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
- Ettore Sottsass
- Robert Venturi
- Alessandro Mendini
- Michele de Lucchi
- Michael Graves
- Nathalie du Pasquier
VINTAGE POSTMODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
Critics derided postmodern design as a grandstanding bid for attention and nothing of consequence. Decades later, the fact that postmodernism still has the power to provoke thoughts, along with other reactions, proves they were not entirely correct.
Postmodern design began as an architectural critique. Starting in the 1960s, a small cadre of mainly American architects began to argue that modernism, once high-minded and even noble in its goals, had become stale, stagnant and blandly corporate. Later, in Milan, a cohort of creators led by Ettore Sottsass and Alessandro Mendini — a onetime mentor to Sottsass and a key figure in the Italian Radical movement — brought the discussion to bear on design.
Sottsass, an industrial designer, philosopher and provocateur, gathered a core group of young designers into a collective in 1980 they called Memphis. Members of the Memphis Group, which would come to include Martine Bedin, Michael Graves, Marco Zanini, Shiro Kuramata, Michele de Lucchi and Matteo Thun, saw design as a means of communication, and they wanted it to shout. That it did: The first Memphis collection appeared in 1981 in Milan and broke all the modernist taboos, embracing irony, kitsch, wild ornamentation and bad taste.
Memphis works remain icons of postmodernism: the Sottsass Casablanca bookcase, with its leopard-print plastic veneer; de Lucchi’s First chair, which has been described as having the look of an electronics component; Martine Bedin’s Super lamp: a pull-toy puppy on a power-cord leash. Even though it preceded the Memphis Group’s formal launch, Sottsass’s iconic Ultrafragola mirror — in its conspicuously curved plastic shell with radical pops of pink neon — proves striking in any space and embodies many of the collective’s postmodern ideals.
After the initial Memphis show caused an uproar, the postmodern movement within furniture and interior design quickly took off in America. (Memphis fell out of fashion when the Reagan era gave way to cool 1990’s minimalism.) The architect Robert Venturi had by then already begun a series of plywood chairs for Knoll Inc., with beefy, exaggerated silhouettes of traditional styles such as Queen Anne and Chippendale. In 1982, the new firm Swid Powell enlisted a group of top American architects, including Frank Gehry, Richard Meier, Stanley Tigerman and Venturi to create postmodern tableware in silver, ceramic and glass.
On 1stDibs, the vintage postmodern furniture collection includes chairs, coffee tables, sofas, decorative objects, table lamps and more.
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Style: Post-Modern
Italian Postmodern Kettle by Richard Sapper for Alessi, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Italian Postmodern Kettle by Richard Sapper for Alessi, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989 This piece has an attribution markIt is completely authentic
Additional infor...
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20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
Postmodern Set of 6 Beveled Glass Placemats with Gold Trim
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredible rare set of 6 placemats from the 1980's, beautiful beveled glass edge with gold trim by Kafka Industries, circa 1985 Memphis era this set has bo...
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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
$460 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Grey ABS 4663 Wall Ashtray/emptying trays by Centro Kappa for Kartell, 1980s
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This wall ashtray is made up by 3 main parts with an additional removable tray. this sculptural item was designed as an ashtray but I think it should be more iteresting used as an em...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Plastic
Miguel Ortiz Berrocal Complete & Original 18-Piece Service
Located in North Miami, FL
Miguel Ortiz Berrocal (1933-2006), cheese service with 18 unique pieces (forks, knives and spoons). All in silvered metal and in original box with designer name. Provenance and authe...
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1980s Spanish Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
Daum France, Cats, Kittens, Playing in Glass/Crystal/Pate De Verre, Signed
By Daum
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Adorable kittens kissing and playing in this beautiful Pate De Verre glass sculpture.
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21st Century and Contemporary French Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Memphasis Stripes Pattern Post Modern Lacquer Ice Bucket
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Georges Briard Memphasis plastic-lacquer ice bucket in the Stripes pattern, inspired by the Memphis Art Movement, produced in Japan, 1985.
Georges Briard’s pieces from his Memphis...
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1980s Japanese Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Plastic
High-Quality Postmodern Pink Sommerso Murano Glass Swan by Elio Raffaeli, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1980s.
This is a high-quality handmade Sommerso glass decorative item.
It might show slight traces of use since it's vintage, but it can be considered as in excellent ...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sommerso
$622 Sale Price
34% Off
1980s French Christofle Silver Plate Sully Ice Bucket
By Christofle
Located in Mexico City, MX
A 1989 "Sully" silver plate ice bucket by Christofle. The ice bucket was manufactured for the Cartier 1989 Belgian Internacional Polo Open. The bucket's rings are gilded. Sealed on t...
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1980s French Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate
1987 Big Dripper Ceramic Coffee Set Michael Graves for Swid Powell
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1987 Postmodern Big Dripper Coffee Set by Michael Graves for Swid Powell
High gloss white glaze large pot, filter holder, and lid with gold decoration and brick red base.
Large Coffe...
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1980s Japanese Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Ettore Sottsass for Rinnovel, Italy, Ice Bucket Shaped like an Apple
Located in København, Copenhagen
Ettore Sottsass for Rinnovel, Italy. Ice bucket in aluminum and brass shaped like an apple. Inside gilded.
1950s.
In excellent condition.
Stamped: "Made in Italy".
Dimensions: H ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Postmodern White Ceramic Vase by Ambrogio Pozzi with Hand Painted Details, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1980s.
This vase is made in ceramic and features pink, purple, crimson, grey and light blue hand painted parts.
It might show slight traces of use since it's vintage, ...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
$311 Sale Price
25% Off
Post-Modern Aluminum Lemon Squeezer with Box by Philippe Starck for Alessi
Located in San Diego, CA
A classic post-modern aluminum lemon squeezer with original box by Philippe Starck for Alessi, circa 1990s. The piece is in very good vintage condition, measures 5"D x 12"H and is ma...
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20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Aluminum
Richard Ginori Italian Porcelain Coffee Tea Cup Brown & Gold 1 of 16 Available
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Richard Ginori coffee or tea cup and saucer porcelain set "Contessa" Pattern, Italy.
16 cups set available, each sold separately, 1 cup and one saucer se...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 3 Triangle Serving Plates by Churchill Stonecast Design England
By Churchill China
Located in San Diego, CA
beautiful trio of serving plates with raised edges by Churchill China England Stonecast, collection no chips or cracks 3 different sizes and soft color...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Large Eve Centerpiece by Marioni
Located in Geneve, CH
Large Eve Centerpiece by Marioni
Dimensions: W 32 x D 40 x H 14 cm.
Materials: Ceramic.
Product code: 02511G
Eve medium ceramic centerpiece of smooth shape, available in different ...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
$628 / item
Memphis Postmodern Porcelain Teapot by The Toscany Collection Japan
By Kato Kogei
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
Materials
Porcelain
Postmodern Italian Stainless Steel and Bakelit Bombe Teapot Coffeepot Kettle
By Carlo Alessi
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern Italian Stainless Steel and Bakelit Bombe Teapot Coffeepot Kettle by Carlo Alessi for Alessi, in Flawless conditions. Designed 1950 to 1959 This piece has an attribution m...
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20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Bakelite
Manhattan Mural by Olivia Cognet
Located in Geneve, CH
Manhattan Mural by Olivia Cognet
Dimensions: D 5 x W 80 x H 140 cm
Materials: Ceramic.
Each of Olivia’s handmade creations is a unique work of art, the snapshot of a precious momen...
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2010s French Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
$31,304 / item
Pair of Small Wild Animal Ashtrays by Hermès
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
Vintage Bialetti Moka Expresso Machine Italy Post Modern
By Alessi
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a vintage Bialetti moka expresso machine. Made in Italy. Stainless steel with brass accents.
Dimensions: 9.5" H x 4" diameter x 6" D
Please visit take a loo...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
Postmodern Cosmo Martini Cocktail Set of 2
Located in Toronto, ON
Super cool postmodern cocktail Glasses that can be used for martinis, cosmos, and other cocktails. This Memphis style glasses feature a rounded cylindrical base with a wide open tria...
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1990s Unknown Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Vintage 1980s Guzzini Cutlery Holder by Furio Minuti Made in Italy
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredibly cool and post-modern cutlery holder by Guzzini. This piece evokes design elements that are current and present. Created in plastic, this piece includes 4 compartments wi...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Plastic
Stone Mural by Olivia Cognet
Located in Geneve, CH
Stone Mural by Olivia Cognet
Dimensions: D 5 x W 330 x H 260 cm
Materials: Stone Base, Glazed Deep Green.
Each of Olivia’s handmade creations is a unique work of art, the snapshot...
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2010s French Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stone
$148,695 / item
Vintage Murano Sommerso Orb Blue Art Glass Ashtray
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Gorgeous vintage Murano Venetian handblown art glass bowl or ashtray.
Italian Murano Sommerso Cenedese orb blue art glass ashtray.
Heavyweight glass ashtray in a gorgeous minimal design.
A very beautiful and substantial two-tone blue Italian Murano art glass cigarette ashtray...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Postmodern German Stainless Steel Kettle from Fissler, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern German Stainless Steel Kettle from Fissler, 1980s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional information:
Materials: M...
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20th Century German Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
Sconces Palm Wall Lamp by Olivia Cognet
Located in Geneve, CH
Sconces Palm Wall Lamp by Olivia Cognet
Dimensions: W 20 x D 20 x H 50 cm
Materials: Ceramic.
Each of Olivia’s handmade creations is a unique work of a...
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2010s French Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
$3,758 / item
Lips Dinner Plates in Blue or White Porcelain by artist - designer Hania Jneid
By Hania Jneid
Located in BARCELONA, ES
The Lips Collection is an expressive ceramic series by artist-designer Hania Jneid, exploring the sensual, symbolic, and sculptural power of lips. Hand-built with an intuitive appro...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
$189 Sale Price / item
55% Off
Coffee Tea Service Flash One Dorothy Hafner for Rosenthal Studio-Line
Located in Vienna, AT
Designed by Dorothy Hafner 1985 for Rosenthal Studio-Line Germany. Porcelain, mint green and black glazed, 11 pieces,
1 x coffee pot,
2 x coffee cup with saucers,
2 x plates,
2 x ...
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1980s German Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Postmodern Ceramic Tea or Coffee Pot from Pagnossin, Italy, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern Ceramic Tea or Coffee Pot from Pagnossin, Italy, 1980s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional information:
Materia...
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20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Yellow Conic Vase, Postmodern Memphis Milan Style, Italy 1980s
Located in Firenze, IT
Postmodern Yellow Conic vase
Italy 1980s
ceramic
in Memphis Milan style.
27 cm diam x 20 cm H
Conditions: excellent, two barely visible small chips.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Orange Art Glass Champagne Flutes Glasses Postmodern 1990s
By Kosta Boda
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful set of four (4) Postmodern orange art glass Champagne flute glasses, circa 1990s, Europe. In the style of Kosta Boda, Sweden. Co...
Category
Late 20th Century European Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
$780 Sale Price / set
20% Off
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
Materials
Plastic
Marble Wine Cooler or Ice Box Bucket
Located in New York, NY
A substantial white and black Carrara marble wine cooler or ice box (bucket) with lid, Postmodern design period, circa late-20th century. Piece is white with dark and light black/gra...
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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
Venini for Disaronno Blue and White Fused Glass Ice Bucket, Murano Italy
By Venini
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Modernist vintage ice bucket has abstract geometric decor of fused white glass on transparent blue colored glass with controlled bubbles effect. The piece has two small rounded hand...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass, Glass
A Silver Model of the Holy Temple, Shuki Freiman, Jerusalem, Circa 2010
Located in New York, NY
An extraordinary and intricately crafted silver and gold-accented model of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem, created by renowned Israeli Judaica artist Shuki Freiman, circa 2010. This mo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Israeli Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Hazorfim Eight Light Modern Sterling Judaica Candelabra
By Hazorfim
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A sterling Silver Modern Judaica 8 light candelabra. Made by Hazorfim, late 20th Century. Signed on base edge.
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set of 2 German Postmodern Fantasia Series Teapot or Coffeepot with Cup, 1980s
By Matteo Thun
Located in Hamburg, DE
German Postmodern Fantasia Series Teapot or Coffeepot with Cup by Matteo Thun for Arzberg, 1980s, Set of 2, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989 This piece has an attributi...
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20th Century German Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Stainless Steel and Glass Cruet Set by Ettore Sottsass for Alessi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Ettore Sottsass for Alessi and released in 1978, the “5074” condiment set has become a true icon of late 20th Century Modern Design. Aesthetically simple and beautifully...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stainless Steel
Tony Wood Studio England Pussy Foot Cat Shaped Teapot, Ceramics
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage playful ceramic teapot features cat-shaped body with curled tail serving as a handle and lifted front paw - as a spout; the lid is done in shape of a cat's head. Naturalisti...
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Late 20th Century English Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Los Angeles Summer Olympic Games World Globe Bottle French Limited Edition, 1984
By Bernardaud, Limoges
Located in New York, NY
A chic and cool numbered limited-edition Los Angeles Summer Olympic Games world globe white porcelain cognac bottle, 1984. This chic piece, made exclusively for the USA Summer Olympic Games, Los Angeles, California, 1984. Made in France. Piece was designed and made by luxury French porcelain brand Bernardaud for luxury cognac brand, Camus Napoleon, limited edition, hand-numbered on bottom #T493...
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1980s French Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Mackenzie-Childs Black and White Plate or Dish, 1990s
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful authentic designer plate or dish by designers' MacKenzie-Childs, circa 1990s, New York. A rare piece, hand-painted plate with a black and wh...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass
$300 Sale Price
20% Off
Gucci for Forst - Italian Silver Pewter "Elk Head" Stirrup Cup
By Gucci
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1970s and stamped "Forst" in 2011 - 2012.
These drinking / vessel cups can rest on the head or be displayed turned over with the head clearly visible, as a trophy / s...
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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Pewter
$417 Sale Price
25% Off
Andre Ricard Stockholm Stacking Ashtrays Flamegas S. A. Spain 1967
By André Ricard
Located in Miami, FL
The Stockholm set of 3 stacking ashtrays were originally created for Flamagas in 1967 by Andre Ricard, Spanish industrial designer. The Stockholm, as well as the Copenhagen set of...
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1960s Spanish Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Plastic
David Gilhooly Ceramic Frog Sandwich Sculpture Funk Movement Pottery Signed 1983
Located in Troy, MI
David Gilhooly (1943-2013)
Frog Sandwich
1983
Glazed Earthenware
9.5 x 4 x 6 in
David Gilhooly (1943–2013) was an American ceramic sculptor and key figure in the Funk Art movement ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Clay
Postmodern Ettore Sottsass Model 5074 Oil & Vinegar Set for Alessi, Italy 1978
Located in London, GB
For sale is the iconic Postmodern 'Model 5074' Oil & Vinegar set, designed by Ettore Sottsass and produced by Alessi, Italy in 1978 (this is a more recent edition).
Released in the ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Steel, Stainless Steel, Chrome
Michael Graves Postmodern Tea Kettle by Alessi Italy Production First Years 1985
Located in Biella, IT
Michael Graves Postmodern tea kettle by Alessi Italy production years 1985 the first
matte platinum grey enamel body, black knob, orange whistle bird a...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
Set of 4 Plain Curve Cup by Studio Cúze
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 plain curve cup by Studio Cúze
Dimensions: W 7 x H 6.5 cm
Materials: ceramic
The Plain Curve cup is a low-profile, high-quality mug from Yasuhiro Cúze. Entirely white, ...
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2010s German Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
$195 / set
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
Materials
Porcelain
$445 Sale Price
20% Off
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.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
Memphis Milano “Maya” Ceramic Vase by Florio, 1990s
Located in Debrecen, HU
This striking ceramic vase, titled Maya, was designed in the 1990s by Luciano Florio Paccagnella for Florio Ceramica, within the creative context of the Memphis Milano movement.
The...
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1990s European Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Gianni Versace for Rosenthal, Five Large "Ivy Leaves" Teacups with Saucers
Located in København, Copenhagen
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
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Post-Modern Translucent Blue Base Martini Glasses
Located in Downingtown, PA
Blue Hour Cocktail: Post-Modern Martini Glasses with a Jolt of 70s Color
Step into the sleek, sophisticated world of 1970s design with this stunning set of six martini glasses. Thes...
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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
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 ...
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Aluminum
David Tisdale Postmodern Salt & Pepper Shakers for Elika 1988
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
David Tisdale postmodern pair of anodized aluminum salt & pepper shakers for Elika 1988.
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Aluminum
$100 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Walnut Wood Mural by Olivia Cognet
Located in Geneve, CH
Walnut Wood Mural by Olivia Cognet
Dimensions: D 5 x W 250 x H 120 cm
Materials: Walnut.
Each of Olivia’s handmade creations is a unique work of art, the snapshot of a precious mom...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Walnut
$70,434 / item
Postmodern Ice Bucket Design by Knud Holscher Denmark
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.
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Plastic
$220 Sale Price
20% Off
Seven "Peachtree" Dinner Plates Designed By Richard Meier For Swid Powell
Located in Doraville, GA
Seven dinner plates designed by Richard Meier for Swid Powell. The dinner plates are in the “Peachtree” pattern, the pattern probably references the location of the High Museum on Peachtree Street in Atlanta, Georgia which was designed by Meier in 1981. The plates were designed in 1984, they are porcelain with transfer-printed decorations, they measure 12 inches in diameter and 1 1/4 inches high at the lip. All the plates are fully marked on the bottom. Even though not indicated, research suggest the plates were manufactured in Japan.
Richard Meier was on born October 12, 1934. Meier is an American abstract artist, designer and architect. A winner of the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 1984, Meier has designed several iconic buildings including the Barcelona Museum...
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1980s Japanese Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Chrome Napkin Rings
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
A set of 8 vintage chrome napkin rings.
Category
1980s Unknown Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
Short Quarry Cup by Liyang Zhang
Located in Geneve, CH
Short Quarry Cup by Liyang Zhang
One Of A Kind.
Dimensions: D 8 x W 8 x H 6 cm.
Materials: Black porcelain.
Made with single peice of black porcelain. T...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
$213 / item
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...
Category
1980s German 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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