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Material: Plastic
Creator: Artemide
White 'Gaudi' Chair by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, Vintage Early Model, 1970s
Located in Zagreb, HR
Iconic 'Gaudi' chair designed by Vico Magistretti and produced by Artemide, Italy. Named after Antonio Gaudi.
Single piece construction chair that comes from a pressure mold of poly...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Plastic
“Vicario” armchair by Vico Magistretti for Artemide - Italy - 70's
Located in Padova, IT
Ludovico "Vico" Magistretti (Milan, 6 October 1920 - Milan, 19 September 2006) was one of the most important Italian designers, architect and urban planner. His clean and essential d...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Enzo Mari and Giancarlo Fassina for Artemide "Aggregato" Wall Lamp, Italy 1970s
Located in Naples, IT
Wall lamp, arm, Aggregato model, composed of an aluminum stem, with a matte silver finish and white acrylic diffuser, There are a series of metal joints that allow you to orient the ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nesso' Table Lamp in White for Artemide
Located in Glendale, CA
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nesso' table lamp in white for Artemide.
Designed by Mattioli in the 1960s, the Nesso's design is inspired from nature. An internationally celebrated design for...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Early Edition Chimera Floor Lamp by Vico Magistretti for Artemide Milano
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Early chimera floor lamp by Vico Magistretti for Artemide Milano. This is an early edition based on the metal base. Good working condition. 72" H x about 10" W.
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Lucite
"Mania" Sconce by Artemide, 2 Available
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian "Mania" wall lights with white opaline polycarbonate shades mounted on white metal frame / Made in Italy, designed by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, circa 1960s
Heigh...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Acrylic
Stackable Tables Demetrio 45 by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, Italy 60s
Located in Lucija, SI
Set of three stackable coffee table designed by Vico Magistretti for Artemide Italy
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Fiberglass
Artemide Bacco Table by Sergio Mazza, 1960s
By Sergio Mazza, Artemide
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Amazing and rare coffee table / mobile bar on wheels designed by Sergio Mazza in 1967 and produced by Artemide in Italy.
Bacco is made of molded ABS plastic, mounted on wheels, with...
Category
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Glass, Plastic
Vintage Flexible Black Table Lamp "Tizio" by Richard Sapper for Artemide, 1970s
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Vintage flexible black table lamp "Tizio" by Richard Sapper for Artemide, 1970s.
"Tizio" table lamp was designed by Industrial designer Richard Sapper in 1972 for iconic italian c...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Floor lamps Area 160, Mario Belini, Artemide, 1974
Located in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, FR
Floor lamp Area 160
2 pièces available sold together.
Mario Belini
ARTEMIDE
1974
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Cast Stone, Iron
Italian space age Chandelier Aggregate by Mari Fassina for Artemide, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian space age Chandelier Aggregato by Enzo Mari and Giancarlo Fassina for Artemide, 1970s
Chandelier mod. Aggregato with conical plexiglass diffuser, externally aqua green and in...
Category
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Metal
Vicario armchair designed by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, Italy 1970s.
Located in Athens, Attiki
Vicario armchair designed by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, Italy 1970s.
In production from 1970 until the mid-70s.
Made of fiber glass, this armchair is characterized by fluid shape...
Category
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Fiberglass
Pausania Table Lamp by Ettore Sottsass for Artemide, Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Iconic Pausania Table Lamp by Ettore Sottsass for Artemide, Italy, 1980s.
In the 1980s, the Italian designer Ettore Sottsass collaborated with Art...
Category
1680s Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Plastic Furniture
Materials
Metal
Vintage orange Efebino Stool by Stacy Dukes for Artemide, 1966
By Artemide, Stacy Dukes
Located in Oostende, BE
Vintage, orange Efebino Stool by Stacy Dukes for Artemide, 1966
Category
1960s Italian Organic Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Plastic
'Pileo' Floor Lamp by Gae Aulenti for Artemide
By Gae Aulenti, Artemide
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Pileo' Floor Lamp by Gae Aulenti for Artemide. Designed and manufactured in Italy, in 1972. Two-toned all-plastic floor lamp with an adjustable shade. The lamp consists of a single ...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nessino' Table Lamp in White for Artemide
Located in Glendale, CA
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nessino' table lamp in white for Artemide.
This lamp has become a design icon, with its mushroom shape and bright orange or white hues. Introduced in 1967, the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Pair of Green Sintesi Table Lamps by Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide, 1970s
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Pair of Sintesi Table lamps designed by Ernesto Gismondi for Italian lighting company Artemide in the 1970s.
These lamps come from the first series of the Sintesi lamp. The lighting...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Metal
Italian Triteni Wall or Ceiling Lamp by Vico Magistretti for Artemide
Located in München, DE
Beautiful Italian wall or ceiling lamp from the 1960s.
High-quality workmanship and extravagant design.
A warm light is created.
Design: Vico Magistretti
Manufacturer: Artemide
Con...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Metal
Issey Miyake 'Hoshigame' paper table lamp for Artemide
By Artemide, Issey Miyake
Located in London, GB
Hoshigame table lamp by Issey Miyake for Artemide. Using a mathematical program to give it this unique three-dimensional shape, the shade can be folded in a single gesture to make it...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Plastic Furniture
Materials
Plastic
“Aggregato sfera” table lamp Enzo Mari & Giancarlo Fassina for Artemide, 1976
Located in Koper, SI
This desk lamp was first issued by Artemide in 1976, as a part of the combinable system crated by the Italian designers Enzo Mari and with Giancarlo Fassina. This system was composed...
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Iron
Stacy Dukes for Artemide Efebo Stool/ 3 Available!
By Stacy Dukes, Artemide
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Stacy Dukes Efebo Stool in Red. 3 Stools are available. Plastic polishes up very well, shows some minor scratches but pretty good shape for 60's plastic! These are the larger of t...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Artemide Dedalo Umbrella Stand designed by Emme Gismondi Schweinberger
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Emma Gismondi Schweinberger for Artemide. ABS Plastic. White in very nice shape, with no yellowing. Shows a couple nicks but overall nice example.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Green Sintesi Table Lamp by Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide, 1970s
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Sintesi table lamp designed by Ernesto Gismondi for Italian lighting company Artemide in the 1970s.
This lamp comes from the first series of the Sintesi lamp. The lighting fixture i...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Metal
Richard Sapper ‘Tizio’ Table Lamp for Artemide, Italy, 1972
Located in Lisboa, PT
This table lamp, model Tizio, was designed by Richard Sapper for Artemide, in Italy, in 1972. Introduced in 1972, the lamp is built with two counterweights allowing the user to direc...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Telegono Table Lamp By Vico Magistretti for Artemide
Located in Chicago, IL
A ‘Telegono’ table lamp designed by Vico Magistretti for Artemide in the 1960s. This sculptural lamp has a curved cream acrylic base with a rotating white acrylic demilune shade. Whe...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Acrylic
Selene Chairs by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, 8 Pcs
Located in Renens, CH
The Selene chair was designed by Vico Magistretti during the 1960s, and has been featured in the MoMA New York.
Origination: Italy, 1960s. Produced by Ar...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Fiberglass
Postmodern Vintage Black White Table Lamp Shogun Mario Botta Artemide 1986 Italy
By Mario Botta, Artemide
Located in Vienna, AT
Postmodern vintage table lamp by Mario Bott in black and white color from plastic and metal circa 1986, Italy.
An iconic table lamp, model Shogun, designed by Mario Botta for Artemid...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Metal
5 Ivory Plastic 1969 Cnosso Wall or Ceiling Lamps by Mangiarotti for Artemide
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Set of 5 plastic ceiling or wall lamps designed in 1969 by Angelo Mangiarotti and produced by Artemide. The lamps can be combined to form a light panel of various shapes or placed separately. Originally the plastic was white in color, but due to time and use it has now turned yellow. Very good condition. Each lamp is equipped with 2 E27 lamp holders. Name of the manufacturer and of the designer...
Category
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Gaudi Chair by Vico Magistretti for Artemide
Located in Chicago, IL
Plastic frame, Made in Italy. Stackable.
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Lampade Italiane Modello Eclisse Design Vico Magistretti per Artemide, 1965
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Coppia lampade modello Eclisse disegnata da Vico Magistretti nel 1965 e prodotta da Artemide, produzione Italia anni 70
Ha vinto il Compasso d’Oro nel 1967 ed è diventata la rappres...
Category
1760s Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Plastic Furniture
Materials
Metal
Artemide Boalum Table Lamp by Livio Castiglioni and Gianfranco Frattini, Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Artemide Boalum Table Lamp by Livio Castiglioni and Gianfranco Frattini, Italy.
This unique table lamp designed by Livio Castiglioni and Gianfranco Fr...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
PVC, Resin
1970 Sergio Mazza for Artemide Toga Stacking Outdoor Lounge Chairs White 4 Avail
By Sergio Mazza, Artemide
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a single (multiple chairs are available, but the price listed is for each chair) Toga lounge chair, designed by Sergio Mazza and produced by Artemide in Italy. Thi...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Plastic, Fiberglass
1990s, Table Lamp Microlight by Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide
By Artemide
Located in Milano, IT
1990s Gorgeous orange table lamp "Microlight" by Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide. Made in Italy. The lamp works perfectly and is in excellent condition. This lamp is signed on the bott...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Dedalo Umbrella Stand by Emma Gismondi Schweinberger from Artemide, Italy, 1960s
Located in Lucca, IT
Dedalo umbrella stand by Emma Gismondi from Artemide, Italy, 1960s. Plastic umbrella holder stampe .Questo porta ombrelli disegnato da Emma Gismondi , p...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide First Edition 'Sintesi' Lamp in Green
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide, multi-way screw lamp, model 'Sintesi Faretto Morsetto', first edition, coated iron, coated metal, plastic, Italy, design 1976
The founder of Artemide,...
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Metal, Steel, Iron
Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide 'Sintesi Faretto Morsetto' White Clamp Light
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide, multi-way clamp lamp, model 'Sintesi Faretto Morsetto', second edition, coated iron, coated steel, aluminum, rubber, plastic, Italy, 1976
The founder ...
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Metal, Iron
Castore Table Lamp by Michele de Lucchi for Artemide
Located in Little Burstead, Essex
We have two of these cool lamps, medium size versions. Blown glass shades giving a creat diffuse ambience, and the touch dimmer switch on the base allows for perfect adjustment to su...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Space Age Plastic Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass, Polyester
Vintage Red Dedalo Umbrella Stand by Emma Gismondi Schweinberger for Artemide
Located in Marinha Grande, PT
This umbrella stand, model Dedalo, was designed by Emma Gismondi Schweinberger and manufactured by Artemide in 1966. It is made of ABS plastic in the color red.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nessino' Table Lamp in Red for Artemide
Located in Glendale, CA
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nessino' table lamp in red for Artemide.
This lamp has become a design icon, with its mushroom shape and bright orange or white hues. Introduced in 1967, the N...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Set of Two 'Filicudara' Sconces by Steve Lombardi für Artemide Italy 1980s
Located in Munich, DE
Set of two amazing Post-Modern sconces or candle holders 'Filicudara'. Designed by Steven Lombardi for Artemide, Italy, 1980s. Makers mark on each sconce.
Each of the sconces will b...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of Artemide "Tizio" Lamps by Richard Sapper
By Artemide
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Designed by Richard Sapper for Artemide in 1972, the Tizio lamp is a true classic of modern design. Built with two counterweights to allow the user to direc...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Pair of Mid Century Italian Modern Artemide Desk Lamps Adjustable Height
By Artemide
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Mid Century Italian Modern Artemide Desk Lamps Adjustable Height
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Dalu Table Lamp by Vico Magistretti for Artemide
Located in London, GB
This rare table lamp was designed by Vico Magistretti for the Italian manufacture Artemide during the 1960s, it is one of 2 that we currently have in stock. The lamp is made from one main piece of white plastic. Dalù is one a wonderful expression of Magistretti’s design ethos and reflects his belief that beauty and everyday functionality should be equally important in the object.
Vico Magistretti was born in Milan. He attended Parini High School before he enrolled in the Regio Politecnico Faculty of Architecture in Milan in the fall of 1939. In 1943-1944 he moved to Switzerland, where he attended several academic courses at the Champ Universitarie Italien in Lausanne. It was then that he spent time with Ernesto Nathan Rogers, who had a key influence on his intellectual education. In 1945 he returned to Milan, where he graduated from the Faculty of Architecture at the Polytechnic University. He immediately started working for his father's company, the architect Piergiulio Magistretti, in via Conservatorio. The 1950s were a very busy and fruitful period for the young architect, who came up with many innovative ideas and very quickly became one of the most outstanding representatives of the third generation. Over the next few years he worked as a designer as well as an architect, creating furniture and objects that will always be classics of contemporary production. It was then that he was awarded the Golden Compass for the Eclisse lamp (1967).He then started working with important companies such as Artemide, Campeggi, Cassina, De Padova, Flou, Fontana Arte, Fritz Hansen, Kartell, Olivari, Oluce, Poggi, Schiffini Mobili Cucine and Gebrüder Thonet Vienna. His design works are in the permanent collection of MoMA - Museum of Modern Art in New York and in many other museums in America and Europe. In the field of architecture, it is worth mentioning his nomination as an honorary member of the Royal College of Art in London, where he was also a visiting professor. He also participated in exhibitions and conferences in Europe, Japan and the USA. Established in the 1960s, Artemide is one of the most famous lighting brands in the world. Known for its philosophy, The Human Light...
Category
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide First Edition 'Sintesi' Lamp in Red
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide, multi-way screw lamp, model 'Sintesi Faretto Morsetto', first edition, coated iron, coated steel, aluminum, rubber, plastic, Italy, design 1976
The fo...
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Metal, Iron
"Aggregato Terra", Floor Lamp by E. Mari & G. Fassina, Artemide Italy 1970 circa
Located in Renens, CH
"Aggregato terra", floor lamp by E. Mari & G. Fassina, Artemide Italy 1970ca, very rare version with red acrylic shade.
Aggregato is the result of Enzo Mari’s thoughts on the logics of industrial production: a handful of basic elements make it possible to put together multiple solutions of light.
It is a systemic and strictly understated thought, to illuminate all spaces.
The lamp's innovative design incorporates adjustable elements, allowing users to customize the direction and intensity of light to suit their needs. With its enduring appeal and impeccable craftsmanship, the Aggregato lamp...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Metal
Pallade lamp produced by Artemide Italian Space-Age 1960s
Located in Genova, IT
'Pallade' lamp designed by Tetrarch studio and produced by Artemide the 1960’s.
Iconic piece of Italian space-age style.
The lamp can be used hanging or standing in a corner, and t...
Category
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Glass, Plastic
Italian Modern Wall Hanger Signa De Pas D'urbino and Lomazzi for Artemide, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Wall hanger Signa by De Pas, D'urbino and Lomazzi for Artemide, 1970s
Wall coat hanger mod. Signa made up of two movable arms in yellow painted tubular metal with bla...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Metal
Artemide Tolomeo Lantern Outdoor Floor Lamp
Located in Hicksville, NY
“The Tolomeo family is expanded to include a new outdoor product. The light source is enclosed in a diffusing CAP fitted inside a transparent IP65 plastic unit that recalls old lampp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
"Teti" Sconces by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, 20 Available
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage midcentury Italian "teti" wall light with black thermoplastic body, designed by Vico Magistretti for Artemide / Made in Italy, circa 1970s
Original mark on the lamp body
Meas...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Midcentury Modern Plastic Umbrella Stand by Emma Gismondi for Artemide Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
This charming creamy white umbrella stand was designed by Emma Gismondi Schweinberger for Artemide Milano Italy in the 1960s, Model Dedalo. It is made of strong plastic and is fully ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Carlo Forcolini Artemide “Nestore Lettura” Postmodern Cantilever Floor Lamp
Located in Indianapolis, IN
A Postmodern Nestore Lettura cantilever table lamp designed by Italian designer Carlo Forcolini (born 1947) for Artemide. Designed in 1989, the black matte lamp...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Metal
Midcentury Umbrella Stand Dedalo, Emma Gismondi Schweinberger, Artemide, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Iconic model
- Marked
- Very practical.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Midcentury White Toga Chair by Sergio Mazza for Artemide, Italy, 1960s
By Artemide, Sergio Mazza
Located in Lucija, SI
The Toga chair was designed in 1968 by Sergio Mazza for Artemide.
With its flowing shape this chair is like an organic sculpture.
The fiberglass was cast into one piece.
Toga chai...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Fiberglass
Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide "Sintesi" Floor Lamp, Italy 1970
Located in Naples, IT
Fantastic floor lamp by Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide, model Sintesi Terra Snodo from the 1970s made of black enamelled metal and plastic.
Both the lamp stem and diffuser are adjust...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Metal
Brontes Table Lamp by Cini Boeri for Artemide, 1980s
By Artemide, Cini Boeri
Located in Rotterdam, NL
An exceptional table lamp model Brontes, designed by Cini Boeri and produced by Artemide, 1981.
The model consists of a heavy red lacquered cylindrical metal base and a pivoting sha...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Metal
Italian Modern Wall Hanger Signa De Pas D'urbino and Lomazzi for Artemide, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Wall hanger Signa by De Pas, D'urbino and Lomazzi for Artemide, 1970s
Wall coat hanger mod. Signa made up of two movable arms in white painted tubular metal with blac...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Metal
Early Boalum Lamp by Livio Castiglioni & Gianfranco Frattini, Italy, ca. 1969
Located in Geneva, CH
Early boalum floor or table lamp by Livio Castiglioni and Gianfranco Frattini, produced by Artemide ca. 1969
Flexible PVC diffuser with metal rings enclosing strand of 25 light bulb...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
PVC
Eclisse Table Lamp by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, 1967
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
This Eclisse table lamp designed by Vico Magistretti features a rotating inner white shade that eclipses the light source and allows the user to con...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
New and Vintage Plastic Furniture and Decor
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.
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