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Material: Plastic
Inez Counter and Barstool by Crump and Kwash
Located in Baltimore City, MD
Inez counter stool and barstool by Crump and Kwash Upholstered seat top / premium foam cushion / solid wood base / hand rubbed oil finish / solid steel construction / durable powder coat finish / 360 degree rotating...
Category

2010s American Modern Plastic Furniture

Materials

Steel

Large RAAK Pendants Model 'B-1011' in Aluminum and Perspex
By RAAK
Located in Waalwijk, NL
RAAK, set of pendants model 'B-1011', in metal and perspex, the Netherlands, 1970s. Large set of pendants in anodized aluminum and perspex. These lanterns have an octagonal shape an...
Category

1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture

Materials

Aluminum

SERENE Scandinavian Modern White Wood 24" Chandelier Pendant
Located in Beaverton, OR
The Serene pendant light is a contemporary, Mid-Century Modern light fixture with a Scandinavian design and organic modern composition. This minimalist luxury wood veneer pendant des...
Category

2010s American Minimalist Plastic Furniture

Materials

Acrylic, Wood, Bentwood, Organic Material

Tall Mirror Mirror with Brulalist Textured Frame, Solace
Located in New York City, NY
Discover a sculpted Silver mirror that champions one piece at a time.The narrative behind this tall mirror stems from innovative craftsmanship, utilizing a unique technique to mold a...
Category

2010s Brutalist Plastic Furniture

Materials

Fiberglass

Maharam Pillow, Small Dot Pattern by Charles & Ray Eames
Located in New York, NY
Maharam Pillow Small Dot Pattern by Charles & Ray Eames 006 Document Reverse Small dot pattern offers an alternate scale of Dot Pattern, Ray Eames' 1947 design for the Museum of Mo...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Plastic Furniture

Materials

Cotton, Polyester

Planter, Design Anonymous, in the Shape of Alvar Aalto's Savoy Vase
Located in Stockholm, SE
Finland, 1960's. Fibre glass. Measures: H: 31 cm / 12 ¼’’ L: 228 cm / 7' 9" W: 172 cm / 5' 7".
Category

Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Plastic Furniture

Materials

Fiberglass

Pierre Vandel Bar Cart in Lucite, Chrome and Glass
Located in New York, NY
Pierre Vandel bar cart on casters with glass shelves, Lucite frame and chrome accents. The bar cart has two shelves and has a label that reads 'Pierre Vandel Paris.' Dealer: S138XX
Category

20th Century French Modern Plastic Furniture

Materials

Chrome

Jasper Stone, Lucite, Brass and Glass Top Cocktail Table
Located in Hanover, MA
Rectangular beveled glass top cocktail table with four round column legs clad in tamboured faux jasper stone with round Lucite Doric capitols and feet, serpentine brass cruciform str...
Category

1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture

Materials

Brass

Maharam Pillow, Layers Park Double by Hella Jongerius
Located in New York, NY
Maharam pillow Layers Park Double by Hella Jongerius 002 Sienna/Ginger/Rose Layers Park Double combines Hella Jongerius' fascination with the manipula...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Plastic Furniture

Materials

Wool, Nylon, Polyester

SERENE Modern White Eco Wood 27" Chandelier Pendant
Located in Beaverton, OR
The Serene pendant light is a contemporary, Mid-Century Modern light fixture with a Scandinavian design and organic modern composition. This minimalist luxury wood veneer pendant des...
Category

2010s American Scandinavian Modern Plastic Furniture

Materials

Organic Material, Acrylic, Laminate, Wood, Hardwood, Bentwood

Casablanca White Leather Pouf
Located in Milan, IT
This leather pouf boasts a delicate ivory color that will infuse sophistication in any modern interior. It features a poplar wood structure padded with m...
Category

2010s Italian Plastic Furniture

Materials

Other

Mid-Century Red Plexiglass Suspension, Italy 1970s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-century red plexiglass suspension - Italy 1970s.
Category

1970s Italian Vintage Plastic Furniture

Materials

Plexiglass

Contemporary Fiberglass Wall Sculpture by Yvette Kaiser Smith
Located in Chicago, IL
Contemporary hand crocheted fiberglass with polyester resin wall sculpture by Yvette Kaiser Smith.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Plastic Furniture

Materials

Resin, Fiberglass

Kartell Pilastro Stool in Green by Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Pilastro stool is part of the Kartell goes Sottsass, a tribute to Memphis collection, launched in 2015 in homage to design guru Ettore Sottsass....
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Plastic Furniture

Materials

Plastic

Contemporary White Floor Lamp 02, Oliver & Frederik, Knit and Steel, LED Light
Located in Barcelona, ES
Floor lamp 02 From the series ‘Soft Boxing’ Manufactured by Oliver Sundqvist & Frederik Nystrup-Larsen Copenhagen, 2022 Steel, coated acrylic knit, LED Measures: 110 cm x 80 cm x 200...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Plastic Furniture

Materials

Steel

Kartell Cindy Lamp in Fuchsia Pink by Ferruccio Laviani
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The typical table lamp of the seventies given new form and color. The Cindy lamp with a conical lampshade and rounded teardrop base comes in a broad range o...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Plastic Furniture

Materials

Plastic

Kartell Pilastro Stool in Black by Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Pilastro stool is part of the Kartell goes Sottsass, a tribute to Memphis collection, launched in 2015 in homage to design guru Ettore Sottsass....
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Plastic Furniture

Materials

Plastic

Hollywood Regency Sideboard, Black & Gold, 2000s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Brass; Smoked Perspex; Black Glass; Drawers; Credenza; Italian Design; Italy; Hollywood Regency; Black & Gold; Sideboard; This credenza, a 12-drawer high-end storage piece, is cust...
Category

Early 2000s Italian Hollywood Regency Plastic Furniture

Materials

Brass, Copper

Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nesso' Table Lamp in Orange for Artemide
Located in Glendale, CA
Giancarlo Mattioli 'Nesso' table lamp in orange for Artemide. Designed by Mattioli in the 1960s, the Nesso's design is inspired from nature. An internationally celebrated design fo...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Plastic Furniture

Materials

Plastic

ROMA Contemporary Side Table in Clear Acrylic by Ries (Round Top)
Located in Buenos Aires, CABA
Romo(a): [object] that has no point or edge, or has a rounded tip. Mono-material side tables, whose constructive logic consists of three plates that can be inserted into each othe...
Category

2010s Argentine Minimalist Plastic Furniture

Materials

Acrylic

Coffee table made with fabulous millenary olive wood. Unique piece.
Located in Torino, IT
This coffee table is part of a collection inspired by the nature created by the artist and designer Raoul Gilioli. The value of this table is given by the wood that the artist used. ...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Plastic Furniture

Materials

Acrylic, Wood

Set of 6 1940s Dutch Herbarium or Botanicals
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Set of 6 Dutch framed herbariums dating from the 1940's. They are framed in an A3 frame with A4 mount. These are a sample of what we have to offer. W...
Category

1940s German Vintage Plastic Furniture

Materials

Plastic

Slide Design Bachus Wine Rack in Sweet Fuchsia by Marcel Wanders
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bachus is an unusual bottle rack designed by the famous designer Marcel Wanders. Its modularity and its essential design are ideal not only to contemporary settings but also to class...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Plastic Furniture

Materials

Plastic

Stilnovo Lucite Bronze Pendant Lamps (5 pieces), Italy Mid-century
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare set of 5 Stilnovo lights, newly rewired, Italy circa 1960, priced and sold per lamp/item. Nice set of 5 solide Perspex shades with bronzed brass fittings. The bulbs are deepl...
Category

1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture

Materials

Brass

Gufram Broken Square Mirror White by Snarkitecture, Limited Edition of 77
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Broken series consists of broken mirror, broken square mirror, and broken bench. Each item is available in three colors: Grey, black (limited edition of ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Plastic Furniture

Materials

Plastic, Rubber

1960's Canteru Medium Aztec God
Located in Dallas, TX
1960's Canteru medium Aztec God on an acrylic base.
Category

1960s Vintage Plastic Furniture

Materials

Acrylic

Roly Poly Armchair in Yellow by Faye Toogood with Casentino cushions
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Duplex launches DUPLEX X CASENTINO. The iconic Roly Poly armchair designed by Faye Toogood and manufactured by Driade, with the exclusive cushions i...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Plastic Furniture

Materials

Wool, Plastic

Gino Sarfatti Model No. 2065 Ceiling Light for Astep
Located in Glendale, CA
Gino Sarfatti model no. 2065 ceiling lamp for Astep. Designed in 1950, this is an authorized re-edition by Alessandro Sarfatti, grandson of Gino S...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Plastic Furniture

Materials

Aluminum

Hand Painted Wallpaper Flamingoes
Located in Madrid, ES
This charming and sophisticated wall decoration has been entirely hand-painted on 100% natural cotton paper, using the sumi-e technique inspired by ancient Korean paintings. Particul...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Art Deco Plastic Furniture

Materials

Acrylic, Paper, Cotton

Slide Design Bachus Wine Rack in Pumpkin Orange by Marcel Wanders
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bachus is an unusual bottle rack designed by the famous designer Marcel Wanders. Its modularity and its essential design are ideal not only to contemporary settings but also to class...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Plastic Furniture

Materials

Plastic

'Pillow Computer' by Schimmel & Schweikle
By alfa.brussels
Located in Antwerp, BE
Pillow computer (prototype) Sizes: width 137 cm, depth 109 cm, height 37 cm material: wood, PU-foam, faux fur, car paint, computer edition: prototype,...
Category

2010s European Post-Modern Plastic Furniture

Materials

Faux Fur, Foam

Impressive Brutalist Style Wall Lights / Sconce Metal Sculpted design gold light
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
From our own new modern design collection: This gorgeous pair of metal sculpted Brutalist styled wall lights / wall sculpture. Inspired b...
Category

2010s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Plastic Furniture

Materials

Metal

SERENE Mid-Century Modern White Wood 27" chandelier pendant
Located in Beaverton, OR
The Serene pendant light is a contemporary, Mid-Century Modern light fixture with a Scandinavian design and organic modern composition. This minimalist luxury wood veneer pendant des...
Category

2010s American Scandinavian Modern Plastic Furniture

Materials

Laminate, Bentwood, Lacquer, Organic Material, Acrylic, Wood, Hardwood

Iconic Eero Aarnio Silver Bubble Chair
Located in New York, NY
The bubble chair was designed by Eero Aarnio in 1968. According to Eero’s notes, the bubble hangs from the ceiling because ‘there is no nice way to make a...
Category

2010s Finnish Modern Plastic Furniture

Materials

Stainless Steel

Iconic Eero Aarnio Yellow Pastil Chair
Located in New York, NY
Eero Aarnio made the first prototype of the Pastil chair out of polystyrene, which helped him to verify the measurements, ergonomics and rocking ability. ...
Category

2010s Finnish Modern Plastic Furniture

Materials

Fiberglass

Maharam Throw, in Passel 002 Dashiki
Located in New York, NY
Maharam Throw Passel 002 Dashiki Adapted from Maharam's eponymous upholstery textile, Passel Throw is woven in France on the same looms used to produce many Chanel suiting mate...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Plastic Furniture

Materials

Wool, Mohair, Acrylic

Maharam Throw, in Passel 003 Rosella
Located in New York, NY
Maharam Throw Passel 003 Rosella Adapted from Maharam's eponymous upholstery textile, Passel Throw is woven in France on the same looms used to produce many Chanel suiting mate...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Plastic Furniture

Materials

Wool, Mohair, Acrylic

Maru 6" Globe Pendant - Medium Bead Stack shown with Rust Globe, Brass Hardware
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A collection of playful and versatile pendants that consider lighting as the "jewelry" of space. Stacked beads in copper, brass, satin nickel, antique brass, blackened oak, maple, a...
Category

2010s American Plastic Furniture

Materials

Copper, Nickel, Brass

Small Michele De Lucchi 'Dioscuri 14' Wall or Ceiling Light for Artemide
Located in Glendale, CA
Small Michele De Lucchi 'Dioscuri 14' wall or ceiling light for Artemide. 'Dioscuri' is a timeless fixture that diffuses a heavenly light. This multipurpose lamp features a minimal...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Plastic Furniture

Materials

Steel

Union Bench Bamboo Edition Limited Edition of 1 Only!
Located in Kalmar, SE
The Union Bench Bamboo edition is the only Union Bench produced with a bamboo seat. It was originally designed for an exhibition in Paris but was never exhibited due to the selection of other items for the event. The bench has been in our archive. This piece of art is a signature creation of Jangir...
Category

2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Plastic Furniture

Materials

Bamboo, Fiberglass, Rubber

Material Container Stool Series by Jeonghwa Seo
Located in Pireaus-Athens, Greece
Jeonghwa Seo is a Korean designer whose practice is mostly based in furniture manufacture. Having studied at Hongik University in Korea before obtaining a master degree from the Desi...
Category

2010s Plastic Furniture

Materials

Aluminum, Brass, Copper

1935, W.H. Gispen by Gispen Culemborg, Office Chair 356, Spear Bakelite Armrests
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This chair is part of the private collection of Casey Godrie and is situated in his private house. Ask him for competitive shipping quotes. His incredible Dune Villa, Amsterdam Beac...
Category

1930s Dutch Industrial Vintage Plastic Furniture

Materials

Metal

Maharam Pillow, Bavaria by Studio Job
Located in New York, NY
Maharam pillow Bavaria by Studio Job 001 Unique Based on a limited-edition Studio Job collection from 2008 consisting of five pieces of Indian rosewood furniture...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Plastic Furniture

Materials

Cotton, Polyester

Maharam Pillow, Eden by Hella Jongerius
Located in New York, NY
Maharam pillow Eden by Hella Jongerius 001 Dew Designed by Hella Jongerius, Eden is characterized by a bold use of line, scale and composition; a mix of representational styles; an...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Plastic Furniture

Materials

Cotton, Polyester

Prophet Zachariah, Late 18th Century Painted on an Ornate Solid Slab of Wood
Located in North Miami, FL
18th Century Russian Orthodox icon of the prophet Zachariah painted on an ornate solid slab of wood with an incorporated gold gilded frame that has been c...
Category

18th Century Russian Rococo Antique Plastic Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

Set of Two RAAK Octavo Wall Lamps or Sconces by RAAK, Netherlands, 1970s
By RAAK
Located in Munich, DE
Set of two award winning minimalistic and elegant Mid-Century Modern Oktavo two-flamed wall lamps or sconces. Model C-1542. Designed and manufactured by RAAK, Netherlands, 1970s. ...
Category

1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Plastic Furniture

Materials

Metal

Contemporary Sconce / Wall Light 'Cirkus' by AGO 'Charcoal'
Located in Paris, FR
Cirkus wall lamps by AGO Lighting Coated ABS, aluminum UL Listed LED GU10 110-240V (not included) Four colors available: Charcoal, grey, green, terracotta Dimensions: 18 x 14,8 x 7,8 cm -- AGO is a Korean design...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Plastic Furniture

Materials

Aluminum

Contemporary Chandelier 'Cirkus' by AGO 'Large - Terracotta' (in stock)
Located in Paris, FR
Cirkus chandelier by AGO Lighting Coated ABS, aluminum UL Listed LED GU10 110-240V (not included) Two sizes available: 4 pairs of lamps / 6 pairs o...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Organic Modern Plastic Furniture

Materials

Aluminum

Maharam Pillow, Layers Vineyard Small by Hella Jongerius
Located in New York, NY
Maharam pillow Layers Vineyard Small by Hella Jongerius 004 Jade/Turquoise Layers Vineyard Small combines Hella Jongerius' fascination with the manipulation of traditional manufacturing methods with an exploration of dimensionality. Jongerius collaborated with Maharam to conceive a method of binding multiple layers of wool felt with embroidery. Layers is available in a combination of single and double -layer variations, in which handcut windows of pattern reveal an underlayer of either tonal or contrasting wool felt, adding a distinct artisanal character. The three embroidered patterns recall various landscapes: the plan view of Layers Garden, the architectural framework of Layers Park...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Plastic Furniture

Materials

Wool, Nylon, Polyester

Contemporary Pendant Lamp 'Alley' by AGO 'Large-White'
Located in Paris, FR
Alley pendant lamp by AGO Lighting UL Listed Painted aluminum, white opal glass LED G9 110-240V (not included) Available colors: Charcoal, white, grey, burgundy, green Dimensions: 15,8 x 34 cm (Large) 11 x 24 cm (Small) AGO is a Korean design studio specialized in lighting. AGO is based in the area of central Seoul named Euljiro which has been at the heart of Korean industry. Many small factories and workshops remain and it is where AGO started, collaborating with the skilled craftsmen and makers of the area. AGO develops lightings collections in collaboration with contemporary design studio like Bymars, Word or Big-Game for example. Each project is a constant search of the perfect balance between beauty and function with light. ALLEY is a simple versatile modern lamp. Soft shine from the glass globes will light up above the table to bring cozy ambience. ALLEY comes with two different sizes in various orientations; pendant lamp, wall lamp, tilted table lamp...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Organic Modern Plastic Furniture

Materials

Aluminum

Vintage Industrial Bakelite Holophane Glass Wall Scones Lights
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Industrial wall and ceiling scone. Bakelite back. Holophane striped glass. Metal frame. Measure: Weight 1.0 kg / 2.2 lb Priced individual item. All lamps have been made suitab...
Category

Mid-20th Century French Industrial Plastic Furniture

Materials

Aluminum

The Sacred Clothesline, 2021
Located in North Miami, FL
The Sacred Clothesline This piece was inspired by Victor’s few pieces of clothing hanging on the cloth lines waiting to dry after hand-washing them at the end of each day during his journey on the Camino. These Holy Cards were collected from top antique and book dealers in different Cities on and around the Camino. At first, he was only trying to collect art pieces that he could carry. The leather cord wrapping around the Skein represents the never-ending Camino of life. The different colors are a representation of the different paths of any Camino. The Holy Cards represent all the everyday Saints who come into our journey to teach life learning lessons. The piece comprised of: Early 19th Century extremely fine walnut, rosewood and satinwood Expandable Spinning Skein with white bone finial. A very fine and well-preserved collection of 17th and 18th Century European Holy Cards. Mid-century (1960s) solid walnut wood and black laminate pedestal.
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2010s American Plastic Furniture

Materials

Faux Leather, Cord, Lucite, Wood, Walnut, Paper

Pop Art Silkscreen by Woody Van Amen, 1968
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Unique Pop Art silkscreen by famous Dutch pop art pioneer Woody van Amen (born 1936), 1968. Van Amen attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Rotterdam in 1956, after which he travelled ...
Category

1960s Dutch Other Vintage Plastic Furniture

Materials

Aluminum

Tahiti Table Lamp (US VERSION 110v), by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Here you are shown the US wired 'Tahiti' Table lamp, designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1981. The light fixture is of a polychrome enameled metal "duck" with a pivoting-like head mounted on a black and white bacterio-patterned laminate base. EU VERSION 220v AVAILABLE IN ANOTHER LISTING. Ettore Sottsass was born in Innsbruck in 1917. In 1939 he graduated in architecture at the Politecnico di Torino. One of the most influential and important figures of the last century. As an Architect and Designer, he has participated in all radical movements whether created from the 1970s and 1980s. In 1981 he founded the Memphis group, a group that has radically changed the scenario of Italian and world design. Honored with numerous international awards, was winner of the Golden Compass in 1959. He designed the first laptop "Valentina" by Olivetti. He died in 2007 at the age of 90 years. Memphis Milano is the great cultural phenomenon of the 1980s that revolutionized creative and commercial logics in design. Born from the idea of Ettore Sottsass and a group of young designers and architects, in Milan, coupled in the years by famous designers from the international scene, Memphis turned upside down all of the existing parameters on living. Ettore Sottsass as the backbone of the group, design gained a new concept and expression through new shapes, materials and patterns, expanding the creative limits of the industry. Memphis became a symbol of New Design. Its influence is still clear in various sectors of production and beyond. Additional info: - Dimensions: H 23.5 inches - Materials: Metal - Lighting info: 50 W, 12 V -Additional Lighting Info: Please note that this item is wired in 110 V for the standard US light socket. - Price includes additional US rewiring cost for accessibility to US outlets. - If you are interested in the EU version of this light, please refer to the dealers storefront for the (EU) wired light fixture...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Plastic Furniture

Materials

Metal

Ronan Bouroullec Monofiore Vase in Matte White Polycarbonate for Cappellini
Located in New York, NY
Evocative of futuristic atmospheres, the perfect juxtaposition to Classic furnishings, the Monofiore vase by Ronan Bouroullec is made of white polycarbonate. Material: Polycarbona...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Plastic Furniture

Materials

Plastic

Impressive Brutalist Style Wall Light / Sconce Metal Sculpted lights gold brass
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
From our own new modern design collection: This gorgeous pair of metal sculpted brutalist styled wall lights / wall sculpture. Inspired b...
Category

2010s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Plastic Furniture

Materials

Metal

Roly Poly Polyethylene Sofa in Ochre by Faye Toogood
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The distinctive, reassuringly chunky lines of Faye Toogood’s Roly-Poly furniture collection become even more inviting in her new collaboration with Driade. The latest line for the It...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Plastic Furniture

Materials

Plastic

Firmamento Milano Medium White Luna Tonda Ceiling/Wall Light by Carlo Guglielmi
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Please note that VAT is not included in the price. The Luna Tonda resembles the magic of light in the evenings in Capri. Ceiling or wall lamp with a stunning light wall wash effect. The materials used are compounds of resins and marble powders. Their composition allows the creation, on the surface of the screen, of designs and undulations evoking the lunar surface. Screen in polyester resin with marble...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Plastic Furniture

Materials

Marble

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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