Find many varieties of an authentic orange Italian plastic desk available at 1stDibs. Each orange Italian plastic desk for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using
plastic,
metal and
stainless steel. Find 11 options for an antique or vintage orange Italian plastic desk now, or shop our selection of 9 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. There are many kinds of the orange Italian plastic desk you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. An orange Italian plastic desk made by
modern designers — as well as those associated with
mid-century modern — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one orange Italian plastic desk that is appealing in its simplicity, but
Eugeni Quitllet,
Kartell and
Philippe Starck produced versions that are worth a look.
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.
