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
Period: Late 20th Century
Post Modern Fan Floor Lamp Torchiere, 1980s
Located in Miami, FL
Torchiere floor lamp with a white fan shaped bowl diffuser style of Pierre Cardin. 1980s
Category
Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Late 20th Century Puzzle Chair by David Kawecki
Located in Wheat Ridge, CO
Puzzle chair by David Kawecki in green, black, and natural. Unique, fun, playful, and postmodern!
Has maker’s mark that says
“Puzzle
design: Kawecki
patent pending
3D: Interiors
San...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Plywood
Set of Four Memphis Italian White-Wash Wood Dining Room Chairs by S.p.A Tonon
By Tonon
Located in Pasadena, CA
Crafted with meticulous craftsmanship, these set of four high-backed dining chairs feature a lacquered finish in an elegant white wash wood tone. The chairs are adorned with rust-col...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
Mario Botta Pair of Vintage 'Shogun' Table Lamps for Artemide, 1986
By Artemide, Mario Botta
Located in Tilburg, NL
Exceptional pair of iconic vintage 'Shogun' Table Lamps by architect and designer Mario Botta (1943) for Artemide 1986.
Straight from the first owners, these table lamps have always...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
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
Queen Size Bed Fully Upholstered in Leather
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Queen size bed fully upholstered in aqua green leather and nail-head detail.
Measurements:
93 inches high x 67 inches wide x 88 inches deep x 12.50 inches rail height.
Mattress spac...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood
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
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
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
Black Leather Incisa Office Chair by Vico Magistretti for De Padova, 1992
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy in 1992 and designed by Vico Magistretti for De Padova.
This revolving office chair features a metal frame and its original high-quality leather upholstery.
This chair ...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
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
A POST-MODERN Lacquered COFFEE TABLE by WILLY RIZZO, ed. CIDUE, Italy, 1970
By Willy Rizzo
Located in PARIS, FR
A large and rigorous rectangular coffee table, Post-Modern, Memphis, Constructivist, geometric structure of the laminate wood lacquered in black, heavy square legs, the tray in semi-...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Column-form Torchiere Floor Lamp w/ Palm Cornice, USA c 1980s
Located in Norwalk, CT
Newly lacquered in a flat, plaster-like finish, this column torchiere has an architectural vibe. Features a halogen lamp with a foot control dimmer switch. Heavily weighted base mak...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Composition
Vintage dining chairs by Pietro costantini, 1980s, set of 6
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Beautiful 'fan' chairs designed by Pietro Costantini.
Lacquered wooden frames with faux leather black seats.
Good condition with normal age related wear.
1980s - Italy
Dimensions...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather, Lacquer
Post Modern 3 Seater Arizona Sofa by Niels Eilersen
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Great Post Modern Arizona sofa by Neils Eilersen.
Sofa is in great structural shape however the fabric has seen better days. Just needs new upholstery to make it shine.
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric
Postmodern Polo Stool Model 4822 by Anna Castelli Ferrieri for Kartell, Italy
Located in Miami, FL
Iconic Post Modern bar or counter stool, rendered in black and white powder coated metal and injection molded plastic designed by Anna Casatelli Ferrieri for Kartell, Italy 1984
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Post Modern White Acrylic Lucite Trompe L'oeil Handkerchief Ghost Chair, 1980s
Located in Miami, FL
Stunning Postmodern surrealist floating lounge or club chair in the form a trompe l'oeil draped handkerchief with a shape very reminiscent of the Molar chair by Wendell Castle...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite
Postmodern Millennial Pink Leather Ekornes "Stressless" Lounge Chair & Ottoman
Located in Miami, FL
Stunning Postmodern Ekornes "Stressless" reclining and swivel lounge chair and ottoman, rendered in millennial pink leather with a tubular chrome plated steel frame. A stunning postm...
Category
Late 20th Century Norwegian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel, Chrome
William Ludwig Bronze Figural Sculpture of a Warrior Dated 1987
By William Ludwig
Located in Peabody, MA
A 1980s bronze sculpture of a helmeted figure on a solid walnut base by Louisiana artist William Ludwig (1935-2011).. Although New England born in Hartford, CT., he was known as a so...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Alessi Anna Timer By Alessandro Mendini Kitchen Timer in Blue
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Alessi Anna Timer By Alessandro Mendini Kitchen Timer in Blue color.
Vintage mechanical Alessi blue, red and chrome "Anna G" timer designed by Alessandro...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Enzo Mari NOS The Box chair in orange for Aleph Atlantide Driade 1995
Located in Skokie, IL
Enzo Mari NOS model "Box chair" in orange manufactured by Aleph Atlantide (Driade), Italy, 1995
The Enzo Mari NOS model "The Box" chair, manufactured by Aleph Atlantide (Driade) in ...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
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
1980s Task Chair Designed by Niels Diffrient for Knoll
By Niels Diffrient, Knoll
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
USA, 1980s
Very fun and bright cherry red eighties task chairs designed by Niels Diffrient for Knoll International. Armless style, padded, with a great base. 2 available.
CONDITION N...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Plastic
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
Steelcase Swivel Chairs in the style of Pollack c.1970's 6 available
By Steelcase
Located in New York, NY
Chic, stylish, voguish set of swivel chairs by Steelcase, circa 1970's. These chairs have a vibrant blue upholstered continuous seat and back, a off white plastic shell, and a chro...
Category
1970s American Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Mid Century Italian Modern Black Leather sofa pillow arm Loveseat Italy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid Century Italian Modern Black Leather sofa Loveseat. Comfortable design and shape 2 seat sofa with pillow arm cushions that sits on 4 large round...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather
Vintage Lounge Chair Made in England by George Smith
By George Smith
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful lounge chair designed and manufactured in England by George Smith.
The piece is beautifully upholstered in a mustard yellow fabric with beautiful wavy patter.
The chair i...
Category
1980s English Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Paolo Piva Double Bed King-Size Brass and Steel "Adia" by B&B, 1980s
By B&B Italia, Paolo Piva
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Fabulous Adia adjustable platform bed designed by Paolo Piva for B&B Italia in the 1980s. The bed is made of cast steel and textured slate gray powder coated with brushed brass feet....
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass, Steel
Zoe Sofa by Vladimir Kagan for American Leather
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Stunning Zoe sofa by Vladimir Kagan for American Leather.
Sofa has been restored in a beautiful beige tight knit tweed. They are installation ready.
Dimensions are taken at the lon...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric
Modernist Carafe by Marco Susani for hwc EGIZIA Sottsass Associati (Italy)
Located in Round Top, TX
Marco Susani designed carafe for hwc EGIZIA by SOTTSASS ASSOCIATI. This piece is documented as having been retailed by Birks.
A Postmodern mouth blown, stu...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Pair of Post Modern Mario Bertorelle “Delta” Lamps for JM RDM Massanzago, Italy
Located in Miami, FL
Unique geometric pair of Postmodern sliding table lamps designed by Mario Bertorelle for JM RDM Massanzago Italy, lamps are pyramid triangle forms when closed yet when open a cantilevered light...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Otto Zapf for Knoll Swivel Desk Chair in Black Leather
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Otto Zapf for Knoll International, desk chair, leather, lacquered metal, United States, design 1974
When Bobby Cadwallader, the former president of Knoll, encountered the German des...
Category
1970s American Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Post modern white off Gloss Laminate waterfall 6 Drawer long Dresser
Located in Brooklyn, NY
beautiful post modern off white gloss laminate and chrome trim waterfall front 6 drawer long dresser, circa 1980. Very clean inside and out. Look at photos. all drawers have metal gl...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Laminate, Plywood
Lila Hunter Chairs By Philippe Starck For XO 1980s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Lila Hunter chair by Philippe Starck for XO.
Category
1980s French Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Post-Modern Italian Sculptural Dining Table Set Six Chairs Italy
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a Postmodern Italian Dining Table Set with 6 chairs.
New Blue Velvet upholstery.
In the style of Pietro Costantini
Set includes Six (6) Dining Chairs and D...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
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
Post Modern Tubular Chrome Lounge Chair Chaise Lounge Ca. 1970's
Located in New York, NY
High Post Modern tubular chrome lounge chair, chaise lounge, having a sculptural tubular frame, with upholstered seat and back support. The chair is in good, original condition, it s...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Maralunga 3 seat sofa, Vico Magistretti for Cassina, 1970s
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Maralunga 3 seat sofa by Vico Magistretti for Cassina in a soft, light blue velvet. Adjustable headrests allow for multiple positions.
An ico...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Velvet
Carla Venosta and Guido Zimmerman for Arflex 'Valiant' Bookcase in Steel
By Arflex, Guido Zimmerman
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
Set Of Five Vintage Postmodern Pink Laminate Modular Coffee Tables, USA, 1980s
Located in Hastings, GB
Set of five pink laminate modular postmodern coffee tables, USA, 1980s. In three perfect shades of pink, there are 4 crescent-shaped tables & 1 round. The round table is on casters. ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Laminate, Wood
Vintage Bernhardt 4 Piece Sectional, for Custom Reupholstery
By Bernhardt
Located in Denver, CO
1980s sectional by Bernhardt.
Custom reupholstery labor of sectional included in the price (labor and materials, except for fabric). COM or MENO can advise and order fabrics. Fabric...
Category
1980s Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery
Pair Of Abstract Italian Art Work from the 1970´s
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A pair of mixed technique abstract Mid-Century Modern art paintings from Italy. This pair of tempera and paper on canvas has been painted by Italian Artist "Guglielminetti". These ha...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Paint
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
Philippe Starck President M Dining or Center Table for Baleri Italia
Located in Miami, FL
President M dining or center table with sandblasted seafoam green glass top on a gray enameled steel base by Philippe Starck for Baleri Italia.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Pink Floyd Original Uncut Printer's Progressive Proof Concert Poster, 1977
By Randy Tuten
Located in Devon, GB
An extremely rare uncut progressive printer's proof concert poster for a performance by Pink Floyd at the Oakland Coliseum in California on 9-10th May 1977 during their 'In The Flesh...
Category
1970s American Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Paper
Postmodern Cream Formica Pedestal Side Display or End Table, 1980s
Located in Miami, FL
Postmodern pedestal table rendered in cream Formica, 1980s.
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Formica, Wood
Rare two seater sofa Len Niggelman by Philippe Starck for Disform, 1985
Located in London, GB
Rare two seater Len Niggelman sofa by Philippe Starck. Manufactured by Disform in the mid eighties, this limited edition sofa features the distinctive al...
Category
Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Clear Crystal Tumb Print Bowl Designed by Elsa Peretti for Tiffany
Located in Doraville, GA
A beautiful clear crystel tumb print bowl designed by Elsa Peretti for Tiffany & Company. The sticker is missing, but the bowl was probably manufactured by Archimede Seguso and made ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
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
Westside Armchairs by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll, 1983 Post Modern Original
By Knoll, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare pair of vintage 'Westside' armchairs by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll, 1983 in good condition.
We have these on sale now! (original price was $9500)
Iconic west side designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1983. Stylish and very comfortable oversized chairs in 3 different shades of red and violet on heavy enameled steel feet. The lounge chairs still have their original upholstery which is astonishingly well preserved. Overall they are in good to very good original condition with no major flaws and ready to use. One arm-rest shows a bit of slight deformation. Labelled Knoll at the bottom. Dimensions are H.30.7" x W.38.2 x D.29.52". Seating height is 14.17 cm. Provenance: derives from a Villa in Vienna.
These will sell as a pair only and will ship crated and internationally. We do offer white glove service in NYC and LA.
In 1983, two years after the founding of Memphis, Sottsass splintered off from his collective to partner with Knoll Studio, creating the Eastside and Westside collections. Inspired by his lifelong love of Viennese Biedermeier chairs, characterized by plush seats with clean lines and minimal adornment, the collection consisted of geometric sofas and lounge chairs in color-blocked upholsteries. In spite of his iconoclasm, Sottsass had a deep appreciation of ancient art and architecture—particularly Sumerian, Assyrian and Chinese—resulting in the decision to shoot the collection against the backdrop of the Great Pyramids of Giza.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Postmodern Tessellated Stone Pedestal
Located in Houston, TX
1980s Tesselated stone pedestal.
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Travertine
Monumental Postmodern Shogun Floor Lamp by Mario Botta for Artemide Italy 1980s
By Mario Botta, Artemide
Located in Munich, DE
Monumental postmodern "Shogun Terra" Floor Lamp. Designed by Mario Botta for Artemide, Italy, 1980s. Marked on the top of the shaft.
Two curved and per...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Iron, Metal
Dali, Warhol, Picasso, Hockney Plate, Artists by Mac Products, England 1990
By Na-Mac Products Corporation
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
A china plate with the artists Dali, Warhol, Picasso, and Hockney by Mac Products, made in England in 1990.
Category
1990s English Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Mersman Side Table designed by Lou Hodges for Mersman c. 1970's
By Mersman, Lou Hodges
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional post modern side, or end table, designed by Lou Hodges for Mersman, c. 1970's. The table features a sculptural octagonal solid oak frame, with a bevelled tinted glass t...
Category
1970s Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass, Oak
Channel Arm, Leather Roche Bobois Club Chairs
By Roche Bobois
Located in Saint Petersburg, FL
A very comfortable pair of soft leather club chairs by Roche Bobois. Sloping arms with fluted pattern.
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather
Post Modern Italian Oval Top Pedestal Base Crystal Alabaster Marble Dining Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare marble table made of Alabaster-Crystal, with a thick, very durable and perfectly polished resign coating on the top and base. This large and super cool table easily seats 8 to...
Category
1970s European Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
Pink Laminated Post Modern Side End Table
By Parsons
Located in Toronto, ON
Post modern Light pink laminated end/side table. This Parsons style side table is finished in light pink. The laminated veneer has a textured feel. The lines of the table are seamles...
Category
1980s Canadian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Laminate
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
13x Ettore Sottsass Postmodern Brass Wall Coat Hooks, 1985, Valli & Valli Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Up to 13 identical postmodern wall-mounted brass hooks from the 1980s, model SE 314, designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1985 and crafted by Valli & Valli, Italy. These hooks are sold ind...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Ing-Marie Linder, wall art / relief in leather, Post-Modern Sweden
Located in Stockholm, SE
Abstract wall relief / art by Swedish artist Ing-Marie Linder.
The folded leather creates warmth and depth. A unique, hand-made decorative work of art.
Signed and dated -86. Addi...
Category
1980s Swedish Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood
Pair of Vladimir Kagan Nautilus Swivel Chairs with Custom Ottomans
Located in Saint Louis, MO
These classic Vladimir Kagan Nautilus swivel lounge chairs are sculptural, comfortable and fun, and were recently professionally reupholstered in super soft curly camel. Modern with ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Upholstery
1980s Memphis Milano White and Red Ceramic Italian Tea Set by MAS
By MAS Italia
Located in Aci Castello, IT
An amazing Memphis Milano tea set manufactured in Italy by Mas Italia. the red and white ceramic it's in perfect condition, the set has not been probably never used. The tea set by M...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Post Modern "Mandarin" Chair by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll
By Knoll, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Miami, FL
Iconic Postmodern Mandarin chair designed by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll in 1986, with black enameled steel legs, gray enameled steel arms, and...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Modern Contemporary Italian Dining Table "METRA" by Makio Hasuike for Seccose
By Seccose
Located in Philadelphia, PA
For your consideration a beautiful sculptural dining table designed by Makio Hasuike for Seccose, Italy, circa 1980s. The name is METRA and is built with a super light yet super-stro...
Category
Late 20th Century European Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
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
Italian Post-Modern Dining Table Rectangle Top Exotic Cipollino Ondulato Marble
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Stunning! Large vintage Cipollino Ondulato marble dining table, designed and manufactured in Italy. This table has a strong formal design wit...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble
Paulo Sartori Walnut Dining Table
Located in Malibu, CA
Beautiful large walnut table designed by the renowned "Paulo Sartori".
Sartori resides in Brazil where he has been working in the furniture industry since 1995.
The clean trait and t...
Category
Late 20th Century Brazilian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Walnut
'Taxi Driver' Original Vintage Movie Poster, Japanese, 1976
Located in Devon, GB
Set amidst the moral decay of New York City following the Vietnam War and Watergate scandal, Martin Scorsese's 1976 psychological thriller "Taxi Driver" starred Robert De Niro as a l...
Category
1970s Japanese Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Paper
Vintage Patio Poolside Garden Brown Jordan Reclining Chaise Lounge
By Brown Jordan
Located in New York, NY
Chic architectural reclining chaise lounge by top shelf maker, Brown Jordan. This voguish chaise features a reclining back rest allowing you to sit up, or lay down while you sunbath ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Weiman Sculptural Post Modern Sectional - 5 Pieces
By Weiman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A five piece post modern sectional attributed to Weiman. Sculptural silhouette, with four single modules and one corner piece. Original upholstery as found. Reupholstery recommended....
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
Latonda chair designed by Mario Botta for Alias, Italy 1987
By Alias, Mario Botta
Located in Milano, IT
Latonda chair designed by Mario Botta for Alias, Italy 1987
The bent steel tube traces a fluid curve that gracefully moves through space. The two inclined circles, broken at the cen...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
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