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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 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.

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Style: Post-Modern
Orange Ceramic Table Lamp by Louis Drimmer, France, Late 20th Century
Orange Ceramic Table Lamp by Louis Drimmer, France, Late 20th Century

Orange Ceramic Table Lamp by Louis Drimmer, France, Late 20th Century

By Louis Drimmer

Located in Barntrup, DE

French orange ceramic table lamp by Louis Drimmer from the late 20th Century. This colorful Post-Modern table lamp features an impressive lamp base - pebble-shaped irregularly stacke...

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Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Lighting

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Brass

TSAO Designs Chrome and Glass Mushroom Table Lamp, Design Award Lighting
TSAO Designs Chrome and Glass Mushroom Table Lamp, Design Award Lighting

TSAO Designs Chrome and Glass Mushroom Table Lamp, Design Award Lighting

By TSAO Designs

Located in New Windsor, NY

Fine stylish mushroom table lamp with a polished chrome base and milk glass mushroom shaped shade. Black dimmer switch. Signed on the base, TSAO Designs, Inc. New Canaan, Conn. Desig...

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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Lighting

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Chrome

French Postmodern Ceramic Table Lamp, Private Detective, by J.C. Peiré, 1980s
French Postmodern Ceramic Table Lamp, Private Detective, by J.C. Peiré, 1980s

French Postmodern Ceramic Table Lamp, Private Detective, by J.C. Peiré, 1980s

By JC Peire

Located in Lille, FR

Jean-Claude Peiré built his signature in the 1980s with a series of ceramic light fixtures reimagining everyday objects at full scale — a tennis racket, a weightlifter's arm, a boxin...

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1980s French Vintage Post-Modern Lighting

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Ceramic

Mariyo Yagi for Sirrah 'Garbo' Chandelier in Nylon
Mariyo Yagi for Sirrah 'Garbo' Chandelier in Nylon

Mariyo Yagi for Sirrah 'Garbo' Chandelier in Nylon

By Mariyo Yagi, Sirrah

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Mariyo Yagi for Sirrah, 'Garbo' chandelier, metal, nylon, Italy, 1976 Enchanting 'Garbo' fringe chandelier designed by Japanese designer Mariyo Yagi and manufactured by Sirrah. The ...

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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Lighting

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Metal

Cedric Hartman Chrome-Plated Steel Floor Lamp with Adjustable Shade
Cedric Hartman Chrome-Plated Steel Floor Lamp with Adjustable Shade

Cedric Hartman Chrome-Plated Steel Floor Lamp with Adjustable Shade

By Cedric Hartman

Located in Astoria, NY

Cedric Hartman Chrome-Plated Steel Floor Lamp, with adjustable shade, signed and marked to underside. 48.5" H x 11" W x 13.5" D. Provenance: From the Estate of Joanne Carson, forme...

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20th Century Post-Modern Lighting

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Chrome, Steel

A SHABBY-CHIC BAROQUE NEO-CLASSICAL Sculptural Bronze TABLE LAMP, France 1980.
A SHABBY-CHIC BAROQUE NEO-CLASSICAL Sculptural Bronze TABLE LAMP, France 1980.

A SHABBY-CHIC BAROQUE NEO-CLASSICAL Sculptural Bronze TABLE LAMP, France 1980.

By Philippe Anthonioz

Located in PARIS, FR

An elegant and sculptural very large table lamp (or small floor lamp) of organic, plant inspiration, Post-Modernist, Neo-Baroque, rectangular base and vertical axis with sculpted bronze body with gunmetal patina, in the spirit of Philippe Anthonioz...

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1980s French Vintage Post-Modern Lighting

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Bronze

Lumina Floor Lamp Walter Monici Italy Model "Zelig Terra"
Lumina Floor Lamp Walter Monici Italy Model "Zelig Terra"

Lumina Floor Lamp Walter Monici Italy Model "Zelig Terra"

By Lumina, A. Monici

Located in Den Haag, NL

Black counterweight floor lamp. Design by Walter Monici for Lumina Italy 1980 model ''Zelig Terra '' Very nice adjustable halogen floor lamp. Two-light intensities. Very flexible, it...

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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Lighting

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Metal

Ralph Lauren Chrome and Brown Leather Desk or Table Lamp
Ralph Lauren Chrome and Brown Leather Desk or Table Lamp

Ralph Lauren Chrome and Brown Leather Desk or Table Lamp

By Ralph Lauren

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Good-looking Ralph Lauren table lamp designed and made in America. Made mostly of steel throughout, chromed and overlaid with leather. This results in a super stylized look that stan...

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Early 2000s American Post-Modern Lighting

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Chrome

Postmodern Gold Metal Set of Eight Flush Mounts by Blauet, Barcelona, 1980s
Postmodern Gold Metal Set of Eight Flush Mounts by Blauet, Barcelona, 1980s

Postmodern Gold Metal Set of Eight Flush Mounts by Blauet, Barcelona, 1980s

By Blauet

Located in Badajoz, Badajoz

Pretty Postmodern Spanish Set of Eight Gold metal Flush Mounts or Wall Sconces by Blauet. Model: Birimbao-2 Oro. These fixtures were designed and manufactured in Barcelona (Spain) by...

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1980s Spanish Vintage Post-Modern Lighting

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Metal

Table Lamp “Bugia” by Giuseppe Cormio for iGuzzini, Italy, 1980s
Table Lamp “Bugia” by Giuseppe Cormio for iGuzzini, Italy, 1980s

Table Lamp “Bugia” by Giuseppe Cormio for iGuzzini, Italy, 1980s

By iGuzzini

Located in Hagenbach, DE

The “Bugia” table lamp, designed by Giuseppe Cormio for iGuzzini in the 1980s, is a standout example of Italian postmodern lighting design. With its name meaning "candle" or "lie" in...

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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Lighting

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Metal, Aluminum

Max Baguara "Laser" Glass & Brass Floor Lamp for Lamperti, 1970s
Max Baguara "Laser" Glass & Brass Floor Lamp for Lamperti, 1970s

Max Baguara "Laser" Glass & Brass Floor Lamp for Lamperti, 1970s

By Lamperti, Max Baguara

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Post-Modern torchiere floor lamp designed by Max Baguara for the Italian manufacturer Lamperti in the 1970s, model name "Laser." The lamp is composed of a solid plate glass column ri...

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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Lighting

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Brass

Postmodern Martini Lamp by David Krys
Postmodern Martini Lamp by David Krys

Postmodern Martini Lamp by David Krys

Located in Brooklyn, NY

A rare 1993 postmodern martini lamp designed by David Krys. Metal wire forms the glass' shape with a skewered green olive stuffed with a red light bulb disguised as a pimento. Great ...

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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Lighting

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Chrome

Rare Pair of Post-Modern Adjustable 'Orbit' Lamps by Ron Rezek
Rare Pair of Post-Modern Adjustable 'Orbit' Lamps by Ron Rezek

Rare Pair of Post-Modern Adjustable 'Orbit' Lamps by Ron Rezek

By Ron Rezek

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Rare pair of adjustable 'Orbit' lamps by Ron Rezek, circa 1980. High-end Post-Modern design featuring adjustable height swing arms and 2 light intensity settings: full, half, off. T...

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1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Lighting

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Aluminum, Steel

Post-Modern Sculptural Mood Lighting Tower Blue Glass Floor Lamp by Curvet USA
Post-Modern Sculptural Mood Lighting Tower Blue Glass Floor Lamp by Curvet USA

Post-Modern Sculptural Mood Lighting Tower Blue Glass Floor Lamp by Curvet USA

By Ettore Sottsass

Located in Philadelphia, PA

In the Post-Modern Memphis style, made iconic by luminaries such as Ettore Sottsass, for your consideration is a signed Curvet USA sculptural floor lamp. Made of blue glass with a gray enameled steel base. Uniform lighting from a flourescent bulb. Perfect mood lighting...

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Early 2000s American Post-Modern Lighting

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Steel

Pair of Floor Lamps/Torchieres by Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs, USA 1987
Pair of Floor Lamps/Torchieres by Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs, USA 1987

Pair of Floor Lamps/Torchieres by Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs, USA 1987

By George Kovacs, Robert Sonneman

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Illuminate your space with this stunning pair of Floor Lamps/Torchieres by Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs, crafted in the USA in 1987. These sleek and modern lamps feature a strik...

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1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Lighting

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Steel, Stainless Steel

Pair of Vintage 1980s Metal and Glass Wall Sconces, Italian Design
Pair of Vintage 1980s Metal and Glass Wall Sconces, Italian Design

Pair of Vintage 1980s Metal and Glass Wall Sconces, Italian Design

Located in Torino, Piemonte

Pair of wall lamps with a chrome-plated metal frame and transparent hemispherical glass, Italian design, 1980s. CONDITION: In good condition, in working order; may show signs of wea...

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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Lighting

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Metal

Very cool pop art Post Modern table lamp with colorful Resin Pretzels sculpture
Very cool pop art Post Modern table lamp with colorful Resin Pretzels sculpture

Very cool pop art Post Modern table lamp with colorful Resin Pretzels sculpture

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Very cool pop art Post Modern lamp featuring a central frosted white light column supporting a vertical stack of resin pretzels. Each pretzel topped with a crystalline granular textu...

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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Lighting

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Resin, Acrylic

Modern Geometric Murano Glass and Brass Wall Lamp
Modern Geometric Murano Glass and Brass Wall Lamp

Modern Geometric Murano Glass and Brass Wall Lamp

By Maestri Muranesi

Located in Puglia, Puglia

Important geometric wall lamp in Murano glass and brass. This lamp, produced by Murano masters, involves various techniques of blown and pressed glass, gold leaf and silver leaf. The...

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1990s Italian Post-Modern Lighting

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Brass

Ceramic "Weightlifter" Sconce, Muscular Arm with Dumbbell, by J.C. Peiré, 1980s
Ceramic "Weightlifter" Sconce, Muscular Arm with Dumbbell, by J.C. Peiré, 1980s

Ceramic "Weightlifter" Sconce, Muscular Arm with Dumbbell, by J.C. Peiré, 1980s

By JC Peire

Located in Lille, FR

This wall sconce or table lamp, depicting a muscular arm with a dumbbell, was made by J.C. Peiré Productions, a small Marseille-based workshop run by ceramicist Jean-Claude Peiré (19...

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1980s French Vintage Post-Modern Lighting

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Ceramic

Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide 'Sintesi Faretto Morsetto' Black Clamp Light
Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide 'Sintesi Faretto Morsetto' Black Clamp Light

Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide 'Sintesi Faretto Morsetto' Black Clamp Light

By Artemide

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide, multi-way clamp lamp, model 'Sintesi Faretto Morsetto', second edition, coated iron, coated steel, aluminum, rubber, plastic, Italy, design 1976 The f...

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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Lighting

Materials

Aluminum, Steel, Iron

Ami Floor Lamp by Garnier Pingree
Ami Floor Lamp by Garnier Pingree

Ami Floor Lamp by Garnier Pingree

By Asa Pingree

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Experimenting with steel mesh as a design material, we often find the studio filled with random shapes crowding out a tabletop like a little city skyline of uniform grids. The mesh w...

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2010s American Post-Modern Lighting

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Steel

Postmodern Modern Silver Chrom Round Chandelier Art Nouveau XXL
Postmodern Modern Silver Chrom Round Chandelier Art Nouveau XXL

Postmodern Modern Silver Chrom Round Chandelier Art Nouveau XXL

Located in Berlin, DE

Immerse yourself in the fascinating world of postmodernism and experience pure elegance with our breathtaking silver/chrome chandelier decorated with crystals. This work of art of li...

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2010s German Post-Modern Lighting

Materials

Crystal

Martha & Beaumont Mood, Flush Mount, Ceramic, USA, 1970s
Martha & Beaumont Mood, Flush Mount, Ceramic, USA, 1970s

Martha & Beaumont Mood, Flush Mount, Ceramic, USA, 1970s

By Martha Mood

Located in High Point, NC

A blue red and yellow painted ceramic flush mount designed and produced by Martha & Beaumont Mood, San Antonio, Texas, USA, 1970s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 18.4” H x 11” Diamete...

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1970s American Vintage Post-Modern Lighting

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Ceramic

Large Nason Wall Lights for Mazzega Murano Glass, 1970
Large Nason Wall Lights for Mazzega Murano Glass, 1970

Large Nason Wall Lights for Mazzega Murano Glass, 1970

By Mazzega

Located in Rijssen, NL

1 of the 2 Wall lights, made by Carlo Nason for Mazzega in the 1970's. It is part of the "Murano for Mazzega" production. Clear Murano glass with chrome detail. Manufactured by the ...

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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Lighting

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Art Deco Revival Post Modern Pendant Spotlight Chandelier by Fredrick Ramond
Art Deco Revival Post Modern Pendant Spotlight Chandelier by Fredrick Ramond

Art Deco Revival Post Modern Pendant Spotlight Chandelier by Fredrick Ramond

By Fredrick Ramond

Located in New York, NY

Stunning Post Modern, Art Deco Revival pendant light by noted maker Fredrick Ramond. The chandelier features a thick ( .50 in. ) transparent lucite disk, with graphic black metal har...

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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Lighting

Materials

Steel

Post-Modern hand-crafted Cocoon resin table lamps, Italy, 70s
Post-Modern hand-crafted Cocoon resin table lamps, Italy, 70s

Post-Modern hand-crafted Cocoon resin table lamps, Italy, 70s

By Tobia Scarpa, Achille Castiglioni, Flos

Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES

Pair of sculptural hand-crafted cocoon table lamps, Italy, 1970s. Formed by several varnished pine wood elements of different shapes and sizes, creating two curious columns of a cert...

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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Lighting

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Resin, Wood, Pine

**COFFEE Handmade Ceramic Table Lamp, Postmodern Memphis-Inspired Design**
**COFFEE Handmade Ceramic Table Lamp, Postmodern Memphis-Inspired Design**

**COFFEE Handmade Ceramic Table Lamp, Postmodern Memphis-Inspired Design**

Located in Istanbul, TR

COFFEE is a handmade ceramic table lamp inspired by coffee culture, slow mornings, and the small rituals that bring warmth and character to everyday life. Its sculptural ceramic bod...

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2010s Turkish Post-Modern Lighting

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Ceramic

Andreé Putman, Compass Dans L’Oeil table lamp for Baldinger & Sons, 1980
Andreé Putman, Compass Dans L’Oeil table lamp for Baldinger & Sons, 1980

Andreé Putman, Compass Dans L’Oeil table lamp for Baldinger & Sons, 1980

By Louis Baldinger & Sons, Andree Putman

Located in Saarbrücken, SL

The “Compass Dans L ́Oeil” lighting range is built on a design of great clarity, where simple geometric forms combine with balanced precision. Brushed stainless steel, satin brass a...

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1980s French Vintage Post-Modern Lighting

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Metal, Brass, Steel

Post-Modern Floor Lamp by R&Y Augousti Panels of Shagreen Lizard Ostrich -France
Post-Modern Floor Lamp by R&Y Augousti Panels of Shagreen Lizard Ostrich -France

Post-Modern Floor Lamp by R&Y Augousti Panels of Shagreen Lizard Ostrich -France

By R & Y Augousti

Located in Port Jervis, NY

Fantastic post modern floor lamp by R & Y Augousti c1980 which features adjustable segmented panels created from Shagreen , Lizard and Ostrich. Integrated into the Structure / Sculpt...

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1980s French Vintage Post-Modern Lighting

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Ostrich Leather, Shagreen, Lizard

Murano Due wall lighting 24 ct Gilt gold , Italy 1990
Murano Due wall lighting 24 ct Gilt gold , Italy 1990

Murano Due wall lighting 24 ct Gilt gold , Italy 1990

By Murano Due

Located in La xara, VC

Murano Due lighting is highly sought after for several compelling reasons: • Exceptional Artistic Craftsmanship: Murano Due lights are made using centuries-old hand-blown glass tech...

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1990s Italian Post-Modern Lighting

Materials

Murano Glass

Baccarat Table lamp, by Mathias 2000s the Mille Nuits model Purple color
Baccarat Table lamp, by Mathias 2000s the Mille Nuits model Purple color

Baccarat Table lamp, by Mathias 2000s the Mille Nuits model Purple color

Located in Valladolid, ES

A spectacular table lamp, designed by Mathias in the 2000s for Baccarat, the Mille Nuits model. It features a metal base and steel with a silver finish, while the shade is made of purple crystal with a striking fluted design that opens outwards like a flower. It is preserved in its original box, without the lid. Signed. Mathias is a renowned self-taught French designer, creator of the iconic Mille Nuits collection for the prestigious luxury crystal house Baccarat. He spent his childhood in Syria and Turkey with his grandfather. This period shaped his artistic vision, inspiring the Mille Nuits (One Thousand and One Nights) line with its Eastern tales and legends. His relationship with the company began in 1996 with exclusive, limited-edition pieces. In 1999, he designed the first large chandelier in the collection, which later expanded with enormous success to include table lamps, glasses, goblets (Flutissimo), vases, and more. Baccarat, the world's most luxurious crystal The French house of Baccarat is a benchmark in the manufacture of high-quality crystal. Founded in 1764, Baccarat was born from the efforts of a group of artisans dedicated to achieving the highest purity in crystal. They are considered true masters of this delicate material, perfecting their skills generation after generation. "Baccarat is a legendary French firm that has celebrated its 250th anniversary." In the past two and a half centuries, Baccarat, which began as a producer of high-quality crystal, has become one of the most prestigious and iconic brands in the world of luxury, renowned for its incredible creations in crystal, jewelry, and home decor. The history of Baccarat mirrors...

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Early 2000s French Post-Modern Lighting

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Crystal, Steel

1970's 18" Bent Lucite Ribbon Chandelier
1970's 18" Bent Lucite Ribbon Chandelier

1970's 18" Bent Lucite Ribbon Chandelier

Located in Waxahachie, TX

Exceptional extra large vintage Hollywood regency gold lucite ribbon loop chandelier. In the style of Carlo Nason this curved clear lucite prism chandelier...

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1970s Vintage Post-Modern Lighting

Materials

Brass

Ferrerol Babin Polyshape Red Aluminium Floor Lamp by Cassina
Ferrerol Babin Polyshape Red Aluminium Floor Lamp by Cassina

Ferrerol Babin Polyshape Red Aluminium Floor Lamp by Cassina

By Ferréol Babin

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

Ferrerol Babin Polyshape Red Aluminium Floor Lamp by Cassina SCULPTED GEOMETRIES The first project by Ferréol Babin for Cassina and the second chapter of the Patronage project, Pol...

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2010s Italian Post-Modern Lighting

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Aluminum

Post Modern Adjustable Angle Poise Floor Lamp
Post Modern Adjustable Angle Poise Floor Lamp

Post Modern Adjustable Angle Poise Floor Lamp

By IKEA

Located in New York, NY

Interesting Post Modern age poise floor lamp, having an adjustable arm and pivoting head. The lamp is in very good, clean, working condition, it accepts a standard size halogen bulb....

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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Lighting

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Metal

Post-Modern Missoni Table Lamp by Massimo Valloto, Italy, 1980s
Post-Modern Missoni Table Lamp by Massimo Valloto, Italy, 1980s

Post-Modern Missoni Table Lamp by Massimo Valloto, Italy, 1980s

By Missoni Home, Missoni

Located in Vienna, AT

An amazing colorful postmodern Missoni table or side lamp from the 1980s, designed by Massimo Valloto, executed by Ceramiche Viba, Bassano, Italy. This light has a conical unusual ce...

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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Lighting

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Metal, Brass

Vintage Ikea Torchiere Uplight  Floor Lamp after Max Bill c 1970/80's
Vintage Ikea Torchiere Uplight  Floor Lamp after Max Bill c 1970/80's

Vintage Ikea Torchiere Uplight Floor Lamp after Max Bill c 1970/80's

By IKEA

Located in New York, NY

Sophisticated modern minimalist design, white on white floor lamp, made by Ikea, in the style of Max Bill, circa 1970/80's. The lamp features an elegant elongated vertical center p...

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Late 20th Century Swedish Post-Modern Lighting

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Metal

Set of 2 Red Vintage Table Lamps Postmodern Memphis Design Italy, 1980s
Set of 2 Red Vintage Table Lamps Postmodern Memphis Design Italy, 1980s

Set of 2 Red Vintage Table Lamps Postmodern Memphis Design Italy, 1980s

Located in Montecalvoli, IT

Set of 2 red vintage table lamps Postmodern Memphis design Italy, 1980s This extraordinary set of 2 minimalist table lamps comes from Italy around the 1980s. The lamps with swivelin...

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20th Century Italian Post-Modern Lighting

Materials

Metal

B-Lux  Olympia floor lamp by Jorge Pensi for B.Lux, 1980s
B-Lux  Olympia floor lamp by Jorge Pensi for B.Lux, 1980s

B-Lux Olympia floor lamp by Jorge Pensi for B.Lux, 1980s

By B. Lux, Jorge Pensi

Located in Den Haag, NL

Stunning Elegant up-lighter floor lamp made by B.Lux designed by Jorge Pensi from the 80s. Boat shaped designed lamp head made of heavy cast aluminum. The surface is polished. A hal...

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1980s Spanish Vintage Post-Modern Lighting

Materials

Aluminum

Italian Post Modern Slide Sunday Design Pendant Lamp
Italian Post Modern Slide Sunday Design Pendant Lamp

Italian Post Modern Slide Sunday Design Pendant Lamp

By Slide

Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT

Post Modern Slide Sunday Pendant Lamp, Italy 2010 The Sunday pendant lamp is a design icon crafted by Slide using rotational molding technology in polyethylene, a material that is 1...

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2010s Italian Post-Modern Lighting

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Plastic

Casual Lamps of California Furniture Monumental Aztec Pattern Hand Painted Lamp
Casual Lamps of California Furniture Monumental Aztec Pattern Hand Painted Lamp

Casual Lamps of California Furniture Monumental Aztec Pattern Hand Painted Lamp

By Casual Lamps of California

Located in Lomita, CA

This is a rare find of an extremely large pottery lamp. The incised Mayan-theme etching of this monumental piece makes it a standout. It is precise and elegant, but most of all it is vintage, but still new. This lamp has never been used and is part of a collection of Casual Lamps of California...

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20th Century American Post-Modern Lighting

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Terracotta, Pottery

Postmodern Gold Metal Set of Four Flush Mounts by Blauet, Barcelona, 1980s
Postmodern Gold Metal Set of Four Flush Mounts by Blauet, Barcelona, 1980s

Postmodern Gold Metal Set of Four Flush Mounts by Blauet, Barcelona, 1980s

By Blauet

Located in Badajoz, Badajoz

Pretty Postmodern Spanish Set of Four Gold metal Flush Mounts or Wall Sconces by Blauet. Model: Birimbao-2 Oro. These fixtures were designed and manufactured in Barcelona (Spain) by ...

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1980s Spanish Vintage Post-Modern Lighting

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Metal

Post-Modern Italian Travertine Marble Frosted Glass Illuminated Pedestal
Post-Modern Italian Travertine Marble Frosted Glass Illuminated Pedestal

Post-Modern Italian Travertine Marble Frosted Glass Illuminated Pedestal

By Stone International

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Simple, sleek, elegant and well-made - an illuminated travertine-marble pedestal. This pedestal was made in Italy in the mid to late 1970s and imported into the US thereafter. Featur...

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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Lighting

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Travertine, Marble

Pr. Mid Century Cast Plaster Cactus Table Lamps by Bon Art
Pr. Mid Century Cast Plaster Cactus Table Lamps by Bon Art

Pr. Mid Century Cast Plaster Cactus Table Lamps by Bon Art

Located in New York, NY

Tres chic pair of cast plaster cactus table lamps, in very fine original condition. Both lamps are in working condition, original shades included, but s...

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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Lighting

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Plaster

Wall lighting Murano glass large XXL, Italy 1980
Wall lighting Murano glass large XXL, Italy 1980

Wall lighting Murano glass large XXL, Italy 1980

By AVMazzega

Located in La xara, VC

Murano Glass wall lighting or Flush Mount , Italy, Late 1980s These are Murano glass ceiling or wall lights with a gilt gold incrustation metal bracket, from the production of Mura...

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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Lighting

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Gold Leaf

Philippe Starck. Limited edition “Toobe” table lamp by Kartell, Italy, 2000s
Philippe Starck. Limited edition “Toobe” table lamp by Kartell, Italy, 2000s

Philippe Starck. Limited edition “Toobe” table lamp by Kartell, Italy, 2000s

By Philippe Starck, Ferruccio Laviani, Kartell

Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES

Philipp Stark. Limited edition "Toobe" table lamp by Kartell, Italy, 2000s. Composed of a transparent PMMA cylinder with the names of the authors of Rowohlt printed on it, and a whit...

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Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Lighting

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Plexiglass, Plaster

Sergio Giobbi & Patrizia Innocenti 'Sfera' Table Lamp in Yellow Acrylic
Sergio Giobbi & Patrizia Innocenti 'Sfera' Table Lamp in Yellow Acrylic

Sergio Giobbi & Patrizia Innocenti 'Sfera' Table Lamp in Yellow Acrylic

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Sergio Giobbi and Patrizia Innocenti for Metalmobili, 'Sfera' table lamp, acrylic, chrome-plated steel, cast aluminum, Italy, 1971 This radical designed table lamp is created by the...

Category

1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Lighting

Materials

Chrome, Aluminum, Steel

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