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
Oak Peono Table Lamp by Simone & Marcel
Located in Geneve, CH
Oak Peono Table Lamp by Simone & Marcel
Dimensions: Ø 40.6 x H 61 cm.
Materials: Brass, acrylic and oak wood.
Also available in different marble, woo...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Ring 64 Pendant Lamp by United Alabaster
Located in Geneve, CH
Ring 64 Pendant Lamp by United Alabaster
Dimensions: D 64 x H 200 cm
Materials: Alabaster
All our lamps can be wired according to each country. If so...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Alabaster
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce '609' Table Lamp in White Aluminum and Cast Iron
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, table lamp, model ‘609’, enameled aluminum, bakelite, cast iron, steel, Italy, 1973
A design by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce, table lamp model 609 created ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Iron
Anthracite Pollux 32 Table Lamp by Danny Kaplan Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Anthracite 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 vari...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Other
Small Simple Shade 03 Wall Lamp by Naomi Paul
By Naomi Paul
Located in Geneve, CH
Small Simple Shade 03 wall lamp by Naomi Paul
Dimensions: D 30 x W 50 x H 27 cm
Materials: Metal frame, Egyptian cotton cord.
Available in other colors in 2 sizes: D30 x W50, D50 ...
Category
2010s British Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
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
Mademoiselle Transparent Green Table Lamp by Mason Editions
Located in Geneve, CH
Mademoiselle transparent green table lamp by Mason Editions
Designed by Quaglio Simonelli.
Dimensions: Ø 21.8 cm x H 30 cm.
Materials: transparent green Pyrex borosilicate glass.
All our lamps can be wired according to each country. If sold to the USA it will be wired for the USA for instance.
Mademoiselle is a crystalline lamp...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass
Beran Brushed Brass Small Table Lamp by Bert Frank
Located in Geneve, CH
Beran Brushed Brass Small Table Lamp by Bert Frank
Dimensions: Ø 26 x H 28 cm.
Materials: Brass and alabaster.
Base finish: Olive.
Available in two different sizes. Available in dif...
Category
2010s British Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Bevel Chocolate White Pendant Lamp by +kouple
Located in Geneve, CH
Bevel Chocolate White Pendant Lamp by +kouple
Dimensions: Ø 5,4 x H 27 cm.
Materials: Powder-coated steel and wood with chocolate tone.
Available in different color options. The PV...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel
Mid-size Postmodern Murano Glass Pendant Light by La Murrina
By La Murrina
Located in Chicago, IL
Elevate your space with this exquisite Murano glass pendant light by La Murrina. This chandelier features three tiers of Cristallo glass shells, each showcasing amber and white centr...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Memphis Style Modern Pair of Bedside Lamps Table Lamps Black White Glass 1990s
Located in Vienna, AT
Memphis Style Post- Modern style pair of bedside lamps or table lamps from black and white glass and brassed metal 1990s Italy.
A fantastic pair of bedside lamps or table lamps from ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass
White Alabaster Peona Table Lamp by Simone & Marcel
Located in Geneve, CH
White Alabaster Peona Table Lamp by Simone & Marcel
Dimensions: Ø 40 x H 61 cm.
Materials: Brass, cotton and white alabaster.
Also available in different marble, wood and alabaster ...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Italian Pair of "Tesi" White Wall Sconces by Roberto Fiorato for Prisma, 1980s
By Prisma
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Beauty Postmodern Italian Pair of White Wall Sconces by Roberto Fiorato. These fixtures were designed and manufactured during the 1980s in Italy for Prisma, model "Tesi".
The name o...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
21.3 Pendant by Bocci
Located in Geneve, CH
21.3 Pendant by Bocci
Dimensions: D15.2 x H300 cm
Materials:brushed nickel,round canopy.
Weight: 1.8 kg
Also available in different dimensions.
All our lamps can be wired acco...
Category
2010s Canadian Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Nickel
Memphis Style Postmodern Color Blocked Plaster Table Lamp, 1980's
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Memphis style color blocked table lamp, circa 1980's. This sculptural modern form lamp features a yellow fluted column with accents of purple, pink, ...
Category
1980s Vintage Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Plaster
Alba Simple Wall XL Alabaster Light by Contain
Located in Geneve, CH
Alba simple wall XL Alabaster light by Contain
Dimensions: Ø 22 x H9.5 cm
Materials: Alabaster structure and optical lens.
Available in Ø15, Ø22, Ø28 cm.
Socket: G9
Wattage: M...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Alabaster
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
Eden Rectangle 200 Silver Aluminum Pendant Lamp by JSPR
Located in Geneve, CH
Eden Rectangle 200 Silver Aluminum Pendant Lamp by JSPR
Designed by Jasper van Grootel.
Dimensions: D 50 x W 200 x H 5 cm.
Materials: Anodized aluminum.
Handmade in The Netherlands....
Category
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Open Oval Base Off-White Sculptural Morden Ceramic Table Lamp by Elsa Foulon
Located in Geneve, CH
Hypnos table lamp by Elsa Foulon
Unique Piece
Dimensions: D 64 x H 41 cm
Materials: Ceramic, Brass, Linen.
Also available in different finishes and dimensions.
All our lamps can be...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Wall lighting flower Murano glass large , Italy 1980
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 white creme painted metal bracket, from the production of Murano'...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Teardrop Marble Wall Lamp by Atra Design
By ATRA
Located in Geneve, CH
Teardrop marble wall lamp by Atra Design.
Dimensions: D 28 x W 15 x H 38 cm
Materials: White Onyx Marble, brass
Atra Design
We are Atra, a furniture b...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Marble, Brass
Pair of Sconces or Ceiling Lamps by Mario Bellini for Artemide, 1970s, Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Pair of Sconces or Ceiling Lamps by Mario Bellini for Artemide, 1970s, Italy
Lampshade is in good condition and very clean.
This lamp works with E27 light bulb
Wired and suitable t...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Plastic, Parchment Paper
Mario Bellini Pair of Area Lamps for Artemide
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare pair of Mario Bellini pair of table lamps, Model Area 10 & Model Area 20, by designer Mario Bellini for Artemide, the 1970s. The Pair have a di...
Category
1970s Vintage Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Maratus 12 Blue Smoke Glass and Polished Bronze Hanging Lamp by Isabel Moncada
Located in Geneve, CH
Maratus 12 Blue Smoke Glass and Polished Bronze Hanging Lamp by Isabel Moncada
Dimensions: Ø 110 x H 155 cm.
Materials: Cast bronze, blown glass and turned brass.
Maratus gets its n...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Ecru Ceramic Josef Table Lamp by Simone & Marcel
Located in Geneve, CH
Ecru Ceramic Josef Table Lamp by Simone & Marcel
Dimensions: Ø 30 x H 41.5 cm.
Materials: Brass, cotton and ceramic.
Also available in different marble, wood and alabaster options a...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Ettore Sottsass ID-S Edition Floor Lamp
Located in Dronten, NL
In 1987, while working for Zumtobel, the Milan-based design studio Sottsass Associati developed a floor lamp which caused quite a stir both because of its design and its lighting tec...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel
Pair of Murano Vistosi Glass Wall Sconce Designed by Mauro Olivieri
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of halogen mouth-blown tapered glasses with a metal frame wall sconces designed by Mauro Olivieri for Murano Vistosi, excellent condition no chips or cracks on the glass.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass
No.0122 Standing Lamp by Olivia Bossy
Located in Geneve, CH
No.0122 standing lamp by Olivia Bossy.
Numbered.
Dimensions: D45 x W35 x H180 cm
Materials: Charred Tallow and Cambia ash, stainless steel, linen.
A...
Category
2010s Australian Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Stainless Steel
Vintage Ikea Läreda Post Modern Opaline Glass Desk Lamp, 1970s
By IKEA
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Rare vintage Ikea Läreda post modern table lamp with milk glass shade. The opaline glass shade produces warm and cosy light. The carefully designed shade ensures that the light is ev...
Category
20th Century Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Glass, Wood
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
Walnut Peono Table Lamp by Simone & Marcel
Located in Geneve, CH
Walnut Peono Table Lamp by Simone & Marcel
Dimensions: Ø 40.6 x H 61 cm.
Materials: Brass, acrylic and walnut wood.
Also available in different marbl...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Alba Triple Wall Angle Light by Contain
Located in Geneve, CH
Alba triple wall angle light by Contain.
Dimensions: D15 x W85 x H11.5 cm angle 115
Materials: brass, 3D printed PLA structure and optic...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Other
A Radical MURANO Glass TABLE LAMP by FRANCO RAGGI, by FONTANA ARTE, Italy 1970
By Fontana Arte
Located in PARIS, FR
A large and airy table lamp, Post-Modernist, Shabby-Chic, Memphis, circular base in cast aluminum with integrated dimmer, 2 axes supporting 2 sheets of glass with white diffusing dec...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Rare solid pair of french 1970s table lamps crafted in brass and travertine.
Located in København K, 84
This rare solid pair of French 1970s table lamps exemplifies the minimalist elegance and material sophistication characteristic of postmodern design. Crafted from brass and travertin...
Category
1970s French Vintage Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Travertine, Marble
Postmodern Dimmable Spanish Black Table Lamp by Estiluz, Barcelona, 1980s
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Chic and cool postmodern Metal and Glass Table Lamp by Leonardo Marelli for Estiluz. This Table Lamp was designed and manufacured in Barcelona (Spain) by Estiluz during 1980s.
“Estil...
Category
1980s Spanish Vintage Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Swedish Designer, Wall Lights, Pine, Rattan, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of pine and rattan wall lights designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1970s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 9.75” H x 6.25” W x 10.5” D
Back Plate Dimensions (inches): 5.4” Diamet...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Rattan, Pine
Saturnus Junior White Pendant Lamp by SKRYTA
Located in Geneve, CH
Saturnus Junior White Pendant Lamp by SKRYTA
Dimensions: Ø 39 x H 12 cm.
Materials: Linen warp.
Available in two colors. All our lamps can be wired according to each country. If so...
Category
2010s Swedish Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Linen
Contemporary Sculpted Brass Pendant, Satellite 2+1 by Paul Matter
By Paul Matter
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary Sculpted Brass Pendant, Satellite 1+2 by Paul Matter
Satellite is inspired by the conceptual and minimalist movement of the 1960s and 1970s. These light sculptures are ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Tobacco Alabaster And Oak Base Pura Kelo Double Table Lamp by Simone & Marcel
Located in Geneve, CH
Tobacco Alabaster And Oak Base Pura Kelo Double Table Lamp by Simone & Marcel
Dimensions: D 35 x W 35 x H 69 cm.
Materials: Brass, cotton, oak and tobacco alabaster.
Also available ...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Hero Lamp Stainless Steel Sculptural Lamp
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Hero Lamp is a sculptural floor lamp virtuously crafted in stainless steel which holds a lightly tinted acrylic globe that gives off a warm candle-like light.
This unique light pie...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel, Stainless Steel
Eklipso Tobacco Alabaster Wall Sconce by Simone & Marcel
Located in Geneve, CH
Eklipso Tobacco Alabaster Wall Sconce by Simone & Marcel
Dimensions: D 19,5 x W 14 x H 14 cm.
Materials: Tobacco alabaster and glass.
Available in different marble, brass, steel and...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Alabaster
Set of 2 Mush Lamps by Kilzi
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 mush lamps by Kilzi
Dimensions: tall: Top shade: D 35 x W 29 x H 28 cm,
Lower shade: D 29 x W 21 x H 31 cm (total height 55 cm).
Chub: Top shad...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Stainless Steel
Book Wall Light by Contain
Located in Geneve, CH
Book wall light by Contain
Dimensions: D 9 x W 12 x H 10 cm
Materials: Brass.
Available in different finishes.
All our lamps can be wired accord...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Golden Sand Carmen Wall Lamp M by HARTO
Located in Geneve, CH
Golden Sand Carmen Wall Lamp M by HARTO
Dimensions: W 90 x D 7 x H 90 cm.
Materials: Textile laminated on PET: 1 side 100% polyester / 1 side 100% cotton, Painted Metal.
Weight: 1....
Category
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
28t Clear Table Lamp by Bocci
Located in Geneve, CH
28t cable table lamp by Bocci
Dimensions: Diameter 16.5 x Height 16.5 cm
Materials: blown glass, black fl exible cord with brass base and dial control
Lamping: : 1.5w LED. Non-di...
Category
2010s Canadian Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal, Nickel, Steel
2093-S Pendant Lamp by Disderot
Located in Geneve, CH
2093-S Pendant Lamp by Disderot
Limited Edition.
Designed by Olivier Mourgue
Dimensions: Ø 34 x H 300 cm.
Materials: Polished stainless steel and aluminum.
Delivered with authentic...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
Duono Cotton Wall Sconce by Simone & Marcel
Located in Geneve, CH
Duono Cotton Wall Sconce by Simone & Marcel
Dimensions: D 12 x W 24 x H 38 cm.
Materials: Cotton.
Custom options available on request. Please contact us.
All our lamps can be wire...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Cotton
Set of Two Memphis Style Table Lamps by George Kovacs for Sonneman, USA, c 1990s
Located in Deland, FL
Enhance your interior with this striking set of two Post Modern Memphis Style table lamps, designed by the renowned George Kovacs and manufactured by Sonneman in the USA during the 1...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Steel
Iris Complex Array Pendant Light by Christopher Boots
Located in Geneve, CH
Iris Complex Array Pendant Light by Christopher Boots
Dimensions: D 90.7 x W 171 x H 97 cm.
Materials: Brass, alabaster.
Available in Aged Brass, Brushed Brass, Hand Rubbed Brass, o...
Category
2010s Australian Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Modern Industrial Table Lamp
Located in Treadwell, NY
TOMBSTONE LIGHT (SHORT)
Burnished aluminum, Richite, Delrin, amber borosilicate glass
Dimensions: 15.5” L 4” W 7.6” H
Weight: 7lbs
Made-to-order
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage Post Modern Desk Lamp ... 1980s Adjustable Folding Task Light, Modular
Located in Chicago, IL
Folding post modern desk lamp made of high-impact plastic. Most likely by Marksman Brown, made in Taiwan. Marked Model #3870. 13 watt bulb, incl...
Category
1980s Taiwanese Vintage Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Plastic
White Marble Pipito Table Lamp by Simone & Marcel
Located in Geneve, CH
White Marble Pipito Table Lamp by Simone & Marcel
Dimensions: Ø 30 x H 40 cm.
Materials: Cotton and white marble.
Also available in different marble and wood options and finishes. C...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Marble
Mineral Tige 30 Hanging Lamp by SLIDE Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Mineral Tige 30 Hanging Lamp by SLIDE Studio
Dimensions: Ø 30 x H 80 cm.
Materials: Polyethylene and brass.
Available in different sizes. Prices may vary. This product is suitable f...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass, Other
Ecru Ceramic Arko Table Lamp with White Lampshade by Simone & Marcel
Located in Geneve, CH
Ecru Ceramic Arko Table Lamp with White Lampshade by Simone & Marcel
Dimensions: Ø 40 x H 67 cm.
Materials: Cotton lampshade and ceramic.
Also availab...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic, Cotton
Set of 2 Sculptural Elephant Leg Parota Wood Table Lamps by Isabel Moncada
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Sculptural Elephant Leg Parota Wood Table Lamps by Isabel Moncada
Dimensions: Medium: Ø 53.5 x H 91 cm.
Small: Ø 48.5 x H 74 cm.
Materials: Turned parota wood base and fabri...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Linen, Wood, Polystyrene, Fiberglass
Artemide Wall Lights Steve Lombardi Filicudara Sconces, 1980
Located in Vienna, AT
Pair (2) aluminum post modern wall lamps by Steve Lombardi for Artemide, circa 1980 Italy
Original, marked pair of post-modern sconces, 100W each, Edis...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Duono Cotton Wall Sconce by Simone & Marcel
Located in Geneve, CH
Duono Cotton Wall Sconce by Simone & Marcel
Dimensions: D 12 x W 24 x H 38 cm.
Materials: Cotton.
Custom options available on request. Please contact us.
All our lamps can be wire...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Cotton
Stack Table Lamp in Lacquered Papier Mâché and Hand Dyed Silk Fringe
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Inspired by the three foundational shapes, the pyramid, sphere and cube, The Stack Lamp takes a playful approach to balance color, pattern and form. Our Stack highlights the ephemera...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
I Personaggi Series Floor Lamp
Located in Toronto, CA
This floor lamp by Lorenzo Carmellini and Enrico Tronconi was designed in 1972, and is part of a series called 'I Personaggi’ or “The Characters.’ Constructed of a folded piece of ac...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Acrylic
Red Travertine Large Roma 1 Square Table Lamp by NASSI
Located in Geneve, CH
Red Travertine Large Roma 1 Square Table Lamp by NASSI
Dimensions: W 40 x D 40 x H 85 cm.
Materials: Fine cotton lining, pure linen fabric in Red.
Base: Red Travertine, nickel plat...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Post-Modern Sculptural Multi-Directional Floor Lamp / Torchiere by Ron Rezek
By Ron Rezek
Located in San Diego, CA
Post-modern sculptural multi-directional floor lamp by Ron Rezek, circa 1980s. The lamp features an adjustable head controlled by a counter-bala...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
HU01B Pendant Lamp L by Taiwan Lantern
Located in Geneve, CH
HU01B Pendant Lamp L by Taiwan Lantern
Dimensions: D 42 x W 42 x H 52 cm.
Material: Walnut & bamboo frame, Hand-colored fabrics, Metal pipes, Leather la...
Category
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Linear Rectangular Frame with Crystal 90 Pendant Light by Christopher Boots
Located in Geneve, CH
Abacus 90 Pendant Light by Christopher Boots
Dimensions: D 6.5 x W 90 x H 34 cm.
Materials: Natural uncut quartz crystals, Aged brass.
Available in 90cm, 120cm, 150cm, 180cm, 210cm ...
Category
2010s Australian Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Quartz, Brass
Mid 20th Century Postmodern Ceramic Swirl Lamps, a Pair
By Royal Haeger
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Awesome pair of post modern glazed ceramic lamps in the style of Royal Haeger. Black circular design invoking a nautilus feel. Shades are for staging and not included.
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
An ART-DECO NEOCLASSICAL TABLE LAMP by PHILIPPE BARBIER, France 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
An elegant and singular table lamp, Pop, Post-Modernist, Psychedelic, Shabby-Chic, in lacquered metal in shades of khaki, with cylindrical lampshade, by Philippe Barbier, France 1970...
Category
1970s French Vintage Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Plattya Smuzhka Med 35 Pendant Lamp by Yalanzhi Objects
Located in Geneve, CH
Plattya Smuzhka Med 35 Pendant Lamp by Yalanzhi Objects
Dimensions: D 35 x W 35 x H 30 cm.
Materials: Cellulose.
Cellulose is a recycled material that was once forest. A high-qual...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Other
Memphis Style Wire Mesh Grid Lucite Table Lamps Post-Modern, Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Pair of Wire Mesh Grid Lucite Table lamps Post-modern, Italy around 1980
sold as a pair
Up for consideration is this post-modern pair of table lamps comprised of a metal grid mesh and a bent slab of translucent lucite. It casts a very subtle light. A very sculptural light in very good condition with hardly any signs of wear. Some minimal superficial scratches hardly noticeable. These lights cast an amazing light and are equipped with neon bulbs...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Emerald Green and Brushed Brass Oyster Wall Mounted Lamp With Rod by Carla Baz
By Carla Baz
Located in Geneve, CH
Emerald Green and Brushed Brass Oyster Wall Mounted Lamp With Rod by Carla Baz
Dimensions: Ø.30 x H.78 x D.9 CM
Material: Brass, Blown glass globe.
Weight: 2 kg
Available in Brushed...
Category
2010s Lebanese Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Brass
Beran Dark Bronze Large Pendant Lamp by Bert Frank
Located in Geneve, CH
Beran Dark Bronze Large Pendant Lamp by Bert Frank
Dimensions: Ø 36 x H 6 cm.
Materials: Bronze and alabaster.
Available in two different sizes. Available in different finishes and...
Category
2010s British Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
Postmodern Ilo Ilu Light Sculpture by Ingo Maurer, 1980s
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Renens, CH
The Ilo Ilu pendant was designed by Ingo Maurer during the 1980s; it features indirect halogen light, and an intricate system of several counterbalance elements which give the light ...
Category
1980s German Vintage Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Metal
Vintage Red Pencil Table Lamp Pop Art Style, 1980s
By Lightolier
Located in Amityville, NY
Vintage Red 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 obj...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Wood
Postmodern Geometric Sculptural Aluminum Floor Lamp, USA, 1980s
Located in Miami, FL
Postmodern geometric sculptural floor lamp rendered in spun aluminum base comprised of two intersecting cones with a suspended fabric shade, USA, 1980s.
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Maya Sconce by Morghen Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Maya Sconce by Morghen Studio
Dimensions: W 20 x D 11 x H 46 cm
Materials: Satin brass, Satin aluminum, Textured glass, LED light, Candle.
Standard features:
Light source: COB LED -...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Lighting
Materials
Satin, Glass
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