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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
Carrara Italy Space Age Big Optical Fiber Lamp Years '70 Design
Located in Biella, IT
Carrara Milano Italy production extra size optical fiber lamp years '70 design space age. Measure 22 inches diameter, perfect condition A, like new.
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal

Vintage Space Age Murano floor lamp by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, opaline glass
Located in Milano, IT
Born in 1935 into a family of celebrated glassmakers from the venetian island of Murano, Carlo Nason is no doubt one of the most influential glass designers of the twentieth century....
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Steel, Chrome

Mod Space Age Flex Arm Desk Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Iconic Post Modern, Space Age flex arm desk lamp with orb form hood shade. The lamp is in a tan color, with a black collar coil arm which allows for...
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Late 20th Century American Space Age Lighting

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Metal

Space Age floor lamp in the style of Willy Rizzo, Italy, 1970s
Located in Argelato, BO
Space Age floor lamp in chromed metal and glass tubes, in the style of Willy Rizzo, Italy, 1970s
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal

Woja Spiral Space Ace table lamps 1970s Holland
By Woja
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice pair of Chrome spiral table lamps , comes with a satin glass sphere shade . Very good condition . manufactured by Woja 1970s small sock...
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1970s Dutch Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Chrome

Mid Century Dijkstra Flower Space Age Hanging Lamp, 1970s
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. ...
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20th Century Space Age Lighting

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Metal

1960s by Stilux Italian Design Counterweight Wall Lamp
Located in Brescia, IT
Wall lamp by Stilux, Milano 1960s White perspex shade, steel details Excellent condition.
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Steel

Bubble Glass Clear Silver Chrome Pendant Lights by Staff Leuchten, 1970s
Located in Rijssen, NL
One of the three original 1970s pendant lights produced by Staff Leuchten, Germany. Heavy quality glass lights with bubble glass shades on a clear silver chrome pendant. All original...
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Chrome

Canary yellow table lamp, 1960s German space age
Located in San Francisco, US
Immerse yourself in the optimistic futurism of the Space Age with this exceptional Mid-Century Modern table lamp. Standing approximately 2 feet tall, this German-designed masterpiece...
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1960s German Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Enamel, Chrome

Golden 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: Good vintage condition with signs of wea...
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal

Italian Panta Sconces in Murano Glass by Giusto Toso for Leucos, 1970s
Located in BARCELONA, ES
These rare Mid-Century Modern Space Age sconces by Giusto Toso for Leucos are a must-have for any design enthusiast or collector of iconic lighting. Crafted from stunning blue opal b...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Aluminum

Modernist Grey Sconces in Bend Lucite from Sönnico Oslo, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A pair of grey bend Lucite wall lights. Manufactured and sold via Sönnico in Oslo Norway. Anonymous designer in the style of Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce. The lights features original ...
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1970s Norwegian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Lucite

Resin and stone cube floor lamp, Netherlands 1960s
Located in ECHT, NL
Hand crafted cube floor lamp. Made from quartz gravel cast in clear resin. Very decorative lamp that can be used as a sand alone floor or table lamp but also as a side table or plant...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Space Age Lighting

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Quartz, Metal

Yellow Danish Table or Pendant Lamp by Bent Karlby for ASK Belysninger, 1970s
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...
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1970s Danish Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Acrylic

Space Age Sconces by Mazzega in Murano Glass, Italy, circa 1970
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Mid-Century Modern Mazzega sconces in chrome and incamiciato Murano glass, circa 1970. Design attributed to Aldo Nason. Priced individually.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting

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Chrome

1960s Fontana Arte Style Heavy Glass and Steel Space Age Italian Wall Sconce
Located in Aci Castello, IT
An high quality heavy verde Nilo glass and steel wall sconce designed and manufactured in Italy in the Space Age Era, it's in very good conditions and in working order, it needs a re...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting

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Steel, Chrome

Saturn, Space Age Pendant Lamp from Vitrika, Denmark, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Small Mid-Century Modern pendant lamp designed and manufactured by Vitrika in Denmark in the 1960s. Often falsely attributed to Jo Hammerborg and Fog & Mørup. It is made from aluminu...
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1970s Danish Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Aluminum

Vintage 1960s Reggiani Ivory Eyeball Lamp - MCM Design Italian Lighting
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
A timeless icon of 1960s Italian design, this Eyeball Lamp by Goffredo Reggiani can be used as a wall or table lamp, offering flexible illumination with its adjustable spherical shad...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal

Lovely Acrylic and Chrome Hanging Lamp, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Lovely Acrylic and Chrome Hanging Lamp, 1960s Height adjustable 105-180cm. Executed in massive chrome-plated steel, the lamp comes with 3 x E27 / E26 Edison screw fit bulb sockets,...
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal

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...
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20th Century Space Age Lighting

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Metal

ARDITI Smoked Gray Mirrored Glass Table Lamp Prismar 2 for Sormani, Italy, 1972
Located in Arosio, IT
This striking smoked gray mirrored glass table lamp is the medium-sized version (Height: 37 cm / 14.56 in) of the renowned sculptural lighting series designed in the early 1970s by G...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Steel

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 ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Art Glass, Murano Glass

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 ...
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1960s German Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal

Perspex table lamp, space age, 1970s
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Perspex table lamp, Space Age, 1970s Conditions: Good Materials: Perspex Era: 1970
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Plastic

Beautiful 70s Very Big Table Lamp by Christian Hvidt for Nordisk Solar
Located in München, DE
Beautiful rare 70s very big table lamp by Christian Hvidt for Nordisk Solar. Very elegant minimalist design. Made in Denmark. Entire lamp is made of metal in very good vintage cond...
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1960s Danish Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal

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

White Metal, Glass 1960 Mod. 238/2 Sconce by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce
Located in Varese, Lombardia
238/2 sconce by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce. White painted metal structures with internal sandblasted glass shades. Fair/good condition: the metal structures show visible signs of oxi...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal

Castore Table Lamp by Michele de Lucchi for Artemide
Located in Little Burstead, Essex
We have two of these cool lamps, medium size versions. Blown glass shades giving a creat diffuse ambience, and the touch dimmer switch on the base allows for perfect adjustment to su...
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Early 20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting

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Blown Glass, Polyester

Large Unique Italian XXL 1960s Pendant Lamp with Murano Glass Flowers by 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...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal, Chrome

Chandelier with 5 pendants 1970s model Lampadina production Tronconi
Located in SAN PIETRO MOSEZZO, NO
Ceiling chandelier with 5 pendants produced by TRONCONI in the 1970s, in perfect space age style. The five pendants are tungsten bulb-shaped with opal glass and lacquered metal fram...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal

1 of the 3 Chrome and Murano Glass Chandelier by Sciolari, 1970
Located in Rijssen, NL
A gorgeous chrome chandelier. Made by Sciolari for Mazzega, Germany 1970. This chandelier features 9 light arms with a chrome structure, making it ideal for accenting a living room,...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Chrome

Two Mid-Century Modern Chandelier by Aldo Nason for Mazzega, Murano, ca. 1968
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Space Age four-light chandelier designed by Aldo Nason, circa 1970 in Murano clear "pulegoso" (bubbles) glass and chrome hardware. This chandelier can be presented as either in a 'C...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Chrome

Ethereal Kalmar Glass Wall Light, 1970s
Located in Vienna, AT
Very ethereal 1970s Kalmar wall light. It's got a white lacquered backplate and a large heavily textured and curved diffuser made of transparent glass w...
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1970s Austrian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal

A 1970s Space Age Chromed Steel Twelve Lights Italian Chandelier 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...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting

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Metal, Steel, Chrome

Pair of Orange Blown Peill Putzler Pendant Lights, 1970s
Located in Rijssen, NL
There’s something about orange that screams this particular era. And this 1970s pair of Peill & Putzler ceiling pendant lamps is very orange! With chrome details a black cord and can...
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Mid-20th Century German Space Age Lighting

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Blown Glass

Italian Space Age Square Green Color Chandelier by Lupi Cristal Luxor, 1950s
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Gorgeous Italian chandelier from the 1970s, Space Age period by Lupi Cristal Luxor. This lamp features chromed brass, chromed steel, crystal, and 3 E27 bulbs. This piece is an excell...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Crystal, Brass, Steel

Space Age Table Lamp Serpente by Goffredo Reggiani, Chrome, Italy 1970s
Located in Lisboa, PT
This table lamp was designed by Goffredo Reggiani for Reggiani during the 1970's. This is a rare Italian mid-century chrome table lamp, named after "serpente“ meaning snake in Italia...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal, Chrome

Mid-Century White Willem Hagoort Floor Lamp, 1970's
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Very rare space age floor lamp by Willem Hagoort with acrylic glass shade in white colour. The lamp has a beautifully modern appeal with its white shade and base, though it is a vint...
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20th Century Space Age Lighting

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Metal

Vintage Mid Century Space Age Pendant Light by Herda, Retro 70s
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Vintage pendant lamp by Herda with flower-like space age shade. The lamp consists of a transparent, 'copper' coloured shade in a flower shape. The lamp requires one E27 (standard) li...
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1970s Dutch Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal

Space Age Design Eye Ball Gepo Pair of Dutch Colored Aluminum Abat-Jour
By Gepo
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. Icon...
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Late 20th Century Dutch Space Age Lighting

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Aluminum

1970s Italian space age table lamp
Located in Palermo, PA
Italian 1970s table light. Its cream-coated metal base is adorned with chrome circles. Thanks to its distinctive shape, the play of light unfolds in a truly unique manner. Please be ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting

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Metal, Chrome

Two 1960s Space Age Murano Glass and Steel Wall Sconces by Mazzega
Located in Aci Castello, IT
The 1960s Space Age Murano Glass and Steel wall sconces by Mazzega are an iconic fusion of futuristic design and Italian glassmaking artistry. Mazzega, renowned for its innovative us...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting

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Steel

Peill & Putzler Pendant Light, 1970
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Timeless clear glass pendant lights 'Futura' by Peill & Putzler, Germany 1970, wave pattern on the underside of a 10" globe, chrome hardware, current drop 30", height can be customiz...
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Chrome

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...
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Mid-20th Century French Space Age Lighting

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Brass, Metallic Thread

Harvey Guzzini Alba Lamp by Sergio Brazzoli & Ermanno
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
Rare Harvey Guzzini Alba floor lamp. Designed by Sergio Brazzoli & Ermanno Good original condition with slight signs of age & use dimensions: 162 cm h...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal, Iron

Pair of Beautiful Chrome Glass Flush Mount by Doria Leuchten, Germany 1970
Located in Rijssen, NL
Beautiful donut glass wall light/flush mount by Doria Leuchten, Germany 1970s. The glass is mounted on a chrome back plate. Can be used as a wall light or flush mount. Please notic...
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Chrome

Italian Ribbed Glass Pendant, circa 1970
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare Italian pendant, circa 1970, with a ribbed glass diffuser. The unusual clear glass body has a horizontal ribbed structure on the outside juxtaposed with vertical ribs on the ins...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Chrome

Vintage Japanese Floor Lamp by Kazuhide Takahama for Sirrah
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
Original japense floor lamp by Kazuhide Takahama for Sirrah - Italy.
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1980s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal, Steel

Pair of Brass Sconces Cola Crater Murano Glass. Italy, 1970s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Space Age Brass wall lights lamps lightning sconces or flush mount, italian design attributed to the manufacture La Murrina. Blown textured Murano glass. F...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Brass

Rare Space Age Lightolier Desk Table Lamp
Located in San Diego, CA
Adjustable desk table desk lamp made in Japan with rotating shade and goes up and down, in perfect working condition. The plastic has been polished looks great the chrome pole shows ...
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20th Century Space Age Lighting

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Chrome

Vintage "Grecia" Table lamp by Luis Pérez de la Oliva for Fase, Spain 1960s
By Fase
Located in BARCELONA, ES
he Vintage "Grecia" Table Lamp by Luis Pérez de la Oliva for Fase, originating from 1960s Spain, is a captivating fusion of classical elegance and modern functionality. Crafted by th...
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1960s Spanish Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal, Chrome

Space Age Dome Pendant Light
Located in Brooklyn, NY
For your consideration is this all-original Space Age dome pendant light featuring spun aluminum construction with outer chrome finish and inner ivory white finish. Distinctive are t...
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1960s American Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Aluminum

1 of 2 Large Sputnik Flushmount 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 n...
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Chrome

Very Large Bubble Glass Globe Pendant by Peill & Putzler, 1970s
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent space age pendant by Peill & Putzler, Germany, 1970s. A huge 18" hand blown glass globe with countless bubbles of varying size is suspended by minimalist chrome hardware. T...
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Chrome

Pair of Murano Glass Lamps by Carlo Nason for Selenova, Italy, 1970s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Pair of mushroom table or bedside lamps in blue opal Murano glass and white lacquered metal base by Carlo Nason for the editor Selenova. Famous design like...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal

Midcentury Italian Wall Lamp by Goffredo Reggiani for Reggiani, Italy, 1970s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
This light requires an E27 bulb.
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Chrome

Space Age Lucite and Metal Sculpture Lamp by Gaetano Missaglia, Italy, 1970s
Located in Melbourne, VIC
The Italian Space Age acrylic glass sculptural lamp by Gaetano Missaglia, from the 1970s, is a stunning piece of lighting design that captures the es...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal

Floor Lamp Metal Chrome Murano Glass by Aldo Nason for Mazzega, Italy, 1970s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Rare Floor lamp ghost model metal chrome and blown bubble Murano glass by Aldo Nason, the Carlo Nason brother for the manufacture Mazzega Murano. Famous manufacture like Venini, Vist...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal, Chrome

Rare Original Hillebrand Table Lamp Model Oslo from 1962, Design Heinz Pfaender
Located in München, DE
Table lamp model "Oslo". Designed in 1962 by Heinz Pfaender. Shade is old red and base in gray colour. Manufacturer Leuchtenfabrik E. Hillebrand. Made in Germany. Adjustable ang...
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1960s German Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal, Chrome

Sculptural Mid-Century Modern Arc Floor Lamp Attributed to Reggiani, 1970s
Located in La Mesa, CA
A striking arc floor lamp attributed to Reggiani, Italy, circa 1970s. This sculptural piece features a dramatic sweeping arc and a vibrant cobalt blue enameled finish. The hemisphe...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal

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.

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