Post-Modern Tables
POSTMODERN STYLE
Strictly speaking, postmodern design was a short-lived movement that manifested itself chiefly in Italy and the United States in the early 1980s. The characteristics of postmodern furniture and other postmodern objects included hot-colored, loud-patterned, usually plastic surfaces; strange proportions and weird angles; and a vague-at-best relationship between form and function.
Critics derided postmodern design as a grandstanding bid for attention and nothing of consequence. The fact that, decades later, postmodern design still has the power to provoke thoughts (along with other reactions) proves they were not entirely correct.
Postmodernism 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. In the next decade in Milan, a cohort of designers led by Ettore Sottsass and Alessandro Mendini brought the discussion to bear on design.
Sottsass and Michele de Lucchi, in 1980, gathered a core group of young designers, which would come to include Michael Graves, Marco Zanini, Shiro Kuramata and Matteo Thun, into a design collective they called Memphis. The Memphis Group saw design as a means of communication and they wanted it to shout. That it did: the first Memphis collection appeared in 1981 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. After the initial Memphis show caused an uproar, postmodern design quickly took off in America. The architect Robert Venturi had 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 collection of postmodern furniture includes seating, decorative objects, lighting fixtures and more.
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Style: Post-Modern
Object 061 Oak Coffee Table by NG Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Object 061 oak coffee table by NG Design
Dimensions: D103 x W69 x H36 cm
Materials: powder coated steel, solid oak
Also available: All of objects available in different material...
Category
2010s Polish Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Steel
Clam Pink Onyx Side Table by Casa Alfarera
Located in Geneve, CH
Clam Pink Onyx Auxiliary table by Casa Alfarera
Dimensions: D40.6 x H55.9 cm
Materials: Petalite saturated, iridescent and irregular glaze
The Clam Auxiliary table is our lates...
Category
2010s Dominican Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Onyx
Object 062 MDF Side Table by NG Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Object 062 MDF Side Table by NG Design
Dimensions: D40 x H41 cm
Materials: Powder coated steel, MDF
Also Available: All of objects available in different materials and colors on...
Category
2010s Polish Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Other, Steel
Cinta Console Table by Atra Design
By ATRA
Located in Geneve, CH
Cinta console table by Atra Design
Dimensions: D 47.2 x W 17.7 x H 35.4 cm
Materials: walnut, brass
Available in walnut or oak top. Available pavanado brass or textured wood legs....
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Brass
Set of 2 Object 069 Coffee Tables by NG Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 object 069 coffee tables by NG Design
Dimensions: D120 x W60 x H35 cm.
Materials: Powder coated steel.
Also available: All of objects available in different materials a...
Category
2010s Polish Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Steel
Arte Center Table by Jean-Baptiste Van den Heede
Located in Geneve, CH
Arte center table by Jean-Baptiste Van den Heede
Signed Unique Piece
Dimensions: L 130 x D 63 x H 43 cm
Materials: Olive Wood
Design tables from the ARTE collection in walnut w...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Olive
Grey Marble and Brass Large Ninety Table by OxDenmarq
Located in Geneve, CH
Grey marble and brass large ninety table by OxDenmarq
Dimensions: D 120 x W 60 x H 40 cm
Materials: Brass, grey marble
Also available: Different size, top and frame options available...
Category
2010s Danish Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
SST010 Side Table by Stone Stackers
Located in Geneve, CH
SST010 Side Table by Stone Stackers
Dimensions: D38.5 x W49.5 x H68.2 cm
Materials: Marbles:
Marble Structure: Calacatta Oro
Marble Base & Top: Portoro Silver
Weight: 23 kg
T...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Marble
Alessio Travertine Coffee Table by Agglomerati
Located in Geneve, CH
Alessio travertine coffee table by Agglomerati
Dimensions: D 80 x W 80 x H 33 cm
Materials: classic traverine
Available in other stones.
Alessio is a square coffee table enclos...
Category
2010s British Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Travertine
Piece Large Terracotta and Blue Table by Maria Scarpulla
Located in Geneve, CH
Piece large terracotta and blue table by Maria Scarpulla
Dimensions: D240 x W80 x H75 cm
Materials: Lacquered steel and a lacquered sustainable eco mdf/zf wood.
Also Available in ...
Category
2010s Belgian Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Steel
Antropología Side Table VI by Raúl De La Cerda
Located in Geneve, CH
Antropología side table VI by Raúl de la Cerda
Dimensions: D 40 x W 40 x H 50 cm
Materials: oak wood, Negro Monterrey marble.
Solid holm white oak with Negro Monterrey marble si...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Marble
Bent Side Table High Smoky Grey by Pulpo
Located in Geneve, CH
Bent side table high smoky grey by Pulpo
Dimensions: D50 x H51.5 cm.
Materials: casted glass.
Also available in different finishes and dimensions.
The bubbled surface of the...
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Glass
Post-Modern Travertine Dining Table in the Style of Scarpa, Mangiarotti, 1970's
By Carlo Scarpa
Located in Antwerp, BE
Post-modern; Dining table; travertine; Marble; Writing desk;
Postmodern dining table in travertine marble that can also be used as a writing desk.
Fits up to eight people comfor...
Category
Mid-19th Century European Antique Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Travertine
Object 055 Table by NG Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Object 055 Table by NG Design
Dimensions: D140 x W90 x H76 cm
Materials: powder coated steel, solid oak
Also available: all of objects available in different materials and color...
Category
2010s Polish Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Steel
Red Mass Table by Sara Regal
Located in Geneve, CH
Red mass table by Sara Regal
Dimensions: D 45 x W 44 x H 45 cm
Materials: recycled plastic, pigments, concrete, polystyrene, lacquer
Customisable colors and measures, gloss or sat...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Concrete
Source Side Table No.3 by a Space
Located in Geneve, CH
The source side table No.3 by A Space
Dimensions: D 30 x W 30 x H 50cm
Materials: Pink tuff.
Weight: 35 kg
Inspired by antiquity, material, craftsmanship and architecture of Ar...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Other
Tall Game of Stone Side Table, Black Silver by Josefina Munoz
Located in Geneve, CH
Tall game of stone side table, black silver by Josefina Munoz
Game of stone collection
Dimensions: H55 x Ø45cm
Material: marble palissandro black silver
Available in: Low, smal...
Category
2010s Swiss Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Marble
Kaluva Coffee Table by Esvee Atelier
By Esvee
Located in Geneve, CH
Kaluva coffee table by Esvee Atelier
Dimensions: D 90 x W 156 x H 50 cm
Materials: Solid teak wood, solid brass.
Kaluva is a coffee table design inspired by the floating state o...
Category
2010s Indian Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Brass
Post-Modern Ettore Sottsass Burl Wood Table Memphis, Italian Design, 1990's
Located in Antwerp, BE
Ettore Sottsass; table; side table; Italian design; Memphis design;
Memphis dining table with burl wood top and blue lacquer leggs designed by Ettore Sottsass.
Ettore Sottsas...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Burl, Lacquer
Medium Vulcanatta Stud Coffee Table by Lind + Almond
Located in Geneve, CH
Medium Vulcanatta Stud coffee table by Lind + Almond
Handcrafted
Dimensions: 100 L x 64 W x 40 H
Materials: marble, brass.
A coffee table in Portuguese marble and polished bras...
Category
2010s English Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
TOTEM Console Table, Collector's Edition, by Esvee Atelier
By Esvee
Located in Geneve, CH
TOTEM console table, Collector's Edition, by Esvee Atelier
Dimensions: D 55 x W 172 x H 90 cm
Materials: Solid teak wood, solid brass.
Available in tan brown or charcoal black.
...
Category
2010s Indian Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Brass
Elements III Coffee Table by Grzegorz Majka
Located in Geneve, CH
The elements III coffee table by Grzegorz Majka
Edition 1 of 1
Dimensions: D 121 x W 150 x H 33 cm
Materials: Marble, solid stainless steel plate in brushed finish
The Elements...
Category
2010s British Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Quartz, Aluminum, Nickel
Set of 2 Ledge Coffee Table by DeMuro Das
By DeMuro Das
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 ledge coffee table by DeMuro Das
Dimensions: W 162.2 x D 80.7 x H 39.4 cm
W 126.6 x D 68 x H 32.9 cm
Materials: Quartz (Smokey) - Leather (Random)
Solid brass (Antique)...
Category
2010s Indian Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Quartz, Brass
Bind Console by DeMuro Das
By DeMuro Das
Located in Geneve, CH
Bind console by DeMuro Das
Dimensions: W 165 x D 37.6 x H 76 cm
Materials: Quartz (white) -polished (Random) tabletop
Solid bronze (Antique) legs
Dimensions and finishes can be...
Category
2010s Indian Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Quartz, Bronze
Mara Marble Side Table by Edition Club
Located in Geneve, CH
Mara Marble Side Table by Edition Club
Edition 6 of 6
Dimensions: L 55 x W 37 x H 40 cm
Materials: Tarahumara marble from Latin America
Edition/Club is born from an environmental co...
Category
2010s British Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Marble
Crooked Dining Table by Nazara Lázaro
Located in Geneve, CH
Crooked dining table by Nazara Lázaro.
Dimensions: H 75 x W 200 x D 100 cm.
Materials: Massive oak with oil wax surface.
All pieces are available in natural massive oak, walnut ...
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Oak
TTTTable by MOB
Located in Geneve, CH
TTTTable by MOB
Designer: BAST (France)
Dimensions: H 72 x D 110 x W 300 cm
Material: 2mm steel sheet, 2mm Aluminium sheet, 10mm steel bar, Klein Blue medium glossy painting
T...
Category
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Asphalto Coffee Table by Cobra Studios
Located in Geneve, CH
Asphalto coffee table by Cobra Studios
Dimensions: 110 x 140 x 40 cm
Materials: Resin
Tabletop: natural aggregates mixed with a colored solidifier
Solids collection
The sol...
Category
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Resin
Varenna Table Trio by Studio Emblématique
Located in Geneve, CH
Varenna table Trio by Studio Emblématique
Dimensions:
- W 157 x D 92 x H 76 cm
- W 162 x D 95 x H 76 cm
- W 200 x D 85 x H 76 cm
Materials: Stonegrain table top with conical me...
Category
2010s Belgian Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Stone, Metal
Unique Cotta Coffee Table Signed by Gigi Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique cotta coffee table signed by Gigi Design
Dimensions: D 140 x W 40 x H 45cm
Materials: Natural oak veneer on top, Terracotta lacquer with structured effect.
Inspiration fr...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Terracotta, Oak
Moja Coffee Table by Albert Potgieter Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
Moja coffee table by Albert Potgieter Designs
Dimensions: L 120 x W 60x H 40 cm
Materials: Mahogony wood
Product is customizable
“Look and Feel designs”, this is the Tagline ...
Category
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Wood
Priape Side Table by Cobra Studios
Located in Geneve, CH
Priape side table by Cobra Studios.
Dimensions: D 59 x H 55 cm.
Table top: D 40 cm.
Materials: Resin.
Finishes: top: silk grey, bespoke (choose your own finish)
Legs: Azzure ...
Category
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Resin
Brass on Oak Trama Coffee Table Sculpted by Francesco Perini
Located in Geneve, CH
Brass on oak Trama coffee table sculpted by Francesco Perini
Materials: Oak, brass
Dimensions: H 77 x W 201 x D 86.5 cm
Following a creative path that grew out of the founding o...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Brass
Marble Console by Samuele Brianza
Located in Geneve, CH
Marble console by Samuele Brianza
Dimensions: 130 x 30 x 75 cm
Materials:
- Paonazzo marble 8 blocks
- Raw waxed steel rectangular top
Primo is a modular system made of load-...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Marble, Steel
Glass Methodology Table by Timothy Schreiber
Located in Geneve, CH
Glass Methodology Table by Timothy Schreiber
Limited editions of 25
Dimensions: 21 x 17 x 17 in
Materials: Glass
Highly driven by today’s advancements in digital technology Schreibe...
Category
2010s British Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Glass
Unis Table by Isac Elam Kaid
Located in Geneve, CH
Unis Table by Isac Elam Kaid
Edition 2 of 5
Signed and numbered
Dimensions: Cast stone, gypsum, wax finish
Materials: 52 cm H x 41 D x 38 W
29 kg
"The table was made in one continuo...
Category
2010s Canadian Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Cast Stone
Athena Side Table by DeMuro Das
By DeMuro Das
Located in Geneve, CH
Athena side table by DeMuro Das
Dimensions: 57 x H 55 cm
Materials: Quartz (White) - Polished (Random) tabletop
Solid bronze - satin legs
Dimensions and finishes can be customi...
Category
2010s Indian Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Quartz, Bronze
Bent Dining Table Medium White Transparent by Pulpo
Located in Geneve, CH
Bent dining table medium white transparent by Pulpo
Dimensions: D 130 x H 74 cm
Materials: casted glass, carrara, black nero or light green marble table top.
Also available in d...
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Marble
Bold Low Table by Tolga Sencer
Located in Geneve, CH
Bold Low Table by Tolga Sencer
Dimensions: 35 x 35 x 85 cm
Materials: black lacquer wood, black glass over wood top
In Bold Collection, bodies have strong symmetrical structures. Ro...
Category
2010s Turkish Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Dining Table by Jeroen Thys Van Den Audenaerde
Located in Geneve, CH
Arch dining table by Jeroen Thys van den Audenaerde
Dimensions: 74 x 140 x 120 cm
Marble and brass
Made of carefully chosen marble and finished with functional
brass details. T...
Category
2010s Belgian Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
Varenna Table A by Studio Emblématique
Located in Geneve, CH
Varenna table A by Studio Emblématique
Dimensions: W 162 x D 95 x H 76 cm
Materials: Stone grain table top with conical metal hammered legs
Pushing the boundaries, going the ext...
Category
2010s Belgian Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Stone
Varenna Table C by Studio Emblématique
Located in Geneve, CH
Varenna table C by Studio Emblématique.
Dimensions: W 157 x D 92 x H 76 cm.
Materials: Stonegrain tabletop with conical metal hammered legs.
Pushing the boundaries, going the ex...
Category
2010s Belgian Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Stone
Blu Block Side Table by Anna Karlin
By Anna Karlin
Located in Geneve, CH
Blu block side table by Anna Karlin
Dimensions: 30.4 x 23.5 x 45.7 cm
Materials: Blue sodalite and marble
Born in London, Anna attended Central St. Martins School and Glasgow Schoo...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Marble
Mettic Dining Table by Matteo Cibic
By Matteo Cibic
Located in Geneve, CH
Mettic dining table by Matteo Cibic
Materials: Lacquered wood structure, cylindric applications in metal with polished copper finish, top surface in decorated copper mirror
Dimensi...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Metal, Copper
The Elements V Coffee Table, 1 of 1 by Grzegorz Majka
Located in Geneve, CH
The Elements V Coffee Table, 1 of 1 by Grzegorz Majka
Edition 1 of 1
Dimensions: W 160 x D 109 x H 33 cm
Materials: Aluminium, quartz and nickel
“The Elements V” is one of a kind an...
Category
2010s British Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Nickel
Epicure III Coffee Table, 1 of 1 by Grzegorz Majka
Located in Geneve, CH
The Epicure III Coffee Table, 1 of 1 by Grzegorz Majka
Edition 1 of 1
Dimensions: W 101 x D 147 x H 33 cm
Materials: Aluminium, quartz and brass
“No man is an island entire of ...
Category
2010s British Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Quartz, Aluminum, Brass
Stilla Marble Table by Marmi Serafini
Located in Geneve, CH
Stilla marble table by Marmi Serafini
Materials: Nero Marquinia, Arabescato Carrara, brass, resin
Dimensions: Ø 160, H 75 cm
Stilla is a round table which top, embroidered b...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
Ode Side Table by Sizar Alexis
By Sizar Alexis
Located in Geneve, CH
Ode side table by Sizar Alexis
Signed and Numered
Edition of 12
Dimensions: length 44 x width 35 x height 40 cm.
Materials: Pine wood
The hexagon has more to it than we think,...
Category
2010s Swedish Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Pine
Charcoal Ash Coffee Table by Fernweh Woodworking
Located in Geneve, CH
Charcoal ash coffee table by Fernweh Woodworking
Dimensions: W 121.9 x D 60.9 x H 40.6 cm
Materials: Ash
Also available: Wood options: walnut, charcoal ash, white ash
A beauti...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Ash, Wood
Green Block Side Table by Anna Karlin
By Anna Karlin
Located in Geneve, CH
Green block side table by Anna Karlin
Dimensions: 30.4 x 23.5 x 45.7 cm
Materials: Marble
Born in London, Anna attended Central St. Martins School and Glasgow School of Art. Tra...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Marble
Imani Dining Table by Albert Potgieter Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
Imani dining table by Albert Potgieter Designs.
Dimensions: L 200 x W 90 x H 75 cm
Materials: Walnut wood
Product is customizable.
“Look and Feel designs”, this is the Taglin...
Category
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Marble Console by Samuele Brianza
Located in Geneve, CH
Marble console by Samuele Brianza
Dimensions: 130 x 30 x 75 cm
Materials:
- Paonazzo marble 8 blocks
- Raw waxed steel rectangular top
Primo is a modular system made of load-...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Marble, Steel
Galaxy Console by Masaya
By Masaya
Located in Geneve, CH
Galaxy console by Masaya
Dimensions: W40 x D40 x H69 cm
Materials: Brass
Also available: different colors (gold, polished brass. black, painted brass) and materials ( wood, marb...
Category
2010s Thai Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Brass
Green Clear Glass Poly Square Coffe Table by Sebastian Scherer
Located in Geneve, CH
Green Glass Poly square coffe table by Sebastian Scherer
Dimensions: D60 x W30 x H40 cm
Materials: Solid coloured glass.
Weight: 12.7 kg.
Also Available: Colours:Clear white (tra...
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Glass
Butterfly Round Coffee Table by SEM
Located in Geneve, CH
Butterfly round coffee table by SEM
Dimensions: D140x H31.2 cm
Material: Glossy lacquered finish.
Costumized sizes, colors and top available on request. Available in all RAL color. T...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Glass, Lacquer
Unique Teil 04 Side Table by Anima Ona
Located in Geneve, CH
Teil 04 side table by Anima Ona
Unique Piece
Dimensions: D 19 x W 16.5 x H 45 cm
Materials: Silbergrau QS stone
The five pieces of the Teile series are made of scrap stone from...
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Stone
Trasiego Coffee Table by Sebastián Ángeles
Located in Geneve, CH
Trasiego coffee table by Arturo Verástegui
Dimensions: D 100 x W 47 x H 27 cm
Materials: oak wood.
White natural oak table.
Sebastián Angeles is an Industrial Designer origin...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Oak
Postmodern Italian Alessi Side Drinks Table by Designer Jasper Morrison, 1998
Located in New York, NY
An Alessi Postmodern Italian side or drinks table by designer Jasper Morrison, 1998. Table has a round blue resin/composite top and brush metal base. With maker's mark underneath as ...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Composition, Metal
