Post-Modern Decorative Objects
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
Vintage Fused Glass Footed Vase, Hand Blown Art Glass
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Sculptural vintage vase is decorated with free-flowing fused red and yellow glass designs on mottled pink glass background; colored glass encases clear glass core, with clear glass ...
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Ettore Sottsass Postmodern "Tigris" Porcelain Vase for Memphis Milano, 1983
Located in London, GB
For sale is a rare, early Post-Modern “TIGRIS” porcelain vase designed by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano and produced by Porcellane San Marco, in the 1980s.
In 1983, Ettore Sott...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Jeweled Pewter and Enamel "Tree of Life" Menorah in the Style of Jay Strongwater
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous jeweled pewter and enamel "Tree of Life" Menorah in the style of Jay Strongwater (it may actually be a Strongwater piece, but it is not marked), circa 1990s. The menorah is ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal, Enamel, Pewter
Miniature Murano Glass Vase with Bullicante, Gold Leaf, 1980s, Italy
Located in Glasgow, GB
A miniature Murano glass vase in vivid emerald green, attributed to Archimede Seguso and crafted in Italy circa 1980s. This small Italian art glass vase exemplifies the technical fin...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Vintage Swatch Maxi “Lemon Time” Wall Clock
By Swatch
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A stunning vintage Swatch Maxi “Lemon Time” wall clock. Looks exactly like a Swatch wrist watch blown up to fit a giant's wrist! Standing seven feet tall, this amazing clock has ye...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Vintage Murano Red
Opalescent Glass Perfume Bottle with Stopper
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This exquisite vintage Murano glass perfume bottle features a striking combination of deep ruby red glass framed by clear ribbed layers, creating a captivating optical depth. Its ele...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Vintage Flower Art Glass Egg Paperweight in the Style of Murano of Italy
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage Flower Art Glass Egg Paperweight in the Style Murano of Italy, circa 1980s. This heavy vintage art glass egg paperweight, crafted in the style of Murano, showcases a vibrant ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Lovers Murano Art Glass Abstract Sculpture by Sandro Frattin, Signed
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Abstract Murano glass sculpture of two lovers embracing is made in green, purple, and clear glass with gold flakes inclusions, encased in clear glass in sommerso technique. The two figures are supported by a figurative base, done in clear glass with gold inclusions.
Sandro Frattin opened his studio, La Vetreria Artistica TFZ Internazionale, in 1980s; he is renowned for his exceptional technical skills and creative use of ancient techniques in modern art objects.
The sculpture is 14.35" high; it has the etched signature by artist on the bottom: Art 8/99 126/500 S Frattin.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold
Wall Clock by Piero Fornasetti
Located in Vienna, AT
Piero Fornasetti wall clock created in 1990s. Glass clock face with printed woman face and digits with quartz clockwork. Measures: Ø 37 cm.
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
A SCULPTURAL BRUTALIST CANDELABRA CANDLE HOLDER Unique ARTIST Piece, France 1990
Located in PARIS, FR
An exceptional and spectacular candelabra candle holder sculpture, Post-Modernist, Brutalist, Shabby-Chic, plant-inspired composition of folded and welded metal rods mounted on a tri...
Category
1990s French Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Plate, Wrought Iron
Post Modern Sculptural Clock in the Style of Sosstass
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Really cool sculptural clock in the memphis style powered by a battery.
Category
Late 20th Century European Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stainless Steel
Paul Hoff for Gustavsberg — Limited Edition Stoneware Pumpkin, 1989
By Paul Hoff, Gustavberg
Located in Bochum, NRW
A rare and beautifully crafted stoneware pumpkin by renowned Swedish designer Paul Hoff, produced by Gustavsberg in 1989.
This striking piece comes from a limited edition of only 15...
Category
1980s Swedish Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
AMANO - Vintage Ceramic Vase - Rich Red Glaze - Germany - Late 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
AMANO - Vintage ceramic vase - rich red glaze - bullet shape - signed on the base - impressed model number '629-18' - Germany - late 20th century.
Excellent vintage condition - no l...
Category
Late 20th Century German Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Alessi Round Polished Stainless Steel Tray Postmodern
By Alessi
Located in Bochum, NRW
Alessi Round Polished Stainless Steel Tray Postmodern.
Round tray with a leased edge.
Maker's mark on the bottom.
Diameter 48cm.
Good use condition with minor wear.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stainless Steel
Billy Bowl Silver by Greg Natale
By Greg Natale
Located in Sydney,, NSW
A striking centrepiece for the dining table or kitchen bench, the Billy bowl remixes the irreverent design codes of 1980s postmodernism with nods to the postpunk music and fashion of the same era. Finished in a monochrome palette and raised on a trio of playfully juxtaposing geometric blocks, the round ceramic vessel...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
Dale Rogers “Rise” Indoor / Outdoor Postmodern Steel Sculpture
Located in Miami, FL
Steel indoor/outdoor Rise sculpture by Dale Rogers.
“The simple lines of Rise have made it a very popular sculpture amongst my clients. It has a very clean organic feel that makes i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
$1,687 Sale Price
25% Off
Post Modern Display Mannequin
Located in Riverdale, NY
Post Modern Display Mannequin from a Japanese store formerly located on Madison Ave, NY. Articulated fiberglass mannequin body has screws at join...
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
$395 / item
Yaacov Agam, “Image-Magic” – Illuminated Plexiglass Light Sculpture Signed
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Weesp, NL
Yaacov Agam, “Image-Magic” – Illuminated Plexiglass Light Sculpture (Signed
Numbered)
Artist: Yaacov Agam
Title: Image-Magic
Medium: Illuminated Plexiglass Sculpture
Editio...
Category
1980s French Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Acrylic, Plexiglass
Rock Vase (Large), Clear Amber and Matte Mint by Gaetano Pesce
Located in Toronto, ON
Large "Rock" Vase in Soft Resin designed in 1995 by Gaetano Pesce for Fish Design.
Colour: Clear Amber and Matte Mint
*All the pieces are handmade and therefore unique. Variations...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Resin
James Alloway Paperweight with Controlled Bubbles, American Studio Art Glass
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
The piece measures 3.25" high and 2.25" wide at the center. It is signed by the artist near the base.
James Alloway (b. 1957) is a renowned American glass artist. James had a fasci...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Glass
Christian Thirion Teapot Sculpture, Studio Art Glass
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Whimsical blown art glass sculpture in shape of a teapot features Memphis style color palette of bright yellow, red, and blue with black and white accents. Graphic geometric forms o...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Sommerso
Thomas Bastide x Baccarat "Oceanie" Glass Vase
By Thomas Bastide, Baccarat
Located in Astoria, NY
Thomas Bastide (French, b. 1954) for Baccarat "Oceanie" Red and Clear Glass Vase, with clear glass and millefleur removable central rod, with ...
Category
Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Ceramic Vase by Claudia Frignani, Wunderkammer Studio
By Wunderkammer Studio, Claudia Frignani
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ceramic Vase by Claudia Frignani for Wunderkammer Studio's limited Lefka collection.
Claudia Frignani is a Milan-based designer, ceramic artist, and creator known for her unique scu...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Large Italian Tortoise Murano Art Glass Bowl 1970s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
This impressive vintage Murano art glass bowl showcases a striking 14-inch tortoise or leopard pattern, exuding timeless elegance. Ideal for serving or display, this Italian blown art glass piece dates back to the 1970s or early 1980s and likely originates from Empoli, near Florence, known for its modern...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Vintage French Paperweight Crystal Pelican Sculpture, Signed Baccarat
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A vintage French pelican sculpture paperweight signed by Baccarat standing at 3 inches is a charming representation of the brand's renowned craftsmanship. Elegantly crafted from fine...
Category
1990s French Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Steven Holl Patinated Bronze Candlestick for Swid Powell rare Postmodern Memphis
By Swid Powell, Steven Holl
Located in San Diego, CA
patinated bronze candlestick designed by American architect Steven Holl for Swid Powell c.1980's , very rare tall candlestick hard to find very collectible in a verdigris finish stamped at the bottom, with some scuff marks due to age solid piece great for postmodern , Memphis mid century home decor.
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Murano Multicolored Handblown Flower
By Murano 5
Located in Pasadena, TX
This flower is handblown.
It was crafted in Murano, Italy.
It is multicolored with 3 petals.
Makes for a great gift.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Salvador Dali Surrealist Fine Gold Leaf Bracelli Lamp Sculpture for BD Barcelona
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Braceli lamp designed by Salvador Dali manufactured by BD furniture in Barcelona.
Bracelli
Panel structure covered with silver plated polyester painting (Fine gold leaf).
Lampshade ...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Cotton
$8,569 Sale Price / item
25% Off
1980 Italy Post-Modern Bronze Abstract Sculpture Ottorino Tonelli Adamo
Located in Brescia, IT
This artwork was created by the Italian artist Ottorino Tonelli. Title "Adamo" translated "Adam"
Ottorino Tonelli was born in 1948 in Carrara, where h...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Neos Wall Clock 2 George Sowden Nathalie du Pasquier Postmodern
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Neos clock designed by George Sowden and Nathalie du Pasquier in the 80s. Neos is the brand run by Lorenz clock company in Italy. They were designed a lot o...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic
Large Raku Pottery Cat on Lucite Base by Tony Evans
By Tony Evans
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice large raku pottery sitting cat on lucite base by noted artist Tony Evans, circa 1980s. The piece is signed on the base and extremely well crafted; it has wonderful green ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery, Lucite
British The Eclectic Copycat Brass Stencil Typeface Tool A from Tom Dixon
Located in Hamburg, DE
British The Eclectic Copycat Brass Stencil Typeface Tool A from Tom Dixon, in Flawless conditions. Designed from 2000 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional information:
Mat...
Category
20th Century British Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Op Art Acrylic Sphere on Stand Sculpture by Vasa Mihich
Located in San Diego, CA
Op Art acrylic sphere sculpture on lucite base by Vasa Mihich, circa 1990. The optical look is changed by rotating the piece and letting the light refra...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite
$1,580 Sale Price
20% Off
Small Postmodern, Green Murano Glass, Bottle Vase by Nason, 1980
s, Italy
Located in Glasgow, GB
Small Postmodern style Murano Glass bottle vase by Nason.
Handcrafted from mint green Murano glass in the form of a double gourd shape. The exterior is detailed with smooth linear s...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
$106 Sale Price
35% Off
Memphis Style 1980s Metal Stick Person Candle Holders
Located in Fairfield, CA
A vintage 1980s memphis style stick person black metal candle holder. The stick person holds a wine glass in one hand and there is a candle holder in the other hand. Quirky wavy hair...
Category
1980s Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Gio Ponti for Argenteria Sabattini Italian Silver-Plated "Musk" Sculpture 1970s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian sculpture ‘Cuckolded Mask” in silver-plated metal designed by Gio Ponti for Argenteria Sabattini with the manufacturer’s mark engraved, Italy 1970s
Please note that the item...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate
Postmodern Bakelite "Liberte" Letter Holder by Philippe Starck for Alessi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Liberte letter holder/desk organizer/envelope box was designed by French Industrial Designer/Architect, Philippe Starck for Alessi (Portugal, 1992).
The green plastic top, suppor...
Category
1990s Portuguese Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic, Bakelite
Set of Green Vintage Candle Holders
Located in Saint Petersburg, FL
A sculptural trio of candle holders crafted in polished green marble. with layered glass discs for a refined, architectural silhouette.
Designed to hold standard taper candles.
Category
1980s Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
$235 / set
Large Glass Postmodern Memphis Milano Wall Clock by Bino, Italy 80s
Located in Lucija, SI
Large Postmodern Memphis Milano wall clock produce by Bino Italy.
Made in glass
Unique piece
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Plastic
Murano Mushroom Toadstool Art Glass Paperweight Orange 1980s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Murano Style Italian Art Glass Mushroom Toadstool Paperweight Orange with Millefiori and White 1980s.
Beautiful vintage Murano style hand made orange with multicolor spots Italian ar...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
A Set of 5 Architectural RADICAL
POSTMODERN Metal VASES, by KAPPA, France 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
An exceptional and spectacular set of 5 geometric vases, Post-Modern, Radical, 5 different sizes stainless steel rectangular structures, forming together a kind of "Cityscape" set of...
Category
1970s French Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Postmodern
Harlequin
Art Glass Vase 1980s
Located in Meer, VAN
Postmodern 'Harlequin' Art Glass Vase, Europe, 1980s.
This is a very beautiful art glass vase from the 1980s. A fun and joyful postmodern 'harlequin' style design, with hand painted...
Category
Late 20th Century European Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Manolo Blahnik Aluminum Shoe Horn, 2004 Anniversary Edition
Located in Hanover, MA
Manolo Blahnik shoe horn polished cast aluminium 2004, England.
Manolo Blahnik`s iconic shoe horn was a collaboration with UK based store Habi...
Category
Early 2000s British Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Aluminum
Silver Panther Paperweight on a Black Marble Ball by Mary Jurek Design
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
A Silver Panther Paperweight on a Black Marble Ball By: Mary Jurek Design Inc.
Mary Jurek Panther Paperweight Marble Ball and Chrome.
Designed as a p...
Category
Late 20th Century Indian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Metal
Post-Modernist Sculpture signed Ernest Trova, Profile Canto #83 in Matt Gray
By Ernest Trova
Located in New York, NY
This exceptional Post-Modernist sculpture, titled Profile Canto #83, was created in 1987 by renowned American artist Ernest Trova. A celebrated figure in the contemporary art world, ...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Nickel
1980s Postmodern Memphis Style Wall Clock by Milano Series
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Nailing the iconic energy of the 1980s, this vibrant Memphis style wall clock by Milano Series features bold geometric shapes and bright primary colors and all the playful and irrev...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Plastic
1980s Postmodern David Fisher for Austin Productions Faces of Love Sculpture
By Austin Prod
Located in Miami, FL
Postmodern David Fisher for Austin Productions Faces of Love Sculpture. Stamped in the back by the manufacturer and Dated 1980.
“Face of Love” ceramic s...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Plaster
Large Crumpled Vase in Dark Blue 3D Printed Plant Based Plastic - Smooth Edition
By É Pedra
Located in São Paulo, BR
3D-printed in bioplastic and hand-shaped, the Crumpled Vase combines digital precision with expressive craftsmanship. Its sculptural form and delicate texture make each piece a one-o...
Category
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic
Postmodern Howard Miller George Nelson 1984 Olympus Table Clock "Tempo 21"
Located in Kansas City, MO
Rare "Olympus" table clock by Howard Miller Clock Company. From the 1984 "Tempo 21" collection. The circular red clock face is upheld by a green pyramid base...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Aluminum
Lilac and Black Iridescent Murano Glass Vase by Sergio Costantini, Italy 1990s
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy by Sergio Costantini, 1990s
This vase is made is etched hand-blown Murano glass with a light pulegoso effect. It also features a transparent and black iridescent lattic...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Shiro Kuramata Pink Vase
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Shiro Kuramata's acrylic flower vase. Small model. Acrylic block which pink is inside and glass tube.
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Acrylic
$2,500 / item
Midcentury Postmodern Optical Neon Floor Lamp Sculpture after Rudi Stern
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A large and impressive 1980s neon sculpture designed by Zimmerman Studios and produced by Archigraphics LA in 1987. Comes complete with pedestal as shown. Signed and numbered.
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Acrylic, Wood
Michael Graves Postmodern Chess and Checkers Set Game
Located in North Miami, FL
This original Postmodern Michael Graves chess set with checkers pieces has been fully restored with the wood which is 2 variants of maple.
The wood was redone and new felt was put on the bottom. The resin players are a composition. It has velvet storage compartments inside for the players when you wish to use the checkers game part. Michael Graves was a Memphis Group designer and a member of the New York Five...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Velvet, Wood
1980s Postmodern Female Face Ceramic Sculpture in the Austin Productions Style
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Large scale, Postmodern / 1980s Art Deco revival Female Head Ceramic Sculpture in the Austin Productions Style. Circa 1980s
Features a flatten female head figure molded on a...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Post-Modern Polished Chrome Double Letter Tray
Located in San Diego, CA
Post-modern polished chrome double letter tray, circa 1980s. The tray is in good vintage condition and measures 10"W x 14"D x 6.75"H. The tray is finished with matte black lining and...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic
A monumental bronze female nude sculpture by Somchai, circa 1970
Located in View Park, CA
A monumental nude sculpture of a femme torso in bronze by Hattakitkosol Somchai, signed, circa 1970. A striking rarity of Somchai’s oeuvre, this piece stands at nearly twenty-six inc...
Category
1970s Thai Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Mid Century Paper Mache Parrot Raul Aguavo
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Modern paper mâché hand painted parrot sculpture by Raul Aguavo, perched on a metal swing. The piece is signed on the side and is in great condition...
Category
20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Paint, Paper
1970s Iron Modernist Sculpture
Located in Sarasota, FL
A modernist sculpture in iron. Depicts a round face with simple raised and pierced features, decorated in a vibrant color palette. Artist is unknown.
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Polished Cast Brass Garra Door Hanger by Studio Orth
Located in Geneve, CH
Polished Cast Brass Garra Door Hanger by Studio Orth
Dimensions: W 14 x D 6 x H 33 cm
Materials: Cast metal.
Finishes: Polished Cast Brass or Polished Cast Aluminum
About:
Studio O...
Category
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
$1,001 / item
Checkerboard Table Clock, "Tempo 21" Tower 2 by George Nelson, 1984
Located in Kansas City, MO
Rare postmodern cream, brown, and navy checkerboard table clock by Howard Miller Clock Company. From the 1984 "Tempo 21" collection. Very few signs...
Category
1980s North American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Aluminum
Post-modern decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Post-Modern decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage decorative objects created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, ceramic and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Post-Modern decorative objects made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original decorative objects, popular names associated with this style include Tom von Kaenel, Reflections Copenhagen, Christopher Gentner, and Ettore Sottsass. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for decorative objects differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $33 and tops out at $216,361 while the average work can sell for $1,098.
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