Orange Wall Sconce by Svend Middelboe for Nordisk Solar, 1970s
By Nordisk Solar Co.
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Space Age wall sconce in orange plastic. Designed by the Danish Architect Svend Middelboe and
Plastic
Legendary Orange Cube Radio by Dario & Mario Bellini for Siemens, 1968
By Siemens, Mario Bellini
Located in München, DE
condition. Hard to find in this well preserved condition. Great minimalistic Space Age design from Italy
Metal
Mid-Century Orange & Black Serving Tray w/ Ivory Grips, c.1960s–70s
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
saturated Hermès-orange field framed by a slim black rim with ivory ribbed handle grips for comfortable
Plastic, Masonite, Paint
Orange Metal Table Lamp Jucker by Tobia & Afra Scarpa for Flos, 1960s
By Flos, Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Varese, Lombardia
laquered light orange metal with a black plastic base. Thanks to its chrome-plated metal joints the shade
Metal, Chrome
Orange Methacrylate Square Mirror 4724/5 by G. Stoppino for Kartell
By Gino Colombini, Kartell
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Orange methacrylate square wall mirror design by Gino Colombini and produced by Kartell in the
Mirror, Plastic
Vintage Drabert SM400 Stacking Chairs by Gerd Lange, 1970s
By Gerd Lange
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Set of 6 orange 1970s model DrabertSM400 stacking chairs by Gerd Lange. They consist of plastic
Chrome
Totum Floor Lamps by Gigante, Boccato and Zambusi for Zerbetto, 1970s
By Boccato, Gigante and Zambusi 1, Zerbetto
Located in Rotterdam, NL
A pair of large Totum floor lamps designed by Gian Nicola Gigante, Marilena Boccato and Antonio Zambusi for Zerbetto Padova in 1975. The pair consists of two equal quarters of a s...
Aluminum
Midcentury Floor Lamp Palade Design Studio Tetrarch for Artemide, Italy, 1960s
By Artemide, Studio Tetrarch
Located in Praha, CZ
- Very nice style of lighting - Two intensity of lighting - Iconic model - Marked.
Smoked Glass, Plastic
Rare Kromex “CAFÉ / TEA” Novelty Typographic Globe Lamp USA 1970s – Postmodern
Located in Toronto, CA
photographs), consistent with age and careful use. Overall, this lamp remains in remarkable vintage condition
Chrome
Sold|$811
Space Age Orange Coffee Table, 1970s
Located in Savona, IT
Coffee table produced in the 1970s. Double body in orange plastic. Hole in the upper floor. Good
Plastic
Sold|$1,172
Red Space Age Bottle Caddy, Carrier, 1960s
Located in Budapest, HU
Space Age bottle carrier or wine caddy in red plastic from the 1960s.
Plastic
Orange Space Age UFO Lamp by Luigi Colani, 1970s
By Luigi Colani
Located in Noorderwijk, BE
This UFO, space age lamp by designer Luigi Colani has an orange plastic circular body with smoked
Plastic
Orange Wall Organiser in ABS Plastic, 1970s
Located in Ixelles, Bruxelles
- Plastic Color - Orange Light wear consistent with age and use.
Plastic
Space Age Cocoon Floor Lamp by Goldkant Leuchten, Germany, 1970s
Located in Haderslev, DK
Beautiful and rare space age floor lamp with tulip shaped base and geometric tube shade by Goldkant
Animal Skin, Plastic
Harvey Guzzini Ceiling Light 1970, Italy, Space Age Orange Hanging Light
By Gae Aulenti, Harvey Guzzini
Located in Haderslev, DK
Harvey Guzzini in the early 1970s. The iconic Art 4514 with the sideway tilted huge orange shade
Chrome
Huge Mid-Century, Space Age Floor Lamp with an Orange Hood
Located in Budapest, HU
Special extra large curved mid-century design space age floor lamp with orange plastic shade. The
Chrome
Vintage Model 2001 Orange Weltron Radio & 8 Track Iconic Space Age Ball Stereo P
Located in Pasadena, CA
-Track Iconic Space Age Ball Stereo Player. A true testament to the bold, futuristic design of the era
Plastic
Large Space Age Wall Lamp by Jean Louis Rignault, circa 1970
By Jean Louis Rignault
Located in Paris, FR
Large wall large in orange plastic sheets on a chrome wire structure from the Utopie du tout
Metal, Chrome
Large Space Age Mushroom Table Lamp in Style of Harvey Guzzini
By Harvey Guzzini
Located in Haderslev, DK
Beautiful caramel colored mushroom table lamp in style of Harvey Guzzini, Italy, 1970s. Chrome base with a beautiful well-kept caramel colored shade. The color of the shade goes f...
Chrome
Beautiful and Rare Space Age Table Lamp by Kaiser Leuchten of Germany Early 1970
By Kaiser Leuchten
Located in Haderslev, DK
Large classic 1970s table lamp design by Kaiser Leuchten of Germany. Corn field rich yellow lacquer to the tulip shaped base and yellow details to the perspex shade. The shape...
Metal
Floor lamp with orange shade by Harvey Guzzini, Italy 1970s.
By Harvey Guzzini, Guzzini
Located in Haderslev, DK
Classic Harvey Guzzini orange floor lamp made in Italy 1970s Label inside and outside the stunning
Chrome
Sold|$5,565
Guzzini Floor Lamp, Italy, 1970s
By Harvey Guzzini, Guzzini
Located in Haderslev, DK
. Chrome, orange and white plastic that without doubt is an eye catcher lit or unlit. Very good vintage
Chrome
Large Italian Mushroom Lamp Attributed to Guzzini, 1970
By Harvey Guzzini, Guzzini
Located in Paris, FR
Large Italian Mushroom lamp with orange plastic shade and white lacquered metal diabolo base
Metal
Extendable Vintage Desk Lamp Mandarine Orange Space Age UK 1970s
Located in Antwerpen, BE
with the design makes this retro lamp fall within the space age style. The easy system allows you to
Metal
Space age Sijaj Hrastnik floor lamp, Slovenia 1970s.
Located in Haderslev, DK
base and chrome plated stem. Light head itself is made from two large parts of plastic with three bulb
Chrome
Orange Alvise table lamp by Luigi Massoni for Guzzini, Italy 1969.
By Luigi Massoni, Guzzini
Located in Haderslev, DK
size and could easily be used as a low floor lamp. Made from thick orange plastic and plated chrome
Chrome
Orange Italian Lamp KD24 by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1968
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Paris, FR
a part in orange ABS plastic and the other part in chrome metal.
Chrome
Sold|$2,954
'Garden Egg' Chair - Peter Ghyczy
By Peter Ghyczy
Located in Antwerpen, BE
period: a space age look , UFO-like form, bright color, portability and the informal lounging quality of
Plastic
1970's Umbo Modular Shelving System By Kay Leroy Ruggles
By Kay Leroy Ruggles, Directional
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1970's Umbo modular shelving system in canary yellow designed by Kay Leroy Ruggles for Directional. In good vintage condition.
Plastic
Special Ceiling Light by Harvey Guzzini, Italy, 1974
By Harvey Guzzini
Located in Haderslev, DK
, 1974. The XL sized caramel colored plastic shade hangs tilted on a curved chrome rod and everything
Chrome
Sold|$142
"Die" Lamp, Space Age, 970s
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Die" lamp - Space Age - 1970s. Orange and black plastic. Measures: H 29x W 24 x D 24cm. In
Plastic
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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Arguably the world’s most ubiquitous man-made material, plastic has impacted nearly every industry. In contemporary spaces, new and vintage plastic furniture is quite popular and its use pairs well with a range of design styles.
From the Italian lighting artisans at Fontana Arte to venturesome Scandinavian modernists such as Verner Panton, who created groundbreaking interiors as much as he did seating — see his revolutionary Panton chair — to contemporary multidisciplinary artists like Faye Toogood, furniture designers have been pushing the boundaries of plastic forever.
When The Graduate's Mr. McGuire proclaimed, “There’s a great future in plastics,” it was more than a laugh line. The iconic quote is an allusion both to society’s reliance on and its love affair with plastic. Before the material became an integral part of our lives — used in everything from clothing to storage to beauty and beyond — people relied on earthly elements for manufacturing, a process as time-consuming as it was costly.
Soon after American inventor John Wesley Hyatt created celluloid, which could mimic luxury products like tortoiseshell and ivory, production hit fever pitch, and the floodgates opened for others to explore plastic’s full potential. The material altered the history of design — mid-century modern legends Charles and Ray Eames, Joe Colombo and Eero Saarinen regularly experimented with plastics in the development of tables and chairs, and today plastic furnishings and decorative objects are seen as often indoors as they are outside.
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