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 Pair of Hammered Amber Glass Ice Sconces by Poliarte, Italy, 1970s
By Poliarte
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Mid-Century Modern Space Age Pair of wall lights lamps sconces. Thick hammered glass Ice model by the manufacture Poliarte in Verona. Famous design like Biancardi and Jordan Arte, Lo...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Vintage 60's table lamp design martinelli luce
Located in None, IT
Large yellow metal table lamp with spherical glass shade, design Martinelli Luce, 1960s.
CONDITION:
In good, working condition, may show slight signs of wear given by time.
SIZING:...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Vintage Halogen Hala floor lamp van 1980s
By Hala Zeist
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice Halogen floor lamp . Standing on a Bal joint .so it
stands in every position you want .Bright Red shade .
good working dimmer .Very good condition . so stylish.
Plea...
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Glass Hanging Pendant or Wall Light Brussels World Expo 1958 (no27)
Located in Almelo, NL
Mid-Century Glass Hanging Pendant Lamp or Wall Light Brussels World Expo 1958 (no:27)
This lighting is a stunning example of mid-century design and graphics, showcased at the Czecho...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Mushroom Design Lamp Frosted Glass Mat Space Age Peill & Putzler
Located in Poperinge, BE
Beautiful large mushroom lamp made of frosted glass, completely in the typical space age style, timeless design object by Peill & Putzler, Germany, 1960s.
Beautiful XL design lamp, ...
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Glass
Mid-Century Modern Pair of Targetti Sankey Flush Mounts or Table Lamps
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Space Age pair of lamps in hand blown clear ¨Pulegoso¨ technique Murano glass chromed and lacquered (white) metal, manufactured by Targetti Sankey and still retaining the original la...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Pair of 1980s HB Glass Holland Mushroom Speckled Frosted Satin Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
Pair of 1980s space-age frosted speckled satin glass mushroom lamps with a conical concertina base. The lamps consist of one piece of glass.
Rewired with a plastic transparent flex...
Category
1980s Dutch Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Glass, Plastic
Ceiling Lamp from Kaiser Leuchten
Located in München, DE
Extremely beautiful and large German Sputnik chandelier from the 1960s.
The 10 lampshades spread a pleasant light.
The lamp has a very high quality finish.
Very contemporary design w...
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
KD6 pendant lamp, Achille and Piergiacomo Castiglioni, Kartell, 1969
Located in Milano, Lombardia
KD6 pendant lamp, design by Achille and Piergiacomo Castiglioni for Kartell, Italy, 1969. Made of methacrylate (Vedril Montecatini) with satin-burnished nickel-plated brass joint ele...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Other
Semi Pendant by Fog & Morup, Denmark 1970s, Tulip Design, Space Age
Located in Cork, IE
This original "Semi" or „which hat“ pendant lamps was made by the prolific Danish designers Claus Bonderup and Torsten Thourup for Fog & Mørup.
This iconic and timeless design class...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
1970s Space Age Italian Chromed Steel and Glass Table Lamp by Oscar Torlasco
Located in Aci Castello, IT
An amazing space age table lamp manufactured in Italy in the Seventies, chromed steel it's in very good condition as the optical glasses, this table lamp it has been designed by Osca...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting
Materials
Steel, Chrome
1970s Space Age Design Italian Chrome Table Lamp
Located in Brescia, IT
Perspex and chrome metal
Excellent condition
Perfect working order.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Space Age pendant light, Sputnik model from the 1960s with 9 globes.
Located in LYON, FR
Superb chrome-plated metal Sputnik pendant light with 9 glass globes. In excellent condition. E14 bayonet sockets, all original.
A superb piece.
Dimensions: H48 x D40 cm
Category
1960s French Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Glass
Original 1970s Space Age Staff Pendant Lamp with Copper Shade in Mint Condition
Located in München, DE
Very elegant, rare, large original 1970s Staff pendant lamp with a copper shade.
Great Space Age design from the 1970s.
Copper shade painted white...
Category
1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Copper
Rare German Vintage Minimalist White Opal Glass Pendant Light 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Beautiful Art Deco style white opal glass and chrome pendant light,
Germany, 1970s
Lamp sockets: One x E27 (US E26).
Category
Mid-20th Century German Space Age Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Mid-Century Glass Hanging Pendant or Wall Light Brussels World Expo 1958 (no32)
Located in Almelo, NL
Mid-Century Glass Hanging Pendant Lamp or Wall Light Brussels World Expo 1958 (no:29)
This lighting is a stunning example of mid-century design and graphics, showcased at the Czecho...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Vintage 1970s Yellow Wall Lamps by Emmedi, Italian Design New Old Stock
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Striking pair of 1970s wall lamps made in Italy by Emmedi. These iconic pieces feature a glossy yellow enameled metal shade with sleek black accents, embodying the playful yet sophis...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Set Of Two Space Age Wall Lamps 1970s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Space Age Wall Lamps Set of Two 1970s
Category
1970s Czech Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Floor Lamp Metal Chrome Murano Glass by Aldo Nason for Mazzega, Italy, 1970s
By Aldo Nason, Mazzega
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Floor lamp metal chrome and blown murano glass by Aldo Nason, the Carlo Nason brother for the manufacture Mazzega Murano. Famous manufacture like Venini, Vistosi, La Murrina, Hollywo...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Marble, Brass
DORIA Mushroom Table Lamp, Blown Glass Shade, 1970s, Germany
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
Elegant space age table lamp manufactured by DORIA Leuchten in Germany. The lamp is made of metal base with mouth-blown lampshade that contains air bubbles provides smooth and wonder...
Category
1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Set of a Hanging Lamp and a Wall Lamp by Doria Leuchten, 1960s Germany
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Executed in metal. The hanging lamp needs 1 x E27 / E26 Edison screw fit bulb and the wall lamp needs 1 x E14 / E15 Edison screw fit bulb is wired, in working condition and runs both...
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Glass Hanging Pendant or Wall Light Brussels World Expo 1958 (no31)
Located in Almelo, NL
Mid-Century Glass Hanging Pendant Lamp or Wall Light Brussels World Expo 1958 (no:31)
This lighting is a stunning example of mid-century design and graphics, showcased at the Czecho...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Space age large pendant lamp, fiberglass lucite mix, Germany, 1970s
Located in Marinha Grande, PT
Large pendant lamp in fiberglass and Lucite mix. Made in the 1970s in Germany by Cristallux.
The structure is in gilded brass.
The lamp has a system for lowering and raising (from 9...
Category
1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Resin
Very Rare Orange Ceramic Table Lamp Base from Kaiser Leuchten, Germany 1960s ---
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
These ceramic table lamp was designed in the 1960s.
We have a total of six table lamp bases from the Kaiser Leuchten Bubble ceramic series from the 19...
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
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...
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Enamel, Chrome
1970's chrome pendant light with white glass globe shades
Located in London, GB
A 1970's seven light "space age" chrome pendant light.
With modern white glass globe shades.
Re-wired and tested.
Category
Late 20th Century European Space Age Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Model MICO Murano White & Red Glass Ceiling Lamp by Renato Toso for Leucos, 1972
Located in Barntrup, DE
A famous Italian ceiling lamp, model MICO, is also suitable as a wall or table lamp. Designed by Renato Toso and manufactured by Leucos. Made of handmade glass from the masters of Mu...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Impressive Doria Cascading Hourglass Chandelier, Space Age, Germany, 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
A stunning and large Cascade chandelier / pendant lamp from the 1960s, crafted by Doria, Germany. This remarkable chandelier features nine c...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
Italian space age table lamps in opaline glass and steel, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian space age table lamps in opaline glass and steel, 1970s
Pair of table lamps with spherical diffuser in opaline glass. The structure is in steel rod. Space Age.
1970s
Good con...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Steel
Big Mid Century Stilux Milano Space Age Pendant Lamp, 1970s
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Very large mid century Stilux Milano space age pendant lamp with double acrylic glass shade. The lamp consists of an acrylic glass copper coloured outer shade and a white inner shade...
Category
20th Century Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pair Awesome Large Space Age Chrome 4-Light Wall Lamps by Gebrüder Cosack, 1970s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Fully functional.
Each with four E14 sockets. Works with 220V and 110V.
Wiring is suitable for all countries.
Category
1970s European Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Space Age Brown Wilko Triple Eyeball Floor Lamp, 1970s
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Wilko floor lamp with three brown eyeball shades. The design allows you to turn the eyeball shades in any way desirable. The lamp requires three E27/26 lightbulbs and currently has a...
Category
20th Century Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Large Brass and Bubble Glass Wall Lights, 1970s
By Romeo Rega, Hillebrand
Located in Vienna, AT
Pair of large brass ‚bullseye‘ wall lights by Hillebrand, Germany from the 1970s. The blown clear glass domes are filled with small bubbles and have a...
Category
1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Brass
Sputnik Globe Lamp Glass and Brass Chandelier by J.T. Kalmar, 1960
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Vienna, AT
Sputnik globe lamp glass and brass chandelier by J.T. Kalmar, 1960
Dimensions: 25.19" x 20"-total drop 39.37"
Beautiful and large J.T. Kalmar Sputnik chandelier...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Brass
Lisolachenonce Shower Head Wall Lamp, 1970s Made in Italy
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
The lamp is executed with an E14 Edison screw fit bulbs. It is in working condition. It runs both on 110 / 230 volt.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Red 'Lampione' Standard Lamp by Fabio Lenci for Guzzini
By Fabio Lenci, Guzzini
Located in Little Burstead, Essex
A beautiful version of this Classic space age 'war of the worlds' design by Fabio Lenci, and produced by Guzzini in Italy in the early 1970s.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting
Materials
Steel
Pair of Gerrit Rietveld Table Lamps
Located in Cerignola, IT
Gorgeous pair of table lamps in different colors one has aluminum-colored shade and the other bronze-colored.
Adjustable hat, massive and solid structure made of enameled iron
Marks ...
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Steel, Iron
Contemporary Italian Bardiglio Marble Wall Lights or Sconces
Located in Rome, IT
Striking contemporary geometric shape Italian Bardiglio marble sconces or wall lights. Hold strip Led .
Exclusive production by Veneziani Arte , handmade with great skill of Italian...
Category
2010s European Space Age Lighting
Materials
Marble
Aluminum & Black Metal Sintesi Table Lamp by Ernesto Gismondi for Artemide, 1970
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Black metal and aluminum table lamp designed by Ernesto Gismondi in the 70s for Artemide.
Rare version with clamp attachment, adjustable in height and width thanks to the clamp equi...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Mid century adjustable design Floor Lamp by Napako, 1970s
By Napako
Located in Praha, CZ
- height adjustable from about 109cm up to 151cm
- new electricity
- US adapter included
- two bulbs
jr
Category
1970s Czech Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Floor Spot Lamp, Italian, 1970s
By Stilnovo
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice standing spot light. polished aluminum spotlight. very good quality.
If you need to light out something. Great looking piece.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Space age chandelier by Terence Conran, for Erco, 1970s
Located in Marinha Grande, PT
Chandelier designed by Terence Conran and manufactured by the German manufacturer Erco lightening, in the 1970s. This piece is made up of "lighting balls" in chrome-plated metal and ...
Category
1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
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
Enrico Tronconi floor lamp Italy 1960
Located in Den Haag, NL
Beautiful and stylish floor lamp The base and the chromed metal base hosts a height adjustable reflector composed of two aluminum discs, including a white lacquered.Diffuse and gent...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Chrome
White Plastic & Painted Metal 1970s "Montparnasse" Sconces by S. Asti for Candle
By Candle, Sergio Asti
Located in Varese, Lombardia
2-piece molded diffuser in opal acrylic material. Painted metal structure. Nickel-plated metal stop.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Nickel, Sheet Metal
Adjustable Space Age table Lamp by Drukov
By Drukov
Located in PRAHA 5, CZ
Adjustable space age lamp manufactured by Drukov, former Czechoslovakia in 1970's. Made of white and gold lacquered metal. The shade is held to the structure by means of a magnet and...
Category
1970s Czech Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Large Unique Handmade Ceramic Hanging Lamp from the 1960s, Italy
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Unique handmade ceramic hanging lamp from the 1960s, Germany
Fully functional.
With an E27 socket. Works with 220V and 110V.
Wiring is suitable...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Space Age All-Glass Mushroom Table Lamp by Karin Korn for VEB, Germany, Labeled
Located in Praha, CZ
Mid-century all-glass table lamp produced by VEB in Germany in the 1960s and designed by Karin Korn. Very good vintage condition with original beutiful switch and original label at t...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Space Age Lighting
Materials
Glass
Large Italian Glass Table Lamp
By Carlo Nason
Located in London, GB
Very large and extremely unusual table lamp attributed to Carlo Nason, Italy 1950’s. This conspicuous lamp has a wonderful opaque white glass extrud...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Midcentury space age ceramic table lamp by Cari Zalloni for Steuler
By Carl Zalloni
Located in Zaandam, NL
Stunning space age ceramic table lamp by Cari Zalloni for Steuler, Germany 1960s. This gorgeous lamp is in fantastic condition with no real flaws to mention. The lamp is fitted for g...
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Ceramic, Opaline Glass
Sciolari Gaetano Style Space Age Chandelier In Aluminum And Half Crystal
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest that you read the whole description, as with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects.
Origi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
White Glass, Aluminum & Plastic Black & White Pendant by Castiglioni for Flos
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This out of production pendant was made from a white opaline glass shade with a shaped silver aluminum reflector. The lamp features 2 different illuminations: one diffused light from...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Space Age Bubble Wall or Ceiling Lamp by Doria Leuchten, 1960s Germany
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Fully functional.
Five E14 sockets. Works with 220V and 110V.
Wiring is suitable for all countries.
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Mid-Century Modern Orbital Satellite Chandelier by Goffredo Reggiani, 1970s
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Italian Mid-Century Modern Kinetic satellite chandelier with Space Age Design. Features central glass disc with suspended spheres of chrome globes. Each orb has a smaller glass disc ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Stainless Steel, Chrome
Large Sputnik Flushmount or Wall Sconce by Cosack, Germany, 1970s
Located in Aachen, NRW
Vintage Sputnik lamps from the 1970s manufactured by Cosack, Germany, 1970s.
This lamp can be used as a ceiling lamp, or as a wall lamp.
Wonderful glass shape and light effect.
Socke...
Category
1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Brass
Fagenhulst Lucifer wall lamp Fagerhults A&E design 1970s Sweden
By Adam Dahlstrom, Fagerhult
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very rare to find this Fagerhult Lucifer lamp .in the wall version .
Design and signed by Tom Ahlstrom en Hans Ehrich. A&E .
Turn able
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Vintage sputnik chandelier by Sciolari, 1960s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Mid century chrome sputnik chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari.
The lamp emits a spectacular light.
Light patina visible.
Tested and ready for use with regular E14 light bulbs. The ch...
Category
1960s Italian 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.