Lucite Etagere
Late 20th Century Modern Bookcases
Chrome
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Lucite
Vintage 1970s American Shelves
Acrylic, Lucite
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Glass, Lucite, Wood
Vintage 1970s American Post-Modern Shelves
Metal
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Brass
Vintage 1970s American Vitrines
Glass, Lucite
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Shelves
Nickel
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Bookcases
Bamboo, Glass, Lucite
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bookcases
Brass
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Lucite, Glass
Vintage 1970s American Modern Bookcases
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Stainless Steel
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Brass
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Nickel
Vintage 1970s American Modern Shelves
Chrome
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Stainless Steel
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Glass, Lucite
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Brass
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Brass
Vintage 1980s American Modern Shelves
Steel
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Nickel
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Nickel
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Brass
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Chrome
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Aluminum
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Glass, Lucite, Rosewood
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Lucite
Vintage 1970s Post-Modern Vitrines
Glass, Plastic, Lucite
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Serving Tables
Smoked Glass, Lucite
Vintage 1970s American Modern Vanities
Mirror, Acrylic, Lucite
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Metal
Late 20th Century Bookcases
Lucite
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Aluminum
Vintage 1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Metal, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Chrome
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Nickel
Late 20th Century European Modern Pedestals
Brass
Vintage 1960s North American Hollywood Regency Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Lucite
Late 20th Century American Shelves
Lucite, Acrylic
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Brass
20th Century Shelves
20th Century American Neoclassical Revival Shelves
Brass
Vintage 1970s American Modern Shelves
Lucite
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Chrome
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Brass
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Bookcases
Steel
Vintage 1970s French Hollywood Regency Bookcases
Brass
Vintage 1970s French Hollywood Regency Shelves
Brass, Chrome
Late 20th Century American Modern Shelves
Lucite
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Mirror, Lucite
Vintage 1970s Modern Side Tables
Lucite
Vintage 1970s French Hollywood Regency Bookcases
Brass, Chrome
Vintage 1970s American Space Age Vitrines
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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.
Finding the Right Case Pieces And Storage Cabinets for You
Of all the vintage storage cabinets and antique case pieces that have become popular in modern interiors over the years, dressers, credenzas and cabinets have long been home staples, perfect for routine storage or protection of personal items.
In the mid-19th century, cabinetmakers would mimic styles originating in the Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI eras for their dressers, bookshelves and other structures, and, later, simpler, streamlined wood designs allowed these “case pieces” or “case goods” — any furnishing that is unupholstered and has some semblance of a storage component — to blend into the background of any interior.
Mid-century modern furniture enthusiasts will cite the tall modular wall units crafted in teak and other sought-after woods of the era by the likes of George Nelson, Poul Cadovius and Finn Juhl. For these highly customizable furnishings, designers of the day delivered an alternative to big, heavy bookcases by considering the use of space — and, in particular, walls — in new and innovative ways. Mid-century modern credenzas, which, long and low, evolved from tables that were built as early as the 14th century in Italy, typically have no legs or very short legs and have grown in popularity as an alluring storage option over time.
Although the name immediately invokes images of clothing, dressers were initially created in Europe for a much different purpose. This furnishing was initially a flat-surfaced, low-profile side table equipped with a few drawers — a common fixture used to dress and prepare meats in English kitchens throughout the Tudor period. The drawers served as perfect utensil storage. It wasn’t until the design made its way to North America that it became enlarged and equipped with enough space to hold clothing and cosmetics. The very history of case pieces is a testament to their versatility and well-earned place in any room.
In the spirit of positioning your case goods center stage, decluttering can now be design-minded.
A contemporary case piece with open shelving and painted wood details can prove functional as a storage unit as easily as it can a room divider. Alternatively, apothecary cabinets are charming case goods similar in size to early dressers or commodes but with uniquely sized shelving and (often numerous) drawers.
Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard that features colored glass and metal details, an antique Italian hand-carved storage cabinet or a glass-door vitrine to store and show off your collectibles, there are options for you on 1stDibs.
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