This publication documents the Centre Pompidou’s Kartell donation, tracing a half-century of plastic furniture and design innovation from 1949 to 1999. Centered on the Italian manufacturer Kartell, it presents the evolution of plastics as a serious material for domestic and experimental furniture design. The catalogue brings together works by designers associated with Kartell’s modernist and postwar legacy, highlighting how molded plastics, new manufacturing methods, and changing ideas of everyday living reshaped the look and function of the home. Its focus is both historical and material: the objects are treated not only as products, but as evidence of broader shifts in industrial design, taste, technology, and museum collecting. Published in a compact format, the volume serves as a concise record of an important design donation and a useful reference for readers interested in twentieth-century furniture, Italian design, and the cultural history of plastics.

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