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We love Lucite, and here's why
Photo credit: Photo by John Dunn | Lucite sculptures, lamps and furniture are on display at Designs for Living by Gil and the Leather Source in Westbury. Lucite displays are back in style. (Photo by John Dunn) (June 10, 2011)
It may be turning 75 this year, but Lucite is back, and it's ultra sleek, clean and very refined. Unlike the translucent furniture fashionable in the '70s and '80s that had a disco flair and often became cloudy, today's Lucite furnishings and accents are crystal clear and intricately styled.
Eight times more translucent than glass, this lightweight material is shaped into every conceivable...
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