Jon Gilmore Art
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Wall Clocks
Mirror, Lucite, Wood
Recent Sales
Vintage 1980s Modern Shadow Boxes
Acrylic
Vintage 1980s American Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Acrylic
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Mirrors
Chrome
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Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Lapis Lazuli, Metal, Gold Plate
20th Century Portuguese Modern Dinner Plates
Ceramic
Late 20th Century Maltese Post-Modern Bottles
Art Glass
Vintage 1920s French Art Nouveau Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal, Brass
Late 20th Century Barware
Mother-of-Pearl
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Wood
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Barware
Leather
Vintage 1960s Italian Vases
Art Glass
Vintage 1980s Corner Chairs
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Gold Leaf
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Metal
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Bowls
Glass
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Sectional Sofas
Fabric, Pine
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Vintage 1980s Japanese Post-Modern Wall Clocks
Metal
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.