Italian Vintage Plastic Lamp
1980s Italian Modern Italian Vintage Plastic Lamp
Steel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Italian Vintage Plastic Lamp
Chrome
Late 20th Century Italian Space Age Italian Vintage Plastic Lamp
Metal
1970s Italian Italian Vintage Plastic Lamp
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Italian Vintage Plastic Lamp
Metal
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Italian Vintage Plastic Lamp
Travertine
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Italian Vintage Plastic Lamp
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Italian Vintage Plastic Lamp
Plastic
1980s Italian Italian Vintage Plastic Lamp
Metal, Aluminum
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Italian Vintage Plastic Lamp
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Italian Italian Vintage Plastic Lamp
Metal
1980s Italian Modern Italian Vintage Plastic Lamp
Steel
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Italian Vintage Plastic Lamp
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Italian Vintage Plastic Lamp
Metal
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Italian Vintage Plastic Lamp
Aluminum, Steel
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Italian Vintage Plastic Lamp
Aluminum, Steel
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Italian Vintage Plastic Lamp
Metal
1990s Italian Modern Italian Vintage Plastic Lamp
Metal
1990s Italian Italian Vintage Plastic Lamp
Plastic
1970s Italian Italian Vintage Plastic Lamp
Brass, Iron
1970s Italian Modern Italian Vintage Plastic Lamp
Aluminum, Chrome, Steel
1980s Italian Post-Modern Italian Vintage Plastic Lamp
Metal
1970s Italian Space Age Italian Vintage Plastic Lamp
Metal
20th Century Italian Italian Vintage Plastic Lamp
Metal
1970s Italian Modern Italian Vintage Plastic Lamp
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Italian Vintage Plastic Lamp
Metal, Steel, Chrome
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Italian Vintage Plastic Lamp
Metal
1970s Italian Italian Vintage Plastic Lamp
Metal
20th Century Italian Italian Vintage Plastic Lamp
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Italian Vintage Plastic Lamp
Metal, Steel, Chrome
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Italian Vintage Plastic Lamp
Metal
20th Century Italian Italian Vintage Plastic Lamp
Metal
1980s Italian Italian Vintage Plastic Lamp
Plastic
1980s Italian Modern Italian Vintage Plastic Lamp
Plastic, Fabric
Late 20th Century Italian Italian Vintage Plastic Lamp
Stainless Steel
20th Century Italian Italian Vintage Plastic Lamp
Metal
1980s Italian Modern Italian Vintage Plastic Lamp
Steel
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Italian Vintage Plastic Lamp
Plastic
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Italian Vintage Plastic Lamp
Steel, Aluminum
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Italian Vintage Plastic Lamp
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Italian Vintage Plastic Lamp
Chrome
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Italian Vintage Plastic Lamp
Metal
1980s Italian Post-Modern Italian Vintage Plastic Lamp
Metal
1980s Italian Modern Italian Vintage Plastic Lamp
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Italian Vintage Plastic Lamp
Plastic
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Italian Vintage Plastic Lamp
Metal
20th Century Italian Italian Vintage Plastic Lamp
Metal
Late 20th Century Italian Italian Vintage Plastic Lamp
Metal
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Italian Vintage Plastic Lamp
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Italian Vintage Plastic Lamp
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Italian Vintage Plastic Lamp
Metal
20th Century Italian Italian Vintage Plastic Lamp
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Italian Vintage Plastic Lamp
Plastic, Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Italian Vintage Plastic Lamp
Steel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Italian Vintage Plastic Lamp
Metal
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Italian Vintage Plastic Lamp
Metal
1960s Italian Space Age Italian Vintage Plastic Lamp
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.
Finding the Right Lighting for You
The right table lamp, outwardly sculptural chandelier or understated wall pendant can work wonders for your home. While we’re indebted to thinkers like Thomas Edison for critically important advancements in lighting and electricity, we’re still finding new ways to customize illumination to fit our personal spaces all these years later. A wide range of antique and vintage lighting can be found on 1stDibs.
Today, lighting designers like the self-taught Bec Brittain have used the flexible structure of LEDs to craft glamorous solutions by working with what is typically considered a harsh lighting source. By integrating glass and mirrors, reflection can be used to soften the glow from LEDs and warmly welcome light into any space.
Although contemporary innovators continue to impress, some of the classics can’t be beat.
Just as gazing at the stars allows you to glimpse the universe’s past, vintage chandeliers like those designed by Gino Sarfatti and J. L. Lobmeyr, for example, put on a similarly stunning show, each with a rich story to tell.
As dazzling as it is, the Arco lamp, on the other hand, prioritizes functionality — it’s wholly mobile, no drilling required. Designed in 1962 by architect-product designers Achille Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, the piece takes the traditional form of a streetlamp and creates an elegant, arching floor fixture for at-home use.
There is no shortage of modernist lighting similarly prized by collectors and casual enthusiasts alike — there are Art Deco table lamps created in a universally appreciated style, the Tripod floor lamp by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Greta Magnusson Grossman's sleek and minimalist Grasshopper lamps and, of course, the wealth of mid-century experimental lighting that emerged from Italian artisans at Arredoluce, FLOS and many more are hallmarks in illumination innovation.
With decades of design evolution behind it, home lighting is no longer just practical. Crystalline shaping by designers like Gabriel Scott turns every lighting apparatus into a luxury accessory. A new installation doesn’t merely showcase a space; carefully chosen ceiling lights, table lamps and floor lamps can create a mood, spotlight a favorite piece or highlight your unique personality.
The sparkle that your space has been missing is waiting for you amid the growing collection of antique, vintage and contemporary lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
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