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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
Recognized Seller Listings
Paul Evans ‘Deep Relief’ Wall-Mounted Sideboard in Welded Steel and Slate
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Paul Evans for Directional, 'PE-19' wall-mounted cabinet, welded bronze and steel, painted wood, mirrored glass, glass, United States, 1971 An exceptional design by Paul Evans unden...
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1970s American Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

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Bronze, Steel

Carlo Bartoli for Rossi di Albizzate 'Blop' Lounge Set in Original Fabric
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Carlo Bartoli for Rossi di Albizzate, pair of two-seat sofas and coffee table, model 'Blop', original velvet, lacquered wood, Italy, 1972 A postmodern design by Italian master of ar...
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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Velvet, Wood, Lacquer

Noel Chair by Thorup Copenhagen
Located in Geneve, CH
Noel Chair by Thorup Copenhagen Dimensions: D 58 x W 57 x H 82 cm. Materials: Stainless steel, wool. Available in other colors. Please contact us. Thorup Copenhagen is an independe...
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2010s Danish Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Stainless Steel

Cordiale Bar Counter by Roberto Paoli
Located in Geneve, CH
Cordiale Bar Counter by Roberto Paoli Dimensions: D 70 x W 120 x H 110 cm. Materials: Polyethylene. This product is suitable for indoor and outdoor use. Available in a lighted versi...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Other

Gothic Bed by DAaZ
Located in Geneve, CH
Gothic Bed by DAaZ Dimensions: D 248 x W 275 x H 122 cm. Materials: Wood, leather. DAaZ Furniture honors the spirit of adventure. We embrace the escape of the ordinary and revel in...
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2010s Chinese Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Wood, Leather

Gothic Bed by DAaZ
Gothic Bed by DAaZ
$11,964 / item
Form Cabinet by DAaZ
Located in Geneve, CH
Form Cabinet by DAaZ Dimensions: D 45 x W 110 x H 148.5 cm. Materials: Ash wood, glass fiber reinforced polymer. DAaZ Furniture honors the spirit of adventure. We embrace the escap...
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2010s Chinese Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Fiberglass, Wood

Black Trumpet Table by OK Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Black Trumpet Table by OK Design Dimensions: D 45 x W 47 x H 105 cm. Materials: Powder-coated metal. Available in black or white. Please contact us. The Trumpet Table is a minimal ...
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2010s Danish Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Metal

Set Of 2 Pona Bedstands by Pastform
Located in Geneve, CH
Set Of 2 Pona Bedstands by Pastform Dimensions: D 40 x W 45 x H 50 cm. Materials: Stained and varnished wood. Available in different wood color finishes: Whiskey, Rum, BPA, Nobel, B...
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2010s Polish Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Wood

Tizio 35 Terra Floor Lamp Designed by Richard Sapper for Artemide
Located in Athens, Attiki
Tizio 35 terra floor lamp designed by richard sapper for artemide, 1971. The tizio lamp was revolutionary! Black, angled, minimalist, and mysterious, the lamp...
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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Metal

Collectionist Lounge Sideboard by Laurameroni
Located in Geneve, CH
Collectionist Lounge Sideboard by Laurameroni Dimensions: W 160 x D 40 x H 73 cm Materials: Delabré Dark bronze; shiny Levanto marble; gunmetal legs. Low sideboard with curved side...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Wood

Ring 64 Pendant Lamp by United Alabaster
Located in Geneve, CH
Ring 64 Pendant Lamp by United Alabaster Dimensions: D 64 x H 200 cm Materials: Alabaster All our lamps can be wired according to each country. If so...
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2010s Spanish Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Alabaster

Italian Modular Sofa in Metal and Patterned Grey Fabric
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Modular sofa, fabric, metal, wood, Italy, 1970s This beautiful Italian sectional sofa showcases the bold and eccentric design choices of the 1970s, highlighted by its striking uphol...
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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

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Metal

Looking for Equilibrium Sculpture by MCB Ceramics
Located in Geneve, CH
Looking for Equilibrium Sculpture by MCB Ceramics Unique piece. Dimensions: D 20 x H 75 cm. Materials: Ceramic. Numerated and signed by the artist. All ...
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2010s French Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

New York Mural by Olivia Cognet
Located in Geneve, CH
New York Mural by Olivia Cognet Dimensions: D 5 x W 110 x H 40 cm Materials: Ceramic. Each of Olivia’s handmade creations is a unique work of art, the snapshot of a precious moment...
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2010s French Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Contemporary Textured Brass Chandelier, Tryst Three by Paul Matter
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary Textured Brass Chandelier, Tryst Three by Paul Matter Tryst chandelier explores the relationship between interlocked forms in perfect union a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Brass

Deus Table Lamp by Studio Romell
Located in Geneve, CH
Deus Table Lamp by Studio Romell Dimensions: D 39 x H 41 cm Materials: Marble Cipollino Green, Murano Glass, Cast Bronze. Carlos and David, hailing from Sweden, have both cultivated...
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2010s Swedish Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Marble

Ambrogio Tresoldi e Alberto Salvati Wardrobe Cabinet in Purple Blue Wood
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ambrogio Tresoldi and Alberto Salvati, cabinet / wardrobe, lacquered wood, Italy, 1970s Ambrogio Tresoldi and Alberto Salvati began their careers at the Politecnico di Milano under ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Wood

Soft & Creamy Armchair by Munna
Located in Geneve, CH
Soft & Creamy Armchair by Munna Dimensions: D 88 x W 82 x H 113 cm. SH: 44 cm. Materials: Wood, foam, and upholstery. Finish: Cotton Velvet, ref. Basalt, CV25, and Basalt gloss lacqu...
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2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Upholstery, Foam, Wood

Shadow #3 Porcelain Sculpture by Laura Pasquino
Located in Geneve, CH
Shadow #3 Porcelain Sculpture by Laura Pasquino One of a kind Dimensions: D 42 x H 40 cm Material: White porcelain, glaze inside. Laura Pasquino Incorporating references from ancie...
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2010s Dutch Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Tabacco Croissant Sofa by Plyus Furniture
Located in Geneve, CH
Tabacco Croissant Sofa by Plyus Furniture Dimensions: D 120 x W 240 x H 80 cm Materials: Wood, HR foam, polyester wadding, fabric upholstery. “Croissant” Sofa. Of course, for the d...
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2010s Emirian Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Shirudo Round Side Table/ Coffee Table, Matte Clouded Bronze Finish by Mingardo
Located in Geneve, CH
Shirudo bronze finish side table by Mingardo Dimensions: D 60 x H 40 cm Materials: Stainless steel with matte cloudy bronze finish. Weight: 30 kg Also available in different finish...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Bronze, Stainless Steel

Natural Offset Stool by Resident
Located in Geneve, CH
Natural Offset Stool by Resident Dimensions: D 34 x H 43 cm Materials: Solid Oak. Weight: 7.9 Kg. About: Founded by Simon James & Scott Bridgens in 2011, Resident is the home of e...
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2010s New Zealand Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Oak

HU01T Pendant Lamp L by Taiwan Lantern
Located in Geneve, CH
HU01T Pendant Lamp L by Taiwan Lantern Dimensions: D 57 x W 57 x H 50 cm. Material: Walnut & bamboo frame, Hand-colored fabrics, Metal pipes, Leath...
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2010s Dutch Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Metal

No. 13 Circle Green, Grey Contemporary Art Wall Sconce by Sander Bottinga
Located in Geneve, CH
Circle blue grey, wall sconce, Sander Bottinga Handmade in brass, leather, wood and hand printed and painted linen. A dimmer is inlaid with leather. Also possible without a dimmer D...
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2010s Dutch Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Brass

Anthracite Rhodes Table Lamp by Danny Kaplan Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Anthracite Rhodes Table Lamp by Danny Kaplan Studio Dimensions: ⌀ 51 x H 69 cm Materials: Glazed Ceramic, Unfinished Brass, Linen This item is handmade, and may exhibit variability ...
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2010s American Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Brass

Sovereign 140 Bronze Aluminum Contemporary Pendant Lamp by JSPR
Located in Geneve, CH
Sovereign 140 Bronze Aluminum Contemporary Pendant Lamp by JSPR Designed by Jasper van Grootel. Dimensions: Ø 140 x H 45 cm. Materials: Anodized aluminum. Handmade in The Netherland...
Category

2010s Dutch Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Aluminum

Terracotta Moon Jar No 9 by Elena Vasilantonaki
Located in Geneve, CH
Terracotta Moon Jar No 9 by Elena Vasilantonaki Unique Dimensions: ⌀ 14 x H 18 cm (Dimensions may vary) Materials: Local Terracotta Clay from the Island of Crete Growing up in Greec...
Category

2010s Greek Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Clay

Brass Sculpted Brass Chair, Misaya
Located in Geneve, CH
Brass sculpted brass chair, Misaya. Dimensions: W 54 x L 58 x H 79 cm (seating: 63). Hand-sculpted chair in brass.
Category

2010s Thai Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Brass

Mool Vase by DAaZ
Located in Geneve, CH
Mool Vase by DAaZ Dimensions: D 18 x W 34 x H 40.9 cm. Materials: Crystal. DAaZ Furniture honors the spirit of adventure. We embrace the escape of the ordinary and revel in the mag...
Category

2010s Chinese Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Crystal

Ubald Klug for De Sede 'Terrazza' Landscape in Red Brown Leather
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ubald Klug for De Sede, DS-1025 'Terrazza' landscape sofa, leather, Switzerland, 1970s. Waterfall shaped sofa in red brown leather by the Swiss manufacturer De Sede. The design for...
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1970s Swiss Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Leather

Unique Console Table by Goons
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique console table by Goons Dimensions: W 120 x D 27 x H 74 cm Materials: Wood Dimensions can be adjusted +/- 10 cm Goons is located in Paris, France. All of their designs are ma...
Category

2010s French Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Wood

Ettore Sottsass, Custom Cabinet, Maple, Italy, 1989
Located in High Point, NC
A maple and white-painted maple cabinet designed by Ettore Sottsass and custom-produced by Sottsass Associati, Italy for the Mayer-Schwarz Gallery, Beverly Hills in 1989. 
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Maple

Diego Mattu for 1P 'Malù' Modular Sofa in Beige Upholstery
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Diego Mattu for 1P, 'Malù' modular sofa, fabric, ABS plastic, Italy, 1969 Diego Mattu's Malù creation introduces exceptionally cozy sofa produced by the Italian company 1P. These mo...
Category

1960s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Plastic

Rectangular Prism Base Light Blue Grey Onyx Coffee Table by RAFFINATO
Located in Geneve, CH
Taffy Blue Onyx Coffee Table by RAFFINATO Dimensions: Ø 100 x H 38 cm. Materials: Blue onyx. This table is available in different stone options...
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2010s Turkish Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Onyx

Object 05 Green Seating by Volta
Located in Geneve, CH
Object 05 Green Seating by Volta One Of A Kind. Dimensions: D 40,5 x W 40,5 x H 47 cm. Materials: Cork and ceramic. Also available in diffentent colors. Please contact us. MEÏ COLL...
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2010s French Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Cork

Zond Chair by Plyus Furniture
Located in Geneve, CH
Zond Chair by Plyus Furniture Dimensions: D 101 x W 76 x H 94 cm Materials: Wood, HR foam, polyester wadding, fabric upholstery. PLYUS Furniture creates pieces in collectible des...
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2010s Emirian Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Kola Armchair by EBUR
Located in Geneve, CH
Kola Armchair by EBUR Dimensions: W 64 x D 98 x H 90 cm. Materials: Solid oak, Woven fabric. Weight: 30 Kg. Also Available in different colors: Angkor fabric, Pierre Frey. The Kol...
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2010s French Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Oak

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

Contemporary Aged Brass Chandelier, Tryst Six by Paul Matter
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary Polished Brass Chandelier, Tryst Six by Paul Matter Tryst chandelier explores the relationship between interlocked forms in perfect unio...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Brass

At 18, I Started Seeing The World Differently Sculpture by Carri
Located in Geneve, CH
At 18, I Started Seeing The World Differently Sculpture by Carri Dimensions: W 40 x D 5 x H 50 cm Materials: Yellow Cantera. B 1995 Fernanda Carri ́s intimate practice spans paintin...
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2010s Mexican Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Stone

Concave Black Contemporary Sculptural Mirror by Homa
Located in Geneve, CH
Concave Black Contemporary Sculptural Mirror by Homa Dimensions: D 97 x H 7 cm Materials: Concave smoke mirror. HOMA is a contemporary design atelier based in Istanbul. The atelier...
Category

2010s Turkish Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Mirror

Marc Newson 'Kiss the Future' Chair in Red Molded Polypropylene
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Marc Newson for W & LT (Wild & Lethal Trash) retail stores, chair, part of the 'Kiss the Future' series, rotation molded polypropylene, Australia / Belgium, 1996-1997 Marc Newson (...
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1990s Belgian Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Plastic

Set of 2 Modern Brass Rod Off-White Sculptural Ceramic Wall Lamp by Elsa Foulon
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Achille Wall Sconces by Elsa Foulon. Unique Pieces Dimensions: H 75 cm Materials: Ceramic, Brass All our lamps can be wired according to each country. If sold to the USA it...
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2010s French Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Brass

William Andrus for Steelcase Coffee Table in Fiberglass Plexiglass Mirror
Located in Waalwijk, NL
William C. Andrus for Steelcase, coffee table, lacquered fiberglass, plexiglass, mirrored glass, United States, 1970s Designed by William C. Andrus for Steelcase in the 1970s, this ...
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1970s American Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Mirror, Fiberglass, Plexiglass

Okla Cotton Wall Sconce by Simone & Marcel
Located in Geneve, CH
Okla Cotton Wall Sconce by Simone & Marcel Dimensions: D 12 x W 24 x H 38 cm. Materials: Cotton. Custom options available on request. Please contact us. All our lamps can be wired...
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2010s Spanish Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Cotton

Belfry Arm Custom Alabaster Pendant by Contain
Located in Geneve, CH
Belfry arm custom Alabaster pendant by Contain Dimensions: D16 x H22 cm Materials: brass structure and alabaster stone All our lamps can be wired according to each country. If sold ...
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2010s Spanish Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Alabaster, Brass

Mahjong Dining Table by Pendhapa
Located in Geneve, CH
Mahjong dining table by Pendhapa Dimensions: D100 x W100 x H74 cm Materials: Solid black javanese teak, black lacquered javanese teak, Kuningan me...
Category

2010s Singaporean Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Brass

Oria Console Table by Un’common
Located in Geneve, CH
Oria Console Table by Un’common Designed by Małgorzata Korycka. Dimensions: D 30 x W 90 x H 33 cm. Materials: Travertine and oak. The Oria console from the LINEE series is a piece o...
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2010s Polish Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Travertine

Light 32 Porcelain Sculpture by Laura Pasquino
Located in Geneve, CH
Light 32 Porcelain Sculpture by Laura Pasquino One of a kind Dimensions: D 32 x H 32 cm Material: Unglazed white porcelain. Laura Pasquino Incorporating references from ancient Kor...
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2010s Dutch Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Munìs Sideboard by Valentina Giovando
Located in Geneve, CH
Munìs Sideboard by Valentina Giovando Dimensions: W 150 x D 50 x H 95 cm. Materials: Wood, Fabric, Brass, Zinc, Fiberglass, Bronze. Valentina Giovando, Lives and works in Sarzana,...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Brass, Bronze

White Alabaster Peono Table Lamp by Simone & Marcel
Located in Geneve, CH
White Alabaster Peono Table Lamp by Simone & Marcel Dimensions: Ø 40.6 x H 56 cm. Materials: Brass, acrylic and white alabaster. Also available in di...
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2010s Spanish Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Alabaster, Brass

Chouchou High Green Side Table by Pulpo
Located in Geneve, CH
Chouchou high green side table by Pulpo Dimensions: D39 x H57 cm Materials: ceramic Also available in different Colours. Chouchou bears the contours of an antique column – which, knowing designer Lorenzo Zanovello’s, is most likely a reference to his Italian origins. Thinking like a sculptor, he takes raw material as a starting point for his ideas. Chouchou’s generous and always unique colour glaze is – similar to the unpolished surface structure – a testimony to pure craft beyond any serial uniformity. Available as a high side table or coffee table (from ceramics, round or oval). Pulpo is a design editor for high-end products in the home sector. Design is our passion. Art is our engine. We are fascinated by the craft of the ceramic and glassblowing workshops and are guided by the rough aesthetics of these unique pieces. Pulpo’s philosophy goes back to the idea of the “carte blanche...
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2010s German Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Aries Medium Desk by Pastform
Located in Geneve, CH
Aries Medium Desk by Pastform Dimensions: D 65 x W 150 x H 76 cm. Materials: Stained and varnished wood. Available in different wood color finishes and combinations: Whiskey, Rum, N...
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2010s Polish Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Wood

Senufo Bench by DAaZ
Located in Geneve, CH
Senufo Bench by DAaZ Dimensions: D 47 x W 170 x H 45 cm. Materials: Albizzia wood, fabric. DAaZ Furniture honors the spirit of adventure. We embrace the escape of the ordinary and ...
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2010s Chinese Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Wood, Fabric

Gaelle Mirror by Philippe Colette
Located in Geneve, CH
Gaelle mirror by Philippe Colette Dimensions: D 60 x H 90 cm Materials: mineral lime plaster. With or without indirect lighting. All shapes and sizes can...
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2010s Belgian Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Plaster

Metropolis Contemporary Sculptural Brass Table Lamp by Jan Garncarek
Located in Geneve, CH
Metropolis Contemporary Sculptural Brass Table Lamp by Jan Garncarek Dimensions: 81 x 52 x 25 cm Material: Brass Handcrafted by Jan Garncarek. Signed Information: weight:15 kg / 33 lb voltage: 120V, 240V lamping: 1 x E27 dimmable, 60W, 50-60 Hz lumens: 800 Im kcolortemperature: 3000 K tightness class: IP 21 certificates: CE approved, RoHS Lamp created as a result of fascination with the possibilities offered by the metallurgy. The lamp exposes what is most beautiful in brass. Here I see the beauty in two different forms. The first are various types of dishes or shields. Their phenomenon is the occurrence of irresolvable forms. The flat sheet is flaccid and prone to deformation. Only after its extrusion and giving its sphericity, it gains its constitutionality. The second form are the heavy machine parts, simple and perfectly matched "geometries". Metropolis is a clash of both of these fascinations. The lamp is made by hand with a full brass, using traditional methods of metalworking, as well as other methods, slowly fading into obscurity. An example of which are the plates executed by metal spinning method. Jan Garncarek is an important contemporary designer, graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. He gained extra qualifications at Politecnico di Milano. He has acquired professional experience in the design society. He took part in projects such as: design of visual information for the Museum of the history of Polish Jews, interior design project of the Polish cultural...
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2010s Polish Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Brass

Large Ita Console Table by Estudio Prosa
Located in Geneve, CH
Large Ita Console Table by Estudio Prosa Dimensions: W 200 x D 45 x H 20 cm Materials: Wood. The Prosa studio is a space formed by architects, designers and carpenters who seek the ...
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2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Wood

Green Marble Peono Table Lamp by Simone & Marcel
Located in Geneve, CH
Green Marble Peono Table Lamp by Simone & Marcel Dimensions: Ø 40.6 x H 61 cm. Materials: Brass, acrylic and green marble. Also available in differ...
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2010s Spanish Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Marble, Brass

Pair of High Back Golem Chairs by Vico Magistretti for Poggi, Italy 1969
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
Pair of stunning high-back SD51 Golem chairs by Vico Magistretti for Poggi, 1969 Italy. This Post Modern chair plays on the Mid-Century Modern aesthetic of Carlo, Afra and Tobia Scar...
Category

1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Leather, Wood, Bentwood, Paint

Ecrù Otto Table Lamp by Servomuto
Located in Geneve, CH
Ecrù Otto Table Lamp by Servomuto Dimensions: D 50 x H 67 cm Materials: Upper Lampshade: Rubelli / Dedar fabric. Lower Lampshade: Pleated pongé bends. Structure: Mahogany base and br...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Brass

Post-modern furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Post-Modern furniture for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating, lighting, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Post-Modern furniture made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include Pepe Albargues, Ettore Sottsass, ATRA, and Christopher Gentner. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $33 and tops out at $275,833 while the average work can sell for $2,610.

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