Post-Modern 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
- Ettore Sottsass
- Robert Venturi
- Alessandro Mendini
- Michele de Lucchi
- Michael Graves
- Nathalie du Pasquier
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 Mendini — a 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
Cocobolo Dining Table by Don S. Shoemaker
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Wanna be a bond villain in real life? Well here's your chance. Certain pieces just command respect and deserve appreciation for their flawless design. "WTF?" is typically the first thing uttered when people see this on our showroom floor. A literal jaw-droppper, regardless of whether installing as a dining table, desk or conference table. Lovingly restored by our in-house cabinet shop, this cocobolo wood table by Don S. Shoemaker is a rare find. Geometry and brutalism intertwine to form an architectural masterpiece of function and form. Staved slats of offset cocobolo form a brilliant patchwork that covers every visible inch of both the top and bottom sections. The grain and color tones vary in each slat to create a stunning visual contrast throughout.
The pedestal and top separate easily without any screws or bolts. The table top has a grid-work of rails underneath that sink into corresponding notches on the base. The base is brilliantly assembled with a hollow interior to keep the weight to a minimum. This massive construction is surprisingly totable, without compromising rigidity or stability.
Although we're uncertain on the production quantity, the total number is probably quite minuscule. Tagged with its original label and numbered #6 in several locations.
About the designer:
Furniture designer Don Shoemaker was born in Nebraska to an affluent family. During the 1930s, he studied at the Art Institute of Chicago. In the late 1940s, he married and subsequently, on his honeymoon, fell in love with Mexico. He loved the country so much that later in the 1940s, he moved to Mexico with his wife. Shoemaker lived and painted in a town called Santa Maria de Guido, overseeing the City of Morelia in Michoacán.
Don and his wife Barbara lived in harmony with nature, growing many rare plants in their greenhouse. Don became inspired by the tropical woods of Mexico and began to manufacture furniture from these precious timbers. What began as a small factory in the late 1950s became known as Señal S.A and grew to where Don employed more than a hundred skilled artisans. Soon he became an important figure in the economic and cultural life of his adopted town. Señal S.A brought new wealth and an economic boost to the town, and Dom was known for his warm and charitable heart.
The furniture designed for Señal S.A by Don were modern interpretations of traditional Mexican furnishings. Many of his iconic designs were inspired by traditional Mexican woodwork. The pieces made from Cocobolo, a Mexican rosewood, and other precious woods were highly sought after. The furniture was exported to showrooms in Chicago, Los Angeles, Houston, and large Mexican cities. His designs were liked very much by wealthy Mexican families...
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Cocobolo
Ettore Sottsass Tony Table Post-Modern Italy, circa 1970
Located in Vienna, AT
A fine example of the work of Ettore Sottsass, the Tony 3 table was imagined by the famous designer in 1979. This piece was published by Anthology Quartett around 1984.
It is charact...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Plastic, Wood
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...
Category
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Giuseppe Rivadossi 'Bloco Galla' Coffee Table in Pine
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Giuseppe Rivadossi, 'Blocco Galla' coffee table, pine, Italy, 1973
This captivating monolithic 'Blocco Galla' coffee table is designed by Giuseppe Rivadossi in 1973. Rivadossi's pro...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Pine
Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti Concrete Cantilever Coffee Table
Located in Jensen Beach, FL
Rare coffee table designed in the late 1970s by Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti Italia.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Concrete, Metal
Paulo Sartori Walnut Dining Table
Located in Malibu, CA
Beautiful large walnut table designed by the renowned "Paulo Sartori".
Sartori resides in Brazil where he has been working in the furniture industry since 1995.
The clean trait and t...
Category
Late 20th Century Brazilian Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Walnut
White Parsons Console Table
Located in Houston, TX
20th Century white painted Parsons console with satin finish
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
Sculptural Postmodern Side Table by Jonathan Christian, Wood & Marble, France
Located in Lille, FR
Sculptural Postmodern side table by Jonathan Christian.
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble
1970s Modern Console Vanity with Mirror
Located in Forney, TX
A vintage Post-Modernist hall console / vanity dressing table and mirror, circa 1970s, having a curved woven cane and brass framed flat mirror plate, abov...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Brass
Postmodern Tessellated Stone Pedestal
Located in Houston, TX
1980s Tesselated stone pedestal.
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Travertine
Giuseppe Rivadossi for Officina Rivadossi Unique Side Table Cubes in Pine
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Giuseppe Rivadossi for Officina Rivadossi, cubic 'blocks' side tables, pine, Italy, 1970s
These cubic-shaped side tables are very rare works - only made once - by wood master Giusep...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Pine
Mactan Stone Coffee Table by Magnussen Ponte, 1980s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Beautiful coffee table or side table by Magnussen Ponte, 1980s. The beautiful base of the table is made of Mactan stone or Fossil Stone. Faceted glass ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Stone
Clover Blue Jeans Solid Marble Bar Table
Located in New York, US
Featuring the stunning four-leaf clover form from the table top all the way to the base, each curve gives a soft touch to this colossal bar table. Made entirely from solid marble sto...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Marble
Dining Table and 4 Chairs Set, attributed to Driade & Chairs by Ycami
Located in Miami, FL
Modern dining table and 4 chair set.
The sleek and stylish post modern table attributed to the renowned Italian company Driade boasts a round frosted glass top poised atop three legs crafted from cast aluminum. The sloping legs, with their elegantly tapered bodies, serve as a defining characteristic of design aesthetic, giving the table a blend of sophistication and refinement. The legs are similar in design to those of the "M" table by designer Philippe Starck.
Included are uniquely designed set of 4 dining chairs by Ycami having gorgeous sculptural case...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Post Modern Italian Oval Top Pedestal Base Crystal Alabaster Marble Dining Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare marble table made of Alabaster-Crystal, with a thick, very durable and perfectly polished resign coating on the top and base. This large and super cool table easily seats 8 to...
Category
1970s European Vintage Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
Magnussen Ponte Mactan Stone or Fossil Stone Shell Coffee Table, 1980s
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Very nice coffee or side table by Magnussen Ponte, 1980's.
It has a beautiful shape of a oyster with a pearl inside.
This stunning table is made of rough edged brick motif Mactan stone or Fossil Stone.
The round glass plate is facet cut.
This stunning piece is not that heavy because of the Mactan stone technique.
It is easy to carry with 2 people...
Category
1980s Unknown Vintage Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Travertine
Industrial Walnut and Blackened Steel Table
Located in Treadwell, NY
Collection I: Bridge table
A refined, chamfered walnut top rests upon a robust steel architectural foundation, creating a bridge like expression of structure and span.
Dimensio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Steel
C.1990 Superb Pair Burr Oak & Steel Side Tables By Sculptor Philip Hearsey
Located in Norwich, GB
A superb pair of burr oak and steel side tables made by designer and sculptor Philip Hearsey. Known as the 'pudding bowl' tables. Circa 1992-3.
The tables have burr oak drop-in bowl...
Category
1990s English Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Steel
A POST-MODERN Lacquered CONSOLE Table, ALDO TURA, ROCHE & BOBOIS, France 1970
By Roche Bobois
Located in PARIS, FR
An elegant and luxurious console table with 2 trays, of Japanese inspiration, Post-Modern, Memphis, Constructivist, sophisticated geometric structure in lacquered wood, two separate ...
Category
1970s French Vintage Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Post Modern 1970's Glass and Brass Coffee Table in the Style of Springer
Located in New York, NY
Top quality brass and glass coffee table, having opposing curved brass bases which support the thick ( .75 in. ) oval plate glass top. Executed in the style of Springer, Pace, and o...
Category
1970s American Vintage Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Brass
Italian Post-Modern Dining Table Rectangle Top Exotic Cipollino Ondulato Marble
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Stunning! Large vintage Cipollino Ondulato marble dining table, designed and manufactured in Italy. This table has a strong formal design wit...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Marble
Vintage Bamboo Coffee Table with Glass Top
Located in Clermont, FL
A beautiful vintage bamboo coffee table with a sturdy woven frame and a clear glass top. The intricate rattan detailing adds texture and warmth, making it a great fit for bohemian, c...
Category
1950s American Vintage Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan, Glass
Olo Nightstand Sculptural Side Table
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Rings of blue calcite, pink marble, black marble and green onyx tower to create Olo Nightstand Sculptural Side Table; a piece meticulously hand-sculpted from stones endemic to Mexico...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Stone, Marble, Onyx
Flack Oval Dining Table by Daniel Poole
Located in Geneve, CH
Flack Oval Dining Table by Daniel Poole
Dimensions: D 120 x W 300 x H 74 cm.
Materials: American white oak and American black walnut.
A bespoke commission designed and developed fo...
Category
2010s Australian Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Set Of Five Vintage Postmodern Pink Laminate Modular Coffee Tables, USA, 1980s
Located in Hastings, GB
Set of five pink laminate modular postmodern coffee tables, USA, 1980s. In three perfect shades of pink, there are 4 crescent-shaped tables & 1 round. The round table is on casters. ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Laminate, Wood
Postmodern End or Side Table with Mirror Top & Black Laquered Pedestal Base
Located in Topeka, KS
Marvelous vintage Postmodern end or side table comprised of a black lacquered pedestal base with beveled edges & gold base trim and a rounded square shaped top with gold trim edges and mirror surface. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage and not new so will have signs of use and wear even if it has been refinished or restored. No outstanding flaws seen but there are a couple small dots on the mirrored top where the silvering is missing along with some scratches, and a few scuffs in the black paint. Please see photos, zoom in for details, and see long description as they are part of the condition report. We attempt to portray any imperfections. Circa, Late 20th Century.
Mirror, Mirror on the…. End Table?? That’s right folks! It doesn’t get any more 1980’s than this little gem!!! Only the coolest houses had furniture with mirror...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Composition
Pierre Chapo 'Table à Géométrie Variable' in Solid Oak
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Pierre Chapo, 'Table à Géométrie Variable' (TGV) dining table, solid oak, design 1960
"Table à Géométrie Variable" refers to the design’s dynamic configuration and the adaptable nat...
Category
1960s French Vintage Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Oak
Memphis Table By Shiro Kuramata Sally Glass Chrome Rolling Table, 1987
Located in Vienna, AT
Round rolling table sally by Shiro Kuramata for Memphis, 1987
Dimensions are 30.31" x 23.35" x 23.35"
Iconic table 'Sally' by Shiro Kuramata, Japan, 1987 for Memphis. Comprised of ...
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Chrome Spiral Coil Table by Pace
Located in New York, NY
Classic coil base side, or end table by Pace, circa 1970's. The bright chrome base supports the original plate glass inter top, this example is in very good, original, clean and read...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Chrome
Guilloche Dining Table, By Josh Page Studio. Round oak top with octagonal legs.
By Josh Page
Located in Cranbrook, GB
Part of the Cubist Collection, the Guilloche Dining Table is hand crafted from solid white oak.
Featuring oversized octagonal legs with arched support for the round tabletop and in...
Category
2010s British Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Beech, Oak
Contemporary Riviera dinner 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 Tables
Materials
Metal
Cult Stool, Sculptural Side Table, Mexican Green Onyx
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Cult stool/ side table; a hand sculpted stone from a Mexican marble and Mexican onyx conglomerate, remits to primal sculptural-architectural language while displaying materials in a ...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Onyx
Antonia Astori, hairdresser mod. Dione for Driade, 1984
By Driade, Antonia Astori
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
The piece of furniture mod. Dione by Antonia Astori is open to many possibilities. It serves its purpose as a desk, hairdresser’s table or console.
An architecturally straightforward...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Midcentury Italian Post Modern Travertine Cube Side Table or End Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A classic low profile marble cube table from Italy circa 1970s. It features solid travertine slab construction. Clean ready to use condition.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Travertine
Piero De Martini for Cassina Italian Square "Naviglio" Slate Coffe Table, 1980s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian square coffee table from the ‘Naviglio’ series, designed by architect-designer Piero De Martini and produced by Cassina, with a cross-shaped wooden frame with four interlocki...
Category
1980s Vintage Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Slate, Metal
Eland Lounge Chair in Espresso Walnut
Located in New York, US
Drawing inspiration from mid-century aesthetics, our Eland lounge chair brings a fresh focal point to any living space with its striking curved details. The distinctive curved legs a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Postmodern Faux Marble Lacquered Console Table Circa 1970s
Located in Peabody, MA
A dazzling 1970s postmodern console in lavender lacquer with hand finished faux marbling.
Category
1970s American Vintage Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Wood
Cult Stool, Sculptural Side Table, Mexican Ice Onyx / Marble
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Cult stool / side table; a hand sculpted stone from an incredibly particular stone; Mexican Ice Onyx, remits to primal sculptural-architectural language while displaying materials in...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Onyx
1980s Maitland Smith Tessellated Stone Dining Table
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Indulge in the timeless elegance of this exquisite dining table, dating back to the 1980s. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, this piece showcases a stunning hand crafted finish, ensuring a rich, lustrous appearance that highlights its intricate design. This tessellated Mactan stone table...
Category
1980s Philippine Vintage Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Cast Stone
Majestic Postmodern Design Console Entrance Table Custom Circa 1980's
Located in San Diego, CA
Introducing a timeless masterpiece from the vibrant era of postmodern design, behold this custom-made console table crafted meticulously in ...
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Cherry, Mahogany
Marble Pedestal
Located in New York, NY
A black and white 'Nero Marquina' marble pedestal column or end/side/drinks table, Postmodern design period, circa late-20th century. Piece can be used to support art/sculpture, as a...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Marble
Customizable Large Study Desk with Natural Linoleum Top, Made in England
By &New
Located in Leicester, GB
This large study desk is made with a burgundy powder coated steel frame and a deep red linoleum top made from all natural ingredients, such as flax, wood flour and limestone. The furniture linoleum provides a natural satin matt surface with a warm fine texture, a look and feel that is very tactile. This modern minimal desk...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Steel
2-Piece Up & Up Triangular Nesting Staggered Coffee Tables in Travertine Stone
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed and made in Italy, these were most likely manufactured by Stone International and distributed by retailers like Up&Up and Roche Bobois. This pair was bought from Up&Up by th...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Stone, Travertine, Marble
Post Modern 1980's Laminated Turquoise Waterfall Console Table by Jeffrey Craig
Located in Toronto, CA
This 1980s turquoise laminated waterfall console table is a striking example of postmodern design by Jeffrey Craig, a distinguished Canadian designer known for his craftsmanship and ...
Category
1980s Canadian Vintage Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Laminate, Wood
Large Vintage Circular Indoor/Outdoor Bistro Table By Jorge Pensi For Amat
Located in Bristol, GB
VINTAGE ALUMINIUM AND STEEL DINING TABLE
We have eight of these tables in stock, available to purchase individually. The price is per table.
An iconic post-modern design by award-w...
Category
20th Century Spanish Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Mid Century Italian Post Modern Memphis Sottsass Style Coffee Table in Black
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A super funky cocktail table design from the 1980's and made in Italy. It features all steel construction with thick clear glass top. Very good ready to use condition.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Metal
Organic Modern Dinner Table Catus in Travertine Marble
Located in Lisbon, PT
Catus dinner 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 ...
Category
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Travertine, Marble, Metal
Post Modern Karl Springer Coffee Table in Gunmetal Brass with Smoked Glass Top
Located in Lake Worth, FL
This vintage coffee table not signed but looks to be designed by Karl Springer is a stunning piece of postmodern furniture. The gunmetal brass finish and smoked glass top give it a u...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Metal
Serenissimo postmodern dining table seats 8 Massimo & Lella Vignelli for Acerbis
Located in London, GB
The Serenissimo dining table in amber coloured, coated steel by Massimo & Lella Vignelli for Acerbis. With its painted cylindrical steel tube uprights and clear glass top, this large...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Steel
Abstraction II Side Table by Kris Lamba Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Abstraction II Side Table by Kris Lamba Studio
Edition Number: 9 +2 AP
Dimensions: W 33 x D 33 x H 70 cm
Materials: Hand burnished bronze.
Weight: 60 Kg.
Options: polished, patinated...
Category
2010s British Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Copper
Burl wood coffee table with bar by Paul Michel for Roche Bobois 1980s
By Paul Michel
Located in Sas van Gent, NL
Super sophisticated stunning coffee table designed and manufactured by Paul Michel, France 1980s.
This metamorphic coffee table is cleverly designed and slides smoothly open to reve...
Category
1980s French Vintage Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Burl
Artona desk designed by Afra and Tobia Scarpa for Maxalto 1979.
Located in Athens, Attiki
The Artona executive desk by Afra and Tobia Scarpa was the first line ever produced by Maxalto.
Maxalto was set up in 1975 as a high-end division of B&B Italia to focus exclusively ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut, Burl
Vintage 1980s Postmodern Nero Marquina Marble Dining Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Absolutely stunning veining on this black marble dining table. Even the base has intricate veining on all four sides, it’s hard to pick a favorite angle.
We also had the lacquer pro...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Marble
Postmodern Tempo Designs Extra Long Laminate Console Table
Located in Medina, OH
Postmodern Tempo Designs Extra Long Laminate Console Table. Unfortunately one side of the table has black imperfections due to movers not using a proper ...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Laminate
Ettore Sottsass "OSPITE" Dinning Table Bria Wood Veneer 3 Silver Plated Legs
Located in New York, NY
Ettore Sottsass, "Ospite" round dining table with three silver plated brass legs. The table and center column leg are veneered in Briar root of the Erica Arborea, or tree heather, a ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
Rectangular Verde Green Marble Dining Table
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Absolutely stunning Post Modern Verde Green marble, rectangular dining table. The beveled edges of the top set this piece off perfectly. It is the ultimate statement maker for that s...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Marble
Post Modern Black Lacquered Double Pedestal Oval Dining Table with Leaf
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Post Modern Gloss Black Lacquered Double Pedestal Oval Dining Table with Leaf.
Measures 30 inches x 42 inches x 60 inches
(1) Leaf adds 18...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Post modern glass Coffee Table with color plexiglass round bases
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Unique Post modern glass Coffee Table with large color plexiglass round bases. Beautiful 3 base coffee table very colorful large solid joined plexiglass round bases. (1) blue (1) gre...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Glass, Plexiglass
Handmade Outdoor Rock-Shaped Natural Plaster Table Set by Philippe Colette
Located in Geneve, CH
Handmade Outdoor Rock-Shaped Natural Plaster Table Set by Philippe Colette
Dimensions:
85 x 65 x 50, Foot Ø 30 cm
130 x 110 x 38, Foot Ø 20 cm
Materials: Mineral lime plaster.
Our...
Category
2010s Belgian Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Organic Material, Plaster
Jean-Jacques Argueyrolles brutalist console tables wrought iron 1990
Located in Paris, IDF
A pair of brutalist French patinated wrought iron console tables designed by Jean Jacques Argueyrolles in the early 1990s. These sculptural console tables have a rectangular tabletop...
Category
1990s French Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
Cara Rosso Levanto Coffee Table by RAFFINATO
Located in Geneve, CH
Cara Rosso Levanto Coffee Table by RAFFINATO
Dimensions: D 100 x W 100 x H 55 cm.
Materials: Rosso Levanto marble.
This table is available in different stone options: White Travert...
Category
2010s Turkish Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Marble
Modern Low Column Stool/Side Table
Located in Treadwell, NY
Modern Low Column Stool/Side Table
Patinated architectural bronze plate, lacquered aluminum, oiled wood, forged hot rolled steel
Dimensions: 11.5” L x 10.5” W x 18.5” H
Weight: 4...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Steel, Aluminum, Bronze
Black Pedestal Cube End Table
Located in New York, NY
A black gloss laminate veneered pedestal or cube end table, '70s Modern/Postmodern period, circa late-20th century, 1970s or later. A great piece for sculpture, art, display, or as a...
Category
1970s Vintage Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Laminate, Wood
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...
Category
1980s Unknown Vintage Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Travertine
Laurel Fyfe Sculptural Handkerchief Art Glass Coffee Table, 1991
By Laurel Fyfe
Located in Hamburg, PA
A Laurel Fyfe Sculptural Handkerchief Art Glass Coffee Table. This cocktail table is signed and dated "L.E.I. 1991 #74" for the company name, Lumen Essence Inc. The glass coffee tabl...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Glass
1980s Biomorphic Side or Coffee Tables, Pair
Located in Miami, FL
1980s Biomorphic Side or Coffee Tables in Kagan Style, Pair
Offered for sale is a pair of 1980s coral colored kidney or biomorphic shaped accent tables. The tables have black rece...
Category
1980s Vintage Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Wood
Chunky Cloud Coffee Table L by Veermakers
Located in Geneve, CH
Chunky Cloud Coffee Table L by Veermakers
Dimensions: W 160 x D 140 x H 30 cm.
Materials: Marquetry in thick Mahogany Classic veneer with a satin clear c...
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2010s Swedish Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Springer Style Faux Goatskin Floating Pouf Coffee Table Brass Base
Located in Bensalem, PA
Super nice coffee table in the style of Karl Springer with a faux goat skin lacquered finish and brass plinth base any questions feel free to reach out
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1970s American Vintage Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Brass
Contemporary Candy Column Stool / Side Table by Sabine Marcelis, Polished Resin
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Sabine Marcelis’ glossy resin candy column side table and stools were first unveiled at Life in Vogue in Milan, creating a dynamic mise-en-scéne with yellow and caramel tones.
Colou...
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2010s Dutch Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Resin
Scandinavian Ergonomic Design Writing Desk and Stool, Stokke, 1980's
By Stokke
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Scandinavian ergonomic design writing desk with pivoting stool, made by Stokke, Norway 1980's. Ergonomical designed writing desk with black inlay and middle reading section w...
Category
1980s Norwegian Vintage Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Metal
Red Side Drinks Table
Located in New York, NY
A red geometric side/drinks table, Postmodern period, circa late-20th century. A chic red resin geometric side drinks table. Hue is a 'Coca-Cola' red. A great statement piece for a l...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Plastic, Resin
Papilio 3 Trier Glass Side Table by Alessandro Mendini for Zanotta 1990's Italy
Located in Lisboa, PT
A striking example of 1990s Italian postmodern design, this "Papilio" three-tier side table was designed by Alessandro Mendini for Zanotta. Named after the Latin word for butterfly, ...
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1990s Italian Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Metal
Cult Stool, Sculptural Side Table, Mexican Ice Onyx / Marble
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Cult stool / side table; a hand sculpted stone from an incredibly particular stone; Mexican Ice Onyx, remits to primal sculptural-architectural language while displaying materials in...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Onyx
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