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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
Post Modern Inspired White Porcelain with Cigarettes Unique Ashtray by Hania J
Located in BARCELONA, ES
"A poetic contradiction in porcelain, this sculptural ashtray by Hania Jneid blurs the line between function and statement. Handcrafted in pure white porcelain, its surface is interr...
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2010s Spanish Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Lips Smaller Plates in Blue Porcelain by artist - designer 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

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Porcelain

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

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Porcelain

Postmodern Colored Murano Glass Fish Decorative Figure by La Murrina, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1980s. This fish is made in polychrome Murano glass and features its original label. It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Murano Glass

Post Modern Memphis Design Rare Tea Kettle by Rolf Sinnemark for Rorstrand
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare and beautiful ceramic teapot, circa 1980s, Made in Sweden designed by Rolf Sinnemark for Rorstrand highly collectible in great condition no chips or cracks, incredible geometric...
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20th Century Swedish Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Pearl Amber Jug by Studionudo
Located in Geneve, CH
Pearl Amber Jug by Studionudo Dimensions: Ø 15 x H 22,5 cm. Materials: Glass. Different finishes and colors are available. Prices may vary. Please contact us. Studionudo was born t...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Glass

Large Black Octagon Salad Bowl by Arcoroc France
Located in Fairfield, CA
A large vintage black octagonal salad bowl. Made out of black milk glass. Great postmodern design and geometric angles. Made in France by Arcoroc in th...
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1980s French Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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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

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

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Aluminum

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

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage New York City Souvenir Ashtray The Big Apple NYC Collectible Catchall
Located in North Hollywood, CA
This is a collectible round souvenir ashtray of New York, The Big Apple from the 1980s. Vintage New York City Skyline of Manhattan with the Statue Of Liberty, the World Trade Center, Big Apple and the Empire State Building Decorative. Vintage New York City Souvenir...
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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

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

Archimede Seguso Style Murano Glass, Carnival Vase
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Just a beautiful vase in the Carnival style colors murano glass vase.
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Murano Glass

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

Post Modern Marco Zanini / Peter Shire Insp Abstract Art Pottery Teapot Spain
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Rare, Vintage, 1980s, Whimsical, Handmade and Painted, Signed and Numbered, Jorge Benlloch, Post Modern Tea Pot Sculpture. Made in Spain. This piece is very similar to the fantas...
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1980s Spanish Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ceramic, Paint

6 Marc Newson 4 1/2 Inch Tall Highball Glasses for Iittala
Located in Doraville, GA
Six highball glasses designed by Marc Newson for iittala in 1998 and made in Finland. The glasses are rare and have been out of production for awhile now. Statement from the Marc New...
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1990s Finnish Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Glass

Lips Dinner Plates in White Porcelain by artist - designer Hania Jneid
Located in BARCELONA, ES
A set of 4 Dinner Plates. The Lips Collection is an investigation into facial expression, through the lips. The artist expressed her fascination with diversity by creating art piec...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Verdi Marble Modernist Ice Bucket
Located in Round Top, TX
Unique 1970s Green Marble Modernist ice bucket with lid. Sculptural and made of richly speckled green marble with ivory veining. You won't have to...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Marble

Vintage Val St Lambert Crystal Drink Coasters Set of 5 Circus Animals Belgium
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Val St. Lambert Crystal Drink Coasters Set of 5 featuring Circus Animals from Belgium. These whimsical Val St. Lambert crystal coasters showcase frosted intaglio designs of c...
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Late 20th Century Belgian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Crystal

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

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

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

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Sommerso

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

1990s Postmodern Teapot Mikasa Millennium Helena Uglow
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1990s Postmodern Teapot Mikasa Millennium Helena Uglow Japan 4.75 h x 8.75 w x 7.13 diameter Original vintage condition missing lid top Refer to images
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Late 20th Century Japanese Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ceramic, Pottery

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

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Glass

Monumental Sculptural Brown and White Hand Carved Onyx Bowl or Centerpiece
Located in New York, NY
A monumental sculptural hand-carved onyx bowl with an undulating scalloped live edge in shades of deep chocolate brown, cream, white and beige. The coloration and proportion of this ...
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2010s Mexican Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Onyx

Post Modern Spice Rack by Alan Wisniewski for Umbra
Located in San Diego, CA
Great design and very rare piece on this wood lacquered frame , and push off on tops that hold each container in place , this piece was never used like new condition .
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20th Century American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Acrylic, Wood

Outdoor Palm Spring Mural by Olivia Cognet
Located in Geneve, CH
Outdoor Palm Spring Mural by Olivia Cognet Dimensions: D 5 x W 460 x H 170 cm Materials: Ceramic. Each of Olivia’s handmade creations is a unique work of art, the snapshot of a pre...
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2010s French Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ceramic

Great Postmodern Set 4 Cups & Creamer by Studio Nova Japan Memphis Era
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and rare set 4 cups and a creamer by Studio Nova Japan part of the Black Expressions collection excellent condition beautiful design.
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20th Century Japanese Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

White Porcelain with Lips Post Modern Inspired By Hania Jneid
Located in BARCELONA, ES
"A surreal moment suspended in time, this sculptural ashtray by Hania Jneid transforms the fleeting into the eternal. Sculpted in pure white porcelain, a pair of lips emerges from th...
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2010s Spanish Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

White Porcelain Ashtray with Fish Handmade by Hania Jneid
Located in BARCELONA, ES
"A surreal moment suspended in time, this sculptural ashtray by Hania Jneid transforms the fleeting into the eternal. Sculpted in pure white porcelain, a pair of lips emerges from th...
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2010s Spanish Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Wine Porcelain Blue Glasses 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 approa...
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2010s Spanish Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

1980s Postmodern Porcelain Mug by Kato Kogei for Fujimori
Located in San Gabriel, CA
1980s Alpha-3 Mug designed by Kato Kogei for the Fujimori Collection. Made in Japan, this Memphis M mug is part of the Omega set.
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1980s Japanese Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Wander Tumbler Glass by Milena Kling
Located in Geneve, CH
Wander Tumbler Glass by Milena Kling Unique Piece. Dimensions: Ø 8,5 x H 12-13 cm. Materials: Mouth-blown crystal glass. Individual glassware edition in crystal glass. Each WANDER ...
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2010s German Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Glass

New York Mural by Olivia Cognet
Located in Geneve, CH
New York Mural by Olivia Cognet Dimensions: D 5 x W 110 x H 40 cm Materials: Ceramic. Each of Olivia’s handmade creations is a unique work of art, the snapshot of a precious moment...
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2010s French Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Enzo Mari Delos Ashray in Frosted Glass for Danese, Italy 1979
Located in Milan, IT
Enzo Mari Delos Ashray in Frosted Glass for Danese, Italy 1979
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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Glass

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 except for a ding on the botto...
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20th Century North American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Stainless Steel

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

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Porcelain

John Miller Blue Plate Special Cola & Straw 2008 Blown Pop Art Glass Sculpture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Inspired by Americana, Miller's work stands to bring new light and perspective to the often overlooked but ubiquitous cultural artifacts that form the American visual lexicon and lived experience. Maybe as impressive as the work itself, is the magnitude of which his creations come to life. At such an impressive scale, his process is truly spectacle to witness. Pieces from his famed ‘Blue Plate Special...
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Early 2000s American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Blown Glass, Art Glass

Cassetti, Large Sterling Silver Box, Jewelry/ Decorative, with Wood Lining
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful large sterling silver box by Cassetti, marked. Nice wood lining.
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Sterling Silver

Modern to Postmodern Calla Lily Blue & Clear Lucite Sculpture or Centerpiece
Located in Topeka, KS
Beautiful vintage Modern to Postmodern calla lily sculpture or centerpiece comprised of light blue frosted Lucite blooms and leaves, frosted Lucite base & leaf, and clear Lucite stems. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage and not new so will have signs of use and wear. Please see photos and zoom in for details. We attempt to portray any imperfections. Circa, Late 20th Century. The meaning of a calla lily is purity, faithfulness, and holiness. Well, HOLY MOLY… that explains a lot! Just feast your eyes upon this PURELY GORGEOUS vintage calla lily...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Lucite

Gray Pedestal Glasses - Set of 6
Located in Fairfield, CA
A set of 6 glasses in moody dark gray glass. Nice dramatic shapes with round tops and pedestal bases. Perfect for cocktails or as water glasses.
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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Glass

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

Andre Ricard Stockholm Stacking Ashtrays Flamegas S. A. Spain 1967
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

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Plastic

Grey Stoneware Pinakio Plate by Elena Vasilantonaki
Located in Geneve, CH
Grey Stoneware Pinakio Plate by Elena Vasilantonaki Unique Dimensions: ⌀ 34 x H 10 cm (Dimensions may vary) Materials: Stoneware Available finishes: With\without handles - Black, Whi...
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2010s Greek Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Stoneware

Memphis Milano Postmodern Silk Necktie by Massimo Giacon
Located in Ferndale, MI
Abstract shapes on a harlequin background in red, purple, black and gold In a comic book like fashion, Massimo Giacon nails a sophisticated yet fun necktie design for the Memphis Milano Design Group. circa 1985. The Memphis Milano design movement played a key role in the promotion of Italian design worldwide. This item has been professionally dry cleaned. Massimo Giacon was born in Padova, Italy in 1961. Since 1980, he has worked in Milan as a cartoonist, illustrator, designer, artist and musician. In 1985 he started working with an architect's studio, Sottsass Association, honing his design skills by working with Artemide, Alessi, Swatch, Philips, Ritzenhoff and Telecom. He has designed wall hangings, rugs, ceramics, and kitchen items, produced advertising illustrations...
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1980s Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Silk

Post Modern Cut Crystal Cigar Ashtray
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
This is a stunning cut crystal cigar ashtray - a very faceted piece. It will compliment any bar, desk, or wine area of your home or office. A sleek and very sophisticated piece for t...
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20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Crystal

1980's Postmodern Memphis Era Set of 4 espresso Cups & Saucers by Baldelli Italy
Located in San Diego, CA
A very rare set of 4 espresso cups and saucers the plates are 4" diameter, made in Italy circa 1980s by Baldelli signed .beautiful design and quality.
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

2000s Cenedese Italian Aquamarine Blue Rostrato Murano Glass Ovoid Vase
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Venetian modernist vase signed Cenedese with an interesting elongated modern organic shape, in a sophisticated azure turquoise color, in blown Murano glass worked with t...
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Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Big Tiara Vase by Faina
Located in Geneve, CH
Big Tiara Vase by Faina Design: Victoriya Yakusha. Dimensions: D 30 x W 56 x H 58 cm. Materials: Ceramic. Weight: 23 kg SKARB [ukrainian for treasure] I turned to the theme of trea...
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2010s Ukrainian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

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

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

Materials

Brass

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...
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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Art Glass

Rare Set of 4 Porcelain Cups Design by Kato Kogei Postmodern Memphis Japan
Located in San Diego, CA
Great and rare set of 4 cups designed by Kato Kogei, Fujimori Progression Collection, an original condition some wear due to use no chips or cracks circa the 1980s, Memphis.
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20th Century Japanese Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Porcelain

Postmodern Martini Cocktail Glasses Memphis Style circa 1990 Set of 4
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Postmodern ball base martini cocktail glasses, set of 4, circa 1990. Vintage Post Modern set of four Memphis style clear martini cocktail glass...
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20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass

Glass Decanter by Gentner Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Glass decanter by Gentner Design Dimensions: D 15.2 x H 28 cm Materials: glass, brass A place to ready the tastes and hidden intoxicating offerings of your libation to the evening. ...
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2010s American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Brass

1980 Geert Koster Michele De Lucchi Solid Postmodern Design Metal Salt Pepper
Located in Brescia, IT
Salt and Pepper Geert Koster & Michele De Lucchi prod. Solid Group Italy, 1987 Postmodern Shapes Great Manufacture Rare items "SOLID" mark engraved Excellent Condiction. Never used.
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Metal

1980's Postmodern Memphis era Rare Creamer Teapot by J Kronester Bavaria
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful creamer teapot circa 1950's West Germany Bavaria beautiful pastel colors and design excellent condition.
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20th Century German Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Haeger Rounded Edge Mauve Pink Postmodern Vide Poche
Located in New York, NY
Postmodern Haeger vide poche catchall. Bold rounded edges make this a standout piece, mauve color is versatile and pairs nicely with many other colors. Perfect for a coffee table, dr...
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1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Calypso Martini Set
Located in Milano, MI
Calypso collection investigates new ways of conviviality: fed by imaginary worlds, this tableware pieces make possible to dream of exotic and uncontaminated landscapes. Calypso synth...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Glass

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...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Stainless Steel

Vintage Set of 4 Post Modern Pink Lucite Scrolling Ribbon Napkin Rings
Located in Amityville, NY
A vintage post modern set of four napkin rings in pink lucite, with a scrolling, looping, wrapping, ribbon or bow shape. Each of the 4 in the set is identical, providing a perfect fe...
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1980s North American Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Lucite

Franco Bucci Coffee Service ACR Arte Ceramica Romana, 1973
Located in Melbourne, AU
Franco Bucci coffee service for six with coffee pot, cups, saucers, sugar and creamer. We love this service for its bold, elegant, robust Italian design, typical of the 1970s. Curvacious, chunky, innovative, attractive, lovely to use and to hold - it's got it all. Bucci designed ceramics for high quality manufacture. During the 1970s, he produced this 'budget' household crockery service for mass production which proved very popular. This set can be viewed in the Bucci archive, listed as item 805. It was produced serially by Arte Ceramica...
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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Set of Six Multicolored Murano Glass Drinking Glasses by Vincenzo Nason, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1990s. This set of six glasses is made in Murano glass, which internally are ribbed and externally are smooth. It is a vintage set, therefore it might show slight trac...
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1990s Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Murano Glass

Mexican Ceramic Pottery Mugs, Set of 4
Located in Clermont, FL
Handmade ceramic pottery mugs by Rodolfo Padilla, Mexico. Mugs are a work of art in themselves. In excellent condition.
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1970s Mexican Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Blackened Vide Poche Rond XL by Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Blackened Vide Poche Rond XL by Henry Wilson Dimensions: D 18 x H 4 cm Materials: Bronze Discard your day at the door. Your Vide Poche XL is designed with your loose-pocket items in...
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2010s Australian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Bronze

Ralph Bacerra Large Ceramic/Pottery Charger/Plate with Gold Glaze, Signed
By Ralph Bacerra
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is an amazing sample of the great gold and multiple experimental glazes and motives of the great ceramist Ralph Bacerra. He made many solo exhibitions and like this piece, was c...
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1990s American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

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Ceramic, Pottery

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