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Space Age Tables

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.

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Style: Space Age
Space Age trolley by Allegri for Allegri Parma, Italy, 1960s
Located in modena, Emilia-Romagna
Allegri of Parma... Version with Grande of the famous Three Shelf Trolley with Smoke Gray Glass, 1970s. "Modern Italian style" and made of chrome-plated tubular steel, with smoked gl...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Tables

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Steel

Round Chrome and Glass Coffee Cocktail Table c 1960/70s possibly Paul Tuttle
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional post modern, space age period coffee table, attributed to Paul Tuttle for Strasse International. The table features a round tempered glass top with a polished edge, whi...
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Mid-20th Century American Space Age Tables

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Chrome

Vintage Italian steel and glass Space age dining table
Located in Milano, IT
In the world of interior design, there are pieces that stand as timeless icons of a bygone era, and your vintage Italian steel and glass dining table from the 1970s is unquestionably...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Tables

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Metal, Steel

Small coffee/side table in glass and steel
Located in Milano, Lombardia
A small coffee tabe in glass and steel. In general good condition, original from 70's .
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Tables

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Steel

Fluted rectangular coffee table, 1970s.
Located in Lisboa, PT
Fluted rectangular coffee table with a travertine table top. Italy, 1970s.
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Tables

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Travertine

Half-circle desk, 1980s.
Located in Lisboa, PT
Half-circle desk in exotic wood and glass. France, 1980s.
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1980s European Vintage Space Age Tables

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Wood

Pine dining table, 1950s.
Located in Lisboa, PT
Pine dining table resting on four feet finished by a ball. France, 1950s.
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1950s French Vintage Space Age Tables

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Pine

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 Tables

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Mirror, Fiberglass, Wood, Lacquer

Oval mirrored polished metal and glass coffee table, Italy 1970's
Located in Renens, CH
Very stylish and high quality coffee table probably made in Italy around 1970. The oval glass top features an inlaid curved pattern composed of two lines which create an interesting...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Tables

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Chrome

Mid Century Smoked Glass Chromecraft USA Grafton W1s Space Age Dining Table
Located in Leamington Spa, GB
Retro Chromcraft USA Grafton Atomic Dining Table. A fantastic and extremely stylish 1972 dining room furniture. A large oval dining room table...
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Mid-20th Century American Space Age Tables

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Aluminum

Space Ace set nesting tables 1970s France
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice set of nesting table .Black Ebonized wood ,comes with Chrome round Legs . 1970s France .
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1970s French Vintage Space Age Tables

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Chrome

Large MCM Lucite Pedestal
Located in San Diego, CA
A large MCM rectangular lucite pedestal, circa 1970s. The piece is in good vintage condition and measures a substantial 26"W x 19"D x 36"H. Great to display a large MCM abstract sculpture...
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20th Century American Space Age Tables

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Lucite

Wooden patinated column table , 19th c.
Located in Lisboa, PT
Wooden patinated octogonal column, side table, resting an octogonal base, with a round table top. France, early 19th c.
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19th Century French Antique Space Age Tables

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Wood

Vintage 80s Willy Rizzo Coffee Table, Jet Set Era, Mirror Chrome Cocktail Table
Located in Milano, IT
A photographer turned furniture (and interior designer), Willy Rizzo has been one of the most eclectic and interesting personalities of the 1970s and 80s Jet Set. Born in Italy, yet ...
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1980s French Vintage Space Age Tables

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Metal, Steel, Chrome

Space Side Table/Stool in Yellow Valchromat
Located in London, GB
Maddy, the founder of squares & things was inspired by the Space Age and the sweeping architecture of Oscar Neimeyer's buildings for her second collection of furniture - SPACE Collec...
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2010s British Space Age Tables

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Scrap Wood

David Lange octagonal Lucite coffee table 1970s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Beautiful made Lucite coffee table in an Octangle shaped .Nice thick Lucite comes with a Glass top . Design by David Lange France 1970s . Only one problem difficult to photograph. ...
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1970s French Vintage Space Age Tables

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Lucite

Chrome and Thick Glass Set of 3 Nesting Tables, 1970s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Chrome and Thick Glass Set of 3 Nesting Tables, 1970s, Germany Measurtements : 55 cm x 55 cm x 45 cm Please do not hesitate to ask us if you have any...
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1970s Vintage Space Age Tables

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Chrome

White Lacquered Multifunctional Coffee Table, 1970s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
White Lacquered Multifunctional Coffee Table. Packaging with bubble wrap and cardboard boxes is included. If the wooden packaging is needed (fumigated crates or boxes) for US and Int...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Tables

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Lacquer

Italian modern round steel dining table, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern round steel dining table, 1970s Dining table with round top, entirely in steel. The top is embraced along its entire circumference by a sheet, also in steel, which fol...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Tables

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Steel

Pluto Kids Table/Play Desk by Pierre Colleu for Disney, Manufactured by Starform
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Pluto‘ kids table / play desk, by pierre colleu for disney, manufactured by starform, france, 1980s, painted resin, laminated wood, plastic. Good original c...
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1980s French Vintage Space Age Tables

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Resin, Plastic, Rubber, Wood

Italian Marble Teardrop Coffee Table, 1980s
Located in Zaandam, NL
Absolutely stunning marble coffee table, somewhat in the style of Angelo Mangiarotti, Italy 1980s. The color is this subtle subdued green with lovely hints of old pink. The table is ...
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1980s Italian Vintage Space Age Tables

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Marble

1970-1980 Pair of Coffee Tables Lucite Pierre Vandel, Paris
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of coffee table Lucite and gilded aluminium with gold 22 carats, certificate original, signed Pierre Vandel Paris. Beveled upper tray, circa 1970, good original condition. Meas...
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1970s French Vintage Space Age Tables

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Aluminum

Modus triangular table + integrated swivelling chairs by Osvaldo Borsani, Tecno
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A very well-known office chair from the 70s - in a very rare configuration: Osvaldo Borsani's "Modus" series for Tecno, here as a triangular table with six integrated swivelling chai...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Tables

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Metal

Jet Desk / Igl-Jet by Ernest Igl aka Ernest Hoffmann for Wilhelm Werndl, 1970s
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
ernest “igl” hoffmann was on an artistic mission: in 1970, for example, he designed the legendary „igl jet desk” as a rebellion against „a style of furnit...
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1970s Czech Vintage Space Age Tables

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Metal

Electric Blue Space Side Table / Stool by Squares & Things
Located in London, GB
Maddy, the founder of squares & things was inspired by the Space Age and the sweeping architecture of Oscar Neimeyer's buildings for her second collection of furniture - SPACE Collec...
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2010s British Space Age Tables

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Wood

Space Age Coffee Table in the Style of Artemide / Vico Magistretti, Italy
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A white gel coated fiberglass Space Age coffee table with nice smooth edges and curved inner legs making for a stable piece . Modeled in the manne...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Tables

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Fiberglass

Space Age Tubular Chrome Base Coffe Table Italy 1970s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Space Age tubular chromr coffe table made in Italy 1970s.
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Tables

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Metal, Chrome

Model Prisma Coffee Table, Voitto Haapalainen, Tehokaluste Oy, 1970s
Located in Helsinki, FI
Model Prisma coffee table by Voitto Haapalainen for Tehokaluste Oy from the 1970s. Wood and steel. Iconic design. Good vintage condition, patina and wear consistent with age and use.
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1970s Finnish Vintage Space Age Tables

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Steel

Space Age End Table / Stool in the Style of I. Gardella & A. Castelli, c. 1960s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Space Age Plastic End Table or Stool with Chrome Detail in the style of Ignazio Gardella and Anna Castelli, circa 1960s.
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Mid-20th Century American Space Age Tables

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Plastic

Side table in chromed metal and glass 1970s
Located in PARIS, FR
Side table in the style of Max Sauze. The designer is unknown. This table was produced in the 70s as part of the space age movement, which began in the 60s and is characterised by a ...
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1970s Vintage Space Age Tables

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Metal

Orange Space Age Serving Trolley or Bar Cart, West Germany 1970s
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you can find an elegant, collapsible Space Age serving trolley or minibar in orange. It feature two-tier shelving and wheels, allowing you to move it around the space...
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Tables

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Metal

Eero Saarinen Tulip Oval Carrara Arabescato Marble Tulip Table for Knoll, 1967
Located in Vicenza, IT
Tulip oval dining table designed by Eero Saarinen in 1957 and manufactured by Knoll in 1967. Composed of a white lacquered pedestal and a tabletop made of ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Tables

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Carrara Marble

Les Prismatiques Rare Lucite and Glass Rectangular Coffee or Cocktail Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Made in the 1970s, this coffee table was produced by Les Prismatiques, who focused primarily on lucite and glass in their products. Made of thick sheets of clear lucite and glass, th...
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1970s American Vintage Space Age Tables

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Glass, Lucite

Vintage Space Age Rotobar by Curver, 1970s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Curver Rotobar typical a product from the Space Ace period .seventies fantastic plastic!. several spaces for the bottles. The orange serving tray can be really used as a serving tray. the o ring on the Orange tray...
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1970s Dutch Vintage Space Age Tables

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Plastic

Sandro Petti for L'AngoloMetallArte Lucite, Chrome & Smoked Glass Cocktail Table
Located in Hanover, MA
Sandro Petti, chrome mounted lucite coffee table for L'AngoloMetallArte, Roma. c. 1970s, Italy. Very thick acrylic. Four matte chrome steel connector brackets around top edge of ta...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Tables

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Chrome

Red Lacquered Wood Desk from the 50s, Italian
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Red lacquered wood desk from the 50s, Italian. Desk 1950s Country: Italian Materials: Red lacquered wood Finish: polyurethanic lacquer It is an ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Space Age Tables

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Wood

Sculptural Coffee Table Attributed to Knut Hesterberg for Ronald Schmitt
Located in Athens, Attiki
Sculptural coffee table in the style of Knut Hesterberg for Ronald Schmitt, Germany 1970s. Aerodynamic stainless steel legs with smoked caramel glass on top.
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Tables

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Stainless Steel

Brown Italian Space Age Plastic Trolley Dime by Marcello Siard for Coll, Longato
Located in Vienna, AT
This brown Italian Space Age ABS plastic trolley was designed by Marcello Siard for Collezioni Longato Padova Italy and is marked on the underside, Model Name is Dime. Very nice orig...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Tables

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Plastic

MCM Design Round Glass Top And Star Wooden Base Coffee Table
Located in Tourcoing, FR
MCM Design Round Glass Top And Star Wooden Base Coffee Table composed of a large round and smoked glass top with a star shaped wooden base.
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20th Century Space Age Tables

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Smoked Glass, Wood

David Lange Lucite Cart Space Ace, 1970s, France
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice lucite trolley on chrome Wheels. Thick lucite base, comes with Chrome details. Good condition. Design by David Lange, France, 1970s.
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1970s French Vintage Space Age Tables

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Lucite

Vintage Trolley by Joe Colombo, 1970s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Vintage 'boby portable storage system' trolley designed by Joe Colombo and produced by Bieffeplast. Part of the permanent collection of the MoMA in NYC 1970s - Italy Very go...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Tables

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Plastic

Contemporary Apollo Table in Polished Stainless Steel
Located in Winchelsea, East Sussex
Contemporary side table featuring mirror polished stainless steel with a gold finish, and tinted glass top. Named after the god of the Sun from Greek mythology, as well as the past ...
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2010s British Space Age Tables

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Steel, Stainless Steel

Italian Midcentury Expandable Green Lacquered Dining Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An Italian midcentury dining table. Dark green lacquered finish and chrome hardware at base. Table opens to reveal one hidden folding leaf, expanding to a total of 64" wide. Sourced ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Tables

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Chrome

Vintage Rockledge Design Studios Dining/Bistro Set by Fred Garbotz, 3 Piece Set
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Rockledge Design Studios Dining/Bistro Set by Fred Garbotz - 3 Piece Set Super cool and Unique contemporary Concept dining set from Rockledge ...
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Early 2000s American Space Age Tables

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Steel

Italian Design, Black Lacquer and Brushed Steel Coffee Table Willy Rizzo 1970
Located in Saint Rémy de Provence, FR
Square coffee table with relief checkerboard decoration in black lacquered wood and brushed steel, Willy Rizzo 1970. Good condition.
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Tables

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Wood

Phase Design Griffin Pair of Side Tables or Stools by Reza Feiz Fiberglass & Oak
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This versatile pair works interchangeably as side tables or stools. Made from a hand sanded fiberglass shell and finished with a high-end automotive polyurethane gloss finish, it is ...
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2010s American Space Age Tables

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Enamel

White & Brown Luigi Massoni Italian Mid-Century Trolley Bar for Guzzini, 1970s
Located in Lisboa, PT
This trolley was designed by Luigi Massoni for Guzzini, in Italy during the 1970s. The trolley features two trays, made of off-white and brown plastic. The two removable circular trays sit within the triangular structures with chromed wheels. The trays, one in white and the other in brown, have a diameter of 56 centimeters. With some marks, specially on the white tray, and scratches. One wheel...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Tables

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Plastic

Flower Table in 100% Recycled Plastic by Squares & Things
Located in London, GB
squares & things' signature Flower Table design gets reimagined in 100% recycled plastics. Made entirely from recycled plastic packaging and ocean waste, the table can be recycled it...
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2010s British Space Age Tables

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Plastic

Italian Walnut 1960s Coffee Table/Bar Table by Bernini
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Rare coffee table/bar table produced in Italy in the 1960s by Bernini. The particular construction of this table allows it to be transformed from a normal coffee table into a contain...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Tables

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Metal, Aluminum

Luigi Massoni Italian Midcentury Trolley Bar for Guzzini, 1970's
Located in Lisboa, PT
This trolley was designed by Luigi Massoni for Guzzini, in Italy during the 1970's. The trolley features two trays, made of off-white plastic. The two removable circular trays sit within the triangular structures with white wheels. The trays have a diameter of 56 centimeters. One wheel...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Tables

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Plastic

Vintage Italian Space Age Dining Table in Lacquered Wood & Steel by Willy Rizzo
Located in Milano, IT
Born in Italy but raised and educated in Paris, France Willy Rizzo has been one of the most eclectic figures in the panorama of modern design. Well known amongst collectors and furniture enthusiasts, Rizzo was not a designer by formation...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Tables

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Metal, Steel, Stainless Steel

Space Age Adjustable Coffee Table/ Dining Table Luciano Campanini Propeller Glas
Located in Berlin, BE
The height may be adjusted by turning the ball. Steel base and Glass Top. Dining table H 75 cm Coffee table height 46 cm diameter glass 120 cm.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Tables

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Steel

Buck Rogers Inspired Wall Mirror & Overlapping Console Table 1980s Memphis Style
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Seemingly straight out of the set of a Buck Rogers episode, this amazing two part wall-mirror and overlapping wall-console are truly stylish time-capsule condition pieces! I purchase...
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1980s American Vintage Space Age Tables

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Aluminum

Space Age Design UFO Coffee Table by Jean Maneval for Mobilier De France, 1970s
By Jean Maneval
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
Space age design UFO coffee table by Jean Maneval for Mobilier de France, 1970s This is a beautiful Spage Age coffee table with beautiful blue glass. ...
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1970s French Vintage Space Age Tables

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Art Glass, Plywood

Retro Inspired, Maximalist 'Flying Saucer' Coffee Table in Recycled Plastics
Located in London, GB
Ever playful, innovative design studio Duffy London exclusively unveils its latest conversational art-as-furniture piece, the retro-candy inspired Flying Saucer coffee table, brought to life using 100% recycled plastics in a series of pop colour finishes. Be transported back into the sweet shop as a child, surrounded by large glass jars overflowing with bright-coloured gobstoppers, love-hearts, flying saucers, licorice all-sorts, and marshmallows. The Flying Saucer table embraces nostalgia and unapologetically combines vibrant pop colours and patterns in a true maximalist fashion. An eye-catching, evocative design that refuses to follow convention and serves as a constant reminder to live one’s life to the fullest – to go bigger, go bolder, to be adventurous, and not to take life too seriously. Following on from Duffy’s first foray 3D printed sand furniture...
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2010s British Space Age Tables

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Glass, Plastic

Space Age Chrome Wire Coffee Table, 1970s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Space age era coffee table with a chromed metal wire base and a round smoked glass top. 1970s - Germany Good condition Dimensions: height: 42...
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Tables

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Chrome

Space Age Orange Bar Cart Table by Horn Collection attributed to Peter Ghyczy
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
Rare bar table on wheels with 2 glas tops, 3 bottle holders and a magazine rack. Good and heavy quality. early 1970's - Made in Germany - by Peter Ghyczy for Horn Collection di...
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Tables

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Polystyrene

Cloud II Organic Shaped Glass Coffee Table in Beige with Solid Wood Spheres
Located in Larnaca, CY
Tempered glass with three solid wooden lacquered spheres. Captured on the moment of transition, this low glass table takes the form of a smooth clou...
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2010s Cypriot Space Age Tables

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Glass, Wood

Space Age tables for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Space Age tables 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 tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, case pieces and storage cabinets, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Space Age tables 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 tables, popular names associated with this style include Knut Hesterberg, Knoll, Artemide, and Ronald Schmitt. 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 tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $220 and tops out at $110,000 while the average work can sell for $4,325.

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