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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.

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Style: Space Age
Creator: Luigi Colani
Mid Century Orange 'Bug Eye' Massive Pendant Lamp by Luigi Colani, 1970s
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Iconic orange bug eye pendant lamp by Massive, often attributed to Luigi Colani.The lamp requires one E27/26 lightbulbs. Additional information: Materials: Metal, plastic Period: 19...
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20th Century Space Age Furniture

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Metal

Suspension de Luigi Colani en plexiglass blanc UFO Space Age, 1970
Located in AIX-LES-BAINS, FR
Lustre space Age de Luigi Colani 1970 de couleur blanche. Très recherché pour les amoureux du design des années 70
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Plexiglass

Suspension de Luigi Colani en plexiglas rouge UFO Space Age, 1970
Located in AIX-LES-BAINS, FR
Emblématique lustre Space Age de Luigi Colani très recherché par les amoureux du design des années 70 Produit rare à trouver.
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Plexiglass

Lampe, Lustre à suspension de Luigi Colani plexiglass orange UFO Space Age, 1970
Located in AIX-LES-BAINS, FR
Emblématique lustre space Age de Luigi Colani très recherché par les amoureux du design
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Plexiglass

1970s desk, Luigi Colani, Flötotto
Located in Neuss, NW
Space age desk from the 1970s by Flötotto. The design is attributed to the Italian designer Luigi Colani. Corpus and height-adjustable plastic frame with a hinged writing surface and...
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Plastic

Luigi Colani for Massive Ufo Pendant Lamp Ceiling Suspension Light Space Age
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
The vintage white UFO pendant lamp, designed by Luigi Colani for Massive Belgium, is a striking and iconic piece of lighting design that reflects both the innovative creativity of th...
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1970s Belgian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Plastic, Acrylic

Space Age Vintage White Plastic Metal Stool by Luigi Colani Germany 1971
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age vintage organic stool from plastic in white and ivory color designed by Luigi Colani. Germany 1971 / 1972. A rare collector piece, this new arrival, a stool from white and ...
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Plastic

Lounge Chair from the Meerescollection by Luigi Colani in Black Fabric
Located in Halle, DE
Lounge Chair / Armchair by Luigi Colani from the Meerescollection. Designed 1968. Manufactured by Kusch& Co. Model 9900/3. Recent Edition. Was exhibition piece in showroom. Upholster...
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1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Fabric

1970's Tan / Cognac Leather Lounge / Club Chair with White Shell 'Orbis' by COR
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Absolutely beautiful Space Adge 'Orbis' element upholstered with cognac / tan color leather cousins with a beautiful patina true the years designed by the flamboyant Italian industri...
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Leather, Plywood

Space Age Luigi Colani Zen Full Tea Set, 24 pcs., 1973 Germany
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
A 1973 complete tea set designed by Luigi Colani for Friesland, Germany. This Ceracron earthenware tea set is black glazed. The set consists of: Tea ...
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Late 20th Century German Space Age Furniture

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Earthenware

'Pool' Modular Sofa, by Colani , Price Includes Reupholstery & choice of color
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Extremely rare and huge modular 'Pool' sofa by recently deceased German Space Age design pioneer Luigi Colani (1928-2019). I have been collecting elements of Colani's rare modular 'pool' sofa from all over Europe during the past 15 years and these are the very last of the remaining pieces from my personal collection. The listed price includes reupholstery in a choice of colors and also includes a matching 'Pool' sofa drinks table...
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Wool, Canvas, Fiberglass, Foam, Rubber

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Mid Century Space Age Orange 'Bug Eye' Massive Pendant Light by Luigi Colani
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Large Hanging Lamp 'Alvise' by Luigi Massoni for Harvey Guzzini, 1970s
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Extremely Rare Space Age Lamp from the 1960s, Germany
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Midcentury Space Age UFO Style Pendant, 1970s / Up to 14 Pieces
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1970s Czech Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Lady’s Desk or Vanity in Mahogany, Czechoslovakia, 1970s
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Vintage Luigi Colani Fiberglass Stool or Side Table
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Modernist desk by Etienne Fermigier, France, 1970s
Located in Lyon, FR
Beautiful modernist desk by Etienne Fermigier, produced by JFR, made in France in the 1970s. Laminate top, aluminum structure. Very good condition, few traces of time on the top.
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1970s Writing Desk, Italy
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1970s Writing Desk, Italy
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Lampadario Bug Eye Massive Space Age 1960 L.Colani
Located in Lucca, IT
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Plastic

Orange Metal Pendant Lamp by Temde, 1970s
Located in Hagenbach, DE
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Lampe, Lustre à suspension de Luigi Colani UFO Space Age, 1970
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Luigi Colani Mid-Century Modern Tear Drop Tea Pot and Creamer for Rosenthal
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6 Lithographic Prints by Luigi Colani
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6 Lithographic Prints by Luigi Colani
6 Lithographic Prints by Luigi Colani
H 19.69 in W 23.63 in D 0.04 in
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Luigi Colani Space Age Lounge Chair, 1970
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H 25.2 in W 33.08 in D 31.5 in
Amazing Space Age 'Pool' Modular Sofa, Luigi Colani for Rosenthal Germany, 1970
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Extremely rare and huge modular 'Pool' sofa by recently deceased German Space Age designer pioneer Luigi Colani (1928-2019). The 'pool' sofa was designed in 1970 by German designer Luigi Colani for Rosenthal's avant garde 'studio line' design range and is the epitome of cool Minimalist Space Age design, very '2001' a space odditiy. This complete Living Landscape 'Pool' modular set has a total of 37 elements! This amazing set comprises 12 standard seating elements, 3 corner elements and 10 flat cushion elements. and also includes 8 of the rare optional removeable headrest cushion elements which simply hang over the top of the seating elements and 4 'half moon' elements which can either be used as under leg support elements which make lying down in the 'pool' more ergonomic and comfortable or they can equally be used as lumbar supports to effectively alter the angle of the seat back. These rare loose and removeable elements are usually missing or lost. Additionally this set also includes the super rare original matching white 'Pool' sofa drinks table with lower storage compartment for magazines etc . This set has just been recovered in our inhouse upholstery atelier in a special high quality quilted, double layer 'Febrik Gentle 2' stretch fabric for Danish textile manufacturer 'Kvadrat' We spent a lot of time and effort in selecting this special and suitable fabric, It is extremely difficult to find a fabric today which has an extremely high 90,000 Martindale rub wear rating that such a seating environment requires and which also has enough three dimensional stretch in it to take up the shape of the elements without wriinkling and that also has a deep enough velour type pile to closely match that of the origjnal 'pool' fabric range. The outer layer of the fabric is 70% new wool. We have installed zippers exactly, as per the original fabric , so the fabric can easily be removed. We have kept photos of the complete reupholstery process, please see images 19 and 20 to give you an idea of the amount of work required to get this set to the condition you see it in today, a real labour of love. The 'Pool' modular sofa is completely flexible and the elements can rearranged into any configuration the user requires, the 'pool' can also provide a wonderful sunken "conversation pit" environment too. Please see vintage photo of a blue 'pool' sofa sunk into the floor. A large and complete set of 'pool' elements such as this complete with the matching table is extremely rare, a unique opportunity. Dimensions: Each seating/corner element measures:- Width 31.5 inches X Depth 31.5 inches X Height 23. 62 inches with a seating height of 5.9 inches OR W 80cm x D 80cm x H 60cm with a seating height of 15cm Literature: 'CHAIRS -1000 masteroieces of modern design,1800 to the present day' by Fiell, page 569 Orignal 'Rosenthal' brochure 1970, 'DOMUS' June 1972 'Contemporary Furniture'by Sembach, pg. 144.   FABRIC DESCRIPTION AND REASONS FOR USING THIS SPECIAL TEXTILE : Below are a description of the fabric taken from the KVADRAT website, plus full technical specifications for the fabric plus a brief résumé on why we selected this particular fabric for this project. It is 75% new wool plus 25% synthetics which are required for the stretchability in both directions , a quality hard to find in modern fabrics and essential for the 'pool' as it is designed to be walked on etc. This fabirc is manufactured by the dutch company 'FEBRIK' who produce the fabric for the renowned Danish textile company 'KVADRAT'. The fabric is called 'Gentle 2' and the color code is '0203'. it is not a pure white but a white with a tiny amount of grey in it, that is how I would describe it, a bit like snow, please see colour plate photo taken directly from the KVADRAT website . This is a special high quality, thick double layer knit fabric which stretches in both directions and is extremely hard wearing (90,000 martindale rub rating) , both these attributes are required for the 'pool' and are specifications which are hard to find in modern fabrics. We took a lot of time researching the right fabric for this restoration project, it had to have the right qualities and also have a surface finish as close to the original velour originally used as possible. The manufacturer 'FEBRIK' also make the textile used on the Bouroullec brothers' iconic 'ploum...
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Very Rare Coffee Table by Luigi Colani
Located in Munich, DE
Made for the famous pool seating unit by Rosenthal. Only produced for one year.
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Plastic

Very Rare Coffee Table by Luigi Colani
Very Rare Coffee Table by Luigi Colani
H 9.85 in W 17.72 in D 17.72 in
Planter Set by Luigi Colani
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of 3 white fiberglass planters designed by Luigi Colani in the Space Age style. Signed.
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1970s Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Fiberglass

Planter Set by Luigi Colani
Planter Set by Luigi Colani
H 20.5 in W 65 in D 17.75 in
Porcelain Piggy Bank 'Drumbo' by Luigi Colani, 1970
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Precious iconic elephant shaped piggy bank in white porcelain by Luigi Colani for Höchst Porcelain, Germany, 1970, marked
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1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Porcelain

Sadima Lounge Chair Chaise Longue by Luigi Colani, BASF 1970s, Space Age
Located in Telgte, DE
Sadima lounge chair chaise longue by Luigi Colani, BASF 1970s, Space Age Shell in plastic, upholstered in blue fabric. Perfect condition, early production.
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Fabric, Plastic

Sadima Chair by Luigi Colani, BASF 1970s, Space Age
Located in Telgte, DE
Sadima chairs by Luigi Colani, BASF 1970s, Space Age Shell in plastic, upholstered in green fabric. Perfect condition, early production.
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Fabric, Plastic

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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