On 1stDibs, there are several options of vintage plastic angels available for sale. Browse a selection of
modern,
abstract or
street art versions of these works for sale today — there are 17
modern, 13
abstract, 7
contemporary, 1
Pop Art and 1
street art examples available. These items have been made for many years, with versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. You can search the vintage plastic angels that we have for sale on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of
gray,
brown,
black and
beige. There have been many well-done artworks of this subject over the years, but those made by
Marino Marini,
Shoshana Heimann,
Merle Reivich,
Rigoberto Mena and
Camille Berg are often thought to be among the most beautiful. The range of these distinct pieces — often created in
etching,
paint and
oil paint — can elevate any room of your home.
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.