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.
1970s Motoko Ishii Modular Flush Mount for Staff Leuchten
By Motoko Ishii
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Stunning modular light fixture designed by Motoko Ishii for Staff Leuchten. The lights where made in the 1970s in Germany and consist of a gold plastic base and smoke colored glass s...
Brass
Two beautiful original 1970s Space Age ceramic wall lamps
Located in München, DE
Two beautiful original 1970s Space Age ceramic wall lamps. Made in Germany. Typical Pop Art Space Age design and very high-quality workmanship. The ceramic lamps are dark brown, the ...
Ceramic
$2,576Sale Price / set|20% Off
Henri Mathieu Twirling Aluminum Modern Wall Lights, 1970s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Stunning pair of shiny shell shaped aluminum futuristic Space Age wall sconces by French designer Henri Mathieu in the early 1970s. Brushed softly bent silver colored aluminum lamels...
Metal, Aluminum
Set of 8 Italian 60s Flush mount opaline Modulo ceiling or wall lights, Valenti
By Valenti
Located in London, Fitzrovia
An interesting Italian 60's / 70's set of 8 space age wall or ceiling lights by Valenti, Milano. They could be used with or without the back plate, see last photo.
Aluminum
$1,277Sale Price|30% Off
Goffredo Reggiani Mid-century Modern Chromed Metal and Marble Floor Lamp, 1960s
By Reggiani, Goffredo Reggiani
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Beautiful chromed metal floor lamp called "Muguet" by the Italian designer Goffredo Reggiani from the 1960s. Round base in Carrara marble. Three arc arms with bell shades that can ro...
Carrara Marble, Metal, Chrome
Space Age Red Metal Single Wall Lamp, 1970s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Space Age Red Metal Single Wall Lamp, 1970s, Germany Adjuastable head with plexi cover Very elegant and Minimalist wall lamp. Lamp is in very good condition. These lamps works wit...
Metal
"Brumbury" Table Lamp by Luigi Massoni for Harvey Guzzini, 1970s
By Harvey Guzzini, Luigi Massoni
Located in New York, NY
A classic example of Italian space age design, the iconic "Brumbury" table lamp was designed by Luigi Massoni in 1969 and produced during the 1970's by renowned Italian lighting manu...
Metal
"Teti" ceiling lamp by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, Italy, 1970
Located in modena, Emilia-Romagna
Teti is an iconic lamp designed by Vico Magistretti in 1970, embodying simplicity and timeless elegance. Made of thermoplastic, its simple design allows for versatile use as a ceilin...
Plastic
$1,072 / item
One of the Two Peill Putzler Pendant Lights, 1970s
Located in Rijssen, NL
There’s something about orange that screams this particular era. And this 1970s pair of Peil & Putzler ceiling pendant lamps is very orange! Image 1 is the lamp with the light on. T...
Blown Glass
Monumental Chrome Waterfall Eyeball (ORB) Table Lamp by Sonneman SPACE-AGE
Located in Buffalo, NY
Monumental Chrome ORB Mid-Century atomic eyeball table lamps by Sonneman. Modernist / Space Age design. Nice original condition. Fabulous waterfall design. Retains original dimmer s...
Chrome
$1,192Sale Price|20% Off
1970s Space Age Orange Acrylic Floor Lamp, Harvey Guzzini Style
Located in Den Haag, NL
Love this Metropolis style floor lamp. Large bright Orange shade, comes with a Aluminum decoration on top. So typical for that Era. Need Two large bulbs E27. Comes with a foot swit...
Acrylic
$524Sale Price|24% Off
Italian Modern Space Age Pendant Light, Glass & Silver Metal, 1980s
By Artemide
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Italian Modern Space Age Pendant – Glass & Silver Metal Sophisticated yet minimalist Italian-made pendant, a bridge between late 20th-century modernism and Space Age aesthetics....
Metal, Chrome
Italian Grey & White Metal Outdoor Wall Light, 1960s
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This wall light was designed in Italy in the 1960s. It was meant for outdoor use with a more resistant kind of paint, but can be used indoors as well. It is made from painted metal a...
Metal, Aluminum
$1,479Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Space Age Pendant Light by Tobia Scarpa for Flos, 1960s
By Flos, Tobia Scarpa
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Space Age Design Pendant in Glass and Metal, Attributed to Tobia Scarpa for Flos, Italy 1960s Manufactured by FLOS in the 1960s the UFO shaped pendant is made of a double glass lamp...
Crystal, Metal
Vintage Czech Space Age Bedside Lamps by Elektroinstala Děčín, Set of 2
Located in Żory, PL
An attractive pair of vintage table lamps produced by Elektroinstala Děčín in former Czechoslovakia during the 1970s. The lamps combine cylindrical frosted glass shades decorated wi...
Glass, Plastic
Large 1970s Modernist Flush Lamp by Motoko Ishii for Staff
By Staff Leuchten, Gaetano Sciolari, Arteluce, Gino Sarfatti, Motoko Ishii
Located in München, DE
Very nice and large ceiling lamp from the 1970s. Exceptional design and a real highlight for every room. The lighting effect of the lamps is extremely beautiful. Very high quality wo...
Metal
Gecko table lamp by Gianfranco Frattini for Leuka, 1970s
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Gecko table lamp, designed by Gianfranco Frattini for Leuka in 1971. Giuliana Gramigna described on page 208 of 'Repertorio del Design Italiano 1950-2000' (translated from Italian):...
Metal
Pair of 1970s Goffredo Reggiani 'Eyeball' Adjustable Perforated Metal Wall Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 1970s Goffredo Reggiani 'Eyeball' Adjustable Perforated Metal Wall Lamps Executed in brass metal with perforations around the back that cast an interplay of light and shadow...
Metal, Magnets, Brass
Four Space Age Sconces in Murano Glass by Carlo Nason for Mazzega
By Carlo Nason, Mazzega
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.
Chrome
Focus Table Lamp by Fabio Lenci for Guzzini, Italy, 1960s
By Fabio Lenci, Guzzini
Located in Brussel, BE
Large Italian table lamp in two parts. A clear, half-brushed, and white acrylic globe is placed on a base made of one bent chromed tube. Named Focus, this Space-Age masterpiece was d...
Metal, Chrome
Stilnovo orientable pendant - 1970
By Stilnovo
Located in Brussels, BE
This hanging lamp by Stilnovo 1970's shows a true space age style with a trully original personalisable orientable solution. Perfect for a reading corner, over a dinning table or in ...
Metal, Chrome
Two 1970s Space Age Square Chromed Metal and Glass Italian Wall Sconces by Veca
By VECA
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A set of two chromed metal, brown mirror and glass square wall lights also usable as ceiling lights designed and manufactured in Italy by Veca in the Space Age Era. The set is in ver...
Metal
Martinelli Luce, "Serpente" Table Lamp, Early Edition, Italy 1960s
Located in Argelato, BO
Serpente "Snake" table lamp produced by Martinelli Luce, Italy, 1960s Adjustable lamp thanks to the articulated arm, the structure is in steel while the light diffuser is in white m...
Chrome
$658Sale Price|20% Off
Design Floor Space Age Lamp "Rocket", 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Czechoslovakia - Probably prototype of Napako - A unique piece - Original condition.
Metal
Pair of Italian VECA Smoked and Clear Glass Wall Sconces, 9-Blade Model, 1970s
By VECA
Located in Marinha Grande, PT
Elegant and rare pair of Italian wall sconces produced by VECA in the 1970s, distinguished by their striking nine-glass-blade structure — an uncommon and highly desirable configurati...
Metal
Large Sputnik Gemini Flush Lamp by Gebrüder Cosack
By Harvey Guzzini, Cosack Leuchten, J.T. Kalmar, Robert and Trix Haussmann, Gaetano Sciolari
Located in München, DE
A very impressive Sputnik ceiling lamp from the 1970s. Exceptional design and very high-quality workmanship. The lamp is a highlight for any room. Manufacturer: Gebrüder Cosack Mode...
Metal
1960s copper slat pendant lamp by Hans-Agne Jakobsson for Markaryd Sweden
Located in München, DE
Original 1960s slat pendant lamp by Hans-Agne Jakobsson for Markaryd. Great Space Age design. The shade is made of copper-plated brass. Made in Sweden. Very nice, pleasant, glare-fre...
Brass, Copper
Pair of Putzler Wall Lights, Sculptural Glass and Chrome, 1970s
Located in Rijssen, NL
Pair of of Putzler wall lights in sculptural glass on a brass frame, circa 1970s, Germany. Statement pieces. A clear design, with modern materials and special textures. With gold inc...
Metal, Brass
$620Sale Price|20% Off
Verner Panton Space Age Ceiling Lamp, Acrylic, Orange, Denmark, 1965
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice bright orange ceiling lamp. In the famous flower pot model by Verner Panton. 1960s Denmark. One large E27 bulb needed. With cord 85 cm high. Good condition.
Acrylic
Mid-Century Modern Italian Orange Space Age Clan Floor Lamp from Guzzini, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Modern Italian Sapce Age Clan Floor Lamp by Studio 6G for Harvey Guzzini. The classic orange version. The characteristic plastic shade lies movably mounted in a wide pl...
Metal
Verner Panton Ring Wall Lamp in Red
Located in Paris, FR
This striking Ring wall lamp by Verner Panton is a bold example of the designer’s sculptural approach to lighting. Finished in a vivid red enamel, the lamp features concentric circul...
Metal, Enamel
Set of 2 Golden 1970s Wall Lamps by Motoko Ishii for Staff
By Staff Leuchten, Hans-Agne Jakobsson, RAAK, Motoko Ishii, Gaetano Sciolari
Located in München, DE
Very beautiful and impressive wall lamps from the 1970s. Extraordinary design and a real highlight for every room. The lighting effect of the lamps is extremely beautiful and sparkli...
Metal
Italian space age floor lamp Totum by Boccato, Gigante Zambusi Zerbetto, 1970s
By Boccato, Gigante and Zambusi 1
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian space age floor lamp Totum by Boccato, Gigante and Zambusi for Zerbetto, 1970s Floor lamp model Totum with semi-spherical shape. The lamp features two plastic diffusers with ...
Metal
Red and Black Enameled Metal Danish Pendant Lamp, 1970s, Denmark
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Red and Black Enameled Metal Danish Pendant Lamp, 1970s, Denmark Lampshade is in good condition and very clean. This lamp works with E27 light b...
Metal
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...
Metal, Aluminum
$744Sale Price|20% Off
Toni Zuccheri. Space Age style murano glass table lamp, Italy, 1970s
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Italian brutalist and Space Age style table lamp by Toni Zuccheri, 1970s. Golden and silver chromed steel metal base and a spherical upper diffuser made of transparent Murano glass c...
Steel, Chrome
Brown White Red Ceramic Wall Lights Hustadt Keramik, Germany
Located in Rijssen, NL
Multicolor ceramic wall lights in Fat Lava style. Manufactured by Hustadt Leuchten Keramik, Germany in the 1970s. The style of the glaze is called 'Fat Lava'. Which means the glaze ...
Ceramic
Space Age Roland Jamois Wall Sconce, Black Enameled Metal, 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wall sconce by Roland Jamois Luminaires captures the height of Space Age design with its sculptural geometry and futuristic silhouette. Large circular disc shade connects through ang...
Metal, Enamel
Pair of Space Age 'Molecule' Chrome Lamps attr Robert Sonneman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bring the Atomic Era into your space with this pair of unique vintage mid-century lamps. These lamps are casted in chrome and are sure to become an interesting point of conversation ...
Chrome
Nucleo Sormani Italy optical lamp Prismar by Studio Arditi design in years '70
By Gruppo Arditi and Gianni Gamberini, Luigi Sormani
Located in Biella, IT
Nucleo Sormani Italy optical lamp Prismar by Studio Arditi design in years '70 perfect condition, and signed Nucleo that is the division of the avantgard of Sormani the sell is for...
Metal
Space Age and Atomic Era flush mount by Stilnovo, Italy, 1960s
By Estiluz, Metalarte, Fog & Mørup, Stilnovo
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Space Age and Atomic Era flush mount by Stilnovo, Italy, 1960s. Circular metal structure with electric blue lacquered finish, with a central diffuser and 5 opaline glass spheres. Str...
Metal, Chrome
A SPACE-AGE SEVENTIES TABLE LAMP by ETIENNE FERMIGIER, MONIX, France 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
A table or desk lamp, Post-Modernist, Free-Form, Seventies, Space-Age, square base with rounded lines in brown lacquered metal, vertical stem in chrome-plated metal, adjustable spotl...
Metal
1970 Poliarte Albano Poli Italian design Space Age Glass Cube Table Lamp
Located in Brescia, IT
Table lamp Albano Poli Poliarte Italy, 1970 Cube Lamp White glass and amethyst Perfette condizioni Perfect state of preservation
Glass
Postmodern White on White Torchiere att. to Von Nessen
By Nessen Studio, Walter Von Nessen
Located in New York, NY
Chic white on white vintage torchiere floor lamp design attributed to Walter Von Nessen, maker attributed to Nessen Studios. The lamp feat...
Metal
Space Age Sputnik Wall Lamp by Sijaj Hrastnik, Yugoslavia 70s
Located in Lucija, SI
Sputnik wall lamp from Space age era Produced by Sijaj Hrastnik
Metal, Chrome
Opal Glass and Aluminum Body Single Sconce, 1980s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Opal Glass and Aluminum Body Single Sconce, 1980s, Germany Elegant rare high quality wall lamps. 5 pieces available Lamps are in very good vintage condition. Wear consistent with a...
Aluminum
Extremely Rare Grand J. & L. Lobmeyr "Metropolitan" Met Starburst Chandelier
Located in Vienna, AT
Presenting a monumental masterpiece of 20th-century lighting design: an oversized "Metropolitan" Starburst Chandelier, designed by Hans Harald Rath in 1963 and executed by the legend...
Crystal, Metal
Space Age Vintage Orange Silver Metal Desk Lamp 1960s Germany
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age vintage desk lamp from metal in orange and silver color tones 1960s Germany. A wonderful table lamp or desk lamp in playful orange color with a flexible silver stem and a rectangular base from the 1960s. The table lamp shows an on/off switch at the rectangular base and a flexible stem in silver. Perfect to turn the shade in each direction. One E 14 socket Through the bold color it works wonderfully as color splash in your office, working space, executive office or workspace studio. Could also be perfect as colorful bedside table...
Metal
Yellow Metal Cube Glass Space Age Pair of Table Lamps by Luci, 1970s, Italy
By Luci Milano
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Yellow Metal Cube Glass Space Age Pair of Table Lamps by Luci, 1970s, Italy Lampshade is in very good vintage condition. It has European plug. It can be converted to other countrie...
Metal
Flower Design Crystal Glass and Gold Metal Flush Mount, 1980s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Flower Design Crystal Glass and Gold Metal Flush Mount, 1980s, Germany Lampshade is in very good vintage condition. This lamp works with 3x E14 light bulbs. Wired and suitable to u...
Metal
1968 Cubosfera Alessandro Mendini Italian Space Age Design Glass Table Lamp
By Alessandro Mendini, Fidenza Vetraria
Located in Brescia, IT
CUBOSFERA Table Lamp Designer Alessandro Mendini prod. Vicenza Vetraria 1968 Solid crystal glass with a frosted ball inside a cube Nickel Metal Details Iconic Optical Italian Lamp ...
Glass
Floor Lamp LT316 Murano Glass by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, Italy, 1970s
By Carlo Nason, Mazzega
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Mid-Century Modern Space Age Iconic white smoke Sfumato blown Murano glass, brass base floor lamp first edition model LT316 by Carlo Nason for the manufacture Mazzega. Tall 7 element...
Metal
$2,147Sale Price / set|40% Off
Wall sconces by Harvey Guzzini for Guzzini, 1969 Italy
Located in Arezzo, Italy
Applique a parete disegnate dai fratelli Guzzini per Guzzini, 1969 Italia. Paralume in perspex bianco e struttura in metallo nichelato, le lampade sono formate da 2 semisfere in perspex sovrapposte alla struttura centrale, le lampade donano una luce calda e accogliente all' ambiente circostante. Harvey Guzzini è spesso erroneamente considerato il nome di un designer di illuminazione attivo tra gli anni '60 e '70; in realtà è il nome di una manifattura di lampade italiana, fondata da sei fratelli Guzzini (Raimondo, Giovanni, Virgilio, Giuseppe, Adolfo e Giannunzio), che prende il nome dal film Harvey del 1950, con James...
Metal
Pair of Triangle Shaped Brass and Glass Wall Lights from the 1980s
Located in Rijssen, NL
Triangle shaped wall lights in brass and chrome with glass details. Manufactured in Germany during the 1980s. Nice craftsmanship. Minimal, geometric and simply shaped design. Please...
Brass, Chrome
Set of 2 Ochre Oval Ceramic Wall Lights Fat Lava Style, 1970
Located in Rijssen, NL
Beautiful set of two oval ceramic wall lights in Fat Lava style. Manufactured in Germany around the 1970s. The glaze has warm color gradients. We used clear light bulbs (see images...
Ceramic
Beautiful 1960s Kaiser Leuchten brass ceiling lamp with 6 opal glass shades
Located in München, DE
Beautiful Kaiser Leuchten ceiling lamp with six opal glass shades. Superb sixties Space Age design, entirely made of brass. Excellent vintage condition with no damage. Lovely, light ...
Brass
1960s Space Age Aluminum Table or Wall Lamp, Minimalist Design
Located in Hamburg, DE
Simple Space Age table or wall lamp. The lamp body is made of a single piece of aluminum. The shaft transitions harmoniously into a plate base. In order to be able to use the lamp a...
Metal
Spage Age Brass and Glass Pair of Sconces, 1980s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Spage Age Brass and Glass Pair of Sconces, 1980s, Germany Elegant rare high quality heavy wall lamps. Lamps are in very good vintage condition. Wear consistent with age and use The...
Brass
Space Age Mid Century Saucer Table Lamp by Gerald Thurston for Lightolier 1970s
By Lightolier, Gerald Thurston
Located in New York, NY
Classic Mid Century, Space Age designed by Gerald Thurston, for Lightolier circa 1970's. The lamp features a saucer shaped dome shade of white plastic, mounted on a tapering pole ver...
Metal
1 of the 2 Ceramic Round Wall Lights Holes in the style of Axella, Denmark 1970
Located in Rijssen, NL
Spectacular circular ceramic wall lights, with beautiful accents. Manufactured in Denmark in the 1970s. In excellent condition, in the style of Axella. A beautiful wall light that co...
Ceramic