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
Very Rare Egg Floor Lamp by Napako, 1960s
By Napako
Located in Praha, CZ
Very rare Egg floor lamp made in Czechoslovakia by Napako in 1960s.
Very good original condition.
1x100W, E25-E27 bulb
US plug adapter included
Shipping quote on request
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Vintage space age green and chrome mushroom touch lamp, circa 1970s
Located in Houston, TX
A one of a kind vintage space age mushroom lamp, circa 1970s. This touch lamp has a chrome base with 3 light settings, and a green transparent mushroom top. It had European connectio...
Category
1970s Unknown Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Beautiful large 1960s table or floor lamp with a large glass ball from Sölken
Located in München, DE
Beautiful large 1960s heavy metal table or floor lamp in brass color.
The manufacturer is Sölken Leuchten. Made in Germany.
White frosted glass lampshade. Makes a very nice soft ligh...
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Bubble Glass Table or Floor Lamp, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
Space Age yellow glass table or floor lamp made in Czechoslovakia in 1970s. Perfect original condition.
1x75W, E25-E27 bulb
US plug adapter included
Category
1970s Czech Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Foscarini Coco red Aldo Cibic Y2K style design
By Foscarini, Aldo Cibic
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Table lamp in red. It was designed in 2000 by Aldo Cibic. Shade is made of glass. Les is made of steel painted.
It's the style in Y2K interior and design. Also really great example ...
Category
1990s Italian Space Age Lighting
Materials
Steel
Space Age rare monumental Murano glass table lamp, Vistosi, 1960s
By Gino Vistosi
Located in Firenze, IT
Space Age Murano glass table lamp.
Vistosi, Italy 1960s
Pale yellow / beige glass.
Three bulbs inside; a large one with E27 socket at the top and two E14 bulbs on the base.
H 62...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Futurist "Saturn" Pendant With Cut Crystal, Germany 60's
Located in Brussels, BE
A real goldsmith's work with cut crystal and glass on a chromep spheric base.
One light.
Kinkeldey of Germany from the 60's.
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Metal
Set of 4 Flush Lamps by Motoko Ishii for Staff
Located in München, DE
Very nice ceiling lamp from the 1970s.
Very unusual design and a real highlight for any room.
The lighting effect of the lamp is extremely beautiful.
Very high quality workmanship.
T...
Category
1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Rare Vintage Poliarte Handmade Lamp by Albano Poli - Space Age 1970s
By Albano Poli, Poliarte
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Discover the epitome of 1970s design with the iconic and rare Poliarte lamp, meticulously crafted by master Albano Poli. This masterpiece features four concave bubble glass cubes set...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Space Age 8-Light Chandelier with While Glass Shades, Yugoslavia 1970s
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a stunning Space Age 4-Arm Chandelier with 8 lights placed in white glass balls with open ends. Chandelier features silver and ivory metal fixture. Made...
Category
1970s Slovenian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Steel
Artemide Nessino Giancarlo Mattioli transparent model Y2K design
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Masterpiece table lamp of Space Age design.Original was released from the 60s by Artemide. It is transparent model released only from the late 90s u...
Category
1990s Italian Space Age Lighting
Materials
Plastic
20th Century Italian Chrome & Smoked Glass Eighteen Light Chandelier c.1970
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Crafted in Italy during the latter part of the 20th century, this chandelier embodies a unique and exquisite style. The chandelier's structure is meticulously fashioned from high-qua...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Italian glass lamp from the space age 1960
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Italian glass lamp from the space age 1960
Blown glass lamp, Italy from the 60s, in the shape of a semi-transparent sphere, with a chrome vase.
Measures:
Height: 26 centimeters
Dia...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
1970s Chrome & Opaline Glass Sputnik Chandelier by Kamenicky Senov
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1970s, Czechoslovakia
- maker: Kamenicky Senov
- nice original condition with patina
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Category
1970s Czech Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Tulip Table Lamp by Robert Welch For Lumitron, 1970s
By Robert Welch
Located in Chesham, GB
A space age table/desk lamp designed in 1966 by Robert Welch and manufactured by Lumitron in England.
Designer - Robert Welch
Manufacturer - Lumitron
Design Period - 1970 to 1979
...
Category
1970s British Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Eclisse Table Lamp by Vico Magistretti for Artemide
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Eclisse Table Lamp by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, 1967.
This Eclipse table lamp designed by Vico Magistretti features a rotating inner white shade that eclipses the light source a...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Sculptural floor lamp by Enrico Tronconi
Located in Milano, IT
Vintage Italian floor lamp - Sculptural lamp - mechanical inspired
Part of the curated selection of Mid-Century and Space Age floor lamps by Spinzi Milano, this is a stunning piece ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Chrome, Metal
"Saturne" lamp by Lucien Gau
Located in PARIS, FR
Table lamp model "Saturn" by Maison Lucien Gau in the 1980s. Cubic base in veined black marble supporting a steel circle that holds a rotating deflector in black lacquered steel with...
Category
Mid-20th Century Space Age Lighting
Materials
Marble
Desk Lamp Orange by Kaiser Leuchten, Germany, 1970s
Located in Hemiksem, VAN
Orange space-age desk lamp from Kaiser Leuchten. This lamp can be adjusted in height and the shade can rotate, ensuring optimal light. The shade and base show light wear & tear. The ...
Category
1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Black Metal and White Plastic Shade 1960s Serpente Table Lamp by Elio Martinelli
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Black metal adjustable base with white plastic shade. Maker label inside the shade and above the base.
The lamp remains in very good condition; light scratches around the lampshade...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Space Age Europhon Radio Lamp in Red by Adriano Rampoldi, 1970s
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Iconic table / desk lamp Europhon designed by Adriano Rampoldi. This piece comes with the iconic flame red color perfectly matching the beige lampshad...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Pair of red spring table lamps attributed to Ingo Maurer, 1970s
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Lyon, FR
Beautiful and rare pair of spring table lamps attributed to Ingo Maurer, made in Germany in the 1970s.
Red lacquered metal spiral with original opaline glasses.
Very good condition, ...
Category
1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Space Age Orange Hanging Lamp by Harvey Guzzini, 1960s
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Beautiful and rare space age hanging lamp designed and manufactured by produced by Harvey Guzzini in the 60s/70s.
This avant-garde pendant ligh...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Metal Ceiling Lamp, 1970's
Located in FERROL, ES
Bell-Shaped Ceiling Lamp, 1970's
Lacquered metal in black on the outside and white on the inside.
It has some visible bumps and scratches on the outside.
Measurements: 44 cm. diam...
Category
1970s Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Space Age Plastic Pendant Light from Stilux Milano, 1970s
By Stilux
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Iconic 70s space age pendant lamp made by Stilux Milano. This lamp is made of a conic silver metal top, that supports a big, curved white polymethacrylate lampshade.
The latch mecha...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Space Age UFO Orange Table Lamp with Glass Bowl, 1960s
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Distinctive and very rare lamp with a beige / orange plastic base holder topped by a big clear glass bowl.
The base made of translucent plastic contains a soft E14 bulb for ambient ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Glass, Plastic
Padova and Bocci lamps
By Bocci
Located in PARIS, FR
A "Anemone" table lamp model by Italian designers Padova & Bocci, from the 1970s. It is made of white perspex. In perfect condition.
DV357
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Orbital Brass Chandelier
Located in München, DE
Wonderful Sputnik chandelier from the 1960s.
The 6 glass lampshades with structure spread a pleasant light.
The lamp is manufactured to a very high quality.
Very contemporary design ...
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Brass
Large Ice Glass Table Lamp from Doria
Located in München, DE
Very beautiful and large golden Big Ball table lamp by Doria from the 1960s.
Very elegant Hollywood Regency design with a fantastically glamorous look.
The structure in the glass cre...
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Large Space Age Tripod Floor Lamp, 60s - Italian UFO Lamp Stilnovo Style
By Stilnovo
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Unique and impressive space age UFO floor lamp with an awesome flying saucer shape made in Italy in the 60s.
The large acrylic lampshade is made of two...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
1970s Goffredo Reggiani Design Italiano Metallo Cromo Lampade Parete _ Set di 2
Located in Brescia, IT
Coppia di lampade da parete
Design di Goffredo Reggiani
Italia, 1970
Lampade scultura in metallo a 3 luci
Etichetta Reggiani sul retro
Raro modello
Ottimamente conservate (soltanto...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal, Steel
Revolving Chrome and Opal Glass Pendant Lamp by Pia Guidetti Crippa for Lumi
Located in Koper, SI
Beautiful pendant lamp by Italian designer Pia Guidetti Crippa for Lumi, from the early 1970s. This lamp is composed by two revolving rings in chrome-plated metal, that can create di...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Space Age Style Kai Ruokonen Pendant, Lynx, 1970s
Located in Helsinki, FI
Space Age -style Kai Ruokonen pendant manufactured by Lynx, 1970s. Brass and acrylic. Good vintage condition, minor patina consistent with age and use. Playful design, suitable for h...
Category
1970s Finnish Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Brass
Large hand-painted galaxy pendants x4, French anonymous work, 1980s
Located in Lyon, FR
Set of 4 large galaxy pendants in metal, handpainted, with "enamel" effect.
All different !
Good condition, chipped paint on the edges.
Sold separately.
Dimensions : H11, D60cm
Category
1980s French Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Richard Essig Space Age Design Sputnik hanging lamp - orange, gold -
Located in Budapest, HU
Richard Essig Szputnyik Space Age Ceiling Lamp - Orange, Gold Vase with Glass Globe Spheres
Description:
Presenting an extraordinary piece of design history - the Richard Essig Szpu...
Category
1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Trifoglio Floor Lamp by Sergio Asti for Bilumen
By Bilumen, Sergio Asti
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Floor lamp mod. "trifoglio" designed by Sergio Asti for Bilumen in Italy, 1970. It is a compact floor lamp thanks to its majestic and usual structure in white lacquered metal. The ba...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Lustre Rodolfo Dordoni pour Arteluce modèle "Halloween" blanc, rouge Italie 1980
Located in AIX-LES-BAINS, FR
Rodolfo Dordoni (Milan, 1954 - 2023) est un architecte et un designer ; il a obtenu son diplôme d'architecture à Milan.
Il utilise le verre industriel ,contrairement au verre soufflé...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Glass
1960s Space Age Gilded Metal and White Plastic Chandelier by Stilux Milano
By Stilux
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A white acrylic and gilded metal three lights chandelier designed and manufactured in the sixties by Stilux, the chandelier comes from an important lighting shop that was going out o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Italian modern Space Age floor lamp in chromed metal, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Space Age floor lamp in chromed metal, 1970s
Space Age style round base floor lamp. The structure is entirely made of chromed metal. In the upper part there are four c...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Carlo Nason, Space Age Orange Murano glass table lamp, AV Mazzega, 1970s
By Carlo Nason, AVMazzega
Located in Firenze, IT
Space Age Murano glass table lamp.
Designed by Carlo Nason, AV Mazzega, Italy 1970s
Opaline half white glass and orange glass. Chromed aluminum. Two bulbs, one lights the white sph...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Glass
Pair of Sconces Gill by Roberto Pamio for Leucos, Italy, 1970s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Pair of wall lights lamps sconces or ceiling flush mount model Gill by Roberto Pamio for the editor Leucos. The rare small version of the model. Blown Murano glass. Famous design lik...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Space Age Acrylic 'Flying Saucer' Hanging Lamps, 1970s, Set of 2
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Pair of space age pendant lamps made of two-color acrylic material in Italy in the 70s.
The lampshade is made of a white half globe and a grey translucent light diffuser. The overall shape reminds a flying saucer, giving this set a powerful and charming visual impact. They can be hung separately in different positions.
The use of materials and the shape reminds the style of Guzzini...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Plastic
1st edition Harvey Guzzini Albanella lamp by Sergio Brazzoli & Hermano - 1970s
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
1st edition Albanella lamp by Harvey Guzzini at that time Harveiluce.
very rare lamp in very good condition with slight signs of patina
Category
1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Iron
Unusual Space Age Ceramic Lamp SC3 Italy, 1970s
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Unusual and rare ceramic lamp made in Italy by SC3 in the 70s. Beautiful hourglass-shape ceramic body evoking the creations of Marcello Cune...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Ceramic, Bakelite
Space Age Cork & Frosted Cracled Glass Rare Ice Cube Table Lamp
Located in San Diego, CA
An incredible unique table desk lamp with frosted crackled glass shade and cork bottom in very nice original condition working side switch of the cord, circa 1970's.
Category
20th Century American Space Age Lighting
Materials
Cork, Glass
Visir floor lamp by Eva Reneé Nele for Temde Swiss 1970s.
Located in Haderslev, DK
Classic and yet unique floor lamp by Eva Reneé Nele for Temde Swiss Leuchten 1970s.
Two light sources with E27 bulb sizes max 60W. Comes with the orig...
Category
1970s Swiss Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Three Globe And Chrome Table Lamp Space Age Style
Located in Toronto, ON
Space age style chrome table lamp with three globes. It was made in the 1970s. The base is chrome and the three globes are finished in milk glass. It’s three tiered in varying height...
Category
1970s American Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Wall Light by Glashütte Limburg, Germany, 1960s
Located in Schwerin, MV
Very rare structural glass wall lamp / mirror lamp from the 1960s from the company Glashütte Limburg. The lamp has a heavy, rectangular shade with rou...
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Flamingo Floor Lamp by Kwok Hoi Chan for Concord, 1960s
By Concord, Kwok Hoi Chan
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
Flamingo Floor Lamp by Kwok Hoi Chan for Concord, 1960s
Producer - Concord
Designer - Kwok Hoi Chan
Model - Flamingo Floor Lamp
Design Period - Sixties
Measurements - Width 32 cm x D...
Category
1960s European Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Lampada da tavolo 'luci' modello T443, space age anni 70 italiano
Located in Genova, IT
Lampada da tavolo prodotta da 'luci illuminazione' disegnata da Mario Faggian negli anni 70.
Modello T443 , chiamata anche 'president lamp'.
Quattro f...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Spage Age Orange Pendant designed by Guzzini 1970, Italy
By Guzzini
Located in Antwerp, BE
Very rare vintage pendant lamp designed in the space age seventies. This amazing vintage light is made of orange plastic with chrome. It gives a beautiful soft and warm light when it...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Space Age Glass Desk Lamp from Peill & Putzler, 1970s
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Lovely vintage space age desk lamp manufactured by Peill & Putzler in the 70s. This lamp emits charming glares thanks to the glass shapes. The glass and the wiring are in excellent c...
Category
1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Glass
Set of 2 1970s Chromed Space Age Wall Lamps by Cosack
Located in München, DE
Very nice Pop Art wall lamps from the 1970s.
Nice reduced design.
Very high quality workmanship.
The lamp head can be rotated.
Manufacturer: Cosack
Con...
Category
1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Aldo Nason Mazzega Italian Chrome and Glass Wall Sconce
By Aldo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Indianapolis, IN
A Space Age wall sconce designed by the Italian designer Aldo Nason (born 1920) for Mazzega. Made in Murano, Italy, the sconce has a pulegoso-like glass shade filled with small bub...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Artemide E-light red Y2K style design
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Desk lamp with color half transparent body. It was released in late 90s by Artemide. It's obvious that it was influenced from first generation iMac released in 1997. Color is red. I...
Category
1990s Italian Space Age Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Martinelli Luce 2144 Mappamondo Lamp with signature
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
rare imposant globe lamp by Elio Martinelli for Martinelli Luce Modell 2144 with makers mark.
good vintage condition with slight signs of use (no brakes/chips/melting points)
10...
Category
1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Acrylic
Vintage Sputnik Chandelier: Mid-Century Modern Lighting Restored
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Step into the world of mid-century modern design with our Sputnik Chandelier, a piece that embodies the era's futuristic aesthetic. This vintage chandelier, in pristine condition and...
Category
1970s American Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Steel, Metal
Italian space age Floor lamp in white metal, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian space age Floor lamp in white metal, 1970s
Floor lamp with 4 lights with diffuser made up of 4 round wavy sheets of white painted metal. Small round metal inserts on the diff...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
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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