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
2 Space Age Sconces Designed by Aldo Nason for Mazzega in Murano Glass, ca. 1968
By Aldo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Gorgeous sconces designed by Aldo Nason for Mazzega circa 1970 in Murano Italy.
Manufactured in opalescent blue Murano glass and chrome and black hardware this sconce is a great exa...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Brass
Crystal Glass Sputnik Chandelier
Located in München, DE
Wonderful Sputnik chandelier from the 1960s.
The 6 crystal glass lampshades have an etched pattern and a special structure in the glass.
The lamp has a very high quality finish.
V...
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Golden Adjustable Acrylic Space Age Table Lamp
Located in München, DE
Wonderful Plexiglas table lamp from the 1970s.
Very good workmanship and unusual design.
The swiveling head creates different lighting moods.
Condition:
Very good vintage con...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Italian Midcentury Chrome Spring Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A midcentury Italian chrome and glass table lamp. Glass globes sits securely atop the chrome spring base. Sourced in Northern Italy. Two available, sold separately.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Space Age Pendant by Guzzini in the Style of Eclipse Lamp of Mauricio Klabin
By iGuzzini
Located in Roma, IT
Space Age pendant made in Italy between the 1960s and the 1970s by "I Guzzini".
The structure of this vintage chandelier is made up of plastic forms bent into a sinuous shape and fixed around a steel tube like the Eclispe lamp of Mauricio Klabin...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp in Murano Glass, Italy, circa 1970
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Beautiful lamp from the Space Age era in the shape of a cone.
The Murano glass shade is manufactured in white, blue and clear.
The metal base is lacquered in white and blue.
Lamp ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Red-Orange Aluminium & Opaline Glass Balum Sconce by A. Castiglioni for Arteluce
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Small version of the Light ball serie designed in 1961 by Achille Castiglioni and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Arteluce and subsequently for Flos.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Italian Space Age Sputnik 20 Lights Chandelier by Reggiani Goffredo, 1965s
Located in Traversetolo, IT
A magnificent Italian midcentury, specifically space age, chandelier designed by Goffredo Reggiani in the 60s and 70s. Brass and steel with 20 lights in the E27 format. Space Age des...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Brass, Steel
1960s Gorgeous Space Age Pendant Lamp by Max Sauze for Sciolari, Made in Italy
By Max Sauze
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Gorgeous space age pendant lamp by Max Sauze for Sciolari with 3 lights. It works perfectly. Made in Italy
It's in excellent condition
Dimension:
15,74" x 15,74" x 24,40" H ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
1970s German Glashütte Limburg Iced Glass Flush Mount Ceiling or Wall Light
Located in London, GB
1970s, textured, iced-glass, space-age, ceiling flush mount. Manufactured in Germany by Glashütte Limburg. The thick textured glass shade is mounted onto a white metal ceiling plate ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Large Golden Space Age Glass Pendant Lamp by Peill and Putzler
Located in München, DE
Very beautiful Space Age pendant lamp from the 1960s.
The lamp is very noble and a very special design object.
A spectacular play of light is created.
Manufacturer: Peill and Pu...
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Large Light Bulb by Ingo Maurer "Bulb" Hanging Lamp Floor Lamp for M Design
By Ingo Maurer, Design M
Located in Saarburg, RP
"Bulb Bulb" is a large floor or hanging lamp from the 1970s. "Bulb Bulb" is an iconic Pop Art inspired lightning fixture. Bulb Bulb has the shape of an overs...
Category
Late 20th Century German Space Age Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Space Age Lucite and Metal Sculpture Lamp by Gaetano Missaglia, Italy, 1970s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Rare Space Age lucite and metal handle, sculpture table lamp by Gaetano Missaglia.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Lucite
Big Midcentury Space Age Table Lamp, Sputnik or Atom, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Germany
- circa 1970s
- Good original condition
jr.
Category
1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
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, com...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Anders Pherson for Atelje Lyktan, Black Tube Desk Lamp, 1970s, Sweden
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice black tube desk lamp Design by Anders Pehrson for Atelje Lykan,1960s, Sweden.
signed. Good condition.
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Brown White Red Ceramic Wall Lights Hustadt Keramik, Germany
Located in Rijssen, NL
Multicolor ceramic wall lights in Fat Lava style. Manufactured by Hustadt Leuchten Keramik, Germany in the 1970s.
The style of the glaze is called 'Fat Lava'. Which means the glaz...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Space Age Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
Coupe Floor Lamp by Joe Colombo for Oluce, 1960s
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
Located in PARIS, FR
The Coupé series, designed by Joe Colombo, was originally conceived as a variant of the Spider family, daughter of the same designer, from which it retains the base and stem. The sim...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Table Lamp in Sputnik Style, Germany, 1960s
Located in Hemiksem, VAN
Beautiful table lamp with influences from Stilnovo and the Sputnik style. The lamp is equipped with original caps in red, blue, and yellow. The wiring has been checked.
Germany, ...
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Brass, Steel
Pair of Vintage Glass and Metal Table Lamps "Vieste" by GPA Monti for Candle
By Candle, G.P.A. Monti
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1970s.
They feature a chrome-plated metal and aluminum structure with glass lampshades.
These table lamps are vintage pieces, therefore they might show slight traces...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Chrome, Aluminum, Metal
Midcentury Glass Sputnik Chandelier, 1970s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Striking sputnik shaped chandelier with blue hammered glass glasses mounted on a chrome frame.
Once illuminated, this beautiful chandelier emits a warm diffuse light.
Tested an...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Doria-Werk Style German Table Lamp “Ball Lamp” Space Age Design
Located in Prato, Tuscany
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.
Incredible and...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Sputnik Chandelier with 10 Lights by Oscar Torlasco
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Sputnik chandelier by Oscar Torlasco with 10 lights, 70s.
Packaging with bubble wrap and cardboard boxes is included. If the wooden packaging is needed (fumigated crates or boxes) f...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Steel
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...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Jo Hammerborg hanging Lamp Silhoutte, Fog & Mørup 1970s
Located in HEILOO, NL
Elegant timeless organically shaped metal hanging lamp designed by Jo Hammerborg.
Model Silhouettete, produced by Fog & Morup in the 1970s.
The lamp has a shiny brass exterior and ...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Leaf Shaped Gold and Chrome Pair of Sconces by Baulmann Leuchten, 1980s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Leaf Shaped Gold and Chrome Pair of Sconces by Baulmann Leuchten, 1980s, Germany
Very nice high quality wall lamps.
Lamps are in very good vintage condition.
These lamps wor...
Category
1980s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Stilnovo Space Age Ceiling Lamp in Brass and Painted Aluminium
By Stilnovo
Located in Milano, IT
A beautiful space age chandelier produced by Stilnovo in the 1970s, of fine Italian manufacture.
The chandelier is very beautiful and striking. There is an aluminium cylinder that a...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
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.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Space Age Sphere Chandelier ITSO Mazzega in Murano Glass, Italy, circa 1970s
By AVMazzega
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 ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Space Age Ceiling Lamp in White Metal by Temde, 1970s
Located in HEILOO, NL
Great sleek vintage metal lamp consisting of 10 tubes with light point from the 1970s.
Produced by the German/Swiss company Temde Leuchten.
Th...
Category
1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Plastic & Nickel Table Lamp Professional by G. Scolari for Valenti, 1970
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Table lamp "Professional" made from nickel-plated metal and white perspex with pivotable lampshade. The lamp remains in an overall good vintage condition: patina and wear consistent ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal, Nickel
Henri Mathieu (Attributed.), Sculptural Table Lamp in Aluminium, France, 1970s
Located in Argelato, BO
Sculptural Space Age Table Lamp by Henri Mathieu (Attr.), France, 1970 circa.
Materials: Brushed and enameled aluminum.
Category
1970s Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Space age yellow table lamp, 1970s
Located in Delft, NL
Space age yellow table lamp, 1970s.
Category
1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Space Age Yellow Cubic Table Lamp, Italy, 1970s
Located in Firenze, IT
Space Age yellow cubic table lamp.
Italy, 1970s
Measures: h 52 cm
30 × 25 cm.
Conditions: good consistent with age and use.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Rare MC Minimalist Space Age Yellow Accent Table Lamp
By Jacques Biny
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful clean sharp lines in Mid Century style. This space age piece is equally charming as it is inspiring. Incredibly compact, this piece is full of style. The base holds the tur...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Chrome, Metal
Chandelier Murano Glass and Metal by Aldo Nason for Mazzega, Italy, 1970s
By Aldo Nason, Mazzega
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Rare Mid-Century Modern space age metal chrome version of chandelier ceiling pendant lightning lamp by Aldo Nason for the manufacture Mazzega. Blown bubble Murano glass. Famous manuf...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Chrome, Metal
1 of 2 Wall Lamp from Doria Leuchten Germany, 1970s
Located in Saarburg, RP
2 x Wall Lamp from Doria Leuchten Germany - 1970s
This great lamp is a real design classic from the 1960s-1970s. The wall lamp is an original and gives a pleasant light. The lamp ...
Category
1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Four Space Age Sconces in Murano Glass by Carlo Nason for Mazzega
By Mazzega, Carlo Nason
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.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Adjustable Acrylic Space Age Table Lamp
Located in München, DE
Wonderful Plexiglas table lamp from the 1970s.
Very good workmanship and unusual design.
The swiveling head creates different lighting moods.
Condition:
Very good vintage con...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Opaline Space Age Chandelier
Located in München, DE
Wonderful Sputnik chandelier from the 1960s.
The 5 special glass lampshades spread a pleasant light.
The lamp has a very high quality finish.
Very contemporary design with a fanta...
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Beech
Murano Table Lamp, 1970s
Located in SAN PIETRO MOSEZZO, NO
"Mushroom" Murano (Venice, Italy) glass table lamp from the 1970s.
The lamp has a motif over its entire height formed by five strips of off-white, aquamarine and black, which give it...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Luxury Ice Glass and Brass Pair of Sconces by Limburg, 1960s, Germany
By Limburg
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Luxury ice glass and brass pair of sconces by Limburg, 1960s, Germany
Very elegant and Minimalist wall lamps
Lamps are in very good co...
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Brass
Rare Wall Light in White by Max Bill for Temde, Switzerland, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
The lamps are executed with E14 Edison screw fit bulbs. It is wired, and in working condition. It runs both on 110 / 230 volt.
Our lamps are checked, cleaned and are suitable for ...
Category
1960s Swiss Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Very Rare Space Age Pendant Light, Model Bubble by Napako, Czechoslovakia, 1970s
By Napako
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a very rare space age pendant light by Napako, model "Bubble". The pendant is done in acrylic bubbles that hang from the chains in 12 rows, with a singl...
Category
1970s Czech Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Gaetano Sciolari Space Age Chandelier, 1970s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Chrome space age 'saturn' design chandelier with beige lacquer arms and enamelled saturn like lamp shades.
Designed by Gaetano Sciolari.
9 Lightpoints working with regular E14 ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Italian Opaline Glass Wall or Ceiling Lights in the Style of Luigi Massoni, 1970
Located in Roma, IT
An interesting number of Italian wall lights made in Italy and datable around the 70s.
These four Space Age sconces were made in opaline glass with a soft and playful shape, to be u...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
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
Italian Space Age Chromed Steel and White Metal Adjustable Table Lamp, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian space age chromed steel and white metal adjustable table lamp, 1970s
Adjustable table lamp in Space Age style, with round base in ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal, Steel
Large Chrome Hand Blown Bubble Glass Doria Table Lamp, 1970
Located in Rijssen, NL
Four Doria hand blown glass bubbled tubes on a chrome base. Manufactured by Doria Leuchten Germany, circa 1970. This exceptional artefact of modern design reflects the extreme intere...
Category
1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Mid Century George Kovacs Large Chrome 'Caterpillar' Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A mid century chrome "caterpillar" lamp attributed to George Kovacs. Stacked ball form silhouette. Larger in scale, as seen compared to smaller versions in the last photo. Lamp shade...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Space Age Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Orange Swiss Space Age Mushroom Lamp by Temde Leuchten
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
Very rare lamp from Temde lamps from the Space Age era. Iconic design of the 70s. The metal tulip base completes the design.
Original and very good c...
Category
1970s Swiss Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
2 Vintage Lounge Wall Lamps from Herda, 1970s
By Herda
Located in Saarburg, RP
Set of 2 Wall Lamps from Herda - 1970s
This great lamps are a real design classic from the 1960s-1970s. The wall lamps are originals and give a pleasant light. The lamps are hard ...
Category
1970s European Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Chrome, Metal
"Gizeh" Glazed Terracota Lamp, Barracuda Edition
Located in Lisboa, PT
Gizeh glazed terracota lamp with an organic shape drawing spikes resting on a circular base. Barracuda edition, made in Portugal.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Space Age Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Lucite Lamps Sirio by Brazzoni Lampa for Harvey Guzzini. Italy, 1970s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Mid-Century Modern Space Age pair of lucite plastic methacrylate table or bedside lamps, model Sirio by the italian designer Brazzoni and Lampa for the editor Harvey Guzzini. Famous ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Space Age Sputnik Chandelier in Perfect Condition, Czechoslovakia, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
Rare Mid-Century big Sputnik style chandelier.
Made in Czechoslovakia in 1960s.
Cleaned, polished, rewired:
13x40W, E25-E27 bulbs
Excellent condition
US wiring compatible.
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Vintage Murano Glass Blue Wall Lamp/Sconce with Chromed Metal Screws and Bulb
By Mazzega
Located in Milano, IT
Vintage wall/ceiling lamp in Murano glass, manufactured by Mazzega. It consists of a clear cylinder, with irregular and mesmerising stripes in white and blue. The glass top is secure...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass, Art Glass
Italian Space Age Chromed Wall Milk Murano Glass Lamp by Gaetano Sciolari, 1960s
Located in Traversetolo, IT
This stunning wall lamp was designed by Gaetano Sciolari in the late 1960s, during the Space Age era. The lamp is made of chrome-plated steel, chrome and black lacquered ABS, satin a...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Rocket Table Lamps from Pokrok Zilina, 1970s, Set of 2
Located in Żory, PL
These rocket table lamps were produced in the 1970s in Czechoslovakia by Pokrok Zilina.
Lamps are fully functional, require E14 bulbs.
Category
Mid-20th Century Space Age Lighting
Materials
Plywood
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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