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Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk 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 Mendini — a onetime mentor to Sottsass and a key figure in the Italian Radical movement — brought the discussion to bear on design.

Sottsass, an industrial designer, philosopher and provocateur, gathered a core group of young designers into a collective in 1980 they called Memphis. Members of the Memphis Group,  which would come to include Martine Bedin, Michael Graves, Marco Zanini, Shiro Kuramata, Michele de Lucchi and Matteo Thun, saw design as a means of communication, and they wanted it to shout. That it did: The first Memphis collection appeared in 1981 in Milan and broke all the modernist taboos, embracing irony, kitsch, wild ornamentation and bad taste.

Memphis works remain icons of postmodernism: the Sottsass Casablanca bookcase, with its leopard-print plastic veneer; de Lucchi’s First chair, which has been described as having the look of an electronics component; Martine Bedin’s Super lamp: a pull-toy puppy on a power-cord leash. Even though it preceded the Memphis Group’s formal launch, Sottsass’s iconic Ultrafragola mirror — in its conspicuously curved plastic shell with radical pops of pink neon — proves striking in any space and embodies many of the collective’s postmodern ideals. 

After the initial Memphis show caused an uproar, the postmodern movement within furniture and interior design quickly took off in America. (Memphis fell out of fashion when the Reagan era gave way to cool 1990’s minimalism.) The architect Robert Venturi had by then already begun a series of plywood chairs for Knoll Inc., with beefy, exaggerated silhouettes of traditional styles such as Queen Anne and Chippendale. In 1982, the new firm Swid Powell enlisted a group of top American architects, including Frank Gehry, Richard Meier, Stanley Tigerman and Venturi to create postmodern tableware in silver, ceramic and glass.

On 1stDibs, the vintage postmodern furniture collection includes chairs, coffee tables, sofas, decorative objects, table lamps and more.

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Style: Post-Modern
Rare Post Modern Black Ribbed leather Office desk chair on casters made in Italy
Rare Post Modern Black Ribbed leather Office desk chair on casters made in Italy

Rare Post Modern Black Ribbed leather Office desk chair on casters made in Italy

Rare Post Modern Black Ribbed leather Office desk chair on casters made in Italy

By Poltrona Frau, Cassina, De Sede

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Rare Post Modern Black Ribbed leather Office desk chair on casters made in Italy. Beautiful Designed chairs with great leather upholstery. These chairs chan be used as a dining, desk...

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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Leather, Plastic

Otto Zapf for Knoll Swivel Desk Chair in Black Leather
Otto Zapf for Knoll Swivel Desk Chair in Black Leather

Otto Zapf for Knoll Swivel Desk Chair in Black Leather

Otto Zapf for Knoll Swivel Desk Chair in Black Leather

By Otto Zapf, Knoll

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Otto Zapf for Knoll International, desk chair, leather, lacquered metal, United States, design 1974 When Bobby Cadwallader, the former president of Knoll, encountered the German des...

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1970s American Vintage Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Post Modern Knoll Swivel Desk, Office, Chairs 11 Available
Post Modern Knoll Swivel Desk, Office, Chairs 11 Available

Post Modern Knoll Swivel Desk, Office, Chairs 11 Available

Post Modern Knoll Swivel Desk, Office, Chairs 11 Available

By Don Chadwick, Knoll

Located in New York, NY

Exceptional Knoll swivel desk chair(s) from the 1970's, in rich brown formed foam upholstery, on five star base. The chair swivels a full 360, and the base is on double wheel coaster...

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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Plastic

Rare Midcentury Soft Pad Chairs Sunar Hauserman (up to 6)
Rare Midcentury Soft Pad Chairs Sunar Hauserman (up to 6)

Rare Midcentury Soft Pad Chairs Sunar Hauserman (up to 6)

Rare Midcentury Soft Pad Chairs Sunar Hauserman (up to 6)

By Sunar, Niels Diffrient

Located in BROOKLYN, NY

Premium leather with beautiful stitching wrapped around aluminum frame. Unique brown leather chairs for home or office. Adjustable height and tilt. Arm height 24.75 lowest position

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Mid-20th Century American Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Aurora Office Chair by Simonini: Ergonomic Solid Wood Swivel Design
Aurora Office Chair by Simonini: Ergonomic Solid Wood Swivel Design

Aurora Office Chair by Simonini: Ergonomic Solid Wood Swivel Design

Aurora Office Chair by Simonini: Ergonomic Solid Wood Swivel Design

By SIMONINI

Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo

Warm and inviting, the Aurora Collection, prestigious winner of the International IF Design Award 2023 and the German Design Awards 2023, now welcomes an addition with its office cha...

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2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

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

Aurora Office Chair by Simonini: Solid Wood, Cane, Leather Seat, Swivel
Aurora Office Chair by Simonini: Solid Wood, Cane, Leather Seat, Swivel

Aurora Office Chair by Simonini: Solid Wood, Cane, Leather Seat, Swivel

Aurora Office Chair by Simonini: Solid Wood, Cane, Leather Seat, Swivel

By SIMONINI

Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo

Warm and inviting, the Aurora Collection, prestigious winner of the International IF Design Award 2023 and the German Design Awards 2023, now welcomes an addition with its office cha...

Category

2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

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

Aurora Office Chair by Simonini: Solid Wood, Leather Seat, Swivel
Aurora Office Chair by Simonini: Solid Wood, Leather Seat, Swivel

Aurora Office Chair by Simonini: Solid Wood, Leather Seat, Swivel

Aurora Office Chair by Simonini: Solid Wood, Leather Seat, Swivel

By SIMONINI

Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo

Warm and inviting, the Aurora Collection, prestigious winner of the International IF Design Award 2023 and the German Design Awards 2023, now welcomes an addition with its office cha...

Category

2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

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

Aurora Office Chair by Simonini: Solid Wood & Leather, Swivel, adjustable height
Aurora Office Chair by Simonini: Solid Wood & Leather, Swivel, adjustable height

Aurora Office Chair by Simonini: Solid Wood & Leather, Swivel, adjustable height

Aurora Office Chair by Simonini: Solid Wood & Leather, Swivel, adjustable height

By SIMONINI

Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo

Warm and inviting, the Aurora Collection, prestigious winner of the International IF Design Award 2023 and the German Design Awards 2023, now welcomes an addition with its office cha...

Category

2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

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

Aurora Office Chair by Simonini: Black Wood & Leather, swivel, adjustable height
Aurora Office Chair by Simonini: Black Wood & Leather, swivel, adjustable height

Aurora Office Chair by Simonini: Black Wood & Leather, swivel, adjustable height

Aurora Office Chair by Simonini: Black Wood & Leather, swivel, adjustable height

By SIMONINI

Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo

Warm and inviting, the Aurora Collection, prestigious winner of the International IF Design Award 2023 and the German Design Awards 2023, now welcomes an addition with its office cha...

Category

2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

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

Steelcase Swivel Chairs in the style of Pollack c.1970's 6 available
Steelcase Swivel Chairs in the style of Pollack c.1970's 6 available

Steelcase Swivel Chairs in the style of Pollack c.1970's 6 available

Steelcase Swivel Chairs in the style of Pollack c.1970's 6 available

By Steelcase

Located in New York, NY

Chic, stylish, voguish set of swivel chairs by Steelcase, circa 1970's. These chairs have a vibrant blue upholstered continuous seat and back, a off white plastic shell, and a chro...

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1970s American Vintage Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Cofemo Office Chair, Black Leather, Post-Modern Design, Italy, 1980s
Cofemo Office Chair, Black Leather, Post-Modern Design, Italy, 1980s

Cofemo Office Chair, Black Leather, Post-Modern Design, Italy, 1980s

Cofemo Office Chair, Black Leather, Post-Modern Design, Italy, 1980s

By Cofemo

Located in Ludwigslust, DE

Very futuristic, elegant looking office chair made of thick saddle leather in very good condition. The black leather only shows slight signs of wear on the armrests. The leather is s...

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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Leather

Glass chair in the Manner of Louis Dierra
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 Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Glass, PVC

Glass chair in the Manner of Louis Dierra
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...

Category

1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Glass, PVC

Stunning and luxurious Pace leather Executive Chair
Stunning and luxurious Pace leather Executive Chair

Stunning and luxurious Pace leather Executive Chair

Stunning and luxurious Pace leather Executive Chair

By Guido Faleschini, i4 Mariani, Pace Collection

Located in BROOKLYN, NY

Butter soft red leather surrounds this amazing Guido Faleschini swivel management soft pad chair. Designed for i4 Mariani and retailed in the 1970s and 1980s by The Pace Collection....

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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal, Steel

Don Chadwick Bill Stumpf for Herman Miller Equa 2 swivel tilt task chair
Don Chadwick Bill Stumpf for Herman Miller Equa 2 swivel tilt task chair

Don Chadwick Bill Stumpf for Herman Miller Equa 2 swivel tilt task chair

Don Chadwick Bill Stumpf for Herman Miller Equa 2 swivel tilt task chair

By Herman Miller, Don Chadwick

Located in Ferndale, MI

Herman Miller swivel , tilt , height adjustable office / desk / task chair . The Equa chair designed by Bill Stumpf and Don Chadwick who famously 10 years later collaborated on the c...

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Mid-20th Century American Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Bert England for Stow Davis Swivel Desk Chairs c 1970's pair available
Bert England for Stow Davis Swivel Desk Chairs c 1970's pair available

Bert England for Stow Davis Swivel Desk Chairs c 1970's pair available

Bert England for Stow Davis Swivel Desk Chairs c 1970's pair available

By Stow Davis, Bert England

Located in New York, NY

High end swivel desk chairs designed by Bert England for Stow Davis, circa 1970's. The chairs feature heavy bright steel frames, bases and legs, with original fabric upholstered back...

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Mid-20th Century American Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Steel

Pair of Fine Custom Post Modern Design Club Chairs
Pair of Fine Custom Post Modern Design Club Chairs

Pair of Fine Custom Post Modern Design Club Chairs

Pair of Fine Custom Post Modern Design Club Chairs

Located in Bridgeport, CT

Pair of Post Modern Style barrel back chairs with sculptured frame, slightly flared arms and resting on contrasting and shape feet. The fabric is a natural striated heavy linen type....

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20th Century Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Glass chair in the Manner of Louis Dierra
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...

Category

1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Glass, PVC

Handkerchief Chairs in White by Massimo Vignelli for Knoll Post Modern a Pair
Handkerchief Chairs in White by Massimo Vignelli for Knoll Post Modern a Pair

Handkerchief Chairs in White by Massimo Vignelli for Knoll Post Modern a Pair

Handkerchief Chairs in White by Massimo Vignelli for Knoll Post Modern a Pair

By Massimo Vignelli, Knoll

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Iconic design by Massimo Vignelli for Knoll. These ethereal chairs, seeming floating in air are fully labeled with an embossed Knoll, Vignelli design and a paper Knoll Label. This...

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Late 20th Century European Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Fiberglass

Handkerchief Chairs in White by Massimo Vignelli for Knoll Post Modern
Handkerchief Chairs in White by Massimo Vignelli for Knoll Post Modern

Handkerchief Chairs in White by Massimo Vignelli for Knoll Post Modern

Handkerchief Chairs in White by Massimo Vignelli for Knoll Post Modern

By Knoll, Massimo Vignelli

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Iconic design by Massimo Vignelli for Knoll. These ethereal chairs, seeming floating in air are fully labeled with an embossed Knoll, Vignelli design and a paper Knoll Label.

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Late 20th Century European Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Fiberglass

Nicos Zographos Gray Leather Office/Desk Chairs, 1980
Nicos Zographos Gray Leather Office/Desk Chairs, 1980

Nicos Zographos Gray Leather Office/Desk Chairs, 1980

Nicos Zographos Gray Leather Office/Desk Chairs, 1980

By Nicos Zographos

Located in Chicago, IL

Nicos Zographos grey leather office/desk chair, 1980s. Original slate grey color leather.

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1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

Fitz Office Chair in Leather and Wood by Madheke
Fitz Office Chair in Leather and Wood by Madheke

Fitz Office Chair in Leather and Wood by Madheke

Fitz Office Chair in Leather and Wood by Madheke

Located in Geneve, CH

Fitz Office Chair in Leather and Wood by Madheke. Dimensions: W 80 x D 75 x H 115 cm. Materials: Leather upholstered, deep tufted back, hand-molded leather fan detail on scroll arms,...

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2010s Indian Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Leather, Upholstery, Wood

Set of 8 Mid-Century Modern Metal Dining Chairs
Set of 8 Mid-Century Modern Metal Dining Chairs

Set of 8 Mid-Century Modern Metal Dining Chairs

Set of 8 Mid-Century Modern Metal Dining Chairs

Located in Sheffield, MA

Set of 8 MCM contemporary metal dining chairs painted in gun metal grey with grey upholstered seats. These postmodern styled chairs are in the manner of Michele De Lucci...

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Mid-20th Century American Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Steel

Lucite Tilt / Swivel Desk Chair
Lucite Tilt / Swivel Desk Chair

Lucite Tilt / Swivel Desk Chair

Lucite Tilt / Swivel Desk Chair

Located in Buffalo, NY

Lucite Tilt / Swivel Desk Chair ,Extremely comfortable, Naugahyde seat restored / reupholstered. Lucite buffed out..

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1960s American Vintage Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Pair of Reflex "Petalo" Post-Modern Italian Office Chairs
Pair of Reflex "Petalo" Post-Modern Italian Office Chairs

Pair of Reflex "Petalo" Post-Modern Italian Office Chairs

Pair of Reflex "Petalo" Post-Modern Italian Office Chairs

By Reflex

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Terrifically funky two-tone office chairs designed by Tulczinsky for Italy's Relflex brand. With a unique asymmetrical cantilevered design, the popular "Petalo" chair provides both s...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Vitra Medapal Bürostuhl Chefsessel Design Stuhl Netzrücken
Vitra Medapal Bürostuhl Chefsessel Design Stuhl Netzrücken

Vitra Medapal Bürostuhl Chefsessel Design Stuhl Netzrücken

Vitra Medapal Bürostuhl Chefsessel Design Stuhl Netzrücken

By Vitra

Located in Berlin, DE

Wir bieten einen gut erhaltenen Vitra Medapal Bürostühle in schwarz zum Verkauf an. Der Stuhl lässt sich in seiner Sitzhöhe stufenlos von 42 auf 54 cm verstellen. Zustand: Guter geb...

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2010s German Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Plastic

Vitra EA 107 Bürostuhl Vitra Charles Ray Eames hopsak hellgrau
Vitra EA 107 Bürostuhl Vitra Charles Ray Eames hopsak hellgrau

Vitra EA 107 Bürostuhl Vitra Charles Ray Eames hopsak hellgrau

Vitra EA 107 Bürostuhl Vitra Charles Ray Eames hopsak hellgrau

By Charles and Ray Eames, Vitra

Located in Berlin, DE

Wir bieten einen wunderschönen Vitra EA 107 Konferenzstuhl mit dunklem Rahmen und hellgrauem Hopsak Stoff zum Verkauf an. Der Stuhl wurde professionell gereinigt und aufgearbeitet. I...

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2010s German Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Odyssey Office Chair in Leather and Fabric by Madheke
Odyssey Office Chair in Leather and Fabric by Madheke

Odyssey Office Chair in Leather and Fabric by Madheke

Odyssey Office Chair in Leather and Fabric by Madheke

Located in Geneve, CH

Odyssey Office Chair in Leather and Fabric by Madheke. Dimensions: W 72 x D 72 x H 122 cm. Materials: Quilted leather ergonomic backrest, contoured seat upholstered in leather, sculp...

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2010s Indian Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Leather, Fabric, Upholstery

Original Vitra EA 217 Bürostuhl Charles Eames leder weiß Chefsessel
Original Vitra EA 217 Bürostuhl Charles Eames leder weiß Chefsessel

Original Vitra EA 217 Bürostuhl Charles Eames leder weiß Chefsessel

Original Vitra EA 217 Bürostuhl Charles Eames leder weiß Chefsessel

By Vitra, Charles Eames

Located in Berlin, DE

Wir bieten einen wunderschönen Vitra EA217 Soft Pad Bürostuhl mit weißem Lederbezug zum Verkauf an. Der Entwurf stammt von Charles & Ray Eames und gilt bis heute als wahrer Desig...

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2010s German Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Postmodern Italian Set of Six Conference Chairs in Cognac Leather and Aluminum
Postmodern Italian Set of Six Conference Chairs in Cognac Leather and Aluminum

Postmodern Italian Set of Six Conference Chairs in Cognac Leather and Aluminum

Postmodern Italian Set of Six Conference Chairs in Cognac Leather and Aluminum

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Set of six desk chairs / conference chairs, aluminum, cognac leather, Italy, 1970s A striking set of six Italian desk chairs from the 1970s, beautifully crafted in supple leather an...

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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Italian Black Leather Side Dining Desk Chairs Postmodern Pair, circa 1970s
Italian Black Leather Side Dining Desk Chairs Postmodern Pair, circa 1970s

Italian Black Leather Side Dining Desk Chairs Postmodern Pair, circa 1970s

Italian Black Leather Side Dining Desk Chairs Postmodern Pair, circa 1970s

Located in New York, NY

A pair of '70s Italian Postmodern black leather and high-gloss metal chairs, circa 1970s, Italy. With label marking, "Made in Italy", as shown in last image. Great as dining or side ...

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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Metal

Steelcase Post Modern i2i Swivel Desk Office Dining Chairs c 2013 4 available
Steelcase Post Modern i2i Swivel Desk Office Dining Chairs c 2013 4 available

Steelcase Post Modern i2i Swivel Desk Office Dining Chairs c 2013 4 available

Steelcase Post Modern i2i Swivel Desk Office Dining Chairs c 2013 4 available

By Steelcase

Located in New York, NY

Nice sharp examples of the postmodern production from Steelcase Inc. Model i2i circa 2013, swivel desk, office or dining chairs in grey and blue finish. All four are fully function...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Tito Agnoli, Desk / Swivel Chair "Korium" for Matteo Grassi, Post-Modern / Italy
Tito Agnoli, Desk / Swivel Chair "Korium" for Matteo Grassi, Post-Modern / Italy

Tito Agnoli, Desk / Swivel Chair "Korium" for Matteo Grassi, Post-Modern / Italy

Tito Agnoli, Desk / Swivel Chair "Korium" for Matteo Grassi, Post-Modern / Italy

By Matteo Grassi, Tito Agnoli

Located in Stockholm, SE

Desk / Swivel office chair in leather, designed by Tito Agnoli for Matteo Grassi Model "Korium" with original leather, nice patina. Made in Italy, 1980s. Adjustable height and til...

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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Leather, Plastic

Massimo Vignelli for Knoll Postmodern Handkerchief Chair, 7 Available
Massimo Vignelli for Knoll Postmodern Handkerchief Chair, 7 Available

Massimo Vignelli for Knoll Postmodern Handkerchief Chair, 7 Available

Massimo Vignelli for Knoll Postmodern Handkerchief Chair, 7 Available

By Massimo Vignelli, Knoll

Located in South Bend, IN

A stylish postmodern stacking "handkerchief" chair By Massimo Vignelli for Knoll International USA, 1980s Molded fiberglass seat, with powder coated steel base. Measures: 23.5"W ...

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1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Steel

Massimo Vignelli for Knoll Postmodern Handkerchief Chair, 19 Available
Massimo Vignelli for Knoll Postmodern Handkerchief Chair, 19 Available

Massimo Vignelli for Knoll Postmodern Handkerchief Chair, 19 Available

Massimo Vignelli for Knoll Postmodern Handkerchief Chair, 19 Available

By Knoll, Massimo Vignelli

Located in South Bend, IN

A stylish postmodern stacking "handkerchief" chair By Massimo Vignelli for Knoll International USA, 1980s Molded fiberglass seat, with powder coated steel base. Measures: 23.5"W ...

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1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Steel

Rare 1st Edition Naoto Fukasawa Office Desk Chair for Herman Miller
Rare 1st Edition Naoto Fukasawa Office Desk Chair for Herman Miller

Rare 1st Edition Naoto Fukasawa Office Desk Chair for Herman Miller

Rare 1st Edition Naoto Fukasawa Office Desk Chair for Herman Miller

By Herman Miller, Naoto Fukasawa

Located in Chicago, IL

Hard to find 1st edition office desk chair created by Japanese designer Naoto Fukasawa. It’s called the Saiba Chair for Herman Miller and manufactured by Geiger International. Saiba ...

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1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Chrome, Steel

Original Vitra Charles & Ray Eames Stuhl EA 108 Leder weiß creme
Original Vitra Charles & Ray Eames Stuhl EA 108 Leder weiß creme

Original Vitra Charles & Ray Eames Stuhl EA 108 Leder weiß creme

Original Vitra Charles & Ray Eames Stuhl EA 108 Leder weiß creme

By Charles and Ray Eames, Vitra

Located in Berlin, DE

Wir bieten einen wunderschönen Vitra EA 108 Stuhl mit cremefarbenem Lederbezug zum Verkauf an. Der Entwurf stammt von Charles und Ray Eames und gilt heute als wahrer Designklassiker....

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Early 2000s German Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

10x Vitra Medapal Bürostuhl mit Armlehnen Chefsessel Design Stuhl
10x Vitra Medapal Bürostuhl mit Armlehnen Chefsessel Design Stuhl

10x Vitra Medapal Bürostuhl mit Armlehnen Chefsessel Design Stuhl

10x Vitra Medapal Bürostuhl mit Armlehnen Chefsessel Design Stuhl

By Vitra

Located in Berlin, DE

Wir bieten 10 gut erhaltene Vitra Medapal Bürostühle mit Armlehnen an. Die Stühle lassen sich in ihrer Sitzhöhe stufenlos von 42 auf 54 cm verstellen. ***Preis pro Stück inkl. 19% M...

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2010s German Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Plastic

Memphis Red Rolling "Synthesis" Olivetti Chair by Ettore Sottsass, 1970s
Memphis Red Rolling "Synthesis" Olivetti Chair by Ettore Sottsass, 1970s

Memphis Red Rolling "Synthesis" Olivetti Chair by Ettore Sottsass, 1970s

Memphis Red Rolling "Synthesis" Olivetti Chair by Ettore Sottsass, 1970s

By Ettore Sottsass, Olivetti

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Italian Post-Modern, Memphis cherry red "Synthesis" office chair. Designed by internationally acclaimed designer Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti, the company where Sottsass began his de...

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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Plastic

2er Set Vitra EA108 Bürostuhl Charles Ray Eames Netz office chair
2er Set Vitra EA108 Bürostuhl Charles Ray Eames Netz office chair

2er Set Vitra EA108 Bürostuhl Charles Ray Eames Netz office chair

2er Set Vitra EA108 Bürostuhl Charles Ray Eames Netz office chair

By Vitra, Charles and Ray Eames

Located in Berlin, DE

Wir bieten eins von drei wunderschönen 2er Sets Vitra EA108 Büro-/ Konferenzstühlen mit Netzbespannung zum Verkauf an. Das Design stammt vom bekannten Designduo Charles und Ray Eames...

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2010s German Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Postmodern Black Leather Office Chair by Vico Magistretti for ICF Design, 1978
Postmodern Black Leather Office Chair by Vico Magistretti for ICF Design, 1978

Postmodern Black Leather Office Chair by Vico Magistretti for ICF Design, 1978

Postmodern Black Leather Office Chair by Vico Magistretti for ICF Design, 1978

By ICF Group

Located in Bresso, Lombardy

Made in Italy in 1978 and designed by Vico Magistretti for ICF De Padova. These office chairs feature a solid varnished metal and hard plastic frame and their original high-quality l...

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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Metal

2x Vitra EA 107 Bürostuhl Vitra Charles Ray Eames hopsak grau
2x Vitra EA 107 Bürostuhl Vitra Charles Ray Eames hopsak grau

2x Vitra EA 107 Bürostuhl Vitra Charles Ray Eames hopsak grau

2x Vitra EA 107 Bürostuhl Vitra Charles Ray Eames hopsak grau

By Charles and Ray Eames, Vitra

Located in Berlin, DE

Wir bieten zwei wunderschöne Vitra EA 107 Konferenzstühle mit dunklem Rahmen und grauem Hopsak Stoff zum Verkauf an. Die Stühle wurden professionell gereinigt und aufgearbeitet. ***...

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2010s German Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Steel, Chrome

Original Vitra Charles & Ray Eames Stuhl EA 108 Leder schwarz
Original Vitra Charles & Ray Eames Stuhl EA 108 Leder schwarz

Original Vitra Charles & Ray Eames Stuhl EA 108 Leder schwarz

Original Vitra Charles & Ray Eames Stuhl EA 108 Leder schwarz

By Charles and Ray Eames, Vitra

Located in Berlin, DE

Wir bieten einen wunderschönen Vitra EA 108 Stuhl mit schwarzem Lederbezug zum Verkauf an. Der Entwurf stammt von Charles und Ray Eames und gilt heute als wahrer Designklassiker. Der...

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Early 2000s German Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Steel, Chrome

9x Original Vitra EA 115 Sessel Charles & Ray Eames Netz Mesh
9x Original Vitra EA 115 Sessel Charles & Ray Eames Netz Mesh

9x Original Vitra EA 115 Sessel Charles & Ray Eames Netz Mesh

9x Original Vitra EA 115 Sessel Charles & Ray Eames Netz Mesh

By Vitra, Charles and Ray Eames

Located in Berlin, DE

Wir bieten neun wunderschöne Vitra EA 115 Stühle mit Netzbezug zum Verkauf an. Die Stühle mit Netzstoff/ Mesh bezogenen Stühle wurden von Charles und Ray Eames entworfen und gelten h...

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2010s German Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Original 3x Vitra Charles & Ray Eames Stuhl EA 108 Leder schwarz
Original 3x Vitra Charles & Ray Eames Stuhl EA 108 Leder schwarz

Original 3x Vitra Charles & Ray Eames Stuhl EA 108 Leder schwarz

Original 3x Vitra Charles & Ray Eames Stuhl EA 108 Leder schwarz

By Charles and Ray Eames, Vitra

Located in Berlin, DE

Wir bieten einen von insgesamt drei wunderschönen Vitra EA 108 Stühlen mit schwarzem Lederbezug zum Verkauf an. Der Entwurf stammt von Charles und Ray Eames und gilt heute als wahrer...

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Early 2000s German Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

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