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Vtg Beige Molded Plastic Chrome Metal Base Stacking School Side Chair, Single
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage beige molded plastic chrome metal base stacking school side chair - Single. Listing is for
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Late 20th Century North American Modern Retro Plastic School Chairs

Materials

Metal

Vtg Beige Molded Plastic Chrome Metal Base Stacking School Side Chairs, Set of 4
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage beige molded plastic chrome metal base stacking school side chair - Set of 4. Item features
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Late 20th Century North American Modern Retro Plastic School Chairs

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Stacking Chairs w/ Grey Plastic Seats & Black Textured Frame
By Friso Kramer, Wim Rietveld
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century Stacking School or Restaurant Chairs with Grey Plastic Seating and Black Enameled Frame
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1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Retro Plastic School Chairs

Materials

Plastic

White and Gray Cranbrook School Chair
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A Mid-Century Modern geometric lounge chair featuring a white plastic faceted seating element
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Plastic School Chairs

Materials

Steel

Industrial Piramid Stacking, School Chairs Galvanitas S22 Prouve Style
By Galvanitas
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Industrial Galvanitas S22 Compass / Pyramid School chairs from the 1960s. The chair has a light
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1970s Dutch Industrial Retro Plastic School Chairs

Materials

Steel

Set of 5 Vintage Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian Plastic & Fabric Chairs, 1970s
By Overman
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
plastic. The seat has an integrated upholstered element in a burgundy color. The chairs are stackable
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1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Retro Plastic School Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Jan de Jong High Chairs Bossche School 1970 Dom Hans van der Laan
By Jan de Jong, Dom Hans van der Laan
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Rare and very collectable examples of the "Bossche school" furniture by architect Jan de Jong
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1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Retro Plastic School Chairs

Materials

Iron

Friso Kramer Result Chairs Set Birch Ahrend 1965
By Friso Kramer
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Rietveld are strongly visible in this chair that was originally designed as a school chair to compete with
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1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Retro Plastic School Chairs

Materials

Metal

Hille Chair Designed by Robin Day, Produced in Brazil by L'Atelier, circa 1968
By Robin Day, L'Atelier San Paulo
Located in New York, NY
The Polyside chair or Hille chair, as it became known in Brazil, was the first piece to be produced
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1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Retro Plastic School Chairs

Materials

Leather, Plastic

Set of Four 1960s Miller-Style Tulip Dining Chairs with New Black Vinyl Cushions
Located in Los Angeles, CA
-style dining chairs. Each chair in this collection boasts a distinctively modern aesthetic, featuring a
Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Plastic School Chairs

Materials

Metal

Chair by Dom Hans van der Laan, Netherlands, 1960s
By Dom Hans van der Laan
Located in Utrecht, NL
the design of architectonic space, notably the “plastic number”. Shipping: This chair will be
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1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Retro Plastic School Chairs

Materials

Pine

Angel I. Pazmino Cognac-colored Saddle Leather Arm Chairs Ecuador 1970s
Located in Almelo, NL
Angel I. Pazmino Cognac-colored Saddle Leather Folding Arm Chairs Ecuador 1970s Angel I. Pazmino
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1970s Ecuadorean Mid-Century Modern Retro Plastic School Chairs

Materials

Leather

Angel I. Pazmino Cognac-colored Saddle Leather Folding Chairs Ecuador 1970s
Located in Almelo, NL
Angel I. Pazmino Cognac-colored Saddle Leather Folding Chairs Ecuador 1970s Angel I. Pazmino, a
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1970s Ecuadorean Mid-Century Modern Retro Plastic School Chairs

Materials

Leather

Two Chairs by Dom Hans van der Laan, The Netherlands 1960s
By Dom Hans van der Laan
Located in Utrecht, NL
architectonic space, notably the “plastic number”. ~H. Shipping: These chairs will be packed and shipped
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Retro Plastic School Chairs

Materials

Wood

Rodney Kinsman Space Age Yellow Omstak Chair for Bieffeplast, 1971, Set 0f 18
By Bieffeplast, Rodney Kinsman
Located in Vicenza, IT
life. One of their earliest creations was the iconic "F Range" chair in 1966. Made of foam plastic
Category

1970s Italian Space Age Retro Plastic School Chairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Orange Sof Tech Chairs by David Rowland for Thonet (set of 4)
By Thonet, David Rowland
Located in Los Angeles, CA
with age. Chairs feature David Rowland's patented "Soflex" seat and back in original school bus color
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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Retro Plastic School Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Blue Sof Tech Chairs by David Rowland for Thonet (set of 4)
By David Rowland, Thonet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
with age. Chairs feature David Rowland's patented "Soflex" seat and back in original school bus color
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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Retro Plastic School Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Black Torsion Chairs by Giancarlo Piretti for Ki Set of Eight
By Giancarlo Piretti, KI Krueger International
Located in Topeka, KS
Excellent set of eight black Torsion dining chairs designed by Giancarlo Piretti for KI. There are
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Late 20th Century North American Modern Retro Plastic School Chairs

Materials

Metal

Red Sof Tech Chairs by David Rowland for Thonet (set of 4) (8 available)
By David Rowland, Thonet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
with age. Chairs feature David Rowland's patented "Soflex" seat and back in original school bus color
Category

Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Retro Plastic School Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Pair of Midcentury White Knoll Bertoia Side Chairs, 1950s
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Almelo, NL
achievement, the striking 421 chair is welded from steel rods and coated in Rilsan plastic. These perfectly
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Plastic School Chairs

Materials

Steel

Swedish TeVe chair by Alf Svensson for Ljungs Industrier, Dux, 1950s
By Dux of Sweden, Ljungs Industrier Sweden, Alf Svensson
Located in Forserum, SE
renowned models, notably the plastic swivel chair Form 8/Galaxy, launched in 1971.
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Retro Plastic School Chairs

Materials

Brass

Space Age Mohair “Orchidée” Lounge Chairs Michel Cadestin, Airborne, France 1968
By Michel Cadestin, Airborne International
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Luxurious Mohair velvet upholstered Orchidée "lady & senior" lounge chairs by Michel Cadestin for
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1960s French Space Age Retro Plastic School Chairs

Materials

Mohair, Foam, Fiberglass

Space Age Red "Tulip" Swivel Chairs by Péter Ghyczy, Germany 1970s
By Peter Ghyczy
Located in Budapest, HU
designed, including: chairs, shell chairs, sofas, tables, shelves, kitchen and office plastic entrance
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1970s German Space Age Retro Plastic School Chairs

Materials

Resin, Fiberglass

“Orchidée” Lounge Chair by Michel Cadestin for Airborne, France, 1968
By Michel Cadestin
Located in Utrecht, NL
lounge chair. Cadestin studied at the famous Ecole Boulle and the National School of Decorative Arts
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Retro Plastic School Chairs

Materials

Fiberglass, Leather

Pair of Lounge Chairs by Joaquim Tenreiro, Brazil, Mid Century Modern design
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
Pair of rare Joaquim Tenreiro lounge chair Brazilian midcentury Joaquim Tenreiro Brazil, 1954
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Retro Plastic School Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Wood

'President' Fiberglass Lounge Chairs by Steen Ostergaard for Cado, 1968, Signed
By Steen Ostergaard, Cado
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This beautiful pair of rare 'President' Lounge chairs, Model #265 by Steen Ostergaard for Cado
Category

1960s German Space Age Retro Plastic School Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Fiberglass

PLR1 Luar lounge chair by Ross Littell for ICF De Padova Italy 1960s, set of 2
By Ross Littell
Located in Stavenisse, NL
horizontally. The four protective feet are deliberately blocky plastic cubes. Although the T-chair is perhaps
Category

1970s Italian Space Age Retro Plastic School Chairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

PLR1 Luar lounge chair by Ross Littell for ICF De Padova Italy 1960s, set of 2
By Ross Littell
Located in Stavenisse, NL
horizontally. The four protective feet are deliberately blocky plastic cubes. Although the T-chair is perhaps
Category

1970s Italian Space Age Retro Plastic School Chairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Set of 3 Vintage Mid-Century Scandinavian Modern Rosewood & Black Leather Chairs
By Henry Walter Klein, Bramin Mobler
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This set of three modernist chairs was designed by H.W. Klein for the Danish manufacturer Bramin
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Retro Plastic School Chairs

Materials

Leather, Rosewood

5 Knoll MCM Bentwood 1300 Series Dining Chairs Maroon & Black by Bill Stephens
By Bill Stephens, Knoll
Located in Topeka, KS
condition, keeping in mind that these are vintage and not new so will have signs of use and wear. Two chairs
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Retro Plastic School Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Bentwood

1970s Black Saddle Leather Armchairs by Giancarlo Vegni for Fasem, Italy
By Fasem International, Cassina, Mario Bellini, Giancarlo Vegni
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
Mid Century Modern Giancarlo Vegni designed pair of P-90 arm chairs, black saddle leather over
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Plastic School Chairs

Materials

Leather

Very Rare George Candilis Dining Table 'Les Carrots' Port Leucate France 1968
By Georges Candilis
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
aluminium angle brackets. Chairs, tables, beds and shelves were designed using a unique assembly system
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Retro Plastic School Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

1 1305U Knoll Bill Stephens Armchair
By Bill Stephens
Located in Pasadena, TX
Philadelphia Museum School of Art. He first tried to make a cane chair on a minimal frame without success. He
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Retro Plastic School Chairs

Materials

Oak

1 1305U Knoll Bill Stephens Armchair
1 1305U Knoll Bill Stephens Armchair
H 31.5 in W 23 in D 22 in
1 1305U Knoll Bill Stephens Armchair Large Quantity Available
By Bill Stephens
Located in Pasadena, TX
Philadelphia Museum School of Art. He first tried to make a cane chair on a minimal frame without success. He
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Retro Plastic School Chairs

Materials

Oak

Iron Stool Used in an Old Japanese Elementary School/Made in 1965
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
and iron legs. Two plastic parts on the toe are missing, but there is no problem in use. Old school
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Retro Plastic School Chairs

Materials

Iron

“MODUS” table and chairs by Borsani – Italy 1970
By Tecno Design Centre, Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Girona, ES
Triangular table and 6 integrated swivel chairs made for various uses (school and university
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1970s Italian Space Age Retro Plastic School Chairs

Materials

Steel

Modus triangular table + integrated swivelling chairs by Osvaldo Borsani, Tecno
By Tecno Design Centre, Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A very well-known office chair from the 70s - in a very rare configuration: Osvaldo Borsani's
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1970s Italian Space Age Retro Plastic School Chairs

Materials

Metal

Woman Sitting In The Chair
By Elisabeth Sabala
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Woman in the chair, heavy oil impasto on canvas framed. Elisabeth Sabala Abelló (Barcelona, 1956
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1980s Surrealist Retro Plastic School Chairs

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

France & Son, Danish Fireside Chairs in Rosewood, 1962
By France & Søn
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
IKEA by creating the Skopa chair in molded plastic.
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1960s European Scandinavian Modern Retro Plastic School Chairs

Materials

Rosewood

Rattan Lounge Chair (Footrest) Attributed to Louis Sognot, Chevallier, 1952
By Louis Sognot
Located in PARIS, FR
Rattan Lounge Chair (Footrest) Attributed to Louis Sognot, 1952 This armchair is attributed to
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1950s French Retro Plastic School Chairs

Materials

Rattan

Pair of Four White Harry Bertoia "Diamond Chairs" Produced by Knoll, 1950s
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Almelo, NL
421 chair is welded from steel rods and coated in Rilsan plastic. These perfectly shaped chairs are
Category

1950s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Plastic School Chairs

Materials

Metal

In the style of Henry Moore, Mother and Child in Rocking Chair
Located in Surfside, FL
This is a cast metal sculpture of a woman and child, mother and baby in a rocking chair. It has a
Category

1950s Modern Retro Plastic School Chairs

Materials

Metal

Table '8 People', 2 Armchairs and 6 Chairs 'Attributed to Gio Ponti', 1965
By Gio Ponti
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
(8 people), 2 armchairs and 6 chairs (Attributed to Gio Ponti) The game is in original condition We
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1960s Italian Space Age Retro Plastic School Chairs

Materials

Marble

Restored Milo Baughman Style Stick Reed Rattan Cubists Sofa
Located in Van Nuys, CA
springs" under the cushions in the early 50s and replaced the wrapping with preformed plastic. Paul
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1950s American Modern Retro Plastic School Chairs

Materials

Rattan

Modernist Armchair by Dom Hans van der Laan, Netherlands, 1960s
By Dom Hans van der Laan, Jan de Jong
Located in Antwerp, BE
Dutch modernist chair, Dom Hans Van Der Laan, Jan De Jong, 1961, Bossche School One of 12 ever
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1960s Dutch Modern Retro Plastic School Chairs

Materials

Copper

Danish Teak Sideboard by H.W. Klein for Bramin, 1960s
By Bramin Mobler, H.W. Klein
Located in London, GB
under the prominent Danish designer and architect Finn Juhl. After finishing school in 1952, Klein
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Retro Plastic School Chairs

Materials

Teak

Wassily armchair by Marcel Breuer Gavina edition Italy 1960s
By Marcel Breuer, Gavina
Located in PARIS, FR
school. After hearing all the praise for his new creation, the designer decided to create a copy for his
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1960s European Bauhaus Retro Plastic School Chairs

Materials

Steel

Modernist living room set in the manner of Gerrit Rietveld, Netherlands 1950s
By Metz & Co., De Stijl, Gerrit Rietveld, Walter Gropius
Located in ECHT, NL
inspired by his legendary "kratstoel" or "crate chair" where difference lies in the amount of slats in the
Category

Mid-20th Century Dutch De Stijl Retro Plastic School Chairs

Materials

Pine

Dom Hans Van Der Laan Dining Table in Blue
By Dom Hans van der Laan
Located in Waalwijk, NL
adhering to the principles of the plastic number. Each piece of furniture is not only intricately sketched
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1980s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Retro Plastic School Chairs

Materials

Metal

Dom Hans Van Der Laan Dining Table in Blue
Dom Hans Van Der Laan Dining Table in Blue
H 29.53 in W 103.94 in D 44.89 in
Abstract Sculpture Polychrome Metal Circles, like Ron Arad - 1950/1960
By Ron Arad, Jean Tinguely, Alexander Calder
Located in Paris, FR
Association School in London in 1973. . Ron Arad's first creations are furniture made with metal tubes and
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Mid-20th Century French Retro Plastic School Chairs

Materials

Iron

Danish Tambour Door Sideboard Credenza by H.W. Klein For Bramin, 1960s
By Bramin Mobler, H.W. Klein
Located in London, GB
architect Finn Juhl. After finishing school in 1952, Klein returned to Norway to establish his own furniture
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Retro Plastic School Chairs

Materials

Teak

Geraldo de Barros writing desk Unilabor Brazil 1956
By Geraldo de Barros, Unilabor
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
process in an organised way. In very good condition with beautiful grain to the rosewood. The chair on the
Category

1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Retro Plastic School Chairs

Materials

Metal

Vico Magistretti Black CS49 Samarcanda Black Chest of Drawers by Poggi 1970s
By Poggi, Vico Magistretti
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
Chair and Joe Colombo’s Universale, vied to become the world’s first plastic chair. For many years
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1970s Italian Post-Modern Retro Plastic School Chairs

Materials

Faux Leather, Wood

B3 Wassily Armchair by Marcel Breuer Edition Gavina Italy, circa 1960
By Marcel Breuer
Located in BYRON BAY, NSW
who attended the same school. The designer after hearing all the praise from his comrade for his new
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1960s Italian Bauhaus Retro Plastic School Chairs

Materials

Steel

Figures - Lithograph by Franco Gentilini - 1970s
By Franco Gentilini
Located in Roma, IT
industrial and plastic design. Subsequently he met the painter Giovanni Romagnoli, holder of the chair of
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1970s Contemporary Retro Plastic School Chairs

Materials

Lithograph

B3 Wassily Armchair by Marcel Breuer Edition Gavina, Italy, 1960
By Marcel Breuer
Located in PARIS, FR
who attended the same school. The designer after hearing all the praise from his comrade for his new
Category

1960s Italian Bauhaus Retro Plastic School Chairs

Materials

Steel

French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
with his mouth, as an autodidact. In 1978, he made the acquaintance of a plastic art teacher who
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist Retro Plastic School Chairs

Materials

Oil

French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
began to paint with his mouth, as an autodidact. In 1978, he made the acquaintance of a plastic art
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist Retro Plastic School Chairs

Materials

Oil

French Expressionist Red Roses In Green Vase
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
began to paint with his mouth, as an autodidact. In 1978, he made the acquaintance of a plastic art
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist Retro Plastic School Chairs

Materials

Watercolor

French Expressionist Fantasy Landscape Pink Castle Over Magical Village
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
with his mouth, as an autodidact. In 1978, he made the acquaintance of a plastic art teacher who
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist Retro Plastic School Chairs

Materials

Oil

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Retro Plastic School Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of retro plastic school chairs available on 1stDibs. Each of these unique retro plastic school chairs was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and plastic. Retro plastic school chairs have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Retro plastic school chairs are generally popular furniture pieces, but mid-century modern, Scandinavian Modern and modern styles are often sought at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made retro plastic school chairs over the years, but those made by Dom Hans van der Laan, Bill Stephens and Friso Kramer are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Retro Plastic School Chairs?

Prices for retro plastic school chairs start at $65 and top out at $98,522 with the average selling for $2,975.