Skip to main content

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.

to
221
694
509
48
694
557
2
46
517
1
1
8
13
106
155
67
13,721
5,434
5,422
3,263
2,908
2,813
1,730
1,083
589
584
572
552
509
383
280
256
138
71
580
289
261
163
131
728
415
922
467
168
135
114
1,251
781
922
23
22
22
16
16
Style: Post-Modern
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...
Category

1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage New York City Souvenir Ashtray The Big Apple NYC Collectible Catchall
Located in Moreno Valley, 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...
Category

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

Materials

Porcelain

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.
Category

20th Century German Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

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

1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Géode Square Plate by Matthieu Gicquel
Located in Geneve, CH
Géode Square Plate by Matthieu Gicquel Dimensions: D 29 x W 29 x H 3 cm. Materials: Optical glass and gold leaf. Weight: 6 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...
Category

2010s French Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Gold Leaf

Postmodern Vintage Toaster Designed by Michael Graves
Located in San Diego, CA
Great design on this collectible piece by Michael Graves for Black & Decker , circa 1990's it works but the bish on the plastic is worn due to age as shown.
Category

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

Materials

Metal

Postmodern White Glass Vase "Fazzoletto" by Giorgio Berlini, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1970s. It is made in white heat soaked Murano glass. Since the manufacturing process of these vases was manual, each vase is different and one-of-a-kind. It is a vinta...
Category

1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Murano Glass

Fulvio Bianconi, "A Spicchi", 1953
Located in Paris, FR
Fulvio Bianconi 'A Spicchi' Vase, c. 1953 Execution: Venini, blown glass, purple, pink and blue. Signed: Original label and signature (Picture 4) H : 36 cm (14.17") Overall Ver...
Category

1950s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Glass

San Francisco Mural by Olivia Cognet
Located in Geneve, CH
San Francisco Mural by Olivia Cognet Dimensions: D 5 x W 150 x H 110 cm Materials: Ceramic. Each of Olivia’s handmade creations is a unique work of art, the snapshot of a precious ...
Category

2010s French Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Postmodern Set of Six Baccarat Crystal Champagne Coupes, France
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in France by Baccarat, 1960s. These six coupes are made in thin crystal. They are vintage, therefore they might show slight traces of use, but they c...
Category

1960s French Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Crystal

Peter Shire Ceramic Splatter Bowl for Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1984
Located in San Diego, CA
Splatter bowl for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art by Peter Shire, a Los Angeles-based artist and founding member of The Memphis Group. Signed and dated 1984.
Category

1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Set of 4 Vintage Mid-Century Anchor Hocking Essex Green 12 oz Glass Tumblers
Located in Toronto, CA
Add a vibrant mid-century accent to your home with this set of four vintage Anchor Hocking glass tumblers in the striking Essex Calypso Gr...
Category

1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Glass

Postmodern Art Pottery Mug by Barry and Rosalind Hage
Located in Fairfield, CA
A vintage postmodern art pottery mug made by Barry and Rosalind Hage of Long Beach, CA. Features a wonderfully whimsical hand painted design in black and blue on a white base glaze. ...
Category

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

Materials

Pottery

80s Post Modern Memphis Design Handmade Marilee Hall Abstract Art Teapot Signed
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Spectacular, Post Modern, Memphis Design, One of a Kind, Handmade, tossed pottery and painted yellow tea pot, with a crackle finish, I adorned with both incised and applied colorful...
Category

1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Metal

Designer Postmodern Signed White Art Glass Pitcher Carafe Glass Set, circa 1980s
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful designer/artist signed white art glass pitcher carafe and glass set, circa 1980s. Pitcher carafe is white art glass with a royal blue ...
Category

1980s Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Art Glass, Blown 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...
Category

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

Materials

Glass

1980s Memphis Style set of 8 Vintage Rocks Glasses with Colorful Shapes & Tray
Located in St. Louis, MO
1980s "Memphis" style set of 8 vintage frosted rocks, highball old fashion glasses with colorful Shapes of Red, blue, yellow black and white with blue grid tray. Unmarked
Category

1980s Unknown Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Metal

Large Espresso Coffee Maker Postmodern Design by Aldo Rossi for Alessi 6 Cup
Located in San Diego, CA
Great design early production in polished aluminum finish color finish large espresso maker designed by Aldo Rossi for Alessi, circa 1988, six cup capacity the design after Italian c...
Category

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

Materials

Metal

Postmodern Modern Marble and Brass Ashtray Box, circa 1970s
Located in New York, NY
A chic Postmodern marble and brass sphere ball ashtray box, circa 1970s. Piece makes a great decorative object box as well as an ashtray (three indents ar...
Category

1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Marble, Brass

ST Tropez Mural by Olivia Cognet
Located in Geneve, CH
ST Tropez Mural by Olivia Cognet Dimensions: D 5 x W 320 x H 210 cm Materials: Ceramic. Each of Olivia’s handmade creations is a unique work of art, the snapshot of a precious mome...
Category

2010s French Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Postmodern Martini Cocktail Glasses Memphis Style circa 1990 Set of 4
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Postmodern ball base martini cocktail glasses, set of 4, circa 1990. Vintage Post Modern set of four Memphis style clear martini cocktail glass...
Category

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

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass

Memphis Design Thermal Carafe by K. Shigeto Milano for Zohirushi Japan
Located in San Diego, CA
Great design on this Memphis era coffee carafe, designed by K Shigeto Milano for Zohirushi Japan circa 1980's great condition, with top switch for open/c...
Category

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

Materials

Glass, Plastic

Set Of 6 Le Cirque N.Y. Custom Villeroy & Boch Pasta Bowls Designed By Adam D.
Located in Bridgeport, CT
From pasta primavera to world-renowned decadent desserts, Le Cirque's ubiquitous reputation for presenting its fine dining fare with whimsy and fun, landed it on the map of must-dine...
Category

20th Century Luxembourgish Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

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.
Category

20th Century Japanese Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

DYKA Kettle by ZEMNA
Located in Geneve, CH
DYKA Kettle by ZEMNA Designed by Tetiana Krasutska. Dimensions: D 10 x W 40 x H 17 cm. Materials: Clay. With a capacity of 300 milliliters, this kettle is perfect for small, intima...
Category

2010s Ukrainian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Clay

Vintage Italian Futura Silver-Plate, Wood, Red Resin Larry Laslo For Towle
Located in North Miami, FL
This fabulous vintage 1980's postmodern Italian tray was designed by Larry Laslo for Towle Silversmiths in Italy. It is rectangular of silver-plate, wood handles with red resin. This...
Category

1980s European Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Silver Plate

Richard Meier for Swid Powell Stainless Steel Bowl/Centerpiece
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful post modern design by the well known architect Richard Meier. Measure: 10 inches.
Category

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

Materials

Stainless Steel

Juraj Mahalik Sculptural Postmodern Pop-Art Tea Service by Art4, Slovakia, 1990s
Located in Vienna, AT
A striking, surreal-inspired postmodern pottery tea or coffee set from the early 1990s, designed by Juraj Mahalik (Poland) and crafted by art4 ceramics in Slovakia. This unconvention...
Category

1990s Slovak Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Fulvio Bianconi, "A Spicchi", 1950
Located in Paris, FR
Fulvio Bianconi 'A Spicchi' Vase, c. 1950 Execution: Venini, blown glass, purple, pink and blue. Measure: H : 19 cm (7.48") Overall Very good condition A piece both highly ...
Category

1950s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Glass

Vintage Guy Corrie Union Glass Donut Base Art Glass Vase Cobalt Blue Pink 1980's
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Guy Corrie Union Glass Donut base art glass vase in cobalt blue and pink 1980's. Cobalt blue and pink art glass vase by R Guy Corrie, Union Street Glass...
Category

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

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass

Nicola L. La Belle Et La Bete "Cocteau" Ceramic Tray
Located in New York, NY
Cocteau, La Belle Et La Bete ceramic serving tray by French conceptual artist Nicola L. Signed on reverse, Nicola L. 2007 Galerie A Rebours Edition...
Category

Early 2000s French Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Post-Modern Lucite Bath Tray
Located in San Diego, CA
Post-modern lucite bath tray, circa 1980s. The tray would make a great bathroom piece for toiletries and works great with any post-modern, minimalist, contem...
Category

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

Materials

Lucite

Post-Modern Lucite Bath Tray
Post-Modern Lucite Bath Tray
$160 Sale Price
20% Off
Carafe with Stopper and Set of 6 Small Wine, Liqueur Glasses
Located in Verviers, BE
Carafe with Stopper and set of 6 Small Wine - liqueur Glasses Please don't hesitate to get in touch with any further questions.?? With Best Wishes Geert Niessen
Category

Early 20th Century Belgian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Art 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...
Category

1970s American Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

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

1970s German Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

One Venini Alphabet Letters "Neon" Massimo Vignelli Design Years 1984
Located in Biella, IT
Venini Italy alphabet letters "neon" by Massimo Vignelli every letter in original lether bag, hand bent letters in transparent rods with colored c...
Category

1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Art Glass

Mini Mural by Olivia Cognet
Located in Geneve, CH
Mini Mural by Olivia Cognet Dimensions: D 5 x W 28 x H 32 cm Materials: Stone. Each of Olivia’s handmade creations is a unique work of art, the snapshot of a precious moment captu...
Category

2010s French Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Stone

Lino Sabattini rare cruet , oil/vinegar container set , attb to Christofle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great set designed by LINO SABATTINI in stainless steel and glass, with acrylic stopper .Glass marked as well.
Category

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

Materials

Stainless Steel

Post-Modern Espresso Set by Frauke V. Jaruntowski for Rosenthal Studio-Line
Located in San Diego, CA
Post-Modern espresso cup and saucer set by Frauke V. Jaruntowski for Rosenthal Studio-Line, circa 1980s. This wonderful set is in great vintage condition with no chips or cracks, is...
Category

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

Materials

Porcelain

Italian Postmodern Marble Terracotta Wine Bottle Coaster or Catchall, Set of 2
Located in New York, NY
A set of two (2) Italian Postmodern marble terracotta hue wine bottle table coasters, circa late-20th century, Italy. A substantial pair of marble wine o...
Category

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

Materials

Marble

Refined Contemporary Marble 02 Travertino Rosso Marble Cake Stand
Located in Geneve, CH
Refined Contemporary marble 02 Travertino Rosso marble cake stand Signed by Leo Aerts. Dimensions: Diameter 32 x height 15 cm Material: Travertino ros...
Category

2010s Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Travertine, Marble

Venini Murano Italy Glass Blue Bottle Serie “Velati”, 1992
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Amazing and fabulous Italian handmade and blown bottle in light blue color glass with stopper, from the “Velati” series designed and produced by Ven...
Category

1990s Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Glass

Huge Cenedese Pink Scavo Spherical or Globe Shaped Murano Glass Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A wonderfully large, spherical Murano glass vase in pink with brown highlights. The vase has an incredible 1980s Memphis School or Miami appeal. It is a bold and impressive piece of ...
Category

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

Materials

Murano Glass

Handcrafted Double Old-Fashioned Cobalt Blue Set of 6 Glasses 1980s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Handcrafted Swirl-Infused Old-Fashioned Glasses in Cobalt Blue – Set of 6. These vintage Italian hand-blown drinking glasses boast a thick and heavy construction in captivating cobalt blue and clear glass with intricate swirls. Elevate your barware collection with this beautiful set of 6 cobalt blue cocktail glasses...
Category

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

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

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

1990s Czech Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Crystal

Meduse Tagi Bowl by Pia Chevalier
Located in Geneve, CH
Meduse Tagi bowl by Pia Chevalier Each one is unique. Materials: Raw stoneware. Dimensions: Ø 20 x H 10 cm. Also available in white stone, bronze, blue, white glaze. Pia Chev...
Category

2010s French Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Stoneware

Marble Salt and Pepper Shakers Tableware
Located in Toronto, ON
A pair of Carrera marble salt and peppers shakers. They are made out of carved Carrera marble, finished with a stainless steel top, a plastic cork at the bottom. While they are vinta...
Category

1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Marble, Carrara Marble

Untitled 56 by Laura Pasquino
Located in Geneve, CH
Untitled 56 by Laura Pasquino One of a kind Dimensions: D 42 cm x H 40 cm Material: Stoneware. Laura Pasquino Incorporating references from ancient Korean ceramics as well as...
Category

2010s Dutch Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Stoneware

Baccarat Crystal Small Decanter/Cruet Set (Made in France)
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful set of crystal pieces by Baccarat France. This beautiful set of small decanters can provide a variety of purposes with style and elegance. A great cruet set or small deca...
Category

1990s French Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Crystal

Pair of Post-Modern Aluminum Salt and Pepper Shakers by David Tisdale for Elika
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice pair of post-modern anodized aluminum salt and pepper shakers by David Tisdale for Elika, circa 1980s. The set is in very good condition and each shaker measures 1.5"W x ...
Category

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

Materials

Aluminum

Postmodern Classic Teapot Designed by Michael Graves for Alessi
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Style of Alessi Vintage Memphis Tea Pot designed by Michael Graves stainless steel made Taiwan signed at bottom 10.5 h x 9 w 11.75 d Original vintage u...
Category

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

Materials

Stainless Steel

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...
Category

2010s French Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Postmodern Solid Lacquered Wood Tray with Chrome Handles
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and rare 1980's solid wood lacquered round serving tray with chrome handles , nice patina and worn finish some marks due to age but its got style and looks.
Category

20th Century Thai Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Chrome

Champagne Flutes Glasses, circa 1990s, Set of 3
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful set of three (3) Emerald-teal green art glass Champagne flutes glasses, circa 1990s, Europe. In the style of Kosta Boda, Sweden....
Category

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

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass

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
Category

1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Glass

Alfredo Barbini Italian Modernist White Yellow Murano Art Glass Cat Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Early 21st century, one-of-a-kind sculpture in the shape of a jumping cat on a handmade nickel base. This Work of Art is signed by Alfredo Barbini in white blown Murano glass, decorated with an elongated dark gray Murrina on the back, highlighted by yellow stripes and black accents, the face in a Picasso style with green eyes, blue nose...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Nickel

Italian Postmodern Condiments Dish
Located in New York, NY
An Italian Post-Modern period condiments dish, circa late-20th century, Italy. Condiments dish is glass with a two-part plastic green holder with handle...
Category

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

Materials

Glass, Plastic

Claudia Reese Cera-Mix Studio Pottery Postmodern Art Dinner Plate
By Claudia Reese
Located in Miami, FL
Cera-Mix postmodern art dinner plate or charger by Claude Reese.
Category

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

Materials

Ceramic

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...
Category

1980s Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Silk

Rare Memphis Porcelain Rolf Sinnemark Rörstrand 'Atlantis' series Teapot 1984
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Rare Memphis style 'Atlantis' series porcelain Teapot with printed geometric decoration in black, grey and white, designed by Rolf Sinnemark ca. 1984, made by Rörstrand, Stockholm. ...
Category

1980s Swedish 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.

Recently Viewed

View All