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Post-Modern Lighting

POSTMODERN STYLE

Postmodern design was a short-lived movement that manifested itself chiefly in Italy and the United States in the early 1980s. The characteristics of vintage postmodern furniture and other postmodern objects and decor for the home included loud-patterned, usually plastic surfaces; strange proportions, vibrant colors and weird angles; and a vague-at-best relationship between form and function.

ORIGINS OF POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

  • Emerges during the 1960s; popularity explodes during the ’80s
  • A reaction to prevailing conventions of modernism by mainly American architects
  • Architect Robert Venturi critiques modern architecture in his Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture (1966)
  • Theorist Charles Jencks, who championed architecture filled with allusions and cultural references, writes The Language of Post-Modern Architecture (1977)
  • Italian design collective the Memphis Group, also known as Memphis Milano, meets for the first time (1980) 
  • Memphis collective debuts more than 50 objects and furnishings at Salone del Milano (1981)
  • Interest in style declines, minimalism gains steam

CHARACTERISTICS OF POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

  • Dizzying graphic patterns and an emphasis on loud, off-the-wall colors
  • Use of plastic and laminates, glass, metal and marble; lacquered and painted wood 
  • Unconventional proportions and abundant ornamentation
  • Playful nods to Art Deco and Pop art

POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

VINTAGE POSTMODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

Critics derided postmodern design as a grandstanding bid for attention and nothing of consequence. Decades later, the fact that postmodernism still has the power to provoke thoughts, along with other reactions, proves they were not entirely correct.

Postmodern design began as an architectural critique. Starting in the 1960s, a small cadre of mainly American architects began to argue that modernism, once high-minded and even noble in its goals, had become stale, stagnant and blandly corporate. Later, in Milan, a cohort of creators led by Ettore Sottsass and Alessandro Mendinia onetime mentor to Sottsass and a key figure in the Italian Radical movement — brought the discussion to bear on design.

Sottsass, an industrial designer, philosopher and provocateur, gathered a core group of young designers into a collective in 1980 they called Memphis. Members of the Memphis Group,  which would come to include Martine Bedin, Michael Graves, Marco Zanini, Shiro Kuramata, Michele de Lucchi and Matteo Thun, saw design as a means of communication, and they wanted it to shout. That it did: The first Memphis collection appeared in 1981 in Milan and broke all the modernist taboos, embracing irony, kitsch, wild ornamentation and bad taste.

Memphis works remain icons of postmodernism: the Sottsass Casablanca bookcase, with its leopard-print plastic veneer; de Lucchi’s First chair, which has been described as having the look of an electronics component; Martine Bedin’s Super lamp: a pull-toy puppy on a power-cord leash. Even though it preceded the Memphis Group’s formal launch, Sottsass’s iconic Ultrafragola mirror — in its conspicuously curved plastic shell with radical pops of pink neon — proves striking in any space and embodies many of the collective’s postmodern ideals. 

After the initial Memphis show caused an uproar, the postmodern movement within furniture and interior design quickly took off in America. (Memphis fell out of fashion when the Reagan era gave way to cool 1990’s minimalism.) The architect Robert Venturi had by then already begun a series of plywood chairs for Knoll Inc., with beefy, exaggerated silhouettes of traditional styles such as Queen Anne and Chippendale. In 1982, the new firm Swid Powell enlisted a group of top American architects, including Frank Gehry, Richard Meier, Stanley Tigerman and Venturi to create postmodern tableware in silver, ceramic and glass.

On 1stDibs, the vintage postmodern furniture collection includes chairs, coffee tables, sofas, decorative objects, table lamps and more.

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Style: Post-Modern
Pendant Light 020 by Jesper Eriksson
Located in Geneve, CH
Pendant light 020 by Jesper Eriksson Dimensions: D 20 x H 40 cm Materials: Anthracite coal, opal glass Weight: 5 kg All our lamps can be wired according to each country. If so...
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2010s English Post-Modern Lighting

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Other

Pirámide Doble Table Lamp by Algo Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Pirámide Doble table lamp by Algo Studio Designed by Diego Garza Dimensions: D 13 x W 26 x H 29 cm Materials: Plywood, MDF, PVA Glue, Sand, Steel. Also...
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2010s Mexican Post-Modern Lighting

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Steel, Other

Small Misalliance Ral Pure White Wall Light by Lexavala
Located in Geneve, CH
Small Misalliance ral pure white wall light by Lexavala Dimensions: D 16 x W 70 x H 8 cm Materials: powder coated aluminium. There are two lenghts of socket covers, extending ov...
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2010s Polish Post-Modern Lighting

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Aluminum

Green Space II Ceiling Lamp by Dovain Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Green Space II ceiling lamp by Dovain Studio Dimensions: H 55 x W 30 x D 30 cm Materials: Lacquered Metal, Brass detail Dovain Studio Creative direction by Sergio Prieto, a Spa...
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2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Lighting

Materials

Metal, Brass

Green Space Ceiling Lamp by Dovain Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Green Space ceiling lamp by Dovain Studio. Dimensions: H 100 x W 105 x D 50 cm. Materials: Lacquered Metal, Brass detail Dovain Studio Creativ...
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2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Lighting

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Metal, Brass

Kumo Medium Smoky Grey Acetato Taupe Floor Lamp by Pulpo
Located in Geneve, CH
Kumo medium smoky grey acetato taupe floor lamp by Pulpo Dimensions: D42 x H45 cm Materials: handblown glass and limestone Also available in different finishes: smoky grey aceta...
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2010s German Post-Modern Lighting

Materials

Limestone

Oxidized Bronze and Steel Metallized Lamp by Frederic Texier
Located in Geneve, CH
Oxidized Bronze and Steel Metallized Lamp by Frederic Texier Dimensions: W 24 x D 13 x H 65 cm. Materials: Concrete coated with steel powder and bronze and then oxidized. Metal part...
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2010s French Post-Modern Lighting

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Bronze, Steel

Table Lamp by Mario Barbaglia & Marco Colombo for PAF Studio, 1980s, Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
White Plexiglass table lamp by Mario Barbaglia & Marco Colombo for PAF Studio, 1980s, Italy Lamp is in very good vintage condition. This l...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Lighting

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Plexiglass

Postmodern Period Wall Light Sconce Spotlight or Desk Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A small Postmodern period wall light sconce, spot-light, or small desk lamp, with adjustable head and neck, circa late-20th century. Light can also hang on wall (see image #15.) Ligh...
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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Lighting

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Plastic

pair of italian 1980s glass SCONCES lamperti design alberto podestà model illo
Located in Mannheim, DE
A pair of 1980s sconces made by Lamperti, model Illo, design Alberto Podestà. Triangular back and half-shell-shaped shade made of etched, slightly greenish shimmering glass. Shade ho...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Lighting

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Glass

Swedish Designer, Organic Table Lamps, Pine, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of green and brown-cerused table lamps designed and produced in Sweden, 1970s. Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 10.5” H x 3.55” Diameter Dimensions of Shade (inches): 3” Top Diam...
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1970s Swedish Vintage Post-Modern Lighting

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Pine

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...
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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Lighting

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Chrome, Aluminum, Steel

Italian Nuova Veneta Lumi Adjustable Desk Lamp Italy 1970s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Black Nuova Veneta Lumi Adjustable Desk Lamp, Italy 1970s. A fantastic mid-century adjustable gooseneck desk lamp. The lamp features a black metallic color and a flexible arm...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Lighting

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Metal

Martha & Beaumont Mood, Flush mounts, Ceramic, USA, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of hand-painted brown grey and yellow flush mounts or pendant lights, designed and produced by Martha & Beaumont Mood, San Antonio, Texas, US...
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1970s American Vintage Post-Modern Lighting

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Ceramic

A Radical MURANO Glass FLOOR LAMP by GALLOTTI & RADICE, FONTANA ARTE, Italy 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
An exceptional floor lamp, Post-Modern, Radical, Constructivist, Sculptural and Kinetic, base in chromed metal strips screwed in cross, holding 4 thick monoliths of translucent bluei...
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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Lighting

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Metal, Chrome

Nya Öia, Table Lamp, Brass, Fabric, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A brass and woven beige fabric table lamp, designed and produced by Nya Öia, Sweden, 1970s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 22" H x 11.5" W x 15.5" D  Bulb Specifications: E-26 Bulb Nu...
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1970s Swedish Vintage Post-Modern Lighting

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Brass

memphis milano style 80's vintage swivel floor lamp
Located in taranto, IT
rare and distinctive original floor lamp from the 1980s, made of perforated metal with solid wood base, in the Memphis Milano style of the 1970s. The central part is manually rotatab...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Lighting

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Metal

Pair of Rare Postmodern Floor Lamps by Ligne Roset Extensia Fluo Torchiere
Located in San Diego, CA
These pair of rare floor torchiere lamps have a fluorescent tube and halogen light, ribbed perspex on reverse, brushed aluminum sides, and perforated front with a movable halogen top shade with dimmer switch, we have rewired the pair of lamps, a classic 1980...
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Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Lighting

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Aluminum

Post Modern danish white metal table lamp by Jørgen Buchwald
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This fantastic lamp 1980s Danish design by Jørgen Buchwald for Nordlux is in very good vintage condition. The Laterna Danica series are all classic and minimalist designs that fit in...
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1980s Danish Vintage Post-Modern Lighting

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Metal

Postmodern Gold Pair of Wall Sconces by Estiluz, Barcelona, 1980s
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Beautiful Postmodern Pair of Gold Metal and Glass Wall Sconces by Leonardo Marelli for Estiluz. Model: A-1094 Gold plated. These Lamps were designed and manufactured in Barcelona (Sp...
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1980s Spanish Vintage Post-Modern Lighting

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Metal

Cloud Ceiling Lamp, 21620, by Stillux Illuminazione
Located in Geneve, CH
Cloud Ceiling Lamp, 21620, by Stillux Illuminazione Dimensions: D 55 x H 15 cm. Materials: Steel, gold leaf. Available in gold leaf, silver leaf, v...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Lighting

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Gold Leaf, Steel

Postmodern Set of Four Large Gold Wall Sconces by Estiluz, Barcelona, 1980s
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Unique and cool Postmodern Set of Four Large Wall Sconces by Leonardo Marelli for Estiluz. These Lamps were designed and manufactured in Barcelona (Spain) by Estiluz during 1980s. Th...
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1980s Spanish Vintage Post-Modern Lighting

Materials

Metal, Brass

Plattya Okhra Smuzhka 51 Pendant Lamp by Yalanzhi Objects
Located in Geneve, CH
Plattya Okhra Smuzhka 51 Pendant Lamp by Yalanzhi Objects Dimensions: D 51 x W 51 x H 42 cm. Materials: Cellulose. Cellulose is a recycled material that was once forest. A high-qu...
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2010s Ukrainian Post-Modern Lighting

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Other

Carl-Harry Stålhane, Table Lamps, Stoneware, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of blue-glazed stoneware table lamps, designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane and produced by Designhuset, Sweden, c. 1970s. Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 10.75" H x 7.5" Diameter Dim...
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1970s Swedish Vintage Post-Modern Lighting

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Stoneware

Chrome and Black Gooseneck Adjustable Floor Lamp by Alsy
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage adjustable gooseneck chrome floor lamp by Alsy Manufacturing. The postmodern lamp features a round base and black articulating neck, making it adjustable to different angles ...
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1970s American Vintage Post-Modern Lighting

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Metal, Chrome

Plastic Moon Rock Table Lamp, Italy, 1970s
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Beautiful Italian table lamp in the shape of a moon rock. It has an extraordinary design in the style of the lamps made by Andre Cazenave. The light requ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Lighting

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Plastic

A Pair of POST-MODERN SEVENTIES KINETIK Sculptural TABLE LAMPS, France, 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
An elegant, radical "false pair" of table lamps, identical design but different size, Cinetic, Op-Art, Post-Modernist, Space-Age, an hexagonal structure composed of a geometric accum...
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1970s French Vintage Post-Modern Lighting

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Bronze, Nickel

Carlo Nason for Mazzega Cumulus Glass Totem Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Significant Italian lamp designed by Carlo Nason for Mazzega. The ball top rests on a bright chrome color, which attaches to the elegant elongated base. Each section can be independently illuminated, or both can be lit simultaneously, for maximum effect. Original, clean, working and free of damage. Classic piece from the golden age of Modernist Italian lighting...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Lighting

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Chrome

Swedish Designer, Sconces, Pine, Fabric, Sweden, c. 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of pine and fabric sconces/ wall lights designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1970s. Sold with Lampshades. Stated dimensions refer to the Sconce with the Shade. Dimensions o...
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1970s Swedish Vintage Post-Modern Lighting

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Fabric, Pine

Golden Aballs T Pe Pendant Lamp by Parachilna
Located in Geneve, CH
Golden Aballs T Pe Pendant Lamp by Parachilna Dimensions: D 18 x H 40 cm. Materials: Ceramic, Glass. Weight: 2.1 kg Shiny and eye-catching collection. Matching two nobel materials:...
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2010s Spanish Post-Modern Lighting

Materials

Ceramic, Glass

Sculptural Light Object in Oak & Bio-Textile Canvas by Natural Material Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Sculptural Light Object in Oak & Bio-Textile Canvas by Natural Material Studio Dimensions: D 10 x W 50 x H 60 cm. Materials: Oak framing, bio-textile canvas, and LED light. All our...
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2010s Danish Post-Modern Lighting

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Other

Postmodern Italian Halogen Floor Lamp by Relco, 1980's
Located in Lisboa, PT
This floor lamp was designed and produced by Relco, in Italy during the 80's. It has a postmodern design typical for 1980s. With black lacquered metal structure and shade, with glass...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Lighting

Materials

Metal

Exclusive Gold Ceramic Pendant Lamp by Licht+Wohnen, Karlsruhe, 1970s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Exclusive gold ceramic pendant lamp by Licht+Wohnen, Karlsruhe, 1970s, Germany. Lampshade is in very good vintage condition. This lamp works with E27 light bulb. Wired and su...
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1970s German Vintage Post-Modern Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

Mint green ceramic table lamp from Porcelaines de Bruxelles in Memphis style.
Located in Herentals, BE
The lamp base has a matte mint green glaze and slim shape. The table lamp has a professionally handmade custom lampshade made of fine cotton with a floral pattern in soft colors. The...
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1980s Belgian Vintage Post-Modern Lighting

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Ceramic, Fabric

Black metal & plastic 1980s Sistema Flu ceiling lamp by R. Bonetto for Luci
Located in Varese, Lombardia
SISTEMA FLU ceiling lamp with adjustable neon lampshades. This is the large version (150 cm) and was created as a ceiling lamp. Supplied with a metal plate for ceiling mounting but i...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Lighting

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Aluminum, Iron

Swedish Designer, Table Lamp, Pine, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A pine and moulded pine-veneer table lamp designed and produced in Sweden, 1970s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 14.25" H x 9.9" W x 6.15" D Bulb Specifications: E-14 Bulb Number of S...
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1970s Swedish Vintage Post-Modern Lighting

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Pine

Postmodern Memphis Style Rhombus Glass Lamp Chandelier, Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Cool 27.5" wide melted glass lamp from the late 1980s Italy Postmodern Memphis style ceiling light featuring an opal or satinized glass rhombus with orange melted glass tips. It's...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Lighting

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Steel

Swedish Designer, Sconces, Brass, Milk Glass, Sweden, c. 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of brass and milk glass sconces/ wall lights designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1960s. Dimensions of Back Plate (inches) : 7.5 x 2.5 x 0.81 (Height x Width x Depth) Socket...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Post-Modern Lighting

Materials

Brass

Floor Lamp Frack Designed by Barbieri & Marianelli for Tronconi Illuminazione
Located in Doornspijk, NL
This Postmodern style floor lamp was designed by Raul Barbieri and Giorgio Marianelli in 1985. The black steel frame carries an indigo blue glass shade lighting the ceiling. The lam...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Lighting

Materials

Steel

Murano Glass Mushroom Table Lamp by Vetri d‘Arte, Italy, 1970s
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Beautiful Italian table lamp by Vetri d‘Arte Murano. It has an extraordinary mushroom shape. Very good vintage condition. The lights requires one E27 light bulb. Very good vintage...
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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Lighting

Materials

Murano Glass

Italian Gold Pair of "Tesi" Wall Sconces by Roberto Fiorato for Prisma, 1980s
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
New old stock and Italian Pair of Wall Sconces by Roberto Fiorato. These fixtures were made during the 1980s in Italy for Prisma, model "Tesi". Include...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Lighting

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Brass

Large Postmodern Pair of Wall Sconces By Leorardo Marelli for Estiluz, 1980s
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Chic and cool Postmodern Pair of metal Wall Sconces by Leonardo Marelli for Estiluz. These Lamps were designed and manufactured in Barcelona (Spain) by Estiluz during 1980s. The cond...
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1980s Spanish Vintage Post-Modern Lighting

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Metal

Pair of Post Modern Columnar Plaster Floor Lamps by Bob Graham Circa 1980s
Located in Peabody, MA
A pair of sculptural plaster floor lamps by Bob Graham ca. 1980s. These are of adjustable height, with the original black lacquer shades. 64.5" high as s...
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1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Lighting

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Plaster

Beautiful 80s Domus Teak Table Lamp with Original Wild Silk Fabric Shade
Located in München, DE
Beautiful minimalist 80s DOMUS teak table lamp with original wild silk fabric lampshade. Foot is made entirely of teak. The large beige high-quality origin...
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1980s German Vintage Post-Modern Lighting

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Fabric, Silk, Teak

A Pair of POP SHABBY-CHIC Lucite TABLE LAMPS by PIERRE GIRAUDON, France, 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
A spectacular and poetic "false pair" of table lamps, Art-Déco, Pop, Post-Modern in plexiglass with massive inclusions of coral for one of them, and golden objects...
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1970s French Vintage Post-Modern Lighting

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Coral

Striking Polished Stainless Steel Torchiere Floor Lamp Designed by Sonneman
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and rare 1980s, polished stainless steel with cast metal torchiere lamp designed by Robert Sonneman for Kovacs, circa good condition with dimmer switch.
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20th Century American Post-Modern Lighting

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Metal, Stainless Steel

Postmodern Pair of Chromed Table Lamps by Leonardo Marelli for Estiluz, 1980s
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Beauty and cool Postmodern Pair of Aluminium Table Lamps by Leonardo Marelli for Estiluz. These Table Lamps were made in Barcelona (Spain)...
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1980s Spanish Vintage Post-Modern Lighting

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Metal

Bruno Gecchelin for Skipper, "Mezzaluna" Floor Lamp, white 1970s
Located in Den Haag, NL
This Italian floor lamp, model Mezzaluna, was designed by Bruno Gecchelin in 1974 and produced by Skipper and Pollux in Milano. The floor lamp has a chrome-plated tubular steel struc...
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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Lighting

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Metal

Hollywood Regency Style Pink Marble Table Lamp Set, Italy 1970's
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Postmodern era Hollywood Regency Style Italian Design Pink Marble Table Lamp set, made in Italy 1970's. Majestic table lamp set. Archit...
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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Lighting

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Marble, Brass

Multicolored Murano Glass Table Lamp by Leucos, Italy 1980s
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
1980s, made in Italy. This table lamp features a metal stem and a multicolored Murano glass lampshade with turned canes. The base is oval. It is labeled Leucos, which is a prestigio...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Lighting

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Metal

Burnished Aluminum Task Table Lamp with Steel Base and Brass Arm
Located in Treadwell, NY
Collection I: Delta lamp A modern reinterpretation of the industrial work light, the delta lamp rotates 360° to focus subtle lighting where it is needed ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Lighting

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Aluminum, Brass, Steel

One of the Four Wall or Ceiling Lamp by Motoko Ishii for Staff, 1970s
Located in Rijssen, NL
One of the four rare wall or flushmount ceiling lamps by Motoko Ishii for Staff Lighting Company, Germany. Heat-resistant resin, metalized base and 4 clear glass shades. Beautiful design, reflective lamps in all directions. Typical design from the 1970s. The lamp received the IF design award in 1974 for her design. Dimensions (cm): 28 H x 32 W x 32 D Dimensions (inch): 11.02 H x 12.60 W x 12.60 D Heavy quality and in perfect condition. Cleaned, well-wired and ready to use. The fixture can be disassembled and the glass bowls can be individually wrapped for easy transport. Please notice the price for one piece. Motoko Ishii, a leading Japanese lighting...
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1970s German Vintage Post-Modern Lighting

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Steel, Chrome

1980s Space Age Triangular Murano Glass Flush / Wall Light
Located in New York, NY
A hand Blown Murano Glass Triangular pyramid clear and white with gold fitting. Made by La Murrumbidgee 1980. Golden brass fixture. Rewired I’m. Three candelabra sockets. Signed.
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Lighting

Materials

Brass

80s Rare Set of Vintage Postmodern Brutalist Hivo Van Teal Table Lamps
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
80s Very Rare Set of Vintage Postmodern Memphis Geometric Distressed Glass & Gold Leaf Designer Hivo Van Teal Table Lamps - a Pair Extraordinary and Super Rare Pair of 80s Postmodern Glass and Iron, Stacked, Acid Washed, Distressed Table Lamps...
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1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Lighting

Materials

Metal, Gold Leaf

Float Two Arm Brass Dome Wall Sconce by Lamp Shaper
Located in Geneve, CH
Float Two Arm Brass Dome Wall Sconce by Lamp Shaper Dimensions: D 117 x W 74 x H 109.5 cm. Materials: Brass. Different finishes available: raw brass, aged brass, burnt brass and bru...
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2010s Indian Post-Modern Lighting

Materials

Brass

Postmodern Set of Four Gold Metal Wall Sconces by Estiluz, Barcelona, 1990s
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Beauty and unique Postmodern Set of Four Gold Metal Wall Sconces by Leonardo Marelli for Estiluz. Model: A-2044 Gold These fixtures were designed and manufactured in Barcelona (Spain...
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1990s Spanish Post-Modern Lighting

Materials

Metal

Venice Rialto Table Lamp by Morici
Located in Geneve, CH
Venice Rialto Table Lamp by Morici Dimensions: W 21 x D 21 x H 46 cm, Lampshade H 20 cm Materials: Wood, inlay veneer. Finish : Gloss brushed polyester. With a clean, minimalist des...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Lighting

Materials

Wood

Postmodern Set of Four of "Delta" Table Lamps by M. Bertorelle for JM RDM, 1980s
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Unique Italian Set of Four Table Lamps by Mario Bertorelle, from 1980s. These pieces were designed and manufactured during the 1980s in Massanzago by JM RMD. These table lamps are na...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Lighting

Materials

Plastic

Martha & Beaumont Mood, Flush mounts, Ceramic, USA, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of hand-painted yellow, blue and red flush mounts or pendant lights, designed and produced by Martha & Beaumont Mood, San Antonio, Texas, USA, 1...
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1970s American Vintage Post-Modern Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

Italian Postmodern Ceiling Lamp in Yellow & Black Glass
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A tall mallet shaped hanging light featuring a cylindrical hand-blown yellow and black glass. Made anonymously in Italy during the 1980s. Measurements: H: 40 cm, Diameter: 10/6 cm (b...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Lighting

Materials

Blown Glass, Opaline Glass

Post-modern lighting for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Post-Modern lighting 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 lighting created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, brass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Post-Modern lighting made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original lighting, popular names associated with this style include Artemide, Paul Matter, CTO Lighting, and Gubi. 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 lighting differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $85 and tops out at $245,771 while the average work can sell for $2,006.

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