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
- 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
Anta Light Sculpture by Frero Collective
Located in Geneve, CH
Anta Light Sculpture by Frero Collective
Dimensions: D 10 x W 20 x H 34 cm.
Materials: Reclaimed stone, minerals, resin binder, plaster paint.
Available in other finishes: Bone, Sien...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Stone
Lapis Pollux 32 Table Lamp by Danny Kaplan Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Lapis Pollux 32 Table Lamp by Danny Kaplan Studio
Dimensions: ⌀ 56 x H 82 cm
Materials: Glazed Ceramic, Unfinished Brass, Wax Paper
This item is handmade, and may exhibit variabilit...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Other
Coco Résille Suspension Lamp by Coralie Beauchamp
Located in Geneve, CH
Coco Résille Suspension Lamp by Coralie Beauchamp
Dimensions: W 69 x D 69 x H 67 cm,
Materials: Fiberglass with a weaving carbon, epoxy resin with a...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Epoxy Resin, Fiberglass
Large the Giraffe Lamp by Kilzi
Located in Geneve, CH
Large The Giraffe lamp by Kilzi
Dimensions: D 65 x W 65 x H 210 cm.
Materials: polished stainless steel.
All our lamps can be wired according to each country. If sold to the USA it will be wired for the USA for instance.
These polished stainless steel tubular lamps are going to be most likely the tallest object in their room. They also display a vigilant attitude combined with the elegance giraffes and other savanna animals display. This lamp is intended to be presented in two positions, “standing” and “grassing”. Materials may vary. Please contact us.
Jorge Suárez-Kilzi was born in Venezuela to immigrant parents of Spanish and
Syrian descent. His collection of works is signed under his mother’s last name, Kilzi, which is also often used to describe a person who works with plaster and chalk-unconsciously leading Jorge down a path he was destined for. The name has a link to a hard childhood in movement, to an immigrant background, to Latin American and its vernacular arts, to a sense of movement and evolution.
As a grown man, the sensibilities of his childhood took him all the way to Japan, where worked as an architect in the offices of Sejima+Nishizawa Associated Architects/ SANAA and Junya Ishigami. Swiss architecture, which seemed in contrast, firm and steady, called upon him on a different basis, a return to order but also a reconnection to nature. A recent trip to Mexico and the mesoamericas, felt to Jorge as forgiveness to his early history and aesthetics. Driven by years of immersion in exotic culture and architectural experience, in 2018, he made the decision to become a freelance architect and artist, going from fields of architectural visualisations to ceramics and furniture, giving special attention to drawings and decorative motives. Every piece is expressed in simple forms and delicate emotions, where fluid silhouettes accompany each other like a soul in companionship. Jorge’s recent creation is titled “Mush” Lamps...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Stainless Steel
Vintage Yellow Pencil Table Lamp Pop Art Style, 1980s
By Lightolier
Located in Amityville, NY
Vintage Yellow Pencil Table Lamp Pop Art Style, 1980s. This table lamp, in the form of an oversized pencil, is representative of the 1980s trend of making large versions of everyday ...
Category
1980s North American Vintage Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Wood
Leonardo Marelli for Estiluz Post-Modern Torchiere Floor Lamp
Located in Astoria, NY
Spanish Post-Modern torchiere floor lamp designed by Leonardo Marelli for Estiluz. Model P-1122 with two stems holding up a dish containin...
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Large Strikha Pendant Lamp by Faina
Located in Geneve, CH
Large strikha pendant lamp by Faina
Design: Victoriya Yakusha
Material: Willow, steel frame
Dimensions: D 150 x H 52.5 cm
Cable length - 3m
Cable type - 2x0.5
Steel wire ro...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel
White Grande Alto Speaker Lamp by JAUNE STUDIO
Located in Geneve, CH
White Grande Alto Speaker Lamp by JAUNE STUDIO
Dimensions: D 50 x H 70 cm
Materials: Aluminum body, lacquered painting, brushed gold or nickel tinted cylinders and stem. Diffuser in ...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Chestnut Cicero 26 Table Lamp by Danny Kaplan Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Chestnut Cicero 26 Table Lamp by Danny Kaplan Studio
Dimensions: ⌀ 41 x H 66 cm
Materials: Glazed Ceramic, Unfinished Brass, Linen
This item is handmade, and may exhibit variability...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Barbieri & Maniarelli Set of Two Minikini Table Lamps by Tronconi 1980s Italy
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
A pair of Minikini table lamps in white-cream enameled metal and in black enameled metal.
The Minikini is a lamp with a clean and refined design, highly versatile, and also with an ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Green Marble Pipito Table Lamp by Simone & Marcel
Located in Geneve, CH
Green Marble Pipito Table Lamp by Simone & Marcel
Dimensions: Ø 30 x H 40 cm.
Materials: Cotton and green marble.
Also available in different marble and wood options and finishes. C...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Marble
Pilolo Brass Wall Sconce by Simone & Marcel
Located in Geneve, CH
Pilolo Brass Wall Sconce by Simone & Marcel
Dimensions: D 11 x W 22 x H 42 cm.
Materials: Brass and alabaster.
Available in different brass and alabaster options and finishes. Custo...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
1980s Stringa Floor Lamp by Hans Ansems for Luxo Italiana
By Hans Ansems, Luxo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Luxo BZ18 "Stringa" floor lamp in black by Hans Ansems with curved perforated shade and dimmer switch. The neck of the lamp adjusts in three places for a range of dynamic forms. In o...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Eklipso Green Marble Wall Sconce by Simone & Marcel
Located in Geneve, CH
Eklipso Green Marble Wall Sconce by Simone & Marcel
Dimensions: D 19,5 x W 14 x H 14 cm.
Materials: Green marble and glass.
Available in different m...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Marble
Sonneman Chrome Brass Eyeball Floor Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A chrome and brass eyeball floor reading lamp by designer Robert Sonneman for marker George Kovacs, late Midcentury Modern to early Postmodern design periods, circa early late-20th c...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Quartz Wall Sconce I by Aver
Located in Geneve, CH
Quartz wall sconce I by Aver
Dimensions: W 4 x D 17 x H 35 cm
Materials: Natural rocks, high-quality cut crystals, jewelry chains, hand-blown glass, other.
Also Available: Matte Blac...
Category
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Stone, Other
Eole Lighting Fixture #8 by Emilie Lemardeley
Located in Geneve, CH
Eole Lighting Fixture #8 by Emilie Lemardeley
Dimensions: D 280 x W 140 x H 60 cm
Materials: Black steel, hand blown glass
Weight: 13 kg
The lighting fixtures in the Eole colle...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel
Six Dimensional Geometric Shape Gold Brass Pendant Light by Christopher Boots
Located in Geneve, CH
Asterix Pendant Light by Christopher Boots
Dimensions: D 50 x H 50 cm.
Materials: Brass, polymer.
Available in Aged Brass, Brushed Brass, Hand Rubbed Brass, Dark Bronze, Mottled Pat...
Category
2010s Australian Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Corner Small Moss Pendant Lamp by +kouple
Located in Geneve, CH
Corner Small Moss Pendant Lamp by +kouple
Dimensions: D 10,5 x W 13,5 x H 19 cm.
Materials: Powder-coated steel.
Available in different color options. Available in two different si...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel
White Timeless Icon "Disc" Table Lamp by Walter Leeman for Ateljé Lyktan, Sweden
Located in Stockholm, SE
Imagine a time when design was both bold and functional—an era of pure minimalism and futuristic forms. It was during this period that Swedish designer Walter Leeman created Disc for...
Category
1980s Swedish Vintage Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Selenite Pendant Lamp III by Aver
Located in Geneve, CH
Selenite Pendant Lamp III by Aver
Dimensions: Ø 83 x H 16.5 cm.
Materials: Metal, selenite.
Different finishes available: Rustic Bronze, Vintage Gold, Aged Copper Veneer, Onyx Venee...
Category
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Other
Matte Black Library Style Telescoping Floor Lamp
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Taiwan, 1990s
Library style adjustable swing arm floor lamp in black finish. Telescoping height, pictured at its lowest. Great for a reading chair. Made in Taiwan.
CONDITION NOTES: O...
Category
1990s Taiwanese Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Baleto White Alabaster Floor Lamp by Simone & Marcel
Located in Geneve, CH
Baleto White Alabaster Floor Lamp by Simone & Marcel
Dimensions: D 50 x W 50 x H 166 cm.
Materials: Brass, cotton and white alabaster.
Also available in different marble and alabast...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
28.7 Cluster Pendant Lamp by Bocci
Located in Geneve, CH
28.7 Cluster pendant lamp by Bocci
Dimensions: Diameter 49.5 x Height 300 cm
Materials: blown glass, braided metal coaxial cable, electrical components, brushed nickel canopy.
Lamping: : 1.5w LED or 20w xenon. Non-dimmable.
Coax: adjustable. 3000mm (10’) standard / up to 30500mm (100’) maximum
Also available in different sizes.
All our lamps can be wired according to each country. If sold to the USA it will be wired for the USA for instance.
28.7 is a cluster of seven 28 pendants...
Category
2010s Canadian Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Steel, Nickel
HU02M Pendant Lamp XL by Taiwan Lantern
Located in Geneve, CH
HU02M Pendant Lamp XL by Taiwan Lantern
Dimensions: D 65 x W 65 x H 55 cm.
Material: Walnut & bamboo frame, Hand-colored fabrics, Met...
Category
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Floor lamp model Oracolo Gae Aulenti for Artemide 1970s
By Gae Aulenti, Artemide
Located in Milano, MI
ampada piantana Oracolo Grande designed in 1969 by Gae Aulenti for Artemide. Brown painted metal tubular frame with perforated steel mesh band and large spherical white glass diffuse...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Tamarindo Sculpted Wood Glow Floor Lamp by Isabel Moncada
Located in Geneve, CH
Tamarindo Sculpted Wood Glow Floor Lamp by Isabel Moncada
Dimensions: Ø 60 x H 170 cm.
Materials: Turned parota wood, fiberglass and linen.
Its symmetrical undulated base is timeles...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Linen, Fiberglass, Wood
Taraxacum 88 wall/ceiling lamp by Achille Castiglioni for Flos, Italy 1988.
Located in Athens, Attiki
Taraxacum 88 wall/ceiling lamp by Achille Castiglioni for Flos, Italy 1988.
Taraxacum is the Latin term for dandelion. With a total of 15 lamps, the wall light is reminiscent of this widespread plant. Just like the seeds of the dandelion, three lamps are arranged on each of the five triangular aluminium surfaces of the Flos Taraxacum 88...
Category
1980s European Vintage Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Linea S2B Tube 60 Pendant Lamp by Euroluce Lampadari
Located in Geneve, CH
Linea S2B Tube 60 Pendant Lamp by Euroluce Lampadari
Dimensions: D 6,5 x W 142 x H 41 cm.
Materials: Metal and glass.
Available in different colors. Prices may vary. All our lamps c...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Candelera 02 Brass Hanging Lamp by Federico Stefanovich
Located in Geneve, CH
Candelera 02 hanging lamp by Federico Stefanovich
Dimensions: D 120 x H 240 cm
Material: Brass. Steel. Polypropylene light diffusers. Dimmable LED strips....
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel, Brass
Various Sized, Diamond Ring Gradient Quartz Pendant Light by Christopher Boots
Located in Geneve, CH
Diamond Ring Gradient Quartz Pendant Light by Christopher Boots
Dimensions: D 45 x H 13 cm.
Materials: Clear quartz, smoky quartz.
Available in clear quartz or gradient quartz.
Avai...
Category
2010s Australian Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Quartz
Seashells Organic Off-White Minimalist Ceramic Floor Lamp by Elsa Foulon
Located in Geneve, CH
Nautile I floor lamp by Elsa Foulon
Unique Piece
Dimensions: D 80 x H 160 cm.
Materials: Ceramic, Plaster.
Also available in other dimensions.
All our lamps can be wired according t...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic, Plaster
Tobacco Alabaster Pura Table Lamp by Simone & Marcel
Located in Geneve, CH
Tobacco Alabaster Pura Table Lamp by Simone & Marcel
Dimensions: Ø 40 x H 58 cm.
Materials: Brass, cotton and tobacco alabaster.
Also available in different marble, wood and alabast...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Large Glück Pendant Lamp by Naomi Paul
By Naomi Paul
Located in Geneve, CH
Large Glück pendant lamp by Naomi Paul
Dimensions: D 80 x H 90 cm
Materials: Metal frame, Egyptian cotton cord.
Color: Dusky Pink.
Available in other...
Category
2010s British Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Tobacco Alabaster Peona Table Lamp by Simone & Marcel
Located in Geneve, CH
Tobacco Alabaster Peona Table Lamp by Simone & Marcel
Dimensions: Ø 40 x H 61 cm.
Materials: Brass, cotton and tobacco alabaster.
Also available in different marble, wood and alabas...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Small Black Jabin Wood Floor Lamp with Palm Screen by Daniel Orozco
Located in Geneve, CH
Small black jabin wood floor lamp with palm screen by Daniel Orozco
Material: Jabin wood.
Dimensions: D 30 x H 110 cm
Available in palm or linen la...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Wood
French Chain Link Floor Lamp in the Style of Franz West, 1980's
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Striking floor lamp made from heavy welded iron chain links. In the style of Franz West from the Memphis Design Group. Imported from France. Lamp shade can be changed.
Category
Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Quartz and Bronze Wall Light II by Aver
Located in Geneve, CH
Quartz and Bronze Wall Light II by Aver
Dimensions: W 18 x D 16 x H 80 cm
Materials: Natural rocks, high-quality cut crystals, jewelry chains, hand blown glass, other.
Also available...
Category
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Stone, Other
Short Line, 2 Globes, Ceiling Light by Atelier Areti
Located in Geneve, CH
Short Line, 2 Globes, Ceiling Light by Atelier Areti
Dimensions: D 20 x W 38 x H 18.8 cm.
Materials: Brushed brass, white glass.
All our lamps can be wired according to each country...
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Set of Five Fratelli Martini Polished Bronze 1980 Italian Wall Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A set of 5 finely crafted polished bronze floral wall lights by the Italian maker, Fratelli Martini. Newly Rewired.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Namibia Leather Cone Medium Lamp by Cuero Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Namibia Leather Cone Medium Lamp by Cuero Design
Dimensions: Ø 35 x H 25 cm.
Materials: Leather, metal, and cord.
Finish: Chocolate leather, black metal, and black cord.
Available i...
Category
2010s Swedish Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Ron Rezek Galvanized Steel Table Lamp
By Ron Rezek
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Postmodern table lamp by Los Angeles lighting designer Ron Rezek, c.1980s. The lamp features a galvanized steel frame and removable steel shade with brass ring accent that sits at th...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Profana Sculptural Floor Lamp • Handmade Edition Steel • by Pedro Paulo-Venzon
Located in Florianopolis, Santa Catarina
According to Giorgio Agamben, to profane is to bring into the human realm that which was only devoted to the gods.
This discussion about inversion is the point of departure for Prof...
Category
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel
Cahuenga Memphis Milano Floor Lamp by Peter Shire 1985 Italy
Located in Catania, IT
Rare metal floor lamp model Cahuenga designed by Peter Shire for Memphis Milano in the 1980s.
Out of production.
You are looking at an original Memphis Milano lamp from the 1980s wit...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Set of Two 'Filicudara' Sconces by Steve Lombardi für Artemide Italy 1980s
Located in Munich, DE
Set of two amazing Post-Modern sconces or candle holders 'Filicudara'. Designed by Steven Lombardi for Artemide, Italy, 1980s. Makers mark on each sconce.
Each of the sconces will b...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Staff 'Zumtobel' ID-S Floor Lamp/ Uplighter by Ettore Sottsass, Memphis, 1980s
Located in CULEMBORG, GE
Designed by Ettore Sottsass in the early 1980s, this rare ID-S Floor Lamp was firstly produced by Staff Leuchten until the company got taken over by the Austrian company Zumtobel.
...
Category
1980s Austrian Vintage Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel
Clear M Pendant Light by Georgiev Zabeta
Located in Geneve, CH
Clear M Pendant Light by Georgiev Zabeta
Dimensions: Ø 22 x H 18 cm.
Materials: Blown glass.
All our lamps can be wired according to each country. If sold to the USA it will be wire...
Category
2010s Bulgarian Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Ostro Green Ceramic Wall Sconce by Simone & Marcel
Located in Geneve, CH
Ostro Green Ceramic Wall Sconce by Simone & Marcel
Dimensions: D 17 x W 31 x H 31 cm.
Materials: Ceramic and glass.
Available in different ceramic and marble options and finishes. C...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass, Ceramic
Mezquite Sculptural Pine Wood Table Lamp with Linen Shade by Isabel Moncada
Located in Geneve, CH
Mezquite Sculptural Pine Wood Table Lamp with Linen Shade by Isabel Moncada
Dimensions: Ø35.5 x H 68.5 cm.
Materials: Linen and pine wood.
When burnt using the Japanese technique Sh...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Linen, Pine
Namibia Leather Cone Small Lamp by Cuero Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Namibia Leather Cone Small Lamp by Cuero Design
Dimensions: Ø 25 x H 17 cm.
Materials: Leather, metal, and cord.
Finish: Chocolate leather, black metal, and black cord.
Available in...
Category
2010s Swedish Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Unique Set of Wings Crystal and Brass Pendant Lights by Christopher Boots
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of Wings Of Pegasus Pendant Lights by Christopher Boots
Dimensions: D 70 x W 87.5 x H 18 cm (each wing).
Materials: Brass, clear quartz crystal, smoky quartz crystal.
WINGS OF P...
Category
2010s Australian Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Quartz, Brass
Chub Mush Lamp by Kilzi
Located in Geneve, CH
Chub Mush lamp by Kilzi
Dimensions: Top shade: D 55 x W 26 x H 22 cm,
Lower shade: D 23 x W 23 x H 22 cm. (Total Height 40cm).
Materials: Fiberglass, St...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Stainless Steel
HU02M Pendant Lamp L by Taiwan Lantern
Located in Geneve, CH
HU02M Pendant Lamp L by Taiwan Lantern
Dimensions: D 57 x W 57 x H 50 cm.
Material: Walnut & bamboo frame, Hand-colored fabrics, Metal pipes, Leath...
Category
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Postmodern Black Chandelier by Estiluz by Leornado Marelli, Barcelona, 1980s
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Cool Postmodern Chandelier/Flushmount by Leonardo Marelli for Estiluz. Model: T-1166 Negro. This fixture was manufactured in Barcelona (Spain) during 1980s.
The condition is excellen...
Category
1980s Spanish Vintage Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Marevo Pendant Lamp by Yalanzhi Objects
Located in Geneve, CH
Marevo Pendant Lamp by Yalanzhi Objects
Dimensions: D 115 x W 115 x H 55 cm.
Materials: Cellulose.
Cellulose is a recycled material that was once f...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Other
Postmodern Pair of Gold Table Lamps by Leonardo Marelli for Estiluz, 1980s
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Beauty and cool Postmodern Pair of Gold Table Lamps by Leonardo Marelli for Estiluz.
These Table Lamps were made in Barcelona (Spain) by Estiluz during 1980s. Model M-1131.
“Estiluz”...
Category
1980s Spanish Vintage Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
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...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Other
Tobacco Alabaster and Brass Atlas Table Lamp by Simone & Marcel
Located in Geneve, CH
Tobacco Alabaster and Brass Atlas Table Lamp by Simone & Marcel
Dimensions: Ø 30 x H 60 cm.
Materials: Glass, brass and white alabaster.
Also available in different marble, wood and...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Ombre Meteor Effect Natural Uncut Crystal 120 Pendant Light by Christopher Boots
Located in Geneve, CH
Meteor 120 Pendant Light by Christopher Boots
Dimensions: D 25 x W 120 x H 25 cm.
Materials: Naturally uncut clear quartz crystals, naturally uncut smoky quartz crystals, aged brass....
Category
2010s Australian Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Quartz, Brass
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...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Postmodern Set of Three Wall Sconces by Leonardo Marelli for Estiluz, 1980s
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Beautiful Set of Three Postmodern Wall Sconces by Leonardo Marelli for Estiluz. Model: A-1121. These Wall Sconces were designed and manufactured in Barcelona (Spain) by Estiluz durin...
Category
1980s Spanish Vintage Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Mezquite Sculptural Pine Wood Floor Lamp with Linen Shade by Isabel Moncada
Located in Geneve, CH
Mezquite Sculptural Pine Wood Floor Lamp with Linen Shade by Isabel Moncada
Dimensions: Ø 60 x H 181 cm.
Materials: Linen and pine wood.
Like a chess bishop, Mezquite makes its pres...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Linen, Pine
Vintage Rougier Style Acrylic Flower Brass Floor Lamp
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Spectacular brass floor lamp in trumpet form with a beautiful acrylic floral shade. Striking to say the least. Beautiful brass base offset with a warm pink/violet multi-petal acrylic...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
No. 31 G Beige Uni Gold Color Contemporary Art Pendant Lamp Sander Bottinga
Located in Geneve, CH
No. 31 F Beige Gold Pendant Lamp Sander Bottinga
Dimensions: D 44 x W 68 x H 50 cm.
Materials: Brass, leather, wood, and dip-dyed colored viscose.
...
Category
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Other, Brass
Namibia Leather Cone Small Lamp by Cuero Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Namibia Leather Cone Small Lamp by Cuero Design
Dimensions: Ø 25 x H 17 cm.
Materials: Leather, metal, and cord.
Finish: Grass Green leather, black metal, and black cord.
Available ...
Category
2010s Swedish Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Postmodern Heron Blue Lamp by Isao Hosoe for Luxo, 1980s
By Isao Hosoe
Located in Delft, NL
Dimensions: 38cm - 54cm H, 50cm-80cm W, 13,5cm D
Condition: Good some light scratches
Period: 1980s
Origin: Norway
Material: Plastic
Category
1980s Norwegian Vintage Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Italian table lamp 1970s Accademia model Cini Boeri for Artemide
By Artemide, Cini Boeri
Located in Milano, MI
Particular table lamp model Accademia designed in 1978 by Cini Boeri for Artemide.
The Lamp is triangular in cross-section with a metal frame and a wide fabric diffuser.
The Lamp ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
IOI Table Lamp in Copper and Silk Velvet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Our little tribute to the mercurial moon of Jupiter, IO.
A brushed copper base holds the verdigris copper sphere, paying homage to the whirls and whorls found on the volatile lunar ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Copper
"Super" Table Lamp by Martine Bedin for Memphis
Located in Beirut, LB
Designed in 1981 by the visionary Martine Bedin, the Super Table Lamp stands tall as one of the most iconic creations of the Memphis group. Constructed from fiberglass, this masterpi...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Swedish Designer, Wall Light, Pine, Velvet, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A pine and brown velvet wall light designed and produced in Sweden, 1970s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 15” H x 9” W x 12” D
Bulb Specifications: E-26 Bulb
Number of Sockets: 1
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Velvet, Pine
Pair Post Modern Design marble Floor Lamps with Pink Art Glass pink Shade
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Pair Post Modern Design marble low Floor or table Lamps with Pink Art Glass pink Shade circa 1988. Each Laml has segmented black variegated stone base with clear to purple glass band...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Marble
Contemporary Aged Brass Swing Arm Wall Sconce, Flutter One by Paul Matter
By Paul Matter
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary Aged Brass Swing Arm Wall Sconce, Flutter One by Paul Matter
The long rotating arms are attached to a vertical, wall-mounted spine that results in a Minimalist yet over...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Iconic “La Lune Sous Le Chapeau” Table Lamp by Man Ray
By Man Ray
Located in Weesp, NL
Discover the Iconic “La Lune Sous Le Chapeau” Table Lamp
New‑Old‑Stock, 1980s, Sirrah Italy — Designed by Man Ray
Illuminate Your Space with Surrealist Elegance
Step into a world...
Category
1980s French Vintage Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Post-modern lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
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