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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

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 Mendinia 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
Ennio Lucini for Harvey Guzzini Dh 'Cespuglio' Table Lamp
Ennio Lucini for Harvey Guzzini Dh 'Cespuglio' Table Lamp

Ennio Lucini for Harvey Guzzini Dh 'Cespuglio' Table Lamp

By Harvey Guzzini, Ennio Lucini

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Ennio Lucini for Harvey Guzzini DH (Design House), 'Cespuglio' table lamp, aluminum, acrylic, Italy, 1968 This provocative 'Cespuglio' table lamp (1968) is designed by Ennio Lucini ...

Category

1960s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Aluminum

Postmodern Italian Ala Table Lamp by Rodolfo Bonetto for Iguzzini, 1980s
Postmodern Italian Ala Table Lamp by Rodolfo Bonetto for Iguzzini, 1980s

Postmodern Italian Ala Table Lamp by Rodolfo Bonetto for Iguzzini, 1980s

By Rodolfo Bonetto

Located in Hamburg, DE

Postmodern table lamp from the Italian manufacturer Iguzzini according to a design by Rodolfo Bonetto from the 1980s. A highly flexible and changeable design based on the game with ...

Category

20th Century Italian Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Metal

1970s Post-Modern Lounge Chairs in Beige Patterned Fabric
1970s Post-Modern Lounge Chairs in Beige Patterned Fabric

1970s Post-Modern Lounge Chairs in Beige Patterned Fabric

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Modular lounge chairs, fabric, wood, Belgium, 1970s These superb modular lounge chairs originate from 1970s Belgium and beautifully capture the post-modern spirit of the era, marked...

Category

1970s Belgian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Fabric

Meritalia Shadow Chair, Green by Gaetano Pesce
Meritalia Shadow Chair, Green by Gaetano Pesce

Meritalia Shadow Chair, Green by Gaetano Pesce

By Meritalia, Gaetano Pesce

Located in Toronto, ON

The "Shadow" chair by Gaetano Pesce is an innovative piece of design, crafted by Meritalia. Like many of Pesce's works, it plays with form, colour and texture, aiming to create a uni...

Category

2010s Italian Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Leather, Resin, Latex

Italian Post-Modern Pair of Bedside Tables in Cherry
Italian Post-Modern Pair of Bedside Tables in Cherry

Italian Post-Modern Pair of Bedside Tables in Cherry

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Pair of night stands, cherry wood, Italy, 1980s Elegant pair of Italian bed side tables from the 1980s, crafted in warm cherry wood with clean, architectural lines. Each table featu...

Category

1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Cherry

Vintage Wooden Barley-Twist Hourglass with Hand-Blown Glass
Vintage Wooden Barley-Twist Hourglass with Hand-Blown Glass

Vintage Wooden Barley-Twist Hourglass with Hand-Blown Glass

Located in San Diego, CA

A handsome vintage hourglass featuring a solid wood frame with classic barley-twist turned supports and a faceted hexagonal top and base. The hourglass contains hand-blown glass bulb...

Category

Early 20th Century American Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Glass, Wood

Ron Rezek Table Lamp 1980s
Ron Rezek Table Lamp 1980s

Ron Rezek Table Lamp 1980s

By Ron Rezek

Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA

Post-modern table lamp by Los Angeles lighting designer Ron Rezek, c.1980s. The lamp features a black enameled metal frame and removable black shade with polished brass ring accent t...

Category

1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Metal

1980’s Memphis Coffee Set by Marco Zanini for Bitossi Italy
1980’s Memphis Coffee Set by Marco Zanini for Bitossi Italy

1980’s Memphis Coffee Set by Marco Zanini for Bitossi Italy

By Bitossi, Marco Zanini

Located in Waddinxveen, ZH

Beautiful set of a coffee pot, sugar bowl with lid, creamer and two coffee cups and saucers in glossy black and matte blue and glossy white details. The set from the Hollywood colle...

Category

1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Italian 1980s Perforated Yellow Metal Waste Basket
Italian 1980s Perforated Yellow Metal Waste Basket

Italian 1980s Perforated Yellow Metal Waste Basket

By Rexite

Located in Milan, IT

A vibrant and graphic 1980s waste basket crafted in perforated lacquered metal, finished in a bold mustard yellow. The cylindrical form is defined by a rhythmic pattern of evenly spa...

Category

1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Metal

Pair of 1970's Italian Travertine Coffee/Side Tables
Pair of 1970's Italian Travertine Coffee/Side Tables

Pair of 1970's Italian Travertine Coffee/Side Tables

Located in Bern, CH

Pair of identical 1970’s Travertine Coffee / Side Tables. Marked beneath tabletop: 'Made in Italy'. Solid travertine tabletop and base. Perfect use as side tables, bedside tables or...

Category

1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Travertine

Pair of Pierre Disderot Verre Lumiere French 1980s Gold Wall Lamps
Pair of Pierre Disderot Verre Lumiere French 1980s Gold Wall Lamps

Pair of Pierre Disderot Verre Lumiere French 1980s Gold Wall Lamps

By Verre Lumière, Pierre Disderot

Located in New York, NY

An original pair of French Post Modern gold plated steel modernist wall lamps designed by Pierre Disderot for Verre Lumiere, 1982. Rewired. A sleek Post Deco design. Signed. Verre L...

Category

1980s French Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Gold, Steel

Paul Evans for Directional 'Cityscape' Floor Lamp
Paul Evans for Directional 'Cityscape' Floor Lamp

Paul Evans for Directional 'Cityscape' Floor Lamp

By Paul Evans, Directional

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Paul Evans for Directional, 'Cityscape' floor lamp, model PE-4010 from the PE200 series, chrome-plated steel, brass, United States, circa 1975 This distinctive floor lamp from the ...

Category

1970s American Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Brass, Steel, Chrome

Gae Aulenti for Francesconi ‘Singa’ Lamp
Gae Aulenti for Francesconi ‘Singa’ Lamp

Gae Aulenti for Francesconi ‘Singa’ Lamp

By Gae Aulenti

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Gae Aulenti for Francesconi, ‘Singa’ lamp, plastic, steel, chrome-plated steel, Italy, 1975 This rare ‘Singa’ lamp is designed by Italian architect and designer Gae Aulenti for Ita...

Category

1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Set of 2 Tray and Letter Opener by Steve McGugan for Royal Copenhagen, 1980s
Set of 2 Tray and Letter Opener by Steve McGugan for Royal Copenhagen, 1980s

Set of 2 Tray and Letter Opener by Steve McGugan for Royal Copenhagen, 1980s

By Royal Copenhagen

Located in Hamburg, DE

Postmodern Danish Wave Series Desk Tray and Letter Opener by Steve McGugan for Royal Copenhagen, 1980s, Set of 2, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989. This piece has an at...

Category

20th Century Danish Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Metal

A SHABBY-CHIC BAROQUE NEO-CLASSICAL Sculptural Bronze TABLE LAMP, France 1980.
A SHABBY-CHIC BAROQUE NEO-CLASSICAL Sculptural Bronze TABLE LAMP, France 1980.

A SHABBY-CHIC BAROQUE NEO-CLASSICAL Sculptural Bronze TABLE LAMP, France 1980.

By Philippe Anthonioz

Located in PARIS, FR

An elegant and sculptural very large table lamp (or small floor lamp) of organic, plant inspiration, Post-Modernist, Neo-Baroque, rectangular base and vertical axis with sculpted bronze body with gunmetal patina, in the spirit of Philippe Anthonioz...

Category

1980s French Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Parchment Bench Attr. Jean-Michel Frank
Parchment Bench Attr. Jean-Michel Frank

Parchment Bench Attr. Jean-Michel Frank

By Jean-Michel Frank

Located in Houston, TX

Parchment Bench attributed to Jean-Michel Frank composed of a wood frame veneered in goatskin and newly upholstered in ecru-cream-colored mohair.

Category

20th Century Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Goatskin, Mohair, Wood

Luciano Frigerio Sideboard in Brass and Wood
Luciano Frigerio Sideboard in Brass and Wood

Luciano Frigerio Sideboard in Brass and Wood

By Luciano Frigerio

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Luciano Frigerio, sideboard, brass, lacquered elm burl, Italy, 1970s This exquisite sideboard, created by the creative Italian designer Luciano Frigerio, exemplifies the aesthetic s...

Category

1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Brass

Piero Lissoni for Cassina "Flat Series" Credenza
Piero Lissoni for Cassina "Flat Series" Credenza

Piero Lissoni for Cassina "Flat Series" Credenza

By Cassina, Piero Lissoni

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Pierso Lissoni "Flat Series" for Cassina. Very nice shape with three pull out drawers. Right side is a single drawer deep enough for bottles. Divided trays in other drawers keep e...

Category

1990s Italian Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Carrara Marble, Aluminum

Post-Modern Murano Glass Vide-Poche Dish, Italy, 1990s
Post-Modern Murano Glass Vide-Poche Dish, Italy, 1990s

Post-Modern Murano Glass Vide-Poche Dish, Italy, 1990s

Located in Copenhagen, DK

Beautiful Murano art glass square shaped vide-poche plate in deep red, cream white and black colors. Original label on both sides: "Chromia Glass. Hand made. Vetro di Murano". An ey...

Category

Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass

Chi Wing Lo ‘Tiche’ Coffee Table for Giorgetti, Italy, 1990s
Chi Wing Lo ‘Tiche’ Coffee Table for Giorgetti, Italy, 1990s

Chi Wing Lo ‘Tiche’ Coffee Table for Giorgetti, Italy, 1990s

By Chi Wing Lo, Giorgetti S.p.A.

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Elegant and sculptural “Tiche” coffee table designed by Chi Wing Lo for Giorgetti, Italy, circa 1990s. This sophisticated piece exemplifies Giorgetti’s masterful blend of craftsmansh...

Category

1990s Italian Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Glass, Stained Glass, Fruitwood

1980s Post Modern Clock Telephone
1980s Post Modern Clock Telephone

1980s Post Modern Clock Telephone

Located in San Diego, CA

Incredible vintage 1980s telephone and clock combo. Very clever design. Beautiful dark mauve color with a radial black dial, gold tone hour hands, red second hand. Clock works with o...

Category

1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Plastic

Otto Zapf for ZapfDesign 'Softline' Cabinet in Grey
Otto Zapf for ZapfDesign 'Softline' Cabinet in Grey

Otto Zapf for ZapfDesign 'Softline' Cabinet in Grey

By Otto Zapf

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Otto Zapf for Zapfdesign 'Softline' cabinet, plastic, fabric, Germany, 1969 A grey-colored detachable 'Softline' cabinet with shelves designed by the German designer Otto Zapf. Pres...

Category

1960s German Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Plastic, Fabric

Pair of modernist chrome and pleather chairs, 20th century
Pair of modernist chrome and pleather chairs, 20th century

Pair of modernist chrome and pleather chairs, 20th century

Located in View Park, CA

A pair of chrome and pleather chairs, 20th century. Bauhaus and mid century modern sensibilities- and very well made. Please note one of the black spheres is missing at the foot of a...

Category

20th Century Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Chrome

Mario Bellini for Cassina Pianura Lounge Chairs in Walnut and Leather
Mario Bellini for Cassina Pianura Lounge Chairs in Walnut and Leather

Mario Bellini for Cassina Pianura Lounge Chairs in Walnut and Leather

By Mario Bellini, Cassina

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Mario Bellini for Cassina, 'Pianura' lounge chairs with armrests, walnut, leather, Italy, 1971 The ‘Pianura’ lounge chair by Mario Bellini for Cassina, designed in 1971, presents a ...

Category

1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Post Modern Black Leather UNO chairs with chrome tube frame Archizoom
Post Modern Black Leather UNO chairs with chrome tube frame Archizoom

Post Modern Black Leather UNO chairs with chrome tube frame Archizoom

By Archizoom Associati

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Black leather and tubular cantilever chrome "Uno" chair made by Marcatre and designed in 1973 by Paolo Deganella and Gilberto Corretti members of the Italian "Archizoom" group in Flo...

Category

1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Chrome

Meritalia Some of Us Lamp by Gaetano Pesce
Meritalia Some of Us Lamp by Gaetano Pesce

Meritalia Some of Us Lamp by Gaetano Pesce

By Corsi Design Factory, Gaetano Pesce

Located in Toronto, ON

Created through a process that celebrates imperfection and unconventionality, the luminous objects by Edizioni del Pesce embody Gaetano Pesce's distinctive philosophy. Each luminous ...

Category

2010s Italian Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Metal

Post Modern Art Deco Revival Brass King Size Headboard. Circa 1980s
Post Modern Art Deco Revival Brass King Size Headboard. Circa 1980s

Post Modern Art Deco Revival Brass King Size Headboard. Circa 1980s

By Luciano Frigerio

Located in Miami, FL

Postmodern 1980s Art Deco Revival Brass King Size Knot Headboard in the Style of Luciano Frigerio Features brass tubes bent in elegant curvy lines forming a knot with an Art Nouveau ...

Category

1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Brass

Pair of 1990s open armchairs by Piero Fornasetti's son Barnaba Fornasetti
Pair of 1990s open armchairs by Piero Fornasetti's son Barnaba Fornasetti

Pair of 1990s open armchairs by Piero Fornasetti's son Barnaba Fornasetti

By Piero Fornasetti

Located in Winnetka, IL

A pair of "Tema a variazioni" (Themes and Variations" Piero Fornasetti open armchairs by G. Galli, Italy for Barnaba Fornasetti Milan. Having upswept open arms painted in silver with...

Category

1990s Italian Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Silver Leaf

Post modern mahogany Gloss faux wood Laminate waterfall 6 Drawer Dresser
Post modern mahogany Gloss faux wood Laminate waterfall 6 Drawer Dresser

Post modern mahogany Gloss faux wood Laminate waterfall 6 Drawer Dresser

By Memphis Milano

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Beautiful post modern faux mahogany wood grain gloss laminate waterfall front 6 drawer dresser, circa 1980. Very clean inside and out. Look at photos. all drawers have metal glides w...

Category

1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Laminate, Plywood

USM Haller 2x2 Storage Cabinet, Pure White, Modular Swiss Design, 1960
USM Haller 2x2 Storage Cabinet, Pure White, Modular Swiss Design, 1960

USM Haller 2x2 Storage Cabinet, Pure White, Modular Swiss Design, 1960

By Usm Haller

Located in Chattanooga, TN

Authentic USM Haller 2x2 storage cabinet / media console in Pure White, featuring two flip-up doors for clean, unobstructed access and the iconic modular Swiss design. This versatil...

Category

1960s Swiss Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Pierre Chapo 'Sfax' T21E Dining Table in Solid Elm 160cm/62.99in.
Pierre Chapo 'Sfax' T21E Dining Table in Solid Elm 160cm/62.99in.

Pierre Chapo 'Sfax' T21E Dining Table in Solid Elm 160cm/62.99in.

By Pierre Chapo

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Pierre Chapo, 'Sfax' dining table, model 'T21E', elm, France, 1970s This table is one of the early editions designed by Pierre Chapo, known for his hallmark use of solid elmwood and...

Category

1970s French Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Elm

Black Ceramic Perpetual Face Vase in the Style of Piero Fornasetti by TMS 2005
Black Ceramic Perpetual Face Vase in the Style of Piero Fornasetti by TMS 2005

Black Ceramic Perpetual Face Vase in the Style of Piero Fornasetti by TMS 2005

By Piero Fornasetti, TMS

Located in Troy, MI

Multi face ceramic vase in black by TMS Inc Vitruvian Collection 2005 Perpetual face design in the style of Piero Fornasetti Signed and dated to lower edge 8 inch diameter 9.5 inc...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Rare Luigi Colani for Fritz Hansen Lounge Chair in Orange Upholstery
Rare Luigi Colani for Fritz Hansen Lounge Chair in Orange Upholstery

Rare Luigi Colani for Fritz Hansen Lounge Chair in Orange Upholstery

By Fritz Hansen, Luigi Colani

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Luigi Colani for Fritz Hansen, lounge chair, chrome-plated steel, metal, orange fabric, Denmark, 1970s The German industrial designer Luigi Colani was renowned for incorporating org...

Category

1970s Danish Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Metal, Steel, Chrome

Bar Stools in Metal and Red Corduroy Upholstery
Bar Stools in Metal and Red Corduroy Upholstery

Bar Stools in Metal and Red Corduroy Upholstery

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Bar stools, metal, velvet, Europe, 1970s. Exquisite barstools in red velvet upholstery. Due to the soft seat and back, these chairs provide a very pleasant seating comfort. The five...

Category

1970s European Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Metal

Postmodern Ceramic Candleholder by Gallo Design for Villeroy & Boch, 1980s
Postmodern Ceramic Candleholder by Gallo Design for Villeroy & Boch, 1980s

Postmodern Ceramic Candleholder by Gallo Design for Villeroy & Boch, 1980s

Located in Hamburg, DE

Postmodern Ceramic Candleholder by Gallo Design for Villeroy & Boch, 1980s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989 This piece has an attribution mark. Additional information...

Category

20th Century Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Modern to Postmodern Low-Slung Love Seat & Chair Burnt Orange & Aluminum Detail
Modern to Postmodern Low-Slung Love Seat & Chair Burnt Orange & Aluminum Detail

Modern to Postmodern Low-Slung Love Seat & Chair Burnt Orange & Aluminum Detail

Located in Topeka, KS

Fabulous vintage Modern to Postmodern very low slung sofa or loveseat & chair fully upholstered in a burnt orange velvet fabric with rolled-barrel shaped ruched backs & arms,...

Category

Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Aluminum

Ettore Sottsass Style Postmodern Magenta and Orange Lacquered Cabinet
Ettore Sottsass Style Postmodern Magenta and Orange Lacquered Cabinet

Ettore Sottsass Style Postmodern Magenta and Orange Lacquered Cabinet

By Ettore Sottsass

Located in South Bend, IN

An exceptional Postmodern magenta and orange lacquered cabinet, bookcase, or bar cabinet In the manner of Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano USA, Circa 1980s Measures: 51.25"W x 2...

Category

1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

A postmodern / chinoiserie wall-mount mirrored fan sculpture, late 20th century
A postmodern / chinoiserie wall-mount mirrored fan sculpture, late 20th century

A postmodern / chinoiserie wall-mount mirrored fan sculpture, late 20th century

Located in View Park, CA

A fan mirror / wall sculpture, late 20th century. Owing to Hollywood Regency, postmodern, and chinoiserie sensibilities, this piece brings at once to any interior glamour and camp.

Category

Late 20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Mirror, Acrylic

De Sede 'DS-31' Swivel Armchair in Black Leather
De Sede 'DS-31' Swivel Armchair in Black Leather

De Sede 'DS-31' Swivel Armchair in Black Leather

By De Sede

Located in Waalwijk, NL

De Sede, lounge chair model 'DS-31', leather, chrome-plated metal, Switzerland, 1970s A design by De Sede that features a simple yet stately construction. A comfortable sitting expe...

Category

1970s Swiss Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Leather

A Fauteuil à Corbeille Bronzed Steel Chair By Raymond Morales, France, Ca. 1990s
A Fauteuil à Corbeille Bronzed Steel Chair By Raymond Morales, France, Ca. 1990s

A Fauteuil à Corbeille Bronzed Steel Chair By Raymond Morales, France, Ca. 1990s

Located in Peabody, MA

A rare Fauteuil à Corbeille or “Flower Basket” chair by the French sculptor Raymond Morales (1926-2004). The chair seat and back are comprised of hundreds of stamped steel rosettes i...

Category

1990s French Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Steel

Jan de Jong Rare Custom Table in Dark Green Lacquered Wood
Jan de Jong Rare Custom Table in Dark Green Lacquered Wood

Jan de Jong Rare Custom Table in Dark Green Lacquered Wood

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Jan de Jong, custom table and stools, lacquered wood, the Netherlands, 1970s An exceptional dining ensemble by Jan de Jong, comprising a monumental table and six matching stools. De...

Category

1970s Dutch Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Wood

Institutional Chair, Black Leather, Post-Modern Design, Panorammma, Mexico
Institutional Chair, Black Leather, Post-Modern Design, Panorammma, Mexico

Institutional Chair, Black Leather, Post-Modern Design, Panorammma, Mexico

By Panorammma

Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX

Uncannily challenging excessive symbolic power granted to scientific institutions, the “Institutional Chair” reveals a tension with the accepted desubjectivisation of the body into s...

Category

2010s Mexican Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Steel, Nickel

Postmodern Sectional Sofa in Deep Green Fabric
Postmodern Sectional Sofa in Deep Green Fabric

Postmodern Sectional Sofa in Deep Green Fabric

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Modular sofa, fabric, Europe, 1970s This beautiful modular sofa, made in Europe in the 1970s, exudes comfort and charm. Wrapped in soft, rich green fabric, it invites you to sink in...

Category

1970s European Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Pine

Vintage PAF Studio Dove Italian Table Lamp Mario Barbaglia & Marco Colombo MCM
Vintage PAF Studio Dove Italian Table Lamp Mario Barbaglia & Marco Colombo MCM

Vintage PAF Studio Dove Italian Table Lamp Mario Barbaglia & Marco Colombo MCM

By PAF Studio, Mario Barbaglia and Marco Colombo

Located in Chula Vista, CA

For your consideration, iconic postmodern "Dove" desk lamp, designed by Mario Barbaglia and Marco Colombo for PAF Studio (later known as Italiana Luce) in Milan, Italy, around 1984....

Category

1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Plastic

Bitossi Ceramiche Ball Shaped Vase by Aldo Londi
Bitossi Ceramiche Ball Shaped Vase by Aldo Londi

Bitossi Ceramiche Ball Shaped Vase by Aldo Londi

By Bitossi, Aldo Londi

Located in Toronto, ON

Part of Aldo Londi’s iconic Rimini Blu series, this hand-turned fire-clay vase is engraved with rhythmic stamped motifs and finished in a luminous crystalline glaze that amplifies it...

Category

2010s Italian Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Pop art Post modern white Gloss Laminate custom 6 drawer dresser or credenza
Pop art Post modern white Gloss Laminate custom 6 drawer dresser or credenza

Pop art Post modern white Gloss Laminate custom 6 drawer dresser or credenza

By Memphis Milano

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Beautiful post modern custom made White gloss laminate 6 drawer dresser or credenza circa 1980. Very clean inside and out almost like new. Look at photos. There is (3) drawers on the...

Category

1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Laminate, Plywood

Large Howard Keith Custom 'Cloud' Sofa 440cm/173in
Large Howard Keith Custom 'Cloud' Sofa 440cm/173in

Large Howard Keith Custom 'Cloud' Sofa 440cm/173in

By Howard Keith

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Howard Keith for HK Furniture, special order custom 'Cloud' sofa, velvet, United Kingdom, 1970s Stunning Howard Keith for HK Furniture “Cloud” modular sofa, made in the 1970s. This ...

Category

1970s British Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Fabric

Porada Birillo side table postmodern 80s style
Porada Birillo side table postmodern 80s style

Porada Birillo side table postmodern 80s style

By Porada Arredi, Tarcisio Colzani

Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

Birillo side table designed by Tarcisio Colzani for Porada. This table was published in the early to middle 80s. In those days, there are another variation table such as coffee table...

Category

1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Steel

Memphis Milano Tahiti Lamp by Ettore Sottsass
Memphis Milano Tahiti Lamp by Ettore Sottsass

Memphis Milano Tahiti Lamp by Ettore Sottsass

By Memphis Milano, Ettore Sottsass

Located in Toronto, ON

Tahiti, a masterpiece by Ettore Sottsass, is an ironic lamp with a zoomorphic shape that recalls childhood games: a lamp is hidden in the head, ideal for lighting a table. The base w...

Category

2010s Italian Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Metal

Post-Modern hand-crafted Cocoon resin table lamps, Italy, 70s
Post-Modern hand-crafted Cocoon resin table lamps, Italy, 70s

Post-Modern hand-crafted Cocoon resin table lamps, Italy, 70s

By Tobia Scarpa, Flos, Achille Castiglioni

Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES

Pair of sculptural hand-crafted cocoon table lamps, Italy, 1970s. Formed by several varnished pine wood elements of different shapes and sizes, creating two curious columns of a cert...

Category

1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Resin, Wood, Pine

An ART-DECO NEOCLASSICAL TABLE LAMP by PHILIPPE BARBIER, France 1970
An ART-DECO NEOCLASSICAL TABLE LAMP by PHILIPPE BARBIER, France 1970

An ART-DECO NEOCLASSICAL TABLE LAMP by PHILIPPE BARBIER, France 1970

By Philippe Barbier

Located in PARIS, FR

An elegant table lamp, Post-Modernist, NeoClassical, Shabby-Chic, a nickeled metal cylindrical base and 2 spherical body with a final cylindrical lampshade, by Philippe Barbier, Fran...

Category

1970s French Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Metal

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