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
Red Space Age Eyeball Wall Lamps (or Desk Lamps), 1970's
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Set (2) of yellow rectangular space age sconces. The unique rectangular spots can be turned in any direction. The lamps require one E14 lightbulb each and currently have EU-plugs (wo...
Category
20th Century Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Table Lamp, 1950, Materials, Glass, Esecristal Argentina
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Table lamp
Materia: glass
Country: Argentina
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Category
1950s Argentine Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Art Glass
'Cigno' table lamp by Bruno Gecchelin for Guzzini, Italy 1974
Located in Athens, Attiki
A rare and beautiful table lamp that looks like sculpture.
Designed by Bruno Gecchelin in 1974 for the Italian brand Guzzini in Italy.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Vintage Space Age Pendant Lamp – Green & White Retro Ceiling Light (1970s)
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Vintage Space Age Pendant Lamp – Green & White Retro Ceiling Light (1970s)
This stunning Space Age pendant lamp from the 1970s is a perfect representation of the futuristic design m...
Category
1970s Spanish Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Suspension Osaka, Roberto Pamio, Leucos, Murano Glass, Italy 1965
Located in Argelato, BO
Important "Osaka" pendant lamp in Murano glass designed by the famous designer Roberto Pamio for Leucos, 1968
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Glass
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 ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Space Age Table Lamp by Toni Zuccheri for Venini in Murano Glass, Italy Ca 1970
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Space age table lamp attributed to Designer Toni Zuccheri for the Venini glass factory in Murano Italy circa 1970.
The lamp casts a beautiful mixed light as can be appreciated in th...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
20th Century Floor Lamp in Murano Glass by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, 1970s
By Mazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in Paris, FR
A 20th century Italian floor lamp designed by Carlo Nason for Mazzega circa 1970s and composed of five striking white Murano blown glass shades standing on stainless steel tubes.
Ita...
Category
20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting
Materials
Stainless Steel
Large 1970s German Peill & Putzler Opal Striped Glass Flush Mount Ceiling Light
Located in London, GB
Large 1970s German Peill & Putzler plafoniere, space-age, opal glass with a lighter striped pattern flush mount ceiling light. The opal striped-glass circular shade is fixed onto th...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Space age ceramic and glass table lamp, Alvino Bagni Italy 1970s
By Alvino Bagni
Located in Firenze, IT
Space Age red ceramic and opaline glass table lamp
Alvino Bagni, Italy, 1970s
H 35 × 35 cm
Conditions: excellent, no defects
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Ceramic, Milk Glass
Brass, Orange & White Murano "Incamiciato" Glass 1960s Sconce by Vistosi
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This rare Murano glass sconce is made from a burnished brass structure and an "incamiciato" orange/white Murano glass shade. The irregularity of the geometric shape is due to the han...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Chandelier Attr to Venini in Murano Glass, Italy, circa 1970
By Venini
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...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Goffredo Reggiani floor lamp in chromed metal, Italian Space Age, 1960s
Located in Milano, IT
When thinking of chromed laps from the mid-century period it's hard not to remember Goffredo Reggiani, the obscure yet famed italian entrepreneur and light designer. All charachteris...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Steel, Chrome
1970s German Glashütte Limburg Opaline Glass & Chrome Hanging Pendant Light
Located in London, GB
1970s German Glashütte Limburg opaline white glass pendant hanging ceiling light. The bell-shaped shade is fixed to a polished chrome frame which is suspended horizontally in place...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Space Age Lighting
Materials
Chrome
1960s Vintage German Five Frosted Glass Globe Cascading Ceiling Light by Graewe
Located in London, GB
Vintage, 1960s, space-age, five-globe, cascading, ceiling light manufactured by Graewe in Germany. The globes are suspended from a five-pronged hard-plastic star from the ceiling wh...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Large Sputnik Textured Bubble Wall Ceiling Light by Staff Leuchten, Germany 1970
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Sputnik Space Age wall light
Also useable as ceiling light
Origin:
Germany
Age:
1970s
Description:
This super rare Space Age "Bubble" wall ...
Category
Late 20th Century German Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Table Lamp by Enrico Tronconi
Located in Milano, IT
Step back into the innovative flair of the 1970s with this stunning spherical table lamp by Enrico Tronconi. This lamp perfectly embodies the Space Age era's fascination with futuris...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Mid-Century Modern Pair of Venini Table Lamps in Brass and Murano Glass
By La Murrina
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.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Space Age Plastic Pendant Light from Stilux Milano, 1970s
By Stilux
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...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
1970s Italian Mazzega Murano Glass Chrome Table Light
By Mazzega
Located in Regensburg, DE
Beautiful italian 1970s table light in Murano glass. Clear glass with opaline white staining throughout and chrome hardware.
Its curved and elegant shape harmonizes perfectly with t...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Space Age Metal&Chrome Floor Lamp with 8 Bulbs, 1960s
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This vintage floor lamp was produced during the 1960s. It is made of chrome-plated elements mounted on a red metal base. The lamp has four double points of light directed parallel up and down. The geometric metal crown holds...
Category
1960s Unknown Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Chrome, Metal
1 of the 3 Dark Striped Square Ceramic Wall Lights, Germany, 1970
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
Dark striped square-shaped ceramic wall lights/flush mounts made in Germany in the 1970s. The base of the light is square and there are beautiful ceramic stripes on top of that.
Thi...
Category
1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
Space Age Tale Lamp by Oscar Torlasco for Stilkronen, Italy, 1960
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Very original Futuristic, Space Age table lamp by Oscar Torlasco for Stilkronen Italy, in chromed metal and glass, circa 1960.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Big White Glass Floor Lamp by Karel Volf, Czechoslovakia, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
Glass floor lamp designed in the 1960s for the glass company Osvetlovací sklo Valašské Mezirící. The glassworks was established in 1854 and was one of the largest producers of lighting glass in the territory of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire.
The lamp was designed by Karel Volf...
Category
1970s Czech Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Vintage Ball Pendant Stem Lamp with 8 Globular Lights Massive Belgium 1960s
Located in Verviers, BE
From the range by the Massive Company, this center-light features 8 lamps on a central chromed stem. Each lamp has a fitting on a chromed plate, and each holds a round globular shad...
Category
1960s Belgian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Ceramic Wall Light in style of Axella, Denmark, 1970
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
Spectacular circular ceramic wall light, with beautiful accents. Manufactured in Denmark in the 1970s. In the style of Axella
The small holes in the ceramic create a beautiful ambia...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
Space Age Midcentury Brass Pendant, Sputnik / Atom, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1970s
- The rod can be shortened
- very good original condition
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Category
1970s Czech Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Brass
Yellow Mid Century UFO Space Age Pendant Lamp, 1970s
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Rare yellow mid century space age pendant lamp in UFO or hat shape. The lamp is made out of metal and has a glossy yellow lacquer. The lampshade...
Category
20th Century Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pair of Brass Sconces Cola Crater Murano Glass. Italy, 1970s
By La Murrina
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Space Age Brass wall lights lamps lightning sconces or flush mount, italian design attributed to the manufacture La Murrina. Blown textured Murano glass. F...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Brass
Atomic Ceiling Light Model 2651/4 by Valinte, Finland, 1970s
By Valinte Oy
Located in Karis, Nyland
Rare space age/sputnik style ceiling light model 2651/4 by Finnish light manufacturer Valinte, 1970s. Teak veneer detailing and copper paint metal parts.
Category
1970s Finnish Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Space Age chrome metal pendant light Studio Rama, 1970s
Located in PARIS, FR
Space Age chrome metal pendant light by Studio Rama for Prearo Luce, 1970s. Very good condition.
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Category
Mid-20th Century Space Age Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Space Age Sconces by Mazzega in Murano Glass, Italy, circa 1970
By Mazzega
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Mid-Century Modern Mazzega sconces in high gloss and brushed steel and clear and amber Murano glass, circa 1970.
There are 3 available, priced individually.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting
Materials
Steel
Space Age Double Shaded Pendant Lamp by Elio Martinelli for Artimeta, 1970s
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Very rare space age pendant lamp by Elio Martinelli for Artimeta with a double smoked acrylic glass shade. The outer shade is transparent and has a dark, copper-like colour, the inne...
Category
20th Century Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
White Acrylic Ceiling Lamp Yki Nummi Style 1970s Italy
By Yki Nummi
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.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Acrylic
Wilmot Castle Articulating Chrome Counterweight Medical Floor Lamp
Located in Fort Collins, CO
Substantial space age floor lamp with a slightly macabre history. This floor lamp started its life as a surgical operation light for a hospital. Features a heavy lead counterweight t...
Category
1940s American Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome, Iron
Vintage Metal Witch Hat Space Age Pendant Lamp, 1970s
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Metal mid century 'witch hat' pendant lamp. The shade is made out of metal and has a white/beige lacquer. The lamp requires an E27 (E26) lightbulb.
Additional information:
Materials...
Category
20th Century Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Solid Thick Lucite Criss Cross Table Lamp Base
By Herb Ritts
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...
Category
Late 20th Century American Space Age Lighting
Materials
Chrome
1950s Mid-Century Modern Space Age Brown Metal & Brass Flying Saucer Table Lamp
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern Flying Saucer Table Lamp, Atomic Age Desk Lamp with large, tiered Saucer Shade from the late 1950s.
Great Accent Piece for any Spac...
Category
1950s American Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Space Age Aluminum Ribbon Pendant
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Aluminum, space age ribbon pendant with slight golden hue.
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Mid-Century Glass Hanging Pendant or Wall Light Brussels World Expo 1958 (no14)
Located in Almelo, NL
Mid-Century Glass Hanging Pendant Lamp or Wall Light Brussels World Expo 1958 (no:14)
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
Mid-Century Glass Hanging Pendant or Wall Light Brussels World Expo 1958 (no15)
Located in Almelo, NL
Mid-Century Glass Hanging Pendant Lamp or Wall Light Brussels World Expo 1958 (no:15)
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
Red Space Age Plexiglass Chrome Top Pendant Lamp, 1970s
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Red space age acrylic glass pendant lamp. The plexiglass shade produces a magnificent, warm light. The lamp has a chrome top cap. The lamp requires one E26/27 lightbulb.
2 pieces ava...
Category
20th Century Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Vintage Space Age French Globe Floor Lamp from SCE, France
By SCE France 1
Located in Hamburg, DE
Spherical floor lamp by the French manufacturer SCE.
A simple, white sphere made of plastic forms the luminous body of this floor lamp. In addition to its function as a light source...
Category
20th Century French Space Age Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Mid-Century Modern Stainless Steel Chandelier, Martinelli Luce, Italy
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Space age pendant lamp, Model Calotta 1749 designed by Elio Martinelli for Martinelli Luce, in brushed stainless steel, still holding the original sticker.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Stainless Steel
1970s Italian Design Pendant Lamp in Chrome Metal and Plexiglass
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Amazing 1970s pendant lamp, featuring a smoked plexiglass diffuser that creates a warm, atmospheric glow while maintaining a sleek and futuristic aesthetic. The chrome-plated metal s...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Lampe à Suspension modèle "Cascade" trois branches par Massive Belgique 1960
Located in London, England
Lustre à suspension modèle Cascade à trois branches. Design Sage Age des années 1960 en métal chromé ,coloré intérieurement en laque orange..
La longueur des branches avec le cordon ...
Category
1960s Belgian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Beautiful brass and glass Space Age Sputnik, Dandelion, 1960s / Germany
By Emil Stejnar
Located in Praha, CZ
- Germany, DDR, 1960s
- Made of brass and glass
- Original good condition
- marked by manufacturer
- Us compatible
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Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Plastic
Space age opal glass pendant light, 1970s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Space age opal glass pendant light in the manner of Carlo Nason.
Striking orange and white glass pendant light.
1970s - Italy
Height: 65cm/...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Glass
AM/AS Ceiling Lamp with Chromed Swing Arm by Franco Albini for Sirrah, 1960s
Located in BARCELONA, ES
The AM/AS Ceiling Lamp with Chromed Swing Arm by Franco Albini for Sirrah, originating from the 1960s, stands out as a truly distinctive and exceptional lighting fixture. Its uniquen...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Large Pendant Lamp by Harvey Guzzini in Chrome Metal and Methacrylate, 1970s
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
A testament to Italian design from the 1970s, the Harvey Guzzini pendant lamp combines innovation and style. The white methacrylate diffuser enhances light distribution, producing a ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
Space Age Pendant Light by Sothis in Opalescent Murano Glass
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Space Age chandelier in Murano glass, designed by Sothis, holds one light, the glass has a blue opaline shade that can vary depending on the bulb used, circa 1970.
Measurements
Shade is 39 cm high with a 17 cm diameter,
There is a larger matching chandelier...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Pair of Angelo Brotto Sconces for Esperia in Stainless Steel and Murano Glass
By Esperia, Angelo Brotto
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Space Age pair of sconces by Angelo Brotto for Esperia in stainless steel and Murano glass, each holds two lightbulbs.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting
Materials
Stainless Steel
Set of 2 Staff Leuchten Chrome & Plastic Space Age designed by Motoko Ishii 70
Located in Miami, FL
Set of 2 chrome lights, ceiling lamps, wall sconces designed by Japanese Designer Motoko Ishii in 1970 and manufactured by Staff Leuchten made in West Germany.
Each tubular Light...
Category
Late 20th Century German Space Age Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Unique Set of Four Design Space Age Dandelion / Sputnik Chandeliers, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1970s
- Czechoslovakia
- Maker: Kamenicky Senov (marked)
- Original condition with patina.
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Category
1970s Czech Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Brass
Italian Floor Lamp by Pia Guidetti Crippa for Luci Milano
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
1950s Walnut carved frame Italian Art glass mirror.
Beautiful Mirror with completely carved frame, hand painted flower art work on the glass.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Chrome
American Mid Century Lucite & Chrome Tall Lamp by Laurel Lighting
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful simple design tall cube shape lamp by Laurel lighting company, we have polished the base and the top, its in perfect working condition. The lamp is 29" tall to the top of t...
Category
20th Century American Space Age Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Set Dijkstra Wall or Ceiling Lights 1970s
By Dijkstra
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice set of ceiling or wall lamps. Aluminum fixture. One large E27
bulb. Smoked glass dome. Two sizes large one diameter 35 cm
Small one 28 cm Ho...
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Smoked Glass
Imago DP, Elmo Table Lamp, 1971
Located in London, GB
Very rare table lamp by Imago DP.
Movable shade with which the light intensity can be adjusted.
Please contact us for additional shipping quotes.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting
Materials
Metal
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.