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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
Large Bolla Wall or Ceiling Light Elio Martinelli (Designer), 1960s, Italy
Located in Den Haag, NL
Extra Large Bolla wall or ceiling lamp. Design by Elio Martinelli produced by his company Martinelli Luce in the 1960s Italy .4 Large E27 bulbs needed. Plastic shade on a Metal b...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Plastic

Italian Floor Lamp by Pia Guidetti Crippa for Luci Milano
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Crafted with exceptional attention to detail, this floor lamp features a stunning Murano opaline glass ball shade that exudes a soft, warm glow when illuminated. The chrome base comp...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Chrome

Vintage Space Age White Hanging Lamp Cristallux Germany 70
Located in Oirlo, LI
Vintage Space Age White hanging lamp Cristallux Germany 70 This is a beautiful white plastic with Chrome hanging lamp. Space Age model made by Cristallux 1970 There is a spring i...
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Chrome

Mid-Century Glass Hanging Pendant or Wall Light Brussels World Expo 1958 (no41)
Located in Almelo, NL
Mid-Century Glass Hanging Pendant Lamp or Wall Light Brussels World Expo 1958 (no:35) This lighting is a stunning example of mid-century design and graphics, showcased at the Czecho...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Space Age Lighting

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Metal, Aluminum

Vintage White Space Age Sconce Opaline Glass Wall Light
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
White space age wall sconce with an opaline glass shade and wooden holder. The lamp requires one E27 lightbulb and currently has an EU-plug. Dimensions:...
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1970s European Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Opaline Glass, Wood

Mid-20th Century Original Sputnik Chandelier
Located in CABA, AR
This is a mid-century modern Sputnik chandelier, originating from the Space Age period. It features a central, often spherical or slightly elongated, core from which numerous arms or...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Space Age Lighting

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Metal

Paul Mayen for Habitat Polished Aluminum T-Shaped Desk Lamp
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...
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1970s American Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Aluminum

Mid-Century Modern Pair of Targetti Sankey Table Lamps, circa 1970
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Space Age pair of table lamps in handblown clear and white Murano glass and chromed metal, manufactured by Targetti Sankey and still retaining the original labels, circa 1970.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting

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Blown Glass

Italian Purple & white perspex, brass & aluminum 1960s pendant lamp by Lamter
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Pendant lamp with emispherical double shades in white and violet perspex and white painted aluminum. Metal parts in brushed brass. Good vintage condition: few light scratches on the ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Aluminum, Brass

Brass Floor Lamps by La Murrina Murano Glass, Italy, 1990s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Impressive and very decorative floor lamp or huge table lamp by the editor La Murrina Murano. Blown glass sphere with iron oxid, which gives it this bronze color. Simple and elegant ...
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1990s Italian Space Age Lighting

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Brass

Large Oyster Light Panel by Klaus Link in the manner Staff, Germany, 1968
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Very rare Oyster wall light made of white and silver enameled metal in the manner of Staff, Germany, 1968. A real eye-catcher even unlit. Gem from th...
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1960s German Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal

Mid Century Space Age Plastic Table Lamp
Located in Praha, CZ
Small plastic space age table lamp made in Germany in the 1960's. Bulb: 1 x E 26 (E27). New wiring. US adapter included.
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Mid-20th Century German Space Age Lighting

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Plastic

Space Age Double Shaded Pendant Lamp by Elio Martinelli for Artimeta, 1970s
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Very rare space age pendant lamp by Elio Martinelli for Artimeta with a double smoked acrylic glass shade. The outer shade is transparent and has a dark, copper-like colour, the inne...
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20th Century Space Age Lighting

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Metal

1970s German Glashütte Limburg Frosted Iced Glass Flush Mount Ceiling Light
Located in London, England
A large 1970s German space age flush mount ceiling light. Manufactured by Glashütte Limburg. The thick frosted iced glass circular shade is fixed to a metal ceiling plate via three ...
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Mid-20th Century German Space Age Lighting

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Metal, Chrome

Four Space Age Sconces in Murano Glass by Carlo Nason for Mazzega
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Space Age sconces made in clear and amber Murano glass and white lacquered metal, Italy, circa 1970 Design attributed to Carlo Nason.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting

Materials

Chrome

Italian lamp design 1970
Located in Perpignan, FR
Importante lampe italienne datant des années 70's. Piètement en marbre et métal chromé . Abat jour en verre Tres bon état général Plus d’informations sur demande
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1970s French Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Marble, Metal

Wall lamp by Ennio Chiggio for Emmezeta, 1970s
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Wall lamp designed by Ennio Chiggio and produced by Emmezeta in the 1970s. The lamp consist of two parts; a metal structure that can be attached to the wall, and a three-dimensional...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal

Vintage Space Age Floor Lamp in Steel and Chrome , 1970's Italian Floor lamp
Located in Milano, IT
Vintage Lighting , Italian Designer Lamp , Made in Italy 1970's Offered for sale is a stunning and original floor lamp from the Space Age era, m...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal, Steel, Stainless Steel, Chrome

Mid-century Vintage Red Dalù Table Lamp by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, 1960s
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This rare table lamp was designed by Vico Magistretti for the Italian manufacture Artemide during the 1960s. The lamp is made of red plastic. Dalù is one of the best designs to reflect the strict style of the great artist, who placed beauty and everyday use on the same level. Vico Magistretti was born in Milan. He attended Parini High School before enrolled in the Regio Politecnico Faculty of Architecture in Milan in the fall of 1939. In 1943-1944 he moved to Switzerland, where he attended several academic courses at the Champ Universitarie Italien in Lausanne. It was then that he spent time with Ernesto Nathan Rogers, who had a key influence on his intellectual education. In 1945 he returned to Milan, where he graduated from the Faculty of Architecture at the Polytechnic University. He immediately started working for his father's company, the architect Piergiulio Magistretti, in via Conservatorio. The 1950s were a very busy and fruitful period for the young architect, who came up with many innovative ideas and very quickly became one of the most outstanding representatives of the third generation. Over the next few years he worked as a designer as well as an architect, creating furniture and objects that will always be classics of contemporary production. It was then that he was awarded the Golden Compass for the Eclisse lamp...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Plastic

Gino Vistosi Vintage White Murano Glass Table Lamp
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage Murano table lamp produced by Vetreria Vistosi in an opaline hand blown glass. Produced in Italy in the 1970s with a space age design
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Blown Glass

Space Age Chandelier by Napako, Czechoslovakia, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Very good original condition - Minor losses on color. - Chrome with age patina - polished - 3x60W, E25-E27 bulbs - US wiring compatible.
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1970s Czech Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Glass

Space Age Vintage Orange Metal Chandelier Pendant Brylle Jacobsen 1970s, Denmark
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age vintage chandelier or pendant model Moon designed 1970s Denmark by Flemming Brylle & Preben Jacobsen from metal in lipstick like orange coral color tone with ivory colored ...
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Late 20th Century Danish Space Age Lighting

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Metal

Small Adjustable Space Age Plastic Table Lamp, 1970's
Located in Praha, CZ
Vintage table lamp made of plastic. The red part can be rotated to regulate the strength of the light.
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Mid-20th Century Czech Space Age Lighting

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Plastic

1960's Italian Chrome Table Lamp
Located in Praha, CZ
Beautiful modernist table lamp in the round in glass and chrome. In very good original condition with some interior rubbing to the chrome. Bulb: 1 x E27 or E26.
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Chrome

20th Century Space Age Style, Brushed Aluminium Floor Lamp 3 Lights, 1970s
Located in London, GB
A striking example of mid-century modern lighting and space age design, this aluminium floor lamp from the 1970s features a sleek and minimalist aesthetic. Its circular base houses a...
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Mid-20th Century Space Age Lighting

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Aluminum

Italian Space Age Pendant Ceiling Lamp Red Color Murano Glass by Mazzega, 1970s
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Italian pendant ceiling lamp "Space Age" style, produced in the 1970s by Mazzega glass factory. Structure made of chromed steel, red polished aluminum, and blown Murano glass. A spec...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Aluminum, Steel

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...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Aluminum

Italian Mid-Century Space Age Chandelier Veca Style by Fontana Arte, 1970s
Located in Traversetolo, IT
A stylish Italian midcentury pendant lamp or chandelier from the 1970s, in the Veca style by Fontana Arte. The pendant lamp or chandelier is made of chromed brass and steel, surround...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Crystal, Brass, Iron

Pair Green Square Ceramic Wall Lights, Germany, 1970
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
Pair of Green square-shaped ceramic wall lights/flush mounts  in Fat Lava style. Manufactured by in Germany in the 1970s. The base of the light is square and there is a beautiful ce...
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Ceramic

Vintage Space Age Pendant Light by Herda with Acrylic Glass Mushroom Shade
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
A vintage space age pendant light by Herda with an acrylic glass mushroom shade. The shade has an aluminum 'arc' underneath the shade that reflects the light nicely. The pendant lamp...
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20th Century Space Age Lighting

Materials

Metal

Large Sputnik Textured Bubble Wall Ceiling Light by Staff Leuchten, Germany 1970
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Sputnik Space Age wall light Also useable as ceiling light Origin: Germany Age: 1970s Description: This super rare Space Age "Bubble" wall ...
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Late 20th Century German Space Age Lighting

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Metal

Sciolari gaetano silver sconce
Located in PARIS, FR
Applique a 3 branches de Gaetano Sciolari en chromé d un design trés contemporain et épure
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal

Vintage Space Age Mid-Century Mazzega Murano Glass Chandelier, 70s
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
A classic murano chandelier by or in style of Mazzega. The lamp has three glass made shades and has a chrome frame with a wooden element. The...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal, Chrome

Mid-Century Italian Chromed Sputnik Chandelier, 1960s
Located in Beirut, LB
Very rare space-age chrome-plated sputnik with incredible arms plus 8 lights. At the end of each arm is a chrome-plated ball. This rare sputnik specimen definitely has a stellar p...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting

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Chrome

Big Pair of Chandelier in Iron, Style, 1970
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Pair of chandelier Year: 1970 Material: iron For your safety and that of your property, all our lighting have new electric cables. We always think of our customers. If you have any ...
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1970s French Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Iron

Space age chromed and glass floor lamp, 1970s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Striking vintage space age design floor lamp with three saturn like lamp shades. The lamp shades ar emade of chromed rings and partially frosted glass spheres. The floor lamp emits...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Chrome

Small bubble glass table lamp, 1970s
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Small bubble glass table lamp, 1970s Conditions: Good Materials: Puleglass
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Glass

Olive Green and White Murano Glass Floor Lamp by Carlo Nason for Selenova, 1960s
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This rare floor lamp was manufactured in Italy in 1960s by the Murano glasswork Vistosi. The lamp is made up of 5 handmade glass elements. Each element slips into the structure of t...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal

White Space Age Opaline Glass Table Lamp, 1970s
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Space age desk lamp with opaline glass shade. The base is made out of wood and has a white lacquer. The lamp requires an E14 lightbulb and currently has an EU-plug. Additional infor...
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20th Century Space Age Lighting

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Glass

Italian Space Age Metal, Orange Plastic and White Opaline Glass Table Lamp 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian space age spherical metal, orange plastic and white opaline glass table lamp, 1970s. Space Age table lamp, spherical in shape, comp...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal

Dijkstra Flower Plexiglass Space Age Pendant Light, 1970's
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
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. The height o...
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20th Century Space Age Lighting

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Metal

Vintage Space Age UFO Acrylic Glass Hanging Lamp, 1970s
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Rare mid century acrylic glass pendant lamp in UFO-like shape. The lamp has a purple and gray-like outer shade and a white inner shade. The lamp requires one E27/26 lightbulb. Addit...
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20th Century Space Age Lighting

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Metal

Pair of Contemporary Italian Bardiglio Marble Wall Lights or Sconces
Located in Rome, IT
Striking contemporary geometric shape Italian Bardiglio marble sconces or wall lights. Exclusive production by Veneziani Arte , handmade with great skill of Italian craftsmanship. ...
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2010s European Space Age Lighting

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Marble

1970’s Leucos Murano Glass Pendant Lamp by Renato Toso
Located in Bern, CH
1970’s Leucos Murano Glass Pendant Lamp designed by Renato Toso Design: Renato Toso. With extendable hanging cable. Produced: Leucos, Italy 1970's Measu...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Glass, Murano Glass

Galaxy Contemporary Italian Alabaster Marble Globe Chandelier
Located in Rome, IT
Galaxy contemporary Italian alabaster marble globe chandelier. Exclusive production of Tuscany alabaster, handmade with great skill of Italian craftsmanship. This light fixture can ...
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2010s European Space Age Lighting

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Alabaster

Italian space age opaline glass table lamp by Vistosi, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian space age opaline glass table lamp by Vistosi, 1970s Fantastic table lamp with an oval base in opaline glass. The rounded shape has a slight curvature on one side. At the bas...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Opaline Glass

Visir floor lamp by Eva Reneé Nele for Temde Swiss 1970s.
Located in Haderslev, DK
Classic and yet unique floor lamp by Eva Reneé Nele for Temde Swiss Leuchten 1970s. Two light sources with E27 bulb sizes max 60W. Comes with the orig...
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1970s Swiss Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Chrome

Space Age Vintage Wall Light Flush Mount Helena Tynell for Limburg 1970s Germany
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age vintage wall light or flush mount from iridescent amber bubble glass by Helena Tynell for Glashütte Limburg 1970s. The flush mount shows a golden metal base and a wonderfu...
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Late 20th Century German Space Age Lighting

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Metal

Olivier Mourgue, floorlamp 2093, Disderot ed., 1967
Located in Paris, FR
MOURGUE Olivier (1939-) Three-light floor lamp 2093, Disderot éditeur, France, 1967 - Rare white version Lacquered metal, anodized aluminum and chromed metal, silver-capped bulb Hei...
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1960s French Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal

1970s Italian Harvey Guzzini for Guzzini White Lacquered Metal Table Lamp
Located in London, England
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...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting

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Metal

Large White Opaline Glass Shade and Brass 1970-1980 Ceiling Light
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This large ceiling light was produced in Italy between the 1970s and 1980s. It is made with a painted metal structure with decorative brass parts and white opal glass lampshade. It h...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Brass, Metal

Sculptural floor lamp by Enrico Tronconi
Located in Milano, IT
Vintage Italian floor lamp - Sculptural lamp - mechanical inspired Part of the curated selection of Mid-Century and Space Age floor lamps by Spinzi Milano, this is a stunning piece ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal, Chrome

Ceramic bubbly wavy floor or table lamp by Kaiser Leuchten, 1960s
Located in Zaandam, NL
Absolutely stunning large table lamp or sometimes referred to as medium floor lamp by Kaiser Leuchten, Germany 1960s. This lamp is in great condition with only 1 very tiny point on t...
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1960s German Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Ceramic

1970s German Peill & Putzler Frosted Lozenge-Shaped Glass Wall Lights 4 Avail
Located in London, England
Mid Century Modern 1970s German Peill & Putzler lozenge-shaped frosted glass wall light. The frosted cloud-like white swirls around the grey tinted glass are similar to those around...
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Mid-20th Century German Space Age Lighting

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Metal

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

Mid Century Mushroom Pendant Lamp by Herda, 1970s
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
A space age pendant lamp by Herda with a beige, acrylic glass mushroom shade. The height of the lamp can be adjusted with the rise-and-fall system. Additional information: Materials...
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20th Century Space Age Lighting

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Metal

Space Art Chrome & Acrylic Light Panel Sconce, Italy 1970’s
Located in New York, NY
Chic wall sculpture.
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Chrome

Oscar Torlasco Floor Lamp for Lumi, Italy 1960s
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
Rare large Mid Century Space Age floor lamp designed by Oscar Torlasco and manufactured by Lumi, Italy 1960s. This large sized floor lamp has beautiful pr...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Carrara Marble, Metal

1970s German Peill & Putzler Domed Frosted Glass Wall Light or Flush Mount Light
Located in London, England
A small Mid Century Modern 1970s German Peill & Putzler domed frosted glass ceiling flush mount ceiling or wall light. The frosted cloud-like white swirls around the grey tinted gla...
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Mid-20th Century German Space Age Lighting

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Metal, Chrome

Space Age Sconce in Murano Glass by Carlo Nason for Mazzega
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Space Age sconces made in clear and purple Murano glass and chromed metal, Italy, circa 1970 design attributed to Carlo Nason and manufactured by Mazzega. It takes 4 e14 bulbs.
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Mid-20th Century Italian 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.

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