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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
Murano Portable Table Lamp, 1960s
Located in Brussel, BE
Italian portable table / floor lamp made of Murano opaline glass with a stainless steel strapping and handle on a beige enameled base, in the style go Artemide, from the 1960’s. - Ba...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Metal, Stainless Steel, Chrome

Lampalla, Table Lamp by Alvino Bagni, 1970s
Located in Brussel, BE
A rare Space-Age table lamp, named Lampalla and made in blown white Murano opalin glass, placed on a deep blue ceramic bowl, this half & half sphere was designed in the 1970’s by Alv...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Opaline Glass

Murano Blown Glass Table Lamp in the Style of Carlo Nason for Mazzega
Located in Roma, IT
A Splendid giant Italian table lamp made in Murano blown glass and chromed metal. Datable to around the 1970s, the lamp recalls for design and materials the productions of the histo...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Chrome

Clan table lamp by Guzzini - 1968 - iconic vintage Italian design
Located in Milano, IT
Guzzini original Clan lamp - 1968, iconic vintage Italian design Authentic "Clan" lamp produced by Harvey Guzzini in 1968, a symbol of 1960s Italian design. In its original color, w...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Steel

Carlo Nason, Space Age Orange Murano Glass Table Lamp, Av Mazzega, 1970s
Located in Firenze, IT
Space Age Murano glass table lamp. Designed by Carlo Nason, AV Mazzega, Italy 1970s Opaline white glass and orange glass. Chromed aluminum. 52 cm H - 34 cm diam. Conditions: exce...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Glass

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

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Metal

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

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

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Steel, Chrome

Murano Glass & Brushed Metal Space Age Table Lamp
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This large 4-light lamp was designed in Italy around 1970. It is made with a brushed metal base and a concave and convex white and transparent Murano glass lampshade; The lamp featur...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Metal, Nickel

XL Giant Space Age Staff Table Lamp, 1970s
Located in Berlin, BE
Giant table lamp in Murano Glass by Staff, 1970s.
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1970s European Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Murano Glass

Rare Italian Murano Glass Table Lamp by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, 1970's
Located in Praha, CZ
Exeptional vintage piece of lighting from Italy. Made in the 1970's, atributed to designer Carlo Nason for Mazzega.
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Chrome

Two handles ceramic lamp by Helder, 2023.
Located in Lisboa, PT
Green and blue glazed ceramic lamp with two movemented handles at he neck level, by Helder. Portugal, 2023.
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Space Age Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Black Pala Clamp Table Lamp by Corrado and Luigi Aroldi for Luci, 1970s
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Black Pala clamp table lamp by Corrado and Luigi Aroldi for Luci, designed around 1970. The shade is made of lacquered metal and contains a chromed steel screen. The lamp can be a...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Metal, Steel

Red Table Lamp by Stepan Tabera, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
Red glass table lamp designed by Stepan Tabera for Czechoslovakian company OPP Jihlava in early 1970s. Two layers of glass - white inside and red outside. 1x60W, E25-E27 bulb US p...
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1970s Czech Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Glass

Tripod Table Lamp in Opaline Glass and Brass Angelo Lelli Space Age Style, 1960s
Located in Rome, IT
1960s table lamp in a brass tripod base executed in sculpturally blown opaline glass in the shape of an rocket shuttle. The unique style is highly suggestive of the Italian designer ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

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

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Metal, Stainless Steel

Set of 2 Space Age Chrome Bedside Lamps , 1970’s
Located in Delft, NL
Great set of bedside lamps. They came from a beautiful seventies home straight from its first owners so they are in great condition. Beautiful shi...
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1970s European Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Metal

Italian White Painted and Anodized Aluminum 1960s Table Lamp with Bronze Finish
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Table or desk lamp produced in Italy in the 1960s. Anodized aluminum with bronze finish. Shade and counter shade in white painted metal. Adjustable lamp shade. Overall good vintage c...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Large Chrome Plated Metal, White & Green Plastic 1960s-1970s Table Lamp
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This large table lamp was produced in Italy in the 1960s-1970s. It is made from a doble row of plastic cylinders in yellowed white and forest green colors with 2 chrome-plated metal ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Metal, Chrome

Space Age Big Ball Table Lamp 'Planet' by Doria
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Spectaculair space age table lamp Planet by Doria Leuchten. The lamp consists of a big glass ball and a brass stand. It contains four mirror reflex lights and six brass 'planets' on...
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Steel

All Glass Design Table or Bedside Lamps, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
Rare set of two glass bedside lamps. Perfect original condition. Glass without any damage 1x40W, E12-E14 bulb US plug adapter included.
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1960s Czech Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Glass

Pair of Midcentury Table Lamps, Eye Ball, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
- adjustable - rare type - marked by label - nice style of lighting.
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1970s Hungarian Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Metal, Aluminum

Werner Epstein kinetic light sculpture, Exhibited Salon Des Artistes, Paris, 1972
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
PLEASE refer to the uloaded video of this light sculpture in operation, it creates a stunning otherwordly swirling ethereal lighting effect like a monochrome aurora borealis. Here we have an example of the very rare and famous light sculpture created by the artist Werner Epstein and edited in a very small edition by 'Inter Neo', France in 1970. It is both beautiful in its elegant sculptural form and in its magical , ethereal lighting effect. This design was exhibited at the 1972 'Salon des Artistes et Decorateurs' held at the Grand Palais des champs Elysees in Paris, and is published in the original exhibition catalogue. Please see scan from exhibition catalogue. PLEASE SEE IMAGE 5 Unfotunately the static images can only capture just a very basic static idea of some of the light formations created as the sculptural spiral aluminum element slowly rotates as it captures the rising thermal energy emitted by the concealed incandescent light bulb in the base , there is no motor , just pure physics and poetry in motion. I have to repeat that the static photos really do not do this beautiful design any justice at all, the slowly evolving swirling ribbons of light reflecting off the surface of the slowly rotating aluminum spiral create a magical , organic and otherworldly lighting effect which is initially captured on the polished surface of the spiral element itself before being thrown outward as continuous swirling ribbons of light which are captured on the surfaces of the walls, floor and ceiling creating an extremely ethereal ,soothing and meditative lighting effect.. This is one of the most famous ,beautiful and rare of all the French avant garde lighting...
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1970s French Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Chrome, Steel

Metal Table Lamp with Triangular Glass Light on Tripod Stand, 1970's
Located in Madrid, ES
Italian made table lamp from the 1970's. This unusual metal lamp reminds of a globe on a tripod stand with a triangular glass center.
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Late 20th Century Italian Space Age Table Lamps

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Metal

Vintage Ambient Lamp with Rotating Color Disc Mushroom Dome Tulip Base, 1960s
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Enhance your home with the timeless beauty of this '60s ambient lamp, a masterclass in mid-century lighting design. Crafted entirely from metal, this lamp features an bronze...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Metal

"Spider" Desk Lamp, Joe Colombo, 1960s
Located in PARIS, FR
"Spider" Desk Lamp by Joe Colombo for Oluce, 1965 The Spider lamp embodies the Space Age design of the 1960s. Featuring a practical clamp and an adjustable shade, it offers optimal ...
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Mid-20th Century Space Age Table Lamps

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Metal

Francesco Buzzi Ceriani for Francesconi, Large Table Lamp, 1968
By Francesco Buzzi Ceriani
Located in London, GB
Buzzi Ceriani is a renowned designer, famous for his contributions to the design and aviation industries. Born on March 27, 1897 in Milan, Italy, he has dedicated his life to creatin...
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Late 20th Century Italian Space Age Table Lamps

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Metal

Big Midcentury Space Age Table Lamp, Sputnik or Atom, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Germany - circa 1970s - Good original condition jr.
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Metal

Par of Lamps Italian , 1960, Materials: Acrylic and Opaline
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Pair of lamps Materia: acrylic and opaline Country: Italian To take care of your property and the lives of our customers, the new wiring has been done. We have specialized in the sa...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Acrylic, Opaline Glass

Henri Mathieu (Attributed.), Sculptural Table Lamp in Aluminium, France, 1970s
Located in Argelato, BO
Sculptural Space Age Table Lamp by Henri Mathieu (Attr.), France, 1970 circa. Materials: Brushed and enameled aluminum.
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1970s Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Murano Glass and Chromed Metal Table Lamp by Carlo Nason for Mazzega
Located in Madrid, ES
Organic shaped Murano glass table lamp designed by Carlo Nason. This desk lamp is from the Osso series for Mazzega, circa 1970. Made of chromed metal and Murano glass.
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Late 20th Century Italian Space Age Table Lamps

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Metal

Big West Germany Ceramic Table Lamp with Glass Shade
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
A very big, brown west germany table lamp (and 'bowl') with a big opaline glass shade. The glass shade connects to the ceramic base with three ...
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Glass, Ceramic

Italian space age table lamp in opaline glass and steel, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian space age table lamp in opaline glass and steel, 1970s Table lamp with spherical diffuser in opaline glass. The structure is in steel rod. Belonging to the Space Age period. ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Steel

Rare Space Age Table Lamp "Rocket" by Josef Hůrka for Napako, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Czechoslovakia, - 1960s - Design: Josef Hurka - Maker: Napako - Marked.
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1960s Czech Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Metal

Set of Two Midcentury Table Lamps, Space Age, Adriano Rampoldi, Italy, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
- very nice style of lighting - two lighting intensities.
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Plastic

Pair of Large Hand Blown Bubble Glass Doria Table Lamps, 1970
Located in Rijssen, NL
Pair of enormous Doria hand blown glass sphere on brass base lamps, Germany, circa 1970. This exceptional artefact of modern design reflects the extreme interest in modernism across ...
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Chrome

Carlo Nason, Space Age Red Murano Glass Table Lamp, AV Mazzega, 1970s
Located in Firenze, IT
Space Age Murano glass table lamp. Designed by Carlo Nason, AV Mazzega, Italy 1970s Opaline half white glass and red glass. Chromed aluminum. Two bulbs, one lights the white sp...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Glass

Space Age Vintage Glass Green Yellow White Table Lamp, 1960s, Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age vintage table lamp from glass in green, yellow and white colors 1960s Italy. While the table lamp shows a glass body striped candy like in green, yellow and white, the rene...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Glass

Set of Two Mid-Century Table Lamps Rockets, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia. Brass base and glass shades. Very good original condition. Rewired: 40W, E12-E14 bulb US plug adapter included.
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1960s Czech Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Brass

1970s Italian Conical Enamelled White Metal & Chrome Uplighter Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
1970s Italian space age polished chrome and white enamelled metal conical uplighter table lamp. Rewired by a professional electrician with a black s...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Table Lamps

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Metal, Chrome

Mid-century two lights table lamp, Italy ca. 1970s
Located in Firenze, IT
Midcentury two lights table lamp Italy ca. 1970s Opaline Glass, metal H 22 cm x 48 x 23 cm Conditions: very good consistent with age and use.
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Metal

Gabbia sculptural lamp by Adalberto dal Lago for Esperia
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful 1970s table or wall lamp in plexiglass and metal. The model name is "Gabbia", and it is a design by Adalberto dal Lago for Esperia. Stunning and timeless, this piece looks ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Metal

Space Age Sensorette Eyeball Lamp
Located in PRAHA 5, CZ
Space Age Sensorette eyeball lamp from the 1970s made in Germany by Insta-Elektro. The lamp is operated by touch. With a single tap you turn the lamp on o...
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Table / wall lamp, model Eclisse by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, 1970
Located in Amstelveen, NL
Vico Magistretti (1920 - 2006) was an Italian industrial designer, furniture designer, light designer and architect. The Eclisse lamp is designed in 1965 while travelling in the Mi...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Metal

1970's Italian space age table lamp
Located in Diest, BE
Italian space age style table lamp. Gives great atmosphere trough the opaline glass lamps.
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Chrome

Staff Cobra table lamp by Masayuki Kurokawa, 1970
Located in Ludwigslust, DE
This Cobra table lamp, designed by Japanese designer Msayuki Kurokawa in the 1970s, is in very good condition. The flexible, yellow rubberized arm with a ribbed structure gives the lamp its name. The rubberized arm, with the base part in which the switch is located, is in very good condition. The black lacquered metal base shows minimal signs of wear, as does the metal shade. This lamp was designed by Kurokawa in the futuristic space age design typical of the time and reflects the direction in which design has developed, not only in Japan. The German lamp...
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Metal

Oscar Torlasco, Modern chrome and glass table lamp by Stilkronen. Italy 1960s
Located in Catania, CT
Space age style adjustable table lamp made from chromed metal and glass. Designed by Oscar Torlasco and produced by Stilkronen during the 60s. Normal Vintage condition with trace of ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Table Lamps

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Chrome

"Minilux" table lamp Rico and Rosemarie Baltensweiler / Switzerland c. 1962
Located in Köln, DE
Table light "Minilux" by Rico and Rosemarie. Designed c.1962 for their own Company BALTENSWEILER AG, Switzerland. Very good and original condition. Shade and pole can be adjusted in ...
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1960s Swiss Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Aluminum, Chrome, Iron

Lampada da tavolo Space Needle in vetro acrilico e acciaio, Italia anni '60
Located in modena, Emilia-Romagna
Raro esempio di Design Futurista per questa lampada che celebra il grattacielo “Space Needle” (letteralmente Ago Spaziale) di Seattle negli Stati Uniti. Infatti questa lampada da tav...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Steel, Chrome

Globula Lamp by Poliarte
Located in Cerignola, IT
Gorgeous Globula lamp designed by Albano Poli for Poliarte Space Age style in glass , aluminum and marble
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Marble

Bosi E. design in years 70 by Martini F. Ili di Concordia elegant table lamp
Located in Biella, IT
Bosi E. design in years 70 by Martini F. Ili di Concordia elegant table lamp the table lamp is in very good condition with only a defect in the superior part of the plexi white, vis...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Metal

Murano glass sphere
Located in Cerignola, IT
Gorgeous functional and decorative lamp lamp formed by a large Murano glass sphere of a very rare coloration. The lamp base is made of patinated brass and leads to the overall height...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Brass

1970s Space Age Blue Table Lamp Base in Ceramic by Gabbianelli, Made in Italy
Located in Milan, IT
1970s Space Age blue table lamp base in ceramic by Gabbianelli, made in Italy.
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1970s European Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Gino Sarfatti, Set of 2 Table Lamps mod. 600/C, Arteluce Italy, 1966
Located in Firenze, IT
Set of2 black table lamps mod. 600/C designed by master Gino Sarfatti, manufactured by his own Arteluce. Designed in 1966, produced 1960 - 1969 Lacquered aluminium. The leather base is filled with small lead balls...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Aluminum

Italian space age Round Table lamp in metal opaline and transparent glass, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian space age Round Table lamp in metal, opaline and transparent glass, 1970s Table lamp with cylindrical diffuser, rounded on the sides and ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Metal

Italian Space Age Turn Able Table Lamp, 1960s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Space Age bowl table lamp with opaline white glass and metal turning part with solid wooden base. Italian turn able table lamp, metal parts, lacquered wood base and opaline glass, g...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Metal

Pair of large chromed steel lamps, Reggiani, Italy, circa 1970
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of chrome-plated metal lamps consisting of four hollow tubes welded to a central stem and a round base plate. The top of the lamp supports a cap that unscrews to install the lam...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Steel, Chrome

Italy space age Adjustable table lamp Drive Adalberto Dal Lago Bieffeplast 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian space age Adjustable table lamp Drive by Adalberto Dal Lago for Bieffeplast, 1970s Vintage table lamp mod. Drive table lamp in black and white plastic. The adjustable diffuse...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Table Lamps

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Plastic

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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