Post-Modern Furniture
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
Postmodern Sculptural Scroll Lounge Chair
Located in Houston, TX
Postmodern sculptural scroll lounge chair. This stunning modernist lounge chair which terminates in an interesting scroll or curl design is extremely com...
Category
1980s Unknown Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Ultrasuede
Silla Sol
Located in Mérida, MX
“Silla Sol”
Silla Sol chair is not just a chair but a Mexican cookie-inspired chair, a happy face object that livens up any space it enters. You can sit on it, you can place your fav...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
€1,402 / item
Small Postmodern, Green Murano Glass, Bottle Vase by Nason, 1980
s, Italy
Located in Glasgow, GB
Small Postmodern style Murano Glass bottle vase by Nason.
Handcrafted from mint green Murano glass in the form of a double gourd shape. The exterior is detailed with smooth linear s...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
€91 Sale Price
35% Off
Shogun wall lamp by Mario Botta for Artemide , 1980s
By Artemide, Mario Botta
Located in Athens, Attiki
The Shogun wall lamp was designed in the 1980s by Italian designer Mario Botta for the manufacturer Artemide. It is known for its distinctive design, which combines geometric shapes ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Jeweled Pewter and Enamel "Tree of Life" Menorah in the Style of Jay Strongwater
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous jeweled pewter and enamel "Tree of Life" Menorah in the style of Jay Strongwater (it may actually be a Strongwater piece, but it is not marked), circa 1990s. The menorah is ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Rock Crystal, Enamel, Pewter
1980s Postmodern Lego Telephone by Tyco
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredible vintage Lego telephone by Tycho. Original piece from the 1980s with striking yet endearing presence. The nostalgic elements come thru in this piece catapulting it to a s...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Large Elpis tablelamp by Harvey Guzzini for IGuzzini, 1970s
Located in EVERDINGEN, NL
This largest version of the Harvey Guzzini Elpis lamp is a striking example of late 1960s Italian lighting design, first introduced in 1968. With its wide acrylic mushroom-shaped sha...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Ron Rezek Table Lamp 1980s
By Ron Rezek
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Post-modern table lamp by Los Angeles lighting designer Ron Rezek, c.1980s. The lamp features a black enameled metal frame and removable black shade with polished brass ring accent t...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Swedish Designer, Table Lamp, Pine, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A pine table lamp, designed and produced in Sweden, 1970s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 15.5" H x 9" Diameter
Bulb Specifications: E-26 Bulb
Number of Sockets: 1
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Pine
Austrian Postmodern "Cocoon" Chandelier by EGLO Leuchten, 1990s
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Beauty Austrian "Cocoon" Chandelier. This Chandelier was designed during the 1990s in Austria by Eglo Leuchten.
Original “Eglo” label still shows on the structure.
This "Cocoon" Cha...
Category
1990s Austrian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Postmod 80s Flex 2000 (32 Avail) Stacking Chairs Gerd Lange Thonet Beech -8 pcs
By Gerd Lange, Thonet
Located in Basel, BS
Excellent set of 8 Flex 2000 Stacking Chairs by Gerd Lange for Thonet, with wooden oak frames and black seats. No longer produced, Rare items.
FAST SHIPPING: Fast, international, in...
Category
1980s German Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
PVC, Ash, Beech
Wide
Tall Mid Century Italian Modern Dark Green Marble Pedestal or Side Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A simple yet elegant green marble pedestal table from Italy circa 1980's. It features beautiful veining of solid slab marble construction. ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble
Post-Modern Four Post Glass Top Coffee Table
Located in Trenton, NJ
This vintage 1980s postmodern coffee table embodies the bold architectural spirit of the era. A thick square glass top floats elegantly ...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Composition
€382 Sale Price
20% Off
Modern Style Aurora office chair in solid wood, caning back, leather seat
By SIMONINI
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
Warm and inviting, the Aurora Collection, prestigious winner of the International IF Design Award 2023 and the German Design Awards 2023, now welcomes an addition with its office cha...
Category
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Faux Leather, Cane, Hardwood, Walnut
Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti Concrete Cantilever Coffee Table
Located in Jensen Beach, FL
Rare coffee table designed in the late 1970s by Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti Italia.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Concrete, Metal
Post-Modern Slatted High Back Dining Room Chairs by Pietro Costantini, 1980s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and elegant set of six Post-Modern slatted high back dining room chairs.
Design by Pietro Costantini.
Striking Italian design from the 1980s.
The clear lacquered maple frame...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather, Maple
Vintage Italian Postmodern Enfilade Credenza in Black Lacquer + Birdseye Maple
Located in Chicago, IL
A monumental Italian enfilade credenza, sourced in Parma and dating to the 1980s. Over seven feet wide, the piece is constructed of wood and finished in a high-gloss black lacquer th...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Pair of Post-Modern Artichoke Table Lamps 1980s
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and sculptural set of ceramic artichoke lamps. Although post-modern in essence, these lamps resonate with a variety of styles from modernist, coastal to organic modern. T...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
€1,050 / set
4 Luxo Angle Poise Task Lamps
By Luxo
Located in New York, NY
Adjustable flex arm task lamp made by LUXO made in Denmark c 1960-1980's. The lamps are designed to be attached with screws, each has two flex arms, each arm approximately 20 inches ...
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
€131 / item
Post Modern Square Marble Coffee Tables, circa 1970s, Pair Available
Located in New York, NY
Chic Postmodern square coffee table(s) constructed of polished marble.
circa 1970s, the tables have their original ball coaster feet, both are in very fine, original condition, clea...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble
€3,155 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Steven Holl Patinated Bronze Candlestick for Swid Powell rare Postmodern Memphis
By Steven Holl, Swid Powell
Located in San Diego, CA
patinated bronze candlestick designed by American architect Steven Holl for Swid Powell c.1980's , very rare tall candlestick hard to find very collectible in a verdigris finish stamped at the bottom, with some scuff marks due to age solid piece great for postmodern , Memphis mid century home decor.
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Bronze
C. Jere 90s Mixed Media PostModern Memphis Geometric Abstract Wall Sculpture Art
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Exquisite, Vibrant, Signed 1997 C. Jere Postmodern, Geometric, Mixed Media, Abstract Wall Sculpture.
Rare to market, this remarkable artwork features an array of geometric shapes, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
A Lacquered JAPANESE Style COFFEE TABLE by ROCHE
BOBOIS ALDO TURA France 1970
By Roche Bobois
Located in PARIS, FR
An elegant and luxurious coffee table, of a Japanese inspiration, Post-Modern, Memphis, Constructivist, geometric structure of two, terrace-like overlapping trays in lacquered wood: ...
Category
1970s French Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Marble Pedestal
Located in New York, NY
A black and white 'Nero Marquina' marble pedestal column or end/side/drinks table, Postmodern design period, circa late-20th century. Piece can be used to support art/sculpture, as a...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble
€1,928
Pink Floyd Original Concert Poster for Oakland Coliseum by Randy Tuten, 1977
By Randy Tuten
Located in Devon, GB
An original first-printing concert poster for a performance by Pink Floyd at the Oakland Coliseum in California on 9-10 May 1977 during their 'In The Flesh' tour in support of their ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Paper
Four 1980s Postmodern High Back Parsons Chairs
Located in Harlingen, TX
A late 20th century set of four postmodern style Parsons dining side chairs. Featuring a high back and curved scroll top with button detail. Fully upholstered in heavy woven jacquard flamestitch fabric...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
Antonio Citterio
Elios" Writing Desk Console for B&B Italia, 1990s
Located in Skokie, IL
Antonio Citterio 'Elios" writing desk console for B&B Italia, 1990
Additional information:
Materials: beech, brass, plastic
Dimensions: 48.75" w x 19.75" d x 36.5" h
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Vico Magistretti Veranda Lounge Chair for Cassina, Italy, 1980s
Located in Milan, IT
Veranda adjustable lounge chair by Vico Magistretti for Cassina 1980.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
€2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Mario Bellini for Cassina Cab Chair 415 in Black Leather
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Greensboro, NC
Mario Bellini for Cassina Cab Chair 415 in Black Leather
This example is circa early 2000s and shows beautifully with minimal wear to leather.
37" x 31" x 32" Seat 16.75"
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather
Giandomenico Belotti White Spaghetti Chair for Alias Italy, 1980s
Located in Miami, FL
Spaghetti chair with white cording attached to a white lacquered frame designed by Giandomenico Belotti and manufactured by Alias. Italy 1980s.
A symbol in the history of design,...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Set of 4 Plates K. Fujumori for Kato Kogei Japan Alpha3 Post-Modern Memphis 1980
By Fujimori
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Set of 4 salad/occasional plates in Alpha 3 pattern was designed by Kaneaki Fujimori for Kato Kogei Japan in 1980s. Alpha 3 series consists of mugs, salad/casual plates, and decorat...
Category
1980s Japanese Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 9 “Sultana” Dining / Side Chairs by Arrben, Italy
By Arrben
Located in Oceanside, US
A striking Set of 9 “Sultana” dining chairs manufactured by Arrben, Italy, likely dating from the late 1970s to early 1980s. These chairs showcase a sculptural modern aesthetic, buil...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
Large Vintage Circular Indoor/Outdoor Bistro Table By Jorge Pensi For Amat
Located in Bristol, GB
VINTAGE ALUMINIUM AND STEEL DINING TABLE
We have eight of these tables in stock, available to purchase individually. The price is per table.
An iconic post-modern design by award-w...
Category
20th Century Spanish Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Post-Modern Sculptural Multi-Directional Floor Lamp / Torchiere by Ron Rezek
By Ron Rezek
Located in San Diego, CA
Post-modern sculptural multi-directional floor lamp by Ron Rezek, circa 1980s. The lamp features an adjustable head controlled by a counter-bala...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
€876 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Postmodern Geco 1 Indoor and Outdoor Wall Lamp for Arteluce, 1990s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Italian Postmodern Geco 1 Indoor and Outdoor Wall Lamp by Luciano Pagani and Angelo Perversi for Arteluce, 1990s
Wall or ceiling lights from the italian manufacturer arteluce/flos a...
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Post Modern Enamel and Glass Coffee Table Dated
91 Probably Made in Italy
Located in New York, NY
Intriguing Post Modern, Memphis style coffee table having opposing curved bases, of turquoise and white enameled metal, which support the th...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
€2,033 Sale Price
20% Off
Red Leather Post Modern Lounge Chair, Italy 1990
Located in Chicago, IL
Red leather post modern lounge chair, with upholstery seat, Italy 1990
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather, Upholstery
Italian Postmodern Proust Geometrica Armchair Alessandro Mendini by Cappellini
Located in Portland, OR
An iconic chair designed by Italian postmodern designer Alessandro Mendini (1931-2019).
This wonderful postmodern work of art presented as a chair is in excellent condition and ready to display in your space.
Proust was originally created in 1978 for the Palazzo dei Diamanti in Ferrara. It was immediately recognized as an icon of twentieth century design and one of the most renowned and essential reference points in the quest for form and aesthetic perfection. Cappellini inherited the piece in 1993 and today Proust Geometrica...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Cotton, Upholstery, Foam, Beech, Paint
Maison Jansen style Palm Tree Tole Ware Floor Lamp French 1970/1980
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Maison Jansen style Palm Tree Tole Ware Floor Lamp French 1970/1980
Very Large Stunning Triple palm tree floor light, the lamp has 3 spiky palm tree trunks with abundant curling bra...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Diesis sofa for B&B by Paolo Nava and Citterio in white leather
Located in Milano, IT
"Diesis" Two-Seater Sofa by B&B Italia - White Leather, Designed by Antonio Citterio and Paolo Nava, c. 2001
An icon of modern furniture design, this "Diesis" two-seater sofa by B&B ...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Steel
Edra Tatlin Sofa Loveseat by Mario Cananzi + Roberto Semprini, Red Velvet ITALY
Located in Basel, BS
Edra Loveseat Sofa in Red Velvet--This is an Incredibly spectacular Spiral / Fibonacci Shaped Sofa!! This is a rare piece, an original Italian designer Edra Tatlin...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Steel
€5,218 Sale Price
27% Off
Cult Stool, Sculptural Side Table, Mexican Green Onyx
By Panorammma
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Cult stool/ side table; a hand sculpted stone from a Mexican marble and Mexican onyx conglomerate, remits to primal sculptural-architectural language while displaying materials in a ...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Onyx
Ettore Sottsass Postmodern "Tigris" Porcelain Vase for Memphis Milano, 1983
Located in London, GB
For sale is a rare, early Post-Modern “TIGRIS” porcelain vase designed by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano and produced by Porcellane San Marco, in the 1980s.
In 1983, Ettore Sott...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
AMANO - Vintage Ceramic Vase - Rich Red Glaze - Germany - Late 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
AMANO - Vintage ceramic vase - rich red glaze - bullet shape - signed on the base - impressed model number '629-18' - Germany - late 20th century.
Excellent vintage condition - no l...
Category
Late 20th Century German Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Dunhill Cigar Ashtray Catchall England Black and Red Collectible 1970
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Large Vintage Dunhill ceramic square collectible ashtray catchall by Wade England Royal red and black.
Vintage Alfred Dunhill collectible porcelain cigar ashtray by Wade, England.
Material: Glazed prestige porcelain with gold lettering on red borders.
Dunhill ceramic Ashtray, by Wade Porcelain England.
Marked in gold lettering.
DUNHILL with British Seal.
"By appointment of her majesty the queen"
Suppliers of smokers, Alfred Dunhill LTD London.
London, Paris, New York.
Dimensions: 7.25 inches square x 2.75 inches high
Stamped: Orange back stamp "Wade Pdm England"
Condition, some light scratches.
Collector ashtray, desk decoration, vide poche catchall, collectible.
Vintage Collectible Alfred Dunhill Square Porcelain Cigar Ashtray, London Paris New York.
Made in England.
Great addition to any gentleman desk or British collection of James Bond fans.
Dunhill Ashtray...
Category
Late 20th Century English Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Aurora stool, walnut solid wood finish, solid back, camel leather seating
By SIMONINI
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
Immerse yourself in the captivating world of the award-winning Aurora Collection, also known as Dawn — a transformative milestone in our esteemed design legacy that has earned the pr...
Category
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Faux Leather, Cane, Hardwood, Walnut
Midcentury Post Modern Kidney Shaped Chaise Lounge or Petite Sofa
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A beautiful modern design chaise lounge. It features beige wood legs with it's original upholstery. The fabric will need updating. Padding and foam are excellent.
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Neos Wall Clock 2 George Sowden Nathalie du Pasquier Postmodern
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Neos clock designed by George Sowden and Nathalie du Pasquier in the 80s. Neos is the brand run by Lorenz clock company in Italy. They were designed a lot o...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Vintage French Paperweight Crystal Pelican Sculpture, Signed Baccarat
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A vintage French pelican sculpture paperweight signed by Baccarat standing at 3 inches is a charming representation of the brand's renowned craftsmanship. Elegantly crafted from fine...
Category
1990s French Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
New Collection: ORBITA Pink Semicircular Sofa, Fuori Salone 2024
Located in Milano, IT
The modular sofa ORBITA, fully customizable in modules, represents an extremely versatile and refined furnishing solution.
In exhibition preview at the Salone del Mobile 2024 at the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
€17,600 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Vintage 1983 Alessi Original 3cp La Conica Espresso Coffee Maker Italy MINT
By Aldo Rossi, Alessi
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Vintage 1983 Alessi Original 3cp La Conica Espresso Coffee Maker Italy MINT
Iconic, 1983, original 3-cup, " La Conica" Espresso Coffee Maker, model "La Tavola di Babele" ,designed...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Copper, Stainless Steel
Vico Magistretti Black 2-Seater Loveseat Maralunga Sofa Cassina, Italy, 80s
Located in Basel, BS
Original Loveseat sofa "Maralunga," designed by Vico Magistretti and manufactured by Cassina in Italy during the late circa late 1970s/1980s. This e...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric
€2,555 Sale Price
20% Off
Veranda chaise longue by Vico Magistretti for Cassina
Located in Athens, Attiki
Burgundy leather Veranda chaise longue by Vico Magistretti for Cassina, 1983.
Folding backrest with variable inclination.
Vico Magistretti said about “Veranda”:
“To sit watching tele...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather
Aurora stool, walnut solid wood finish, solid back black natural leather seating
By SIMONINI
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
Immerse yourself in the captivating world of the award-winning Aurora Collection, also known as Dawn — a transformative milestone in our esteemed design legacy that has earned the pr...
Category
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Faux Leather, Cane, Hardwood, Walnut
James Alloway Paperweight with Controlled Bubbles, American Studio Art Glass
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
The piece measures 3.25" high and 2.25" wide at the center. It is signed by the artist near the base.
James Alloway (b. 1957) is a renowned American glass artist. James had a fasci...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Lucite Coffee Table in Cobalt Blue by Cain Modern, USA 2023
By Cain Modern
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing the stunning Lucite Coffee Table in Cobalt Blue by Cain Modern, USA 2023. This exquisite piece of furniture will add a touch of elegance and sophistication to your living...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Lucite
Midcentury Italian Post Modern Travertine Marble Rectangular Dining Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A simple modern travertine marble dining table circa 1980s. It features solid slab Travertine construction with thick apron edge. Gorgeous highly grained Italian travertine. Clean re...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Travertine
Postmodern German Kreuzschwinger Barstool by Till Behrens, 1980s
By Till Behrens
Located in Hamburg, DE
Elegant design classic by Prof. Till Behrens in the Bar stool version.
The further development of the cantilever chair. The stools are made entirely of steel rods, which have been m...
Category
20th Century German Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Set of 2 Luxurious ART-DECO MODERNIST NIGHSTANDS by MAISON JANSEN, France, 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
An elegant pair of rectangular nightstands, Art-Déco, Modernist, Cubist, Bauhaus, Shabby-Chic, in wood lacquered in buttery cream, enhanced with...
Category
1970s French Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Italian Surrealist Oil Painting on Canvas After Modigliani
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Surrealist oil painting on canvas after Modigliani.
This interesting framed oil painting on canvas with a glass front is of an elongated mal...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Post-modern furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Post-Modern furniture 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 furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating, lighting, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Post-Modern furniture 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 furniture, popular names associated with this style include Pepe Albargues, Ettore Sottsass, ATRA, and Christopher Gentner. 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 furniture 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 $275,833 while the average work can sell for $2,610.
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