Bakelite German
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal, Nickel
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Aluminum
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal
Vintage 1930s German Bauhaus Table Lamps
Steel
Vintage 1920s German Industrial Table Lamps
Chrome
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass
Mid-20th Century German Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants
Glass, Bakelite
Vintage 1920s German Bauhaus Table Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1930s German Table Lamps
Metal, Steel
Vintage 1930s German Bauhaus Table Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass, Metal
Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal
Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
Brass, Metal
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal, Brass
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century German Industrial Table Lamps
Iron
Mid-20th Century German Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants
Glass, Bakelite
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
Brass
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
Metal, Brass
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
Brass
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal, Brass
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Glass, Opaline Glass, Bakelite
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Glass, Opaline Glass, Bakelite
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Metal, Iron
Mid-20th Century German Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants
Iron
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
Blown Glass, Bakelite
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal, Brass
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
Metal, Brass
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal, Brass
Vintage 1930s German Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants
Vintage 1930s German Industrial Table Lamps
Vintage 1930s Danish Industrial Table Lamps
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Steel
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Bakelite
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Bakelite
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Bakelite
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Bakelite
Vintage 1950s German Games
Metal
Vintage 1950s German Industrial Table Lamps
Brass, Iron
Mid-20th Century German Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants
Bakelite
Vintage 1970s German Industrial Wall Clocks
Metal
Vintage 1980s German Industrial Wall Clocks
Iron
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco More Dining and Entertaining
Stainless Steel
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Apothecary Cabinets
Bakelite
Vintage 1930s German Bauhaus Table Lamps
Opaline Glass, Glass, Bakelite
Vintage 1930s German Bauhaus Table Lamps
Aluminum
Vintage 1920s German Art Deco Table Lamps
Bakelite
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass
Vintage 1920s German Art Deco Table Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1930s German Bauhaus Table Lamps
Chrome
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Metal
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Choker Necklaces
Base Metal
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Base Metal
Vintage 1960s German Art Deco Flush Mount
Glass, Bakelite
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
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.








