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Post-Modern Chairs

POSTMODERN STYLE

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.

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Style: Post-Modern
Paul Evans for Directional Sculpted Bronze Dining Chairs
Paul Evans for Directional Sculpted Bronze Dining Chairs

Paul Evans for Directional Sculpted Bronze Dining Chairs

By Paul Evans, Directional

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Paul Evans for Directional, dining chairs, model PE-106, epoxy bronzed resin over steel, fabric, United States, circa 1970 These dining chairs are designed by Paul Evans for Directi...

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1970s American Vintage Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Bronze, Steel

Ball Foot Sculptural Chair, Vegan Cactus Leather, Baby Blue
Ball Foot Sculptural Chair, Vegan Cactus Leather, Baby Blue

Ball Foot Sculptural Chair, Vegan Cactus Leather, Baby Blue

By Panorammma

Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX

The “Ball-Foot Chair” is upholstered with a baby blue leather. The chair’s comfortable and rounded seat is playfully in dialogue with its distinctive spherical extremities. Appearin...

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2010s Mexican Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

Funky Red Framed Stacking Chairs with Fritz Hansen Style Plywood Seating
Funky Red Framed Stacking Chairs with Fritz Hansen Style Plywood Seating

Funky Red Framed Stacking Chairs with Fritz Hansen Style Plywood Seating

By Ettore Sottsass

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Spirited postmodern stacking chairs showcase the playful geometry and joyful color that defined the hip era of postmodernism. Each chair features a single-shell molded plywood seat t...

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1980s Dutch Vintage Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Ball Foot Sculptural Chair, Vegan Cactus Leather, Burgundy
Ball Foot Sculptural Chair, Vegan Cactus Leather, Burgundy

Ball Foot Sculptural Chair, Vegan Cactus Leather, Burgundy

By Panorammma

Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX

The “Ball-Foot Chair” is upholstered with a burgundy cactus leather, a vegan textile infused with natural cactus fibers, which is produced in Mexico. The chair’s comfortable and roun...

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2010s Mexican Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

Set of 4 Italian Postmodern Space Age Model 101 Spaghetti Chairs, 1970s
Set of 4 Italian Postmodern Space Age Model 101 Spaghetti Chairs, 1970s

Set of 4 Italian Postmodern Space Age Model 101 Spaghetti Chairs, 1970s

By Giandomenico Belotti

Located in Hamburg, DE

Four postmodern Spaghetti chairs from the Italian manufacturer alias according to a draft by Giandomenico Belotti from the late 1970s. A timeless classic of Italian design. The fili...

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20th Century Italian Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Ball Foot Sculptural Chair, Vegan Cactus Leather, Green
Ball Foot Sculptural Chair, Vegan Cactus Leather, Green

Ball Foot Sculptural Chair, Vegan Cactus Leather, Green

By Panorammma

Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX

The “Ball-Foot Chair” is upholstered with a green vegan leather. The chair’s comfortable and rounded seat is playfully in dialogue with its distinctive spherical extremities. Appear...

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2010s Mexican Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

1970s Hill Manufacturing Bent Lucite Chair
1970s Hill Manufacturing Bent Lucite Chair

1970s Hill Manufacturing Bent Lucite Chair

By Hill Manufacturing, Charles Hollis Jones

Located in New Windsor, NY

The chair is constructed of clear and bright bent Lucite. The seat retains its original tag, Hill Manufacturing Corp, Industrial Terminal, Garnerville, NY. Circa 1970-80. This partic...

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1970s Vintage Post-Modern Chairs

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Upholstery, Acrylic, Lucite

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

Italian Set of Four Dining Chairs in Wood and Metal

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Set of four dining chairs, black lacquered wood, wood, Italy, 1970s Set of four dining chairs with interesting features, made in Italy in the 1970s. This design is unusual and speci...

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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Pierre Chapo Sculptural 'S34' Chair in Elm
Pierre Chapo Sculptural 'S34' Chair in Elm

Pierre Chapo Sculptural 'S34' Chair in Elm

By Pierre Chapo

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Pierre Chapo, dining chair model 'S34', elm, France, 1960s This asymmetrical chair with a twisted base is a true icon of Pierre Chapo's playful and solemn designs. The backrest is p...

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1960s French Vintage Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Elm

Post Modern Black Leather UNO chairs with chrome tube frame Archizoom
Post Modern Black Leather UNO chairs with chrome tube frame Archizoom

Post Modern Black Leather UNO chairs with chrome tube frame Archizoom

By Archizoom Associati

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Black leather and tubular cantilever chrome "Uno" chair made by Marcatre and designed in 1973 by Paolo Deganella and Gilberto Corretti members of the Italian "Archizoom" group in Flo...

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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Chainmail Sculptural Chair, Nickel Plated Steel Finish, Hand Linked Mesh
Chainmail Sculptural Chair, Nickel Plated Steel Finish, Hand Linked Mesh

Chainmail Sculptural Chair, Nickel Plated Steel Finish, Hand Linked Mesh

By Panorammma

Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX

The Chainmail Chair reinterprets William Katavolos' 1952 T-chair, incorporating a medieval-modern aesthetic that merges ancient craftsmanship with contemporary design. The seat is fo...

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2010s Mexican Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

Atelier C. Demoyen Set of Eight Dining Chairs in Elm and Cognac Leather
Atelier C. Demoyen Set of Eight Dining Chairs in Elm and Cognac Leather

Atelier C. Demoyen Set of Eight Dining Chairs in Elm and Cognac Leather

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Atelier C. Demoyen, set of eight dining chairs, elm, leather, rope, brass, France, 1970s Striking set of chairs by Atelier C. Demoyen. Echoing the refined simplicity of the iconic S...

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1970s French Vintage Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Leather, Elm

1980s Knoll Jorge Pensi Amat Toledo Chair Spain Postmodern
1980s Knoll Jorge Pensi Amat Toledo Chair Spain Postmodern

1980s Knoll Jorge Pensi Amat Toledo Chair Spain Postmodern

By Amat-3, Jorge Pensi

Located in Chula Vista, CA

For your consideration, a Toledo chair stackable designed by Jorge Pensi for Amat 3 Spain for Knoll Organic and streamlined shape lightweight cast aluminum. Unmarked. Dye cast alum...

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1980s Spanish Vintage Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Filaria Unique Sculptural Chair in Steel Metallic Filaments by Andres Monnier
Filaria Unique Sculptural Chair in Steel Metallic Filaments by Andres Monnier

Filaria Unique Sculptural Chair in Steel Metallic Filaments by Andres Monnier

Located in Geneve, CH

Filaria Unique Sculptural Chair in Steel Metallic Filaments by Andres Monnier Unique Piece Dimensions: D 60 x W 60 x H 110 cm. Materials: Steel. Available in different finishes and ...

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2010s Mexican Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

Italian Set of Eight Dining Chairs with Woven Leather Seats
Italian Set of Eight Dining Chairs with Woven Leather Seats

Italian Set of Eight Dining Chairs with Woven Leather Seats

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Set of eight dining chairs, leather, beech, Italy, late 1970s Stunning set of eight sculptural and impressive dining chairs. These chairs have a frame and long backrest in beech. Th...

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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Leather, Beech

Pr. Architectural High Back Wrought Iron Chairs att. to Leopold Gest c. 1980's
Pr. Architectural High Back Wrought Iron Chairs att. to Leopold Gest c. 1980's

Pr. Architectural High Back Wrought Iron Chairs att. to Leopold Gest c. 1980's

By Gustave Toffiche and Léopold Gest

Located in New York, NY

Exceptional pair of Post Modern style high back chairs, having dramatic exaggerated tall backs, and asymmetrical upholstered leather pad seats. Finished in black on black, showing ...

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Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Wrought Iron

Studio D Italy Brutalist Chair in Solid Darkened Wood
Studio D Italy Brutalist Chair in Solid Darkened Wood

Studio D Italy Brutalist Chair in Solid Darkened Wood

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Studio D Italy, chair, pine 1970s This eye-catching brutalist chair captures the essence of raw design. Crafted by Studio D in Italy during the 1970s, it exemplifies the rugged aes...

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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Pine

Glass chair in the Manner of Louis Dierra
Glass chair in the Manner of Louis Dierra

Glass chair in the Manner of Louis Dierra

By Louis Dierra

Located in London, GB

This striking curved glass chair, inspired by the iconic designs of Louis Dierra for the Glass Centre Pavilion at the 1939 World’s Fair in New York, represents a masterful blend of a...

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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Glass, PVC

Postmodern Sectional Sofa Bench by Steelcase
Postmodern Sectional Sofa Bench by Steelcase

Postmodern Sectional Sofa Bench by Steelcase

By Steelcase

Located in New York, NY

Phenomenal sectional sofa, bench, or single chair set made by Steelcase, circa 2002. The pieces have tubular chrome feet, which support a thick and heavy board, to which a thick upho...

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Early 2000s American Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Silla Sol
Silla Sol

Silla Sol

$1,600 / item

Silla Sol

By Chuch Estudio

Located in Mérida, MX

“Silla Sol” Silla Sol chair is not just a chair but a Mexican cookie-inspired chair, a happy face object that livens up any space it enters. You can sit on it, you can place your fav...

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2010s Mexican Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Wood

Post-Modern Italian Dining Chairs in Walnut and Cognac Leather
Post-Modern Italian Dining Chairs in Walnut and Cognac Leather

Post-Modern Italian Dining Chairs in Walnut and Cognac Leather

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Set of dining chairs, walnut, cognac leather, Italy, 1970s. Set of six sculptural chairs that feature dramatic architectural backrests, each composed of four rounded, pillar-like ve...

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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Marcel Breuer b34 Chair 1930s
Marcel Breuer b34 Chair 1930s

Marcel Breuer b34 Chair 1930s

$2,456Sale Price|20% Off

Marcel Breuer b34 Chair 1930s

By Marcel Breuer

Located in Čelinac, BA

Marcel Breuer B34 chair was made in Czechoslovakia in 1930 for Bata Snofmaner store.

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Mid-20th Century Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Formica

1990s Vintage Kartell “FPE” Chair by Ron Arad — Fantastic Plastic Elastic — Mid-
1990s Vintage Kartell “FPE” Chair by Ron Arad — Fantastic Plastic Elastic — Mid-

1990s Vintage Kartell “FPE” Chair by Ron Arad — Fantastic Plastic Elastic — Mid-

By Ron Arad

Located in San Gabriel, CA

Designer: Ron Arad Model: FPE (Fantastic, Plastic, Elastic) Manufacturer: Kartell, Milan, Italy Era: Late 1990s / Early 2000s (original production run 1999–mid 2000s)  The FPE chair is one of Ron Arad’s most iconic plastic-and-metal designs. It uses an ingenious method: a single sheet of injection-molded polypropylene is slid flat into double-barrelled aluminum extrusions, then bent into shape under pressure — creating a light, flexible but structurally sound chair without screws, glue, or welding.  This combination of industrial engineering + sculptural form + stackable practicality helped make the FPE a landmark of late-20th-century design. It’s part of major museum collections worldwide (including the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York).  • Original vintage Kartell production (not reproduction) • Polypropylene seat/back + extruded aluminum frame • Signature flexible-seat technology — seat/back remain slightly flexible until someone sits, then lock rigid under weight.  • Lightweight & stackable (up to 6–8 chairs) — ideal for small spaces or flexible interiors.  • Great for lovers of postmodern / space-age / contemporary design; fits gallery-style interiors, modern apartments, creative studios. Dimensions (approx / official): 31¼″ H × 17″ W × 22″ D (79.4 × 43.2 × 55.9 cm)  Materials: Injection-molded polypropylene (seat), Extruded aluminum (frame)  Condition & Authenticity Notes • Good vintage condition — seat/back show light wear typical of age/use (please refer to photos). • Underside of seat shows original manufacturing stamp: “Kartell — FPE...

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1990s Italian Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Plastic

Stainless Metal, Dedar Milano Belmondo Fabric, Tricirculo Chair By OMER OZTURK
Stainless Metal, Dedar Milano Belmondo Fabric, Tricirculo Chair By OMER OZTURK

Stainless Metal, Dedar Milano Belmondo Fabric, Tricirculo Chair By OMER OZTURK

Located in Geneve, CH

Stainless Metal, Dedar Milano Belmondo Fabric, Tricirculo Chair By OMER OZTURK Dimensions: W 52 x D 52 x H 93 cm. Materials: Stainless Metal, Dedar Milano Belmondo Fabric. About: De...

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2010s Turkish Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Postmod 80s Flex 2000  (32 Avail) Stacking Chairs Gerd Lange Thonet Beech -8 pcs
Postmod 80s Flex 2000  (32 Avail) Stacking Chairs Gerd Lange Thonet Beech -8 pcs

Postmod 80s Flex 2000 (32 Avail) Stacking Chairs Gerd Lange Thonet Beech -8 pcs

By Gerd Lange, Thonet

Located in Basel, BS

Excellent set of 8 Flex 2000 Stacking Chairs by Gerd Lange for Thonet, with wooden oak frames and black seats. No longer produced, Rare items. FAST SHIPPING: Fast, international, in...

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1980s German Vintage Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

PVC, Ash, Beech

1980s Vintage Sculptural Leather Jaymar Chairs - A Pair
1980s Vintage Sculptural Leather Jaymar Chairs - A Pair

1980s Vintage Sculptural Leather Jaymar Chairs - A Pair

By Jaymar

Located in Chicago, IL

First of all, chocolate brown is my FAVORITE color and these are some of my favorite vintage chairs. Jaymar, Quebec Cantilevered Tongue lounge chairs in the style of Louis Durot, Pie...

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1980s Canadian Vintage Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Leather

Postmodern High Back Chair, 1980s
Postmodern High Back Chair, 1980s

Postmodern High Back Chair, 1980s

Located in Hamburg, DE

Postmodern High Lehner Chair. A sculptural design in postmodern design language. Functional chair and imposing design object. The design is based on a penetration of two elements, t...

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20th Century Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Institution Sculptural Chair, White Leather
Institution Sculptural Chair, White Leather

Institution Sculptural Chair, White Leather

By Panorammma

Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX

Uncannily challenging excessive symbolic power granted to scientific institutions, the “Institutional Chair” reveals a tension with the accepted desubjectivisation of the body into s...

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2010s Mexican Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel, Nickel

1980s Postmodern Mario Botta Latonda Chair for Alias (two available) -- 1 pc
1980s Postmodern Mario Botta Latonda Chair for Alias (two available) -- 1 pc

1980s Postmodern Mario Botta Latonda Chair for Alias (two available) -- 1 pc

By Alias, Mario Botta

Located in Basel, BS

What a beauty! Stunning RARE Mario Botta accent chair for any space! Very fast shipping, insured 7-21 days. RARE Black leather model, with silver frame. Chair "Latonda" Production: ...

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1990s Italian Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Set - 4 Yellow Swedish Postmodern 80s Vintage Nils Gammelgaard Ikea "Ted" Chairs
Set - 4 Yellow Swedish Postmodern 80s Vintage Nils Gammelgaard Ikea "Ted" Chairs

Set - 4 Yellow Swedish Postmodern 80s Vintage Nils Gammelgaard Ikea "Ted" Chairs

By Anonima Castelli, Giancarlo Piretti, IKEA

Located in Basel, BS

Great opportunity to have a complete set of 4 of these wonderful 1980s Nils Gaamelgaard for Ikea chairs as a perfect set of 4 in yellow! Sold here as a set. Note: Yellow cushions wi...

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1980s Swedish Vintage Post-Modern Chairs

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Metal

Postmodern 1980s Flex 2000 Stacking Chairs by Gerd Lange for Thonet, Beech Wood
Postmodern 1980s Flex 2000 Stacking Chairs by Gerd Lange for Thonet, Beech Wood

Postmodern 1980s Flex 2000 Stacking Chairs by Gerd Lange for Thonet, Beech Wood

By Gerd Lange, Thonet

Located in Basel, BS

Excellent Flex 2000 Stacking Chair by Gerd Lange for Thonet, with wooden oak frames and black seats. No longer produced, Rare items. NOTE: We have up to 32 chairs available!! Let us know if you need more-- we can arrange. This listing is for one chair, and you can purchase up to 32! Please let us know how many chairs you would like to purchase, and we can combine shipping for you. Designed by Gerd Lange in 1983, manufactured in Western-Germany. The legs are made of solid ashwood, the frame is made of ashwood bentwood and veneered beech struts. The seat and back consists of original black painted PVC material. Incredible space savers-- stackable! Dimensions 18.3ʺW × 16ʺD × 31.1ʺH International Shipping details...

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1980s German Vintage Post-Modern Chairs

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PVC, Ash, Beech

Kwok Hoi Chan for Steiner Pair of Dining Chairs in Red Leather
Kwok Hoi Chan for Steiner Pair of Dining Chairs in Red Leather

Kwok Hoi Chan for Steiner Pair of Dining Chairs in Red Leather

By Gilbert Steiner, Kwok Hoi Chan

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Kwok Hoi Chan for Steiner, pair of dining chairs, leather, lacquered steel, France, circa 1970 A postmodern design by Chinese designer Kwok Hoi Chan known for his works that are imm...

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1970s French Vintage Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Leather

Luna Chair in Black Powder Coated Iron by Animate Objects
Luna Chair in Black Powder Coated Iron by Animate Objects

Luna Chair in Black Powder Coated Iron by Animate Objects

Located in Geneve, CH

Luna Chair in Black Powder Coated Iron by Animate Objects. Dimensions: W 40 x D 40 x H 106 cm. Materials: Iron, Black Powder Coated. Inspired by Picasso’s horse costume in Cocteau’s...

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2010s Turkish Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Iron

Enzo Mari NOS The Box chair in orange for Aleph Atlantide Driade 1995
Enzo Mari NOS The Box chair in orange for Aleph Atlantide Driade 1995

Enzo Mari NOS The Box chair in orange for Aleph Atlantide Driade 1995

By Enzo Mari, Driade

Located in Skokie, IL

Enzo Mari NOS model "Box chair" in orange manufactured by Aleph Atlantide (Driade), Italy, 1995 The Enzo Mari NOS model "The Box" chair, manufactured by Aleph Atlantide (Driade) in ...

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1990s Italian Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

1990s Postmodern Folding Chair in the Rodney Kinsman'd Style
1990s Postmodern Folding Chair in the Rodney Kinsman'd Style

1990s Postmodern Folding Chair in the Rodney Kinsman'd Style

By Rodney Kinsman

Located in Miami, FL

1990s Postmodern Folding Accent Chair in the Rodney Kinsman'd Style. Features a Memphis Group inspired design with a bent chromed frame with what seems to be faux leather seat and b...

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1990s Italian Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Chrome

2x Lounge Chairs by Walter Atonis for Spectrum. Sweden, 1970s
2x Lounge Chairs by Walter Atonis for Spectrum. Sweden, 1970s

2x Lounge Chairs by Walter Atonis for Spectrum. Sweden, 1970s

By 't Spectrum

Located in Nashville, TN

Item Details: Pair of black leather, chrome lounge chairs Creator: Walter Atonis for Spectrum Dimensions: -floor to seat: 14” -floor to top of arm: 18.5” -seat width: 21” -seat depth...

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Mid-20th Century Dutch Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Vintage Chair Louis XX by Philippe Starck for Vitra, 1990s
Vintage Chair Louis XX by Philippe Starck for Vitra, 1990s

Vintage Chair Louis XX by Philippe Starck for Vitra, 1990s

By Vitra, Philippe Starck

Located in Radomsko, Województwo łódzkie

Indulge in the iconic design and rich history of Philippe Starck's Louis XX chairs. Inspired by the opulence of 18th-century French furniture, these chairs boast a contemporary twist...

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1990s Swiss Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Philippe Starck "Pat Conley 2" armchair for XO, France 1986
Philippe Starck "Pat Conley 2" armchair for XO, France 1986

Philippe Starck "Pat Conley 2" armchair for XO, France 1986

By Philippe Starck, XO Design

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Pat Conley “Chair No. 2,” XO, France A striking example of late 20th-century design, defined by its fluid, sculptural, architectural lines and industrial materiality. Crafted in me...

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20th Century French Post-Modern Chairs

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Metal

Set 12 industrial , Modernist Cafe / Lounge Metal Chairs..after Jean Prouve
Set 12 industrial , Modernist Cafe / Lounge Metal Chairs..after Jean Prouve

Set 12 industrial , Modernist Cafe / Lounge Metal Chairs..after Jean Prouve

By C. Bell, Jean Prouvé

Located in Buffalo, NY

Set 12 industrial ,Post Modernist Cafe / Lounge Metal Chairs..after Jean Prouve chair. Amazing design , color,,Quirky and young, this metal iteration of the original HL dinning chai...

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2010s Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Modern Style Aurora Chair Sculpted in Walnut Finish Arms, leather seating, cane
Modern Style Aurora Chair Sculpted in Walnut Finish Arms, leather seating, cane

Modern Style Aurora Chair Sculpted in Walnut Finish Arms, leather seating, cane

By SIMONINI

Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo

The Aurora collection aka Dawn marks a new exiting moment in our design history, in where we dove deep in to the creativity unknown, to create a collection that would be able to hold...

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2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Faux Leather, Cane, Hardwood, Walnut

Frag Italy 6 Stitched Leather Side Chairs Style of Mario Bellini Post-Modern
Frag Italy 6 Stitched Leather Side Chairs Style of Mario Bellini Post-Modern

Frag Italy 6 Stitched Leather Side Chairs Style of Mario Bellini Post-Modern

By Frag, Mario Bellini

Located in Philadelphia, PA

An Italian set of four six (6) off-white stitched leather side or dining chairs by design company Frag. Made in Italy as marked. 100% leather. Similar in style to the Cassina leather...

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Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Leather

Modern Style Aurora Chair Sculpted in Walnut Finish No Arms, Upholstered Seat
Modern Style Aurora Chair Sculpted in Walnut Finish No Arms, Upholstered Seat

Modern Style Aurora Chair Sculpted in Walnut Finish No Arms, Upholstered Seat

By SIMONINI

Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo

The Aurora collection aka Dawn marks a new exiting moment in our design history, in where we dove deep in to the creativity unknown, to create a collection that would be able to hold...

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2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Faux Leather, Cane, Hardwood, Walnut

Uram Desk Chair by Madheke
Uram Desk Chair by Madheke

Uram Desk Chair by Madheke

Located in Geneve, CH

Uram Desk Chair by Madheke Dimensions: D 58.7 x W 56.2 x H 45.8 cm. Materials: Sleek metal frame, structurally reinforced, Brass-capped joints and frame ends, Leather upholstered sea...

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2010s Indian Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Leather, Upholstery

Post-Modern Style Aurora Chair in Black Ebonized with Cane Back and Leather
Post-Modern Style Aurora Chair in Black Ebonized with Cane Back and Leather

Post-Modern Style Aurora Chair in Black Ebonized with Cane Back and Leather

By SIMONINI

Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo

The Aurora collection aka Dawn marks a new exiting moment in our design history, in where we dove deep in to the creativity unknown, to create a collection that would be able to hold...

Category

2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Faux Leather, Cane, Hardwood, Walnut

"Louis 20" Chairs by Philippe Starck for Vitra, Green / 1994
"Louis 20" Chairs by Philippe Starck for Vitra, Green / 1994

"Louis 20" Chairs by Philippe Starck for Vitra, Green / 1994

By Vitra, Philippe Starck

Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL

Offered here is a rare, project-ready set of twenty-one Louis 20 chairs, designed by Philippe Starck for Vitra—an ideal balance of iconic authorship and real-world contract practical...

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1990s Swiss Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Post-Modern Style Aurora Chair in Sculpted Black Ebonized Solid Wood
Post-Modern Style Aurora Chair in Sculpted Black Ebonized Solid Wood

Post-Modern Style Aurora Chair in Sculpted Black Ebonized Solid Wood

By SIMONINI

Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo

The Aurora collection aka Dawn marks a new exiting moment in our design history, in where we dove deep in to the creativity unknown, to create a collection that would be able to hold...

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2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Faux Leather, Cane, Hardwood, Walnut

Gaetano Pesce  Chair for Cassina 1980 80s
Gaetano Pesce  Chair for Cassina 1980 80s

Gaetano Pesce Chair for Cassina 1980 80s

By Cassina, Gaetano Pesce

Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

Gaetano Pesce chair for Cassina. Model: Dalila Due Plastic painted in dark red. Rare chair in the style of Gaetano Pesce 's Radicale era. It's dark and decadent.  

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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Plastic

Pharrell Williams Perspective Chair for Domeau & Pérès Resin Leather France
Pharrell Williams Perspective Chair for Domeau & Pérès Resin Leather France

Pharrell Williams Perspective Chair for Domeau & Pérès Resin Leather France

By Domeau & Pérès

Located in Munster, NRW

Pharrell Williams, Perspective chair for Domeau & Pérès “If we could have fabricators for everything that we think in our lives, do you understand how great life would be?”. Born from the collaboration of a brilliant mind and great craftsmen, the Perspective chair can be seen as a marvelous illustration of this Pharrell Williams quote. Discreet homage to the Eames stacking chairs...

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Early 2000s French Post-Modern Chairs

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Leather, Resin

Fisherman Chair, Sculptural Chair in recycled nickel, chrome, copper, steel
Fisherman Chair, Sculptural Chair in recycled nickel, chrome, copper, steel

Fisherman Chair, Sculptural Chair in recycled nickel, chrome, copper, steel

By Panorammma

Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX

Fisherman Chair reveals itself as foreign, almost alien-like. The piece seems to have been recovered from the bottom of the ocean on a lost planet. It is generative in the sense that...

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2010s Post-Modern Chairs

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Copper, Steel, Chrome, Nickel

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