Black Lucite Deco Stand
Late 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Floor Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1940s American Space Age Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Lucite
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Aluminum
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Slate, Chrome
Vintage 1960s Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps
Brass
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Aluminum, Steel
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Stools
Walnut
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Glass
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Table Lamps
Silver
Early 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Leather
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Chrome
Antique 1860s English Decorative Boxes
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century German Trunks and Luggage
Silver
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Wood
1990s Italian Space Age Floor Lamps
Brass
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Wood
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Lamps
Fiberglass, Lucite
20th Century Coat Racks and Stands
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Lucite
20th Century American Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures
Brass
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Sofa Tables
Vitrolite, Lucite, Wood
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Magazine Racks and Stands
Bakelite
20th Century Floor Lamps
Brass
20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Glass, Lucite
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Barware
Metal
Vintage 1930s Serving Pieces
Silver
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Bedroom Sets
Brass
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Table Lamps
Brass
20th Century American Clocks
Mirror
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Bakelite, Lucite
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Aluminum, Brass, Chrome, Metal
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Chrome, Aluminum
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Brass
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Chrome
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Aluminum
Materials: plastic Furniture
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.