When plastic entered the design world in the 20th century, it was hailed as a wonder material—something strong, durable, lightweight, affordable, and malleable enough to sculpt into expressive, ...

Summer is the time to plant some marigolds and decorate your patio with loungers, lanterns, and anything else that will make it the place you want to hang out 24/7 for the season. But before you opt ...

Plastic chairs with a hole are common. The hole improves air circulation. It reduces structural stress. The hole helps in stacking and storage. Cleaning becomes easier with the hole. It prevents ...

In this series, Lagniappe presents a different work each week from the collection of the New Orleans Museum of Art, with commentary from a curator. Fifty years ago, in the summer of 1972, a visitor to ...

Herman Miller is reviving an iconic Eames design that hasn’t been in production for more than 30 years. The new Eames Molded Plastic Dining Chair looks identical to its archival predecessor, but it’s ...

Plastic chairs have a fun history — the material makes it easier to produce a zany design or colorway and still keep it affordable, so there are some truly amazing entries in the plastic-chair canon. ...

If there’s one thing Karim Rashid hates, it’s trophies. The 40-year-old designer has more than 40 of them, from big international ones like the 1999 George Nelson Award (given for breakthrough ...

That white or brown plastic chair you’ve sat on at weddings, tuition centres, railway stations, or even while sipping chai at the local shop has a quirky little detail – a hole at the back. We’ve all ...