Post-Modern Chairs
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
David Mazel Tov LifeGuard Chair, Handcrafted Maple Coastal Inspiration Seating
Located in Montreal, Quebec
This chair is named in honor of the famous lifeguard. David Mazel Tov is a design focused on perspectives and it allows two people to co-exist in a space with different points of vie...
Category
2010s Canadian Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Rattan, Maple
Egge Lounge Chair by Atra Design
By ATRA
Located in Geneve, CH
Egge lounge chair by Atra Design
Dimensions: D 83.9 x W 105.6 x H 62.9 cm
Materials: boulé fabric, brass
Atra Design
We are Atra, a furniture brand produced by Atra form a mexi...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Brass
Set of 4 Sheepskin WNG Chairs by Mazo Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 sheepskin WNG chairs by Mazo Design
Dimensions: W 60 x D 50 x H 76 cm
Materials: oak, sheepskin.
Also available: DAW/Royal, KVADRAT/Hallingdal & Fiord, BUTE/Storr, KVADR...
Category
2010s Danish Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Other
Frag Italy Set of Four '4' Stitched Leather Side Chairs Style of Mario Bellini
By Frag, Mario Bellini
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An Italian set of four (4) red burgundy stitched leather side or dining chairs by design company Frag. Made in Italy as marked. 100% leather. Similar in style to the Cassina leather ...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather
2 Gliss 920 Chairs by Claudio Dondoli & MarCo Pocci, 'Price is for 1 Chair'
By Pedrali
Located in London, GB
Price is for 1 chair, happy to sell singly or as a pair.
The Gliss 920 armchair, designed and manufactured in Italy by Claudio Dondoli and Marco Pocci of the Archirivolto studio f...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Chrome Frame Lounge Chair After Baughman
Located in New York, NY
Chic and stylish club, lounge chair having bright chrome D shaped continuous arm, leg elements, and upholstered seats and back rests. The chair is in very fine, original, clean and r...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Postmodern Steelcase Office Desk Dining Chair
By Steelcase
Located in New York, NY
Chic architectural side chair by noted American furniture maker, Steelcase. The chair features an orange tweed continuous seat and back, with white plastic exterior shell, on chrome ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Red Top, Ink Dining Chair by Masaya
By Masaya
Located in Geneve, CH
Red top, ink dining chair by Masaya
Dimensions: W54 x D58 x H63/79 cm
Materials: brass
Also available: different colors (gold, polished brass. black, painted brass) and material...
Category
2010s Thai Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Brass
Set of 6 Blue and Beechwood Chairs by Farstrup Furniture
By Farstrup
Located in Belmont, MA
Farstrup furniture. Six (6) chairs Farstrup furniture. Conference chairs made of polished lacquered beech wood with armrests, stackable, seats and backs covered with blue wool fabric.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Wool, Beech
Kolho Natural Dining Chair by Made By Choice
Located in Geneve, CH
Kolho natural dining chair by Made By Choice with Matthew Day Jackson
Kolho Collection
Dimensions: 54 x 54 x 77 cm
Materials: Oak ( Oak veneered plywood natural oak, stained black...
Category
2010s Finnish Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Birch, Plywood
Post Modern Swiss Design Seconda Chairs by Mario Botta for Alias, 1980s
By Alias, Mario Botta
Located in Renens, CH
Set of 6 Seconda chairs by Mario Botta for Alias, 1980s
The Seconda chair (1982) is an iconic piece of design, with use of materials that are typical for Botta’s furniture and lam...
Category
1980s Swiss Vintage Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Black Ala Lounge Chair by Atra Design
By ATRA
Located in Geneve, CH
Black Ala lounge chair by Atra Design
Dimensions: D 50 x W 46.9 x H 76.9 cm
Materials: leather pads, mahogany
Available in mahogany or teak. Available in other color.
Atra Desi...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Murtoli Sculpted Chair by Jean Grisoni
By Jean Grison
Located in Geneve, CH
Murtoli sculpted chair by Jean Grisoni
Dimensions: D 40 x W 40 x H 85 cm
Materials: bronze
Patinated bronze chair.
Jean Grisoni
In recent years, art furniture has become Jea...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Bronze
Post-Modern Luxury Jaimé Tresserra Casablanca Office Armchair, 1987, Spain
Located in Antwerp, BE
Jaime´ Tresserra Casablanca armchair; Office chair; Tresserra collection; Cognac leather seating; Spanish furniture design; Walnut;
Postmodern Luxury Manager's desk chair 'Casabl...
Category
1980s Spanish Vintage Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Set of Four Black Leather CAB 412 Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A set of four of 20th century Italian design icons in black saddle leather, the CAB 412 chair by Mario Bellini for Cassina. When first produced in 1977, the CAB was the first chair t...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather
Pair of Gerrit Rietveld for Cassina Postmodern Black Zig Zag Chairs
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
From Le Shoppe Too in Michigan, this pair of Zig Zag chairs are made by Cassina, circa the 1980's. The sculptural wood bases are finished in black and make a nice addition to any mod...
Category
1980s Vintage Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Funky Stool Made in 467 Minutes by Minute Manufacturing
Located in Geneve, CH
Funky stool made in 467 Minutes by Minute Manufacturing
Dimensions: 42 x 42 x 56 cm
Materials: Waste materials
Such as cardboard tubes, plastic boxes, leather, clay
Minute Manu...
Category
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Clay, Plastic
Kolho Natural Black Dining Chair by Made By Choice
Located in Geneve, CH
Kolho Natural black dining chair by Made By Choice with Matthew Day Jackson
Kolho Collection
Dimensions: 54 x 54 x 77 cm
Materials: Oak ( Oak veneered plywood Natural Oak, Stained...
Category
2010s Finnish Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Plywood, Birch
Arco Chair by Dovain Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Arco Chair by Dovain Studio
Dimensions: H 85 x W 60 x D 55 x SH 49 cm
Materials: Velvet, Wood, Brass detail
Dovain Studio
Creative direction by Sergio Prieto, a Spanish artist-...
Category
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
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 Chairs
Materials
Iron
Matching Pair of Mid-Century Post Modern Black Rattan Armchairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A sculptural pair of armchairs circa 1980's. These feature black rattan frames with light grey tweed cushions.
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Rattan
Red Rose Lounge Chair by Masanori Umeda for Edra
Located in San Francisco, CA
A three-legged velvet upholstery red rose lounge chair on solid aluminum legs by Masanori Umeda for Edra.
Italy, 1990s.
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Handsculpted Brass Chair, Twigy, Masaya
By Misaya
Located in Geneve, CH
Chair by Masaya
Dimensions: 65 x 53 x 50 cm
Brass
Handsculpted.
Category
2010s Thai Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Brass
Adriano e Paolo Suman Giorgetti Constructivist Armchair, 1984
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Fantastic constructivistic shaped Postmodern armchair designed by designer duo Adriano e Paolo Suman, manufactured by Giorgetti Spa, Italy, 1984. This chair is from the Matrix series...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Plywood
White Femur Dining Chair by Atra Design
By ATRA
Located in Geneve, CH
White Femur dining chair by Atra Design
Dimensions: D 58.5 x W 45 x H 85 cm
Materials: fabric, walnut
Available in leather or fabric seat and in other colors.
Atra Design
We a...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Set of 4X4, Chair & Object by Studio Verbaan
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4-X4, Chair & Object by Studio Verbaan
Custom and Handmade
Limited Edition of 12
Dimensions: D 70 x W 70 x H 42 cm (chair), D 45 X W 45 X H 32 cm (object)
Materials: Oak w...
Category
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Oak
Layered Steel Seat X by Hyungshin Hwang
Located in Geneve, CH
Layered steel seat X by Hyungshin Hwang
Dimensions: D 33 x W 27 x H 42 cm
Materials: stainless steel
Layered Series is the main theme and concept of work of Hwang, who continues...
Category
2010s Korean Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Mario Sabot Sculptural Chairs by Max Papiri
By Max Papiri
Located in Antwerp, BE
Black lacquer with red edges by Max Papiri, functional art, collectible design
Designed on request by and for the private home of Mario Sabot. The intriguing design shows straight ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Set of 6 Postmodern Black Metal and Velluto Dining Chairs by Cattelan Italia
Located in Milano, IT
Set of six 1980s Italian postmodern dining chairs in black metal. The chairs are produced by the famous manufacture of Cattelan Italia designer Maurizio Cattelan. The chairs are made...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Ruud-Jan Kokke Slat Chair, the Netherlands, 1986
Located in Utrecht, NL
Designed by Ruud-Jan Kokke, this slat chair was produced by the Dutch manufactory Spectrum, in 1986 as part of their series called “Kokke-Chairs”.
The frame is manually assembled ...
Category
1980s Dutch Vintage Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Oak
Post Modern Italian Lacquered Set of Four Dining Chairs
By Saporiti
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Set of 4 Postmodern lacquered white dining room chairs. Marked made in Italy, in the style of Saporiti. Minor blemishes to the lacquer is at a minimum.
Pictured. Size: Seat height i...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Naugahyde, Hardwood
Mario Botta Rare 1982 Chrome Seconda Chairs Italy Alias
By Mario Botta, Alias
Located in San Diego, CA
Mario Botta Seconda Metal - Chrome armchairs Memphis for Alias Italy, 1982 edition with chrome and black leather is a rare version of the Iconic Seconda Mario Botta char. The Seconda...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Brass Sculpted Brass Chair, Misaya
By Misaya
Located in Geneve, CH
Brass sculpted brass chair, Misaya.
Dimensions: W 54 x L 58 x H 79 cm (seating: 63).
Hand-sculpted chair in brass.
Category
2010s Thai Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Brass
Set of 4 Nuage Armchairs by Pendhapa
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 Nuage armchairs by PENDHAPA
Dimensions: D100 x W95 x H70 cm each
Materials: Solid black javanese teak, Fabric
Weight: 50 kg each
Can be made with a base in Solid Oak / POA....
Category
2010s Singaporean Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Teak
Stool Made in 296 Minutes by Minute Manufacturing
Located in Geneve, CH
Stool Made in 296 Minutes by Minute Manufacturing
Dimensions: W 42 x D 42 x H 46 cm
Materials: Waste materials
Such as cardboard tubes, plastic boxes, leather, clay
Minute Man...
Category
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Plastic, Leather, Clay
Bla' Station, Condeco Chair by Johan Lindau, 2003
By Bla Station
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bla' Station
Condeco chair
Design: Johan Lindau, 2OO3
Chair. Frame of solid oak
Very comfortable with extraordinary shaped geometrical structure.
Leather and wood in excellent ...
Category
Early 2000s Scandinavian Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Alejandro Estrada Bamboo Dining Chairs for Piegatto
By Piegatto
Located in Antwerp, BE
Bamboo dining chairs by Estrada
Plywood contour or "S-chair". A tribute of the Guatemalan designer Alejandro Estrada to the iconic Gerrit Rietveld "Zig-Zag" chair, produced by Piegat...
Category
Early 2000s Guatemalan Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Bamboo, Plywood
Laakso Dining Chair, Black by Made By Choice
Located in Geneve, CH
Laakso dining chair, black by Made By Choice with Saku Sysiö
Dimensions: 56 x 50 x 69 cm
Materials: Solid Ash
Finishes: Natural Ash / Painted Black
Also Available in Oak, Uphol...
Category
2010s Finnish Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Ash
Kastu Black Cognac Leather Chair by Made By Choice
Located in Geneve, CH
Kastu black cognac leather chair by Made By Choice
Dimensions: 46 x 49 x 81 cm
Materials: Plywood
Standard finishes: Natural wood / painted black
Also available: Kastu black ch...
Category
2010s Finnish Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Plywood, Leather
Set Of 2 Sahara Sheepskin TMBO Lounge Chairs by Mazo Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Set Of 2 Sahara Sheepskin TMBO lounge chairs by Mazo Design
Dimensions: W 90 x D 68.5 x H 87 cm
Materials: Oak, Sheepskin.
Also Available: ROMO/Linara, DAW/Royal, KVADRAT/Remix, KVAD...
Category
2010s Danish Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Other
Pair of First Chairs by Michele de Lucchi for Memphis
Located in Vienna, AT
Pair of iconic "First Chairs" designed by Michelle de Lucchi for Memphis Milano 1983 in good condition, some scratches to the seat. Priced individually.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Post Modern Side or Dining Chair by Maurice Villency
Located in New York, NY
Chic high style post modern side, or dining chair, often attributed to Pierre Cardin, we believe it is actually Maurice Villency. This example is in very good, original estate condit...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
6 Cognac Leather Ed Archer Chairs by Philippe Starck for Driade / Aleph
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
The Ed Archer dining chair was designed by Philippe Starck in 1986 for Driade / Aleph. The cognac leather “full dress”, that reaches the floor, strongly opposes to the only polished ...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Simplon Dining Chair by Atra Design
By ATRA
Located in Geneve, CH
Simplon dining chair by Atra Design
Dimensions: D 47.5 x W 54.1 x H 84.8 cm
Materials: white oak wood, boucle linen fabric
Seat material available in leather or fabric.
Atra De...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Oak, Fabric
Set of 3 Stackable Chairs Designed by Mario Bellini for Heller, Italy
By Heller, Mario Bellini
Located in San Diego, CA
Nice set of 3 stackable chairs designed by Mario Bellini for Heller great colors and condition its like new, made in Italy. Grey, white & black.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Plastic
1/6 Postmodern 1980s Memphis Style Chair, Plywood and Blue Melamine Veneer 1980s
Located in Zagreb, HR
Postmodern chair from the 1980s-1990s
Manufactured in Italy by an unknown manufacturer
Unique design
6 chairs are available, the price is for one!
For buying more than 1 chai...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Post-Modern Pair of Easy Chairs in Chrome and Plastic Wire
By René Herbst
Located in Antwerp, BE
Unusual Post-modern Rene Herbst style chairs, France, 1960s
Modernist inspired piece designed like a closed chaise longue.
The partial translucency of the plastic wire give away ...
Category
1960s European Vintage Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
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 Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Teak
Franco Bizzozzero - Enrico Pellizoni 10 Orange Leather "Bizzy" Stacking Chairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Model: Bizzy chair. A set of ten chairs by Italian designer Franco Bizzozero for Enrico Pellizzoni. With sleek and clean lines, this design features a trim chromed sled base, and fin...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Set of 2 Just Rose, Kolho Original Lounge Chairs, MDJ Kuu by Made By Choice
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2, Just Rose, Kolho Original Lounge Chair, MDJ KUU by Made By Choice with Matthew Day Jackson
Kolho Collection
Dimensions: 70 x 60 x 70 cm
Materials: Plywood
Also Availa...
Category
2010s Finnish Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Birch, Plywood
Oak and Sipo Solid Wood Handcrafted Contemporary Design Armchair
Located in Paris, FR
Created by French graphic artist and designer Daniel Guillotin, the "Chêne et Sipo" Altesachair is the career artist and creative director's variable design to his dark wood and plex...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood, Oak
Trono Block Black Chair by Umberto Bellardi Ricci
Located in Geneve, CH
Trono block black chair by Umberto Bellardi Ricci
Dimensions: D 14.5" x W 14.5" x H 16.5 in
Materials: l-beam and dedar upholstery.
Umberto Bellardi Ricci is an Italian sculptor...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Misty Beige Salvador Chair by Nelson Araujo
Located in Geneve, CH
Misty Beige Salvador chair by Nelson Araujo
Dimensions: D 47 x H 75 cm
Materials: Wood, velvet and foam.
Also available: Terracota colour available
Nelson de Araújo, graduated ...
Category
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Foam, Wood
Set Of 2 DEDAR/Linear TMBO Lounge Chairs by Mazo Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Set Of 2 DEDAR/Linear TMBO Lounge Chairs by Mazo Design
Dimensions: W 90 x D 68.5 x H 87 cm
Materials: Oak, Textile
Also Available: ROMO/Linara, DAW/Royal, KVADRAT/Remix, KVADRAT...
Category
2010s Danish Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Other
Trono Block Beige Chair by Umberto Bellardi Ricci
Located in Geneve, CH
Trono Block Beige chair by Umberto Bellardi Ricci
Dimensions: D 14.5" x W 14.5" x H 16.5 in
Materials: l-beam and Pierre Frey upholstery.
Umberto Bellardi Ricci is an Italian sculpt...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Set of 4 Sahara Sheepskin TMBO Lounge Chairs by Mazo Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Set Of 4 Sahara Sheepskin TMBO Lounge Chairs by Mazo Design
Dimensions: W 90 x D 68.5 x H 87 cm
Materials: Oak, Sheepskin.
Also Available: ROMO/Linara, DAW/Royal, KVADRAT/Remix, K...
Category
2010s Danish Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Other
Postmodern artists Stools, Italian Design, wabi-sabi inspired, 1950's
Located in Antwerp, BE
Post-modern; Italy; Mid-century modern; Wabi-Sabi; Oriental; Memphis; Organic modern;
Postmodern set of stools with curved seating made as a special commission by an Italian artist...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Ceramic, Leather
Kim Chair by Michele de Lucchi for Memphis-Milano, 1980s
Located in Renens, CH
The Kim chair was designed by the Italian architect Michele de Lucchi in 1987: De Lucchi was one of the co-founders of the Postmodern design group Memphis, headed by Ettore Sottsass....
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
