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Post Modern Black Leather Lounge Chair Made by Marinelli, Italy
By Marinelli Home 1
Located in Weesp, NL
Very comfortable black heavy leather lounge chair produced in the 1980s by Marinelli, Italy. The
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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Armchairs

Materials

Leather

Post-Modern Italian Chaise Lounge Chair in Faux Black Leather, 1980s
Located in Belmont, MA
Post-modern chaise longue chair Italian design, circa 1980s, curved construction in black lacquered
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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Chaise Longues

Materials

Metal

Italy Post-Modern Design Black Wooden Chair
Located in Brescia, IT
This is an Italian design chair and we can find the style of the well known "Superleggera" by Gio
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Wood

Italy Post-Modern Design Black Wooden Chair
Italy Post-Modern Design Black Wooden Chair
H 33.47 in W 15.75 in D 18.51 in
Italian Post Modern Alessandro Mendini Multi Color Leather Lounge Chair
By Alessandro Mendini
Located in Weesp, NL
designed by Alessandro Mendini in 1986 for Matteo Grassi Italy. Numbered 14/100 and complete with its
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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather

Porada Arredi Black Post Modern Leather Magazine Rack News Stand, Italy, 1980s
By Memphis Milano, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Porada Arredi
Located in Vienna, AT
Porada Arredi, Italy. Made of black metal and cognac brown tan leather, with a solid conical cast iron
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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

Materials

Metal, Steel, Iron

Post Modern Style Ten Beech Leather Red Black Silver Dining Chairs Italy 1980s
Located in Vienna, AT
Post-modern style set of ten vintage dining chairs of chairs from beech, leather and metal in the
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Metal

6 Post-Modern Arrben Italy 'Canasta' Armchairs Leather Enameled Tubular Steel
By Arrben
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Post-Modern set of six (6) 'Canasta' armchairs by Arrben of Italy, in stitched thick saddle
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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Armchairs

Materials

Steel

Italian Post-Modern Wood, Leather, Stainless Dining Chairs, Set of 4
Located in Miami, FL
Italian Post-Modern Wood, Leather, Stainless Dining Chairs, Set of 4 Offered for sale is a set of
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

Italian Post-Modern Leather Armchair Glove by Urquiola for Molteni&C., 2000s
By Patricia Urquiola, Molteni & C
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian post-modern Black leather Armchair Glove by Patricia Urquiola for Molteni&C., 2000s
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Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Armchairs

Materials

Leather

3 Post-Modern Arrben Italy 'Canasta' Bar Stools Leather Enameled Tubular Steel
By Arrben
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Post-Modern set of three (3) 'Canasta' high by Arrben of Italy, in stitched thick saddle
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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Stools

Materials

Steel

Italian Post-Modern Bar Cabinet with Stools in Black Lacquered Wood
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Cocktail bar with two stools, black lacquered wood, plastic, steel, chrome, glass, Italy, late
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Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Italian Post Modern Cockpit Shape Leather and Steel Side Chair, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Beautiful and rare Italian post modern cockpit shape leather and steel side chair, 1980s Chair or
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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Steel

Italy 1990 Post-Modern Natural Tan Blond Leather Cow Rug
Located in Brescia, IT
This is an elegant carpet made in leather, exactly cow leather. This rug has the short tan blond
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Western European Rugs

Materials

Leather

Elegant Post Modern Masterpiece Cabinet, Italy, 2000
Located in Munich, DE
embroidery on black leather. Inside it has drawers, folding shelves and a gilded storage compartment, as well
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Credenzas

Materials

Brass

Post modern dining chairs, 1980s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Set of 4 post modern dining chairs with an elegantly designed red metal frame with beautiful bent
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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Metal

Post modern dining chairs, 1980s
Post modern dining chairs, 1980s
H 36.62 in W 16.15 in D 18.51 in
Post Modern Stitched Leather Magazine Rack by Porada Arredi, Italy, Circa 1980s
By Porada Arredi
Located in Miami, FL
Italian Postmodern magazine rack rendered in black leather and steel by Porada Arredi, Italy, circa
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Late 20th Century Italian Magazine Racks and Stands

Materials

Steel

1980s Italy Post-Modern Salmistraro Augusto Mandelli Walter Selva
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
, Italy in the 1980s. The black parts are made of leather. New old rose velvet upholstery.  
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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Wingback Chairs

Materials

Leather, Velvet

Four Post-Modern Italian Dining Chairs by Pierre Cardin, 1980s
By Pierre Cardin
Located in Puglia, Puglia
in cherry but painted black. The seat is also padded and covered in black leather.
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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Brass

Joe Colombo ‘Elda’ Lounge Chair in Cognac Leather and Black Fiberglass
By Comfort, Italy, Joe Colombo
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Joe Colombo for Comfort, lounge chair model ‘Elda’, fiberglass, leather, Italy, design 1963, later
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Vintage 1960s Italian Post-Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Fiberglass

Modernist Gastone Rinaldi Side Chair for Thema Italy, 1980
By Thema Italy 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Modernist Gastone Rinaldi Black Leather Side Chair for Thema Italy, 1980. In Original Condition
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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Enamel, Steel

Post-Modern Danish Armchairs, 1980s
Located in Antwerp, BE
; Italian Design; Danish Design; Post-modern dining chairs, a perfect blend of elegance and contemporary
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Vintage 1980s Danish Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Metal

Post-Modern Danish Armchairs, 1980s
Post-Modern Danish Armchairs, 1980s
H 29.93 in W 20.87 in D 17.33 in
Set 4 Black Leather Italian Chairs, Italy 1980
Located in Chicago, IL
Set 4 Black Leather Italian Chairs, Italy 1980. Original leather. Measure 31" tall, 25.25" deep
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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Armchairs

Materials

Leather

Post Modern High Back Leather Dining Chairs - Pietro Consantini - Set of 8
By Pietro Costantini
Located in Decatur, GA
Set of eight (8) Pietro Costantini post modern high back dining chairs with exaggerated slatted
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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather, Beech, Lacquer

Post Modern High Back Leather Dining Chairs - Pietro Consantini - One Pair (2)
By Pietro Costantini
Located in Decatur, GA
One pair / set of two Pietro Costantini post modern high back dining chairs with exaggerated
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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather, Beech, Lacquer

Post Modern Italian Game Table with Integrated Chess Board and Chairs
Located in Waalwijk, NL
chessboard beneath a green felt surface which is surrounded by black faux leather. With a seating capacity
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Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Game Tables

Materials

Aluminum, Steel, Chrome

Italian Black Leather and Chromed Steel Chair, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian black leather and chromed steel chair, 1970s. Beautiful Italian dining chair, with armrests
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Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

Italian Modern Set of Six Stackable Red Metal and Black Faux Leather Chairs 1980
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian post modern set of six stackable red metal and black faux leather chairs, 1980s Set of 6
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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Post-Modern Daybed Sofa 711 by Tito Agnoli for Cinova in Brown Leather, 1960
By Tito Agnoli
Located in Antwerp, BE
Postmodern; Space-age; Tito Agnoli for Cinova, sofa bed 711 in cognac leather, Italy, the 1960s
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Sofas

Materials

Stainless Steel

Modern Vintage Ten Black Beech Yellow Faux Leather Dining Chairs 1980s Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Modern vintage ten dining chairs or armchairs from beech and faux leather in black and yellow color
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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Faux Leather, Beech

Italian Black Leather and Chromed Steel Chairs, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian black leather and chromed steel chairs, 1970s. Set of 2 beautiful Italian dining chairs
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Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Steel

Pair of Pietro Costantini Post Modern Dining Chairs, Made in Italy, 1970s
By Pietro Costantini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
lacquered wood, a sculptural piano back and stitched black saddle leather seats. The chairs are highly
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Hardwood, Lacquer

Italian Chromed Steel, Metal and Black Leather Chairs, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian chromed steel, metal and black leather chairs, 1980s. Italian leather chairs, with chromed
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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal, Steel

Calligaris Postmodern Italian Dining Chair - Wood + Black Leather Set of 4
By Calligaris
Located in toronto, CA
Circa 1980 - Calligaris Post Modern Chairs Beautifully ribbed back , leather chairs, an example of
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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Leather, Hardwood

Set of 4 Pietro Costantini Post Modern Dining Chairs, Made in Italy, 1970s
By Pietro Costantini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
lacquered wood, a sculptural piano back and stitched black saddle leather seats. The chairs are highly
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Hardwood, Lacquer

Italian Pair of Cubic Lounge Chairs in Black Leather
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Pair of lounge chair, leather, Italy, 1970s This striking lounge chair comes in a black leather
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Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather

Set of Six Pietro Costantini Post Modern Lacquered Dining Chairs
By Pietro Costantini
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Chic set of post modern dining chairs designed by Pietro Costantini in San Vito al Torre Italy. The
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20th Century Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Postmodern Arrben "Ursula" Italian Black Leather and Chrome Chair
By Arrben
Located in Waxahachie, TX
Postmodern. Italian leather chairs, with chromed steel structure and back and seat in curved metal
Category

1990s Italian Post-Modern Armchairs

Materials

Chrome

Lemax Italian Sofa in Red Fiberglass and Black Leather
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Lemax, sofa, leather, fiberglass, Italy, late 1960s / 1970s This sofa from Italy is exemplary for
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Vintage 1960s Italian Post-Modern Sofas

Materials

Leather, Fiberglass

Set of 4 Post Modern Dining Chairs by Linea Veam, 1980s
By Linea Veam
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Set of 4 rare post modern dining chairs in black tubular metal and leather by Linea Veam
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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Metal

Italian 1980's Design Armchair Tubular Chrome Steel Black Leather
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Beautiful 1980s design armchair made of thick chromed tubular frame, black leather seat and curved
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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Armchairs

Materials

Chrome, Steel

Italian Modern Solid Wood and Leather Multicolor Armchair with Armrests 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian post modern black solid wood and leather multicolor armchair with curved armrests, 1980s
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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Black Leather Armchair by Carlo Bartoli for Matteo Grassi, Italy, 1980s
By Carlo Bartoli, Matteo Grassi
Located in Rīga, LV
Vintage black leather armchair by Carlo Bartoli designed in the 1980s for Matteo Grassi. Very heavy
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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

Set of Eight Italian Lacquered Wood and Leather Modern Dining Chairs
By A. Sibau
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Set of 8 highback dining chairs with black lacquered wooden frames and leather seats and backrests
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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Italian Black Leather Postmodern Loveseat by i4 Mariani for the Pace Collection
By Pace Collection, i4 Mariani
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice black leather Postmodern loveseat by I4 Mariani for the Pace Collection, circa late
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Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Sofas

Materials

Leather

Set of Six Italian Arper Modern Leather Chrome Dining Chairs
By Arper
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Chic set of six Italian post modern leather and chrome dining chairs made by Arper. Crafted in the
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20th Century Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Steel

Cidue Italy Black Leather Alice Counter Stools - Set of Three
By Cidue
Located in Miami, FL
Set of three postmodern Alice counter stools with black leather seats on a black steel frame by
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Stools

Materials

Steel

Ugo La Pietra for Busnelli Flessuosa Black and White Leather Sofa, Italy 1985
By Ugo La Pietra, Busnelli
Located in Vienna, AT
29.92" seat height 15.74" Black and white leather sofa by Ugo La Pietra for Busnelli, Italy, 1985. Rare
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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Sofas

Materials

Steel

Vintage Italian Black Leather Armchairs by Antonio Citterio for B&B Italia
By B&B Italia, Antonio Citterio
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
Armchair mod. Baisity by Antonio Citterio for B&B Antonio Citterio was born in Meda, Italy, in
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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

Set of Eight Black Leather and Chrome steel Dining Room Chairs, Italy 1970s
By Gastone Rinaldi
Located in Almelo, NL
Set of Eight Black Leather and Chrome steel Dining Room Chairs, Italy 1970s These dining room
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Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Stylish Set of 8 Italian Black Leather Dining Chair Tall Asymmetric Back
By Cattelan Italia
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Well kept set of 8 Italian black leather asymmetric high back dining chairs. No rips or tears on
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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Metal

Pair Mario Bellini Black Leather Cab Chairs, Model 414 for Cassina Italy, 1980
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair Mario Bellini Black Leather Cab Chairs, Model 414 for Cassina Italy, 1980's. Chairs are built
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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather

Italian Designer Postmodern Black Lacquer Wood and Leather Side Chair
By Calligaris
Located in New York, NY
A very beautiful and chic Italian modern style or Postmodern period black lacquer wood and leather
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Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Wood, Leather

Italian Designer Postmodern Black Lacquer Wood and Leather Side Chair
By Calligaris
Located in New York, NY
Very beautiful and chic Italian Modern style or Postmodern period black lacquer wood and leather
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Set of Eight Italian Modern Dining Arm Chairs in Leather Stainless Steel Wood
Located in Atlanta, GA
A set of eight, post modern style, leather, stainless steel and wood Italian dining arm chairs
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

Set of Eight Italian Postmodern Dining Chairs in Chrome and Black Leather
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Dining chairs, leather, chrome, Italy, 1970s. Postmodern set of eight dining chairs, featuring a
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Italian Postmodern Leather Bench
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A spectacular 1980s Italian Postmodern bench. The bench is constructed of steel that’s powder
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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Benches

Italian Postmodern Leather Bench
Italian Postmodern Leather Bench
H 23 in W 60 in D 14 in
Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Molteni 'Marlo' Bed in Black Leather, Italy 1980s
By Molteni & C, Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Zagreb, HR
Afra & Tobia Scarpa Black Leather Bed Model Marlo for Molteni, Italy, 1982 A rare 'Marlo' bed
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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Metal

Italian Black Leather Side Dining Desk Chairs Postmodern Pair, circa 1970s
Located in New York, NY
A pair of '70s Italian Postmodern black leather and high-gloss metal chairs, circa 1970s, Italy
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Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Metal

Set of Four Arrben 'Marilyn' Chairs in Gray Leather & Black Chrome Made in Italy
By Arrben
Located in Philadelphia, PA
this is complemented by very high-quality gray leather upholstery contrasting with a rare black chrome
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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Large Leather Italian Chair by Nicoletti Salotti for AVANTI, Italy 1980 's
By Avanti, Nicoletti Salotti
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Vintage post modern Black Leather Armchair, designed by Nicoletti salotti for Avanti in the 1980 's
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Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Armchairs

Materials

Steel

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Black Italian Leather Post Modern For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the black Italian leather post modern you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A black Italian leather post modern — often made from animal skin, leather and metal — can elevate any home. Find 250 options for an antique or vintage black Italian leather post modern now, or shop our selection of 2 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. There are many kinds of the black Italian leather post modern you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A black Italian leather post modern, designed in the modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made black Italian leather post modern over the years, but those crafted by B&B Italia, Mario Bellini and Cassina are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Black Italian Leather Post Modern?

A black Italian leather post modern can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,418, while the lowest priced sells for $297 and the highest can go for as much as $38,456.

A Close Look at post-modern Furniture

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

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 Mendinia 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.

Finding the Right seating for You

With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.

Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.

Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.

The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.

Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.

With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.

Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.

No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.