Jacques Vojnovic
Vintage 1980s French Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Metal
Vintage 1980s French Contemporary Art
Plastic
Vintage 1980s French Figurative Sculptures
Plastic
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Late 20th Century Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Stainless Steel
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Side Chairs
Cedar
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood
Vintage 1910s French Rococo Figurative Sculptures
Porcelain
Vintage 1950s English Mid-Century Modern Children's Furniture
Metal, Chrome
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork
Enamel
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Wrought Iron
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Photography
Other
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Fiberglass
Mid-20th Century French Architectural Elements
Plaster, Wood, Foam
Late 20th Century American Anglo-Japanese Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Porcelain
Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Sculptures and Carvings
Steel
Vintage 1950s Russian Decorative Boxes
Pine
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Photography
Other
Vintage 1970s Japanese Anglo-Japanese Night Stands
Wood
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.