Fiberglass Shell Lounge Chair
Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Fiberglass, Fabric, Wood
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Upholstery, Fiberglass
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Fabric, Fiberglass
Vintage 1960s Lounge Chairs
Iron
Mid-20th Century Czech Gustavian Lounge Chairs
Fabric, Laminate, Wood
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Chrome
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Fabric, Fiberglass, Wood
2010s Italian Space Age Lounge Chairs
Leather, Fiberglass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Steel
Mid-20th Century French Space Age Lounge Chairs
Fabric, Fiberglass
2010s Italian Space Age Lounge Chairs
Leather, Fiberglass
2010s Italian Space Age Lounge Chairs
Leather, Fiberglass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Steel
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Steel
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Steel
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Steel, Zinc
Vintage 1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Leather, Fiberglass
Vintage 1960s Italian Post-Modern Lounge Chairs
Leather, Fiberglass
Vintage 1970s French Post-Modern Lounge Chairs
Iron
Vintage 1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Leather, Fiberglass
Mid-20th Century American Space Age Lounge Chairs
Upholstery, Fiberglass
Vintage 1960s Italian Post-Modern Lounge Chairs
Leather, Fiberglass
Vintage 1960s Italian Post-Modern Lounge Chairs
Leather, Fiberglass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Fiberglass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Fiberglass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Zinc
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Aluminum
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Leather, Fiberglass
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Fiberglass
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Fiberglass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Stainless Steel
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Steel
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Fabric, Fiberglass
2010s Italian Modern Lounge Chairs
Aluminum
Vintage 1970s French Space Age Lounge Chairs
Leather, Fiberglass
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Fabric, Fiberglass, Beech
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Fabric, Fiberglass, Beech
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Iron
2010s Finnish Modern Lounge Chairs
Fabric, Fiberglass
2010s Finnish Modern Lounge Chairs
Fabric, Fiberglass
2010s Finnish Modern Lounge Chairs
Fabric, Fiberglass
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Upholstery, Fiberglass
Vintage 1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Steel
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Steel
Vintage 1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Steel
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Lounge Chairs
Leather, Fiberglass
Vintage 1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Steel
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Fiberglass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Leather, Fiberglass
Vintage 1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Metal
2010s Finnish Modern Lounge Chairs
Fabric, Fiberglass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Iron
Vintage 1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Leather, Fiberglass
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Leather, Fiberglass
Vintage 1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Steel, Chrome
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Leather, Fiberglass
Early 2000s Italian Modern Lounge Chairs
Metal
Vintage 1960s Lounge Chairs
Leather, Fiberglass
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Metal
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Fiberglass Shell Lounge Chair For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Fiberglass Shell Lounge Chair?
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 lounge-chairs for You
While this specific seating is known to all for its comfort and familiar form, the history of how your favorite antique or vintage lounge chair came to be is slightly more ambiguous.
Although there are rare armchairs dating back as far as the 17th century, some believe that the origins of the first official “lounge chair” are tied to Hungarian modernist designer-architect Marcel Breuer. Sure, Breuer wasn’t exactly reinventing the wheel when he introduced the Wassily lounge chair in 1925, but his seat was indeed revolutionary for its integration of bent tubular steel.
Officially, a lounge chair is simply defined as a “comfortable armchair,” which allows for the shape and material of the furnishings to be extremely diverse. Whether or not chaise longues make the cut for this category is a matter of frequent debate.
The Eames lounge chair, on the other hand, has come to define somewhat of a universal perception of what a lounge chair can be. Introduced in 1956, the Eames lounger (and its partner in cozy, the ottoman) quickly became staples in television shows, prestigious office buildings and sumptuous living rooms. Venerable American mid-century modern designers Charles and Ray Eames intended for it to be the peak of luxury, which they knew meant taking furniture to the next level of style and comfort. Their chair inspired many modern interpretations of the lounge — as well as numerous copies.
On 1stDibs, find a broad range of unique lounge chairs that includes everything from antique Victorian-era seating to vintage mid-century modern lounge chairs by craftspersons such as Hans Wegner to contemporary choices from today’s innovative designers.
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