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Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

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
Italian Post Modern Dining Table by Oscar Dell Arredamento for Miniforms c 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Voguish, chic and stylish dining table, designed by Oscar Dell Arredamento, made in Italy for Miniforms, circa 1970's. The table features a classic geometric postmodern marquetry in...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

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Elm, Burl, Lacquer

Postmodern Moment Dining Table by Niels Gammelgaard for Ikea, 1980s
Located in Zagreb, HR
Vintage Ikea dining table from the iconic MOMENT collection by Niels Gammelgaard Designed and manufactured in the 1980s The table fea...
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1980s Swedish Vintage Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Metal

‘Halley’ Table by Vincent Martinez for Punt Mobles, Spain 1986
Located in Chicago, IL
A Spanish ‘Halley’ table designed by Vincent Martinez (b.1949) for Punt Mobles in 1986. This table has a geometric black painted wood tripod base and tubular chrome legs with petite ...
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1980s Spanish Vintage Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

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Metal

Cugino Dining Table by Enzo Mari for Driade
Located in Toronto, CA
Enzo Mari’s rigorously bent steel bars counterbalance its light transparencies, provided by its thick glass top. Designed in 1973, and in production ever since, the Cugino is conside...
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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Steel

Italian Post Modern Contemporary Extension Dining Table Tokyo by Tonin
Located in New York, NY
Voguish post modern, contemporary design dining table designed by Gino Carollo for Tonin Casa - made in Italy 2000-2020. The table features a three piece frosted glass top, the large...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Steel

Post Modern Oval Dining Table, Turned Sculptural Pedestal Base
Located in Miami, FL
Post-Modern Painted Oval Dining Table with Turned Sculptural Pedestal Base Offered for sale is a stylish 1980s post-modern oval dining table...
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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Wood

Pégasus Dining Table by Doimo Brasil
Located in Geneve, CH
Pégasus Dining Table by Doimo Brasil Dimensions: D 80 x H 75 cm Materials: Base: Veneer, Top: Veneer. Also available in D 80, D 100, D 120 cm. Please contact us. With the intenti...
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2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Wood

Post modern round maple butcher block dining table on chrome base
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Post modern round maple butcher block dining table on chrome base. Has a 1.75" thick solid maple butcher block round table top. Chrome base is in excellent condition with 4 adjustabl...
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1970s American Vintage Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Chrome

Slim Dining Table by Doimo Brasil
Located in Geneve, CH
Slim Dining Table by Doimo Brasil Dimensions: W 220 x D 110 x H 75 cm Materials: Base: Aged Steel, Top: Veneer or lacquer. Also available in other dimensions. Please contact us. ...
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2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Steel

Max 4 Table by Doimo Brasil
Located in Geneve, CH
Max 4 Table by Doimo Brasil Dimensions: W 60 x D 60 x H 75 cm Materials: Base: Paint, Top: Lacquer, Reconstituted stone. Also available in W 70 x D 70, W 70 x D 70, W 80 x D 80, W...
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2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Stone, Steel

Max 3 Dining Table by Doimo Brasil
Located in Geneve, CH
Max 3 Dining Table by Doimo Brasil Dimensions: D 60 x H 75 cm Materials: Base: Paint, Top: Veneer. Also available in D 60, D 70, D 80, D 90. Please contact us. With the intention...
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2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Steel

Slim Dining Table by Doimo Brasil
Located in Geneve, CH
Slim Dining Table by Doimo Brasil Dimensions: W 220 x D 110 x H 75 cm Materials: Base: Veneer, Top: Veneer or lacquer. Also available in other dimensions. Please contact us. With...
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2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

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Other

Eclipse Dining Table by Doimo Brasil
Located in Geneve, CH
Eclipse Dining Table by Doimo Brasil Dimensions: D 100 x H 75 cm Materials: Top: Veneer. Also available in D 120, D 140, D 160, D 180. Please contact us. With the intention of pro...
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2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

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Wood

Max 4 Dining Table by Doimo Brasil
Located in Geneve, CH
Max 4 Dining Table by Doimo Brasil Dimensions: W 60 x D 60 x H 75 cm Materials: Base: Paint Top: Veneer. Also available in W 70 x D 70, W 70 x D 70, W 80 x D 80, W 90 x D 90 cm. P...
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2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

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Other

Tropical 70s dining table by Vivai Del Sud, Italy
By Maurizio Manzoni, Vivai del Sud
Located in Antwerpen, VAN
This round dining table, crafted from bamboo and rattan by Vivai del Sud, showcases the renowned work of Maurizio Mariani and Giusto Puri Purini. These designers gained fame in the 1...
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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

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Bamboo, Rattan, Glass

Class Dining Table by Doimo Brasil
Located in Geneve, CH
Class Dining Table by Doimo Brasil Dimensions: D 120 x H 75 cm Materials: Base: Stainless Steel, Top: Painted glass. Also available in D 140, D 160, D 180. Please contact us. With...
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2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel

Bol Dining Table by Doimo Brasil
Located in Geneve, CH
Bol Dining Table by Doimo Brasil Dimensions: D 120 x H 75 cm Materials: Veneer. Also available in D 140, D 160, D 180, D 200. Please contact us. With the intention of providing go...
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2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

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Other

Postmodern Roche-Bobois Marble Dining Table, 1980s
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1980s Postmodern Roche-Bobois marble dining table constructed with Grigio Marquina and Rosso Albania marble with a beautiful linear design. The tabletop has an elegant sharknose be...
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1980s Unknown Vintage Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Marble, Steel

Vintage Thonet dining table by Marius Van Den Wildenberg
Located in PRAHA 5, CZ
High quality sturdy dining table designed by Dutch architect Marius van den Wildenberg for Thonet in 1988. Made of solid wood and chrome plated tubular steel. White laminated top. In...
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1980s German Vintage Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Post Modern Chrome and Glass dining table with 2 Glass leaves
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Post modern glass and chrome dining table circa 1970 with pullout support for glass leaves. Chrome Tube frame with thick glass square top and 2 thick glass leaves. Has an extension o...
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1970s American Vintage Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Chrome

Vintage Emperador Marble Pedestal Dining Table
Located in New York, NY
Vintage light emperador marble dining table raised on pedestal base. In good vintage condition. Wear consistent with age and use. Dealer: S138XX
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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Marble

Post modern chrome and glass dining table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
W42 D42 H30.5 VIntage chrome dining table with a blue chrome trim edge. Chrome base and glass show well with no major areas of wear, no ch...
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1980s Vintage Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

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Chrome

Italian Octagonal Travertine Dining Table
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Embrace timeless elegance with the Post-Modern Octagonal Travertine Dining Table. Crafted from exquisite travertine, this table epitomizes sophist...
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20th Century Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Travertine

Soho Dining Table by NORR11
Located in Geneve, CH
Soho Dining Table by NORR11 Dimensions: Ø 80 x H 74 cm. Materials: Travertine and artificial stone. The surface of the table is polished and untreated; please note that any treatmen...
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2010s Danish Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Travertine, Other

Organic Modern Side Table Catus in Terrazzo Sage Marble
Located in Lisbon, PT
Open since 1997 and based in Lisbon, Portugal, a country with a long crafts tradition, Mambo Unlimited Ideas' design team researches for innovation and creativity developments around...
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2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Travertine, Marble, Metal

Handmade Contemporary Mambo Unlimited Ideas Choux Chair
Located in Lisbon, PT
Open since 1997 and based in Lisbon, Portugal, a country with a long crafts tradition, Mambo Unlimited Ideas' design team researches for innovation and creativity developments around...
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2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

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Fabric, Wood

Handmade Contemporary Mambo Unlimited Ideas Choux Khaki seat Bar Chair
Located in Lisbon, PT
Open since 1997 and based in Lisbon, Portugal, a country with a long crafts tradition, Mambo Unlimited Ideas' design team researches for innovation and creativity developments around...
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2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Handmade Contemporary Mambo Unlimited Ideas Choux khaki seat Chair
Located in Lisbon, PT
Open since 1997 and based in Lisbon, Portugal, a country with a long crafts tradition, Mambo Unlimited Ideas' design team researches for innovation and creativity developments around...
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2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Handmade Contemporary Mambo Unlimited Ideas Choux vintage Rose seat Bar Chair
Located in Lisbon, PT
Open since 1997 and based in Lisbon, Portugal, a country with a long crafts tradition, Mambo Unlimited Ideas' design team researches for innovation and creativity developments around...
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2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Organic Modern Catus Console in Travertine Marble
Located in Lisbon, PT
Catus console is unique in its conception with Organic Modern inspiration. Natural Stone is unrepeatable in its individuality, this way each Catus table is unique featuring the marbl...
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2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Travertine, Marble

Organic Modern Center Table Catus in Terrazzo Red Marble
Located in Lisbon, PT
Open since 1997 and based in Lisbon, Portugal, a country with a long crafts tradition, Mambo Unlimited Ideas' design team researches for innovation and creativity developments around...
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2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Travertine, Marble, Metal

Organic Modern Center Table Catus in Travertine Marble
Located in Lisbon, PT
Catus center table is unique in its conception with Organic Modern inspiration. Natural Stone is unrepeatable in its individuality, this way each Catus table is unique featuring the ...
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2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Travertine, Marble, Metal

Handmade Contemporary Mambo Unlimited Ideas James Armchair
Located in Lisbon, PT
Open since 1997 and based in Lisbon, Portugal, a country with a long crafts tradition, Mambo Unlimited Ideas' design team researches for innovation and creativity developments around...
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2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Fabric, Wood

1970s Solid Pine Extendable Dining Table by Rainer Daumiller for Hirtshals Savva
Located in Toronto, CA
This solid pine dining table, designed by Rainer Daumiller and manufactured by Hirtshals Savvaerk in the 1970s, also includes 2 extensions. A round table with no leaves, or customize...
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1970s Danish Vintage Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Wood, Pine

Contemporary Riviera Chair in Lacquered Salmon metal for Outdoors
Located in Lisbon, PT
Our newly unveiled collection is meticulously handcrafted in Portugal. Departing from conventional norms, we embrace a palette of unconventional materials, including different marble...
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2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Metal

Postmodern Purple Lacquer Laminate Extendable Card/Dining Table With Storage
Located in Delray Beach, FL
The Postmodern Purple Lacquer Extendable Table is a vibrant and versatile piece for any contemporary home. It features a striking purple lacquer finish with gold accents, transitioni...
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20th Century American Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Wood

Contemporary Riviera Bar Chair in Lacquered Salmon metal for Outdoors
Located in Lisbon, PT
Our newly unveiled collection is meticulously handcrafted in Portugal. Departing from conventional norms, we embrace a palette of unconventional materials, including different marble...
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2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Metal

Contemporary Riviera Armchair in lacquered Salmon metal for Outdoors
Located in Lisbon, PT
Our newly unveiled collection is meticulously handcrafted in Portugal. Departing from conventional norms, we embrace a palette of unconventional materials, including different marble...
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2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Metal

Memphis Modern Circular Black and Textured White Laminate Dining Table
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Dive into the world of Memphis Modern with this Circular Black and Textured White Laminate Dining Table. Featuring a matte black base and a textured white top with an embossed circul...
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20th Century American Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

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Wood

Haslev Mobelsnedkeri Round Tiled-Top Dining Table by Tue Poulsen
Located in Toronto, CA
A 1970s table of solid oak wood with handmade ceramic tile inlay at its center. Designed by Danish artist Tue Poulsen for Haslev Mobelsnedkeri.
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1970s Danish Vintage Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

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Ceramic, Wood

Contemporary Big Vase in lacquered metal for Outdoors
Located in Lisbon, PT
Our newly unveiled collection is meticulously handcrafted in Portugal. Departing from conventional norms, we embrace a palette of unconventional materials, including different marble...
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2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Travertine, Marble, Metal

Contemporary Riviera Rectangle center table in lacquered metal for Outdoors
Located in Lisbon, PT
Our newly unveiled collection is meticulously handcrafted in Portugal. Departing from conventional norms, we embrace a palette of unconventional materials, including different marble...
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2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Travertine, Marble, Metal

Contemporary Riviera Center table in lacquered metal and marble for Outdoors
Located in Lisbon, PT
Our newly unveiled collection is meticulously handcrafted in Portugal. Departing from conventional norms, we embrace a palette of unconventional materials, including different marble...
Category

2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Metal

Contemporary Riviera Sibe table in lacquered metal and travertine for Outdoors
Located in Lisbon, PT
Our newly unveiled collection is meticulously handcrafted in Portugal. Departing from conventional norms, we embrace a palette of unconventional materials, including different marble...
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2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Metal

Contemporary Riviera Pouf modular coach in lacquered metal for Outdoors
Located in Lisbon, PT
Our newly unveiled collection is meticulously handcrafted in Portugal. Departing from conventional norms, we embrace a palette of unconventional materials, including different marble...
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2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Metal

Postmodern Cast Faux Marble Cream and Beige Rectangular Dining Table
Located in Delray Beach, FL
The Postmodern Cast Faux Marble Cream and Beige Rectangular Dining Table is a blend of luxury and practicality. Its faux marble finish in cream and beige offers the elegance of marbl...
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20th Century American Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

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Stone

Postmodern Boho Tessellated Stone and Pencil Reed Dining Table
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Embrace the artistic fusion of styles with the Postmodern Boho Tessellated Stone and Pencil Reed Dining Table. This table features a mesmerizing tes...
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20th Century Philippine Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Reed

Niemeyer Style Travertine & Chrome Dining Table
Located in New York, NY
Oscar Niemeyer Style Italian Travertine Chrome and Glass Dining Table, Circa 1970s. 30" H x 48" W x 48" D.
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20th Century Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

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Travertine

Mid century hexagonal granite dining table, 1980’s
Located in Delft, NL
Mid century hexagonal granite dining table, 1980’s
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Granite

Artedi Black Marble Glass Chrome Round Dining Table MidCentury Modern 1970s 80s
Located in London, GB
Beautiful black Carrara marble hexagon plinth dining table with chrome frame where the round smoked glass sits. Easy to use either in the breakfas...
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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

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Marble, Carrara Marble, Steel, Chrome

Angelo Donghia Style Granite & Ash Pedestal Table
Located in New York, NY
Angelo Donghia (American, 1935-1985) post modern style square granite and ash wood pedestal table, 1980s, the square gray granite top above an ash top on an ash pedestal base. Deal...
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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

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Granite

Postmodern Salmon Matte Laminate Parsons Dining Table
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Elevate your dining experience with this Postmodern Salmon Matte Laminate Parsons Dining Table. Its clean lines and bold salmon color mak...
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20th Century American Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

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Wood

Postmodern Antonia Astori Style Table
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1980s. Colorful handmade table with new white marble top. Screws into base to secure. Memphis style design.
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1980s Unknown Vintage Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Marble

Postmodern Dining Table After Ettore Sotsass
Located in Oakland, CA
Add a playful touch to your kitchen with this 1980s postmodern Italian granite and chrome dining table after Ettore Sottsass, similar to his "Lotorosso" table. Comfortably seats fo...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

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Granite, Chrome

Square table ‘Artifort’ 80 x 80 cm
Located in GOOR, NL
Not marked but possibly Artifort by the looks of the sturdy table top. A very solid and sturdy table perfect for small areas.
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1990s Dutch Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Wood

Oval Dining Table in Chrome-plated Steel and Black Lacquered Wood
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Cidue, dining table, chromed steel and lacquered wood, Italy, 1970s. The design of this dining table convinces visually through the well-balanced appearance and the stabile constru...
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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Drop post-modern dining table by Harvink, 1980s The Netherlands.
Located in Landgraaf, NL
Drop dining table by Harvink, 1980s The Netherlands. Postmodern design table in the shape of a drop. Black laquered metal legs and a Formica veneer m...
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1980s Dutch Vintage Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

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Metal

Vintage Pencil Reed Console Entry Table in Style of Karl Springer
Located in Elkton, MD
1980s vintage pencil reed entry or sofa table in the style of Karl Springer.
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1980s North American Vintage Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Reed

Post-modern dining room tables for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Post-Modern dining room tables 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 dining room tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, building and garden elements, lighting and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Post-Modern dining room tables made in a specific country, there are Europe, Scandinavia, and Denmark pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original dining room tables, popular names associated with this style include LapiegaWD, Niels Gammelgaard, Cidue, and Design Institute America. 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 dining room tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $550 and tops out at $90,983 while the average work can sell for $9,872.

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