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Space Age Floor Lamps

SPACE AGE STYLE

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.

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Style: Space Age
Space Age Italian Floor Lamp in Orange Murano Glass and Wood, 1970s
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Space Age floor lamp from Italy, shade in Orange Murano glass and body in wood and a brass rig in the middle and on the top of the head of the lamp to keep the all the parts together.
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Floor Lamps

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Brass

Pop Art Yellow Vintage Plastic Ball Floor Lamp, 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
Pop Art vintage plastic ball floor lamp, which was designed, 1960s. The very decorative plastic ball features 16 yellow plastic parts lamella like and the...
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1960s Vintage Space Age Floor Lamps

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Aluminum, Chrome

Lamp Vintage Mazzega Floor Lamp, 1960s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Vintage floor lamp with a chrome and black marble base featuring a stained glass lamp shade. The lamp works with 3 e14 light bulbs and one ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Floor Lamps

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Marble, Chrome

Floor or table lamp by La Murrina Murano
Located in SON EN BREUGEL, NL
A very decorative and contemporary floor or table lamp by La Murrina Murano. Blown glass globe with iron oxide inside what gives the lamp a spectaculair look. Polished brass frame. ...
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20th Century Italian Space Age Floor Lamps

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Brass

Murano Floor Lamp Attributed to Carlo Nason for Mazzega, Italy 1970's
Located in VILLEURBANNE, FR
Floor lamp attributed to Carlo Nason for Mazzega dating from the 1970's Italian manufacturing composed of 5 blown Murano glass tubes. “Sfumato” glass is a gradient technique, from o...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Floor Lamps

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Metal, Chrome

Sculptural floor lamp, Murano glass, 1970s , Collectible Decorative
Located in Milano, IT
Floor Lamp in glass - Mid century Lighting - Collectible Design Wonderful, rare and collectible floor or sideboard lamp from the 1970s, Italian Space Age style, crafted in maculated...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Floor Lamps

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Glass, Murano Glass, Art Glass

Goffredo Reggiani 1970's Floor Lamp with 3 Lights
Located in Parma, IT
Articulated floor lamp with 3 lights by Goffredo Reggiani, 1970s. Structure in chromed metal and brass with wrought iron base. Top with flex...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Floor Lamps

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Metal, Steel

Space Age White Table or Floor Lamp by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, Italy 1970s
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a rare Space Age floor or a large table lamp designed by Carlo Nason for Mazzega. It is made of two white Murano glass parts that are connected with a s...
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1970s European Vintage Space Age Floor Lamps

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Chrome

Classic 1970s Double Eye-Ball Chrome Floor Lamp by Lite Beams, After Sonneman
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic 1970s Space Age double eye-ball chrome floor lamp by LITE BEAMS, very reminiscent of the classic lighting designs by Robert Sonneman, Larger chrome sphere up light, smaller s...
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1970s North American Vintage Space Age Floor Lamps

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Metal, Chrome

Big vintage Italian table lamp in opaline glass, 1970s
Located in Milano, IT
Vintage Italian collectible Space Age floor lamp in opaline glass with chrome metal base. Fluid and timeless like only Murano glass lamps can be, this floor (or table) opaline bubbl...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Floor Lamps

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Metal, Steel, Chrome

Italian Space Age Marble Base and Steel Structure Telescopic Floor Lamp, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Space Age marble base and steel structure telescopic floor lamp, 1970s Floor lamp with marble base, steel structure with telescopic arm and ne...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Floor Lamps

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Marble, Cut Steel

Italian space age Chromed metal Adjustable floor lamp by Reggiani, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian space age Chromed metal Adjustable floor lamp by Reggiani, 1970s Adjustable floor lamp entirely in chromed metal. The cylindrical diffuser can be adjusted in height and incli...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Floor Lamps

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Metal

Beautiful Space Bamboo Floor Lamp in Red Glass
Located in Mortsel, BE
Presenting a stunning floor lamp inspired by bamboo aesthetics. Crafted with red glass forms separated by metal elements for structural support, this piece emanates elegance and soph...
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1990s Unknown Space Age Floor Lamps

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Metal

Floor Lamp by Exclusif Geve, 1970s
Located in Brussel, BE
Rare Space Age Belgian floor lamp with a chromed metal foot (half brushed, half polished) under a double acrylic shade (frosted, clear & white) designed for the range Exclusif Geve o...
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1970s Belgian Vintage Space Age Floor Lamps

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Metal, Stainless Steel, Chrome

Italian space age Floor lamp in white metal, metal and opaline glass, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian space age Floor lamp in white metal, metal and opaline glass, 1970s Floor lamp with hemisphere lampshade, externally in opaline glass and internally in white painted metal. T...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Floor Lamps

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Metal

Lampada da Terra Sputnik
Located in Torino, IT
Lampada da terra in stile Space Age Sputnik. Piantana in metallo cromato e paralumi in vetro dal tipico stile anni 60'. Lo stile Space Age o anche chiamato Era Atomica si riferisce...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Floor Lamps

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Metal

Lampada da Terra Sputnik
Lampada da Terra Sputnik
$1,465 Sale Price
25% Off
Goffredo Reggiani Italy Design Francesco Fois Floor Lamp Years '74 Vintage
Located in Biella, IT
Goffredo Reggiani Italy design Francesco Fois floor lamp years '74 vintage Condition sign of use. Measure H 70 inches x 10" x 10".
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Floor Lamps

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Metal, Brass

Italian space age metal plexiglass and marble black violet arc floor lamp, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian space age metal, plexiglass and marble, black and violet arc floor lamp from 1980s. Arc lamp with curved tubular metal structure, with adjustable lampshade, made up of a geom...
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1980s Italian Vintage Space Age Floor Lamps

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Marble, Metal

Floor Lamp in Murano Glass and Metal by AVMazzega
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
AVMazzega is an Italian lighting company renowned for its exquisite Murano glass lighting fixtures. Founded in 1946, AVMazzega combines traditional glassblowing techniques with moder...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Floor Lamps

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Metal

Italian space age chromed steel P449 floor lamp by Luci Illuminazione, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian space age chromed steel P449 floor lamp by Luci Illuminazione, 1970s. Floor lamp entirely in chromed steel, with four light points. Produced by Luci Illuminazione in approx. ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Floor Lamps

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Steel

Space age floor / table lamp, Angelo Mangiarotti Italy 1960s
Located in Firenze, IT
Monumental Space age floor / table lamp attributed to Angelo Mangiarotti Italy 1960s Thermoformed plastic and metal frame. H 28 cm Diam. 72.5 cm Conditions: excellent, no defects
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Floor Lamps

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Plastic

Italian Space Age Brown Plastic and Opal Glass Floor or Table Lamp, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian space age brown plastic and opal glass floor or table lamp, 1970s Medium-sized table or floor lamp with a "tulip"-shaped base in brown plastic and opal glass sphere diffuser....
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Floor Lamps

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Glass, Plastic

Mid Century Red Willem Hagoort Space Age Acrylic Glass Floor Lamp, 1970s
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Very rare red space age floor lamp by Willem Hagoort with thick acrylic glass shade. The shade can be moved up and down the (heavy) base. The lamp requires two E27 lightbulbs and cur...
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20th Century Dutch Space Age Floor Lamps

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Metal

Red Willem Hagoort Space Age Floor Lamp - Mid Century Acrylic Glass Lamp, 1970s
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Very rare red space age floor lamp by Willem Hagoort with thick acrylic glass shade. The shade can be moved up and down the (heavy) base. The lamp requires two E27 lightbulbs and cur...
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20th Century Space Age Floor Lamps

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Metal

Striking Fusion of Space Age Chic: Floor Lamp by BAG Turgi, Switzerland
Located in Mortsel, BE
Introducing a true marvel of Space Age design, the Floor Lamp by BAG Turgi, Switzerland. This exceptional piece effortlessly combines bold aesthetics and innovative craftsmanship, re...
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1960s Swiss Vintage Space Age Floor Lamps

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Metal, Chrome

Steel Floor Lamp by Reggiani, 1970
Located in Conversano, IT
Extraordinary and rare floor lamp produced by Reggiani and inspired by Nanda Vigo in the late 1970s, referencing the stunning "Geometral" series. The lamp consists of a circular pole...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Floor Lamps

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Steel

Floor lamp by De Martini, Falconi, Fois for Architects, Italy, 1970s
Located in modena, Emilia-Romagna
Fantastic and Massive Glass and Steel Floor Lamp. - 4 Lumi (1 external and 3 internal) Design by De Martini, Falconi & Fois Modernism - 1970s H 112 cm Maximum diameter: 40 cm
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Floor Lamps

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Marble, Steel

Floor Lamp Art Deco 1950, France, Material, Wood
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Floor lamp Material: wood France 1930 You want to live in the golden years, those are the floor lamps that your project needs. We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal. Pushing the button that reads 'View All From Seller'. And you can see more objects to the style for sale. Why are there so many antiques in Argentina. In the 1880 – 1940 there was a grate wave of immigration encouraged by the periods of war that were taking place. 1st World War took place between 1914 and 1918 2nd World War took place between 1939 and 1945 The immigrants options were New York or Buenos Aires. Tickets were cheap and in Buenos Aires they were welcomed with open arms, as it was a country where everything was still to be done. Argentina was the country of new opportunities, labour was needed and religious freedom was assured, in many cases the of the family travel first until they were settled and then the rest of the family members join them. In the immigrant museum “Ellis Island Immigrant Building” in New York you can se the promotional posters of the boats that would take them to a new life. Between the years 1895 and 1896, Argentina had the highest DGP (gross domestic product) per capita in the world according to the Maddison Historical Statistics index, this situation arose due to the large amount of food being exported to European countries, which were at war. The Argentinean ships left the port of Buenos Aires with food, but they returned with furniture, clothes and construction elements, (it´s common to see this the old buildings of the historic neighbourhood of San Telmo, the beams with the inscription “Made in England)”, as well as many markets that were built in Buenos Aires, such us the San Telmo Market, whose structure was brought by ship and afterwards assembled in 900 Defensa Street. With the great influence of European immigrants living in the country, the children of the upper classes travelled to study in France, resulting in the inauguration of “La Maison Argentinienne”, on 27th of June 1928, in the international city of Paris, which hosted many Argentinians that were studying in Frace. It´s the fourth house to be built after France, Canada and Belgium, being the first Spanish-speaking one. Still in place today (17 Bd Jourdan, 75014, Paris, France). Many of the children of these wealthy families who attended international art exhibitions, museums and art courses abroad, took a keen interest in the European style. This is why Buenos Aires was at the time referred as “The Paris of South America”. Between the years 1890 and 1920 more than a hundred Palaces were built on Alvear Avenue the most exclusive avenue in Buenos Aires. Today some of these palaces have been transformed into museums, hotels and embassies. In the year 1936, the Kavanagh building was inaugurated, it was the tallest reinforced concrete building in South America. During 1994 the American Society of Civil Engineers distinguished it as an “international engineering milestone”, and it´s now considered a World Heritage of Modern Architecture. At the time was common to hire foreign architects such as Le Corbusier, who visited Buenos Aires/Argentina in 1929 and in 1948 he drew up the blueprints for a house built in La Plata City (which was declared a World Heritage Site). In 1947, the Hungarian architect Marcelo Breuer designed “Parador Ariston” in the seaside city of Mar del Plata. After an Argentinean student at Harvard University convinced him to come to Argentina. He worked on an urban development project in the Casa Amarilla, area of La Boca. The Ukrainian architect, Vladimiro Acosta, arrives in Argentina in 1928 and worked as an architect until que moved to Brazil. Antonio Bonet, a Spanish architect who worked with Le Corbusier in Paris, arrives in Argentina in 1937, where he carried out several architectural works and in 1938 designs the well-known BFK chair...
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1950s French Vintage Space Age Floor Lamps

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Wood

Mid-Century-Modern Chromed Tube "Space Age" Floor Lamp, Italy, 1960
Located in Madrid, ES
Italian chromed tube floor Lamp, dated to the ``Space Age´´, the 1960s. It consists of a flat round base and a tube leg. The lampshade is conne...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Floor Lamps

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Chrome, Metal

1970, Glass Lamp
Located in Perpignan, FR
Very beautiful lamp dating from the 1970s in glass, chrome metal. Very good and original conditions.
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1970s French Vintage Space Age Floor Lamps

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Glass

Rare ‘Robot’ Floor Lamp by Elio Martinelli for Martinelli Luce, Italy, 1965
Located in Echt, NL
Floor lamp ‘Robot’ in very good condition. Designed by Elio Martinelli in 1965 Produced by Martinelli Luce The lamp is made of white lacquered metal. The shade can be mov...
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20th Century Italian Space Age Floor Lamps

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Metal

Space Age floor lamps for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Space Age floor lamps for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage floor lamps created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, decorative objects, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, chrome and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Space Age floor lamps made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and Germany pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original floor lamps, popular names associated with this style include Mazzega Murano, Goffredo Reggiani, Carlo Nason, and Reggiani. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for floor lamps differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $328 and tops out at $26,000 while the average work can sell for $2,228.

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