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Carlo Bartoli for Rossi di Albizzate 'Blop' Lounge Set in Original Fabric
Carlo Bartoli for Rossi di Albizzate 'Blop' Lounge Set in Original Fabric

Carlo Bartoli for Rossi di Albizzate 'Blop' Lounge Set in Original Fabric

By Carlo Bartoli, Rossi di Albizzate

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Carlo Bartoli for Rossi di Albizzate, pair of two-seat sofa with pair of lounge chairs and coffee

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Wood, Lacquer

Pepe Cortes e Javier Mariscal, sedia Trampolin, anni 80
Pepe Cortes e Javier Mariscal, sedia Trampolin, anni 80

Pepe Cortes e Javier Mariscal, sedia Trampolin, anni 80

By Javier Mariscal, Pepe Cortés

Located in Firenze, IT

Iconica sedia da scrivania Trampolin, disegnata nel 1984 da Pepe Cortès e Javier Mariscal per Akaba, ha vinto il Premio Delta de Plata ADIFAD nel 1986. La

Category

Vintage 1980s Spanish Post-Modern Swivel Chairs

Materials

Metal

Post modern 6 Black Spaghetti dining chairs & table set by Giandomenico Belotti
Post modern 6 Black Spaghetti dining chairs & table set by Giandomenico Belotti

Post modern 6 Black Spaghetti dining chairs & table set by Giandomenico Belotti

By Giandomenico Belotti

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Original Spaghetti Patio chairs and matching rectangular table with reversible top in all Black by

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Sets

Materials

Steel

Renato Toso & Roberto Pamio for Stilwood Set of Eight Stools in Stained Ash
Renato Toso & Roberto Pamio for Stilwood Set of Eight Stools in Stained Ash

Renato Toso & Roberto Pamio for Stilwood Set of Eight Stools in Stained Ash

By Stilwood, Roberto Pamio & Renato Toso

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Roberto Pamio and Renato Toso for Stilwood, 'Iva' stools, black lacquered ash, Italy, 1972 Set of

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Lacquer, Ash

GUBI Daumiller Dining Armchair Golden Pine by Rainer Daumiller
GUBI Daumiller Dining Armchair Golden Pine by Rainer Daumiller

GUBI Daumiller Dining Armchair Golden Pine by Rainer Daumiller

By Rainer Daumiller, Gubi

Located in New York, NY

Solid in construction, simple in form, and sculptural in expression, the Daumiller Armchair’s straightforward materiality and robust composition pay tribute to Rainer Daumiller’s lif...

Category

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

Materials

Wood, Pine

GUBI Daumiller Dining Armchair Brown/Black Pine by Rainer Daumiller
GUBI Daumiller Dining Armchair Brown/Black Pine by Rainer Daumiller

GUBI Daumiller Dining Armchair Brown/Black Pine by Rainer Daumiller

By Rainer Daumiller, Gubi

Located in New York, NY

Solid in construction, simple in form, and sculptural in expression, the Daumiller Armchair’s straightforward materiality and robust composition pay tribute to Rainer Daumiller’s lif...

Category

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

Materials

Wood, Pine

A Pair of Pietro Constantini Cream Lacquered Dining Chairs
A Pair of Pietro Constantini Cream Lacquered Dining Chairs

A Pair of Pietro Constantini Cream Lacquered Dining Chairs

Located in Elkton, MD

Stylish set of two Italian post-modern lacquered dining chairs designed by Pietro Costantini in San

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Lacquer

Contemporary Riviera Chair in Lacquered Ivory metal for Outdoors
Contemporary Riviera Chair in Lacquered Ivory metal for Outdoors

Contemporary Riviera Chair in Lacquered Ivory metal for Outdoors

By Mambo Unlimited Ideas

Located in Lisbon, PT

homage to the art of outdoor living. outdoor usage: outdoor lacquered metal and quick dry foam

Category

2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Metal

Contemporary Riviera Chair in Lacquered Lilac metal for Outdoors
Contemporary Riviera Chair in Lacquered Lilac metal for Outdoors

Contemporary Riviera Chair in Lacquered Lilac metal for Outdoors

By Mambo Unlimited Ideas

Located in Lisbon, PT

homage to the art of outdoor living. outdoor usage: outdoor lacquered metal and quick dry foam

Category

2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Metal

Contemporary Riviera Chair in Lacquered Sage metal for Outdoors
Contemporary Riviera Chair in Lacquered Sage metal for Outdoors

Contemporary Riviera Chair in Lacquered Sage metal for Outdoors

By Mambo Unlimited Ideas

Located in Lisbon, PT

homage to the art of outdoor living. outdoor usage: outdoor lacquered metal and quick dry foam

Category

2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Metal

Contemporary Riviera Chair in Lacquered Salmon metal for Outdoors
Contemporary Riviera Chair in Lacquered Salmon metal for Outdoors

Contemporary Riviera Chair in Lacquered Salmon metal for Outdoors

By Mambo Unlimited Ideas

Located in Lisbon, PT

homage to the art of outdoor living. outdoor usage: outdoor lacquered metal and quick dry foam

Category

2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Metal

Contemporary Riviera Bar Chair in Lacquered Ivory metal for Outdoors
Contemporary Riviera Bar Chair in Lacquered Ivory metal for Outdoors

Contemporary Riviera Bar Chair in Lacquered Ivory metal for Outdoors

By Mambo Unlimited Ideas

Located in Lisbon, PT

homage to the art of outdoor living. outdoor usage: outdoor lacquered metal and quick dry foam

Category

2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Metal

Contemporary Riviera Bar Chair in Lacquered Mint metal for Outdoors
Contemporary Riviera Bar Chair in Lacquered Mint metal for Outdoors

Contemporary Riviera Bar Chair in Lacquered Mint metal for Outdoors

By Mambo Unlimited Ideas

Located in Lisbon, PT

homage to the art of outdoor living. outdoor usage: outdoor lacquered metal and quick dry foam

Category

2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Metal

Contemporary Riviera Bar Chair in Lacquered Gold metal for Outdoors
Contemporary Riviera Bar Chair in Lacquered Gold metal for Outdoors

Contemporary Riviera Bar Chair in Lacquered Gold metal for Outdoors

By Mambo Unlimited Ideas

Located in Lisbon, PT

homage to the art of outdoor living. outdoor usage: outdoor lacquered metal and quick dry foam

Category

2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Metal

Contemporary Riviera Bar Chair in Lacquered Ivory metal for Outdoors
Contemporary Riviera Bar Chair in Lacquered Ivory metal for Outdoors

Contemporary Riviera Bar Chair in Lacquered Ivory metal for Outdoors

By Mambo Unlimited Ideas

Located in Lisbon, PT

homage to the art of outdoor living. outdoor usage: outdoor lacquered metal and quick dry foam

Category

2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Metal

Contemporary Riviera Bar Chair in Lacquered Salmon metal for Outdoors
Contemporary Riviera Bar Chair in Lacquered Salmon metal for Outdoors

Contemporary Riviera Bar Chair in Lacquered Salmon metal for Outdoors

By Mambo Unlimited Ideas

Located in Lisbon, PT

homage to the art of outdoor living. outdoor usage: outdoor lacquered metal and quick dry foam

Category

2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Metal

Contemporary Riviera Chair in Lacquered metal and Green fabric for Outdoors
Contemporary Riviera Chair in Lacquered metal and Green fabric for Outdoors

Contemporary Riviera Chair in Lacquered metal and Green fabric for Outdoors

By Mambo Unlimited Ideas

Located in Lisbon, PT

homage to the art of outdoor living. outdoor usage: outdoor lacquered metal and quick dry foam

Category

2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Metal

Rare Flipping-chair by Ron Arad
Rare Flipping-chair by Ron Arad

Rare Flipping-chair by Ron Arad

By Ron Arad

Located in PARIS, FR

Ron Arad (b. 1951) Flipping chair, ca. 1994 Part of a series of five prototypes produced by Dirk

Category

1990s British Post-Modern Chaise Longues

Materials

Stainless Steel

Colette Dining Chair by Memoir Essence
Colette Dining Chair by Memoir Essence

Colette Dining Chair by Memoir Essence

Located in Geneve, CH

, satin ZNC and lacquer. Also available in client's fabric. Please contact us. A dining chair capable to

Category

2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Armchairs

Materials

Satin, Upholstery, Velvet, Lacquer

Colette Bar Chair by Memoir Essence
Colette Bar Chair by Memoir Essence

Colette Bar Chair by Memoir Essence

Located in Geneve, CH

, satin ZNC and lacquer. Also available in client's fabric. Please contact us. A bar chair capable to

Category

2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Armchairs

Materials

Satin, Upholstery, Velvet, Lacquer

Philippe Starck Mickville chair for Driade - Italy, 1985
Philippe Starck Mickville chair for Driade - Italy, 1985

Philippe Starck Mickville chair for Driade - Italy, 1985

By Driade, Philippe Starck

Located in Naples, FL

, Starck’s Mickville chair plays a deft trick. A rotating segment in the tubular back enables movement in one

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Stools

Materials

Lacquer

Sculptural set of 8 chairs and table in the manner of Totem
Sculptural set of 8 chairs and table in the manner of Totem

Sculptural set of 8 chairs and table in the manner of Totem

By TOTEM

Located in PARIS, FR

Studio Totem (in the manner of) Set of a table and 8 chairs, Ca. 1983 Made for the Saint-Étienne

Category

Vintage 1980s French Post-Modern Dining Room Sets

Materials

Laminate, Wood

Memphis First Chair by Michele de Lucchi circa 1983
Memphis First Chair by Michele de Lucchi circa 1983

Memphis First Chair by Michele de Lucchi circa 1983

By Michele de Lucchi

Located in Oakland, CA

Early production Memphis First chair designed by Michele de Lucchi this chair that was purchased by

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Armchairs

Materials

Metal

Alessandro Mendini 'Zabro' Chair Table for Zanotta, Original 1984 Prod, Signed
Alessandro Mendini 'Zabro' Chair Table for Zanotta, Original 1984 Prod, Signed

Alessandro Mendini 'Zabro' Chair Table for Zanotta, Original 1984 Prod, Signed

By Alessandro Mendini, Zanotta

Located in Los Angeles, CA

underneath the chair seat. Post-Modern design is extremely sought after by collectors, especially the good

Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Mario Botta, 'Seconda' Black Metal Chairs, Alias Mod. 602, 1980s
Mario Botta, 'Seconda' Black Metal Chairs, Alias Mod. 602, 1980s

Mario Botta, 'Seconda' Black Metal Chairs, Alias Mod. 602, 1980s

By Mario Botta

Located in Argelato, BO

Three 'Seconda' chairs designed by the famous architect Mario Botta for the Italian firm Alias

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Armchairs

Materials

Steel

Hope Chair by Three One Four Studio
Hope Chair by Three One Four Studio

Hope Chair by Three One Four Studio

Located in Geneve, CH

Hope Chair by Three One Four Studio Unique Piece. Dimensions: D 55 x W 65 x H 70 cm. Materials

Category

2010s English Post-Modern Sideboards

Materials

Bronze, Other

Mario Botta, 4 'Seconda' Black Metal Chairs, Alias Mod. 602, 1980s
Mario Botta, 4 'Seconda' Black Metal Chairs, Alias Mod. 602, 1980s

Mario Botta, 4 'Seconda' Black Metal Chairs, Alias Mod. 602, 1980s

By Mario Botta

Located in Argelato, BO

Three 'Seconda' chairs designed by the famous architect Mario Botta for the Italian firm Alias

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Armchairs

Materials

Steel

Mario Botta, 4 'Seconda'  Metal Chairs, Alias Mod. 602, 1980s
Mario Botta, 4 'Seconda'  Metal Chairs, Alias Mod. 602, 1980s

Mario Botta, 4 'Seconda' Metal Chairs, Alias Mod. 602, 1980s

By Mario Botta

Located in Argelato, BO

Mario Botta, set of 4 "Seconda" Armchairs produced by Alias, Italy 1982. Structure with armrests in gray powder-coated steel, black seat in perforated steel sheet. Backrest made up...

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Armchairs

Materials

Steel

Borek Sipek “Liba”  lounge chair for Driade, Italy circa 1988
Borek Sipek “Liba”  lounge chair for Driade, Italy circa 1988

Borek Sipek “Liba” lounge chair for Driade, Italy circa 1988

By Driade, B. Sipek

Located in Skokie, IL

Borek Sipek “Liba” lounge chair for Driade, Italy circa 1988 Dimensions: 22" h x 24" w x 34" d

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Armchairs

Materials

Steel

70s Gae Aulenti Knoll Black Orsay Square Mod 54 Table + 4 Blk Leather Chairs SET
70s Gae Aulenti Knoll Black Orsay Square Mod 54 Table + 4 Blk Leather Chairs SET

70s Gae Aulenti Knoll Black Orsay Square Mod 54 Table + 4 Blk Leather Chairs SET

By Gae Aulenti, Knoll

Located in Basel, BS

reimagined, feature sculptural lacquered aluminum frames and black leather upholstery. Each chair measures

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Sets

Materials

Aluminum

MEMPHIS "PALACE" Painted Chairs / George Sowden (UK/Italy) for MEMPHIS srl
MEMPHIS "PALACE" Painted Chairs / George Sowden (UK/Italy) for MEMPHIS srl

MEMPHIS "PALACE" Painted Chairs / George Sowden (UK/Italy) for MEMPHIS srl

By George Sowden

Located in Tinton Falls, NJ

element of the Palace chair intensifies its rectilinear layout, with intense color and simple forms

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Armchairs

Materials

Wood, Lacquer, Paint

Palace Chair by George Sowden for Memphis, Milano, Blue, Green, Yellow, Black
Palace Chair by George Sowden for Memphis, Milano, Blue, Green, Yellow, Black

Palace Chair by George Sowden for Memphis, Milano, Blue, Green, Yellow, Black

By George Sowden, Memphis Milano

Located in Kansas City, MO

George Sowden for Memphis "Palace Chair", 1983. Multicolor form with arms. Completely original with

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Four Ettore Sottsass Mandarin Chairs for Knoll in Red & Black, 1986 Italy
Four Ettore Sottsass Mandarin Chairs for Knoll in Red & Black, 1986 Italy

Four Ettore Sottsass Mandarin Chairs for Knoll in Red & Black, 1986 Italy

By Ettore Sottsass, Knoll

Located in Grand Cayman, KY

Alcantara upholstery. Arms in red lacquer. A 1986 design by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll, the Mandarin chair

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Armchairs

Materials

Metal, Steel

Vladimir Kagan Handmade Postmodern Dining Chairs, Set of Eight, 1980s, Signed
Vladimir Kagan Handmade Postmodern Dining Chairs, Set of Eight, 1980s, Signed

Vladimir Kagan Handmade Postmodern Dining Chairs, Set of Eight, 1980s, Signed

By Vladimir Kagan

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This set of 1980s Postmodern lacquered black dining chairs by Vladimir Kagan, comprised of a set of

Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Lacquer, Fabric, Wood

Philippe Starck Post-Modern "Dick Deck" 1980s Pair of Chairs
Philippe Starck Post-Modern "Dick Deck" 1980s Pair of Chairs

Philippe Starck Post-Modern "Dick Deck" 1980s Pair of Chairs

By Philippe Starck, Driade

Located in Dubai, AE

Edited by Driade Lacquered wood Measures: W 35 cm D 62 cm H 91 cm W 13.8 in D 24.4 in. H 35.8

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Wood

Saporiti Style Post Modern Chairs- Set of Six
Saporiti Style Post Modern Chairs- Set of Six

Saporiti Style Post Modern Chairs- Set of Six

Located in Los Angeles, CA

W17 D18 H36 SW15.5 SD16 SH18.5 Post Modern Dining Chairs in the the style of Saporiti. Each chair

Category

1990s Post-Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Metal

Red Lacquer Kazuhide Takahama "Kazuki" Chair for Simon Gavina
Red Lacquer Kazuhide Takahama "Kazuki" Chair for Simon Gavina

Red Lacquer Kazuhide Takahama "Kazuki" Chair for Simon Gavina

By Kazuhide Takahama

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Original production chair, from the 1970s the back of the chair has natural degradation of the

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Wood

1980 Lacquer Pink Velvet Sculpture Chairs, in the style of Karl Springer
1980 Lacquer Pink Velvet Sculpture Chairs, in the style of Karl Springer

1980 Lacquer Pink Velvet Sculpture Chairs, in the style of Karl Springer

Located in Staten Island, NY

1980 PostModern Lacquer Pink Velvet Club Chairs - a Pair Some watermarks on one of the pink velvet

Category

Vintage 1980s North American Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Lacquer

Giandomenico Belotti Set of 4 Green Lacquered Spaghetti Chair for Fly Line 1970s
Giandomenico Belotti Set of 4 Green Lacquered Spaghetti Chair for Fly Line 1970s

Giandomenico Belotti Set of 4 Green Lacquered Spaghetti Chair for Fly Line 1970s

By Giandomenico Belotti, Fly Line

Located in Firenze, IT

Set of four 'spaghetti' green lacquered steel chairs designed by Giandomenico Belotti for Fly Line

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

1980 Lacquer Dolphin Tails Dining Chairs - A Set of 8
1980 Lacquer Dolphin Tails Dining Chairs - A Set of 8

1980 Lacquer Dolphin Tails Dining Chairs - A Set of 8

Located in Staten Island, NY

1980 Lacquer Dining Chairs - A Set of 8 Fabric decent condition, reupholster to your own color to

Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Waka Waka Contemporary Pompeii Red Lacquer Double Cylinder Dining Chair
Waka Waka Contemporary Pompeii Red Lacquer Double Cylinder Dining Chair

Waka Waka Contemporary Pompeii Red Lacquer Double Cylinder Dining Chair

By WAKA WAKA

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Waka Waka lacquered double cylinder back dining chair places stacked cylinders at the back supports

Category

2010s American Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Plywood

Waka Waka Contemporary Indigo Blue Lacquer Double Cylinder Dining Chair
Waka Waka Contemporary Indigo Blue Lacquer Double Cylinder Dining Chair

Waka Waka Contemporary Indigo Blue Lacquer Double Cylinder Dining Chair

By WAKA WAKA

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Waka Waka lacquered double cylinder back dining chair places stacked cylinders at the back supports

Category

2010s American Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Plywood

Set of Four Black Lacquered Dining Chairs by Pietro Costantini, Italy, 1980s
Set of Four Black Lacquered Dining Chairs by Pietro Costantini, Italy, 1980s

Set of Four Black Lacquered Dining Chairs by Pietro Costantini, Italy, 1980s

By Constantini

Located in The Hague, NL

Wonderful set of 4 black lacquered dining room chairs with leather seats designed by Pietro

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Lacquer

"Piano" Chair in Blackened, Bleached, and Blue Lacquer Ash by Steven Bukowski
"Piano" Chair in Blackened, Bleached, and Blue Lacquer Ash by Steven Bukowski

"Piano" Chair in Blackened, Bleached, and Blue Lacquer Ash by Steven Bukowski

By Steven Bukowski

Located in Brooklyn, NY

The piano chair is the perfect side chair to any room: a slim design with a minimal footprint

Category

2010s American Post-Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Hardwood, Ash

October Chair by Shigeru Uchida
October Chair by Shigeru Uchida

October Chair by Shigeru Uchida

Located in PARIS, FR

October Chair made from black lacquered Tubular Steel with steel mesh Uchida used a symmetrical and

Category

Vintage 1970s Japanese Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Postmodern High-Back Blue Chair, 1980s
Postmodern High-Back Blue Chair, 1980s

Postmodern High-Back Blue Chair, 1980s

Located in București, B

This postmodern high-back chair was designed in the 1980's. It's made of blue lacquered wood

Category

Vintage 1980s European Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Wood

OKAZAKI CHAIR green & blue by Shigeru UCHIDA
OKAZAKI CHAIR green & blue by Shigeru UCHIDA

OKAZAKI CHAIR green & blue by Shigeru UCHIDA

Located in Venezia, VENETO

OKAZAKI CHAIR was designed by Shigeru Uchida in 1996 for Mindscape Museum in the city of Okazaki

Category

2010s Japanese Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Wood

September Chair by Shigeru Uchida
September Chair by Shigeru Uchida

September Chair by Shigeru Uchida

Located in PARIS, FR

 September Chair. Designed in 1977 the September chair is composed of  triangles, squares and circles that

Category

Vintage 1970s Japanese Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal, Steel

Postmodern-Inspired Accent Chair and Sculpture, Behsheen Chair
Postmodern-Inspired Accent Chair and Sculpture, Behsheen Chair

Postmodern-Inspired Accent Chair and Sculpture, Behsheen Chair

By Kouros Maghsoudi

Located in New York, NY

Chair invites you to literally get down with your guests. The Behsheen Chair comes with or without the

Category

2010s American Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Wood

1980s Black Lacquered Pink Velvet Dining Chairs - a Set of 4
1980s Black Lacquered Pink Velvet Dining Chairs - a Set of 4

1980s Black Lacquered Pink Velvet Dining Chairs - a Set of 4

Located in Staten Island, NY

1980s Black Lacquered Pink Velvet Dining Chairs - a Set of 4. Black lacquered arm rest and the

Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Laminate

Postmodern Metal Side Chair by Robert Wilson, 2014
Postmodern Metal Side Chair by Robert Wilson, 2014

Postmodern Metal Side Chair by Robert Wilson, 2014

By Robert Wilson

Located in București, B

For the renowned theatre director and visual artist Robert Wilson, a chair exists in space, not

Category

2010s North American Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

"Rio" Chair by Pascal Mourgue for Artelano, 1991
"Rio" Chair by Pascal Mourgue for Artelano, 1991

"Rio" Chair by Pascal Mourgue for Artelano, 1991

By Pascal Mourgue

Located in București, B

This "Rio" chair was designed by Pascal Mourgue for Artelano in 1991. They are made of black

Category

1990s French Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Postmodern-Inspired Accent Chair and Sculpture, Behsheen Chair with Hole
Postmodern-Inspired Accent Chair and Sculpture, Behsheen Chair with Hole

Postmodern-Inspired Accent Chair and Sculpture, Behsheen Chair with Hole

By Kouros Maghsoudi

Located in New York, NY

Chair invites you to literally get down with your guests. The Behsheen Chair comes with or without the

Category

2010s American Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Wood

Transat Chair, Welcome Back
Transat Chair, Welcome Back

Transat Chair, Welcome Back

Unavailable|$3,488

Transat Chair, Welcome Back

By Fi Sofia Alvarado

Located in Gamboa, PA

Welcome back analyzes pieces of classic furniture lost in time, and brings them to modernity, seeking to resurrect their glory, in a contemporary, futuristic and personal version. Th...

Category

2010s Panamanian Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

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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.