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Space Age Dressers

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
1970s Space Age lacquered wood and fibreglass DBM Italia Dressing Table
Located in IT
A very original Space Age dressing table by DBM Italia from the 1970s in white lacquered wood and fully functional built-in coloured lights. The frame of the dressing table has inc...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Dressers

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Fiberglass, Wood

Space Age Five Drawer Dresser in Yellow and White
Located in Redding, CT
Space Age Five Drawer Dresser in Yellow and White. Or Green and White. The colored panels are interchangeable. Choose Lime green or lemon yellow. How creative. More photos to be adde...
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1970s Vintage Space Age Dressers

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Metal

Space Age Chest by Giovanni Maur, 1960s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Add a touch of cosmic chic to your bedroom with this Tan Space Age Treco Chest by Giovanni Maur. Its sleek design and space-inspired details will transport you to a time when the fut...
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1960s Canadian Vintage Space Age Dressers

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Chrome

Space Age Treco Chest by Giovanni Maur, 1970s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Giovanni Maur's red Treco chest takes storage to another dimension, where sleek curves and bold colors meet to create a piece that's both functional and visually striking, bringing a...
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1970s Canadian Vintage Space Age Dressers

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Chrome

1970′ Dressing Table Signed DBM Mobili 190 x 65 x H 210 cm
Located in Paris, FR
1970 dressing table by DBM Mobili (Tuscan firm which has existed since 1900) Lacquered wood, Altuglass, Acrylic Glass. Pink backlighting on the sides of the Coiffeuse. See; Hollywood...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Dressers

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Wood

Pair of Raymond Loewy Inspired Yellow Chapter One Dressers by Broyhill Premier
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Listed and sold as a pair. Please inquire if you are only interested in one. Well it’s 2023, and Broyhill’s Chapter One Collection is officially harder to find and more sought after than the Raymond Loewy orginals. With all due respect to Raymond Loewy, there really is something magical about the Chapter One line. Maybe they’re just more fun and approachable. Maybe it’s the proportions and practicality. Regardless, they’re one of our favourite collections of all time. The restoration team pulled no punches on this set of Chapter One Yellow Dressers...
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1970s American Vintage Space Age Dressers

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Plastic, Hardwood

Italian Art Cart designed by Giovanni Pelis for Stile Neolt, 1970s
Located in Hilversum, NL
Made in Italy plastic work station art cart. Designed by Giovanni Pelis for Stile Neolt. Three drawers and lots of storage. Wheels roll ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Dressers

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Plastic, Fiberglass

1960s Italian Design Chest of Drawers
Located in Tourcoing, FR
1960s Italian design black wooden and raspberry color nubuck chest of drawers composed of black wooden structure, nubuck half-moon shape handles, 3 drawers and chrome edging finish. ...
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1960s European Vintage Space Age Dressers

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Leather, Wood

White Laminated Plastic Storage Unit with Shelves & Sliding Doors, La Rinascente
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This small storage unit is made from black and white laminated plastic sheets. It features three useful and adjustable shelves with two sliding doors. The storage has been partially...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Dressers

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Plastic, Laminate

Pair Pierre Cardin Tall Wardrobe Chests of Drawers
Located in Hanover, MA
We have a pair of Pierre Cardin tall wardrobe dresser cabinets with double doors which open to reveal 6 pull-out drawers. Produced by Dilingham. White l...
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1970s American Vintage Space Age Dressers

Materials

Aluminum

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'Saga' Chest of Drawers by Broyhill Premier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
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Art Deco Modern Vanity Dressing Table Round Mirror Leather & Walnut Wood
Located in Porto, PT
Claire Dressing Table embraced an Art Deco style with curvy and opulent shapes. This eye-catchy modern dressing table owns the promise of enriching any master bedroom design project....
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Modern Light Cream Console or Dressing Table in Lacquered Wood & Polished Brass
Located in Porto, PT
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1960s Teak Dresser Scandes Mountain Cabin Chest of Drawers
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A wonderful and uncommon minimalist teak dresser on a plinth. Procured from a Swedish-American 75 yr. Estate in Maryland. Retains metal label of the cabinetmakers; Karl Andersson &...
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1960s Danish Vintage Space Age Dressers

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Space Age White Italy Dresser Vanity Table Lacquer Wood Fibreglass
Located in Valladolid, ES
One of a kind dressing table, space age style, 70s, with great influence of Art Deco aesthetics. In white lacquered wood, with a black marble effect fiberglass top. Large circular mirror in the upper part and the storage part is divided into two drawers on each side. With lighting in the upper and lower fin shapes. A piece of great sophistication and glamour, very difficult to find. It has a plate with the name of the Italian manufacturer DBM. The period known as the Space Age or Space Age was the post Atomic Age, that is, the late 50's and early 70's. It is part of the “stylings” that reigned in the US during the 20th century. The concept of an optimistic world based on a possible "Earth of Tomorrow" reigned by the dominance of atomic energy and space travel. This "Styling" is inspired by the North American space race, but above all, the aesthetics based on Science Fiction, space satellites, helmets, ships, the effect of weightlessness and a "cinematic" proposal of a new style. of life of the future. Movies like Barbarella 1968, James Bond, Space Odyssey 2001...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Dressers

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2 Giovanni Offredi Saporiti Italia Birdseye Maple Nightstands Dresser Chest MCM
Located in Dayton, OH
"Iconic Mid-Century Modern Fratelli Saporiti Italian bedside dressers, nightstands or chests by Giovanni Offredi, circa 1970s. Made of high gloss birdseye featuring six drawers and two lifting compartments for books, jewelry or valuables. Provenance : Jerome Schottenstein Estate, Columbus Ohio. Jerome was was an American entrepreneur and philanthropist, co-founder of Schottenstein Stores Corp. The Schottenstein family were Lithuanian immigrants who began an extensive business Empire in the late 19th Century. Schottenstein Stores owns stakes in DSW and American Signature Furniture; American Eagle Outfitters, retail liquidator SB360 Capital Partners, over 50 shopping centers, and 5 factories producing its shoes and furniture. It also holds an ownership interest in American Eagle Outfitters, Wehmeyer in Germany, Cold Stone Creamery and The Mazel Company. Since 1950, Saporiti Italia produces some of the most sophisticated and advanced pieces of furniture of the history of Italian design. There is a leit motiv in all the company's creations: each new piece is history in itself. Catching time off balance and anticipating the future are both the Challenge and the vocation of Saporiti Italia. Each item created and constructed by the company is slightly ahead of its time and it is destined to last, both in form and function, until the next era. The company, founded in 1950 by Mr. Sergio Saporiti and still under control of the Saporiti family, has contributed to the creation of milestones in the history of Italian design. During these decades of fast growing economy and fast changing social environment, Saporiti Italia set its particular international and avant-garde style. The first pieces of furniture of the Saporiti of the times were clearly influenced by emerging Scandinavian design, but with a special touch of Italian elegance in the use of finishing and materials. In 1965 Sergio Saporiti started a fruitful and “scientific” collaboration with one of the masters of Italian architecture and design of all times: Alberto Rosselli. Together they created a series of pieces of furniture – the Jumbo chair...
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1970s Vintage Space Age Dressers

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Danish Small Chest of Drawers File Cabinet Made from Oak Midcentury Modern 1960s
Located in Aarhus C, DK
Mid-century Scandinavian small chest of drawers made from oak with a beautiful warm patina. It’s most like made in Denmark. Manufactured ca 1960s. The front of the drawers and the ...
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1960s Danish Vintage Space Age Dressers

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Oak

DF2000 Cabinet/Credenza by Raymond Loewy for Doubinsky Freres
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1960s. Made in France. Rare piece of design history with ABS plastics doors and drawers. Cabinet was modified to have casters on base. Could be wall mounted.
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1960s French Vintage Space Age Dressers

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Plastic

1960s Mid-Century Modern Danish Teak Wood Chest of Drawers with Ebonized Accents
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Embrace the timeless sophistication of Danish design with our 1960s mid-century chest of drawers, a piece that masterfully blends the warmth of teak wood with the depth of walnut col...
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1960s Danish Vintage Space Age Dressers

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Lacquer, Plywood, Teak, Wood

Pair of 1970s Dynasty Brass Mastercraft Chest of Drawers
Located in San Antonio, TX
Pair of dynasty brass chest of drawers by Mastercraft. The chest includes pulls designed with Chinese characters which represent the four dynasties. Each dresser features three drawe...
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20th Century American Space Age Dressers

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Brass

Vintage Danish Rosewood Chest of Drawers by Hg Furniture, 1960s
Located in Asaa, DK
Vintage Danish rosewood chest of drawers by Johnny Sørensen and Rud Thygesen for Hansen & Guldborg Møbelfabrik, Denmark 1960s. Scandinavian Modern dresser with eight drawers. Drawer...
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1960s Danish Vintage Space Age Dressers

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Rosewood

Mid Century Walnut Highboy Dresser Broyhill Premier Saga
Located in Baltimore, MD
A beautiful, sleek mid-century modern walnut, Highboy Dresser circa early 1960’s from Broyhill Premier’s “Saga” collection. This absolute jewel remains in nearly pristine condition. ...
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1960s American Vintage Space Age Dressers

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iGuzzini DOMA Series - Rare Vintage Organizer Trolley, 1960s
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Beautiful and rare organiser trolley from the iconic DOMA series, produced by iGuzzini in the 70s. This beautiful organizer is highly versatile: it can be used as a portable cabinet, a magazine rack, a serving trolley. It has a movable box and perfectly working wheels. Made with the iGuzzini legendary plastic material, with a classic and timeless off white color adding a unique vintage touch. Also the matching coat hanger / organiser is available, for a hyper-rare and charming 70s home...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Dressers

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Space Age Treco Dresser By Giovanni Maur, 1970s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
With its vibrant red color and sleek space-age design, this dresser designed by Giovanni Maur for Treco brings a retro-futuristic flair to any interior, making a statement that is ou...
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1970s Canadian Vintage Space Age Dressers

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Plastic, Wood

Hanger Stand Rodier, 1970
Located in Perpignan, FR
Very rare hanger stand maded for the Rodier Shop in France during 1970s. It is in very good conditions.
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1970s French Vintage Space Age Dressers

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Metal

Hanger Stand Rodier, 1970
Hanger Stand Rodier, 1970
H 70.87 in W 39.38 in D 17.72 in
1970s Giovanni Maur Dresser for Treco, Canada
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Space age 1970s 9-draw dresser by Giovanni Maur for Treco. Molded plastic drawer fronts inside a wood frame. Slight marks to frame however draw...
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1970s Canadian Vintage Space Age Dressers

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Plastic, Laminate, Wood

Raymond Loewy Inspired Green Chapter One Triple Dresser by Broyhill Premier
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Well it’s 2022, and Broyhill’s Chapter One Collection is officially harder to find and more sought after than the Raymond Loewy orginals. With all...
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1970s American Vintage Space Age Dressers

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Space Age White Laminate Dresser
Located in Fulton, CA
Space-Age style 6 drawer low dresser crafted in all white Formica. Oval or race track design to sides of drawers with waterfall front. Drawers open and close easily on steel glides. ...
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Late 20th Century American Space Age Dressers

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Formica

Space Age White Laminate Dresser
Space Age White Laminate Dresser
H 29.25 in W 56.75 in D 18 in
Faux Fur Cylindrical Folding Dressing Table by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau
Located in Beirut, LB
Dressing table in faux fur by Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau from the 1970s, with a cylindrical shape that fold-out in two split cylinder lined with synthetic white fur on weels. Ea...
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1970s Vintage Space Age Dressers

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Modernist Space Age 6-Drawer Dresser /Cabinet
By (after) Raymond Loewy
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist, Space Age 6-drawer dresser / armoire.. Elegance blended with Space Age design. Most unusual rosewood melamine .laminate and aluminum. Dated 1974 Six drawers on the left, large closet...
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1970s American Vintage Space Age Dressers

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Unusual Modernist, Space Age 9-Drawer Dresser, Aluminum and Melamine Rosewood
By (after) Raymond Loewy
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist. Space age 9-drawer dresser. Elegance blended with Space Age design, most unusual!!! Rosewood melamine (laminate) and aluminum, dated 1974. Three drawers on left. Three dra...
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1970s American Vintage Space Age Dressers

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Aluminum

Green Velvet and Brass 1960s Italian Design Chest of Drawers
Located in Tourcoing, FR
This green forest velvet dresser with generous and plump shapes, with an Italian design from the 1960s and 1970s, is adorned with a mirror-effect glass top tinged with bronze and a b...
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1960s European Vintage Space Age Dressers

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Brass

Long and Vintage Chest of Drawers in Black Wooden with Chrome Details
Located in Tourcoing, FR
Long black wooden and chrome vintage chest of drawers with sober lines and Minimalist design offering large storage spaces: eight drawers that have for each their facade decorated wi...
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Late 20th Century European Space Age Dressers

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Chrome

Midcentury Rosewood and White Lacquered Dressing Table
Located in Tourcoing, FR
Amazing and glossy dressing table from the 1960s-1970s composed of a wooden structure, rosewood and white lacquered, a triptych mirror and three chests of drawers decorated with diam...
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1960s French Vintage Space Age Dressers

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Mirror, Wood

Space Age dressers for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Space Age dressers for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Late 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage dressers created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include case pieces and storage cabinets and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with plastic, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Space Age dressers made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original dressers, popular names associated with this style include Broyhill, Giovanni Pelis, Pierre Cardin, and Stile Neolt. 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 dressers differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $757 and tops out at $27,830 while the average work can sell for $3,685.

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