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.
Italian Space Age Elpis Pendant Lamp from Harveiluce / Guzzini, 1960s
By Guzzini
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rare version of Elpis pendant lamp by Guzzini. The shield made of translucent acrylic forms a flat cone with a soft rounded tip. The special feature here is in the inverted orientat...
Metal
1970 Ivo Sedazzari Prisma Italian Design Modernist Black Ceramic Table Lamp
By Prisma, Ivo Sedazzari
Located in Brescia, IT
"Dolphin" Ivo Sedazzari Prisma, Milan Italy, 1970 Black Ceramic Great Manufacture Very Good Condiction No Chips. No Cracks. Perfect working order (E27 bulb light)
Ceramic
Large Italian 1960s Space Age Ceiling Lamp with 13 Glasses by Goffredo Reggiani
Located in München, DE
Large Space Age ceiling lamp. Designed by Goffredo Reggiani. Made in Italy. Great extraordinary Italian Space Age Pop Art design. Frame is made entirely of thick solid aluminum wit...
Aluminum
Space Age table lamp by Motoko Ishii for Staff Leuchten, Germany, 1970s
By Staff Leuchten, Motoko Ishii
Located in Bingen am Rhein, RP
table lamp by Motoko Ishii for Staff (Germany) - 1970s This rare, large table lamp is a real design classic from the 70s. The lounge lamp by Motoko Ishii is an original and provides...
Chrome
1970s Italian Mazzega Murano Glass Chrome Table Light
By Mazzega
Located in Steinheim am Albuch, BW
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...
Metal
Mid-Century Space Age Globe Floor Lamp, Chrome & Plastic, 1960s Design
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rare Space Age floor lamp with height-adjustable ball. A small but impressive object. A luminous ball on a pole. The large diffuser ball can move up and down the shaft of light. The...
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Glass Ceiling Lamp by Limburg, 1960s Germany
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Mid-Century Modern Glass Ceiling Lamp by Limburg, 1960s Germany By shortening the cable, the lowest height of the lamp can be infinitely adjusted to 55cm, at the moment it is 80cm h...
Metal, Brass
Very Rare Large Orange Ceramic Table Lamp Base, Italy 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
These ceramic floor lamp was designed in the 1960s in Italy. The pictures with the lampshades are for illustration purposes and as an example of how the lamp bases look with a lamp...
Metal
Space Ace 1970s Tube table lamp by Anders Pehrson for Ateljé Lyktan
By Anders Pherson, Ateljé Lyktan
Located in Den Haag, NL
Here we have a super cool architect/desk lamp from Ateljé Lyktan. Designer Anders Pehrson created a timeless office and living classic in a space age look with the "Tuben". Here we h...
Plastic
$559Sale Price|20% Off
Ethereal Kalmar Glass Wall Light, 1970s
Located in Vienna, AT
Very ethereal 1970s Kalmar wall light. It's got a white lacquered backplate and a large heavily textured and curved diffuser made of transparent glass w...
Metal
Cocoon & White Metal Body Pair of Table Lamps by GOLDKANT, 1970s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Cocoon & White Metal Body Pair of Table Lamps by GOLDKANT, 1970s, Germany Cocoon shades & metal body Minimal and natural design Very high quality. Fully functional. Original cable...
Metal
1960s by Lino Tagliapietra Design Glass Table Lamp
Located in Brescia, IT
Murano glass shade and chrome metal base Perfect working order Perfect condition.
Chrome
1960s Fontana Arte Style Heavy Glass and Steel Space Age Italian Wall Sconce
By Fontana Arte, VECA
Located in Aci Castello, IT
An high quality heavy verde Nilo glass and steel wall sconce designed and manufactured in Italy in the Space Age Era, it's in very good conditions and in working order, it needs a re...
Steel, Chrome
$512Sale 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
Space Age Floor lamp in metal and glass, Carlo Nason Style, Italy 1970s
By Albano Poli, Angelo Vittorio Mazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in Argelato, BO
Large Space Age metal and glass floor lamp in the style of the famous Italian designer Carlo Nason. Italy, 1970s It is a floor lamp with great scenographic impact, capable of adapti...
Metal
$874 / set
Pair of Space Age Table Lamps, Italy 70s
Located in Lucija, SI
Pair of Space age table or nightstands lamps. Made in Italy in the 70s
Metal
$2,438 / item
Opaline Chandelier from Kaiser Leuchten
By Uno & Östen Kristiansson, Kaiser Leuchten, Hans-Agne Jakobsson, Gaetano Sciolari, Helena Tynell
Located in München, DE
Extremely beautiful Sputnik chandelier from the 1960s. The 12 opal glass lampshades spread a pleasant light. The lamp has a very high quality finish. Very contemporary design with a ...
Metal
Vintage German Space Age Table Lamp in Chrome and Glass by Motoko Ishii, 1970s
By Motoko Ishii
Located in Hamburg, DE
An impressive space age table lamp from staff, based on a design by japanese designer motoko ishii from the 1970s. this design impresses with its reflective surface and striking dif...
Metal
Ceramic Wall Light by Pan Leuchten, Germany, 1960
Located in Rijssen, NL
Ceramic wall lights in Fat Lava style. Manufactured by Pan Leuchten, Germany in the 1960s. The style of the glaze is called 'Fat Lava'. Which means the glaze is thick on some parts,...
Ceramic
1 of the 8 of Hand Blown Glass Tube Pedant Lights by Staff Lights, 1970s
Located in Rijssen, NL
One of the 10 original 1970s high-end tubular lights produced in Germany by Staf, 1970 Germany. Heavy quality glass lights with hand blown shades. All original condition. This item i...
Chrome
Flower Design Ceramic Pair of Wall Lamps, 1960s, Germany
By PAN Keramik
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Flower Design Ceramic Pair of Wall Lamps, 1960s, Germany Very nice high quality wall lamps. Lamps are in very good vintage condition. These lamps works with E27 standard light bul...
Ceramic
1970s Italian Headlight Murano Glass Table Lamp by Carlo Nason for Mazzega
By Carlo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Nicolosi, IT
Rare Italian table lamp designed by Carlo Nason for Mazzega in the 1970s, from the iconic “Car Optics” series. This striking piece reflects the experimental spirit of Italian lightin...
Metal
White Alabaster Egg floor lamp
Located in Brussels, BE
Alabaster Egg floor lamp from the 1970's made in Spain. Super nice and warm light diffuser, also very sculptural piece when not lightened.
Alabaster
Model "Giovi" Pair of Wall Lamps by Achille Castiglioni for Flos, 1970s, Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Model "Giovi" Pair of Wall Lamps by Achille Castiglioni for Flos, 1970s, Italy Art no : 1207 Lampshade is in very good vintage condition. This lamp works with E14 light bulbs. Wir...
Metal
Murano Glass and Chromed Metal Table Lamp by Carlo Nason for Mazzega
By Carlo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Madrid, ES
Sculptural table lamp, handcrafted in opaline yellow Murano glass designed by Carlo Nason. This desk lamp is from the Osso series for Mazzega, circa 1970. The lamp features an organi...
Metal
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
A SPACE-AGE "Eclipse" FLOOR LAMP by E.J. JELLES for RAAK, Holland 1964
Located in PARIS, FR
A spectacular space-inspired and quasi-anthropomorphic floor lamp, Post-Modernist, Space-Age, complex geometric structure in gray-blue lacquered metal tubes, lampshade in 2 articulat...
Metal
1960 Toni Zuccheri VeArt Italian Design Space Age Murano Glass White Floor Lamp
By VeArt, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Brescia, IT
Floor Lamp Toni Zuccheri VeArt 1960 "Membrana" Murano Glass Shade White and Chrome Frame Perfect Working Order
Murano Glass
Mod Mid Century Plastic Confetti Style Drop Form Pendant Lights Three Available
Located in New York, NY
Groovy plastic drop form pendant light, with aqua and green toned confetti inclusion. The plastic pendant is suspended from ( new ) black fabric covered twisted wire and each come ...
Plastic
Beautiful Ceramic Wall Light in the style of Axella, Denmark 1970
Located in Rijssen, NL
Spectacular circular ceramic wall light, with beautiful accents. Manufactured in Denmark in the 1970s. In excellent condition, in the style of Axella. A beautiful wall light that com...
Ceramic
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
German Vintage Eight-Arm Sputnik Pendant Chandelier Brass Opaline Glass Globes
Located in Berlin, DE
Modernist Sputnik chandelier metal, brass and eight beautiful handblown opaline glass globes. Germany, 1960s-1970s. Lamp sockets: Eight
Brass
Chrome Gold Triangle Design Pair of Sconces by J.T. Kalmar, 1970s, Germany
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Chrome and Gold metal Triangle design Pair of Sconces by J.T. Kalmar, 1970s, Germany Very elegant and Minimalist wall lamps. Lamps are in very good condition. These lamps works wi...
Metal, Chrome
Large 1970s Modernist Flush Lamp by Motoko Ishii for Staff
By Gino Sarfatti, Motoko Ishii, Staff Leuchten, Arteluce, Gaetano Sciolari
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
Large Sputnik Gemini Flush Lamp by Gebrüder Cosack
By Robert and Trix Haussmann, Gaetano Sciolari, J.T. Kalmar, Harvey Guzzini, Cosack Leuchten
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
Vintage Italian Space Age Magnetic Table Lamp
Located in Hamburg, DE
Space Age table lamp with ball reflector on magnetic holder. A striking detail of this luminaire is the spherical luminaire head. This is held with a magnet and can be aligned so fl...
Metal
Vintage floor lamp by Mazzega, 1960s
By Mazzega
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Vintage floor lamp by Mazzega with a chromed and brown metal base with in integrated lamp in the base and a murano glass lamp shade. Striking design, space age era Tested with two ...
Metal
Brass Square Design 4 Head Ceiling Lamp by Cosack, 1970s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Brass square design 4 head ceiling lamp by Cosack, 1970s, Germany. Designed and manufactured for Gebrüder Cosack. Rare Minimalist design flushmount or wall lamp Original label...
Metal, Brass
1960s Space Age Steel and Opaline Glass 10 Lights Italian Sputnik Chandelier
By Reggiani
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Sputnik Chandelier with Opaline Glass Globes This striking chandelier is a superb example of Italian "Space Age" lighting design from the 1960s, the f...
Steel
Pair of "Elpis" Table Lamps designed by Harvey Guzzini manufactured by Meblo
By Meblo, Harvey Guzzini
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a pair of exceptionally rare table lamps designed by Harvey Guzzini. This model is called "Elpis". They feature a mushroom shape, with the white acrylic...
Chrome
1 of the 5 Red Orange Brown Ceramic Wall Lights, Germany, 1970
Located in Rijssen, NL
Orange, red and brown rectangle-shaped ceramic wall lights/flush mounts, Germany in the 1970s. The base of the light is rectangle and there are beautiful ceramic swirls on top of tha...
Ceramic
$1,072 / item
1 of the 3 Square Ceramic Wall Lights, 1970
Located in Rijssen, NL
Beautiful square ceramic wall lights, manufactured in Germany around the 1970s. The wall lights have a red glaze, the grooves and accents of the lamp are accentuated with a brown gl...
Ceramic
Italian space age Floor lamp in orange and white metal with opaline glass, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian space age Floor lamp in orange and white metal with opaline glass, 1970s Floor lamp with rounded opaline glass diffuser. The central structure is in tubular metal painted whi...
Metal
1970s Ufo Wall or Ceiling Lamp from Staff
By Charlotte Perriand, Motoko Ishii, Dieter Witte, Staff Leuchten, Sölken Leuchten
Located in München, DE
Very beautiful wall or ceiling lamp from the 1970s. Beautiful, minimalist design. It creates a wonderful light. Manufacturer: Staff Condition: Very good vintage condition with sli...
Metal
2 SPACE-AGE SEVENTIES TABLE LAMPS by ETIENNE FERMIGIER, DISDEROT, France 1970
By Etienne Fermigier, Disderot
Located in PARIS, FR
A pair of small table lamps or spotlights, Post-Modernist, Free-Form, Seventies, Space-Age, weighted circular bases in white lacquered metal, adjustable structures in matte metal wit...
Metal
Space age green table / wall lamp, Italy 1970s
Located in Firenze, IT
Space age green table / wall lamp, Italy 1970s Lacquered sheet metal H 25 cm - 8 × 36 cm Conditions: good, consistent with age and use.
Metal
Very Rare Ceramic Table Lamp Base from Kaiser Leuchten Germany 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
These ceramic floor lamps were designed in the 1960s. We have a total of six table lamp bases from the Kaiser Leuchten Bubble ceramic series from the ...
Metal
Stunning Fridtjof Sejersen White Brown Ceramic Wall Light, Denmark, 1960
Located in Rijssen, NL
Spectacular circular ceramic wall light, with beautiful accents. Manufactured in Denmark in the 1970s. The beautiful engravings in the ceramic make this wall light illuminate beauti...
Ceramic
Targetti Space Age Orange and Black Italian , circa 1970s
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
A Mid-Century Modern orange and black table lamp by Targetti. It works 110-240 volts and needs a regular e27 bulb. Lamp is marked on the bottom. Articlable lamp, You can move either ...
Metal
Brutalist Plastic Nugget Ball Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional plastic nugget ball chandelier having translucent green, aqua, and red chunks, with new black metal fitments, cord and canopy. The fixture is in very fine, clean, ready ...
Metal
Pair of Murano Glass Lamps by Carlo Nason for Selenova, Italy, 1970s
By Selenova, Carlo Nason
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Pair of mushroom table or bedside lamps in blue opal Murano glass and white lacquered metal base by Carlo Nason for the editor Selenova. Famous design like...
Metal
Casper Lamp Murano Glass and Metal by Toni Zuccheri for VeArt, Italy, 1980s
By Toni Zuccheri, VeArt
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Very rare table, desk or sculpture lamp in blown bubble Murano glass, black band with purple reflects by the master glass artist Toni Zuccheri for the manufacture VeArt. Famous desig...
Metal, Chrome
Pair of Sconces Murano Glass LP245 by Mazzega, Italy, 1970s
By Mazzega
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Rare Space Age Mid-Century Modern pair of wall lights lamps sconces or ceiling flush mount model LP245 by the italian design manufacture Mazzega. Design attributed to Carlo Nason, mo...
Metal
Oscar Torlasco Space Age Chrome Chandelier / crystal glass optic lens / 70s
Located in Roma, IT
We are delighted to offer for sale this exceptional 6-light Space Age chandelier, designed by celebrated Italian designer Oscar Torlasco and produced by Stilkronen during the 1970s. ...
Chrome
1970s Space Age Fosnova mod. Cloe 508 White Painted Metal Wall Sconce
By Fosnova
Located in Aci Castello, IT
The Fosnova Mod. Cloe 508 wall sconce is an iconic lighting fixture inspired by the sleek, futuristic aesthetic of the 1970s Space Age design movement. It represents the era’s fascin...
Metal
Totem floor lamp Enrico Tronconi, 1970
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Totem floor lamp Enrico Tronconi 1970: iconic floor lamp in Space Age style characterized by a strong sculptural presence and a futuristic language typical of 70s design. This Totem ...
Metal
Six Mid-Century Modern "Patchwork" Glass Sconces by Toni Zuccheri for Venini
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Six Mid-Century Modern sconces 'Patchwork' model designed by Toni Zuccheri for Venini and manufactured circa 1970, in clear and blue Murano glass. Priced individually.
Murano Glass
Mid Century Modern Vintage Chrome Floor Lamp attr. Robert Sonneman, 1960s, USA
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid century modern vintage chromed floor lamp design is attributed to Robert Sonneman. A gorgeous floor lamp with six turnable globes. The vintage floor lamp has six E 14 sockets an...
Metal, Chrome
4 Ball Glass Ceiling Lamp, 1970s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
4 Ball Glass Ceiling Lamp, 1970s, Germany Lampshade is in good condition and very clean. This lamp works with 4 x E14 light bulb. Wired and suita...
Metal
White Tulip Table Lamp Globes by E. R. Nele for Temde, Switzerland, 60s, T-313
Located in Cork, IE
This Space-Age table lamp by the celebrated German designer Eva Renée Nele was made by Temde Leuchten in Switzerland in the 1960s. Set on a white enameled steel tulip base, eight op...
Metal