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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.

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Style: Space Age
Unique Space Ace Snake Wall Lamp, 1970s
By Gepo
Located in Den Haag, NL
Never seen another one like this. Chrome Space Ace wall lamp. Thick flexible tube Adjustable in any direction Snake head like shade. Simple mounted into th...
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1970s Dutch Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Chrome

Mid Century Red Willem Hagoort Space Age Acrylic Glass Floor Lamp, 1970s
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Very rare red space age floor lamp by Willem Hagoort with thick acrylic glass shade. The shade can be moved up and down the (heavy) base. The lamp requires two E27 lightbulbs and cur...
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20th Century Dutch Space Age Lighting

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Metal

Space age floor / table lamp, Angelo Mangiarotti Italy 1960s
Located in Firenze, IT
Monumental Space age floor / table lamp attributed to Angelo Mangiarotti Italy 1960s Thermoformed plastic and metal frame. H 28 cm Diam. 72.5 cm Conditions: excellent, no defects
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Plastic

Midcentury Wall Lamp in Glass and Chrome by Glashütte Limburg, Germany, 1970s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
The lamp is executed in chrome metal and glass and this lamp need 1 x E27 Edison screw fit bulb. Its wired, in working condition and run both on 110 / 230 volt.  
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Chrome

Vintage Robot Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
A unique and very unusual vintage robot table lamp. This was hand made by a crafty individual in around the 1960-70’s. Someone has made this at home fro...
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1960s British Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal

Vintage Mid Century Double Sconce Vigilante C1663 Wall Light by Raak
By RAAK
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
The double sconce wall light by Raak Amsterdam, Vigilante C1663. The wall lamp has a heavy metal frame and has two seeded glass shades. The lamp requires two E27 lightbulbs and curre...
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1970s Dutch Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal

Space Age Plastic Pendant Light from Stilux Milano, 1970s
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Iconic 70s space age lamp made by Stilux Milano. This lamp is made of a conic silver metal top, that supports a big, curved white polymethacrylate lampshade. The latch mechanism i...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal

Four Space Age Sconces in Murano Glass by Carlo Nason for Mazzega
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Space Age sconces made in clear and green 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

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Chrome

Midcentury space age ceramic table lamp by Cari Zalloni for Steuler
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...
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1960s German Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Ceramic, Opaline Glass

Small Space Age Table Lamp with Porcelain Base and Black & White Flower Shade
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Small space age table lamp with porcelain base and hand-made black and white flower shade. The flower shade diffuses the light in a gentle an...
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20th Century Space Age Lighting

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Ceramic

Pair of Lamps Glass Ball Sculpture by RW Manufaktur, Germany, 1980s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Pair of sculptural table lamps full blown bubble glass ball, stainless steel structure, gilt gold metal lacquered base. Light is diffused by the glass spher...
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1980s German Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal, Stainless Steel

Cosmos Lamp by Preben Jacobsen for Fog Morup, 1984
By Fog & Mørup, Preben Jacobsen
Located in Marinha Grande, PT
Rare ufo-shaped lamp in the Space Age style made by Preben Jacobsen for Fog Morup in 1984. It diffuses a superb light thanks to its semi-spherical polymer diffuser underlined by its...
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1980s Danish Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal

MT, Table Lamp by Giancarlo Mattioli for Sirrah, 1969
Located in Brussel, BE
Rare and exceptional table lamp named MT, this complete piece is made of off-white enameled steel, which a glass lamp shade and a chromed handle under the steel dome, and still have ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Steel, Chrome

Mid-Century Glass Hanging Pendant or Wall Light Brussels World Expo 1958 (no28)
Located in Almelo, NL
Mid-Century Glass Hanging Pendant Lamp or Wall Light Brussels World Expo 1958 (no:28) 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

Mid-Century Modern Sconce by Aldo Nason for Mazzega in Murano glass
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Space Age two-light sconce designed by Aldo Nason, circa 1970 in Murano glass in the 'Pulegoso' technique and chrome and black hardware.
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Iron, 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...
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20th Century Space Age Lighting

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Metal

Swirl Ball Pendant Stem Lamp with 4 Globular Lights Massive Belgium 1960s
Located in Verviers, BE
From the range by the Massive Company, this center-light features 4 lamps on a central chromed stem. Each lamp has a fitting on a chromed plate, and each holds a round globular shad...
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1960s Belgian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Chrome

Space Age Vintage Aluminum Plastic Ufo like Chandelier Pendant 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age vintage chandelier or pendant ufo like from aluminum and plastic 1960s Scandinavia. A gorgeous circular like chandelier made from aluminum and plastic lamellas with three E...
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Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Space Age Lighting

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Aluminum

1970s German Hustadt Leuchten Four Glass Torch & Brushed Chrome Ceiling Light
Located in London, England
1970s German Hudstadt-Leuchten four glass torch and chrome hanging ceiling lights. The original maker's label is still present within the wooden ceiling fixture which each light is ...
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Mid-20th Century German Space Age Lighting

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Chrome, Wire

Franz T. Sartori "Domingo" floor lamp for Stlux, Italy, 1972
Located in Padova, IT
Exceptionally rare table version of the "Domingo" serie of lamps desgned by the Italian designer and artist Franz T. Sartori (1927-2000) for Stilux, Italy, 1972. Very nice original c...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Aluminum

Mid-Century Glass Hanging Pendant or Wall Light Brussels World Expo 1958 (no10)
Located in Almelo, NL
Mid-Century Glass Hanging Pendant Lamp or Wall Light Brussels World Expo 1958 (no:10) 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

1970's Italian Orange Mushroom Shade Table Lamp
Located in Paris, FR
A super stylish space age style 20th-century vintage Italian table lamp designed with an orange plexiglass shade, a metal carrier handle at the top, and three-light source inputs. T...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting

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Brass, Chrome

Mid-Century Modern Chrome Tubular Three Light Floor Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Mid Century Modern Chrome Tubular Sky Scraper 3 Light Floor Lamp Place these pillar lights on a table or the floor of your interior to lighten the space in a unique manner. ...
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Mid-20th Century American Space Age Lighting

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Chrome

Big Acrylic Glass Space Age Pendant Light, 1970s
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Rare space age pendant lamp with rise-and-fall. The acrylic glass shade has a beige, mocca colour and produces a warm, cosy light. The lamp requires one E27/26 lightbulb. Additional...
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20th Century Space Age Lighting

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Metal

Space Age Chandelier Sputnik by Elektroinstala Decín, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
3-Flamming Space Age chandelier nade by Elektroinstala Jilove u Decina in 1960s. Good original condition. 3x60W, E25-E27 bulbs US wiring compatible
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1960s Czech Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal, Brass

Mid-Century Petite 12-Light Sputnik Brass Chandelier, circa 1960’s
Located in Milford, NH
A fine mid-century space age design petite Sputnick 12-light brass chandelier with canopy. The first satellite that ever orbited the earth was the Soviet Union's Sputnik satellite, l...
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1960s American Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Brass

Italian Handmade Ivory Murano Glass 1960s Suspension Lamp
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Spherical diffuser in ivory Murano hand made glass with decorative treatment in strong relief as to emulate a Japanese paper lantern. Very good ...
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1660s Italian Antique Space Age Lighting

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Metal, Chrome

A SPACE-AGE helicoidal KINETIC TABLE LAMP, France 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
DESCRIPTION: An elegant and radical table lamp, Kinetic, Op-Art, Post-Modernist, Memphis, Space-Age, modular tiered structure in cast aluminum and burgundy plexiglass resin, to be at...
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1960s French Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal

1970s Verner Panton attributed to Ceiling Lamp "Fun" Mother Pearl Luber
Located in Biella, IT
attributed to Verner Panton ceiling lamp "fun" in mother pearl by Luber Swiss production years '60. Meausre cm 82 high x diameter cm 46 = ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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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...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal

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

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Metal

Vintage 70s Space Age Chandelier in Steel and Opaline Glass, Dining Table Light
Located in Milano, IT
Space Age Chandelier - Dining Room Pendant - Decorative Light A quintessential example of 1970s space age design, this Italian ceiling pendant embodies futuristic aesthetics with an ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal

Large Brass & Opaline Glass Light ball wall/ceiling lamp by Castiglioni for Flos
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Larger version (cm 40 diameter) of the light ball serie designed by Achille Castiglioni for Arteluce and Flos in 1960s. Aluminum & polished brass body with white opaline shade. Very ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Aluminum, Brass

Set of 2 Bubble Lamps by Jacques Biny for Lita, 1960's France
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
Set of 2 adjustable ball lamps by Lita - France early 1960's.
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1960s French Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal

Mid-Century Modern Chandelier by Venini in Murano Glass, Italy, circa 1970
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Large multi-tiered chandelier in hand blown Murano glass by Venini , Italy, circa 1970. Comprised of several pieces of glass resembling icicles, hanging from brass chains in 3 conce...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Murano Glass

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps Attributed to Venini, Murano, circa 1980
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Pair of Space Age one-light, egg-shaped table lamps attributed to Venini, circa 1980. Hand blown in white, clear and black Murano glass and chromed bases. They each hold one E14 bulb.
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1980s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Chrome

Ufo Design Full Glass XL Flush Mount Ceiling Lamp by Magia Luce, 1970s
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Ufo Design full Glass XL Flush Mount Ceiling Lamp by Magia Luce, 1970s Lampshade is in very good vintage condition. This lamp works with 2x E27 light bulbs. Wired and suitable to ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal

Grey and Gold metal Pair of Sconces by Art-Line, 1980s, Germany
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...
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1980s German Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Chrome

Petite Desk Lamp Multidirectional Space Age Era
Located in San Diego, CA
Really cool multidirectional desk table lamp, circa 1970s made in Japan chrome arm with plastic base and enameled aluminum shade.
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20th Century Japanese Space Age Lighting

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Aluminum, Chrome

Yellow & White Murano Glass Pendant Lamp by A. Pianon for Vistosi, 1960s
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This pendant lamp was produced approximately in the 1960s. It is made of metal structure with a beatiful "incamiciato" Murano glass shade in yellow and white color. Pretty good condi...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Brass

White Acrylic Ceiling Lamp Yki Nummi Style 1970s Italy
Located in Den Haag, NL
Superb good looking ceiling light, white acrylic, comes with aluminum details and canopy. One E27 large bulb. This is a unique and beautiful piece. Very good condition.    
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Acrylic

Italian Space Age Pendant Lamp in Metal with Glass Spheres, 1980s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Fantastic and rare "Space Age" hanging lamp from Italy's 1980's in shiny red-orange metal with glass spheres of different sizes attached inside the lamp's dome. Reminds to a big wond...
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1980s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal

Gepo flexible Floor Lamp
Located in Den Haag, NL
Space ace all-over. Thick chrome goose neck floor lamp. With a coffee brown hood and base. Like a snake. You can put the light in every positions you will. 1970s good conditio...
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1970s Dutch Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal

Vintage Space Age Arc Eyeball Wall Lamp in Brown by Herda, 70s
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Rare arc wall lamp in sparkled brownish colour from the Dutch brand Herda. The shade can be turned any direction desirable and positioned inside or outside the arc. The lamp has a sw...
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1970s European Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Chrome

Vintage Gaetano Sciolari Chandelier 8 Arms Italian Modern Pendant
Located in Verviers, BE
Vintage Sciolari Chandelier Italian Modern 8 lights Pendant From the range by Sciolari, this center-light features 8 lamps on a central chromed stem...
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1960s Belgian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Chrome

Mid-Century Modern Pair of Signed ´La Murrina´ Table Lamps, circa 1970
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Space Age pair of table lamps by in hand blown cream and black Murano glass, both bearing the 'La Murrina' seal and an original tag, circa 1970.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting

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Blown Glass

Mid-Century Modern Pair of Venini Table Lamps in Brass and Murano Glass
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Space Age pair of table lamps by in hand blown clear, white and black 'Tessuto' technique Murano glass attributed to Venini, circa 1970.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting

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Blown Glass

Mid-Century Modern Chandelier Attr to Venini in Murano Glass, Italy, circa 1970
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Large multi-tiered " Cascade " chandelier in hand blown Murano glass attributed to Venini, Italy, circa 1970. Comprised of 60 pieces in clear and orange Murano glass, hanging in 3 co...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Murano Glass

Big Sputnik Space Age Floor Lamp by E.R.Nele for Temde
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
Space Age tulip base floor lamp with 9 glass balls. Fully functional good condition with age related patina. 1960's - Made in Swiss Dimens...
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1970s Swiss Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal

Pair of Sconces by Oscar Torlasco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Excellent vintage condition midcentury Italian wall lights with clear beveled crystal lenses mounted on chrome frames, designed by Oscar Torlasco for Stilkronen / Made in Italy circa...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting

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Chrome

Pair of Sconces by Oscar Torlasco
Pair of Sconces by Oscar Torlasco
$1,575 Sale Price / set
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Francesco Buzzi Ceriani for Francesconi, Large Table Lamp, 1968
By Francesco Buzzi Ceriani
Located in London, GB
Buzzi Ceriani is a renowned designer, famous for his contributions to the design and aviation industries. Born on March 27, 1897 in Milan, Italy, he has dedicated his life to creatin...
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Late 20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting

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Metal

Orange Ceramic West Germany Fat Lava Space Age Table Lamp, 1970's
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Colourful ceramic fata lava space age table lamp with orange-toned textile shade. The ceramic base has white and brown colours and a rough shape. The orange space age shade creates a...
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20th Century Space Age Lighting

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Ceramic

Two Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers, in Murano Glass, Italy, circa 1970
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Large multi-tiered " Cascade " chandelier in hand blown Murano glass in the style of Mazzega and La Murrina, made in Murano, Italy, circa 1970s. Comprised of 49 pieces in clear Mura...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Murano Glass

Large Pair of Hammered Amber Glass Ice Sconces by Poliarte, Italy, 1970s
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...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal

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...
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20th Century Space Age Lighting

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Metal

Cone shaped opaline table lamp, Netherlands 1960s
Located in ECHT, NL
Cone shaped table lamp. The shade is made from opaline glass and the base is made from white lacquered metal with a rubber edge to protect the glass. The design shows resemblance with the Kilimanjaro...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Space Age Lighting

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Metal

Space Age Vintage White Brown Black Glass Chandelier Pendant Mazzega Italy 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
Space age vintage chandelier or pendant from blown glass and plastic in flower like bizarre shape by Mazzega, Italy 1960s. A beautiful chandelier or pendant by Mazzega with shades ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal

Bug Eye orange Space Age pendent set of 3 -Luigi Colani style- Italy
Located in The Hague, NL
Stunning, very rare Space Age Bug Eye adjustable hanglamps. Something really special this unique set of three Mid-Century beauty's. Beautiful oranje with a white globe and black and ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Glass, Acrylic

Amazing Large 1970s Adjustable Floor Lamp 'Giraffe' by Filvem Voghera, Italy
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Amazing large fully adjustable Space Age floor lamp manufactured by Filvem-voghera Italy in the 1970s This Floorlamp is called "Giraffe" referring to its counterbalancing adjustin...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Aluminum, Steel, Chrome

Solid Thick Lucite Criss Cross Table Lamp Base
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful striking solid 1" thick Lucite table lamp base freshly polished and rewired 22" tall to the top of the socket, lampshade it’s not included...
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Late 20th Century American Space Age Lighting

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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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