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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Style: Post-Modern
Postmodern Lucite Menorah
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful postmodern Lucite menorah. Lucite base with brass holder vessels that complement each other graphically. The menorah is 10.5” long and 5.75” high. The width of the base is ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Lucite
A Stone Mezuzah Case by Michael Kupietzky, Israel 21st Century
Located in New York, NY
An Artistic Stone Mezuzah Case by Michael Kupietzky, Israel 21st Century.
This beautiful Mezuzah Case Is handcrafted In Israel by Michael Kupietzky. He sandblasts The "Shema" Prayer...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Israeli Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stone, Silver Plate
Orange Backgammon Board Game by Essesi
Located in Geneve, CH
Orange Backgammon Board Game by Essesi
Dimensions: D 0,9 x W 0,9 x H 0,9 cm.
Materials: Stainless steel, walnut and genuine leather.
Essesi is a growing collection that celebrates...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stainless Steel
1980s Lucite and Wood Astrolite Table Lighter by Ritts Co. of Los Angeles
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A perfectly mid-century modern Astrolite lucite and wood table lighter by the Ritts Company of Los Angeles. The Ritts Company was owned by Herbert ...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Lucite
Vintage Tom Wesselmann Avant-Garde ‘Magazine’ 1968 (Tom Wesselmann nudes)
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage 1968 issue of Avant-Garde magazine with a superb, highly frame able cover illustration by American pop art icon, Tom Wesselmann. Celebrated within this issue is the artists w...
Category
1960s Vintage Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Basquiat a Venezia Exhibition Catalog 1999 (vintage Basquiat exhibition catalog)
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage 1990s Jean-Michel Basquiat exhibition catalog:
Venezia (Venice), Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa, 1999:
A exquisitely rendered vintage original exhibition catalog featuring an ...
Category
1990s Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Modernist Boxed Wood Chess Pieces
Located in Garnerville, NY
A fine boxed set of carved wood modernist chessmen. The two sets are made of hardwood and sculpturally carved into very stylized forms. One set is in a blonde wood natural finish and...
Category
1970s American Vintage Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Vetement Couture Limited Edition Calfskin Paperbag Clutch Messenger Bag, 2019
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vetement Couture limited edition calfskin paperbag clutch messenger bag, fall winter 2019. Numbered, limited edition.
Category
Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Magnets
New Italian Design
Located in Tivoli, NY
Throughout the twentieth century, Italian designers have been at the forefront of promoting the idea of evolution in the forms and images in the environment. 'New Italian Design' is ...
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
James Bond 'for Your Eyes Only' Original Vintage Movie Poster, British, 1981
Located in Devon, GB
The twelfth film in the James Bond series, EON Productions 'For Your Eyes Only' saw a return to earth with a more realistic and less sensational storyline after the extravagance of '...
Category
1980s British Vintage Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper, Linen
Ettore SOTTSASS Paire de boucles d’oreille Fulmine vers 1985 série Memphis ACME
Located in PARIS, FR
Ettore SOTTSASS (1917-2007)
Paire de boucles d’oreille Fulmine, modèle crée vers 1985 de la série Memphis designers for Acme
Edition Acme Studio arrêtée
Emaux cloisonnés sur métal ar...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Enamel
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
Martine BEDIN Paire boucles d’oreille vers 1985 série Memphis ACME
Located in PARIS, FR
Martine BEDIN (née en 1957)
Paire de boucles d’oreille, modèle crée vers 1985 de la série Memphis designers for Acme
Edition Acme Studio arrêtée
Emaux cloisonnés sur métal, dos en ac...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Twin Pops Seesaw
Located in Miami, FL
The twin pops seesaw is part of the pop-up park series created to inspire play. The seesaw is not only intended for children, but designed for adults,...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stainless Steel
Post-Modern Marble Domino Set
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool post-modern marble domino set in Domino shaped lidded box, circa 1980's. The set is in very good condition, includes 28 dominoes and measure...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble
'I Married A Monster From Outer Space' Original US One Sheet Movie Poster, 1958
Located in Devon, GB
With a kitschy schlock-horror title and eye-catchingly vibrant artwork featuring a young bride dramatically recoiling in horror at the alien shadow lurking behind her, B movie sci-fi doesn't get much better than this! Released in black and white by Paramount as a double feature with 'The Blob,' 'I Married A...
Category
1950s American Vintage Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
ESPRIT: The Making of an Image book by Helie Robertson
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A 1985 book of photographs that is best described as Esprit's first family photo album. The 1980s fashion powerhouse's early story is told through extensive photographs from advertis...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Rare Estate Ilana Goor Dionysus Sterling Silver Gem Set Statement Necklace
By Ilana Goor
Located in New York, NY
Rare estate Ilana Goor Dionysus sterling silver, gem set large statement necklace
Provenance: Estate of a notable New York City psychiatrist and collector ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Israeli Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Bronze Scultural Singing-Stone MDL. C. Speaker
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-for-interiors that explores connections between sound and sculpture. An object through which to rehearse the sculptural convention of listening to the material. When sculpting in stone, it is common practice to press one’s ear against the material while lightly tapping it. The sounds and vibrations can reveal properties in the medium that are hidden from sight; hollows, interior fractures, hardness, and so on. There is an instant feedback from listening to stones when sculpting them; a true conversation with the material.In the tradition of bronze sculpture there has been a pursuit in perfectioning casting techniques in order to achieve better sonic resonance. Bronze casting was used to make some of the first metal instruments like bells, cymbals, horns among others
Exhibited at
XPAN: Mexico City (2023)
Chic By Accident...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Jewelry By Architects
Located in New York, NY
First American edition monograph on jewelry designed by a who's who of Postmodern architects from the collection of design impresario Cleto Munari, who commissioned the pieces featured in the book. Includes work by Mario Bellini, Michele De Lucchi, Peter Eisenman, Michael Graves, Hans Hollein, Arata Isozaki, Richard Meier, Allesandro Mendini...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
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
Emilio Pucci - Fashion Story -Limited Edition Taschen 2010
By Emilio Pucci
Located in North Hollywood, CA
EMILIO. PUCCI Fashion Story by Armando Chitolina Edition and Vanessa Friedman Tashen 2010.
"Limited Edition of 10,000 Copies.
Each unique copy is bound with one of a selection of lim...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Fashion Theory Hardcover by Carol Digrappa 1st Edition 1980s
Located in North Hollywood, 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
'Taxi Driver' Original Vintage Movie Poster by Andrzej Klimowski, Polish, 1978
Located in Devon, GB
Set amidst the moral decay of New York City following the Vietnam War and Watergate scandal, Martin Scorsese's 1976 psychological thriller 'Taxi Driver' starred Robert De Niro as a l...
Category
1970s Polish Vintage Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1980's Portable Magnetic Backgammon Set
Located in San Diego, CA
Petite portable 1980's Backgammon with magnetic tablets nice original condition.
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Naugahyde
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
1970s Art Glass Cigar Ashtray Table Sculpture Dish like Murano Sotsass Cenedese
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful geometric simplicity, heavy 1970s cut and polished crystal design, clear. No makers markings. There is a ridge at end of tube form for cutting cigar end with a round tipped...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Art Glass
Italy modern Wood clapperboard Looney Tunes: Back in action by Warner Bros, 2003
Located in MIlano, IT
Italy modern Wood clapperboard Looney Tunes: Back in action by Warner Bros Studios, 2003
Wooden clapperboard distributed to promote the cinema release of the film Looney Tunes: Back ...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Michael Graves Post-modern Chess / Checkers Set Board Game and Pieces
Located in Miami, FL
Michael Graves Post-modern Chess and Checkers Board Game and Pieces
Offered for sale is an original post-modern Michael Graves(1934-) chess and checkers set. The box and board are made from maple. The pieces are resin in ebony and ivory tones. The pieces are signed on the bases on the felt. The board has velvet-lined storage compartments for the pieces when you choose to play checkers.
Michael Graves was a Memphis Group designer and a member of the New York Five...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Epoxy Resin, Maple
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
Paperweights Glass Gallery Michael Kovacek Vienna 1987 Hardcover Reference Book
Located in North Hollywood, 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
Vintage Handmade Miniature Metal Chair with Stick Figure Person Motif
Located in Amityville, NY
Unique handmade vintage miniature chair made from metals with mixed finishes. Geometric in form with a round, concave seat atop an angular, square frame, likely intended to hold an i...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Postmodern Funnytime 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 light blue, red and yellow discs give it a ...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
Bronze Scultural Singing-Stone MDL. C. Speaker
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-for-interiors that explores connections between sound and sculpture. An object through which to rehearse the sculptural convention of listening to the material. When sculpting in stone, it is common practice to press one’s ear against the material while lightly tapping it. The sounds and vibrations can reveal properties in the medium that are hidden from sight; hollows, interior fractures, hardness, and so on. There is an instant feedback from listening to stones when sculpting them; a true conversation with the material.In the tradition of bronze sculpture there has been a pursuit in perfectioning casting techniques in order to achieve better sonic resonance. Bronze casting was used to make some of the first metal instruments like bells, cymbals, horns among others
Exhibited at
XPAN: Mexico City (2023)
Chic By Accident...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Victor Vasarely Artistic Chess Set
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Victor Vasarely, chess set, plexiglass, France, 1979
Victor Vasarely (1906-1997), one of the important artists of the optical art, designed this chess set in 1979. On a cross-legged...
Category
1970s French Vintage Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plexiglass
C. 1970 Italian Erotic/Phalic Wood and Black Lacquer Cane with Penis Handle
Located in North Miami, FL
Circa 1970 Post-Modern italian erotic/phalic wood and black lacquer cane with penis handle
By: unknown
Material: wood, lacquer, paint, enamel
Technique: carved, lacquered, painted, ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Enamel
Rare Solid Bronze Armorial Crest Coat of Arms Lovely Verdigris Patination
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely antique solid bronze coat of arms armorial crest with lovely natural verdigris patina
This is a very good looking and well made coa...
Category
20th Century English Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Unique Vintage Handmade Postmodern Ceramic Colorful Menorah Candleholder, Signed
Located in Amityville, NY
Amazing and unique handmade ceramic Chanukah menorah candleholder. Featuring multiple different techniques and materials; stoneware, glaze, and even seemingly Raku, there are numerou...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
Wenger SA Swiss Army 16999 Giant Knife, 2007
By Victorinox
Located in Mexico City, MX
A Wenger SA Giant Swiss Army 16999 giant knife 2007 manufactured in Délemont, Switzerland. This Guinness world record Swiss knife contains 87 tools that ca...
Category
Early 2000s Swiss Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Stainless Steel
Japanese "TomoKazu" Inlaid Marquetry Chess of Checkers board, Japan, circa 1980s
Located in Miami, FL
Post-Modern Japanese chessboard or checkerboard. Rendered in an intricate inlay marquetry of walnut, burl, birch, and maple. By Tomokazu, Japan, circa 1980s.
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Birch, Maple, Walnut, Burl
William Brice, Notations 1982, Twelvetrees Press, First Edition
Located in New York, NY
William Brice, Notations 1982, printed and bound in Japan for Twelvetrees Press, First Edition. Hardcover with book box.
During 1982 William Brice completed a series of brilliantly ...
Category
20th Century Japanese Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper, Linen
Michael Graves Postmodern Chess and Checkers Set
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Michael Graves Postmodern Chess and Checkers Set.
Original postmodern Michael Graves chess and checkers set.
Maple woo...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Resin, Wood
1980s Green Bang & Olufsen Beocom 2000 Phone
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Designed in 1986 Lone and Gideon Lindinger-Lowy, the Bang & Olufsen Beocom 2000 telephone is Danish design at its finest, and the epitome of 1980s high-tec...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic
20th Century Drawings from the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York NY, 1987
Located in New York, NY
Exhibition book from the Whitney, 20th century drawings. Works by prominent 20th Century American artists, with descriptive text including.: Thomas Hart Benton, Elie Nadelman, Earle ...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Modernist Architect Designed Dog House Bow Wow House by Robert Young Architect
Located in New York, NY
Incredible Modernist dog house designed by noted NYC and Hamptons based contemporary architect Robert Young. The dog house, known as the Bow Wow House, feat...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic, Wood
Hidden-Unveiling Japanese Design, Nippon Design Center
By Nendo
Located in Tivoli, NY
Incredible catalog for a design show in Singapore in 2014 that was funded by JETRO and curated by nendo.
It adheres to an exhibition structure of three themes "Inside", "Before", an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Pair of Vintage leather Medicine Balls
Located in Nijlen, BE
This set of medicine balls in leather is in very good condition.
Both a practical item and a beautiful duo to look at.
The natural weathering of the leather gives it an original pati...
Category
1950s Belgian Vintage Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Flair: Fashion Collected by Tina Chow Book by Richard Martin and Harold Koda
By Rizzoli
Located in Ferndale, MI
The Tina Chow Fashion Couture collection includes some of the finest designers in the industry such as Fortuny, Balenciaga, Chanel, Vionnet, Dior, Lanvin, Poiret, Schiaparelli, Alaia...
Category
1990s North American Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Postmodern Rimini Blue Ceramic Fish Money Box by Bitossi, Italy
By Bitossi
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1970s.
This is a Rimini blue lacquered ceramic money box by Bitossi, one of the most known Italian ceramic company that was founded i...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Ceramic
Rare PANAMARENKO Artist Catalogue Raisonne by Hans Theys Belgium published 1994
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Rare Catalogue Raisonne of Belgian Artist PANAMARENKO about impudent collages, trembling artists and a snap of the fingers.
About smokescreens, specificity and form. In which the re...
Category
Late 20th Century Belgian Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Taschens Alex Steinweiss From the Estate of Christian Audigier
Located in Waxahachie, TX
From the estate of Christian Audigier
21 May 1958 – 9 July 2015
He was a French fashion designer known for the Ed Hardy and Von Dutch clothing lines.
Chris...
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Helmut Newton Sumo - Enormous Limited Edition Book with Philippe Starck Stand
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
Experience the unparalleled grandeur of the Helmut Newton Sumo, the biggest and most expensive book production of the 20th century. This limited edition masterpiece, hand signed and numbered by Helmut Newton himself, is a testament to the influential legacy of one of the most intriguing and controversial photographers in history. Accompanying this extraordinary book is a meticulously crafted bookstand designed by Philippe Starck, adding a touch of sophistication to its display.
Immerse yourself in the monumental world of SUMO, a titan of a book measuring an impressive 50 x 70 cm (20 x 27.5 in.) and weighing approximately 30 kg (66 lb.). With 464 pages, it breaks all previous records and stands as a truly unique publication.
Edited by June Newton...
Category
1990s German Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel, Chrome
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
Pair of Taschens Great Escapes Hotel Books From the Estate of Christian Audigier
Located in Waxahachie, TX
From the estate of Christian Audigier
21 May 1958 – 9 July 2015
He was a French fashion designer known for the Ed Hardy and Von Dutch clothing lines.
Chris...
Category
Early 2000s German Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Set of 2 Taschen Great Escape Books From the Estate of Christian Audigier
Located in Waxahachie, TX
21 May 1958 – 9 July 2015
He was a French fashion designer known for the Ed Hardy and Von Dutch clothing lines.
These are from his Los Angeles estate.
TASC...
Category
Early 2000s German Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Pair of Taschens Berlin and Paris Books From the Estate of Christian Audigier
Located in Waxahachie, TX
From the estate of Christian Audigier
21 May 1958 – 9 July 2015
He was a French fashion designer known for the Ed Hardy and Von Dutch clothing lines.
Chris...
Category
Early 2000s German Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Maison Gripoix for Chanel Brass and Colored Glass Choker
By Chanel
Located in Mexico City, MX
A 1990s French brass and painted glass choker by Chanel, manufactured by Maison Gripoix. The Art Decó design shows glasses in green and red. Sealed on the back.
Category
1990s French Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Vintage Leather Bridge, Poker Playing Card Game Case with 2 Card Decks
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage hand tooled leather bridge or poker playing card game case with 2 Card Decks.
This playing card set with two decks comes in a luxu...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
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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