Space Age Lighting
SPACE AGE STYLE
Vintage Space Age furniture captured post–World War II optimism with swooping shapes, bowed lines and experimentation with new materials including plastic and fiberglass.
From the launch of the Sputnik 1 satellite in 1957 to the landing of Apollo 11 astronauts on the moon in 1969, the space race between the Soviet Union and the United States propelled advancements in technology that transformed culture. Space Age design encompassed fashion, architecture, cars, furniture and objects for the home, bringing wonder and hope for the future into everyday life.
Coinciding with Pop art, Space Age style featured bold colors and forms. Eero Aarnio’s Ball chair, which debuted in 1966, used molded fiberglass for a capsule-like space while Verner Panton’s 1959 Panton chair was a single piece of molded plastic for a gravity-defying S shape. Red versions of Olivier Mourgue’s 1964 Djinn chair were futuristic enough to appear on the space station in Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey. Today, Joe Colombo is revered as a master of modern Italian design thanks to the provocative modular furniture pieces he created, such as the Tube chair and the Elda armchair, both of which embody the future-forward spirit of the Space Age.
The Space Age spirit extended to home building too. The futuristic Case Study Houses, which were designed by the likes of Pierre Koenig, Charles and Ray Eames, Richard Neutra and Whitney R. Smith, are considered a high point of modernism and the Southern California lifestyle.
Sometimes the nods to space exploration were more literal, like moon and star motifs or the 1965 Eclisse lamp by Vico Magistretti that saw the mid-century Italian designer integrating a movable inner shade to “eclipse” the light source. Alongside the pioneering moon missions, JVC manufactured the Videosphere portable television reminiscent of the Apollo 11 space helmets.
Although the style faded in the 1970s — with the 1975 joining of the Apollo and Soyuz spacecrafts signaling a new era of cooperation and the global oil crisis impacting the availability of plastics — the era’s innovations influenced designers into the 21st century such as Zaha Hadid and Djivan Schapira.
Find a collection of vintage Space Age seating, tables, lighting and other furniture on 1stDibs.
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Style: Space Age
Space Age Mushroom Wall Lamp by Herda, Mid Century
By Herda
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
A classic mushroom wall lamp by Herda. The small arm of the shade can be turned in different directions. The lamp requires one E27 lightbulb and currently has an EU-plug.
Dimensio...
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Synthetic, Plastic, Acrylic
1970s Space Age Square Chromed Metal and Glass Italian Wall Sconce by Veca
By VECA
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A chromed metal, brown mirror and glass square wall light also usable as a ceiling light designed and manufactured in Italy by Veca in the Space Age Era. The sconce is in very good c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Kwok Hoi Chan Model Flamingo for Concord Lighting, UK, 1960's
Located in 'S-GRAVENHAGE, ZH
Kwok Hoi Chan model Flamingo for Concord lighting UK 1960’s.
A unique space age lamp called Flamingo, the name is derived abstractly from the curve...
Category
1970s British Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Venini Large Italian Murano Glass and Brass Pendant Light
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Beautiful Italian Murano made pendant light.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Set of 2 Vintage Space Age Eclipse Eyeball Table Lamps
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Very playful pair of small eclipse table lamps in chrome. The designer is unknown to us, but could be Goffredo Reggiani. The eclipse design allows you to adjust the amount of light t...
Category
1970s European Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Chrome, Metal
Vintage Space Age Design Pendant by Herda
By Herda
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
A very rare space age lamp by the Dutch company Herda (marked). This space age pendant consists of six small shades, all requiring E27 bulbs.
Dimensions:
ø Shade: 45 cm
Height ...
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal, Stainless Steel, Chrome
Mid-century Italian Teak Wood, Milk Glass & Brass 'UFO' Pendant, 1960's
Located in Praha, CZ
A beautiful pendant light straight from Italy, reminding of a UFO, made in the late 1960's. It is made of milk glass, teak wood, brass and metal. A beautiful timeless piece of lighting.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Vintage Space Age Floor Lamp in Acrylic and Metal by Dijkstra
By Dijkstra
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
A very rare space age floorlamp by Dijkstra Holland. The shades are constructed form brown/copper coloured acryllic and metal. They can be directed in any way and moved up and down t...
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
Lampada da tavolo di Goffredo Reggiani
Located in Roma, IT
Lampada creata in Italia negli anni 70 da Goffredo Reggiani
in stile Space Age in perfette condizioni.
Lampada formata da un paralume in colore Rosso Porpora che può essere regolato...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Iron
Italian Space Age Steel & Black Metal 1970s Floor Lamp with 6 Light Sources
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This floor lamp is made by two bent metal sheets with a circular base. It features 6 light sources that can be alternately switched on thanks to its double switch. The lamp remains i...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal, Steel
Vintage Animal Elephant Porcelain Glass Table Lamp
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Rare porcelain elephant lamp with a glass shade. The horn-like shade can attached to the porcelain elephant separately. The lamp requires an E27 lightbulb and currently has an EU-plu...
Category
1970s European Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Porcelain, Glass
Pair of Mid-century Table Lamps by Stanislav Kučera for Kamenický Šenov
Located in Praha, CZ
Set of two space age table lamps designed by Stanislav Kucera and produced in Kamenický Šenov in former Czechoslovakia in the 1960's. The bases of the...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pair of Italian Wall Lights, 1970
By Stilux
Located in Los Angeles, CA
wonderful pair of cylindrical Italian wall lights from 1970 in red and white glass with chrome hardware, wired for US standards with individual on/off switches at each back plate, on...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Set of 2 Bubble Lamps by Jacques Biny for Lita, 1960's France
By Lita, Jacques Biny
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
Set of 2 adjustable ball lamps by Lita - France early 1960's.
Category
1960s French Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pair of Wall Lamps Massive Belgium 1960-1970
Located in Herentals, BE
The lights have a chrome frame and a glass sphere with air bubbles.
They are both equipped with 1 E 14 fitting and a suspension eye in the fixture.
H 24 cm, W 13 and D 21 cm
They ...
Category
1960s Belgian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Fratelli Martini by Mauro Martini Desk Lamp "Picchio"
Located in 'S-GRAVENHAGE, ZH
Fratelli Martini by Mauro Martini desk lamp “Picchio” Italy,
design and functionality are completely thought out. the counterbalance weight is adjusted to pass through the upright...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Cocoon Adjustable Height Table Lamp by Goldkant, 1970s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Cocoon adjustable height table lamp by Goldkant, 1970s, Germany
Lamp height can be shortened.
Cocoon shades & metal body
Minimal and...
Category
1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
1970s Space Age Italian Chromed Steel Table Lamp in the Style of Oscar Torlasco
Located in Catania, IT
An amazing table lamp made in Italy in the Seventies, chromed steel it's in very good conditions, this table lamp is in the manner of Oscar Torlasco.
Excellent Conditions.
It works...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Steel
Italian Space Steel Tube Light Floor Lamp by Eileen Gray for Alivar, 1970s
By Eileen Gray, Alivar
Located in MIlano, IT
Modern production, space age, minimalist and beauty tubular steel and neon Tube Light floor lamp by the genius Eileen Gray for Alivar, 1970s.
Floor lamp, Tube Light model, in tubula...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Steel
Brass & Smoked Glass 3-Light Pendant by Gino Paroldo, 1960s
By Gino Paroldo
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This elegant pendant was manufactured in Italy in the 1960s. It was produced by Dino Dei with a brass structure and 8 smoked and cut glass shades. This pendand features an 3-lights e...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Space Age Ufo Pendant by Napako, 1970s
By Napako
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia by Napako, labeled.
Made of opaline glass, lacquered metal.
3x 40W, E25-E27 bulbs.
US wiring compatible.
Category
1970s Czech Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Italian Space Age Cascading Globe Chandelier by Gino Sarfatti, 1960s
Located in Zwijndrecht, Antwerp
A very spectacular cascading globe chandelier attributed to Gino Sarfatti. Original 1960's model. Made out of a chromed steel structure holdin...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Chrome
1 of 2 Large Sputnik Flush Mount or Wall Light by Cosack, Germany, 1970s
Located in Aachen, NRW
1 of 2 Organic sputnik golden space age wall sconces or flush mounts designed by Cosack Bros. Sconces illuminates beautifully and offers a lot of light. Each light is made of large g...
Category
1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Brass, Metal
Space Age Table Lamp in Aluminium and Plexiglass, 1970s
Located in taranto, IT
This is a wonderful and very rare original table lamp from the 70s, in full space age with an aluminum base and white and orange plexiglass diffuser, the typical colors of the renova...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
1970′ Pair of Butterfly Sconces Bronze/Brass, Duval Brasseur or Isabelle Faure
Located in Paris, FR
Pair or similar of butterfly sconces in bronze or brass, 4 bulbs, agate wings, good condition, Circa 1970
Measures: Wings: 53 x 37 cm
Width: 53 cm
Height: 45 cm
Depth: 14 cm
Win...
Category
1960s French Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Agate, Brass
Space Age Chandelier Sputnik by Elektroinstala Decin, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
Very good original condition
5 x 60 W, E25-E27 bulbs
More items available
US wiring compatible.
Category
1970s Czech Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Steel
Opal Glass & Brass Pair of Sconces by Limburg, 1970s, Germany
By Limburg
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Opal Glass & Brass Pair of Sconces by Limburg, 1970s, Germany
Rare wall lights
Hollywood regency
Very elegant and Minimalist sconces
Lamps are...
Category
1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Scandinavian Space Age Table Light by A. Schrøder, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Small mushroom shaped table lamp made from shine through white and red acrylic. Manufactured by A. Schrøder in Denmark during the 1970s. Some believe its by...
Category
1970s Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Acrylic
Large Terence Conran Space Age German Steel Chandelier for Erco, 1970s
Located in The Hague, NL
Chandelier designed by Terence Conran and manufactured by Erco lightening manufacture in 1970's period, Germany.
This piece is made of steel and chrome lightening "eye balls"with in...
Category
1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Steel, Chrome
German Space Age Period Glass Flower Flush Mount by H. Richter, 1950s
By H. Richter
Located in Barntrup, DE
This impressive Space Age or Stejnar period flush mount by H. Richter features a chrome sheet and frame, covered in glass flowers richly decorated from smaller to slightly larger. Th...
Category
1950s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Chrome, Metal
Pair of White Red Blue Fluette 1970s Table Lamps, G. Gramigna for Quattrifoglio
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This pair of Fluette table lamps is made from a white cylindrical metal body with a "bordeaux" and deep blue fabric shades. The lamps remain in very...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Design Space Age Style UFO Table Lamp, Kamenicky Senov, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Czechoslovakia
- Maker: Kamenicky Senov, labeled
- Very good original condition
- Glass with bubbles.
Category
1970s Czech Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of Space Age Style UFO Table Lamp, Kamenicky Senov, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Czechoslovakia
- Maker: Kamenicky Senov, labeled
- Very good original condition
- Glass with bubbles.
Category
1970s Czech Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Brass
1970s Rare Space Age Chromed Italian Table Lamp in the style of Pistillo Lamp
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Rare vintage chrome Italian table lamp in the style of Studio Tetrarch, made in the 1960s, good conditions overall.
It works with both 110 and 220 Volt and needs regular e27 bulb. Th...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Chrome
3 Space Age Leucos Sconces in Brass and Murano Glass, circa 1970
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Space Age sconces in white hand blown Murano glass, chromed brass and lacquered metal, attributed to Leucos, Italy, circa 1970.
3 available. Priced individually.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Space Age Table Lamp Rocket, Kamenicky Senov, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
Brass base on three legs with plastic balls on the ends and with opaline glass shade, fitted with one E14 socket.
Designed by Stanislav Kucera in the...
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Brass
Space Age Chandelier by Elektroinstala Decin, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia by Elektroinstala Decin, 1970s, very good original condition, 3x40W, E27 bulbs
US wiring compatible
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Acrylic and Metal Flush Mount Lamp from RAAK, Holland, 1970s
By RAAK
Located in La Teste De Buch, FR
Flush mount lamp manufactured by RAAK Holland in the 1970s.
Made from white acrylic with a lacquered metal base.
The lamp houses a round neon bulb (included) but could be converted ...
Category
1970s French Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Acrylic
Italian White Perspex and Golden Metal 1960s Table Lamp with Cylindrical Shade
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This abat jour is composed by golden metal elements and white perspex cylinders. Good condition: oxidation patina on the metal elements. Light defects on the white shade as stated in...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Dino Gavina Zeus Table Lamp, 1973
By Dino Gavina
Located in Munster, NRW
This metal Zeus floor lamp features a 360 ° single-spherical spherical bulb cover and a black cylindrical barrel with a visible chrome-plated metal stem resting on a circular chromed...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
1960s Kaiser Metal Floor Lamp in Orange Atomic Design Space Age Pop Art
By Kaiser
Located in München, DE
Beautiful rare Kaiser metal floor lamp with five opal glass balls. Great sixties Space Age, Pop Art, Atomic Design in orange. Very good vintage condition ...
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Six Mid-Century Modern Bell Pendant Light by Leucos 1960 by Toso and Pamio
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Set of six pendant light / chandeliers designed by Roberto Pamio and Renato Toso for Leucos in opalescent and red hand blown Murano glass,
they al...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Chandelier Brass Chrome Glass by Sciolari. Italy, 1970s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Nice chandelier or ceiling pendant light model by the designer Gaetano Sciolari. Brass, metal chrome and glass cabochon.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass, Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Four-Light Chandelier attributed to Stilnovo, circa 1970
By Stilnovo
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Mid-Century Modern Italian four-light chandelier, attributed to Stilnovo, in black lacquered metal and glass, circa 1970
Great condition throughout.
Measurements:
Glass 60 cm x 60 cm...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting
Materials
Glass, Lacquer
Mid-Century Modern Six-Light Chandelier attributed to Stilnovo, circa 1970
By Stilnovo
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Mid-Century Modern large Italian six-light chandelier, attributed to Stilnovo, in black lacquered metal and glass, circa 1970.
Great condition throughout.
Measurements:
Glass 104 cm ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting
Materials
Glass, Lacquer
Mid-Century Modern, Space Age Sciolari Chrome and Glass Lens Chandelier, 1960s
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Mid-Century Modern 15-light chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari in chrome and glass lenses.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Space Age Chrome and Fourteen Light Chandelier by Reggiani, Italy ca 1970
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Space Age chrome and fourteen-light chandelier by Reggiani or Sciolari, Italy, circa 1970.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Space Age lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Space Age lighting for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage lighting created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, decorative objects, mirrors and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Space Age lighting made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and Germany pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original lighting, popular names associated with this style include Mazzega Murano, Peill & Putzler, Kaiser Leuchten, and Staff Leuchten. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for lighting differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $111 and tops out at $39,124 while the average work can sell for $1,474.
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