Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more in our collection of brown acrylic furniture on 1stDibs. A piece of brown acrylic furniture — often made from
plastic,
acrylic and
wood — can elevate any home. Find 1929 options for an antique or vintage item from our selection of brown acrylic furniture now, or shop our selection of 814 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. There are many kinds of the choice in our collection of brown acrylic furniture you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. An object in our assortment of brown acrylic furniture, designed in the
Mid-Century Modern,
Modern or
Scandinavian Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made option in this array of brown acrylic furniture over the years, but those crafted by
iota,
Uno & Östen Kristiansson and
Desso are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
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.