Postmodern Office Desk
to
53
192
105
307
8
1
15
7
1
307
9
11
251
1
24
121
23
178
98
81
43
33
159
94
72
62
25
315
314
315
10
8
8
8
6
Sort By
ikons Postmodern Glass Top Desk
Located in Astoria, NY
ikons Postmodern glass top desk with four polychromed metal legs in differing geometric designs
Category
20th Century Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass
Postmodern White Laminate Credenza Desk
Located in Astoria, NY
Postmodern white laminate credenza desk, of extended rectangular form, with four drawers across the
Category
20th Century Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Laminate
Postmodern White Laminate Credenza Desk
Located in Astoria, NY
Postmodern white laminate credenza desk, of extended rectangular form, with four drawers across the
Category
20th Century Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Laminate
Postmodern Architect-Designed Plywood
Steel Desk
Located in Astoria, NY
Postmodern architect-designed plywood & steel custom-made desk, the mirrored steelframed top and
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
French Postmodern White Metal Desk, 1980s
Located in Chicago, IL
A French rectangular desk from the 1980s, crafted from white lacquered metal. Its clean lines and
Category
Vintage 1980s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Postmodern Faux Stone Gloss Laminate Floating Desk
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Transform your office space with the Postmodern Faux Stone Gloss Laminate Floating Desk. This desk
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Rose Tarlow "Blotto" Postmodern Ash Partners Desk
Located in Astoria, NY
Rose Tarlow "Blotto" Postmodern Ash Veneered Partners Desk, with three slide drawers and two side
Category
20th Century Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
1980s Postmodern Birdseye Maple Artisan Made Desk
Located in Miami, FL
1980s Postmodern Birdseye maple desk with turned and reverse-tapered ebonized legs and a single
Category
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Birdseye Maple
Italian Postmodern White Desk, Unknown, 1970s, Italy
Located in London, GB
This stunning Italian postmodern desk has been crafted from lacquered wood, with a dark removable
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass, Plywood
Postmodern Desk Accessories by Rexite Italy
By Rexite
Located in San Mateo, CA
Postmodern desk accessories by Rexite. These include two letter trays, a letter holder and pen or
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Postmodern Black Lacquered Desk by Interlubke, Germany 1980s
By Interlübke
Located in Miami, FL
All black lacquered postmodern writing desk with a storage cabinet and drawer with organizer by
Category
Late 20th Century German Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Italian Postmodern Desk and Chair Unknown, 1970s, Italy
Located in London, GB
This stunning Italian Postmodern desk has been crafted from lacquered wood, with a dark removable
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Plywood
1980s Postmodern Pendulum Desk Clock
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A fantastic postmodern vintage desk, mantel, or shelf clock with a round base, diagonal case
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Plastic
Postmodern Desk, Writing Table by Bohumil Landsman, 1970s
By Bohumil Landsman
Located in Wrocław, Poland
This desk was designed by Bohumil Landsman in 1970s. The design is very simple and elegant. It
Category
Vintage 1970s Czech Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ash
Postmodern Desk, Writing Table by Bohumil Landsman, 1970s
By Bohumil Landsman
Located in Wrocław, Poland
This desk was designed by Bohumil Landsman in 1970s. The design is very simple and elegant. It
Category
Vintage 1970s Czech Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Postmodern Metal Desk With Birch Top, France 20th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
A Postmodern desk featuring a rectangular birch table top with rounded corners and beautiful
Category
20th Century French Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Postmodern Artisan Made Desk by Timothy Curtis, D. 1987
Located in Peabody, MA
One-of-a-kind postmodern desk, made during the Art Furniture Movement of the 1980s by Tim Curtis of
Category
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Laminate, Wood, Lacquer
1980s Postmodern Black Canetti Desk Clock
By Canetti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A postmodern black cube deck clock by Canetti with red, yellow & green hands. Cleverly designed so
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Metal
1960s Postmodern George Reinoehl Stow
Davis Teak "Predictor" Executive Desk
By Stow Davis, George Reinoehl
Located in Madison, WI
Very rare and incredibly stunning large surface 1960's executive desk for the Stow Davis "Predictor
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome
1980s French Postmodern "24 Hours" Desk by Elizabeth de Portzamparc
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful lacquered wood and iron "24 Hour" desk by renowned architect, Elizabeth de Portzamparc
Category
Vintage 1980s French Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
Black Melamine and Tubular Steel Postmodern Desk, Italy, c.1980
Located in Surbiton, GB
Late 20th century Italian desk by Archiutti featuring thick tubular supporting legs and a suspended
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Postmodern Desk, Writing Table by Bohumil Landsman, 1970s, Fully Restored
By Bohumil Landsman
Located in Wrocław, Poland
This desk was designed by Bohumil Landsman in 1970s. The design is very simple and elegant. It
Category
Vintage 1970s Czech Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ash
American postmodern Plastic lego desk telephone by Tyco, 1990s
Located in MIlano, IT
American postmodern Plastic lego desk telephone by Tyco, 1990s
Desk telephone entirely built with
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Plastic
Vintage 1980s Postmodern Black Canetti Desk Clock
By Canetti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A post modern black cube deck clock by Canetti with red, yellow & green hands. Cleverly designed so the cube sits at an angle on a table with the help of a weighted back cover.
In ...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Plastic
Postmodern Polished Brass Double Desk Letter Tray Paper Holder
Located in San Diego, CA
accent to any executive's desk! California design.
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Postmodern Desk in the Style of Ettore Sottsass
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Classic Postmodern designed desk or dining table with an inlaid colorful pattern on the top and
Category
Late 20th Century North American Post-Modern Desks
Materials
Iron
1980s West German Postmodern Desk Clock by Koziol
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An incredibly charming West German postmodern vintage desk, mantel, or shelf clock with so much
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Metal
Postmodern Pluto Desk by Pierre Colleu for Starform and Disney, France 1980s.
By Disney Studios, Starform, Pierre Colleu 1
Located in Lille, FR
desk top.
Some fading on the head and the legs.
Category
Vintage 1980s French Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Resin, Plastic
1980s Postmodern Lucite Desk Clock by Gino Casti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A very cool postmodern desk clock from the 1980s by Gino Casti, a designer that seems to have
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Plastic, Lucite
Postmodern Pluto Desk by Pierre Colleu for Starform and Disney, France 1980s.
By Disney Studios, Starform, Pierre Colleu 1
Located in Lille, FR
desk top.
Some fading on the head and the legs.
Category
Vintage 1980s French Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Resin, Plastic
1980
s Postmodern Magic Cube Desk Accessory by George Matsumoto
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An ingenious 1980s "Magic Cube" in black plastic with hidden desk/office supplies in bright colors
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Plastic
Postmodern Dalmatian Pongo Desk by Pierre Colleu for Starform and Disney, 1980s.
By Disney Studios, Starform, Pierre Colleu 1
Located in Lille, FR
Table height: 50 cm.
Total height with the head: 80 cm
Good condition.
Some chips on the top.
Category
Vintage 1980s French Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Resin, Plastic
Postmodern Double Deck Desk Letter Tray Cherry Wood
Molded Plastic
Located in San Diego, CA
Great design on this double-deck desk letter tray , molded wave smoke plastic with solid cherry
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic, Rubber, Cherry
1980s Postmodern Desk Clock by Shohei Mihara for Wakita
By Nathalie du Pasquier, Wakita, Shohei Mihara, George Sowden
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A fantastic Japanese postmodern vintage desk, mantel, or shelf clock by Shohei Mihara for Wakita
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Metal
1990s Postmodern Black and White Interchangeable Desks, a Pair
By Lane Acclaim
Located in Bensalem, PA
Lane furniture matching pair of black and white desks can interchange pieces or keeps as is.
Category
1990s Post-Modern Desks
Materials
Glass, Wood
Postmodern Burl Wood Laminate and Chrome Etagere With Floating Desk
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Embrace the innovation of postmodern design with this Burl Wood Laminate and Chrome Etagere with
Category
Vintage 1980s American Desks
Materials
Wood
1988 Postmodern Desk Clock by Douglas Chalk for Clever Clocks
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A rare 1988 desk clock designed by Douglas Chalk for clever clocks. A square plastic case
Category
Late 20th Century Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Glass, Plastic
1987 Postmodern Desk Clock by Douglas Chalk for Clever Clocks
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A rare 1987 desk clock designed by Douglas Chalk for clever clocks. A square plastic case, space
Category
Late 20th Century Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Glass, Plastic
1980s Postmodern Desk Clock by Douglas Chalk for Clever Clocks
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A rare desk clock designed by Douglas Chalk for Clever Clocks. A square plastic case, mesmerizing
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Wood
Vintage Italian Postmodern Elle Due Arredamenti Burl Wood Roll Top Desk
By A.R. Arredamenti
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Incredible vintage Italian Postmodern desk. Made by the iconic Elle Due Arredamenti ISA group
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Desks
Materials
Wood, Burl
DIA Postmodern Glass
Brass Writing Table
By Design Institute America
Located in Chicago, IL
Elegant postmodern writing desk from Design Institute America. Comprised of four sections of 1
Category
Vintage 1970s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass
DIA Postmodern Glass
Brass Writing Table
By Design Institute America
Located in Chicago, IL
Elegant postmodern writing table from Design Institute of America. This desk is comprised of four
Category
Vintage 1970s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Glass
Postmodern Table Base by Amisco Canada
By Les Industries Amisco
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Postmodern Amisco sawhorse desk or table base in red and black. Amisco tags affixed to both bases
Category
1990s Canadian Post-Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
$795 / set
Postmodern Crystal Obelisks
Located in Astoria, NY
Postmodernist set of three heavy glass crystal obelisks, made in the United States during the 1990s. The set is in good vintage condition, with a chip to one of the upper corners of ...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Paperweights
Materials
Crystal
$795 / set
Postmodern Interdesign Swivel Organizer
Located in Fairfield, CA
A vintage postmodern circular swivel organizer. 4 storage compartments swivel outwards for
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Plastic
Late 20th Century Vintage Postmodern Lacquered Writing Desk and High Back Chair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fabulous vintage Contemporary writing desk and chair. A beautiful lacquered Demilune shape in a
Category
Late 20th Century North American Post-Modern Desks
Materials
Metal
Postmodern Arched Acrylic Paper Organizer
Located in Fairfield, CA
clear base. Curvy rectangular shape to the base. Great postmodern design.
Category
Vintage 1980s Post-Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Acrylic
Postmodern Pink Glass Clock
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A vintage 1980s Deco style glass desk or table clock. The clock’s base is an opaque pink glass
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Glass
Vintage Japanese Postmodern Black Clock
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A perfectly 1980s black table or desk clock with yellow, red, and blue accents. The maker, Shiseido
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Metal
1990s Handmade Postmodern Mantle Clock
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This wall clock looks like it should be on the set of Saved by the Bell or Yo! MTV Raps. Showing a strong Memphis influence and resembling the work of Kurt B. Delbanco for Morphos, G...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Plastic
1980s Postmodern Red Metal Pyramid Clock
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An eye-catching postmodern red metal desk, table , or mantle clock in the shape of a pyramid with
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Metal
1980s Postmodern Blue Metal Pyramid Clock
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An eye-catching postmodern blue metal desk, table, or mantle clock in the shape of a pyramid with
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Metal
Postmodern Desktop Tape Dispenser by Shohei Mihara for Super Present
By Shohei Mihara
Located in Kelkheim (Taunus), HE
special highlight for your desk, whether at home or in the office.
Category
Vintage 1980s Japanese Post-Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
1980s Postmodern Mantle Clock by Empire Arts
By Empire Art Products Co.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A vintage 1980s postmodern textured mantle clock by Empire Art Products in various shades of
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Glass, Wood
1980s Postmodern Mantle Clock by Empire Arts
By Empire Art Products Co.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A vintage 1980s postmodern textured mantle clock by Empire Art Products in various shades of
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Glass, Wood
Italian postmodern typewriter Lettera 35 Italia
90 Mario Bellini Olivetti, 1990
By Mario Bellini, Olivetti
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian postmodern typewriter Lettera 35 Italia '90 Mario Bellini Olivetti, 1990
Typewriter mod
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Vintage Postmodern Handmade Enameled Metal and Glass Clock
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A handmade postmodern desk, mantel, or wall clock made of a round glossy enameled metal face with
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Metal
- 1
Get Updated with New Arrivals
Save "Postmodern Office Desk", and we’ll notify you when there are new listings in this category.
Postmodern Office Desk For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the postmodern office desk you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, plastic and steel, every postmodern office desk was constructed with great care. Find 93 options for an antique or vintage postmodern office desk now, or shop our selection of 1 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Your living room may not be complete without a postmodern office desk — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A postmodern office desk made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Modern — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one postmodern office desk that is appealing in its simplicity, but George Kovacs, Robert Sonneman and Arteluce produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Postmodern Office Desk?
Prices for a postmodern office desk start at $240 and top out at $10,500 with the average selling for $1,285.
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
- 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.
Questions About Postmodern Office Desk
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021Choosing a desk for your home or office is a matter of personal preference, but ideally, the best home office desk would be one designed with ergonomics in mind. In other words, it should be of an optimum height to save you from slouching, it should preferably be equipped with adjustable height settings to help achieve eye level with your laptop, and it should not take up too much space in the room. Shop a range of antique and vintage home office desks on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021There are many kinds of office chairs — it is a matter of preference. An office desk chair should have a few features such as adjustability in height, backrests and armrests, lumbar support, sufficient seat depth and width, sufficient padding in breathable material, and swivel and casters for easy movement. On 1stDibs, explore a diverse collection of office desk chairs today.
Read More
39 Incredible Swimming Pools
It's hard to resist the allure of a beautiful pool. So, go ahead and daydream about whiling away your summer in paradise.
This Rare Set of 100 Alessi Vases Includes Designs by Scores of International Artists
Alessandro Mendini, Michael Graves, Ettore Sottsass and other design luminaries contributed to this unusual collection of porcelain wares representing a time capsule of late-20th-century decorative art.
Remembering Alessandro Mendini, a Towering Figure in Italian Design
Aided by photos taken of the maestro in his Milan studio, we honor the influential design talent who died last month at 87.
This Hotshot Duo Is the Design World’s Next Big Thing
Adam Charlap Hyman and Andre Herrero, rising young design talents, are debuting a new, eclectic line of textiles.
More Ways To Browse
Renoir Stone
Robert Sonneman Saturn Table Lamp
Ron Rezek Desk
Vintage Battery Sign
Amber Figurine
Eternity Modern Furniture
Memphis Design Clock
Flamingo Luxo
Luxo Flamingo Lamp
Be Yang Lamp
Interlubke Desk
Triangle Desk Clock
Jon Sarriugarte
Pluto Desk
Takashi Kato
Discus Table Lamp
Richard Birkett Fantasy Clocks
Philips Discoverer