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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
Period: 1980s
Aurora Pendants by Arteluce, 1982
Located in Hanover, MA
SATURDAY SALE We have three Aurora pendants in the elusive white color, priced individually. Perry King & Santiago Miranda designed the 'Aurora' pendant light in 1982 for Arteluce, ...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

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Aluminum

The Stone Roses Original Vintage Concert Poster, Blackpool, 1989
Located in Devon, GB
A large and striking silkscreen concert poster for The Stone Roses' seminal gig at the Empress Ballroom in Blackpool, England, on Saturday 12th August 1989. Following the release of their eponymous debut album in May 1989, Manchester musicians Ian Brown...
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1980s British Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

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Paper

Mid century post modern Italian thick black leather 3 seat pillow sofa
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid century post modern Italian thick black leather 3 seat sofa clean. Very clean sofa amazing thick black leather. Fold over pillow back and side cushions. Ready for use. Made in It...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

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Leather

Pink Post-Modern Parsons Lounge Chair
Located in Medina, OH
A unique and comfortable pink post-modern Parsons Lounge Chair by "Status Fine Chairs by Rowe". The chairs is in great condition, only holds some...
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1980s Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

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Fabric

Kitchen chair Tom Dixon 80s early work creative salvage
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Kitchen chair designed by Tom Dixon. This chair was made of flying pan and Chinese ladle. So named Kitchen chair. One of representing chair of designers early works. Also one of hist...
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1980s British Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Steel

1980s Milo Baughman Barrel Tub Cream Beige Chenille Castors Chairs, Set of 2
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Transport yourself back to the sleek and sophisticated 1980s with this exquisite sculptural large chairs. The ultra rare barrel tub style chairs exudes an air of luxury and refinemen...
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1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

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Chenille, Upholstery, Wood

A Set of 3 POST-MODERN BAR STOOLS, in the style of MEMPHIS, France 1980
Located in PARIS, FR
A set of 3 high bar stools, Post-Modernist, Memphis, Eighties, circular and angular structures in anthracite lacquered square section steel, footrests and low backrests, red and yell...
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1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

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Metal

Wooden Sculptural Side Chair
Located in New York, NY
Wooden sculptural side chair featuring a keyhole backrest and carved indentations.
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Wood

'Bounty' Leather Loveseat by L. Davanzati for The Pace Collection, 1980s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A lovely example of the 'Bounty' series two-seat loveseat / settee by The Pace Collection in the early 1980s, this deep seated channel-tufted loveseat sofa was designed by L. Davantazi produced by Elam and retailed by The Pace Collection. Perfect for a cigar, whiskey or wine lounge or any space that can use something a bit modern yet still refined and classy. *Note, we have the matching club lounge chair and three-seater couch in another listing. Last two photos show the entire set. See our other listings or contact us for more details if you wish to create a living room or office / hotel lobby set. This channel-tufted leather love seat retains its original supple leather upholstery in an intriguing deep burgundy-brown color, almost like dark-cognac with beautiful lightly aged leather patina. The sumptuous seats are encased in a dark colored lacquer, providing an attractive modern contrast with the rich and elegant leather. This two-seater sofa has casters for ease of relocation according to occasion and mood or to better suit a view. The back is finished with tufted leather making this loveseat look incredible when floating in a room with the back exposed. Curved Art Deco styled arms lend 1980s juxtaposition and character to any room. Similar in style to the Saratoga Sofa by Massimo and Lella Vignelli for Poltronova 1970s, but at a fraction of the price. Plus something you don't get with the Saratoga sofa is the refined style of the elegant channel-tufted leather cushions on this Bounty loveseat sofa by The Pace Collection. The Pace Collection also offered the highly sought after collection by Guido Faleschini such as the Tucroma chair which is an interior designer and 20th century Modern design collector's favorite go to chair. Another example is the wild 1970s bed that featured interior design magazine covers when Lenny Kravitz home was featured with the Mariani bed...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

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Leather, Lacquer

De Sede 1980s 2-Piece Leather Corner Sofa
Located in Toronto, CA
Manufactured by Swiss company De Sede, famous for its enduring quality craftsmanship and leather excellence, this 1980's corner sofa hits that sweet spot of handsome, cozy and classy...
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1980s Swiss Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

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Leather

'Bounty' Leather Club Chair by L. Davanzati for The Pace Collection, 1980s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A lovely example of the 'Bounty' series club chair by The Pace Collection in the early 1980s, this deep seated channel-tufted leather lounge chair was designed by L. Davantazi produced by Elam and retailed by The Pace Collection. Perfect for a cigar, whiskey or wine lounge or any space that can use something a bit modern yet still refined and classy. *Note, we have the matching loveseat / settee and three-seat sofa in another listing. Last two photos show the entire set. See our other listings or contact us for more details if you wish to create a living room or office / hotel lobby set. This channel-tufted leather club chair retains its original supple leather upholstery in an intriguing deep burgundy-brown color, almost like dark-cognac with beautiful lightly aged leather patina. The sumptuous seats are encased in a dark colored lacquer, providing an attractive modern contrast with the rich and elegant leather. This lounge chair has casters for ease of relocation according to occasion and mood or to better suit a view. The back is finished with tufted leather making this easy chair look incredible when floating in a room with the back exposed. Curved Art Deco styled arms lend 1980s juxtaposition and character to any room. Similar in style to the Saratoga chair...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Leather, Lacquer

Vintage Yellow Pencil Table Lamp Pop Art Style, 1980s
Located in Amityville, NY
Vintage Yellow Pencil Table Lamp Pop Art Style, 1980s. This table lamp, in the form of an oversized pencil, is representative of the 1980s trend of making large versions of everyday ...
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1980s North American Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

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Wood

Rare Postmodern Cantilever Bentwood Chair by Randers, Scandinavian Modern
Located in Chicago, IL
Black painted bentwood and tubular steel cantilevered chair made by Randers Mobelfabrik in Denmark -- for the offices of Kroin in Cambridge, Massachusetts in the early 1980s. Kroin i...
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1980s Danish Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

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Metal

"Filicudi" coffee table by Ettore Sottsass and Marco Zanini for Zanotta 1993
Located in Renens, CH
Coffee table form the "Filicudi" series by Ettore Sottsass and Marco Zanini for Zanotta Italy 1993. Beautiful and sculptural coffee table which stands on four diabolo shaped beachwo...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

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Laminate, Pearwood

Vittorio Introini for Saporiti Wall Unit in Lacquered Ash and Chrome
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Vittorio Introini for Saporiti, multifunctional wall unit, black lacquered ash, chrome and white fabric, Italy, 1980s. Rare multifunctional wall unit designed by the Italian design...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

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Chrome

Mario Botta, 'Seconda' Black Metal Chairs, Alias Mod. 602, 1980s
Located in Argelato, BO
Three 'Seconda' chairs designed by the famous architect Mario Botta for the Italian firm Alias, model 602. All three are painted black both in the structure and in the seat, they bea...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Steel

Javier Mariscal Post-Modern Bar Cart Hilton For Memphis , Italy, 1981
Located in Vienna, AT
Javier Mariscal Post-Modern Bar Cart Hilton For Memphis , Italy, 1981 Rare Memphis bar cart ‚Hilton’, trolley on smoothly running casters offering a ...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Steel

Pascal Mourgue (1943-2014), Contrast armchair, Forum Diffusion ed., 1982
Located in Paris, FR
Pascal Mourgue (1943-2014), Contrast armchair, Forum Diffusion ed. 1982 Black-stained beech, large rounded back, foam and fabric Height 90 x Width...
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1980s French Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Foam, Wood

Italian Postmodern Wood and Velvet Dining Chairs, Italy 80s, Set of 4
Located in Lucija, SI
Set of 4 Italian Postmodern dining chairs from the 80s era. In excelent condition. The upholstery was recently changed.
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Velvet, Wood

Set of 4 original Memphis style "Jill" Arteluce wall sconces, 1980's
Located in Antwerp, Antwerp
A set of 4 original Memphis style "Jill " Arteluce wall sconces by Perry King and S. Miranda, available for purchase per piece. The design is clearly a postmodern nod to the Art Dec...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Metal

Large French Othr 1980 gold Crystal Wall Lamps
By OTHR
Located in New York, NY
A luxurious heavy pair of French crystal wall lamps with a gold plated fixtures made in the 1980s by Othr. Rewired. Rare. Two light candelabra light sockets.
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1980s French Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

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Crystal, Gold, Brass

Bone Air Chair by Memphis Milano Designer Peter Shire
Located in Kansas City, MO
Peter Shire bone chair designed and made in the Studio of Peter Shire, 1983. Only two of these chairs were ever made. The other reside in a private collection in Germany. Very large ...
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1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

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Upholstery, Laminate, Wood

Missoni by T&J. Vestor in years '80 optical art carpet wool
Located in Biella, IT
Missoni by T&J. Vestor in years '80 optical art carpet 100 % wool
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Wool

Nieuwenborg & Wegman 'Delight' wall lights for Ingo Maurer - Germany 1980.
By Martijn Wegman, Ingo Maurer, Frans van Nieuwenborg 1
Located in London, GB
A playful interpretation of the humble tea towel, the Delight wall sconces were created for lighting manufacturer Ingo Maurer by Dutch designers Martijn Wegman and Frans Van Nieuwenb...
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1980s German Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Fiberglass

Paola Piva style Coffee Table Italy 1980s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice Paolo Piva style coffee table . Thick Glass top . Black Steel Wire frame . adjustable feet .
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Steel

Casa Bella Pleated Leather and Suede Modular Sofa, 1983
Located in Chicago, IL
Casa Bella Pleated Leather and Suede Modular Sofa/Sectional, 1983. Original paperwork included. Measaurements as shown in photo 29” tall Shorter side 158” long, long side 187” long ...
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1980s Swedish Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

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Leather, Suede

Post Modern dining chairs, set of 4 - 1980s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Belgian Post modern dining chairs with chromed tubular frames and black faux leather upholstery. Beautiful, sleek, timeless design. Very good condition Dimensions: Height: 75cm W...
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1980s Belgian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Chrome

High-Quality Postmodern Pink Sommerso Murano Glass Swan by Elio Raffaeli, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1980s. This is a high-quality handmade Sommerso glass decorative item. It might show slight traces of use since it's vintage, but it can be considered as in excellent ...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Sommerso

John Saladino Chaise/Daybed, 1980
Located in Chicago, IL
John Saladino Chaise/Daybed, 1980s. Upholstery gray silk. Measures 73” long 21.5” tall 31” deep
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1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Silk

Karl Springer Grasscloth Nightstand/Side/End Table, 1980
Located in Chicago, IL
Karl Springer Black Grasscloth Nightstand/Side/End Table, 1980s. Original. Measures 24.25” tall 20” deep 26” long
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1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Grasscloth

"Caught in the Frame » / A Folk Art Metal Wall Piece by Bernie
Located in Pasadena, CA
A tin house, its structure cold and raw. A gaping hole at its center, like an explosion. Inside, two pink figures, nude and stunned. Their round eyes, mouths agape—surprise, unease, ...
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1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

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Sheet Metal

Postmodern Set of Four Vintage Dining Chair Massimo Iosa Ghini Moroso 1988 Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Postmodern vintage set of 4 dining armchairs, which were designed by Massimo Iosa Ghini 1988 for Moroso, Italy. Massimo Iosa Ghini (1959 in Bologna) is a popular Italian architect an...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Metal

Set of 4 original Memphis style "Jill" Arteluce wall sconces, 1980's
Located in Antwerp, Antwerp
A set of 4 original Memphis style "Jill " Arteluce wall sconces by Perry King and S. Miranda, available for purchase per piece. The design is clearly a postmodern nod to the Art Deco...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

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Metal

Original Purvis Young Extra Large Outsider/Street Art
Located in North Miami, FL
Abstract mixed-media work by artist Purvis Young. Folk Art portraying a very powerful scene of chained figures. The work depicting modern slavery is painted in vivid ochre, red, blue...
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1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Wood, Plywood

1980 Bieffeplast Postmodern Italian Design Black White Wall Lamp Sconces
Located in Brescia, IT
Pair of Post Modern Sconces prod. Bieffeplast Italy, 1980 Black metal grind and white bent plexiglass Black and White metal wall frame The...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Metal

Vintage Postmodern Sculptural Carved Ribbon raped Reed Console table
Located in North Fort Myers, FL
Elevate your interiors with this exquisite late 1980s console table by Robb & Stucky. Featuring a faux stone top with a subtly textured finish, this piece exudes timeless sophisticat...
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1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Rattan

Italian PostModern T-Line Armchairs By Burkhard Voghterr for Arflex, Italy 80s
Located in Lucija, SI
Pair of T-Line armchairs designed by Burkhard Voghterr and made by Arflex in the 80s. In excellent condition with light signs of wear on the fabric.
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Metal

Ettore Sottsass 'Ospite' Dining Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ettore Sottsass 'Ospite' dining table for Zanotta, 1980s.
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Silver Plate, Brass

Matteo Grassi Set of Ten Dining Chairs in Leather and Steel
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Matteo Grassi, set of ten dining chairs, leather and steel, Italy, 1980s. Sophisticated set of ten dining chairs designed by Italian designer Matteo Grassi in the 1980s. These chair...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Steel

Cannaregio Modular Loveseat by Gaetano Pesce
Located in Toronto, CA
'Cannaregio' modular sofa exudes playfulness, adaptability, and a burst of colour. Composed of modular sections which can be placed together or arrange...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Foam

Postmodern Multicolored Italian Memphis Design Pedestal Gueridon Side Table
Located in Zagreb, HR
1980's Postmodern Peter Shire Style Italian Pedestal or Bar Table. This beautiful sculptural Memphis design statement piece features abstract wooden structure in yellow, red, black,...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

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Marble, Metal

Vintage Italian Post Modern 2-Door Green White Brass Murano Glass Sideboard
Located in New York, NY
One-of-a-kind vintage early 1980s Italian Post-Modern unique 2-door credenza sideboard entirely hand-made and decorated with an inset geometric pattern, of triangular shapes in handc...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Brass

Metal Edge Side Table
Located in Toronto, CA
Rug and furniture designer, Elizabeth Browning Jackson has crafted a side table of juxtapositions. At once light and hard, edgy and neutral, the met...
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1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

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Metal

Robert Sonneman Saturn Desk or Table Lamp Postmodern
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Very cool and iconic brass and glass Saturn desk lamp from the 1980s designed by Robert Sonneman for George Kovacs. This lamp has a round glass disc with a domed top that's supported...
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1980s Taiwanese Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Metal

Paolo Piva “Alanda” Rectangular Coffee Table, ca. 1980’s
Located in Hampstead, QC
The “Alanda” Coffee Table was designed in the 1980’s by the Italian architect and designer Paolo Piva (1950-2017) for B & B Italia, an important Italian furniture manufacturer of the...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Steel

Chaise Lounge Sofa Baisity by Antonio Citterio B&B Black Bouclé by Brioni
Located in Vienna, AT
Antonio Citterio chaise lounge, circa 1982, custom made black Bouclé corduroy upholstery by Brioni. Chaise lounge Baisity by Antonio Citterio for B&B, Italy, 1982. Elegant settee ...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Steel, Aluminum

Brueton Postmodern Tripod Chairs, 1980s
Located in Chicago, IL
Brueton Post Modern Tripod Chairs, 1980’s. Stainless steel 3 leg frames with original black checkered postmodern upholstery.
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1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Stainless Steel

Ettore Sottsass, Pair of Rare Vintage Wall Lamps, 1980s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Ettore Sottsass (1917-2007), Italian architect and designer. A pair of rare vintage wall lamps designed for Ikea. 1980s. Measures: 20 x 19 cm. Depth: 10 cm. In excellent condition.
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1980s Swedish Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Metal

Set of 6 black leather arm chairs by Marcel Breuer for Thonet model S64
Located in Houston, TX
Original ICONIC set of 6 chairs by Marcel Breuer for Thonet model S64. With the original tags from the Enron building circa 1986. A part of Houston history. Newly reupholstered in a ...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Chrome

Ernesto Gismondi “Sintesi” Desk Lamp for Artemide, 1970s, One Available
Located in Miami, FL
Adjustable Sintesi desk or table lamp in black lacquer by Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide. Italy 1970s. Sold individually. One available.
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Steel

Italian Set of Three Tesi White Wall Sconces by R. Fiorato for Prisma, 1980s
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Beauty Postmodern Italian Set of Three White Wall Sconces by Roberto Fiorato. These fixtures were designed and manufactured during the 1980s in Italy for Prisma, model "Tesi". The n...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Brass

Italian Table Lamp by Zonca, 1980s
Located in Brussel, BE
Table lamp series 6000-7500 by Zonca. The design of this lamp is a typical example of the 1980's post-modern style. The Murano glass fan shape glass has the pastel colors of that per...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Metal

GAIVOTA leather & steel armchair by RICARDO FASANELLO "Seagull Armchair" 1980
Located in Buffalo, NY
A rare opportunity to acquire a pair of "Gaivota" seagull armchairs, produced by the Ricardo Fasanello Studio, in Rio de Janeiro Brazil. The bold lines, yet visually pleasing propor...
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1980s Brazilian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Steel

1980s, Post Modern Black Lacquer Coffee Table in the Roger Rougier Style
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage, large scale post modern sculptural Black Lacquer Coffee Table with a Triangular Glass top in the of Roger Rougier's Style. Circa 1980s. Features a glossy lacquered six inc...
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1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Glass, Lacquer

Set of 6 black leather arm chairs by Marcel Breuer for Thonet model S64
Located in Houston, TX
Original ICONIC set of 6 chairs by Marcel Breuer for Thonet model S64. With the original tags from the Enron building circa 1986. A part of Houston history. Newly reupholstered in a ...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Chrome

1980s Gilbert Rohde Style Green Italian Oval Marble Desk
Located in Bensalem, PA
Exquisite desk in the manner of Gilbert Rohde features an amazing green Italian oval marble top which sits on 2 bronze half moon pedestals also has a s...
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1980s Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Marble

Richard Frank 'Palm's Parade' Painting, Oil On Canvas 1980s Art Painting Artwork
Located in London, GB
A large oil-on-canvas painting, representing an exotic dreamy palm tree on a colourful pastel backdrop. Entitled ‘Palm’s Parade’, and dated 1980, the painting borders a palm tree with a snapshot of three palm trees on the top right. This painting is the epitome of 1980s American interiors, with its bold pastel shades and abstract shapes. A true 1980s Florida/Palm Beach and Miami artwork...
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1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Canvas, Wood

City table by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano
Located in Ravenna, IT
Table designed by Ettore Sottrass for Zanotta in 1990. The supporting legs are sinuous and rounded, while the top is decorated with floral shapes. Unique piece, discontinued. Underne...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Steel

Set of 8 original Memphis style "Jill" Arteluce wall sconces, 1980's
Located in Antwerp, Antwerp
A large set of 8 original Memphis style "Jill " Arteluce wall sconces by Perry King and S. Miranda, available for purchase per piece. The design is clearly a postmodern nod to the Ar...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Metal

Post Modern Marco Zanini / Peter Shire Insp Abstract Art Pottery Teapot Spain
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Rare, Vintage, 1980s, Whimsical, Handmade and Painted, Signed and Numbered, Jorge Benlloch, Post Modern Tea Pot Sculpture. Made in Spain. This piece is very similar to the fantas...
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1980s Spanish Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

Postmodern Tan Lacquer Laminate Waterfall Commode
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Discover the future of design with our Postmodern Tan Lacquer Laminate Waterfall Commode. A masterpiece of postmodern aesthetics with both style and...
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1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Wood

Sculptural design beech wooden dining chairs Castelijn, the netherlands, 1980s
Located in Zevenaar, NL
Set of 6 sculptural Dutch Design dining chairs by Castelijn. Rare set. This company is famous for his high quality iconic Dutch designs, and also has produced a lot of designs for Gijs Bakker. This set of 6 chairs is called Zebra. Not because of the fabric, which was refurbished by the last owner, but because of the form of the chairs. The legs and the backrest of the chair resemble the zebra. The wood of the chairs is beech of high quality, with nice wood connections. "zebra chairs...
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1980s Dutch Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

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Textile, Beech

Magnussen Ponte Mactan Stone Coffee or Fossil Stone Table, 1980s
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Lovely Postmodern 1980s design, coffee or side table by Magnussen Ponte. The base of this cute table is made of rough edged brick motif Mactan stone or Fossil Stone. Six stone bal...
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1980s Unknown Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Travertine

Bright Yellow Nicoletti Salotti Post Modern Italian Leather 3 seat Low Sofa
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bright Yellow Nicoletti Salotti Post Modern Italian 3 seat Leather Sofa. Very fun Beautiful pop art bright yellow long leather sofa. Very good vintage condition will transform any sp...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Leather

1980s Keith Haring Silk Tie Black Burgundy Vintage Commissioned Playboy Archives
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A limited edition Black and Burgundy silk tie created from a commissioned design by Keith Haring for Playboy Magazine in 1986. Without issues, the colors are burgundy and black, both...
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1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Silk

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...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

Materials

Brass

Set - 4 Yellow Swedish Postmodern 80s Vintage Nils Gammelgaard Ikea "Ted" Chairs
Located in Basel, BS
Great opportunity to have a complete set of 4 of these wonderful 1980s Nils Gaamelgaard for Ikea chairs as a perfect set of 4 in yellow! Sold here as a set. Note: Yellow cushions wi...
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1980s Swedish Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

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Metal

Memphis Style Wire Mesh Grid Lucite Table Lamps Post-Modern, Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Pair of Wire Mesh Grid Lucite Table lamps Post-modern, Italy around 1980 sold as a pair Up for consideration is this post-modern pair of table lamps comprised of a metal grid mesh and a bent slab of translucent lucite. It casts a very subtle light. A very sculptural light in very good condition with hardly any signs of wear. Some minimal superficial scratches hardly noticeable. These lights cast an amazing light and are equipped with neon bulbs...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

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Metal

Bespoke Spruce Wood Console Table with Columns, Italy, circa 1980
Located in Vienna, AT
Bespoke monumental console table from spruce wood, produced circa 1980 Dimensions are 70.5" x 30.7" (height) x 15.35" This bespoke large spruce wood console table from Italy is a true work of art. The formal aspect of the table is highlighted by its resemblance to a portico, with its antique...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

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Wood, Spruce

Mariano Fortuny Photographer Floor Lamp for Pallucco Italia
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mariano Fortuny Photographer floor lamp, c.1980s, Italy. The floor lamp is constructed of a black steel tripod frame with a two toned black and white cotton lamp shade. The shade swi...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

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Chrome, Steel

Ettore Sottsass Casablanca cabinet Memphis Milano 1981
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Ettore Sottsass's Casablanca cabinet boasts a totem-like profile, closely resembling his iconic Carlton room divider and Ashoka lamp. This piece stands out...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

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Laminate

Postmodern Italian Murano Glass Wall Sconces, 1980s
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Postmodern and beautiful set of two Murano glass Wall Sconces. These fixtures are made in Italy. Each Wall Sconce is equipped with one light halongen bulb. A professional electricia...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

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Metal

Giuseppe Rivadossi for Officina Rivadossi Large Dining Table in Pine
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Giuseppe Rivadossi for Officina Rivadossi, dining table, pine, Italy, 1980s Giuseppe Rivadossi once again proves his great eye for materialization and technicality this table is exe...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture

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Pine

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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