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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
Terra Chair by Pepe Albargues
Located in Geneve, CH
Terra chair by Pepe Albargues Dimensions: W 53 x D 60 x H 78 x Seat 47 Materials: Black painted iron frame and legs for others colours please ask for increment. Foam CMHR (high res...
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2010s Spanish Post-Modern Chairs

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Iron

Pilota Black Leather Fango Green Lounge Chair by Pulpo
Located in Geneve, CH
Pilota black leather fango green lounge chair by Pulpo Dimensions: D65 x W75 x H75 cm Materials: Leather, cord, faux fur, wool, powder coated metal Also available in different c...
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2010s German Post-Modern Chairs

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Metal

Black Ocean 1 Stool by the Shaw
Located in Geneve, CH
Black ocean 1 stool by The Shaw Dimensions: D41.5 x W 41.5 x H46 cm Materials: Stainless steel Weight: 10 kg. B L A C K O C E A N I opened my eyes, it was still dark, the bla...
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2010s Chinese Post-Modern Chairs

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Stainless Steel

Black Ocean 2 Stool by the Shaw
Located in Geneve, CH
Black ocean 2 stool by The Shaw Dimensions: D32.5 x W 32.5 x H60 cm Materials: Stainless Steel Weight: 13 kg B L A C K O C E A N I opened my eyes, it was still dark, the blac...
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2010s Chinese Post-Modern Chairs

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Stainless Steel

Gigi Barstool by Nish Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Gigi Barstool by Nish Studio Dimensions: W 54.5 x D52 x H 111.3 cm. Materials: Oak w/ natural sealant + Black Steel Footrest *Price without cushion. N I S H is a Cape Town based Fa...
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2010s South African Post-Modern Chairs

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Steel

Optique Dining Chair by Albert Potgieter Designs
Located in Geneve, CH
Optique dining chair by Albert Potgieter Designs Dimensions: D 45 x W 45 x H 80 cm. SH: 45 cm. Materials: Ash. The Optique Dining Chair is the elegant minimalist version of the...
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2010s Dutch Post-Modern Chairs

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Ash

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: Oak Also available in seating oak natural, seating walnut natural, seating teak (outdoor). The PR...
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2010s French Post-Modern Chairs

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Oak

Perlude Oak Bench Small by Caroline Voet
Located in Geneve, CH
Perlude oak bench small by Caroline Voet Dimensions: 120 x H 43 cm Materials: Natural Oak Also available in seating oak black, seating walnut natural, s...
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2010s French Post-Modern Chairs

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Oak

Perlude Walnut Natural Medium by Caroline Voet
Located in Geneve, CH
Perlude walnut natural medium by Caroline Voet Dimensions: 50 x 150 x H 43 cm Materials: Walnut natural Also available in oak natural, seating oak bla...
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2010s French Post-Modern Chairs

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Walnut

Set of 5 Geometric Blossom Puffs by Sofia Alvarado
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 5 geometric blossom puffs by Sofia Alvarado Dimensions: D 150 x W 60 x H 45 cm Materials: Blackout fabrics. One of a Kind. FI is an ornamental artist who embodies the cr...
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2010s Panamanian Post-Modern Chairs

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Fabric

Set of 3 Fragments Stools by Geke Lensink
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 3 Fragments stools by Geke Lensink Dimensions: D43 x H61 cm Materials: earthenware, handpainted graphics After graduating from ArtEZ University of the Arts, Geke Lensin...
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2010s Dutch Post-Modern Chairs

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Earthenware, Paint

The Hive Bar Stool by Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
The Hive counter stool by Royal Stranger Dimensions: D66 x W55 x H105 cm Materials: Celadon cotton velvet. cotton velvet, Polished brass. Weight: 15 kg Finish options: Upholst...
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2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Chairs

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Brass

Agora Gold and Black Bar Stool by Pepe Albargues
Located in Geneve, CH
Agora Gold and Black Bar Stool by Pepe Albargues Dimensions: Chair Height 87 seat 67, depth 52, width 50 cm Materials: Iron structure and particles board. Seat stuffed with polyurethane CMHR40-30. Lacquered iron legs. About Agora Collection, gold bar stool...
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2010s Spanish Post-Modern Chairs

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Iron

Casbah Brass Chair White by Nomade Atelier
Located in Geneve, CH
Casbah brass chair black by Nomade Atelier Dimensions: D94 x W 75 x H107 cm Material: Brass, leather. Available in black or White leather. For others finishes, The Casbah chair...
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2010s Mexican Post-Modern Chairs

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Brass

Unique Arch Square Dark Stool by Mesut Öztürk
Located in Geneve, CH
Unique arch square dark stool by Mesut Öztürk. Dimensions:  W 19 x D 19 x  H 40 cm. Materials: stoneware. "Arch stools are sculptural furnitures deriv...
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2010s Turkish Post-Modern Chairs

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Stoneware

Lean Dusty Green Lounge Chair by Nur Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Lean dusty green lounge chair by Nur design. Materials: plywood, fibre and foam. Dimensions: D 66 x W 64 x H 72 cm. Also available in different colours.  The founders, Mia and...
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2010s Danish Post-Modern Chairs

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Metal

Lean Army Green Lounge Chair by Nur Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Lean army green lounge chair by Nur Design Materials: Plywood, Fibre and Foam Dimensions: D 66 x W 64 x H 72 cm Also available in differente colours. The founders, Mia and Torb...
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2010s Danish Post-Modern Chairs

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Metal

Trono Pill Beige Chair by Umberto Bellardi Ricci
Located in Geneve, CH
Trono Pill beige chair by Umberto Bellardi Ricci Dimensions: Diameter 16" x H 18.5 in Materials: l-beam and Pierre Frey upholstery. Umberto Bellardi Ricci is an Italian sculptor...
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2010s American Post-Modern Chairs

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Steel

Frame Dark Dining Chair by Mario Tsai Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Frame dark dining chair by Mario Tsai Studio. Materials: Fabric, metal. Dimensions: D 53 x W 57 x H 77 cm. The Frame dining chair arose from the idea o...
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2010s Danish Post-Modern Chairs

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Metal

Dottie Single Module Sofa by Lagu
Located in Geneve, CH
Dottie Single Module by Lagu Designed by Ufuk Ceylan Dimensions: W 90 x D 90 x H 83 cm Materials: Bouclé, Foam, Hardwood, Upholstery. LAGU Istanbul, TURKEY A design approach ...
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2010s Turkish Post-Modern Chairs

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Bouclé, Upholstery, Foam, Hardwood

Object 049 Taupe Pouf by NG Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Object 049 Taupe Pouf by NG Design Dimensions: D64 x W51 x H41 cm Materials: Boucle upholstery, Solid Oak Also Available: All of objects available in different materials and colors ...
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2010s Polish Post-Modern Chairs

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Upholstery, Oak

Object 049 Mouse Pouf by NG Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Object 049 mouse pouf by NG Design Dimensions: D 64 x W 51 x H 41 cm. Materials: boucle upholstery, solid oak. Also available: All of objects available in different materials an...
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2010s Polish Post-Modern Chairs

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Upholstery, Oak

Object 049 Graphite Pouf by NG Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Object 049 Graphite Pouf by NG Design Dimensions: D64 x W51 x H41 cm Materials: Boucle upholstery, Solid Oak Also Available: All of objects available in different materials and ...
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2010s Polish Post-Modern Chairs

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Upholstery, Oak

Set of 3 Please Stand Up Seating Objects by Haus Otto
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 3 Please Stand Up Seating Objects by Haus Otto Dimensions: D25 x W57 x H40 cm Each Materials: recycled foam Weight: 7 kg Each »Please stand up« is a seating object that ...
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2010s German Post-Modern Chairs

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Foam

Set of 6 Please Stand Up Seating Objects by Haus Otto
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 6 please stand up seating objects by Haus Otto Dimensions: D25 x W57 x H40 cm Each Materials: recycled foam Weight: 7 kg Each »Please stand up« is a seating object that ...
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2010s German Post-Modern Chairs

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Foam

Set of 3 Fragments Stools by Geke Lensink
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 3 Fragments stools by Geke Lensink Dimensions: D43 x H61 cm Materials: earthenware, handpainted graphics After graduating from ArtEZ University of the Arts, Geke Lensin...
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2010s Dutch Post-Modern Chairs

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Earthenware, Paint

The Iconic Black Stained MZO Chair in Beechwood with Upholstery by Mazo Design
Located in Geneve, CH
The Iconic Black Stained MZO Chair in Beechwood with Upholstery by Mazo Design Dimensions: W 46 x D 50 x H 75 cm Materials: Beech. This iconic chair played a leading role in one of the fairy tales of Danish furniture design. However – more curiously – it is also on display at The Workers Museum in Copenhagen. This chair was designed specifically with the ambition to create a chair that working class Danes could afford. With mazo's new edition this classical chair is once again made available to everyone looking for a quality dining chair. Mazo produce and re-launch both the iconic international design classics, and the hidden gems that have only been produced in a small number in this design universe. We are serious about authenticity. We rely on it, as it is the core of our existence. Humbled to be trusted with the exclusive rights to manufacture and launch furniture...
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2010s Danish Post-Modern Chairs

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Other

Set of 4 TMBO Lounge Chair in Oak and BUTE/Storr Upholstery by Mazo Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 TMBO Lounge Chair in Oak and BUTE/Storr Upholstery 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/Hallingdal & Fiord, DEDAR/Linear, DAW/Mohair & Mcnutt, Sheepskin. 1935 is the date on the first draft of this chair by the renowned multitalent and architect Magnus Læssøe Stephensen...
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2010s Danish Post-Modern Chairs

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Other

Set of 2 Gray WNG Chair in Oak and BUTE/Storr Fabric Upholstery by Mazo Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Gray WNG Chair in Oak and BUTE/Storr Fabric Upholstery by Mazo Design Dimensions: W 60 x D 50 x H 76 cm Materials: Oak, Textile Also Available: DAW/Royal, KVADRAT/Hallingdal...
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2010s Danish Post-Modern Chairs

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Other

Set of 4 MZO Chairs by Mazo Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 MZO chairs by Mazo Design. Dimensions: W 46 x D 50 x H 75 cm. Materials: beech. This iconic chair played a leading role in one of the fairy tales of Danish furniture design. However – more curiously – it is also on display at The Workers Museum in Copenhagen. This chair was designed specifically with the ambition to create a chair that working class Danes could afford. With mazo's new edition this classical chair...
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2010s Danish Post-Modern Chairs

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Other

Set of 4 Iconic Black Stained MZO Chairs in Beechwood by Mazo Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 Iconic Black Stained MZO Chairs in Beechwood by Mazo Design Dimensions: W 46 x D 50 x H 75 cm Materials: Beech. This iconic chair played a leading role in one of the fairy ...
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2010s Danish Post-Modern Chairs

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Other

Set of 4 Dining WNG Chairs in Oak and KVADRAT/Hallingdal & Fiord by Mazo Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 Dining WNG Chairs in Oak and KVADRAT/Hallingdal & Fiord by Mazo Design Dimensions: W 60 x D 50 x H 76 cm Materials: Oak, Textile Also Available: BUTE/Storr, KVADRAT/Halling...
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2010s Danish Post-Modern Chairs

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Other

Mhono V1 Stool by Edizione Limitata
Located in Geneve, CH
Mhono V1 stool by Edizione Limitata Limited edition of 150 pieces. Signed and numbered. Dimensions: D40x W35 x H43 cm Materials: charred cedar wood This...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Chairs

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Wood

Arca V2 Bench by Edizione Limitata
Located in Geneve, CH
Arca V2 bench by Edizione Limitata Limited edition of 150 pieces. Signed and numbered. Dimensions: D117 x W35 x H42 cm Materials: solid ash wood These co...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Chairs

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Ash

Comma V2 Bench by Edizione Limitata
Located in Geneve, CH
Comma V2 bench by Edizione Limitata Limited edition of 150 pieces. Signed and numbered. Dimensions: D130 x W40 x H90 cm Materials: green patina bronze C...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Chairs

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Bronze

Set of 2 Icenine V2 Stools by Edizione Limitata
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Icenine V2 stools by Edizione Limitata Limited edition of 15+3 AP. Signed and numbered. Dimensions: D35 x W35 x H41 cm Materials: polished painted brass+ dark oak solid w...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Chairs

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Brass

Drum Stool by John Eric Byers
Located in Geneve, CH
Drum stool by John Eric Byers Dimensions: D51 x H38 cm Materials: carved + blackened + maple All works are individually handmade to order. John...
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2010s American Post-Modern Chairs

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Other

Brugola Black Chair by Mingardo
Located in Geneve, CH
Brugola black chair by Mingardo Dimensions: D48x W53 x H75 cm Materials: Varnished iron frame with brass hex screws Also Available in different finishes. Last November, we h...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Chairs

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Brass, Iron

Slumped Leather Stool by Gentner Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Slumped leather stool by Gentner Design. Dimensions: D 48 x W 48 x H 43 cm. Materials: aluminium, raw leather. These uniquely shaped stools are incredibly lightweight and extrem...
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2010s American Post-Modern Chairs

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Aluminum

Ultraleggera White Chair by Zieta
Located in Geneve, CH
Ultraleggera white chair by Zieta Dimensions: D 58 x W 49 x H 78 cm Materials: Aluminium. In 1957, Italian designer Gio Ponti created the Superleggera chair ...
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2010s Polish Post-Modern Chairs

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Aluminum

Agora Gold Chair by Pepe Albargues
Located in Geneve, CH
About Agora collection, black and gold chair Agora is a fresh take on wire chairs designed by Pepe Albargues. It exquisitely combines vinta...
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2010s Spanish Post-Modern Chairs

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Iron

Angle Red Oak Chair by Luis Gimeno
Located in Geneve, CH
Angle Red Oak Chair by Luis Gimeno Dimensions: D 50 x W 45 x H 75 cm Materials: Red oak. This chair has been designed with the aim of highlighting the ...
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2010s Spanish Post-Modern Chairs

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Oak

Odette Oak Chair by Fred and Juul
Located in Geneve, CH
Odette Oak Chair by Fred and Juul Dimensions: D 51 x W 58 x H 75 cm. Materials: Oak. Available in different oak finishes. Custom sizes, materials or fin...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Chairs

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Oak

Set of 6 Grey Residence 65 Counter Chairs by Kann Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 6 Grey Residence 65 Counter Chairs by Kann Design Dimensions: D 50 x W 46 x H 93 cm. Materials: Steel tube, HR foam, fabric upholstery Sahco Ellis 4 (11% viscose, 30 % linen)....
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2010s French Post-Modern Chairs

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Steel

Set of 6 Galta 75 Oak Counter Chairs by Kann Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 6 Galta 75 Oak Counter Chairs by Kann Design Dimensions: D 50 x W 43 x H 101.5 cm. Materials: Natural oak. Available in other colors. The Ga...
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2010s French Post-Modern Chairs

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Oak

Set of 6 Galta 75 Black Oak Counter Chairs by Kann Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 6 Galta 75 Black Oak Counter Chairs by Kann Design Dimensions: D 50 x W 43 x H 101.5 cm. Materials: Black lacquered oak. Available in other c...
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2010s French Post-Modern Chairs

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Oak

Set of 6 Galta Black Oak Chairs by Kann Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 6 Galta Black Oak Chairs by Kann Design Dimensions: D 43 x W 51 x H 80 cm. Materials: Black lacquered oak. Available in other finishes. With th...
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2010s French Post-Modern Chairs

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Oak

Set of 6 Black Residence 75 Counter Chairs by Kann Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 6 Black Residence 75 Counter Chairs by Kann Design Dimensions: D 50 x W 46 x H 103 cm. Materials: Steel tube, HR foam, fabric upholstery Kvadrat Relate 191 (100% Trevira). Ava...
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2010s French Post-Modern Chairs

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Steel

Folio Lounger by Kutarq Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Folio Lounger by Kutarq Studio Materials: Stainless steel. Dimensions: D 200 x W 72 x H 42 cm The FOLIO lounger explores the tensile qualities of steel, taking on the visual appeara...
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2010s Spanish Post-Modern Chairs

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Stainless Steel

Memphis Sculptural in Pink Velvet & Black Legs Dining Chair Vértigo
Located in Almería, ES
The Vértigo Dining Chair captures the tension between chaos and control. With its sharp silhouette and solid wood frame, it brings graphic structure to the room—an anchor in spaces t...
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2010s Spanish Post-Modern Chairs

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Velvet, Wood, Lacquer

Memphis Sculptural in Pink Velvet & Red Legs Dining Chair Vértigo
Located in Almería, ES
The Vértigo Dining Chair captures the tension between chaos and control. With its sharp silhouette and solid wood frame, it brings graphic structure to the room—an anchor in spaces t...
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2010s Spanish Post-Modern Chairs

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Velvet, Wood, Lacquer

Memphis Sculptural in Pink Velvet & Blue Legs Dining Chair Vértigo
Located in Almería, ES
The Vértigo Dining Chair captures the tension between chaos and control. With its sharp silhouette and solid wood frame, it brings graphic structure to the room—an anchor in spaces t...
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2010s Spanish Post-Modern Chairs

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Velvet, Wood, Lacquer

Sculptural Postmodern Brown Velvet Dining Chair Euforia
Located in Almería, ES
Euphoria lives in life’s smallest moments—and the Euforia Dining Chair is designed to capture that joy. With its sculptural silhouette and bold postmodern lines, it transforms every ...
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2010s Spanish Post-Modern Chairs

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Velvet

Sculptural Postmodern Blue Velvet Dining Chair Euforia
Located in Almería, ES
Euphoria lives in life’s smallest moments—and the Euforia Dining Chair is designed to capture that joy. With its sculptural silhouette and bold postmodern lines, it transforms every ...
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2010s Spanish Post-Modern Chairs

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Velvet

Mario Botta Set of Six 605 Quinta Chairs in Black Lacquered Steel by Alias 1980
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
Set of six 605 Quinta chairs with a black steel rod frame seat and back in bent perforated sheet metal. Designed by Mario Botta for Alias in 1985 (This chair is no longer in production). The Quinta chair it's an architecture you can sit on, this design clearly shows the inspiration of iconic designer as Le Corbusier, Louis Kahn, and Carlo Scarpa, an exemplary of this iconic chair is also exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art. Mario Botta was born in 1943 in Mendrisio. After working as an apprentice draughtsman for the Lugano-based architect Tita Carloni, he moved first to Milan and then to Venice, where he enrolled at the department of Architecture at the IUAV. He completed his degree in 1969 with a thesis tutored by Carlo Scarpa – after having met Le Corbusier and Louis Kahn, who were later to be sources of inspiration – and returned to Switzerland to open his own professional firm, which at the time dealt mainly with detached family private homes. These included the villas in Riva San Vitale (1971-1973), Ligornetto (1975-1976) and Morbio Superiore (1982-1983), in which Botta treated the theme of the home as a refuge, which protects and reassures its inhabitants. These were buildings with a character that was ironic and, in a certain sense, monumental, obtained for example (in the case of Morbio) through rigorous symmetrical compositions and a particular use of raw concrete blocks set in a linear pattern and alternated with strips of silvered brick which, on the contrary, were set at 45 degrees. Partially dug into the hillside, the villa was also characterised by a theme which was particularly dear to Botta and which had already been explored in Riva San Vitale; the net distinction between solids and voids, the latter appearing to have been dug out of the building. Between 1980 and 1990, Botta associated with artists and intellectuals from all walks of life and took numerous long trips abroad. Together with Gabriele Basilico and Edoardo Sanguinetti, he published “La Casa Rotonda”, and he became friends with Max Huber, Nicki de Saint Phalle, Dante Isella, Harld Szeemann, Robert Frank and Alberto Flammer. In 1986, the MoMA in New York dedicated a solo exhibition to his work, and the Swiss architect received his first contracts for public buildings and from abroad, debuting with the Cultural Centre in Chambéry (1984-1987). In Japan, on a challenging triangular lot of only one hundred and sixty square metres, a space which remained from the opening of a new highway, Botta built a small building which, with its clarity and strength of image, attempted to stand out in the midst of the chaos that surrounded it, thanks to a thick masonry curtain raised on the main façade, in which slabs of grey marble are crossed with horizontal fissures which erode the angles and cancel the perception of the number of floors which make up the museum. The church of Mongo, on the other hand, was the first step in a long series of places of worship, including designs for the churches of Pordenone (1987-1992) and Sartiana (1987-1995), for the cathedral of Evry (1988-1995), for the basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli on Mont Tamaro (1990-1996, for the Giovanni XXII church in Seriate (1994-2000) and for the Cymbalista synagogue in Tel Aviv (1996-1998). In each of these, light plays a predominant role as a prime generator of space and a measure for the definition of time that passes with the various phases of the day, the months and the seasons. Light is, however, the main symbolic element, representing through its variations the uneasiness of humankind in the face of divine perfection. In this same period, the scheduling for the construction of a new School of Architecture, the Mendrisio Academy, took place. Inaugurated in 1996, it offered an alternative approach to teaching in contrast to the Swiss University system, in which an important role is played by humanistic subjects and by a copious group of well-known international professors: from Rykwert to Benevolo, Burkhart, Campos Baeza, Dal Co, Frampton, Mendes da Rocha...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Chairs

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Steel, Sheet Metal

Postmodern Brown Fabric Parsons Dining Chairs - a Pair
Located in Delray Beach, FL
two your dining experience with this exquisite set of four Postmodern Brown Fabric Parsons Dining Chairs. Each chair boasts a sophisticated scroll top design, adding an elegant touch...
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20th Century American Post-Modern Chairs

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Fabric

Post-modern chairs for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Post-Modern chairs for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage chairs created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating, decorative objects, building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Post-Modern chairs made in a specific country, there are Europe, Scandinavia, and Denmark pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original chairs, popular names associated with this style include Pepe Albargues, LapiegaWD, Philippe Starck, and ATRA. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for chairs differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $110 and tops out at $243,184 while the average work can sell for $3,171.

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