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
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
$4,150 / item
Post Modern Spice Rack by Alan Wisniewski for Umbra
By 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 .
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
Hermes Paris porcelain ashtray
By Hermès
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Hermes Paris Porcelain Ashtray
Rectangular white porcelain ashtray with gold details on the edges. It features a central design of a horse in harness and gold and black decoration. I...
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20th Century French Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
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...
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Late 20th Century Taiwanese Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stainless Steel
Sconces Minimalist Wall Lamp by Olivia Cognet
Located in Geneve, CH
Sconces Minimalist Wall Lamp by Olivia Cognet
Dimensions: W 80 x D 30 x H 25 cm
Materials: Ceramic.
Each of Olivia’s handmade creations is a unique work of art, the snapshot of a p...
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2010s French Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
$5,015 / item
Champagne Flutes Glasses in Emerald Green Art Glass, circa 1990s, Set of 3
By Kosta Boda
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
$540 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Huge Signed Barbini Asymmetrical Modernist Murano Glass Vase
By Barbini
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very large, asymmetrical modernist Murano glass vase.
It's reminiscent of the style of the 1980s Memphis Design school.
The large scale of this vase simply makes it a comman...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Angelo Mangiarotti for Vilca Crystal Italy Olive Oil Vinegar Table Top Set
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Angelo Mangiarotti for Vilca Crystal Italy Olive Oil Vinegar Table Top Set on Tray.
7 pieces set.
Hard to find. Amazing post modern classic vintage Angel...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
Large Triangular Blue Murano Glass Trinket Bowl - Ashtray, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, Murano, 1970s.
It is made in quite heavy hand-blown Murano glass.
This is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered as i...
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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair of Postmodern Style Candleholders Designed by Kate Spade for Lenox
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of porcelain postmodern style candle holders, beautiful colors with silver edge accent by Kate Spade for Lenox.
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
$220 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Arzberg Oil and Vinegar Serving Bottles, 1980
By Arzberg
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderful white porcelain oil and vinegar serving bottles by Arzberg, Germany, with cork caps, multilingual signage, marked.
Category
1980s German Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain, Cork
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
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...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Pair of Murmansk centerpieces by Ettore Sottsass
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Rare pair of centerpieces in silver metal, model Murmansk, by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano, Italy circa 1983.
Stamped « Memphis Milano » on both of them.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
$20,158 / set
Unique Arq 009 Vase by Raquel Vidal and Pedro Paz
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique Arq 009 vase by Raquel Vidal and Pedro Paz
Dimensions: Ø 15 x H 23 cm
Materials: hand-sculpted glazed stoneware.
The Arq series emerged from our own past production. Draw...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stoneware
$1,019 / item
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...
Category
20th Century North American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stainless Steel
$156 Sale Price
20% Off
Unique Elementa Paper Roll Holder in Satin Brass by Mingardo
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique Elementa Paper Roll Holder in Satin Brass by Mingardo
Dimensions: D7.8 x H28.5 cm
Materials:Natural satin brass and natural varnished iron
Weight: ...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass, Iron
Postmodern Set of Six Baccarat Crystal Champagne Coupes, France
By Baccarat
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in France by Baccarat, 1960s.
These six coupes are made in thin crystal.
They are vintage, therefore they might show slight traces of use, but they c...
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1960s French Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
Postmodern Decorative Lucite Tray with Orange Clear & Blue Accents
Located in San Diego, CA
beautiful unique lucite tray Postmodern design simple elegant and unique excellent condition.
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Lucite
Postmodern Funnytime Kitchen Timer by Roberto Pezzetta for WikiDue
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A whimsical Italian postmodern multicolor kitchen timer designed by Roberto Pezzetta for WikiDue. Stacked dark gray, white and yellow discs give it a...
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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
Archimede Seguso Style Murano Glass, Carnival Vase
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Just a beautiful vase in the Carnival style colors murano glass vase.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Post-Modern Espresso Set by Frauke V. Jaruntowski for Rosenthal Studio-Line
By Rosenthal
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
$140 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Vibrant Green Glass Centerpiece Lamp in Organic White Marble Base by Aina Kari
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique Large Stravedamento Mouth Blown Murano Glass Centerpiece, Double Waterfall, by Aina Kari
One Of A Kind.
Dimensions: D 45 x H 35 cm.
Materials: Murano glass, marble.
Other co...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Marble
Large Vintage Porcelain Cigar Ashtray 1980's
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large vintage square ceramic porcelain cigar ashtray.
Large collectible cigar ashtray in yellow and black and white check with gilt borders that break at cigar rests at either side.
Gold lettering in the center reads “Cigar”. and there is a knight on horse...
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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Tagliapietra Italian Modern Green Yellow Orange Murano Glass Drop Sculpture Vase
By Fabio Tagliapietra
Located in New York, NY
Early 21st century, circa 2015, one-of-a-kind blown colorful Murano glass single flower vase, modern Work of Art signed by Tagliapietra Fabio, this ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murrine, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Ferruccio Laviani Italian Ceramic "Rumba" Centerpiece Sculpture 1990s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian glazed ceramic centrepiece sculpture, model Rumba, designed by Italian artist Ferruccio Laviani for workshop Alessio Sarri Ceramiche, Italy 1990s, no longer in production.
Ma...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
$1,612 Sale Price
20% Off
Memphis Inspired Colorful Glass Studio Vase
Located in Pasadena, CA
A fun Memphis Group-inspired colorful glass vase with contrasting shapes that seem to be stacked. The wide circular base is clear glass with swirl...
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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
$180 Sale Price
76% Off
Pair of Italian Post-Modern Ceramic Salad Servers
Located in San Diego, CA
A nice pair of Italian post-modern ceramic salad servers, circa 1980s. The set is in very good vintage condition and measures 2.75"W x 11"H. Great look! #3689
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20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Postmodern Checkerboard Marble Ashtray
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fantastic vintage Postmodern ashtray. A chic black and coral colored marble in a checkerboard design. Instant glamour to any surface. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Marble
Val St Lambert cut glass ashtray
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Val Saint Lambert carved glass ashtray
Beautiful Val Saint Lambert ashtray made of green carved glass, its rounded shape together with the striking shade of green resembles an apple....
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20th Century Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Heavy Cut Glass Ice Bucket Chivas Regal France 1980s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Heavy Cut Glass Ice Bucket Chivas Regal Made in France, circa 1980s.
Heavy cut glass ice bucket in the traditional style with solid, clear glass handles.
Made in France, ice bucket heavy cut glass crystal clear thick waffle cut glass diamond design Chivas Regal 12 years.
This ice bucket is in excellent condition.
Vintage crystal ice bucket...
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Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
Round Top & Cylindrical Base Varnished Gold Brass Plated Bowl by AVLU
Located in Geneve, CH
Kubbe Bowl, Varnished Brass Silverware by AVLU
Dimensions: D 15 x H 16 cm
Materials: Varnished Brass.
Avlu Design was founded in Ankara in 2023 by Interior Architect Selin Demir...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
Gianni Versace for Rosenthal, Barocco Porcelain Plate with Gold Decoration
Located in København, Copenhagen
Gianni Versace for Rosenthal. Barocco porcelain plate with gold decoration, 20th century.
In perfect condition.
Measures: 18 cm.
Stamped.
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20th Century German Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
‘Camomilla’ Table Centerpiece by Ettore Sottsass
Located in New York, NY
‘Camomilla’ Table Centerpiece by Ettore Sottsass from the Indian Memory Series, 1989. Stamped, signed, dated and numbered.
Category
1980s French Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Earthenware
'Jane Centerpiece' by Ettore Sottsass
Located in New York, NY
Jane Centerpiece by Ettore Sottsass, executed in glazed stoneware. Signed and numbered, 55/100. Editor's sticker 'Cor Unum'.
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stoneware
Set of Six Colorful Murano Blown Glass Wine Glasses, Italy 1980s
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1980s.
These six wine glasses are made in multicolored Murano glass.
They are vintage, therefore they might show slight traces of use, but they can be considered as i...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Memphis Ice Bucket and Trays Post Modern 1980's Lacquer
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A great post modern 1980's set of three items: ice bucket with cover and two additional trays. Made in Japan by Taste Setter Sigma. Serving trays are ...
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Plastic, Lacquer
Holmegaard Royal Copenhagen Cobalt Blue Glass Pitcher
Located in Winter Park, FL
Vintage cobalt blue and green crystal pitcher made by Holmegaard Glass for Royal Copenhagen. Original Royal Copenhagen sticker. Circa 1980s.
Dimensions: 5"W 3.5"D x 11.5"H
Category
20th Century Danish Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Set of Twenty-three Crystal Drinking Glasses attr. to Val Saint Lambert, France
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in France, 1960s.
This set of twenty-three glasses is made in fine ground crystal.
It is a vintage set, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered ...
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1960s German Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
Paysages Desértiques Mini, Expresso Cup by Josefina Munoz
Located in Geneve, CH
Paysages Desértiques mini, expresso cup by Josefina Munoz
(Price for a set of 2)
Paysages Desértiques Collection
Dimensions: H6 x Ø7 cm
Material: ceramics
Available in: small,...
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2010s Swiss Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Tea Set 'Fantasia' by Matteo Thun, 1980
By Arzbeg Porcelain, Matteo Thun
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning Memphis-style Seven-piece porcelain tea set 'Fantasia' with 'Carre Noir' decor by Matteo Thun for Arzberg Porzellan, Germany. The set contains a tea pot with lid, two cups w...
Category
1980s German Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
$1,150 / set
Italy Post-Modern Design Murano Glass Light Blue Vase
Located in Brescia, IT
This Post-Modern Murano glass vase has a very elegant and delicate light blue tone.
Becouse it’s not industrial production, the vase shows some little irregularities in the form.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
$844 Sale Price
28% Off
Enzo Mari Pair of Gaudalupa Ashtrays for Danese, Italy, 1972
Located in Milan, IT
Enzo Mari pair of Gaudalupa ashtrays for Danese, Italy, 1972.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stainless Steel
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Nickel
Cobalt Blue Drinking Glasses Set of 4 Spiral Tumblers 1980s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Set of 4 handmade cobalt blue candy stripe crystal drinking glasses tumblers highball barware in French Maison Baccarat style.
Fabulous hand blown vintage cobalt blue tumblers...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
French studio ceramicist. Teapot. Abstract futuristic style.
Located in København, Copenhagen
French studio ceramicist.
Teapot.
Abstract futuristic style.
Late 20th century.
Marked.
Perfect condition.
Dimensions: W 22.0 cm x H 20.0 cm.
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Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Faience
Medium Le Sud Vase by Olivia Cognet
Located in Geneve, CH
Medium Le Sud vase by Olivia Cognet
Materials: Ceramic.
Dimensions: H 30-40 cm
Each of Olivia’s handmade creations is a unique work of art, the snapshot of...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
$2,976 / item
Rare Set of 4 Porcelain Cups Design by Kato Kogei Postmodern Memphis Japan
By Kato Kogei
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
$220 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Purple & green Murano Glass Flasks by Venini, 1980s
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Set of 2 small decorative Murano flasks designed by Laura de Santillana and manufactured by Venini in the 1980s. the green flask shows a visible small chip at the neck as stated in p...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Rare Presenter Tray by Gentner Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Rare presenter tray by Gentner Design
Dimensions: D 20 x W 20 x H 20 cm
Materials: tarnished brass
1 x Rare presenter tray
4 x Rare whiskey glasses by Felicia Ferrone
Inspir...
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2010s American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
$1,197 / item
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
Materials
Glass
$806 Sale Price
20% Off
Murano Glass Aquarium by Gino Cenedese with Two Fishes, Paperweight
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Murano, Italy, 1980s.
This rare decorative object, which can also be used as a paperweight, depicts two colored fishes in an aquarium with its own algae and corals.
It is made in m...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Kazuko Matthews Stoneware Post Modern California Studio Zig Zag Teapot with Lid
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Flattened stoneware Post Modernist vase by California studio artist Kazuko Matthews. Teapot measures 16.5" by 9.5" by 3" and is signed Kazuko Matthews on the bottom. In very good vin...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stoneware
$1,046 Sale Price
25% Off
Italy 1960 Post-Modern Murano Blown Glass Goblet
Located in Brescia, IT
This is an elegant goblet hand made in Murano, Venice in 1960 in Murano blown glass. The piece is very charming and on it are visible the signs of the handwork.
The foot is in clear ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
$379 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Large Earthenware Vide-Poche / Decorative Plate by Pino Castagna, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1980s.
This catchall / vide-poche / decorative plate is made in glazed earthenware.
It is signed by Pino Castagna.
This is a vintage piece, therefore it might show sl...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Earthenware
Italy 1960 Post-Modern Murano Blown Glass Bottle
Located in Brescia, IT
This is an elegant shaped bottle hand made in Murano, Venice in 1960 in Murano blown glass. The piece is very charming and on it are visible the signs of the handwork.
The bottle has...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
$758 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare Steel and Ceramic Espresso Coffee Maker and Cups by La Porcellane, Italy
By Alessi
Located in San Diego, CA
Great design on this stovetop polished steel and ceramic espresso maker, with two single cups for Espresso, circa 1990's great condition. This model i...
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Steel
$180 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of Cyan Murano Cased Glass Vases by Carlo Moretti, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1970s.
Made in cased Murano glass. The smaller vase is labelled (as shown in the video), while the other had it but lost it due to cleaning. We've had an identical vas...
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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Transparent Murano Glass Vase by Carlo Moretti, Signed and Labeled, Italy 1990s
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1970s.
Made in hand-blown and hand-polished Murano glass.
It is signed and labeled by Carlo Moretti.
This vase might show slight traces of use since it's vintage, but...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Mardi Jo Cohen 1990 Memphis 20 Flatware Service in Sterling with Gemstones
Located in Miami, FL
Flatware set designed by Mardi Jo Cohen (1959-).
Fabulous sculptural table pieces, crafted by the renowned American metalsmith artist Mardi Jo Cohen back in the 1990. These pieces has been individually made with Memphis design patterns in solid sterling silver, with high polished finish. This set is composed by 20 pieces divided in 5 sets.
Gemstones: Mounted in bezel settings, with round brilliant cuts gemstones such; five peridots and five pink topaz, with an approximate weight of 12 carats.
Materials: Silver, Lucite, gemstones, Formica and enamel paint.
Weight: Combined of 911.60 Grams, (584.36 Dwt).
Measurements: Average of 30 mm by 174 mm (1.18 x 6.85 Inches).
Hallmarks: Each piece is stamped with the maker's mark and signed, "MARDI JO COHEN 90 STERLING SILVER".
Mardi Jo Cohen born in 1959. Her works can be found in the Yale University Collection, the National Museum of American Jewish History and the Museum of Art and Design in New York, as well as other prominent museums and galleries coast to coast. Often seen in the form of serving utensils and jewelry is rarely seen let alone available to acquire.
The Memphis style
Was emerged in 1981, when the Italian designer and architect Ettore Sottsass founded a group of artists and designers called Memphis. Bob Dylan’s song 'Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again' was playing on repeat during the group’s first meeting, which led to the group being named 'Memphis'. After the inaugural meeting, the group decided that they would meet again in February 1981. The members brought over 100 drawings with them, picturing a variety of bold, colorful designs with multiple stylistic influences. The Memphis Group went on to create furniture, fabrics, patterns, ceramics and other products in a distinctly Postmodern style that blended stylistic traits of 1950s kitsch...
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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Silver, Sterling Silver
$3,776 Sale Price / set
30% Off
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.