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
George J. Sowden, Bitossi Ceramiche Handmade Limited Edition Clay Triangle Vase
By Bitossi, George Sowden
Located in Brooklyn, NY
George J. Sowden, Bitossi Ceramiche Handmade Limited Edition Clay Triangle Vase. Numbered 057/299.
George J. Sowden is a designer with experience in ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
TRAY+ Sanded Stainless Steel by Esther De Vos
Located in Geneve, CH
TRAY+ Sanded Stainless Steel by Esther De Vos
Dimensions: 25 W x 20 D x 3 H cm
Materials: Sanded Stainless Steel.
TRAY+ is a minimalist stainless steel serving tray. Designed to be ...
Category
2010s Belgian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stainless Steel
Memphis Milano Potato Ceramic by George J. Sowden
Located in Toronto, ON
Potato, designed by George J. Sowden for Memphis in 1985, is a ceramic tray with two metal handles. Round, with a pale green hue, it has raised borders that make it extremely functio...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
Memphis Milano Cauliflower Ceramic by Nathalie Du Pasquier
Located in Toronto, ON
Cauliflower is a fruit holder by Nathalie Du Pasquier – ironically named not for fruit, but for vegetable – made in ceramic and featuring a lively decorative pattern of pink spots with black contours on a yellow background.
Hand turned and hand painted ceramic fruit...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Four Rare & Important Sterling Silver Champagne Flutes Designed by Robert May
By Robert May
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A truly rare & unique set of four stunningly handsome Post Modern sterling silver champagne flutes, specifically designed & made on com...
Category
1970s English Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Euclid Teapot by Eter Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Euclid Teapot by Eter Design
Unique Piece.
Dimensions: D 16 x W 28 x H 16 cm.
Materials: Clay.
Sustainable - Eco-friendly. Handmade. Each piece may vary slightly in color, Size, text...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Clay
$367 / item
Italian Postmodern Euclid Series Salad Bowl by Michael Graves for Alessi, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Italian Postmodern Euclid Series Salad Bowl by Michael Graves for Alessi, 1980s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional inform...
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Plastic
Andrea Branzi ‘Golden Gate’ centerpiece for DG Milano - Italy, 2004
Located in London, GB
Decorative vase or centerpiece for flowers and leaves, with separate 4 fine blown glass vases designed by Andrea Branzi.
In good vintage condition. Signed and numbered [Branzi 7/20]
Category
Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Set Of 2 Glaze Antique Bronze Solid Mugs by Studionudo
Located in Geneve, CH
Set Of 2 Glaze Antique Bronze Solid Mugs by Studionudo
Unique Pieces.
Dimensions: Ø 11,5 x H 9 cm.
Materials: Glazed clay.
Different finishes and shapes are available. Prices may va...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Clay
Calypso Bottle + Blue Glass
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...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
$379 / set
Michael Graves Swid Powell Postmodern Serving Spoon Set
Located in New York, NY
A Postmodern set of sterling silver-plate salad serving spoons by architect and designer Michael Graves for Swid Powell Co., 1990. Each spoon bears the following on back as shown in ...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate
$1,480 Sale Price / set
20% Off
LS 650 Lazy Susan Serving Dish, Bordeaux Resin, Honey Onyx
By Paul Cournet, Sabine Marcelis
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...
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2010s Dutch Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Marble
Moon Vase by Jung Hong
Located in Geneve, CH
Moon vase by Jung Hong
Unique Piece
Dimensions: W 43 x D 43 x H 34 cm
Materials: Porcelain
Dyed porcelain, inlay, high temparature fired, polished silky fine surface (the moon map...
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
$26,087 / item
Mario Bellini Cupola Postmodern Sugar bowl & Creamer by Rosenthal studio-line
Located in Vienna, AT
A set consisting of a post-modern milk jug / creamer and a sugar bowl with lid from the 1980s. From the „Cupola“-series, designed in 1985 by Mario Bellini and crated by Rosenthal stu...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
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
$3,758 / item
Calypso Wine Set Pink
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...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
$379 / set
Large Espresso Coffee Maker Postmodern Design by Aldo Rossi for Alessi 6 Cup
By Alessi, Aldo Rossi
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
Gino Cenedese Large Murano Vase, Glass, Scavo Finish, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very nice and large signed Cenedese Murano vase in Scavo finish, also dated 1983. Some of these pieces are attributed to Antonio da Ros or Martinuzzi. This kind of work was normally ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Refined Contemporary Marble 03 Kyknos Marble Cake Stand
Located in Geneve, CH
Refined Contemporary marble 03 Kyknos Marble cake stand
Signed by Leo Aerts.
Dimensions: Diameter 26 x height 22.5 cm
Material: Kyknos marble
Te...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Marble
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
K. SHIGETO 1980 Memphis Design Modernist Zojirushi Coffee-Tea Pot Carafe In
Located in Miami, FL
A Memphis Zojirushi coffee-pot designed by K. Shigeto.
This is a beautiful vintage coffee-tea pot server created in Japan during the Memphis period, back in 1980. This Zojirushi- Ja...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Plastic
$348 Sale Price
30% Off
Postmodern German Stainless Steel Kettle from Fissler, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern German Stainless Steel Kettle from Fissler, 1980s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional information:
Materials: M...
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20th Century German Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
Set of 3 Refined Contemporary Marble Travertino Silver Cake Stands and Plate
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 3 Refined Contemporary Marble Travertino Silver Cake Stands and Plate
Signed by Leo Aerts.
Dimensions:
D 26 x H 22.5 cm
D 32 x H 15 cm
D 32 x H 2 cm
Material: Travertino Sil...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Marble
Postmodern Cupola Series Sugar Pot from Rosenthal, 1980s
By Rosenthal
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern Cupola Series Sugar Pot from Rosenthal, 1980s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989 This piece has an attribution markIt is completely authentic
Additional inf...
Category
20th Century German Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Margarita Glass by Kickie Chudikova
Located in Geneve, CH
Margarita glass by Kickie Chudikova
Limited Edition of 5 pieces each - 3 of each in stock
Handmade in Czech Republic, won’t be producing another edit...
Category
2010s Czech Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
$782 / item
Fall Regular Ashtray by Cal Summers
By Cal Summers
Located in Geneve, CH
Fall Regular Ashtray by Cal Summers
Dimension: D 6.8 x W 15 x H 2 cm
Materials: Stainless Steel.
Cal Summers is a British designer who makes bespoke handmade furniture and contempo...
Category
2010s Canadian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stainless Steel
$2,869 / item
Tylissos Plate 3 by Georgiev Zabeta
Located in Geneve, CH
Tylissos Plate 3 by Georgiev Zabeta
Dimensions: Ø 26 x H 16 cm.
Materials: Wheel-thrown stoneware clay and glaze.
Georgiev Zabeta is a multidisciplinary practice that floats within ...
Category
2010s Bulgarian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Clay, Stoneware
$604 / item
Sculpture Vessel Regina Heinz Sunrise Pottery
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Regina Heinz B. 1957
SUNRISE 1998
Regina's award winning work has been purchased by the National Art Collector's Fund and is presented in collections worldwide, including the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, the Museum of Contemporary Ceramics in Gifu, Japan, the International Ceramics Museum in Faenza, and the Yingge County Ceramics Museum in Taipei.
With degrees in painting from the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna and in ceramics from Goldsmiths’ College, London, Regina combines in her work the sensibility of a fine artist with outstanding expertise in ceramics.
As an artist, Regina draws on her love for her native countryside and her background as a painter. Her passion for colour, form and beautiful ceramic surfaces led her to set up her architectural ceramics practice in 2011 to explore the integration of art, architecture and landscape.
Regina regularly works with international interior designers, art consultants and private clients world-wide. Her portfolio includes an exclusive 3D tile line for the American tile retailer Ann Sacks...
Category
1990s English Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Pottery
Nomad Jar Disco by Gilles & Cecilie
Located in Geneve, CH
Nomad Jar Disco by Gilles & Cecilie
Unique
Dimensions: H 4,5 x W 7,5 cm
Material: terracotta with iron
Gilles and Cecilie Studio created the Nomad Jar Family to explore drawing...
Category
2010s English Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Iron
$313 / item
Ceramic Postmodern Vase
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Ceramic Postmodern bud vase or weed pot, signed.
Category
1980s Scandinavian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
$316 Sale Price
20% Off
Postmodern 'Fruitscape' fruit bowl, Stefano Giovannoni, Alessi Italy 2000s
By Alessi Ceramiche, Stefano Giovannoni
Located in Firenze, IT
Postmodern 'Fruitscape' centerpiece / fruit bowl
Designed by Stefano Giovannoni for Alessi Italy 2000s
H 4 cm - 35.5 × 35.5 cm
Conditions: very good co...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
Nebula Alpha
Located in Milano, MI
Serena Confalonieri continues her research in the field of self-production and craftsmanship. The subject, once again, is hand-blown borosilicate glass. After her Calypso floral glasses collection and Arabesque vases...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
$770
Alessandro Mendini, totem "Stoa", Lim. Ed. 10/50, Superego, Milan
Located in Firenze, IT
Alessandro Mendini, totem "Stoa", Ed. Superego, Milan
12 Colonne series
Limited Edition 50 signed and numbered pieces. 10/50
Edizioni Superego, Milan, 2008
Measures : H72...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Set of Serving Bowl L with Serving Spoons by Eter Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of Serving Bowl L with Serving Spoons by Eter Design
Unique Pieces.
Dimensions: Serving Bowl L: Ø 39.5 x H 11 cm.
Serving Spoons: Ø 5,5 x H 28,5 cm
Materials: Clay.
Sustainable ...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Clay
Lekytho Stoneware Vase by Raquel Vidal and Pedro Paz
Located in Geneve, CH
Lekytho stoneware vase by Raquel Vidal and Pedro Paz
Dimensions: 24 x 16 cm
Materials: Hand sculpted, glazed pottery
The pieces are hand built white stoneware with grog, and bru...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Pottery
$1,019 / item
Le Mani Bowl by Marcela Cure
Located in Geneve, CH
Le Mani bowl by Marcela Cure
Dimensions: W 42 x D 42 x H 15 cm
Materials: Resin and Stone Composite
The latest addition to our CORPOREA Collection is the Le Mani bowl. Given its...
Category
2010s Colombian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stone
$3,310 / item
Morocco Replica Tray by Justus Knut Schomann
Located in Geneve, CH
Morocco Replica Tray by Justus Knut Schomann
Dimensions: W 12 x D 2 x H 16 cm
Materials: Bronze, patina-finish.
Weight: 2,2 Kg.
Justus Knut Scho...
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Bronze
$1,043 / item
AC II by Justus Knut Schomann
Located in Geneve, CH
AC II by Justus Knut Schomann
Dimensions: W 12 x D 2 x H 16 cm
Materials: Casted Arcylic, Diamond polished.
Weight: 0,3 Kg.
Justus Knut Schomann...
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Acrylic
$177 / item
Memphis Post Modern Lidded Ice Bucket for Taste Seller by Sigma
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A lidded post modern Memphis ice bucket for Taste Seller, c.1980s, Japan. The bucket features and geometric black red and teal pattern with cream outlining. The black lid has three tiers and is finished with a teal globe pull...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Plastic
Richard Meier For Swid Powell Silver-Plate Architectural Skyscraper Bowl 90's
Located in North Miami, FL
This iconic 1992 silver plate skyscraper bowl was designed by Richard Meier for Swid Powell. Made In Italy. It is an iconic design by an iconic architect. It was produced in 2 sizes ...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate
$738 Sale Price
25% Off
Limited Edition Memphis Post-Modern Porcelain Teapot and Cups by J. Mihalik Art4
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare and beautiful limited edition Memphis style post-modern porcelain teapot and and six cups by Juraj Mihalik for Art4 Ceramics of Slovakia, circa 1980s. The set in very good cond...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
White Pink Vase by Studio Cúze
Located in Geneve, CH
White pink vase by Studio Cúze
Dimensions: W 28 x H 36 cm
Materials: ceramic
The white pink vase was handmade by Yasuhiro Cúze in Berlin. Each piece is unique.
Studio Cúze
...
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
$1,239 / item
ROMOHERRERA Mexican Taxco Handmade Tumbaga "Helecho Marino" Centerpiece
Located in Mexico City, MX
A "helecho marino" (eared spleenwort) tumbaga (copper and gold alloy) centerpiece by ROMOHERRERA. The organic leaves-shaped pieces form a lovely centerpiece made with hammpered tumba...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Gold, Copper
Franco Munari Bassano Sandwich Board-Made in Italy
By Bassano
Located in Medina, OH
Franco Munari Bassano-Made in Italy 14" sandwich board or serving tray. Featuring vibrant hand-painted grappa or grape scenes. This is a hand painted ceramic serving tray with no vi...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Tylissos Plate 2 by Georgiev Zabeta
Located in Geneve, CH
Tylissos Plate 2 by Georgiev Zabeta
Dimensions: Ø 15 x H 6 cm.
Materials: Wheel-thrown stoneware clay and glaze.
Georgiev Zabeta is a multidisciplinary practice that floats within a...
Category
2010s Bulgarian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Clay, Stoneware
$284 / item
Pair of Murano Glass Mushroom Table Lamps, Italy, Circa 1970
Located in CH
Pair of murano glass mushroom table lamps, Italy, circa 1970.
The elegant shape of the murano post modernism with a swirl yellow an...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Refined Contemporary Marble 02 Kyknos Marble Cake Stand
Located in Geneve, CH
Refined Contemporary marble 02 Kyknos marble cake stand
Signed by Leo Aerts.
Dimensions: diameter 32 x height 15 cm
Material: Kyknos Marble
Tech...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Marble
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
Set of 2 Italian Postmodern Kontessa Series Espresso Cups from Vev Vigano, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Italian Postmodern Kontessa Series Espresso Cups from Vev Vigano, 1980s, Set of 2, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional info...
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
Set of 3 Postmodern Sugar and Milk Tray by Micheal Graves for Alessi, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern Italian Sugar and Milk Tray by Micheal Graves for Alessi, 1980s, Set of 3, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional i...
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20th Century Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
Swid Powell Toscana Tableware Designed by Steven Harris & Lucien Ress-Roberts
By Swid Powell
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Great set of post modern colorful tableware:
Designer: Steven Harris, American, born 1950
Designer: Lucien Rees Roberts, English, born 1952
Retaile...
Category
Late 20th Century European Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
$900 Sale Price / set
60% Off
Euclid Pitcher by Eter Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Euclid Pitcher by Eter Design
Unique Piece.
Dimensions: Ø 10 x H 30.5 cm.
Materials: Clay.
Sustainable - Eco-friendly. Handmade. Each piece may vary slightly in color, Size, textu...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Clay
$177 / item
Tea Set from Memphis Designer Marco Zanini, 1980
By Marco Zanini
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Tea Set of 3 pieces from Marco Zanini for Bitossi from Hollywood collection in early ‘80.
Tea pot named Marylin
Butter dish named Greta
And small sugar bowl.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Faience, Earthenware
$1,778 / set
Contemporary Rough Form, Dark Grey Ceramic Sculpture Plate by Niclas Wolf
Located in Geneve, CH
Geoprimitive 130 Ceramic Plate by Niclas Wolf
Unique Piece.
Dimensions: Ø 39 x H 13 cm.
Materials: Ceramic.
GEOPRIMITIVE_ is a design series that compares and connects the
Precambri...
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Rodney Blumenfeld Pottery Square Platter, 1998
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Rodney Alan Blumenfeld South African B.1953.
Square Earthenware Platter
Earthenware clay, press moulded, with metalic oxides and matt glazes
South African B.1953. Rodney Alan Blumenfeld creates deeply textured, sensual and motif-laden ceramic forms. Each innovative and unique art piece strives to maintain a traditional tribal identity transposed into contemporary art,craft and design. Within each singular expression of creativity lies a precious reminder of ritual and custom, exuding presence of age-old mystery while spontaneously arousing vital powers of the imagination.
Training
Bachelor of Architecture – University Natal South Africa, 1980
Ceramic Science – Technikon, Durban, Natal, 1986
Awards
Judges Award – Ceramic Artists Association of W.A. Annual Exhibition – September 2009
City of Melville Art Awards – Highly Commended 2009 – WA
Longhouse Reserve – New York – USA
Klenot/Dekora – Palace of Culture, Prague – Czechoslovakia 2000
Art for Asia – Hong Kong – China 1997
Design Award National Ceramics Biennale 1996 – South Africa
1st Prize Corobrik Ceramic Expo – South Africa 1989
Private Collections
Bill Clinton – Former President USA
Nelson Mandela – Former President of South Africa
Tina Turner – Singer and song writer
Peter Gabriel – Musician
King Goodwill Zwelitini – King of the Zulu Nation
Sir Niall Fitzgerald – Global Chairman Unilever – UK
Public & Corporate Collections
K.H. Eberle Museum – Basel Switzerland
Longhouse Reserve – New York
Museum of Modern Art – Montreal Canada
Fort Lauderdale Airport – Florida USA
Durban Art Gallery – Johannesburg Art Gallery
Hilton Hotel – Johannesburg
Hyatt Regency Hotel – Johannesburg
Unilever Corporate Headquarters – South Africa
U.S. Embassy – Pretoria, South Africa
Ernst & Young – La Lucia Ridge – South Africa
Sibaya Casino Complex – Natal, South Africa
Exhibitions
T.V.H.Gallery – Sydney – September 2009
Fremantle Contemporary Art Gallery – Fremantle W.A.
Margaret River Gallery – Margaret River W.A.
Aspects of Kings Park – Perth W.A.
“Klostere” Gallery – Freiburg – Germany 2002
Longhouse Reserve – The Hamptons – New York – USA
Klenot / Dekora – Palace of Culture – Prague – Czechoslovakia 2000
The Westminster Craft Show – London – UK 1999
Art for Asia – Hong Kong – China 1997
Casa...
Category
1990s South African Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Pottery
C-015 White Stoneware Vase by Moïo Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
C-015 White Stoneware Vase by Moïo Studio
Dimensions: D14 x W14 x H30 cm
Materials: White crawl glaze on tan stoneware
Made by hand on the whee...
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stoneware
$600 / item
Hermès Pair of HTS Collection Dessert Spoons
By Hermès, Nedda El-asmar
Located in Mexico City, MX
A pair of stainless steel dessert spoons by Hermès. The HTS Collection, Hermès Tout Simple, presents an ergonomic design and a new form of elegance born from the combination of mirro...
Category
Early 2000s French Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stainless Steel
Postmodern Metal and Art Glass Goblet by Hans Jürgen Richartz, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern Metal and Art Glass Goblet by Hans Jürgen Richartz for Richartz Art Collection, 1980s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989 This piece has an attribution mark.
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20th Century German Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
Hermès Set of 7 HTS Collection Dinner Spoons
By Nedda El-asmar, Hermès
Located in Mexico City, MX
A set of 7 dinner spoons by Hermès. The HTS collection, Hermès Tout Simple, presents an ergonomic design and a new form of elegance born from the combination of mirror polish and dee...
Category
Early 2000s French Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stainless Steel
Italian Post-Modern Ceramic Wall Calendar Plate 2012 by Fornasetti, 2012
By Fornasetti
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian post-modern Ceramic wall calendar plate 2012 by Fornasetti, 2012
Wall calendar plate of 2012, limited edition, in ceramic. It present a drawing ...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
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