$1,920Sale Price / set|20% Off
1960s Set of Four Orange and Ochre Steelcase Side Chairs Model no. 1278
By Steelcase
Located in Cordova, SC
Made from molded plastic seating and backing, and extruded brushed aluminum legs and frame.
Aluminum
Vico Magistretti Pair of White 'Vicario' Lounge Chairs For Artemide
By Giancarlo Mattitioli and Gruppo Architetti Urbanisti from Artemide, Vico Magistretti
Located in London, GB
Crafted from durable injection-molded ABS plastic, the chair features a seamless and sculptural form with elegant curves that prioritize both aesthetics and comfort.
Plastic, Fiberglass
Pair Vico Magistretti 'Vicario' Lounge Chairs For Artemide , Indoor / Outdoor
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Buffalo, NY
Crafted from durable injection-molded ABS plastic, the chair features a seamless and sculptural form with elegant curves that prioritize both aesthetics and comfort.
Plastic, Fiberglass
Dr. Yes Chair by Philippe Starck for Kartell, Black Polypropylene
By Kartell, Philippe Starck
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Philippe Starck & Eugeni Quitllet Designed For Kartell Black Polypropylene Stackable DR. Yes Chair Two In Stock Price Per Chair Juxtaposing varying forms into a single shape, Dr...
Plastic
Eight Vintage Armchairs, Mid Century Modern, Faux Leather, Chrome, Office, MCM
By Krueger International
Located in Rancho Cucamonga, CA
They are a softer muted yellow. We have cleaned the molded plastic backs, the seats and armrests. We will polish the chrome prior to shipping - only one chair in particular has mor...
Chrome
Modern Steelcase Orange Node Task Chair w/Work Surface & 5 Prong Base
By Steelcase
Located in Topeka, KS
This is a marvelous vintage Node Task Chair by Steelcase comprised of a bright and fabulous orange molded plastic seat, a wonderful white molded plastic work surface held by a black ...
Metal
$1,120Sale Price / item|20% Off
1980s Charles Pollock Executive Chairs for Knoll in grey fabric
By Charles Pollock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of iconic 1980s Charles Pollock Executive Chairs by The Knoll Group in grey fabric. Pair is in really good vintage condition with very minimal signs of use - some very light s...
Steel
Series of six chairs, by Charles Eames, Editions Herman Miller, USA, circa 1961
By Herman Miller, Charles Eames
Located in Paris, FR
Herman Miller then produced some of the iconic objects of the post-war era: Noguchi’s Coffee Table (1944), the molded plywood and molded plastic chairs by Charles and Ray Eames (1946...
Aluminum
Set of 6 Modern Steelcase Orange Node Task Chairs w/Work Surface & 5 Prong Base
By Steelcase
Located in Topeka, KS
This is a set of SIX Node Task Chairs by Steelcase comprised of a bright and fabulous orange molded plastic seat, a wonderful white molded plastic work surface held by a black metal ...
Metal
Set of 4 Vintage Stackable Dining Chairs, Chrome & Black, Italy 1970s
By Hans Eichenberger
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Each chair features a polished chrome-plated tubular iron frame paired with a rounded seat and curved backrest in durable molded sturdy black plastic.
Iron
Set of Six Gaudi Armchairs by Vico Magistretti for Artemide
Located in Conversano, IT
Description The Gaudì armchair represents a key moment in Vico Magistretti’s research, where traditional construction is abandoned in favor of a continuous and sculptural form. Made ...
Plastic
Log Type E Lounge Chair in Oiled Red Oak by Tucker Viemeister for Wooda
By Tucker Viemeister, Wooda
Located in Omro, WI
My goal is to celebrate the ubiquitous Eames molded plastic midcentury chair design. The form is so engraved in our cultural memory, that the slightest violation of line or curve sta...
Hardwood, Oak
Near Pair of Woodard Sculptura Lounge Armchairs Restored
By Russell Woodard
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Restored near pair of Sculptura armchair lounge chairs. Totally cleaned down and powder coated silver with new plastic floor glides. Sold as a set (2) One chair is slightly smaller ...
Iron
George Nelson Swaged Leg Desk Chair for Herman Miller
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
George Nelson lounge chair for Herman Miller, c.1950's, USA. The design features a beige molded plastic chair form.
Metal, Chrome
Charles Eames DSW dining chairs in black fiberglass by Herman Miller 1970s
By Herman Miller, Charles Eames
Located in WIJCKEL, NL
Shipping services: Ask for our competitive shipping quote. The Eames Molded Plastic & Fiberglass chair is a fiberglass chair, designed by Charles and Ray Eames, that appeared on...
Metal
Brown Vinyl Faux Leather Pair Steelcase 451 Rolling Office Chairs Style Pollock
By Charles Pollock, Knoll, Steelcase
Located in Topeka, KS
Comprised of a bucket style seat covered in brown vinyl or faux leather with button detail, a black molded plastic chair back, black plastic arms and trim, on a chrome four prong bas...
Metal
Armchair by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A solid steel bar frame and molded plastic arm chair with a removable fabric cover in a tan & black checkered Alexander Girard fabric.
$7,887
Boom Rang chair
By Philippe Starck
Located in PARIS, FR
The BOOM RANG chair, designed by Philippe Starck in 1991 and produced by Vitra, is a museum-level design piece and a landmark in the history of molded plastic furniture.
Plastic
Mid-Century Modern Sculptural 3 Lounge Chairs by Solair "Motel Chairs " Canada
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic set of 3 original Solair Motel Chairs in a vibrant orange with a black iron frame. One of the chairs has a crack on the back portion of a chair. Very minor, Pictured. Its n...
Iron
Meltdown Chair, PE Pink by Tom Price, Contemporary, Limited Edition
By Tom Price
Located in PARIS, FR
'Meltdown Chair, PE Pink' is a piece by English artist Tom Price, from the Meltdown Series. This chair is made entirely from polyethylene sheets, no other material is added. The arti...
Plastic
Meltdown Chair, Blue Rope by Tom Price - contemporary
By Tom Price
Located in PARIS, FR
'Meltdown Chair, Blue Rope' is a piece by English artist Tom Price, from the Meltdown Series. This chair is made entirely from polypropylene rope, no other material is added. The art...
Plastic
Mid-Century 'Strax' Stacking Arm Chairs by Hartmut Lohmeyer for Casala in Black
By Hartmut Lohmeyer, Casala
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Each chair features a molded black plastic seat and curved backrest shell set within a squared beech frame with tapered legs.
Plastic, Beech
Meltdown Chair, White Rope by Tom Price, Contemporary, Limited Edition
By Tom Price
Located in PARIS, FR
'Meltdown Chair, White Rope' is a piece by English artist Tom Price, from the Meltdown Series. This chair is made entirely from polypropylene rope, no other material is added. The ar...
Plastic
Meltdown Chair, Red Rope by Tom Price, Contemporary, Limited Edition
By Tom Price
Located in PARIS, FR
'Meltdown chair, Red Rope' is a piece by English artist Tom Price, from the Meltdown Series. Limited edition of 8. Available on commission. This chair is made entirely from polyprop...
Plastic
Meltdown Chair, PE Stripe by Tom Price, Contemporary, one of a Kind
By Tom Price
Located in PARIS, FR
'Meltdown Chair, PE Stripe' is a piece by English artist Tom Price, from the Meltdown Series. This chair is made from plastic rugs and a stainless-steel frame. The artist assembles a...
Plastic
Meltdown Chair, PP Tube #1 Black by Tom Price, Contemporary, Limited Edition
By Tom Price
Located in PARIS, FR
'Meltdown chair, PP Tube #1 Black' is a piece by English artist Tom Price, from the Meltdown Series. This chair is made entirely from polypropylene tubes, no other material is added....
Plastic
Meltdown Chair, PP Tube #1 White by Tom Price, Contemporary, Limited Edition
By Tom Price
Located in PARIS, FR
'Meltdown Chair, PP Tube #1 White' is a piece by English artist Tom Price, from the Meltdown Series. This chair is made entirely from polypropylene tubes, no other material is added....
Plastic
Set of Four Stackable Children's Chair Stools by Stacy Dukes for Artemide, 1966s
By Artemide, Stacy Dukes
Located in Antwerp, BE
Set of Four Artemide Efebo Efebino Seats designed by Stacy Duke. Beautifully sculptural designed black molded plastic child stools, even for adults, very strong.Stamped label Artemid...
Plastic
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Sculptura Outdoor Loveseat Lounge Chairs by Woodard
By Russell Woodard
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous matching pair of sculptura lounge settees by Russell Woodard in old paint. Priced and sold separately, this pair has not been restored yet. Otherwise the metal is in excelle...
Steel, Iron
Large Italian Modern 'Vela Alta' Lounge Chair by Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti
By Fratelli Saporiti, Giovanni Offredi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Composed of a durable, metal, upholstered frame with exposed chrome supports, and a subframe/base of black molded plastic. Large scale, sculptural chair offering optimal comfort and ...
Metal, Chrome
$560Sale Price|20% Off
1 Midcentury H Miller Eames Fiberglass Stool with H-Base
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Pasadena, TX
Examples include the molded plastic or fiberglass chairs from the early 1950s and the famous lounge chair and ottoman from 1956.
Chrome
1950s Zenith Elephant Gray Fiberglass Bullet Planter With Iron Tripod Stand
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Monrovia, CA
After showing up several hours late for the meeting with Sol Fingerhut, (a prior researcher in Owens Corning Fiberglass laboratories, who had previously developed fiberglass airplane...
Metal
Verner Panton Square Rug, Mira-Carré – Switzerland 1970s
By Verner Panton, Mira-X
Located in Renens, CH
Notably, he created the iconic Panton Chair, the first single-form, injection-molded plastic chair.
Synthetic
1952 Zenith Elephant Gray Fiberglass Bullet Planter With Iron Tripod Stand
Located in Monrovia, CA
After showing up several hours late for the meeting with Sol Fingerhut, (a prior researcher in Owens Corning Fiberglass laboratories, who had previously developed fiberglass airplane...
Metal
Verner Panton Rugs: Mira-Carré – 1970s Switzerland, Set of Six
By Verner Panton, Mira-X
Located in Renens, CH
Notably, he created the iconic Panton Chair, the first single-form, injection-molded plastic chair.
Synthetic
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.
With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.
Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.
Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.
The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.
Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.
With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.
Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.
No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.
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