Plastic furniture makes a comeback at Milan’s Salone:
Reporting from Milan, Italy — At a time when sustainably sourced, solid wood furniture can be punishingly expensive and the price of metal is soaring, designers and manufacturers at the Milan furniture fair were embracing synthetic materials once dismissed as cheap.
Plastic is on the rise, partly because of new materials such as crystal-clear polycarbonate and technological advances that allow for new shapes and styles without compromising strength and support.
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Plastic furniture makes a comeback at Milan’s Salone:
Reporting from Milan, Italy — At a time when sustainably sourced, solid wood furniture can be punishingly expensive and the price of metal is soaring, designers and manufacturers at the Milan furniture fair were embracing synthetic materials once dismissed as cheap.
Plastic is on the rise, partly because of new materials such as crystal-clear polycarbonate and technological advances that allow for new shapes and styles without compromising strength and support.