The Cold War's Influence on Art: 1945-1970

Plastic Fantastic
The plastic chair was a regular focus of post war design with Charles and Ray Eames becoming the first to experiment with fibregass. The new materials offered mass manufacture and allowed designers to challenge the traditional ideas of rigidity, permanence and disposability usually applied to furniture. The examples shown here are by Eames and Globe (1950) and Eero Aarnio (1965).

• The Summit
• Bond at V&A