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Material: Plastic
Charles Hollis Jones Lucite
Nickel Bar Cart from the "Metric" Collection
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare and iconic bar cart from Charles Hollis Jones’ coveted “Metric” collection, this 1970s design seamlessly fuses glamor, function, and modernist appeal. Crafted in thick Lucit...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Nickel
Museum-Quality XL Bolivian Amethyst – Vivid Saturation
Oversized Crystals
Located in Polanco, CDMX
This XL Bolivian Amethyst specimen is an exceptionally rare offering, distinguished by its massive crystal architecture and unusually rich, saturated color. While Bolivian amethyst i...
Category
2010s Mexican Organic Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Agate, Amethyst
13 Feet Tall Life-Size White Giraffe Outdoor Chandelier, Designed by Marcantonio
By MARCANTONIO
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
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13 Feet Tall Extraordinary Giraffe and Chandelier
"Giraffe in Love" is the new produc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Fiberglass
Post modern lucite snail spiral glass top coffee table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Post modern lucite snail spiral glass top coffee table. Base is made of clear polished lucite abstract form. High quality rounded corner glass top c...
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Glass, Plexiglass
$1,760 Sale Price
20% Off
Vico Magistretti "Dalu" Lamp Artemide C.1960
S
Located in London, GB
An early example of a Vico Magistretti "Dalu" white desk/table lamp designed in 1965.
An early production showing the cable management spring and bulb...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Eames Herman Miller Vintage Fiberglass Shell Chairs in Primary Colors Bauhaus
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Multiple Available in Primary Colors. Original Molded Fiberglass Shell Chair, designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller. Vintage shell chairs are prized for their attractiv...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Fiberglass
Charles
Ray Eames, PAC Armchair, Mobilier International for Herman Miller, 60s
Located in Marinha Grande, PT
This vintage PAC armchair is an authentic Mid-Century Modern design by Charles & Ray Eames, produced by Herman Miller and distributed in France by Mobilier International.
The molded ...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Fiberglass
French Art Deco Tray, Beveled Mirror, Silver Color, Bakelite Handles, circa 1940
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Art Deco mirror, made in the 1940s in France. It is made of Beveled mirror, with stars decoration Pattern. It is in good condition.
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Bakelite
Mid-Century Modern Brass Tubular Steel Étagère / Flower Stand, 1950s/60s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Mid-Century Modern brass tubular steel étagère / flower stand, 1950s/60s.
Very good condition, light wear of usage.
Category
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Brass
Lella
Massimo Vignelli Max Dinnerware Hellerware Rainbow set of 22 Dishes
Located in Miami, FL
Original vintage Rainbow set of 22 pieces of Max Dinnerware - Hellerware, the plates and bowl are rendered in molded melamine and the mugs are rendered in molded polystyrene. The ra...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Plastic, Polystyrene
Pony Pillow
Located in New York, NY
Amp up your space with our fresh mix of plush throw pillows, ready to ship in 3-5 days! While each one looks fabulous on its own, we ascribe to the ‘more is more’ philosophy when it ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Plastic Furniture
Materials
Polyester
$233 / item
Floor lamp model Aggregato, designer Enzo Mari, production Artemide
Located in Busnago, IT
Adjustable floor lamp Aggregate model.
Artemide Production, Designer Enzo Mari and Giancarlo Fassina
lamp produced in the 1970s
has a burn on the plastic tube due to the heating of ...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Plastic Mirror by Carrara
Matta, America Brevettato, Italy 70s
Located in Lucija, SI
This white, plastic, round Mirror was made in '70s in Italy. By Carrara & Matta America Brevettato.
*It is labeled, as you can see from the photo.
Dimensions:
Diameter: 59 cm / 23.22...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Plastic, Fiberglass
Charles Hollis Jones Mid Century Lucite Infinity Coffee Table
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Charles Hollis Jones Mid Century Lucite Infinity Coffee Table
This coffee table measures: 52 wide x 36 deep x 16.5 inches high
All pieces of furniture can be had in what we call re...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Lucite
1960s MCM MOD OP-Art Chrome Base
Lucite Spinning Photo Prism Cube Sculpture
Located in St. Louis, MO
Vintage 1960s Mod OP Art Lucite
chrome base Photo Prism kinetic sculpture designed by Bob Cornell Creations. The photo frame brochure (not included), says its a fine precision ...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Pleated Cream White Pendant by Schiøler for Høyrup, 1960
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Danish Mid-Century Modern pleated acrylic pendant in a cream white color with cream top and bottom. Designed by Lars Eiler Schiøler in 1960 for Hoy...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Plastic, Acrylic
$579 Sale Price
25% Off
1970s Red Manon Lamp by Yamada Shomei
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A perfectly Space Age foldable desk lamp that brings playful Japanese ingenuity to mid-century modern and postmodern design loves. Designed by Yamada Shomei in the 1970s, this iconic...
Category
1970s Post-Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Metal
Pop Art Dining Chairs and Table Rud Thygesen Johnny Sorensen Denmark c 1989
Located in Vienna, AT
Pop Art multicolored vintage three ( 3 ) dining chairs with one ( 1 ) table model Dark Horse designed by Rud Thygesen & Johnny Sorensen for Botium, Denmark, circa 1989.
A stunning set with multicolored chairs...
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Chrome
1940s Isamu Noguchi Black+White Train Clock Modernist Japanese Industrial Design
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Sale includes both, and both clocks are untested, thus graded DISTRESSED, despite being cosmetically good.
Category
1930s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Bakelite
$15,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Pleated Lamp Shade
Located in New York, NY
A neutral pleated lamp shade, circa 1960s, 1970s.
Dimensions:
8" Height
Top diameter: 6"
Bottom diameter: 11.25".
Category
Mid-20th Century American Plastic Furniture
Materials
Metal
Georgina Magnolia Round by 7Gods Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Georgina Magnolia Round by 7Gods Studio
Dimensions: D 150 cm x H 15 cm.
Materials: Branch: Carbon fiber, Flower: Hand-beaten brass.
Weight: from 2-7 kg
About: Taking the enduring f...
Category
2010s British Post-Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Carbon Fiber
$90,466 / item
Vintage Design Table with Spheres and Marble, 1970s
Located in Benalmadena, ES
1970s table featuring a smoked glass top supported by acrylic spheres and square bases in black marble with white veining.
Category
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Marble
Eames Early Shell Chair Lounge Height for Herman Miller
Located in Cincinnati, OH
An early second generation parchment fiberglass arm shell chair with large shock mounts and black iron base in the rare lower lounge height . Having slip on black boot...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Fiberglass
Gae Aulenti White Pipistrello Table or Floor Lamp by Martinelli Luce 1965
Located in Cascina, Pisa
Pipistrello table or floor lamp with a base in white lacquered aluminum, extensible telescopic structure in stainless steel, and white opal methacrylate diffuser.
It was designed by ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Stainless Steel, Iron
Early 20th Century Mexican Foosball Table with Metal Players, circa 1940
By Gaber
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An early 20th c. wooden foosball table top with distressed, painted metal Mexican soccer players, rubber handles and metal "Gebar" branded ashtrays on each end. Original paint...
Category
Early 20th Century Mexican Industrial Plastic Furniture
Materials
Metal
Massimo Vignelli for Knoll Intl
Handkerchief
Stacking Chairs, Signed, 19 Avail
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This classic Post-Modern design by Massimo and Lella Vignelli for Knoll International is called the 'Handkerchief' stacking chair, labelled underneath with early production (original...
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Steel
$500 Sale Price / item
23% Off
20th C. Neoclassical Style Fruitwood Rams Head Leather Top Pedestal Side Table
Located in Germantown, MD
20th Century Neoclassical Style Fruitwood Rams Head and Leather Top Pedestal / Side Table.
Measures 24" in width, 24" in depth and stands 42" tall. Top diameter is 21.5"
Category
Late 20th Century Plastic Furniture
Materials
Leather, Acrylic, Fruitwood
Space Age White Italy Dresser Vanity Table Lacquer Wood Fibreglass
By MB Italy
Located in Valladolid, ES
One of a kind dressing table, space age style, 70s, with great influence of Art Deco aesthetics.
In white lacquered wood, with a black marble effect fiberglass top. Large circular mirror in the upper part and the storage part is divided into two drawers on each side.
With lighting in the upper and lower fin shapes.
A piece of great sophistication and glamour, very difficult to find.
It has a plate with the name of the Italian manufacturer DBM.
The period known as the Space Age or Space Age was the post Atomic Age, that is, the late 50's and early 70's. It is part of the “stylings” that reigned in the US during the 20th century.
The concept of an optimistic world based on a possible "Earth of Tomorrow" reigned by the dominance of atomic energy and space travel.
This "Styling" is inspired by the North American space race, but above all, the aesthetics based on Science Fiction, space satellites, helmets, ships, the effect of weightlessness and a "cinematic" proposal of a new style. of life of the future. Movies like Barbarella 1968, James Bond, Space Odyssey 2001...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Plastic Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Fiberglass, Wood, Lacquer
$4,921 Sale Price
38% Off
Mid-Century Tripod Table Lamp with Tripart
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid Century table lamp with tripart.
The round diffuser from a bastal braid sits on a finely executed tripod from black metal rods. The rack emerges up from the luminaire and forms ...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Metal
Tigre Sphere Pillow
Located in New York, NY
Amp up your space with our fresh mix of plush throw pillows, ready to ship in 3-5 days! While each one looks fabulous on its own, we ascribe to the ‘more is more’ philosophy when it ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Plastic Furniture
Materials
Polyester
$428 / item
Magazine Racket Holder in Brass and Chrome Hollywood Regency Romeo Rega, Italy
By Romeo Rega
Located in Rome, IT
Elegant magazine racket in brass and chrome in the shape of a shopping bag attributed to the Italian Romeo Rega.
Category
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass, Chrome
$593 Sale Price
28% Off
ABCD Sofa by Pierre Paulin for Artifort, 1960s
Located in Oakville, CA
ABCD sofa by Pierre Paulin for Artifort, 1968. Sofa has been carefully restored by stripping down to bare metal frame and latex seat sling, re foaming and re upholstering in a velvet...
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Formica, Latex, Polyester
$14,700 Sale Price
30% Off
"Koishi" Stone Shaped Ottoman Designed by Naoto Fukasawa for Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Koishi" is a stone shaped ottoman, designed by Naoto Fukasawa and manufactured by Driade, featuring a painted fiberglass structure available in four different colors: white, anthrac...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Fiberglass
Gae Aulenti Midcentury "Pileino" Metal White Table Lamps for Artemide 1970s
By Gae Aulenti, Artemide
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian midcentury modern design set of two table lamps “Pileino” model designed by Gae Aulenti and produced by Artemide from 1970s. White lacquered metal frame with adjustable diffu...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Metal
Original Eames Fiberglass Shell Chairs by Herman Miller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage 1960s molded fiberglass side shell chairs designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller. Gleaming shells are in original condition, each with a distinct thready texture...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Fiberglass
KENA lounge, Rough Black Monkey Pod Wood
By Moonler
Located in Chiangmai, TH
Ambiguity between the two forms of creativity, art and design, was a popular conversation during Mid-20th century.
Dedicated to the design language of that era, the Kena Collection ...
Category
2010s Thai Mid-Century Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Wood, Polyester
$5,120 / item
Luigi Caccia Dominioni Set of Ten Catilina Chairs with Leather Cushions Azucena
Located in Cascina, Pisa
Set of ten Catilina chairs with frame in painted steel, seat in black lacquered multi-layered wood, and polyurethane cushions covered with leather. This...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Steel
Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe Bauhaus Coffee Leather Barcelona Daybed for Knoll, 1970
Located in Vicenza, IT
Barcelona daybed, designed by Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe in 1929 and manufactured by Knoll International in 1972.
Made of chromed steel and leather.
Excellent vintage condition.
The B...
Category
1970s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Angelo Mangiarotti Red Secticon Model T2 Table Clock, 1970s
Located in Skokie, IL
Angelo Mangiarotti Red Secticon Model T2 Table Clock Italy, 1970s
Red Secticon T2 table clock designed by architect Angelo Mangiarotti. The clock features a brass tone dial with Rom...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Brass
Green Indoor / Outdoor Filicudi Cactus Chair, Made in Italy
By MARCANTONIO
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
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This green and brass indoor / outdoor armchair features a brass finish mid century legs...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Brass
Arc Floor Lamp by Guzzini, Aluminum, Travertine, Italy circa 1970
By Guzzini
Located in Regensburg, DE
Beautiful arc lamp or floor lamp by Harvey Guzzini from Italy from the 1960/70s.
Arc-shaped rotating, polished aluminum arm with an adjustable projection of approx. 140 to 220 cm.
Th...
Category
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Travertine, Aluminum
Mid-Century Space Age Adjustable Pendant Light, Italy
Located in Praha, CZ
Vintage Italian pendant light with adjustable hight. The maximum lenght is 125 cm. Bulb: 1 x E26-E27. US wiring compatible.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Lucite Stacked Block Floor Lamp with Side Table
Located in Hanover, MA
Vintage lucite helix-form stacked blocks floor lamp with a 15 inch square lucite table top at 23 inches high. Chrome fittings. Stepped three tier lucite s...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Lucite
Space Age Table Lamp, Nickel and Plastic, by Gaetano Sciolari for Valenti, 1970s
Located in Beirut, LB
Illuminate your space with this captivating Space Age table lamp, a true design icon from the 1970s, meticulously crafted by the renowned Gaetano Sciolari for Valenti Luce. This piec...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Space Age Plastic Furniture
Materials
Nickel
Studio Kastilia Silvi, Italian Cream Vanity Table with Blue Velvet Seat, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Fantastic Mid-Century transformable vanity table in a charming ivory-cream color with its original blue velvet seat. This stunning piece was designed in Italy during the 1970s and is...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern White Vintage Fiberglass Chair by Charles
Ray Eames, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage model DSS-N fiberglass chair was designed by Charles & Ray Eames and produced by Hermann Miller, Zeeland, Michigan USA...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Metal
Polar Side Table, by Michele De Lucchi for Memphis Milano Collection
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Polar side table was originally designed by Michele De Lucchi in 1984 for Memphis Milano. It is made out of plastic laminate and lacquered wood.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Mid-century modern vintage Erik Magnussen for Stelton plastic ice bucket no. 860
Located in Den Haag, NL
Vintage ice bucket made at Stelton. Designer: Erik Magnussen 1970s
In nice good condition with very light signs of use (no deep scratches or cracks). The ice bucket has a Modern ti...
Category
1970s Danish Post-Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Pair of Eames for Miller MKX Wire Mesh Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Genuine set of Mid-Century Modern Eames for Herman Miller MKX-l wire mesh dining chairs. The chairs feature the iconic wire mesh seat conjoined ...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Steel
$1,920 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Melissa Bedroom Set, design Fabio Lenci for Ellisse, Italy, ca 1970
By Fabio Lenci
Located in Milano, IT
Melissa room designed by design Fabio Lenci for Ellisse, Italy, ca 1970
Melissa room / design Fabio Lenci: una proposta per l'habitat/notte in cui il disegno, le scelte dimensionali...
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Metal
In Stock in Los Angeles, Green Mexico Skull Mini Portable Bank Charger
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Mexico skull mini power bank battery charger
In stock in Los Angeles
Job says he was inspired by a legendary figure who lived wrapped in mystery: 'the singer without a name'.
"No one had ever seen her come out of her house, where heavy velvet...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Plastic
$23 Sale Price
64% Off
Sisal and Teak Pendant Lamp from Temde
Located in München, DE
Exceptionally beautiful and large pendant lamp from the 1960s.
The design is very unusual.
The shape and the materials create a warm and very pleasant light.
The teak details are bea...
Category
1960s German Scandinavian Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Raffia, Plastic, Teak
White Giraffe Wall Lamp, Marie-Thérèse Chandelier
By MARCANTONIO
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
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"Giraffe in Love" is the new product born from artist/designer Marcantonio.
It is a dr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Fiberglass
$4,180 / item
Mid-Century Rare Large Pendant Le Klint Style, Denmark, 1970s
By Kaare Klint, Le Klint
Located in Praha, CZ
- very nice style of lighting
- rare type
Category
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Japanese Daruma Doll HIMEDARUMA Yuhime-ningyo Ehime 1990s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a doll which is called Yuhime-Ningyo.
These dolls are made in Matsuyama, Ehime prefecture.
The kimono which the doll is wearing is made with silk.
We say that these dolls ar...
Category
1990s Japanese Showa Plastic Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Silk, Plastic
$190 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of 2 Space Age Plastic Sconces by Schönbuch
Located in München, DE
Wonderful Space Age wall lamps from the 1960s.
The lamps are very high quality.
Very contemporary design with a fantastic charisma.
There is a cozy light.
Manufacturer: Schönbuch
C...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Plastic
$2,375 / set
Space age red Ice Bucket, Guzzini Italy, ca. 1970s
By Guzzini
Located in Firenze, IT
Space age red plastic Ice Bucket
Guzzini Italy, 1970s
Manufacture's logo
H 18.5 × 17.5 cm diam.
Conditions: excellent consistent with age and use.
Category
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Ennio Chiggio Floor lamp for LumenForm, Italy 1973.
Located in Almelo, NL
Ennio Chiggio Floor lamp for LumenForm, Italy 1973.
This is a mid-century floor lamp designed by Ennio Chiggio for LumenForm in 1973. The floor lamp is made of plastic and metal and features a white plexiglass hemispherical lampshade attached to a tubular steel structure. The central design includes a cylinder made of cream-white plastic that houses the bulb. The lamp's base is made of black-painted metal. It's in excellent original condition, with only minor signs of use.
Ennio Chiggio was a multidisciplinary artist, sculptor, and designer famous for his Space Age lamps and Environ sofas...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Metal
Rare Space Age Picnic Set ‘Pic Boll’ by Carlo Viglino for Guzzini, 1960s
By Guzzini
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Beautiful space age picnic set ‘Pic Boll’ designed by Carlo Viglino in 1968 and produced by Guzzini, Italy in the 60s and 70s.
This lovely 6 person picnic features a plastic sphere ...
Category
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Modern Grey Wool Chaise Longue by Donghia
By Donghia
Located in Glasgow, GB
Donghia ‘Bond Street’ Chaise Longue in Grey Wool by Holland & Sherry
A late 20th-century Donghia chaise longue, originally produced as part of the sought-after Bond Street collection...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Wool, Foam, Beech, Feathers
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.
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