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Post-Modern Seating

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
Italian Post Modern Loveseat Sofa by Nicoletti Salotti, Vintage Black Leather
Located in Decatur, GA
Stellar post modern loveseat sofa by Nicoletti Salotti, Italy circa 1980s. Finely appointed and fully dressed in high grade top grain black Italian leather. Striking and stark angula...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Seating

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Leather

Italian Post Modern Sofa by Nicoletti Salotti, Vintage Black Leather
Located in Decatur, GA
Stellar post modern sofa by Nicoletti Salotti, Italy circa 1980s. Finely appointed and fully dressed in high grade top grain black Italian leather. Striking and stark angular lines f...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Seating

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Leather

Mario Bellini Cassina Cab 412 + Cab 413 - 12 Black Leather Dining Chairs, 1980
Located in Vienna, AT
Wonderful set of 12 dining chairs by Mario Bellini 1980's; 2x cab 413 and 10x cab 412 by Cassina A set of twelve (12) Italian design icons in black saddle leather, the CAB 412/413...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Seating

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Steel

Nicoletti Salotti Post Modern Sofa + Loveseat Set - Italian Black Leather
Located in Decatur, GA
Stellar post modern sofa and loveseat set (2 pieces) by Nicoletti Salotti, Italy circa 1980s. Finely appointed and fully dressed in high grade top grain black Italian leather. Striki...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Seating

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Leather

First Chair by Michele De Lucchi for Memphis Milano, 1983
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Designed in 1983 by Michele de Lucchi, the ‘First Chair’ is a landmark piece in the Memphis Milano collection as the only original Memphis design to be mass-produced, with an estimat...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Seating

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Steel

Philippe Stark Set of 14 Dining Chairs from the Royalton Hotel, New York 1988
Located in Bonita Springs, FL
Set of 14 Philippe Starck “Royalton” Dining Chairs for the Royalton Hotel, 1988, by Driade (Aleph)** A rare complete set of fourteen iconic dining chairs designed by Philippe Starck ...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Seating

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Aluminum

Post Modern Sofa by Robert and Trix Haussmann for Knoll 1980's
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional Post Modern sofa designed by Robert and Trix Haussmann for Knoll as part of The Lounge Seating series, circa 1980's. The upholstered box form sofa rests on an aluminum ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Seating

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Aluminum

Chainmail Sculptural Chair, Nickel Plated Steel Finish, Hand Linked Mesh
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
The Chainmail Chair reinterprets William Katavolos' 1952 T-chair, incorporating a medieval-modern aesthetic that merges ancient craftsmanship with contemporary design. The seat is fo...
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2010s Mexican Post-Modern Seating

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Steel

Post-Modern Lucite & Chrome Folding Chair, Piretti Castelli Style, Italy, 1980s
Located in Vienna, AT
A stylish postmodern foldable "ghost" chair with a chrome frame and a clear perspex acrylic plexiglass seat and an adjustable backrest. Italy, 1980s. The chair is of high-quality and...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Seating

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Steel, Chrome

Mario Bellini Cassina Cab 412 + Cab 413 - 10 Black Leather Dining Chairs, 1980
Located in Vienna, AT
Wonderful set of 10 dining chairs by Mario Bellini 1980's; 2x cab 413 and 8x cab 412 by Cassina A set of ten (10) Italian design icons in black saddle leather, the CAB 412/413 cha...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Seating

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Steel

Superb Beige tan Nicoletti Salotti Post Modern Italian Leather Low lounge chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beige and tan Nicoletti Salotti Post Modern Italian Leather lounge chair. Very fun Beautiful pop art long leather chair. Has unique back supports and legs upholstered in leather. Ver...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Seating

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Leather

Vladimir Kagan Juno Wingback Recliner in Soft Cocoa Brown Bouclé
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Stately Post Modern Vladimir Kagan Wingback reclining chair made by American Leather professionally reupholstered in super soft and richly textured Cocoa bouclé. New cushioning and l...
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1990s American Post-Modern Seating

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Bouclé, Upholstery

Vladimir Kagan “Matinee” Sofa/ Daybed for American Leather, Postmodern
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Vladimir Kagan "Matinee" sofa/ daybed produced by American Leather, 2007. Pewter leather with soft light grey backrest and grayish brown bolster pillows. Backrest easily lifts off t...
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Early 2000s American Post-Modern Seating

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Leather, Upholstery

Superb Beige tan Nicoletti Salotti Post Modern Italian Leather Low Sofa
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beige and tan Nicoletti Salotti Post Modern Italian Leather Sofa. Very fun Beautiful pop art long leather sofa. Has unique back supports and legs upholstered in leather. Very good vi...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Seating

Materials

Leather

Africa Chairs (8) By Afra And Tobia Scarpa Maxalto Walnut, Black Leather, Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Afra & Tobia Scarpa "Africa" dining chairs for Maxalto, black leather, walnut, brass, Italy, circa 1975-1980, set of eight. Very good original condition. This set of 8 matching chai...
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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Seating

Materials

Brass

De Pas, D’Urbino & Lomazzi for Ampaglas 'Shaula' Lounge Chair
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Gionathan de Pas & Donato D’Urbino & Paolo Lomazzi for Ampaglas, 'Shaula' lounge chair, ABS plastic, expanded polyurethane, fabric, Italy, 1970s Gionathan de Pas & Donato D’Urbino ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Seating

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Fabric, Plastic

Aria Waterfall Bench
Located in Medina, OH
Bring some sunshine into any room with our Aria Waterfall Bench. These are hand-crafted by our upholstery shop in Medina, Ohio, and are comprised of the highest quality materials. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Seating

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Wool, Foam, Hardwood

Chainmail Camping Sculptural Stool, Nickel Plated Steel Finish, Hand Linked Mesh
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
This foldable camping stool exemplifies the fusion of utility and artistry within collectible design, drawing on a medieval-modern aesthetic that blends ancient craftsmanship with co...
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2010s Mexican Post-Modern Seating

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Steel

Italian 1970s Erasmo Sofa Afra & Tobia Scarpa for B&B Italia Manner Living Room
Located in London, GB
This stunning and amazingly comfortable sofa in the manner of the iconic Erasmo sofa from Afra & Tobia Scarpa for B&B Italia , is a beautiful example of 1970s Italian design. Curren...
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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Seating

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Wood, Fabric

Midcentury Post Modern De Sede Gray Leather Loveseat 2 Seat Curved Sofa
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Midcentury post modern De Sede gray leather loveseat 2 seat curved back sofa. Very unique half moon shaped designer loveseat with very high end thic...
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1980s Swiss Vintage Post-Modern Seating

Materials

Leather, Foam, Wood

De Sede DS-600 'Snake' Sectional Sofa in Warm Sage Colored Suede
Located in Waalwijk, NL
De Sede, ‘Snake’ DS-600, suede, felt, Switzerland, 1970s A design by Ueli Berger, Elenora Peduzzi-Riva, Heinz Ulrich and Klaus Vogt for De Sede, Switzerland. This De Sede modular Sn...
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1970s Swiss Vintage Post-Modern Seating

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Suede, Felt

Italian Tartana Loung Chair with Ottoman Designed by Luigi Radaelli, Italy 70s
Located in Lucija, SI
Rare lounge chair model Tartana was designed by Luigi Radaelli in the 70s This set contains of lounge chair with ottoman Oroginal fabric in very good conditions
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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Seating

Materials

Fabric, Foam

Pair of Vintage Minimalist Cerused Oak Stools, USA 1980s
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of vintage minimalist cuved and cerused oak stools, USA 1980s A sculptural and minimalist pair of stools crafted in the United States, circa 1980. Made from solid oak, each pie...
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1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Seating

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Oak

Mid century John Duffy tan leather chrome tube chairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Post modern "Duffy" dining chairs featuring cantilevered tubular chrome bases and tan leather upholstery. Designed by John Duffy for Brueton, c. Late 20th Century. labeled Brueton un...
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1970s American Vintage Post-Modern Seating

Materials

Chrome

De Pas, D'Urbino & Lomazzi for BBB Italia Large 'Carrera' Modular Sofa
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Jonathan de Pas, Donato D’Urbino, Paolo Lomazzi for BBB, sectional sofa 'Carrara', fabric, Italy, design 1969 Striking modular curved sofa by Jonathan de Pas, Donato D’Urbino, Paolo...
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1960s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Seating

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Fabric

1980s Norman Jaffe Postmodern Pair of Leather Club Chairs
Located in Roanoke, VA
Super cool and rare pair of leather club chairs designed by architect Norman Jaffe for US West Corporation in the 1980s. They are in their original two-tone neutral gray-blue soft an...
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1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Seating

Materials

Leather

Institution Sculptural Chair, White Lamb Leather
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Uncannily challenging excessive symbolic power granted to scientific institutions, the “Institutional Chair” reveals a tension with the accepted desubjectivisation of the body into s...
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2010s Mexican Post-Modern Seating

Materials

Steel, Nickel

Postmodern German Kreuzschwinger Barstool by Till Behrens, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Elegant design classic by Prof. Till Behrens in the Bar stool version. The further development of the free wing. The stools are made entirely of steel rods, which have been mounted ...
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20th Century German Post-Modern Seating

Materials

Metal

Set of 6 Saporiti italia chrome tube chairs Italy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Post modern set of (6) Saporiti italia dining chairs featuring cantilevered tubular chrome bases and original upholstery. labeled Saporiti italia underneath. Upholstery is original a...
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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Seating

Materials

Chrome

Italian Postmodern Proust Geometrica Armchair Alessandro Mendini by Cappellini
Located in Portland, OR
An iconic chair designed by Italian postmodern designer Alessandro Mendini (1931-2019). This wonderful postmodern work of art presented as a chair is in excellent condition and ready to display in your space. Proust was originally created in 1978 for the Palazzo dei Diamanti in Ferrara. It was immediately recognized as an icon of twentieth century design and one of the most renowned and essential reference points in the quest for form and aesthetic perfection. Cappellini inherited the piece in 1993 and today Proust Geometrica...
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Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Seating

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Fabric, Cotton, Upholstery, Foam, Beech, Paint

Chainmail Sculptural Chair, Nickel Plated Steel Finish, Hand Linked Mesh
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Chainmail chair is a new take on William Katavolos 1952’s T-chair. Its seat is made up of hand-linked metal rings coming together to form a strong and flexible mesh that drapes down ...
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2010s Mexican Post-Modern Seating

Materials

Steel

Set of 6 post modern dining chairs by Peter Handler Studio
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of six post modern dining chairs from Peter Handler Studio with anodized aluminum frames with black leather back and seat cushions. Each chair supported on one cylindrical leg, ...
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1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Seating

Materials

Aluminum

1980s Post-Modern Italian Sectional Sofa Green Yellow Black Striped Velvet
Located in Waalwijk, NL
SC-International Poltrone & Arredi, modular sofa (eight elements), velvet fabric, wood, Italy, 1980s This sectional sofa takes your breath away easily due to its voluptuous appearan...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Seating

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Fabric

Cult Stool, Sculptural Side Table, Mexican Onyx Marble Conglomerate
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
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 ...
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2010s Mexican Post-Modern Seating

Materials

Onyx, Marble

Postmodern German Kreuzschwinger Kitchen Barstool by Till Behrens, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Original Till Behrens Kreuzschwinger Kitchen stools or bar stools in a rare version with a matt surface. Elegant design classic by Prof. Till Behrens in the Bar stool version. The f...
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20th Century German Post-Modern Seating

Materials

Metal

William Andrus for Steelcase Lounge Chair in Fiberglass and Plexiglass
Located in Waalwijk, NL
William C. Andrus for Steelcase, lounge chair, lacquered fiberglass, plexiglass, leather, United States, 1970s Lovely space age easy chair designed by William C. Andrus for Steelcas...
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1970s American Vintage Post-Modern Seating

Materials

Leather, Fiberglass, Plexiglass

Doric Stool in Light Walnut with Grey Blue Corduroy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Doric stool is a versatile and elegant piece, which has found its place in museums, offices, and homes. The brutalist, monolithic legs suggest ancient ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Velvet, Hardwood, Oak

Large vintage postmodern curvaceous leopard print sofa, USA 1980s
Located in Hastings, GB
Stunning large postmodern curved sofa, USA 1980s. Seats 2 or 3 people. Newly upholstered in leopard low pile velvet fabric. In great condition, ...
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1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Seating

Materials

Fabric

Postmodern Mickey Chair by Pierre Colleu for Starform and Disney, France 1980s.
Located in Lille, FR
Seat height: 30 cm. Total height : 64 cm Good condition.
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1980s French Vintage Post-Modern Seating

Materials

Wood

Pair of large vintage postmodern curvaceous leopard print sofas, USA 1980s
Located in Hastings, GB
A matching pair of stunning large postmodern curved sofas, USA 1980s. Seats 2 or 3 people. Newly upholstered in leopard low pile velvet fabric. In great condition, and very comfortab...
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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Wendy Wright Vintage Chair by Philippe Starck for Disform, 1986
Located in Barcelona, ES
Acquire the exclusive vintage Wendy Wright chair designed by Philippe Starck in the 1980s for Disform. This coveted design, influenced by Philip K. Dick's science fiction novel 'Ub...
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1980s Vintage Post-Modern Seating

Materials

Metal

Pair of Mario Bellini Cab 413 Armchairs in Leather for Cassina, Italy, 1970s
Located in München, Bavaria
Iconic Mid-Century Italian design: A pair of Cab 413 armchairs by Mario Bellini, designed in 1977 for Cassina in cognac-colored leather. A steel frame is wrapped in thick saddle leat...
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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Seating

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Steel

Postmodern German Kreuzschwinger Chair by Till Behrens for Schlubach, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Original Till Behrens Kreuzschwinger chairs in the rare version in stainless steel. Elegant design classic, the further development of the Freibschinger. The chairs are made entirel...
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20th Century German Post-Modern Seating

1980's Giandomenico Belotti Black Leather Dining Chairs, A Pair - Made in Italy
Located in San Carlos, CA
For Sale: Stunning Pair of Giandomenico Belotti Black Leather Dining Chairs Elevate your space with these gorgeous, high-end designer dining chairs crafted by the renowned Italian m...
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1980s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Seating

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Chrome

De Sede Large Daybed or Lounge Set in Patinated Brown Leather
Located in Waalwijk, NL
De Sede, daybed, leather, Switzerland, 1970s This De Sede daybed/lounge set includes two parts: a lounge seat and an additional ottoman-style section, allowing for versatile configu...
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1970s Swiss Vintage Post-Modern Seating

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Leather

Tito Agnoli Korium Leather Chair (1970s) by Matteo Grassi – Italian Post Modern
Located in London, GB
The Korium chair, designed by Tito Agnoli, is a standout piece from the mid-20th century, blending Italian craftsmanship with modernist design principles. Agnoli, renowned for his mi...
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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Seating

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Leather

De Pas, D’Urbino & Lomazzi for Ampaglas Pair of 'Shaula' Lounge Chairs
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Gionathan de Pas & Donato D’Urbino & Paolo Lomazzi for Ampaglas, pair of 'Shaula' lounge chairs, ABS plastic, expanded polyurethane, fabric, Italy, 1970s Gionathan de Pas & Donato ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Seating

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Fabric, Plastic

Angular postmodern vintage pink / mauve leather armchair by Brayton, USA 1980s
Located in Hastings, GB
Angular postmodern pink/mauve leather armchair by Brayton International, USA 1980s. The leather is beautifully soft and in great condition. Colour is a little bit pinker in reality. ...
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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Seating

Materials

Leather

Emilio Guarnacci for 1P 'Ecuba' Lounge Chair
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Emilio Guarnacci for 1P, 'Ecuba' lounge chair, Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, foam, fabric, Italy, design 1969 Stunning lounge chair by Italian designer Emilio Guarnacci. This ch...
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1960s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Seating

Materials

Fabric, Plastic

Set of Six Swivel Luta Chairs designed by Antonio Citterio for B&B Italia c 2016
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional set of six B&B Italia Luta chairs, having chrome metal mesh bucket seats, with purple upholstered seats, on sculptural five star bases, with ori...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Seating

Materials

Metal

Doric Stool in Natural Maple with Light Blue Linen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Doric stool is a versatile and elegant piece, which has found its place in museums, offices, and homes. The brutalist, monolithic legs suggest ancient ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Velvet, Hardwood, Oak

Maurizio Salvato Postmodern Point Chairs for Saporiti Italia - Set of Four
Located in Miami, FL
Set of four Point postmodern dining chairs in purple ultra-suede fabric with single arm rests designed by Maurizio Salvato for Saporiti Italia, 1985.
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Seating

Materials

Metal

Pr. Oversize Black Leather Club Chairs by Brayton International Collection 1991
Located in New York, NY
Chic pair of over scale lounge, or club chairs in black leather - made by the Brayton International Collection, circa 1991. These exceptional chairs are very well constructed, comfo...
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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Seating

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Leather

Ball Foot Sculptural Chair, Vegan Cactus Leather, Gray
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
The “Ball-Foot Chair” is upholstered with a subtle beige cactus leather, a vegan textile infused with natural cacti fibers, which is produced in Mexico. The chair’s comfortable and r...
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2010s Mexican Post-Modern Seating

Materials

Steel

Doric Stool or Ottoman in Natural Walnut and White Velvet Corduroy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Doric stool is a versatile and elegant piece, which has found its place in museums, offices, and homes. The brutalist, monolithic legs suggest ancient columns...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Velvet, Hardwood, Oak

Cult Stool, Sculptural Side Table, Mexican Green Onyx
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
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 ...
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2010s Mexican Post-Modern Seating

Materials

Onyx

Vladamir Kagan Hildegard Club Chair
Located in Hudson, NY
This is the Hildegard club chair by Vladimir Kagan circa 1986. The Hildegard chair is a rare model and came out of the personal collection of Vladimir Kagan in NYC. Newly upholster...
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1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Seating

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Linen, Polyester

Robert Venturi Sheraton chair for Knoll Postmodern 80s
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Robert Venturi chair for knoll Model: Sheraton Silkscreen printed pattern on black plywood. Rare model in famous Venturi's chairs in Knoll collection.  
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1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Seating

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Plywood

Set of 6 "Palisade" Dining Chairs by Hooker Furniture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Like a piece of exquisite natural art, the sculpture-shaped wood back Palisade Side Chair exudes warmth and beauty, crafted of highly-figured decorative Walnut Veneers. The seat is c...
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1990s Vietnamese Post-Modern Seating

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Italian Organic Sofa in Khaki Green Velvet
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Sofa, velvet, plastic, Italy, 1970s Eccentric sofa of Italian origin. The design reminds of the anatomy of the flower with its inward-facing tufted lines and a stuffed middle sectio...
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1970s Italian Vintage Post-Modern Seating

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Velvet, Plastic

Post-modern seating for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Post-Modern seating 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 seating created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating, tables, building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with fabric, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Post-Modern seating made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and Scandinavia pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original seating, popular names associated with this style include Pepe Albargues, Cassina, Royal Stranger, and Philippe Starck. 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 seating 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 $3,662.

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