Space Age Black Faux Leather Swan Desk Chair Office Chair 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age vintage desk chair from faux leather and metal tulip - like 1960s.
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Space Age Vintage Red Faux Leather Chrome Metal Office Chair Desk Chair 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age vintage office chair or desk chair from red faux leather and chrome in tulip shape 1960s.
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Vintage 1960s Space Age Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
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Metal, Chrome
Chair red fabric chair Christian Ghion Y2K style design space age
$780Sale Price|35% Off
Chair red fabric chair Christian Ghion Y2K style design space age
By Idée Japan, Christian Ghion, Marc Newson
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Swivel red fabric chair. Christian Ghion designed it in the late 90s for Idee Japan. It's the style in Y2K interior and design. Also really great example in that era.
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Early 2000s Japanese Space Age Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Steel
Ross Lovegrove Bluebelle chair Y2K style design space age
By Driade, Ross Lovegrove
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
White and transparent combination chair. Ross Lovegrove designed it in 1996 for Driade. This chair is a chair that Ross Lovegrove redesigned from George Nelson's DAF chair. Highly ...
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1990s Italian Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
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Steel
Molteni & C ‘Mix’ Office Chair by Afra and Tobia Scarpa, 1970s
By Molteni & C, Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in CULEMBORG, GE
Designed by Afra and Tobia Scarpa for Molteni in 1975, the quirky mix chair was originally designed for executive offices and conference rooms. This extremely comfortable, sculptural...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Steel
Italian blue fabric and Metal Wheeled Office Chair, 1960-70s
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Adjustable and wheeled desk chair in black, silver metal base with blu fabric seat. Very good condition: visible signs of wear on the legs. The seat has been reupholstered. Adjustab...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
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Aluminum
Pair of Space Age Lounge Chairs by Burkhard Vogtherr w/ Gunner Anderson Fabric
By Burkhard Vogtherr
Located in Las Vegas, NV
These have a cool space age design like out of The Jetsons. Opposing arms have built in pivoting side tables attached.
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Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
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Aluminum, Steel
Lanceolata neon yellow Platt and Young Y2K style design space age
By Driade, Karim Rashid, Marc Newson
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Eye catching neon yellow chair. Platt and Young designed it in the early 2000s for Driade. Neon Yellow is so outstanding and pop for the space. It's the style in Y2K interior and ...
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Early 2000s Italian Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
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Steel
Osvaldo Borsani 'Modus' chairs for Tecno, 1970s - set of 2
By Tecno, Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Modus plastic and fabric desk chair designed by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno Italy. Timeless design from the seventies. Overall good condition with normal age related wear. 1970s - I...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
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Plastic
Black plastic & Aluminum 1970s MODUS stackable chair by Borsani for Tecno
By Osvaldo Borsani, Tecno
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Black Nylon/plastic and aluminum 1970s Stackable chair by Tecno. This chair model was produced in different versions and colors. This proposals for sale has the 4 legs that allow th...
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Vintage 1980s Italian Space Age Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
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Aluminum
8 Black plastic & Aluminum 1970s MODUS stackable chairs by Borsani for Tecno
By Osvaldo Borsani, Tecno
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Set of 8 Black Nylon/plastic and aluminum 1970s Stackable chairs by Tecno. This chair model was produced in different versions and colors. These proposals for sale have the 4 legs t...
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Vintage 1980s Italian Space Age Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
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Aluminum
10 Black plastic & Aluminum 1970s MODUS stackable chairs with desk by Tecno
By Osvaldo Borsani, Tecno
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Set of 10 Black Nylon/plastic and aluminum 1970s Stackable chairs by Tecno. This chair model was produced in different versions and colors. These proposals for sale have the 4 legs ...
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Vintage 1980s Italian Space Age Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
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Aluminum
Sculpta “Star Trek” Set, by Chromcraft, 1966
$14,589 / set
Sculpta “Star Trek” Set, by Chromcraft, 1966
By Chromcraft
Located in NICE, FR
“Star Trek” Sculpta Dining Set, Manufactured by Chromcraft, circa 1966 Mid-Century Modern / Space Age Design An exceptionally rare mid-century modern dining set made by Chromcraft i...
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Vintage 1960s American Space Age Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
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Aluminum
Mid-Century German Space Age Office Swivel Chair by Egon Eiermann, 1960s
By Egon Eiermann
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid century office chair with upholstery in a special color. The seat shell is reminiscent of saarinen's organic design language. Armrests and backrest blend harmoniously. Materiali...
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Swivel Chairs
Materials
Metal
Futuristic Rocking Chair Danish Large White Space Age Minimalist Architectural
By Niels Gammelgaard, IKEA
Located in London, GB
A staggeringly cool, eye-catchingly original and extremely comfortable designer rocking chair in lovely vintage condition. Designed by Scandinavian Modern Design legend Niels Gammelg...
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Late 20th Century Swedish Futurist Rocking Chairs
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Metal
Mid-Century Japanese Space Age Folding Rocking Chair by Takeshi Nii, 1960s
By Takeshi Nii
Located in Hamburg, DE
Foldable rocking chair after a design by the japanese designer takeshi nii from the 1960s. A rare design object with sophisticated function. The elegantly curved and ergonomic shape...
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20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs
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Metal
1970s dining room chairs in beech and Space Age fabric
Located in Premariacco, IT
Seventies chairs for dining room or use as furniture items, with a vintage and sophisticated design with beech wood frame and fabric upholstered seats. Very fine and distinctive, th...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
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Fabric, Beech
Black Dorsal Chair by G. Piretti & E. Ambas, Italy, 1980s
By Giancarlo Piretti, Emilio Ambasz
Located in KUTNO, PL
Creator Piretti is a name that set the course for Italian design through his earlier designs collected by MoMA Dorsal is a chair that combines Italian space-age style with 80s offi...
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Vintage 1980s Space Age Side Chairs
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Textile, Plastic
Pierre Paulin, Little Tulip chair, Artifort, 1960
By Pierre Paulin, Artifort
Located in Uppsala, SE
Little Tulip chair (originally known as the F163), designed in the 1960s by Pierre Paulin. The Artifort Tulip collection remains a true Mid-Century Modern icon. A perfect fusion of e...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Space Age Side Chairs
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Metal, Chrome
Sculptural Hand Chair from the 80's
Located in Mortsel, BE
This unique stool chair is a standalone piece in the form of a hand. Highly sculptural and well-made, it is both strong and sturdy. Its bright red color makes it a beautiful statemen...
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Vintage 1980s Unknown Space Age Side Chairs
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Polyester
Midcentury Chair By Kovona In Faux Leather And Chrome, Czechoslovakia 1970s
$392Sale Price|20% Off
Midcentury Chair By Kovona In Faux Leather And Chrome, Czechoslovakia 1970s
By Kovona
Located in Zohor, SK
This elegant mid-century modern chair was produced by Kovona in the 1970s and features a distinctive bent tubular chrome frame paired with its original beige leatherette seat and bac...
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Vintage 1970s Czech Space Age Side Chairs
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Chrome
Iconic Red Embryo Chair by Marc Newson, Steel & Foam, Italy, 1988
$2,894Sale Price|20% Off
Iconic Red Embryo Chair by Marc Newson, Steel & Foam, Italy, 1988
By Marc Newson
Located in Brussels, BE
Embryo chair created in Sydney Australia in 1988. tubular steel, polyurethane and neoprene. Three legs and a chromed steel structure padded with moulded polyurethane foam. Color: r...
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1990s Italian Space Age Side Chairs
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Steel
Set of 4 American 1970s Brushed Aluminum and Eggshell Chairs
By Burke, Inc.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 4 American 1970s brushed aluminum and eggshell chairs by Burke, Inc. of Texas. Stamped BURKE, INC. DALLAS, TEXAS. Great for a small dining room or a breakfast table.
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Vintage 1970s American Space Age Side Chairs
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Aluminum
Set of 4 American 70's Brushed Aluminum and Eggshell Chairs
By Burke, Inc.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 4 American 70's brushed aluminum and eggshell chairs by Burke, Inc. of Texas. Stamped BURKE, INC. DALLAS, TEXAS. Great for a small dining room or a breakfast table.
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Vintage 1970s American Space Age Side Chairs
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Aluminum
Set Of 4 American 70's Brushed Aluminum And Eggshell Chairs
By Burke, Inc.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 4 American 70's brushed aluminum and eggshell chairs by Burke, Inc. of Texas. Stamped BURKE, INC. DALLAS, TEXAS. Great for a small dining room or a breakfast table.
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Vintage 1970s American Space Age Side Chairs
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Aluminum
Vintage Velvet Bent Wood Rocking Chair and Ottoman by BioForm
$2,200Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Velvet Bent Wood Rocking Chair and Ottoman by BioForm
Located in Denver, CO
Post 1950s, believed to be 1970s Manufactured by BioForm Seating Systems Solid bentwood frame. Two area of small wear and a few very light scratches consistent with age. (see p...
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Late 20th Century American Space Age Rocking Chairs
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Fabric, Upholstery, Velvet, Foam, Laminate, Wood, Bentwood
Elda Armchair Joe Colombo for Conforti white leather, 1975, set di 2
By Joe Colombo
Located in Milano, Lombardia
The Elda Armchair, designed by Joe Colombo for Comfort Italia in 1963, is an icon of modern design. Featuring an avant-garde and futuristic design, this armchair offers extraordinary...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Rocking Chairs
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Leather, Fiberglass
Elda Armchair, Joe Colombo for Conforti, white leather, 1975
By Joe Colombo
Located in Milano, Lombardia
The Elda Armchair, designed by Joe Colombo for Comfort Italia in 1963, is an icon of modern design. Featuring an avant-garde and futuristic design, this armchair offers extraordinary...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Rocking Chairs
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Leather, Fiberglass
Marc Newson Super Guppy lamp
$13,500
Marc Newson Super Guppy lamp
By Marc Newson, idee
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Super Guppy floor lamp designed by Marc Newson for idee. Marc Newson was inspired, when he saw street lamp in Japan. Aluminum body and glass shade. Matt gray painted body. Dimmerble...
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1990s Japanese Space Age Floor Lamps
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Steel
Plastic Mid Century Yellow Parsons Table and Chair 1970s
By Syroco
Located in New York, NY
Cool Yellow plastic 1970s mid century yellow desk and chair. .This fun and vibrant desk has a cutout for your notebooks and papers. Very simple parsons design , great for a den or fo...
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Mid-20th Century American Space Age Desks and Writing Tables
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Plastic
Ozoo Desk and Chair, Marc Berthier, D.A.N. for Roche Bobois, 1967
By Marc Berthier
Located in VILLEURBANNE, FR
Desk and chair from the "Ozoo" series by Marc Berthier, an innovative design created in 1967, one of the first in France to be made from molded white lacquered polyester reinforced ...
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Mid-20th Century French Space Age Desks and Writing Tables
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Fiberglass
Danny Venlet Bulo Easy Rider Belgium Desk Seat Lounge Space Age Red Chrome
Located in Antwerpen, BE
The iconic Lounge and Office chair called the Bulo Easy Rider is a unique piece that offers various functions such as lounging, working on a laptop or just sitting. With its convenie...
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1990s Belgian Space Age Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
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Steel, Chrome
Pair of Swivel Chairs by Mario Bellini for Vitra
Unavailable|$3,909 / set
Pair of Swivel Chairs by Mario Bellini for Vitra
By Mario Bellini
Located in Brussels, BE
A very elegant and confortable pair of swivel armchairs designed by Mario Bellini for Vitra.Original brown leather upholstery,nickel plated metal base. Signed VITRA BELLINI COLLECTI...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
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Nickel
Office Chair From Up Závody On Metal Wheels, Czechoslovakia, 1970
Unavailable|$1,050 / item
Office Chair From Up Závody On Metal Wheels, Czechoslovakia, 1970
Located in Wroclaw, PL
Office chair from UP Závody on Metal Wheels, Czechoslovakia, 1970 Fully reupholstered chairs in white - grey-white easy to clean fabric. Seat with quilting. Chair rests on metal star...
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Late 20th Century Czech Space Age Swivel Chairs
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Metal
1960s-1970s Brass And Beige Faux Leather Rocking Chair
Unavailable|$2,064
1960s-1970s Brass And Beige Faux Leather Rocking Chair
By Thonet
Located in Tourcoing, FR
1960s - 1970s Brass And Beige faux leather rocking chair composed of a brass rounded and curved brass structure adorned with beige skaï back and seat.
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Late 20th Century European Space Age Rocking Chairs
Materials
Brass
Set of Four Miniature Panton Chairs from Germany, 1970s
Unavailable|$80 / set
Set of Four Miniature Panton Chairs from Germany, 1970s
Located in Berlin, DE
Four miniatures of the Verner Panton chair made of white, green, transparent and red plastics from the 1970s. The scale is 1:6. They are stackable and in a very good shape.
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Late 20th Century German Space Age Figurative Sculptures
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Plastic
Set of Four Miniature Panton Chairs from Germany, 1970s
Unavailable|$80 / set
Set of Four Miniature Panton Chairs from Germany, 1970s
Located in Berlin, DE
Four miniatures of the Verner Panton chair made of black, white, silver and blue plastics from the 1970s. The scale is 1:6. They are stackable and in a very good shape.
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Late 20th Century German Space Age Figurative Sculptures
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Plastic
Chromcraft Set of 5 Space Age Office/Dining Room Chairs
Sold|$2,153 / set
Chromcraft Set of 5 Space Age Office/Dining Room Chairs
By Chromcraft
Located in Ludwigslust, DE
The armchairs can be rotated and have an automatic return mechanism and suspension. The chairs come from the 70s and are in the Space Age style.
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Vintage 1970s American Space Age Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
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Fabric
Chromcraft Set of 2 Space Age Office/Dining Room Chairs
Sold|$1,143 / set
Chromcraft Set of 2 Space Age Office/Dining Room Chairs
By Chromcraft
Located in Ludwigslust, DE
The armchairs can be rotated and have an automatic return mechanism and suspension. These chairs are an earlier version of this model from 1977 in a space age style.
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Vintage 1970s American Space Age Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
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Fabric
Stoll Giroflex 7112 Space Age leather office chair by Martin Stoll, 1970
By Martin Stoll, Stoll
Located in Ludwigslust, DE
This exceptional office chair is a typical example of early 1970s Space Age design.
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Vintage 1970s Swiss Space Age Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Fiberglass
Space Age Office 232 Chairs by Wilhelm Ritz for Wilkhahn, 1970s, Set of 4
By Wilkhahn
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
The base is a metal, five-armed leg. The form of the chairs refers to the cosmic design of the Space Age.
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Vintage 1970s German Space Age Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
Set of 4 Space Age Office 232 Chairs by Wilhelm Ritz for Wilkhahn, 1970s
By Wilkhahn
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
The base is a metal, five-armed leg. The form of the chairs refers to the cosmic design of the Space Age.
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Vintage 1970s German Space Age Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
Haimi Space Age swivel chair by Yrjo Kukkapuro, 1960
Sold|$1,307 / item
Haimi Space Age swivel chair by Yrjo Kukkapuro, 1960
By Yrjö Kukkapuro, Haimi
Located in Ludwigslust, DE
This Haimi swivel chair is a classic example of Space Age style in both color and materials. The fiberglass shell of the seat shows slight signs of wear along the edges, but no damag...
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Vintage 1960s Finnish Space Age Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
Drabert Concept Office Chair
Sold|$919
Drabert Concept Office Chair
By Drabert
Located in Ludwigslust, DE
This Drabert office chair from the 1980s, still influenced by the Space Age, is in very good condition.
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Vintage 1980s German Space Age Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Fiberglass
Vintage Italian Space Age Desk Chair by Renato Zevi, Green Velvet and Chromed
By Renato Zevi
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Vintage Italian Space Age Desk Chair by Renato Zevi, Green Velvet Upholstery and Chrome Frame, 1970s Rare shaped office / desk chair embodies the bold aesthetic of Italian design fr...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
Mauser Seat 150 leather office chair by Herbert Hirche
By Mauser Werke, Herbert Hirche
Located in Ludwigslust, DE
Absolute classic of the 70s Space Age, hard to find, with excellent seating comfort.
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Vintage 1970s German Space Age Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather
1970s Space Age Rolling Chromcraft Chair Navy Blue Faux Leather Sculpta Swivel
By Chromcraft
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Features adjustable height. Space age design. Similar to Sculpta space age swivel star trek chair designed for Chromcraft in the Sixties.
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
Osvaldo Borsani 'Modus' Desk Chair for Tecno, 1970s
Sold|$379 / item
Osvaldo Borsani 'Modus' Desk Chair for Tecno, 1970s
By Osvaldo Borsani, Tecno
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Modus plastic and fabric desk chair designed by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno, Italy. We have 5 pieces available, with and without wheels, with or without armrests, price is per piece. ...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
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Metal
Osvaldo Borsani 'Modus' Desk Chair for Tecno, 1970s '36 Pieces Available'
By Osvaldo Borsani, Tecno
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Modus plastic and fabric desk chair designed by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno, Italy. We have 33 pieces available, which all came out of the same office from a company in Brussels. Tim...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
Chrome Swivel Desk Chair in Brown Leather, Italy 1960s - 2 Available
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1960s Italian desk chair featuring a sculptural chrome frame with a swivel X-base. This chair has an upholstered seat and back with button tuft detailing in original brown leather ...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Metal
Synthesis 45 Typist Chair by Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti, Italy, 1970
By Ettore Sottsass, Olivetti
Located in Munster, NRW
Synthesis 45 typist’s adjustable swivel chair, designed 1970 by Ettore Sottsass. Injection-moulded abs, aluminium, steel, textile-covered polyurethane foam. Seat and back height adj...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Rare 1970s Space Age Italian Swivel Accent Chair New Fabric
By Eero Saarinen, Maurice Burke
Located in San Diego, CA
Great and rare unique chair freshly recover in beautiful colorful fabric, the metal base shows a nice patina we polished and cleaned but left its original condition. nice solid and s...
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20th Century Italian Space Age Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
Rare Space Age Original "Garden Egg" by Peter Ghyczy, 1960s, Marked
By Peter Ghyczy
Located in Praha, CZ
The both of chairs are marked with the manufacturer stamps / see photos / and originally dated 1.Oct.1974 and 27.Aug.1974. The original condition, including the original cloth uph...
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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Plastic
Custom Fiberglass Rocking Chair
Sold|$980
Custom Fiberglass Rocking Chair
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Custom one of a kind fiberglass rocker. Stylish and completely unique this surprisingly comfortable rocker can slide into any-style interior (or outdoor space) with ease. Shows some ...
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Mid-20th Century American Space Age Rocking Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
Hans Kaufeld Aluminum Leather Rocking Chair 1970
By Hans Kaufeld
Located in Munster, NRW
Hans Kaufeld rocking chair from the 1960s with aluminum frame, seat upholstered in black leather. H. 79 cm, W. 71 cm, D. 110 cm. Normal signs of use.
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Vintage 1970s German Space Age Rocking Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Universale Chair Joe Colombo for Kartell, Italy, 1967
By Joe Colombo
Located in Las Vegas, NV
First adult-sized plastic chair to be produced using a single injection cast mold. ABS plastic with detachable legs.
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Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Side Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Universale Chair Joe Colombo for Kartell, Italy, 1967
By Joe Colombo
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Universale chair by legendary designer Joe Colombo. First adult-sized plastic chair to be produced using a single injection cast mold. ABS plastic with detachable legs.
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Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Side Chairs
Materials
Plastic
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Space Age Office Chair For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the space age office chair you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A space age office chair — often made from metal, wood and fabric — can elevate any home. There are 453 variations of the antique or vintage space age office chair you’re looking for, while we also have 11 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect space age office chair — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. Each space age office chair bearing mid-century modern, modern or Scandinavian Modern hallmarks is very popular. A well-made space age office chair has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Knoll, Artifort and Charles and Ray Eames are consistently popular.
How Much is a Space Age Office Chair?
Prices for a space age office chair start at $100 and top out at $110,000 with the average selling for $4,492.
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.
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