German Plastic Chairs

1960s Space Age Chair

Mid Century Stacking Chairs

Molded Plastic Furniture

Stuhl Chair

German Mid Century Desk

1960s Office Chair

Materials

Ultrasuede, Plastic

$810

Rare Plastic Organic Chair in Yellow, circa 1970

Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL

This chair is part of the private collection of Casey Godrie and is situated in his private house. Ask him for competitive shipping quotes. His incredible Dune Villa, Amsterdam Beac...

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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Plastic

Pair of Vitra Verner Panton S Junior Chairs in Red and Orange Plastic 60s Design

$1,083

Pair of Vitra Verner Panton S Junior Chairs in Red and Orange Plastic 60s Design

By Vitra, Verner Panton

Located in Lisboa, PT

Pair of Vitra Verner Panton S Junior Chairs, produced in 2005 (red) and 2009 (orange). These playful seats reinterpret one of the most iconic furniture designs of the 20th century. O...

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Vintage 1960s German Space Age Chairs

Materials

Plastic

1977 Alexander Begge for Casala, Germany, Casalino Child Chairs

$203 / item

$3,788Sale Price / set|50% Off

Modern Vintage Dining Chairs Eight Strax Hartmut Lohmeyer Vintage 1970s Germany

By Hartmut Lohmeyer

Located in Vienna, AT

Plusyou can stack them and connect them with an integrated plastic-hook. Executed by Casala, 1981, and stamped by Hartmut Lohmeyer, Casala Werke, Carl Sassee KG, West-Germany.

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Vintage 1980s German Modern Chairs

Materials

Plastic, Beech

Set of 3 German Mid-Century Garden Stacking Chairs from Mauser

$4,220 / set

Set of 3 German Mid-Century Garden Stacking Chairs from Mauser

By Mauser Werke

Located in Hamburg, DE

Rare cantilever garden chairs by the renowned manufacturer Mauser. The minimalist and very straightforward design is broken up by the colored plastic covering.

Category

20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

$2,098

A Post-Modern SPACE-AGE Desk CHAIR by WELLE, Germany 1970

Located in PARIS, FR

A spectacular adjustable, telescopic and wheeled office chair, Pop, Post-Modernist, Memphis, red lacquered metal structure, white fabric seat with red checks, black faux leather trim...

Category

Vintage 1970s French Space Age Chairs

Materials

Metal

Pop Culture Design Lounge Chair by Carl Straub, 1960's Germany

$3,356Sale Price|20% Off

Pop Culture Design Lounge Chair by Carl Straub, 1960's Germany

By Carl Straub

Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN

Vintage Space Age Pop Culture Design Lounge Chair by Carl Straub. Made in Germany, 1960's - 70's period. No maker markings. This is a RARE model chair with beautiful and strong desig...

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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Plastic

Early Diamond Chair by Harry Bertoia, White and Dark Red Enameled Metal, c. 1956

Located in Berlin, DE

Early diamond chair by Harry Bertoia in white and dark red enameled metal. The chair was manufactured by Knoll Associates c. 1956.

Category

Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Klaus Uredat Sculptural 'Targa' Lounge Chair

$7,800

Klaus Uredat Sculptural 'Targa' Lounge Chair

By Klaus Uredat

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Klaus Uredat for Horn Collection, lounge chair model 'Targa', moulded polyurethane and leather, Germany, circa 1971. Sculptural easy chair by German designer Klaus Uredat. The org...

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Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Plastic, Polyester

Space Age Tulip Swivel Tulip chair Set Line Konrad Schäfer for Lübke, 1970

$815

Space Age Tulip Swivel Tulip chair Set Line Konrad Schäfer for Lübke, 1970

Located in Munich, Bavaria

A sculptural tulip chair by Konrad Schäfer for Lübke, from the Set-Line series, designed circa 1965. Featuring a white molded seat shell upholstered in rich green velour leather, the...

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Vintage 1970s German Space Age Swivel Chairs

Materials

Metal

$650 / item

2016 Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec Vitra Softshell Dining Chair, Grey Fabric (14x)

By Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec

Located in Philadelphia, PA

These particular examples were produced by Vitra in Germany in 2016. The design features a molded plastic frame and seat with integrated arms that are upholstered in grey fabric.

Category

2010s German Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Plastic, Fiberglass, Fabric

Recent Sales

1960s Plastic and Wire Chair

Unavailable

H 27.96 in W 27.76 in D 23.63 in

1960s Plastic and Wire Chair

Located in Cimelice, Czech republic

The chair is made from black painted wire and plastic strips.

Category

20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel, Wire

Alexander Begge Space Age Molded Plastic Child's Chairs by Casalino

Unavailable

H 23.5 in W 16.5 in D 16 in

Alexander Begge Space Age Molded Plastic Child's Chairs by Casalino

Located in Portland, ME

Pair of red Alexcander Begge children's chairs with a silhouette similar to Verner Panton's S-chair. These are child-sized stacking chairs molded from a single piece of ABS plastic. ...

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Vintage 1970s German Space Age Chairs

Materials

Plastic

Vitra Plastic Armchair Black Plastic Armchair

Unavailable

H 31.5 in W 24.81 in D 23.63 in

Vitra Plastic Armchair Black Plastic Armchair

By Charles and Ray Eames, Vitra

Located in Cologne, DE

We present to you a Vitra plastic armchair black plastic armchair. Product measurements in centimeters: depth: 60 width: 63 height: 80 seat height: 46 rest height: 68 seat...

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21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Chairs

Vitra Plastic Armchair Black and White Plastic Armchair

Unavailable

H 31.5 in W 24.81 in D 23.63 in

Vitra Plastic Armchair Black and White Plastic Armchair

By Charles and Ray Eames, Vitra

Located in Cologne, DE

We present to you a Vitra plastic armchair black and white plastic armchair. Product measurements in centimeters: depth: 60 width: 63 height: 80 seat height: 46 rest height...

Materials

Aluminum

H 5.52 in W 3.15 in D 3.94 in

Set of Four Miniature Panton Chairs from Germany, 1970s

Located in Berlin, DE

Four miniatures of the Verner Panton chair made of white, green, transparent and red plastics from the 1970s. The scale is 1:6. They are stackable and in a very good shape.

Category

Late 20th Century German Space Age Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plastic

$960Sale Price|20% Off

H 25 in W 32 in D 29.5 in

Roger L. Gerber Space Age Plastic Lounge Chair for Venture Line, 1960s

By Ettore Sottsass

Located in Miami, FL

Mid-Century modern space age moulded white industrial plastic indoor / outdoor lounge chair designed by Roger L. Gerber for Venture Line, 1960s.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Space Age Lounge Chairs

Materials

Materials

Brass

$2,167 / set

H 31.11 in W 19.3 in D 19.3 in

Set of 4 Gerd Lange 'Flex 2000' Chairs in Beech and Plastic for Thonet 1973

By Thonet, Gerd Lange

Located in Tilburg, NL

Set of 4 Gerd Lange 'Flex 2000' Chairs in Beech and Plastic for Thonet 1973. This is a set of highly sculptural and avant garde chairs by designer Gerd Lange for Thonet. The 'Flex...

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Mid-20th Century European Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Plastic, Beech

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German Plastic Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of German plastic chairs is available at 1stDibs. The range of distinct German plastic chairs — often made from plastic, metal and fabric — can elevate any home. Find 79 antique and vintage German plastic chairs at 1stDibs now, or shop our selection of 2 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished furniture. There are all kinds of German plastic chairs available, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. German plastic chairs made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Modern — are very popular at 1stDibs. Alexander Begge, Vitra and Gerd Lange each produced beautiful German plastic chairs that are worth considering.

How Much are German Plastic Chairs?

Prices for German plastic chairs can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, German plastic chairs begin at $150 and can go as high as $12,037, while the average can fetch as much as $1,813.

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 Seating for You

With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.

Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.

Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.

The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.

Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.

With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.

Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.

No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.

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