Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the yellow kartell you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of
plastic,
aluminum and
metal, every yellow kartell was constructed with great care. There are 9 variations of the antique or vintage yellow kartell you’re looking for, while we also have 8 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect yellow kartell — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A yellow kartell made by
Modern designers — as well as those associated with
Mid-Century Modern — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made yellow kartell over the years, but those crafted by
Kartell,
Philippe Starck and
Anna Castelli Ferrieri are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
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.