Vasarely Lucite
20th Century North American Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures
Lucite
Vintage 1980s French Modern Game Tables
Acrylic
Vintage 1970s French Modern Abstract Sculptures
Acrylic, Paint
Mid-20th Century American Abstract Sculptures
Lucite
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Wine Coolers
Plastic, Lucite
Mid-20th Century American Abstract Sculptures
Lucite
People Also Browsed
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Barware
Glass
Vintage 1970s French Sectional Sofas
Fabric
Early 2000s French Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Leather, Foam
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Center Tables
Wood, Birdseye Maple
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Lounge Chairs
Walnut, Velvet, Oak
20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Iron
20th Century American Modern Paperweights
Glass
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sectional Sofas
Foam, Leather
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Leather, Foam
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Iron
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Games
Lucite
2010s North American Wall Mirrors
Glass, Mirror
1960s Pop Art Abstract Prints
Plexiglass, Screen, Engraving, Mixed Media
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Acrylic
Vintage 1980s German Mid-Century Modern Crystal Serveware
Crystal
Recent Sales
Vintage 1960s French Sculptures
Lucite
Vintage 1970s American Sculptures
Late 20th Century French Contemporary Art
Lucite, Paper
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Lucite, Wood, Paper
Vintage 1980s French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Acrylic
Vintage 1970s Hungarian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Lucite
Late 20th Century Hungarian Kinetic Contemporary Art
Wood
Vintage 1980s French Abstract Sculptures
Acrylic
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Prints
Lucite
Vintage 1980s European Modern Decorative Boxes
Lucite
Late 20th Century American Modern Contemporary Art
Aluminum
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames
Chrome
Vintage 1970s Portuguese Prints
Lucite, Paint, Paper
Vintage 1970s Hungarian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Lucite
Vintage 1970s Sculptures
Lucite
Vintage 1970s Decorative Art
Lucite, Acrylic
Vintage 1960s French Decorative Objects
Lucite
20th Century French Shadow Boxes
Lucite
20th Century French Sculptures
Lucite
Vintage 1970s French Sculptures
Paper, Lucite
Vintage 1960s French Sculptures
Lucite
Vintage 1970s American Paintings
Plexiglass, Lucite
Vintage 1970s American Paintings
Plexiglass, Lucite
Materials: Plastic Furniture
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.