Post-Modern Seating
POSTMODERN STYLE
Strictly speaking, postmodern design was a short-lived movement that manifested itself chiefly in Italy and the United States in the early 1980s. The characteristics of postmodern furniture and other postmodern objects included hot-colored, loud-patterned, usually plastic surfaces; strange proportions and weird angles; and a vague-at-best relationship between form and function.
Critics derided postmodern design as a grandstanding bid for attention and nothing of consequence. The fact that, decades later, postmodern design still has the power to provoke thoughts (along with other reactions) proves they were not entirely correct.
Postmodernism began as an architectural critique. Starting in the 1960s, a small cadre of mainly American architects began to argue that modernism, once high-minded and even noble in its goals, had become stale, stagnant and blandly corporate. In the next decade in Milan, a cohort of designers led by Ettore Sottsass and Alessandro Mendini brought the discussion to bear on design.
Sottsass and Michele de Lucchi, in 1980, gathered a core group of young designers, which would come to include Michael Graves, Marco Zanini, Shiro Kuramata and Matteo Thun, into a design collective they called Memphis. The Memphis Group saw design as a means of communication and they wanted it to shout. That it did: the first Memphis collection appeared in 1981 and broke all the modernist taboos, embracing irony, kitsch, wild ornamentation and bad taste.
Memphis works remain icons of postmodernism: the Sottsass Casablanca bookcase, with its leopard-print plastic veneer; de Lucchi’s First chair, which has been described as having the look of an electronics component; Martine Bedin’s Super lamp: a pull-toy puppy on a power cord leash. After the initial Memphis show caused an uproar, postmodern design quickly took off in America. The architect Robert Venturi had already begun a series of plywood chairs for Knoll Inc. with beefy, exaggerated silhouettes of traditional styles such as Queen Anne and Chippendale. In 1982, the new firm Swid Powell enlisted a group of top American architects, including Frank Gehry, Richard Meier, Stanley Tigerman and Venturi to create postmodern tableware in silver, ceramic and glass.
On 1stDibs, the collection of postmodern furniture includes seating, decorative objects, lighting fixtures and more.
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Style: Post-Modern
Dobra Upholstered Lounge Chair in Grey Linen by Filipe Ramos
By Filipe Ramos
Located in Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
The Dobra chair is part of the Dobra furniture line which is designed with the concept of a continue steel bar folded to create legs and frames for the different components.
"Dobra" ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Post-Modern Seating
Materials
Metal
Post-Modern Style Aurora Chair in Walnut Finish with Wooden Back and Textile
By SIMONINI
Located in Sao Paolo, SP
The Aurora collection aka Dawn marks a new exiting moment in our design history, in where we dove deep in to the creativity unknown, to create a collection that would be able to hold...
Category
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Faux Leather, Cane, Hardwood, Walnut
Armchair by Philippe Starck for Driade, Model J Série Lang, 1987
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
DESIGNER : Philippe Starck, Producer : Driade. The J armchair belongs to the Lang series with the M table. This model, as well as the series, was designed by Philippe Starck and prod...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Seating
Materials
Aluminum
1990s Vintage Verner Panton Atrributed "Dondolo" Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
for Ycami Edizioni c. 1990s. The fabric is a lovely chenille that's in excellent condition. There are no maker's marks.
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Seating
Materials
Metal
David Mazel Tov LifeGuard Chair, Handcrafted Maple Coastal Inspiration Seating
Located in Montreal, Quebec
This chair is named in honor of the famous lifeguard. David Mazel Tov is a design focused on perspectives and it allows two people to co-exist in a space with different points of vie...
Category
2010s Canadian Post-Modern Seating
Materials
Rattan, Maple
2000s Magistretti Cassina Black Leather Maralunga Three-Seat Sofa and Armchairs
Located in IT
Maralunga is an emblematic sofa of Cassina, the work of architect and Industrial designer Vico Magistretti, designed in 1973. Winner of the Compasso d’Oro in 1979, Maralunga is the e...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Seating
Materials
Leather
Rino Maturi Nuvolone Modular Sofa in Dark Green Fabric by MIMO 1970s Italy
By Mimo Padova
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
Nuvolone modular sofa composes of five single modules which can be arranged to your own liking. The sofa presents a structure in polyurethane foam upholstered with a dark green fabri...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Foam
Brutus Stool by 101 Copenhagen
Located in Geneve, CH
Brutus stool by 101 Copenhagen
Designed by Kristian Sofus Hansen & Tommy Hyldahl
Dimensions: L 60 / W 30 /H 54 CM
Materials: fiber concrete
Inspired by the Brutalist architectu...
Category
2010s Danish Post-Modern Seating
Materials
Concrete
Vintage De Sede Modular Two Seater 'DS-77' Sofa Bed in Black Leather
By De Sede
Located in Zagreb, HR
Vintage De Sede two-seater sofa/ sofa bed, model 'DS-77', leather, fabric, Switzerland, the 1970s.
Important: The item offered for sale is in very good original condition. The lea...
Category
1970s Swiss Vintage Post-Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Foam
Sculptural Lounge Chair in Beige Leather
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Easy chair, wood, leather, Europe, 1980s
This lounge chair bears stylistic traits of various art periods and can therefore be seen as an eclectic design. A triumphal arch shape is ...
Category
1980s European Vintage Post-Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
Fried Egg Left Lounge Chair Grey Melange by Warm Nordic
Located in Geneve, CH
Fried Egg left lounge chair grey Melange by Warm Nordic
Dimensions: D99 x W68 x H 68 cm
Material: Textile or nubuck upholstery, Solid oiled teak
Weight: 25 kg
Also available in d...
Category
2010s Danish Post-Modern Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Teak
Galore Module Pouf Amber by Warm Nordic
Located in Geneve, CH
Galore Module Pouf Amber by Warm Nordic
Dimensions: D75 x W75 x H 44 cm
Material: Textile upholstery, Powder coated black steel legs, Wooden frame, foam, spring system.
Weight: 15.5 ...
Category
2010s Danish Post-Modern Seating
Materials
Steel
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 ...
Category
2010s Polish Post-Modern Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
Cult Stool, Mexican Onyx Marble Conglomerate
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
Cult stool/ side table; a hand sculpted stone from a Mexican marble and Mexican onyx conglomerate, remits to primal sculptural-architectural language while displaying materials in a ...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Seating
Materials
Onyx, Marble
Moss Green Memento Chair, Jesse Sanderson
Located in Geneve, CH
Moss green Memento chair, Jesse Sanderson
Original signed chair by Jesse Sanderson
Materials: Leather, steel
Dimensions: W 43 x D 50 x H 80 cm
Seating height 47 cm
Frame finis...
Category
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Seating
Materials
Steel
Object 049 Brick Pouf by NG Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Object 049 Brick 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 col...
Category
2010s Polish Post-Modern Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
Galore 3 Seater Linen by Warm Nordic
Located in Geneve, CH
Galore 3 Seater Linen by Warm Nordic
Dimensions: D222 x W83 x H 76 cm
Material: Textile upholstery, Powder coated black steel legs, Wooden frame, foam, spring system.
Weight: 62 kg
A...
Category
2010s Danish Post-Modern Seating
Materials
Steel
Amat-3 Jamaica Stool by Pepe Cortès, Spanish Stool 'BD Barcelona, Knoll'
By Amat-3, Pepe Cortés
Located in CULEMBORG, GE
In his early design career, dating back to the 1960s, Spanish designer Pepe Cortès has been recognized with multiple design awards. However, he designed his best piece in the 1990s: ...
Category
1990s Spanish Post-Modern Seating
Materials
Chrome
Trampolín Bench, Blue by Cuatro Cuatros
By Missana
Located in Geneve, CH
Trampolín bench - Blue by Cuatro Cuatros
Dimensions: W135, D49, H83, Seat 44
Materials: Chrome plated or painted iron structure
Foam CMHR (high resilience and flame retardant) for...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Seating
Materials
Chrome, Iron
Set of 2 Medium Pausa Oak Stool by Pierre-Emmanuel Vandeputte
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 medium Pausa oak stool by Pierre-Emmanuel Vandeputte
Dimensions: D 27 x W 35 x H 65 cm
Materials: oak wood
Available in burnt oak version and in 3 sizes.
Pausa is a se...
Category
2010s Belgian Post-Modern Seating
Materials
Oak
Layered Steel Seat X by Hyungshin Hwang
Located in Geneve, CH
Layered steel seat X by Hyungshin Hwang
Dimensions: D 33 x W 27 x H 42 cm
Materials: stainless steel
Layered Series is the main theme and concept of work of Hwang, who continues...
Category
2010s Korean Post-Modern Seating
Materials
Stainless Steel
Layered Oak Wood Stool by Hyungshin Hwang
Located in Geneve, CH
Layered oak wood stool by Hyungshin Hwang
Dimensions: D 33 x W 30 x H 42 cm
Materials: weathered oak
Layered Series is the main theme and concept of work of Hwang, who continues...
Category
2010s Korean Post-Modern Seating
Materials
Oak
Lammi Bar Stool, Black by Made by Choice
Located in Geneve, CH
Lammi bar stool, 66 cm, black by Made By Choice with Saku Sysiö
Dimensions: 47 x 38 x 66 cm
Materials: Oak
Standard finishes: natural wood / painted black
Also available: Lammi...
Category
2010s Finnish Post-Modern Seating
Materials
Oak
Cassina "Aki" Swivel Chair in Blood Orange by Toshiyuki Kita
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
Huggable darling of the Postmodern office or living room. The K06 01 Aki chair by Toshiyuki Kita for Cassina adds a punch of comfortable style, informal and playful, yet capable of b...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Seating
Materials
Metal
Funky Stool Made in 467 Minutes by Minute Manufacturing
Located in Geneve, CH
Funky stool made in 467 minutes by Minute Manufacturing
Dimensions: 42 x 42 x 56 cm
Materials: Waste materials
Such as cardboard tubes, plastic boxes, leather, clay
Minute Manu...
Category
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Clay, Plastic
Funky Stool Made in 467 Minutes by Minute Manufacturing
Located in Geneve, CH
Funky stool made in 467 Minutes by Minute Manufacturing
Dimensions: 42 x 42 x 56 cm
Materials: Waste materials
Such as cardboard tubes, plastic boxes, leather, clay
Minute Manu...
Category
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Clay, Plastic
Outdoor Bench, Barricade Bench by Jumbo, Modern Metal Garden Bench in Yellow
Located in New York, NY
This outdoor metal bench by New York based design duo JUMBO is an exceptionally durable metal bench made in the form of a barricade that has been bent into a garden bench, with seati...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Seating
Materials
Steel
Embrace Armchair by Royal Stranger
Located in Geneve, CH
Embrace armchair by Royal Stranger
Dimensions: 96 x 85 x 68 cm
Different upholstery colors and finishes are available.
Materials: Velvet
Featuring an enfolding composition of ...
Category
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Seating
Materials
Velvet
Nest Ottoman, Red by Paula Rosales
By Missana
Located in Geneve, CH
Nest ottoman - red by Paula Rosales
Dimensions: W42, D42, H43
Materials: Iron structure and MDF board
Foam CMHR (high resilience and flame retardant) for all our cushion filling s...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Seating
Materials
Foam, Wood
Kaski Lounge, Narrow by Made By Choice
Located in Geneve, CH
Kaski lounge, narrow by Made By Choice with Joanna Laajisto
Dimensions: 77 x 63 x 76 cm
Materials: Birch plywood
Standard Finishes: Natural wood / Painted black
Also available:...
Category
2010s Finnish Post-Modern Seating
Materials
Birch, Plywood
Italian Post Modern Cockpit Shape Leather and Steel Side Chair, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian post modern cockpit shape leather and steel side chair, 1980s
Chair or small armchair with round seat in black sky and back in satin steel rod with three-legged cockpit shap...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Seating
Materials
Steel
Post-Modern Bespoke French Barrel Chairs
By Ico Parisi
Located in Wilton, CT
Purchased at a vintage market outside of Paris, these chairs were brought back to a Connecticut estate where we found them and took them to our workroom for restoration. We ebonized ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Seating
Materials
Textile, Walnut
Karl Friedrich Forster Black Leather Arm Chairs, a Pair
Located in DELRAY BEACH, FL
Pair of arm chairs designed by Karl Friedrich Forster for KFF. Made in Germany. Original design is intended for dining chairs but they are comfortable enough to be used as lounge cha...
Category
Late 20th Century German Post-Modern Seating
Materials
Steel
Riso Side Table by Umberto Bellardi Ricci
Located in Geneve, CH
Riso side table by Umberto Bellardi Ricci
Dimensions: D 10" x W 17.5" x H 11 in
Materials: Green / black marble, black finished l-beam
Umberto Bellardi Ricci is an Italian scul...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Seating
Materials
Marble
Black Layered Oak Wood Bench by Hyungshin Hwang
Located in Geneve, CH
Black Layered oak wood bench by Hyungshin Hwang
Dimensions: D 120 x W 72 x H 39 cm
Materials: ebonized red oak
Layered Series is the main theme and concept of work of Hwang, who...
Category
2010s Korean Post-Modern Seating
Materials
Oak
Design Institute of America Chrome Cantilevered Dining Chairs
Located in Miami, FL
Chrome dining chairs on casters with original fabric by Design Institute of America (DIA).
The fabric is dotted with white/blue and white/pink polka dot like stitching.
Set of four.
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Seating
Materials
Chrome
Cassina 'Viola d'amore' Armchairs by Piero Martini
By Cassina
Located in Antwerp, BE
Postmodern luxury lounge chairs by Piero Martini for Cassina, 1970s.
The camel leather and wooden details are in exceptionally well preserved condition.
Down filled cushions make...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood, Down
Ralph Lauren Black Leather Florence Ottoman in the Style of Victorian Footstools
By Ralph Lauren
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely Ralph Lauren black leather Florence ottoman stool
A good looking well made and expensive piece of luxury furniture. This design is b...
Category
20th Century English Post-Modern Seating
Materials
Leather
Galerie l'Orme Pair of Armchairs in Elm and Cognac Leather
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Galerie l'Orme, armchairs, solid elm, leather, France, 1980s.
Stunning pair of French armchairs manufactured by Galerie l'Orme in Paris. Executed in solid elm, these chairs exhib...
Category
1980s French Vintage Post-Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Elm
Rotor Sofa EJ-800 by Peter Hort-Lorentzen for Erik Jorgensen, Denmark
Located in Halle, DE
Rotor sofa EJ-800 – 2 seat sofa designed 1983 by Peter Hiort-Lorentzen & Johannes Foersom. Manufactured by Erik Jorgensen A/S, Denmark. The backrests are rotateable to generate sever...
Category
1980s Danish Vintage Post-Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric
1/6 Postmodern Minimalist French Chair 'Lune d'Argent' by Pascal Mourgue, 1980s
By Pascal Mourgue, Fermob
Located in Zagreb, HR
Postmodern dining chair 'Lune d'Argent' (Silver Moon) by Pascal Mourgue
6 chairs available
The chair was designed in 1985 and produced by Feomob in France
The chair features...
Category
1980s French Vintage Post-Modern Seating
Materials
Steel
Matching Pair of Midcentury Italian Postmodern Red Lounge Chairs by Cappellini
By Cappellini
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An ultra sleek matching pair of slipper chairs made by Cappellini in Italy. They feature minimal steel frames and red fabric cushions. Very comfortable chairs. Price includes the pai...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Seating
Materials
Steel
Midcentury Italian Postmodern Upholstered Bench after Sottsass for Memphis
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A super unique Postmodern design straight out of the 1980s from Italy. It features a heavy solid wood construction with silver textured finish and upholstered seat cushion.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Post-Modern Upholstered Nepentha Stool by Draga & Aurel
Located in New York, NY
NIGHT FEVER COLLECTION
Just like the fashionable armchair design, the Nepentha stool by Draga and
Aurel is designed to be modern, glamorous, and comfortable. A truly unique piec...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Post-Modern Seating
Materials
Wire
Westnofa Set of Four Norwegian Designer 80s Modern Dining or Game Chairs
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This rare and outstanding example of good, modern Norweigian design came from a very upscale palm Springs Country Club residence. They have been newly upholstered in a very high end ...
Category
1980s Norwegian Vintage Post-Modern Seating
Materials
Wood
Contemporary "Sol" Chair in Reclaimed Wood by Brazilian Designer Rodrigo Simão
Located in Miami, FL
Contemporary "Sol" Chair in Reclaimed Wood by Brazilian Designer Rodrigo Simão, 2016.
The Sol chair is a 2016 creation by Brazilian architect and designer Rodrigo Simão made with th...
Category
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Seating
Materials
Reclaimed Wood
ELO Armchair and Footstool Set for Indoor and Outdoor Use by Filipe Ramos
By Filipe Ramos
Located in Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
ELO armchair paired with stool to create a chaise for outdoor terrace or poolside.
The ELO chair is designed to provide a different experience for the user's back rest inspired by...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Post-Modern Seating
Materials
Aluminum
Ron Arad Anonimos Stools Set Zeus, Italy, 1994
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Super rare set of 4 bar stools with back rests designed by the world famous UK designer Ron Arad and manufactured by Zeus, Italy 1994. These stools are from the Anonimus series by Ar...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Seating
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Roma Chair
By Marco Zanini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Roma fiberglass chair by Marco Zanini for MEMPHIS (1986).
This exotic chair (throne) is a radical MEMPHIS experiment with an unorthodox material created by Marco Zanini, one o...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Seating
Materials
Fiberglass
Pair of Italian Armchairs in Original Patinated Red Leather
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Italian armchairs, marble, metal, leather, wood, Italy, 1970s
Striking dining chairs with great material combination and wonderful shapes. The designer of these wonderful chairs was...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Seating
Materials
Marble, Steel
Post Modern Sofa by Niels Eilersen
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Great Post Modern sofa by Neils Eilersen. Sofa is exceptionally comfortable and have fun adjustable headrests.
Sofa is in great structural shape however the fabric has seen better d...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Seating
Materials
Velvet
Dining Chairs by Pierre Cardin, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Dining chairs by Pierre Cardin, 1980s
Unique and magnificent Pierre Cardin table from the eighties. Absolutely rare production designed by Pierre Cardin in Italy.
Back in curved ch...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Seating
Materials
Leather, Cherry
Vladimir Kagan Wingback Swivel Chair and Ottoman
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Iconic Vladimir Kagan for Directional wingback tilt and swivel lounge chair with matching ottoman. Both the chair and ottoman are newly reupholstered in gray bouclé fabric. The chair...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Seating
Materials
Bouclé
Pop Art Pink Lilac Vintage Armchair Zyklus Chair Peter Maly, 1980s Germany
By Peter Maly
Located in Vienna, AT
Postmodern Pop Art vintage pink violet vintage armchair lounge chair model Zyklus Chair designed by Peter Maly 1980s and executed by COR, Helmut Luebke.
This model of armchair was e...
Category
Late 20th Century German Post-Modern Seating
Materials
Chrome
Checkered A-Chair, Kelsie Rudolph, Represented by Tuleste Factory
Located in New York, NY
Checkered a-chair by Kelsie Rudolph
29.75” H x 18” W x 17.75” D
Kelsie Rudolph's work was built to explore the relationship between hard and soft. During the ceramic making pro...
Category
2010s Post-Modern Seating
Materials
Clay
Blue Velvet And Wooden Feet Design Armchair
Located in Tourcoing, FR
Comfy and elegant armchair dressed in trendy dark blue velvet and walnut legs
Category
20th Century French Post-Modern Seating
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Cognac September Bar Stool by OxDenmarq
Located in Geneve, CH
Cognac September Bar Stool by OxDenmarq
Dimensions: D 38 x W 42 x H 93 cm
Materials: Leather, Black Powder Coated Steel
Also Available: Different colors available,
OX DENMARQ i...
Category
2010s Danish Post-Modern Seating
Materials
Steel
Joe Colombo for Zanotta Pair of Barstools in Leather and Chrome
By Joe Colombo, Zanotta
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Joe Colombo for Zanotta, barstools, model 'Birillo', leather, chrome, fiberglass, Italy, 1971.
Pair of remarkable swiveling 'Birillo' barstools designed by Joe Colombo for Zanott...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Seating
Materials
Steel, Chrome
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