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Space Age Nightstand

Unusual Modernist Space Age Nightstands, Melamine Rosewood and Aluminum
Unusual Modernist Space Age Nightstands, Melamine Rosewood and Aluminum

Unusual Modernist Space Age Nightstands, Melamine Rosewood and Aluminum

By (after) Raymond Loewy

Located in Buffalo, NY

Unusual Modernist Space Age Nightstands, Melamine Rosewood and Aluminum.Elegance blended with Space

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Vintage 1970s American Space Age Night Stands

Materials

Aluminum

Space Age Night Stands in the style of Luigi Massoni in Chrome & Leather, 70s
Space Age Night Stands in the style of Luigi Massoni in Chrome & Leather, 70s

Space Age Night Stands in the style of Luigi Massoni in Chrome & Leather, 70s

By Poltrona Frau, Luigi Massoni

Located in Roma, IT

A pair of truly special space age nightstands, which you can place on the sides of a bed or join

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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Night Stands

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Pair of Italian Space Age Modular Nightstands / End Tables 1970s
Pair of Italian Space Age Modular Nightstands / End Tables 1970s

Pair of Italian Space Age Modular Nightstands / End Tables 1970s

Located in Virginia Beach, VA

Space age modular units stacked to form nightstands or end tables. Originally made to be part of a

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Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age End Tables

Materials

Plastic

Space Age Tulip Foot Side Table/nightstand by Lusch Erzeugnis - Germany 1970s
Space Age Tulip Foot Side Table/nightstand by Lusch Erzeugnis - Germany 1970s

Space Age Tulip Foot Side Table/nightstand by Lusch Erzeugnis - Germany 1970s

By Lusch Erzeugnis, Lusch & Co

Located in Linkebeek, BE

design - Nightstand - side table Tulip Foot Side Table SPACE AGE by Lusch, Germany, 1970s This side table

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20th Century German Space Age Night Stands

Materials

Metal

Pair of Space Age Table Lamps, Italy 70s
Pair of Space Age Table Lamps, Italy 70s

Pair of Space Age Table Lamps, Italy 70s

$901 / set

H 9.45 in Dm 5.52 in

Pair of Space Age Table Lamps, Italy 70s

Located in Lucija, SI

Pair of Space age table or nightstands lamps. Made in Italy in the 70s

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Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Pair of Red Nightstands, 1980s
Pair of Red Nightstands, 1980s

Pair of Red Nightstands, 1980s

$937 / set

H 14.57 in W 18.9 in D 13 in

Pair of Red Nightstands, 1980s

Located in Brussel, BE

Set of two Space-Age-inspired one-drawer bedside tables, designed in satin red lacquered laminated

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Vintage 1980s Space Age Night Stands

Materials

Laminate, Wood

Pair of Nightstands in the Style of Boris Tabacoff
Pair of Nightstands in the Style of Boris Tabacoff

Pair of Nightstands in the Style of Boris Tabacoff

$2,000 / set

H 21.66 in W 19.69 in D 14.18 in

Pair of Nightstands in the Style of Boris Tabacoff

By Boris Tabacoff

Located in Mexico City, CDMX

We offer this pair of nightstands in the style of Boris Tabacoff, circa 1970.

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Vintage 1970s Mexican Space Age Night Stands

Materials

Steel

A stunning 1980´s Danish set of modern nightstands in steel with glass-tops
A stunning 1980´s Danish set of modern nightstands in steel with glass-tops

A stunning 1980´s Danish set of modern nightstands in steel with glass-tops

Located in Copenhagen, DK

-garde aesthetics of the Space Age, these nightstands exude a sense of timeless sophistication. Elevate

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Vintage 1980s Danish Space Age Night Stands

Materials

Metal

DORIA Crackle Ice Glass & Polished Brass Globe Nightstand Lamps, 1960s, Germany
DORIA Crackle Ice Glass & Polished Brass Globe Nightstand Lamps, 1960s, Germany

DORIA Crackle Ice Glass & Polished Brass Globe Nightstand Lamps, 1960s, Germany

By Doria Leuchten Germany

Located in Biebergemund, Hessen

Elegant space age table, night stand lamps manufactured by DORIA Leuchten in Germany. The base is

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Mid-20th Century German Space Age Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Nightstand tables treco by Giovanni Maur
Nightstand tables treco by Giovanni Maur

Nightstand tables treco by Giovanni Maur

$1,750

H 24 in W 22.75 in D 18 in

Nightstand tables treco by Giovanni Maur

Located in Montréal, CA

1970s, showcasing the brand’s iconic Space Age aesthetic. Each nightstand features a white wood base

Category

Vintage 1970s Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Acrylic, Laminate, Wood

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Raymond Loewy Style Mid-Century Modern Space Age Nightstand, 1970s
Raymond Loewy Style Mid-Century Modern Space Age Nightstand, 1970s

Raymond Loewy Style Mid-Century Modern Space Age Nightstand, 1970s

By Broyhill

Located in South Bend, IN

A unique Mid-Century Modern Space Age nightstand or low cabinet in the style of iconic designer

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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Night Stands

Materials

Plastic

1970's ABS Space Age Nightstands by Castelli for Kartell
1970's ABS Space Age Nightstands by Castelli for Kartell

1970's ABS Space Age Nightstands by Castelli for Kartell

By Kartell

Located in Cincinnati, OH

. These space age pop modern looking pieces are manufactured by Kartell and made in Italy , designed by

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Night Stands

Materials

Plastic

Single Space Age Broyhill Lemon Nightstand Chapter One Line
Single Space Age Broyhill Lemon Nightstand Chapter One Line

Single Space Age Broyhill Lemon Nightstand Chapter One Line

By (after) Raymond Loewy, Broyhill

Located in San Diego, CA

Space Age injection molded plastic drawer front. White laminate top over white lacquered case. In

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Late 20th Century American Space Age Night Stands

Materials

Plastic, Laminate, Lacquer

Pair of White Space Age Side Tables / Nightstands with Tulip Foot 1960's, ISKU
Pair of White Space Age Side Tables / Nightstands with Tulip Foot 1960's, ISKU

Pair of White Space Age Side Tables / Nightstands with Tulip Foot 1960's, ISKU

By Isku

Located in Cork, IE

This pair space age side tables was made by Isku in Finland in the 1960s and is a rather rare find

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Vintage 1960s Finnish Space Age Side Tables

Materials

Plywood

Pair of Art Deco Nightstands / End Tables, Lacquer, Space Age Modern Style
Pair of Art Deco Nightstands / End Tables, Lacquer, Space Age Modern Style

Pair of Art Deco Nightstands / End Tables, Lacquer, Space Age Modern Style

Located in Manhasset, NY

Pair of Art Deco nightstands / end tables, white and candy apple Red Lacquer, Space Age Modern

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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Night Stands

Materials

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Pair of Raymond Loewy Inspired Green Chapter One Nightstands by Broyhill Premier
Pair of Raymond Loewy Inspired Green Chapter One Nightstands by Broyhill Premier

Pair of Raymond Loewy Inspired Green Chapter One Nightstands by Broyhill Premier

By Raymond Loewy, Broyhill

Located in Chattanooga, TN

have blended in nicely on the set of 2001 A Space Odyssey. The space-age look has never been more

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Vintage 1970s American Space Age Night Stands

Materials

Plastic, Hardwood

Pair of Italian Chrome and Painted Metal, 1960s Nightstand Table Lamps
Pair of Italian Chrome and Painted Metal, 1960s Nightstand Table Lamps

Pair of Italian Chrome and Painted Metal, 1960s Nightstand Table Lamps

Located in Varese, Lombardia

lamps, but also to be placed on two nightstands as abat-jour, or at the two sides of a console or a

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Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Unusual Modernist Space Age Nightstands, Melamine Rosewood and Aluminum
Unusual Modernist Space Age Nightstands, Melamine Rosewood and Aluminum

Unusual Modernist Space Age Nightstands, Melamine Rosewood and Aluminum

By (after) Raymond Loewy

Located in Buffalo, NY

Modernist, Space Age nightstands. Elegance blended with Space Age design. Most unusual rosewood

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Antique 1870s American Night Stands

Materials

Aluminum

Pair Space Age Peill & Putzler Mushroom Table Lamps, Blown Glass, 1970s, Germany
Pair Space Age Peill & Putzler Mushroom Table Lamps, Blown Glass, 1970s, Germany

Pair Space Age Peill & Putzler Mushroom Table Lamps, Blown Glass, 1970s, Germany

By Peill & Putzler

Located in Biebergemund, Hessen

Pair of petite space age nightstand or table lamps manufactured by Peill & Putzler in Germany. The

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Vintage 1970s German Space Age Table Lamps

Materials

Blown Glass, Opaline Glass

Cubic Nightstand or Side Table from the 1980s
Cubic Nightstand or Side Table from the 1980s

Cubic Nightstand or Side Table from the 1980s

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H 15.75 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in

Cubic Nightstand or Side Table from the 1980s

Located in Lyon, FR

Nice cubic nightstand or side table, lacquered in white, with invisible wheels. Futuristic, space

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Vintage 1980s Dutch Space Age Night Stands

Materials

Plastic, Wood, Lacquer

Pair of Nightstands in the Style of Boris Tabacoff
Pair of Nightstands in the Style of Boris Tabacoff

Pair of Nightstands in the Style of Boris Tabacoff

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H 21.66 in W 19.69 in D 14.18 in

Pair of Nightstands in the Style of Boris Tabacoff

By Boris Tabacoff

Located in Mexico City, CDMX

We offer this pair of nightstands in the style of Boris Tabacoff, circa 1970.

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Vintage 1970s Mexican Space Age Night Stands

Materials

Steel

Pair of Nightstands in the Style of Boris Tabacoff
Pair of Nightstands in the Style of Boris Tabacoff

Pair of Nightstands in the Style of Boris Tabacoff

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H 21.66 in W 19.69 in D 14.18 in

Pair of Nightstands in the Style of Boris Tabacoff

By Boris Tabacoff

Located in Mexico City, CDMX

We offer this pair of nightstands in the style of Boris Tabacoff, circa 1970.

Category

Vintage 1970s Mexican Space Age Night Stands

Materials

Steel

Pair of Nightstands in the Style of Boris Tabacoff
Pair of Nightstands in the Style of Boris Tabacoff

Pair of Nightstands in the Style of Boris Tabacoff

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H 21.66 in W 19.69 in D 14.18 in

Pair of Nightstands in the Style of Boris Tabacoff

By Boris Tabacoff

Located in Mexico City, CDMX

We offer this pair of nightstands in the style of Boris Tabacoff, circa 1970.

Category

Vintage 1970s Mexican Space Age Night Stands

Materials

Steel

Claudio Salocchi 1975 Set of Two Nightstands Sand Glossy Lacquer 45° Cut Sormani
Claudio Salocchi 1975 Set of Two Nightstands Sand Glossy Lacquer 45° Cut Sormani

Claudio Salocchi 1975 Set of Two Nightstands Sand Glossy Lacquer 45° Cut Sormani

By Sormani, Claudio Salocchi

Located in Arosio, IT

that owned a plant to make a 100 gloss, diamond-like lacquer. The two nightstands are on castors and

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Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Night Stands

Materials

Wood

Pair of Walnut & Anodized Metal 1960s Nightstands by Silvio Coppola for Bernini
Pair of Walnut & Anodized Metal 1960s Nightstands by Silvio Coppola for Bernini

Pair of Walnut & Anodized Metal 1960s Nightstands by Silvio Coppola for Bernini

By Bernini, Silvio Coppola

Located in Varese, Lombardia

Pair of bedside tables in wood and metal designed by Silvio Coppola and produced by Bernini in the 1960s. Good vintage condition: some light scratches, as shown in photos. Small res...

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Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Night Stands

Materials

Metal

Pair of Space Age Treco Nightstands by Giovanni Maur, 1970s
Pair of Space Age Treco Nightstands by Giovanni Maur, 1970s

Pair of Space Age Treco Nightstands by Giovanni Maur, 1970s

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Add a touch of retro-futurism to your bedroom with these Space Age nightstands by Giovanni Maur

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Vintage 1970s Canadian Space Age Night Stands

Materials

Plastic, Wood

Space Age Treco Nightstands by Giovanni Maur
Space Age Treco Nightstands by Giovanni Maur

Space Age Treco Nightstands by Giovanni Maur

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Complete your out-of-this-world bedroom setup with these Space Age Treco Nightstands by Giovanni

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Vintage 1970s Canadian Space Age Night Stands

Materials

Plastic, Wood

Pair of 1970s Space Age White Lacquered Nightstands by Broyhill
Pair of 1970s Space Age White Lacquered Nightstands by Broyhill

Pair of 1970s Space Age White Lacquered Nightstands by Broyhill

By Broyhill, Raymond Loewy

Located in Dallas, TX

Pair of white lacquered two-drawer nightstands manufactured by Broyhill in the 1970s. Slick minimal

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Mid-20th Century American Space Age Night Stands

Materials

Brass

Pair of Red Nightstand Lamps from the 1960s, Germany
Pair of Red Nightstand Lamps from the 1960s, Germany

Pair of Red Nightstand Lamps from the 1960s, Germany

Located in Berlin, DE

Two night lights with red lacquered metal balls on a chromed bracket made in the 1960s. Two small black rubber bobbins connect the ball to the stand and allowing vertical rotation a...

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Mid-20th Century German Space Age Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Pair of Lucite Nightstands, Side Tables by Michel Dumas for Roche Bobois, 1970s
Pair of Lucite Nightstands, Side Tables by Michel Dumas for Roche Bobois, 1970s

Pair of Lucite Nightstands, Side Tables by Michel Dumas for Roche Bobois, 1970s

By Michel Dumas, Roche Bobois

Located in Schagen, NL

These Space Age Lucite side tables were designed by Michel Dumas for Roche Bobois, circa 1970s

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Vintage 1970s French Space Age Side Tables

Materials

Lucite

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Space Age Nightstand For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal space age nightstand for your home. A space age nightstand — often made from metal, plastic and steel — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect space age nightstand — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Each space age nightstand bearing Mid-Century Modern hallmarks is very popular. A well-made space age nightstand has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Broyhill, Claudio Salocchi and Michel Dumas are consistently popular.

How Much is a Space Age Nightstand?

A space age nightstand can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $926, while the lowest priced sells for $295 and the highest can go for as much as $2,000.

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.

Questions About Space Age Nightstand
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Space age furniture relates to furniture produced during the 1960s that was influenced by science fiction and the Space Race. Examples include Joe Colombo's KD29 lamp, Eero Aarnio's Ball Chair and Poul M. Volther's Corona Chair. Shop a selection of space age furniture on 1stDibs.