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
Surf Sunset Rug by Volver Studios
Located in Geneve, CH
Surf Sunset Rug by Volver Studios
Dimensions: W 250 x L 350 cm.
Materials: Wool and bamboo.
Available in seven size options: 90 x 240 cm, 140 x 200 cm, 170 x 240 cm, 200 x 300 cm, 2...
Category
2010s Norwegian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool, Bamboo
Clouds Rug by Volver Studios
Located in Geneve, CH
Clouds Rug by Volver Studios
Dimensions: W 200 x L 300 cm.
Materials: Wool.
Available in four size options: 90 x 240 cm, 140 x 200 cm, 170 x 240 cm, and 200 x 300 cm. Also available...
Category
2010s Norwegian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool
Redilas Armoire by Casa Gutiérrez Nájer
Located in Geneve, CH
Redilas Armoire by Casa Gutiérrez Nájer (2021)
Dimensions: 130 x 60 x H190 cm
Materials: Laquered Wood
Also Available: Red, Green, White, Orange, and Black
Since its opening...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
Superb Beige tan Nicoletti Salotti Post Modern Italian Leather Low lounge chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beige and tan Nicoletti Salotti Post Modern Italian Leather lounge chair. Very fun Beautiful pop art long leather chair. Has unique back supports and legs upholstered in leather. Ver...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather
Chainmail Camping Sculptural Stool, Nickel Plated Steel Finish, Hand Linked Mesh
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
This foldable camping stool exemplifies the fusion of utility and artistry within collectible design. Its unique seat, crafted from intricately woven chainmail, brings an unexpected ...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Post Modern Burl and Steel Mezzaluna Desk by Leon Rosen for Pace c 1970/80's
Located in New York, NY
Stunning executive desk designed by Leon Rosen for The Pace Collection, circa 1970-1980's. The desk features a large semi circular top of stunning burl veneer, two side drawers also ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Post modern bar cabinet by Belgochrom, 1980s
By belgochrom
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Beautiful brass/copper postmodern design cabinet by Belgochrom.
Belgochrom used to make high quality furniture that was sold in high end furniture shops all around belgium. The wen...
Category
1980s Belgian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass, Copper
Alessandro Mendini Postmodern “Karina” Bench for Baleri Italia
Located in Miami, FL
Rare Memphis era Karina bench by Alessandro Mendnini and part of the series Poesie d’Anticamera. Grey epoxy steel tube, perforated steel seat with blue felt cushion. Italy 1980s.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Set of Two Philippe Starck Armchairs, 1st Ed., Pratfall for Driade, Italy, 1984
Located in Paris, FR
Designed by the renowned Philippe Starck in 1980, the Pratfall Armchair is a gem of modern design. Combining minimalism and functionality, this first edition is a distinctive reflect...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Bronze Scultural Singing-Stone MDL. C. Speaker
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Playfully hinting at popular outdoor rock shaped speakers, this bronze cast music box domesticates the shape of a stone found in the mountains near Mexico City. A listening- stone-f...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pr. Post Modern Twist Form Side Chairs circa 1990's after Baughman Kagan
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional Post Modern asymmetrical lounge chairs, in exuberant upholstered print fabric. Both chairs are in very good, both show inconsequential wear to the fabric, minor stains et...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Upholstery
Postmodern vintage black metal wiggle floor lamp with steel shade USA 1980s
Located in Hastings, GB
Postmodern black metal wiggle floor lamp, with brushed steel shade. USA 1980s.
Newly rewired with braided cord
Dimensions: height to top of shade 138cm, diameter of shade 46cm, wid...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Post Modern Sofa by Robert and Trix Haussmann for Knoll 1980's
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional Post Modern sofa designed by Robert and Trix Haussmann for Knoll as part of The Lounge Seating series, circa 1980's. The upholstered box form sofa rests on an aluminum ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of Sculptural Mid Century Post Modern Barrel Back Swivel Lounge Chairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A sculptural pair of swiveling lounge chairs circa 1980's. These very well made chairs feature a swiveling bases that return to their original position. The original fabric has a cou...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Cais Armchair by Filipe Ramos for GESTU hardwood
By Filipe Ramos
Located in Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
The Cais armchair draws inspiration from the traditional vernacular design of wooden docks located alongside the water.
The large cushion is securely po...
Category
2010s Unknown Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Aceleración Screen by Joel Escalona
Located in Geneve, CH
Aceleración screen by Joel Escalona
Limited edition of 9
Dimensions: D 230 x W 40 x H 187 cm
Materials: oak wood.
Natural white oak screen.
J...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Oak
Canneto Wall Mounted Console by De Castelli
Located in Geneve, CH
Canneto Wall Mounted Console by De Castelli
Dimensions: W 234 x D 41 x H 45 cm
Materials: Brushed Copper, Canaletto Walnut Wood
Brass and Stainless Steel versions available. Smaller ...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Copper
Vintage Cantilevered Console Table
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Vintage Cantilevered Console Table fully refinished in a natural linen color. This console turned out stunning.
Love the cantilevered design and as...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
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
Marcel Breuer b34 Chair 1930s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Marcel Breuer B34 chair was made in Czechoslovakia in 1930 for Bata Snofmaner store.
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Formica
Geometric Design Yves K. Blue Wood Side Tables, PAIR
Located in North Miami, FL
These extremely FUN and CHIC faceted side tables in a very geometric design, finished in a VIVID Yves Klein Blue color. They are identical in design and can be turned various ways a...
Category
1990s French Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
Post modern Milo Baughman style Barstools, a pair
Located in Waxahachie, TX
Year of birth 1975
Iconic styling for the time.
Very Milo Baughman.
Very Saturday Night Fever.
Vintage upholstery is in amazing shape.
Stunning pair of vintage modern bat height...
Category
1970s Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Alessandro Becchi Set of Four Dining Chairs for Giovanetti, Italy 1975
Located in Milan, IT
Alessandro Becchi Set of Four "Toscanolla" Dining Chairs for Giovanetti, Italy 1975
Reference: Domus No. 561 August 1976 P. 47
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Straw, Wood
Radboud Van Beekum Lounge Chair Black Leather by for Pastoe Post Modern, 1980
Located in Vienna, AT
FM62 lounge leather chair by Radboud Van Beekum for Pastoe Post Modern, 1980
Dutch minimalistic lounge chairs in black saddle leather.
Designed with geometric precision, these chair...
Category
1980s Dutch Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Val Saint Lambert Cut Glass Vase in Ruby Red
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Val Saint Lambert Cut Glass Vase in Ruby Red
Val Saint Lambert cut glass vase in a ruby red hue. It features oval panels carved with detailed floral motifs, alternating with areas ...
Category
20th Century Belgian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
1980s Postmodern Lego Telephone by Tyco
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredible vintage Lego telephone by Tycho. Original piece from the 1980s with striking yet endearing presence. The nostalgic elements come thru in this piece catapulting it to a s...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Vintage Vladimir Kagan Directional Cloud Sofa 1980s
Located in Chicago, IL
This spectacular Vladimir Kagan 'Cloud' sofa was produced by Directional Furniture in the 1980s and was just newly reupholstered in a gorgeous two toned velvet, and has the lucite ce...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Textile
Vintage Alessi Big Ovo Glass Biscuit Jar Designed by Joanna Lyle Italy
By Alessi
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Alessi Big Ovo Glass Biscuit Jar Designed by Joanna Lyle.
Large Post Modern Big Ovo Jar designed by Joanna Lyle and manufactured by Alessi in It...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass, Plastic
Quinn Blue Onyx Side Table by RAFFINATO
Located in Geneve, CH
Quinn Blue Onyx Side Table by RAFFINATO
Dimensions: D 43 x 43 x H 55 cm.
Materials: Blue onyx and glass.
This table is available in different stone options: White Travertine, Calaca...
Category
2010s Turkish Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Onyx
Natural Bolete Side Table by Henry D'ath
Located in Geneve, CH
Natural Bolete Side Table by Henry D'ath
Dimensions: D 40 x W 45 x H 45 cm
Materials: Wood, Granite.
Available finishes: Natural, Black ink.
Henry d’ath is a New Zealand-born, Ho...
Category
2010s Chinese Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Granite
Credenza Console by Studio Boheme
Located in Geneve, CH
Credenza console by Studio Boheme
Gardenia collection
Dimensions: W 238.7, D 44.9, H 71.4 cm
Materials: Birch plywood
Knobs: Black powder/brushed br...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Brown Red Lazy-O Console by Somaschini
Located in Geneve, CH
Brown Red Lazy-O Console by Somaschini
Dimensions: W 150 x D 35 x H 75 cm
Materials: Lightened mdf monolithic structure.
Console in N.118 Brown-red lacquered high gloss finish
Abou...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Lacquer
Set Of 6 Le Cirque N.Y. Custom Villeroy & Boch Pasta Bowls Designed By Adam D.
By Adam Tihany
Located in Bridgeport, CT
From pasta primavera to world-renowned decadent desserts, Le Cirque's ubiquitous reputation for presenting its fine dining fare with whimsy and fun, landed it on the map of must-dine...
Category
20th Century Luxembourgish Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Lagu Kumo Handcrafted Decorative Cloudy Pendant Lighting 50cm 19''
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Kumo Pendant Lighting resembles a cloud floating in the air with its light and elegant form.
Thanks to its handcrafted twisted stainless steel wire, it diffuses the light softly and...
Category
2010s Turkish Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel
Giuseppe Rivadossi 'Bloco Galla' Coffee Table in Pine
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Giuseppe Rivadossi, 'Blocco Galla' coffee table, pine, Italy, 1973
This captivating monolithic 'Blocco Galla' coffee table is designed by Giuseppe Rivadossi in 1973. Rivadossi's pro...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Pine
Large Morphos clock by Kurt B. Delbanco for Acerbis, 1980s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Kloks Morphos Italy Kurt B.Del banco design, large clock '80s Production of Acerbis International (Memphis era) large size 32 inches 82 cm for the side, painted on a framed Lucite pa...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Set of Two Salvador Dali Surrealist Fine Gold Leaf Bracelli Lamp Sculpture
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of Two Braceli lamps designed by Salvador Dali manufactured by BD furniture in Barcelona.
Bracelli
Panel structure covered with silver plated polyester painting (Fine gold leaf)...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Pair of Postmodern "Dr Glob" Chairs by Philippe Starck for Kartell, Italy, 1990
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of iconic Dr Glob chairs. Post modern design rendered in black molded propylene with a grey powder coated steel frame back and legs. Designed by Philippe Starck for Kartell, 1990.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Postmodern Serpentine Sectional With Stacked Base
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Interesting postmodern style sofa with a serpentine like shape. Great organic L shape sofa with an overall foot print of 106” x 106”. Back height is 29” and seat height is 17.5”. Sof...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Upholstery
Antonio Citterio Leather Chaise Lounge Or Sofa Baisity by for B&B Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Leather chaise lounge Baisity by Antonio Citterio for B&B Italy, 1982. Elegant chaise lounge featuring a leather upholstered steel-frame and backrest, a black leather cushion and a leather mattress...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel, Aluminum
Hans Hopfer for Roche Bobois Mah-Jong Sofa in Missoni and Kenzo Fabric
By Hans Hopfer
Located in Seattle, WA
A 12 pieces Mah-Jong sofa designed by Hans Hopfer for Roche Bobois, in a mix of Missoni and Kenzo fabric. The set is in good condition, with fabric wears on a few base pieces. No ri...
Category
Early 2000s French Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric
1980s Pair of Post-Modern Swivel Lounge Chairs in Brown Suede & Plaid
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed and American-Made during the Post-Modern period, this pair of chairs features great construction and a handsome look as a result of the design and upholstery used. Upholster...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Suede, Upholstery
1980s Postmodern David Fisher for Austin Productions Faces of Love Sculpture
By Austin Prod
Located in Miami, FL
Postmodern David Fisher for Austin Productions Faces of Love Sculpture. Stamped in the back by the manufacturer and Dated 1980.
“Face of Love” ceramic s...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Plaster
Spanish Sideboard in Stained Pine
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Sideboard, pine and walnut, Spain, 1970s
Beautiful Spanish sideboard with geometrical front, made in pine and walnut wood. The door panels feature car...
Category
1970s Spanish Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Walnut, Pine
Organic Modern Side Table Catus in Terrazzo Green Marble
Located in Lisbon, PT
Open since 1997 and based in Lisbon, Portugal, a country with a long crafts tradition, Mambo Unlimited Ideas' design team researches for innovation and creativity developments around...
Category
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Travertine, Marble, Metal
Neos Wall Clock 2 George Sowden Nathalie du Pasquier Postmodern
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Neos clock designed by George Sowden and Nathalie du Pasquier in the 80s. Neos is the brand run by Lorenz clock company in Italy. They were designed a lot o...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Medium Crema Marfil Bold Coffee Table by Mohdern
Located in Geneve, CH
Medium Crema Marfil Bold Coffee Table by Mohdern
Dimensions: ⌀ 60 x H 41 cm (Marble Tray Included ⌀ 52 cm)
Materials: Solid Ash
Bold is a refined collection of coffee tables design...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Ash
Coffee Table 001 by Archive for Space, Stoke-on-Trent, UK, 2021
Located in London, GB
Coffee table 001 is a made to order design by Archive for Space, a multidisciplinary design practice founded in London in 2019. Coffee table 001 was designed to celebrate raw steel t...
Category
2010s British Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
WA 240 Matt Elm And Glossy Oxblood Beam Rectangular Console by Casa Casati
Located in Geneve, CH
WA 240 Matt Elm And Glossy Oxblood Beam Rectangular Console by Casa Casati
Dimensions: D 120 x W 380 x H 74 cm.
Materials: Lacquer, MDF, and elm.
Available in different materials ...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Other
Set of 2 Purple La Marie Chairs By Philippe Starck For Kartell, Made In Italy
Located in San Carlos, CA
For Sale: Iconic La Marie Chairs by Philippe Starck for Kartell
Elevate your interior with this stunning set of 2 clear purple La Marie chairs. Designed by the renowned Philippe Sta...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Superstudio, Life Without Objects
By Superstudio
Located in New York, NY
First edition of this scholarly study of the influential Florentine avant-garde architectural collective Superstudio, a driving force in the Radical architecture and design movement ...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Paper
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
Monumental Wall Sculpture by Daniel Schneiger.
Located in Geneve, CH
Monumental Wall Sculpture by Daniel Schneiger.
Dimensions: D25 x W 185 x H 111 cm.
Materials: Plaster
Daniel Schneiger Wall sculptures are hand-crafted from a combination of materia...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Plaster
Set of 32 Dansk BLT Sandstone Brown and Off White Ceramic Dishes Circa 1980
By Dansk
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A 32 piece Dansk BLT Sandstone dish set. This gorgeous dish set includes 13 mugs, 10 bowls, and 9 plates. This set is circa 1980 and has a beautiful mid centu...
Category
1980s Danish Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Post-Modern Molecule Table Lamp in Chrome by Robert Sonneman
Located in San Diego, CA
A fantastic post-modern molecule table lamp in chrome by Robert Sonneman, circa 1970s. The three bulb lamp is in very good vintage condition and measure...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Ron Arad Aerial Light for One Off, UK 1982
Located in Chicago, IL
Ron Arad Aerial Light for One Off, UK (1982)
Rare, robotic lamp designed by Ron Arad, adjustable via a wireless controller. The controller features a printed manufacturer’s mark: "On...
Category
1980s English Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Wire
Vintage Philippe Starck Juicy Salif 1990 Made by Alessi Italy
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Iconic Alessi Juicy Salif Citrus Juicer Designed by Philippe Starck in original box.
Juicy Salif, a citrus reamer designed by Philippe Starck in 1990, is considered an icon o...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Postmodern Pencil Coat Rack in the style of Pierre Sala
By Pierre Sala
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A great postmodern pencil-themed coat rack in the style of Pierre Sala's furniture from the 1980s. Its strikingly primary colored design is composed of a cross blue and red base, ho...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
Mandarin Chairs by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll (up to 30)
By Ettore Sottsass, Knoll
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Iconic Postmodern Mandarin chairs designed by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll in amazing period Uphostery original and in good condition. Black enamel steel legs and sculptural undulating ...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Single Matthias DeMacker "Icon" Red Painted Bar Stool for B-Line
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Single "Icon" bar stool in newly painted bright red metal designed by Matthias DeMacker for B-LIne. This unique piece has the classic Memphis style with its vibrant color and sharp a...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
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
Vintage Postmodern Lacquered Rougier Queen Headboard
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Postmodern headboard by Roger Rougier of Canada. Classic postmodern, space age design. Bright White lacquer with black ribbed rubber insert for st...
Category
1980s Canadian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Rubber, Lacquer
A set of postmodern cream lacquer & brass nightstands by Lane, circa 1980s
By Lane Acclaim
Located in Houston, TX
A set of postmodern cream lacquer & brass nightstands by Lane, circa 1980s. With their sleek, geometric silhouette and high gloss lacquer finish, these nightstands embody the bold so...
Category
1980s Unknown Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
Transversal Shelves by FOAM
By FOAM
Located in Geneve, CH
Transversal shelves by FOAM
Dimensions: D 125 x W 45 x H 200 cm
Materials: maple wood.
Available in other woods.
Bookshelf made of maple, walnut or tzalam wood.
Foam is a de...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Maple
Postmodern Chrome Dining Chairs, 1980s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Post modern italian chrome dining chair 1980s.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Wave Chair, Black Velvet/Sienna Finish, Minimalist Dining Chair, Made to Order
By Sun at Six
Located in San Jose, CA
Sometimes a piece evolves from a place you don’t expect. That’s the story of the Wave chair: designed around the Wave Shelf motif, which itself was born fro...
Category
2010s Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Ash
Postmodern Italian Model Goccia Umbrella Stand for Magis, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern umbrella stand by Magis based on a design by Boccato, Gigante and Zambusi Architetti.
Italian umbrella stand of red and gray. The round steel is painted gray and clamps i...
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Postmodern End or Side Table with Mirror Top & Black Laquered Pedestal Base
Located in Topeka, KS
Marvelous vintage Postmodern end or side table comprised of a black lacquered pedestal base with beveled edges & gold base trim and a rounded square shaped top with gold trim edges and mirror surface. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage and not new so will have signs of use and wear even if it has been refinished or restored. No outstanding flaws seen but there are a couple small dots on the mirrored top where the silvering is missing along with some scratches, and a few scuffs in the black paint. Please see photos, zoom in for details, and see long description as they are part of the condition report. We attempt to portray any imperfections. Circa, Late 20th Century.
Mirror, Mirror on the…. End Table?? That’s right folks! It doesn’t get any more 1980’s than this little gem!!! Only the coolest houses had furniture with mirror...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Composition
Pedro Friedeberg Hedgehog Bronze Sculpture
Located in Mexico City, MX
A bronze with black details hedgehog sculpture by Mexican artist Pedro Friedeberg. Edited in the 2020's. The hedgehog is inspired by a drawing made by the artist in 1986 (image shown...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Bronze
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
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
1980s Knoll Jorge Pensi Amat Five Toledo Chairs Spain
By Jorge Pensi, Amat-3
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1980s Set of 5 Toledo Chairs stackable designed by Jorge Pensi Amat 3 Spain for Knoll
Organic and streamlined shape lightweight cast aluminum
Dye cast aluminum is secured with machin...
Category
1980s Spanish Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
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