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
Space Age Rotating Spherical Lamp Style of Joe Colombo
By Joe Colombo
Located in Hanover, MA
I’ve been trying to identify who designed and produced this 'cool af' lamp since I bought it in Italy over a decade ago.
The white plexi reflectors call to mind Joe Colombo’s semi-spherical Continental bookshelves.
It would certainly be companionable with Gino Sarfatti’s model 548...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Pair of Metal Chrome Box Sconces Bubble Glass, Netherland, 1970s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Space Age Mid-Century Modern pair of wall lights lamps sconces attributed to Raak. Blown bubble glass and metal chrome. Famous manufacture like italian design Venini, Vistosi, La Mur...
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1970s Dutch Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
1970s AV Mazzega Glass Murano Italian Design Large Table Lamp
By AVMazzega
Located in Brescia, IT
Table lamp
AV Mazzega
Italy, 1970
Murano Milk Glass Diffuser
Black painted metal base
Perfect state of preservation
Perfect working order
Category
1970s Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
1970s Reggiani Style Space Age Chromed Metal Italian Square Table Lamp
By Reggiani
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A space age italian table lamp designed and manufactured in Italy in the Seventies, it's in lovely vintage conditions, no rust, in working order. This table Lamp is like embodies the...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Large Cosack Flushmount or Wall Lamp in Chrome around 1960s
Located in Wien, AT
Large Cosack Sputnik Space Age Flushmount or Wall Lamp in Chrome
Original condition
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Set of 3 Adjustable Space Age Gallery Spots by Staff
Located in München, DE
Fantastic lamps for 1 phase tracks from the 1970s.
The Staff brand is known for its high-quality workmanship and perfectionist design.
The large dark brown lamp heads are infinitely ...
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Orange Guzzini Cabras Space Age Pendant Lamp by Luigi Massoni, 1970s
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Orange Guzzini 'Cabras' space age pendant lamp by Luigi Massoni. A very rare and unique design by Guzzini in orange/red colour. The acrylic glass plate underneath ensures that the em...
Category
20th Century Space Age Lighting
Materials
Glass, Plastic
Space Age Pair of Chrome Sconces or Ceiling Lamps by Reggiani, 1970s, Italy
By Reggiani
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Rare Space Age pair of chrome sconces or ceiling lamps by Reggiani, 1970s, Italy
Very elegant and Minimalist wall lights
Lamps are in very...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Stunning Sputnik Golden Brass Flush Mount Wall Light by Cosack 1970s
Located in Regensburg, DE
Very stylish and eye-catching Sputnik Atomic wall or ceiling light by Cosack from the 1970s.
The lamp has 11 light sources and 10 golden plastic spheres, which refract the light won...
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Brass
Brass Pair of Sconces by Bankamp Leuchten, Arnsberg 1, 1970s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Brass pair of Sconces by Bankamp Leuchten, Arnsberg 1, 1970s, Germany.
Very elegant and Minimalist wall lamps
Lamps are in very good condition.
These lamps works with E27 st...
Category
1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Brass
Bamboo and Cocoon Pendant Lamp, 1960s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Bamboo and Cocoon Pendant Lamp, 1960s, Germany
Minimal and natural design
Very high quality.
Fully functional.
Lamps are in very good vintage condition.
Wear consistent with age a...
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Bamboo, Resin
Large Bubble Glass Flush Mount by Staff, 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
Large bubble glass flush mount (model A230) by Staff, 1960s. A large and heavily textured glass diffuser with 'bubbles' of varying sizes is mounted on a dark grey-metallic lacquered ...
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Steel
Spaceage midcentury cocoon table light.
Located in London, GB
Rare cocoon light. Italy c1960
Fiberglass and spun resin.
In wonderful condition with no tears or burn marks.
Great patina.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Resin, Acrylic
Mid-Century Space Age Orange and White Murano Glass Italian Table Lamp, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing mid-century space age orange and white Murano glass table lamp. This fantastic piece was designed in Venice, Italy, during the 1970s.
This item is astonishing as the artis...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
1960s Fontana Arte Style Heavy Glass and Steel Space Age Italian Wall Sconce
By VECA, Fontana Arte
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Space Age, Mid-Century Modern Chandelier by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, Murano
By Mazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Mid-Century Modern chandelier in chromed hardware and handblown Murano glass by Mazzega, with Carlo Nason glass, Murano, Italy, circa 1970.
The chandelier alone measures 40 cm high ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Red Metal Bicycle Table Lamp or Wall Lamp by Zicoli, 1970s, Italy
By Zicoli
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Red metal bicycle table lamp or wall lamp by Zicoli, 1970s Italy
Very rare large desk lampor wall lighting
Plastic rims.
Very high quality.
Fully f...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
6 Opaline Glass Balls and Chrome Wall Lamp by Kaiser Leuchten, 1970s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
6 opaline glass balls and chrome wall lamp by Kaiser Leuchten, 1970s
Space Age rare design
6 amorphous opal glasses and chrome body
Manufactured in Germany
Lamp is in perfe...
Category
1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Glass Flower and Brass Ceiling Light by Emil Stejnar for H. Richter 1950’s
Located in Barntrup, DE
This impressive and compact size Space Age or Stejnar period ceiling light was designed by Emil Stejnar (Austria) for the H. Richter company in the 1950s. The ceiling lamp features a...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
A Large Lucite SPACE-AGE Ceiling Fixture LAMP by GUZZINI, Italy 1960
Located in PARIS, FR
A spectacular "Raise & Lower" pendant light, Post-Modernist, Memphis, Space-Age, with 4 arms of chrome metal lights suspended around a central axis with handle loop, all under a half...
Category
1960s Italian 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
Space Age Table Lamp by Mario Barbaglia & Marco Colombo for Paf Studio, Italy 80
Located in Lucija, SI
Beautiful Yellow classic Desk Lamp, design by Mario Barbaglia and Marco Colombo, was produced by PAF Studio Milan Italy in '80s. Model Dove/Pigeon.
The lamp is in good condition, it ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Mid- Century Space Age Chrome Table Lamp, circa 1970
Located in Beirut, LB
Mid-century magnificent space age table lamp in chrome with it's cylindrical shape circa 1970
Can be wired and delivered for European or US users.
Category
Late 20th Century German Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Huge 1960s Italian Two-Piece Murano Glass Mushroom Table Lamp by Vistosi
By Vistosi
Located in München, DE
Gigantic 1960s Italian two-piece Murano glass mushroom table lamp.
Great high quality Italian design.
No more labels to be found. But according to the previous owner,
it was bough...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Bubble Glass Pendant Lamp by Peill and Putzler
Located in München, DE
Very large bubble glass pendant lamp from the 1960s.
The lamp is very elegant and an eye-catcher in every room.
The structure in the glass c...
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Italian Design Cactus Fabric Floor or Table Lamp, 1970s, Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Italian Design Cactus Fabric Floor or Table Lamp, 1970s, Italy
It has casting metal base
Fabric in three different sizes on cast metal
Minimal and natu...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Very Rare Lovely Orange Ceramic Table Lamp Base, Italy 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
These ceramic table lamp was designed in the 1960s.
The pictures with the lampshades are for illustration purposes and as an example of how the lamp bases look with a lampshade. Th...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
A MINIMAL RADICAL SPACE-AGE FLOOR LAMP in the style of GINO SARFATTI, Italy 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
A rare and powerful floor lamp, Minimalist, Modernist, Space-Age, cylindrical base in solid white Carrara marble, vertical axis with diagonal offset, black lacquered metal structure ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Bulbone Pendant Lamp by Barbieri e Marianelli for Tronconi Milano, 1980s, Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Bulbone Pendant Lamp by Barbieri e Marianelli for Tronconi Milano, 1980s, Italy
Writing on the lamp:
Bulbone design 1983 by Barbieri e Marianelli
This lamp works with E27 light bul...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Sputnik Flush Chandelier
Located in München, DE
Beautiful Sputnik ceiling lamp from the 1960s.
Very high quality workmanship and fantastic design.
The special glass creates a pleasant light.
Rare version in silver.
Condition:
Ve...
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Model 131 uplighter by Giuseppe Ostuni for Oluce, Italy 1950s
By Oluce, Giuseppe Ostuni
Located in ECHT, NL
Large uplighter space age wall lamp. designed by Giuseppe Ostuni for Oluce Italy in the 1950s. The saucer shaped shade measures 46cm in diameter. It holds 2 E27 bulbs. Suitable for 1...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting
Materials
Brass, Aluminum
Set of 2 Golden 1970s XXL Ufo Wall or Ceiling Lamps
Located in München, DE
Very beautiful and large wall or ceiling lamps from the 1970s.
Nice reduced design.
Manufacturer: Honzel
Condition:
Very good vintage condition with slight signs of wear consisten...
Category
1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Grey and Gold metal Pair of Sconces by Art-Line, 1980s, Germany
By Art Line
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Grey and Gold metal Pair of Sconces by Art-Line, 1980s, Germany
Very elegant and Minimalist sconces
Lamps are in very good condition.
These lamps works with French B22 bulbs.
Wir...
Category
1980s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Space Age 12-Arm Sputnik Chandelier done in chrome, Austria 1980s
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a gorgeous Space Age 12-Arm Sputnik chandelier done entirely in chrome. Made in Austria in 1980s.
Very good vintage condition with small signs of time ...
Category
1980s Austrian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Cocoon and Bamboo Table Lamp by Linus Bopp Limbach , 1970s, Germany
By Linus Bopp
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Cocoon and Bamboo Table Lamp by Linus Bopp Limbach , 1970s, Germany
Cocoon shades & bamboo body
Minimal and natural design
Very high quality.
Fully functional.
Original cable and ...
Category
1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Resin, Bamboo
Chrome Gold Triangle Design Pair of Sconces by J.T. Kalmar, 1970s, Germany
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Chrome and Gold metal Triangle design Pair of Sconces by J.T. Kalmar, 1970s, Germany
Very elegant and Minimalist wall lamps.
Lamps are in very good condition.
These lamps works wi...
Category
1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Two 1990s Modernist Opaline White Glass Italian Egg Bed Lamps by Lumen Center
By Lumen Center
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A pair of bed lamps designed and manufactured in Italy by Lumen center, glass are in perfect conditions, metal has same rust, but it's not visible. They have been rewired by a profes...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting
Materials
Opaline Glass
Italian Space Age Aluminum and black lacquered Metall Spot Floor Lamp
By Stilux
Located in Vienna, AT
This amazing Space Age Spot floor lamp has been designed and manufactured in Italy 1960s. It features a black metal stem, a marble base and three adjustable aluminum and black lacque...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Marble, Metal, Aluminum
1970s vintage chandelier in orange metal and glass Italian design
Located in None, IT
Chandelier with white and orange metal frame and five-light white glass shades, Italian design, 1970s.
CONDITION: In good, working condition, may show signs of wear given by time.
...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Round flush mount/ sconce by Erco, Germany 1960s
Located in Herentals, BE
Space Age round flush mount or wall lamp designed by Alois Gangknofner for Erco in 1960.
The flush mount has the Erco label on the inside of the mounting plate...
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Transparent Glass Pair of Sconces by Artemide, 1970s, Italy
By Artemide
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Transparent glass pair of sconces by Artemide, 1970s, Italy.
Very nice high quality wall lamps.
Lamps are in very good vintage condition.
These lamps works with E27 standard...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Ice Glass Chandelier
Located in München, DE
Stunning ice glass chandelier from the 1960s.
Very unusual design and very high quality workmanship.
A beautiful light is created.
Condition:
Very good vintage condition with sligh...
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Space Age UFO Pendant Light, Czech Republic 1970s
Located in Almelo, NL
Space Age UFO Pendant Light, Czech Republic 1970s
This vintage pendant light from 1970s Czech Republic features a bold, futuristic design that evokes the shape of a UFO, transportin...
Category
1970s Czech Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Acrylic
"Onda" Claudio Salocchi Lumenform Italian Design 1960s Wall Lamp Flush Mount
Located in Brescia, IT
"Onda" wall lamp
Claudio Salocchi
1969, Lumenform
Modular lamp
Murano opaline glass
Lacquered metal base.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Lampe Cima International en fibre optique Design 1970 Space Age Germany
By Cima
Located in London, England
Lampe Space Age Cima classique des années 1960/70 et devenue mythique.
En fibre de verre elle change de couleur, prémices de
Silencieuse, sa base ronde est en fonte, le globe perforé...
Category
1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
A Pair Rare Smoked Glass Wall Lamps, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Pair Awesome of Large Acrylic Fan Wall Lamps, 1960s
Dimensions
Height: 7.87 in. (20 cm)
Width: 3.93 in. (10 cm)
Depth: 2.75 in. (7 cm)
The wall lamps come with each 2 x E14 / E15 E...
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Smoked Glass, Plastic
Black and White Industrial Flush Mount Light, in Style of Stilnovo, 1960s, Italy
By Stilnovo
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Black and white industrial flush mount light, in style of Stilnovo, 1960s, Italy
This lamp works with E27 light bulbs.
Wired and suit...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
A MID-CENTURY-MODERN MODERNIST FLOOR LAMP by OSTUNI & FORTI, O-LUCE, Italy, 1960
Located in PARIS, FR
A rare telescopic floor lamp, Minimalist, Modernist, Constructivist, Radical, Space-Age, with a weighted circular base (very heavy) and a vertical axis in dark "canon gray" steel, wi...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Space Age Cascade Pendant by Peill & Putzler, Germany 1960-1970
Located in Herentals, BE
Cascade chandelier, Peill and Putzler, Germany 1960-1970.
Hanging lamp with 3 bubble glass spheres, pink, amber and mauve colored.
Each sphere ca...
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Chromed Space Age Table Lamp 1960s, Set of 2
Located in Herentals, BE
Set of 2 Space age, chromed table lamps, Belgium 1960.
The beautiful quality lamps with 1 E 27 fitting and a (new) custom lampshade in jacquard fabric.
Dimensions: lamp base H 35 c...
Category
1960s Belgian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Italian Space Age Magnetic Table Lamp
Located in Hamburg, DE
Space Age table lamp with ball reflector on magnetic holder.
A striking detail of this luminaire is the spherical luminaire head. This is held with a magnet and can be aligned so fl...
Category
20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Veca-Style Pair of Italian Ceiling Lights in Metal and Glass
By VECA
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly invite you to read the full description, as we aim to provide detailed technical and historical information to ensure the authenticity of our items.
This iconic pair of cei...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
GLASHÜTTE LIMBURG Ten Opal Glass & Brass Pendant Lights, 1970s, Germany
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
Ten elegant Space Age pendant lamps manufactured by Glashütte Limburg in Germany. The lamp is made of polished brass with a mouth-blown opaline glass lamp shade that provides a smoot...
Category
1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Brass
Caramel Round Glass Pendant Lamp by Staff, 1980s Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Caramel round glass pendant lamp by Staff, 1980s Germany
Very beautiful, heavy and rare design pendant lamp.
Lampshade is in very good vintage condition.
This lamp works wit...
Category
1980s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Flower Design Ceramic Pair of Wall Lamps, 1960s, Germany
By PAN Keramik
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Flower Design Ceramic Pair of Wall Lamps, 1960s, Germany
Very nice high quality wall lamps.
Lamps are in very good vintage condition.
These lamps works with E27 standard light bul...
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
Lovely Chrome Ceiling Sputnik Lamp, 1960s Germany
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
This piece is a chrome 16-arm sputnik lamp from the 1960s. It has an E14 socket.
Very elegant and decorative.
Light bulbs are not included.
It is possible to install this fixture ...
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Chrome, Metal
Space Age Eyeball Table Lamp Adjustable Desk Lamp Germany
Located in Poperinge, BE
Space age eyeball table lamp, adjustable design desk lamp made of black and white plastic, with a chrome rod, 80s, Germany.
Cool height and direction adjustable lamp, this still has...
Category
1980s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Space Age 10-Light Chrome and Bubble Glass Sputnik Lamp, 1970s, Germany
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Fully functional.
With ten E14 sockets. Works with 220V and 110V.
Wiring is suitable for all countries.
Category
1970s German 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.