Bakelite German
Vintage 1940s German Other Scientific Instruments
Aluminum
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Link Necklaces
Early 20th Century German Bauhaus Barware
Steel
Vintage 1940s German Industrial Table Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Clocks
Chrome
Vintage 1930s German More Furniture and Collectibles
Steel, Brass, Enamel
Vintage 1950s German International Style Swivel Chairs
Enamel, Steel
Vintage 1930s German Ashtrays
Metal, Chrome
Vintage 1960s German Floor Lamps
Brass, Metal
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Chrome
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Chrome
Vintage 1940s German Bauhaus Wall Lights and Sconces
Metal
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Models and Miniatures
Steel
Vintage 1930s German Table Lamps
Chrome
Vintage 1930s German Table Lamps
Metal, Chrome, Steel
Early 20th Century German Industrial Table Lamps
Steel
Mid-20th Century German Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Chrome
Vintage 1910s German Jugendstil Tobacco Accessories
Nickel
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Mantel Clocks
Chrome
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Tobacco Accessories
Metal, Chrome
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Chrome
Vintage 1930s German Bauhaus Table Lamps
Metal
20th Century German Bauhaus Table Lamps
Bakelite
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Barware
Silver Plate
Early 20th Century German Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Metal, Chrome
Early 20th Century German Art Deco Beaded Necklaces
Mid-20th Century German Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants
Glass, Bakelite
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Secretaires
Metal
Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Brooches
Mixed Metal, Other
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Chrome
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Brass, Copper, Steel, Stainless Steel, Chrome
Vintage 1930s German Industrial Side Tables
Steel
Vintage 1960s German Industrial Table Lamps
Bakelite
Vintage 1930s German Bauhaus Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass
Vintage 1930s German Bauhaus Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass
Vintage 1920s German Art Deco Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Silver Plate
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Materials: Plastic Furniture
Arguably the world’s most ubiquitous man-made material, plastic has impacted nearly every industry. In contemporary spaces, new and vintage plastic furniture is quite popular and its use pairs well with a range of design styles.
From the Italian lighting artisans at Fontana Arte to venturesome Scandinavian modernists such as Verner Panton, who created groundbreaking interiors as much as he did seating — see his revolutionary Panton chair — to contemporary multidisciplinary artists like Faye Toogood, furniture designers have been pushing the boundaries of plastic forever.
When The Graduate's Mr. McGuire proclaimed, “There’s a great future in plastics,” it was more than a laugh line. The iconic quote is an allusion both to society’s reliance on and its love affair with plastic. Before the material became an integral part of our lives — used in everything from clothing to storage to beauty and beyond — people relied on earthly elements for manufacturing, a process as time-consuming as it was costly.
Soon after American inventor John Wesley Hyatt created celluloid, which could mimic luxury products like tortoiseshell and ivory, production hit fever pitch, and the floodgates opened for others to explore plastic’s full potential. The material altered the history of design — mid-century modern legends Charles and Ray Eames, Joe Colombo and Eero Saarinen regularly experimented with plastics in the development of tables and chairs, and today plastic furnishings and decorative objects are seen as often indoors as they are outside.
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