Sinus Lamp by Ettore Sottsass
Sold|$895
Sinus Lamp by Ettore Sottsass
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Sinus table lamp by Ettore Sottsass, 1972.
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Plastic
Sold|$895
Sinus Lamp by Ettore Sottsass
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Sinus table lamp by Ettore Sottsass, 1972.
Plastic
Sold|$2,800
Pair of Rougier Lamps
By Roger Rougier
Located in Southampton, NY
Diaphanous pair monumental solid brass and translucent, molded perspex lamps by Rougier
Metal
Sold|$455
Fagerhults Cobra Desk Lamp 1975
By Fagerhult
Located in 'S-GRAVENHAGE, ZH
Fagerhults Cobra desk lamp 1975. Rounded and balanced, with a funky vintage orange. The goose neck can be placed in any desired position. This design won the prestigious IF design...
Plastic
Sold|$1,005
Italian Design Vintage Cap Lamp
By Bilumen, Giorgetto Giugiaro
Located in Tourcoing, FR
Vintage Italian design desk lamp with pretty removable yellow CAP, as named: CAP Model design by Giorgetto Giugiaro for Bilumen.
Plastic
Sold|$1,800
"Pipistrello" Lamp by Gae Aulenti
By Gae Aulenti
Located in High Point, NC
White enameled body lamp with stainless steel telescopic neck and formed plastic shade by Gae
Metal, Stainless Steel
Sold|$2,150
Pipistrello Lamp Gae Aulenti
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Hudson, NY
Pipistrello lamp designed by Gae Aulenti in 1966 for Martinelli Luce.
Chrome, Steel
Rare 'Joseph Lucas' Table Lighter by Alfred Dunhill
By Alfred Dunhill
Located in London, GB
aeronautical industries. A variation on the ‘Aquarium,’ this table lighter was made using Perspex that was
Metal
"Oba-Q" Shiro Kuramata Acrylic 70s Table Lamp
By Shiro Kuramata
Located in Winnetka, IL
Iconic white molded plastic table lamp designed by Shiro Kuramata (1934-1991), one of Japan's most
Vico Magistretti Molded Plastic Green Coffee Table
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Chicago, IL
Designed by Vico Magistretti Molded plastic, circa 1970 Found in France Measures 77" diameter
Plastic
Vintage Bar Table in the Style of Joe Colombo
By Joe Colombo, Kartell
Located in Chicago, IL
vintage bar table, designed in the style of joe colombo for kartell. white molded plastic frame
Glass, Plastic, Wood
Joe Colombo Kartell Mid Century KD27 Table Light
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Pymble, NSW
A joe Colombo designed Kartell KD27 orange plastic table light with pull switch c.1970. This light
Plastic
Japanese Mid-Century Modern Chrome & Plastic Rocket, Wheel & Flint Table Lighter
By Prince Japan, Brown & Bigelow
Located in Port Hope, ON
This Japanese made Mid-Century Modern wheel and flint table lighter features a chrome plated rocket
Chrome
Midcentury Perlota Lamp by Lamperti, Italy circa 1971
By Casati Cesare, Lamperti Associates
Located in Pymble, NSW
the use of a too high a wattage bulb. It is made of red ABS plastic in combination with chromium
Plastic
Pair of 1980s Blue and Green Toucan Desk Lamps for Huangslite by H.T. Huang
By H.T. Huang
Located in Turku, FI
Two iconic articulated toucan table lamps designed by H.T Huang for Huangslite in between 1980-90
Plastic
Sold|$4,200
Raymond Loewy, Desk DF2000, circa 1960s
By Raymond Loewy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
table top to reveal storage compartment.
Steel
Pair of Italian 1990s Memphis Style Black Metal Bedside Wall or Desk Lamps
By Veneta Lumi
Located in Melbourne, AU
folded metal base, brass plated stem, adjustable plastic ratcheting clamp and powder-coated metal shade
Metal, Sheet Metal
Pair of Italian 1990s Memphis Style Small White Metal Bedside Wall or Desk Lamps
By Veneta Lumi
Located in Melbourne, AU
powder coated folded metal base, brass plated stem, adjustable plastic ratcheting clamp and powder coated
Metal, Sheet Metal
Rare American Art Deco Limited Edition Wooden Cased "Vgoue" Electric Desk Clock
Located in Port Hope, ON
, the window in unbreakable plastic and the original silk wrapped cord has its original Bakelite plug
Metal
American Streamline Modern Automatic Clock and Table Lighter by Phinney-Walker
By Phinney Walker 1, Samuel J. Kaufman
Located in Port Hope, ON
This very stylish American modern aluminium combination clock and automatic wheel and flint table
Aluminum
Pair of "Ariante" Table Fans by Marco Zanuso
By Marco Zanuso, Vortice Elettrosociali
Located in Geneva, CH
A pair of red "Ariante" table fans designed by Marco Zanuso for Vortice Elettrosociali Compasso
Plastic
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.