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Material: Plastic
Studio Gruppo 14 T.E.E. 3-Seater Sofa by Busnelli, Italy, 1970s
Located in Almelo, NL
Studio Gruppo 14 T.E.E. 3-Seater Sofa by Busnelli, Italy, 1970s
This exceptional sofa, manufactured by the renowned Italian company Busnelli, is a remarkable find due to its rarity....
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Foam
Trama G Lounge Chair - Linen
Located in Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
The Trama collection was created around the concept of tress. Started in 2014 today it has a variety of pieces with different typologies .
Trama Lounge Chairs 22 made with fabric an...
Category
2010s Brazilian Plastic Furniture
Materials
Wool, Foam, Plywood
$5,850 / item
Air Flight Machine Age Bakelite Hassock Floor Fan
Located in San Mateo, CA
Air Flight machine age hassock fan manufactured by W. W. Welch Company. This fan has a Bakelite top and bottom with clear plastic louvers in between. The f...
Category
1950s American Machine Age Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Plastic, Bakelite
Vintage Patio Poolside Garden Brown Jordan Reclining Chaise Lounge
By Brown Jordan
Located in New York, NY
Chic architectural reclining chaise lounge by top shelf maker, Brown Jordan. This voguish chaise features a reclining back rest allowing you to sit up, or lay down while you sunbath ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Brass, Opaline & Bakelite Table Lamp, Germany 1950s
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
This vintage mid-century table lamp was designed and manufactured in Germany in the 1950s.
The light features a sleek design with a polished brass frame and an adjustable cream opal...
Category
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Brass
Unusual Design Polyester Pendant Lamp with Floral Art Signs, 1960s, Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Unusual Design Polyester Pendant Lamp with Floral Art Signs, 1960s, Italy
Lampshade is in very good vintage condition.
This lamp works with E14 light bulbs.
Wired and suitable to ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Polyester
1970s Spine Shaped 'Proteo' Halogen Table Lamp, Italy
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Bold spine shaped and articulated Proteo halogen table lamp.
Playful, easy adjustable in various sculptural shape.
Well made solid construction with PVC parts and rubber joint.
Measure: 21 in. high when curl as pictured, 36 in straight up.
2 intensity switch.
50 watt 2 pin light...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
PVC
$750 Sale Price
62% Off
Leon Rosen for Pace Collection Modern Art Deco Lucite Waterfall Armchairs, Pair
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Modern Art Deco or Mid-Century Modern lucite waterfall armchairs, club chairs, or lounge chairs
By Leon Rosen for The Pace Collection
USA, 1970s
Sculptural luci...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Suede, Lucite
Deborah Hiatt, acrylic on canvas painting, Pueblo Indian Scene, 1987
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Deboah Hiatt, born in 1953 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, died in 2013 in Scottsdale, Arizona, was a renown painter of Southwest and Pueblo Indian imagery. She frequently visited Pueblos and Cliff dwellings, finding a continuing source of inspiration in living history of ceremonial dances, powwows, and traditional way of life. Her paintings celebrated Native-American society with profound sense of serenity and spirituality conveyed through respectful interpretation of the subject and careful, thoughtful choices of colors.
Hiatt majored in the visual arts and art history at Moore College of Arts in Philadelphia; she was a member of Arizona Artists Guild, Arizona Watercolor Association, and associate member of American Watercolor Society. She painted in many mediums, including acrylic and oil on canvas, watercolor, and mixed media.
The painting measures 48in by 36in by 1.5in. It is signed by the artist in lower left corner "Deborah Hiatt...
Category
1980s American Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
FLOS Frisbi Pendant Light in Nickel by Achille Castiglioni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Its name invokes the iconic toy best played in a park, but this light is seriously smart. Offering three types of illumination—diffused, direct, and reflected—the FRISBI doubles down designed Achille Castiglioni’s ability to play with the power of illusion. Three barely-there, fine steel cables suspend the opal acrylic diffuser, making it appear as it if it is floating. A black metal stem and wire mesh basket...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Steel
20th Century, Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce Ceiling Light mod 178 NT
Located in Turin, Turin
Gino Sarfatti was an Italian designer and businessman born in 1912 in Venice. After studying aeronaval engineering in Genoa, he founded the Arteluce company in 1939 in Milan. Its pur...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Brass, Steel
White Plastic Vicario Armchairs by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, 1971, Set of 2
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Pair of vintage white plastic Vicario armchairs designed in 1970 by Vico Magistretti and produced in Italy by Artemide. The armchairs remain in quite good condition: one chair show ...
Category
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Christian Dior Square Tortoiseshell Effect Lucite Serving Tray, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous large Mid-Century square serving tray in tortoiseshell lucite. This stunning tray was produced in Italy in the 1970s. Its design is in the style of Willy Rizzo for a Christ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
Patricia Urquiola ''Back-Wing Armchair', Wood, Foam and Leather by Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Armchair designed by Patricia Urquiola in 2019. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy.
This comfy armchair has the same distinctive aesthetics as the Back-Wing chair designed in 2018. Th...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Leather, Foam, Wood
Sheared Karakul Lambskin Cushion by Muchi Decor, Made in Italy
Located in Poviglio, IT
Thanks to its unrepeatable natural patterns, created by the sheen and direction of the short wave-shaped fur, this cushion results in a design piece which can fit any kind of interio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Other
$209 Sale Price / item
64% Off
Hermès Clipper Valjoux Diver Chronograph Watch
By Hermès
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Hermès clipper Valjoux chronograph mechanical titanium watch in black rubber band. Comes with original receipt and box.
Category
Late 20th Century Plastic Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel
Pair of MP-97 Lounge Chairs by Percival Lafer, Midcentury, Brazil, 1970s
Located in New York, NY
In his designs, Percival Lafer sought ergonomy and comfort. This pair of MP-97 lounge chairs by Percival Lafer comprises a solid wood structure with a single piece of a loose foam se...
Category
1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Leather, Foam, Cedar
Large Abstract Oil Painting, Alexander Gore
Located in Miami, FL
Large abstract oil painting titled: "Connected Green Deal"
Natural pigment on vintage Belgian linen canvas
Textured green iguana abstract...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Expressionist Plastic Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Set of Four Mid Century Sea Blue Cado Chairs, Steen Østergaard, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Polish production chairs from Plastics Factory 'Krywald' in Knurow have embossed signatures. They come from the 70s. The author of this project is the Danish architect Steen Østergaa...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Polar Side Table, by Michele De Lucchi for Memphis Milano Collection
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Polar side table was originally designed by Michele De Lucchi in 1984 for Memphis Milano. It is made out of plastic laminate and lacquered wood.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Maharam Pillow, Mela by Sonnhild Kestler
Located in New York, NY
Maharam pillow
Mela
002 Ash
Kestler’s collections from her travels, such as painted masks, toys, and adornments have had a distinct impact on her creative process at large. Eac...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Cotton, Nylon, Polyester
$175 / item
73" High Decorative Floor Vase in Oxidized Bronze Finish
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Handcrafted of fiber reinforced resin and finished in oxidized bronze patina.
This product is meticulously handmade by master artisans one piece at a...
Category
2010s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Newly Upholstered 1970s Alky Chair by Giancarlo Piretti for Artifort
Located in Toronto, CA
Designed in the 1970s by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli, the sculptural “Alky” chair is an enduring classic. Hailing from Italy and boasting a new muted denim blue boucle fabric, the...
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Foam
Set of 4 Orange Selene Chairs by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, Italy 1969
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful set of 4 orange Selene chairs. These iconic chairs were designed by Vico Magistretti and produced by Artemide in Italy in 1969.
Fully original and in great vintage conditi...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Joe Colombo 'Boby' Trolley Size M with 6 Drawers in Honey for B-Line
By Joe Colombo
Located in Tilburg, NL
Joe Colombo 'Boby' Trolley for B-Line. Designed in 1970, current production. Part of the permanent collection of MoMA in New York and the “Triennale” in Milan, Smau Prize in 1971.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Charles Hollis Jones Plexiglass and Brass Italian Square Cocktail Table, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful Hollywood Regency coffee table or cocktail table with two glass shelves. This amazing item is attributed to Charles Hollis Jones and was produced in Italy during the 1970s....
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Brass
Jacques Moniquet Signed Pair of Brass Sconces for Cheret AAM Paris, 1975, France
Located in Brussels, BE
Very chic Jacques Moniquet pair of brass wall sconces.
Small edition by Chéret AAM Paris, circa 1975, France.
Compressed polished brass, white perspex.
Each piece of Moniquet, due to...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Brass
Vintage Space Age Model Selene / Interplay 1 Eclipse Table Lamp, Italy
Located in Hamburg, DE
are eclipse table lamp from the italian manufacturer abm/bilumen. This lamp was also produced by the us manufacturer lightolier under the model name interplay i.
a small table lamp ...
Category
20th Century Italian Plastic Furniture
Materials
Metal
Coastal Island Style Hollywood Regency Balloon Back Rattan Dining Chairs Set 4
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome vintage Coastal Island Style or Hollywood Regency balloon back rattan dining chairs set of 4 with off-white fabric upholstered seat cushio...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Plastic Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Rattan, Foam
1st edition Mah Jong by Hans Hopfer for Roche Bobois, 1970s, France
Located in Lyon, FR
Mah Jong sectional sofa, first edition, a famous design by Hans Hopfer for Roche Bobois, from the 1970s.
Made in France, it is composed of 6 elements : 4 seats and 2 backrests.
Enti...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Foam, Wood
Multicolor Massimo Vignelli for Heller Dinnerware - Service for Four
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Winner of the prestigious Compasso d'Oro award for Good Design in 1964, Massimo Vignelli's iconic dinnerware for Heller (likely designed with his equally talented wife Lella) has bee...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Set of Four "Waterfall" Barstools with Swivel Seats by Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of four "Waterfall" bar stools in acrylic with leather upholstery.
Designed by Charles Hollis Jones and originally made for the Pip's club in Los Angeles, owned by Playboy Magaz...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel
Flos Parentesi Pendant Light in Black by Achille Castiglioni & Pio Manzu
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Borne out of a 1971 collaboration between Achille Castiglioni and Pio Manzù, the Parentesi was named for the parenthesis symbol, a visual reference to the nickel-plated shaped tube t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Steel
Dining Chair Urban by WOO - High-End Contemporary Chair for Artful Dining Spaces
Located in Kyiv, UA
Urban Chair by Dmytro Kozinenko – Modern Design Inspired by Urban Architecture
Discover the Urban Chair, a stunning creation by designer Dmytro Kozinenko that redefines the concept ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Steel
Vintage 1970s Lucite and Laminate 2- Drawer Writing Desk
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage 1970s Lucite and Laminate 2-Drawer Writing Desk
Offered for sale is a vintage 1970s writing desk with thick Lucile sides that support the body of the desk. The white lamina...
Category
1970s Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Formica, Lucite
White Pluff Italian Folding Stool Chair by G. Piretti for Anonima Castelli, 1960
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning "Pluff" folding stool chair in chrome with a white colored polyurethane seat. The super rare and iconic "Pluff" was designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Anonima Castelli and p...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
A postmodern bust by Lindsey B., signed, 1984
Located in View Park, CA
A striking postmodern bust by Lindsey B., signed, 1984. In tones of licorice and Ferrari red.
Category
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Acrylic
Black Post Modern Castiglioni Memphis Style Umbrella Stand, Italy, 1980s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful black umbrella stand from the 1980s. Very solid, made of metal and plastic, in very good condition. In the style of Servopluvio by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni / Za...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Metal
Vintage Herman Miller Aeron Classic Stool Armless Chair
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a classic Herman Miller Aeron Armless Chair Adjustable Stool
Stool Black Mesh Adjustable No Arms Ergonomic with Wheels
DIme...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Metal, Steel
Large Outdoor Wall Light by Heinrich Gantenbrink, Germany, 1960s
Located in Oslo, NO
Incredibly rare and sculptural wall light in painted steel, with shade in plexiglass. Designed by Heinrich Gantenbrink and made in Germany by BEGA, cirka 1962. The lamp is fully work...
Category
1960s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Brass, Cut Steel
Set of 6 Eero Saarinen Tulip Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A set of 6 matched tulip chairs.
Knoll label
Custom upholstery seats.
Category
1970s American Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Fiberglass
$5,400 / item
1960s dry bar attributed to Giotto Stoppino with four chrome base bar stools
Located in Ferndale, MI
1960s dry bar with four bar stools . Bio-morphic shaped smoked glass top rests on chrome frame with cream lacquered panels . Storage area below glass top . Four chrome frame bar stoo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Chrome, Sheet Metal
Harvey Guzzini mushroom lamp iGuzzini 4029
Located in Saarbrücken, DE
- very good condition
- made in Italy
- 1970s iconic design
43 cm x 45 cm
Category
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Acrylic
Angelo Mangiarotti Black Plexi Lamp For Karakter
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Angelo Mangiarotti Black Plexi For Karakter
Italian architect, sculptor, and designer Angelo Mangiarotti designed the Plexi lamp in 1962, but at the time it was only produced in sma...
Category
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Steel
$450 Sale Price / item
30% Off
Mediterranean Spanish Style Bookshelf
Located in Las Vegas, NV
3 SHELVING UNITS AVAILABLE
We absolutely adore these Spanish style arched shelving units. They are completely on trend, with their wonderful, minimalist, Mediterranean feel.
They...
Category
20th Century Minimalist Plastic Furniture
Materials
Resin, Fiberglass, Plaster
Painting by Mexican Artist Jesus Leuus, Mexico 1983, Signed & Dated
By Jesus Leuus
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing a true masterpiece from renowned Mexican artist Jesus Leuus, this exquisite painting captures the essence of Mexican culture with its vibrant colors and exceptional atten...
Category
1980s Mexican Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Acrylic, Masonite
Mid-Century Space Age Minimalist French Wall Lamp by Jacques Biny, 1960s
By Jacques Biny
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rare wall lamp from Lita, France.
What is striking about this lamp is the particularly elongated spotlight shape. The lamp body, arm and wall plate are contrasting in color and mate...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Metal
Bubble pendant lamp Foscarini Y2K style space age 90s
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Pendant lamp designed by Valerio Bottin around 2000. It is suitable for Y2K style pop interior. Also, Mid-century style and Space Age style.
It was produced by Foscarini. It's mad...
Category
1990s Italian Space Age Plastic Furniture
Materials
Steel
Mid-Century Lounge or Armchair by Dieter Rams for Vitsoe, German Design, 1960s
By Vitsoe, Dieter Rams
Located in München, Bavaria
Dimensions: 86 × 80 × 69 × 42 cm (33.9" × 31.5" × 36.6" x 27.2" × 16.5")
Width × Depth × Height × Seat Height
This original mid-century armchair was designed by Dieter Rams in the 1...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Fiberglass, Suede
Table Barometer Weather Station Vienna Around, 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Table Barometer Weather Station Vienna Around, 1950s
Original condition
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Brass
Large Substantial Lucite and Chrome Cocktail Coffee Table, 1970s
Located in Miami, FL
Large Substantial Lucite and Chrome Cocktail Coffee Table, 1970s
Offered for sale is a large vintage 1970s thick Lucite and chrome cocktail table with a glass top. The table has a ...
Category
1970s Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Unghia Mirror by Rodolfo Bonetto, Italy 1970s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Dark blue 'Lipstick' floor mirror designed by Rodolfo Bonetto
good condition.
Great timeless design
1970s - France
Dimensions:
Height: 164cm/64.56".
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Plastic
Flamingo Bedside Table, by Michele De Lucchi for Memphis Milano Collection
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Flamingo bedside table in laminated wood and plastic, designed in 1984 by Michele De Lucchi.
Michele De Lucchi was born in 1951 in Ferrara and graduated in architecture in Florence. During the period of radical and experimental architecture he was a prominent figure in movements like Cavart, Alchymia and Memphis. His architectural designs have been mainly for office buildings in Japan, in Germany, in Switzerland and in Italy. He has taken care of numerous art and design exhibitions and has planned buildings for museums as Triennale di Milano, Palazzo delle Esposizioni di Roma and Neues Museum...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Wood, Plastic
De Sede DS-600 Non Stop Modular Blue Velvet Sofa 38 Elements
By Ueli Berger, De Sede
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Monumental bespoke De Sede DS 600 Non-Stop snake sofa featuring a dramatic indigo blue velvet upholstery. The custom ordered sofa is from a Samantha Todhunter Design installation in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Metal
Luciano Bertoncini Gronda Wall Mirrors / Coat Racks for Elco Italy c1970
Located in Chicago, IL
Set of 3 modular "Gronda" coat rack/mirrors designed by Luciano Bertoncini and produced by Elco c 1970s, Italy. Composed of rectangular uprights lined in black extruded plastic with...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Metal
Rare! Japan Panasonic Modernist Fluorescent Table Lamp! 1960 Wow Black & Cream!
By Panasonic
Located in Peoria, AZ
Gorgeous Mod!
Extremely Rare
Japanese Panasonic
Fluorescent Lamp!
Geometric Delight!
Cone and Beam Design!
Offered is a marvelous Panasonic lamp that is the epitome of Japanese m...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Chromed vintage floor lamp, Italy 1960s
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Chromed Vintage Floor Lamp, Italy 1960s
The lamp features a sturdy bakelite and chromed base, with a chromed pole and an adjustable arm that allows for versatile lighting options. T...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
Chrome, Sheet Metal
$1,071 Sale Price
40% Off
David Bailey Sumo, Signed, Limited Edition Book with Marc Newson Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The David Bailey SUMO.
Over 300 of the greatest portraits of our time, printed big and bold.
In 1965, portrait and fashion photographer David Bailey released his groundbreaking boo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Plastic Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Handkerchief Chairs in White by Massimo Vignelli for Knoll Post Modern a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Iconic design by Massimo Vignelli for Knoll. These ethereal chairs, seeming floating in air are fully labeled with an embossed Knoll, Vignelli design and a paper Knoll Label.
This...
Category
Late 20th Century European Post-Modern Plastic Furniture
Materials
Fiberglass
Floor Lamp Luci 70s 80s Italian modern Stilnovo style
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Floor lamp designed by STD for Luci. Designed and published probably in the late 70s or early 80s. White painted body. Shade is made of plastic and stainless.
Shade can tilt upward...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture
Materials
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.