Kartell Ami Ami Chair in Red by Tokujin Yoshioka
By Kartell, Tokujin Yoshioka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Available in crystal, smoke, glossy white, glossy black and Kartell red.
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chairs
Plastic
Kartell Ami Ami Chair in Red by Tokujin Yoshioka
By Kartell, Tokujin Yoshioka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Available in crystal, smoke, glossy white, glossy black and Kartell red.
Plastic
Kartell Ami Ami Chair in Glossy Black by Tokujin Yoshioka
By Kartell, Tokujin Yoshioka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Available in crystal, smoke, glossy white, glossy black and Kartell red.
Plastic
Kartell Ami Ami Chair in Glossy White by Tokujin Yoshioka
By Kartell, Tokujin Yoshioka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Available in crystal, smoke, glossy white, glossy black and Kartell red.
Plastic
Kartell Set of 2 Ami Ami Chair in Crystal by Tokujin Yoshioka
By Kartell, Tokujin Yoshioka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Available in crystal, smoke, glossy white, glossy black and Kartell red.
Plastic
Kartell Set of 2 Ami Ami Chair in Smoke by Tokujin Yoshioka
By Kartell, Tokujin Yoshioka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Available in crystal, smoke, glossy white, glossy black and Kartell red.
Plastic
Red Crayonne Planter by Kartell, Mid-Century Modern Design
By Kartell
Located in London, GB
Really cool red Crayonne bin or planter.
Plastic
Italian Space Age Red Modular Chest of Drawers by Castelli for Kartell, 1970s
By Kartell
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Space Age Red plastic Modular chest of drawers by Anna Castelli for Kartell, 1970s Modular chest of drawers with square base and rounded corners in red plastic.
Plastic
1980s Black and Red Trolley by Kartell Made in Italy
By Kartell
Located in Rome, IT
1980s black and red trolley by Kartell made of plastic with revolving wheels.
Plastic
Red 4630 Roto Ashtray by Joe Colombo for Kartell
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Originally designed in 1970 and produced by Kartell in 1973 two years after designer Joe Colombo's death, the Kartell 4630 Roto/Rotocenere ashtray is Colombo at his finest.
Plastic
Kartell Foliage Armchair in Cardinal Red by Patricia Urquiola
By Kartell, Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Foliage collection is a family of soft chairs. The key players are a two-seater sofa and an armchair, that seem to have grown "naturally": the frame provides support for a comfortabl...
Fabric
Italian Space Age Red Modular Chest of Drawers by Castelli for Kartell, 1970s
By Kartell
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian space age red plastic modular chest of drawers by Anna Castelli for Kartell, 1970s.
Plastic
Italian modern Red plastic shelves by Marcello Siard for Kartell, 1970s
By Kartell, Marcello Siard
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Red plastic shelves by Marcello Siard for Kartell, 1970s Set of fantastic six shelves with asymmetric profile in bright red plastic.
Plastic
A Rare Kartell Model 4065 Pendant Light, Italy, c. 1965
By Kartell
Located in Dronten, NL
The combination of crisp white and vibrant red acrylic is a hallmark of Kartell’s material innovation.
Acrylic
Kartell FL/Y Pendant Light by Ferruccio Laviani, Red, Italy
By Ferruccio Laviani, Kartell
Located in London, England
FL/Y suspension from Kartell by Ferruccio Laviani. Red color FL/Y essential lamp which is characterized by "the usual interpretations of the theme".
Plexiglass
Eros Red Eiffel Swivel Chair on Wheels Philippe Starck for Kartell, Italy
By Philippe Starck, Kartell
Located in Marbella, ES
Eros red Eiffel swivel chair on wheels Philippe Starck for Kartell Italy.
Metal
Giotto Stoppino for Kartell 1970s Post Modern bright red plastic magazine stand
By Kartell, Giotto Stoppino
Located in Ferndale, MI
Op Pop Mod 1970s Italian plastic magazine rack . Kartell model number 4675 designed by Giotto Stoppino Magazine rack in red plastic.
Plastic
$423Sale Price|20% Off
Kartell Take Table Lamp Ferruccio Laviani Red Transparent Polycarbonate 2003
By Kartell, Ferruccio Laviani
Located in Lisboa, PT
Designed by Ferruccio Laviani for Kartell in 2003, the Take table lamp is a defining example of Kartell’s early 21st-century approach to playful minimalism and industrial elegance.
Acrylic
Modern Red Plastic Vintage Seven Dining Chairs Ron Arad for Kartell 1999 Italy
By Ron Arad, Kartell
Located in Vienna, AT
Modern set of 7 red plastic vintage chairs or dining chairs from red plastic and aluminum FPE Fantastic Plastic Elastic by Ron Arad for Kartell Italy 1999.
Aluminum
Set of 2 Kartell Lizz Chairs in Orange by Piero Lissoni & Carlo Tamborini
By Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A light, ultra-streamlined chair, so representative of the minimalist and elegant style of its designer, Piero Lissoni. Made of a mass-tinted thermoplastic technopolymer, Lizz is man...
Plastic
Sergio Asti, mod.4635 red ashtray / catchall, Kartell Italy 1967
By Kartell, Sergio Asti
Located in Firenze, IT
Mod. 4635 red ashtray / catchall. Sergio Asti for Kartell, Italy 1967 Metal, plastic.
Metal
Italian Space Age Pair of Red Plastic Chairs by Carlo Bartoli for Kartell, 1970s
By Kartell, Carlo Bartoli
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Space Age pair of red plastic chairs by Carlo Bartoli for Kartell, 1970s Pair of chairs with rounded shapes, in red plastic with removable legs.
Plastic
Set of 4 Kartell Lantern Table Lamps in Red by Fabio Novembre
By Kartell, Fabio Novembre
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Lantern by Fabio Novembre is an original portable LED, transparent, “chargeable”, injection moulded lamp that charges by placing it onto a charging base. The light is projected by a ...
Plastic
Set of 4 Kartell Lantern Table Lamps in Red by Fabio Novembre
By Fabio Novembre, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Lantern by Fabio Novembre is an original portable LED, transparent, “chargeable”, injection moulded lamp that charges by placing it onto a charging base. The light is projected by a ...
Plastic
Red Squared Wall Mirror by Gino Colombini for Kartell. Italy, 1970s
By Gino Colombini, Kartell
Located in Milan, IT
Wall mirror model 4724 by Gino Colombini for Kartell. Large red metacrylate frame with round mirror.
Plastic
$5,500 / item
Kartell Foliage Sofa by Patricia Urquiola
By Patricia Urquiola, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Foliage collection is a family of soft chairs. The key players are a two-seater sofa and an armchair, that seem to have grown "naturally": the frame provides support for a comfortabl...
Fabric
$3,401 / set
4867 chair set, Joe Colombo for Kartell
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Neuss, NW
4867 chair set by Joe Colombo for Kartell from 1979. High quality red polycarbonate injection moulding frame.
Plastic
Gae Aulenti for Kartell ‘King Sun’ in Perspex and Red-Orange Aluminum
By Gae Aulenti, Kartell
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Gae Aulenti for Kartell, ‘King Sun’ lamp, Perspex, enameled aluminum, Italy, 1967 This ‘King Sun’ lighting object is created by Gae Aulenti for Kartell in 1967.
Aluminum
Universal chair by Joe Colombo for Kartell , 1960s
By Joe Colombo, Kartell
Located in Athens, Attiki
Joe Colombo’s ‘Universale’ chair, Kartell late 1960s. Solid, stackable, and colorful, this red Universale chair reflects a late-1960s enthusiasm for modern plastic furniture that was...
Plastic
Philippe Starck for Kartell — Orange Eros Chair, Italy
By Philippe Starck, Kartell
Located in Voorburg, NL
Offered here is an iconic Eros Chair, designed by Philippe Starck for Kartell, Italy. This striking piece exemplifies Starck’s masterful balance of form, function, and futuristic ele...
Chrome
Set of Three Red and Gold Acrylic "T" Tables by Patricia Urquiola for Kartell
By Patricia Urquiola, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of three contemporary 'T' side tables designed by Patricia Urquiola for Kartell (ca. 2006, Italy). Composed of batch dyed PMMM (acrylic) in red and amber (one taller table model ...
Acrylic
Kartell Misses Flower Power Glossy Red by Philippe Starck and Eugenie Quillet
By Philippe Starck, Kartell, Eugeni Quitllet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Miss flower power is the planter with an elongated Silhouette and generous dimensions capable of giving a touch of personality to outdoor settings. Available in black, glossy whit...
Plastic
1970s Kartell Beylerian Componibili Modular Cabinet, Anna Castelli, Red, Signed
By Anna Castelli Ferrieri, Kartell, Beylerian LTD
Located in New York, NY
1970s Kartell Beylerian Componibili Modular Cabinet, Anna Castelli, Red, Signed. 1970s modular cabinet designed by Anna Castelli Ferrieri for Kartell as part of the company’s pioneer...
Plastic
Eros Armchair by Philippe Starck for Kartell, Italy, 1995
By Philippe Starck, Kartell
Located in bari, IT
Pair of chairs model Eros made of polycarbonate and die-cast metal, Designed by Philippe Starck in 1995 for Kartell, Eros is an enveloping, organically shaped armchair characterized ...
Metal
$2,140 / item
Kartell Trix Sofa Bed by Piero Lissoni in Orange
By Kartell, Piero Lissoni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Trix is made up of three different elements connected by an elegant system of elastics which can transform and adapt to different uses through easy rotation. Trix can be an original ...
Fabric, Plastic
Set of 2 Kartell Lizz Matt Orange Chair by Piero Lissoni
By Kartell, Piero Lissoni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A light, essential and rigorous chair. Its square line is designed by Piero Lissoni, with a wide seat and a wide, low backrest. Created for use around tables, it was born in a range ...
Plastic
Auxiliary bar and table by Kartell & Anna Castelli Ferrieri
By Anna Castelli Ferrieri, Kartell
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Orange auxiliary bar, with cylindrical storage system, model N° 4966 made for Kartell in 1969. Design by Anna Castelli Ferrieri (1918-2005), wife of Giulio Castelli (1920 - 2006). Ka...
Acrylic
Kartell 'Servomuto' Standing Valet Stand by Anna Castelli Ferrieri
By Kartell, Anna Castelli Ferrieri
Located in Toronto, CA
Standing valet stand in black tubular metal and red plastic, designed by Anna Castelli Ferrieri in 1989 and produced by Kartell in 1990s.
Metal
Large KD62 pendant by Eugenio Gentili Tedeschi for Kartell, 1960s
By Eugenio Gentili, Kartell
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Large KD62 pendant designed by Eugenio Gentili Tedeschi in 1962 and manufactured by Kartell. The lamp consists of two plastic shades and is finished with metal details. It contains ...
Metal
Set of 2 Kartell Lizz Mat Chairs in Orange by Patricia Urquiola
By Patricia Urquiola, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A lightweight chair, with essential, strict lines, in synch with the minimalist and refined style of its designer, Piero Lissoni. Lizz is now also available in a matte version with s...
Plastic
Kartell Cat Walk Chair in Rusty Orange by Philippe Starck with Sergio Schito
By Kartell, Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Inspired by the world of haute couture and fashion shows, Catwalk is intended for both domestic and contract furnishings and is suitable for indoor and outdoor use.
Plastic
Set of 2 Kartell Venice Chairs in Glossy Rusty Orange by Philippe Starck
By Kartell, Philippe Starck
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A tribute to the city of Venice in a chair for both the table and the living room, which combines classic lines with comfort. Venice is suitable for both indoor and outdoor use.
Plastic
$796Sale Price|20% Off
Signed Black FPE Chair by Ron Arad for Kartell
By Kartell, Ron Arad
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Light and practical, soft and sinuous, the FPE was released in white, sea green, blue, and red by Kartell beginning in 1997. The black color, which this FPE chair is, was never co...
Metal
A rare GP & A Monti table lamp for Kartell
By Kartell, Gianemilio Piero and Anna Monti
Located in Milan, IT
A rare and minimal table lamp by Gianemilio, Piero and Anna Monti for Kartell.
Brass
KD7 Chandelier by Achille and Pier Castiglioni for Kartell, 1960s
By Kartell, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern KD7 Chandelier by Achille and Pier Castiglioni for Kartell, 1960s KD7 chandelier with red plastic dome diffuser.
Metal
"Centopiedi 4545-6" Daybed Design A. Locatelli P. Salmoiraghi for Kartell, 1972
By Antonio Locatelli and Pietro Salmoiraghi, Kartell
Located in taranto, IT
Salmoiraghi - Studio Pro - for Kartell, 1972 Extremely rare Centipede bed designed by antonio locatelli and pietro salmoiraghi, studio Pro, in 1972 for kartell very few example...
Plastic
1970 Anna Castelli for Kartell Modular Chest of Drawers Casters Space Age Italy
By Anna Castelli Ferrieri, Beylerian LTD, Kartell
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern Red Plastic Modular chest of drawers by Anna Castelli for Kartell, 1970s.
Plastic
Mario Bellini for Kartell, Italy. Large "Moon" bowl in red plastic.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Mario Bellini for Kartell, Italy. Large "Moon" bowl in red PMMA plastic.
Plastic
KD7 Orange Pendant Lamp by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Kartell, Italy
By Kartell, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Milano, IT
The Kartell KD7 stands as a rare and contemporary classic, embodying the timeless brilliance of 1950s/1960s Italian design. Crafted by Kartell, this extraordinary pendant lamp featur...
Metal
Mid-Century Space Age Model KD6 Pendant Lamp by Achille and Pier Giacomo, 1960s
By Kartell
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Space Age Model KD6 Pendant Lamp by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Kartell, 1960s Large pendant light from the Italian manufacturer Kartell after a draft of Ac...
Metal
Joe Colombo Vademecum Lamp in Red
By Joe Colombo, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Scarce Vademecum table lamp, model 4034, designed Joe Colombo for Kartell. The forward-thinking design is intended to be versatile and portable, with a name in Latin that translates ...
Chrome
Sgabelli di Anna Castelli Ferrieri per Kartell - 1979
By Anna Castelli Ferrieri
Located in Parma, Emilia-Romagna
Sgabelli disegnati da Anna Castelli Ferrieri produzione Kartell 1979 - Italia.
Metal
Ashtray with Umbrella Stand by Gino Colombini for Kartell, 1970s
By Gino Colombini
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Ashtray with Umbrella Stand by Gino Colombini for Kartell, Made in Italy, 1970s. Beautiful floor ashtray . Could be used as an umbrella stand as well. It is made of red plastic. It ...
Plastic
$800Sale Price|20% Off
Hanging Lamp Orange Design by Achille & Pier Giacomo by Kartell, 1959
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Oirlo, LI
Hanging lamp orange design by Achille & Pier Giacomo by Kartell, 1959. Beautiful hanging lamp Design by Achille and pier Castiglioni for kartell. Model kd6. Made in 1959 a b...
Plastic
Set of 3 Space Age Model 4909 Bookends by Giotto Stoppino for Kartell, 1960s
By Giotto Stoppino
Located in Hamburg, DE
Additional information: Materials: Plastic Color: Red Styles: Mid-Century Modern Brand: Kartell Country of Origin: Germany Item Type: Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned Dimensions: 5.91ʺW...
Plastic
Emma Gismondi Schweinberger For Artemide Dedalo Plastic Umbrella Stand, Ca 1966
By Emma Gismondi Schweinberger, Kartell
Located in Skokie, IL
Emma Gismondi Schweinberger For Artemide Dedalo Plastic Umbrella Stand, Ca 1966 Emma Gismondi Schweinberger iconic "Dedalo" Red ABS Plastic Umbrella Stand for Artemide , circa 1966....
Plastic
Unavailable|$375
Vintage Red Kartell Standing Ashtray and Waste Basket
By Gino Colombini, Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A vintage red acrylic trash can or umbrella stand with a simple cylindrical form designed by Gino Colombini for Italian plastics manufacturer Kartell.
Plastic
Unavailable|$765 / set
Pair of Ron Arad Red FPE Side chairs Kartell Italy
By Kartell, Ron Arad
Located in Debrecen-Pallag, HU
Modern set of 2 red plastic vintage chairs or dining chairs from red plastic and aluminum FPE Fantastic Plastic Elastic by Ron Arad for Kartell Italy 1999.
Aluminum
The Italian design giant Kartell transformed plastic from the stuff of humble household goods into a staple of luxury design in the 1960s. Founded in Milan by Italian chemical engineer Giulio Castelli (1920–2006) and his wife Anna Ferrieri (1918–2006), Kartell began as an industrial design firm, producing useful items like ski racks for automobiles and laboratory equipment designed to replace breakable glass with sturdy plastic. Even as companies like Olivetti and Vespa were making Italian design popular in the 1950s, typewriters and scooters were relatively costly, and Castelli and Ferrieri wanted to provide Italian consumers with affordable, stylish goods.
They launched a housewares division of Kartell in 1953, making lighting fixtures and kitchen tools and accessories from colorful molded plastic. Consumers in the postwar era were initially skeptical of plastic goods, but their affordability and infinite range of styles and hues eventually won devotees. Tupperware parties in the United States made plastic storage containers ubiquitous in postwar homes, and Kartell’s ingenious designs for juicers, dustpans, and dish racks conquered Europe. Kartell designer Gino Colombini was responsible for many of these early products, and his design for the KS 1146 Bucket won the Compasso d’Oro prize in 1955.
Buoyed by its success in the home goods market, Kartell introduced its Habitat division in 1963. Designers Marco Zanuso and Richard Sapper created the K1340 (later called the K 4999) children’s chair that year, and families enjoyed their bright colors and light weight, which made them easy for kids to pick up and move. In 1965, Joe Colombo (1924–78) created one of Kartell’s few pieces of non-plastic furniture, the 4801 chair, which sits low to the ground and comprised of just three curved pieces of plywood. (In 2012, Kartell reissued the chair in plastic.) Colombo followed up on the success of the 4801 with the iconic 4867 Universal Chair in 1967, which, like Verner Panton’s S chair, is made from a single piece of plastic. The colorful, stackable injection-molded chair was an instant classic. That same year, Kartell introduced Colombo’s KD27 table lamp. Ferrierei’s cylindrical 4966 Componibili storage module debuted in 1969.
Kartell achieved international recognition for its innovative work in 1972, when a landmark exhibition curated by Emilio Ambasz called “Italy: The New Domestic Landscape” opened at New York’s Museum of Modern Art. That show introduced American audiences to the work of designers such as Gaetano Pesce; Ettore Sottsass, founder of the Memphis Group; and the firms Archizoom and Superstudio (both firms were among Italy's Radical design groups) — all of whom were using wit, humor and unorthodox materials to create a bracingly original interior aesthetic.
Castelli and Ferrieri sold Kartell to Claudio Luti, their son-in-law, in 1988, and since then, Luti has expanded the company’s roster of designers.
Kartell produced Ron Arad’s Bookworm wall shelf in 1994, and Philippe Starck’s La Marie chair in 1998. More recently, Kartell has collaborated with the Japanese collective Nendo, Spanish architect Patricia Urquiola and glass designer Tokujin Yoshioka, among many others. Kartell classics can be found in museums around the world, including MoMA, the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. In 1999, Claudio Luti established the Museo Kartell to tell the company’s story, through key objects from its innovative and colorful history.
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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.
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