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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
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Set of Four Aluminum/Brass Coasters in Brutalist Design by David Marshall
Set of Four Aluminum/Brass Coasters in Brutalist Design by David Marshall

Set of Four Aluminum/Brass Coasters in Brutalist Design by David Marshall

By David Marshall

Located in München, BY

A set of four rare, substantial, and large coasters in a Brutalist style, crafted from aluminum and brass by David Marshall. Made in Spain. Stamped on the brass; the undersides feat...

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1980s Spanish Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

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...

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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Travertine

Ettore Sottsass for Design Centre/Poltronova ‘Bruco’ Wall Lights
Ettore Sottsass for Design Centre/Poltronova ‘Bruco’ Wall Lights

Ettore Sottsass for Design Centre/Poltronova ‘Bruco’ Wall Lights

By Design Centre, Poltronova, Ettore Sottsass

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Ettore Sottsass for Design Centre/Poltronova, ‘Bruco’ wall light from the Mobili Grigi series, chrome-plated brass, methacrylate (translucent Perspex), enameled aluminum, Italy, 1970 This ‘Bruco’ wall light is created by Ettore Sottsass as part of the Mobili Grigi collection for Poltronova and produced by Design Centre in 1970. The advancements in lamp technology have influenced the design of lighting fixtures. The Bruco light was created as a result of the use of breakthrough materials and technologies of the seventies. Designer...

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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Brass, Chrome

1980s Acrylic Organizer - SRW Minidex 78 Floppy Disk Holder
1980s Acrylic Organizer - SRW Minidex 78 Floppy Disk Holder

1980s Acrylic Organizer - SRW Minidex 78 Floppy Disk Holder

Located in Fairfield, CA

A vintage "SRW Minidex/78" acrylic organizer. Features a tinted hinged lid and black base with colorful divided compartments inside. Originally designed to hold floppy disks but coul...

Category

Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Acrylic

Ettore Sottsass Memphis Milano Diva Vintage Wall Mirror, Italy, 1984
Ettore Sottsass Memphis Milano Diva Vintage Wall Mirror, Italy, 1984

Ettore Sottsass Memphis Milano Diva Vintage Wall Mirror, Italy, 1984

By Memphis Group, Memphis Milano, Ettore Sottsass

Located in Vienna, AT

A post-modern wall-mounted mirror, Model „Diva" designed in 1984 by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano, Italy. This mirror is a vintage original from the 1980s, made from wood and mi...

Category

1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Glass, Mirror, Laminate, Wood

Mah Jong Modular 3-Piece Sofa Suite by Hans Hopfer for Roche Bobois
Mah Jong Modular 3-Piece Sofa Suite by Hans Hopfer for Roche Bobois

Mah Jong Modular 3-Piece Sofa Suite by Hans Hopfer for Roche Bobois

By Roche Bobois, Hans Hopfer

Located in Basel, BS

An iconic three-piece Mah Jong lounge suite, by Roche Bobois, groundbreaking modular seating concept designed by Hans Hopfer in 1971. This set embraces the "ground-level living" revolution of the Space Age era, discarding traditional constraints to offer complete freedom of form, comfort, and interactive layout. **Special edition Seat backs feature adjustable back rests that can adjust the position into 4 different adjusted levels. The Mah Jong sofa is manufactured in a dedicated, specialized workshop located in Italy. Each modular element is entirely hand-made and hand-stitched, functioning much like an haute couture fashion studio Design & Configuration The set is balanced across three primary, highly adaptable elements: • One Black Seat Element complete with an integrated, adjustable low-profile backrest. • One Red Seat Element featuring a matching structural backrest for supportive, laid-back comfort. • One Orange Ottoman...

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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Foam

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...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Original Model 'SDC' Chairs by Dick Spierenburg for Castelijn, 1978
Original Model 'SDC' Chairs by Dick Spierenburg for Castelijn, 1978

Original Model 'SDC' Chairs by Dick Spierenburg for Castelijn, 1978

By Dick Spierenburg, Castelijn

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Model 'SDC' chairs, designed by Dick Spierenburg for innovative Dutch furniture maker Castelijn, 1978. The chairs' visually striking, leaning metal frames still hold the original up...

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1970s Dutch Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Metal, Steel

Seven Salotti Modular Sofa in Cognac Colored Leather
Seven Salotti Modular Sofa in Cognac Colored Leather

Seven Salotti Modular Sofa in Cognac Colored Leather

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Seven Salotti modular sofa, plastic, leather, Italy, 1970s This modular sofa by Italian maker Seven Salotti dates from the 1970s and showcases the era’s relaxed and sculptural appro...

Category

1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Leather, Plastic

Late 1970s Dick Spierenburg Model SDC Armchair, Black Leather, Chrome & Enameled
Late 1970s Dick Spierenburg Model SDC Armchair, Black Leather, Chrome & Enameled

Late 1970s Dick Spierenburg Model SDC Armchair, Black Leather, Chrome & Enameled

By Dick Spierenburg, Castelijn

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Designed by Dutch designer Dick Spierenburg for Castelijn in the late 1970s, the Model SDC armchair stands out for its boldly architectural, raked frame. Flat black enameled steel me...

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1970s Dutch Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Enamel, Steel, Chrome

1970s Italian Modular Sofa in Brown and Beige Upholstery
1970s Italian Modular Sofa in Brown and Beige Upholstery

1970s Italian Modular Sofa in Brown and Beige Upholstery

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Modular sofa, fabric, Italy, 1970s This charming Italian sofa is made in a characteristic patterned upholstery in brown and beige tones with cord like stitching along the backrests...

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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Fabric

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...

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1980s French Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Tubular Steel S 828 Chaise Longue Rocking Chair by Torben Skov for Thonet
Tubular Steel S 828 Chaise Longue Rocking Chair by Torben Skov for Thonet

Tubular Steel S 828 Chaise Longue Rocking Chair by Torben Skov for Thonet

By Thonet

Located in Hamburg, DE

Chaise longue or rocking lounger from the renowned tubular steel furniture manufacturer Thonet based on a design by the Danish designer Torben Skov from the 80s. The special feature...

Category

1980s German Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Metal

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

Murano Gilt Glass Lamp
Murano Gilt Glass Lamp

Murano Gilt Glass Lamp

Located in Houston, TX

1980s Italian Murano glass table lamp with gold gilt bands and a lucite base. Newly wired. Dimensions include lamp shade.

Category

Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Murano Glass, Lucite

A Radical MURANO Glass TABLE LAMP by FRANCO RAGGI, by FONTANA ARTE, Italy 1970
A Radical MURANO Glass TABLE LAMP by FRANCO RAGGI, by FONTANA ARTE, Italy 1970

A Radical MURANO Glass TABLE LAMP by FRANCO RAGGI, by FONTANA ARTE, Italy 1970

By Fontana Arte

Located in PARIS, FR

A large and airy table lamp, Post-Modernist, Shabby-Chic, Memphis, circular base in cast aluminum with integrated dimmer, 2 axes supporting 2 sheets of glass with white diffusing dec...

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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Metal, Chrome

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

Postmodern Modern Silver Chrom Round Chandelier Art Nouveau XXL
Postmodern Modern Silver Chrom Round Chandelier Art Nouveau XXL

Postmodern Modern Silver Chrom Round Chandelier Art Nouveau XXL

Located in Berlin, DE

Immerse yourself in the fascinating world of postmodernism and experience pure elegance with our breathtaking silver/chrome chandelier decorated with crystals. This work of art of li...

Category

2010s German Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Crystal

Italian Postmodern Model Pao T2 Table Lamp by Matteo Thun for Arteluce, 1990s
Italian Postmodern Model Pao T2 Table Lamp by Matteo Thun for Arteluce, 1990s

Italian Postmodern Model Pao T2 Table Lamp by Matteo Thun for Arteluce, 1990s

By Matteo Thun

Located in Hamburg, DE

The large T2 table lamp version from the Pao lamp series by Matteo Thun. Here in a rare version with a shaft made of light beech wood. The Pao lights impress with their characterist...

Category

20th Century Italian Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Glass, Wood

De Sede ‘DS-15’ Modular Sofa in Patinated Brown Leather
De Sede ‘DS-15’ Modular Sofa in Patinated Brown Leather

De Sede ‘DS-15’ Modular Sofa in Patinated Brown Leather

By De Sede

Located in Waalwijk, NL

De Sede, 'DS-15' sectional sofa, patinated leather, Switzerland, 1970s. This high-quality sectional sofa designed by De Sede in the 1970s contains five regular elements, two corner ...

Category

1970s Swiss Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Leather

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...

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2010s Italian Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Metal

Vintage Danish Spherical Ceramic Table Lamp w. Pink Glaze, 1980s
Vintage Danish Spherical Ceramic Table Lamp w. Pink Glaze, 1980s

Vintage Danish Spherical Ceramic Table Lamp w. Pink Glaze, 1980s

Located in Esbjerg, DK

A 1980s Danish table light by Lamperiet Aarhus. The ceramic ball base features a monochrome pink glaze and the light comes installed with a fluted white shade. Measurements: H: 36 ...

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1980s Danish Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

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

Pair of 1970s Sculptural Geometric Chairs in Expressive Grain Wood and Brass
Pair of 1970s Sculptural Geometric Chairs in Expressive Grain Wood and Brass

Pair of 1970s Sculptural Geometric Chairs in Expressive Grain Wood and Brass

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Gagglioli, pair of dining chairs, Alpi wood veneer, brass, reupholstered fabric, Rome, Italy, 1970s A strikingly postmodern and angular design, characterized by its bold geometric f...

Category

1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Brass

Roger Tallon for Erco 'Spot' Wall Lights
Roger Tallon for Erco 'Spot' Wall Lights

Roger Tallon for Erco 'Spot' Wall Lights

By Roger Tallon, Erco

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Roger Tallon for Erco, 'Spot' wall lights, iron, lacquered metal, metal, plastic, France, 1970s. These wall lamps are icons made by Erco and designed by the French designer Roger Ta...

Category

1970s French Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Metal

1980s Rare Huge Italian Floor Lamp Odue Astralis by Quaia, Italy
1980s Rare Huge Italian Floor Lamp Odue Astralis by Quaia, Italy

1980s Rare Huge Italian Floor Lamp Odue Astralis by Quaia, Italy

By Fabio Lenci

Located in St- Leonard, Quebec

Massive sensuous shaped red acrylic shade with opale diffuser on top and under , mounted on a heavy stainless steel structure and base . Shade pivot a full 360 degree and measure 20 in. wide by 18 in. high. Light bulb is a round fluorescent tube with a North American 120 voltage system and US 2 prong wall plug...

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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Stainless Steel

Post modern off white Gloss Laminate waterfall 6 Drawer long Dresser
Post modern off white Gloss Laminate waterfall 6 Drawer long Dresser

Post modern off white Gloss Laminate waterfall 6 Drawer long Dresser

By Memphis Milano, Lane Furniture

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...

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1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Laminate, Plywood

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

Awesome Pair of Vladimir Kagan for Weiman Preview Bilbao Sculptural Sofas
Awesome Pair of Vladimir Kagan for Weiman Preview Bilbao Sculptural Sofas

Awesome Pair of Vladimir Kagan for Weiman Preview Bilbao Sculptural Sofas

By Vladimir Kagan, Weiman Preview Furniture

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Designed in the early 1990s by American design icon Vladimir Kagan, this pair of sofas was made by Weiman Preview, now known for their production of many iconic designs from Kagan, F...

Category

1990s American Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Upholstery, Hardwood

Memphis Milano Carlton Shelf by Ettore Sottsass
Memphis Milano Carlton Shelf by Ettore Sottsass

Memphis Milano Carlton Shelf by Ettore Sottsass

By Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Milano

Located in Toronto, ON

An absolute icon of Memphis designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1981, Carlton fully represents the programmatic intention of the group: the desire to transgress with an irreverent, unorth...

Category

2010s Italian Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Laminate, Wood

Maison Regain Dining Table in Elm
Maison Regain Dining Table in Elm

Maison Regain Dining Table in Elm

By Maison Regain

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Maison Regain dining table, elm, France, 1970s This dining table by Maison Regain is a refined example of French design from the 1970s, defined by its solid construction and express...

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1970s French Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Elm

Ralph Lauren Chrome and Black Leather Desk or Table Lamp
Ralph Lauren Chrome and Black Leather Desk or Table Lamp

Ralph Lauren Chrome and Black Leather Desk or Table Lamp

By Ralph Lauren

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Good-looking Ralph Lauren dual-bulb table lamp designed and made in America. Made mostly of steel throughout, chromed and overlaid with leather. This results in a super stylized look...

Category

Early 2000s American Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Chrome, Steel

Postmodern Folding Chairs, Red Triangular Seats, Set of Four, Circa 1985
Postmodern Folding Chairs, Red Triangular Seats, Set of Four, Circa 1985

Postmodern Folding Chairs, Red Triangular Seats, Set of Four, Circa 1985

Located in Downingtown, PA

Postmodern Folding Chairs, Red Triangular Seats, Set of Four, Circa 1985 Each of these four folding chairs is built from two triangles and a black line. The seat is a broad triangle...

Category

1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Metal

Vico Magistretti for O-Luce 'Atollo' First Edition '233' Table Lamp
Vico Magistretti for O-Luce 'Atollo' First Edition '233' Table Lamp

Vico Magistretti for O-Luce 'Atollo' First Edition '233' Table Lamp

By Vico Magistretti, O-Luce

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Vico Magistretti for O-Luce, 'Atollo' lamp, first edition model '233', aluminum, Italy, 1977 The Atollo lighting object, designed by Vico Magistretti in 1977, stands as one of his m...

Category

1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Aluminum

Roger Tallon for Erco 'Spot' Wall Lights
Roger Tallon for Erco 'Spot' Wall Lights

Roger Tallon for Erco 'Spot' Wall Lights

By Roger Tallon, Erco

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Roger Tallon for Erco, 'Spot' wall lights, iron, lacquered metal, metal, plastic, France, 1970s. These wall lamps are icons made by Erco and designed by the French designer Roger Ta...

Category

1970s French Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Metal

Joe Colombo for Comfort 'Elda' Lounge Chair in Red Leather and Fiberglass
Joe Colombo for Comfort 'Elda' Lounge Chair in Red Leather and Fiberglass

Joe Colombo for Comfort 'Elda' Lounge Chair in Red Leather and Fiberglass

By Comfort, Italy, Joe Colombo

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Joe Colombo for Comfort, lounge chair ‘Elda’, fiberglass, leather, Italy, design 1963 The ‘Elda’ chair is one of the most well-known designs of Italian designer Joe Colombo. This lo...

Category

1960s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Leather, Fiberglass

Cult Stool, Sculptural Side Table, Mexican White Onyx Marble, Panorammma, Mexico
Cult Stool, Sculptural Side Table, Mexican White Onyx Marble, Panorammma, Mexico

Cult Stool, Sculptural Side Table, Mexican White Onyx Marble, Panorammma, Mexico

By Panorammma

Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX

Cult stool / side table; a hand sculpted stone from an incredibly particular stone; Mexican White Onyx, remits to primal sculptural-architectural language while displaying materials ...

Category

2010s Mexican Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Onyx

Memphis Milano Hyatt Table by Ettore Sottsass
Memphis Milano Hyatt Table by Ettore Sottsass

Memphis Milano Hyatt Table by Ettore Sottsass

By Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Milano

Located in Toronto, ON

Imposing and superb, Hyatt by Ettore Sottsass evokes the structure of the classical column with the “capital” equal to the base. A side table that certainly does not go unnoticed for...

Category

2010s Italian Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Vintage Classic "MoMA" Glass Ribbon Tall Vase by Peter Hewitt, 1996
Vintage Classic "MoMA" Glass Ribbon Tall Vase by Peter Hewitt, 1996

Vintage Classic "MoMA" Glass Ribbon Tall Vase by Peter Hewitt, 1996

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Glass Ribbon Vase by Peter Hewitt, 1996 A "Museum of Modern Art" Design Store Classic " A ribbon of anodized aluminum metal is securely sandwiched between 3/8" plate glass walls to ...

Category

Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Aluminum

Bitossi Ceramiche Blue Sun Figure by Aldo Londi
Bitossi Ceramiche Blue Sun Figure by Aldo Londi

Bitossi Ceramiche Blue Sun Figure by Aldo Londi

By Bitossi, Aldo Londi

Located in Toronto, ON

From Aldo Londi’s Rimini Blu series, this radiant sun-faced figure glows with hand-stamped motifs and crystalline glaze, equal parts folk charm and modernist icon. All Bitossi ceram...

Category

2010s Italian Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Post Modern Perforated Steel and Chrome Arm Chair c. 1980's
Post Modern Perforated Steel and Chrome Arm Chair c. 1980's

Post Modern Perforated Steel and Chrome Arm Chair c. 1980's

By Shiro Kuramata

Located in New York, NY

Chic perforated steel and chrome arm chair, in excellent original, clean and ready to use condition. The chair features a perforated steel seat, back and arms, which are supported by...

Category

Late 20th Century Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Play Time Table by Panorammma, Hand-Carved Stone & Onyx, 100cm Diameter
Play Time Table by Panorammma, Hand-Carved Stone & Onyx, 100cm Diameter

Play Time Table by Panorammma, Hand-Carved Stone & Onyx, 100cm Diameter

By Panorammma

Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX

Rounded pillars of blue calcite, pink marble, caramel onyx and green onyx carry a black marble top to create Play-time Table; An elegant rendition of children’s furniture. A piece m...

Category

2010s Mexican Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Stone, Onyx, Marble

Horn Collection Post-Modern Dining Table in Red Polyurethane Plastic 1970s
Horn Collection Post-Modern Dining Table in Red Polyurethane Plastic 1970s

Horn Collection Post-Modern Dining Table in Red Polyurethane Plastic 1970s

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Horn Collection, dining table, lacquered polyurethane plastic, Germany, 1970s Created for the Horn collection in the seventies, this well-formed table is made entirely from polyuret...

Category

1970s German Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Plastic

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

1980's Giandomenico Belotti Black Leather Dining Chairs, A Pair - Made in Italy
1980's Giandomenico Belotti Black Leather Dining Chairs, A Pair - Made in Italy

1980's Giandomenico Belotti Black Leather Dining Chairs, A Pair - Made in Italy

By Giandomenico Belotti

Located in San Carlos, CA

For Sale: Stunning Pair of Giandomenico Belotti Black Leather Dining Chairs Elevate your space with these gorgeous, high-end designer dining chairs crafted by the renowned Italian m...

Category

1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Chrome

Mid-Century Italian Post Modern Sculptural Chaise Lounge in Art Deco Form
Mid-Century Italian Post Modern Sculptural Chaise Lounge in Art Deco Form

Mid-Century Italian Post Modern Sculptural Chaise Lounge in Art Deco Form

Located in Philadelphia, PA

An incredibly designed chaise lounge from Italy circa 1990's. It features quality construction with a stacked art deco form.

Category

1990s Italian Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Fabric

Vladimir Kagan Wide Angle Tangent Sofa, Model 506 In Tan Chenille
Vladimir Kagan Wide Angle Tangent Sofa, Model 506 In Tan Chenille

Vladimir Kagan Wide Angle Tangent Sofa, Model 506 In Tan Chenille

By Preview, Vladimir Kagan

Located in Culver City, CA

This is the Tangent sofa by Vladimir Kagan—designed in 2001 for Preview, during that glorious late-career era when Kagan was no longer asking permission from anyone, least of all geo...

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Early 2000s American Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Chenille

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...

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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass

Paolo Piva Double Bed King-Size Brass and Steel "Adia" by B&B, 1980s
Paolo Piva Double Bed King-Size Brass and Steel "Adia" by B&B, 1980s

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....

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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Brass, Steel

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.

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Late 20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Mirror, Acrylic

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