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
Post Modern Memphis Milano Studio Pottery Candlesticks, Signed Mueller
97 Pai
Located in Miami, FL
Post Modern Memphis Milano studio pottery Candlesticks
Offered for sale is a pair of post-modern studio pottery candlesticks created in the Memphis Memphis Milano style. Each candl...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay, Pottery
Vintage Paolo Marioni Sculptural Face Vase Made In Italy Post Modern
Located in Lake Worth, FL
This Paolo Marioni sculptural face vase is a unique addition to any collection. Made in Italy during the post-modern era, this vase showcases intricate details that make it a true wo...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$480 Sale Price
20% Off
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
$496 Sale Price
20% Off
Contemporary Art The Butterfly Sofa in Silk Velvet 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
Post-Modern Italian Polished Marble Shell Shaped Bowl
Located in San Diego, CA
Mid-century Italian polished marble fruit bowl / centerpiece, circa 1980s. The bowl is in very good vintage condition and measures 11.5"W x 10"D x 3"H. It would make a great centerpi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Photo Frame Black and White Plexi , Sharing Black
Located in Sarezzo, IT
The photo frame Sharing black is a square modern design frame of Art with Heart collection recto verso by Laura G Italy. It is realized in artistic plexiglass black and white, with g...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Plexiglass
Glaze Small Vase by Studionudo
Located in Geneve, CH
Glaze Small Vase by Studionudo
Unique Piece.
Dimensions: Ø 22 x H 20 cm.
Materials: Clay.
Different finishes and sizes are available. Prices may vary. Please contact us.
Simple and...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay
$439 / item
Haeger Blush Peach Abstract Vase Postmodern
By Haeger
Located in New York, NY
Postmodern Haeger Peach Blush pink abstract vase, medium size. Looks stunning on its own or as part of a group. In great condition, no crazing or cracks. Measures: H 9"/ W 10.5"/ D 4...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Elvio Becheroni Abstract wooden sculpture: Title Totem
Located in Milano, IT
Elvio Becheroni's "Totem," born from the heart of the Amazon, testifies to the delicate dance between man and nature. In 1988, he created a masterpiece, not simply carved from the noble PAU Brasil...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
$11,403 Sale Price
20% Off
Monumental Seguso Cobalto Corroso Scavo Glass Vase, c. 1980
s
Located in New York, NY
Monumental Seguso cobalto corroso hour glass double sided vase. Hand crafted in the ancient technique of scavo glass. Italy, 1980's.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
$1,800 Sale Price
25% Off
Salvador Dali Sculpture Lamp Drawers
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Drawers lamp designed by Dali manufactured by BD.
Carved structure in pale varnished limewood.
Lampshade in beige linen.
Measures: 30 x 30 x 87 H cm
Sculpture-lamp drawers
A stan...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic
$7,458 / item
Venini Murano Italy Glass Blue Bottle Serie “Velati”, 1992
By Paolo Venini, Venini
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Amazing and fabulous Italian handmade and blown bottle in light blue color glass with stopper, from the “Velati” series designed and produced by Ven...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
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
Sterling Silver Sculptural Vessel by Marco Zanini for Pampaloni, Italy
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This exceptional sterling silver vessel was designed by Marco Zanini for Pampaloni, one of Italy’s most renowned silversmiths, celebrated for their innovation and craftsmanship since...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Monumental Wall Sculpture by Daniel Schneiger.
Located in Geneve, CH
Monumental Wall Sculpture by Daniel Schneiger.
Dimensions: D25 x W 185 x H 111 cm.
Materials: Plaster
Daniel Schneiger Wall sculptures are hand-crafted from a combination of materia...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Plaster
$26,132 / item
1985 Italy Bronze Abstract Sculpture by Urano Palma Trono Bronzo Bronze Throne
By Urano Palma
Located in Brescia, IT
This very intense and engaging artwork was created by Urano Palma that is a well known Italian artist who starts to create his artworks following the philosophy of Lucio Fontana. He ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
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
$495 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Postmodern Design Rosenthal Gilbert Portanier Vase from the 1980s
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Vintage design vase made by Rosenthal Germany, designed by Gilbert Portanier in the 1980s.
Beautiful colors with golden details.
The vase is in very nice condition.
Measurements...
Category
1980s German Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Set of Three Post-Modern Memphis Art Glass Flower Vases by Rony Plesl
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool set of three post-modern Memphis style art glass flower vases by Czech artist Rony Plesl, circa 1990s. The vases are in very good vintage condition with no chips or crac...
Category
Late 20th Century Czech Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Murano Sommerso Orb Blue Art Glass Ashtray
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Gorgeous vintage Murano Venetian handblown art glass bowl or ashtray.
Italian Murano Sommerso Cenedese orb blue art glass ashtray.
Heavyweight glass ashtray in a gorgeous minimal design.
A very beautiful and substantial two-tone blue Italian Murano art glass cigarette ashtray...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Poured Vessel 03 by Joana Kieppe
Located in Geneve, CH
Poured Vessel 03 by Joana Kieppe
Unique Piece.
Dimensions: D 19 x W 20 x H 27 cm.
Materials: Tobacco high-temperature clay.
Reproduction is entirely manual, therefore it will be a v...
Category
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay
$1,995 / item
Lot of 3 Art Glass vases att. to Seguso c. 1980
s
By Seguso
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional collection of three art glass vases, made in Italy, circa 1980's - attributed to Seguso. The vases feature a black glass bodies, with pink glass threading wrapped around ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Mirto Flower Vase a Ettore Sottsass Japanese Urushi Laquer Model
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Mirto flower vase designed by Ettore Sottsass for Marutomi. This model is limited Japanese urushi laquer model.
Japanese traditional urushi pigment is made from natural urushi tree,...
Category
Early 2000s Japanese Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic
1970 Italy Bronze Abstract Sculpture by Cristiana Isoleri Reperto Fragment
Located in Brescia, IT
This engaging bronze artwork was created by the Italian artist Cristiana Isoleri. This is a multiple of 1.000 specimens, numbered and signed. The title is "Reperto" translated in "Fr...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Jon Kuhn Early Sculptural Op-Art Vase, American Art Studio Glass, 1982
By Jon Kuhn
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Triangular faceted vase features a graphic pattern of ruby red, white, and dichroic glass encased in clear glass layers in sommerso technique. The body of the vase is cut and polished in triangular shape, exposing complex, colorful core; the subtle sheen of dichroic glass adds complexity and visual interest to a reserved color scheme.
The vase is signed and dated by the artist in etching on the bottom; this rare, hard to find example of American studio glass would make a great gift to any studio glass, art collector, or modern design enthusiast.
Jon Kuhn is one of the foremost glass artists in his field, creating highly intricate architectural glass art sculpture that has won world-wide acclaim. He received BFA from Washburn University in 1974, MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University in 1978, and Honorary DFA from Washburn University in 2006. Jon Kuhn early work was done in molten glass, but currently he works in cold glass that is cut, polished, and fused, resulting in sculptures that take in surrounding light, then reflects and refracts it back; they appear to change color and radiance when viewed from different angles and lighting. Kuhn creates cold glass art in a variety of shapes and forms, but he is perhaps best known for his glass cubes which contain a colorful glass interior cased in clear glass. Kuhn’s work stands out for its complexity, its geometric forms, and for its mesmerizing presence. Jon Kuhn glass...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Sommerso, Blown Glass, Art Glass
$1,180 Sale Price
20% Off
1980s Postmodern Table Clock attr. to Shohei Mihara for Wakita and Canetti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
With a chrome frame, black and white face, and geometric hands in green, red, and yellow, this amazing 1980s desk clock has all of the hallmarks of great 1980s Memphis-inspired postm...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Chrome
Jeff Seely Large Paperweight, American Studio Art Glass 1980s
By J. Seeley
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Massive, heavy paperweight features complex asymmetrical fused glass center, accentuated by groups of controlled bubbles. Three free-form string stru...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Sommerso
$280 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Sommerso Italiano crackled glass vase
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Vintage Italian Sommerso Crackled Glass Vase
This vintage Italian Sommerso glass vase features a sturdy, rectangular design. Its distinctive feature is the "crackle" technique on the...
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Ceramic Rose, Peach, Grey Vase with Perforated Decor, 1980s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Rose, peach, white and dark grey glazed barrel shaped handmade ceramic vase wiith perforated decor and asymmetrical top. Stamped under base.
Beautiful vintage condition.
Denmark, 1...
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
$332 Sale Price
30% Off
Murano Sommerso Glass Vase by Alessandro Mandruzzato, Italy, 1970s
Located in Valencia, VC
A stunning Murano glass vase by Mandruzzato. Hand-produced in Venice circa the 1970s.
Measurements:
Height: 22.50cm (8.85 in.)
Width: 13cm (5.10 in.)
Depth:: 6cm (2.35 in)
This va...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass, Art Glass, Sommerso
$463 Sale Price
35% Off
Postmodern Modern Marble and Brass Ashtray Box, circa 1970s
Located in New York, NY
A chic Postmodern marble and brass sphere ball ashtray box, circa 1970s. Piece makes a great decorative object box as well as an ashtray (three indents ar...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Brass
Italian 1980s Post Modern Vase in Alabaster
Located in Milan, IT
Italian 1980s Post-Modern Vase in Alabaster
Attributed to Alessandro Mendini
Italy 1980s
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Alabaster
$1,425 Sale Price
20% Off
Ettore Sottsass Shiva Capsule Limited Edition Blue Vase 142/999
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
Avedis Baghsarian aluminum “Saturn” vases set of five
Located in Farmingdale, NJ
A unique design by Avedis Baghsarian, this rare set of interlocking vases/candle holders/art objects includes five containers of different shapes and sizes that interlock into multip...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stainless Steel
whimsical Mini Patinated Brass Postmodern Gift Sculpture Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
Whimsical brass gift sculpture , nice patina it will make a great gift,
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Massive Post-Modern Italian Marble Vase
Located in San Diego, CA
Massive post-modern Italian black marble vase, circa 1980s. The vase has a black background with tan, white and grey veining throughout. The vase is in very good vintage condition w...
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Op Art Acrylic Cube Sculpture by Vasa Mihich
Located in San Diego, CA
Op Art acrylic cube sculpture by Vasa Mihich, circa 1986. The optical look is changed by rotating the piece and letting the light refract at dif...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Lucite, Acrylic
$1,560 Sale Price
20% Off
Lacewood Veneer, Horse Hair, Kutnu Fabric Serving Trolley by Studio Lugo
Located in Geneve, CH
Lacewood Veneer, Horse Hair, Kutnu Fabric Serving Trolley by Studio Lugo
Dimensions: W 80 x D 40 x H 78.8 cm
Materials: Roupala Tree/Brazilian Lacewood Veneer, Horse Hair, Kutnu Fabr...
Category
2010s Turkish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Unda Form Sculpture by Dust and Form
Located in Geneve, CH
Unda Form sculpture by Dust and Form
Dimensions: D 27 x W 25 x H 12 cm
Materials: vermont imperial Danby marble
In Latin, the word “unda” is used to describe water, specifically...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
$4,965 / item
United Baskets by RF Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
United baskets by RF Studio
Unique Piece
Dimensions: D 300 x H 310 cm
Materials: Reed
United Baskets explores the process of landscape transformation and the persistence of local cr...
Category
2010s Peruvian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Reed
$23,780 / item
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
Small Wave Mar de Cobre Wall Sculpture by Aura Carpio
Located in Geneve, CH
Small Wave Mar de Cobre Wall Sculpture by Aura Carpio
Dimensions: D 40 x H 4 cm.
Materials: Copper.
Weight: 3 Kg.
Aura Carpio® (CDMX). Mexican industr...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
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
$240 Sale Price
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Vintage 1980s Black Sphere Vase — Sculptural Postmodern Round Vessel
Located in Toronto, CA
A striking vintage 1980s sphere vase, defined by its glossy black finish and bold, sculptural form. Perfectly round and minimal, this piece reflects the clean geometry and artistic s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$136 Sale Price
20% Off
Mini Briefcase Business Card Holder Burgundy Faux-Croc — NOS with Mirror 1990s
Located in Toronto, CA
A standout 1990s novelty accessory, this miniature briefcase card holder is crafted in a rich burgundy faux-crocodile texture with gold-tone hardware and fully functioning latches. I...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Faux Leather, Mirror
$183 Sale Price / item
20% Off
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
Large Post Modern "Stacked Dice Vase" Art Sculpture by Artist Michael Corney
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Contemporary Large Post Modern Art Sculpture Vase
"Dysfunctional" Stacked Dice Vase"
Artist Michael Corney / signed Miguel Corney
"Michael Corney grew up in the greater Los Angel...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay, Paint
Meduse Tagi Bowl by Pia Chevalier
Located in Geneve, CH
Meduse Tagi bowl by Pia Chevalier
Each one is unique.
Materials: Raw stoneware.
Dimensions: Ø 20 x H 10 cm.
Also available in white stone, bronze, blue, white glaze.
Pia Chev...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
$320 / item
Lassù Iconic 1983 Bronze Sculpture by Alessandro Mendini
Located in Weesp, NL
Own a Masterpiece: Alessandro Mendini’s Original 1983 Lassù
Step into the world of postmodern artistry with Alessandro Mendini’s Lassù, a rare and iconic bronze sculpture from his o...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
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
Tall Vessel Small by Saturday Yard Work
Located in Geneve, CH
Tall Vessel Small by Saturday Yard Work
Dimensions: W 10 x D 10 x H 15 cm
Materials: Aluminium.
Finish: Blackened texture.
SATURDAY YARD WORK by Nathan Martin is a Kaurna/Adelaide ...
Category
2010s Australian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Aluminum
$415 / item
Marble Male and Female Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A substantial Post-Modern or modern style marble head/bust carved figurative sculpture piece of two people embraced side-by-side, circa mid to late-20th century. Marble is grey with ...
Category
Late 20th Century South American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
1980s Smoked Glass and Mirror Clock by John Gilmore for Accessories Art
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A stunning postmodern smoked glass and mirror table or mantle clock. Triangular mirrored base with beveled edges and a mirrored face with a smoked glass border featuring rounded edg...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Mirror
"Harmony" by Lino Sabattini 1980s Design Postmodern Silver Plated Candleholder
Located in Brescia, IT
"Harmony" by Lino Sabattini
1989, Italy
Rare candleholder silver metal and black plastic.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate
Pair of Cyan Murano Cased Glass Vases by Carlo Moretti, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1970s.
Made in cased Murano glass. The smaller vase is labelled (as shown in the video), while the other had it but lost it due to cleaning. We've had an identical vas...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
$258 Sale Price
63% Off
Post Modern Black High Gloss Circular Vases, a pair
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Beautiful pair of gloss black post modern vases. In great vintage condition. Simple shape with a striking bold finish. The gloss creates a perfect mirror in the light.
11” wide by ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Hand Made Ceramic Yüklü Collection Vase by İpek Çise
Located in Geneve, CH
Hand Made Ceramic Yüklü Collection Vase by İpek Çise
Dimensions: W 19 x D 16 x H 24 cm
Materials: Hand made ceramic.
About:
Born in 1995 in Türkiye’s Black Sea region, the artist s...
Category
2010s Turkish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$1,959 / item
Strawberry Vase by Siup Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Strawberry Vase by Siup Studio
Dimensions: D11 x H20cm
Materials: Ceramics
Siup is a small design studio based in Warsaw. The concept is created b...
Category
2010s Polish Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$178 / item
"Toute Petite Étrangeté" Cocoon Vase by Philippe Starck for Daum, France, 1980s
By Philippe Starck, Daum
Located in Lille, FR
"Toute petite étrangeté" cocoon vase by Philippe Starck for Daum, France, 1980s.
Signed.
Category
1980s French Vintage Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Contemporary Art Armchair - Mademoiselle Valery by Carla Tolomeo
Located in Pistoia, IT
Sculpture. Unique piece hand made by the artist.
19th-century silk velvet poltrock decorated by the author. Rose back in Pontoglio silk velvet. Trimmings
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Decorative Objects
Materials
Silk
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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Alexandrite Murano
Amsterdam Clock
Antique Bronze Hare
Antique Candle Clock
Antique Dog Clock
Antique French Letters
Antique German Carousel
Antique Growlers
Antique Hippo
Antique Horse Figurines