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.
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Style: Space Age
Several Flower shaped Brown Opaque Glass Pendants, Peill Putzler, 1970
Located in Rijssen, NL
A beautiful and unique brown flower glass pendant, made in the 1970s by german designer and company Peill Putzler.
The lampshade is made of a ‘cast opaque brown glass’ with an inner ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Space Age Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Italian Space-Age Floor Lamp, 1970s
Located in Brussel, BE
Italian Space-Age six branches floor lamp made in chrome, brass and marble, designed in Italy in the 1970’s.
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Lampadaire italien à six branches de l'ère spatiale, réalisé en chrome,...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Marble, Metal, Brass, Chrome
Nice Ceiling Lamp by Gaetano Sciolari for Boulanger, 1970s
Located in Saarburg, RP
Ceiling Lamp by Gaetano Sciolari - 1970s
The silver ceiling lamp by Gaetano Sciolari, made in 1970, is a truly iconic piece of modern lighting art...
Category
1970s Belgian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Large Red Space Age Flower Ceramic Mid Century Table Lamp, 1970s
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Large red ceramic table lamp with beige textile shade. The fat lava style base has a thick red lacquer. The shade produces a warm, cosy glow. The lamp requires one E27/26 lightbulb a...
Category
20th Century Space Age Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
White Ivory Plastic Wall or Ceiling Teti Lamps by Vico Magistretti for Artemide
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This lamp is composed by 3 single Teti lamps, joined together by an aluminum structure. It can be used as a ceiling lamp, wall lamp or mirror lamp as well. It remains in good conditi...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Brutalist Plastic Nugget Ball Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional plastic nugget ball chandelier having translucent green, aqua, and red chunks, with new black metal fitments, cord and canopy. The fixture is in very fine, clean, ready ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Mid-century modern Chandelier in Murano glass by Aldo Nason, Italy, 1960s
By Aldo Nason
Located in Nicolosi, IT
Mid-century modern Chandelier in Murano glass by Aldo Nason, Italy, 1960s
This pendant light is a stunning example of mid-century Italian design, crafted from fine Murano glass, reno...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Pair of Space Age Chrome Wall or Flush Mount Ceiling Lights by Philippe Rogier
Located in Amityville, NY
Amazing pair of space age chrome wall or flush mount ceiling lights by Philippe Rogier. Spiral spring coils are held in place by the light bulbs atop a chrome tube. Produces a spiral light...
Category
1970s French Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Unused 60s Atomic Space Age Kaiser Leuchten metal ceiling lamp 12 glass spheres
Located in München, DE
Very rare and still unused 1960s Atomic Space Age
Metal ceiling lamp with 12 glass balls.
Manufacturer ia Kaiser Leuchten. Made in Germany.
High-quality, made entirely of metal, pain...
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Stunning Space Age modular wall lamps Wall Art light object 70's -Germany
Located in The Hague, NL
Stunning, rare set of 13 sculptural, modular orange wall- or ceiling lamps from the seventies. You can be creative and compose these 13 lamps the way you like. Very beautiful on the ...
Category
1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Acrylic
Space Age Design Eye Ball Gepo Pair of Dutch Colored Aluminum Abat-Jour
By Gepo
Located in Prato, Tuscany
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Late 20th Century Dutch Space Age Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Italian Desk Lamp Silga by Stilux Milano, Italy 60s
By Stilux
Located in Lucija, SI
Rare desk or table lamp model Silga by Stilux Milano.
Made in the late 60s
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Large Modular Flush Mount or Table Lamp by Motoko Ishii for Staff Leuchten, 1970
Located in Hagenbach, DE
This versatile flush mount or table lamp, designed by renowned Japanese designer Motoko Ishii, is a striking piece from the esteemed German brand Staff Leuchten. It features three de...
Category
1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Set of 5 Wall or Ceiling Lamps by Staff Leuchten, 1960s, Germany
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Executed in aluminium metal and plastic, each lamp needs 1 x E27 / E26 Edison screw fit bulb, is wired, in working condition and runs both on 110 / 230 volt.
Our lamps are checked...
Category
1960s Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Space Age Cascade Chandelier 1970s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Space Age Cascade Chandelier 1970s
Category
1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Space Age Large Chromed Golden Chandelier, Reggiani Italy, 1970
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Golden Chromed Space Age Reggiani Pendant, Italy, 1970s
1960s golden chromed Space Age chandelier, designed by the esteemed Italian designer Goffredo...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Transparent Glass Pair of Sconces by Artemide, 1970s, Italy
By Artemide
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Transparent glass pair of sconces by Artemide, 1970s, Italy.
Very nice high quality wall lamps.
Lamps are in very good vintage condition.
These lamps works with E27 standard light...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Set of 2 Modernist xxl 30cm Atomic SPACE AGE Chromed Wall Lights, Germany 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Set of 2 xxl wall light sconces
Origin:
Germany
Age:
1970s
Description:
Set of 2 original 1970s modernist German wall Light made of solid metal. Both lights are...
Category
Late 20th Century German Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Collectible Soviet Lamp and sculpture dedicated to the exploration of space
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a rare Soviet table lamp, which was designed to commemorate the explorstion of space. It was made in Soviet Russia, after the Monument of the Conquerors...
Category
1960s Ukrainian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Steel
Adjustable Wall Lamp by Staff
Located in München, DE
Very nice wall lamp from the 1970s.
Elegantly reduced design.
The lamp head is adjustable.
A focused beam of light is created.
Manufacturer: Staff
Condition:
Very good vintage con...
Category
1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Space Age Clear and Frosted Glass Round Flush Mount or Wall Lamp
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Barntrup, DE
Mid-Century Space Age clear and frosted glass round flush mount or wall lamp attributed to J.T. Kalmar, Austria, circa the 1960s.
An iconic Space Age wall or ceiling light with a fro...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Herda Space Age Flower Plexiglass Pendant Lamp, 1970s
By Herda
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Increasingly rare space age 'flower' shaped plexiglass pendant lamp by Herda. The acrylic glass shade has a beige/mocca colour and produces a very warm glow. The lamp requires one E2...
Category
20th Century Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern LT216 Table Lamp by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, 1970
By Carlo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Space Age, LT216 model, one-light table lamp designed by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, in red and white Murano glass.
Made in Italy, circa 1970.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Gold Sparkle Mid Century Pendant Lamp - Space Age Hanging Lamp, 1970s
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Very rare space age pendant lamp with metallic, golden upper shade and acrylic lower shade. Experience the golden glow cast by the pendant light as it bathes your space in a soft, lu...
Category
20th Century Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Smoked Bubble Glass Pendant Lamp by Limburg
Located in München, DE
Fabulous bubble glass pendant lamp from the 1960s.
The lamp is very elegant and an eye-catcher in every room.
The structure in the glass creates a spectacular play of light.
Manufac...
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Very Rare Ceramic Table Lamp Base from Kaiser Leuchten Germany 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
These ceramic floor lamps were designed in the 1960s.
We have a total of six table lamp bases from the Kaiser Leuchten Bubble ceramic series from the ...
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Space Age Eye Ball Table Lamp, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Made in Italy in 1970s,
- made of metal,
- fair original condition,
- shows signs of use.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Oscar Torlasco for Stilkronen Italian Rare Big Table Lamp, 1970s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Beautiful and very rare Space Age table lamp designed by Oscar Torlasco for Stikronen in the 70s. Made in Italy.
The lamp is made of chromed metal with a tulip base and a diffuser d...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Pair of Lovely German Vintage Sculptural Glass Table or Bedside Lights, 1970s
By Carlo Nason
Located in Berlin, DE
Beautiful pair of white matte glass and chrome table / bedside / shelf lights.
Germany, 1970s.
Lamp sockets: 1.
Category
1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Unique Venini Smoked Murano Art Glass Table Lamp, 1970s, Italy
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
Very rare Space Age table lamp designed and manufactured ba Venini, Venezia. The lamp is made of very heavy Murano art glass that contains air bubbles and stylized fossile fish, the ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
One of the Two Peill Putzler Pendant Lights, 1970s
Located in Rijssen, NL
There’s something about orange that screams this particular era. And this 1970s pair of Peil & Putzler ceiling pendant lamps is very orange! Image 1 is the lamp with the light on.
T...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Space Age Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Large Space Age Lucite and Metal Ball Lamp, Italy, 1970s
By Stilux
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Large Space age mid-century ball lamp in lucite and metal chrome attributed to the italian design lightning manufacture Stilux. In the mood of Filippo Panseca, Gaetano Missaglia, Car...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Mid Century Vintage Ceiling Lamp by Mazzega Murano, 1970s
By Mazzega
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
A classic murano chandelier by or in style of Mazzega. The lamps has three glass made shades and has a chrome frame with a wooden element. The lamp requires three E14 lightbulbs.
Ad...
Category
20th Century Space Age Lighting
Materials
Glass
Very Rare Orange Ceramic Table Lamp Base from Kaiser Leuchten, Germany 1960s ---
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
These ceramic table lamp was designed in the 1960s.
We have a total of six table lamp bases from the Kaiser Leuchten Bubble ceramic series from the 19...
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Space Age Murano Glass table Lamp 1970s
Located in BARCELONA, ES
The Space Age Murano Glass Table Lamp from the 1970s is a stunning example of Italian craftsmanship and futuristic design, blending timeless ele...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pair of double spring wall lamps by Philippe Rogier for Oxar, France, 1970s
By Galerie Oxar
Located in Lyon, FR
Nice pair of double spring wall lamps designed by Philippe Rogier for Oxar in the 1970s, made in France
Metal springs, white lacquered metal base.
Overall good condition, light trace...
Category
1970s French Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
A Pair of SPACE-AGE WALL APPLIQUES SCONCES by PIERRE FOLIE, France 1970
By Pierre Folie
Located in PARIS, FR
A large PAIR of "Hydra" wall lights with 2 arms of light each, Post-Modernist, Pop, Space-Age, circular wall bases in chromed metal, 2 flexible chrome arms and 2 screw bulbs per wall...
Category
1970s French Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Smoked Bubble Glass Pendant Lamp by Limburg
Located in München, DE
Fabulous bubble glass pendant lamp from the 1960s.
The lamp is very elegant and an eye-catcher in every room.
The structure in the glass creates a spectacular play of light.
Manufac...
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Dijkstra Flower Space Age Hanging Lamp, 1970s
By Dijkstra
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Mid century Dijkstra space age flower shaped pendant lamp with double acrylic glass shade. The lamp consists of an acrylic glass copper coloured outer shade and a white inner shade. ...
Category
20th Century Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
A 1970s Space Age Square Smoked Mirrored Glass Italian Ceiling Light by Veca
By VECA
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A square four lights lighting fixture designed and manufactured in Italy in the Seventies by Veca, the curved smoked mirrored glass it's in perfect conditions. This Italian Ceiling L...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Opal Glass and Teak Ceiling Lamp by Reggiani Illuminazione, 1960s, Ital
By Reggiani
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Opal Glass and Teak Ceiling Lamp by Reggiani Illuminazione, 1960s, Ital
This lamp works with E27 light bulbs.
Wired and suitable to use with 220V and 110V for all countries.
Measu...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Glass, Teak
Goffredo Reggiani Style Italian Table Lamp Space Age In Chromed Metal
Located in Prato, Tuscany
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Category
Late 20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pair of Space Age table lamps by Kennel, Netherlands 1990's
Located in Lisboa, PT
Pair of Space Age table lamps by Kennel, Netherlands 1990's
Introducing a stunning pair of Space Age table lamps by Kennel, crafted in Amsterdam, Netherlands, during the 1990s. The...
Category
1990s Dutch Space Age Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
Vintage Pottery Table Lamp with a New Custom Lampshade 1960s
Located in Herentals, BE
Lamp base from Massive Belgium made of unglazed natural earthenware with 5 rectangular recesses.
The lampshade is made to measure from a vintage fabric with a Space age motif with g...
Category
1960s Belgian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Earthenware, Fabric
Pair of Desk Lamps Model Twist by S. Renko for Egoluce, 1980s, Italy
By Sandy Renko, Egoluce
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Pair of desk lamps by S. Renko for Egoluce, 1980s, Italy
Model Twist
Minimal design
Very high quality.
Fully functional.
Adjustable body.
Original cable and plug. Switch o...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Vintage Anvia Space Age Pendant Lamp, 1970s
By Anvia
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Vintage brown space age age pendant lamp by Anvia. The lamp is beautifully layered with brown parts and chrome parts. The height of the lamp can easily be adjusted with the rise/fall...
Category
20th Century Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
1 of 2 Large Sputnik Flush Mount or Wall Sconce by Cosack, Germany, 1970s
Located in Aachen, NRW
Vintage Sputnik lamp from 1970s manufactured by Cosack, Germany, 1970s.
This lamp can be used as a ceiling lamp, or as a wall lamp.
Sockets: 11 x E14 small bulbs.
Light bulbs are no...
Category
1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Brass
Vintage GEPO Flexible Space Age Mushroom Floor Lamp, 1970s
By Gepo
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Very rare mushroom floor lamp by GEPO with flexible base. The shades produce a warm light and can be fixated at different points. The swing mechanism of the base allows you to positi...
Category
20th Century Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Metal Ufo Wall or Ceiling Lamp from Sölken
Located in München, DE
Very nice wall or ceiling lamp from the 1970s.
Nice reduced design.
Very high quality processing.
Manufacturer: Soelken
Condition:
Very good vintage condition with slight ...
Category
1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Italian Modern Space Age White Desk Lamp, by Zonca LTD
By Zonca
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Italian Modern Space Age White Desk Lamp, by Zonca LTD
This flexible table lamp from Zonca, Italy, manufactured in the 1970s, captures the essence of space-age design with its sleek...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Vintage Glass Pendant Stem Lamp Light Massive Belgium 1960s
Located in Verviers, BE
From the range by the Massive Company, this center-light features 1 lamp on a central chromed stem. Lamp has a fitting on a chromed plate, of clear glass sculpted to produce a circle...
Category
1960s Belgian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Italian Space Age Three Lights Floor Lamp by Gaetano Sciolari, 1970s
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Stylish Italia Mid-Century Modern three lights floor lamp attributed to Gaetano Sciolari, from the 1970s.
Structure in chromium steel, brushed aluminum, and marble base. The glasses ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Marble, Aluminum, Steel
Tubular Chrome Chandelier by Esperia, Italy, c. 1970's
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Mid-Century Modern bent tubular chandelier with a polished chrome frame. The mobile style chandelier is fitted with six lights. We've chosen ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Large Space Age Ceiling Lamp, Milk Glass & Plexiglass, Italy 70s
Located in Lucija, SI
ery Large Mid Century Ceiling Lamp was made in Italy in '70s. It's a classic space age design.
It gives wonderful, soft and soothing light when lit and brightens the room beautifully...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Milk Glass, Plexiglass
Mid-Century Space Age Cocoon Hanging Pendant Lamp, 1960s
Located in Zaandam, NL
Although often attributed to Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos, these cocoon lamps are generally made by Goldkant, Germany 1960s. This lamp is in good condition considering...
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Resin
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...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Brass
1970 Table Lamp by Michel Dumas
By Michel Dumas
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
1970 table lamp by Michel Dumas.
Category
1970s French Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Chrome
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, Peill & Putzler, Kaiser Leuchten, and Staff Leuchten. 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 $111 and tops out at $39,124 while the average work can sell for $1,474.