Bakelite German
Mid-20th Century German Scientific Instruments
Bakelite
Vintage 1920s German Bauhaus Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Bakelite
Vintage 1940s German Art Deco Table Lamps
Nickel
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century German Art Deco Letter Openers
Steel
Vintage 1940s German Art Deco Scientific Instruments
Porcelain, Bakelite, Wood
Early 20th Century German Jugendstil Candlesticks
Brass
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Table Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Table Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco More Dining and Entertaining
Stainless Steel
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Globes
Metal
Early 20th Century German Bauhaus Table Lamps
Aluminum, Brass
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern More Dining and Entertaining
Stainless Steel
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Table Lamps
Milk Glass, Bakelite
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1970s German Space Age Musical Instruments
Plastic, Bakelite
Mid-20th Century German Bauhaus Table Lamps
Bakelite
Vintage 1940s German Bauhaus Table Lamps
Steel
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Table Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Flush Mount
Milk Glass, Bakelite
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Chain Necklaces
Yellow Gold, Base Metal, Gilt Metal
Vintage 1930s Table Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1930s German Art Nouveau Tobacco Accessories
Bakelite
Early 20th Century German Art Deco Barware
Stainless Steel
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco More Dining and Entertaining
Stainless Steel
Vintage 1940s German Art Deco More Dining and Entertaining
Stainless Steel
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Blown Glass
Early 20th Century German Art Deco Antiquities
Brass
Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Collectible Jewelry
Chrome
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Metal
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Barware
Plastic
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Doors and Gates
Aluminum
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Brass
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Brass
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Brass
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Brass
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Brass
Vintage 1930s German Bauhaus Table Lamps
Bakelite
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Stainless Steel
Early 20th Century German Industrial Table Lamps
Chrome, Iron
Vintage 1920s German Art Deco Drop Necklaces
Silver Plate
Mid-20th Century German Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants
Iron
1930s German Miscellaneous
Vintage 1940s German Bauhaus Table Lamps
Aluminum
Early 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Barware
Metal
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Bakelite
Mid-20th Century German Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants
Enamel
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Link Necklaces
Sterling Silver
Vintage 1930s German Bauhaus Serving Pieces
Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century German Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants
Enamel
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Crystal
Vintage 1930s German Bauhaus Table Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Barware
Brass
Vintage 1930s German Bauhaus More Mirrors
Steel, Chrome
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Beaded Necklaces
Early 20th Century German Art Deco Barware
Stainless Steel
Early 20th Century German Art Deco Scientific Instruments
Marble, Copper
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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.








