Val Saint Lambert green carved crystal vase.
Val Saint Lambert green carved crystal vase.

Val Saint Lambert green carved crystal vase.

By Val Saint Lambert

Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA

Val Saint Lambert green cut crystal vase. Green cut crystal vase. It features a cylindrical shape that widens slightly toward the top. The design features deep carving that creates a...

Category

20th Century Belgian Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Art Glass

A Memphis Milano Post-Modern Ceramic Vase By Marco Zanini for Bitossi
A Memphis Milano Post-Modern Ceramic Vase By Marco Zanini for Bitossi

A Memphis Milano Post-Modern Ceramic Vase By Marco Zanini for Bitossi

By Marco Zanini, Bitossi

Located in Aci Castello, IT

This Marco Zanini vase for Bitossi is a quintessential example of the Memphis Milano style, characterized by its bold colors, geometric shapes, and playful, innovative design. The va...

Category

Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Paper Bag Ceramic Vase by Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal
Paper Bag Ceramic Vase by Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal

Paper Bag Ceramic Vase by Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal

By Tapio Wirkkala, 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

Materials

Ceramic

Large Stone Bathtub by Studio Loho
Large Stone Bathtub by Studio Loho

Large Stone Bathtub by Studio Loho

Located in Geneve, CH

Large stone bathtub by Studio Loho Dimensions: D 85 x W 175 x H 57 cm Materials: stone Other stone types are possible upon request. Available in 2 si...

Category

2010s Belgian Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Stone

Haeger Blush Peach Abstract Vase Postmodern
Haeger Blush Peach Abstract Vase Postmodern

Haeger Blush Peach Abstract Vase Postmodern

By Haeger

Located in New York, NY

Postmodern Haeger Peach Blush pink abstract vase, medium size. Looks stunning on its own or as part of a group. In great condition, no crazing or cracks. Measures: H 9"/ W 10.5"/ D 4...

Category

1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Black Stoneware Sfondyli Vase by Elena Vasilantonaki
Black Stoneware Sfondyli Vase by Elena Vasilantonaki

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 ...

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2010s Greek Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Post Modern Ikebana Vase, Ceramic, Memphis Style, Japan, 1980s
Post Modern Ikebana Vase, Ceramic, Memphis Style, Japan, 1980s

Post Modern Ikebana Vase, Ceramic, Memphis Style, Japan, 1980s

By Memphis Group, Toyo

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Post Modern Ikebana Vase, Japan, 1980's "interesting form and nice color" "in good as found condition with one small imperfection - see images"

Category

1980s Japanese Vintage Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Post-Modern Murano Glass Heart Vases by Maria Christina Hamel, 1990s
Post-Modern Murano Glass Heart Vases by Maria Christina Hamel, 1990s

Post-Modern Murano Glass Heart Vases by Maria Christina Hamel, 1990s

By Maria Christina Hamel 1, Salviati

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

Materials

Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso

Lira Vase by Deetee Home
Lira Vase by Deetee Home

Lira Vase by Deetee Home

Located in Geneve, CH

Lira Vase by Deetee Home Dimensions: D 15.24 x H 22.86 cm Materials: Stoneware A handcrafted DeeTee Home ceramic pot that balances raw texture with subtle sculptural lines, making i...

Category

2010s Indian Post-Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Ceramic Vase by Claudia Frignani, Wunderkammer Studio
Ceramic Vase by Claudia Frignani, Wunderkammer Studio

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

Materials

Ceramic

Post-modern vases for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Post-Modern vases 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 created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, asian art and furniture and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Post-Modern vases 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, popular names associated with this style include Tom von Kaenel, Zieta, DygoDesign, 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 vases 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 $1,012.