The beach cabin 'La Coquine" Dorestyl g-e-a-d 1974
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Among the most iconic are the Futuro House by Matti Suuronen in Finland, the Bulle Office by Maurice Vidili (Plastiques de Bourgogne, France), the six-shell Maison Bulle by French ar...
Polyester
Futuro: Tomorrow's House From Yesterday
By Buckminster Fuller
Located in New York, NY
First edition, second printing of this appealing monograph on Finnish architect Matti Suuronen’s iconic saucer-shaped Futuro House, introduced in 1968 and produced in an edition of 7...
Paper
Sold
H 2.96 in Dm 4.73 in
Christmas Tree FUTURO UFO Bas van Beek, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen Rotterdam
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
This Futuro Christmas ball is by Dutch artist Bas van Beek who made this creation from a few of the highlights of the permanent collection of the Boijmans van Beuningen Museum in Rot...
Blown Glass
red-white Ufo Ceiling Lamp from Massive Belgium, 1970s
By Massive Lighting
Located in Bingen am Rhein, RP
This extraordinary design piece is inspired by the futuristic flair of the 70s and especially by the visionary designer Matti Suuronen of the famous Futuro House. The round shape and...
Plastic
Orange Ufo Ceiling Lamp from Massive Belgium, 1970s
By Massive Lighting
Located in Bingen am Rhein, RP
This extraordinary design piece is inspired by the futuristic flair of the 70s and especially by the visionary designer Matti Suuronen of the famous Futuro House. The rounded shape ...
Plastic
Sold
H 2.96 in Dm 4.73 in
Unique Futuro House Christmas Ornament Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen Rotterdam
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Dutch artist Bas van Beek creation from a few of the highlights of the permanent collection of the Boijmans van Beuningen Museum in Rotterdam A series of handcrafted glass Christm...
Blown Glass
$95,950 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Chrysanthemum Tiffany Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 255 pcs Fitted Chest
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
Chrysanthemum (c1880) originally called Indian Chrysanthemum .Tiffany's luxurious Chrysanthemum silver was designed in 1880 by Charles Grosjean. With its flowing curves, swirling ve...
Sterling Silver
$10,625
H 42 in W 102 in D 60 in
Rare Antique Victorian Walnut Tufted Serpentine Parlor Corner Sofa Settee Couch
Located in Dayton, OH
Monumental Victorian corner parlor sofa featuring serpentine walnut frame with S scroll carved and padded arms. Features queen anne legs and tufted upholstery. Circa 1870s 102" W ...
Velvet, Walnut
$61,379
H 7.09 in W 20.48 in D 13.39 in
One-Off Winsor & Newton Queen Elizabeth Jubilee Sterling Silver 1977 Artist Box
By Windsor & Newton
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely one of a kind Winsor & Newton 1977 Queen Elizabeth Jubilee presentation with sterling silver plaques and boxes Calamander wood Artist b...
Crystal, Sterling Silver
$1,700
H 20.48 in Dm 36.23 in
Eero Aarnio for Asko Chair Orange Fiberglass Pastil or 'Pastille', Finland, 1968
By Eero Aarnio, Asko
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
An orange high gloss fiberglass 'Pastille' ('pastil' or 'Gyro') chair designed by Finish designer Eero Aarnio in 1968 for modern furniture maker Asko Oy in Helsinki, Finland. This vi...
Fiberglass
$1,870Sale Price|28% Off
H 38.59 in W 29.93 in D 27.56 in
Peter Ghyczy for Ghyczy Design, Red Garden Egg or Senftenberg Egg, 1968
By Peter Ghyczy
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This item is part of the private collection of Casey Godrie and is situated in his private house. Ask him for competitive shipping quotes. His incredible Dune Villa, Amsterdam Beach...
Fabric, Upholstery, Polyester
19th Century Chinese Canopy Wedding Bed
Located in Marbella, ES
This is a wonderful example of a canopy bed from Shanghai Province, China. Made of Chinese Northern Elm, this bed features hoofed feet and multiple floral carvings. The exterior ...
Gold Leaf
$16,000Sale Price|50% Off
H 52 in W 9 in D 32 in
15th C Gothic Tabernacle 4 ft.+ Rare Architectural Religious Art, Museum Quality
Located in Vero Beach, FL
15th century period Gothic Tabernacle, extremely rare (Medieval) architectural religious art, museum quality ecclesiastical altar piece. This is an absolutely stunning circa 1450 or...
Wood, Paint
$75,000
H 88 in W 70 in D 2 in
"Five Olympic Rowers", Monumental Art Deco Painting of Nude Male Oarsmen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the most stunning and monumental depictions of male nude figures -- and male athletes -- ever accomplished in the Modern era, this large painting shows five nude rowers, relax...
Paint
$843Sale Price|20% Off
H 4.73 in W 18.9 in D 5.52 in
Late 20th Century German Made Telefunken Kra Red Bakelite Radio, Pop Design
By Telefunken
Located in Milano, IT
Vintage Space Age / Pop era Telefunken "KRA" radio, made in Germany and crafted in orange bakelite. Its captivating design and bright color make it very contemporary, and will bring ...
Plastic, Bakelite
Complete 19th Century Pharmacy Shop Library Bookcases
Located in Vosselaar, BE
We offer a original and complete late 19th century Pharmacy. Found in France it comprises 2 large corner cupboards with shelving on the long side. Furthermore a large bowed and sculp...
Wood
$18,456
H 101.58 in W 162.21 in D 3.94 in
Louis XVI Style Paneling with Louis XVI Period Mantel and Trumeau
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This Louis XVI style paneled room is composed of two shelves and cupboards with double doors made of wood painted in light green in the 20th century. They frame a Louis XVI period m...
Wood
$10,183 / item
H 31.5 in Dm 37.41 in
Artistic Chandelier 6arms Amethyst-green-pink Murano Glass Rosae by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Venezia, Veneto
Artistic chandelier 6 arms in amethyst-green-pink Murano glass, flowers in pink vitreous paste Rosae Rosarum by Multiforme. Three of our Timeless collections have taken inspiration f...
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$3,562Sale Price|35% Off
H 75.6 in W 74.81 in D 21.66 in
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...
Fiberglass, Wood
Rare 19th century mahogany and porcelain inlaid 4 poster bed
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Rare 19th century mahogany and porcelain 4 poster bed circa 1889. Debenham antiques are pleased to offer this stunning and unique 4 poster bed of grand proportions. Quite likely to...
Porcelain, Mahogany
Empire period bed with its canopy
Located in Paris, FR
Empire period bed in solid mahogany and mahogany veneer, richly decorated with finely chased and gilded bronzes, with its canopy. The front of the bed features a lyre in the center, ...
Bronze
Mid-Century Modern Chaise by Ris & Selldorf, Yellow Fiberglass, 1969
By Ris and Selldorf
Located in Queens, NY
German Post-War Design (1969) "Sunball" yellow fiberglass spherical shaped adjustable chaise with brown cushions, pivoting tray and backlight on a round base. (RIS & SELLDORF)
Fiberglass, Upholstery
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.