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Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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
Vintage Crystalex Wine Glasses Set of 6 – Bohemian Glass, Czech Republic, 1990's
Located in Praha, CZ
Elevate your tableware collection with this vibrant and rare set of 6 vintage wine glasses by Crystalex, crafted in Czechoslovakia around 1990. These distinctive glasses feature rich...
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1990s Czech Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Crystal

A dinner service - plates, bowls, platters - by Wawel, Poland late 20th century
By Wawel
Located in View Park, CA
A large set of dinner plates, bowls, platters, and other serverware by Wawel Poland, 20th century. Each dish features a unique tiger-print esque design, rife with Hollywood Regency s...
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Late 20th Century Polish Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Memphis Style Pilamity Teapot by Moller Designs
Located in Fairfield, CA
A vintage 1980s postmodern stainless steel "Pilamity" teapot by Moller Designs. Great Memphis style design in a conical shape. Black triangular handle and lid with a round red handle...
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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Stainless Steel

Vintage Dorothy Thorpe Style Barware, Highball Glasses And Ice Bucket In Caddy
Located in San Carlos, CA
For Sale: Elegant Highball Glass Set with Ice Bucket & Chrome Caddy Elevate your entertaining game with this stunning set of 8 highball glasses paired with a sleek glass ice bucket,...
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1980s Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Chrome

Brass and Walnut Paper Towel Holder
Located in Treadwell, NY
Elegant modernist unlacquered brass paper towel holder with a walnut base finished in a hardwax oil. The brass finish will naturally patina and deepen with time.
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21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Brass

1985 Rare Postmodern Porcelain & Silver Teapot by Borek Sipek for Driade
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and very rare very collectible porcelain and silver teapot coffee carafe designed by Borek Sipek for Driade excellent condition beautiful patina never used.
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20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Silver

Dark Green Marble Coasters
Located in New York, NY
A set of three (3) round dark green marble coasters for drinks, cocktails, champagne, etc., modern style/Postmodern period, circa late-20th century. Coasters are dark green with whit...
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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Marble

Vintage 1983 Alessi Original 3cp La Conica Espresso Coffee Maker Italy MINT
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Vintage 1983 Alessi Original 3cp La Conica Espresso Coffee Maker Italy MINT Iconic, 1983, original 3-cup, " La Conica" Espresso Coffee Maker, model "La Tavola di Babele" ,designed...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Copper, Stainless Steel

Handmade Rimini Blue Lacquered Ceramic Jug by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, Italy
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...
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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ceramic

Postmodern Gray Ceramic Braided Woven Abstract Centerpiece Bowl
Located in New York, NY
Stunning woven braided ceramic centerpiece bowl glazed in a wonderful shade of gray with some blue tones. Great size for a coffee table or entryway. Very unusual abstract shape, plea...
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1980s Unknown Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ceramic

Bormioli Rocco Matisse Italian Glasses Set of 4
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Bormioli Rocco Matisse Italian Whisky Glasses Set of 4 heavy with a nice texture molded bottom. Dimensions: 3.5 x 3.5 in. Made in Italy, circa 1980s. Vintage barware set of 4 whiskey...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Glass

Ceramic Set Form 3000 'Sicilia' by Arzberg, 1970
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning 11-piece porcelain tea/coffee set 'Sicilia' form 3000 ceramic set by Hans Theo Baumann for Arzberg Porzellan, Germany. The set contains a tea/coffee pot with lid, a small ca...
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1970s German Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Defne Koz Drinking Glass for hwc Egizia by Sottsass Associati, Italy
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Defne Koz Drinking Glass for hwc Egizia by Sottsass Associati, Italy, 1990's. Four drinking glasses available. The listed price is for one drinking glass.
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Glass

Alessi Anna Timer By Alessandro Mendini Kitchen Timer in Blue
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Alessi Anna Timer By Alessandro Mendini Kitchen Timer in Blue color. Vintage mechanical Alessi blue, red and chrome "Anna G" timer designed by Alessandro...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Chrome

Peter Shire Exp Signed Post Modern Ceramic California Pottery Splatter Cup, 1979
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful work by famed Los Angeles (Echo Park), California-based artist Peter Shire who was a founding member (along with Italian designer Ettore Sottsass and others) of The Memph...
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1970s American Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ceramic, Pottery

Multicolor Massimo Vignelli for Heller Dinnerware - Service for Four
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Winner of the prestigious Compasso d'Oro award for Good Design in 1964, Massimo Vignelli's iconic dinnerware for Heller (likely designed with his equally talented wife Lella) has bee...
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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Plastic

Post-Modern Aluminum Lemon Squeezer Juicer by Philippe Starck for Alessi
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
A classic post-modern aluminum lemon squeezer juicer by Philippe Starck for Alessi, circa 1990s. The piece is in great condition and it a beautiful functional piece of art.
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1990s Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Aluminum

Carlo Giannini Chicca Espresso Coffee Maker
By Carlo Giannini
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Carlo Giannini Chicca Caffettiera, or Espresso coffee maker, features Modernist design with bullet shaped body and angled handle, realized in cast aluminum and faux wood. The coffee ...
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20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Aluminum

Tapio Wirkaala "Porcelaine Noire" Dish Plate for Rosenthal Studio Linie, 1970s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Vintage dish plate in black porcelain designed by Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal Studio Linie “Porcelaine Noire” serie with shiny and matte tone-on-tone dec...
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1970s German Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Kazuko Matthews Post Modern Ceramic Teapot, California, 1980's
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Kazuko Matthews Post Modern Ceramic Teapot, California, 1980's. Kazuko Kayasuga Matthews was born Southern California and was raised in Japan. After she returned to the United Stat...
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20th Century American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ceramic, Stoneware

Tea Service "Flash On" by Dorothy Hafner, Rosenthal Studio-Line Germany, 1980s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Tea Service "Flash On" by Dorothy Hafner, Rosenthal Studio-Line Germany, 1980s. 40 pieces of fantastic coffee/tea service. The iconic Post-Moden, Memphis pattern...
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1980s German Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ceramic

Postmodern Rare Tea Kettle Designed by Michael Graves
Located in San Diego, CA
A Classic postmodern Memphis era design teapot designed by Michael Graves, circa the 1980s, a rare design not many were produced it's in good condition. A cool whistle that works whe...
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20th Century American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Stainless Steel

Pair of Small Wild Animal Ashtrays by Hermès
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Pair of Small Wild Animal Ashtrays by Hermès This pair of small Hermès ashtrays features a square design with rounded corners. Each ashtray features a central illustration of a wild ...
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20th Century French Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

1960 Italy Post-Modern Murano Turquoise Blown Glass Bottle
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a very charming piece hand made in blown glass from the well known Murano isle, in Venice, Italy. It has a transparent turquoise color and it has an elegant shape. It is in perfect conditions. We're antique...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Glass

Set of 32 Dansk BLT Sandstone Brown and Off White Ceramic Dishes Circa 1980
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A 32 piece Dansk BLT Sandstone dish set. This gorgeous dish set includes 13 mugs, 10 bowls, and 9 plates. This set is circa 1980 and has a beautiful mid centu...
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1980s Danish Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ceramic

Cobalt Blue Crystal Ice Bucket Ajka Arabella Barware 1960
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Ajka Arabella Crystal Cobalt Cut to Clear Ice Bucket Mouth-blown and Hand-Cut. Cobalt blue cut to clear Bohemia art glass crystal ice bucket decorativ...
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1980s Hungarian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Crystal

A unique graduated asymmetrical fruit bowl, late 20th century
Located in View Park, CA
A unique postmodern studio art ceramic serving or fruit bowl featuring a graduated structure, asymmetrical lip, and ombré color theme, probably late 20th century. In tones of royal b...
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20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ceramic

Marble Coasters
Located in New York, NY
A set of four (4) coral hue marble drinks coasters with cork bottom, Postmodern period, circa late-20th century. Coasters are square with a rounded corner in varying shades of coral ...
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Late 20th Century Philippine Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Marble

Italy Post-Modern Mario Buccellati Silver Bowl Leaf
Located in Brescia, IT
This silver bowl of Mario Buccellati has an intense beauty and for this reason we can say that it can be a piece of art. The centerpiece is finely engraved, with details that reproduce the imprint of a leaf. On the back, we can see its feet that are made with the shape of two folded leaf. It is a really masterpiece of high Italian craftsmanship. The piece was made in 1980 but we can say that it is in excellent conditions. It has its original and elegant blu box...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Silver

Memphis Postmodern Porcelain Teapot by The Toscany Collection Japan
Located in San Diego, CA
A rare and beautiful porcelain teapot designed by The Toscany Collection Japan circa 1980s, Memphis style design in excellent condition never ...
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20th Century Japanese Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Vintage Glass Ashtray by Kaj Franck, Finland, 1960s
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
This post-modern glass ashtray, designed by Karj Franck, was given the name "CIGARO" since the rim includes five notches for cigarettes and one larger notch for a cigar. It was made ...
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1960s Finnish Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Art Glass

Post-Modern Stainless Steel Bar Set by Michael Graves
Located in San Diego, CA
A nice post-modern stainless steel bar tool set by Michael Graves, circa the 1980s. The set is in good vintage condition and measures 6.5"W x 8.25"D x 1"H. The set includes cocktail ...
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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Stainless Steel

Kazuko Matthews Post Modern California Studio Stoneware Teapot with Lid
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Flattened stoneware Post Modernist teapot with lid by California architectural artist Kazuko Matthews. Teapot measures 16" by 12" by 4" and is signed ...
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1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Stoneware

Set of 2 Italian Postmodern Euclid Series Salad Servers by Michael Graves, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Italian Postmodern Euclid Series Salad Servers by Michael Graves for Alessi, 1980s, Set of 2, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989 This piece has an attribution mark. Addi...
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20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Plastic

Set of 2 Vintage German Postmodern Fantasia Series Sugar Pot and Milk Cup, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage German Postmodern Fantasia Series Sugar Pot and Milk Cup by Matteo Thun for Arzberg, 1980s, Set of 2, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989 This piece has an attribu...
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20th Century German Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Vintage Spheric Red Glazed Ceramic Ashtray by Gabbianelli, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1970s. This ashtray / catchall is made in glazed ceramic by Gabbianelli and features its logo on the bottom. It may show slight traces of use since it's vintage, but...
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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ceramic

Post Modern / Memphis "Carnival" Platter by Kato Kogei for Fujimori
Located in San Diego, CA
Post modern / Memphis "Carnival" platter / serving dish by Kato Kogei for Fujimori, circa 1980s. Wonderful colorful Memphis style! #1817.
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Late 20th Century Japanese Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ceramic

Peter Shire, Abstract Cups, Ceramic /Pottery, Splatter EXP Signature, Pop Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Here we have 2 ceramic cups, in splatter pattern. Both signed as shown, with EXP mark. You can buy them both, or to pick big handle or small handle, at list $ 250.00 each, for the well known Los Angeles...
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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ceramic

80s Post Modern Pierre Casenove for Studio Salins Art Deco Style Teal Coffee Pot
Located in St. Louis, MO
Large geometric Post-Modern Teal glazed coffee pot designed by Pierre Casenove for by Studio Salins France in the 1980s. Designed during the 1980s Memphi...
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1980s French Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ceramic

Dali, Warhol, Picasso, Hockney Plate, Artists by Mac Products, England 1990
By Na-Mac Products Corporation
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
A china plate with the artists Dali, Warhol, Picasso, and Hockney by Mac Products, made in England in 1990.
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1990s English Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Handcrafted Double Old-Fashioned Cobalt Blue Set of 6 Glasses 1980s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Handcrafted Swirl-Infused Old-Fashioned Glasses in Cobalt Blue – Set of 6. These vintage Italian hand-blown drinking glasses boast a thick and heavy construction in captivating cobalt blue and clear glass with intricate swirls. Elevate your barware collection with this beautiful set of 6 cobalt blue cocktail glasses...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

1970s Vintage Italian Murano Venini Venetian Art Glass Ice Bucket Blue and White
Located in North Hollywood, CA
1970s Vintage Venini Murano Light Blue White Clear Wine Cooler Ice Bucket Made in Italy. handcrafted Italian Murano Venini venetian art glass ice bucket . This is a delicate blown Murano art glass ice bucket. It has a flared shape from the base to the rim. It is a light sea blue color glass with white vertical lines and many small bubbles in the glass, the imperfection in the glass is due to the handcrafted blown glass. Vintage hand blown Venini Murano martini ice cube glass container in light blue, white and transparent wine cooler, ice bucket Hand-made in Italy 1970-80. No Hallmark no signature. Italian Murano art glass ice bucket. Measures from handle to handle: 6.5 inches. Diameter Top is 5.5 inches. Dimensions: Height: 5 in (12.7 cm)Width: 6.5 in (16.51 cm)Depth: 5.5 in (13.97 cm). Add a beautiful touch of Italian Mediterranean art...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Vintage Tortoise Shell Hand-Blown Glass Pitcher
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage hand-blown glass pitcher in a tortoise shell pattern. Elegant barware hand blown tortoise shell glass pitcher amber with clear glass handle. A distinctive tortoise shell motif brings rich color and dimension to a glass carafe that makes a stunning addition to your bar. A beautiful tall Martini or Lemonade pitcher...
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20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Postmodern "Rigatone" Spaghetti Jar by Stefano Giovannoni for Alessi
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool postmodern "Rigatone" spaghetti jar by Stefano Giovannoni for Alessi, circa 1980s. The piece is made of an orange translucent...
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20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Plastic

“Lumiere” Emerald Green Coaster or Ashtray by VERSACE for Rosenthal
Located in San Gabriel, CA
Emerald green "Lumiere" Crystal ashtray or coaster by VERSACE for Rosenthal. Features signature medusa head and Greek key logos shaped in opaque 3D crystal. Can be used as a coaster ...
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Early 2000s German Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Crystal

Design Knife Holder / Stand Voodoo Man Raffaele Iannello, Viceversa, 1990s
Located in Praha, CZ
- largest type - first original model - very practical - marked by VICEVERSA
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1990s Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Plastic

Vintage Murano Venetian Handblown Art Glass Cobalt Blue Ashtray
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Gorgeous Vintage Murano Venetian handblown art glass flower shaped bowl or ashtray. Sculptural organic open flower form in cobalt blue art glass ashtray bowl. Use it as an ashtray...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Tapio Wirkaala "Porcelaine Noire" Centerpiece for Rosenthal Studio Linie, 1970s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Centerpiece, fruit bowl, plate in black porcelain, vintage modernism, designed by Tapio Wirkkala for Rosenthal Studio Linie “Porcelaine Noire” serie...
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1970s German Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Postmodern Ice Bucket Design by Knud Holscher Denmark
By Knud Holscher
Located in San Diego, CA
Great design on this 1980's ice bucket by Knud Holscher made in Denmark in a flat black mate finish with drain plate.
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Late 20th Century Danish Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Plastic

Fujimori Mug Set for Kato Kogei Ceramics Post-Modern Alpha 3 Memphis Japan 1980s
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Founded during the Meiji era as a glass-making company in Nishi-ku, Nagoya, Kato made a name for itself by manufacturing cutting-edge designs, of which post-modern service is a prime...
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1980s Japanese Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Postmodern Set of Six Baccarat Crystal Champagne Coupes, France
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in France by Baccarat, 1960s. These six coupes are made in thin crystal. They are vintage, therefore they might show slight traces of use, but they c...
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1960s French Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Crystal

Gianni Versace for Rosenthal, Five Large "Ivy Leaves" Teacups with Saucers
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Gianni versace for Rosenthal. Five large "Ivy Leaves" teacups with saucers, late 20th century. In perfect condition. The cup measures: 10.5 x 6 cm. The saucer measures: 16.5 cm. ...
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Late 20th Century German Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Hot Bertaa Postmodern Water Kettle by Philippe Starck for ALESSI
Located in Linkebeek, BE
"Hot Bertaa" Water Kettle by Philippe Starck for ALESSI Philippe Stark - 1990s - Italian - Alessi Measures : 32cmx17cm H:25cm Materials: Brushed Aluminium - Thermo Plastic Wear con...
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20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Aluminum

Vintage Guy Corrie Union Glass Donut Base Art Glass Vase Cobalt Blue Pink 1980's
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Guy Corrie Union Glass Donut base art glass vase in cobalt blue and pink 1980's. Cobalt blue and pink art glass vase by R Guy Corrie, Union Street Glass...
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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Art Glass, Blown Glass

Vintage Philippe Starck Juicy Salif 1990 Made by Alessi Italy
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Iconic Alessi Juicy Salif Citrus Juicer Designed by Philippe Starck in original box. Juicy Salif, a citrus reamer designed by Philippe Starck in 1990, is considered an icon o...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Aluminum

Set of 2 Vintage Postmodern German Fantasia Series Teapot and Cup, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage Postmodern German Fantasia Series Teapot and Cup by Matteo Thun for Arzberg, 1980s, Set of 2, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989 This piece has an attribution mar...
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20th Century German Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Large 67 Piece Set of Post Modern Dorothy Hafner Rosenthal Flash Dinnerware
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Large set of Memphis style Flash series porcelain dinnerware for twelve designed in 1982 by noted American ceramist and glass artist, Dorothy Hafner, and manufactured in Germany by R...
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1980s German Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Post Modern Teapot by Peter Langer for Feltman Langer c.1980s
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Post-Modern porcelain teapot designed by Peter Langer for Feltman Langer. It is in the style of and often attributed to Peter Shire. The teapot is asymm...
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1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Post-modern serveware, ceramics, silver and glass for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Post-Modern serveware, ceramics, silver and glass 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 serveware, ceramics, silver and glass created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects, folk art and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Post-Modern serveware, ceramics, silver and glass 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 serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, popular names associated with this style include Peter Shire, Michael Graves (b.1934), Rosenthal, and Matteo Thun. 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 serveware, ceramics, silver and glass differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $40 and tops out at $24,410 while the average work can sell for $776.

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