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
Rare Golden Metal 1961 Nictea Pendant by Afra e Tobia Scarpa for Flos
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Golden metal and optical glass Nictea pendant by Afra e Tobia Scarpa for Flos. Very good condition, few light defects on brass shade as showed in pictures. Surface has been partially...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Brass
1970's Space Age Era Italian Table Lamp Chrome & Lucite
Located in San Diego, CA
A beautiful and rare 1960's Italian chrome and lucite tips lamp, nice original condition the lamp gives a blue color on the tip when it's lighted. with a switch off/on at the bottom.
Category
20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Space Age Anvia Mushroom Arc Wall Lamp, 1970s
By Anvia
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Rare white Anvia arc wall lamp with mushroom shade. The shade can be turned in any direction desirable. It's position from the arc can also be adjusted. The lamp requires a E27/26 (s...
Category
20th Century Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Natural Ceramic Floor Lamp by BEGA with Glass Sphere Diffuser
Located in Mortsel, BE
This exquisite floor lamp by the manufacturer BEGA is a remarkable statement piece made entirely from ceramic. Standing tall at 95cm, its organic form is complemented by a beautifull...
Category
Late 20th Century European Space Age Lighting
Materials
Ceramic, Glass
Moon rock style table lamp made from fiberglass, France 1970s
Located in ECHT, NL
Space age table lamp. In the style of the moon rock lamp series by Andre Cazenave. The globe is made from fiberglass with ground mineral powder giving it a moon like appearance in bo...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Space Age Lighting
Materials
Concrete
German Vintage Brass and Glass Sputnik Flushmount Light Chandelier, 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Beautiful six-arm matte glass and brass bubble Sputnik chandelier.
Germany, 1960s.
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Brass
Bud 3029 Hanging Lamp Harvey Guzzini - Iconic Space Age Masterpiece
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Illuminate your space with the timeless elegance of the Bud 3029 Hanging Lamp, an iconic masterpiece from the heart of the Space Age Design era. Designed by the renowned Studio 6G te...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
German Vintage Sculptural Glass Table or Bedside Light, 1970s
By Carlo Nason
Located in Berlin, DE
Beautiful white matte glass and chrome table / bedside / shelf light.
Germany, 1970s.
Lamp sockets: 1.
Category
1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Red Metal Space Age Pendant Lamp, 1970s
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Beautiful red vintage pendant lamp made out of metal. The lamp has shiny red lacquer. It can easily be pulled up and down with the rise-and-fall mechanism. The lamp is made out of me...
Category
20th Century Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Small White Space Age Mushroom Hanging Lamp, 1970's
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Small mid century white space age mushroom pendant lamp. The mushroom shade is made out of acrylic glass and produces a warm, cosy light. The lamp requires one E27/26 (standard) ligh...
Category
20th Century Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Vintage Dijkstra Guzzini Style Space Age Mushroom Pendant Lamp, 1970s
By Dijkstra
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Beautiful space age pendant by Dijkstra in beige/mocca colour and aluminium/metal frame. The shade produces a magnificent glow, reflecting nicely on the chrome arc underneath the sha...
Category
20th Century Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Smoked Glass & Chrome Plated Metal 1960s sconces by F. Poli for Seguso, set of 3
By Flavio Poli, Seguso
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Important set of 3 large Murano glass wall lamps with chromed metal frame made by the Seguso glassworks based on a design by Flavio Poli. Excellent condition.
Also available, from t...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Fibreglass square wall lamp
Located in Brussels, BE
Modern Sculptural Wall Lamp – Minimalist Lighting with Chrome Accents
Modern sculptural wall lamp, a perfect blend of minimalist design and futuristic elegance. The lamp features a ...
Category
1980s European Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Fiberglass
Space Age Red Vintage Mushroom Table Lamp Siform by Siemens Germany, 1960s
By Siemens
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age vintage table lamp mushroom like Siform by Siemens 1960s, Germany.
A gorgeous table lamp model Siform in red and white color from plastic by Siemens, 1960s Germany
This i...
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Large Unique Italian XXL 1960s Pendant Lamp with Murano Glass Flowers by VeArt
By Paolo Venini, VeArt
Located in München, DE
Unique, very rare, huge original 1960s pendant lamp or chandelier.
Manufactured by VeArt. Made in Italy.
Chromed metal frame with hand blown green tinted to clear
Murano glass shades...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
1960's Italian Chrom Chandelier in Style of Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Praha, CZ
Beautiful chrom chandelier in style of the Italian designer Gaetano Sciolari. Made in Italy in the 1960's. Very good vintage condition. New wiring. Bulbs: 19 x E 14.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Opaline Chandelier from Kaiser Leuchten
Located in München, DE
Extremely beautiful Sputnik chandelier from the 1960s.
The 12 opal glass lampshades spread a pleasant light.
The lamp has a very high quality finish.
Very contemporary design with...
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
1970s Vintage German Iced Bubbled Glass Cube Table Lamp by Müller & Zimmer
By Müller & Zimmer
Located in London, GB
1970s German ice bubble glass cube table lamp designed and manufactured by Müller & Zimmer in Stuttgart. The cube splits in half to allow easy access to the lightbulb inside. Four ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Space Age Lighting
Materials
Glass, Plastic
Eclisse Table Lamp by Vico Magistretti for Artemide
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Eclisse Table Lamp by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, 1967.
This Eclipse table lamp designed by Vico Magistretti features a rotating inner white shade that eclipses the light source a...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Satellite Sputnik Chandelier Metal Chrome Italy, 1970s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Astro satellite sputnik chandelier ceiling pendant light lightning lamp in chrome metal, six-point of light around the central sphere, design attributed to the editor manufacturer Re...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Black Ivory Plastic Wall or Ceiling Teti Lamps by Vico Magistretti for Artemide
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This lamp is composed by 4 single Teti lamps, joined together by an aluminum structure. It can be used as a ceiling lamp, wall lamp or mirror lamp as well. i...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Space Age Floor Lamp in Stilnovo Style, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
Extraordinary floor lamp with small table and adjustable shade.
Very good original condition.
Rewired:
1x60W, E25-E27 bulb
US plug adapter included
Category
1960s European Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Space Ace Orange Shade Floor Lamp, 1970s, Italy
Located in Den Haag, NL
Love this Metropolis style floor lamp. Large bright Orange shade, comes with
a Aluminum decoration on top. So typical for that Era. Need Two large bulbs E27. Comes with a foot swit...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Acrylic
1970s Italian Harvey Guzzini for Guzzini White Lacquered Metal Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
1970s Italian white-lacquered metal table lamp with a white conical acrylic shade. Designed by Harvey Guzzini and manufactured by Guzzini. The shade unscrews from the base at the t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Yellow Danish Table or Pendant Lamp by Bent Karlby for ASK Belysninger, 1970s
By Bent Karlby
Located in Esbjerg, DK
This is a dual colored hybrid table or pendant light designed by the Danish designer Bent Karlby in the late 1960s. It is made from yellow and white acrylic and was manufactured by A...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Acrylic
4 Space Age Sconces Designed by Aldo Nason for Mazzega in Murano Glass, ca. 1968
By Mazzega, Aldo Nason
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...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Brass
1980s Large Murano Glass Pendant Light, Italy
Located in Praha, CZ
- cleaned and rewired
- 1x , E26-E27 bulbs
- US wiring compatible
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
A 1970s Space Age Chromed Steel Twelve Lights Italian Chandelier by Reggiani
By Reggiani
Located in Aci Castello, IT
The 1970s marked the era of Space Age design, characterized by futuristic aesthetics and a fascination with space exploration. One iconic example of this style is the 1970s Space Age...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal, Steel, Chrome
Chrome and Aluminium Fase desk lamp Modelos patentados Madrid Espana
By Fase
Located in London, GB
A rare and exceptional example of the Fase desk lamp, Modelos Patentados, designed and manufactured by the prestigious Spanish company Fase in Madrid. F...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
1960s Reggiani De Martini Falcon Fois Italian Design Space Age Glass Table Lamp
By Lumi
Located in Brescia, IT
Table Lamp
Design De Martini, Falconi & Fois,
prod Reggiani
Glass and chrome shade
Ring plexiglas base
Excellent Condiction
Perfect working order
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Chrome
1960's Tall Eyeball Table Lamp, Italy
Located in Praha, CZ
Vintage Space age Italian table lamp. The lampshade resembles an eyeball and is adjustable in all directions, up, down and sideways.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Space Age Chrome and Brushed Alloy UFO Pendant Lamp, 1970s, Italy
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
Beautiful Italian Space Age UFO ceiling lamp. Chromed metal and brushed alloy with white interior.
Fully working and tested condition with six E27 Ed...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
1970s German Glashütte Limburg Mottled White Bubbled Glass Pendant Hanging Light
Located in London, GB
1970s Vintage German Glashütte Limburg white mottled bubbled glass hanging pendant light. An interesting and heavy mottled trumpet-shaped glass shade with a rounded outer edge and r...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Space Age Lighting
Materials
Brass
Maison Barbier French Space Age Style Metal Table Lamp (Without Lampshade)
Located in Prato, Tuscany
Please read the entire description carefully, as we aim to provide you with detailed technical and historical information to ensure the authenticity of our items. This elegant burnis...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Space Age Lighting
Materials
Brass, Metallic Thread
Adone Floor Lamp by C.P. & P.R. Associati for Artemide, 1980s
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Adone Floor Lamp designed by C.P. & P.R. Associati and manufactured by Artemide, in the 1980s.
We found the following description in an Artemide catalogue: "Adjustable and articulat...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Stone, Metal
Pair of Mushroom Lamps Brass and Murano Glass by F. Fabbian, Italy, 1970s
By F. Fabbian
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Mid-Century Modern Space Age Pair of mushroom table or bedside lamps in brass and Murano glass by F. Fabbian. Famous design like Mazzega, Venini, Vistosi, La Murrina, Poliarte, Stiln...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Brass
Vintage 1960s Reggiani Chrome Eyeball Lamp - MCM Design Italian Lighting
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
The Reggiani Eyeball Lamp embodies the elegance of 1970s Italian design, boasting a mirror-like chrome finish that reflects both light and style. This...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Atomic Age Belgian Pendant
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid-Century stylized atomic, enclosed glass, form pendant supported by lower glass dish with aluminium bottom support. Newly wired, UL listing available for an additional fee. Brusse...
Category
1950s Belgian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Brumbury Lamp, Luigi Massoni, Harvey Guzzini
Located in PARIS, FR
Designed by Luigi Massoni for Guzzini, the Brumbury lamp is an iconic piece of 1970s Italian design. Embodying the Space Age aesthetic, it combines techn...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Space Age White Witch Hat Pendant by Massive Belgium 1970-1980
Located in Herentals, BE
White metal witch hat pendant by Massive Lighting, Belgium 1970-1980.
The item has 1 E 27 fitting and a complete suspension system.
Dimensions H 25 and dia...
Category
1970s Belgian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
1980s Vintage French LG Paris UFO Space Age Halogen Ceiling Pendant Uplighter
Located in London, GB
1980s French UFO-shaped, space age, directional uplighter halogen ceiling light. Manufactured by L G Paris. The metal curved shade is coated with a dark gr...
Category
1980s French Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Large Space Age Acrylic "Kalmar" Chandelier ME Marbach Leuchten Germany 1960's
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Large Space Age chandelier from the company ME Marbach Leuchten from Erbach in the Odenwald, Germany from the 1960's
ME Marbach Leuchten made their o...
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
1970s Modernist Modular Wall or Ceiling Lamp by Motoko Ishii for Staff
Located in München, DE
Very beautiful and impressive wall or ceiling lamp from the 1970s.
Very unusual design and a real highlight for every room.
The lighting effect of the lamp is extremely beautiful and...
Category
1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pair of Orange Square Ceramic Wall Lights, Germany, 1970
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
Pair of Orange square-shaped ceramic wall lights/flush mounts in Fat Lava style. in Germany in the 1970s. The base of the light is square and there is a beautiful ceramic cross on to...
Category
1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
"Acrilica / 281" table light by Joe Colombo and Gianni Colombo, 1962 for O-LUCE
Located in Köln, DE
Original "Acrilica" table light by Designer Joe Colombo and his brother and kinetic artist Gianni Colombo. Early production in white metal made by OLUCE, Italy.
The light travels fr...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pair of Koch & Lowy Clear Glass Wall Lights by Peill Putzler, 1970
Located in Rijssen, NL
Pair of mid-20th century flush mount or wall sconces designed by Koch & Lowy for Peill & Putzler in the 1970s. Featuring a clear glass globe shade with a waved or ribbed molded bubbl...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Space Age Pendant, 1960s Belgium
Located in Herentals, BE
Brown lacquered metal spherical hanging lamp with white lacquered interior in a rectangular chrome frame.
The lamp can be pulled down by the brown plastic handle at the bottom of th...
Category
1960s Belgian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
1970s Metal Space Age Pendant Light, Germany
Located in Praha, CZ
Vintage metal pendant light, made in Germany in the 1970's.
Bulb: 1 x E26 (E27). US wiring compatible.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
1970s Mazzega Attributed Space Age Metal and Glass Italian Table Lamp
By Mazzega
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A chromed metal, brass and brown glass table lamp designed and manufactured in Italy in the Space Age era. It's in working order and in lovely condit...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting
Materials
Chrome, Metal
1 of 5 Ceramic Wall Light or Flush Mount by PAN Keramik, Germany, 1970s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
The lamps can be mounted in different ways.
The height without the bulb is 11cm, with 14cm.
Tamp requires 1x E27 / E26 Edison screw bulb, is wired, functional and runs on both 110...
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Paul Mayen for Habitat Polished Aluminum T-Shaped Desk Lamp
By Paul Mayen
Located in Hanover, MA
Paul Mayen aluminum tubular desk lamp for his Habitat design company (not to be confused with the UK retailer of the same name).
Polished to a mirror...
Category
1970s American Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Dijkstra Table Lamp Vintage Mushroom Desk Lamp White Space Age Light, 1970s
By Dijkstra
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
White Dijkstra table lamp with big mushroom shade. The white acrylic glass shade produces a nice and warm light. The lamp requires one E27/26 (standard) lightbulb and currently has a...
Category
20th Century Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pair ceramic bubbly wavy floor or table lamp by Kaiser Leuchten, 1960s
Located in Zaandam, NL
Absolutely stunning pair of two large table lamps or sometimes referred to as medium floor lamps by Kaiser Leuchten, Germany 1960s. Both lamps are in great condition with only 1 very...
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
Albano Poli "Poliarte" Murano glass caramel table lamps 1960 Italy
By Albano Poli, Poliarte
Located in Nicolosi, IT
Albano Poli "Poliarte" Murano glass caramel table lamps, 1960, Italy
Set of two table lamps, designed by Albano Poli for Poliarte in the 1960s, are authentic works of lighting art, c...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Carlo Moretti Style Space Age Lamp from Murano in Opaline Glass and Marble Base
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects.
Valu...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Space Age Sconces by Aldo Nason for Mazzega, Murano Italy circa 1968
By Mazzega, Aldo Nason
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Space Age four-light sconce designed by Aldo Nason, circa 1970 in Murano glass in the 'Pulegoso' technique and a chromed metal hardware.
We have two available, priced individually.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Italian Space Age Table Lamp in Yellow and White Plastic, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Small organically shaped/rounded table light made from white, yellow and chrome-plated acrylic/plastic. It was made in Italy during the 1970s probably bu Guzzini. Its original socket...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Motoko Ishii Chrome Sputnik for Lightolier
Located in Hanover, MA
From the Space Crystal collection designed by Motoko Ishii, the multi-award winning savant of architectural lighting, created in 1972 for West German firm Staff Leuchten..
This UL ...
Category
1970s American 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.