Space Age Plastic
Late 20th Century North American Space Age Desk Sets
Plastic
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Barware
Plexiglass
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Chairs
Plastic
Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass
Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal
Mid-20th Century German Space Age Floor Lamps
Glass, Plastic
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century German Space Age Table Lamps
Plastic
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Metal
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Stools
Plastic
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Plastic
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal
Mid-20th Century Czech Space Age Table Lamps
Plastic
Mid-20th Century Czech Space Age Table Lamps
Plastic
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Plastic
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Plastic
Vintage 1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Plastic, Epoxy Resin
Vintage 1970s German Space Age Chairs
Plastic
Vintage 1970s German Space Age Chairs
Plastic
Vintage 1970s German Space Age Children's Furniture
Plastic
Vintage 1970s Brazilian Space Age Desks and Writing Tables
Metal
Vintage 1970s German Table Lamps
Plastic
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Plastic
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Dining Room Tables
Plastic
Mid-20th Century American Space Age Lounge Chairs
Plastic
Vintage 1970s Danish Space Age Stools
Faux Leather, Plastic
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic
20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Plastic, Plywood
20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Plastic, Plywood
20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Plastic, Plywood
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Plastic
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Plastic
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Plastic
Vintage 1970s Unknown Post-Modern Chairs
Plastic
Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Armchairs
Plastic
Vintage 1970s Serbian Space Age Tables
Plastic
Vintage 1970s German Space Age Decorative Art
Plastic
Vintage 1980s Italian Space Age Wall Lights and Sconces
Metal
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Table Mirrors
Plastic
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Table Lamps
Plastic
Vintage 1980s Italian Space Age Flush Mount
Metal
20th Century Minimalist Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Metal
Vintage 1970s Italian Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Planters and Jardinieres
Metal
Vintage 1970s European Table Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vanities
Metal
Vintage 1970s Austrian Space Age Chairs
Metal
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Living Room Sets
Plastic
Vintage 1970s Austrian Space Age More Lighting
Plastic
Vintage 1970s Space Age Stools
Plastic
Vintage 1960s Space Age Coat Racks and Stands
Plastic
Vintage 1960s Space Age Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Card Tables and Tea Tables
Plastic
Vintage 1960s French Space Age Lanterns
Metal
Late 20th Century Italian Space Age Chairs
Plastic
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Stools
Plastic
Late 20th Century Danish Space Age Chairs
Fabric, Plastic
Vintage 1960s Space Age Floor Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1960s Czech Space Age Table Lamps
Plastic
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Space Age Plastic For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Space Age Plastic?
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.
- What is space age furniture?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Space age furniture relates to furniture produced during the 1960s that was influenced by science fiction and the Space Race. Examples include Joe Colombo's KD29 lamp, Eero Aarnio's Ball Chair and Poul M. Volther's Corona Chair. Shop a selection of space age furniture on 1stDibs.