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Space Age Table Lamps

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 Metal Bicycle Table Lamp or Wall Lamp by Zicoli, 1970s, Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Red metal bicycle table lamp or wall lamp by Zicoli, 1970s Italy Very rare large desk lampor wall lighting Plastic rims. Very high quality. Fully f...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Metal

1960 by Poliarte Italian Design Murano Pair of Table Lamps
Located in Brescia, IT
Pair of table lamps Glass cubes in perfect condition Perfect working order.
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Murano Glass

Set of 2 Vintage Modern Black Dalù Table Lamp by Vico Magistretti for Artemide
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This set of two table lamps was designed by Vico Magistretti for the Italian manufacturer Artemide during the 1960s. The lamps are made of molded black thermoplastic material. Dalù i...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Plastic

Space Age Table or Bedside Lamp, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
Eye ball blue table lamp with flexible shade. Very good original condition. 1x25W, E12-E14 bulb US plug adapter included.
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1960s Czech Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Metal, Aluminum

Space Age Table Lamp by Mario Barbaglia & Marco Colombo for Paf Studio, Italy 80
Located in Lucija, SI
Beautiful Yellow classic Desk Lamp, design by Mario Barbaglia and Marco Colombo, was produced by PAF Studio Milan Italy in '80s. Model Dove/Pigeon. The lamp is in good condition, it ...
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1980s Italian Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Metal

Pair of Space Age 'Rockets' Table Lamps, 1970s, Germany
Located in Praha, CZ
Set of two mid century table or bedside lamps made of plastic and wood. Produced in Germany in the 1970's. Original, fully functional wiring. Bulbs: 2 x 1 E14. US adapter included.
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Plastic, Wood

Very Rare Orange Ceramic Table Lamp Base from Kaiser Leuchten, Germany 1960s -
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
These ceramic table lamp was designed in the 1960s. We have a total of six table lamp bases from the Kaiser Leuchten Bubble ceramic series from the 19...
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1960s German Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Metal

Pair of Italian Vintage Sculptural Bubble Glass Table or Bedside Lights, 1970s
Located in Berlin, DE
Beautiful pair of blown glass and chrome table / bedside lights. Italy, 1970s. Lamp sockets: 1x E27 (US E26).   
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Chrome

Mod Space Age Flex Arm Desk Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Iconic Post Modern, Space Age flex arm desk lamp with orb form hood shade. The lamp is in a tan color, with a black collar coil arm which allows for...
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Late 20th Century American Space Age Table Lamps

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Metal

1970s Mazzega Attributed Space Age Metal and Glass Italian Table Lamp
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A chromed metal, brass and brown glass table lamp designed and manufactured in Italy in the Space Age era. It's in working order and in lovely condit...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Table Lamps

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Metal, Chrome

GLASHÜTTE LIMBURG Ten Opal Glass & Brass Pendant Lights, 1970s, Germany
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
Ten elegant Space Age pendant lamps manufactured by Glashütte Limburg in Germany. The lamp is made of polished brass with a mouth-blown opaline glass lamp shade that provides a smoot...
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Brass

Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp in Murano Glass, Italy, circa 1970
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Beautiful lamp from the Space Age era in the shape of a cone. The Murano glass shade is manufactured in white, blue and clear. The metal base is lacquered in white and blue. Lamp ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Murano Glass

Huge Vintage Blown Glass Globe Table or Floor Light, 1970s
Located in Berlin, DE
Beautiful handblown bubble glass globe and gold - black metal light. Germany, 1970s. Lamp sockets.  
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Metal

Sormani Nucleo Travertine Table Lamps by G. Cesari, 1970s, Italy – Set of 2
Located in Arosio, IT
This pair of vintage travertine table lamps represents the very first original prototypes designed by Giuliano Cesari for Sormani in the early 1970s. They were created as part of the...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Travertine, Steel

DORIA Mushroom Table Lamp, Blown Glass Shade, 1970s, Germany
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
Elegant space age table lamp manufactured by DORIA Leuchten in Germany. The lamp is made of metal base with mouth-blown lampshade that contains air bubbles provides smooth and wonder...
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Blown Glass

Harveiluce Guzzini 'Bugia' 1970s Table Lamp by Giuseppe Cormio in White
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Iconic table lamp ‘Bugia’ designed by Giuseppe Cormio for Milano 1975 Fair and produced by Harvey Guzzini in 1976. Bugia has a sleek, curved base made of a metal sheet with a tiltable half globe lampshade that allows to adjust the light. This piece comes with the pure white color – a signature of elegance and versatility. This rare table version of the iGuzzini Bugia...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Metal

Chromed Space Age Table Lamp 1960s, Set of 2
Located in Herentals, BE
Set of 2 Space age, chromed table lamps, Belgium 1960. The beautiful quality lamps with 1 E 27 fitting and a (new) custom lampshade in jacquard fabric. Dimensions: lamp base H 35 c...
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1960s Belgian Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Chrome

1970s Space Age Aluminium Table Lamp Attributed to Arredoluce
Located in Aci Castello, IT
An Italian table lamp designed and manufactured in the Seventies, often attributed to Arredoluce, good quality of this Space Age table lamp confirm that. It works 110-240 volts and n...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Space Age Drive Lamp by Adalberto Dal Lago & Adam Thiani for Francesconi
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
1970s green space age desk lamp Dimensions: 52 cm heigh 22 cm width 14 cm width materials: abs plastic, glass good condition with slight sig...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Glass, Plastic

Unique Heavy, Huge XXL 1970s Metal Chrome Table Lamp with Metal Shade
Located in München, DE
Unique heavy, huge XXL 1970s Space Age metal chrome table lamp with metal shade. Very rare high quality German design. Under the lamp is...
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Metal, Chrome

Italian Table Lamp "Spiral" by Angelo Mangiarotti of Chrome Steel, 1970s
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Introducing the Fabulous “Spirale” table lamp by Angelo Mangiarotti, Italy circa 1970, now available for sale. This stunning piece was manufactured in Italy by an unknown maker and features a chromed steel spring with a hidden and integrated switch inside the base. The lamp takes one E27 standard screw bulb to illuminate and comes with a silver mirrored bulb, making it a perfect match. The lamp is in fine working order and ready to use, with perfect wiring, plug, and switch. We have also included a video where you can see the lamp being turned on and off. It stays in good original vintage condition, partly with minor patina and rust to metal. Measuring 29 cm / 11.42 inches tall and 17.5 cm / 6.89 inches in diameter, this rare and cool table lamp...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Steel, Chrome

Egon Hillebrand Chrome goose neck table lamp 1970s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice Table lamp ,Chrome . goose neck . 1970s Egon Hillebrand rare model . good condition .
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Metal, Chrome

Mid-Century Space Age Orange and White Murano Glass Italian Table Lamp, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing mid-century space age orange and white Murano glass table lamp. This fantastic piece was designed in Venice, Italy, during the 1970s. This item is astonishing as the artis...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Metal

vintage space age ceramic lamp - 1970s
Located in Saarbrücken, DE
- good condition with slight signs of use 25 cm x 24 cm
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Plexiglass and Chrome Cylindrical Table Lamp, Italy 1970s
Located in Naples, IT
Singular floor/stand lamp made of chrome-plated metal and clear perspex diffusers, dual ignition. Polished chrome-plated metal supporting structure with horizontal rings that visuall...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Chrome

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.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Table Lamps

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Chrome

Vintage 60's table lamp design martinelli luce
Located in None, IT
Large yellow metal table lamp with spherical glass shade, design Martinelli Luce, 1960s. CONDITION: In good, working condition, may show slight signs of wear given by time. SIZING:...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Metal

Space Age Vintage Yellow or Orange Table Lamp Uno Dahlen, 1960s, Sweden
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age vintage orange or yellow table lamp from metal by Uno Dahlen for Aneta 1960s Sweden. A joyful and powerful table lamp in beautiful dark yellow or soft orange color with a...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Metal

1970s Space Age Design Italian Chrome Table Lamp
Located in Brescia, IT
Perspex and chrome metal Excellent condition Perfect working order.
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Metal

DORIA Crackle Ice Glass & Polished Brass Globe Nightstand Lamps, 1960s, Germany
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
Elegant space age table, night stand lamps manufactured by DORIA Leuchten in Germany. The base is made of polished brass with mouth-blown crackle ice glass lampshades that provides s...
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Mid-20th Century German Space Age Table Lamps

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Brass

Chrome Space Age Table Lamp, 1960s, Italy
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
The lamp is offered without the lampshade. The lamps is executed with E27 Edison screw fit bulb. It is in working condition. It runs both on 110 / 230 volt.      
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Metal

Huge 1970s Brass Table Lamp with Adjustable Neck and Shade from Hillebrand
Located in München, DE
Huge 1970s brass table lamp with a movable neck and shade. Manufactured by Hillebrand. Made in Germany. Great 1970s German design in good condition. Neck and umbrella can be move...
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

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 Table Lamps

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Metal

Set of 2 Ebe table lamps by Giusto Toso for Leucos, Italy 1970s
Located in ECHT, NL
Set of 2 Ebe table lamps. Designed by Giusto Toso and manufactured by Leucos Italy. They have a rubber base with a handcrafted Murano glass shade. The shades have a gradient going fr...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Table Lamps

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Murano Glass, Rubber

Pair of Brass and Metal Chrome Lamps by Lumica, Spain, 1970s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Very rare Space Age Mid-Century Modern pair of table or bedside lamps in brass and metal chrome, shades in white lucite perspex methacrylate by the span...
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1970s Spanish Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass, Chrome

Adjustable Space Age table Lamp by Drukov
Located in PRAHA 5, CZ
Adjustable space age lamp manufactured by Drukov, former Czechoslovakia in 1970's. Made of white and gold lacquered metal. The shade is held to the structure by means of a magnet and...
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1970s Czech Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Metal

Vintage louis kalff desk lamp, 1960s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Vintage desk lamp designed by Louis Kalff for Philips. The model 'Timor' desk lamp is one of his most famous designs. Works with a regular E27 light bulbs, tested and ready for use...
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1960s Dutch Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Enamel, Chrome

Large Chrome / Acrylic Space Age Table Lamp by Fagerhults, Sweden 1970s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Large Space Age table lamp produced by Fagerhults in the 1970s. Base made of chromed metal and shade of chromed metal / acrylic.
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Space Age Table Lamps

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Chrome

Space Age Table Lamps from Pokrok Zilina, 1970s, Set of 2
Located in Żory, PL
These space-age table lamps were produced in the 1970s in Czechoslovakia by Pokrok Zilina. Lamps are fully functional, require E14 bulbs.
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Mid-20th Century Space Age Table Lamps

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Metal

Pair Chrome Lamps by Torino
Located in Hanover, MA
Pair of 1970's space age atomic chrome table lamps with both a upper standard edison screw lightbulb and a lower chrome eyeball in which you c...
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1970s American Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Chrome

Mid Century White Mushroom Table Lamp by Dijkstra, 1970s
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
White Dijkstra space age table lamp with mushroom shade. The white acrylic glass shade produces a nice and warm light. The lamp requires one E27/26 (standard) lightbulb and currently...
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20th Century Space Age Table Lamps

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Metal

'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.
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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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 Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Carlo Moretti Style Italian Space Age Lamp in Murano Glass and Marble Base
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. Valu...
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Late 20th Century Italian Space Age Table Lamps

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Murano Glass

Vintage UFO Lamps with Hand-blown Glass Lampshade Made in Italy 1960s
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
A captivating original 1960s UFO table lamp, showcasing the iconic flying saucer silhouette and a unique hand-blown glass shade with a striking white marbled texture. The glass is i...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Metal

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 Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Chrome

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 Table Lamps

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Brass, Chrome

Space Age Pair of Table Lamps by Philippe Rogier for Oxar, France, 1970s
Located in Nicolosi, IT
This rare pair of table lamps was designed by Philippe Rogier for Oxar in France during the 1970s, and is one of the most fascinating examples of European Space Age design. Each lam...
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1970s French Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Metal

Harold Weiss and Richard Barr for Laurel Chrome Sculptural Table Lamp
Located in Hanover, MA
Harold Weiss and Richard Barr for Laurel Lamp Company, model H-1053 polished chrome on black metal base. Measures: 28 inches high to lam...
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1970s American Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Chrome, Wrought Iron

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 Table Lamps

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Chrome

Two Big 1960s Chrome Metal Table Lamp Bases Feet
Located in München, DE
Wo big and beautiful 1960s chrome table lamp bases / feet. Very nice design and quality. Solid metal with chrome. The two bases have E27 sockets. La...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Metal, Chrome

Italian White Perspex Shade, Ivory Aluminum and Brass 1960s Table Lamp
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Table lamp produced in the late 1960s in Italy. Ivory white metal body with brass support structure and hemispherical white perspex lampshade. The lampshade is interlocked on the bra...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Brass

GLASHÜTTE LIMBURG Five Opal Glass & Brass Pendant Lights, 1970s, Germany
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
Set of five elegant Space Age pendant lamps manufactured by Glashütte Limburg in Germany. The lamp is made of polished brass with a mouth-blown opaline glass lamp shade that provides...
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Brass

Vintage 1970s Yellow Wall Lamps by Emmedi, Italian Design New Old Stock
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Striking pair of 1970s wall lamps made in Italy by Emmedi. These iconic pieces feature a glossy yellow enameled metal shade with sleek black accents, embodying the playful yet sophis...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Metal

Space Ace 1970s Tube table lamp by Anders Pehrson for 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...
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1970s Swedish Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Plastic

Pair of 1980s HB Glass Holland Mushroom Speckled Frosted Satin Table Lamps
Located in London, GB
Pair of 1980s space-age frosted speckled satin glass mushroom lamps with a conical concertina base. The lamps consist of one piece of glass. Rewired with a plastic transparent flex...
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1980s Dutch Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Glass, Plastic

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 Table Lamps

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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 Table Lamps

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Blown Glass

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 Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Opaline 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 Table Lamps

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Chrome

Space Age table lamps for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Space Age table lamps 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 table lamps 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 table lamps 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 table lamps, popular names associated with this style include Mazzega Murano, Doria Leuchten Germany, Artemide, and Peill & Putzler. 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 table lamps differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $90 and tops out at $25,000 while the average work can sell for $1,200.

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