Retro Panasonic Radio
1970s Japanese Space Age Retro Panasonic Radio
Plastic
1970s Japanese Retro Panasonic Radio
Plastic
1970s Japanese Other Retro Panasonic Radio
Plastic
People Also Browsed
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Retro Panasonic Radio
Textile
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Retro Panasonic Radio
Metal
1970s French Space Age Retro Panasonic Radio
Metal, Aluminum
2010s Canadian Post-Modern Retro Panasonic Radio
Rattan, Maple
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Panasonic Radio
Wood
1930s American Art Deco Retro Panasonic Radio
Glass, Bakelite, Wood
1970s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Retro Panasonic Radio
Plastic
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Panasonic Radio
Glass, Plastic, Wood
Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Retro Panasonic Radio
Silk
1970s Italian Space Age Retro Panasonic Radio
Plastic
Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Retro Panasonic Radio
Silk
20th Century Japanese Space Age Retro Panasonic Radio
Walnut, Plastic
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Retro Panasonic Radio
PVC
Late 20th Century Japanese Modern Retro Panasonic Radio
Acrylic, Paint
2010s Italian Modern Retro Panasonic Radio
Leather, Wood
1980s Abstract Expressionist Retro Panasonic Radio
Canvas, Oil
Recent Sales
1970s Japanese Space Age Retro Panasonic Radio
Plastic
1960s Japanese Retro Panasonic Radio
Plastic
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Panasonic Radio
Metal
1960s Japanese Modern Retro Panasonic Radio
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.