Italian Postmodern Leather Bench
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A spectacular 1980s Italian Postmodern bench. The bench is constructed of steel that’s powder coated in a metallic gray and the cushion is a soft light green leather.
Italian Postmodern Leather Bench
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A spectacular 1980s Italian Postmodern bench. The bench is constructed of steel that’s powder coated in a metallic gray and the cushion is a soft light green leather.
Comfortable Postmodern Brown Leather Armchair, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1970s. This armchair features a brown leather upholstery. It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered as in very go...
Leather
Italian Postmodern Lounge Set Tan Leather Postmodern Armchair Pair and Sofa
By Ralph Lauren, Nicoletti Salotti
Located in Rochester, NY
Postmodern Italian camel leather lounge set in the style of Nicoletti Salotti circa late 1980s/early 1990s.
Leather
Gastone Rinaldi postmodern Dining chairs for Thema italy, 1980s - set of 6
By Thema Italy 1, Gastone Rinaldi
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Elegant postmodern dining chairs designed by Italian Designer Gastone Rinaldi and produced by thema Italy.
Metal
Italian Postmodern Dining Chair in Cognac Leather
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Dining chair, beech, leather, Italy, 1970s A delicate chair that is well-proportioned and elevates one's space or room. The wooden frame is composed of cylindrical beams to which th...
Leather, Beech
1990 Italy Postmodern Blond Cow Leather Armchair
Located in Brescia, IT
This an elegant and timeless armchair. The walnut structure are in a warm brown color. The blond cow leather in blond tun color, is in very good conditions. It is very comfortable an...
Walnut, Leather
$1,034Sale Price / set|20% Off
Postmodern Design Leather Dining Chairs, Italy 1980's
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Postmodern Design Leather Dining Chair set of 4. Made in Italy, 1980's.
Leather, Wood
$3,440 / set
Postmodern Leather Armchair Pair
By Ralph Lauren, Nicoletti Salotti
Located in Rochester, NY
Postmodern Italian camel leather set of armchairs in the style of Nicoletti Salotti circa late 1980s/early 1990s.
Leather
Italian Leather Loveseat by Nicoletti Salotti, 1980s Postmodern Design
By Nicoletti Salotti
Located in Rancho Cucamonga, CA
A sculptural Italian leather loveseat by Nicoletti Italia, showcasing the relaxed, oversized proportions and soft architectural lines that defined high-end European postmodern seatin...
Leather
Natuzzi Leather Lounge Chair, Italian, Made in Italy, Postmodern, Light Grey
By Natuzzi
Located in Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Natuzzi Leather Lounge Chair, Italian, Made in Italy, Postmodern, Light Grey, Mid Century, Office Vintage from the 1970s Measurements: 43" W x 32" D x 29" H Seat Height: 16" Seat De...
Leather
1980's Italian Postmodern Leather Modernist Paper Desk Tray
Located in San Diego, CA
Elegant Single letter desk tray , postmodern Italian leather wrapped nice original condition.
Leather
$438Sale Price|35% Off
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 covered in black leather. 1980s.
Chrome
4 Postmodern Black Leather Armchairs from Cidue, Italy, 1990s
By Cidue
Located in Rīga, LV
Set of 4 black metal chairs with leather seat and rubber back details. Great back support. Condition: Good vintage condition according to its age, insignificant indentation on the s...
Metal
$705Sale Price / set|20% Off
Postmodern Italian Design Leather Dining Chair set by Segis, Italy 1990's
By Segis
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Postmodern Modern Italian Design Leather Dining Chair set by Segis, made in Italy 1990's.
Metal, Chrome
$2,679Sale Price / set|20% Off
Postmodern Italian Design Leather Dining Chair Set by Segis, Italy, 1990's
By Segis
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Postmodern Italian design natural leather dining chair set of 7 chairs by Segis, made in Italy in the early 1990's.
Metal, Chrome
Tito Agnoli x Calligaris Italian Postmodern Leather Dining Chairs, 1980s, Italy
By Matteo Grassi, Tito Agnoli, Calligaris
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
A set of six Postmodern sculptural dining chairs designed by Tito Agnoli and handmade by Calligaris in Italy, 1980s.
Leather
Postmodern Italian Leather “Waist” Side Chrome Tublar Lounge Chair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Offered is a sculptural pair of Postmodern Italian lounge or side chairs featuring distinctive “waist” legs that create an elegant, tailored silhouette.
Chrome
Vintage Postmodern Italian Tufted Leather Queen Bed by Rossetto Italia
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Postmodern Italian Tufted Leather Queen Bed by Rossetto Italia A postmodern Italian bed frame & headboard beautifully designed by Rossetto Italia.
Leather, Wood
Italian postmodern armchairs Kiu in wood and black leather for Luxoritalia 2020s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian postmodern armchairs Kiu in wood and black leather for Luxoritalia, 2020s Pair of armchairs model Kiu in wood and leather.
Leather, Wood
Italian postmodern armchair Kiu in wood and black leather for Luxoritalia, 2020s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian postmodern armchair Kiu in wood and black leather for Luxoritalia, 2020s Armchair model Kiu in wood and leather.
Leather, Wood
Set of 4 Postmodern Leather Chairs, model Canasta by Arrben, Italy 1970s
By Arrben
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a striking set of four “Canasta” armchairs by Italian manufacturer Arrben, exemplifying the refined minimalism and sculptural experimentation of late 20...
Steel
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 side or desk chair(s), circa late 20th century, late-1970s-1980s, Italy.
Leather, Wood
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 side or desk chair(s), circa late-20th century, late-1970s-1980s, Italy.
Leather, Wood
Pair of Postmodern Italian Leather and Polished Chrome Accent Sling Chairs
By Giotto Stoppino
Located in Basel, BS
Gorgeous pair of Italian soft leather and polished chrome accent chairs in the style of Giotto Stoppino. If you would like to purchase an individual chair, message us to arrange. D...
Chrome
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 post modern design.
Leather, Hardwood
Postmodern Black Leather Korium Armchair by Tito Agnoli for Matteo Grassi, Italy
By Tito Agnoli
Located in Weesp, NL
Postmodern Black Leather Korium Armchair by Tito Agnoli for Matteo Grassi, Italy, 1980s Elevate your interior with this iconic Korium armchair designed by Tito Agnoli for Matteo Gra...
Leather
Pair of Postmodern Leather Chairs by Giancarlo Vegni for Fasem, Italy 1984
By Giancarlo Vegni, Fasem International
Located in Beograd, RS
Each chair has a manufacturers stamp pressed into the leather underneath the seat. Made in Italy in the 1980s.
Steel
I4 Mariani Postmodern Italian Molto + Di Maroon Leather Sofa Ammannati -Vitelli
By i4 Mariani, Titina Ammannati and Giampiero Vitelli
Located in Topeka, KS
Spectacular postmodern Italian Molto + Di maroon leather sofa by Tittina Ammannati & Vitelli Giampiero for I4 Mariani.
Leather, Foam, Wood
Postmodern Italian Set of Six Conference Chairs in Cognac Leather and Aluminum
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Set of six desk chairs / conference chairs, aluminum, cognac leather, Italy, 1970s A striking set of six Italian desk chairs from the 1970s, beautifully crafted in supple leather an...
Aluminum
Postmodern Leather Sofa in the style of Nicoletti Salotti Italian 2 Seat Sofa
Located in Rochester, NY
Iconic postmodern rich red leather 2 person sofa. Likely a Natuzzi version of the Nicoletti Salotti Italian leather sofa and chair line.
Leather
1980's Pair of Leather Italian Postmodern Lounge armchairs by Molteni & Co
By Molteni & C
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare pair of postmodern leather chairs by Molteni & Co. Italy circa 1980s, this company Has made furniture for Top Italian designers like Gio Ponti, and Scarpa.
Leather, Fabric
Postmodern Leather Sofa in the style of Nicoletti Salotti Italian 3 Seat Sofa
Located in Rochester, NY
Iconic postmodern rich red leather 3 person sofa. These are probably the Natuzzi version of the Nicoletti Salotti Italian leather sofa and chair line.
Leather
Postmodern Leather Sofa in the style of Nicoletti Salotti Italian 2 Seat Sofa
Located in Rochester, NY
Iconic postmodern rich red leather 2 person sofa. Likely a Natuzzi version of the Nicoletti Salotti Italian leather sofa and chair line.
Leather
$2,068Sale Price / set|20% Off
Postmodern Design Leather Dining Chair Set by Mario Morbidelli for Naos, Italy
By Naos
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Postmodern Italian Design Leather covered Dining Chair set of 6 by Mario Morbidelli for Naos.
Metal
$3,000Sale Price|20% Off
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 1980s.
Leather
Postmodern lacquered wood italian dining chairs, 1980s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Postmodern design dining chairs with black lacquered wooden frames and faux leather upholstery. 1980s - Italy Very good condition Dimensions: Height: 106cm Width: 45cm Depth: 45cm...
Faux Leather, Lacquer
Postmodern Italian 1980s Sofa, Two-Seat
By Memphis Milano
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage 1980s Postmodern two-seat sofa. Sculpted beech frame with aluminum accents. Original warm yellow cream leather cushions. Very good condition, comfortable seat. Dimensions: 1...
Leather, Plywood
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.
Metal
Vintage Postmodern Italian Black Lacquer Wide Arm Sofa With White Leather
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Postmodern Italian Black Lacquer Wide Arm Sofa with White Leather Your living room needs this exquisite comfy sofa.
Leather
Pair of Postmodern Swivel Lounge Chairs in White Leather and Chrome, Italy 1970s
Located in Beograd, RS
Made in Italy in mid 1970s. CONDITION: Good vintage condition with some signs of time and use like small scratches on the leather.
Steel
Postmodern Set of ten leather dining chairs by Antonello Mosca for Ycami. Italy
By Ycami Collection
Located in Catania, CT
Set of ten dining chairs designed by Antonello Mosca for Ycami, produced in Italy in the 1980s. Each chair features a distinctive sculptural silhouette with a tall, geometric backres...
Leather
Pr. Italian Brown Leather and Black Metal Postmodern Arm Chairs by Cidue 1970s
By Cidue
Located in New York, NY
Chic pair of architecturally designed post modern arm chairs made in Italy by Cidue, circa 1970's. The chairs feature high quality brown leather seat and back rests, and enameled bl...
Steel
Pair of Postmodern Leather Chairs S-91 by Giancarlo Vegni for Fasem, Italy 1984
By Fasem International, Giancarlo Vegni
Located in Beograd, RS
Each chair has a manufacturers stamp pressed into the leather underneath the seat. Made in Italy in the 1980s.
Steel
Postmodern italian dining chairs set of 4 - 1980s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Vintage set of 4 postmodern dining chairs with black metal frames and leatehrette seats. The backrests have black foam padding for comfort. Gorgeous timeless design. Good conditio...
Metal
Postmodern Memphis Style Chair with Red Faux Leather Upholstery, 1980s Italy
Located in Zagreb, HR
A unique vintage postmodern Memphis Milano style dining or accent chair, made from metal, with a red faux leather reupholstered seat. Overall in very good vintage condition with exp...
Metal
Postmodern Leather "Wave" Chaise by Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti
By Giovanni Offredi, Saporiti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fully restored postmodern leather "Onda" or "Wave" Chaise designed in 1974 by Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti, (Milan, Italy).
Steel
$3,060Sale Price|20% Off
1980s Postmodern Italian Nicoletti Salotti Plinth Baseleather Lounge Chair
By Nicoletti Salotti
Located in Madison, WI
This is a sofa, suited for your on point, stylish, cutting edge setting. It's shape is sculptural and the leather grain is phenomenal quality. The leather grain in beautiful, soft bu...
Leather
1980s Pair of Postmodern Ribbon Lounge Chairs in Periwinkle Leather
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a pair of Post-Modern Lounge Armchairs, reminiscent of the works of Stanley Jay Friedman. The listed price includes the pair of two chairs, as shown. Their sculptural silhoue...
Leather, Wood
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 have items for design collectors
Leather, Wood, Lacquer
1980s Postmodern Leather Headboard Nightstands & Lamps King Or Queen Size
By Ligne Roset
Located in San Diego, CA
Majestic Italian postmodern headboard nighstands and lamps very nice and clean condition it all comes appart the long part of the board splits the leather middle portion and the nigh...
Aluminum
Vintage Postmodern Pink Pearlised Leather Swivel Lounge Chair, Natuzzi 1980s
By Natuzzi
Located in Hastings, GB
Pale pink pearlised leather swivelling lounge chair by Natuzzi, Italy 1980s. This listing is for ONE chair but we do have two: please select 2 if you'd like to buy the pair. Very co...
Leather
Black postmodern dining chairs by Arper italy, 1980s - set of 4
By Arper
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Set of 4 black leather and metal postmodern dining chairs by Arper italy.
Metal
Postmodern Square Black Leather Coffee Table with Mirrored Top, 1970s
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1970s. It features a frame covered in leather and a mirrored top. It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of. use, but it can be considered as i...
Leather, Mirror
Pair of Postmodern Leather Armchairs "Tentazione" by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Beograd, RS
Pair of postmodern leather club chairs "Tentazione" designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina.
Steel
$1,880Sale Price / set|20% Off
Postmodern Architectural Design Set of 10 Dining Chairs 1980's Italy
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Postmodern Modern Architectural design set of 10 dining chairs, made in Italy 1980's.
Metal
Set of 6 italian postmodern wicker and metal dining chairs, 1980s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Set of 6 wicker and metal postmodern dining chairs. These unique chairs consist of a black metal frame, round leather seats and finely crafted metal and wicker backrests.
Metal
Postmodern swivel chair, Cofemo
By Cofemo
Located in Neuss, NW
Rare postmodern swivel chair by Cofemo from the 1980s. High-quality red lacquered steel frame with plastic castors.
Steel
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
CHARACTERISTICS OF POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
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 Mendini — a onetime mentor to Sottsass and a key figure in the Italian Radical movement — brought the discussion to bear on design.
Sottsass, an industrial designer, philosopher and provocateur, gathered a core group of young designers into a collective in 1980 they called Memphis. Members of the Memphis Group, which would come to include Martine Bedin, Michael Graves, Marco Zanini, Shiro Kuramata, Michele de Lucchi and Matteo Thun, saw design as a means of communication, and they wanted it to shout. That it did: The first Memphis collection appeared in 1981 in Milan and broke all the modernist taboos, embracing irony, kitsch, wild ornamentation and bad taste.
Memphis works remain icons of postmodernism: the Sottsass Casablanca bookcase, with its leopard-print plastic veneer; de Lucchi’s First chair, which has been described as having the look of an electronics component; Martine Bedin’s Super lamp: a pull-toy puppy on a power-cord leash. Even though it preceded the Memphis Group’s formal launch, Sottsass’s iconic Ultrafragola mirror — in its conspicuously curved plastic shell with radical pops of pink neon — proves striking in any space and embodies many of the collective’s postmodern ideals.
After the initial Memphis show caused an uproar, the postmodern movement within furniture and interior design quickly took off in America. (Memphis fell out of fashion when the Reagan era gave way to cool 1990’s minimalism.) The architect Robert Venturi had by then already begun a series of plywood chairs for Knoll Inc., with beefy, exaggerated silhouettes of traditional styles such as Queen Anne and Chippendale. In 1982, the new firm Swid Powell enlisted a group of top American architects, including Frank Gehry, Richard Meier, Stanley Tigerman and Venturi to create postmodern tableware in silver, ceramic and glass.
On 1stDibs, the vintage postmodern furniture collection includes chairs, coffee tables, sofas, decorative objects, table lamps and more.
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.