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Space Age Lighting

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
Opaline Ceiling Lamp from Kaiser Leuchten
Located in München, DE
Extremely beautiful and large Sputnik flush lamp from the 1960s. The 10 opaline lampshades spread a pleasant light. The lamp has a very high quality finish. Very contemporary and ...
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1960s German Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal

Large Pair of Hammered Amber Glass Ice Sconces by Poliarte, Italy, 1970s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Mid-Century Modern Space Age Pair of wall lights lamps sconces. Thick hammered glass Ice model by the manufacture Poliarte in Verona. Famous design like Biancardi and Jordan Arte, Lo...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal

Space Age Table Lamp by Aldo Nason for Mazzega in Murano Glass Italy, circa 1970
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Space Age table lamp designed by Aldo Nason for Mazzega, circa 1970 in Murano glass in the 'Pulegoso' technique and chrome hardware.
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Brass

Space Age Sphere Chandelier ITSO Mazzega in Murano Glass, Italy, circa 1970s
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Space Age pendant light manufactured in cream and orange mottled hand blown Murano glass, in the style of Mazzega, circa 1970. This sphere is 41 cm in Diameter. It has its original...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Murano Glass

White Italian Space Age Metal and Marble Adjustable Floor Spotlamp
Located in Vienna, AT
This amazing adjustable Space Age Floorlamp has been designed and manufactured in Italy 1960s. It features a steel stem, marble base and a adjustable white lacquered Aluminum shade. ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Marble, Metal

Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp in Murano Glass, Italy, circa 1970
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Beautiful lamp from the Space Age era in the shape of a cone. The Murano glass shade is manufactured in white, blue and clear. The metal base is lacquered in white and blue. Lamp ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Murano Glass

Space Age Sphere Chandelier ITSO Mazzega in Murano Glass, Italy, circa 1970s
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Space Age pendant light manufactured in white and clear hand blown Murano glass, in the style of Mazzega, circa 1970. This is a very large sphere measuring 46 cm in diameter. (lage ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Murano Glass

Set of 3 "Mefistole" ceiling lamps by Ettore Sottsass for Stilnovo, 1970
Located in Novara, NO
Set of 3 "Mefistole" ceiling lamps by Ettore Sottsass and produced by Stilnovo in 1970. The lamps have a chromed and lacquered metal frame. This is a very rare set created by Ettore...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal

2 Space Age Sconces Designed by Aldo Nason for Mazzega in Murano Glass, ca. 1968
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Gorgeous sconces designed by Aldo Nason for Mazzega circa 1970 in Murano Italy. Manufactured in opalescent blue Murano glass and chrome and black hardware this sconce is a great exa...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Brass

4 Space Age Sconces Designed by Aldo Nason for Mazzega in Murano Glass, ca. 1968
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Gorgeous Space Age sconces designed by Aldo Nason for Mazzega circa 1970 in Murano Italy. Manufactured in opalescent blue Murano glass and chromed hardware this sconce is a great exa...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Brass

Italian Murano Lamp, Orange Blown Glass
Located in Antwerpen, BE
Space age floor or table lamp. In the style of Carlo Nason for Mazzega. Italian production from the 60' - 70s. This lamp has the perfect size to be placed on the floor or table and p...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Murano Glass

"Sintra" Small Green Lamp, Barracuda Edition
Located in Lisboa, PT
"Sintra" small green glazed terracotta lamp. Made in Portugal. Barracuda edition.
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Space Age Lighting

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Ceramic

Italian Space Steel Tube Light Floor Lamp by Eileen Gray for Alivar, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Modern production, space age, minimalist and beauty tubular steel and neon Tube Light floor lamp by the genius Eileen Gray for Alivar, 1970s. Floor lamp, Tube Light model, in tubula...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Steel

Chandelier by Carlo Nason for Mazzega in Murano Pulegoso Glass, circa 1960
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Beautiful and rare Mid-Century Modern chandelier pendant lamp by Mazzega, designed by Carlo Nason, circa 1960, Murano, Italy. The lamp alone measures 21 inches tall and has a 15 inc...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Blown Glass

Pair of Lightolier Chrome Tube Sconces, 1970s Space Age, Atomic
Located in Buffalo, NY
Great pair of chromed tube sconces, Swiss made for Lightolier. Rare eight-bulb configuration, very atomic, Space Age design.
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Mid-20th Century Swiss Space Age Lighting

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Chrome

1970s Chromed Metal and Red Acrylic Space Age Italian Table Lamp
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A rare table lamp designed and manufactured in Italy in the Seventies. Its original red plastic lamp shade is in perfect condition like chromed steel it'...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting

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Steel, Chrome

Space Age Typ 201 Dentist or Doctors White Hanging Lamp from Philips, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
White enamel pendant lamp - Typ 201-110 from Philips. These were commonly used in Dentist's and Doctor's Cliniques due to its light softening faceted inside shield. It was designed a...
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1960s Dutch Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Steel

Venini Large Italian Murano Glass and Brass Pendant Light
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Beautiful Italian Murano made pendant light.
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Murano Glass

Pair of Lacquered Column Lamp by Guy Lefevre, France, 1970s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Pair of black lacquered lightning column or floor lamps by Guy Lefevre. Gilt interiors, sandblasted glass top. To note two different size height 112 x 30 x 30 cm and 71.5 x 30 x 30 c...
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1970s French Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Glass, Wood, Lacquer

1970s Space Age Art Glass and Chrome Table Lamp with Brown and White Inclusions
Located in Melbourne, AU
A compact table light designed and made in Italy or Spain in the late 1970s. We have restored and rewired, adding a satin black coat to the base. Simple push button switch to undersi...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal, Chrome

Blue Ufo Ceiling Lamp from Massive Belgium, 1970s
Located in Saarburg, RP
Blue UFO ceiling lamp from Massive Belgium - 1970s. The beautiful and rare lamp is a real design Classic from the 70s. This lamp in an extraordinary design is a highlight for every l...
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1970s Belgian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Plastic

Pair of Torpedo Murano Glass Sconces by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, Italy, 1970s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Mid-Century Modern Space Age Pair of gellule torpedo wall lamps lights lightning sconces by Carlo Nason for the manufacture Mazzega, blown Murano glass, silver nickeled metal structu...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal, Nickel

Pendant Light Space Age, 1970s
Located in PARIS, FR
Large space age pendant lamp in very good condition from the 1970s Very warm light, compatible with LED bulbs.
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1970s European Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal

Sputnik Chrome Ceiling Lamp Sciolari from Boulanger, 1970s
Located in Saarburg, RP
Vintage Sputnik Ceiling Lamp - 1970s The designer lamp is a real classic from the 70s. The lounge lamp from Boulanger is an original and gives a pleasant light. The ceiling lamp i...
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1970s Belgian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Chrome

Pair of Diamond-Shaped Green Ceramic Wall Lights by Hustadt Keramik, Germany, 19
Located in Rijssen, NL
Diamond-shaped green ceramic wall lights in Fat Lava style. Manufactured by Hustadt Leuchten Keramik, Germany in the 1970s. The style of the glaze is called 'Fat Lava'. Which mean...
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Ceramic

Midcentury Metal Pendant Light, Germany
Located in Praha, CZ
Vintage light metal space age pendant light in copper colour with black rim.
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Mid-20th Century German Space Age Lighting

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Metal

Sputnik Chandelier with 10 Lights by Oscar Torlasco
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Sputnik chandelier by Oscar Torlasco with 10 lights, 70s. Packaging with bubble wrap and cardboard boxes is included. If the wooden packaging is needed (fumigated crates or boxes) f...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Steel

1970s German Glashütte Limburg Iced Glass Flush Mount Ceiling or Wall Light
Located in London, GB
1970s, textured, iced-glass, space-age, ceiling flush mount. Manufactured in Germany by Glashütte Limburg. The thick textured glass shade is mounted onto a white metal ceiling plate ...
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Mid-20th Century German Space Age Lighting

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Metal

Kaiser Idell & Co. Leuchten Bauhaus Tube Ceiling Light, 1940s, Germany
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
Beautiful slim line Bauhaus ceiling lamp manufactured by Kaiser Idell (Kaiser & Co Leuchten, Germany est. 1865). Brushed metal and alloy. Fully working and tested condition, rebu...
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Late 20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting

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Aluminum, Chrome

Chandelier by Aldo Nason for Mazzega Murano, Italy, 1970s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Ribbon model chandelier or ceiling pendant light by the designer Aldo Nason for Mazzega, blown Murano glass, metal chrome. Famous manufacture like Car...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal, Chrome

Large Mario Bellini Floor lamp model Area 160/210 Artimide 1970s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Beautiful Floor lamp .Model Area 50 Design by Mario Bellini 1974 for Artimide Italy Materials: Square Grey painted cast iron base. White lacquered metal rod. Body in poly-carbonate....
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal

3 Opal Ball Glass and Wood Body Atomic Ceiling Lamp, 1970s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
3 Opal Ball Glass and Wood Body Atomic Ceiling Lamp, 1970s, Germany Lampshade is in good condition and very clean. This lamp works with 3 x E14 light bulb. Wired and suitable ...
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Wood, Glass

Mario Bellini Area 160 \ 210 Floor Lamp for Artimide, 1970s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Beautiful Floor lamp. Model Area Design by Mario Bellini 1974 for Artimide Italy Materials: Square Grey painted cast iron base. White lacquered metal rod. Body in poly-carbonate. S...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal

Leaf Shaped Gold and Chrome Pair of Sconces by Baulmann Leuchten, 1980s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Leaf Shaped Gold and Chrome Pair of Sconces by Baulmann Leuchten, 1980s, Germany Very nice high quality wall lamps. Lamps are in very good vintage condition. These lamps wor...
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1980s German Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal

Orange Ceramic Wall Lights Hustadt Keramik, Germany
Located in Rijssen, NL
Orange ceramic wall lights in Fat Lava style. Manufactured by Hustadt Leuchten Keramik, Germany in the 1970s. The style of the glaze is called 'Fat Lava'. Which means the glaze is...
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Mid-20th Century German Space Age Lighting

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Ceramic

Floor Lamp, Glass Lampshade, Wooden Tripod Base, Space Age, 1960s
Located in Wrocław, Poland
This Space Age floor lamp was produced in the 1960s in Czech Republic. It features a beautifully shaped wooden tripod base and a milk - white glass lampshade. The lamp gives a soft a...
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1960s Czech Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Glass, Wood

Wall or Ceiling Light, Sculptural Glass, 1970s
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
A r wall or ceiling light in sculptural glass, circa 1970s, Germany. Statement piece. A clear design, with modern materials and special textures. This modernist design is focused on ...
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Glass

Cascading Lamp by Motoko Ishii for Staff
Located in München, DE
Extremely impressive cascade lamp from the 1970s. Extraordinary design and a real eye-catcher for every room. The lighting effect of the lamp is extremely beautiful. Very high qua...
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal

siderea table lamp design Alberto Rosselli & Gio Ponti for Tato, 1969
Located in taranto, IT
splendid and rare "sidereal" lamp, designed by alberto Rosselli for Tato in 1969, the year of the astronauts' landing on the moon. Made of metal with a glass base on the light green...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal

Floor Lamp, Glass Lampshade, Wooden Tripod Base, Space Age, 1960s
Located in Wrocław, Poland
This Space Age floor lamp was produced in the 1960s in Czech Republic. It features a beautifully shaped wooden tripod base and a milk - white glass lampshade. The lamp gives a soft a...
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1960s Czech Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Glass, Wood

Mid-Century Modern Space Age Extending Chrome Tripod Floor Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid Century Modern Space Age Extending Chrome Tripod Floor Lamp A mid century modern adjustable atomic style tripod floor lamp with its original chrome finish. The head of the lam...
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1960s American Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Chrome

Space Age Sconce by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, Murano, Italy, circa 1968
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Space Age sconce or flush mount made in clear and blue Murano glass and a chromed metal body , manufactured in the island of Murano in Italy, circa 1970 Design attributed to Carlo N...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting

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Chrome

1970s Kaiser 8-Light Pendant Light Chandelier Chrom and Clear Glass
Located in Mannheim, DE
Outstanding 1970s pendant light manufactured by Kaiser-Leuchten. Chrome plated metal, 8 clear glass shades in ufo-shape. Holds E14 bulbs. Length approx. 37.79" (96 cm), diameter...
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Chrome

Red Table Lamp "Dalu" from Vico Magistretti Artemide, 1960s
Located in Saarburg, RP
Red Table Lamp from Artemide by Vico Magistretti - 1960s. The rare lamp is a real design Classic from the 60s. The vintage table lamp is an original from the time. The "Dalu" table l...
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1960s European Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Plastic

Table Lamp in Sputnik Style, Germany, 1960s
Located in Hemiksem, VAN
Beautiful table lamp with influences from Stilnovo and the Sputnik style. The lamp is equipped with original caps in red, blue, and yellow. The wiring has been checked. Germany, ...
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1960s German Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Brass, Steel

Extremely Rare Floor Lamp Medusa in Green by Luigi Massoni for Guzzini, 1970s
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you can find the iconic Space Age floor lamp designed by Luigi Massoni for Harvey Guzzini studio and manufactured by Meblo. It is known as Medusa Floor Lamp, due to i...
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1970s Slovenian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Stainless Steel

Castiglioni Style Italian Wall Ceiling Light Flush Mount Aluminum Black, 1960s
Located in Nierstein am Rhein, DE
Rare Italian ceiling flush mount or wall light with attribution to Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Italy around 1960s to 1970s. The cool space-age lamp is made of stronger brus...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Aluminum

Austrian Midcentury Blown Glass Tulipan Chandelier by J.T. Kalmar
Located in Vienna, AT
This Fantastic Austrian Mid-Century Modern Kalmar Tulipan chandelier or Pendant Lamp has been designed by J.T. Kalmar for Kalmar Vienna in the 1960s and consists of numerous blown tu...
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1960s Austrian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Brass

Flower Shell White Sand Ceramic Wall Light by Hustadt Keramik, Germany, 1970
Located in Rijssen, NL
Flower-shaped white sand ceramic wall lights in Fat Lava style. Manufactured by Hustadt Leuchten Keramik, Germany in the 1970s. The style of the glaze is called 'Fat Lava'. Which ...
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Ceramic

Green Hex-Shaped Flower Ceramic Wall Lights by Hustadt Keramik, Germany, 1970
Located in Rijssen, NL
Green hex- and flower-shaped ceramic wall lights in Fat Lava style. Manufactured by Hustadt Leuchten Keramik, Germany in the 1970s. The base of the light is hexagonal and there is a ...
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Ceramic

Several Red Ceramic Wall Lights Hustadt Keramik, Germany
Located in Rijssen, NL
Red ceramic wall lights in Fat Lava style. Manufactured by Hustadt Leuchten Keramik, Germany in the 1970s. The style of the glaze is called 'Fat Lava'. Which means the glaze is th...
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Mid-20th Century German Space Age Lighting

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Ceramic

Red Table Lamp by Stepan Tabera, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
Red glass table lamp designed by Stepan Tabera for Czechoslovakian company OPP Jihlava in early 1970s. Two layers of glass - white inside and red outside. 1x60W, E25-E27 bulb US p...
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1970s Czech Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Glass

Jo Hammerborg hanging Lamp Silhoutte, Fog & Mørup 1970s
Located in HEILOO, NL
Elegant timeless organically shaped metal hanging lamp designed by Jo Hammerborg. Model Silhouettete, produced by Fog & Morup in the 1970s. The lamp has a shiny brass exterior and ...
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1970s Danish Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal, Brass

Pair of Space Age Post Modern Table Lamps in Gold & White After Rougier
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A pair of striking & chic tubular table lamps made by Designline. These feature heavy brass construction. Takes one standard bulb. Cord is very long with built in switch.
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2010s American Space Age Lighting

Materials

Brass

1970s German Limburg Textured Iced-Glass Flush Mount Ceiling or Wall Light
Located in London, GB
1970s, textured, iced-glass, space-age, ceiling flush mount or wall light. Manufactured in Germany by Limburg. The thick textured glass shade is mounted onto a metal ceiling plate wh...
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Mid-20th Century German Space Age Lighting

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Metal

Darkened Brass Starburst 18-Light Sputnik Flush Mount Light
Located in San Francisco, CA
This brass fixture looks excellent as a wall sconce or ceiling mount. It has 18 sockets. Measures: 21.5" x 18.5" x 7".
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2010s North American Space Age Lighting

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Brass

Two Very Large 1960s Space Age Quadratic Wall or Ceiling Lamps in White
Located in München, DE
Two very large square 1960s Space Age wall or ceiling lamps. The lamps are made of polyurethane and are painted in beige white. Made in Germany. Beautiful Minimalist Space Age desi...
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1960s German Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Plastic

Henri Mathieu (Attributed.), Sculptural Table Lamp in Aluminium, France, 1970s
Located in Argelato, BO
Sculptural Space Age Table Lamp by Henri Mathieu (Attr.), France, 1970 circa. Materials: Brushed and enameled aluminum.
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1970s Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Aluminum

Space Age lighting for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Space Age lighting 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 lighting created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, decorative objects, mirrors and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Space Age lighting 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 lighting, popular names associated with this style include Mazzega Murano, Gaetano Sciolari, Peill & Putzler, 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 lighting differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $100 and tops out at $50,670 while the average work can sell for $1,491.

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