Plastic
A term applied to many natural and synthetic materials with different forms, properties, and appearances that are malleable and can be molded into different shapes or objects.
Featured Works
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Prototype for Chaise Longue (La Chaise)
Charles Eames
1948
LEGO building bricks
Godtfred Kirk Christiansen
1954–1958
Boxes
Gene Hurwitt
c. 1965
Valentine Portable Typewriter
Ettore Sottsass
1968
Empty Chair or The Last Colonial
Alfonso Ossorio
1969
Smart Car ("Smart & Pulse" Coupé)
Micro Compact Car Smart GmbH, Renningen, Germany, and Hambach, France
Designed 1998 (this example 2002)
Digital Compact Disc
Sony Corporation, Tokyo
1970s
Tumblers
Earl S. Tupper
1954
Storage Boxes with Lids
Gene Hurwitt
1966
The Rocks, Seating from The Multiples Series
Piero Gilardi
1967
Blow Inflatable Armchair
Jonathan De Pas
1967
Serving Bowl
Kenneth Brozen
1963
Alamillo Bridge and Cartuga Viaduct, Seville, Spain
Santiago Calatrava
1987-92
Viipuri City Library, Viipuri, Finland (now Vyborg, Russi...
Alvar Aalto
1927-35
Landlok Erosion Mat
Synthetic Industries, Chattanooga, TN
1990
Telephone (model F78)
Henning Andreasen
1977
Storage Boxes with Lids
Gene Hurwitt
1966
Pitcher and Creamer
Earl S. Tupper
1946
Pitcher
Koen De Winter
1976
Polystrip Flexible Cable
A. L. Pugh
1957
Offices for Willis Faber & Dumas Ltd., Ipswich, England (...
Foster Associates
1970-75
Ice Tups Popsicle Mold
Earl S. Tupper
1955
Leisure Studio, Puolarmaari, Espoo, Finland (Scale model,...
The Group
1990-92
Golgi Structures, project
Fumihiko Maki
1967
Infradito Nail Varnish Container
Maurizio Ficcadenti
1994
Church of the Three Crosses, Vuoksenniska, Imatra, Finlan...
Alvar Aalto
1955-58
Addition to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, N...
Charles Gwathmey
1984-92
Mediatheque, Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan (Scale mode...
Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects
1995–2001
House for Venice Biennale project, Venice, Italy (Scale m...
César Pelli
1976
Chapel of St. Ignatius, Seattle University, Washington (S...
Steven Holl Architects
1994–1997
Shimosuwa Municipal Museum, Shimosuwa-machi, Nagano Prefe...
Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects
1990–1993
Casa de Retiro Espiritual (House of Spiritual Retreat), C...
Emilio Ambasz
1976-79
Generator, project, White Oak, Florida
Cedric Price
1978-80
Timer (model 152)
Rodolfo Bonetto
1960
Air Flow Desk Fan
G. Byrn Company, Copenhagen
c. 1965
Ericofon Telephone
L.M. Ericsson Telephone Company, Sweden
1949–1959
Coiffeur/Set (model HLD 3/31)
Reinhold Weiss
1972
Combi Electric Shaver
Gerd Alfred Müller
1957
Asteroid Lamp
Ettore Sottsass
1968
PS 2 Stereo Turntable
Dieter Rams
1963
Lemon Squeezer
Gino Colombini
1958
Storage Boxes with Lids
Gene Hurwitt
1966
Drinking Cups
Earl S. Tupper
1946
Spring-Band Pliers
George Ygfors
1974
Spring-Band Pruning Scissors
George Ygfors
1974
Cubitainer Recessed Plug and Closure Containers
Thomas W. Winstead
1955
Cubo Ashtrays
Bruno Munari
1957
Bowl
Walter Zeischegg
1967
Motocross Helmet (model MX-Pro)
Michio Arai
1985
Soriana Lounge Chair
Afra Scarpa
1970
Sound-Level Indicator (model SL-120)
Henning Andreasen
1978
Armchair (model 932/2)
Mario Bellini
1965
Telephone (model F78)
Henning Andreasen
1977
Telephone (model F78)
Henning Andreasen
1977
Telephone (model F78)
Henning Andreasen
1977
Spalter Electric Vacuum Cleaner
Achille Castiglioni
1956
Desk Lamp
Peter Hamburger
1972
Primate Kneeling Stool
Achille Castiglioni
c. 1970
Nesting Tables (model 4905-6-7/5)
Giotto Stoppino
1966
Roof Prism Binoculars
Nikon (Nippon Kogaku K.K.), Tokyo
1977
Disposable Foldable Razor
Giorgio Berretti
1975
Disposable Foldable Razors
Giorgio Berretti
1975
Disposable Foldable Razor
Giorgio Berretti
1975
Disposable Foldable Razor
Giorgio Berretti
1975
Figure of Eight Chair
Ross Lovegrove
1993
Pyramat Erosion Mat
Synthetic Industries, Chattanooga, TN
1992
Oxnard House project, Oxnard, California (Scale model, 1/...
Mehrdad Yazdani
1992
Chikatsa-Asuka Historical Museum, Osaka, Japan
Tadao Ando
1989-91
Parc de la Villette, Paris, France (Four Follies intersec...
Bernard Tschumi
1982-98
Convention Hall Project, Chicago, IL (Structural model of...
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
1953–1954
Beocenter 7000 Radio-Turntable-Cassette Combination
Jacob Jensen
1979
Embassy of Finland, Washington D.C. (Scale model, 1:120)
Mikko Heikkinen
1990-94
Church on the Water, Hokkaido, Japan
Tadao Ando
1985-89
Spring-Band Blunt Scissors
George Ygfors
1974
Square Plastic System Demountable Storage Cubes
Joe Colombo
1970
German Pavilion, International Exposition, Barcelona, Spa...
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
1928-29
Saishunkan Seiyaku Women's Dormitory, Kumamoto City, Japa...
Kazuyo Sejima & Associates
1990–1991
Nizo S 30 Super-8 Camera
Robert Oberheim
1970
Braun Multipress Juice Separator/Lemon Squeezer (model MP...
Jürgen Greubel
1970
Landfair Apartments, Westwood, Los Angeles, CA
Richard Neutra
1937
The Manhattan Transcripts Project, New York, New York, In...
Bernard Tschumi
1980
House IV Project, Falls Village, Connecticut (Multiple ax...
Peter Eisenman
1975
Simulated Dwelling for a Family of Five Project (Scale mo...
David Jacob
1970
Table Lamp
Massimo Vignelli
1962
Alteka Office Building Project, Tokyo, Japan
Peter Eisenman
1991
Tube Chair of Nesting and Combinable Elements
Joe Colombo
1969–1970
mono-Ring Flatware
Peter Raacke
1966
Friedrichstrasse Skyscraper Project, Berlin-Mitte, German...
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
1921 (model 1985)
Spacer Fabric for Athletic Shoes
Synthetic Industries, Chattanooga, TN
1986
Villa in the Forest, Chino, Nagano, Japan (Scale model, 1...
Kazuyo Sejima & Associates
1992-94
The Museum of Modern Art, New York (Scheme 4, First Varia...
George Howe
1930
Parabolic Spotlight with Base (model 33267)
Roger Tallon
1972
Fazenda Vargem Grande, Clemente Gomes Estate, Areira, Sao...
Roberto Burle Marx
1979-80
The Atheneum, New Harmony, Indiana (Scale model, 1/8" = 1')
Richard Meier & Associates, Architects
1975-79
Farnsworth House, Plano, Illinois (Scale model, 3/8" = 1' )
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
1945–1951
Lyons Airport Railroad Station, Lyons-Satolas, France
Santiago Calatrava
1989-94
Rooftop Remodeling, Vienna, Austria (Scale model, 1:25)
Wolf D. Prix
1984
Fin d'Ou T Hou S, project (Fourth and final stage)
Peter Eisenman
1983
Ricola Europe Factory and Storage Building, Mulhouse-Brun...
Jacques Herzog
1992-93
Knut Hamsun Museum, Hamaroy, Norway (Scale model, 1:100)
Steven Holl Architects
1996
Eames House, Los Angeles, California (Scale model, 3/8" =...
Charles Eames
1949
National Commercial Bank, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (Scale mod...
Skidmore Owings & Merrill
1977–1983
Terrarium Showroom project, California (Scale model, 1/16...
SITE
1978-79
Doldertal Apartments, Zurich, Switzerland (Scale model, 1...
Marcel Breuer
1936
Lemoine House (Maison à Bordeaux), Floirac, Bordeaux, Fra...
Rem Koolhaas
1994-98
Parc de la Villette Project, Paris, France (Plan)
Zaha Hadid
1982-83
Residence for Herbert Green, Cherry Ridge, Pennsylvania (...
Paul Rudolph
1968-72
Generator Project, White Oak, Florida, Computer Chip Cont...
Cedric Price
1978-80
Tohoku Historical Museum project, Sendai, Tohoku, Japan
Asymptote Architecture, New York
1994
Kyle Residence, Houston, Texas (Section)
Joel Sanders
1995
Kyle Residence Project, Houston, Texas (Scale model, 3/16...
Marc Tsurumaki
1991-92
Company Centre Nijkerk Project, Nijkerk, The Netherlands ...
Ben van Berkel
1992
Center for Applied Computer Research project, Las Promesa...
Emilio Ambasz
1975
Cité de Refuge, Paris, France (Scale model, 1:100)
Pierre Jeanneret
1929-1933, model 1987
Detail of Roof Top for Waterloo International Terminal, L...
Nicholas Grimshaw
1990–1993
Plug-In City, project (Axonometric)
Peter Cook
1964