Bakelite German
Vintage 1910s German Industrial Historical Memorabilia
Metal
Vintage 1930s German Bauhaus Floor Lamps
Brass, Chrome
Mid-20th Century German Archaistic Mounted Objects
Bakelite
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Chrome
20th Century German Modern Table Lamps
Steel, Brass
Vintage 1930s German Bauhaus Floor Lamps
Stainless Steel, Iron
Vintage 1930s German Bauhaus Floor Lamps
Stainless Steel, Iron
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century German Industrial Table Lamps
Bakelite
Vintage 1930s German Bauhaus Table Lamps
Brass, Steel, Nickel
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century German Industrial Mounted Objects
Metal, Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1930s German Bauhaus Table Lamps
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Aluminum, Berlin Iron
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Tableware
Bakelite
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Link Necklaces
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Floor Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1930s German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Bakelite
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Bakelite
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Bakelite
Vintage 1940s German Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Stainless Steel, Chrome
Vintage 1940s German Bauhaus Wall Lights and Sconces
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Bakelite
20th Century German Industrial More Furniture and Collectibles
Bakelite
Early 20th Century German Art Deco Barware
Bakelite
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Table Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1930s German Scientific Instruments
Metal
Vintage 1970s German Industrial Wall Clocks
Iron
Vintage 1980s German Industrial Wall Clocks
Metal
Mid-20th Century German Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants
Enamel
20th Century More Furniture and Collectibles
Vintage 1950s German Wall Clocks
Mid-20th Century German Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants
Enamel
Mid-20th Century German Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants
Enamel
Mid-20th Century German Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants
Enamel
Vintage 1940s German Art Deco Table Lamps
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Flush Mount
Milk Glass, Bakelite
Vintage 1920s German Art Deco Table Lamps
Brass, Nickel
Mid-20th Century German Industrial Wall Clocks
Iron
Vintage 1950s German Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants
Late 20th Century German Space Age Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Late 20th Century German Space Age Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Late 20th Century German Space Age Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Late 20th Century German Space Age Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Vintage 1940s German Bauhaus Table Lamps
Bakelite
Vintage 1940s German Bauhaus Table Lamps
Bakelite
Vintage 1960s German Industrial Wall Clocks
Glass, Bakelite
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Base Metal
Vintage 1940s German Bauhaus Wall Clocks
Bakelite
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Base Metal
Early 20th Century German Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants
Wood, Bakelite
Vintage 1930s German Industrial Table Lamps
Bakelite
Late 20th Century German Industrial Wall Clocks
Plastic, Bakelite
Mid-20th Century German Bauhaus Wall Lights and Sconces
Milk Glass, Bakelite
Mid-20th Century German Bauhaus Wall Lights and Sconces
Milk Glass, Bakelite
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How Much is a Bakelite German?
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.
Find vintage plastic lounge chairs, outdoor furniture, lighting and more on 1stDibs.








