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
Michael Arntz Ceramic/Pottery Bowl /Centerpiece, Signed Dated
By Michael Arntz
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great sample of the later work of the very well known ceramist/ potter artist Michael Arntz. Similar geometric design are in Museums now.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Contemporary Romã Sculpture with Red Patina by Lucas Recchia, 2023
Located in New York, NY
The Romã Sculpture, from Lucas Recchia’s Fruits collection, celebrates organic form and vibrant color through the expressive use of bronze and patina. I...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Postmodern Old Rose Murano Glass Vase with a Hole, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1970s.
This is an old rose Murano glass vase.
It is a vintage item, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered as in perfect original condi...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Sven Åke Ekberg, Organic Candelabra, Iron, Sweden, 1987
Located in High Point, NC
A black painted organic candelabra designed and produced by Sven Åke Ekberg, Sweden, 1987
Fits 0.80” diameter candles
Category
1980s Swedish Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Silvana Maisano Bronze Study for the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Located in North Miami, FL
This amazing bronze, lost-wax casting of a study for the MOMA in San Francisco submitted by sculptor, Silvana Maisano in 1984. It is a fantastic sculpture with a wonderful patina. ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Chrome Sculptural Candle Holder
By Panorammma
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Chrome Candle Holder is the first in a series of pieces that integrate the use of upcycled electroplating rods. These rods, regularly used for submerging metal items into chrome bath...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper, Steel, Chrome, Nickel
Untitled No. 51 Vase by Marea Hildebrand
Located in Geneve, CH
Untitled No. 51 Vase by Marea Hildebrand
Handmade
Dimensions: D 36 x W 36 x H 36 cm
Materials: Stoneware with slip.
Marea Hildebrand (b. 1989) is a Zurich-based ceramic artist with...
Category
2010s Swiss Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
$3,952 / item
Blue Murano Glass Duck by La Murrina with Gold Leaf, Italy, 1990s
By La Murrina
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1990s.
This duck is made in Murano glass with gold leaf and murrines.
It has its original signature and it is in excellent original condition.
Measures: Width 13 cm
D...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Postmodern Murano Glass Vase by Barovier and Toso, Italy, 1980s
Located in Milan, IT
Remarkable Murano glass vase by Barovier and Toso.
Blue body with yellow and green inclusions.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Italian Wooden XXL Sculpture by Gianni Pinna, 1981
By Gianni Pinna
Located in Weesp, NL
"Experience the beauty and craftsmanship of Gianni Pinna's stunning wooden sculpture, Documento No.7. This one-of-a-kind piece was created in Italy in 198...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Hardwood, Paint
Danish Designer, Floor Vases, Stoneware, Denmark, 1973
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of beige and brown-glazed stoneware vases designed and produced in Denmark, c. 1940s.
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Bertil Andersson, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1978
Located in High Point, NC
A sizeable brown and beige-glazed stoneware vase designed and produced by Bertil Andersson, Höganäs, 1978.
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Swedish Designer, Candlestick, Pine, Brass, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A freeform pine candlestick designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1970s.
Holds 0.75” candle
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Space In Space Double Floor Candelabrum in Brass Metal Resin by Atelier Ellery
Located in Geneve, CH
Space In Space Double Floor Candelabrum in Brass Metal Resin by Atelier Ellery
Limited Edition Of 8 Pieces.
Dimensions: D 46 x W 57 x H 87 cm.
Materials: Brass resin.
Available in d...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Vintage Crosswalk Glass
Located in Branford, CT
Cross walk cased glass lens. Kopp Glass, Swissville, Pennsylvania. One of 10 available. Unused condition. Endless possibilities.
Category
Late 20th Century North American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
$150 / item
Sven Bohlin, Unique Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A brown and white sizeable unique stoneware vase designed and produced by Sven Bohlin, Höganäs, Sweden, c. 1960s.
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Dorothy Hafner Post Modern Art Pottery Bowl
Located in Highland, IN
This wonderful piece by Dorothy Hafner (b 1952) was hand made by the artist. Though originally trained as a sculptor and painter, Hafner is probably best known for the tableware she ...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Salviati Murano Glass, Candle Holder /Centerpiece , Marked
By Salviati
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful glass holder made by Salviati, marked and dated 1998.
Category
1990s Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
WF Fisher, Sizeable Vase, Ceramic, USA, 1979
Located in High Point, NC
A sizeable signed ceramic vase designed and produced by WF Fisher, USA, 1979.
Condition: production-related fissures.
Category
1970s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Curt Addin, Vase, Stoneware, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A semi blue-glazed stoneware vase designed and produced by Curt Addin, Glumslöv, Sweden, 1970s.
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Nomad I:01 Vessel in White Sand Stoneware
Black Glaze by Sofia Karnukaeva
Located in Geneve, CH
Nomad I:01 Vessel in White Sand Stoneware & Black Glaze by Sofia Karnukaeva
Dimensions: D 35 x W 27 x H 43 cm.
Materials: Stoneware and glaze.
Sofia Karnukaeva, a Barcelona-based ar...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Postmodern Plaster Face Sculpture on Stand
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Unique postmodern plaster face sculpture with stand. Mayan or Buddha design. Great period piece and colors.
Category
20th Century Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Plaster
Freccia Large Blue Vase by Purho
Located in Geneve, CH
Freccia Large Blue Vase by Purho
Dimensions: D25 x W21 x H36 cm
Materials: Glass
Other colours and dimensions are available.
Purho is a new protagonist of made in Italy design ...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
$3,150 / item
Set of 3 Crystal Vases by Angelo Mangiarotti for Cristalleria Colle, 1980s
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Set of 3 soliflower vases designed by Mangiarotti for Colle, a Tuscany glass manufacturer. This set belongs to an extensive collection of vases and tableware produced in the 1980s.
...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Arthur Secunda Acrylic Sculpture Title "Life" Signed, Numbered, 12/20
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful sculpture celebrating " Life" by the well known artist Arthur Second. This piece has a dedication under base as shown .Is signed and numbe...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Acrylic
Ambrosia Vessel with Lid in Multi-Colored Cast Resin by Joseph Algieri
Located in Geneve, CH
Ambrosia Vessel with Lid in Multi-Colored Cast Resin by Joseph Algieri
Dimensions: D 20,3 x W 20,3 x H 35,6 cm.
Materials: Cast resin.
Category
2010s Swiss Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Resin
Ceramic Corimeu Bowl by Marioni
Located in Geneve, CH
Ceramic Corimeu Bowl by Marioni
Dimensions: W 38 x D 23 x H 33 cm.
Materials: Ceramic.
Product code: 02274
Like a heart that is open to life, the bowl Corimeu is a very unique item...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$718 / item
Postmodern Orange Encased Hand-Blown Glass Flower Vase, Empoli, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1970s.
It is made in three layers of encased and hand-blown glass.
It color is typical of the 70s.
This vase is vintage, therefore it might show slight traces of use,...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Spanish Style Life Size Wire Bull
Located in Queens, NY
Spanish-style life size wire bull figure resting on a black plinth (1950s).
Category
1950s Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wire
George J. Sowden, Bitossi Ceramiche Handmade Limited Edition Clay Triangle Vase
By George Sowden, Bitossi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
George J. Sowden, Bitossi Ceramiche Handmade Limited Edition Clay Triangle Vase. Numbered 057/299.
George J. Sowden is a designer with experience in ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Open Sculptural Vessel by Karin Amdal
Located in Geneve, CH
Open Sculptural Vessel by Karin Amdal
One Of A Kind.
Dimensions: D 12.5 x W 13.5 x H 14 cm.
Materials: Ceramic/stoneware clay.
Pieces are hand-made, one of a kind, and sizes may var...
Category
2010s New Zealand Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Stoneware
$754 / item
Liconchi Vase by Marioni
Located in Geneve, CH
Liconchi Vase by Marioni
Dimensions: W 49 x D 20 x H 18 cm.
Materials: Ceramic.
Product code: 02271
As a reminder of the geological shapes of the rock cavity, the Liconchi vase exp...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$718 / item
Chrome Sculptural Candle Holder
By Panorammma
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Chrome Candle Holder is the first in a series of pieces that integrate the use of upcycled electroplating rods. These rods, regularly used for submerging metal items into chrome bath...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper, Steel, Chrome, Nickel
20th Century Abstract Modernist Stone Sculpture of Three Faces in Profile
Located in South Salem, NY
Elegant contemporary art sculpture in an Art Deco revival style, signed by artist C. Marinse. Carved from beautiful green stone, three sensual faces with eyes closed are shown profil...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Set of Three Postmodern Blue and Yellow Glazed Vase and Bottles by Parravicini
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1970s.
These two blue bottles and yellow vase are made in glazed ceramic by Parravicini.
Parravicini is not very known as a company, therefore it's not easy to find in...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 3 Post Modern Abstract Ceramic Bowl Scultpures by Kaiser Suidan 1990s
Located in Troy, MI
A grouping of three modular ceramic bowl sculptures by Michigan artist Kaiser Suidan 1992
Unique footed bowls in a conjoined puzzle like configuration with various designs and glaze...
Category
1990s Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Black and Azure Ceramic 1980s Decorative Bottles by L. Boscolo for Forma
Luce
By Luigi Boscolo
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Set of 4 decorative bottles made from blue/violet and black ceramic.
Measures:
Big bottle: cm 43 H x 21 D
Medium bottle: cm 36 H x 18 D
Small bottle: cm 20...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Stoneware and Bronze, Distressed Vessel NO.1 by Alexandria Roby
Located in Geneve, CH
Stoneware and Bronze, Distressed Vessel NO.1 by Alexandria Roby
Dimensions: D 17.78 x H 13.97 cm
Materials: Black and White Stoneware Lined with Bronze Glaze
Colors - Sandstone/Ivory...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Yvonne Domenge Fiberglass And Gold Leaf Sphere Sculpture From "Monadas" Series
By Yvonne Domenge
Located in Mexico City, MX
A rare fiberglass with gold leaf sphere sculpture from the "Monadas" series by Mexican sculptor Yvonne Domenge. Conceived as an element for an astronomical exhibition, the sphere's s...
Category
1990s Mexican Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Nancy Dwyer "S" Sculpture or Table
Located in Greensboro, NC
"S" Sculpture or table on casters by noted NYC artist Nancy Dwyer.
This piece is unsigned, but was purchased from an estate where Nancy lived at some point in her career. It was found in a barn, along with other signed works by her and a sketchbook of some of her pieces. This could be part of a larger work, but is being sold as-found.
Nancy Dwyer is an American contemporary artist who uses language as an image in her large-scale, multimedia works. A key figure in the "Pictures Generation," alongside artists like Cindy Sherman, she co-founded the influential Hallwalls in Buffalo, NY, in 1974.
Dwyer's work critiques consumer culture and media using single, loaded words ("ego," "envy," "food") transformed into sculptures and paintings. She uses commercial sign...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Double Spout Studio Art Glass Vase Signed Dated
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Murano style studio art glass vase has an unusual double spout shape and is decorated with black and white line swirls and abstract dots and gold flecks pattern on the colorful black...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Post-War Carved Marble Torso
Located in Queens, NY
American Post-War Design carved green marble stylized torso of a figure resting on a rectangular black base
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Stoneware Clay, Ceramic Tides of Serenity Sculpture by Aleksandra Krasnopolska
Located in Geneve, CH
Stoneware Clay, Ceramic Tides of Serenity Sculpture by Aleksandra Krasnopolska
Dimensions: W 43 x D 20 x H 14 cm
Materials: Stoneware clay. Unglazed ceramic sulface.
Weight: 2,6 kg....
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Stoneware
SIGNED Bronze Sculpture by American Artist Larry Mohr "UCONN Husky"
By Larry Mohr
Located in North Miami, FL
Larry Mohr is a well know American artist who's works are included in museum collections (see Provenance brochures). This amazing figural sculpture to resemble the University of Con...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Stoneware Clay, Set Petals Candleholder by Aleksandra Krasnopolska
Located in Geneve, CH
Stoneware Clay, Petals Candleholder by Aleksandra Krasnopolska
Dimensions: W 16 x D 11.5 x H 11.5 cm, W 15 x D 13.5 x H 14 cm
Materials: Stoneware clay. Light glazewash appliedwith ...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay, Stoneware
Postmodern Ettore Sottsass Model 592 "Fischietto" Vase For Habitat, 2000
Located in London, GB
For sale a rare
iconic Post-Modern “FISCHIETTO” ("Whistle" in Italian) vase designed by Ettore Sottsass, produced by Habitat in 2000 and made of earthenware, glazed in light &a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
$818 Sale Price
20% Off
Ramé Sage Green Wall Sculpture by NITUSH AROOSH
Located in Geneve, CH
Ramé Sage Green Wall Sculpture by NITUSH AROOSH
Dimensions: Ø 100 cm.
Materials: Stainless steel.
Available in different finishes. All our lamps...
Category
2010s Indian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stainless Steel
$7,977 / item
Ophelia Clear Crystal T-Light Holder, Hand-Sculpted Contemporary Crystal
Located in Geneve, CH
Ophelia clear crystal T-light holder, hand-sculpted contemporary crystal
Decorative vase
Hand-sculpted in crystal
Measures: W 9, H 7.8, D 9 cm
The Ophelia clear crystal T-light...
Category
2010s Danish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Hypomea Copper Decorative Contemporary Art Bowl by Samuel Costanini
Located in Geneve, CH
Hypomea copper bowl by Samuel Costantini
Dimensions: D25 x H8 cm
Materials: copper
Copper bowl worked en-rely by hand.
The oxydation of copper ...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
Grimm Sculptured Table by Hugo Lugo
By Hugo Lugo
Located in Geneve, CH
Grimm sculptured table by Hugo Lugo.
Dimensions: D 170 x W 51 x H 85 cm.
Materials: walnut wood, gold leaf.
Table made of walnut and gold leaf.
He has a degree in Visual Arts...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
$50,343 / item
Large Woven Freeform Sculpture by Klaus Titze, 2 of 2
By Klaus Titze
Located in Toronto, CA
Full of character and a little mischief, these oversized wicker figures by Klaus Titze bring a sense of movement and personality to a space. Handcrafted in the early 2000s, they refl...
Category
Early 2000s Danish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Rattan
Tristan Govignon "Cyclone" Abstract Bronze Sculpture
Located in Queens, NY
"Cyclone" one of a kind bronze, Tristan Govignon
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
White Direction I Hand Crafted Sculpture by Rachael Heritage
Located in Geneve, CH
White Direction I Hand Crafted Sculpture by Rachael Heritage
Each Piece is Unique
Dimensions: D 26 x W 26 x H 38.5 cm
Materials: recycled card, fibre-cement, white burnished plaster....
Category
2010s English Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
Structured By Nature Medium Vase by David Valner
Located in Geneve, CH
Structured By Nature Medium Vase by David Valner
Dimensions: D 22 x W 22 x H 52 cm.
Materials: Glass.
Weight: 8 kg.
Finish: Medium-size “branches” production style, purple color.
“A...
Category
2010s Czech Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
$1,449 / item
Vintage Black and Teal Fat Lava Ceramic Vase Multi-Color 484-30 Scheurich WGP
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Germany.
Black and Teal Fat Lava Ceramic Vase Multi-Color 484-30 by Paul Scheurich WGP.
This vase is made in hand-modeled and handprinted earthenware.
It is a vintage piece,...
Category
1970s German Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Large Postmodern Orange, White and Blue Glass Vase by Opaline Florence, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1970s.
Made in Murano glass.
It might show slight traces of use since it's vintage, but it can be considered as in excellent original condition and ready to become a p...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Style Clear Glass Bottle Vases, Pair
By Venini
Located in Astoria, NY
Pair of Venini Style Clear Glass Bottle Vases, with white caned swirl motif, unmarked. 6.25" H x 3.75" Diameter. Provenance: The Upper East Side Estate of Anne Kaufman Schneider, the...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Chrome Sculptural Candle Holder
By Panorammma
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Chrome Candle Holder is the first in a series of pieces that integrate the use of upcycled electroplating rods. These rods, regularly used for submerging metal items into chrome bath...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper, Steel, Chrome, Nickel
Multicolored Murano Glass 1980s/90s advertisement paperweight by VeArt Pirelli
By VeArt
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This beatiful hand made advertising paperweight was produced in Italy by Veart for the Pirelli group. Engraved at the bottom with the maker's s...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Amazonia Vase (Lrg), Clear Orange
Blue with Pastel Blue Feet by Gaetano Pesce
Located in Toronto, CA
Amazonia Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection. Clear Orange and Blue with Pastel Blue Feet.
*All the pieces are handmade and therefore uni...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Resin
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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