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Lacquered linen waterfall side or coffee table with gold metal bands, USA 1980s
Located in Hastings, GB
Lacquered off white linen waterfall side or coffee table with gold metal bands, USA 1980s. Karl
Category

Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Side Tables

Materials

Metal

1980 Post-Modern Big Wall-Unit in Metall, lacquered Plywood in Blue, White Black
Located in Berlin, DE
This 1980s Post-Modern One of a Kind Big Wall-Unit was made in metal, lacquered plywood, brass and
Category

Vintage 1980s German Post-Modern Cabinets

Materials

Metal, Brass

Pair of Modern Lacquered Side Tables
Located in Pasadena, TX
Pair of modern lacquered side tables Slick metal and glass side tables recently restored in off
Category

Late 20th Century North American Post-Modern Side Tables

Materials

Glass

Pair of Modern Lacquered Side Tables
Pair of Modern Lacquered Side Tables
$1,520 Sale Price
20% Off
Post Modern Walnut Slab coffee table with colored triangle legs studio craft
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Post Modern Walnut Slab coffee table with colored triangle angled legs that protrude through the
Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Walnut, Lacquer

Riccado Dalisi Fireplace Tools Set in Lacquered Metal by Dimensione Fuoco 1980s
By Riccardo Dalisi, Dimensione Fuoco
Located in Cascina, Pisa
lacquered metal. It was designed by Riccardo Dalisi and manufactured by the Italian company Dimensione Fuoco
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Metal

Postmodern Italian Halogen Floor Lamp by Relco, 1980 s
By Relco Milano
Located in Lisboa, PT
design typical for 1980s. With black lacquered metal structure and shade, with glass incorporated that
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

Modern Sculptural Console Table in "Hermes" Orange Lacquer
Located in Norwalk, CT
Dynamic form on this cantilevered console. Newly lacquered in high gloss Benjamin Moore Electric
Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Console Tables

Materials

Wood

Post Modern Style Ten Leather Burgundy Red Black Silver Dining Chairs 1980
Located in Vienna, AT
Post-modern style set of ten vintage dining chairs of chairs from beech, leather and metal in the
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Metal

1980s Post Modern Orange and Black Murano Glass and Metal Wall Sconce by I Tre
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Italian postmodern design from the 1980s. Manufactured by the renowned Italian lighting company I Tre
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Metal

Post Modern Style Demilune Console And Mirror After Michael Graves
By Michael Graves (b.1934)
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Reminiscent of the furniture designed by the iconic American Architect and designer Michael Graves
Category

Vintage 1980s Post-Modern Demi-lune Tables

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Set of 6 Italian leather and green lacquer dining chairs, 1980s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
before. Very good quality, timeless design and a nice dark green lacquer wood. 1980s - Italy
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Baker Furniture Pedestal Games Table with Craquelure Finish
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Chicago, IL
Baker Furniture oxblood lacquer pedestal games table with craquelure finish. The finish is offset
Category

Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Game Tables

Materials

Brass

Vintage Postmodern Aqua / Jade Lacquer Laminate Tall Drawer Cabinet, USA, 1980s
Located in Hastings, GB
A stunning postmodern 1980s lacquer laminate tall drawer cabinet with 5 large drawers, in a
Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Cabinets

Materials

Laminate, Wood

Set of 2 Bar stools, black lacquer, black metal.Italy 1980s.
Located in Athens, Attiki
Set of 2 Bar stools, black lacquer, black metal.Italy 1980s. Beautiful design in excellent
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Stools

Materials

Metal

1980 s Italian Postmodern Art Deco Najarian Dining Chairs - Set of 3
By Pietro Costantini
Located in Burbank, CA
manufactured in the 1980's, and made in Italy and sold by Najarian Furniture. Very high-quality chairs that are
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood

1980s Postmodern Regency Brass + White Lacquered Coffee Table
By Karl Springer
Located in Madison, WI
For sale here is a stunner. Very cool table! This minimalist, post modern Miami Regency 1980's
Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Italian Post-Modern Set of Twelve Armchairs in Purple Corduroy and Steel
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Set of twelve dining chairs, corduroy fabric, lacquered steel, Italy, 1980s A Memphis-inspired
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Armchairs

Materials

Steel

Rhomboid Post-Modern Marcello Morandini "Corner" Shelves, Rosenthal, Pair
By Marcello Morandini, Rosenthal
Located in Miami, FL
companion pair of vintage 1980s Post-modern "Corner" shelves designed by Marcello Morandini for Rosenthal
Category

Vintage 1980s German Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Ash, Lacquer

Postmodern Cerused Pink Dresser In the Style of Jay Spectre for Century, 1980s
By Jay Spectre, Century Furniture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This striking 1980s Postmodern dresser has been fully refinished in a custom cerused pink finish
Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Dressers

Materials

Wood, Oak

Highboard Bar Chest by Luigi Saccardo for Gasparello, Italy, 1980 s
By Luigi Saccardo
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Saccardo for Gasparello, Italy 1980's. From the "Seven" series. Memphis Design Style. Black high gloss
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Cabinets

Materials

Glass, Plastic, Wood, Lacquer

1980 s Philippe Starck "Pratfall" Leather Easy Chairs
By Driade, Philippe Starck
Located in Dallas, TX
Driade, a renowned Italian furniture manufacturer. Designed for a space conducive to meditation in the
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Steel

Postmodern Design Leather Dining Chairs, Italy 1980 s
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Postmodern Design Leather Dining Chair set of 4. Made in Italy, 1980's. Grey leather seat
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Post-Modern Memphis Style Salt and Pepper Shakers by Olde Thompson
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice pair of post-modern Memphis style salt and pepper shakers by Olde Thompson, circa 1980s
Category

Mid-20th Century American Post-Modern Tableware

Materials

Wood

Danish Post Modern Beech Bentwood stool by Magnus Olesen
By Magnus Olesen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Danish post modern Beech and lacquer stool by Magnus Olesen. Labeled under seat. Made in Denmark
Category

Vintage 1980s Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools

Materials

Beech, Bentwood, Lacquer

Postmodern Architectural Design Sconce Wall Lamp Set, Belgium 1980 s
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Postmodern Architectural Design Sconce Wall Lamp set of 2. Made in Belgium, 1980's period
Category

Vintage 1980s Belgian Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Metal

Modern Vintage Red Folding Chair Ulisse by Ivan Loss, 1980s
By Ivan Loss
Located in Vienna, AT
Modern vintage folding chair walking stick, which was made of red lacquered metal and light plastic
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Stools

Materials

Plastic

Modern Vintage Ten Black Beech Yellow Faux Leather Dining Chairs 1980s Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Modern vintage ten dining chairs or armchairs from beech and faux leather in black and yellow color
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Faux Leather, Beech

Post-Modern Italian Executive Desk Piano Black Burl by G&C Italia Art Deco Style
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Made in the 1980s in Italy, this desk features a sleek, post-modern, and angular design. Finished
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Desks

Materials

Burl, Lacquer

Postmodern Blue Lacquer and Black Marble Sideboard by DBM, Italy, 1980s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Postmodern sideboard with mirror, produced by the Italian company DBM, in wood and resin, lacquered
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Sideboards

Materials

Marble

Italian FLOS Lighting "AURORA" Suspension Light (1980 s) / King-Miranda
By Perry King and Santiago Miranda
Located in Tinton Falls, NJ
The "Aurora" pendant light for Arteluce, then a division of Flos, was designed in 1980 by Perry
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal, Steel

Postmodern Design "Alice" Dining Chairs by Cidue, Italy 1980 s
By Cidue
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Postmodern Design "Alice" Dining Chairs by Cidue. Made in the 1980's in Italy. Slender
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Metal

Memphis Post Modern Lidded Ice Bucket for Taste Seller by Sigma
By Taste Seller By Sigma
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A lidded post modern Memphis ice bucket for Taste Seller, c.1980s, Japan. The bucket features and
Category

Late 20th Century Japanese Post-Modern Barware

Materials

Plastic

Postmodern Design Chest of Drawers by Umberto Asnago for Giorgetti, Italy 1980 s
By Umberto Asnago
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Postmodern Modern Design Chest of drawers by Umberto Asnago for Giorgetti, made in Italy 1980's
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Memphis Post-Modern Table Top Jewelry Chest in the Style of Ettore Sottsass
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous hand-made Memphis post-modern table top jewelry chest with five drawers in the style of
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Brass, Metal

Postmodernist Black Lacquered Mask Sconce by Potentiel Paris, France 1980s
By Jean-Michel Wilmotte, Martin Szekely, Philippe Starck, Gilles Derain
Located in Lille, FR
Postmodernist Black Lacquered Masq Sconce by Potentiel Paris, France 1980s
Category

Vintage 1980s French Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Steel

Postmodernist Black Lacquered Atlas Sconce by Potentiel Paris, France 1980s
By Jean-Michel Wilmotte, Martin Szekely, Gilles Derain, Philippe Starck
Located in Lille, FR
Postmodernist Black Lacquered Atlas Sconce by Potentiel Paris, France 1980s
Category

Vintage 1980s French Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Steel

Postmodernist Black Lacquered Origami Sconce by Autographe Paris, France 1980s
By Martin Szekely, Gilles Derain, Philippe Starck, Jean-Michel Wilmotte, Autographe
Located in Lille, FR
Postmodernist Black Lacquered Origami Sconce by Daniel Bernard for Autographe Paris, France 1980s
Category

Vintage 1980s French Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Steel

‘Tavolino Com Route" Coffee Table by Gae Aulenti, Italy, 1980’s
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Chicago, IL
‘Tavolino Com Route" coffee table by Gae Aulenti, Italy 1980’s black granite top, black lacquered
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Granite

1980s Green Canopy Bed and Chest of Drawers Dark Lacquer for Sormani, Italy
By Davide Pizzigoni Manolo De Giorgi, Marco Comolli, Sormani
Located in Arosio, IT
black) glossy lacquer, with 4 columns in grey nextel and a metal canopy in light apple green. The bed
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Bedroom Sets

Materials

Steel

Rennie Dining Chair Set by Kazuhide Takahama for Simon Gavina, Italy, 1980 s
By Kazuhide Takahama
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
, made in Italy 1980's. Architectural design dining chairs in dark brown. The seat and back are in dark
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Faux Leather, Wood

Mármol y Plomo Prints by Eduardo Chillida, Framed, Post-Modern, 1990s
By Eduardo Chillida
Located in Valencia, VC
art works "Mármol y Plomo," created during the 1980s as part of a special edition commissioned by the
Category

1990s Spanish Post-Modern Prints

Materials

Paper

Set of Eight Italian Lacquered Wood and Leather Modern Dining Chairs
By A. Sibau
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Set of 8 highback dining chairs with black lacquered wooden frames and leather seats and backrests
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Set of 8 Costantini Lacquered Dining Chairs
By Pietro Costantini
Located in Dallas, TX
Chic set of post modern dining chairs designed by Pietro Costantini in San Vito al Torre Italy. The
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Set of 8 Costantini Lacquered Dining Chairs
Set of 8 Costantini Lacquered Dining Chairs
$3,520 Sale Price / set
20% Off
1980s Postmodern Jean Royère Insp Lacquer Spiral Framed Danish Metal Wall Mirror
By Maurizio Tempestini
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Postmodern Jean Royère Insp Lacquered Spiral Framed Danish Metal Wall Mirror 80s Post Modern
Category

Vintage 1980s Danish Post-Modern Wall Mirrors

Materials

Enamel, Iron

Memphis Style Lacquer Abstract Folding Screen
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Cool 1980’s hand painted lacquer Memphis style six panel folding screen. In original vintage
Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Plywood, Lacquer

Post-Modern Sculptural Armchair in Black Metal and Pink Red Silk Upholstery
By Carla Tolomeo
Located in Berlin, DE
This fantastic Italian Post-Modern sculptural Armchair was made in the 1980s. It is made out of
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Armchairs

Materials

Metal

Memphis Style Postmodern Mirror, 1980s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
decorated with improvised blocks of orange, yellow, and black colors. Finished in a heavy lacquer throughout
Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Black lacquered coffee table with bar by Paul Michel for Roche Bobois, 1980s
By Roche Bobois, Paul Michel
Located in Lyon, FR
Gorgeous black lacquered sliding coffee table with a full mirrored bar and feet, designed by Paul
Category

Vintage 1980s French Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Glass, Mirror, Wood

Dr. Glob Dining Chair Set by Philippe Starck for Kartell, Italy 1980 s
By Philippe Starck, Kartell
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
, 1980's / 90's period. Marked on the bottom. All black edition. Stackable. Black plastic formed seat and
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Metal

Belgian Black Marble Dining Table Asian Modern Black Lacquer Dining Chairs Set
By James Mont
Located in Chattanooga, TN
architectural statement in stone and light, a post-modern interpretation of solidity and transparency. It brings
Category

Vintage 1980s American Chinoiserie Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Belgian Black Marble

Postmodern Design "LOLLY" Dining Chair set by Fly Line, Italy 1980 s
By Fly Line
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Postmodern "Memphis" Style Italian Design "LOLLY" Dining Chairs by Fly Line. Made in Italy, 1980's
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Steel

Post Modern Memphis Style Pink Teal Circular Coffee Table With Graphic Top
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
teal lacquer and a circular top finished in pastel pink. The surface features playful abstract line and
Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Laminate, Wood

Postmodern Solid Lacquered Wood Tray with Chrome Handles
By Studio Nova By Sommerhuber
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and rare 1980's solid wood lacquered round serving tray with chrome handles , nice patina
Category

20th Century Thai Post-Modern Platters and Serveware

Materials

Chrome

Post-Modern Room Screen in the Style of Memphis Milano by Nando Vincenzini
By Memphis Milano, Memphis Group, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
thoroughly post-modern art work was hand crafted in 1988 by the artist Nando Vincenzini as the 4th entry in
Category

Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Metal, Brass

Art Deco Bedside Tables 1980s Zebra Oak Wood Vintage Drawers Lacquered Drawers
Located in London, GB
. 1980s PERIOD: 1980-1989 MATERIALS & TECHNIQUES: Wood, Lacquer CONDITION: Restored used vintage
Category

Vintage 1980s British Art Deco Sideboards

Materials

Wood

Set of four black Italian post modern chairs
Located in Milano, IT
This stunning set of four postmodern Italian chairs from the 1980s perfectly embodies the bold and
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Chairs

Materials

Steel

Original Vintage Karl Springer Executive Black Lacquered Desk
By Karl Springer
Located in North Miami, FL
that are flush to edge. Original finish is a high piano lacquer in black and gilded corners to feet
Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

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1980s Lacquer Furniture Post Modern For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the 1980s lacquer furniture post modern you’re looking for. A 1980s lacquer furniture post modern — often made from wood, metal and lacquer — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without a 1980s lacquer furniture post modern — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right 1980s lacquer furniture post modern, those designed in Mid-Century Modern and Modern styles are of considerable interest. A well-made 1980s lacquer furniture post modern has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Ettore Sottsass, Michele de Lucchi and Memphis Group are consistently popular.

How Much is a 1980s Lacquer Furniture Post Modern?

A 1980s lacquer furniture post modern can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,900, while the lowest priced sells for $448 and the highest can go for as much as $42,000.

A Close Look at Post-modern Furniture

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.