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
Lenox Swan Lake Wine Glasses - Set of 4
Located in Fairfield, CA
A set of 4 vintage wine glasses in the Swan Lake pattern by Lenox. Beautiful frosted stems in the shape of a winged woman with clear bowls on top.
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
$120 / set
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
$20,268 / set
1970s Set of Six Highball Glasses Black and Gold by Jules Jurgensen's in Cart
Located in North Hollywood, CA
1970s Set of Six Highball Glasses Black and Gold by Jules Jurgensen's in Cart.
Elegant exquisite vintage set of six highball gilt glasses designed by Gurgensen's circa 1976 with gold cart...
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
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...
Category
Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
Contemporary Studio Glass Bowl Made in the Czech Republic After 2010
Located in Vienna, Austria
Contemporary studio glass bowl handmade in the Czech Republic. The color is made up of two layers applied to the inside, first white and
then yellow. The body is clear glass and the...
Category
2010s Czech Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
$1,082 Sale Price
20% Off
Hand Painted Pink and Blue Heart Napkin Rings - Set of 4
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A set of four round hand-painted napkin rings with blue and pink heart motif.
Dimensions:
2" Diameter
1" Deep
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Wood, Paint
$60 Sale Price / set
20% 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
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
'Scorpion Teapot' Ceramic Teapot by Peter Shire, 1982
By Peter Shire
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Large Vintage Glazed Earthenware Teapot by Peter Shire, 1982.
Earthenware and Enameled Metal construction, Hand-Built.
Approx: 15 1/2" high x 12" wide x 25" long
Peter Shire:
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Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
'Babel' Resin Wine Bucket by Gaetano Pesce for Fish Design Italy, 1990s, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Limited edition 1990s flexible resin wine bucket by Gaetano Pesce for Fish Design, Italy. Numbered 182/1000.
Works great as an ice bucket, wine bucket, catch-all, vase, vessel, sculpture, planter, pot or jardinière. If you use it as a planter, we suggest an interior lining to protect the piece.
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Gaetano Pesce, born on November 8, 1939, in La Spezia, Italy, is renowned as a leading figure in contemporary Italian design and architecture. Fearlessly experimental with materials and color, Pesce has collaborated with Italy’s foremost design companies, including Artemide, Vitra, Cassina, and B&B Italia.
Pesce began his journey into design at the University of Venice, where he pursued architecture and graduated in 1965. Influenced by prominent figures such as Ernesto Nathan Rogers and Mario Bellini at the Venice College of Industrial Design, Pesce embraced a commitment to novelty and avant-garde principles. He co-founded the avant-garde architectural collective "Gruppo N," inspired by the Bauhaus aesthetic, during his formative years.
Pesce’s portfolio encompasses a wide range of designs, from iconic furniture pieces to monumental architectural projects. His creations reflect a profound contemplation of modernity, exemplified by the La Mamma chair (1969), which evokes a prehistoric fertility figure, and the Organic Building in Osaka (1993), celebrated for its innovative hanging garden motif.
Among his most celebrated furniture designs are the Up series for B&B Italia, including the Up5 armchair (La Donna) and Up6 ottoman (La Mamma), which challenge traditional notions of form and function with their bold, anthropomorphic shapes. Other notable designs include the 357 Feltri chair...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Resin
$2,850 Sale Price
25% Off
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
Massimo Lunardon Green Jellyfish-Tablet, Murano Glas, Medusa, Bowl
Located in Hamburg, DE
Special Jellyfish tray from the company Massimo Lunardon. Massimo Lunardon employs only experienced artisans who handcraft these great Murano glass objects. This clear blown glass se...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
$362 Sale Price
43% Off
'Nob Hill' Ceramic Mug Sculpture by Peter Shire, 2015
By Peter Shire
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Glazed whiteware ceramic mug sculpture by Peter Shire, 2015.
Approximate measures: 11 3/4" high x 16 1/2" wide x 29" long (to handle)
Peter Shire:
Peter Shire is an LA-based art...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
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.
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
$80 / set
Set of 3 Crystal Vases by Angelo Mangiarotti for Cristalleria Colle, 1980s
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Set of 3 soliflower vases designed by Mangiarotti for Colle, a Tuscany glass manufacturer. This set belongs to an extensive collection of vases and tableware produced in the 1980s.
...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Bottega Vignoli Large Majolica/Ceramic Vase, Signed, Dated
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bottega Vignoli is brand created in Italy in the 1970's and makes unique and limited editions of Byzantine, Roman design ceramics, Majolica, located in Faenza.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Peter Shire Anchorage Teapot for Memphis, 1982
By Peter Shire, Rossi & Arcandi
Located in Kansas City, MO
This is a rare "Anchorage Teapot" by designer and artist Peter Shire. Rossi e Arcandi for Memphis, Milano, 1982. The teapot is completely original and shows signs of wear to be expec...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
Blue and White Lacquered Ceramic Vase by Laveno Chinoiserie Style, Italy
By Lavenia
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1940s - 1950s.
This blue lacquered ceramic vase by Laveno, Italy.
It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered as in...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Set of Six Bohemian Ground Crystal and Silver Drinking Glasses
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
1970s.
These drinking glasses are made in Bohemian crystal and feature a marked silver base.
It is a vintage set, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be consid...
Category
1970s Czech Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
Set of 2 Femme Sconces by Olivia Cognet
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Femme Sconces by Olivia Cognet
Dimensions: W 20 x D 20 x H 30 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
$7,559 / set
Femme Sconces by Olivia Cognet
Located in Geneve, CH
Femme Sconces by Olivia Cognet
Dimensions: W 20 x D 20 x H 30 cm
Materials: Ceramic.
Each of Olivia’s handmade creations is a unique work of art, the snapshot of a precious moment c...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
$3,779 / item
Vintage Bespoke Wire Sculptural Bowl
Located in San Diego, CA
Unique and rare, this beautiful piece is sculptural as it is figural. Wire has been modeled to create waves that shape the vessel. Lightness conforms the piece as the edges solidify ...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Wire
$200 Sale Price
20% Off
Postmodern Glazed Ceramic Decorative Pair of Chicken by Alessio Tasca, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1970s - 1980s.
This piece is made in glazed ceramic.
It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered as in excellent or...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Postmodern German Stainless Steel Kettle from Fissler, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern German Stainless Steel Kettle from Fissler, 1980s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional information:
Materials: M...
Category
20th Century German Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
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
Post-Modern Italian Polished Marble Shell Shaped Bowl
Located in San Diego, CA
Mid-century Italian polished marble fruit bowl / centerpiece, circa 1980s. The bowl is in very good vintage condition and measures 11.5"W x 10"D x 3"H. It would make a great centerpi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Marble
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
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 ...
Category
1960s German Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal
Postmodern ceramic ashtray, in the manner of Ettore Sottsass, the Mambruco, Italy
Located in Firenze, IT
Postmodern black ceramic ashtray
in the manner of Ettore Sottsass, the Mambruco, Italy 1970s
Black glazed ceramic
labelled The Mambruco
h: 6.5 cm - 19 × 19 cm
Conditions: excell...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Postmodern Yellow Opaline Hand Blown Glass Jug with Murrines and Silver Flakes
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1980s.
It is made in yellow opaline handblown glass with murrines and silver flakes in two different shades.
This jug features a ribbed handle.
It is a vintage item, ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Leaf
Rectangular Transparent Murano Glass Vase by Carlo Moretti, Signed, Italy 1990s
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1970s.
Made in hand-blown, polished Murano glass.
It is signed by Carlo Moretti.
This vase might show slight traces of use since it's vintage, but it can be considere...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Contemporary Jack Lenor Larsen for Mikasa China Service - 97 Pieces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Elevate your dining experience with this stunning Jack Lenor Larsen for Mikasa china service, a rare and elegant collection from the Terra Nova Collection...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Stunning Postmodern Brown Scavo Glass Trinket Bowl or Centerpiece, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1980s.
This bowl / centerpiece / vide-poche is made in brown scavo Murano glass.
It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be co...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano 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.
...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
$429 / item
Set of 2 Bas Relief Sconces by Olivia Cognet
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Bas Relief Sconces by Olivia Cognet
Dimensions: W 28 x D 25 x H 55 cm
Materials: Ceramic.
Each of Olivia’s handmade creations is a unique work of art, the snapshot of a pre...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
$8,822 / set
Lidded Jars and Tray by Michael Graves for Alessi, 1994, Set of 5
Located in ALHAURÍN EL GRANDE, ES
Set of four lidded jars and a tray "Euclid" Series Manufacture...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Plastic
$608 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Postmodern Round Glass Decorative Piece by Renato Anatrà, Signed, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Murano, Italy, 1980s.
It is made the expert Murano glass maker Renato Anatrà.
This piece is signed by him and features its original "vetri Murano" label.
It is vintage, therefore it...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
LS 650 Lazy Susan Serving Dish, Bordeaux Resin, Honey Onyx
By Sabine Marcelis, Paul Cournet
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Measures: Closed: Ø65 x H8 cm
Open: L65 x W77 x H8 cm
During the Palazzo Monti residency the one thing we most enjoyed was to spend time with the other designers and to share dinne...
Category
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Marble
Pair of Vintage Italian Cube‑Base Martini Glasses, Mid‑Century Barware 1970s
Located in Toronto, CA
Elegant and eye-catching, this pair of vintage Italian martini glasses features a distinctive solid glass base designed to resemble melting ice cubes—adding a sculptural, tactile fou...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
$157 Sale Price / set
30% Off
1970’s Blue Lucite and Rope Coasters With Holder - a Set of 9
Located in Charleston, SC
1970’s lucite in a blue finish with woven seagrass laid in a spiral design.
Each coaster measures: 4.5” diameter x .25” tall
Holder measures: 7” long x 3.25” deep x 3.25” tall
Category
1970s American Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Jute, Lucite
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...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
$596 / item
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
Postmodern Silver-Plated Serving Plate or Tray Attr. to Lino Sabattini
By Mesa, Lino Sabattini
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1970s - 1980s.
This is a great silver plated metal and glass serving dish / centerpiece.
Its simple design is attributable to Lino Sabattini.
It is marked Mesa.
Thi...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
Ashtray in White Porcelain with Lips Post Modern Inspired by Hania Jneid
By Hania Jneid
Located in BARCELONA, ES
"Hania Jneid’s sculptural ashtray in pure white porcelain captures the ephemeral nature of habit and indulgence, immortalizing it in delicate, permanent form. Embedded within the sur...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Rare Model 585 Vase by Ettore Sottsass for Il Sestante, Italy, 1960
Located in Dronten, NL
Oxblood red vase model 585 designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1960.
Realized circa 1961 by Società Ceramica Toscana di Figline for Milanese gallery Il Sestante in different colors.
Signe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
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
Italian Postmodern Kontessa Series Sugar Pot from Vev Vigano, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Italian Postmodern Kontessa Series Sugar Pot from Vev Vigano, 1980s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989 Official proof of authenticity such as vintage catalogs, designer ...
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
Rimini Blue Ceramic Pitcher Vase by A. Londi and F. Montelupo for Bitossi
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
This is a Rimini blue vase from the 1970s. Made in Italy.
It was designed by Aldo Londi and produced by Flavia Montelupo, also known as Bitossi.
Bitos...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Classic Teapot Designed by Michael Graves for Alessi Stamped & Dated Postmodern
Located in San Diego, CA
A Classic iconic teapot designed by Michael Graves for Alessi, made in Italy in nice original condition. Stamped Alessi very light use.
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stainless Steel
Postmodern Set of Eighteen Solid Crystal Drinking Glasses by Kosta Boda, Sweden
By Kosta Boda
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Sweden by Kosta Boda, 1970s.
These high-quality drinking glasses are made in solid cut crystal, in the style of Baccarat.
Kosta Boda is one of the oldest Swedish glassware...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
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...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
$5,043 / item
Kosta Boda Royal Blue Crystal Candle Holder by Anna Ehrner, 1990's
By Anna Ehrner
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Kosta Boda royal cobalt blue "Atoll" votive Tealight candle holder designed by Anna Ehrner, 1990s.
With characteristic craftsmanship and good design, and an ongoing commitme...
Category
Late 20th Century Swedish Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Set of 2 White Ceramic 'Kissing" Mugs Designed and Made by Studio Zwartjes
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Niek Zwartjes and Zorka Bezpalcovà are the driving forces behind Amsterdam based Studio Zwartjes.
These good looking mugs have such a shape that, when very near to each other, they...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Set of Six Colored Hand Blown Murano Glass Flutes, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1980s.
These flutes are made in very thin Murano glass.
They can also be use as flower vases.
They are vintage, therefore they might show slight traces of use, but the...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Moon Jar in Obsidian by Solem Ceramics
Located in Geneve, CH
Moon Jar in Obsidian by Solem Ceramics
Dimensions: Ø 42 x H 42 cm.
Materials: Black Stoneware, Gold essence.
This vase Jar is also available in Raw finish.
Solem’s work pulls f...
Category
2010s Canadian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stoneware
$3,672 / item
Vintage Post-Modern Green Glass Martini Glasses- A Set of Four
Located in Downingtown, PA
Vintage Post Modern Martini Glasses,
Set of Four,
1970s
This set of four Post-Modern Martini glasses from the 1970s showcases a striking design that seamlessly blends sophistication...
Category
1970s American Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass
Erwin Eisch "Telefon" Glass/Gold Finish Abstract Sculpture, Signed, Dated
By Erwin Eisch
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is an edition "Telefon" of the well known, German artist Erwin Eisch, known as the father of the spiritual studio glass movement in Europe. Signed, dated 1997 and number 173/880.
Category
1990s German Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Moon Jar in Raw by Solem Ceramics
Located in Geneve, CH
Moon Jar in Raw by Solem Ceramics
Dimensions: Ø 42 x H 42 cm.
Materials: Red stoneware, white slip, glaze
This Jar is also available in Gloss and Obsidian finish. Please contact us.
...
Category
2010s Canadian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stoneware
$3,672 / item
Postmodern Philip Morris Porcelain Stacking Ashtray Pyramide Tip Lid, 2000s
By Frank Stella
Located in Hamburg, DE
Pyramids, pointed lid for the Limited Edition Philip Morris ashtray from Rosenthal.
This top was designed by Frank Stella. The other stacking ashtrays from various designers. A new ...
Category
20th Century German Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Postmodern Glazed Ceramic Decorative Item by Giovanni Bertoncello for Schiavon
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy by Giovanni Bertoncello for Schiavon, 1970s.
It is made in brown glazed ceramic.
It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be cons...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Mini Mural by Olivia Cognet
Located in Geneve, CH
Mini Mural by Olivia Cognet
Dimensions: D 5 x W 26 x H 32 cm
Materials: Travertine.
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
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$3,779 / item
Lollipop vase, handblown experimental glass, lollipops, multicoloured
Located in PRAHA 3, CZ
Lollipop vases are the most iconic art-pieces by Anna Jozova. It's a humorous reaction to expensive and demanding technique of Murano glass. Lollipops are glued from inside of the ha...
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2010s Czech Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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