Post-Modern Benches
POSTMODERN STYLE
Strictly speaking, postmodern design was a short-lived movement that manifested itself chiefly in Italy and the United States in the early 1980s. The characteristics of postmodern furniture and other postmodern objects included hot-colored, loud-patterned, usually plastic surfaces; strange proportions and weird angles; and a vague-at-best relationship between form and function.
Critics derided postmodern design as a grandstanding bid for attention and nothing of consequence. The fact that, decades later, postmodern design still has the power to provoke thoughts (along with other reactions) proves they were not entirely correct.
Postmodernism 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. In the next decade in Milan, a cohort of designers led by Ettore Sottsass and Alessandro Mendini brought the discussion to bear on design.
Sottsass and Michele de Lucchi, in 1980, gathered a core group of young designers, which would come to include Michael Graves, Marco Zanini, Shiro Kuramata and Matteo Thun, into a design collective they called Memphis. The Memphis Group saw design as a means of communication and they wanted it to shout. That it did: the first Memphis collection appeared in 1981 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. After the initial Memphis show caused an uproar, postmodern design quickly took off in America. The architect Robert Venturi had 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 collection of postmodern furniture includes seating, decorative objects, lighting fixtures and more.
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Style: Post-Modern
Pair of Enrique Garcel Bone-Clad Stools or Benches, Karl Springer Style, 1980s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Stylish pair of Enrique Garcel tessellated bone benches. Use them in the living room, or a bedroom. Separate them and use one in a foyer and another in the hall, with a mirror over t...
Category
1980s Colombian Vintage Post-Modern Benches
Materials
Resin, Bone, Fabric
Trampolín Bench, Blue by Cuatro Cuatros
By Missana
Located in Geneve, CH
Trampolín bench - Blue by Cuatro Cuatros
Dimensions: W135, D49, H83, Seat 44
Materials: Chrome plated or painted iron structure
Foam CMHR (high resilience and flame retardant) for...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Benches
Materials
Chrome, Iron
Black Layered Oak Wood Bench by Hyungshin Hwang
Located in Geneve, CH
Black Layered oak wood bench by Hyungshin Hwang
Dimensions: D 120 x W 72 x H 39 cm
Materials: ebonized red oak
Layered Series is the main theme and concept of work of Hwang, who...
Category
2010s Korean Post-Modern Benches
Materials
Oak
Outdoor Bench, Barricade Bench by Jumbo, Modern Metal Garden Bench in Yellow
Located in New York, NY
This outdoor metal bench by New York based design duo JUMBO is an exceptionally durable metal bench made in the form of a barricade that has been bent into a garden bench, with seati...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Benches
Materials
Steel
Midcentury Italian Postmodern Upholstered Bench after Sottsass for Memphis
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A super unique Postmodern design straight out of the 1980s from Italy. It features a heavy solid wood construction with silver textured finish and upholstered seat cushion.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Benches
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Layered Steel Bench by Hyungshin Hwang
Located in Geneve, CH
Layered steel bench by Hyungshin Hwang
Dimensions: D 36 x W 180 x H 36 cm
Materials: Stainless Steel
Layered Series is the main theme and concept of work of Hwang, who continues...
Category
2010s Korean Post-Modern Benches
Materials
Stainless Steel
Calligraphic Sculpted Brass Bench by Misaya
By Misaya
Located in Geneve, CH
Calligraphic sculpted brass bench by Misaya
Dimensions: W 158 x L 38 x H 40 cm
Hand-sculpted brass table.
Misaya emulates Chinese ink paintings through the process of lost-wax c...
Category
2010s Thai Post-Modern Benches
Materials
Brass
Calligraphic Sculpted Brass Bench by Misaya
By Misaya
Located in Geneve, CH
Calligraphic sculpted brass bench by Misaya
Dimensions: W 158 x L 38 x H 40 cm
Hand-sculpted brass table.
Misaya emulates Chinese ink paintings through the process of lost-wax c...
Category
2010s Thai Post-Modern Benches
Materials
Brass
Contemporary Bench by Faina
Located in Geneve, CH
Contemporary bench by Faina.
Design: Victoriya Yakusha.
Material: Textile, wood, foam, rubber, sintepon.
Dimensions: H 49 x W 124 x L 33 cm.
In search of new-old design message...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Post-Modern Benches
Materials
Foam, Wood, Textile
Set of 2 Stubbs Indoor Benches by Edvin Klasson
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Stubbs indoor benches by Edvin Klasson
Dimensions: D 120 x W 45 x H 60 cm
Materials: Wooden frame, cold foam, painted steel and upholstery.
Options available: The steel c...
Category
2010s Norwegian Post-Modern Benches
Materials
Steel
Galore 3 Seater Linen by Warm Nordic
Located in Geneve, CH
Galore 3 Seater Linen by Warm Nordic
Dimensions: D222 x W83 x H 76 cm
Material: Textile upholstery, Powder coated black steel legs, Wooden frame, foam, spring system.
Weight: 62 kg
A...
Category
2010s Danish Post-Modern Benches
Materials
Steel
Pepino Daybed by Owl
Located in Geneve, CH
Pepino daybed by Owl.
Dimensions: L 210 x W 70 x H 46 cm.
Materials: Plywood base, upholstered.
La Pepino is a collection of only seating, which consists of the repetition of cy...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Benches
Materials
Upholstery, Plywood
Lost Space 1-2 Bench by The Shaw
Located in Geneve, CH
Lost Space 1-2 Bench by The Shaw
Dimensions: D245 x W 90 x H82 cm
Materials: Stainless Steel
Weight: 150 kg
L O S T S P A C E
The sun rose and instantly illuminated the blue s...
Category
2010s Chinese Post-Modern Benches
Materials
Stainless Steel
Ambuá 5p Bench / Coffee Table by Mameluca
Located in Geneve, CH
Ambuá 5p bench / coffee table by Mameluca
Material: Vinhático wood
Dimensions: D180x W86 x H47 cm
Ambuá means "Centipede" in Tupi - ancient dialect of the Brazilian Indians.
Th...
Category
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Benches
Materials
Wood
Temple Bench by Emre Yunus Uzun
Located in Geneve, CH
Temple bench by Emre Yunus Uzun
Dimensions: D 140 x W 40 x H 40 cm
Materials: Brushed oak wood, leather top.
Custom sizes and finishes available.
Temple Collection consists of ...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Benches
Materials
Leather, Oak
Scandola Bench by Jean Grisoni
By Jean Grison
Located in Geneve, CH
Scandola bench by Jean Grisoni
Dimensions: D 104 x W 37 x H 60 cm
Materials: bronze, seagrass
Patinated bronze double seat bench. Weaving of seagrass rope.
Jean Grisoni
In r...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Benches
Materials
Bronze
Pepino Bench by Owl
Located in Geneve, CH
Pepino bench by Owl
Dimensions: L 140 x W 60 x H 46 cm
Materials: Plywood base, upholstered
La Pepino is a collection of only seating, which consists of the repetition of cylind...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Benches
Materials
Upholstery, Plywood
Dwell 2 Seater Sheepskin Moonlight by Warm Nordic
Located in Geneve, CH
Dwell 2 seater sheepskin moonlight by Warm Nordic.
Dimensions: D137 x W66 x H 73 cm.
Material: sheepskin upholstery, solid smoked or white oiled oak legs, wooden frame, foam, sprin...
Category
2010s Danish Post-Modern Benches
Materials
Foam, Wood, Oak, Sheepskin, Upholstery
The Vow Bench by Geke Lensink
Located in Geneve, CH
The Vow Bench by Geke Lensink
Dimensions: D36 x W210 x H50 cm
Materials: alaskan yellow cedar, cushion and knitted
After graduating from ArtEZ University of the Arts, Geke Len...
Category
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Benches
Materials
Other
Worm Bench III by Clap Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Worm Bench III by Clap Studio
Dimensions: D 65 x W 104 x H 50 cm
Materials: Plywood, foam CMHR, iron
Available in different colors. Custom modules convinations available
8 x curved ...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Benches
Materials
Iron
Admani Bench by Pendhapa
Located in Geneve, CH
Admani bench by Novocastrian
Dimensions: D 126 x W 45 x H 42 cm
Materials: Solid black javanese teak, Hand loom Silk
Weight: 60 kg
The vision behind our collaboration with Hel...
Category
2010s Singaporean Post-Modern Benches
Materials
Fabric, Teak
Vintage Orbit C341/3 Sofa by Wolfgang C.R. Mezger for Artifort, 1990s
By Artifort
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning vintage sofa or bench.
Design by Wolfgang C.R. Mezger for Artifort.
Striking Dutch design from the 1990s.
Model Orbit C341/3
Original silver/grey lacquered aluminum fram...
Category
1990s Dutch Post-Modern Benches
Materials
Aluminum
Bench by Philippe Starck for the Clift Hotel, San Francisco
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Benches designed by Philippe Starck for the Clift Royal Sonesta Hotel, San Francisco, CA., circa 2000. Bench has been professionally reupholstered in olive recycled leather. Bench me...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Benches
Materials
Faux Leather, Wood
Natural Along Birch Sofa by Storängen Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Natural Along birch sofa by Storängen Design
Dimensions: D 52 x W 150 x H 87 x SH 45 cm
Materials: birch wood.
Also available in other colors and with seat cushion.
Along can b...
Category
2010s Swedish Post-Modern Benches
Materials
Birch
Arca V2 Bench by Edizione Limitata
Located in Geneve, CH
Arca V2 Bench by Edizione Limitata
LIMITED EDITION OF: 150
Dimensions: D117 x W35 x H42 cm
Materials: Solid Ash Wood
These contemporary solid wood pieces are manufactured by the exc...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Benches
Materials
Ash
Terrazzo Rainbow Bench by Lilia Cruz Corona Garduño
Located in Geneve, CH
Terrazzo rainbow bench by Lilia Cruz Corona Garduño
Happiness series
Dimensions: W 60 x D 12 x H 43 cm
Materials: Terrazzo (Pigmented concrete and granulated marble)
Platalea s...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Benches
Materials
Concrete
Worm Bench II by Clap Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Worm Bench II by Clap Studio
Dimensions: D 65 x W 154 x H 50 cm
Materials: Plywood, foam CMHR, iron
Available in different colors. Custom modules convinations available,
8 x cu...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Benches
Materials
Iron
Rare Pair of Stools by Robert Lemariey
By Robert Lemariey
Located in New York, NY
An important pair of stools/benches in Macassar d'Ebony in a post-modern/modern neoclassical spirit with solid bronze cornices and sabots. The elegant legs taper in a stepped fashion...
Category
Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Benches
Materials
Bronze
Antropología Bench by Raúl De La Cerda
Located in Geneve, CH
Antropología bench by Raúl de la Cerda
Dimensions: D 40 x W 120 x H 40 cm
Materials: oak wood, Negro Monterrey marble.
Solid holm white oak with negro Monterrey marble bench.
...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Benches
Materials
Marble
Set of 2 Terrazzo Rainbow Bench and Stool by Lilia Cruz Corona Garduño
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 terrazzo rainbow nench and stool by Lilia Cruz Corona Garduño
Hapiness series
Dimensions: W 30.5 x D 50 x H 43 cm
Materials: Terrazzo (Pigmented concrete and granulated m...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Benches
Materials
Concrete
Luigi Saccardo Innovation Bench by Polflex
Located in Highland, IN
This delightful Model 716 "Innovation" bench by Luigi Saccardo for Polflex has a frame of tubular steel, a leather-wrapped seat, and dense foam backrests. It's innovative use of mode...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Benches
Materials
Steel
Charleston Bench, Pepe Albargues
Located in Geneve, CH
Charleston bench by Pepe Albargues
Dimensions: 85 x 165 x 63
Other available width 120, and 200 cm
Technical features: Pine wood structure
reinforced with tablex and
board of...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Benches
Materials
Fabric
Akar Bench by PENDHAPA
Located in Geneve, CH
Akar Bench by Novocastrian
Dimensions: D130 x W54 x H40 cm
Materials: Solid black javanese teak rope.
“Akar” is the Indonesian word for “roots”: the Akar is a growing piece of furni...
Category
2010s Singaporean Post-Modern Benches
Materials
Teak
Museum Bench in Glass and Stainless Steel, Signed, 2020 by Christopher Kreiling
Located in Pasadena, CA
The museum bench was originally envisioned to be placed in juxtaposition to art
to not obstruct but enhance the view.
This heavy minimal piece is definitely a conversation starter. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Benches
Materials
Stainless Steel
Perlude Walnut Natural Large by Caroline Voet
Located in Geneve, CH
Perlude walnut natural large by Caroline Voet
Dimensions: 190 x H 43 cm
Materials: Walnut Natural
Also available in Oak Natural, Seating Oak Black, Seating Teak (outdoor). Please ...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Benches
Materials
Walnut
Airisto Bench, Natural Ash by Made By Choice
Located in Geneve, CH
Airisto bench/side table natural ash by Made By Choice with Joanna Laajisto
Dimensions: W 96cm, D 35cm, H 45 cm
Materials: Solid ash
Finishes: Natural ash / painted black
Also ...
Category
2010s Finnish Post-Modern Benches
Materials
Wood, Ash
Postmodern Italian 1980s Sofa, Two-Seat
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:...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Benches
Materials
Leather, Plywood
Values Power Bench by Geke Lensink
Located in Geneve, CH
Values Power Bench by Geke Lensink
Dimensions: D40 x W100 x H62 cm
Materials: ash wood, rock crystal and crochet wool
After graduating from ArtEZ University of the Arts, Geke ...
Category
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Benches
Materials
Rock Crystal
1980s Waterfall Benches in a Green Moire Fabric in the Style of Karl Springer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A really nice pair of waterfall benches that will compliment any room. The green moire fabric is in wonderful shape. We can also upholster these benches in a fabric of your choice.
Category
Late 20th Century North American Post-Modern Benches
Materials
Upholstery
Post-Modern Dutch Design Three-Seater by Gerard Van Den Berg, Rattan, Wood, 1934
Located in Antwerp, BE
Post-Modern; Dutch Design; Three-Seater; by Gerard Van Den Berg; 1934; Rattan; Wood;
This three-seater sofa is designed by Gerard van den Berg in 1934. Plain, slightly curved, an...
Category
1930s Dutch Vintage Post-Modern Benches
Materials
Wood, Rattan
Salvante BS1 Bench by Piotr Dąbrowa
Located in Geneve, CH
Salvante BS1 Bench by Piotr Dąbrowa
Unique Piece
Dimensions: W 160 x D 40 x H 40 cm
Materials: Botticino Marble
Also Available: Calacatta Viola Marble, Walnut Burl Marble, Rosa Peral...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Benches
Materials
Marble
Set of 2, Airisto Side Table & Bench, Stained Black by Made By Choice
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2, Airisto side table & bench, stained black by Made By Choice with Joanna Laajisto
Dimensions: W96cm, D35cm, H45 cm (Standard Bench), D35cm, H45 cm (Stool / Side Table)
Mat...
Category
2010s Finnish Post-Modern Benches
Materials
Wood, Ash
Pink Bench by Supernovas
Located in Geneve, CH
Pink bench by Supernovas
Dimensions: D150 x W40 x H12 cm
Materials: 50% Recycled LDPE + 50% Virgin Plastic
Weight: 22 kg
Also available in different colours.
Easy to assemble...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Benches
Materials
Other
White Bench by Supernovas
Located in Geneve, CH
White bench by Supernovas
Dimensions: D150 x W40 x H12 cm
Materials: 100% Recycled LDPE
Weight: 22 kg
Also available in different colours.
Easy to assemble without tools, Aft...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Benches
Materials
Other
Crocodile Bench Made in 766 Minutes by Minute Manufacturing
Located in Geneve, CH
Crocodile Bench Made in 766 Minutes by Minute Manufacturing
Dimensions: 64 x 52 x 102 cm
Materials: Waste materials
Such as cardboard tubes, plastic boxes, leather, clay
Minute...
Category
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Benches
Materials
Leather, Clay, Plastic
Rare Stool in the style Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti, circa 1985
Located in New York, NY
A unique stool or bench by the French late 20th century masters, Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti.
This post-modern piece is composed of a partially gilt wrought iron tripod ...
Category
Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Benches
Walnut Oxbend Bench by Fernweh Woodworking
Located in Geneve, CH
Walnut Oxbend Bench by Fernweh Woodworking
Dimensions: W 122 (4´) x D 45,7 x H 76,2 cm
Materials: Walnut
Dimensions available: wide: 4 feets, 5 feets, 6 feets.
Wood options: walnut,...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Benches
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Bench by Magdalena Tekieli
Located in Geneve, CH
Bench by Magdalena Tekieli
Dimensions: L 200 x D 40 x H 47 cm
Materials: Brass, metal, velor.
Category
2010s Polish Post-Modern Benches
Materials
Metal, Brass
Osani Walnut and Bronze Bench by Jean Grisoni
By Jean Grison
Located in Geneve, CH
Osani walnut and bronze bench by Jean Grisoni
Dimensions: D 155 x W 30 x H 33 cm
Materials: bronze, American walnut wood
Large bench in American walnut and three patinated bronz...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Benches
Materials
Bronze
Airisto Bench, Stained Black by Made by Choice
Located in Geneve, CH
Airisto bench / side table stained black by Made By Choice with Joanna Laajisto
Dimensions: W 96cm, D 35cm, H 45 cm
Materials: solid ash
Finishes: natural ash / painted black
A...
Category
2010s Finnish Post-Modern Benches
Materials
Wood, Ash
Fried Egg Sofa Sheepskin Moonlight by Warm Nordic
Located in Geneve, CH
Fried egg sofa sheepskin moonlight by Warm Nordic
Dimensions: D 186 x W 68 x H 68 cm
Material: Sheepskin upholstery, Solid oiled teak
Weight: 42 kg
Also available in different co...
Category
2010s Danish Post-Modern Benches
Materials
Sheepskin, Teak
Galore 3 Seater Sprinkles Desert Yellow by Warm Nordic
Located in Geneve, CH
Galore 3 seater sprinkles desert yellow by Warm Nordic
Dimensions: D 222 x W 83 x H 76 cm
Material: Textile upholstery, Powder coated black steel legs, Wooden frame, foam, spring s...
Category
2010s Danish Post-Modern Benches
Materials
Steel
Black Along Birch Sofa by Storängen Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Black Along birch sofa by Storängen Design
Dimensions: D 52 x W 150 x H 87 x SH 45 cm
Materials: birch wood.
Also available in other colors and with seat cushion.
Along can be ...
Category
2010s Swedish Post-Modern Benches
Materials
Birch
Perlude Oak Bench Large by Caroline Voet
Located in Geneve, CH
Perlude oak bench large by Caroline Voet
Dimensions: 190 x H 43 cm
Materials: Natural oak
Also available in seating oak black, seating walnut natural, seating teak (outdoor).
T...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Benches
Materials
Oak
Extra Long 1970’s Bench Sofa by Thomas De Ángelis
Located in New York, NY
Impressive extra long bench sofa by note maker, Thomas DeAngles. This bench form sofa is structurally sound and sturdy, the fabric shows obvious signs of wear.
Category
1970s American Vintage Post-Modern Benches
Materials
Upholstery
Red Opaque Acrylic Bench or Cocktail Table
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and substantial high-gloss red opaque acrylic bench or cocktail table, circa late 20th to early 21st century. Great as a bench or coffee/cocktail table. Dimensions: 18" D...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Benches
Materials
Acrylic
Stacks Bench by Another Human, Modern Upholstered Modular Bench, Denim
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Stacks bench is an elegant interpretation of stacked meditation stones and offers the functionality of meditation cushions. Designed with urban living in mind, the Stacks bench o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Benches
Materials
Fabric
Modernist Solid Granite Table or Bench
Located in Chicago, IL
An incredible modernist solid granite table or bench with a recessed foot, perfect for indoors or out. The bench was designed for the lobby of the Four Seasons Residences in Chicago,...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Benches
Materials
Granite
