Space Age Furniture
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.
Style: Space Age
Color: Red
Mid-Century Modern LT216 Table Lamp by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, 1970
By Carlo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Space Age, LT216 model, one-light table lamp designed by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, in red and white Murano glass.
Made in Italy, circa 1970.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
1980s Vintage Red Drum Side Table
Located in La Mesa, CA
Vintage drum side table with a plinth gold base. Manufactured by Le Vone Manufacturing Co. in the 1980s.
Category
1980s American Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Laminate
Space Age Red Plastic Vintage Dining Chairs Steen Ostergaard, 1966, Denmark
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age four ( 4 ) red plastic vintage dining chairs by Steen Ostergaard 1966 for Cado Norway 1971.
These wonderful red 4 ( four ) dining chairs from plastic show a black textil u...
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Space Age Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Plastic
1970s ''Silvi'' Atomic Orange Vanity by Fanini Fain S.P.A and Studio Kastilia
Located in San Gabriel, CA
1970s rare atomic orange “Silvi” vanity mounted on wheels with pull-out chair and adjustable mirror. Plastic produced by the firm Studio Kastilia and cons...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Mirror, Plastic
Space Age Vintage Red Plastic Traytable Gueridon Luigi Massoni Guzzini Italy
By Guzzini
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age vintage plastic tray table or gueridon or foldable breakfast table model Pepito designed by Luigi Massoni
Grafico Studio Zeto for Guzzi...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Model 4835 Eros Swivel Dining Chairs by Philippe Starck for Kartell, Set of 6
Located in Izegem, VWV
Originally designed by Philippe Starck for Kartell in 1999 the Eros chair is inspired by the 1960s but has quickly become a modern design Classic.
It features the pure compositional structure that epitomizes the fluid design style of Philippe Starck. with an organic shape, the oval seat is constructed from glossy bright red polycarbonate that sits on a polished aluminum swivel tulip base...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Space Age Red Plexiglass Vintage Magazine Rack, 1970s
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age red vintage magazine rack from plastic designed and made circa 1970. The magazine rack features two compartments for the newspapers. Also it sh...
Category
1970s Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Plexiglass
Walter Zeischegg Stacking Ashtrays / Bowls, 1967 for Helit, Fantastic Plastic
Located in London, GB
Walter Zeischegg for Helit, Ulm, W. Germany
Large stacking ashtrays / bowls, model 84009, designed 1967
Red melamine, original labels.
This is an e...
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Pair of Djinn Chairs and Footstools by Olivier Mourgue for Airborne
Located in Little Burstead, Essex
An original pair of Djinn chairs and footstools by Olivier Mourgue for Airborne, as seen in 2001 a space odyssey, freshly reupholsterd in Knoll Stretch fabric.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Space Age Furniture
Materials
Steel
Space Age Pop Art Vintage Red Orange Plastic Dining Chairs Joe Colombo Italy Six
By Joe Colombo
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age red and orange six plastic pop art vintage chairs or dining chairs model Universale designed by Joe Colombo
1965 - 1967 and executed by Kartell, Milano.
These happy making...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Plastic
1960s Handmade Ceramic Pitcher Vase
Located in Tourcoing, FR
1960s West Germany Handmade Ceramic Pitcher Vase in amazing orange and black color
Category
1960s European Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of 1960s Bohemian/Czech Glass Optical Illusion Tall Orange Vases Space Age
Located in Torquay, GB
Pair of 1960s Bohemian/Czech Glass Optical Illusion Tall Orange Vases Space Age.
Optical illusion vases in gradient orange colour, ranging from flamin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Space Age Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
1960s West Germany Handmade Ceramic Vase
Located in Tourcoing, FR
1960s West Germany Handmade Ceramic Vase with amazing orange color
Category
1960s European Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Extremely Rare Space Age Lamp from the 1960s, Germany
By Luigi Colani
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Extremely rare Space Age lamp.
The height can be adjusted from about 45-140cm by shortening the cable.
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Funky Red Chairs from the 70s, Pierre Paulin Style
Located in Beerse, VAN
Pair of funky chairs very much in the style of Pierre Paulin and his "alky chair". Unfortunately the designer or manufacturer are unknown.
The seats are...
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Plastic
John Mascheroni 6 Piece Sectional Sofa for Vecta Contract Red & Brown Upholstery
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This beautiful sofa was designed by John Mascheroni and manufactured in 1986 by Vecta Contract. For its age, it has held up well. The upholstery is clea...
Category
1980s American Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Faux Leather
Alberto Rosselli Jumbo Chair, Saporiti, Italy 1968
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Jumbo chair in red fiberglass by Alberto Rosselli for Saporiti, 1968. Beautiful space age design showcasing Rosselli’s interest in new technologies and ma...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Fiberglass
Swiss Modern Desk Organizers, Pencil Holders by Pentex, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A red and a black pencil-holder in cast acrylic. 1970s Modern architectural styling. Designed and manufactured by Pentex in Switzerland. Each with 6 cylindrical compartments for uten...
Category
1970s Swiss Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Acrylic
Red-Orange Aluminium & Opaline Glass Balum Sconce by A. Castiglioni for Arteluce
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Small version of the Light ball serie designed in 1961 by Achille Castiglioni and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Arteluce and subsequently for Flos.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
1960s Red Bucket Seats or Armchairs
Located in Hemiksem, VAN
Dream away in these red space-age bucket seats from the 1960s. The fabric shows no stains or damage and the seating comfort is still very good. The wooden ...
Category
1960s Hungarian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Wool, Wood
Iconic Space Age Red Embryo Chair by Marc Newson
By Marc Newson
Located in Brussels, BE
Embryo chair created in Sydney Australia in 1988. tubular steel, polyurethane and neoprene. Three legs and a chromed steel structure padded with moulded p...
Category
1990s Italian Space Age Furniture
Materials
Steel
Metal Space Ace Stool, 1970s, Denmark
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice Metal Tulip stool. Comes with a brand new Red upholstery.
1970s.
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
1960s Gorgeous Set of 3 Vases in Murano Glass, Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Gorgeous set of 3 vases in Murano glass by Dogi
The items are in very good condition.
Dimensions:
Orange Vase diam 4,33" x 9,84" H inches
Orange Vase diam 11 cm x 25 H cm
...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Chrome Plated & Black Metal Burgundy Skay 1960/70s Stools by Velca
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Adjustable and pivotable stool produced by Velca between the 1960s and the 1970s. Black metal & rubber legs. Chrome plated metal structure with cushioned seat and backrest.
Adjustab...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Rare Midcentury Space Age Eyeball Table Mirror, Denmark, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Very rare type
- Marked
- Practical.
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Plastic
Cesare Leonardi and Franca Stagi table lamp 'Bowling' by Lumenform, 1970s
Located in Parma, IT
Table lamp model 'Bowling' design Cesare Leonardi and Franca Stagi for Lumenform, ca. 1970.
Made of painted aluminum, adjustable.
Original electrical system.
In excellent condition.
...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
Orange Swiss Space Age Mushroom Lamp by Temde Leuchten
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
Very rare lamp from Temde lamps from the Space Age era. Iconic design of the 70s. The metal tulip base completes the design.
Original and very good c...
Category
1970s Swiss Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
Italian Space Age Pair of Red Plastic Chairs by Carlo Bartoli for Kartell, 1970s
By Kartell, Carlo Bartoli
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Space Age pair of red plastic chairs by Carlo Bartoli for Kartell, 1970s
Pair of chairs with rounded shapes, in red plastic with removable l...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Space Age Red Plastic Tray Table or Gueridon Pepito Luigi Massoni for Guzzini
By Luigi Massoni, Guzzini
Located in Vienna, AT
Soace Age red vintage tray table, gueridon or serving table model Pepito from plastic by Luigi Massoni for Guzzin 1970s Italy.
A bold colored pract...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Artifort F545 Big Tulip Chair by Pierre Paulin in Original Kvadrat Upholstery
Located in CULEMBORG, GE
Born in Paris in 1927, Pierre Paulin a created his best known pieces in cooperation with the Dutch manufacturer Artifort. The Tongue Chair, the Ribbon Chair, the Groovy — to name but a few — all feature in museums such as the MOMA New York and Centre Pompidou Paris.
Originally designed in the 1960s, his famous F545 Big Tulip Chair...
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Design Lips by Verner Panton
Located in Milan, IT
'Design Lips' is a fabric wall panel designed and produced in 1968 as part of Verner Panton's 'Anatomical Designs Collection', which were photoreali...
Category
1960s Swiss Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Straccio Armchair by De Pas, D'Urbino and Lomazzi for Zanotta, Italy 1960s
Located in Paris, FR
Vintage Straccio armchair by De Pas, D'Urbino and Lomazzi for Zanotta. Reupholstered in a bouclé "autumn" fabric from Casal.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Bouclé
Peill & Putzler Red glass hanging lamp, Germany 1960-1970
Located in Herentals, BE
Bell-shaped, red hanging lamp produced by Peill & Putzler in Germany in the period 1960-1970
The lamp has an E 27 fitting, suitable for a lamp up to a maximum of 100 Watt.
The lamp h...
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Chrome
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...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Acrylic, Opaline Glass
1970s Amazing Italian Space Age Red Vase
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Amazing Italian space age original ceramic vase some sign of aging on it.
However in a very good condition. This vase is stunning.
7,87 x 11,81 H inches
20 cm x H 30 cm.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Space Age Vintage Red Orange Plastic Bar Cart, 1970s, Germany
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age vintage red orange plastic bar cart or serving table or side table
1970s Germany.
A wonderful bar cart or serving table from plastic circu...
Category
1970s German Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Italian Space Age Pendant Lamp in Metal with Glass Spheres, 1980s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Fantastic and rare "Space Age" hanging lamp from Italy's 1980's in shiny red-orange metal with glass spheres of different sizes attached inside the lamp's dome.
Reminds to a big won...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
Orange Swiss Space Age Mushroom Lamp by Temde Leuchten
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
Very rare lamp from Temde lamps from the Space Age era. Iconic design of the 70s. The metal tulip base completes the design.
Original and very good c...
Category
1970s Swiss Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
Eero Aarnio for UPO Armchair, Finland 1970
By Eero Aarnio
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Red plastic frame with brown upholstered seat. Small crack on underside of chair. Does not affect stability.
Category
1970s Finnish Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Plastic
Vintage Pop Art Foam Childrens Sofa
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
good condition with signs of use and patina.
very comfortable seating for adults and children.
Category
1880s German Antique Space Age Furniture
Materials
Foam
Set of 2 Ceramic Space Age Hustadt Leuchten Wall Lamps, Sconces, Germany 1960s
Located in Zagreb, HR
Set of 2 unused ceramic wall lamps manufactured by Hustadt Leuchten, Germany 1960s
These two lamps were stored for many years and have never been installed and used.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Space Age Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Red Plastic Space Age Vintage Tray Bed Table Luigi Massoni Guzzini, 1970s, Italy
By Guzzini, Luigi Massoni
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age red vintage tray or breakfast table Model pepito from plastic designed by Luigi Massoni Grafico Studio Zeto for Guzzini 1970s Italy.
Perfect to use as foldable breakfast bed table or tray or as computer table...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Telegono Table Lamp by Vico Magistretti for Artemide 1968 in Very Good Condition
Located in München, DE
Original Telegono table lamp by Vico Magistretti for Artemide 1968.
In very good, perfect original condition.
The Italian classic with a red frame and the movable shade in creamy w...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Space Age Vintage Orange Metal Chandelier Pendant Brylle Jacobsen 1970s, Denmark
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age vintage chandelier or pendant model Moon designed 1970s Denmark by Flemming Brylle & Preben Jacobsen from metal in lipstick like orange coral color tone with ivory colored ...
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Ceramic Table Lamp with a New Custom Lampshade
Located in Herentals, BE
Lamp base of glazed ceramic with white and yellow stripe pattern, finished with rattan.
The lampshade is custom made from a vintage cotton fabric with a stylized floral design in sh...
Category
1970s Belgian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Rattan, Cotton
Space Age Orange Vintage Television Ikaro by Minerva, 1970s, Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age orange vintage television from plastic model Ikaro by Minerva, 1970s, Austria.
This portable television with an orange plastic casing by...
Category
1970s Austrian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Space Age Red Plastic Vintage Chair Selene by Vico Magistretti, Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age red vintage plastic chair model Selene designed by Vico Magistretti 1968 for Artemide Milano, Italy.
The chair shows a very good vintag...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture
Materials
Plastic
1970s Astonishing Space Age Red Vase by Gabbianelli, Made in Italy
Located in Milan, IT
1970s astonishing Space Age red vase in ceramic by Gabbianelli. Made in Italy.
Category
1970s European Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Space Age Orange Ceramic Table Lamp by Enzo Bioli for Il Picchio, Italy 1960s
By Enzo Bioli
Located in Rome, IT
Space Age table lamp in orange ceramic by Enzo Bioli for Il Picchio. Made in Italy in the 1960s.
The original signature saying "Il Picchio" is still visible on the bottom of the ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Stackable Chairs 1970s
By Jean-Paul Emonds-Alt
Located in Herentals, BE
Set of 4 stackable orange chairs with chrome base and plastic seat.
They were manufactured in the 70s by OVP Belgium and designed by J.P. Emonds.
This designer is also known for ho...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Space Age Furniture
Materials
Chrome
1970s Space Age Red Vase in Ceramic by Gabbianelli, Made in Italy
Located in Milan, IT
1970s Space Age red vase in ceramic by Gabbianelli, made in Italy.
Category
1970s European Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Winifred Staeb Stool for Form + Life Collection, Germany, 1970s
By Winifred Staeb
Located in Berlin, DE
Winifred Staeb stool for Form + Life Collection in Space Age design in red.
Category
1970s German Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Polyester
Pop Art Orange Plastic Polyester Ufo Design Lovely Table Lamp, 1970s, Italy
By Arteluce
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Pop art orange plastic polyester UFO design lovely table lamp, 1970s, Italy
Lampshade is in very good vintage condition.
This lamp works with E27 light bulbs.
Wired and suita...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
Space Age Vintage Ten Red Plastic Dining Chairs Helmut Baetzner Bofinger, 1964
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age vintage ten dining chairs or chairs from plastic in cherry red color tone by Helmut Baetzner Bofinger 1964 Germany.
The chairs are stamped underneath and are presented in ...
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Space Age Vintage Eight Red Plastic Dining Chairs by Marcello Siard, Italy, 1969
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age eight vintage dining chairs or chairs from plastic in poppy red color by Marcello Siard, Italy 1969. Stamped underneath with company´s name Marcello Siard Collezioni Longato Padova,
These comfortable red vintage plastic chairs...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Space Age Red Ladder Desk Lamp 1960’s from the Lord Robert Boothby Estate
Located in London, GB
A Space Age Red ladder Desk light from the estate of the late Lady Wanda Boothby, the wife of Conservative peer, Lord Robert Boothby
(1900-86). Robert Jo...
Category
1960s English Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Steel
Space Age Vintage Orange White Coat Rack Dresses Wall Germany 1970s
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age vintage coat rack or dresses wall from orange and white lacquered pressboard with three white plastic hooks, 1970s.
Wonderful coat rack in happy making color tone orange a...
Category
1970s Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Chair F780 by Pierre Paulin for Artifort, New Upholstery, 1966
Located in Rijssen, NL
Paulin and Artifort developed these sensuous ‘Concorde’ lounge chairs back in 1960. Both chairs have a beautiful new rich high-end Boucle fabric ...
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Space Age furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Space Age furniture 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 furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, seating, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Space Age furniture 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 furniture, popular names associated with this style include Mazzega Murano, Artemide, Kartell, and Joe Colombo. 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 furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $22 and tops out at $650,000 while the average work can sell for $1,719.
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