Post-Modern Side 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
- Ettore Sottsass
- Robert Venturi
- Alessandro Mendini
- Michele de Lucchi
- Michael Graves
- Nathalie du Pasquier
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
Post-Modern 1990s Wood & Aluminum Modern Cantilever Z-Frame Chair
Located in San Carlos, CA
Rare 1990s Modern Cantilever Z-Frame Chair – Wood & Aluminum Statement Piece
Upgrade your space with this striking modern cantilever chair, a true testament to 1990s contemporary de...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Giandomenico Belotti White Spaghetti Chair for Alias Italy, 1980s
Located in Miami, FL
Spaghetti chair with white cording attached to a white lacquered frame designed by Giandomenico Belotti and manufactured by Alias. Italy 1980s.
A symbol in the history of design,...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
Set of 7 Thonet Bentwood Caned Dining Chairs
By Thonet
Located in Queens, NY
SET of 7 Antique Bentwood dining chairs with steam bent ebonized wooden frames with caned seats and backs, resting on four gently curved...
Category
20th Century Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Wood, Ash
Wendell Castle, Side Chair, Mahogany, Velvet, USA, 1997
Located in High Point, NC
A beige velvet and textured black-painted mahogany side chair designed and produced by Wendell Castle, USA, 1997.
Seat height 18”
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Mahogany
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 ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
Bruce Sienkowski "Eli Armchair" for Charlotte, USA 1991, a Pair
Located in Miami, FL
Rare pair of Eli armchairs with maple wood seat, back and arms attached to a black powder coated steel base. Designed by Bruce Sienkowski for Charlott...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Steel
1980s Preview Tripod Three-Legged Taupe Lounge Chair
By Preview
Located in Farmington Hills, MI
We are very pleased to offer a stylish, avant-garde chair by Vladimir Kagan for Preview, circa the 1990s. Vladimir Kagan's design philosophy revolves around sculptural forms that bl...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Velvet
Massimo Vignelli for Knoll Intl 'Handkerchief' Stacking Chairs, Signed, 20 Avail
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This classic Post-Modern design by Massimo and Lella Vignelli for Knoll International is called the 'Handkerchief' stacking chair, labelled underneath with early production (original...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Steel
Wooden Sculptural Side Chair
Located in New York, NY
Wooden sculptural side chair featuring a keyhole backrest and carved indentations.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
Vintage Black Perforated Metal Chair Niels Jorgen Haugesen Attributed
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Black Perforated Metal and Chrome Chair attributed to Niels Jorgen Haugesen for Magis.
Made of chrome-plated steel rods and black enameled perforated steel back and seat.
Att...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Postmodern Black Dr. Glob Accent Chair Designed by Philippe Starck Kartell 1980s
Located in Basel, BS
Two available, Sold individually here.
Designer: Phillipe Starck, in 1988
Manufacturer: Kartell
Kartell Dr. Glob Modern Chair. The Dr. Glob chair was designed by the acclaimed designer Philippe Starck for Kartell in Italy. Fashioned from two different materials, Phillipe Starck's modern interpretation of a classic chair quickly attained icon status. Its unique design typifies the early design direction of Philippe Starck that made him world renowned. The chair can be used indoors as well outdoors, and is stackable up to ten chairs high for easy storage. A uniquely modern chair...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
Postmodern Handmade Geometrical Solid Beech and Walnut Side Chair, Italy 1980s
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Handmade in Italy, 1980s.
This chair features a solid beech and walnut frame.
It is a vintage item, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered as in very...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Beech, Walnut
Black Leather Alma Chair by Roberto Barbieri for B&B Italia
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Similar to his classic Lia chair for Zanotta, Roberto Barbieri’s late 1990s-early 2000s design for the Alma chair is perfect in its simplicity: polished aluminum metal frame, black l...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
"Nobody's Perfect" Chair by Gaetano Pesce X Etro for Zerodisegno, Italy 2003
Located in Hellouw, NL
Gaetano Pesce was an influential Italian designer and architect, and is celebrated for his unique approach that merges art with functionality, challenging conventional aesthetics. Hi...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Resin
Postmodern Blue Vintage Chair by Philippe Starck 1980s for Kartell Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Postmodern light blue vintage chair was designed by Philippe Starck in the 1980s and executed by Kartell Italy.
The chair shows grey lacquered tube ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Scultural organic tripod rattan armchair, 2, 1980s
Located in Zevenaar, NL
Sculptural set of 2 tripod rattan chairs.
They remind you of Boris Sipek, the Dutch Tchech designer, but I do not think they are.
Well made and also comfortable, because the seat is ...
Category
1980s Dutch Vintage Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Rattan
"Nobody's Perfect" Chair by Gaetano Pesce X Etro for Zerodisegno, Italy 2003
Located in Hellouw, NL
Gaetano Pesce was an influential Italian designer and architect, and is celebrated for his unique approach that merges art with functionality, challenging conventional aesthetics. Hi...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Resin
Stainless Steel Cosmic Chair by Mati Sipiora
Located in Geneve, CH
Stainless Steel Cosmic Chair by Mati Sipiora
Dimensions: D 57 x W 45 x H 77 cm
Materials: Polished Stainless Steel.
Finish: Polished stainless steel or glossy powder coating paint.
...
Category
2010s Polish Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Set of Six Midcentury Italian Postmodern Black Lacquer Art Deco Dining Chairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A sexy matching set of six armless dining chairs made in Italy circa 1980s. Designed in a classic art deco form. They feature solid steel construction with naugahyde covered padded s...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Steel
Afra & Tobia Scarpa ‘Benetton’ Chair, Italy, 1980s
Located in Aartselaar, BE
Rare, Afra, Scarpa, italian, 1980s, leather, patina, collector's item
Designed in 1985 for the Benetton office by the iconic Italian architects Afra & Tobia Scarpa, this chair is a ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Brass, Steel
Matteo Grassi Black Leather Arm Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Matteo Grassi arm chair c.1980s, Italy, features a black saddle leather which is wrapped atop a steel frame with stitched detailing.
Two available. Priced individually.
Dimensions
2...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Steel
Aldo Rossi 'Teatro' Chairs for Molteni, Italy c 1983
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Post-Modern 'Teatro' side chairs in solid beech wood designed by architect Aldo Rossi and Luca Meda and manufactured by Italian furniture company Molteni circa 1980s. These beautiful...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood, Beech
Dhira Chair by Doimo Brasil
Located in Geneve, CH
Dhira Chair by Doimo Brasil
Dimensions: W 63 x D 60 x H 74 cm
Materials: Metal and fiberglass chair with upholstered seat..
With the intention of providing good taste and personal...
Category
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
Post-Modern "Cricket" Folding Chair Designed By Andries Van Onck For Magis
Located in San Carlos, CA
For Sale: Exclusive Magis "Cricket" Folding Chair, Made In Italy
We are delighted to present an exclusive Italian-made folding chair made by Magis and designed by Andries Van Onck, ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
Tito Agnoli x Calligaris Italian Postmodern Leather Dining Chairs, 1980s, Italy
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
A set of six Postmodern sculptural dining chairs designed by Tito Agnoli and handmade by Calligaris in Italy, 1980s. They feature a...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Leather
Robert Venturi 'Queen Anne' Chair for Knoll International, C. 1985, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This rare and sought after set of four (4) collectors pieces are called the 'Queen Anne' chairs by Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown for Knoll International, circa 1985 and feature a faux olive burl design with tan leather seats. Post-Modern functional art ready to be used as stand-alone collectible sculptures or as chairs. Signed underneath three chairs with Knoll International labels.
Please note, the color amongst the 4 chairs are consistent however due to the studio lighting they appear slightly different from chair to chair, this is simply due to the angle and position of the studio photography lights...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Laminate, Plywood
Italian Modernist Circular Bentwood And Cane Dining Chairs Set Of 6
By Bruno Rey
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of six, Italian modernist dining chairs feature circular, lipstick red stained beech frames with natural caned seats. This is a set of six chairs, five are shown.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Cane, Beech
Alan Siegel Post-Modern Craftsman 'Tongue' Chair, Signed & Dated 1981
By Alan Siegel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This work of Post-Modern functional art is called the 'Tongue' chair by artist and sculptor Alan Siegel, exhibited in 1981 at the Betsy Rosenfield Gallery in Chicago. Signed and dated (1981) by the artist underneath the seat. Carved from Maple and Black Walnut, this gorgeous piece of art is something unique, fun and whimsical, and ideal for art and design collectors and investors.
This incredible chair, which in of itself is a sculpture of collectible fine art, was designed as a figural man's head where the backrest is comprised of the hair and eyes along with a sculpted nose, teeth and mustache. The tongue makes the seat and below that for the legs of the chair is the beard and chin. Other Alan Siegel chairs were present in the exhibition such as the 'Smiling Bandit' chair and 'Laughing Bandit' chair which were also carved from Maple and Black Walnut.
Ideal for Modern and Post-Modern homes, also consider for Mid-Century Modern, Contemporary, Transitional and Mixed-styled rooms. Works great as a side chair, hallway chair, entryway chair, occasional chair, captains chair for a dining table or game table, reading chair or fireside chair, or office desk or guest chair.
ARTIST EXHIBITIONS:
2017 Galeria Nudo, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
2013 Kleinart James Gallery, Woodstock, NY
2013 Galeria Manuel Chacon, Fabrica La Aurora, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
2011 Galeria Atelier, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
2004 Galeria le Noir, Mexico
2002 Franklin Parrasch Gallery, New York, NY
2001 Franklin Parrasch Gallery, New York, NY
2000 Elena Zang Gallery, Woodstock (Shady), NY
Nancy Hoffman...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
Sitting Beaver Chair by Frank Gehry for New City Editions, 1979 / 1986
By Frank Gehry
Located in Kansas City, MO
"Sitting Beaver" / "Skinny Beaver" chair designed by Frank Gehry for the Experimental Edges series in 1979. Although designed in 1979, the furniture from this series was not produced...
Category
1980s Canadian Vintage Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Plywood, Paper
Spektra Chair by Mati Sipiora
Located in Geneve, CH
Spektra Chair by Mati Sipiora
Dimensions: D 54 x W 68 x H 68 cm
Materials: Polished Stainless Steel.
Finish: Polished stainless steel.
Weight: 10KG (Ste...
Category
2010s Polish Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Carter Chair by Domkapa
Located in Geneve, CH
Carter chair by Domkapa
Materials: Fabric, Fumé Stained Ash.
Dimensions: W 62 x D 68 x H 86 cm.
Also available in different materials.
Carter chair is the perfect combination ...
Category
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Ash
Cure 04 Chair by Sundo Yoon
Located in Geneve, CH
Cure 04 chair by Sundo Yoon.
Dimensions: D35 x W50 x H70 cm.
Materials: Aluminum.
Cure Series - Sundo Yoon
'The Cure Series is a series of works by de...
Category
2010s South Korean Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Post Modern Blue Leather Barrel Lounge Chairs, 1980
By Leon Rosen
Located in Chicago, IL
Postmodern pair of blue leather Barrel lounge chairs, 1980. Original leather
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Leather
Postmodern Lounge Chairs
Located in London, England
Made from Steel on brass feet in the 1980s – 90s. The seat has been upholstered in White Mongolian Sheepskin.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Brass, Steel
Wendell Castle, Side Chair, Mahogany, Velvet, USA, 1997
Located in High Point, NC
A beige velvet and textured black-painted mahogany side chair designed and produced by Wendell Castle, USA, 1997.
Seat height 18”
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Mahogany
Mario Bellini “Break” Chairs for Cassina
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of “Break” chairs designed by Mario Bellini. Executed in soft supple leather, the chairs are great postmodern or modernist chairs that would work well at the head of dining ta...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Leather
Andries Van Onck Post Modern Folding Chair, 1984
Located in Den Haag, NL
Cricket folding chair designed by Andries Van Onck, produced by Magis Italia, 1983
Andries van Onck in collaboration with Kazuma Yamaguchi.
Th...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Set of 8 Post Modern Multi-Colored Memphis Style Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 8 American Memphis-style (early 90s) metal framed side chairs with multicolored upholstered seats and backs having 3 round upholstered pa...
Category
20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
ILVA Design Lounge Chair Model Cuba, Black Leather, Denmark, 2000s
Located in Antwerp, BE
ILVA Design Lounge Chair Model Cuba, with a chromed metal frame and black leather upholstery. Model Cuba was inspired by the "Timeless Chair", an original design by Italian architect...
Category
Early 2000s Danish Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
Contemporary Chair in Hand-Hammered Iron and Uhpolstered by Juliana Vasconcellos
Located in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
In the Confetti chairs, we were inspired by the circular shape of the confetti, playing with the backrest, exploring different colors and combinations. ...
Category
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Iron
Antonello Mosca for Ycami Aluminum Leather Chairs, Italy, 1980
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare set of 4 chairs by Antonello Mosca for Ycami Collection, circa 1980.
Sold as individual pieces.
Rare chairs made of aluminum and leather by Antonello Mosca. Postmodern cha...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Post Modern Oak & Yellow Steel Small Sculptural Chair, France 1980's
Located in New York, NY
Post modern tripod chair in yellow enameled steel with an oak seat and accents.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Steel
Jansky Chair by Bořek Šípek for Driade 1988
By B. Sipek
Located in Weesp, NL
Jansky Chair by Bořek Šípek for Driade (1988) – A Masterpiece of Design
Step into the world of avant-garde furniture design with the Jansky Chair, created by the legendary architect...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal, Brass
Wicker and Iron Zest Chair by Francois Liguori, 1988
Located in Surbiton, GB
Postmodern sculptural 'Zest' chairs designed by French designer and artist Francois Liguori.
The chairs are composed from woven rattan supported by a...
Category
1980s French Vintage Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Iron
Set of 12 American Post-War Leather Chairs
By Ilana Goor
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 12 American Post-War Design side chairs made of hand wrought iron rebar with saddle leather seat and back (designed by ILANA GOOR, circa 1985)
Most chairs show signs of wear...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Wrought Iron
1980s Postmodern "Alice" Chair by Claudio Nardi for Zeus Noto
By Claudio Nardi, Zeus
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An excellent postmodern dining, side or accent chair designed by Claudio Nardi, an extraordinarily accomplished Italian, architect, interior designer, and industrial designer, and produced Zeus Noto...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
Pair of Folding "Plia" Chairs designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Anonima Castelli
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a pair of clear folding "Plia" chairs designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Anonima Castelli. The seats and backrest of the chairs are done in clear lucite...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Steel
Ruth Chair by Domkapa
Located in Geneve, CH
Ruth chair by Domkapa
Materials: microfibers, Fumé stained beech.
Dimensions: W 63 x D 58 x H 82 cm.
Also available in different materials.
Carter chair is the perfect combina...
Category
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Natural Fiber, Wood
Post-Modern "Cricket" Folding Chair Designed By Andries Van Onck For Magis
Located in San Carlos, CA
For Sale: Exclusive Magis "Cricket" Folding Chair, Made In Italy
We are delighted to present an exclusive Italian-made folding chair made by Magis and designed by Andries Van Onck, ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
Ron Arad Albert and Victoria for Moroso Leather Chairs, a Pair
By Ron Arad
Located in Chicago, IL
A continuous flow of curving lines, an image-form drawn without ever lifting the pencil off the paper. Originally a ‘doughnut’ which provided inspiration for a sculpture: squashed, and reworked, using irony to go beyond the usual approach to industrial design. Then the piece itself: the padding and sewn-to-measure upholstery over an inner fibreglass frame reveal the interaction between the technical and expressive merits of the design. Its never-ending lines are sensitive but strong, perfect consonance between surface and form, body and skin. The leather reaches out into the space around it magnifying and reinforcing the materiality of the piece yet without interrupting or overpowering its fluidity.
Made it Italy by Moroso designed by Ron Arad (Albert and Victoria...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Leather
Scultural organic tripod rattan armchair, 2, 1980s
Located in Zevenaar, NL
Sculptural set of 2 tripod rattan chairs.
They remind you of Boris Sipek, the Dutch Tchech designer, but I do not think they are.
Well made and also comfortable, because the seat is ...
Category
1980s Dutch Vintage Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Rattan
Básica Chair by Doimo Brasil
Located in Geneve, CH
Básica Chair by Doimo Brasil
Dimensions: W 49 x D 54 x H 80 cm
Materials: Metal with wood or upholstery seat.
With the intention of providing good taste and personality, Doimo dec...
Category
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
Full Chair by Doimo Brasil
Located in Geneve, CH
Full Chair by Doimo Brasil
Dimensions: W 50 x D 59 x H 80 cm
Materials: Metal, Natural leather.
With the intention of providing good taste and personality, Doimo deciphers trends ...
Category
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
Set of modernist ''Bastille'' chairs by Dutch Architect Piet Blom, 1960s
By Piet Blom
Located in EVERDINGEN, NL
A set of "Bastille Chairs" by Dutch architect Piet Blom (1934 - 1999). The design of these is well known in the Netherlands and recognized as a Dutch design icon. It is possible to p...
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
Italian Designer Postmodern Black Lacquer Wood and Leather Side Chair
By Calligaris
Located in New York, NY
Very beautiful and chic Italian Modern style or Postmodern period black lacquer wood and leather side or desk chair(s), circa late-20t...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Pair Knoll Pfister Black Leather Lounge Chairs, 1980
By Charles Pfister, Knoll
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair Knoll Pfister Black Leather Lounge Chair, 1980. Original black leather is great condition.
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Leather
Set of 7 Thonet Bentwood Caned Dining Chairs
By Thonet
Located in Queens, NY
SET of 7 Antique Bentwood dining chairs with steam bent ebonized wooden frames with caned seats and backs, resting on four gently curved...
Category
20th Century Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Wood, Ash
Pair of Postmodern Kurt Thut Dietiker White + Black Chairs, 80s--2 pcs (6 avail)
By Kurt Thut
Located in Basel, BS
Gorgeous pair of Postmodern Memphis 80s chairs by Kurt Thut for Dietiker. NOTE: We have two sets available, sold in pairs here. We also have one single chair...
Category
1980s Swiss Vintage Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
Ettore Sottsass “Mandarin” Black Eco Leather Dining Chairs for Knoll, a Pair
By Knoll, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Miami, FL
Memphis Postmodern Mandarin chairs rendered in black lacquered steel frame with black Naugahyde cushioned seats designed by Ettore Sottsass for Knoll.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Steel
Pair of Black Plona Folding Chairs by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A pair of 1970s Plona folding chairs in black lucite designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli. With a molded acrylic seat and folding aluminum frame, these are Italian Modern desi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Italian Designer Postmodern Black Lacquer Wood and Leather Side Chair
By Calligaris
Located in New York, NY
A very beautiful and chic Italian modern style or Postmodern period black lacquer wood and leather side or desk chair(s), circa late 2...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Post Modern Artisan Made Angular Oak and Steel Chairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of minimal, post modern, artisan-made chairs feature angular oak backs, seats and fronts with a single steel leg in back. Interesting from all angles.
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Steel
Le Fauteuil Classique Chair by Bosc Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Le Fauteuil Classique Chair by Bosc Design
Dimensions: W 70 x D 42 x H 94 cm
Materials: Wood.
The elegant and curved structure is covered with a magnificent braiding of chestnut si...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
Mocca and Black November Chair by Oxdenmarq
Located in Geneve, CH
Mocca and Black November chair by OxDenmarq
Dimensions: D 71 x W 76 x H 88 cm
Materials: Leather, Stainless Steel
Also Available: Different leather colors and other frame color av...
Category
2010s Danish Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Mocca September Chair by OxDenmarq
Located in Geneve, CH
Black September Chair by OxDenmarq
Dimensions: D 71 x W 71 x H 70 cm
Materials: Bull Leather, Black Powder Coated Steel
Also Available: Different le...
Category
2010s Danish Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Three Whimsical Sawaya and Moroni Post Modern Memphis Style Occasional Chairs
Located in Ferndale, MI
Three fun whimsical post modern occasional chairs designed by Luigi Serafini for Sawaya and Moroni Milan Italy . Post modern Memphis style chairs...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Steel
Gianni Pareschi ‘Fiocco’ Chair for Archizoom Associati by Busnelli
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Fiocco chair, designed in 1970 by Gianni Pareschi for the avant-garde design group Archizoom Associati and manufactured by Busnelli, is a striking exa...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric
1x Tom Dixon After Postmodern 1980s Dining Side Rope Chair Vintage Desk Boho
By Tom Dixon
Located in London, GB
An amazing hourglass rope chair designed after the famous 'S' chair of Tom Dixon.
The chair is weaved with rushed rope weaved around a metal frame. It holds a playful and beautiful...
Category
1980s British Vintage Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Steel
American Designer, Side Chair, Oak, USA, 1980s
Located in High Point, NC
A laminated and carved oak side chair designed and produced in the US, c. 1980s.
16.75” seat height
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Oak
Fausto stool manufactured by Simon International edition Ultramobile, 1973
Located in Ravenna, IT
Fausto armless chair, produced by Simon International edition Ultramobile in 1973. Composed of polished bronze, the seat has a humanoid structure, with the addition of the soft lamb ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Bronze
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