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Postmodern Bruno Rey for Dietiker and Hay Rey Stackable Dining Chairs - Set of 8
Postmodern Bruno Rey for Dietiker and Hay Rey Stackable Dining Chairs - Set of 8

Postmodern Bruno Rey for Dietiker and Hay Rey Stackable Dining Chairs - Set of 8

By Bruno Rey, HAY, Dietiker

Located in Secaucus, NJ

Fabulous set of 8 Rey dining chairs by Swiss designer Bruno Rey for Dietiker and Hay. The iconic

Category

2010s Hungarian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Carla Venosta Ultra Rare 'San Martino' Seating Elements for Full
Carla Venosta Ultra Rare 'San Martino' Seating Elements for Full

Carla Venosta Ultra Rare 'San Martino' Seating Elements for Full

By Carla Venosta

Located in Antwerp, BE

Cognac leather lounge chairs with black lacquered wooden frame by Carla Venosta. We have 4 lounge

Category

Late 20th Century European Post-Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Leather, Lacquer

Pair of Fumo Armchairs by James Rosen for Pace Collection
Pair of Fumo Armchairs by James Rosen for Pace Collection

Pair of Fumo Armchairs by James Rosen for Pace Collection

By i4 Mariani, Pace Collection, James Rosen

Located in Los Angeles, CA

base of lacquered mahogany perched polished stainless steel feet. The rounded armrests are pierced by a

Category

1990s Italian Post-Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

Post modern 1970s 4 Spaghetti chairs & grid table set by Giandomenico Belotti
Post modern 1970s 4 Spaghetti chairs & grid table set by Giandomenico Belotti

Post modern 1970s 4 Spaghetti chairs & grid table set by Giandomenico Belotti

By Giandomenico Belotti, Fly Line

Located in BROOKLYN, NY

Magnificent 1970s original Spaghetti chairs and matching square table with grid glass set in all

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Sets

Materials

Steel

Postmodern Italian Metal Wire Mesh Dining Set by EMU, 1980s
Postmodern Italian Metal Wire Mesh Dining Set by EMU, 1980s

Postmodern Italian Metal Wire Mesh Dining Set by EMU, 1980s

By EMU Furniture

Located in PRAHA 5, CZ

set includes four chairs and a matching table, combining playful color with the clean, functional

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Metal, Wire

Gianfranco Frattini Armchairs Model ‘Lalanda’ in Dark Cognac Leather
Gianfranco Frattini Armchairs Model ‘Lalanda’ in Dark Cognac Leather

Gianfranco Frattini Armchairs Model ‘Lalanda’ in Dark Cognac Leather

By Gian Franco Frattini

Located in Antwerp, BE

Lalanda chairs, set of 10 dining chairs, Gianfranco Frattini, Dark grey lacquered frame and

Category

Late 20th Century European Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Steel

Gianfranco Frattini Armchairs Model ‘Lalanda’ in Dark Cognac Leather
Gianfranco Frattini Armchairs Model ‘Lalanda’ in Dark Cognac Leather

Gianfranco Frattini Armchairs Model ‘Lalanda’ in Dark Cognac Leather

By Gian Franco Frattini

Located in Antwerp, BE

Lalanda dining chairs, Gianfranco Frattini, Italy 1980s Dark grey lacquered frame and cognac

Category

Late 20th Century European Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Steel

Pietro Costantini for Ello Wood Lacquered Dining Table 8 Chairs & Credenza
Pietro Costantini for Ello Wood Lacquered Dining Table 8 Chairs & Credenza

Pietro Costantini for Ello Wood Lacquered Dining Table 8 Chairs & Credenza

By Ello Furniture, Pietro Costantini

Located in Keego Harbor, MI

shelf for extra storage. While the chair seats could use a refresh, the wood lacquer is in amazing

Category

Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Sets

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

6 Ettore Sottsass Mandarin Chairs for Knoll
6 Ettore Sottsass Mandarin Chairs for Knoll

6 Ettore Sottsass Mandarin Chairs for Knoll

By Knoll, Ettore Sottsass

Located in Grand Cayman, KY

A 1986 design by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll, the Mandarin chair consists of a flat rectangular seat

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Armchairs

Materials

Steel

Pair of Ettore Sottsass Mandarin Chairs for Knoll in Red & Black
Pair of Ettore Sottsass Mandarin Chairs for Knoll in Red & Black

Pair of Ettore Sottsass Mandarin Chairs for Knoll in Red & Black

By Knoll, Ettore Sottsass

Located in Grand Cayman, KY

A 1986 design by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll, the Mandarin chair consists of a flat rectangular seat

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Armchairs

Materials

Steel

Pair of Ettore Sottsass Mandarin Chairs for Knoll in Violet & Black
Pair of Ettore Sottsass Mandarin Chairs for Knoll in Violet & Black

Pair of Ettore Sottsass Mandarin Chairs for Knoll in Violet & Black

By Knoll, Ettore Sottsass

Located in Grand Cayman, KY

A 1986 design by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll, the Mandarin chair consists of a flat rectangular seat

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Armchairs

Materials

Steel

Pair of Ettore Sottsass Mandarin Chairs for Knoll in Green & Black
Pair of Ettore Sottsass Mandarin Chairs for Knoll in Green & Black

Pair of Ettore Sottsass Mandarin Chairs for Knoll in Green & Black

By Knoll, Ettore Sottsass

Located in Grand Cayman, KY

A 1986 design by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll, the Mandarin chair consists of a flat rectangular seat

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Armchairs

Materials

Steel

Ettore Sottsass and Marco Zannini Donau Writing Desk and Chair
Ettore Sottsass and Marco Zannini Donau Writing Desk and Chair

Ettore Sottsass and Marco Zannini Donau Writing Desk and Chair

By Ettore Sottsass

Located in Antwerp, BE

Interior Design, Austria burled maple veneer, green lacquered metal.  

Category

Vintage 1980s Austrian Post-Modern Desks

Materials

Metal

"Globe" Sofa and Chair Designed by Peter Opsvik for Stokke Møbler, Grey Leather
"Globe" Sofa and Chair Designed by Peter Opsvik for Stokke Møbler, Grey Leather

"Globe" Sofa and Chair Designed by Peter Opsvik for Stokke Møbler, Grey Leather

By Stokke Møbler, Peter Opsvik

Located in Kansas City, MO

Globe sofa and chair designed by Peter Opsvik for Stokke Møbler, Norway. Grey / taupe leather

Category

Vintage 1980s Norwegian Post-Modern Living Room Sets

Materials

Leather, Wood

Set of 10 Post Modern Black Lacquer curved dining chairs Memphis Milano Style
Set of 10 Post Modern Black Lacquer curved dining chairs Memphis Milano Style

Set of 10 Post Modern Black Lacquer curved dining chairs Memphis Milano Style

By Memphis Milano

Located in BROOKLYN, NY

Set of (10) Post Modern Black Lacquer curved dining chairs Memphis Milano Style. Very unique set of

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood, Lacquer

Midcentury Post Modern Italian Style Dining Chairs After Sottsass for Memphis
Midcentury Post Modern Italian Style Dining Chairs After Sottsass for Memphis

Midcentury Post Modern Italian Style Dining Chairs After Sottsass for Memphis

By Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Group, Design Institute America

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A super modern complete set of Postmodern dining chairs from the late 1980s. These were produced by

Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Steel

Set of Six Post Modern Textured Steel Dining Armchairs
Set of Six Post Modern Textured Steel Dining Armchairs

Set of Six Post Modern Textured Steel Dining Armchairs

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Unique set of six post modern steel dining armchairs featuring an applied textured finish that

Category

20th Century Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Steel

Set of Six Pietro Costantini Lacquered Gondola Dining Chairs
Set of Six Pietro Costantini Lacquered Gondola Dining Chairs

Set of Six Pietro Costantini Lacquered Gondola Dining Chairs

By Pietro Costantini

Located in Rio Vista, CA

al Torre Italy. The chairs feature a black lacquer piano finish on the klismos style sculptural wood

Category

20th Century Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Faux Leather, Naugahyde, Wood

Set of 12 Randolph and Hein Dining Chairs in Black Lacquer
Set of 12 Randolph and Hein Dining Chairs in Black Lacquer

Set of 12 Randolph and Hein Dining Chairs in Black Lacquer

By Randolph & Hein

Located in Medina, OH

Set of 12 Randolph and Hein dining chairs in black lacquer and its original green leather fabric

Category

Late 20th Century Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather, Lacquer

Pietro Costantini Style Lacquer and Leather Dining Chairs, circa 1980
Pietro Costantini Style Lacquer and Leather Dining Chairs, circa 1980

Pietro Costantini Style Lacquer and Leather Dining Chairs, circa 1980

By Pietro Costantini

Located in View Park, CA

Set of 4 vintage black Costantini style chairs. Made in Italy (each chair boasts a provnenance

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood, Lacquer

Classic Colombo Model 300 Dining Chairs Black Lacquer with Vinyl Upholstery
Classic Colombo Model 300 Dining Chairs Black Lacquer with Vinyl Upholstery

Classic Colombo Model 300 Dining Chairs Black Lacquer with Vinyl Upholstery

By Joe Colombo, Pozzi

Located in New York, NY

Joe Colombo design for Pozzi Model 300 dining chairs in black lacquer with black vinyl upholstery

Category

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

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Pierre Cardin Ivory Lacquered Chairs with Wooden Details and Black Leather, 1979
Pierre Cardin Ivory Lacquered Chairs with Wooden Details and Black Leather, 1979

Pierre Cardin Ivory Lacquered Chairs with Wooden Details and Black Leather, 1979

By Pierre Cardin

Located in Puglia, Puglia

Beautiful set of 4 dining chairs by Pierre Cardin for Roche Bobois. Ivory lacquered solid wood

Category

Vintage 1970s French Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Lacquer, Leather

Set of Six Midcentury Italian Postmodern Black Lacquer Armless Dining Chairs
Set of Six Midcentury Italian Postmodern Black Lacquer Armless Dining Chairs

Set of Six Midcentury Italian Postmodern Black Lacquer Armless Dining Chairs

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A sexy matching set of six armless dining chairs made in Italy circa 1980s. They feature solid wood

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood, Lacquer

Italian Black Lacquered Dining Chairs Attributed to Pietro Costantini Set of 8
Italian Black Lacquered Dining Chairs Attributed to Pietro Costantini Set of 8

Italian Black Lacquered Dining Chairs Attributed to Pietro Costantini Set of 8

By Pietro Costantini

Located in Topeka, KS

includes two armchairs and six side chairs comprised of a black lacquered frame with a tripod style base

Category

Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Sculptural Black Lacquer Dining Chairs by Pietro Costantini, Made in Italy
Sculptural Black Lacquer Dining Chairs by Pietro Costantini, Made in Italy

Sculptural Black Lacquer Dining Chairs by Pietro Costantini, Made in Italy

By Pietro Costantini

Located in Las Vegas, NV

Sculptural armchairs by designer Pietro Costantini in glossy black lacquer. Distributed by Ello

Category

Vintage 1970s Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Louis Durot Question Mark Chair Sculpture, France, C. 1990's
Louis Durot Question Mark Chair Sculpture, France, C. 1990's

Louis Durot Question Mark Chair Sculpture, France, C. 1990's

By Louis Durot

Located in Culver City, CA

This stunning question mark chair was hand crafted by pop artist Louis Durot. This post modern

Category

1990s French Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Lacquer

Adriano & Paolo Suman for Giorgetti Chair, Italy, circa 1984
Adriano & Paolo Suman for Giorgetti Chair, Italy, circa 1984

Adriano & Paolo Suman for Giorgetti Chair, Italy, circa 1984

By Giorgetti S.p.A., Adriano and Paolo Suman

Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland

& Paolo Suman Manufacturer: Giorgetti Country: Italy Model: Chair Material: Black lacquered

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Beech, Lacquer

Signed and Numbered Piranha Chair by Pierre Sala Limited Edition
Signed and Numbered Piranha Chair by Pierre Sala Limited Edition

Signed and Numbered Piranha Chair by Pierre Sala Limited Edition

By Pierre Sala

Located in BROOKLYN, NY

A rare Post Modern Memphis Milano style chair design by artist Pierre Sala "Piranha Chaise" chair

Category

Mid-20th Century French Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Pair of Italian Postmodern Chairs by Massimo Vignelli
Pair of Italian Postmodern Chairs by Massimo Vignelli

Pair of Italian Postmodern Chairs by Massimo Vignelli

By Massimo and Lella Vignelli

Located in Miami, FL

Set of two Postmodern chairs rendered in black lacquered wood frame with black stitched saddle

Category

Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood, Lacquer

Set of 10 Italian Gloss Black Modern Dining Chairs Roche Bobois Pierre Cardin
Set of 10 Italian Gloss Black Modern Dining Chairs Roche Bobois Pierre Cardin

Set of 10 Italian Gloss Black Modern Dining Chairs Roche Bobois Pierre Cardin

By Roche Bobois, Pierre Cardin

Located in Houston, TX

Stunning set of 10 Italian high gloss black lacquer dining chairs by Roche Bobois. Designed by

Category

Vintage 1980s European Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Toscana Chairs Designed by Piero Sartogo for Saporiti
Toscana Chairs Designed by Piero Sartogo for Saporiti

Toscana Chairs Designed by Piero Sartogo for Saporiti

By Saporiti

Located in Dronten, NL

A wonderful pair of asymmetrical chairs by Saporiti. Curved maple burl veneer back and black

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Burl, Leather, Maple

Pair of Claudio Salocchi Napoleone chairs for Sormani, Italy 1973
Pair of Claudio Salocchi Napoleone chairs for Sormani, Italy 1973

Pair of Claudio Salocchi Napoleone chairs for Sormani, Italy 1973

By Sormani, Claudio Salocchi

Located in London, GB

. This pair of Napoleone chairs by Salocchi have an unusual angular base, splayed leg and triangular

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Pair of Mario Botta Quinta Italian Chairs for Alias, 1985
Pair of Mario Botta Quinta Italian Chairs for Alias, 1985

Pair of Mario Botta Quinta Italian Chairs for Alias, 1985

By Mario Botta, Alias

Located in Roma, IT

Museum of Modern Art building, his first building in the U.S. An example of this chair is now on display

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal, Iron

Post-Modern Lacquered Goatskin Dining Set with Ten Chairs, 1970s Italy, Signed
Post-Modern Lacquered Goatskin Dining Set with Ten Chairs, 1970s Italy, Signed

Post-Modern Lacquered Goatskin Dining Set with Ten Chairs, 1970s Italy, Signed

By Steve Chase, Karl Springer, Jean Claude Mahey

Located in Los Angeles, CA

with both leaves forming a continuous pattern throughout the table. The 10 Post-Modern dining chairs

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Sets

Materials

Fabric, Goatskin

Giotto Stoppino Set of Three Maia Chairs in Black ABS and Steel by Bernini 1970s
Giotto Stoppino Set of Three Maia Chairs in Black ABS and Steel by Bernini 1970s

Giotto Stoppino Set of Three Maia Chairs in Black ABS and Steel by Bernini 1970s

By Bernini, Giotto Stoppino

Located in Cascina, Pisa

Set of three Maia stackable chairs with a frame in tubular steel and seat in black ABS, designed by

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

Rare David Burry Postmodern Lounge Chair, Montreal, 1980's
Rare David Burry Postmodern Lounge Chair, Montreal, 1980's

Rare David Burry Postmodern Lounge Chair, Montreal, 1980's

By David Bury

Located in Culver City, CA

post modern! This chair features a unique seating area-- like most Memphis Milano pieces, this piece

Category

Vintage 1980s Canadian Post-Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Hardwood, Fabric

Vintage Postmodern Dining Chairs, 1980s
Vintage Postmodern Dining Chairs, 1980s

Vintage Postmodern Dining Chairs, 1980s

Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest

Italian metal postmodern dining chairs with chrome frames and white lacquered bentwood seats

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Rare Gianfranco Frattini Cassina Bull Chair in Black Leather and White Boucle
Rare Gianfranco Frattini Cassina Bull Chair in Black Leather and White Boucle

Rare Gianfranco Frattini Cassina Bull Chair in Black Leather and White Boucle

By Gianfranco Frattini, Cassina

Located in Culver City, CA

important chair, while post modern and Memphis Milano in styling-- it's so tastefully upholstered that an

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Bouclé, Hardwood

'Big Momma' Postmodern Lounge Chair by Alan Siegel, Signed and Dated 1983
'Big Momma' Postmodern Lounge Chair by Alan Siegel, Signed and Dated 1983

'Big Momma' Postmodern Lounge Chair by Alan Siegel, Signed and Dated 1983

By Alan Siegel

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A functional piece of Postmodern art, this "Big Momma" chair by Alan Siegel was made, signed and

Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Wood

Carlo Bartoli for Rossi di Albizzate 'Down' Lounge Chair in Striped Fabric
Carlo Bartoli for Rossi di Albizzate 'Down' Lounge Chair in Striped Fabric

Carlo Bartoli for Rossi di Albizzate 'Down' Lounge Chair in Striped Fabric

By Carlo Bartoli, Rossi di Albizzate

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Carlo Bartoli for Rossi di Albizzate, lounge chair model 'Down', fabric, lacquered wood, Italy

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood, Lacquer

Roberto Lucci and Paolo Orlandini for Elam Pair of 'Farfalla' Lounge Chairs
Roberto Lucci and Paolo Orlandini for Elam Pair of 'Farfalla' Lounge Chairs

Roberto Lucci and Paolo Orlandini for Elam Pair of 'Farfalla' Lounge Chairs

By Elam, Roberto Lucci & Paolo Orlandini

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Roberto Lucci and Paolo Orlandini for Elam, pair of lounge chairs model 'Le Farfalla', lacquered

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Steel

Roberto Lucci and Paolo Orlandini for Elam Pair of 'Farfalla' Lounge Chairs
Roberto Lucci and Paolo Orlandini for Elam Pair of 'Farfalla' Lounge Chairs

Roberto Lucci and Paolo Orlandini for Elam Pair of 'Farfalla' Lounge Chairs

By Elam, Roberto Lucci & Paolo Orlandini

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Roberto Lucci and Paolo Orlandini for Elam, pair of lounge chairs model 'Le Farfalla', lacquered

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Steel

Never Unboxed 1980s Lounge Chair Armchair by Knut & Marianne Hagberg for Ikea
Never Unboxed 1980s Lounge Chair Armchair by Knut & Marianne Hagberg for Ikea

Never Unboxed 1980s Lounge Chair Armchair by Knut & Marianne Hagberg for Ikea

By IKEA, K and M Hagberg

Located in Vienna, AT

red lacquered steel. A stylish vintage postmodern design chair. The chair will be shipped „Ikea style

Category

Vintage 1980s Swedish Post-Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal, Steel

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

Rennie Dining Chairs by Kazuhide Takahama, 1970, Set of 8
Rennie Dining Chairs by Kazuhide Takahama, 1970, Set of 8

Rennie Dining Chairs by Kazuhide Takahama, 1970, Set of 8

By Kazuhide Takahama, Studio Simon

Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest

. Timeless, post modern design. 1970s - Italy Dimensions Height: 113cm Width: 60cm Depth: 42cm Seat height

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather, Lacquer

Black Postmodern Metal and Wood Vintage Side Chair, Italy, 1980s
Black Postmodern Metal and Wood Vintage Side Chair, Italy, 1980s

Black Postmodern Metal and Wood Vintage Side Chair, Italy, 1980s

Located in Vienna, AT

The postmodern side chair shows a construct with black lacquered metal and plywood. The special

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Metal

Vintage Postmodern Italian Dining Chairs, 1980s, Set of 4
Vintage Postmodern Italian Dining Chairs, 1980s, Set of 4

Vintage Postmodern Italian Dining Chairs, 1980s, Set of 4

Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest

Postmodern tripod dining chairs made from a black lacquered wooden frame and a colourful gemotric

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

First Chair by Michele De Lucchi for Memphis, Marked
First Chair by Michele De Lucchi for Memphis, Marked

First Chair by Michele De Lucchi for Memphis, Marked

By Memphis Group, Michele de Lucchi

Located in Dronten, NL

First chair by Michele De Lucchi for Memphis Milano, 1983. Marked with stamp underneath the seat.

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Steel

6 Memphis Postmodern Three-Legged Dining Chairs Manner of Michele De Lucci
6 Memphis Postmodern Three-Legged Dining Chairs Manner of Michele De Lucci

6 Memphis Postmodern Three-Legged Dining Chairs Manner of Michele De Lucci

By Michele de Lucchi, Memphis Group

Located in Culver City, CA

dining room explode with color and style. These post-modern dining chairs may be bright and loud, but

Category

1990s Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Metal

Set of 8 Pierre Cardin Dining Chairs for Roche Bobois
Set of 8 Pierre Cardin Dining Chairs for Roche Bobois

Set of 8 Pierre Cardin Dining Chairs for Roche Bobois

By Roche Bobois, Pierre Cardin

Located in Los Angeles, CA

lacquered solid wood dining chairs with black leather seats. The chairs feature a sculptural split back with

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood, Plywood

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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.