Post-Modern Furniture
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
Kaluva Coffee Table by Esvee Atelier
By Esvee
Located in Geneve, CH
Kaluva coffee table by Esvee Atelier
Dimensions: D 90 x W 156 x H 50 cm
Materials: Solid teak wood, solid brass.
Kaluva is a coffee table desi...
Category
2010s Indian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century inspired Bookshelf by Pastform
Located in Geneve, CH
Mid-Century Bookshelf by Pastform
Dimensions: D 45 x W 150 x H 200 cm.
Materials: Stained and varnished wood.
Available in different wood color finishes: Whiskey, Rum, BPA, Nobel, B...
Category
2010s Polish Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
1970s Italian Tall Cabinet in Walnut
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Cabinet, walnut, glass, Italy, 1970s
This walnut cabinet from 1970s Italy have a strong and unusual shape that immediately stands out. The most noticeable element is the rounded top...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Venini for Disaronno Amber and White Fused Glass Ice Bucket, Murano Italy
By Venini
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Modernist vintage ice bucket has abstract geometric decor of fused white glass on transparent amber colored glass with controlled bubbles effect. The piece has two small rounded han...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Enetri Shelving System by Niels Gammelgaard for Ikea 1990's
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
"Enetri Shelving" System by danish designer Niels Gammelgaard for Ikea.
90s edition of the famous "guide", an example of 80's post-modern design, simple very sleek and extremely fun...
Category
1990s Swedish Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Ploum Sofa by Ronan + Erwan Bouroullec for Ligne Roset
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 2000s. France. Reupholstered in Kvadrat Febrik, extremely plush.
Category
Early 2000s French Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric
Efebo Stacking Stool by Stacy Dukes for Artemide, Italy post modern, 4 avail
By Artemide, Stacy Dukes
Located in Chicago, IL
Efebo Seats designed by Stacy Duke for Artemide.
Italy, 1960's
Golden plastic.
Priced individually. Four available.
These sculptural white molded plastic stools were designed as c...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Mod Oak and Glass Console Table by Mersman in the style of Lou Hodges c 1970/80s
By Lou Hodges, Mersman
Located in New York, NY
Chic oak and glass console table, by Mersman, after Lou Hodges. The table features a solid oak frame, with a top surface of tinted bevelled glass ( 29 in. H ) with a smaller second s...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Smoked Glass, Oak
Doric Stool or Ottoman in Natural Walnut and White Velvet Corduroy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Doric stool is a versatile and elegant piece, which has found its place in museums, offices, and homes. The brutalist, monolithic legs suggest ancient columns...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Velvet, Hardwood, Oak
K700 Tubular Chromed Stools from Hamilton & Salmon for Kinetics (up to 9)
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Classic 1970's steel "paperclip" stools. Designed by Hugh Hamilton & Philip Salmon k700 (model) Kinetics Furniture and made in Canada. A simple and beautiful design built using a con...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Mocap 'Discodip' Illusionistic Wall Clock
Located in Maastricht, NL
Mocap 'Discodip' illusionistic wall clock design: JAN PAUL
“Time is an illusion”
Most wall-clocks have the same basic shape: round. Also the ...
Category
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
"The Monroe" Lucite Lounge Chair by Aaron R. Thomas, USA 1990
By Aaron R. Thomas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning Lucite lounge chair designed and manufactured in the United States in 1999 by Aaron R. Thomas for Design Lush for the ICFF furniture fair.
The chair...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Lucite
Robert Sonneman Post Modern Floor Lamp for George Kovacs, 1990s
Located in Miami, FL
Post modern floor lamp with dimmable LED bulb designed by Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs circa 1990.
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
A pair of Postmodern artdeco Lacquered Cream Nightstands, Circa 1980s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Stunning pair of Italian Postmodern 1980s cream lacquer laminate nightstands, accented with subtle gold details. Designed to blend functionality with sophisticated charm, each piece ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Lacquer
1980 Simon Borek Sipek Driade Modern Design Gold Metal Candle holder
Located in Brescia, IT
Simon Candelabras
Borek Sipek
Driade
1988
Limeted Edition Gold out production
The seven branches of the candleholder by Borek Sipek design are pushing up with sinuous curves, as if...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Luca Coffee Table Large by Umberto Bellardi Ricci
Located in Geneve, CH
Luca coffee table large by Umberto Bellardi Ricci
Dimensions: D 55” x W 34” x H 13.5 in
Materials: Travertine, bronze legs.
Umberto Bellardi Ricci is an Italian sculptor and archite...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Travertine, Bronze
Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau Single Beds 'Losange' in Red Leather
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau, single beds model 'Losange', wood, leather, aluminum, Italy, design 1972
A classic single bed designed by Luigi Massoni in 1972. This bed is upholst...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of 1980's Designer Sofas by Baker Furniture
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Absolutely stunning pair of pagoda style sofas by Baker Furniture Company. If you are looking for a gorgeous pair of installation ready sofas,...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Hans Hopfer for Neue Wiener Werkstätte 'Castell' Sectional Sofa
By Hans Hopfer
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Hans Hopfer for Neue Wiener Werkstätte 'Castell' modular sofa, leather, Austria, design 1972
Stunning and sizable modular sofa designed by Hans Hopfer for Neue Wiener Werkstätte. Th...
Category
1970s Austrian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather
1990s Salotti Post Modern Top Grain Two Toned Beige Leather Sofa
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Transport yourself back to the sleek and sophisticated 1990s with this exquisite two toned beige leather sofa. The ultra rare three seaters sofa exudes an air of luxury and refinemen...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood
Le Falene table lamps designed by Piero De Martini for Arteluce, Italy 1980s
Located in Milano, IT
This exquisite pair of *Le Falene* table lamps, designed by Piero De Martini for Arteluce and manufactured in the 1980s, is a stunning fusion of elegance and artistry. Their shape ev...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Pair of Small Wild Animal Ashtrays by Hermès
By Hermès
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Pair of Small Wild Animal Ashtrays by Hermès
This pair of small Hermès ashtrays features a square design with rounded corners. Each ashtray features a central illustration of a wild ...
Category
20th Century French Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Cult Stool, Sculptural Side Table, Mexican Green Onyx
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Cult stool/ side table; a hand sculpted stone from a Mexican marble and Mexican onyx conglomerate, remits to primal sculptural-architectural language while displaying materials in a ...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Onyx
2 Rodney Kinsman for Bieffeplast Italian Postmodern Tokyo Bar Counter Stools 35"
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of circa 1980's Italian postmodern Bauhaus style "Tokyo" chairs / counter bar stools, designed by Rodney Kinsman for Bieffeplast of Padova, Italy. Gray metal tubular frame with ...
Category
1980s Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Philippe Starck Black Enameled Metal "John Ild" Bookshelf, 1977
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Black enameled metal, single "John Ild" bookshelf by French design legend Philippe Starck for Italian manufacturer Disform, 1977. The shelf consists of five ascending black lacquered...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Postmodern Italian Graffiti Shelf by Rodney Kinsman for Bieffeplast, 80s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Metal shelf from the Italian manufacturer Biefflast according to a design by Rodney Kinsman from the 80s.
A design classic of the 80s in Postmodern design language. This modular she...
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Silver Plated Candleholder Simon by Borek Sipek for Driade
Located in Vienna, AT
This Seven-armed candle holder was desined by Borek Sipek 1988 and manufactured by Driade. It is made of silver-plated metal with company stamp Driade on the underside. The conical b...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Silver
Sculptural Postmodern Italian Dining Chairs by Hank Loewenstein, S/4
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Italy, 1980s
Set of four postmodern dining chairs by Hank Loewenstein, made in Italy. Turned solid maple frames with great geometry and curved maple plywood backs. Pick a fun fabric ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Maple
Eclipse Olo Sculptural Nightstand / Side Table
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Rings of white onyx tower in a light gradient descent to create Olo Eclipse Nightstand. This iteration of our beloved nightstand hides two secret compartments which are revealed with...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Stone, Marble, Onyx
Chocolate Memory Bed by Plyus Furniture
Located in Geneve, CH
Chocolate Memory Bed by Plyus Furniture
Dimensions: D 235 x W 265 x H 125 cm
Materials: Wood, HR foam, polyester wadding, fabric upholstery
Also available in a variety of colors.
...
Category
2010s Emirian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Libra Sideboard by Pastform
Located in Geneve, CH
Libra Sideboard by Pastform
Dimensions: D 40 x W 200 x H 70 cm
Materials: Stained and varnished wood.
Available in different wood color finishes: Whiskey, Rum, BPA, Nobel, Brandy, S...
Category
2010s Polish Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
Vintage Style Wardrobe by Pastform
Located in Geneve, CH
Vintage Wardrobe by Pastform
Dimensions: Width: 100 cm, Depth: 58 cm and Height: 190 cm (body height: 170 cm).
Materials: Stained and varnished wood.
Available in different wood col...
Category
2010s Polish Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
11 Spheres Bronze And Hand Blown Colored Glass Chandelier by Emilie Lemardeley
Located in Geneve, CH
11 Spheres Bronze And Hand Blown Colored Glass Chandelier by Emilie Lemardeley
Limited Edition of 8 Pieces.
Dimensions: D 65 x W 165 x H 100 cm.
Materials: Bronze and hand-blown glas...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Brazilian Green Agate Onyx and Wood Box, Brazil 1980s
Located in New York, NY
A Brazilian hardwood and agate onyx round jewelry or trinket box, in the Modern style or Post-Modern period, circa late-20th century, 1980s to early 1990s, Brazil. Box is a hardwood ...
Category
Late 20th Century Brazilian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Agate, Onyx
Set of Four Post-Modern "Anziano" Dining Chairs by John Hutton for Donghia
By Donghia, John Hutton
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice set of four post-modern "Anziano" dining chairs by John Hutton for Donghia, circa 1990s. The chairs are made of beech bentwood construction with black hairpin metal legs....
Category
Late 20th Century German Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Percival Lafer 'MP 87' Lounge Chair in Reddish-Brown Leather
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Percival Lafer, lounge chair, model ‘MP-87’, leather, chrome-plated steel, rope, Brazil, 1971
The MP-87 lounge piece is conceived by Brazilian designer Percival Lafer in the 1970s....
Category
1970s Brazilian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Postmodern Black Marble Jar / Vase.
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Postmodern Black Marble Jar / Vase.
Category
20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble
"Toute Petite Étrangeté" Cocoon Vase by Philippe Starck for Daum, France, 1980s
By Philippe Starck, Daum
Located in Lille, FR
"Toute petite étrangeté" cocoon vase by Philippe Starck for Daum, France, 1980s.
Signed.
Category
1980s French Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Cult Stool, Sculptural Side Table, Mexican Green Onyx
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Cult stool/ side table; a hand sculpted stone from a Mexican marble and Mexican onyx conglomerate, remits to primal sculptural-architectural language while displaying materials in a ...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Onyx
1980’s Postmodern Table Lamp
Located in Bradenton, FL
A 1980’s postmodern urn shaped table lamp made by Alsy. Finished in a cream textured plaster with beveled rings around the body and the base. Measures 18"H to top of socket, 26.5"H t...
Category
1980s Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Plaster
Empat Arched Console Table
Located in New York, US
Elegant, deep detailing gives the Empat console table a sculptured appearance that makes it an artistic accent as well as a functional table. Its graceful arches add interest without...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Plywood, Resin
Ettore Sottsass Tartar console table for Memphis Milano Collection
Located in Chicago, IL
Tartar table designed by Ettore Sottsass, 1985.
Memphis Milano label.
The Tartar table encapsulates Ettore Sottsass’s distinctive style, his focus on geometric forms, and the patter...
Category
1980s Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Laminate
Modernist accent chair in black cowhide and ebonized oak, late 20th century
Located in View Park, CA
A modernist accent chair in ebonized oak and laser-cut black cow hide, probably circa late 20th century. The oak frame is reminiscent of Danish modern s...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Vintage Fused Glass Footed Vase, Hand Blown Art Glass
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Sculptural vintage vase is decorated with free-flowing fused red and yellow glass designs on mottled pink glass background; colored glass encases clear glass core, with clear glass ...
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Arrben Italy Four Post-Modern Armchairs, 1980s
By Arrben
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and elegant set of four Post-Modern armchairs.
Design by Arrben Italy.
Striking Italian design.
Original black lacquered tubular steel frames with original black saddle leat...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Post Modern Italian Travertine Console Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition
Crafted in Italy during the 1980s, this Post Modern console table features clean, architectural lines in natural travertine. The elongated to...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Travertine
Split Circle Bronze Unique Coffee Table, Rough Black Stone by Pierre De Valck
Located in Geneve, CH
Time table with Noir Belge by Pierre De Valck.
Dimensions: W 140 x D 140 x H 38 cm.
Materials: Patinated bronze with Noir Belge
Weight: 75 kg.
Each piece is unique.
Pierre De Valck (1991) born in Brussels, is a Ghent-based designer with a childhood fascination for archeology and collecting historical artefacts. His furniture attempts to harness the power of ancient geological processes in a contemporary bodice. Modern antiquities that allow the rediscovery of an ancestral past.
Pierre De Valck manually encrusts each piece of furniture with unique minerals and stones...
Category
2010s Belgian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Stone, Bronze
Corteccia Sideboard by Laurameroni
Located in Geneve, CH
Corteccia Sideboard by Laurameroni
Dimensions: W 200 x D 50 x H 80 cm
Materials: Liquid Metal Bronze on Corteccia carving; white Carrara top; internal Termocotto Oak.
Sideboard with...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
1980 Post-Modern Big Wall-Unit in Metall, lacquered Plywood in Blue, White Black
Located in Berlin, DE
This 1980s Post-Modern One of a Kind Big Wall-Unit was made in
metal, lacquered plywood, brass and lacquered plastic.
It is in blue, white, black and ocher beige.
The fantastic mechanism with the gym weights...
Category
1980s German Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
A MINIMAL RADICAL "Privat" FLOOR LAMP by FRANZ WEST, META-MEMPHIS, Italy 1990
By Franz West
Located in PARIS, FR
A spectacular and iconique floor lamp in steel; Modern, Bauhaus, Constructivist, Forme-Libre; called "Privat lamp", by the Austrian artist Franz West (1947-2012), ed. Memphis, Italy ...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Vintage Blue Pop Art APC Pouring Paint Can Bank
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A perfectly Pop Art 1980s pouring paint can piggy bank/sculpture. Metal paint can with a quarter-sized coin slot in its bottom appears to be defying gravity by resting on a pouring ...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
1980s Set of Four Harvink "Zino" Memphis Style Dining Chairs w/ Triangular Backs
By Harvink
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Memphis style tall black painted wooden triangle-back dining chairs with original fabric seats on black metal enameled frames. In original condition with some wear and scratching con...
Category
Late 20th Century Dutch Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Set of Six Wicker and Chrome Dining Chairs att. to Fabricus Kastholm for Probber
Located in New York, NY
Chic set of woven wicker and tubular chrome dining chairs, design attributed to Kastholm and Fabricus, for Harvey Probber Inc. made in Denmark circa 1970’s. There is some debate with...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Post Modern Fiam Italia Curved Glass Coffee Table
By Angelo Cortesi, FIAM
Located in Chicago, IL
Curved waterfall cocktail table by Angelo Cortesi for FIAM. FIAM being the leading glass furniture manufacturer in the world. Waterfall edges on this 1/2” thick tempered glass coffee table...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass
Vintage Japanese Brancusi Style Candlestick Holders
By Constantin Brancusi 2
Located in Oakland, CA
Incredible pair of vintage Japanese architectural candlestick holders in the manner of Constantin Brancusi. Purchased in Japan. Most likely c1980s. Wonderful patina, one small area o...
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Judith Stiles Postmodern Vase, New York Art Studio Pottery, 1980s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Playful vintage vase features hand painted abstract graphic designs in Postmodern style on ombre mauve pink background with turquoise rim and accent band on the bottom of the vase.
The vase is hand signed by the artist on the bottom.
Judith Stiles studied ceramic glazes under Susan Parks...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Jon Price Large Blue Crystalline Glaze Vase, California Art Pottery
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Rare, sculptural vase was made of pure, high-fire porcelain and glazed both on the inside and the outside. Blue and pink highly detailed crystals on crackled blue background were gr...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Sarapis Stools by Philippe Starck for Driade
Located in Conversano, IT
Iconic and sculptural, these Sarapis model stools are among the most emblematic creations by Philippe Starck for Driade, produced in the 1980s. Designed with the unmistakable postmod...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Cult Stool, Sculptural Side Table, in Black Laquer
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Cult Stool remits to primal sculptural-architectural language while displaying materials in a modernist manner. This edition of Cult Stool in stark contrast to its predecesor is redu...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Resin, Wood
70s Mario Bellini Cassina "Pianura" style Oak Lounge Chair Armchair N. Eilersen
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Basel, BS
Stunning masterpiece 1970s Italian Lounge ArmChair in the manner of the Cassina Mario Bellini Pianura chair, in Oak wood and incredible striped cushions.
**This is the listing for t...
Category
1970s European Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
Grey and Purple 1983 Westside Collections Armchair by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll
By Ettore Sottsass, Knoll
Located in Rümmingen, BW
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Designed in 1983 by Ettore Sottsass, the Purple Westside Chair...
Category
Late 20th Century German Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Roger Rougier Extension Dining Table Model 3600-50
Located in Hanover, MA
SATURDAY SALE
Model 3600-50 extension dining table by Roger Rougier consisting of a 44 inch diameter round pedestal dining table in gloss polished black lacquer with a 33 inch elong...
Category
1980s Canadian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
Una, Articolo Indeterminativo Cabinet by Secondome Edizioni
Located in Geneve, CH
Una, Articolo Indeterminativo Cabinet by Secondome Edizioni
Limited Edition Of 9 Pieces + 3 A.P.
Designer: Stefano Marolla.
Dimensions: D 45 x W 104 x H 104 cm.
Materials: Santos ros...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood, Ash, Mirror, Glass
Chunky Cloud Coffee Table L by Veermakers
Located in Geneve, CH
Chunky Cloud Coffee Table L by Veermakers
Dimensions: W 160 x D 140 x H 30 cm.
Materials: Marquetry in thick Mahogany Classic veneer with a satin clear c...
Category
2010s Swedish Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Dark Green Marble Coasters
Located in New York, NY
A set of three (3) round dark green marble coasters for drinks, cocktails, champagne, etc., modern style/Postmodern period, circa late-20th century. Coasters are dark green with whit...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble
Italian Architectural Wall Unit in Walnut
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Wall unit or wardrobe, walnut, Italy, 1970s
This striking wall unit from the 1970s reflects a bold modernist approach with an architectural appearance. Crafted from rich walnut, the...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Cult Stool, Sculptural Side Table, Mexican Green Onyx
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Cult stool/ side table; a hand sculpted stone from a Mexican marble and Mexican onyx conglomerate, remits to primal sculptural-architectural language while displaying materials in a ...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Onyx
Set of 4 Vintage Italian Cherry Wood Dining Chairs by Antonio Sibau
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition
Materials: Cherry Wood, Original Fabric
Designer: Antonio Sibau
Manufacturer: Antonio Sibau
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Cherry
1980s Postmodern Leather Headboard Nightstands & Lamps King Or Queen Size
By Ligne Roset
Located in San Diego, CA
Majestic Italian postmodern headboard nighstands and lamps very nice and clean condition it all comes appart the long part of the board splits the...
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
1980s Postmodern Jean Royère Insp Lacquer Spiral Framed Danish Metal Wall Mirror
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Postmodern Jean Royère Insp Lacquered Spiral Framed Danish Metal Wall Mirror
80s Post Modern, Dramatically minimalist,Danish Modernist Wall Mirror framed in a focal Black lacquered,...
Category
1980s Danish Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Iron
Giancarlo Vegni & Gianfranco Gualtierotti P40 Chairs for Fasem - Set of Three
Located in Miami, FL
Set of three P40 post modern dining arm chairs with black rubber seats and back on a black lacquered steel frame designed by Giancarlo Vegni & Gianfranco Gualtierotti for Fasem.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
A RADICAL POST-MODERN MEMPHIS SHELVING SYSTEM, France, 1980
Located in PARIS, FR
A radical shelving system or bookcase, Post-Modern, Constructivist, Memphis, Bauhaus, geometric asymmetric structure in steel lacquered in anthracite, with 5 shelves in glass suspend...
Category
1980s French Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Steel
Pair of "Cocktail" Jill Wall Lamps by King and Miranda for Arteluce, 1980s
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Beautiful pair of Italian White Wall Sconces from 1980s. These pieces were made during the 1980s in Italy by Perry King and Santiago Miranda.
The name of the manufacturer "Arteluce"...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
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Find a broad range of unique Post-Modern furniture 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 furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating, lighting, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Post-Modern furniture made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include Pepe Albargues, Ettore Sottsass, ATRA, and Christopher Gentner. 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 furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $33 and tops out at $275,833 while the average work can sell for $2,610.
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