Plastic Modern Room Dividers
Exceptional 1960s Modern Vinyl Cord Room Divider
Located in Glendale, CA
1960s modern vinyl cord room divider. This 3 paneled room divider is made of durable vinyl cord and
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Steel
Luigi Spandolini Modular Room Divider
By Kartell, Pierluigi Spandolini
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1970s for Kartell, produced in Italy. It is fully modular, composed of lids, cylinders, and double cylinders that allow it to flex. The piece is in great good condition but does h...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Plastic
Achille Castiglioni Zanotta Room Divider Paravent Black, Italy 1980
By Zanotta, Achille Castiglioni
Located in Vienna, AT
Achille Castiglioni Zanotta Room Divider Paravent Black, Italy
Beautiful space screen designed by
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Steel
$3,800
H 70.86 in W 94.5 in D 7.87 in
Georges TIGIEN 3 Screens in Lacquered Wood and Plastic "Scoubidou" circa 1970
Located in Mouscron, WHT
3 screens in lacquered wood and plastic "scoubidou" threads circa 1970
dimension of a panel: 130 x
Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Plastic, Beech
$2,990 / item
H 51.19 in W 19.69 in D 0.79 in
Richard Harvey Sculpta-Grille Model C-20 Freestanding Room Divider, 1959
By Richard Harvey
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1970s, often used as luxury room dividers, privacy screens and architectural elements for modern and
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Metal
$6,950 Sale Price / item
26% Off
H 74.5 in W 33.5 in D 19.5 in
Carlton Wood Room Divider, by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano Collection
By Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Milano, Memphis Group
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Here you are shown an authentic and perfect reproduction of the Carlton bookcase and room divider
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood, Plastic
$29,805 / item
H 77.17 in W 74.81 in D 15.75 in
Unique 8
Tall Post Modern Resin Composite Industrial Loft Screen Wall Divider
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Post Modern 8' foot Industrial loft wall divider featuring resin composite wall in two 4' X 4
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Steel
$1,195 / item
H 96 in W 41 in D 3 in
set of Gucci displays
By Gucci
Located in Milano, IT
, ideal for showcasing items at their best. The base, made from high-quality, durable plastic material
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Brass
Relay Screen by Kathy Stanton for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1980s. Corrugated orange plastic with black plastic trim. Made by Herman Miller in Michigan.
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Plastic
French industrial brise-soleil aluminium panel by Jean Prouvè, 1956
By Jean Prouvé
Located in MIlano, IT
screen or room divider to place in your home.
Beautiful in a bedroom or as a divider between the dining
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Aluminum
$27,509
H 73.23 in W 67.72 in D 3.15 in
French industrial brise-soleil aluminium panel by Jean Prouvè, 1956
By Jean Prouvé
Located in MIlano, IT
screen or room divider to place in your home.
Beautiful in a bedroom or as a divider between the dining
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Aluminum
$27,509
H 73.23 in W 67.72 in D 3.15 in
French industrial brise-soleil aluminium panel by Jean Prouvè, 1956
By Jean Prouvé
Located in MIlano, IT
screen or room divider to place in your home.
Beautiful in a bedroom or as a divider between the dining
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Aluminum
$27,509
H 73.23 in W 67.72 in D 3.15 in
Recent Sales
Facet Hanging Room Divider in White
Located in Eindhoven, NL
The Facet suspended room divider is perfect for dividing the space in rooms. It does this stylishly
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
Plug
Play POLAR Sound Absorbing Room Divider by Marie Aigner
By Marie Aigner
Located in Maisach, Bavaria
21st century European Plug & Play POLAR Sound Absorbing Room divider by Marie Aigner.
This sound
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Plastic
21st Century Rainbow Small Sound Absorbing Room Divider by Marie Aigner
By Marie Aigner
Located in Maisach, Bavaria
21st Century rainbow small sound absorbing colored room divider by Marie Aigner
This screen has
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Plastic
H 55.12 in W 27.56 in D 17.72 in
21st Century Rainbow Large Sound Absorbing Room Divider by Marie Aigner
By Marie Aigner
Located in Maisach, Bavaria
21st century rainbow large sound absorbing colored room divider by Marie Aigner
This screen has
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Plastic
H 70.87 in W 35.44 in D 23.23 in
21st Century Rainbow Medium Sound Absorbing Room Divider by Marie Aigner
By Marie Aigner
Located in Maisach, Bavaria
21st century rainbow medium sound absorbing colored room divider by Marie Aigner
This screen
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Plastic
H 63 in W 31.5 in D 20.48 in
Vitra Algue in Black by Ronan
Erwan Bouroullec, Set of 25
By Vitra, Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec
Located in New York, NY
linked together to form web like structures, from light curtains to densely solid room dividers. Algues
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Plastic
Vitra Algue in White by Ronan
Erwan Bouroullec
Set of 25
By Vitra, Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec
Located in New York, NY
linked together to form web like structures – from light curtains to densely solid room dividers. Algues
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Plastic
Vitra Algue in Red by Ronan
Erwan Bouroullec
Set of 25
By Vitra, Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec
Located in New York, NY
linked together to form web like structures – from light curtains to densely solid room dividers. Algues
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Plastic
Vitra Algue in Green by Ronan
Erwan Bouroullec
Set of 25
By Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, Vitra
Located in New York, NY
linked together to form web like structures – from light curtains to densely solid room dividers. Algues
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Plastic
Room Dividers in Perspex and Steel, 1970s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Post-modern roomdividers with a futuristic appearance. Set of two.
These large semi transparent
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Steel
Italian Modern Modular Equipped Wall Fiocco Pierluigi Spadolini Kartell, 1970s
By Kartell, Pierluigi Spadolini
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Modular equipped wall mod. Fiocco by Pierluigi Spadolini for Kartell, 1970s
Rare
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Plastic
H 68.12 in W 66.15 in D 13 in
Organic Mid-Century Modern Folding Screen
Located in Fulton, CA
Unusual 3 panel screen with translucent panels featuring fern leaves and organic objects. Solid walnut frame. Excellent original condition. Notice last two images are with sunlight b...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Plastic, Walnut
Sculpta-Grille Screen on Walnut Base by Richard Harvey, 1960s
By Richard Harvey
Located in Culver City, CA
itself is made of injection molded plastic (Tenite-Butyrate).
The screen, often referred to as "bones
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Plastic, Walnut
Faux Bamboo French Decorative Fire Screen, 1970s
Located in Paris, IDF
contemporary study, living room, or bedroom. Perspex plastic, chosen for its durability, endurance, and
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Tapestry, Plastic
Relay Screen by Kathy Stanton for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1980s. Corrugated orange plastic with black plastic trim. Made by Herman Miller in Michigan.
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Plastic
Chrome Paco Rabanne Space Curtain
By Paco Rabanne
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
is comprised of plasticized metal squares (the same he used in his iconic mini dresses) joined by
Category
Vintage 1970s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
French industrial brise-soleil aluminium panel by Jean Prouvè, 1956
By Jean Prouvé
Located in MIlano, IT
screen or room divider to place in your home.
Beautiful in a bedroom or as a divider between the dining
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Aluminum
Richard Harvey Sculpta-Grille Screen, circa 1960s
By Richard Harvey, Harvey Design Workshop, Inc.
Located in New York, NY
Richard Harvey's Sculpta-Grille screen is made of injection molded plastic (Tenite-Butyrate). This
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Plastic
Space Curtain by Paco Rabanne
By Paco Rabanne
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Space Curtain by Paco Rabanne
Category
20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Aluminum
Gold Space Screen or Wall Hanging by Paco Rabanne, 86.5" x 90.5"
By Paco Rabanne
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Stunning, original and rare gold colored, reflective, 'SPACE' screen, wall hanging or room divider
Category
Vintage 1970s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Pop-Art 1960s Hanging Screen
Located in Antwerp, BE
Pop-Art 1960s hanging screen or room divider. Mod style plastic discs connected by metal chromed
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Metal
Midcentury Italian Modern Molded Plastic Modular Display or Room Divider
By Joe Colombo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Unique set of circa 1960s-1970s Italian molded plastic cylinders, which can fit together in a
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Plastic
Op Pop Mod Italian Stackable Plastic Room Divider Screen
By Joe Colombo
Located in Ferndale, MI
Stackable plastic room divider screen in the style of Joe Colombo,
7.75 diameter components.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Plastic
Paco Rabanne Space Curtain or Room Divider
By Paco Rabanne
Located in Atlanta, GA
Paco Rabanne space curtain or room divider, French, circa 1970s.
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Plastic
Paco Rabanne Space Curtain or Room Divider
By Paco Rabanne
Located in Atlanta, GA
Paco Rabanne space curtain or room divider, French, circa 1970s. It has a wonderful patinated
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Plastic
Paco Rabanne Space Curtain or Room Divider
By Paco Rabanne
Located in Atlanta, GA
Paco Rabanne Space curtain or room divider, French, circa 1970s. It has a wonderful patinated
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Plastic
Architectural "Sculpta-Grille" Freestanding Room Divider by Richard Harvey
By Richard Harvey
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Stunning architectural “Sculpta-Grille” freestanding room divider by Richard Harvey for Harvey
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Resin, Plastic, Walnut
Richard Harvey Sculpta-Grille Model C-20 Freestanding Room Divider, 1959
By Richard Harvey
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1970s, often used as luxury room dividers, privacy screens and architectural elements for modern and
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Metal
H 74.5 in W 33.5 in D 19.5 in
Richard Harvey Sculpta-Grille Model C-20 Freestanding Room Divider, 1959
By Richard Harvey
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1970s, often used as luxury room dividers, privacy screens and architectural elements for modern and
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Metal
H 74.5 in W 33.5 in D 19.5 in
Richard Harvey Sculpta-Grille Model C-20 Freestanding Room Divider, 1959
By Richard Harvey
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1970s, often used as luxury room dividers, privacy screens and architectural elements for modern and
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Metal
H 74.5 in W 33.5 in D 19.5 in
Sculpta-Grille Screen on Walnut Base by Richard Harvey, 1960s
By Richard Harvey
Located in Culver City, CA
itself is made of injection molded plastic (Tenite-Butyrate).
The screen, often referred to as "bones
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Plastic, Walnut
Sculpta-Grille Screen on Walnut Base by Richard Harvey, 1960s
By Richard Harvey
Located in Culver City, CA
itself is made of injection molded plastic (Tenite-Butyrate).
The screen, often referred to as "bones
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Plastic, Walnut
Screen Wall 1950s Wrought Iron, Midcentury
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Room divider or screen wall, 1950s
Wrought iron, with design plastic pieces in pink, orange and
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wrought Iron
Richard Harvey Sculpta-Grille Screen, circa 1960s
By Richard Harvey, Harvey Design Workshop, Inc.
Located in New York, NY
Richard Harvey's Sculpta-Grille screen is made of injection molded plastic (Tenite-Butyrate). This
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Plastic
1960s Convex Bubble Mirror Screen
By Turner Manufacturing Company
Located in Atlanta, GA
Vintage Mid-Century Modern convex bubble mirror folding screen, probably by Turner, American, circa
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Metal
Room Divider or Folding Screen 1970s Mod
Located in Fulton, CA
Fantastic, 1970s mod design in this circular translucent plastic disc folding screen. Original
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Plastic, Wood
Space Curtain By Paco Rabanne
By Paco Rabanne
Located in Chicago, IL
plastic squares which throws off sparks of light.
Category
20th Century French Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Plastic
Achille Castiglioni Italian Zanotta White Fabric Screen with Black Support 1986
By Zanotta, Achille Castiglioni
Located in Mornico al Serio ( BG), Lombardia
"Servovento" is a very essential screen designed by Achille Castiglioni in 1986 for the Italian brand Zanotta.
It is an element of product family "Servi", an icon of Italian design ...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Steel
H 70.48 in W 36.23 in D 7.88 in
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A beechwood suspended console, Italy, 1950s
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
A graceful wall-mounted console table in beech wood with a rounded top, Italian craftsmanship, 1950s.
Elegant and as lightweight as a painting hanging on the wall or an airy organic...
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
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Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool
This White Oak Chile Counter Stool is beautifully constructed from solid wood in Ohio, USA. The stool is chunky and modern...
Category
2010s American Modern Stools
Materials
Wood, Oak
Baleri Italia Cartoons Screen in Havana Paper by Luigi Baroli
By Baleri Italia, Luigi Baroli
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Screen with free-standing structure in corrugated paper-board extracted from pure cellulose. Completely recyclable and non-pollutive. Upper and lower edges in techno-polymer in matte...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Paper
$1,504 / item
H 67.72 in W 118.12 in D 15.75 in
A Set of 5 Architectural RADICAL
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By François Monnet
Located in PARIS, FR
An exceptional and spectacular set of 5 geometric vases, Post-Modern, Radical, 5 different sizes stainless steel rectangular structures, forming together a kind of "Cityscape" set of...
Category
Vintage 1970s French Post-Modern Vases
Materials
Metal
$4,545
H 15.75 in W 3.94 in D 3.94 in
Lighted Danish Rosewood Glass Door Hutch Cabinet Bookcase with Carved Pulls
By Arne Vodder, Erik Brouer, Poul Hundevad, Bernhard Pedersen
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Located in Chattanooga, TN
Envision an heirloom of Scandinavian grace—a luminous display cabinet that seamlessly transforms function into art. Crafted in Denmark in the 1970s by Bernhard Pedersen & Son, th...
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Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Cabinets
Materials
Rosewood, Glass
$3,290
H 49 in W 64.5 in D 16 in
Brutalist Style Italian Dry Bar made of Oak Wood, Hand-carved Drinks Cabinet
Located in Madrid, ES
Italian hand-carved oak wood bar cabinet with four folding doors and central interior shelf.
Discover the essence of Italian style with our stunning contemporary oak wood bar cabin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Brutalist Dry Bars
Materials
Wood
$8,133
H 55.12 in W 46.46 in D 16.93 in
forged oval coffee table with blue aquamarin glass - Lothar Klute attributed
By Lothar Klute
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
- early 80s brutalism
- hand crafted
- excellent condition
130 x 82 x 50 cm
Category
Vintage 1980s German Brutalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Iron
$8,033
H 19.69 in W 51.19 in D 32.29 in
Pair of Light Bronze Finish Brass Table Lamps with Alabaster Spheres
By Glustin Creation
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of table lamps made of light bronze finished brass body, and alabaster feet and decorative spheres attached all over the lamps.
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2010s Italian Modern Table Lamps
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Alabaster, Brass
$6,996 / set
H 24.81 in Dm 9.85 in
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This architectural wall panel features beautifully handcarved foliage details thorough.
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Materials
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H 69.69 in W 25.6 in D 0.4 in
Set of 2 Mid-Century Swiss Space Age Guggerli L3 Floor Lamp for Baltensweiler
Located in Hamburg, DE
Very rare floor lamps from the Swiss manufacturer Baltensweiler designed by Rosemarie and Rico Baltensweiler in the 60s.
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20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
$8,205 / set
H 45.28 in Dm 7.09 in
Metal Room Divider by Salvatore Messina
By Salvatore Messina
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Salvatore Messina, room divider or wall unit, aluminum, Italy, 1960s
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Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Aluminum
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Glass "Red Sunset Vase" by Daum Frères
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Located in London, GB
"Red Sunset Vase" by Daum Frères
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Plastic Modern Room Dividers For Sale on 1stDibs
Find a variety of plastic modern room dividers available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of plastic, metal and organic material, all plastic modern room dividers available were constructed with great care. We have 25 antique and vintage plastic modern room dividers in-stock, while there are 5 modern editions to choose from as well. Plastic modern room dividers have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Plastic modern room dividers are generally popular furniture pieces, but Mid-Century Modern and Modern styles are often sought at 1stDibs. Many plastic modern room dividers are appealing in their simplicity, but Richard Harvey, Paco Rabanne and Marie Aigner produced popular plastic modern room dividers that are worth a look.
How Much are Plastic Modern Room Dividers?
Prices for plastic modern room dividers start at $23 and top out at $14,677 with the average selling for $4,918.
Finding the Right Screens-room-dividers for You
Whether they are implemented as decorative accents or makeshift partitions to ensure privacy, antique and vintage folding screens and room dividers easily introduce sophistication and depth to any space in your home.
The earliest examples of folding screens are said to have originated in China and go back at least as far as the Han dynasty. Screens of the era were heavy structures made of wood and had hinges of cloth or leather. They were adorned with elaborate landscape paintings that were typically created on silk or paper canvases and applied directly to the screen’s panels afterward. Just as they had been in the 20th century and today, the folding screens then were recognized for both their practical and purely decorative properties.
Japanese room-divider screens were also decorated with paintings but constructed to be lightweight and mobile. They took on considerable event-based importance when the structures gained popularity in the East Asian country, as the folding screens were used in performing arts such as concerts, tea ceremonies and more. Later, artists elsewhere warmed to folding screens and sought to create their own.
In European countries such as France, where they were known as paravent, folding screens began to materialize in apartments in Paris, gaining favor with the likes of pioneering couturier Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel, who is said to have accrued more than 30 and used them as a precursor to what we now know as wallpaper.
On 1stDibs, find a wide range of antique and vintage folding screens and room dividers, which, given their history, may do a better job of bringing people and cultures together in your home than sectioning off a space. Search by material to find options in metal, fabric or wood, or browse by style for mid-century modern designs and examples from the Art Deco era.
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