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Womb Chair
Eero Saarinen
Plastic, latex, and cowhide · 1948
Art Institute of Chicago
Side Chair
Donald R. Knorr
Versalite plastic, chrome-plated steel, rubber foam and fabric · 1948
Museum of Modern Art
Floor Chair (model 1211-C)
Alexey Brodovitch
Plywood, wood dowels, and plastic-covered cord · 1948
Museum of Modern Art
Side Chair
Donald R. Knorr
Versalite plastic and chrome-plated steel · 1948
Museum of Modern Art
Armchair (model DAX)
Charles Eames
Fiberglass-reinforced polyester, steel tubing, rubber shockmounts, and plastic glides · 1948
Museum of Modern Art
Armchair (model DAR)
Charles Eames
Fiberglass-reinforced polyester, steel rod, rubber shockmounts, and plastic glides · 1948
Museum of Modern Art
Table Lamp
Isamu Noguchi
Plastic and maple · 1948
Museum of Modern Art
Prototype for Chaise Longue (La Chaise)
Charles Eames
Hard rubber foam, plastic, wood, and metal · 1948
Museum of Modern Art
The Gambler
Richard Lindner
Green glass jar with molded glass stopper, painted wood figure, dice, plastic poker chips, newspaper, torn pieced of playing cards, string, plastic ladder, metal bells, and a penny · 1947
Art Institute of Chicago
Skis
Howard Head
Laminated aluminum, plastic, plywood, and steel · 1947
Museum of Modern Art
Cafex Percolator
Peter Müller-Munk
Aluminum, borosilicate glass, phenolic plastic, and stainless steel · 1947
Museum of Modern Art
Womb Chair (Exhibited in the US Pavilion in the 1951 Milan Triennale)
Eero Saarinen
Upholstered latex foam on fiberglass-reinforced plastic shell and chrome-plated steel rod base · 1946
The Search
Forrest Bess
Painted wood, oil on plastic and glass on wooden base · 1946
Art Institute of Chicago
Womb Chair (Exhibited in the US Pavilion in the 1951 Milan Triennale)
Eero Saarinen
Upholstered latex foam on fiberglass-reinforced plastic shell and chrome-plated steel rod base · 1946
Museum of Modern Art
L'Ora X Clock
Bruno Munari
Plastic, aluminum, and spring mechanism · 1945
L'Ora X Clock
Bruno Munari
Plastic, aluminum, and spring mechanism · 1945
Museum of Modern Art
Bell-47D1 Helicopter
Arthur Young
Aluminum, steel, and acrylic plastic · 1945
Museum of Modern Art
Untitled (Lighted Owl)
Joseph Cornell
Stained wood box with glass front, paper, light bulb, colored-paper image on wood form, plastic spider, tree bark, and dried leaves · 1944
Art Institute of Chicago
Overleden van de honger
Emmy Andriesse
photography on plastic (organic material), paper · 1944
Rijksmuseum
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York (Model)
Frank Lloyd Wright
Painted wood, plastic, glass beads, ink, and watercolor on paper · 1943
Museum of Modern Art
Tetra Classic
Ruben Rausing
Carton and plastic coating · 1943
Museum of Modern Art
Tetra Classic
Ruben Rausing
Carton and plastic coating · 1943
Museum of Modern Art
Drapery Material
Anni Albers
Lurex, plastic thread, and cotton chenille · 1943
Museum of Modern Art
Flint Kitchen Fork
Ekco Products Co., Chicago, IL
Stainless steel and phenolic plastic · 1943
Museum of Modern Art