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
Ramé Blue Wall Sculpture by NITUSH AROOSH
Located in Geneve, CH
Ramé Blue Wall Sculpture by NITUSH AROOSH
Dimensions: Ø 100 cm.
Materials: Stainless steel.
Available in different finishes. All our lamps can be wired according to each country. I...
Category
2010s Indian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stainless Steel
$7,910 / item
Colored Murano Glass Fish Decorative Figure by La Murrina, Italy
By La Murrina
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1980s.
This fish is made in polychrome Murano glass and features its original label.
It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
$507 Sale Price
25% Off
Set Of 2 S1346 Decorative Objects in Tropical Driftwood by Jörg Pietschmann
Located in Geneve, CH
Set Of 2 S1346 Decorative Objects in Tropical Driftwood by Jörg Pietschmann
Dimensions: D 33 x W 17 x H 48 cm.
D 25 x W 27 x H 26 cm.
Materials: Tropical driftwood.
In Pietschmann’...
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Maple, Driftwood
Contemporary Art The Perfect Big Half-Moon Silk Velvet Sofa by Carla Tolomeo
Located in Pistoia, IT
Sculpture. Unique piece hand made by the artist.
The silk velvet fabric and the embroideries are made expressly for the artist, Carla Tolomeo.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Silk
Terracotta Moon Jar No 9 by Elena Vasilantonaki
Located in Geneve, CH
Terracotta Moon Jar No 9 by Elena Vasilantonaki
Unique
Dimensions: ⌀ 14 x H 18 cm (Dimensions may vary)
Materials: Local Terracotta Clay from the Island of
Crete
Growing up in Greec...
Category
2010s Greek Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay
Red Fold Room Divider by Storängen Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Red Fold room divider by Storängen Design
Dimensions: D 4 x W 70 x H 170 cm
Materials: oak wood, leather straps.
Available in other colors and ...
Category
2010s Swedish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Leather, Oak
$3,775 / item
Meritalia Half Ball, Small / Green, Light Blue and Pink by Gaetano Pesce
Located in Toronto, ON
Each vase by Edizioni del Pesce embodies a singular and unrepeatable identity, telling a different story through innovative shapes, intricate details and a varied chromatic range. Th...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Resin
Decorative Rhino Sculpture, Platinum Toned Metallic Finish c 1980s
By Dimitri Omasar
Located in Glasgow, GB
A large rhinoceros sculpture crafted around the late 1980s, in England,
This sculptural piece of animalia, showcases a more simplified and stylized form of the rhinoceros, with a s...
Category
1980s British Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Plaster
$183 Sale Price
55% Off
Postmodern Procelain Clock by Marcello Morandini for Rosenthal Studio Line
By Rosenthal
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A fantastic porcelain desk or table clock by Italian designer Marcello Morandini for German ceramics powerhouse Rosenthal for their designer-focused Studio Line. Black and white gra...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 5 Postmodern Flash One Series Bowl Set by Dorothy Hafner, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern set of bowls from the series flash one by rosenthal after a design by the artist dorothy hafner from 1982.
the bowls are in very good condition without defects. Only one b...
Category
20th Century German Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Ettore Sottsass Shiva Capsule Limited Edition Blue Vase 137/999
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Blue Shiva ceramic vase designed by Ettore Sottsass, circa 1973, edited by BD in Barcelona.
This piece has been produced as a limited edition with a total of only 999 units.
This is...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Anzolo Fuga Attb Murano Glass Vase
By Anzolo Fuga
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very nice and large glass vase for a very well known glass blower artist.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Terry Balle Resin Aqua Sculpture Vase
By Terry Balle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This striking Post Modern resin vase by Terry Balle is a sculptural masterpiece that challenges traditional design norms. Cast in a translucent seafoam green hue, its asymmetrical fo...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Resin
Solid Patinated Bronze Abstract Sculpture by Bob Bennett Signed- Numbered 93/150
By Bob Bennett
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and rare signed and numbered and dated, patinated bronze abstract sculpture, by listed artist Bob Bennett 93/150, beautiful finish and patina with a burn red enameled finish.
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$1,020 Sale Price
20% Off
Orion Candleholders by Dan Yeffet
By Dan Yeffet
Located in Geneve, CH
Orion candleholders by Dan Yeffet
Dimensions: Ø 19.7 x H 25 cm
Materials: Marble
Size available:
Ø 18.7 x H 12 cm
Ø 19.7 x H 25 cm
Ø 32 x H 12 cm
Marble available:
...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
$2,351 / item
Set of 2 Italian Postmodern Minimalist Vases from Bel Mondo, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Italian Postmodern Minimalist Vases from Bel Mondo, 1980s, Set of 2, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional information:
Mater...
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Cairo
Chair by Peter Shire, 2018
By Peter Shire
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Upholstered armchair by Peter Shire, 2018
Upholstered with Kvadrat Divina Fabric, Aluminum, Wood & Paint.
Approximate measures: 60 1/4" high x 40" wide x 39" deep
Peter Shire:
...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Aluminum
1980s Lucite Mantel Clock
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A simple and sophisticated lucite mantle or table clock with a rectangular base, tall diamond shaped body, textured light gray face, brass marks for numbers, and brass hands. It is ...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Lucite
Fulvio Bianconi
Ritalgi
Vase for Venini, Italy 1998
Located in Hellouw, NL
A playful and expressive example of late 20th-century Murano glassmaking, this 'Ritagli' vase by Fulvio Bianconi was produced by Venini in 1998. Known for his experimental approach t...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Turquoise Glass Amphora Vase, Jerzy Słuczan-Orkusz for Tarnowiec, Poland, 1980s
Located in Glasgow, GB
A striking postmodern glass vase designed by renowned Polish glass artist Jerzy Słuczan-Orkusz for Tarnowiec Glassworks in the early 1980s. This distinctive piece reinterprets the cl...
Category
Late 20th Century Polish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Jean Roulet
Presidents Clock
in the Shape of an Armillary Sphere
Located in Amersham, GB
A beautifully gilded desk clock with perpetual calendar, moon-phase and an adjustable world time ring in the shape of an armillary sphere or astrolabe made by Jean Roulet...
Category
1980s Swiss Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Steel
Set of 7 German Postmodern Flying Objects Series Soup Plates, 1990s
Located in Hamburg, DE
German Postmodern Flying Objects Series Soup Plates by David Palterer and Sieger Design for Arzberg, 1990s, Set of 7, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1990 to 1999 This piece has an...
Category
20th Century German Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Postmodern White Ceramic Vase by Ambrogio Pozzi with Hand Painted Details, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1980s.
This vase is made in ceramic and features pink, purple, crimson, grey and light blue hand painted parts.
It might show slight traces of use since it's vintage, ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$311 Sale Price
25% Off
Pair Travertine Vessels, 1980
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair travertine vessels, 1980. Excellent condition and very heavy and solid.
Measures 12" tall, 13" diameter, opening 6" diameter.
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Travertine
$2,600 / set
Meritalia Flower Vase / Orange and Green by Gaetano Pesce
Located in Toronto, ON
Each vase by Edizioni del Pesce embodies a singular and unrepeatable identity, telling a different story through innovative shapes, intricate details and a varied chromatic range. Th...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Resin
Iconic “Paradise” 80s Postmodern Wall Clock Designed by Shoei Mihara for Canetti
By Shohei Mihara, Canetti
Located in Palm Springs, CA
An insanely spectacular postmodern wall clock designed by Shohei Mihara in the 80s and produced by Wakita and Canetti. Capturing the best of Memphis Milano’s influence on 1980s desi...
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
1978 Italy Bronze Abstract Sculpture by Fanna Roncoroni Labirinto Labyrinth
Located in Brescia, IT
This engaging artwork was created in 1978 by the Italian artist Fanna Roncoroni.
It is a multiple of 1000 pieces numbered and signed by the author. The title is "Labirinto", translat...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Hermes Paris 1970 Modernist Purse Pencil In 18Kt Gold And .925 Sterling Silver
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
A purse pencil designed by Hermes.
Very sleek and useful purse pencil, created in Paris France by the luxury house of Hermes, back in the 1970. It was crafted with slim modernist ge...
Category
1970s French Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
$1,038 Sale Price
20% Off
BeoCom 6000 Desktop Telephone in Royal Blue by Martin Iseli for Bang
Olufsen
By Bang
Olufsen
Located in San Diego, CA
BeoCom 6000 cordless handset and table charger by Martin Iseli for Bang & Olufsen, circa 1990s. The phone is royal blue and grey and has a grey cradle / table charger; it is in very...
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic
1980 Italy Bronze Abstract Kinetic Sculpture Franco Zazzeri Sfera Stratificata
Located in Brescia, IT
This engaging abstract bronze sculpture was created by the Italian artist Franco Zazzeri. The title is "Sfera Stratificata" translated in " Stratified S...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Danish Art Glass Bowl from Greve Glaskunst, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage Danish Art Glass Bowl from Greve Glaskunst, 1980s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional information:
Materials: Glas...
Category
20th Century Danish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Post Modern Baldelli Porcelain Candle Holder, Made In Italy
By Baldelli
Located in San Carlos, CA
Vintage Baldelli Candle Holder: A Touch of Italian Charm
Add a pop of color and European elegance to your home with this stunning vintage candle holder from Baldelli.
Crafted in It...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$192 Sale Price
41% Off
Soft Vide Poche by Sophie Parachey
Located in Geneve, CH
Soft vide poche by Sophie Parachey
Dimensions: W 26 x D 12 x H 3.5 cm
Materials: Sand stoneware, shiny camel glaze.
Inspired by extended stays in ...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
$522 / item
Howard Miller George Nelson 1984 Checkerboard Table Clock, "Tempo 21" Tower 3
Located in Kansas City, MO
Rare postmodern brown and cream checkerboard table clock by Howard Miller Clock Company. From the 1984 "Tempo 21" collection. Slight signs of wear ...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Aluminum
Shafaq Malik Postmodern Memphis Group-Style Glass Sculpture
Located in Round Top, TX
Studio glass sculpture by Shafaq Malik. It has applied orange and green finials with a floating navy and yellow cane bubble at the bottom. It is in excellent, original condition with...
Category
Late 20th Century Czech Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Post Modern Memphis era Japanese Ikebana Style Vase
By Toyo
Located in San Diego, CA
Striking porcelain finish geometric vase made in Japan circa 80s. excellent condition no chips or cracks.
Category
20th Century Japanese Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$220 Sale Price
20% Off
"YOU SPIN ME ROUND" Desk Clock by Kim Mullis as Wilderness Bodies
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An exceptional architectural desk clock with bold postmodern spirit, "YOU SPIN ME ROUND" by Kim Mullis as Wilderness Bodies exhibits a striking structure that commands attention thro...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Postmodern West German Pottery Vase from Steuler, 1980s
By Steuler
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern West German Pottery Vase from Steuler, 1980s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional information:
Material: Ceramic...
Category
20th Century German Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Contemporary Pear Sculpture by Lucas Recchia, 2023
Located in New York, NY
The Pearl Sculpture, from Lucas Recchia’s Fruits collection, celebrates organic form and vibrant color through the expressive use of bronze. Inspired by the sinuosity and subtle impe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$2,409 / item
2006 Bronze Sculpture by Ugo Riva Innocente Provocazione
Located in Brescia, IT
This is an intense bronze sculpture created by the Italian artist Ugo Riva, in 2006. Lost wax bronze on iron basement.
The title of this artwork is "I...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Glazed Ceramic Architectural Pottery Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A true testament to mid-century modern artistry, this vintage glazed ceramic sculpture features a bold, architectural form with striking geometric cutouts and dynamic negative space....
Category
1970s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Postmodern Artist Made Ceramic Bowl, Signed Terry 1980s
Located in Miami, FL
Artist made coil and pinch ceramic bowl, signed Terry, circa 1980s
pink with blue splatter glaze.
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Post-Modern Tessellated Marble and Travertine Egg Shaped Pillar Candle Holder
Located in Miami, FL
Post Modern egg shaped pillar candler holder rendered in tessellated pink marble and rosso travertino, red travertine with inlayed brass and brass...
Category
Late 20th Century Asian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Travertine, Marble, Brass
Artefacto 04 by Federico Stefanovich
Located in Geneve, CH
Artefacto 04 by Federico Stefanovich
Dimensions: D 15 x W 22 x H 19 cm.
Material: Brass.
Available in a larger size: D 25 x W 36 x H 32 cm.
Federico Stefanovich presents himself as ...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
$593 / item
Contemporary Art Armchair - Sillon De Borges by Carla Tolomeo
Located in Pistoia, IT
Sculpture. Unique piece hand made by the artist.
19th century armchair revisited by the author. Cotton velvet appliqué by the author with cuttings from authentic Japanese OBJ 1800-....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Cotton, Wood
1980
s Postmodern Advertising Wall Clock by RADO of Switzerland
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare Rado wall clock advertizing for store owners double tone silver and black beautiful condition the face is made of polished acrylic and aluminium back , battery operated clock ci...
Category
20th Century Swiss Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Aluminum
1980 Lucite Copper Penny Paperweight Decorative Object
Located in New York, NY
An '80s modern or Postmodern period Lucite and copper U.S. penny paperweight, 1980, USA. All pennies are of the year 1980. A great desk accessory or ...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
Futurist Cryogenic Freezing Chamber Tube Sculpture Hero Prop, 1997 Austin Powers
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Large 12-foot tall Futurist cryogenic freezing chamber tube sculpture for the 1997 smash comedy "Austin Powers" starring Mike Myers. This large sculpture is made of a wood frame and ...
Category
1990s Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Resin, Plaster, Wood
$3,850 Sale Price
44% Off
Chorus Candelabra in Die-Cast Zinc by Karim Rashid for Umbra
By Umbra, Karim Rashid
Located in San Diego, CA
Striking "Chorus" candelabra in die-cast zinc with a matte chrome plating by Karim Rashid for Umbra, circa 2000s. Described by their designer, K...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Chrome, Zinc
$300 Sale Price
20% Off
$5,225 Sale Price
20% Off
Ritus Cuatro Candelabra by Andres Monnier
Located in Geneve, CH
Ritus Cuatro Candelabra by Andres Monnier
Unique Piece.
Dimensions: W 72 x D 20 x H 40
Materials: White Onyx
Treko Concrete is a Mexican studio based in Ensenada, that aims to creat...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Onyx
$3,919 / item
Danish Oak Elephant by Kay Bojensen
By Kay Bojesen
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Danish Oak Elephant by Kay Bojensen, articulating arms, legs and trunk. Excellent condition.
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Oak
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
Geometric Enameled Iron Wall Mounted Postmodern Indoor/Outdoor Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
Black enameled iron indoor / outdoor wall relief sculpture, circa 1980's easy to mount cool design that blends well with mid Century contemporary Boho home decor.
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Postmodern Italian Multicolored Solid Marble Vase by Marmi Fine Italy
Located in San Diego, CA
Go0rgeous solid multicolored marble vase , circa 1980's Made in Italy nice beveled edges retains gold label , by Marmi Fine , great condition no chips or cracks.
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Set of 2 Tray and Letter Opener by Steve McGugan for Royal Copenhagen, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern Danish Wave Series Desk Tray and Letter Opener by Steve McGugan for Royal Copenhagen, 1980s, Set of 2, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989. This piece has an at...
Category
20th Century Danish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Black Leather and Black Steel Maggiz Magazine Rack by OxDenmarq
Located in Geneve, CH
Black leather and black steel maggiz magazine rack by OxDenmarq
Dimensions: D 24 x W 47 x H 43 cm
Materials: Steel, Leather
Also Available: Different leather and frame colors avai...
Category
2010s Danish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
Murano Style Art Glass Lily Flower Shaped Candle Holder Paperweight Catchall
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Murano Style Art Glass Pink Blue Green Flower Petal Shaped Candle Holder, Catchall, Ashtray.
Italian Murano Art Glass lily flower multicolor paperweight or candle holder, vot...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Polypore Small Bowl by David Valner
Located in Geneve, CH
Polypore Small Bowl by David Valner
Dimensions: D 22 x W 27 x H 13 cm.
Materials: Hand-crafted glass.
Weight: 2 kg.
Finish: Small size, dark green and beige, and matte surface.
In t...
Category
2010s Czech Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
$855 / item
Postmodern Black Marble Desk Pen Pencil Holder, 1990s
Located in New York, NY
A '90s Postmodern black and brown polished marble stone desk pen pencil holder, circa 1990s.
Dimensions: 2.5" square x 4.19" height.
Matching...
Category
1990s European Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone, Marble
$380 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Cast Iron "Hound Dog" Doorstop / Sculpture by Virginia Metalcrafters
Located in San Diego, CA
Super cool vintage cast iron "Hound Dog" doorstop / sculpture manufactured by Virginia Metalcrafters, circa 1986. The piece is in good vintage condition with a nice patina and a dist...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
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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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