A glowing home in Japan has milky-white, one-and-a-half-inch plastic sheets wrapped around the exterior to let in light and provide insulation.

In the master bedroom, a basic platform bed and Ikea wall lights keep the attention on the ocean views afforded by the floor-to-ceiling windows.

The 484-square-foot room offers a cool respite from summer sun and a warm place to relax in winter.

The plastic wagon, created in Japan in 1968, is number two from an edition of fifty. It's sold accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Kuramata Design Office, signed by Mieko Kuramata.

Designed by Philippe Starck for Kartell, the La Marie plastic chair is a regal accent in any room. Its barely there hue recommends it to strict minimalists and to those favoring more decadent design.

The Dado Cube set from Fat Brain Toy Company includes ten plastic blocks which can interlock to create countless surreal structures.

After a long hiatus, the Braun Travel Clock is back in black. With an alarm, a torch light, and a world time zone map, the travel clock will help you keep track of time wherever you are.

Herman Pasternak, an engineer and consultant who designs water treatment systems, is a childhood friend of Pentimento’s owner, Desirée Marín, and now rents the house. He selected woven plastic chairs from Dream Works, a local company, for his reading room because they “go with the inside-outside concept of the house.”

The plastic Kids Adirondack Chair by Loll Designs offers kids a place to recline after playtime.

Made from plastic milk jugs, the Racer collection is meant to burn off energy by allowing for multiple sitting positions and the maximum amount of "bodily comfort and mental relaxation".

Sheer Genius The master bedroom wall that faces the light well is made from a double layer of corrugated-plastic panels, with a sheet of vinyl from Canal Plastics Center sandwiched between them for translucency. The wall lets sunlight and moonlight into the room while still maintaining privacy.

The manufacturer advises to keep magnet-sensitive items like credit cards at least an inch away from the magnets. The lamps come with European plugs, but other voltages can be outfitted upon request.

The milky-white, one-and-a-half-inch thick polycarbonate plastic panels keep its inhabitants from being seen from the outside (unless they stand right up against the wall). From inside, urban surroundings become a pleasantly blurry backdrop.

Endless colorful tubular type, part of a "growing collection of projects and experiments centered around typographic illustration."

Alphabet and poster design, with wording form the Bowerbirds song 'Bright Future'.

The pieces in 'Heart of Gold,' a series about "a playful exploration of the concepts of money, consumerism and greed" in collaboration with fellow Cape Town artist Daniel Ting Chong are stark, sleek, and graphic with a limited colour palette and various use of different mediums, such as glass, wood, and ceramic. Seen here, the machine cut and sprayed birch ply piece, Binoculars.

The WOW Bluetooth Speaker by Antonio Arévalo for Kakkoii is USB chargeable and requires no batteries. The speaker connects wirelessly to any compatible Bluetooth device within a 33-foot radius, and its auto-play feature pauses the music when there is an incoming call, seamlessly integrating work and play.

'Poetic Plastic' by Zhuo Wang, China

ErgoErgo Stool by Alan Heller "I use an ErgoErgo Stool stool on a frequent basis to keep my posture in check and my core strong; it’s a great alternative to an office chair," Derringer says.

The FL/Y Suspension Light was designed by Ferruccio Laviani for Kartell. Light and airy, each pendant light has a semi-sphere shape that evokes the look of bubbles.

A view of the Balena Project's plastic balls at sea.

Designed by Phillippe Starck, the Louis Ghost Chair is a reinvention of the classic Louis XV chair. The Louis Ghost Chair features a rounded, oval backrest that delicately rests atop a linear, square seat. Crafted from clear polycarbonate and formed in a singular mold, the Louis is an armchair that can be used both indoors and outdoors. The classic chair is sold as a set of two. This set of two chairs, along with other Kartell products, is 15% off until October 22, 2015.

Originally designed by Joe Colombo in 1965, the 4801 Armchair was the only piece made entirely of wood that Kartell ever produced. A symbol of 1960s design, the original armchair had a limited production, and is a much sought-after historical piece. Reissued in 2011 in Kartell’s signature plastic, this 4801 Armchair captures the elegant, sinuous lines of the original design. Available in three distinctive colors—white, black, and transparent—the 4801 Armchair is an undeniable statement-maker that is at once sculpture and functional furniture.

Kid O's purple Floating Duck Bath Toy brings a pop of color to the bathroom; its streamlined silhouette recommends it to aesthetes of all ages.

Fashioned from polypropylene and lacquered metal, Floris Wubben's No. 3 Bench gives organic form to artifical materials. The bench uses wooden branches as supports.

Because of its semi-opaque envelope, the building takes on a life of its own: It glows in the evenings and its framing casts shadows that dance throughout the interior during the day.

Entering the show, viewers are prompted to crank a large mechanical device for a takeaway exhibition brochure—a fitting representation of Heatherwick Studio's inventive, tinkering approach to design.

The Case Study–like structure is framed in timber and clad in alternating modules of stained plywood and colorful, semitransparent polycarbonate.

Thanks to its translucent envelope of polycarbonate plastic, the house glows like a firefly at night and is so bright during the day that resident Daisuke Tokuyama says he rarely turns on a light.