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Material: Plastic
Flammes by Line Vautrin – Red Talosel mirror inlaid with grey mirrors
By Line Vautrin
Located in Uccle, BE
“Flammes”, red Talosel mirror inlaid with grey mirrors, by Line Vautrin.
Structure in red Talosel.
The perimeter of the dark grey witch mirror decorated with dots and sparks inlaid w...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Talosel
Oblio stool side table shelf Von Robinson Y2K style design space age
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Oblio is a stool, also side table or shelf. Von Robinson designed it in the early 2000s for Moroso.
Set of two. One has a blue cushion top. Others has a reversible purple cushion ...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Tribal Plastic Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Plastic
$1,520 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Original Vintage Charles & Ray Eames RAR Rocking Chair for Herman Miller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this journey with passion and precision. With over 17 years of artisanal exper...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Iron
Bakelite Toucan Toothpick Dispenser, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Bakelite Toucan Toothpick Dispenser realized in 1960s.
Very good condition.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Bakelite
Large Elpis tablelamp by Harvey Guzzini for IGuzzini, 1970s
Located in EVERDINGEN, NL
This largest version of the Harvey Guzzini Elpis lamp is a striking example of late 1960s Italian lighting design, first introduced in 1968. With its wide acrylic mushroom-shaped sha...
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Metal
Modern Dining Chair Gropius CS2 in Cotton-Linen fabric with Ash legs by NOOM
Located in Paris, FR
New Noom furniture collection is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Bauhaus School in Germany. Ideas of functionalism and conciseness, the combination of Craft...
Category
2010s Ukrainian Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wool, Sheepskin, Bouclé, Cotton, Linen, Velvet, Faux Fur, Polyes...
German Space Age Chandelier from Kinkeldey
By Kinkeldey
Located in Hamburg, DE
Impressive Space Age chandeliers by renowned manufacturers Kinkeldey.
There is an element of a special model of Kinkeldey a stairwell. These candlesticks were elements among themsel...
Category
20th Century German Space Age Plastic Furniture
Materials
Metal
Ligne Roset Leather Togo Loveseat by Michel Ducajoy
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
The Ligne Roset Togo Leather Loveseat, designed by Michel Ducaroy, is an iconic piece known for its unique, low-profile, and ultra-comfortable...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Leather, Foam
$3,840 Sale Price
30% Off
1970s Italian Padova Chandelier in Murano Glass
Located in Florence, Tuscany
An extraordinary Murano glass chandelier originally made for a restaurant in Padua (Padova) in the 1970s. It is made up of over 400 individual Murano glass rods each individually scr...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Copper German Perpetual Desk Calendar c.1930
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original German perpetual desk calendar. Change the day of the week and date by pressing the Bakelite handle on the side. A knob in the back allows you to adjust the date t...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Deco Plastic Furniture
Materials
Marble, Copper
$200 Sale Price
20% Off
Zaha Hadid Design Duo Salt & Pepper Grinder
Located in Jackson, NJ
By Zaha Hadid Design
Duo Salt and Pepper Grinder - creates a playful, sculptural addition to any dining setting. The set can be nested together, or each piece can stand-alone as a s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Plastic Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Moroso Gogan 2-seater Sofa in Orsetto natura by Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Gogan collection takes its name from nature and in particular from Japanese stones rendered smooth by time and water, which provided the inspiration for this project. This is the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Steel
$8,742 Sale Price / item
15% Off
Black and White Flip Clock Large Station, Factory Clock, 1970s, France
By Bodet
Located in Antwerp, BE
Timeless Bodet black and white flip-flap station clock designed by the company that has been equipping French and Belgium stations for their big clocks for several decades. They inform travelers of the time that is running! This pretty specimen from the 1970s and 80s will ensure your punctuality while offering a beautiful Industrial and modern look to your interior decor.
The flip-flap clock...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Plastic, Lucite
$701 Sale Price / item
46% Off
'Teli' Pendant by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Single 'Teli' Pendant by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa the 1970s. A contemporary take on geometrical formations take the le...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Cut Steel
Midcentury Modern red Plastic Table by Emma Gismondi for Artemide Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
This charming red plastic side table was designed by Emma Gismondi Schweinberger for Artemide Milano Italy , model Giano Vano in the 1970s. It is in very nice original condition with...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Plastic
$464 Sale Price
20% Off
Les Prismatiques Sculptural Coffee Table in Lucite and Glass
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Impressive in scale, large dramatic lucite coffee table with glass top insert, having legs that splay out with a taste of Asian influence.
Signed on the leg
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Glass, Lucite
Studio BBPR for Olivetti ‘Spazio’ Sideboard in Green Coated Steel with Red Top
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Studio BBPR for Olivetti, 'Spazio' sideboard, coated steel, vinyl, plastic, Italy, design 1959/60, production 1960s
In 1954, Olivetti, the Italian office equipment manufacturer, hi...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Steel
Vintage 1966 Richard Schultz Adjustable Contour Chaise Lounge for Knoll
By Knoll, Richard Schultz
Located in Glendale, CA
Vintage 1966 Richard Schultz Outdoor Adjustable Chaise Lounge for Knoll.
Executed in enameled aluminum and mesh with Knoll manufacturer's stamp on the underside of the chair. Seek...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Guzzini/Meblo Pendant Light, 1970s
By Meblo, Harvey Guzzini
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Guzzini/Meblo Pendant Light, 1970s
Period: 1970s
Manufacturer: Meblo Nova Gorica, Sovenia/Yugoslavia
Condition: Good vintage condition, light wear consistent with age and use, Pat...
Category
1970s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Plastic
$374 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Brass and Marble Arc Lamp with Cocoon Shade
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning Mid-Century extending arc lamp with brass arced stand with lucite hardware on an angled marble base and newly remade custom Nelson style ribbed linen shade. In otherwise ori...
Category
1970s German Space Age Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Marble, Brass
Blue Plastic Table Desk "Orix Blu" by Parigi and Prina for Molteni, Italy 1970s
Located in Argelato, BO
Questa scrivania è il modello "Orix" prodotto da Molteni & C negli anni '70, progettato dai designer italiani Vittorio Parigi e Nani Prina.
Si tratta di un pezzo iconico del design ...
Category
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Metal
Bar Cart, 1980s
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Bar Cart, 1980s
Period: 1980s
Country of manufacturer: Italy
Style: Midcentury Modern, Classic, Industrial, Modern
Materials: chrome, smoked glass, mirror, plastic wheels
Condit...
Category
1980s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Metal, Iron
$521 Sale Price
54% Off
Giancarlo Piretti Lucite Pink Folding "Plia" Italian Chair for Castelli, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Original and signed "Plia" pink lucite folding chair. NOS (new old Stock) This fantastic set was designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli in 1967.
PLIA, the symbol of a new era fo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
Abalone Seashell and Acrylic Bar Kitchen Table Trivet
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful abalone seashell and two-tone acrylic bar, table or kitchen trivet, circa mid-20th century, USA. Colors include beautiful pearl pink and gr...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Abalone, Acrylic
$300 Sale Price
20% Off
Custom Framed British Seaweed Giclée Prints - Set of Four
Located in Pearland, TX
Archival giclée prints from the much celebrated "Nature-Printed British Seaweeds" collection of colored plates and descriptions by W. G. Johnstone & A. Croall, 1859. Subtitled, "...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Plastic Furniture
Materials
Acrylic, Wood, Paper
Large Gaetano Sciolari "Cubic" Chandelier Flush Mounth
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare large 17 arms fitted each with E14 socket chandelier. Designed in the 1960s by Gaetano Sciolari, in brushed aluminum and chromed...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Extra Deep Sectional Sofa In Custom Velvet Color
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Tailor made and fully upholstered sectional sofa offered in a selection of luxurious, velvet fabrics.
Shown with taupe cotton velvet. All hardwood frame with advanced comfort spring ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Wood, Foam
$22,809 / item
'Mis-Shapes' Contemporary Irregular Abstract Shape Hand Tufted Rug by RAG Home
By RAG home
Located in Jakarta Selatan, ID
'Mis-Shapes'
Contemporary irregular abstract shape hand-tufted wool rug
A combination of neatness and abstraction. A fluid patterns and shades of primary colors from vibrant to pas...
Category
2010s Indonesian Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Wool, Acrylic
$2,024 Sale Price / item
20% Off
An Original Herman Miller Modular Seating In Blue Wool by Don Chadwick 1970s USA
Located in Reading, Berkshire
An Original Don Chadwick for Herman Miller Chadwick Modular Seating
Comprising of Four Separate Modular Seating Chairs In Original Cornflower ...
Category
1970s American Streamlined Moderne Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Wool, Foam
Sisters Floor Lamp by Riccardo Dalisi for Oluce
Located in London, GB
Lacquered metal floor lamp with adjustable shade, designed by Riccardo Dalisi for Oluce, Italy, circa 1980s.
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Steel
Vintage Wood Geloso Television GT1014, 1950s, Italy
Located in Rome, IT
This GTV1014 was one of the first 21-inch b / w televisions produced by Geloso.
It uses the intercarrier system as an audio-video medium frequency. The chassis is mounted inside th...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Glass, Plastic, Wood
Rare Pair of Mid-Century Modern Fiberglass and Brown Leather Shell Lounge Chairs
Located in Lafayette, IN
Wonderful pair of rare 1960s AFKA guest/side chairs by Krueger metal products. These chairs feature a white fiberglass shell, chrome steel frame...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Chrome
$1,999 Sale Price / set
60% Off
De Sede DS-88 Sectional Daybed Sofa in Cognac Tan Leather Switzerland, 1970's
By De Sede
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
Introducing this gorgeous Cognac Tan leather DS88 landscape daybed / sofa by De Sede in patchwork.
The item features 8 pieces in toptal:
– 2 seat elements (bottom + seat + backrests...
Category
1970s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Leather, Foam, Wood
Moby 1 by Birgitte Due Madsen & Jonas Trampedach. 2015
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Moby 1 by Birgitte Due Madsen & Jonas Trampedach. 2015
Moby is an extraordinarily sculptural table lamp. Filled with intriguing contrasts, it balances a soft and comforting light wit...
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Acrylic
$674 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Weltron Model 2010 Space Ball, AM/FM Radio 8 Track Stereo / sPACEAGE Modern
By Weltron
Located in Buffalo, NY
Seldom seen DOUBLE DILE .....retro-futuristic charm of the Weltron Model 2010 8-track stereo AM-FM radio, a timeless piece that seamlessly blends nostalgia with space-age aesthetics...
Category
1970s American Space Age Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Nano Wall Clock
By Nomon
Located in NEW YORK, NY
The modern Nano clock has an avant-garde design with a Nordic air, combining walnut wood or oak finish with black and white colors.
Nano wall clock: Hand...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Wood, Polystyrene
$460 / item
Antique French Painted Cane Back Dining Chairs with Linen Upholstery
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Set of 4 Antique French cane back chairs painted in a soft oyster white finish, with subtle distressed edges, and finished with an anti...
Category
19th Century Antique Plastic Furniture
Materials
Linen, Cane, Foam, Wood, Walnut
$3,996 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Italian Orange Space Age Clan Floor Lamp from Guzzini, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Modern Italian Sapce Age Clan Floor Lamp by Studio 6G for Harvey Guzzini. The classic orange version.
The characteristic plastic shade lies movably mounted in a wide pl...
Category
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Metal
Cassina Spider Rug
By Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Cassina Spider Rug
The Spider outdoor rug is a playful interweaving of different colors.
The yarn is very high-tech, versatile and durable. It ensures colorfastness to sunlight, i...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Polyester
$3,943 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Legendary cube radio by Dario & Mario Bellini for Siemens 1968 RK 501 Alpha 2
Located in München, DE
Iconic orange cube radio by Dario & Mario Bellini for Siemens 1968.
Model RK 501 ALPHA 2.
Design classic made in Germany.
Fully functional with electricity or with battery.
Very good...
Category
1960s German Space Age Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Pierre Paulin 'Boston' Garden Chairs for Henry Massonnet in Black and Red
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Boston garden chairs by French furniture designer Pierre Paulin and manufactured by Henry Massonnet/STAMP in 1988. Paulin was influenced here by (and ...
Category
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Mid-Century Bulldog & Scottish Terrier Cigarette Box, 1950s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Mid-Century French Bulldog & Scottish Terrier Cigarette Box, France, 1950s — Dogs Playing Cards Motif. A charming and whimsical mid-century cigarette box from France, dating to t...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Bakelite, Wood
1950s Vintage Tabletop Flip Scoreboard with Bold, Gold Numbering
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tabletop flip scoreboard with bold lettering in gold on thick plastic panels. Enameled black base with large rings. Excellent in a study or to mark a special event or lucky number. I...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Other Plastic Furniture
Materials
Metal
Eames Molded Armchair with Maple Rocker Base made 2009 by Vitra
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Molded plastic arm chair by Ray Eames and produced by Vitra of Switzerland in 2009 according to label. Made from white molded plastic mounted on chrome legs and a rocker base of mapl...
Category
Early 2000s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Steel
Typist Chair Synthesis 45 Designed by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti, Italy, 1970s
Located in Milano, IT
Typist Chair “Synthesis 45” Designed by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti, Italy – 1970s
Beginning in the 1970s, Ettore Sottsass developed an innovative and integrated system of office f...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Metal
1970s Lucite, Brass and Cane Magazine Rack for Christian Dior Home
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A rare and sophisticated magazine rack created for the Christian Dior Home collection in the 1970s.
The design combines clear Lucite panels, natural woven cane and brass accents, wit...
Category
1970s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Brass
$795 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid Century Charles Pollock Style Steelcase Rolling Office Chair
By Steelcase
Located in Germantown, MD
Mid Century Charles Pollock Style Steelcase Rolling Office Chair. Measures 24" in width, 24" in depth and 36" in height. Seat height is 19" and armheight 27.5". Seat interior width i...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Small Single Vintage Handcrafted Wall-Mounted Brass Lantern
Located in Delray Beach, FL
single vintage wall hanging lantern made of solid brass, seeded acrylic glass like , electrified with one 60 watt light, Working and ready to use.
Suitable for wet locations.
Category
20th Century American Plastic Furniture
Materials
Brass
$225 Sale Price
47% Off
Outburst Black Chandelier - Boca do Lobo
Located in Rio Tinto, PT
The Outburst Chandelier is a masterpiece born from the collaboration between Boca do Lobo and Koket, merging contemporary artistry with an opulent design language. This striking susp...
Category
2010s Portuguese Plastic Furniture
Materials
Marble, Gold Plate, Brass
$17,630,000 / item
Vintage Olympia SM3 Typewriter, 1953, AZERTY Keyboard, Germany - 2Y525
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This vintage Olympia SM3 typewriter from 1953 is a beautiful example of mid-century German engineering. Manufactured in Wilhelmshaven, Germany, it features an AZERTY keyboard layout,...
Category
1950s Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Metal
Counterweight Pendant Light J.T. Kalmar, Brass Wicker Plexiglass Metal, 1960s
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A fantastic height adjustable counter balance pendant lamp model 'Scheiben Zug' no. 2521 by J.T. Kalmar manufactured in midcentury in 1960s.
The light is made of polished brass, whit...
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Brass, Metal
$4,720 Sale Price
20% Off
Pluvium Umbrella Stand by Giancarlo Piretti for Anonima Castelli, Italy, 1970s
Located in Delft, NL
Pluvium umbrella stand by Giancarlo Piretti for Anonima Castelli, Italy, 1970s
Beige umrella stand, model Pluvium for Anonima Castelli, Bologna...
Category
20th Century Italian Plastic Furniture
Materials
Plastic
20th Century Italian Vintage Glass Coffee Table by Gae Aulenti & Fontana Arte
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century Modern coffee table ( tavolo con route ) from Gae Aulenti, the original for Fontana Arte, with glass top and swivel wheels in good condition. The Italian indust...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Glass, Rubber
Post Modern Space Age Plastic Shelves by Olaf Von Bohr for Kartell c. 1970's
By Kartell, Olaf von Bohr
Located in New York, NY
Space Age, Postmodern plastic shelf unit, designed by Olaf Von Bohr for Kartell, made in Italy circa 1970's. This example is in very good, original, clean and ready to use condition,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Plastic Furniture
Materials
Plastic
21st Century Asian Clay Outdoor-Indoor Handmade Single Seat Pouf
By iota
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
A single seat pouf, compact, bright and cheeky. Perfect as an additional seat or as a footstool, this pouf is 100% handmade from UV protected acrylic. Use it indoors or carry it outd...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Israeli Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Metal
Ivory Side Table, by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano Collection
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Ivory side table has a beautiful contrasting laminate pattern, designed in 1984 by Ettore Sottsass.
Ettore Sottsass was born in Innsbruck in 191...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Glass, Plastic
Tom Dixon Black Stained Oak and Black Leather 'Slab' Lounge Chair
By Tom Dixon
Located in Glendale, CA
Tom Dixon Black Stained Oak and Black Leather 'Slab' Lounge Chair
Part of his expanding line of furniture, Tom Dixon's Slab Lounge Chair is constructed in simple geometric shapes th...
Category
2010s British Mid-Century Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Leather, Foam, Oak, Plywood
$1,600 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Mid-Century Ekornes Stressless Brown Leather Recliner or Lounge & Ottoman Medium
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Scandinavian style recliner or adjustable lounge and ottoman by Ekornes, their Stressless brand. With teak-plywood wood bases and metal frames and genuine leather upholstery, this is a comfortable brown color leather recliner on a round teak-plywood base that swivels 360 degrees. Ottoman is upholstered in same brown leather and teak-plywood base as recliner. Signed in many locations on the chair and ottoman. Made in Norway, in the late 20th Century. A very comfortable chair and ottoman...
Category
2010s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Steel
Art Deco Bakelite & Opaline Table Lamp, Germany 1930s
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
This Art Deco table lamp or bedside light was designed and manufactured in Germany in the 1930s during the Bauhaus period.
The light features a sculptural Bakelite base in a rich re...
Category
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Brass
Steelcase Swivel Chairs in the style of Pollack c.1970's 6 available
By Steelcase
Located in New York, NY
Chic, stylish, voguish set of swivel chairs by Steelcase, circa 1970's. These chairs have a vibrant blue upholstered continuous seat and back, a off white plastic shell, and a chro...
Category
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Chrome
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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