Bakelite German
20th Century German Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants
Enamel
Mid-20th Century German Industrial Wall Lights and Sconces
Iron
Mid-20th Century German Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants
Enamel
Early 20th Century German Scientific Instruments
Metal
Mid-20th Century German Industrial Wall Lights and Sconces
Iron
Vintage 1930s German Bauhaus Living Room Sets
Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century German Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal
Mid-20th Century German Industrial Wall Lights and Sconces
Iron
Mid-20th Century German Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants
Iron
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Bakelite
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Bakelite
Mid-20th Century German Industrial Wall Lights and Sconces
Iron
Mid-20th Century German Industrial Wall Lights and Sconces
Iron
Mid-20th Century German Industrial Wall Lights and Sconces
Iron
Mid-20th Century German Industrial Wall Lights and Sconces
Iron
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Metal
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Bakelite
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century German Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants
Enamel, Iron
Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Flush Mount
Brass
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Metal
Vintage 1960s European Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Bakelite, Glass
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Antique 1620s German Sofa Tables
Brass
Vintage 1930s German Mid-Century Modern Globes
Bakelite, Walnut
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Floor Lamps
Bakelite, Opaline Glass, Wood
20th Century German Art Deco Sheffield and Silverplate
Silver Plate
Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Globes
Metal
Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Globes
Metal
German Table Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1930s German Industrial Table Lamps
Bakelite
Early 20th Century German Art Deco Barware
Stainless Steel
Vintage 1930s German Table Lamps
Bakelite, Glass
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Brass
Vintage 1930s German Wall Lights and Sconces
Metal
Early 20th Century German Wall Lights and Sconces
Metal
Vintage 1960s German Industrial Wall Lights and Sconces
Iron
Vintage 1940s German Bauhaus Table Lamps
Aluminum
Early 20th Century German Industrial Table Lamps
Bakelite, Glass
Vintage 1960s German Industrial Wall Lights and Sconces
Iron
Vintage 1930s German Table Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1930s German Bauhaus Table Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Jars
Metal
Early 20th Century German Bauhaus Wall Lights and Sconces
Iron
Vintage 1940s German Industrial Wall Lights and Sconces
Steel
Late 20th Century German Industrial Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Iron
Vintage 1920s German Bauhaus Wall Lights and Sconces
Metal
Vintage 1920s German Bauhaus Table Lamps
Bakelite
Vintage 1920s German Bauhaus Table Lamps
Bakelite
Vintage 1930s German Bauhaus Table Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
Brass
Vintage 1930s German Table Lamps
Steel
Vintage 1930s German Table Lamps
Metal
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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.
Find vintage plastic lounge chairs, outdoor furniture, lighting and more on 1stDibs.








