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"Rennie" Set of Chairs by Kazuhide Takahama for Gavina, Kazuki Italy 1980
"Rennie" Set of Chairs by Kazuhide Takahama for Gavina, Kazuki Italy 1980

"Rennie" Set of Chairs by Kazuhide Takahama for Gavina, Kazuki Italy 1980

By Kazuhide Takahama

Located in Argelato, BO

Kazuhide Takahama, (1930-2010), Set of 6 dining chairs model "Rennie", Italy 1970 circa High

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Modern Vintage Ten Black Beech Yellow Faux Leather Dining Chairs 1980s Italy
Modern Vintage Ten Black Beech Yellow Faux Leather Dining Chairs 1980s Italy

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

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Faux Leather, Beech

Set of Six P08 Folding Chairs by Justus Kolberg for Tecno, Italy
Set of Six P08 Folding Chairs by Justus Kolberg for Tecno, Italy

Set of Six P08 Folding Chairs by Justus Kolberg for Tecno, Italy

By Kolberg Justus, Tecno

Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL

Tecno P08 by Justus Kolberg in brushed stainless steel and black nylon Name: P08 folding chair

Category

1990s Italian Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

Magno Eucalyptus Lounge Chair by Palena Furniture
Magno Eucalyptus Lounge Chair by Palena Furniture

Magno Eucalyptus Lounge Chair by Palena Furniture

Located in Geneve, CH

Magno Eucalyptus Lounge Chair by Palena Furniture Dimensions: W 106.68 x D 129.54 x H 71.12 x Seat

Category

2010s Turkish Post-Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Other

Pascal Mourgue Contraste Chair France 1982
Pascal Mourgue Contraste Chair France 1982

Pascal Mourgue Contraste Chair France 1982

By Pascal Mourgue

Located in Portland, OR

Pascal Mourgue’s Contrasté chair plays with simplicity of form using circle and square. Solid beech

Category

Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Beech, Lacquer

Meilleur Nom Polished Bronze Lounge Chair by Palena Furniture
Meilleur Nom Polished Bronze Lounge Chair by Palena Furniture

Meilleur Nom Polished Bronze Lounge Chair by Palena Furniture

Located in Geneve, CH

Lounge Chair. It’s not just a chair to sit on but an expression of choice. With its polished lacquer

Category

2010s Turkish Post-Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Other, Bronze

Pair Black Leather Flight High Chairs by Takeshita Okamura & Erik Marquardsen
Pair Black Leather Flight High Chairs by Takeshita Okamura & Erik Marquardsen

Pair Black Leather Flight High Chairs by Takeshita Okamura & Erik Marquardsen

By Takashi Okamura and Erik Marquardsen

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Black leather chairs with black lacquer wood frames. Good vintage condition. Great design and

Category

Vintage 1980s Swedish Post-Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Bentwood, Lacquer

Charles Hollis Jones Postmodern Memphis Inspired Lounge Chair
Charles Hollis Jones Postmodern Memphis Inspired Lounge Chair

Charles Hollis Jones Postmodern Memphis Inspired Lounge Chair

By Memphis Group

Located in Van Nuys, CA

Memphis-inspired asymmetric sculptural lounge chair with unique tri-color design and acrylic legs

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Postmodern Italian Pietro Costantini for Ello Klismos Dining Chairs
Postmodern Italian Pietro Costantini for Ello Klismos Dining Chairs

Postmodern Italian Pietro Costantini for Ello Klismos Dining Chairs

By Pietro Costantini, Ello Furniture

Located in Stafford, TX

, giving the chairs a striking two-tone contrast. Each chair rests on tapered black lacquer legs and

Category

1990s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood, Lacquer

'Bounty' Leather Club Chair by L. Davanzati for The Pace Collection, 1980s
'Bounty' Leather Club Chair by L. Davanzati for The Pace Collection, 1980s

'Bounty' Leather Club Chair by L. Davanzati for The Pace Collection, 1980s

By Lorenzo Forges Davanzati, Pace Collection, Elam

Located in Los Angeles, CA

seats are encased in a dark colored lacquer, providing an attractive modern contrast with the rich and

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Leather, Lacquer

Pair of Magia Lounge Chairs by Bacci and Mazzoni for Giovannetti, Italy, 1980s
Pair of Magia Lounge Chairs by Bacci and Mazzoni for Giovannetti, Italy, 1980s

Pair of Magia Lounge Chairs by Bacci and Mazzoni for Giovannetti, Italy, 1980s

By Mazzoni, Bacci

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Designed by Bacci and Mazzoni for Giovannetti in the 1980s, this pair of Magia lounge chairs

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Lacquer

Pair Nelo Wave Chairs by Takeshita Okamura & Erik Marquardsen for Nelo Sweden
Pair Nelo Wave Chairs by Takeshita Okamura & Erik Marquardsen for Nelo Sweden

Pair Nelo Wave Chairs by Takeshita Okamura & Erik Marquardsen for Nelo Sweden

By Takashi Okamura and Erik Marquardsen

Located in Brooklyn, NY

patina leather chairs with black lacquer wood frames. Good vintage condition. Great design and

Category

Vintage 1980s Swedish Post-Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Bentwood, Lacquer

Pietro Costantini Set of Four Side Chairs
Pietro Costantini Set of Four Side Chairs

Pietro Costantini Set of Four Side Chairs

By Pietro Costantini

Located in Highland, IN

These stylish side chairs by Pietro Costantini have shapely black frames and seats upholstered in

Category

20th Century Italian Post-Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Set of 8 Ginotta Dining Chairs by Enrico Franzolini Dining Chairs for Knoll. Cir
Set of 8 Ginotta Dining Chairs by Enrico Franzolini Dining Chairs for Knoll. Cir

Set of 8 Ginotta Dining Chairs by Enrico Franzolini Dining Chairs for Knoll. Cir

By Enrico Franzolini, Knoll

Located in Miami, FL

In 1989 Knoll introduced the Franzolini chair, a thoroughly modern interpretation of the bentwood

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Wonder Dining Chair by Memoir Essence
Wonder Dining Chair by Memoir Essence

Wonder Dining Chair by Memoir Essence

Located in Geneve, CH

Wonder Dining Chair by Memoir Essence Dimensions: D 56 x W 55 x H 85 cm. Materials: High gloss

Category

2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Lacquer, Fabric

Aldo Rossi 'Teatro' Chairs for Molteni, Italy c 1983
Aldo Rossi 'Teatro' Chairs for Molteni, Italy c 1983

Aldo Rossi 'Teatro' Chairs for Molteni, Italy c 1983

By Molteni & C, Aldo Rossi

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Post-Modern 'Teatro' side chairs in solid beech wood designed by architect Aldo Rossi and Luca Meda

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Beech, Wood, Leather

Postmodern Wire Lounge Chair Armchair Sälen, Knut & Marianne Hagberg, Ikea, 1982
Postmodern Wire Lounge Chair Armchair Sälen, Knut & Marianne Hagberg, Ikea, 1982

Postmodern Wire Lounge Chair Armchair Sälen, Knut & Marianne Hagberg, Ikea, 1982

By K and M Hagberg, IKEA

Located in Vienna, AT

. Made of Scandinavian pine wood and red lacquered steel. A stylish vintage postmodern design chair in

Category

Vintage 1980s Swedish Post-Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal, Steel

Rocker 01 Rocking Chair by Secondome Edizioni
Rocker 01 Rocking Chair by Secondome Edizioni

Rocker 01 Rocking Chair by Secondome Edizioni

Located in Geneve, CH

Rocker 01 Rocking Chair by Secondome Edizioni Limited Edition Of 12 Pieces. Designer: Lanzavecchia

Category

2010s Italian Post-Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Iron

Rocker 02 Rocking Chair by Secondome Edizioni
Rocker 02 Rocking Chair by Secondome Edizioni

Rocker 02 Rocking Chair by Secondome Edizioni

Located in Geneve, CH

Rocker 02 Rocking Chair by Secondome Edizioni Limited Edition Of 12 Pieces. Designer: Lanzavecchia

Category

2010s Italian Post-Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Iron

Flame Dining Chair by Memoir Essence
Flame Dining Chair by Memoir Essence

Flame Dining Chair by Memoir Essence

Located in Geneve, CH

STN and lacquer. Also available in client's fabric. Please contact us. Flame dining chair exudes the

Category

2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Satin, Upholstery, Velvet, Lacquer

Pair of Lounge Chair by Charlotte Perriand for The Natural Choice, Denmark, 1970
Pair of Lounge Chair by Charlotte Perriand for The Natural Choice, Denmark, 1970

Pair of Lounge Chair by Charlotte Perriand for The Natural Choice, Denmark, 1970

By Charlotte Perriand

Located in Vienna, AT

fabric, these chairs embody the minimalist and functional aesthetic typical of Scandinavian design from

Category

Vintage 1980s Danish Post-Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

Italian Set of Six Cane & Ebonized Dining Chairs
Italian Set of Six Cane & Ebonized Dining Chairs

Italian Set of Six Cane & Ebonized Dining Chairs

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

Fabulous set of six vintage Italian-made dining chairs with black lacquer frames and woven cane

Category

20th Century Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Cane, Wood, Paint

Noir II Dining Chair by Memoir Essence
Noir II Dining Chair by Memoir Essence

Noir II Dining Chair by Memoir Essence

Located in Geneve, CH

chairs have two versions, one in a long curvilinear black lacquer back and the second in a low

Category

2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Satin, Upholstery, Velvet, Lacquer

Noir I Dining Chair by Memoir Essence
Noir I Dining Chair by Memoir Essence

Noir I Dining Chair by Memoir Essence

Located in Geneve, CH

chairs have two versions, one in a long curvilinear black lacquer back and the second in a low

Category

2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Satin, Upholstery, Velvet, Lacquer

Dr Glob Chairs Philippe Starck Grey Kartell, Italy, 1990
Dr Glob Chairs Philippe Starck Grey Kartell, Italy, 1990

Dr Glob Chairs Philippe Starck Grey Kartell, Italy, 1990

By Kartell, Philippe Starck

Located in Vienna, AT

Kartell Dr. Glob set of four grey modern chairs designed by Philippe Starck. The Dr. Glob chair

Category

1990s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Steel

Vintage dining chairs by Pietro costantini, 1980s, set of 6
Vintage dining chairs by Pietro costantini, 1980s, set of 6

Vintage dining chairs by Pietro costantini, 1980s, set of 6

Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest

Beautiful 'fan' chairs designed by Pietro Costantini. Lacquered wooden frames with faux leather

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather, Lacquer

Italian Set of Four Dining Chairs in Wood and Metal
Italian Set of Four Dining Chairs in Wood and Metal

Italian Set of Four Dining Chairs in Wood and Metal

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Set of four dining chairs, black lacquered wood, wood, Italy, 1970s Set of four dining chairs with

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Metal

Vintage dining chairs by Pietro costantini, 1980s, set of 6
Vintage dining chairs by Pietro costantini, 1980s, set of 6

Vintage dining chairs by Pietro costantini, 1980s, set of 6

By Pietro Costantini

Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest

Very chic italian high back dining chairs designed by Pietro Costantini. Elegant curved lacquered

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather, Lacquer

Rocking Chair Voido By Ron Arad for Magis, Italy 2006
Rocking Chair Voido By Ron Arad for Magis, Italy 2006

Rocking Chair Voido By Ron Arad for Magis, Italy 2006

By Ron Arad

Located in Brasília, BR

The Voido Rocking Chair was designed by Ron Arad for the manufacturer Magis in 2006. This piece of

Category

Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Plastic, Lacquer

Vintage dining chairs by Pietro costantini, 1980s, set of 6
Vintage dining chairs by Pietro costantini, 1980s, set of 6

Vintage dining chairs by Pietro costantini, 1980s, set of 6

By Costantini

Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest

Very chic italian high back dining chairs designed by Pietro Costantini. Elegant curved chairs

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather, Faux Leather, Lacquer

Ibisco Italian Pair of Stools in Green Leather and Black Lacquered Wood
Ibisco Italian Pair of Stools in Green Leather and Black Lacquered Wood

Ibisco Italian Pair of Stools in Green Leather and Black Lacquered Wood

By Ibisco Sedie

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Ibisco Sedie, pair of stools, leather, lacquered wood, Italy, 1970s This design truly fits within

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Pair Sheraton Chairs by Robert Venturi for Knoll.  1986, Signed
Pair Sheraton Chairs by Robert Venturi for Knoll.  1986, Signed

Pair Sheraton Chairs by Robert Venturi for Knoll. 1986, Signed

By Knoll, Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown

Located in Kansas City, MO

Set of two Robert Ventura and Denise Scott Brown Sheraton Chairs for Knoll. Produced in 1986. Both

Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood, Leather

Set of modernist ''Bastille'' chairs by  Dutch Architect Piet Blom, 1960s
Set of modernist ''Bastille'' chairs by  Dutch Architect Piet Blom, 1960s

Set of modernist ''Bastille'' chairs by Dutch Architect Piet Blom, 1960s

By Piet Blom

Located in EVERDINGEN, NL

A set of "Bastille Chairs" by Dutch architect Piet Blom (1934 - 1999). The design of these is well

Category

Vintage 1960s Dutch Post-Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Wood

Postmodern Pink Dining Chairs by Ettore Sottsass for Leitner, Italy, 1980s
Postmodern Pink Dining Chairs by Ettore Sottsass for Leitner, Italy, 1980s

Postmodern Pink Dining Chairs by Ettore Sottsass for Leitner, Italy, 1980s

By Ettore Sottsass

Located in Antwerp, BE

Dining chairs featuring expressive burl veneer and a bold combination of pink and burgundy lacquer

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Burl, Lacquer

GUBI Daumiller Side Chair Golden Pine by Rainer Daumiller
GUBI Daumiller Side Chair Golden Pine by Rainer Daumiller

GUBI Daumiller Side Chair Golden Pine by Rainer Daumiller

By Rainer Daumiller, Gubi

Located in New York, NY

The Daumiller Side Chair shares a design language with the iconic Daumiller Armchair - elegant yet

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood, Pine, Rush

Vintage dining chairs by Pietro costantini, 1980s, set of 6
Vintage dining chairs by Pietro costantini, 1980s, set of 6

Vintage dining chairs by Pietro costantini, 1980s, set of 6

By Costantini

Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest

Very chic italian high back dining chairs designed by Pietro Costantini. Elegant curved chairs

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather, Faux Leather, Lacquer

Set of Four Dakota Jackson Crimped Velvet Maple Side Chairs
Set of Four Dakota Jackson Crimped Velvet Maple Side Chairs

Set of Four Dakota Jackson Crimped Velvet Maple Side Chairs

By Dakota Jackson

Located in Germantown, MD

Set of Four Dakota Jackson Crimped Velvet lacquered Maple side Chairs. Measures 22" in width, 26

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Velvet, Maple

Caprille Dining Chair Set, Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina, Black & Pink, 1980
Caprille Dining Chair Set, Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina, Black & Pink, 1980

Caprille Dining Chair Set, Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina, Black & Pink, 1980

By Gianfranco Frattini, Cassina

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Cassina Caprile dining chair set by Gianfranco Frattini. Gorgeous original woven textile with

Category

Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Textile, Wood

Postmodern Chairs Designed by Emanuelle Zenere for Cattelan, Italy 90s
Postmodern Chairs Designed by Emanuelle Zenere for Cattelan, Italy 90s

Postmodern Chairs Designed by Emanuelle Zenere for Cattelan, Italy 90s

By Cattelan Italia

Located in Lucija, SI

Pair of unique Italian Postmodern chairs designed by Emanuelle Zenere for Cattelan Italia I must

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood, Lacquer

GUBI Daumiller Side Chair Brown/Black by Rainer Daumiller
GUBI Daumiller Side Chair Brown/Black by Rainer Daumiller

GUBI Daumiller Side Chair Brown/Black by Rainer Daumiller

By Rainer Daumiller, Gubi

Located in New York, NY

The Daumiller Side Chair shares a design language with the iconic Daumiller Armchair - elegant yet

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Rush, Wood, Pine

Set of Eight Italian Postmodern Dining Chairs by Pietro Costantini for Ello
Set of Eight Italian Postmodern Dining Chairs by Pietro Costantini for Ello

Set of Eight Italian Postmodern Dining Chairs by Pietro Costantini for Ello

By Pietro Costantini, Ello Furniture

Located in Peabody, MA

A set of eight highback postmodern dining chairs by Pietro Costantini for Ello Furniture, made in

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Lella and Massimo Vignelli Handkerchief Chairs for Knoll, Set of Four
Lella and Massimo Vignelli Handkerchief Chairs for Knoll, Set of Four

Lella and Massimo Vignelli Handkerchief Chairs for Knoll, Set of Four

By Knoll, Massimo and Lella Vignelli

Located in Miami, FL

Black high-gloss lacquered Handkerchief chairs on black lacquered frames by Lella and Massimo

Category

Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Steel

Set of Four 1980s Castelijn SLA Dining Chairs, Black Leather & Wood
Set of Four 1980s Castelijn SLA Dining Chairs, Black Leather & Wood

Set of Four 1980s Castelijn SLA Dining Chairs, Black Leather & Wood

By Gijs Bakker, Castelijn

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Set of Four postmodern dining chairs by Dutch manufacturer Castelijn, attributed to acclaimed

Category

Vintage 1980s Dutch Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Metal

Sculptural cherry wood Armchair by A. Sibau, Italy, 1960s
Sculptural cherry wood Armchair by A. Sibau, Italy, 1960s

Sculptural cherry wood Armchair by A. Sibau, Italy, 1960s

By A. Sibau

Located in Vienna, AT

true statement chair that combines artistic form with functional comfort — ideal as an accent piece in

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Cherry

Ettore Sottsass Greek Chairs One of Seven Grey Bieffeplast, Italy, 1980
Ettore Sottsass Greek Chairs One of Seven Grey Bieffeplast, Italy, 1980

Ettore Sottsass Greek Chairs One of Seven Grey Bieffeplast, Italy, 1980

By Bieffeplast, Ettore Sottsass

Located in Vienna, AT

. Very rare light grey chairs made from lacquered tubular steel and plastic seat and backrest. They are

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Steel

Ettore Sottsass “Mandarin” Black Eco Leather Dining Chairs for Knoll, a Pair
Ettore Sottsass “Mandarin” Black Eco Leather Dining Chairs for Knoll, a Pair

Ettore Sottsass “Mandarin” Black Eco Leather Dining Chairs for Knoll, a Pair

By Ettore Sottsass, Knoll

Located in Miami, FL

Memphis Postmodern Mandarin chairs rendered in black lacquered steel frame with black Naugahyde

Category

Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Steel

Set of Six Postmodern Costantini Ello Dining Chairs Made in Italy c 1970/80's
Set of Six Postmodern Costantini Ello Dining Chairs Made in Italy c 1970/80's

Set of Six Postmodern Costantini Ello Dining Chairs Made in Italy c 1970/80's

By Constantini, Ello Furniture

Located in New York, NY

Heroic set of Post Modern, Hollywood Regency school black lacquered dining chairs made in Italy

Category

Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Signed Pierre Sala Desk or Table
Signed Pierre Sala Desk or Table

Signed Pierre Sala Desk or Table

By Pierre Sala

Located in BROOKLYN, NY

A rare Post Modern Memphis Milano style table or desk designed by artist Pierre Sala circa 1980's

Category

Mid-20th Century French Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Rennie Dining Chair Set by Kazuhide Takahama for Simon Gavina, Italy, 1980's
Rennie Dining Chair Set by Kazuhide Takahama for Simon Gavina, Italy, 1980's

Rennie Dining Chair Set by Kazuhide Takahama for Simon Gavina, Italy, 1980's

By Kazuhide Takahama

Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN

Vintage Postmodern Design 'RENNIE' Dining Chair set of 8 by Kazuhide Takahama for Simon Gavina

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Faux Leather, Wood

ANNICK & SAMUEL CORIAT, set de 8 chaises, Artelano ed, France, c. 1987
ANNICK & SAMUEL CORIAT, set de 8 chaises, Artelano ed, France, c. 1987

ANNICK & SAMUEL CORIAT, set de 8 chaises, Artelano ed, France, c. 1987

Located in Paris, FR

Reference: ARTELANO has been a French publisher of high-end contemporary furniture since 1972. Constantly analyzing the market, anticipating changing trends over time, these are the...

Category

Vintage 1980s French Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Set of 8 black lacquered "MED ACERBIS" chairs and rust-colored velvet Italy 1980s
Set of 8 black lacquered "MED ACERBIS" chairs and rust-colored velvet Italy 1980s

Set of 8 black lacquered "MED ACERBIS" chairs and rust-colored velvet Italy 1980s

By Giotto Stoppino, Acerbis

Located in Milano, MI

The MED chair was made in 1983 by Giotto Stoppino and Lodovico Acerbis for Acerbis. It is characterized by its contrast between curves and linearity, such as the particular section o...

Category

Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Harewood

Yrjö Kukkapuro Cloud Chair Set of 6, Sky Blue and Teal, Avarte Finland, 1984
Yrjö Kukkapuro Cloud Chair Set of 6, Sky Blue and Teal, Avarte Finland, 1984

Yrjö Kukkapuro Cloud Chair Set of 6, Sky Blue and Teal, Avarte Finland, 1984

By Yrjö Kukkapuro

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Yrjö Kukkapuro Cloud Chair Set of 6, Sky Blue and Teal, Avarte Finland, 1984.

Category

Mid-20th Century Finnish Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

Bruce Sienkowski "Eli Armchair" for Charlotte, USA 1991
Bruce Sienkowski "Eli Armchair" for Charlotte, USA 1991

Bruce Sienkowski "Eli Armchair" for Charlotte, USA 1991

By Ettore Sottsass

Located in Miami, FL

Rare Eli armchair with matte black maple wood seat, back and arms attached to a red lacquered steel

Category

Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

Trasnfera Bench by Alina Rotzinger
Trasnfera Bench by Alina Rotzinger

Trasnfera Bench by Alina Rotzinger

Located in Geneve, CH

Trasnfera bench by Alina Rotzinger Materials: Phenolic birch plywood treated and lacquered with

Category

2010s Spanish Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

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Lacquer Post Modern Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of lacquer post modern chairs is available at 1stDibs. The range of distinct lacquer post modern chairs — often made from wood, metal and animal skin — can elevate any home. There are 83 antique and vintage lacquer post modern chairs for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 4 modern editions to choose from as well. Lacquer post modern chairs have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Lacquer post modern chairs bearing Mid-Century Modern hallmark is very popular at 1stDibs. Lacquer post modern chairs have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Ettore Sottsass, Knoll and Pierre Cardin are consistently popular.

How Much are Lacquer Post Modern Chairs?

Prices for lacquer post modern chairs start at $475 and top out at $42,000 with the average selling for $3,622.

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.