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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
Object 3 Atlantis Collection by Angeliki Stamatakou
Located in Geneve, CH
Object 3 Atlantis Collection by Angeliki Stamatakou One of a kind, 2022 Dimensions: H15 x W17 cm. Materials: Stoneware, handmade glaze. Colors: blue, pink, ivory. Angeliki Sta...
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2010s Greek Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Stoneware

Refined Contemporary Marble 01 Kyknos Marble Platter
Located in Geneve, CH
Refined Contemporary Marble 01 Kyknos Marble Platter Signed by Leo Aerts. Dimensions: Diameter 32 x H 2 cm Material: Kyknos Marble. Technique...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Marble

Krystal Cité Vase by Malwina Konopacka
Located in Geneve, CH
Krystal Cité vase by Malwina Konopacka 2022 Signature engraved, signed authenticity certificate provided Edition : Kolektiv Cite Radieuse Materials: Blown crystal Dimensions: 35...
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2010s Polish Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Crystal

Chelsea Tall Green Glass by Reflections Copenhagen
Located in Geneve, CH
Chelsea tall green glass by Reflections Copenhagen Dimensions: D7 x H15 cm Materials: Fine hand cut crystal and glass Other dimensions and colours are available. The designers ...
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2010s Danish Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Crystal

Set of 4 Plain Fruit Bowls by Studio Cúze
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 Plain fruit bowls by Studio Cúze Dimensions: W 29 x H 6.5 cm Materials: ceramic A unique bowl that brightens up your room and knows how to present your fruit in an inim...
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2010s German Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ceramic

Pair of Refined Contemporary Marble 03 Rosso Lepanto Marble Cake Stand
Located in Geneve, CH
Pair of Refined Contemporary Marble 03 Rosso Lepanto Marble Cake Stand Signed by Leo Aerts. Dimensions: Diameter 26 x Height 22.5 cm Material: Rosso Leva...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Marble

Refined Contemporary Marble 03 Kyknos Marble Cake Stand
Located in Geneve, CH
Refined Contemporary marble 03 Kyknos Marble cake stand Signed by Leo Aerts. Dimensions: Diameter 26 x height 22.5 cm Material: Kyknos marble Te...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Marble

Half Half Vase by Jung Hong
Located in Geneve, CH
Half Half Vase by Jung Hong Unique Piece Dimensions: W 31 x D 31 x H 37 cm Materials: Porcelain Dyed porcelain, high temparature fired, polished silky fine surface. I use the technique of 'sang-gam' (=inlay work) with my special tool, which I made myself, and create delicate and exact lines, which are all handmade, although they are often mistakenly considered manufactured. In the notched hollow lines, I delicately place the subtle different colors one by one, just as hyperrealist painters do. It took me about a year to get a detailed "moon" pattern on the porcelain "moon jar". I am a Berlin-based ceramic artist from Korea and these are very early works made in Berlin, Moon jar is a type of traditional Korean white porcelain...
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2010s German Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Mulberry Collection Vase by Angeliki Stamatakou
Located in Geneve, CH
Mulberry collection vase by Angeliki Stamatakou One of a kind, 2022 Dimensions: H25.5 x W19 cm. Materials: Stoneware, clear glaze. Angeliki Stamatakou is a ceramics artist base...
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2010s Greek Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Stoneware

Stomata 9 Vase by Anna Karountzou
Located in Geneve, CH
Stomata 9 vase by Anna Karountzou Dimensions: W 12.5 x D 12.5 x H 23.5 cm Materials: Mixed black, beige and white stoneware clay, clear glaze inside, fired at 1240 Born and base...
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2010s Greek Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Other

Stomata 2 Vase by Anna Karountzou
Located in Geneve, CH
Stomata 2 vase by Anna Karountzou Dimensions: W 14 x D 12 x H 26.5 cm Materials: mixed beige and white stoneware clay, clear glaze inside, fired at 1240 Born and based in Athens...
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2010s Greek Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Other

Stomata 11 Vase by Anna Karountzou
Located in Geneve, CH
Stomata 11 vase by Anna Karountzou Dimensions: W 26.5 x D 25 x H 40 cm Materials: Mixed black and white stoneware clay, clear glaze inside, handemade crater glaze outside, fired at...
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2010s Greek Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Other

Nomad Jar Lindsey by Gilles & Cecilie
Located in Geneve, CH
Nomad Jar Lindsey by Gilles & Cecilie Unique Dimensions: H 9 x W 6.5 cm Material: terracotta with iron Gilles and Cecilie Studio created the Nomad Jar Family to explore drawing...
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2010s English Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Iron

Terracotta Illustrated Vase by Solem Ceramics
Located in Geneve, CH
Terracotta Illustrated vase by Solem Ceramics Dimensions: Ø 23 x H 30 cm. Materials: Red stoneware, terracotta slip. Solem’s work pulls from memori...
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2010s Canadian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Stoneware, Terracotta

Nomad Jar Trinket by Gilles & Cecilie
Located in Geneve, CH
Nomad jar trinket by Gilles & Cecilie Unique Dimensions: H 5 x W 5 cm Material: Terracotta and ceramic/natural Gilles and Cecilie Studio created the Nomad Jar Family to explore...
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2010s English Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ceramic

Unique Elementa Fruit Holder in Satin Brass by Mingardo
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique Elementa Fruit Holder in Satin Brass by Mingardo Dimensions: D16.5 x H8.5 cm Materials:Natural satin brass and natural varnished iron Weight: 5 kg...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Brass, Iron

Black Bonbon Vase by Solem Ceramics
Located in Geneve, CH
Black Bonbon vase by Solem Ceramics. Dimensions: Ø 12.7 x H 34.5 cm. Materials: stoneware, glaze. This vase is water safe. Solem’s work pulls from...
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2010s Canadian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Stoneware

Half Half Vase by Jung Hong
Located in Geneve, CH
Half Half Vase by Jung Hong Unique Piece Dimensions: W 24.5 x D 24.5 x H 29.5 cm Materials: Porcelain I use the technique of 'sang-gam' (=inlay work) with my special tool, which I made myself, and create delicate and exact lines, which are all handmade, although they are often mistakenly considered manufactured. In the notched hollow lines, I delicately place the subtle different colors one by one, just as hyperrealist painters do. It took me about a year to get a detailed "moon" pattern on the porcelain "moon jar". I am a Berlin-based ceramic artist from Korea and these are very early works made in Berlin, Moon jar is a type of traditional Korean white porcelain...
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2010s German Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Refined Contemporary Marble 01 Rosso Lepanto Marble Platter
Located in Geneve, CH
Refined Contemporary marble 01 Rosso Levanto Marble Platter Signed by Leo Aerts. Dimensions: diameter 32 x height 2 cm Material: Rosso Lepanto Marble...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Marble

Unique Arq 011 Blanco, Hueso Vase by Raquel Vidal and Pedro Paz
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique Arq 011 Blanco, Hueso vase by Raquel Vidal and Pedro Paz Dimensions: Ø 11.5 x 24 cm Materials: hand-sculpted glazed stoneware. The Arq series emerged from our own past pr...
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2010s Spanish Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Stoneware

Géode Round Plate by Matthieu Gicquel
Located in Geneve, CH
Géode Round Plate by Matthieu Gicquel Dimensions: D 32 x W 36 x H 3 cm. Materials: Optical glass and gold leaf. Weight: 7 kg. Each piece is numbered. Please contact us. Praise for the moment Light shines through the glass. Details are revealed one by one: here a light bubble rises, there a changing reflection. To seek to understand Matthieu Gicquel’s glass art - because what we’re really talking about here is touching the senses of the material, of the work - is first and foremost to follow the path mapped out by Junichiro Tanizaki in In Praise of Shadows. For him, «[...] we forget what is invisible to us, we regard as non-existent what cannot be seen»; yet the creator’s entire will lies in this need to reveal to us what seems absent, to give substance to the mystery from a material so common that we no longer pay attention to it. Two words-concepts of Japanese origin-form the original basis of Matthieu Gicquel’s artistic philosophy: wabi-sabi and Yûgen. The first is the powerful idea that beauty is to be found in the banal, the everyday, the vile. To the European eye, at first glance, it seems hard to grasp: what beauty is there in a chipped bowl...
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2010s French Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Gold Leaf

Serving Bowl L by Eter Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Serving Bowl L by Eter Design Unique Piece. Dimensions: Serving Bowl L: Ø 39.5 x H 11 cm. Materials: Clay. Sustainable - Eco-friendly. Handmade. Each piece may vary slightly in colo...
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2010s American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Clay

Set of Serving Bowl L with Serving Spoons by Eter Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of Serving Bowl L with Serving Spoons by Eter Design Unique Pieces. Dimensions: Serving Bowl L: Ø 39.5 x H 11 cm. Serving Spoons: Ø 5,5 x H 28,5 cm Materials: Clay. Sustainable ...
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2010s American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Clay

Low Game of Stone Marble Center Piece by Josefina Munoz
Located in Geneve, CH
Low game of stone center piece, blue by Josefina Munoz Game of Stone Collection. Dimensions: H 8 x Ø 24 cm. Material: Marble Palissandro Blu Nuvolato. Also available in tall cent...
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2010s Swiss Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Marble

Refined Contemporary Marble 01 Grey Saint Laurent Marble Platter
Located in Geneve, CH
Refined Contemporary Marble 01 grey Saint Laurent marble platter Signed by Leo Aerts. Dimensions: Diameter 32 x Height 2 cm Material: Grey Sai...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Marble

Fuwa Fuwa, No. 14 Bottle by Yusuké Y. Offhause
Located in Geneve, CH
FUWA FUWA, No 14 Bottle by Yusuke´ Y. Offhause One of a Kind, the work is in two parts (ceramic and glass). Dimensions: D 7.8 x W 7.8 x H 22 cm. Materials: stoneware, porcelain, g...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain, Stoneware, Glass

Fuwa Fuwa, No. 12 Bottle by Yusuké Y. Offhause
Located in Geneve, CH
FUWA FUWA, No 12 bottle by Yusuke´ Y. Offhause One of a kind, the work is in two parts (ceramic and glass). Dimensions: D 8.8 x W 8.8 x H 23 cm. Materials: stoneware, porcelain, g...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain, Stoneware, Glass

Set of 2 Periwinkle Vases by Doa Ceramics
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Periwinkle vases by Doa Ceramics Dimensions: Small 3.5" (in). Large 12" (in) Materials: Ceramic. Technique: Hand-crafted. Freeform. Glazed. Also available in sizes 6",...
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2010s Turkish Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ceramic

Carafe 1 Vase by Anna Karountzou
Located in Geneve, CH
Carafe 1 vase by Anna Karountzou Dimensions: W 26 x D 13 x H 40 cm Materials: black stoneware clay, clear glaze inside, handmade crater glaze outside, fired at 1220 Born and bas...
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2010s Greek Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Other

Vano Model 3 Green Object by Eter Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Vano Model 3 Green Object by Eter Design Unique Piece. Dimensions: Ø 15.2 x H 39.4 cm. Materials: Clay. Sustainable - Eco-friendly. Handmade. Each pie...
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2010s American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Clay

Paysages Desértiques Medium, Tray by Josefina Munoz
Located in Geneve, CH
Paysages Desértiques Medium, tray by Josefina Munoz Paysages Desértiques Collection Dimensions: H4 x 21 cm Material: ceramics Available in: Mini, Small, Big, Super Big and Set,...
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2010s Swiss Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ceramic

Paysages Desértiques Small, Mini Tray by Josefina Munoz
Located in Geneve, CH
Paysages Desértiques Small, Mini Tray by Josefina Munoz (Price for a Set of 2) Paysages Desértiques Collection Dimensions: H5 x 14 cm Material: ceramics...
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2010s Swiss Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ceramic

Large 1st Generation Pleomorph 34D Sculpture by Abid Javed
Located in Geneve, CH
Large 1st Generation Pleomorph 34D Sculpture by Abid Javed Dimensions: W 30 x D 10 x 40 cm (Dimensions are variable) Materials: Ceramic stoneware. Available in multiple clay body ...
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2010s British Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ceramic, Stoneware

Set of 2 Incisioni Iridi Plissé Ashtrays by Purho
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Incisioni Iridi Plissé Ashtrays by Purho Dimensions: D14x H3.5 cm Materials: Glass Other colours and dimensions are available. Purho is a new protagonist of made in It...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Glass

Set of 2 Incisioni Iridi Sand Ashtrays by Purho
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Incisioni Iridi Sand Ashtrays by Purho Dimensions: D14x H3.5 cm each Materials: Glass Other colours and dimensions are available. Purho is a new protagonist of made in...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Glass

Incisioni Iridi Stripe Ashtray by Purho
Located in Geneve, CH
Incisioni Iridi stripe ashtray by Purho Dimensions: D14x H3.5 cm Materials: Glass Other colours and dimensions are available. Purho is a new protagonist of made in Italy desig...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Glass

Arrebol Tibor Diffuser by Studioroca
Located in Geneve, CH
Arrebol Tibor diffuser by STUDIOROCA Dimensions: W 18 x D 18 x H 30.5 cm Materials: Volcanic rock, polished brass plated steel, glass. Includes 1 essential oil 20mL bottle. STUDIOROCA is a Mexico City design studio focused on architecture, interior design and contemporary furniture. Its penchant for collaboration, the promotion of local talent, artisanal skills and natural materials, and its ever-present pull toward sustainable practices have seen the studio create highly emotive environments and unique functional pieces that speak of a forward-thinking, borderless approach to design. Intro Through architecture, interior design and furniture, STUDIOROCA portrays a distinct Mexican aesthetic, where sophisticated, elegant designs become bold statements of strong masculine lines and dark moody shades that contrast dramatically with elongated curves and highly textured surfaces. Based in Mexico City, the studio has, since its inception, offered much more than simple design solutions, its impetus always being to meaningfully improve lives through design. By promoting, supporting and offering a platform for other Mexican designers in its two stores in Polanco and Condesa, STUDIOROCA has been at the forefront of the modern-day Mexican design movement for over 15 years. The studio’s ability to artfully blend its own architecture and interior design with both local and international product is testament to its glocal outlook. While proudly Mexican and inherently influenced by the country’s culture and craftsmanship, its designs talk to a cosmopolitan, international sense of style. STUDIOROCA’s respect for the environment and reverence of traditional skills has led to the pursuit of sustainable practices, while its affinity for collaboration and promotion of artisanal skills has seen the studio produce work in conjunction with countless talented designers and craftspeople. Its confidently utilitarian designs are the result of risk-taking, boundary-pushing processes that emerge from STUDIOROCA’s constant quest to establish innovative solutions, while simultaneously respecting each of its projects’ unique locations, incorporating the surrounding environment into the design language. Working closely with clients, a personal rapport ensures delving into the core of every design requirement, leading to the ultimate achievement of deeply embedded needs. Ultimately, what STUDIOROCA presents is a fresh iteration of Mexican design, a version which is at once moving, intoxicating and comforting. History STUDIOROCA was founded by Carlos Acosta and Rodrigo Alegre. When, in 2002, the two independent Mexico City architects were commissioned to work collaboratively on the architecture and interiors of a new spa, they were frustrated by the lack of affordable furniture available, and embarked on designing their own pieces for the project. And so STUDIOROCA was born. Initially a furniture store in the heart of the then up-and-coming leafy suburb of Condesa, it has developed into a fully fledged architecture and interior-design studio, with another store in the city’s high-end design district of Polanco, which opened in 2011. Its line of furniture, all designed and manufactured in Mexico, had humble production beginnings in a small kitchen-design factory, a foundation that has carried through into the studio’s current philosophy of small-scale, high-quality production. In conjunction with its own range of functional pieces, STUDIOROCA has always invited other local designers to showcase their work in its two stores, and, what started with three additional designers’ pieces in 2002, has led to collaborations with many more, now presenting the limited-edition work of 28 Mexican designers through its UNION- brand, while continuing to retail exclusive international brands such as Tom Dixon, Moooi and GAN. 2 More recently, the studio’s architectural and interior projects have included large housing developments and hotels, fully employing STUDIOROCA’s 360-degree approach to design. Founders and team Architects by training, founders Carlos Acosta and Rodrigo Alegre prefer to follow an unconventional, integrated model of design that incorporates its many varied facets, allowing their two unique approaches to complement one another. Rodrigo, who graduated from Universidad Anáhuac Norte, is able to envision how color and texture will combine as he explores the emotive nuances he wishes to create within a new environment. His abstract thoughts are brought to life by Carlos, the rational half of the design duo. Trained at Universidad Iberoamericana, with a student exchange to the University of Texas, Carlos’ ability to grasp volumes and spaces brings dreams to fruition through the perfect positioning of wall divisions, furniture pieces and light-streaming windows. Their small dedicated team of designers and architects plays an integral role in realizing the studio’s ambitious visions, with over 200 projects having been completed by this intimate team. Beyond designing, these passionate professionals offer practical solutions, bringing their experience in all forms of design to manifest in big-picture thinking that pays attention to detail, celebrates collaboration and goes the extra mile. The approachable, personal style with which the STUDIOROCA team works is a reflection on the responsibility its people place on themselves as architects and designers who venture beyond the drawing board. Sustainability STUDIOROCA’s focus on sustainability has seen the company establish itself as a trailblazer in the realization of buildings and furniture pieces that are produced with a sense of conscience and responsibility, taking into account the full production chain, from material source to distribution of wealth. The studio has done away with environmentally harmful varnishes on its furniture pieces, and now only use FSC-certified hardwood. It also pledges to keep materials to a minimum, a consideration most appreciated in its 77 range of furniture, where only the necessary functional structures have been designed, and where small leftover pieces of wood from bigger cuts are utilized, rather than sourcing new pieces. This approach continues in its architecture and interior designs, with 80% of materials sourced locally. This, coupled with its use of solar panels, the harvesting of rainwater, and the inclusion of indigenous gardens in its projects, has led to STUDIOROCA’s application for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification, which is currently under review. For the studio, sustainability has a much further reach than the natural environment, however. Its projects take into account social, cultural and economic sustainability too, by ensuring its production chain – from the craftspeople producing hand-worked elements, to its low-environmental-impact manufacturing line – all sits within Mexico so that the 3 communities benefiting financially are those who have been an integral part of the process. Architecture In STUDIOROCA’s architectural projects, authentic materials that are true to their Mexican origin, such as local mountain rocks, regional marble and indigenous wood, are utilized in new ways to highlight their natural rawness, deep texture and prized imperfections, imbuing buildings with unique character. It’s through such character that every structure portrays its personality, suited to the people who live, work and relax within it. This unpretentious use of materials follows through to metals, which are encouraged to rust and patinate as the building interacts with nature’s elements and becomes part of the environment surrounding it, giving projects an essential sense of place, where the here and now is as important as the then and there. Interior design STUDIOROCA’s interior style leans toward textured materials and dark hues contrasted with paler wood and lighter accent tones. These evocative, luxurious interiors are enlivened by carefully considered lighting that enhances the tonality of moody dark browns, deep blues and a spectrum of blacks, and highlights textures through illuminated reflections. Where environments dictate a paler palette, textures and materials make up the necessary contrast. Local willow wood on wall panels, flooring made from recinto volcanic rock, and countertops decorated with Mexico’s retapado marble become talking points, made even more appealing with plant life and greenery introduced indoors. Furniture Combining its deep respect for handcrafted, artisanal product, and its future-forward approach to technology and innovation, STUDIOROCA’s range of furniture places emphasis on high-quality offerings, producing its ranges in low quantities, often customized to suit the specific requirements of its varied projects. Veering away from industrialized production lines, it employs sophisticated hand-worked machinery, in line with its approach to sustainability and simplicity. The studio’s premiere collection (2002-2008) was shaped by a groundbreaking application of materials and forms, resulting in award-winning designs that set contemporary Mexican design on the map. Pieces from this collection were shown at Fabrica Mexicana and Museo de Arte Moderno in Mexico City and in the MoMA store in New York. The 2008 Eco collection initiated a change in the production of STUDIOROCA’s furniture pieces, adapting a sustainable view regarding design – a philosophy that continues to guide the studio’s practices today. Sourcing FSC-certified wood, eliminating varnishes, and using local materials wherever possible, this collection was the start of a conscious undertaking to work with local artisans and support local industry, an outlook that was celebrated at the launch of the Eco range at the Mexican Gallery...
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2010s Mexican Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Stone

Carafe 4 Vase by Anna Karountzou
Located in Geneve, CH
Carafe 4 vase by Anna Karountzou Dimensions: W 14.5 x D 12.5 x H 33 cm Materials: black stoneware clay, clear glaze inside, handmade crater glaze outside, fi...
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2010s Greek Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Other

Calacatta Big Poche by Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Calacatta Big Poche by Henry Wilson Dimensions: D 30 x H 7 cm Materials: Calacatta Marble The Big Poche reinterprets and scales up our Vide Poche Rond. Each piece is manufactured in...
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2010s Australian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Marble

Rosso Etrusco Flure Mortar and Pestle by Tino Seubert
Located in Geneve, CH
Rosso Etrusco Flure Mortar and Pestle by Tino Seubert Dimensions: W 10 x D 12.6 x H 32 cm. Materials: Rosso etrusco sandstone carved in Italy. Also...
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2010s British Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Marble

Set of 2 Le Mani Bowls by Marcela Cure
Located in Geneve, CH
Set Of 2 Le Mani Bowls by Marcela Cure Dimensions: W 42 x D 42 x H 15 cm Materials: Resin and Stone Composite The latest addition to our CORPOREA Collection is the Le Mani bowl....
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2010s Colombian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Stone

Set of 4 Ceti Serving Bowl by Studio Cúze
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 Ceti serving bowl by Studio Cúze. Dimensions: D 9 x W 8 x H 8 cm. Materials: ceramic Ceti is a handmade, white ceramic dispenser that offers a very smooth surface. The ...
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2010s German Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ceramic

Mirage Contenitore Basso by Studio Intervallo
Located in Geneve, CH
Mirage Contenitore basso by Studio Intervallo Dimensions: D 30 x H 3.2 cm Materials: marble, Available in other stones. The Mirage collection comes from the monolithic material...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Marble

Stomata 7 Vase by Anna Karountzou
Located in Geneve, CH
Stomata 7 vase by Anna Karountzou Dimensions: D 9 x H 31 cm Materials: mixed black and white stoneware clay, clear glaze inside, fired at 1240 Born and based in Athens, Greece, ...
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2010s Greek Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Other

Big Ear Mug by Siup Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Big ear mug by Siup Studio. Dimensions: D9 x W16 x H8cm. Materials: Ceramics. Siup is a small design studio based in Warsaw. The concept is created by three friends – Martyna Dy...
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2010s Polish Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ceramic

Medium Creux Tray by Clemence Birot
Located in Geneve, CH
Medium Creux tray by Clemence Birot Dimensions: 39 x 22 cm Materials: ash (black stained). Clemence Birot started her career in Copenhagen,...
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2010s French Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ash

Stomata 14 Vase by Anna Karountzou
Located in Geneve, CH
Stomata 14 vase by Anna Karountzou Dimensions: W 22 x D 24 x H 34.5 cm Materials: Beige stoneware clay, clear glaze inside, decorated outside with volcano rocks collected from Sant...
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2010s Greek Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Other

Hydria Hueso Stoneware Vase by Raquel Vidal and Pedro Paz
Located in Geneve, CH
Hydria Hueso stoneware vase by Raquel Vidal and Pedro Paz Dimensions: D 16 x H 24 cm Materials: Stoneware The N.3 series is the result of a profound analysis of the different ty...
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2010s Spanish Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Stoneware

Symbiosis Vase by Angeliki Stamatakou
Located in Geneve, CH
Symbiosis vase by Angeliki Stamatakou One of a kind, 2022 Dimensions: H21 x W20 x L46 cm. Materials: Stoneware, clear glaze, platinum. Angeliki Stamatakou is a ceramics artist ...
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2010s Greek Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Platinum

Helice Fruit Bowl by Studio Cúze
Located in Geneve, CH
Helice fruit bowl by Studio Cúze. Dimensions: W 27 x H 6.5 cm. Materials: ceramic. The Helice Fruit Bowl is an all-white bowl with a special quality and a unique handmade patter...
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2010s German Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ceramic

Large Sandstone Vessel Vase by Moïo Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Large Sandstone Vessel Vase by Moïo Studio Unique Piece Dimensions: W 32 x D 18 x H 38 cm Materials: White glaze and porcelain on tan stoneware Moïo Studio is the Berlin-based ...
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2010s German Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Stoneware

Le Mani Bowl by Marcela Cure
Located in Geneve, CH
Le Mani bowl by Marcela Cure Dimensions: W 42 x D 42 x H 15 cm Materials: Resin and Stone Composite The latest addition to our CORPOREA Collection is the Le Mani bowl. Given its...
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2010s Colombian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Stone

Harmfull Ceramics Flower Holder 2 by Alina Rotzinger
Located in Geneve, CH
Harmfull ceramics flower holder by Alina Rotzinger Dimensions: H 35 x W 30 x D 20 cm. Materials: High temperature ceramics, oxide pigments and dead flowers. Composed by Alina Ro...
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2010s Spanish Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Other

Cohiki Vetus Vase i by Studio Cúze
Located in Geneve, CH
Cohiki Vetus vase I by Studio Cúze Dimensions: W 23 x H 26 cm Materials: ceramic With its handles and rustic appearance, this vase exudes an antique flair. Pottery and high-qual...
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2010s German Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ceramic

Plain Fruit Bowl by Studio Cúze
Located in Geneve, CH
Plain fruit bowl by Studio Cúze Dimensions: W 29 x H 6.5 cm Materials: ceramic A unique bowl that brightens up your room and knows how to present your fruit in an inimitable way...
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2010s German Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ceramic

Platinum River Vase by Angeliki Stamatakou
Located in Geneve, CH
Platinum River vase by Angeliki Stamatakou One of a kind, 2022, Featured in Milan Design Week Dimensions: H13 x W12 cm. Materials: Stoneware, clear glaze, platinum. Angeliki St...
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2010s Greek Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Platinum

Mulberry Collection Centerpiece by Angeliki Stamatakou
Located in Geneve, CH
Mulberry Collection centerpiece by Angeliki Stamatakou One of a kind, 2022 Dimensions: H 15 x W 34 cm. Materials: Stoneware, handmade glaze. Angeliki Stamatakou is a ceramics a...
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2010s Greek Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Stoneware

Unique Arq 007 Musgo Vase by Raquel Vidal and Pedro Paz
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique Arq 007 Musgo Vase by Raquel Vidal and Pedro Paz. Dimensions: Ø 15.5 x 15.5 cm Materials: Hand-sculpted glazed stoneware. The Arq series emerged from our own past product...
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2010s Spanish Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Stoneware

Darkened Brass Oil Decanter by Gentner Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Darkened brass oil decanter by Gentner Design Dimensions: D 6.3 x W 10 x H 22.2 cm Materials: darkened brass Made of brass and hand tarnished, the oil se...
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2010s American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Brass

Mirage Contenitore Basso by Studio Intervallo
Located in Geneve, CH
Mirage Contenitore Basso by Studio Intervallo Dimensions: D 30 x H 3.2 cm Materials: white Arabescato marble. Available in other stones. The Mirage collection comes from the mo...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Marble

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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