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Space Age Furniture

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
White Metal Bicycle Table Lamp by Zicoli, 1970s, Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
White metal bicycle table lamp by Zicoli, 1970s Italy Very rare large desk lamp Plastic rims. Very high quality. Fully functional. Original cabl...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Metal

Pair of Brass and Metal Chrome Lamps by Lumica, Spain, 1970s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Very rare Space Age Mid-Century Modern pair of table or bedside lamps in brass and metal chrome, shades in white lucite perspex methacrylate by the span...
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1970s Spanish Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Metal, Brass, Chrome

Italian Space Age Chair in Curved Chromed Steel, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian space age chair in curved chromed steel, 1970s Chair in curved chromed steel. The seat and back are made of fine tubular chromed steel that fo...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Steel

Space Age Brown Plastic Dining Room Set Markus Farner Walter Grunder 1970s
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age vintage dining room set from plastic in a chocolate brown tone reupholstered with light brown textile fabric. The dining room set con...
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1970s Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Metal

Italian Brown Glazed Ceramic Appetizer by F. Bettonica for Gabbianelli, 1965
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Brown ceramic appetizer by arch. Franco Bettonica for Gabbianelli. The set consists of 4 aperitif plates and 1 large tray. Excellent condition: no cra...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Ceramic

Silver Console Table / Dj Box for Turntables and Vinyls
Located in Larnaca, CY
This custom made piece was commissioned to host two turn-tables, a double-channel mixer on its top surface and a storage space for up to 300 vinyls. Being both performative and the o...
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2010s European Space Age Furniture

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Wood

Contemporary Kundalini Hopf Atomium Floor Lamp
Located in Trezzano sul Naviglio, Milano Lombardia
Atomium The luminous reinterpretation of the historic architectural symbol of Brussels, created for Expo in 1958. A large, versatile lamp with a hybrid use that can be placed free...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Space Age Furniture

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Plexiglass

Targetti Space Age Orange and Black Italian , circa 1970s
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
A Mid-Century Modern orange and black table lamp by Targetti. It works 110-240 volts and needs a regular e27 bulb. Lamp is marked on the bottom. Articlable lamp, You can move either ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Metal

Italian 1970s Design Style White Marble Side Table
Located in Tourcoing, FR
Graphic and Italian 1970s design style side table in solid white marble.
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21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Space Age Furniture

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Marble

Space Age Vintage Freestanding Armchairs Quartett Set of Four Green Ash 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age Vintage authentic Quartett Set of 4 freestanding armchairs or dining chairs from ash wood green stained with yellow fabric upholstery 1960s. A set of 4 rare space age auth...
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Late 20th Century European Space Age Furniture

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Upholstery, Ash

Set of Five Orbit Chairs and Original Dining Table by Vitra, Germany, 1965
Located in Haderslev, DK
Rare special Orbit dining set of five chairs and a dining table. Designed by Farner & Grunder for Herman Miller and produced by Vitra 1965. All original with the original uphol...
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1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Fabric, Fiberglass

Space Age Popdesign Fiberglass Chandelier, circa 1960/1970
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Space age popdesign fiberglass chandelier, circa 1960/1970. the chain is adjustable up to a height of 200cm (78.75").
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1960s European Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Fiberglass

Octagon Mushroom Peill & Putzler Brass & Blown Glass Table Lamp, 1970s, Germany
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
Elegant space age table lamp manufactured by Peill & Putzler in Germany. The lamp features a brass base with a mouth-blown lampshade in octagon cut that provides smooth and wonderful...
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Brass

Italian Space Age Double-Sided Luminous Sign Brionvega in Plexiglass Metal, 1970
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian space age Double-sided luminous sign Brionvega in plexiglass and metal, 1970s. Double-sided luminous sign with a rectangular base, in dark metal and white plexiglass. On the...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Metal

MCM Pendant, Relief Glass and Chrome, Belgium, 1960
Located in Herentals, BE
Pendant of thick, transparent relief glass with turtle motif. The suspension system is made of chrome-plated metal, as is the ceiling cap with suspension hook...
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1960s Belgian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Chrome

Commode and 2 Tables, 1960, Material, Wood and Chromed Bronze, Italian
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Commodes and 2 tables. year: 1960 Material: wood and chromed bronze. Country: Italian. We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982.If ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Chrome

Vintage West Germany Ceramic Table Lamp in Dark Yellow Colour with Glass Shade
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
A small ceramic west germany table lamp with glass shade. The lamp requires one E14 lightbulb and currently has an EU-plug. Dimensions: ø ...
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1970s European Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Ceramic, Opaline Glass

Italian Modern Space Age Black Leather and Yellow Metal Chair, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Leather and metal space age chair, 1970s Space age chair with tubular structure in yellow painted metal and seat in black leather. The backrest is characterized by geometric shapes ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Metal

Space Age Plastic Desk Set Organizer
Located in San Diego, CA
Nice black & white Space Age plastic desk set organizer, circa 1970's great condition 2 pieces set great for envelopes, clips pens, etc.
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Late 20th Century North American Space Age Furniture

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Plastic

Vintage White Space Age Sconce Opaline Glass Wall Light
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
White space age wall sconce with an opaline glass shade and wooden holder. The lamp requires one E27 lightbulb and currently has an EU-plug. Dimensions:...
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1970s European Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Opaline Glass, Wood

3 Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Sconces Signed by Venini, circa 1960
Located in Merida, Yucatan
3 Mid-Century Modern Murano glass sconces manufctured by Venini, circa 1960, in clear and amber thick Murano glass slabs. Metal hardware has been lacquered white but it was original...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture

Materials

Murano Glass

Nickeled Brass & White Plastic 4005 Pendant Lamp by Castiglioni for Kartell, 59
Located in Varese, Lombardia
White methacrylate double shades with nickel plated brass finishes. Original working wiring with 1 E27 lamp socket. Overall very good condition: the upper crown element is missing.
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1950s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Brass, Nickel

Black Pala Clamp Table Lamp by Corrado and Luigi Aroldi for Luci, 1970s
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Black Pala clamp table lamp by Corrado and Luigi Aroldi for Luci, designed around 1970. The shade is made of lacquered metal and contains a chromed steel screen. The lamp can be a...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Metal, Steel

Space Age Vintage Orange Silver Metal Desk Lamp 1960s Germany
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age vintage desk lamp from metal in orange and silver color tones 1960s Germany. A wonderful table lamp or desk lamp in playful orange color with a flexible silver stem and a rectangular base from the 1960s. The table lamp shows an on/off switch at the rectangular base and a flexible stem in silver. Perfect to turn the shade in each direction. One E 14 socket Through the bold color it works wonderfully as color splash in your office, working space, executive office or workspace studio. Could also be perfect as colorful bedside table...
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1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Metal

Antique Gold Metal Triple Tube Pair of Ceiling Lamps by TZ, 1960s Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Rare Space Age Antique gold metal triple tube mini pair of ceiling lamps by TZ, 1960s, Germany Very elegant and Minimalist wall lamps Lamps are in very good condition. These...
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1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Metal

Polo Stool by Anna Castelli Ferrieri for Kartell, Italy, 1979
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Vintage Polo stool by Anna Castelli Ferrieri for her and her husband’s company Kartell. Out of production and rarely seen this is a great piece for both beg...
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Late 20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture

Materials

Plastic

Space Age Vintage White Brown Black Glass Chandelier Pendant Mazzega Italy 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
Space age vintage chandelier or pendant from blown glass and plastic in flower like bizarre shape by Mazzega, Italy 1960s. A beautiful chandelier or pendant by Mazzega with shades ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Metal

White Desk Lamp by Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide, 1970s, Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
White desk lamp by Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide, 1970s, Italy Adjustable head and body. Very high quality. Fully functional. Original cable and plug. This lamp is suita...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Metal

Targetti, Set of Two Chrome Sphere Pendant Lamps from 70s
Located in Catania, CT
Excellent vintage condition for this set of two pendant lamps produced by Targetti during the 70s. Made from chrome. Labeled. Full working with EU sta...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture

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Chrome

Flemming Brylle & Preben Jacobsen Space Ace Table Lamp 1960s Sweden
Located in Den Haag, NL
Flemming Brylle & Preben Jacobsen Iconic Space Ace table lamp. 1960s Rare find in this condition. very fragile Smoked Lucite and White Plastic straps. one E27 bulb needed.  
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1960s Danish Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Plastic

Lounge Chair from the Meerescollection by Luigi Colani in Black Fabric
Located in Halle, DE
Lounge Chair / Armchair by Luigi Colani from the Meerescollection. Designed 1968. Manufactured by Kusch& Co. Model 9900/3. Recent Edition. Was exhibition piece in showroom. Upholster...
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1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Fabric

Space Age Kundalini Berchicci E.T.A. Fiberglass White Floor Lamp
Located in Trezzano sul Naviglio, Milano Lombardia
E.T.A. white finish Craftsmanship and materials in a fascinating combination. A floor lamp in fibreglass shaped by hand. A sinuous object flooded with light that seems to arrive f...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Space Age Furniture

Materials

Fiberglass

Space Age White Beech Coffee Table by Opal, 1970, Germany
By Opal
Located in Vienna, AT
This vintage Space Age coffee table consists of a white lacquered beech wooden base topped with an oval shaped smoked glass top. The vintage condition is very good. Approximate mea...
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Beech

Space Age Vintage Chandelier Opaline Glass Chrome Mazzega 1960s Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age vintage chandelier or pendant from opaline glass and chrome by Mazzega 1960s Italy. A beautiful chandelier in a wonderful combination of silver colored chrome...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Chrome

Vintage Tubular Chrome "Z" Accent Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sculptural tubular chrome accent table. “Z” shape with round glass top. In the style of Paul Tuttle.
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Mid-20th Century American Space Age Furniture

Materials

Chrome

Vintage Domed Brushed Steel, Chrome Table Lamp in the Style of Laurel Lamp Co
Located in Lomita, CA
This lamp is special, and it is has a sleek futuristic look and brushed steel or chrome exterior. The lamp silhouette is striking with the wide dome and spherical stand. The double chains control dual sockets which allow for focused lighting. This is possibly by Laurel Lamp Co., of Newark, NJ, circa 1950-70. It invokes mid century and space age design. The flaring body and circular foot rest on a glass or plexiglas base. This lamp has a space age feel and is a cut above...
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Mid-20th Century American Space Age Furniture

Materials

Steel

Vintage Space Age Eyeball Pendant Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage 'eyeball' pendant lamp by Dijkstra, Holland. Translucent tobacco-brown casing with chrome accents and angle-adjustment hardware. Includes original ceiling CAP. This lamp i...
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1970s Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Steel

Portarviste Magazine Rack by Giotto Stoppino, Kartell, 1971
Located in Las Vegas, NV
2-tier Portarviste magazine rack in black by Giotto Stoppino for Kartell, 1971. Slight wear consistent with age. Signed Kartell.
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1970s American Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Plastic

Space Age Set of Two Table Lamps by Stilux Milano, 1970s
Located in Catania, CT
Great vintage condition with small trace of age and use for this set of plastic and metal space age table lamp produced in Italy by Stilux Milano. Labeled and tag of manufacturing. M...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture

Materials

Metal

Elephant Chair by Bernard Rancillac, Limited Edition 37/100, 1985
Located in Antwerp, BE
Elephant Chair; Fauteil Éléphant; Bernard Rancillac; Limited Edition; 37/100; 1985; 1980s; Bedside Chair; Side Chair; Lobby Lounge Chair; Reading Ch...
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1980s French Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Steel

Italian Black fiberglass fabric Armchair Girasole Tournesol by Frigerio, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian space age Black fiberglass and fabric Armchair Girasole by Frigerio, 1960s Armchair mod. Girasole (Tournesol) with flower-shaped seat, padded and upholstered in colorful fab...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Fiberglass

Space Age Metal Pendant by Ludib Bratislava, 1960's, Restored
Located in Praha, CZ
Metal ring pendant with brass perforated strip by LUDIB Bratislava, Czechoslovakia 1960's. Perfect condition, restored: brass refinished, rewired -...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Space Age Furniture

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Metal, Brass

Pair of Morex Italian Mid-Century Space Age Swivel Chrome Cocktail Side Tables
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Italian Mid-Century Space Age-style (circa 1970) articulating 'Convertible' circular cocktail / coffee table with a chrome tube frame with four circular glass tabletops, the ...
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20th Century Space Age Furniture

Materials

Chrome

Carlo Viglino 'Pic Boll' 6 Person Vintage Picnic Set for Guzzini, Italy, 1968
Located in Schagen, NL
This ingenious picnic set was designed by Carlo Viglino in 1968 and produced by Guzzini in the 1970s. The plastic sphere or ball shaped carrier holds everything required for a pic...
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Late 20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture

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Plastic

Pink Plastic Balloon Sconce by Yves Christin for Bilumen, 1970s, Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Pink Plastic Balloon Sconce or Flush Mount Ceiling Light by Yves Christin for BILUMEN, 1980s, Italy Lampshade is in very good vintage condition. ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Plastic

Rare Big "Hebi" Lamp by Isao Hosoe for Valenti, Italy
Located in Den Haag, NL
Designer lamp, designed by Isao Hosoe in 1969 for Valenti, Italy. The lamp is called Hebi which is Japanese for snake. The lamp comes with original table clamp and is in good, used c...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Chrome

Space Age Table Lamp Aluminor France 1990s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
This wonderful table lamp was produced in France for Aluminor during the 1990s. With its cone formed base and mushroom rounded shade it’s a futuristic designed piece that will give t...
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1990s French Space Age Furniture

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Aluminum

Vintage Steel Centerpiece by A. Panzeri for Robots Milano, 1970s
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This sculptural centerpiece was manufactured in steel and produced by Robots, Milano. It remains in a pretty good condition: normal signs of wear, mostly located under the base.
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1970s European Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Steel

Nickel Plated Brass & White Plastic 60s pendant lamp by Bandini Buti for Kartell
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Pendant lamp composed by 2 methacrylate emispherical shades joined together with nickel plated brass screws. Electrical system with 1 E27 lamp socket. Very good condition: very lig...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Brass, Iron, Nickel

Italian Space-age White Acrylic Pendant Lamp
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Takes one standard E27/E26 light bulb (not included). Total height of the lamp is adjustable, length of the cable is 140cm and can be shortened to your preference. Free shipping to a...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Acrylic

Red Plastic Space Age Vintage Tray Bed Table Luigi Massoni Guzzini, 1970s, Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age red vintage tray or breakfast table Model pepito from plastic designed by Luigi Massoni Grafico Studio Zeto for Guzzini 1970s Italy. Perfect to use as foldable breakfast bed table or tray or as computer table...
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Late 20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture

Materials

Plastic

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...
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1970s European Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Porcelain, Glass

Vintage Sputnik Three Glass Shade Floor Lamp, Mid-Century
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
A very rare sputnik floorlamp with three glass shades. The precise brand of the lamps is unknown to us. The shades produce a magnificent, classic li...
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1970s European Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Chrome, Metal

Glass Pair of Wall Lamps by Peill Putzler, 1970s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Glass pair of wall lamps by Peill Putzler, 1970s, Germany. Very elegant and Minimalist wall lamps. Lamps are in very good condition. These lamps works with E14 standard ligh...
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Metal

Pair of White Opaline Glass Shades & Brass Frame 1970s Flush Mount Lamps
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Set of 2 ceiling lamps produced in 1970s in opaline glass and brass structure. Very good vintage condition: normal brass oxidation patina. Each ...
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1970s Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Metal, Brass

1970s Space Age Orange and Black Italian Desk Lamp by Targetti Sankey
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A Mid-Century Modern orange and black table lamp by Targetti. It works 110-240 volts and needs a regular e27 bulb. Lamp is marked on the bottom and in good conditions overall. The De...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture

Materials

Metal

Ressort Letter Rack by Yonel Lebovici for Distrimex, 1969
By Yonel Lebovici, Distrimex
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This sculptural "Ressort" model letter rack was designed by Yonel Lebovici in 1969 for Edition Distrimex. It is made of chrome-plated steel and it remains in good vintage original co...
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1960s French Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Metal, Nickel

Vintage Cristal 1960s Vase Mod. 3586 by T. Wirkkala for Karhula- Iittala
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Vintage cristal vase mod. 3586 designed by T. Wirkkala for Karhula- Iittala. Good condition: alone slightly opaque at the edge.
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1960s Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Glass

Space Age furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Space Age furniture 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 furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, seating, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Space Age furniture 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 furniture, popular names associated with this style include Mazzega Murano, Artemide, Kartell, and Joe Colombo. 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 furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $22 and tops out at $650,000 while the average work can sell for $1,719.

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