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.
Cocoon resin. Space Age pine wood and gold chrome table lamp, Germany, 1970s
By Goldkant Leuchten, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Estiluz Lighting, George Nelson, Friedel Wauer
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Compatible with US/EU standards. LED compatible. Mid-Century Modern and Brutalist style table lamp, Germany, 1970s. Composed of a varnished veined pine wood and gold chrome metal st...
Chrome, Metal
1970s Italian Space Age Cloud Sofa in the Style of Adriano Piazzesi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian Mid-Century three-seat sofa from the 1970s, designed in the Space Age Cloud style associated with Adriano Piazzesi. Upholstered throughout in original amber-gold velvet, the ...
Upholstery, Velvet
1970s Adriano Piazzesi-Style Space Age Yellow Velvet Cloud Lounge Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian Mid-Century lounge chairs in the style of Adriano Piazzesi, dating to the 1970s. Fully upholstered in original golden amber velvet, the chairs feature an emphatically organic...
Upholstery, Velvet
Algol 11 Television by Marco Zanuso and Richard Sapper for Brionvega, 1960s
By Richard Sapper, Brionvega, Marco Zanuso
Located in Torino, Piemonte
White television, Algol 11 model, designed by Marco Zanuso and Richard Sapper for Brionvega, 1960s. CONDITION: In good condition; may show signs of wear due to age. DIMENSIONS: Hei...
Glass, Plastic
Flower Rose Shaped 2-Head Metal Pair of Wall Lamps, 1970s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Flower Rose Shaped 2-Head Metal Pair of Wall Lamps, 1970s, Germany Very high quality. Fully functional. Lamp are in very good vintage condition. Wear consistent with age and use Th...
Metal
Eero Aarnio Ball Chair For Adelta 1980s
By Adelta
Located in Čelinac, BA
Aaero Aarnio Ball Chair for Adelta 1980s
Fabric, Polyester
$870Sale Price|20% Off
Hans Agne Jakobsson style. Space Age teak and chrome pendant lamp, Sweden, 1970s
By Henri Mathieu, Estiluz Lighting, Max Sauze, Hans-Agne Jakobsson, Metalarte Spain
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Space Age pendant lamp in the style of Hans Agne Jakobsson, Sweden, 1970s. Composed of a varnished teak wood structure where ten silver chrome metal cylinders ara disposed in a very...
Metal, Chrome
Space Age Eye Ball Vintage Floor Lamp in Style of Reggiani, Italy 1970s
By Reggiani
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Italian Space Age Twin "Eyeball" Floor Lamp in the Style of Reggiani, 1970s This fine mid-century modern floor lamp captures the quintessential 1970s Italian Space Age aesthetic. At...
Metal
Mid Century Space Age 4 Section Brown velour Low Modular sofa by COR
By Mario Bellini, Luigi Colani, COR
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid Century Space Age 4 Section Brown velour Modular sofa by COR. Space age set of 4 velour sections of a 4 seat sofa. Can be used as 4 Lounge chairs. Very Modular and simple design....
Upholstery, Foam
Beautiful original 1970s Krups wall clock in typical Space Age design
By Krups
Located in München, DE
Beautiful 1970s original KRUPS wall clock in typical Space Age design. Made in Germany. Case is made entirely of plastic. Front is in green, back in black. No damage. No chips or scr...
Plastic
$4,800Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century Modern Green Patchwork Leather 5 section Modular sofa with Patina
Beautiful Mid Century Long Low Modern Space Age Green Patchwork Leather 5 section Modular sectional sofa with Patina. Made in Germany Circa 1970s. Modular sofa in 5 sections (2) with...
Leather, Hardwood
Leola Ceramic OrangeTraffic Wall Light, 1960s
By Leola
Located in Rijssen, NL
Orange ceramic wall light, manufactured by Leola in the 1960s. This lamp is a blend of playful and sleek design, making it a bold statement piece that adds character to any space. C...
Ceramic
Large Vintage 1970s Op Art Geometric Rug in the Style of Victor Vasarely
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Striking vintage Op Art rug featuring a bold geometric composition strongly reminiscent of the work of Victor Vasarely. The repeating dimensional pattern cr...
Synthetic
Mid-Century Modern Space Age IBM System/3 Scale Miniature Model 10, 1960s
By IBM
Located in Hamburg, DE
Very rare scale model of an IBM System/3 from the late 1960s. This model was probably used as a sales model or was a gift for employees or customers. Such miniature models were use...
Plastic
1960s Design Space Age Moon Lamp in white lacquered aluminum by Verner Panton
Located in München, BY
1960s Space Age Moon Lamp by Verner Panton. Beautiful sixties Space Age Pop Art design. Lampshade made of white lacquered aluminum. With an original E27 ceramic socket. Very good v...
Metal
$2,400Sale Price / set|20% Off
Unique Pair of Mid Century German Modern Striped Space age Lounge chairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of Mid Century German Modern Striped Space age Lounge chairs. Circa 1970s. Fully Upholstered slipper space age armless chairs. Good vintage condition - Made in Germany Circa 197...
Upholstery, Wood
1970s Italian Smoked Glass Coffee Table, Space Age Design
Located in Nicolosi, IT
Elegant Italian smoked glass chrome coffee table from the 1970s, designed in a refined Space Age style. The table features a low rectangular silhouette with rounded chrome side panel...
Chrome
German Space Age Replacement Glass Spare Part for Staff Lamps Motoko Ishii 1970s
By Motoko Ishii, Staff Leuchten
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rare spare part for lighting designs by Japanese designer Motoko Ishii for German manufacturer Staff Leuchten. Anyone interested in design is familiar with Motoko Ishii's impressive...
Metal
Flower Design Metal Flush Mount Light, 1960s, Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Flower Design Metal Flush Mount Light, 1960s, Italy Sculptural very elegant rare design flush mount. It is very ideal and suitable for all living areas. Lamp is in good conditio...
Metal
Tobia Scarpa style. Space Age Cocoon Resin table lamp, Italy, 1960s
By Friedel Wauer, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Tobia Scarpa, Isamu Noguchi, George Nelson
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Space Age table lamp in the style of Tobia Scarpa’s iconic “Nuvola” pendant lamp for Flos, Italy, 1960s. Brutalist vibe with a stylized red lacquered metal base, combined with an upp...
Metal, Iron
Blessing Space Age Mechanical Alarm Clock, West Germany, circa 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
A striking vintage Blessing mechanical alarm clock, manufactured in West Germany circa the 1970s, showcasing the futuristic aesthetic of the Space Age era. The clock features a high...
Glass, Plastic
Italian Atomic Design Very Beautiful Optik Lamp, 1970s, Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Italian Atomic Design Very Beautiful Optik Lamp, 1970s, Italy Lampshade is in good condition and very clean. This lamp works with E14 light bulb. Wired and suitable to use with 22...
Metal
Vintage Ligne Roset Togo sofa by Michel Ducaroy in a toasted brioche alcantara
By Ligne Roset, Michel Ducaroy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Ligne Roset Togo sofa by Michel Ducaroy in a toasted brioche alcantara. Signs of use commensurate with age. W68" D40" H27" SH15" >> You can view this in our Los Angeles sho...
Suede, Fabric
A MID-CENTURY-MODERN SPACE-AGE DESK, France 1960
By Joe Colombo, Erwine & Estelle Laverne, Etienne Fermigier
Located in PARIS, FR
A beautifull and stylised, small white desk clearly inspired by the space odyssey period, Modernist, Space-Age, Seventies, cream white laquered wood body with sixties curved angles,...
Metal
Peter Ghyczy Senftenberger Egg Lounge Chair/ Garden Egg Chair for Elastogran
By Peter Ghyczy, Reuter Products
Located in Ludwigslust, DE
The so-called Senftenberger Ei, internationally known as the Garden Egg Chair, is one of the most extraordinary seating furniture pieces of the Space Age era and is today a sought-af...
Fiberglass
"Californian" Sofa FRANCE 1960s
Located in Forest, BE
Designed by Jacques Charpentier , a French decorator and editor trained at the École Boulle, this sofa reflects his work of the 1960s. It rests on a stainless steel base, a signature...
Metal
A POSTMODERN SPACE-AGE « Quadrifoglio » Ceiling Fixture by GUZZINI, Italy 1950
Located in PARIS, FR
An iconic pendant light with 3 indirect lights (creating a luminous ambiance) + 1 vertical directional light (creating a cooler light diffused towards the step by the brushed aluminu...
Metal
Mod Space Age Metal Fireplace by Mastercraft Metal Inc.
By Mastercraft
Located in New York, NY
Groovy Space Age fireplace, made by Mastercraft Metal Inc. circa 1960/70's. The mantle is constructed of a white metal shell and pedestal with a black metal mesh screen, which opens ...
Metal
Space Age Bed by Luigiego Massoniego and Giancarlo Leone for Poltrona Frau
Located in Milano, IT
The "Grotto" bed by Luigiego Massoniego and Giancarlo Leone for Poltrona Frau Elevate your interior with this rare and extraordinary vintage Space Age bed, the ultimate collectible ...
Chrome
$3,115Sale Price / item|20% Off
Pop Art and Space Age. Ice acrylic pendant lamp, Spain, 1970s
By La Murrina, Targetti Sankey, J.T. Kalmar
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Pop Art and Space Age iced pendant lamp, Spain, 1970s. Composed of a central round structure in semi-transparent ice-effect acrylic, and surrounded by a crown of Pop Art style elemen...
Metal, Chrome
Michael Young floor lamp Y2K style space age 90s
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
floor lamp designed by Michael Young in the mid 90s. It is suitable for Y2K style pop interior. Also, Mid-century style and Space Age style. It was produced by Japanese furniture co...
Steel
Small and Big Pair of Fiberglass Table or Floor Lamps, 1980s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Small and Big Pair of Fiberglass Table or Floor Lamps, 1980s, Germany Lampa in very good vintage condition. This lamp works with E27 and E14 light bulbs Wired and suitable to use...
Fiberglass
1 of 16 AV Mazzega style Space Age glass flush mounts or sconces, Italy, 1970s
By Angelo Vittorio Mazzega, Vistosi, Carlo Nason, La Murrina, Venini
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
16 units available. Compatible with US/EU standards. LED compatible. Brutalist glass flush mounts in the style of Angelo Vittorio Mazzega’s designs for AVMazzega, Italy, 1970s. Each...
Metal
Vintage Space Age French Globe Floor Lamp from SCE, France
By SCE France 1
Located in Hamburg, DE
Spherical floor lamp by the French manufacturer SCE. A simple, white sphere made of plastic forms the luminous body of this floor lamp. In addition to its function as a light source...
Plastic
Cocoon resin. Space Age hand-crafted table lamps, Italy, 1970s
By Tobia Scarpa, Flos, Achille Castiglioni
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Brutalist style and Space Age style table lamps, Italy, 1970s. Composed of hand-carved, turned and varnished veined alabaster bases, and lampshades made of a metal structure covered ...
Alabaster, Metal, Chrome
Original 1970s moon rock table lamp by André Cazenave for Tecta
Located in München, DE
Beautiful original 1970s "Moon Rock" table lamp by Andre Cazenave. Manufactured by Tecta. Made in Germany. Features the original label. These lamps, made of fiberglass-reinforced pol...
Fiberglass, Polyester
Space Age Cooffe Table 1970s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Space Age Cooffe Table 1970s
Chrome
Nike SR-7 Space Rocket Friction Tin Toy N Mint in Box Working Japan 1960's
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A fantastic vintage Nike Space Rocket tin friction toy, manufactured by Masuya of Japan and dating from the mid-20th century. Measuring just under 8 ...
Metal
Model 4970 Black Bedside Table by Anna Castelli for Kartell, 1970s, Italy
By Kartell
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Model 4970 Black Bedside Table by Anna Castelli for Kartell, 1970s, Italy No damage, no crack. Wear consistent with age and use. Measurements: Width: 38 cm Depth: 38 cm Height: 49...
Plexiglass
A Pair of OP-ART LUCITE & MIRROR Infinity NESTING or SIDE TABLES, France 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
An astonishing pair of cubic coffee tables, bedside tables or end tables, Post-Modernist, Pop, Shabby-Chic, cubic structures in thick strips of Plexiglas, with 3 transparent sides an...
Mirror, Plexiglass
$2,560Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century Scandinavian Modern Red Leather tufted low 3 seat sofa chrome legs
By De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid Century Scandinavian Space Age Modern Red Leather tufted low 3 seat sofa chrome legs. Great low soft leather tufted sofa with tapered chrome legs and casters. Tufted cushions and...
Chrome
$1,310Sale Price / item|20% Off
Toffoli. 1 of 2 Memphis and Pop Art style pendant lamp, Italy, 1980s.
By Toffoli
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Memphis and Pop Art style pendant lamp from Toffoli, Italy, 1980s. Formed by a transparent textured methacrylate or acrylic disc with 3 colored bands and a black lacquered metal stru...
Metal
Table lamp by Marco Zotta for Eleusi, 1980s, Italy
By Eleusi, Italy 1, Marco Zotta
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Table lamp by Marco Zotta for Eleusi, 1980s, Italy Lampshade is in good condition and very clean. This lamp works with Halogen light bulb. Wired and suitable to use with 220V and...
Metal
Dilly Dally Vanity In Green Leather By Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau, 1968
By Poltrona Frau, Luigi Massoni
Located in Rhode-Saint-Genèse, BE
Coiffeuse connue sous le nom de Dilly Dally et conçue par le designer Luigi Massoni pour Poltrona Frau en 1968. Pièce emblématique du design space age avec son fauteuil cylindrique s...
Leather, Plastic
XL Wave Wall Lamp or Flush Light by Koch and Lowy for Peill and Putzler
By J.T. Kalmar, Aloys F. Gangkofner, Peill & Putzler, Wilhelm Wagenfeld, Koch & Lowy
Located in München, DE
Exceptionally beautiful and large wall lamp or ceiling lamp from the 1960s. The design and materials create a fantastic play of light in the room. Very high-quality workmanship and a...
Metal
Space Age Flynn Chair By Gastone Rinaldi For Rima Italy 1970s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Space Age Flynn Chair By Gastone Rinaldi for Rima 1970s
Chrome
Pair of Seventies Sectional Cushions Slipper Chairs - France 1970's
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 1970s lounge chairs with sectional seat cushions. The cushions are made of four sections connected by straps with buckles. The frame consists of a plastic base upholstered in...
Upholstery, Velvet, Plastic
Large Mid-Century Teak and Sisal Cord Hanging Pendant Lamp, 1960s
Located in Zaandam, NL
Large sisal and teak pendants by Temde, 1960s-1970s. We actually have three pieces of this model in stock. The other ones are listed under the same name and have slightly different v...
Rope, Teak
Rainbow design Wood Night Lamp by Kiener Zürich, in Style of Memphis Group, 1980
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Triple shade opal glass and yellow body flush mount by AKA, 1960s, Germany Sculptural very elegant rare design flush mount. It is very ideal and suitable for all living areas....
Wood
Selvedge Denim Sandra Sofa by Annie Hieronimus for Ligne Roset
By Ligne Roset, Annie Hiéronimus
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 2000s. France. Reupholstered in Selvedge Denim.
Fabric
$475Sale Price|20% Off
Coat Rack Osvaldo Borsani Style Mid-Century Design for Tecno, Italy, 1980s
By Tecno, Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Andernach, DE
Wonderful 1980s coat rack in the style of Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno, Italy. In 1960 he designed the famous AT16, then a variant of it later this coat rack, which is attached to the w...
Chrome
"Lola" Table Lamp Italy 1974
By Sergio Mazza, Giuliana Gramigna
Located in Forest, BE
Designed by Sergio Mazza and Giuliana Gramigna for Quartifolio in 1978 the “Lola” table lamp features an iconic design. Through the dialogue of a opaline white plastic with a dark gr...
Metal
Pair of Sconces by Rolf Krüger for Heinz Neuhaus Leuchten, 1970s, Germany
By Rolf Krüger, Heinz Neuhaus Leuchten
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Pop Art Red Pair of Wall or Ceiling Lamps by Rolf Krüger for Heinz Neuhaus Leuchten, 1970s, Germany 2 pair available Lampshade is in very good vintage condition. This lamp works wit...
Metal
$274Sale Price / item|25% Off
Stool "Small" by Castiglioni for Valenti, Italy, 1970s
By Aldo Lanza, Giorgio Gaviraghi, Giorgina Castiglioni, Valenti
Located in Marinha Grande, PT
Iconic and minimalist, the "Small" stool designed by Giorgina Castiglioni, Giorgio Gaviraghi, Aldo Lanza and produced by Valenti perfectly embodies radical Italian design of the 1970...
Plastic
Large ERCO Attributed Six-Light Lucite Wall Mirror, Germany, 1970s
Located in Hannover, DE
An exceptional illuminated wall mirror attributed to ERCO, manufactured in Germany during the 1970s. This substantial and highly decorative piece combines a functional mirror with at...
Metal
Rare Complete “Orix” Desk by Vittorio Parigi & Nani Prina for Molteni, 1970s
By Molteni & C, Vittorio Parigi and Nani Prina
Located in Marinha Grande, PT
This rare and complete “Orix” desk was designed by Italian architects Vittorio Parigi and Nani Prina for Molteni in the early 1970s. A bold example of Space Age Italian design, this ...
Metal
1970s Italian Space Age Wall Mirror in Cobalt Blue Beveled e Mirrored Glass
By Fontana Arte, VECA
Located in Roma, IT
Offered for sale is a striking Italian vintage mirror with an unusual and playful design, dating to circa the 1970s. Its distinctive quadrangular silhouette is crafted from beautiful...
Glass, Mirror
$645Sale Price|40% Off
Pair of 1970's Modern Italian Chromed Dining Chairs by Gastone Rinaldi
By Gastone Rinaldi, RIMA
Located in Bern, BE
Pair of 1970’s Gastone Rinaldi high backed dining chairs. Produced by Rima, Italy. Chromed cantilever metal structure with original removable seat pads. Pads are in excellent conditi...
Pine
1 of the 5 Red Orange Brown Ceramic Wall Lights, Germany, 1970
Located in Rijssen, NL
Orange, red and brown rectangle-shaped ceramic wall lights/flush mounts, Germany in the 1970s. The base of the light is rectangle and there are beautiful ceramic swirls on top of tha...
Ceramic
Space Age 5 Head Gold Metal Pendant Candle Light, 1970s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Space Age 5 Head Gold Metal Pendant Candle Light, 1970s, Germany Very elegant and Minimalist ceiling candles Lamp is in very good condition. Dimensions: Height: 46 cm Total heigh...
Brass