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Material: Plastic
Ricardo Fasanello, Armchair "Esfera", c. 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
Iconic "Esfera" armchair designed by Ricardo Fasanell which is now in the MOMASF (San Francisco Museum of Modern Art) collection. Made of fiberglass and polyester resin and leather ...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Plastic Furniture

Materials

Metal

Plexiglass Grey Metal Pair of Sconces by Massive, 1980s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Plexiglass & Grey Metal Pair of Sconces by Massive, 1990s, Germany Very elegant and Minimalist outdoor sconces Lamps are in very good condition. These lamps works with E27 standard...
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1990s German Space Age Plastic Furniture

Materials

Metal

Lamp Sculpture Cinetic Cubo Di Teo Plexiglass by James Riviere, Italy, 1970s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Mid-Century Modern Space Age Iluminated cube sculpture table bedside or floor lamp light cinetic work Cubo di Teo designed by James Riviere during the 1970's and edited by Centro Ric...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Plastic Furniture

Materials

Plexiglass

Mid-Century German Minimalist Glass Pendant from Staff Leuchten, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Minimalist glass pendant lights from Staff Leuchten. Simple pendant made of glass. The body of the lamp consists of a simple cylinder, open at the bottom. The glass is overlaid in w...
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Plastic Furniture

Materials

Metal

1966 Vintage Greg Noll Miki Dora “Da Cat” longboard
Located in Haleiwa, HI
1966 vintage Greg Noll Miki Dora Da Cat longboard. Features the legendary black cat color scheme Miki Dora was known to ride. A remarkable example of the hig...
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1960s American Vintage Plastic Furniture

Materials

Fiberglass, Foam, Softwood

Contemporary Pendant Lamp Alley by AGO Small-Charcoal
Located in Paris, IDF
Alley pendant lamp by AGO Lighting UL Listed Painted aluminum, white opal glass LED G9 110-240V (not included) Available colors: Charcoal, white, grey, burgundy, green Dimensions:...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Organic Modern Plastic Furniture

Materials

Aluminum

Modern Abstract Sculpture in Black Oak by Patrick Coard Paris
Located in West Hollywood, CA
The "WAVE" sculpture by Patrick Coard Paris is a stunning fusion of modern design and natural elegance, crafted from a rich black oak veneer inlaid on a fiberglass core that exudes a...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Plastic Furniture

Materials

Oak, Fiberglass

Original Vintage Charles Ray Eames RAR Rocking Chair for Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this journey with passion and precision. With over 17 years of artisanal exper...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture

Materials

Iron

French Alabaster Neoclassical Pedestal Lamp-Column Lamp-Silk Lamp Shade-60
Located in Bussiere Dunoise, Nouvel Aquitaine
Magnificent French finely carved Alabaster Lamp in Neoclassical Style and with Silk Shade from the 60s The soft Colors vary from beige to brown-rose and reflect the Classic Style T...
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1960s French Neoclassical Vintage Plastic Furniture

Materials

Alabaster, Metal, Metallic Thread, Brass

Alma Chaise Lounge Slip Cover Only
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Slip Cover Only Shown in Flax, which is a natural flax linen that is not dyed or bleached.. 100% stone washed linen. Our stone washed linen will show a variation in color and wash, ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Plastic Furniture

Materials

Linen, Foam, Wood, Ash

Reed Wall Light in Brass-based Bronze Finish, UL Listed by Tom Kirk
Located in London, GB
Inspired by slender, natural forms, the Reed Wall Lights are designed to deliver soft accents to an interior lighting scheme. Used in conjunction with the Reed portable luminaires, t...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Plastic Furniture

Materials

Brass

Porthole Mirror by Willo Perron for NO GA - Large - Burgundy Red
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Porthole Mirror is designed by Willo Perron for NO GA. It’s part of a collection based on the idea of modularity which features six tables and two mirrors in different sizes that...
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2010s Philippine Space Age Plastic Furniture

Materials

Glass, Fiberglass

Pair of Stilux Milano Table Lamps Italy, 1950s
Located in Berlin, DE
A pair of mid-century table lamps by Stilux Milano, each with a cylindrical shade made from perforated metal and a smooth white top diffuser. The shades can be used upright or laid o...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture

Materials

Metal, Brass

Rare Midcentury Space Age Style Side Table, Ernst Moeckl, Germany, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
- rare type - practical - space age style
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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture

Materials

Plastic

aRT dECO 1940s / 50s Modernist Light -up "TELEPHONE" SIGN.... 40" LONG
By Ilka Plast
Located in Buffalo, NY
aRT dECO 1940s / 50s Modernist Light -up "TELEPHONE" SIGN.... 40" LONG...eMbossed form plastic lettering,,Stunning graphic, pull chain on/off switch.Retains original metal can,,orig...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture

Materials

Metal

Contemporary Modular System, Black Steel / Water Repellent Velvet
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Tailor made sectional sofa offered in a selection of luxurious soft velvets with high resistance to abrasion, stains and is water repellent. Hardwood frame with advanced comfort spri...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Plastic Furniture

Materials

Steel

DOOQ Mid-Century Modern Marjorelle Lotus Lamp in Nude Beige
By DOOQ
Located in Lisbon, PT
Highly organic, the Majorelle collection evokes flowers of an imaginary garden. Informed by textures found in nature, the collection features a dappled surface made from resin soak...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Plastic Furniture

Materials

Resin, Foam

Set of Eleven Vintage "Gronda" Wall Mirrors / Coat Racks by Luciano Bertoncini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of eleven modular "Gronda" coat rack/mirrors designed by Luciano Bertoncini and produced by Elco (ca. 1970s, Italy). Composed of rectangular uprights lined in black extruded plas...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture

Materials

Metal

Irregular Shape Abstract Blue Handtufted Rug Frozen Land by RAG HOME
Located in Jakarta Selatan, ID
Just in: 'Frozen Lands,' a tufted rug that recalls memories of northeast Greenland beneath ironclad snow. Its colors: a muted blue borrowed from the gaping silence of frozen water, a...
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2010s Indonesian Modern Plastic Furniture

Materials

Acrylic, Yarn

Angels, Side Table
Located in Berlin, DE
Designer and Artis Andreas Berlin created a collection of extraordinary side tables. This tables are sculptures and high end useful upcycling tables. The vases found in antiquarian s...
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2010s German Art Deco Plastic Furniture

Materials

Aluminum, Cut Steel

Angels, Side Table
Angels, Side Table
$4,651 Sale Price
20% Off
Jacquard woven tapestry, flowers, contemporary art, Tall Poppy, Tjitske Storm
Located in ALMERE, NL
‘Tall Poppy’ is a Jacquard woven tapestry by contemporary fiber artist Tjitske Storm. The rich colorful composition is composed of more than 200 elements of images. The digital image...
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2010s Dutch Plastic Furniture

Materials

Cotton, Polyester, Yarn, Beads

Monica Perez "Lovers" Original Acrylic Painting on Canvas 2021
Located in New York, NY
Monica Perez "Lovers" from Love & Courage Original Acrylic Painting on Canvas, 2021. W 40" x H 60" Monica Perez’s works are expressions of emotion—impuls...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Expressionist Plastic Furniture

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Massive Blue Lucite Frog Sculpture by Shlomi Haziza
Located in San Diego, CA
Massive blue lucite frog sculpture by Israeli artist, Shlomi Haziza, circa 1980s. The piece is in good vintage condition with with the exception of a small repair and a small chip on...
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Late 20th Century Israeli Modern Plastic Furniture

Materials

Lucite

Spectacular Art Deco Walnut Display Vitrine Cabinet, English, circa 1930s
Located in Devon, England
This is a fabulous opportunity to acquire a genuinely rare design Art Deco display cabinet, this being one of the best examples in figured walnut. If you want a focal point or a wow ...
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Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Plastic Furniture

Materials

Glass, Walnut, Bakelite

Contemporary Pendant Lamp Alley by AGO Large-White
Located in Paris, IDF
Alley pendant lamp by AGO Lighting UL Listed Painted aluminum, white opal glass LED G9 110-240V (not included) Available colors: Charcoal, white, grey, burgundy, green Dimensions: 15,8 x 34 cm (Large) 11 x 24 cm (Small) AGO is a Korean design studio specialized in lighting. AGO is based in the area of central Seoul named Euljiro which has been at the heart of Korean industry. Many small factories and workshops remain and it is where AGO started, collaborating with the skilled craftsmen and makers of the area. AGO develops lightings collections in collaboration with contemporary design studio like Bymars, Word or Big-Game for example. Each project is a constant search of the perfect balance between beauty and function with light. ALLEY is a simple versatile modern lamp. Soft shine from the glass globes will light up above the table to bring cozy ambience. ALLEY comes with two different sizes in various orientations; pendant lamp, wall lamp, tilted table lamp...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Organic Modern Plastic Furniture

Materials

Aluminum

Ritts and Company Three Piece. Rattan Sofa with Custom Upholstery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ritts and Co. Rattan sofa with new raw cotton upholstery. The sofas comes in three sections that are independent but form a lovely Sofa. Ritts and Co. pro...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Plastic Furniture

Materials

Cotton, Upholstery, Foam

100% Rubber, NON Chair by Poul Christiansen Boris Berlin Sweden
Located in Las Vegas, NV
"NON" chair 2000 designed by Boris Berlin and Poul Christiansen, Sweden. The rubber chair is an archetype for a chair, not a designed chair, just a chair. NON is to be used anywhere you choose to use it. Steel frame encased in 100% PUR rubber. Signed "Non Designed by Komplot 2000 Boris Berlin & Poul Christiansen for Källemo AB Sweden Special Thanks To Sven Lundh & Peter J. Lassen to Weather Forecast...
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21st Century and Contemporary Bauhaus Plastic Furniture

Materials

Steel

Machine Age Chrome and Bakelite Bookends
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of Art Deco/ Machine Age Chrome and Green Bakelite Bookends. Nice Original Condition! Chrome looks very nice! Produced by Hifinger Industrie...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Plastic Furniture

Materials

Chrome

Mid Century Modern Abstract Painting In The Style of Franz Kline
By Franz Kline
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Mid Century Modern abstract painting in the style of Franz Kline, acrylic on canvas.
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture

Materials

Acrylic

Tavolino Nuvola Plexiglass e Piano Grigio decorato a mano in Italia da Cupioli
Located in Rimini, IT
"Le nuvole entrano fluttuando nella nostra vita, non più per portare pioggia o tempesta, ma per aggiungere colore ai nostri tramonti." I tavolini Cloud nascono proprio guardando una...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Plastic Furniture

Materials

Plexiglass, Scagliola

Italian Designer, Table Lamp, Brass, Acrylic, Fabric, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A three-armed bronze-finished brass, acrylic and white fabric table lamp designed and produced in Italy, c. 1950s. Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (inches): 22” H x 19” W x 7.25” D B...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture

Materials

Brass

Zabihi Collection 19th Century Red Antique French Aubusson Pillow
Located in New York, NY
Authentic stand-alone pillow made from a 19th-century French Aubusson rug Measures: 16" x 16"
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Early 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Plastic Furniture

Materials

Wool, Cotton, Foam

Early Amber Poul Henningsen "PH 2/2" Mid Century Pendant by Louis Poulsen 1930s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Very rare small mid century "PH 2/2" ceiling pendant in patinated brass, bakelite and original yellow amber glass shades by Poul Henningsen produced by Louis Poulsen Denmark, 1930s. ...
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1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture

Materials

Opal

Brutalist Handmade Ceramic Wall Sconce, Envelope Sconce by Streicher Goods
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Envelope Sconce is a brutalist-inspired wall sconce, perfect for down-lighting a bedside, accent lighting in larger living spaces, or lighting a ha...
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2010s American Brutalist Plastic Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Acrylic

Modern Organic Style Collana Armchair in Solid Wood, Leather Flexible Seating
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
THE COLLANA SERIES – WHERE ARTISTRY MEETS COMFORT IN EVERY CURVE." THE ARMCHAIRS 

The Collana armchairs are a celebration of refined design and unparalleled comfort. Crafted to elev...
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2010s Brazilian Modern Plastic Furniture

Materials

Leather, Hardwood, Fiberglass, Upholstery, Textile

Spiros Zakas Style Sculpted Lucite Sofa
Located in Middlesex, NJ
Spiros Zakas Style Sculpted Lucite Sofa
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Plastic Furniture

Materials

Upholstery, Lucite

Yellow 1970s Organizer Wall-All III Uten.Silo Dorothee Maurer-Becker Pop Art Era
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Beautiful primary yellow, heavily loved and patinated, a seventies pop-art survivor, a true relic from the original owners home. Riddled with pen ink in the inside the bottoms of the...
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1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture

Materials

Plastic

Aipa Wave Crest Swallow Tail Surfboard
Located in Haleiwa, HI
This 6’3 Aipa Wave Crest swallow tail from the mid-1970s is a striking showcase of Ben Aipa’s groundbreaking design vision. Celebrated for his innovative shaping and lasting impact o...
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1970s Hawaiian Vintage Plastic Furniture

Materials

Fiberglass, Foam, Softwood

Vintage German Postmodern Wall Clock from Staiger, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage German Postmodern Wall Clock from Staiger, 1980s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989 This piece has an attribution mark. Additional information: Materials: Plast...
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20th Century German Post-Modern Plastic Furniture

Materials

Plastic

Expertly Restored - Mid-Century Desk Chair by Ariberto Colombo for Ico Parisi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
________________________________________ Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this journey with passion and precis...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Mohair, Foam, Wood, Beech

Verner Panton Pantop Portable Table Lamp in Chrome for Verpan
Located in Glendale, CA
Verner Panton 'Pantop' Portable Table Lamp in Chrome for Verpan Verner Panton was one of Denmark's most legendary modern furniture and interior designers. His innovative experimenta...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Plastic Furniture

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Aboriginal Painting by Tjunkiya Napaltjarri (1927-2009)
Located in NICE, FR
We offer an exquisite Aboriginal artwork created by Tjunkiya Napaltjarri (1927-2009) in 2002, sourced from the Papunya Tula Art Center. Her work can be found in the collections of th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Australian Tribal Plastic Furniture

Materials

Acrylic

Hollywood Regency Lucite Glass Greek Key Coffee Table by Jeffry Bigelow c 1977
Located in New York, NY
Voguish lucite, or acrylic coffee table with original, plate glass insert , with Greek, or Roman Key form legs. The table is in very fine, original, clean and ready to use condition...
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1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Plastic Furniture

Materials

Glass, Acrylic

Set of 2 Tulip Base Table Lamps, Brass / Glass, Mid-Century, Germany
Located in Berlin, BE
Set of two very decorative vintage table lamps. Original from the 1970s. Very special with the acrylic glass detail in the middle of brass tulip base. Great atmosphere through the O...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Plastic Furniture

Materials

Metal, Brass

Dog Cushion in Acrylic Polyester Fabric by Andrea Branzi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Genetic tales cushion collection includes four different two-sided cushions designed by Andrea Branzi. Sized 45 x 45 cm, these cushions feature the recurring human faces found in his...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Plastic Furniture

Materials

Acrylic

Moroso Gogan 2-seater Sofa in Orsetto natura by Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Gogan collection takes its name from nature and in particular from Japanese stones rendered smooth by time and water, which provided the inspiration for this project. This is the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Plastic Furniture

Materials

Steel

Casamania HIM&HER Set of two Matt Chairs in White by Fabio Novembre
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“Him & Her are born directly from the ideas behind the Panton Chair. An evolution of the hermaphroditic original, declined into the harmony of the two sexes. They assume sculpted for...
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21st Century and Contemporary Plastic Furniture

Materials

Plastic

1970s French Space Age Plastra Wall Shelves, Brown Plastic, Prisunic
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Offered is an authentic Plastra wall shelving unit designed by Jean-Lin Viaud for Prisunic, France, circa 1970. A hallmark of French Space Age design, the piece is executed in glossy...
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1970s French Space Age Vintage Plastic Furniture

Materials

Plastic

Seletti "Studio Job-Blow" Metal Folding Chair, Mouth
Located in Doral, FL
Seletti together with the quirky duo, Job Smeets and Nynke Tynagel create the craziest and most innovative brand collaboration with unconventional and irresistibly cheeky designs. Hot dogs, sensual lips, eggs and herbs contaminate the pushy styles of these hyper-realism Pop Artists. Haute couture design becomes prêt-à-porter loaded with a disruptive force that transforms any object into a sculpture. Blow and Un_Limited: Not just a collection of objects. Blow is a new multi-faceted design brand, aimed at the concept of affordable design. This new family of objects in a “pop” spirit includes rugs, LED lamps, foldable chairs, a set of porcelain plates and mirrors. Its first capsule collection again highlights once more Seletti’s passion for unconventional projects. Stefano Seletti, the brand’s art...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Plastic Furniture

Materials

Metal

Ustensilo Wall Organizer by Dorothee Becker for Ingo Maurer, 1970s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Love this Design and color Designer - Dorothee Becker Maurer Producer - Design M Model - Ustensilo Wall Organizer Design Period 1970s Materials - Plastic Col...
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1970s German Space Age Vintage Plastic Furniture

Materials

Plastic

Danish Bakelite Table Phone from the 1940s
Located in Vienna, AT
Bakelite leather covered table phone, made in Denmark in the late 1940s. Used marks.  
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1940s Danish Vintage Plastic Furniture

Materials

Steel

Allibert s Italian Mirror, 1970s
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Allibert Italian mirror, 1970s.  Beautiful vintage Italian mirror produced by Allibert in the 1970s. The mirror is made of plastic material. It tilts with up and down adjustment. The...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture

Materials

Glass, Plastic

1970s 5-Shelf Tubular Chrome and Green Perspex Shelving Unit - 2 AVAILABLE
Located in London, England
1970s five shelf polished tubular chrome and bright green perspex shelving unit. The unit is in the style of Swiss modular furniture brand USM Haller. The height adjustable shelves slot into the vertical rectangular supporting column which is supported by the larger lower shelf at the bottom. The four adjustable shelves are slightly smaller in depth by 10cm than the shelf at the bottom. The curved chrome top of the supporting column is removable to allow something to be slotted into the middle of it perhaps a mirror or another piece of perspex. I am not sure what exactly because it's missing from both units. The perspex shelves...
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Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Plastic Furniture

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Lubitel 2 Bakelite With LOMO T-22 75/4.5 Taking Lens Manufactured by OMO
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Lubitel 2 Bakelite With LOMO T-22 75/4.5 Taking Lens Manufactured by OMO Manufactured between 1954 and 1980 Ref 7439664 Camera has a waist level finder and focusing rings are mad...
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Late 20th Century Russian Space Age Plastic Furniture

Materials

Metal

Shlomi Haziza Colorful Lucite Prismatic Modern Table Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Shlomi Haziza Colorful Lucite Prismatic Modern Sculpture. Beautiful colors! Square Cube with a drilled out hole sits upon a Clear Lucite Base. Looks good from every angle! Signat...
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1990s American Modern Plastic Furniture

Materials

Lucite

Magis Bunky – Modular Bed / Bunk Bed - Design Marc Newson - Orange
Located in Alcamo, IT
Model: Bunky – Modular Bed / Bunk Bed Design: Marc Newson Modular Bunk Bed System Bunky, designed by the visionary Marc Newson, is a playful and modular bunk bed that assembles lik...
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2010s Italian Plastic Furniture

Materials

Plastic

Contemporary Black Pendant Lamp Iris 60 , A/A
Located in Paris, IDF
Contemporary pendant lamp 'Iris' designed by Caine Heintzman for AND light. Electrical : Voltage: 120 V – 277 V Lamp: Integral 34 W 35 V DC LED The model shown in picture: - Diam...
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21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Organic Modern Plastic Furniture

Materials

Acrylic

Sculptural Lamp by Rougier
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Rare sculptural PVC tube cluster table lamps by Rougier. Signed.
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1980s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture

Materials

PVC

Plastic Mid Century Yellow Parsons Table and Chair 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Cool Yellow plastic 1970s mid century yellow desk and chair. .This fun and vibrant desk has a cutout for your notebooks and papers. Very simple parsons design , great for a den or fo...
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Mid-20th Century American Space Age Plastic Furniture

Materials

Plastic

Curated Vintage Gallery Wall Authentic 3 Piece Art Collection Framed Art Gallery
Located in Rochester, NY
Rocmar Studio’s curated vintage gallery wall are a ready-to-install solution to fit out walls quickly and meaningfully. Composed of 3 authentic artworks, each piece is carefully sour...
Category

20th Century French Bohemian Plastic Furniture

Materials

Acrylic, Paint

New and Vintage Plastic Furniture and Decor

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.