Space Age Lounge Chairs
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.
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Style: Space Age
Papaia Lounge Chair by Ammannati & Vitelli for Rossi di Albizzate, Italy 1970s
Located in Milano, IT
Papaia Lounge Chair designed by Ammannati & Vitelli for Rossi di Albizzate, Italy 1970s .
Step into the bold spirit of 1970s Italian design with the striking Papaia Lounge Chair, an...
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1970s European Vintage Space Age Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather, Fiberglass
Sculptural lounge ' Etcetera ' chair By Jan Ekselius Sweden 1970S
By Jan Ekselius
Located in Antwerpen, Antwerp
Swedish designer Jan Ekselius studied at the art academy in Stockholm and later at the Royal College of Art in London. He made his international breakthrough in the early 1970s with ...
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1970s Swedish Vintage Space Age Lounge Chairs
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Fabric
Green space age Djinn lounge chair by Olivier Mourgue for Airborne 1964
Located in Antwerpen, Antwerp
Djinn lounge chair designed by Olivier Mourgue for Airborne. The iconic Lounge chair was designed in 1964 and the Djinn series became a hallmark of Mourgue’s work. It was used in the...
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1960s French Vintage Space Age Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric
Raphael Raffel for Herman Miller Space Age Tub Chair
Located in Saint Petersburg, FL
Space age tub chair designed by French designer Raphael Raffel. This particular version created using fiberglass for the frame: ( other versions produced used molded plastic)
Uphols...
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20th Century French Space Age Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather, Fiberglass
Futuristic Space-Age Egg Lounge Chair by Lee Company
Located in Fulton, CA
Amazing formed fiberglass "Egg Chair" by Lee Company. Burbank, California. Circa. 1970's. Space-Age design with tulip base. Stereo speakers under fabric. Retains Lee label. Very good...
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Mid-20th Century American Space Age Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Fiberglass
$3,825 / item
1960's Yrjö Kukkapuro "Junior" Swivel Chair in Black & Red for Haimi, Finland
By Haimi, Yrjö Kukkapuro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century, organically shaped, molded fiberglass swivel armchair. Designed by Finnish designer Yrjö Kukkapuro in 1966 for the Haimi company. Kukkapuro, a leading Modernist in Finni...
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Mid-20th Century Finnish Space Age Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass, Leather
$1,480 Sale Price / item
20% Off
First Edition Pastil Easy Chair - Eero Aarnio
By Eero Aarnio
Located in Antwerpen, BE
An orange, early edition 'Pastil' easy chair, designed by Eero Aarnio in 1967. The year after he received the American Industrial Design Award. The New York Times wrote about the Bal...
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Mid-20th Century Finnish Space Age Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
1970's Space Age Red Cinema Chair with Headrest, Paris
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French, Space Age, Mid-Century lounge chair which was remarkably reclaimed from a 1970's Parisian cinema and upholstered in gorgeous red fabric. The lacquered fiberglass frame has so...
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1970s French Vintage Space Age Lounge Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Joe Columbo styled Space Age Targa Lounge Chair w/ Ottoman
By Joe Colombo
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A very sculptural Space Age Targa lounge chair with ottoman having green leatherette headrest and ottoman . Unique and very well crafted with smooth lines...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Space Age Lounge Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Vicario armchair designed by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, Italy 1970s.
Located in Athens, Attiki
Vicario armchair designed by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, Italy 1970s.
In production from 1970 until the mid-70s.
Made of fiber glass, this armchair is characterized by fluid shape...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
1970's Fiberglass Lounge / Easy Chair Model "Tina" by Risto Halme for Peem Oy
By PEEM Finland
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Wonderful Space Age lounge chair by Risto Halme for Peem Oy in fiberglass, upholstered with dark purple leather. Made in Finland, 1970s.
Named "Tina".
The seat...
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1970s Finnish Vintage Space Age Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather, Fiberglass
Pair Verner Panton Wire Cone Chairs, Chrome finish, Pop Modernist / Space-Age
Located in Buffalo, NY
Matching Pair of Verner Panton Wire Cone Chairs, Chrome finish, Pop Modernist / Space-Age..Chairs approx 20 -25 years old ? Wonderful or...
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Early 2000s Unknown Space Age Lounge Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Roger L. Gerber Space Age Plastic Lounge Chair for Venture Line, 1960s
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century modern space age moulded white industrial plastic indoor / outdoor lounge chair designed by Roger L. Gerber for Venture Line, 1960s.
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Mid-20th Century American Space Age Lounge Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Overstuffed Italian Leather Lounge Chair & Ottoman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An overstuffed leather chair and ottoman in the style of De Pas, D'Urbino & Lomazzi. Camel leather chair features a back bolster with surrounding l...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather
$3,200 Sale Price / set
52% Off
Black Leather Space Age Swivel Chair, 1970s
Located in Hilversum, NL
Stunning swivel lounge chair in white fiberglass with aluminum base and original black leather cover.
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1970s Vintage Space Age Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather, Fiberglass
Pair of 1980's Reclining Swivel White Leather Lounge Chairs
By Barcalounger
Located in Hanover, MA
SATURDAY SALE
Upgrade to First Class at home (or at sea) with this pair of white kid glove faux-leather reclining swivel lounge chairs on round chrom...
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Late 20th Century American Space Age Lounge Chairs
Materials
Chrome
$1,500 Sale Price / set
50% Off
Illum Wikkelsø ‘Apollo’ Lounge Chair & Ottoman in White Leather, Denmark 1970's
Located in Antwerp, Antwerp
Designed by Illum Wikkelsø and produced in small quantities by Ryesberg Møbler, this rare “Apollo” set pairs a deep, contoured seat with a crisp black lacquered wooden base. This exa...
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1970s Danish Vintage Space Age Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather, Lacquer
Scarce Pair Space Age , Modernist Fiberglass Chairs by Vecta Group
Located in Buffalo, NY
Looks like something straight off the set of Star Trek / Woody Allen "Sleeper" The Vecta Group in Dallas, TX made these beautifully molded fiberglass office chairs around 1973. A bla...
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1970s Vintage Space Age Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Fiberglass
Space Age Vintage Burnt Red Togo with Stool Alcantara Michel Ducaroy Ligne Roset
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age vintage modular chair with stool Togo from ultra suede fabric in burnt red color tone by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset France 1973 manufactured 1990s.
An iconic authentic cosy fireside chair with stool Togo, in a warm red color tone shows crumpled design in stitched ultra suede fabric.
Very beautiful as freestanding comfortable 2 piece modular lounge chair with stool, which shows a mix of stylish French chic and organic warm color nuance.
Perfect in any space.
The surface shows some minor signs of age and use, the foam is stable and sturdy.
This space age creation turned to a timeless design icon and could easily paired with contemporary environment as well as traditional interiors.
Labeled with company´s name Ligne Roset Made in France...
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Late 20th Century French Space Age Lounge Chairs
Materials
Ultrasuede
Space Age Lounge Chair in Natural Leather, 1970s
Located in Hilversum, NL
Very cool Space Age chair finished in brown natural leather. The folding surfaces ensure that the chair can be used in different settings. And gives the chair a completely different ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather
Space Age Vintage Authentic Plastic Lounge Chair Dieter Rams 1960s Germany
By Dieter Rams
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age vintage authentic lounge chair from plastic and leather in brown and ivory color tone by Dieter Rams, 1960s Germany.
A fantastic and freestanding vintage lounge chair desig...
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1960s German Vintage Space Age Lounge Chairs
Materials
Ultrasuede, Plastic
Vico Magistretti styled Space Age Lounge Chair Italy
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A bright rich orange Space Age styled molded fiberglass sculptural lounge chair that is super comfortable . Designed in the manner of the Italian artist and furniture maker Vico Masi...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Space Age Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
Pierre Paulin, Orange Slice chair, Artifort, 1960
Located in Uppsala, SE
Model F437, or more famously nicknamed the Orange Slice, was designed by French designer Pierre Paulin for the Dutch manufacturer Artifort in the mid 20th century after he became acq...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Space Age Lounge Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Joe Colombo Elda Chair, Comfort Fratelli Longhi, Black Leather
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Original Elda Chair, designed by Joe Colombo and manufactured by Comfort Fratelli Longhi. The Elda Chair’s futuristic design reflects Colombo’s interest in space exploration and mode...
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20th Century Italian Space Age Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather, Fiberglass
Hyaline leather and glass armchair by Fabio Lenci Comfortline Italy 1960s, set 2
By Fabio Lenci
Located in Sas van Gent, NL
Italian space age design by Fabio Lenci, the Hyaline (pronounced as “Hay’Line) chairs are a prime example of Italian design of the time period.
The thick leather rolls are interconn...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather, Glass
$9,892 Sale Price / set
40% Off
Vintage space age Rodica chair by Mario Brunu for Comfort, Italy 1968.
Located in Haderslev, DK
Elevate your living space with the timeless elegance of the 'Rodica' lounge chair, a mid-century masterpiece designed by Mario Bruno for Comfort Italy. Cra...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather, Fiberglass
Space Age Vintage White Blue Lounge Chairs, 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age pair of vintage lounge chairs with white lacquered bentwood frame and blue covered textile fabric cushions from 1960s.
While the white lacquered bentwood frame is in distressed condition with signs of age and use like fading, scuffs, abrasions and scratches, the original blue textile fabric is in fair condition, too. It shows some small stains and signs of use.
Both lounge chairs are stable, sturdy and very comfortable.
The space age lounge chairs were designed 1960s and show the label by Olympic Airways...
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1960s Vintage Space Age Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Bentwood
Karuselli Lounge Chair by Yrjö Kukkapuro for Haimi in Orange Leather, 1970s
By Yrjö Kukkapuro, Haimi
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Finland, 1970s.
Ergonomically shaped and enveloping lounge chair by Yrjo Kukkapuro.
It has a chrome bar that is meant to be the suspension for the chair, and features a fiber...
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1970s Finnish Vintage Space Age Lounge Chairs
Materials
Chrome
$4,744 Sale Price
23% Off
Willy Guhl, desipair of Concrete Ball Armchairs, circa 1970s
By Willy Guhl
Located in leucate, FR
Pair of ball armchairs created by designer Willy Guhl.
Sculptural armchairs, organic design reminiscent of a mushroom.
Ideal for a garden or around a ...
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1970s French Vintage Space Age Lounge Chairs
Materials
Concrete
Djinn Chair by Olivier Mourgue for Airborne
Located in Little Burstead, Essex
This is an original Djinn chair, as seen in 2001 a Space Odysee, the frame has been rewebbed, refoamed to current fire safety regulations and recovered in a top quality red stretch f...
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Mid-20th Century French Space Age Lounge Chairs
Materials
Steel
Tomato chair - ASKO - Eero Aarnio
By Eero Aarnio
Located in Antwerpen, BE
Here we have an original Tomato chair, produced by its original manufacturer ASKO.
The Tomato chair was designed as an improvement for the Pastil chair, but specifically to be...
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Mid-20th Century Finnish Space Age Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
Ball Chair by Eero Aarnio for Asko
By Eero Aarnio, Asko
Located in Wien, AT
Eero Aarnio Ball Chair from the first production of Asko. An absolute design icon and known worldwide. The chair offers numerous seating options and can be rotated on its own axis. T...
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1960s Finnish Vintage Space Age Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Fiberglass, Foam
Club space age chair by Raphael Raffel France 1960s
Located in Sas van Gent, NL
Space age design by Raphael Raffel, a 1960s Club chair in injection moulded plastic shell.
This is a European version produced in France during the 60s, not a later licensed Herman ...
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1960s French Vintage Space Age Lounge Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Plastic
Rare 5 Seating Elements + Corner Table by Otto Zapf, 1967, Germany, New Fabric!
By Otto Zapf
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Here we have a very rare opportunity, a large set of five Otto Zapf 1967 'sofalette' modular seating elements and a very rare 'Sofalette' corner table in fibreglass
Newly upholstered in 100% cotton Canvas by Romo and comes complete with the original and usually missing loose cushions.
The high quality thick fibreglass bases are all in good vintage condition produced by the Zapf workshop around circa 1970
The 'sofalette' system is completely modular in that you can rearrange the 5 seating elements and corner table piece into any possible configuration and combination but also to a pair of lounge chairs and a 3 seat sofa
The super elegant and minimal sculptural form is fully complemented by the new Canvas fabric, a sculptural form presents itself
Otto Zapf began his design career by joining the iconic Braun company in 1955 where he met colleague Dieter Rams, in 1957 they formed their own design firm, 'RZ-furniture Vertriebs GmbH', where they developed the concept to design modular furniture that could be expanded as desired and that you could install yourself and that would be easy to transport, a concept you can see take form with the sofalette series and Ram's later iconic Vitsoe 606...
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1960s German Vintage Space Age Lounge Chairs
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Canvas, Cotton, Fiberglass, Foam, Wood
Original 1970s Lee West ‘Alpha” Stereo Egg Chair, Black Fiberglass and leather
By Lee West
Located in Echt, NL
Original and iconic ‘Alpha' music chair end stool in excellent condition.
The ‘Alpha' chair was designed and produced by Lee West in 1968.
The outer shell of this chair is fully made from fiberglass which is lacquered in a beautiful glossy black color.
On the inside the chair is upholstered with a soft high quality eco leather in a warm beige color.
Behind the upholstery the chairs features two high quality speakers which can be connected to a normal or a bluetooth amplifier.
The chair is Abel to rotate and comes with the matching stool.
The Lee West Alpha...
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20th Century Space Age Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather, Fiberglass
Space Age Leather Cantilever Lounge Chair, 1960's
Located in Antwerp, Antwerp
This 1960's lounge chair embodies the sleek, futuristic aesthetics of space-age design. Upholstered in premium grey eco-leather, it features a sculptural, ergonomic form that offers ...
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1960s European Vintage Space Age Lounge Chairs
Materials
Metal
Fiberglass Upholstered Swivel Tilt Lounge Chair by Buaghman for Thayer Coggin
Located in New York, NY
Very cool and rare swivel tilt lounge chair Space Age style, designed by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin. This example is in untouched, original condition, showing only light cosmeti...
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Mid-20th Century American Space Age Lounge Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Fiberglass
PLR1 Luar lounge chair by Ross Littell for ICF De Padova Italy 1960s, set of 2
By Ross Littell
Located in Sas van Gent, NL
Ross F. Littell (July 14, 1924 – April 17, 2000) was an American textile and furniture designer known for his practical, innovative, and minimalist style as part of the good design movement of the 1950s. His three-legged T-chair, designed in 1952 with William Katavolos and Douglas Kelley, is part of several permanent museum collections. Littell, born and raised in Los Angeles, attended the Art Center School in Los Angeles and finished his education with honour in 1946. In 1947, he was awarded a scholarship to study in Italy. It was during these period that Littell became increasingly interested in architecture and design. In 1949 Littell formed a partnership with William Katavolos and Douglas Kelley. During their six-year partnership, they designed furniture, along with textiles and dinnerware, for Laverne Originals in New York, using materials such as leather, glass, chrome, and marble.
In a later stage Littell did work autonomously as well for several furniture companies, mostly for Knoll International and Herman Miller. An interesting fact is that the PLR1 lounge chair, designed in 1965, was actually designed for Herman Miller. ICF, an Italian manufacturer from Milan, produced a lot of Herman Miller designs for the Italian market in license, and started producing the PLR1 as well for the Italian market but only for the De Padova shop, a luxury chain of design furniture shops in Italy with a strong emphasis on Scandinavian design. Hence, the PLR1 has therefore a very interesting history.
Rendered in slick chromed steel and beige fabric straps, the chair is a particularly stylish take on a slipper chair with a low, angled seat and curvy frame extending into two trestle legs that extend far out horizontally. The four protective feet are deliberately blocky plastic cubes...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lounge Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Mario Sabot 'POD' Lounge Chairs Exhibited Nikolas Xasteros & Pierre Cardin House
By Mario Sabot
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Pair of 'POD' Lounge Chairs by Italian designer Mario Sabot 1968
Iconic Space Age design that was selected to be exhibited in the interior of the futuristic Nikolaos Xasteros house ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lounge Chairs
Materials
Wool, Fiberglass, Foam
Space Age Easy Chair
Located in Puslinch, ON
A vibrant blast from the past, this eye-catching Space Age lounge chair channels the playful futurism of 1970s design with its sunny yellow upholstery and dynamic, curvaceous silhoue...
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1970s North American Vintage Space Age Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric
$2,070
Hyaline leather and glass armchair by Fabio Lenci for Stendig Italy 1960s, set 2
By Fabio Lenci
Located in Sas van Gent, NL
Italian space age design by Fabio Lenci, the Hyaline (pronounced as “Hay’Line) chairs are a prime example of Italian design of the time period.
The thick leather rolls are interconn...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather, Glass
$9,892 Sale Price / set
40% Off
Space Age Mohair “Orchidée” Lounge Chairs Michel Cadestin, Airborne, France 1968
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Luxurious Mohair velvet upholstered Orchidée "lady & senior" lounge chairs by Michel Cadestin for Airborne International, France, 1968
“Orchidée” was one of the Cadestin models that were ordered by the Centre Pompidou Museum in Paris
We fully restored these chairs with high quality 100% mohair wool velvet fabric "Musco" by De Ploeg
In this process we preserved the old and original Airborne marked old upholstery from under the cushions and used it again
The large model has 4 caster wheels to move the chair around in a space
About the designer: Michel Cadestin was born in France in 1942. He is an interior designer and architect and through his work, he wishes to offer a functional and fun design accessible to the majority. A prolific designer, he has experienced with diverse forms and materials during his career. His creations are varied as evidenced by the furniture intended for the Center Georges Pompidou, such as the Karate armchair...
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1960s French Vintage Space Age Lounge Chairs
Materials
Mohair, Foam, Fiberglass
Eero Aarnio Bubble Chair for Asko – Iconic Design Space Age Original Leather
By Eero Aarnio, Asko
Located in Telgte, DE
Eero Aarnio Bubble Chair for Asko – Iconic Design Piece with Original Silver Leather Upholstery
This Bubble Chair by Eero Aarnio for Asko is ...
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Mid-20th Century Finnish Space Age Lounge Chairs
Materials
Metal
Space Age Vintage Green Ivory Plastic Lounge Chair Raphael Raffel 1970 France
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age vintage green and ivory lounge chair from plastic and upholstery by Raphael Raffel (Rafael), France, 1970s
An amazing freestanding lo...
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1970s French Vintage Space Age Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Plastic
Space Age Mod White Fiberglass Ball Chair Style Girasole Chair Luciano Frigerio
Located in Topeka, KS
Awesome Space Age Mod style ball chair in the style of the Girasole chair by Luciano Frigerio. Comprised of white fiberglass resin ball seat & base and ...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Space Age Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Fiberglass, Foam
Rare Sculptural Chair in Alpaca, Italy, 1970s / 80s
Located in LEWES, GB
A curved scultptural lounge chairs, Italian, 1970s/80s. Newly upholstered in a premium pure Alpaca fabric. Fast shipping worldwide.
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Late 20th Century Italian Space Age Lounge Chairs
Materials
Mohair, Wood
Kwok Hoi Chan Limande for Steiner, 1970s
Located in Padova, IT
Set of a pair oif Kwok Hoi Chan Limande chairs in green laminated letaher, ed. Steiner, France, 1970s.
Chromed steel tube frame, plastic feet, green laminated leather, perfect condit...
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1960s French Vintage Space Age Lounge Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
$20,875 Sale Price
20% Off
Skye lounge chair by Tord Bjorklund for IKEA, 1980s
By IKEA, Tord Bjorklund
Located in Ranst, VAN
Super comfortable 'Skye' lounge chair by Tord Bjorklund for IKEA, 1980s. This lounge chair has a black steel base and a dark grey/ black leather seat. The lounge chair is in very goo...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Space Age Lounge Chairs
Materials
Metal
Super Rare 'Mecurio' Chairs by French Artist Claude Courtecuisse, Steiner, 1967
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
We are proud to offer a superb pair of extremely rare 'Mercurio' lounge chairs by the French artist, designer and sculptor Claude Courtecuisse. Both chars are signed with the 'Cat...
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1960s French Vintage Space Age Lounge Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Rare Sculptural Chairs in Mohair, Italy, 1970s / 80s
Located in LEWES, GB
A superb pair of curved scultptural lounge chairs, Italian, 1970s/80s. Newly upholstered in a premium ivory 100% mohair fabric. Fast shipping worldwide.
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Late 20th Century Italian Space Age Lounge Chairs
Materials
Wood, Mohair
Italian Modular Lounge Chair in Black Leather model PANAREA by Lev & Lev, 1970s
By Lev & Lev
Located in Roma, IT
A vintage Lounge chair that can become an element of an infinite modular sofa.
Made in Italy by the LEV & LEV company between 1960 and 1970, this armchair is the manifesto of that tr...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lounge Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather
$1,992 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of "Galaxy" Easy Chairs by Alf Svensson & Ingvar Sandstrom for DUX Sweden
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Hard to find as a pair are these Space Age futuristic "Galaxy" swivelling easy chairs by ALF SVENSSON & YNGVAR SANDSTORM for DUX Sweden
The design is from 1968 when the space race to the moon and the futuristic Concorde airplane inspired...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Space Age Lounge Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
A Rare Pair of Fiberglass Karate Lounge Chairs by Michel Cadestin
Located in Dallas, TX
A rare pair of "Karate" Swivel Lounge Chairs by Michel Cadestin for Airborne. The chair's frame is made of high-quality molded white fiberglass shells that is set over a weighted swi...
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1970s French Vintage Space Age Lounge Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Fiberglass
Space Age Vintage Brown Orange Plastic Lounge Chair Steen Ostergaard 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age vintage lounge chair or club chair Meteor or President Chair from plastic and textile upholstery in the colors brown and orange.
A bold authentic freestanding lounge chair perfect to relax and read a book as fireside chair or
could work wonderfully in your library.
Stamp embossed underneath: CADO Design Steen Ostergaard...
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1960s Danish Vintage Space Age Lounge Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Plastic
Vintage Space Age-Style Smoked Opaque Acrylic Lounge Chair by Raphael Raffel
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Beautiful lounge chair designed by French designer Raphel Raffel circa 1970s. Chair is fabricated from smoked opaque acrylic and has a seat cushion and back cushion for increased com...
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Lounge Chairs
Materials
Acrylic
Pair Eames Herman Miller DAX Leather Armchairs 1960s MCM Rope Edge Shell Bucket
Located in London, GB
A gorgeous and extremely rare pair of early 1960s caramel leather Eames DAX armchairs. A very special collaborative pair between Herman Miller and Vitra, these stunning armchairs work as lounge chairs, occasional chairs or dining chairs and will add stunning two-tone colouring and a fabulous Space Age 1960s aesthetic to any interior.
The DAX armchair was first produced in 1952 and is the most sought-after version of Charles and Ray Eames's classic fibreglass chairs, which revolutionised 20th Century furniture. Sometimes called the Eames 'Shell Chair', 'Bucket Chair' or 'Rope Edge Chair', this pair of DAX armchairs (which stands for Dining Height Armchair X-Base) has 'Greige' coloured (a combination of grey and beige) fibreglass shells, one of the three original Eames fibreglass shell colours produced from the early 1950s. This pair is fourth generation (made from 1959 onwards) as they have the improved white nylon glide feet and 'H-bases', so were likely manufactured in the early 1960s.
These wonderful armchairs features four-legged tubular steel chrome H-bases above all original & complete nylon glide feet. They have 'greige' fibreglass 'V'-stamped (for Vitra) shell seats, which join to the bases via Herman Miller marked black shock mounts and are upholstered in beautiful caramel leather with lovely contrasting white plastic bordering.
Much sought after for their simplicity, beautiful lines and their status as design icons, the gorgeous colouring and extremely rare collaborative authenticity of this pair of DAX chairs makes them even more special. Comfortable, iconic, exceptionally rare and effortlessly cool, these are a stunning and timeless pair of armchairs.
HERMAN MILLER / VITRA COLLABORATION & MARKINGS
Ray and Charles Eames began designing for Herman Miller in the late-1940s, since when the Herman Miller company has manufactured Eames furniture including the DAX chair, and in 1957 the Herman Miller company assigned the Swiss company Vitra the manufacturing licenses for the European market, since when they have also made Eames furniture including the DAX chair.
These two DAX chairs both have the Herman Miller logo markings to their black shock mounts and also have an embossed 'V' (for Vitra) on the underside of fibreglass shells, next to which the original Herman Miller sticker would have been placed. We therefore surmise that this pair would have been a collaborative effort produced for the European market between Herman Miller, who may have supplied the base (or at the very least the shock mounts) and Vitra, who made the fibreglass shell (and possibly all of the chair apart from the shock mounts.)
Despite extensive digging we haven't been able to find a detailed history of such collaborations between Herman Miller and Vitra, as it's rather nuanced and may have been carried out ad-hoc basis that wasn’t recorded in the histories of the companies. However, we think it highly plausible such collaborations would have happened, as both companies made the same Eames products and so could well have used each other's know-how and parts in the interest of keeping the Eames brand and products up to the highest specifications possible. Hence this very rare pair of twice-marked Eames DAX chairs...
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Mid-20th Century American Space Age Lounge Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Joe Colombo Tube Chair for Flexform 1969 / Milan, Italy
By Joe Colombo
Located in PARIS, FR
Italian architect and designer Joe Colombo responded to the changing social conditions of the 1960s by radically reinventing furniture forms and creating innovative interior environm...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lounge Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Vintage Pastil Chair by Eero Aarnio
By Eero Aarnio, Asko
Located in Mortsel, BE
Introducing the Pastil Chair by Eero Aarnio in a timeless white color – a true vintage gem. This iconic chair, designed by the renowned Fin...
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Late 20th Century Finnish Space Age Lounge Chairs
Materials
Polyester
'President' Fiberglass Lounge Chairs by Steen Ostergaard for Cado, 1968, Signed
By Steen Ostergaard, Cado
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This beautiful pair of rare 'President' Lounge chairs, Model #265 by Steen Ostergaard for Cado, Denmark (each chair signed with Cado embossed logo on frame), was designed in 1968 and produced at Krauss Maffei, Munich, Germany for a short time in limited quantities. For collectors of 1960s and 1970s Space Age, this is a sought-after and coveted design to have.
Produced in fiberglass reinforced poly-amide nylon and is anti-static, full depth colored, and can not delaminate, and were cast in the largest injection mold in the world at the time. The head / neck rest is adjustable via the two dials on the back and can be raised or lowered to your desired setting. The President Lounge, which was part of the A-Line series, was prominently featured in many books, magazines and movies such as 'Star Trek' where it appears in Captain Kirk's 23rd century San Francisco apartment.
ABOUT THE DESIGNER:
Educated Cabinetmaker and Imagery Carver – Bronze Medal 1957.
Graduated from the SCHOOL of ARTS & CRAFTS, Copenhagen, Denmark 1960, with certificate – Highest Marks.
Officer in the Royal Danish Army 1960-1962.
ACTIVITIES:
Own Design offices in Denmark, respectively England, Germany and France.
Main activities – Furniture design – Industrial Design – Professional product development.
Designer and inventor of worlds first chair injection moulded in one piece.
Developer and designer of the first Action Recliner furniture...
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1960s German Vintage Space Age Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Fiberglass
$6,400 Sale Price / set
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Toy Lounge Chair- Rossi Molinari
Located in Antwerpen, BE
The “Toy” lounge chair designed by Rossi Molinari is a reflection of the Space Age of the late 1960s.
Produced in Italy in 1968 for Totem.
It is made up of a clear acrylic box...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Lounge Chairs
Materials
Acrylic
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