Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
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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Vintage necklace made of Mexican silver and semi-precious stones
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
An elegant, handcrafted Mexican silver necklace with an organic design and stylized links leading to a central floral pendant. The piece is enhanced with multicolored semiprecious st...
Category
20th Century Mexican Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Bronze Scultural Singing-Stone MDL. C. Speaker
By Panorammma
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Playfully referencing outdoor rock-shaped speakers, this bronze-cast music box reinterprets a mountain stone from the outskirts of Mexico City, transforming it into a listening stone...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Barcelona Olympic Boxing Mascot Cobi (1992) by Javier Mariscal
Located in London, GB
The 1992 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were held in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, from 25 July to 9 August 1992. Commonly referred to as Barcelona '92, these games were notable for being the last Summer and Winter Olympics to be held in the same year, as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided thereafter to alternate the events in separate even-numbered years, starting in 1994. This was a pivotal moment in Olympic history, as the Barcelona Games marked the first Summer Olympics held in the post-Cold War era and were free from the boycotts that had plagued previous events, a situation not seen since the 1972 Munich Olympics.
Barcelona '92 is widely regarded as one of the most successful Olympic Games, contributing significantly to the modernization and global image of the city. It was also a Games of many firsts: the debut of the "Dream Team" in basketball, which featured NBA players like Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, and Larry Bird, and the reintegration of South Africa into the international sports community after a 32-year ban due to apartheid. The participation of a unified German team following the reunification of East and West Germany, and the absence of the Soviet Union (though its former republics competed as the Unified Team), further emphasized the geopolitical shifts of the time.
The official mascot for the 1992 Barcelona Games was *Cobi*, a stylized sheepdog designed by Catalan artist and designer Javier Mariscal. Mariscal, already a significant figure in contemporary design, was known for his eclectic and playful style, often blending comic art with a modernist sensibility. His creation of Cobi was a departure from previous Olympic mascots...
Category
1990s Spanish Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Resin
Promotional Mini Up Chair by Gaetano Pesce 2005
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A very cool and extraordinarily rare promotional item by Gaetano Pesce for the 2005 Milan Triennale and Macef, the International Home Show. With an included insert that reads "Lavia...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
Gaetano Pesce Fish Design Catalog
Located in New York, NY
Early, and possibly the first, portfolio catalog of Gaetano Pesce’s experimental handcart molded resin objects—each a unique creation within a series. Published by Fish Design, circa...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Brueton Catalog 1992
By Brueton
Located in New York, NY
Manufacturer’s ring binder catalog showcasing the 1992 product line for Brueton Furniture, a New York City-based company that produces upscale furniture and accessories for the residential, contract, and hospitality markets. Founded in 1926, Brueton was an early convert to the use of highly crafted stainless steel, still an area of specialty. Along with designs by Stanley Jay Friedman and J. Wade Beam—familiar names in the vintage modern design market—the 1992 catalog includes work by Sergio Orozco, Mark Mascheroni, Mark Goldberg, John Duffy, Mitchell Pickard, Charles Gibilterra, Bert England, Victor Dziekiewicz, Glenn Polinsky, Joseph Gerstman, Bruenu, Richard Thompson, Robert Sonneman, Ed Born, and Ira Grayroff. Stylistically skewed to post-modern, the catalog also features clean-lined international style pieces plus reissues of several classic modern designs by Hans and Wassily Luckhardt...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic, Paper
Felice Antonio Botta Italy Table Top Smoking Set Ashtray Burlwood Chrome Brass
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Olive burlwood smoking set by Felice Antonio Botta of Italy, 1973.
Includes ashtray, 2 cigarette holders/cups, lighter and an interesting
numbered cube.
This set has been used with slight flaws and patina.
Cups stand...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Burl
Martin Kippenberger: Collages 1989
Located in New York, NY
Softcover staple-bound artist’s book, square 8vo, 12 pages, with a fold-out lithographed poster glued to page 1 and a CV for Kippenberger at the rear. Published in an edition of appr...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Andy Warhol
s Index (Book), First Printing 1967
By Andy Warhol
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
This original copy of Andy Warhol's Index (Book) is the 1967 first printing. Inside this metallic softcover lies a world of pop-up Pop Art brilliance. An iconic publication of the er...
Category
1960s American Vintage Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Round Post Modern Green Marble Ashtray 1970 Made in Italy
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage carrara marble stone green Italian ashtray or catchall.
Post Modern stylish post modern round green onyx marble stone ashtray with three indents...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble
Hand Made Folk Art Sculpture Papel Mache Horse Vintage Abstract
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, Hand Made Folk Art Sculpture Papel Mache Horse Vintage Abstract
Dimensions: 10.5" H x 12" W x 4" D
Please visit take a look at our listings, we have an amaz...
Category
1980s Mexican Vintage Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Any Objections? - Mario Testino - 1st edition, London, 1998
Located in CA, CA
Published by Phaidon Press Limited, 1st edition, London 1998. Hardback with English text - an introduction by Patrick Kinmonth.
Mario Testino and his oeuvre certainly need no intr...
Category
1990s Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
David Yurman 18 K
Sterling Silver, Choker/ Necklace with Diamond/Garnet Buckle
By David Yurman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Traditional cable 4 movable parts necklace /choker in sterling silver and 18 k gold with diamonds and garnets. Marked DY c and Sterling and gold, 925 750. Flat opened is approximate ...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Ottaviani Large, Lux Wood Box
800 Silver, Card, Dice, Poker Game Horse/Stallion
By Ottaviani
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful game box, hand made by Ottaviani in Italy Rocanati, this box has R mark and also shows 925 sterling mark on side of the R. All chips and card seem to be in the box and some...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Joy Division Original Vintage UK Concert Poster, Edinburgh, 1980
Located in Devon, GB
A scarce original concert poster for a planned performance by influential British post-punk rock band Joy Division at the Astoria, Edinburgh, on Thursday 8th May 1980. The concert was cancelled due to the ill health of lead singer and lyricist Ian Curtis...
Category
1980s British Vintage Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Post Modern Industrial Ventilator Brooch in Silver, Signed
Hallmarked
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Unusual 925 sterling sliver brooch shaped as a ventilator outlet. The outlet leaves rotates and changes appearance depending on how you wear it. Its entirely handmade in brushed semi...
Category
Late 20th Century European Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Signed Copy of “Les Anges Et Toi” by Jean-Charles de Castelbajac
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
Signed and illustrated edition of Jean-Charles de Castelbajac’s book “Les anges et toi” – with an original drawing by Castelbajac and a dedication to German fashion photographer and ...
Category
20th Century French Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Bronze Scultural Singing-Stone MDL. C. Speaker
By Panorammma
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Playfully referencing outdoor rock-shaped speakers, this bronze-cast music box reinterprets a mountain stone from the outskirts of Mexico City, transforming it into a listening stone...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
James Dean
Rebel Without A Cause
Original Vintage Movie Poster, Japanese, 1956
Located in Devon, GB
A full-length James Dean smoulders on this exceedingly rare two-panel poster for the first Japanese release of the classic 1955 teenage drama 'Rebel Without A Cause' in April 1956. S...
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper, Linen
Starck by Philippe Starck Taschen Hardcover 1996
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Starck by Philippe StarckTaschen, 1996 - Architecture.
Philippe Starck, Simone Philippi
Architect-designed furniture - 336 pages
This volume features the author's own compilation of ...
Category
Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Red Pop Art APC Pouring Paint Can Bank
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A perfectly Pop Art 1980s pouring paint can piggy bank/sculpture. Metal paint can with a quarter-sized coin slot in its bottom appears to be defying gravity by resting on a pouring ...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Kraftwerk Original Vintage UK Concert Poster, Yeovil, 1975
Located in Devon, GB
A rare silkscreen concert poster for one of the first UK performances by German electronic music pioneers Kraftwerk at Johnson Hall in Yeovil, England, on Thursday 18th September 1975, with support from Somerset folk singer A.J. Webber. Formed as a duo in Düsseldorf in 1969 by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider, Kraftwerk had expanded to what is now regarded to be their classic quartet line-up by 1975, with the addition of Wolfgang Flür and Karl Bartos. Following the breakthrough international success of their fourth studio album 'Autobahn' and its hypnotic 22-minute title track, the foursome embarked on their first international tour to Canada and the US, before ending the tour in the UK from 5th - 20th September. Appearing on stage in matching suits...
Category
1970s British Vintage Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1980s Vintage Memphis Swatch Twin Phone
By Swatch
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
1980s Vintage Memphis Swatch Twin Phone
3.25 h x 3 w x 9.5 long
Original vintage
Refer to images
Category
1980s Taiwanese Vintage Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
All The Best, Signed by George Bush, First Edition in Original Dust Jacket, 1999
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Bush, George. All The Best, George Bush: My Life in Letters and Other Writings. New York: A Lisa Drew Book/Scribner, 1999. First edition. Signed by George H. W. Bush on free endpage. Presented in the original dust jacket and hardcover boards.
Presented is a first edition of George H. W. Bush’s All The Best, George Bush: My Life in Letters and Other Writings. George Bush signed...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Tiffany
Co. 925 sterling silver bracelet
By Tiffany
Co.
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Tiffany & Co. 925 Sterling Silver Bangle
This rigid Tiffany & Co. sterling silver bangle features a minimalist and elegant design with a mirror-polished finish. A timeless piece that...
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
1980s Lucite Astrolite Table Lighter by Ritts Co. of Los Angeles
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A fantastic mid-century modern Astrolite lucite table lighter by the Ritts Company of Los Angeles. The Ritts Company was owned by Herbert and Shirley Ritts, parents of famed photogr...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Sex Pistols
Never Mind The Bollocks
UK Promo Poster by Jamie Reid, 1977
By Jamie Reid
Located in Devon, GB
A large screenprinted UK promotional poster issued by Virgin Records to promote the October 1977 release of the Sex Pistols only studio album 'Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's the Sex...
Category
1970s British Vintage Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper, Linen
Postmodern Funnytime 105 Kitchen Timer by Roberto Pezzetta for Wikidue
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A whimsical Italian postmodern multicolor kitchen timer designed by Roberto Pezzetta for WikiDue. Stacked green, red and yellow discs give it a fun Me...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
Bronze Scultural Singing-Stone MDL. C. Speaker
By Panorammma
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Playfully hinting at popular outdoor rock shaped speakers, this bronze cast music box domesticates the shape of a stone found in the mountains near Mexico City. A listening- stone-f...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
The Stranglers Original Vintage Concert Poster, Bataclan, Paris, 1978
Located in Devon, GB
A rare original concert poster for a performance by British rock band the Stranglers at the famous Bataclan theatre in Paris on Friday 6 October 1978. Screenprinted in vivid red and ...
Category
1970s French Vintage Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Linen, Paper
Collaborations: Andy Warhol Jean-Michel Basquiat. 1988
Located in CA, CA
Published by London: Mayor Rowan Gallery, 1988 First Edition
Scarce copy of the catalogue published on the occasion of a multi-gallery London exhibition between Warhol and Basquiat ...
Category
1980s British Vintage Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1986 Gray and Black Enorme Telephone by Ettore Sottsass for Enorme
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A perfectly postmodern telephone designed by the Memphis Milano master, Ettore Sottsass, and produced in 1986. The Enorme phone was produced in another color way but this is the much rarer gray and black version. The Enorme telephone was the result of a collaboration between Sottsass and David Kelley, founder of the design firm IDEO. Sottsass created the conceptual design, and Kelley and his team were responsible for the engineering and detail design. To produce the telephone, the two formed the Enorme Corporation with Jean Pigozzi. Examples of this phone design are found in the collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, RISD Museum, and the Los Angeles County Museum.
In good vintage condition with wear consistent with age and use. Works great! Molded manufacturer's mark on handset and base: "Designed by Ettore Sottsass Enorme...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
Longines Vintage Automatic Women
s Watch with Day and Date
By Longines
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Longines Vintage Automatic Women's Watch with Day and Date
Classic stainless steel design with a dark blue dial and gold-tone markers.
It features a day and date function in Spanish ...
Category
20th Century Swiss Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stainless Steel
Set of Vintage Lucite Encased Paperweights
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A great set of vintage, mid-century modern lucite encased paperweights, one from the 1960s with a dandelion and another with clock parts. Beautiful and eye-catching, they're great a...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Lucite
Vintage 900 silver Belgiorno bracelet
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Vintage 900 silver Belgiorno bracelet
This stunning 900 silver bracelet features a sculptural design with curvilinear plates 2 cm wide and 3 mm thick. With a unique finish and full o...
Category
20th Century Argentine Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
$800 / item
Elvis Costello Stiff Records UK Tour Poster by Barney Bubbles, 1977
By Barney Bubbles
Located in Devon, GB
One of a series of five oversized posters produced by innovative Stiff Records design director Barney Bubbles to promote the first Stiff Records tour, which was known as the Live Sti...
Category
1970s British Vintage Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Back to the Future
Original Vintage Movie Poster, Hungarian, 1987
Located in Devon, GB
A beloved American blockbuster, Robert Zemeckis' 1985 sci-fi adventure 'Back to the Future' starred Michael J. Fox as teenager Marty McFly, blasted back to...
Category
1980s Hungarian Vintage Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
The Jam Original Vintage UK Tour Poster, 1978
Located in Devon, GB
A rare original tour poster for The Jam's 1978 UK Apocalypse Tour, screenprinted in black on vibrant neon orange. Following the release of their third studio album 'All Mod Cons' on ...
Category
1970s British Vintage Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper, Linen
Blue silk tie with Hermes Paris print
By Hermès
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Blue Silk Tie with Hermès Paris Print
This sky blue Hermès silk tie features a detailed, repeating pattern of small stylized fish in white and purple. The design incorporates the bra...
Category
20th Century French Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silk
Raging Bull
Original Vintage U.S. One Sheet Movie Poster, 1980
By Kunio Hagio
Located in Devon, GB
Adapted from Jake LaMotta's memoir, Martin Scorsese's intense biopic 'Raging Bull' has become a modern Classic, widely regarded as Scorsese's masterpiece and regularly hailed as one ...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage 900 Silver Belgiorno Bracelet
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Vintage Belgiorno 900 Silver Bracelet
This Belgiorno 900 silver bracelet, with a distinctive link design from the 1970s, reflects classic Italian elegance and craftsmanship. The geom...
Category
20th Century Argentine Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Design Basics by David A. Lauer and Stephen Pentak Paperback 1999
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Design Basics by David A. Lauer and Stephen Pentak Softcover Book.DESIGN BASICS is a popular introduction to two-dimensional design. Each concept is presented in a full two-page spre...
Category
20th Century Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Contemporary collectible Skate from "Cars Never Die" collection by Alê Jordão
By Alê Jordão
Located in Deerfield Beach, FL
This 2016 piece is made of repurposed Chevrolet (Nates Kaipes Model) car parts painted in silver.
Noticing the great number of abandoned cars in the streets of Brazilian metropolises, Alê Jordão...
Category
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Original Program for Nantucket Stage Production Dracula, Signed by Edward Gorey
Located in Nantucket, MA
Original program for the Nantucket Stage Company Production of "Dracula", signed by Edward Gorey, 1973. The Nantucket Stage Company (which became the Stra...
Category
1970s American Vintage Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Dali The Work and the Man by Robert Descharnes Hardcover Coffee Table Art Book
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Dali The Work and the Man by Robert Descharnes Hardcover coffee table art book.
Master artist Salvador Dali large coffee table book. Dated 1984.
...
Category
20th Century Spanish Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Thomson Prod. Alessi Clock Radio Coo Coo by Pilippe Starck Design Year 1994
Located in Biella, IT
Thomson prod. Alessi clock radio coo coo by Pilippe Starck design year 1994
colour is white/sand, the radio and clock are working and in good vintage condit...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
Fashion Theory Hardcover by Carol Digrappa 1st Edition 1980s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Fashion Theory Hardcover by Carol Digrappa 1980s.This vintage hardcover book titled "Fashion: Theory" by Carol Di Grappa is a must-have for any fashion enthusiast. The book, publishe...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Mexican silver link bracelet with natural stones
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Mexican silver link bracelet with natural stones
This Mexican silver bracelet is a unique piece of handcrafted jewelry that combines the beauty of silver with the energy of various n...
Category
20th Century Mexican Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage 900 Silver Designer Bracelet by Antonio Belgiorno
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Vintage 900 Silver Designer Bracelet by Antonio Belgiorno
Exquisite bracelet featuring a series of leaf-shaped links, each meticulously crafted in 900 silver. Belgiorno's distinctive...
Category
20th Century Argentine Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Paperweights Glass Gallery Michael Kovacek Vienna 1987 Hardcover Reference Book
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Paperweights Glass Gallery Michael Kovacek Vienna - 1987 Hardcover Reference Book.
A superb collection of 19th century and early 20th century glass paperweights with color images, an...
Category
Late 20th Century Austrian Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Public Enemy Original Vintage Concert Poster, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, 1988
Located in Devon, GB
A rare boxing-style screenprint concert poster for a performance by Public Enemy with Fishbone, Living Colour and Stetsasonic at the Santa Monica Civic Au...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
The Stone Roses Original Vintage Concert Poster, Blackpool, 1989
Located in Devon, GB
A large and striking silkscreen concert poster for The Stone Roses' seminal gig at the Empress Ballroom in Blackpool, England, on Saturday 12th August 1989. Following the release of their eponymous debut album in May 1989, Manchester musicians Ian Brown...
Category
1980s British Vintage Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Original Vintage Japanese Uncut Movie Poster, 1981
Located in Devon, GB
A rare two-sided uncut printer's proof for the Japanese release of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark.' When cut, this sheet would have provided eight Japanese B5 or 'Chirashi' mini posters for use as flyers in cinema lobbies to promote current and future releases. Popular with Japanese collectors, Chirashi often take the form of a miniature replica of the movie's poster, with information printed on the reverse. Conceived by producer George Lucas and directed by Steven Spielberg in their first collaboration, the spectacular 1981 action-adventure blockbuster 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' starred Harrison Ford as globe-trotting action-hero archeologist Indiana Jones in a quest for the biblical Ark of the Covenant. Created by Lucas as a tribute to the cliff-hanger western and adventure serials of the 30s and 40s, Raiders was a massive box office success, becoming the highest grossing film of 1981 and remaining one of the highest grossing films or all time when adjusted for inflation. Almost universally acclaimed by critics, with The New York Times calling it one of the most deliriously funny, ingenious and stylish American adventure...
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Haute Couture Paris Auction Catalog 2016 Published by Gros
Delettrez
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Paris Haute Couture Auction Catalog 2016 Published by Gros & Delettrez.
Haute Couture Mode et Accessoires Paris Auction Catalog 2016. Published by Gros & Delettrez, 2016.
Title: Ha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
James Bond
Diamonds Are Forever
Original Vintage Japanese Movie Poster, 1971
Located in Devon, GB
Sean Connery was paid a then record $1.25 million to return as James Bond for EON Production's 'Diamonds Are Forever,' his sixth and final outing as Bond after declining the role in ...
Category
1970s Japanese Vintage Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper, Linen
Hermes silk scarf in original box from the 1970s, France
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Hermès silk scarf in its original 1970s box, France
This scarf features a classic equestrian design in shades of brown, gold, pink, and gray, with details of straps and chains again...
Category
20th Century French Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silk
Pulp Fiction
Original Vintage French Movie Poster by Bernard Bittler, 1994
Located in Devon, GB
Widely regarded as Quentin Tarantino's masterpiece, the ultra-violent comedic crime thriller 'Pulp Fiction' followed the intertwining tales of Los Angeles oddballs John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman and Bruce Willis...
Category
1990s French Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Italian Murano glass and silver 926 cufflink by Constantini Gioielli, 1990s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Murano glass and 926 silver cufflink by Constantini Gioielli, 1990s
Pair of cufflinks with a rooster design in Murano glass. The structure is in 926 silver. Original metal an...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Steve McQueen
Bullitt
Original Vintage Movie Poster, Japanese, 1968
Located in Devon, GB
In one of his most famous roles at the pinnacle of his career, Steve McQueen is the essence of cool as tough cop Frank Bullitt in this action-packed 1968 thriller, featuring one of m...
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Bronze Scultural Singing-Stone MDL. C. Speaker
By Panorammma
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Playfully hinting at popular outdoor rock shaped speakers, this bronze cast music box domesticates the shape of a stone found in the mountains near Mexico City. A listening- stone-f...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Post-modern collectibles and curiosities for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Post-Modern collectibles and curiosities for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Late 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage collectibles and curiosities created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with plastic and other materials. While there are many designers and brands associated with original collectibles and curiosities, popular names associated with this style include Cleto Munari, Ettore Sottsass, Michael Graves (b.1934), and Angelika Taschen. 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 collectibles and curiosities differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $250 and tops out at $325 while the average work can sell for $288.
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