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
Turquoise Cased Glass Amphora Vase with Spiral Handles, Poland, 1980s
Located in Glasgow, GB
A turquoise cased glass amphora vase produced in Poland in the early 1980s, designed by Jerzy Słuczan-Orkusz for the Tarnowiec Glassworks. The form is based on the classical amphora,...
Category
Late 20th Century Polish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
José Sacal Mexican "Tongo" Cast Bronze Wall Plaque
Located in Mexico City, MX
A cast bronze wall sculpture by Mexican artist José Sacal named "Tongo". It features a tribute portrait to Mexican - American exotic dancer from the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema Yola...
Category
Early 2000s Mexican Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Soft Pink Attachment II Hand Crafted Sculpture by Rachael Heritage
Located in Geneve, CH
Soft Pink Attachment II Hand Crafted Sculpture by Rachael Heritage
Each Piece is Unique
Dimensions: D 32 x W 25 x H 25 cm
Materials: recycled card, fibre-cement, soft pink burnished ...
Category
2010s English Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
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
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
Ceramic Decorative Sculpture
Bloom
by Anne Breton, France.
Located in London, GB
'Bloom' Sculpture by Anne Breton
Material: Stoneware, pigmented slip
Dimensions: H 51 x Ø 21 cm
Year: 2024
Unique piece, made in Lille (France).
Anne Breton is a beligium ceramicis...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Vintage Perforated Metal Tray and Bowl
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A great set of perforated metal tray and bowl of unknown age. The black enameled tray is similar in design to Mathieu Mategot's perforated trays and Richard Galef's work for Ravenwa...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
$325 / set
Duo Reflected Black and Gold Marble Sculptural Coffee Table by Andres Monnier
Located in Geneve, CH
Raza center piece by Andres Monnier
One of a kind.
Dimensions: W 90 x L 160 x H 40 cm.
Materials: Portoro black marble.
Stone options available: Grey, black and white marble, natural...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
1980s Postmodern Reverse Painted Glass Wall Clock by Empire Art
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A postmodern Empire Art Products wall clock that looks like it could be straight out of a 1980s Swatch store or Pee Wee's Playhouse. Black and light blu...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Post-Modern Pink Marble Cylindrical Box, Carved, Pakistan, Circa 1980s
Located in Round Top, TX
A diminutive carved pink marble Postmodern cylindrical trinket box. The perfect size for gifting a piece of jewelry or as a gift in itself for a box collector. In excellent condition...
Category
Late 20th Century Pakistani Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Postmodern Murano glass vase by Ottavio Missoni, Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Magnificent multicolored Murano blown glass vase designed by the famous Ottavio Missoni and made in the 1980s, a true masterpiece that embodies the essence of artistic design of the ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
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
$524 / item
Art Deco Ceramic Speckled Vase
Located in Rümmingen, BW
"shipping note: If your region or country is not listed under the shipping options please contact us directly"
This one unique ceramic vase was crafted in the style of the renowned ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Art Deco Speckled Ceramic Vase
Located in Rümmingen, BW
"shipping note: If your region or country is not listed under the shipping options please contact us directly"
This unique ceramic vase is crafted in the style of the celebrated Fre...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
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 Big Surprise 1 / Purple, Pink and Red 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
Pedro Friedeberg Snake Bar / Server / Table / Candle Holder / Sculpture, Signed
Located in Kansas City, MO
Pedro Friedeberg Snake bar, Mexico, c. 1970s. Made of carved and gilt wood, antique statuary, and glass. The stretched out hands hold the round removable glass tray and the upper han...
Category
1970s Mexican Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Wood
Heino Large pottery / ceramic vase , rare Chinese Yellow Celadon glaze
By Otto Heino
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amazing studio pottery vase by the well known potter Otto Heino . This vase has the rare Yellow Celadon glaze , that the formula was lost for the Chinese artists and Otto created it ...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Memphis Style Ceramic Vase Atzeco by Florio Keramia
Located in Debrecen, HU
Crafted by the esteemed Florio Keramia, this Memphis Style ceramic vase named Atzeco is a true embodiment of postmodern artistry. Its abstract design is complemented by a vibrant yel...
Category
1990s European Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Maitland Smith Stone and Gemstone Decorative Box w Drawer
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Unique Maitland Smith decorative box with sliding drawer. Beautiful stone work topped with an amethyst stone with brass band. Rosewood interior.
Category
20th Century Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Maitland Smith Tessellated Stone Brass Jewelry/Dresser Box, 1980
Located in Chicago, IL
Maitland Smith Tessellated Stone Brass Jewelry/Dresser box, 1980’s. Original
Measures 9” x 9” 4.5” tall
Category
1980s Philippine Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone, Brass
Spaghetti Vase (Large), Clear Blue and Matte Lime by Gaetano Pesce
Located in Toronto, CA
Clear Blue and Matte Lime 'Spaghetti' Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection.
*All the pieces are handmade and therefore unique. Variations...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Resin
Two abstract metal floor sculptures by Tony Almén and Peter Gest for Ikea 1990
By IKEA
Located in München, DE
Pair of original limited abstract metal Ikea floor sculptures from 1990.
In good condition. Suitable for all living areas and very decorative.
Design by Tony Almén and Peter Gest. Ik...
Category
1990s Swedish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
An authentic postmodern vase by Lindsey B., 1983
Located in View Park, CA
An elegant postmodern vase featuring a cloaked figure by Lindsey B., signed, 1983. Tones of snow and licorice.
5” W x 3.25” D x 8.75” H
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Maitland Smith Post-Modern Triangle Tessellated Stone Box
Located in Houston, TX
Late 20th Century triangle tessellated travertine stone box featuring black marble and black cloth interior lining.
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone, Travertine, Marble
Postmodern Pyramid Desk or Table Clock by Makiko Taniguchi, Japan, 1980s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful post-modern black and red triangle desk / table / mantel clock from the 1980s. Designed by Makiko Taniguchi, Japan. Made of metal and plastic...
Category
1980s Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
1980
s Postmodern Desk top Apple Envelope Holder
Located in San Diego, CA
Whimsical 1980's Wood lacquered apple , envelope desk top holder great condition.
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Haeger Gloss Black Postmodern Abstract Circular Twisted Orb Sculpture
By Haeger
Located in New York, NY
A stunning rare abstract Haeger gloss black ceramic twisted orb sculpture. This piece solicits interest from all angles, the twisted orb silhouette catches the light beautifully. Won...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Monumental Carved Wood Abstract Bird Sculpture, American Studio Craft 1980s
Located in Troy, MI
Large architectural hand carved wooden bird sculpture in solid oak
USA circa 1980s
Contrasting geometric and organic elements of angular faceted planes and chiseled textural detail...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
October Sculpture by Carri
Located in Geneve, CH
October Sculpture by Carri
Dimensions: W 73 x D 5 x H 90 cm
Materials: Onyx.
B 1995 Fernanda Carri ́s intimate practice spans painting, sculpture, ceramics, and textile, while her ...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Onyx
$14,692 / item
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
Ceramic totem statue by Dieter Eichelmann, Germany 1980s
Located in ECHT, NL
Hand sculpted ceramic statue. Made by German artist Dieter Eichelmann in the 1980s.
Totem or phallus style abstract figure sculpted from terracotta clay with Polychrome glazing.
T...
Category
Late 20th Century German Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Indian Summer Vase (Large), Clear Orange and Pastel Pink by Gaetano Pesce
Located in Toronto, CA
"Indian Summer" Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection. Handmade in Italy by Corsi Design.
*Due to the handmade nature of the piece, variati...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Resin
Murano Style Art Glass Mushroom Toadstool Paperweight Green and Yellow 1980s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Murano Style Italian Art Glass Mushroom Toadstool Paperweight Green and Yellow 1980s.
Beautiful vintage Murano style hand made yellow with green spots Italian art glass mushroom toad...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
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
$1,475 Sale Price
43% Off
Handcrafted Studio Rotating Pyramid Jewelry Box
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A striking and sculpturally refined studio-crafted jewelry box by American designer John P. Schmidt, dated 1989. Designed in a bold pyramidal form, the piece is meticulously made fro...
Category
1980s Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Postmodern Memphis-Inspired Granite Stand
Artisan Teak Lidded Box
Located in Round Top, TX
Postmodern artisan-made sculptural, carved granite
aluminum stand displayed with handmade, studio craft, teak trinket box.
Such a beautiful and unique pairing of objects. We'v...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Granite, Aluminum
$335 Sale Price / set
60% Off
Metal Geometric Abstract Bookends, Pair
Located in New York, NY
A substantial pair of metal bookends with a geometric abstract design and a copper-rose gold hue, in the Post-Modern Deconstructivist design style. Pair could work well as individual...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
$625 / set
Contemporary F.ACE Golden Finish Aluminium Wall Hook by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
F.ACE Aluminium Wall Hook by Henry Wilson
Dimensions: W 6 x D 5 x H 10 cm
Materials: Aluminium
The F.ACE Hook is a riff on our popular compass Hook. It is sand cast in solid Alumin...
Category
2010s Australian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Aluminum
Natural Fold Room Divider by Storängen Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Natural 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 ...
Category
2010s Swedish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Leather, Oak
$3,541 / item
Bunny Pumpkin Orange Decorative Object by Aki Kuroda
Located in Geneve, CH
Bunny Pumpkin Orange Decorative Object by Aki Kuroda
Dimensions: D 22 x W 29 x H 60 cm.
Materials: Polyethylene.
Weight: 2 kg.
Available in ...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
$1,073 / item
Brian Lonsway Paperweight, Toledo OH, American Art Studio Glass, 1980
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage sculptural art glass paperweight features a free-flowing central core of light amber glass and controlled bubbles, enclosed in clear glass in sommerso technique. Reflective ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Sommerso
Memphis Style Postmodern Metal Face Candle Holder
Located in Fairfield, CA
A vintage postmodern memphis style black metal candle holder. A face is on one side of the candle holder with a spiral meant to hold a candle on the other side. Mounted to an oval me...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
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
Pr. Postmodern Silverplate Candlesticks by Richard Meier for Swid Powell, 1980
s
Located in New York, NY
Incredible pair of post modern silver plate candlesticks, by Richard Meier for Swid Powell. Very hard to find, especially in pairs, this impre...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate
Angelo Mangiarotti Skipper Italian Black Ceramic Planter Centerpice Italy 1980s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian black glossy glazed ceramic planter or large centerpiece “Antera” model designed by Angelo Mangiarotti (Milan 1921 - 2012) and produced by Skipper made up of two elements tha...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
William Ludwig Bronze Figural Sculpture of a Warrior Dated 1987
Located in Peabody, MA
A 1980s bronze sculpture of a helmeted figure on a solid walnut base by Louisiana artist William Ludwig (1935-2011).. Although New England born in Hartford, CT., he was known as a so...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
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
MEMPHIS-style GRACIEUX ACCUEIL Lidded Box (1983) / Nathalie Du Pasquier (France)
Located in Tinton Falls, NJ
Around the time that MEMPHIS had become a world-wide phenomenon, several Italian manufacturers approached the various MEMPHIS designers to execute similar work but on different produ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Chrome
Judith Stiles Postmodern Vase, New York Art Studio Pottery, 1980s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Playful vintage vase features hand painted abstract graphic designs in Postmodern style on ombre mauve pink background with turquoise rim and accent band on the bottom of the vase.
The vase is hand signed by the artist on the bottom.
Judith Stiles studied ceramic glazes under Susan Parks...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
MEMPHIS-style SHOLAPUR Marble Vase / Michele De Lucchi (Italy) for UP
UP srl
Located in Tinton Falls, NJ
'SHOLAPUR' sculptural marble vase / centerpiece
Michele de Lucchi for Up & Up, Carrara Italy, 1985
Postmodern Marble sculpture centerpiece. Composed of several geometric elements r...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Black Alongside In Hand Crafted Sculpture by Rachael Heritage
Located in Geneve, CH
Black Alongside In Hand Crafted Sculpture by Rachael Heritage
Each Piece is Unique
Dimensions: D 26 x W 24 x H 26 cm
Materials: recycled card, fibre-cement, black burnished plaster.
...
Category
2010s English Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
Vintage 80s Modern Black Ceramic Sphere Vase
Located in Fairfield, CA
A vintage 80s ceramic sphere vase. High gloss finish in a simple modern shape.
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
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
Postmodern Decorative Marble Box circa 1980
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Postmodern Decorative Marble Box circa 1980.
Category
20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
$280 Sale Price
20% Off
Murano Powder Blue Handblown Flower
By Murano 5
Located in Pasadena, TX
This flower is handblown.
It was crafted in Murano, Italy.
It is powder blue with 5 petals.
Makes for a great gift.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Framed Brass Sculpture by Sverre Høvren Johnsen, Norway, 1978
Located in Barcelona, ES
Brass sculpture made by the Norwegian sculptor and goldsmith Sverre Høvren Johnsen, (1943- ) in 1978.
Category
Late 20th Century Norwegian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Memphis Style Triangular Mixed Wood Trinket Box by Russ Keil
By Russ Keil
Located in San Diego, CA
Memphis style mixed wood triangular trinket box by Russ Keil, circa 1990s. The box measures 4.5"W x 4.5"D x 5.75"H and is made of a padouk and sugar maple hardwood . There is a small...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Maple, Padouk
Pair of Postmodern Italian Marble Vases
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous pair of postmodern Italian marble vases, circa 1970s. Striking tan, brown, white and cream fleck throughout each vase. The pair are in ve...
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
$520 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Flo Travertine Vase by Un’common
Located in Geneve, CH
Flo Travertine Vase by Un’common
Designed by Małgorzata Korycka.
Dimensions: D 6 x W 20 x H 18 cm.
Materials: Travertine.
This is the first vase among Un’common’s products. It is ma...
Category
2010s Polish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Travertine
$560 / item
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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