Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the white fiberglass table you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of
plastic,
fiberglass and
metal, every white fiberglass table was constructed with great care. Find 57 options for an antique or vintage white fiberglass table now, or shop our selection of 46 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. There are many kinds of the white fiberglass table you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A white fiberglass table is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in
Mid-Century Modern and
Modern styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made white fiberglass table over the years, but those crafted by
Zachary A. Bitner,
Eero Aarnio and
Mario Bellini are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
A white fiberglass table can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,217, while the lowest priced sells for $350 and the highest can go for as much as $23,000.
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.