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
Rare Paul Evans for Paul Evans Studio 'PE72' Cabinet in Sculpted Bronze
By Paul Evans
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Paul Evans for Paul Evans Studio, cabinet, model 'PE72', epoxy bronzed resin over laminate, smoked glass, aluminum, mirrored glass, laminate, United States, 1972
This rare illumina...
Category
1970s American Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Slate, Bronze, Steel
Gae Aulenti Stringa Chair, 1962
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Corby, GB
Stringa chairs designed by renowned Italian designer and architect Gae Aulenti, for Poltronova, 1962. Rarely seen for sale in the UK these two beautiful (and comfortable) pieces are ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Chrome
A post modern parsons style bench, circa 1970s. Recently reupholstered in velvet
Located in Houston, TX
A post modern parsons style bench in the style of Milo Baughman, circa 1970s. Recently reupholstered in a neutral wavy fabric. In excellent conditio...
Category
1970s Unknown Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Velvet
Pair of "Pylon" Floor Lamps by Casella Lighting, USA 1980's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Illuminate your home with a touch of vintage elegance with this exquisite Pair of "Pylon" Floor Lamps by Casella Lighting, crafted in the USA in the 1980s. These sleek and sophistica...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
1980's Postmodern Babysitters Club Clear Transistor Collectible Phone
Located in San Diego, CA
Really cool and hard to find in working condition lucite clear phone, a classic from the 1980's era great condition very light use. by Conairphone.
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Lucite
Large Murano Glass Pendant by La Murrina, Italy, 1980s
By La Murrina
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
A large Murano glass and gold - plated brass chandelier by La Murrina, Italy, circa 1980s.
Socket: one x E27 or E26 (US) for standrad screw bulb.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Defne Koz Drinking Glass for hwc Egizia by Sottsass Associati, Italy
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Defne Koz Drinking Glass for hwc Egizia by Sottsass Associati, Italy, 1990's. Four drinking glasses available. The listed price is for one drinking glass.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass
Salvador Dali Leda Armchair, Sculpture
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Leda armchair designed by Dali manufactured by BD.
Structure in polished cast brass varnish.
Measures: 47 x 60 x 92 H.cm
Year: 1935-1937
Taken from “Femme á la téte rose” 1935 (W...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Postmodern Sculptural Curved Serpentine Sectional Snake Sofa
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Monumental serpentine snake sectional sofa in the style of Vladimir Kagan and Milo Baughman. This unique modular curved sofa consists of three interlocking sections reupholstered in ...
Category
1990s Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Ultrasuede, Wood
French 1980s Perforated Matégot Style White Metal Cone Pendant
Located in Copenhagen, DK
French vintage perforated metal wide cone pendant from the 1980s. Post-modern atomic age piece in the style of Mathieu Matégot and the Memphis group. Crisp white shade with bright re...
Category
Late 20th Century French 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
Pair of "Smoked Leaf" wall sconces in Murano by Studio Glustin
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Pair of "Leaf" sconces in sculpted and tinted Murano glass and brass.
Italy, 2025.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Frank Gehry Power Play Chair for Knoll, Black Lacquered
By Knoll, Frank Gehry
Located in Chicago, IL
Frank Gehry Power Play chair.
Hard maple, black finish.
Frame constructed of hard white maple veneer strips.
The underside of both piece...
Category
1990s Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Maple
Javier Mariscal 1992 Olympic Games Barcelona Aluminum COBI Mascot Sculpture
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Javier Mariscal 1992 Olympic Games Barcelona Solid Aluminum COBI Mascot Sculpture. Marked: Pilma, Copyright 1988 to the bottom.
Category
20th Century Spanish Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Salvador Dali Surrealist Fine Gold Leaf Bracelli Lamp Sculpture for BD Barcelona
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Braceli lamp designed by Salvador Dali manufactured by BD furniture in Barcelona.
Bracelli
Panel structure covered with silver plated polyester painting (Fine gold leaf).
Lampshade ...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Plisse Marble Accent Chair by Alter Ego Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Plisse Marble Accent Chair by Alter Ego Studio
Limited Edition
Dimensions: D 66 x W 76 x H 66 cm.
Materials: Green Marble.
Available in other marbles.
The products are made from na...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble
Ferdinando Meccani 'Erasmo' Cabinet in Walnut
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ferdinando Meccani for Meccani Design, 'Erasmo' sideboard, walnut, smoked glass, Italy, 1972
This exquisite Erasmo cabinet, designed by the multidisciplinary artist Ferdinando Mecca...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Howard Keith 'Cloud' Sofa in Orange Brown Velvet
By Howard Keith
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Howard Keith for HK Furniture, 'Cloud' sofa, velvet, United Kingdom, 1970s
The Howard Keith 'Cloud' sofa is a remarkable piece of furnit...
Category
1970s British Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather
Pair of Nicoletti Salotti Postmodern Italian Leather Sofas, 1980s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
An icon of postmodern design: a pair of Nicoletti Salotti 2-seater sofas in gray leather, produced in Italy around 1980. The leather of the sofas has taken on a lived-in look that gi...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather
Luigi Barolo for Baleri Italia (1992) Corrugated "Cartoons" Screen
Located in Round Top, TX
This is the "Cartoons" free-standing corrugated cardboard room screen with cast aluminum structural framing with protective rubber capping to the top and bottom of this piece.
Desig...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Wendell Castle, Side Chair, Mahogany, Velvet, USA, 1997
Located in High Point, NC
A beige velvet and textured black-painted mahogany side chair designed and produced by Wendell Castle, USA, 1997.
Seat height 18”
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Mahogany
Carla Venosta and Guido Zimmerman for Arflex 'Valiant' Bookcase in Steel
By Guido Zimmerman, Arflex
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Carla Venosta and Guido Zimmerman for Arflex, 'Valiant' wall unit / room divider, stainless steel, glass, Italy, 1971
The 'Valiant' wall unit that doubles as room divider, designed...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel
Spanish White Pair of Table Lamps by Fase, Model "Bambina", 1980s
By Fase
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Iconic piece of Spanish design by Fase from 1980s. Model "Bambina", also is called as Bambino.
This pair of table lamps also have the possibility of hanging on the wall as wall scon...
Category
1980s Spanish Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Ficapula Table Lamp with Glass And Marble Base by Cassina
By Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ficapula Table Lamp with Glass And Marble Base by Cassina
DESIGN LAMP: NATURAL LINES
With its organic shapes borrowed from the plant world, the eclectic style of the eye-catching F...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass
Toshiyuki Kita pair of Dodo adjustable lounge chairs model K10 Italy, 2000
Located in Skokie, IL
Toshiyuki Kita pair of Dodo adjustable lounge chairs model K10 Italy, 2000. Chairs swivel, recline and feature adjustable headrests and footrests.
Dimensions: 42" h x 20 1/2" w x 3...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Ado Chale 'Goutte d’Eau' Coffee Table in Aluminium
By Ado Chale
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ado Chale, Goutte d’Eau coffee table, cast aluminum, lacquered steel, Belgium, 1978
The Goutte D’Eau coffee table is exemplary for Ado Chale’s exceptional talent in creating interio...
Category
1970s Belgian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Vintage Italian Matteo Grassi Leather Armchairs
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Pair of vintage Italian black leather armchairs by designer Tito Agnoli for the brand Matteo Grassi, circa 1979. Named the “Korium”, the chair design features an all-steel frame wrap...
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Cini Boeri, Sofa, Plastic, Leather, Gavina Knoll, Italy 1970s
By Cini Boeri, Gavina
Located in High Point, NC
A three-seater black ABS plastic and white / light grey leather sofa, designed by Cini Boeri, and produced by Gavina, Knoll, 1970s.
Backside features a built in shelf.
13.5” seat he...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather, Plastic
Val Saint Lambert Dog Bone Sculpture Crystal Glass Paperweight, Belgium
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
This is a stunning Val Saint Lambert Dog Bone Sculpture Crystal Glass Paperweight. It has the maker's mark on the side of the glass. Val Saint Lambert is one of the leading crystal m...
Category
1960s Belgian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Crystal
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
Abstraction II Side Table by Kris Lamba Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Abstraction II Side Table by Kris Lamba Studio
Edition Number: 9 +2 AP
Dimensions: W 33 x D 33 x H 70 cm
Materials: Hand burnished bronze.
Weight: 60 Kg.
Options: polished, patinated...
Category
2010s British Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Copper
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
Pair of Large Donghia Slipper Chairs Newly Upholstered in Ivory Tiger Velvet
Located in Saint Louis, MO
With all the many things one could do on these luxurious Donghia slipper chairs, lounging is most certainly one of them. Sit back go for a magic carpet ride in these shimmering tiger...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Velvet, Wood
Memphis Table By Shiro Kuramata Sally Glass Chrome Rolling Table, 1987
Located in Vienna, AT
Round rolling table sally by Shiro Kuramata for Memphis, 1987
Dimensions are 30.31" x 23.35" x 23.35"
Iconic table 'Sally' by Shiro Kuramata, Japan, 1987 for Memphis. Comprised of ...
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Post Modern Ceramic Jewelry Trinket Dish Signed Palmer 1980s
By Palmer
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
This is a post-modern Memphis Milano style ceramic jewelry dish signed Palmer. It was made in Italy in the 1980s. It is a catch-all trinket dish perfect for jewelry or soap. Iconic r...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Softwatch: 1990 Leather and Gilt Metal Quartz Wristwatch by Exaequo, Hong Kong
Located in North Miami, FL
Softwatch: 1990s leather and gilt melting metal quartz wristwatch by Exaequo, Hong Kong, based on “The Persistence of Memory” by Salvador Dalí
By: Exaequo, Salvador Dalí (in the sty...
Category
1990s Hong Kong Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Quartz, Metal
Hans Ullrich Bitsch Chairs Set of 6 Red Leather Chrome Metal Series 8600, 1980
Located in Vienna, AT
Six dark red leather Hans Ullrich Bitsch chairs Series 8600, circa 1980
Wonderful dining room set of 6 oxblood red Hans Ullrich Bitsch chairs. Postmodern classics with thick sturdy ...
Category
1980s German Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Chrome, Metal
MEMPHIS ZOLO Wooden Toys designed by Byron Glaser and Sandra Higashi MOMA 1980s
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
A Memphis Zolo Toys set of 54 wooden puzzle pieces designed by Byron Glaser and Sandra Higashi in 1987 for MOMA. All of the parts are made of wood and are hand-painted. The rare form...
Category
1980s Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
Ficapula Floor Lamp with Glass And Marble Base by Cassina
By Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ficapula Floor Lamp with Glass And Marble Base by Cassina
DESIGN LAMP: NATURAL LINES
With its organic shapes borrowed from the plant world, the eclectic style of the eye-catching F...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass
Postmodern Philippe Starck Luci Fair Sconces for Flos, 1st edition, 1980s.
By Flos, Philippe Starck
Located in Lille, FR
Postmodern Philippe Starck Luci Fair Sconces for Flos,
1st edition from 1989.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Ficapula Floor Lamp with Glass And Marble Base by Cassina
By Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ficapula Floor Lamp with Glass And Marble Base by Cassina
DESIGN LAMP: NATURAL LINES
With its organic shapes borrowed from the plant world, the eclectic style of the eye-catching F...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass
Richard Sapper Flex Arm Counterweigh Angle Poise Desk Lamp by Artimide c. 1970's
Located in New York, NY
Iconic Post Modern angle poise desk lamp, made in Italy, designed by Richard Sapper for Artimide circa 1970's.
The lamp features a flex arm composted of two elements ( Lower 20 in....
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Vintage Bamboo Coffee Table with Glass Top
Located in Clermont, FL
A beautiful vintage bamboo coffee table with a sturdy woven frame and a clear glass top. The intricate rattan detailing adds texture and warmth, making it a great fit for bohemian, c...
Category
1950s American Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan, Glass
1980s Bridgeford Modern Black Lacquered Nightstands, Pair
Located in Doylestown, PA
Post modern pair of high quality, black gloss lacquered three drawer nightstands by Bridgeford. The stands have a minimalistic and sleek design set upon plinth bases. Drawers are gra...
Category
1980s Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Post Modern Square Mersman End Table designed by Lou Hodges for Mersman c. 1970s
By Mersman, Lou Hodges
Located in New York, NY
Chic, architectural sidebar end, table designed by Lou Hodges for Mersman, circa 1970's. The table features a sculptural solid oak frame with a bevelled tinted glass top. This exampl...
Category
1970s American Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass, Oak
Postmodern American Studio Craft Sculptural Wood Display Console Shelf 1990s
Located in Troy, MI
American studio craft sculptural shelf or console table circa 1990s
Unique Memphis inspired step design executed in ash and walnut with dovetail joinery and lower wave stretcher
So...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
Mamun No.2 Side Table by Studio Kallang
Located in Geneve, CH
Mamun No.2 Side Table by Studio Kallang
Dimensions: W 45 x D 35 x H 62.5 cm
Materials: Solid Teak, Fluted Glass.
STUDIO KALLANG IS A SINGAPORE AND SEATTLE BASED PROJECT FOCUSING ON...
Category
2010s Singaporean Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Teak, Glass
Sculpture FUNGHI 20 by Zanellazine Ceramics
Located in Geneve, CH
Sculpture FUNGHI 20 by Zanellazine Ceramics
Dimensions: W 19 x D 14 x H 23 cm
Materials: Red clay, Brown semi-refractorie clay.
About:
Giovanna Zighetti, ceramist and set designer, ...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
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
Washington Corona Coffee Table by David Adjaye for Knoll, Signed
By Knoll
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Washington Corona Coffee Table reflects Sir David Adjaye's architectural and sculptural vision on a new scale.
The table is constructed from four die-cast aluminum panels, conn...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Post Modern Cadmo Floor Lamp by Karim Rashid for Artemide c 2000/2010
By Artemide, Karim Rashid
Located in New York, NY
Stunning Postmodern floor lamp designed by noted architect Karim Rashid for Artemide, circa 2000/2020. This lamp features a bulb at the top. and one within the vertical standard ( h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Chainmail Sculptural Chair, Nickel Plated Steel Finish, Hand Linked Mesh
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Chainmail chair is a new take on William Katavolos 1952’s T-chair. Its seat is made up of hand-linked metal rings coming together to form a strong and flexible mesh that drapes down ...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Set of Four Chrome and Leather Dining Chairs by Gavina c 1960/1980's
Located in New York, NY
Set of four leather and chrome dining chairs designed by Kazuhide Takahama for Cassina circa 1960-1970's. The chairs feature leather seats, arm rests and backs, on bright chrome fram...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Post Modern Japanese Pottery Ikebana Vase, 1960
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
This is a post-modern Japanese pottery ikebana vase, circa the 1960s. The freestyle round shape that turns into a round cylinder is very biomorphic. The vase has a semi-gloss black g...
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Dale Chihuly & James Carpenter Glass Blown Vase Signed & Dated 1973
Located in San Diego, CA
rare postmodern mouth blown glass vase signed & dated by Studio James Carpenter 1973, JCDA Inc , Dale Chihuly & James Carpenter Collaboration , blown glass signed & etched into the g...
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Handcrafted English Oak Modernist Table
Located in London, GB
Handcrafted from the finest quality English Quartersawn oak. These Postmodernist tables are acutely eye-catching but highly practical pieces of furniture. Bespoke and handmade by our...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Oak
Sculptural Postmodern Side Table by Jonathan Christian, Wood & Marble, France
Located in Lille, FR
Sculptural Postmodern side table by Jonathan Christian.
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble
A Pair of Postmodern Accent Chairs in the Arrben Stiletto Chairs. Circa 1980s
By Arrben
Located in Miami, FL
A Pair of Vintage Postmodern Dining / Accent Chairs in the Arrben Stiletto Chairs Style. Circa 1980s
Feature bent plywood seats, armrests, and backrests with steel frames painted in...
Category
1980s Unknown Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Large Deep Black Steel Dining Table
Located in Treadwell, NY
Collection I: Marianas table
The Marianas table is an expansive presence in a room. Featuring a tabletop constructed from Richlite, a paper-based material infused with resin, the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Marble and Brass Picture Frame by Designer Maitland Smith, 1980s
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful '80s marble, stone, and brass picture frame by designer Maitland-Smith, circa late-20th century, 1980s. Marble frame is rectangular/octagonal in shape with marble in with...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Stone, Marble, Brass
Eland Lounge Chair in Espresso Walnut
Located in New York, US
Drawing inspiration from mid-century aesthetics, our Eland lounge chair brings a fresh focal point to any living space with its striking curved details. The distinctive curved legs a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Hans Hopfer for Wiener Werkstätte Castell Sectional Sofa in Cognac Leather
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Hans Hopfer for Wiener Werkstätte 'Castell' modular sofa, leather, Austria, design 1972
Stunning and sizable modular sofa designed by Hans Hopfer for Wiener Werkstätte. This grand ...
Category
1970s Austrian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather
Prometheo Uno Fire Table by Andres Monnier
Located in Geneve, CH
Prometheo Uno fire table by Andres Monnier
Dimensions: D 160 x W 100 x H 40 H cm.
Materials: Grey Quarry stone.
Prometeo fire table is a piece inspired...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Stone
Carla Venosta and Guido Zimmerman for Arflex 'Valiant' Bookcase in Steel
By Guido Zimmerman, Arflex
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Carla Venosta and Guido Zimmerman for Arflex, 'Valiant' wall unit / room divider, stainless steel, glass, Italy, 1971
The 'Valiant' wall unit that doubles as room divider, designed...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel
Adjustable Desk in Beech Produced by Seltz, France 1980s
Located in Hellouw, NL
A striking piece of 1980s French design, this desk by Seltz embodies a unique approach to construction and form. Designed with precision and a clear sense of innovation, it plays wit...
Category
1980s French Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Beech
Little Dripper Ceramic Coffee Pot by Michael Graves for Swid Powell
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Perhaps Michael Graves’ (1934-2015) most well-known design for Swid Powell, The Little Dripper (1986) is a 10-cup coffee pot born from Graves’ preference for drip coffee and a lack o...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Josep Llusca “Andrea” Dining Chairs for Andrey World Spain - Set of Four
By Josep Llusca
Located in Miami, FL
Set of four chrome plated steel tripod dining chairs with aluminum arms and hardened plastic/rubber seats designed by Josep Llusca for Andey World, Spain. Maintains Made in Spain la...
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Midcentury Postmodern Clear Glass Block End Table or Side Table after Sottsass
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very cool architectural design from the 1980s. It features heavy solid glass block construction with thick clear glass top.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass
Postmodern Flower Chairs in Green Wool
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1980s. Price is for the set. Contact us if you’d like to purchase a single item. Reupholstered in Maharam Beck wool fabric
Category
1980s Unknown Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric
French Post Modern Bronzed 'Mushroom' Lamp, circa 1980s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French Post Modern Bronzed 'Mushroom' Lamp, circa 1980s
European, wired for the US
Of good size, and proportions, fitted with two standard bulbs, th...
Category
Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Post Modern Chrome and Vinyl Apollo Lounge Chair by Leonart Bender for Charleton
By Charleton, Lennart Bender
Located in New York, NY
Voguish, chic and sophisticated chrome and vinyl lounge chair, designed by Leonart Bender, for Charleton circa 1970's. The chair features a heavy chrome structure of intersection hal...
Category
1970s American Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Chrome
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 Furniture
Materials
Steel, Stainless Steel
Fondica Casenove French 1980 Bronze Floral Candle Holder
Located in New York, NY
A sculptural bronze floral French Candle holder designed by Pierre Casenove for Fondica. signed.
Category
1980s French Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Bronze
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