Mark Yurkiw
1990s Decorative Art
Resin
Vintage 1980s American Abstract Sculptures
Acrylic
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Center Tables
Glass, Acrylic
1990s Animal Sculptures
Acrylic
1990s American Abstract Sculptures
Acrylic
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20th Century Italian Classical Greek Desk Accessories
Bronze
Late 20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Decorative Art
Brass
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Teak
Mid-20th Century Italian Chippendale Credenzas
Crystal
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Steel, Metal, Copper
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Game Tables
Wood
Antique 18th Century French Stone Sinks
Stone, Limestone
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities
Pottery
Antique 1850s American American Empire Paintings
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
20th Century Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Bronze
20th Century Cubist Prints and Multiples
Lithograph
Antique 1880s English Victorian Armchairs
Leather, Mahogany
1990s French Books
Paper
1950s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 2000s Italian Modern Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic
Antique 19th Century German Black Forest Animal Sculptures
Wood
Recent Sales
1990s Animal Sculptures
Acrylic
1990s American Abstract Sculptures
Plastic
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.
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