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1970s Chrome Space Age Chairs
1970s Chrome Space Age Chairs

1970s Chrome Space Age Chairs

Located in Neuss, NW

Classic chairs from the 1970s with a chrome-plated stainless steel tube frame. The seat shells and

Category

Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Stainless Steel, Chrome

Chairs Space Age (4)
Chairs Space Age (4)

Chairs Space Age (4)

Located in Collonge-Bellerive, GE

This rare set of four Space Age chairs from the 1960s is a striking example of early futuristic

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Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Chairs

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Space Age Italian Chrome and Velvet Lounge Chair
Space Age Italian Chrome and Velvet Lounge Chair

Space Age Italian Chrome and Velvet Lounge Chair

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Space age Italian armchair upholstered in red velvet corduroy with tubular chrome accent wrapping

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Lounge Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Modernist Space Age 1970s Polished Chrome Sling Lounge Chair
Modernist Space Age 1970s Polished Chrome Sling Lounge Chair

Modernist Space Age 1970s Polished Chrome Sling Lounge Chair

By Milo Baughman

Located in Buffalo, NY

Modernist Space Age 1970s polished chrome sling lounge chair, amazing design, Classic 1960s.. 1970s

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Vintage 1970s American Space Age Lounge Chairs

Materials

Chrome

6 "Cobra" Space Age Dining Chairs by Giotto Stoppino, Chrome & Leather
6 "Cobra" Space Age Dining Chairs by Giotto Stoppino, Chrome & Leather

6 "Cobra" Space Age Dining Chairs by Giotto Stoppino, Chrome & Leather

By Giotto Stoppino

Located in Milano, IT

1926, Giotto Stoppino was one of the most relevant representative of the Italian Space Age movement. He

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Chairs

Materials

Metal, Steel, Chrome

6 "Cobra" Space Age Dining Chairs by Giotto Stoppino, Chrome & Leather
6 "Cobra" Space Age Dining Chairs by Giotto Stoppino, Chrome & Leather

6 "Cobra" Space Age Dining Chairs by Giotto Stoppino, Chrome & Leather

By Giotto Stoppino

Located in Milano, IT

Stoppino was one of the most relevant representative of the Italian Space Age movement. He worked as an

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Chairs

Materials

Metal, Steel, Chrome

Set of Four Space Age Goldfinger Chairs, Fiberglass & Chrome, 1990s
Set of Four Space Age Goldfinger Chairs, Fiberglass & Chrome, 1990s

Set of Four Space Age Goldfinger Chairs, Fiberglass & Chrome, 1990s

By Michel Cadestin

Located in Valladolid, ES

Amazing and Gorgous set of four Goldfinger chairs, made of white fiberglass with chrome-plated

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1990s French Space Age Chairs

Materials

Steel

Pair Verner Panton Wire Cone Chairs, Chrome finish, Pop Modernist / Space-Age
Pair Verner Panton Wire Cone Chairs, Chrome finish, Pop Modernist / Space-Age

Pair Verner Panton Wire Cone Chairs, Chrome finish, Pop Modernist / Space-Age

By Verner Panton

Located in Buffalo, NY

Matching Pair of Verner Panton Wire Cone Chairs, Chrome finish, Pop Modernist / Space-Age..Chairs

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Early 2000s Unknown Space Age Lounge Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Rare Space Age, Modernist Chromed Steel Lounge Chair by Plato Ginello, Italy
Rare Space Age, Modernist Chromed Steel Lounge Chair by Plato Ginello, Italy

Rare Space Age, Modernist Chromed Steel Lounge Chair by Plato Ginello, Italy

By Plato Design, Davis Furniture

Located in Buffalo, NY

Rare Space Age, modernist chromed steel lounge chair by Plato Ginello, Italy. Truly amazing

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Lounge Chairs

Materials

Stainless Steel, Chrome

Studio Brocky Space-Age Yellow Mohair & Chrome ‘Vanguard’ Lounge Chair
Studio Brocky Space-Age Yellow Mohair & Chrome ‘Vanguard’ Lounge Chair

Studio Brocky Space-Age Yellow Mohair & Chrome ‘Vanguard’ Lounge Chair

By Max Brockbank

Located in London, GB

A daring ode to the iconic curves and raw energy of the glam rock era, the Vanguard Lounge Chair

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2010s British Space Age Lounge Chairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

Studio Brocky Space-Age Rouge Wool & Chrome ‘Vanguard’ Lounge Chair
Studio Brocky Space-Age Rouge Wool & Chrome ‘Vanguard’ Lounge Chair

Studio Brocky Space-Age Rouge Wool & Chrome ‘Vanguard’ Lounge Chair

By Max Brockbank

Located in London, GB

A daring ode to the iconic curves and raw energy of the glam rock era, the Vanguard Lounge Chair

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2010s British Space Age Lounge Chairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

Stunning Set of Four French 1960s Space Age Chairs
Stunning Set of Four French 1960s Space Age Chairs

Stunning Set of Four French 1960s Space Age Chairs

Located in bergen op zoom, NL

Stunning Set of Four French 1960s Space Age Chairs, with heavy chrome-plated steel moon shaped base

Category

Vintage 1960s French Space Age Chairs

Materials

Chrome, Steel

Space Age Lennart Bender Chrome and Leather Lounge Chair, "Apollo"
Space Age Lennart Bender Chrome and Leather Lounge Chair, "Apollo"

Space Age Lennart Bender Chrome and Leather Lounge Chair, "Apollo"

By Lennart Bender

Located in Miami, FL

Space Age Lennart Bender Chrome and Leather Lounge Chair Offered for sale is a mid-century Modern

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Space Age Stackable Swing Chairs Model SM400 K designed by Gerd Lange
Space Age Stackable Swing Chairs Model SM400 K designed by Gerd Lange

Space Age Stackable Swing Chairs Model SM400 K designed by Gerd Lange

By Gerd Lange, Drabert

Located in Beograd, RS

In this listing you will find Space Age Stackable Swing Chairs, Model SM400 K designed by Gerd

Category

Vintage 1970s German Space Age Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Rodney Kinsman Space Age Red Omstak Chair for Bieffeplast, 1971, Set 0f 4
Rodney Kinsman Space Age Red Omstak Chair for Bieffeplast, 1971, Set 0f 4

Rodney Kinsman Space Age Red Omstak Chair for Bieffeplast, 1971, Set 0f 4

By Rodney Kinsman, Bieffeplast

Located in Vicenza, IT

This set of four red "Omstak" stackable dining chairs was designed by Rodney Kinsman's eponymous

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Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Chairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Rodney Kinsman Space Age Yellow Omstak Chair for Bieffeplast, 1971, Set 0f 18
Rodney Kinsman Space Age Yellow Omstak Chair for Bieffeplast, 1971, Set 0f 18

Rodney Kinsman Space Age Yellow Omstak Chair for Bieffeplast, 1971, Set 0f 18

By Rodney Kinsman, Bieffeplast

Located in Vicenza, IT

This set of 18 yellow "Omstak" stackable dining chairs was designed by Rodney Kinsman's eponymous

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Chairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Set of 4 chairs - Zougoise Victoria - Switzerland - c. 1970
Set of 4 chairs - Zougoise Victoria - Switzerland - c. 1970

Set of 4 chairs - Zougoise Victoria - Switzerland - c. 1970

By A Space

Located in Madrid, España

Set of 4 chairs in chrome-plated tubular steel and yellow upholstery - Zougoise Victoria

Category

Late 20th Century Swiss Space Age Chairs

Materials

Chrome

1970s Chairsm Space Age
1970s Chairsm Space Age

1970s Chairsm Space Age

Located in Neuss, NW

Classic dining chairs from the 1970s. Chrome-plated steel frame with a polypropylene seat shell in

Category

Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Stainless Steel, Chrome

Pair of Danish Space age mid century modern tufted brown leather lounge chairs
Pair of Danish Space age mid century modern tufted brown leather lounge chairs

Pair of Danish Space age mid century modern tufted brown leather lounge chairs

By De Sede

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Pair of Scandinavian Space Age mid century modern Brown puffy tufted leather lounge chairs. Great

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Vintage 1970s Danish Space Age Lounge Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Gianfranco Frattini Space Age Black Leather Sesann Armchair for Cassina, 1972
Gianfranco Frattini Space Age Black Leather Sesann Armchair for Cassina, 1972

Gianfranco Frattini Space Age Black Leather Sesann Armchair for Cassina, 1972

By Gianfranco Frattini, Cassina

Located in Vicenza, IT

Cassina. It features black leather upholstery and a chrome tubular cage as structural support. Fully

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Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Lounge Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Space Age SPHERE POD Lounge Chair set, France 1960's
Space Age SPHERE POD Lounge Chair set, France 1960's

Space Age SPHERE POD Lounge Chair set, France 1960's

By Boris Tabacoff

Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN

Vintage Midcentury Modern French Space Age Atomic Design 'SPHERE POD' Lounge Chair set of 2. Made

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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Set of 4 Space Age swivel chairs. Original upholstery. Charles Eames – Herman Mi
Set of 4 Space Age swivel chairs. Original upholstery. Charles Eames – Herman Mi

Set of 4 Space Age swivel chairs. Original upholstery. Charles Eames – Herman Mi

By Herman Miller, Charles Eames

Located in Courbevoie, FR

Set of 4 Space Age swivel chairs. Original upholstery. Charles Eames – Herman Miller. Height

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Gastone Rinaldi Space Age Mid-Century Dining Chairs (4)
Gastone Rinaldi Space Age Mid-Century Dining Chairs (4)

Gastone Rinaldi Space Age Mid-Century Dining Chairs (4)

By Gastone Rinaldi

Located in London, GB

A set of four dining chairs by Gastone Rinaldi for Rima. Italy, c1970s. Price is for the set of

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Maurice Calka Pair of Space Age K1 Lounge Chairs, France 1970's
Maurice Calka Pair of Space Age K1 Lounge Chairs, France 1970's

Maurice Calka Pair of Space Age K1 Lounge Chairs, France 1970's

By Maurice Calka

Located in New York, NY

Rare pair of K1 lounge chairs for Alpha Industries. Maurice Calka is well known for his outlandish

Category

Late 20th Century French Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Set of 4 Italian Spage Age Plexiglass Dining Chairs, 1970s
Set of 4 Italian Spage Age Plexiglass Dining Chairs, 1970s

Set of 4 Italian Spage Age Plexiglass Dining Chairs, 1970s

Located in amstelveen, NL

Midcentury space-age design dining chairs from the 1970s. Featuring a chromed tubular base with

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Vintage 1970s European Space Age Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Pair of 1970's Modern Italian Chromed Dining Chairs by Gastone Rinaldi
Pair of 1970's Modern Italian Chromed Dining Chairs by Gastone Rinaldi

Pair of 1970's Modern Italian Chromed Dining Chairs by Gastone Rinaldi

By Gastone Rinaldi, RIMA

Located in Bern, CH

Pair of 1970’s Gastone Rinaldi high backed dining chairs. Produced by Rima, Italy. Chromed

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Chairs

Materials

Pine

Vintage Wicker Swiveling Chairs with Chrome Tulip Base, 20th Century
Vintage Wicker Swiveling Chairs with Chrome Tulip Base, 20th Century

Vintage Wicker Swiveling Chairs with Chrome Tulip Base, 20th Century

Located in Linkebeek, BE

Vintage Pair of Swiveling Wicker Chairs Vintage - Decoration - Home Decor Measures : 82x73cm H:72cm

Category

20th Century Space Age Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

Set of 4 1970s Chrome Dining Chairs by Rudi Bonzanini for Tecnosalotto
Set of 4 1970s Chrome Dining Chairs by Rudi Bonzanini for Tecnosalotto

Set of 4 1970s Chrome Dining Chairs by Rudi Bonzanini for Tecnosalotto

By Rudi Bonzanini, Tecnosalotto

Located in Dallas, TX

Set of 4 vintage Italian chrome and leather spring chairs by Rudi Bonzanini for Tecnosalotto. These

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Vintage 1970s Space Age Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Pair of vintage Italian made dining chairs in chromed metal and black leather
Pair of vintage Italian made dining chairs in chromed metal and black leather

Pair of vintage Italian made dining chairs in chromed metal and black leather

Located in Milano, IT

chairs from the Space Age era. Made around the mid 1970s, they perfectly represent the style of the

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Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Chairs

Materials

Metal, Steel, Stainless Steel

Folding Lucite "Plia" Chair by Piretti for Castelli, Italy
Folding Lucite "Plia" Chair by Piretti for Castelli, Italy

Folding Lucite "Plia" Chair by Piretti for Castelli, Italy

By Anonima Castelli, Giancarlo Piretti

Located in Grand Cayman, KY

A Space Age chrome and transparent lucite folding chair designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli

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Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Rodney Kinsman Omstak Stackable Chairs for Bieffeplast, White, 1972, Set of 2
Rodney Kinsman Omstak Stackable Chairs for Bieffeplast, White, 1972, Set of 2

Rodney Kinsman Omstak Stackable Chairs for Bieffeplast, White, 1972, Set of 2

By Bieffeplast, Rodney Kinsman

Located in Vicenza, IT

Set of two Omstak chairs designed by Rodney Kinsman in 1972 and produced by the Italian

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Chairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Set of Vintage Folding Chairs by Niels Gammelgaard for IKEA, 1970s
Set of Vintage Folding Chairs by Niels Gammelgaard for IKEA, 1970s

Set of Vintage Folding Chairs by Niels Gammelgaard for IKEA, 1970s

By Niels Gammelgaard, IKEA

Located in BARCELONA, ES

folding chairs captures the spirit of Scandinavian modernism translated into accessible industrial design

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Vintage 1970s Swedish Space Age Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Rodney Kinsman Omstak Stackable Chairs for Bieffeplast, White, 1972, Set of 4
Rodney Kinsman Omstak Stackable Chairs for Bieffeplast, White, 1972, Set of 4

Rodney Kinsman Omstak Stackable Chairs for Bieffeplast, White, 1972, Set of 4

By Rodney Kinsman, Bieffeplast

Located in Vicenza, IT

Set of four Omstak chairs, designed by Rodney Kinsman in 1972 and produced by the Italian

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Chairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Luigi Bardini Pair Of Armchairs Design 1970s Chrome Tubular Steel
Luigi Bardini Pair Of Armchairs Design 1970s Chrome Tubular Steel

Luigi Bardini Pair Of Armchairs Design 1970s Chrome Tubular Steel

By Luigi Bardini

Located in Taranto, IT

Elegant pair of armchairs attributed to Luigi Bardini, an iconic example of 1970s Italian design. The seats feature a cantilevered chrome-plated tubular steel frame with clean, dynam...

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Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Chairs

Materials

Steel

1970s 33m Grey Chairs by Richard Ogg for Emeco
1970s 33m Grey Chairs by Richard Ogg for Emeco

1970s 33m Grey Chairs by Richard Ogg for Emeco

By Emeco

Located in San Gabriel, CA

1970s 33m chairs by Richard Ogg for Emeco. Perforated plastic. Good condition with some wear to

Category

Vintage 1970s American Space Age Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Mid Century Dining Chairs
Mid Century Dining Chairs

Mid Century Dining Chairs

Located in Los Angeles, CA

These cantilever armchairs exemplify the Space age design movement of the 1970s , characterized by

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Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Set of 8 Calla chairs by Antonio Ari Colombo dining chairs, 1970s
Set of 8 Calla chairs by Antonio Ari Colombo dining chairs, 1970s

Set of 8 Calla chairs by Antonio Ari Colombo dining chairs, 1970s

Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest

Vintage black leather and chrome frame dining chairs model Calla designed by Antonio Ari Colombo

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Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Space Age Flynn Chair By Gastone Rinaldi For Rima Italy 1970s
Space Age Flynn Chair By Gastone Rinaldi For Rima Italy 1970s

Space Age Flynn Chair By Gastone Rinaldi For Rima Italy 1970s

By Gastone Rinaldi

Located in Čelinac, BA

Space Age Flynn Chair By Gastone Rinaldi for Rima 1970s

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Armchairs

Materials

Chrome

Pierre Paulin, Orange Slice chair, Artifort, 1960
Pierre Paulin, Orange Slice chair, Artifort, 1960

Pierre Paulin, Orange Slice chair, Artifort, 1960

By Pierre Paulin, Artifort

Located in Uppsala, SE

technique of bending plywood. He designed a wide variety of longe chairs with a very organic and pop age

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Mid-20th Century Dutch Space Age Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Pierre Paulin, Orange Slice chair, Artifort, 1960
Pierre Paulin, Orange Slice chair, Artifort, 1960

Pierre Paulin, Orange Slice chair, Artifort, 1960

By Pierre Paulin, Artifort

Located in Uppsala, SE

technique of bending plywood. He designed a wide variety of longe chairs with a very organic and pop age

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Mid-20th Century Dutch Space Age Lounge Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Chair F780 by Pierre Paulin for Artifort, New Upholstery, 1966
Chair F780 by Pierre Paulin for Artifort, New Upholstery, 1966

Chair F780 by Pierre Paulin for Artifort, New Upholstery, 1966

By Pierre Paulin, Artifort

Located in Rijssen, NL

Paulin and Artifort developed these sensuous ‘Concorde’ lounge chairs back in 1960. Both chairs

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Vintage 1960s Dutch Space Age Lounge Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Pair of Jacques Adnet Air France Boardroom Chairs
Pair of Jacques Adnet Air France Boardroom Chairs

Pair of Jacques Adnet Air France Boardroom Chairs

By Jacques Adnet

Located in Hanover, MA

Incredibly handsome pair of chairs for dining, desk or occasional seating with dramatic Star Trek

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Vintage 1960s French Space Age Lounge Chairs

Materials

Chrome

'Sphere' Lounge Chairs by Boris Tabacoff for Mobilier Modulaire Moderne 1971
'Sphere' Lounge Chairs by Boris Tabacoff for Mobilier Modulaire Moderne 1971

'Sphere' Lounge Chairs by Boris Tabacoff for Mobilier Modulaire Moderne 1971

By Boris Tabacoff

Located in Uxbridge, GB

and highly collectible set, ideal for a design-led interior or serious mid-century and space-age

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Mid-20th Century French Space Age Lounge Chairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

2 Lounge Chairs, Year: 1967, Design: Horacio Baliero, Argentine Designer
2 Lounge Chairs, Year: 1967, Design: Horacio Baliero, Argentine Designer

2 Lounge Chairs, Year: 1967, Design: Horacio Baliero, Argentine Designer

Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C

2 Lounge chairs " Chair Madrid" year: 1967 Design: Architect Horacio Baliero and Justo Solsona

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Vintage 1970s Argentine Space Age Lounge Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Karuselli Lounge Chair by Yrjö Kukkapuro for Haimi in Orange Leather, 1970s
Karuselli Lounge Chair by Yrjö Kukkapuro for Haimi in Orange Leather, 1970s

Karuselli Lounge Chair by Yrjö Kukkapuro for Haimi in Orange Leather, 1970s

By Haimi, Yrjö Kukkapuro

Located in Bresso, Lombardy

futuristic touch, perfectly representing the Space Age design. This lounge chair has been reupholstered with

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Vintage 1970s Finnish Space Age Lounge Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Artifort F545 Big Tulip Chair by Pierre Paulin in Original Kvadrat Upholstery
Artifort F545 Big Tulip Chair by Pierre Paulin in Original Kvadrat Upholstery

Artifort F545 Big Tulip Chair by Pierre Paulin in Original Kvadrat Upholstery

By Artifort, Pierre Paulin

Located in CULEMBORG, GE

famous F545 Big Tulip Chair oozes Spage Age and Flower Power: ‘it spreads its half-open petals around the

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Vintage 1960s Dutch Space Age Lounge Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Conwed Space Age Smoked Lucite Chair on Casters with Foot Stool
Conwed Space Age Smoked Lucite Chair on Casters with Foot Stool

Conwed Space Age Smoked Lucite Chair on Casters with Foot Stool

By Florence Knoll, Chrome Craft, Eero Saarinen

Located in Chattanooga, TN

Vintage 1970s Space Age smoked acrylic armchair and a foot stool by Conwed. Our restoration team

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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

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Space Age Chrome Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of space age chrome chairs available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, chrome and fabric, all space age chrome chairs available were constructed with great care. Space age chrome chairs have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Space age chrome chairs bearing Mid-Century Modern hallmark is very popular at 1stDibs. Many space age chrome chairs are appealing in their simplicity, but Artifort, Cassina and Gastone Rinaldi produced popular space age chrome chairs that are worth a look.

How Much are Space Age Chrome Chairs?

Prices for space age chrome chairs start at $312 and top out at $18,152 with the average selling for $2,800.

A Close Look at Space-age Furniture

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.

Finding the Right Seating for You

With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.

Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.

Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.

The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.

Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.

With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.

Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.

No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.