Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
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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Large Vintage Porcelain Cigar Ashtray 1980's
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large vintage square ceramic porcelain cigar ashtray.
Large collectible cigar ashtray in yellow and black and white check with gilt borders that break at cigar rests at either side.
Gold lettering in the center reads “Cigar”. and there is a knight on horse...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Porcelain
Five Beautiful Women Hardcover by Victor Skrebneski Book 1987 1st Edition
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Five Beautiful Women Hardcover – February 19, 2008 by Victor Skrebneski (Author), Hubert de Givenchy (Introduction).
Victor Skrebneski is celebrated as one of the world’s finest fashion and portrait photographers. His diverse body of work has won him international accolades and, for more than half a century, he has photographed the world’s most famous people, from Orson Welles, Truman Capote, and Audrey Hepburn to Andy Warhol, David Bowie, and Iman.
In 1962, Skrebneski became the exclusive photographer for Estée Lauder, and over the years his flawless images of models such as Paulina Porizkova...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Small Olive Wood Domino Set by Marcela Cure
Located in Geneve, CH
Small Olive Wood Domino Set by Marcela Cure
Dimensions: Upper W 24 x D 9 x H 5 cm
Materials: Olive Wood with Malachite inlay.
Our Small Olive Wood Domino set is composed of 28 p...
Category
2010s Colombian Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Malachite
Small Olive Wood Dice Set by Marcela Cure
Located in Geneve, CH
Small Olive Wood Dice Set by Marcela Cure
Dimensions: W 19 x D 19 x H 7 cm
Materials: Olive Wood with Malachite inlay.
Our Small Dice set is composed of 9 (6cms) wood dice with ...
Category
2010s Colombian Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Malachite
1974 Muhammed Ali Champion Black Light Poster
Located in Garnerville, NY
Black light lithograph poster of Muhammed Ali, circa 1974. Published by Poster Originals, Hollywood, California, 1974, J. Sposato. Produced a year before Ali and Joe Frazier's Thrill...
Category
1970s American Vintage Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Set of 6 Octagonal Malachite Napkin Rings by Marcela Cure
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 6 Octagonal Malachite Napkin Rings by Marcela Cure
Dimensions: W 7 x D 7 x H 1 cm
Materials: Malachite
Our luxurious Malachite Napkin Rings are completely made with natur...
Category
2010s Colombian Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Malachite
1980s Black Bang & Olufsen Beocom 2000 Phone
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed in 1986 by Lone and Gideon Lindinger-Lowy, the Bang & Olufsen Beocom 2000 telephone is Danish design at its finest, and the epitome of 1980s high-...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
Set of 6 Round Malachite Napkin Rings by Marcela Cure
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 6 round malachite napkin rings by Marcela Cure
Dimensions: W 7 x D 7 x H 1 cm
Materials: Malachite
Our luxurious Malachite Napkin Rings are completely made with natural m...
Category
2010s Colombian Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Malachite
Set of 6 Square Malachite Napkin Rings by Marcela Cure
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 6 Square Malachite Napkin Rings by Marcela Cure
Dimensions: W 7 x D 7 x H 1 cm
Materials: Malachite
Our luxurious Malachite Napkin Rings are completely made with natural ...
Category
2010s Colombian Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Malachite
Signed Edition of Naomi Campbell’s Novel Swan
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
Signed edition of Naomi Campbell’s novel Swan
– signed and dedicated by Naomi Campbell to German fashion photographer and film director Peter Lindbergh
provenance: Peter Lindbergh’...
Category
1990s French Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Post Modern Industrial Ventilator Brooch in Silver, Signed & Hallmarked
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Unusual 925 sterling sliver brooch shaped as a ventilator outlet. The outlet leaves rotates and changes appearance depending on how you wear it. Its entirely handmade in brushed semi...
Category
Late 20th Century European Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
1986 Enorme Telephone by Ettore Sottsass for Enorme
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A perfectly postmodern telephone designed by the Memphis Milano master, Ettore Sottsass, and produced in 1986. The Enorme telephone was the result of ...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Comequandofuoripiove Case + 2 Decks of Cards by Studio Lievito
Located in Geneve, CH
Comequandofuoripiove case + 2 decks of cards by Studio Lievito
Dimensions: D15 x W17 X H6 cm
Materials: bianco carrara marble, mohogany wood.
Weight: 2.6 kg
A reference to one of the most characteristic uses of marble and to the territory of origin of Studio Lievito, this package recalls the box where the lard is stored during its seasoning. Ashioned of white carrara marble with a sliding mahogany drawer, this elegant case comes with two decks of 54 poker cards designed by Studio Lievito. The whimsical name of this piece derives from the catchy phrase (“like when it’s raining outside” in English) used to easily remember the value order in the deck of French cards...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble
Signed Copy of “Les Anges Et Toi” by Jean-Charles de Castelbajac
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
Signed and illustrated edition of Jean-Charles de Castelbajac’s book “Les anges et toi” – with an original drawing by Castelbajac and a dedication to German fashion photographer and ...
Category
20th Century French Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Andy Warhol Diaries, Hard-Cover Library or Coffee Table Book, 1989
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
'The Andy Warhol Diaries' book is hard-cover, first edition, May 1989.
The Andy Warhol Diaries is the dictated memoirs of the American artist, Andy Warhol, posthumously published, May 1989, USA. It was edited by his frequent collaborator and long-time friend, Pat Hackett...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Paris Haute Couture Auction Catalog 2017 Published by Gros & Delettrez
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Paris Haute Couture Auction Catalog 2017 Published by Gros & Delettrez.
Haute Couture Mode et Accessoires Paris Auction Catalog 2017 Published by Gros & Delettrez, 2017.
Title: Haute Couture Mode et Accessoires Paris Auction Catalog 2017.
Binding: Soft cover 439 lots Gros & Delettrez Novembre 2017 Hotel Drouot...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Rainbow SP019 Softphone, Design by Canetti Group for Canetti
By Canetti
Located in FERROL, ES
Rainbow SP019 Softphone, design by Canetti Group for Canetti.
Made of multicolored foam.
Has some wear to bottom buttons.
Measures: 22x7x3 cm.
Category
1990s Chinese Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Foam, Rubber
Haute Couture Paris Auction Catalog 2016 Published by Gros & Delettrez
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Paris Haute Couture Auction Catalog 2016 Published by Gros & Delettrez.
Haute Couture Mode et Accessoires Paris Auction Catalog 2016. Published by Gros & Delettrez, 2016.
Title: Ha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Brueton Catalog 1992
By Brueton
Located in New York, NY
Manufacturer’s ring binder catalog showcasing the 1992 product line for Brueton Furniture, a New York City-based company that produces upscale furniture and accessories for the residential, contract, and hospitality markets. Founded in 1926, Brueton was an early convert to the use of highly crafted stainless steel, still an area of specialty. Along with designs by Stanley Jay Friedman and J. Wade Beam—familiar names in the vintage modern design market—the 1992 catalog includes work by Sergio Orozco, Mark Mascheroni, Mark Goldberg, John Duffy, Mitchell Pickard, Charles Gibilterra, Bert England, Victor Dziekiewicz, Glenn Polinsky, Joseph Gerstman, Bruenu, Richard Thompson, Robert Sonneman, Ed Born, and Ira Grayroff. Stylistically skewed to post-modern, the catalog also features clean-lined international style pieces plus reissues of several classic modern designs by Hans and Wassily Luckhardt...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper, Plastic
Set of Two Luci Tree Carwooden Sculptural Toy, 2018
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of two carwooden sculptural toys created by Luci in 2018.
In original condition with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
Material:
Wood.
Category
2010s European Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Vintage Postmodern Chrome Table Lighter Kogen Japan, 1970s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Postmodern chrome table lighter Kogen Japan Piezo, 1970s
Postmodern vintage chrome table lighter.
Removable lighter portion is marked Piezo on top and Kogen on bottom
Vintage mid century modern 70s table lighter.
Does not work.
Great decorative collectible rare vintage table lighter...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Chrome
'Arcadia' 21', a traditional goats' bell for the home
Located in Athens, GR
A traditional goats’ bell reversed, reworked and upcycled into a luxurious accessory for the home.
A symbolic artefact acting as a metaphor for the rise from...
Category
2010s Greek Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Arthur Secunda Acrylic Sculpture Title "Life" Signed, Numbered, 12/20
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful sculpture celebrating " Life" by the well known artist Arthur Second. This piece has a dedication under base as shown .Is signed and numbe...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Acrylic
Ottaviani Large, Lux Wood Box & 800 Silver, Card, Dice, Poker Game Horse/Stallion
By Ottaviani
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful game box, hand made by Ottaviani in Italy Rocanati, this box has R mark and also shows 925 sterling mark on side of the R. All chips and card seem to be in the box and some...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Carlton Miniature / 1:4 Scale by Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed by Ettore Sottsass himself after his iconic full-scale object, the Carlton cabinet. Perfect reproduction of the Carlton bookcase.
The vivid colors and seemingly random interplay of solids and voids suggest AvantGarde painting...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Laminate, Wood
Yehia Yemini Silver Plate Candleholder, Bezalel School, Jerusalem Signed
By Yehia Yemini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very nice candleholder by the very well known silversmith and jeweler Yehia Yemini ( Yihye Yemini, 1896-1983) Bezalel School Jerusalem .This candleholder made in Star of David shape ...
Category
1980s Israeli Vintage Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver Plate
Felice Antonio Botta Italy Table Top Smoking Set Ashtray Burlwood Chrome Brass
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Olive burlwood smoking set by Felice Antonio Botta of Italy, 1973.
Includes ashtray, 2 cigarette holders/cups, lighter and an interesting
numbered cube.
This set has been used with slight flaws and patina.
Cups stand...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Burl
Dali The Work and the Man by Robert Descharnes Hardcover Coffee Table Art Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Dali The Work and the Man by Robert Descharnes Hardcover coffee table art book.
Master artist Salvador Dali large coffee table book. Dated 1984.
...
Category
20th Century Spanish Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Rare 1979 Donovan Leisure NYC Cia Law Firm 50th Anniversary Brass Paperweight
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Extremely rare New York City historical relic. A fiftieth anniversary brass cubic monolith commemorative desk sculpture. Issued to monogram; AWS. Approx. 45-60 members of firm a that time, only a handful were issued this paperweight in solid Brass weighing 8 lbs. 4.2 oz.
Donovan, Leisure, Newton & Irvine was an American white-shoe law firm, located in New York. It was founded in 1929 by General William "Wild Bill...
Category
1970s American Vintage Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Postmodern Tic Tac Toe Board Game by Michael Graves, USA 2002
Located in Chicago, IL
Designed by Michael Graves, this Tic Tac Toe board game has an elegant and strong postmodern style. The checkered board stands on 4 square feet giving the game the look of a monument...
Category
Early 2000s Chinese Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Hammer House Green Roof Model Shiro Kuramata
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Hammer house object by Shiro Kuramata. Green roof model.
Never used condition in box.
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Zinc
Authentic Italian 18k Gold, Tourmaline and Diamond Earrings by Roberto Legnazzi
Located in Shippensburg, PA
PAIR OF VINTAGE ITALIAN 18K GOLD, TOURMALINE, SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND EARRINGS
Designed and crafted by Roberto Legnazzi, Italy circa 1980s
Item # C104256
A very attractive pair of sol...
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Gold
Mini Hoop
Located in Fort Wayne, IN
We grew up shooting on a mini hoop and its been a mainstay in our studio since our conception; our best ideas come after a copious amount of airballs.
So, we created the black helmut mini hoop; ideal for cheap therapy and ideation sessions.
Custom steel construction with white powdercoat...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
'Pillow Computer' by Schimmel & Schweikle
By alfa.brussels
Located in Antwerp, BE
Pillow computer (prototype)
Sizes: width 137 cm, depth 109 cm, height 37 cm material: wood, PU-foam, faux fur, car paint, computer edition: prototype,...
Category
2010s European Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Faux Fur, Foam
Dali Biography of Salvador Dali by Luis Romero Art Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Dali by Romero, Luis Biography of Salvador Dali. by Luis Romero
Published by Ediciones Poligrafa, Barcelona, 1975.
1st Edition. Decorated red cloth, to hardcover,
357p, illustrated, book is mark-free
1st english edition,
Traces the life and career of the Spanish surrealist painter and shows a variety of his paintings, drawings, and sculpture
"A pioneer in Surrealism, and now Hyper-Realism, Dali is one of the controversial figures of our time. Painter, author, bon-vivant, Dali is also a deeply religious man...
Category
20th Century Spanish Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Shiro Kuramata Hammer House
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Hammer house object by Shiro Kuramata.
Never used condition in box.
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Zinc
Twin Pops Seesaw
Located in Miami, FL
The twin pops seesaw is part of the pop-up park series created to inspire play. The seesaw is not only intended for children, but designed for adults,...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stainless Steel
Vetement Couture Limited Edition Calfskin Paperbag Clutch Messenger Bag, 2019
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vetement Couture limited edition calfskin paperbag clutch messenger bag, fall winter 2019. Numbered, limited edition.
Category
Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Magnets
Wristwatch “Ollo” by Museo Alchimia Alessandro Mendini, Italy, 1990
Located in Chicago, IL
Alessandro Mendini "Ollo" watch with the iconic minimal black eyes and mouth design on the watch's face. Stamped "Museo Alchimia" on the metal back case. Dusty pink silicone strap with plastic face, metal, pink and gold colored hands and a stainless steel back. This is a manual wind watch and was a prototype for the Swatch, the Swiss watch company...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic, Silicone
Postmodern Chrome Table Lighter by Sarome Japan
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Postmodern chrome table lighter.
Excellent vintage condition, works great.
Great decorative collectible rare vintage table lighter.
Lighter made by Sarome, Asia Japan.
Measure: 5.75 in H, 2.5 in D.
About Sarome:
SAROME
Japanese cigarette lighter manufacturer founded in 1940.
The brand is named after SAROME, god of flames, object of fascination for humans. SAROME artisans craft delicate, glossy lighters in Tokyo to fascinate and enchant. Though known early on in Europe mainly for our superb crafting of cigarette lighters the luxury brand spread Worldwide.
Sarome lighters...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Mid-Century Glass Ruby Red Cigar Ashtray
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage mid-century large round glass ruby red cigar ashtray
Mid-Century Modern glass ashtray circa 1960's – 1970's USA.
Hand-made by Viking Art Glass...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Art Glass
Limited Edition Kids Cart 22K in Gold, Steel & Bronze by Christopher Kreiling
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The 22K Gold plated Cart for Kids is the ultimate luxury accessory and usable sculpture.
The Cart is made of 22-Karat Gold plated stainless steel and brass with smooth ball bearings...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold, Brass
Life Size Yoda Figure, Edition of 50, Could Be Star Wars Photo Requisite
Located in Hamburg, DE
This life-size Master Yoda figure is an old photo prop from the original and legendary Star Wars movie - Ewoks - Battle for Endor - from 1985.
The figure is made of silicone, hand...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Textile, Silicone
Post Modern Alabaster Ashtray 1970, Made in Italy
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large vintage Polished Alabaster square ashtray with a low profile and wide bowl.
Vintage beige stone large ashtray with brown and grey color accents...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone, Alabaster, Marble
Andy Summers "Throb" 1983 Book Signed Autograph Police Photos Collectible
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Andy Summers "Throb" 1983 Book Signed Autograph Police Photos.
Andy Summers-"Throb"-1983-
Softcover Book of Photographs
Signed By Andy Summers " to Lis...
Category
20th Century French Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Michael Graves Postmodern Chess and Checkers Set Game
Located in North Miami, FL
This original Postmodern Michael Graves chess set with checkers pieces has been fully restored with the wood which is 2 variants of maple.
The wood was redone and new felt was put on the bottom. The resin players are a composition. It has velvet storage compartments inside for the players when you wish to use the checkers game part. Michael Graves was a Memphis Group designer and a member of the New York Five...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Post Modern Green Marble Ashtray 1970, Made in Italy
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage marble stone green ashtray accent.
Mid-20th century stylish post modern green onyx marble stone ashtray.
Beautiful stone marble green
Made in Italy, 1970s.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Sunglasses
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent sunglasses.
Vintage 1990s oval YSL sunglasses, vintage Yves St Laurent silver sunglasses, brown lens, YSL.
These sharp ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Resin
Lamp, Table, Floor, Guitar Electric, Jaxville, Condemned to Rock, Rock and Roll
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Vintage, rock and roll or punk enthusiasts lamp or guitar that can easily be strummed or played. Upcycled from a vintage purple punk kick-ass guitar for the discerning rock chick. Oo...
Category
1970s British Vintage Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Acrylic
Prize by Curtis Kulig 'Hand-Signed Artist Book'
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Curtis Kulig "Prize", signed artist monograph
Published on the occasion of the 2018 New York exhibition prize, Curtis Kulig (at agnès b), the publication features 40 mixed-media works on paper that explore the nuanced and poetic movement of professional boxing.
Hardcover first edition (2018); 96 pages.
Hand signed by Kulig on the interior first page
Introduction by Curtis Kulig featuring an essay by Karen Wong and a story by Max Blagg.
9.25 x 9.25 inches.
New/excellent condition.
Obtained directly from artist.
Curtis Kulig is best known for his iconic “Love Me” campaign that became a public art sensation and propelled him into the spotlight. With its message of hope and optimism, the slogan took on a life of its own, resulting in worldwide recognition and numerous successful commercial partnerships for the artist.
Excerpt from the Show Press Release
"October 2, 2018, New York, NY… agnès b. is pleased to present the solo exhibition Prize by Curtis Kulig on view from October 11 to November 25, 2018.
This new exhibition features an installation that includes more than 30 drawings, ceramics, a large-scale painting, and an 8mm film...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
A History of Art by Lawrence Gowing Large Heavy Art Table Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A History of Art by Lawrence Gowing /
Great large heavy art table book.
History of art. Reference-introduction to Classic masterpieces. Painters, scul...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
One of a Kind Miniature Stylized Oil Rig Made of Wood Painted in De Stijl Colors
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Model six pile off-shore production platform
This do-it-yourself set consisting of an oil rig, a ship with cargo and a helicopter truly is a unique piece.
It was commissioned by Du...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Modernist Sterling Silver and Raw Amethyst Necklace
Located in East Hampton, NY
Artisan crafted sterling silver necklace in a modernist/ cubist design with raw amethyst crystal geode, marked sterling and signed by artist to backside of pendant (difficult to determine the signature). One of a kind cubic Brutalist design, handmade silver chain...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Amethyst, Sterling Silver
Contemporary collectible Skate from "Cars Never Die" collection by Alê Jordão
By Alê Jordão
Located in Deerfield Beach, FL
This 2016 piece is made of repurposed Chevrolet (Nates Kaipes Model) car parts painted in silver.
Noticing the great number of abandoned cars in the streets of Brazilian metropolises, Alê Jordão...
Category
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Irving Penn Regards the Work of Issey Miyake - 1st Edition, Johnathan Cape, 1999
By Irving Penn , Issey Miyake
Located in London, GB
First Edition, published by Jonathan Cape, London 1999.
Collecting photographs taken between 1975-1998, this bright and still forward-thinking...
Category
1990s British Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Any Objections? - Mario Testino - 1st edition, London, 1998
Located in London, GB
Published by Phaidon Press Limited, 1st edition, London 1998. Hardback with English text - an introduction by Patrick Kinmonth.
Mario Testino and his oeuvre certainly need no intr...
Category
1990s Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
The Hasselblad Award 1999: Cindy Sherman - 1st Edition, Hasselblad Center, 2000
Located in London, GB
First Edition, published by Hasselblad Center, Gothenburg, Sweden, 2000.
Published to accompany the exhibition of Cindy Sherman’s work at the Hasselblad Center in Gothenburg, Sweden, and the awarding of the Hasselblad Foundation International Award in Photography to her in 1999, this exhibition catalogue contains photograph reproductions of a range of her works from her early and important ‘Untitled Film Stills’, her staged portraits and her provocative pornographic images of abjection and trauma using anatomical models...
Category
Early 2000s Swedish Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
X-Ray, François Nars, 1st Edition, Powerhouse Books, 1999
Located in London, GB
First Edition, published by PowerHouse Books, New York, 1999.
X-Ray is a captivating book by François Nars, the renowned makeup artist and founder of the NARS Cosmetics brand. Published in 1999, this book is a retrospective of Nars' work in the fashion industry, showcasing his unique artistic vision and creative process.
Filled with stunning photography, X-Ray features Nars' innovative and boundary-pushing makeup looks, which have graced the pages of numerous fashion magazines and runway shows. The book also includes behind-the-scenes anecdotes and insights into Nars' creative process, offering a rare glimpse into the world of high-fashion makeup artistry.
A great, visually appealing document of 90s fashion...
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