1970, Rare Important Space Age Sideboard
Located in Perpignan, FR
Element decoration - sideboard for music TV Show. removable. Big size 400 x 120x 120 cm Fiberglass and metal.
1970s French Vintage Space Age Cupboards
Metal
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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1970, Rare Important Space Age Sideboard
Located in Perpignan, FR
Element decoration - sideboard for music TV Show. removable. Big size 400 x 120x 120 cm Fiberglass and metal.
Metal
White Wood and Black Skai Samarcanda Chest of Drawers by Magistretti for Poggi
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Wooden structure painted in white polyurethane color. Black skai cover on the top (light defects at some corner). Large chest of drawers: cm 34,5h x 107w x 53,5d Small chest of dra...
Faux Leather, Wood
$40,357
H 32.29 in W 88.98 in D 22.84 in
Stunning and Luxury Gilt Modern Contemporary Sideboard in Iron Wood & Gold Leaf
Located in Coimbra, PT
Materials and finishes: Base in iron, structure in wood finished in gold leaf, interior in blue satin fabric. Dimensions: Width 243 cm 96” Depth 50cm 20” Height 100 cm 39” Weight 23...
Iron, Gold Leaf
$4,895
H 51.5 in W 55 in D 19.5 in
English Serving Console or Sideboard of Mahogany with Turned Supports
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English serving console or sideboard of mahogany, featuring a moulded-edge top tier with a shaped back, set upon four ring-turned column supports resting on a bottom tier cabi...
Brass, Metal
$6,371 / item
H 29.93 in W 41.74 in D 23.63 in
PH Grand Chest of Drawers, Wood Legs, Black Oak Veneer, White Ashwood Drawers
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Created so it can be placed in the centre of a room, away from a wall, Poul Henningsen’s grand chest of drawers features wooden panels on all...
Wood, Oak
$18,000
H 24.41 in W 38.98 in D 18.12 in
Pierre Jeanneret PJ-R-11-A Chest of Drawers / Authentic Mid-Century Modern
Located in Zürich, CH
This item expresses a specific rawness. There is no need for precise execution or the desire to appear sophisticated. It is simple, self-evident, and direct. It is made out of basic ...
Aluminum
Art Deco Sideboard in Amboyna and Rosewood Paris, c1925
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
A French Art Deco sideboard produced in Paris in the 1920’s black and white marble top on a solid oak framed cabinet with amboyna and rosewood with carved motifs of flowers and fruit...
Oak, Rosewood, Amboyna
$4,747 / set
H 22.45 in W 28.35 in D 21.26 in
Vico Magistretti, Pair of chest of drawers mod. Sammarcanda, prod. Poggi, 1969
Located in Rivoli, IT
Pair of rare chest of drawers mod. Sammarcanda produced by Poggi based on a design by architect Vico Magostretti from 1969. Samarcanda is a system of freestanding drawers that can b...
Leather, Wood
17th Century Jacobean Carved Oak Two-Piece Sideboard Cupboard
Located in Sheffield, MA
Elizabethan period, two-piece (top and bottom) antique Jacobean oak cabinet or cupboard with inset two-doors above and two-doors below, both runni...
Oak
Large Antique Victorian Chest of Drawers
Located in London, GB
A large and very impressive antique Victorian chest of drawers. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1840-1860 period. It is o...
Wood
Rare and beautiful 1970's sideboard
Located in Paris, FR
Large sideboard with six doors and four drawers, in veneered varnished burr elm, supported by a structure of nickel plated metal square tube. It is veneered and varnishes on all si...
Nickel
$1,531
H 28.94 in W 16.93 in D 16.15 in
Space Age White Plastic Vintage Storage Trolley Container Joe Colombo 1970 Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age vintage storage trolley container boy from plastic in white color by Joe Colombo for Bieffeplast 1970s Italy. Iconic white vintage ...
Plastic
$28,365 / item
H 29.53 in W 88.59 in D 21.66 in
Contemporary Olival Stone Sideboard, Rose Gold, Handmade by Greenapple
By Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Contemporary Olival Stone Sideboard, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple. The Olival stone sideboard draws inspiration from the sacred symbolism of the ancient Greek olive tree, embodying its enduring significance. Featuring an exquisite stone top and elegant brass accents, this piece is a statement of refined artistry. Thoughtfully crafted with heirloom quality and timeless design in mind, the Olival stone sideboard is a work of art meant to become a cherished part of any home's history, passed down through generations. Designed by Rute Martins, Greenapple's Creative Director. The Olival TV cabinet is an award-winning design at the IDA Design Awards 2024. The Olival Sideboard...
Quartz, Travertine, Marble, Onyx, Stainless Steel, Brass, Copper
$2,055
H 31.5 in W 70.87 in D 19.69 in
Orum Mobler Denmark Contemporary Solid Ashwood Sideboard Cupboard with Drawers
By Ørum Møbler
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this original Orum Mobler solid Ash sideboard with drawers Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide, it co...
Ash, Wood
Space Age Organizer Cabinet by Neolt, 1970s
By Stile Neolt, Giovanni Pelis
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Immerse yourself in the futuristic charm of Space Age Furniture Design with this rare organizer cabinet, POLISTILE, designed by Giovanni Pelis for Neolt Italy...
Plastic
Sold
H 28 in Dm 16 in L 28 in
Componibili Rolling Storage by Anna Castelli Ferrieri for Kartell, Italy, 1967
Located in Las Vegas, NV
2 tier vintage componibili in black ABS plastic on casters.
Plastic
Cupboard Space Age, 1970
Located in Perpignan, FR
Rare Italian fiberglass cupboard 1970 - Cylindrical - space age movment. In original conditions.
Fiberglass