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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Item Ships From: USA
Style: Space Age
Portarviste Magazine Rack by Giotto Stoppino, Kartell, 1971
Located in Las Vegas, NV
2-tier Portarviste magazine rack in black by Giotto Stoppino for Kartell, 1971. Slight wear consistent with age. Signed Kartell.
Category
1970s American Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Paul Mayen for Habitat Polished Aluminum T-Shaped Desk Lamp
By Paul Mayen
Located in Hanover, MA
Paul Mayen aluminum tubular desk lamp for his Habitat design company (not to be confused with the UK retailer of the same name).
Polished to a mirror...
Category
1970s American Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
New Colorful Contemporary Turkish Tulu Shag Area Rug Inspired by Sonia Delaunay
By Sonia Delaunay, Robert Delaunay
Located in Dallas, TX
51866, new colorful contemporary Turkish Tulu shag area rug Inspired by Sonia Delaunay. This hand knotted wool contemporary Turkish Tulu shag area rug with Postmodern style showcases...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Space Age Furniture
Materials
Wool, Angora
Rare Sergio Mazza Lounge Chair for Artemide
By Artemide, Sergio Mazza
Located in Buffalo, NY
This seldom seen space age modernist lounge chair was designed by architect and Artemide co-founder, Sergio Mazza in the 1960s. The chair features a stunning white fiberglass frame w...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Fiberglass, Fabric
Space Age Plastic Desk Set Organizer
By Kartell
Located in San Diego, CA
Nice black & white Space Age plastic desk set organizer, circa 1970's great condition 2 pieces set great for envelopes, clips pens, etc.
Category
Late 20th Century North American Space Age Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Trumpet Floor Lamp Designed by Goffredo Reggiani C. 1970's
Located in Locust Valley, NY
The Trumpet floor lamp designed by Goffredo Reggiani c. 1970's.
Base diameter: 13"
Trumpet heights w/out bulb: S-52", M-61", L-69"
Trumpet diameter: 9"
Trumpet cluster diameter...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Poul Nørreklit for Georg Petersens Mobelfabrik Freedstanding Bar
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Rare Poul Norreklit Freestanding Dry Bar for Georg Petersens Mobelfabrik from the ''Selectform'' line. Danish. Futuristic design. The frame is mad...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Space Age Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
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 ...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Space Age Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Fiberglass, Foam
Vintage Domed Brushed Steel, Chrome Table Lamp in the Style of Laurel Lamp Co
Located in Lomita, CA
This lamp is special, and it is has a sleek futuristic look and brushed steel or chrome exterior. The lamp silhouette is striking with the wide dome and spherical stand. The double chains control dual sockets which allow for focused lighting.
This is possibly by Laurel Lamp Co., of Newark, NJ, circa 1950-70. It invokes mid century and space age design.
The flaring body and circular foot rest on a glass or plexiglas base. This lamp has a space age feel and is a cut above...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Space Age Furniture
Materials
Steel
Custom Mirrored 11-piece Pearl Drums built for "The Deuce" HBO, , James Fraanco
By Pearlman Co.
Located in Buffalo, NY
Custom Pearl Drums,, made and designed for the H B O series " The Deuce" staring James Franco,Can be seen in night club scene,,, Hand applied square mirrors similar to classic 1960s mirrored disco...
Category
2010s American Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Orbital Satellite Chandelier by Goffredo Reggiani, 1970s
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Italian Mid-Century Modern Kinetic satellite chandelier with Space Age Design. Features central glass disc with suspended spheres of chrome globes. Each orb has a smaller glass disc ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel, Chrome
Murano Glass “Dante" Lamp by Paolo Venini
By Paolo Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid century Murano glass table lamp by Paolo Venini. Transparent and white spiral glass orb on a chrome disc base. Sold individually.
Orb measures 9” in diameter.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture
Materials
Chrome
New Colorful Contemporary Tulu Shag Area Rug Inspired by Sonia Delaunay
By Robert Delaunay, Sonia Delaunay
Located in Dallas, TX
51872, new colorful contemporary Tulu Shag Area rug Inspired by Sonia Delaunay. This hand knotted wool contemporary Tulu shag area rug with Postmodern style showcases an all-over adv...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Space Age Furniture
Materials
Wool, Angora
Vintage Space Age Eyeball Pendant Lamp
By Dijkstra
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage 'eyeball' pendant lamp by Dijkstra, Holland. Translucent tobacco-brown casing with chrome accents and angle-adjustment hardware. Includes original ceiling CAP.
This lamp i...
Category
1970s Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Steel
Two Mid Century Futuristic Vintage Iron Chairs in Style of Willy Rizzo, Thonet
Located in Lomita, CA
This pair of chairs epitomizes space age design and the atomic era. They are influenced by Thonet's cantilever chair, and they are also reminiscent of t...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Space Age Furniture
Materials
Iron
Polo Stool by Anna Castelli Ferrieri for Kartell, Italy, 1979
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Vintage Polo stool by Anna Castelli Ferrieri for her and her husband’s company Kartell. Out of production and rarely seen this is a great piece for both beg...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Pair of 1970's Italian Swivel Tall Chairs with Zebra Print Fabric
Located in San Diego, CA
Striking tall back pair of chairs, with original zebra fabric print the chairs swivel and are in very clean condition.
Category
20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
Classic Danish Pop 1960s /Space Age Flemming Brylle & Preben Jacobsen Table Lamp
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic Danish Pop 1960s /Space Age Flemming Brylle & Preben Jacobsen table lamp, 1960s fabulous, plastic, screens with white plastic slats. Lucite, ac...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Plastic, Acrylic
Etched Lucite World Globe Ice Bucket by Alessandro Albrizzi
Located in San Diego, CA
Etched Lucite world / globe ice bucket by Alessandro Albrizzi, circa 1980s. Designed as a clear Lucite cube with an etched circular depiction of the e...
Category
Late 20th Century American Space Age Furniture
Materials
Lucite
Folding Lucite "Plia" Chair by Piretti for Castelli, Italy
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
A Space Age chrome and transparent lucite folding chair designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli, Italy.
With steel frame, seat and back in clear lucite, it represents the realiz...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Rare Space Age, Modernist Chromed Steel Lounge Chair by Plato Ginello, Italy
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare Space Age, modernist chromed steel lounge chair by Plato Ginello, Italy. Truly amazing sculptural, architectural design. Superior quality and constr...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel, Chrome
DIA Design Institute America Brass Racetrack Oval Mirror with Demilune Shelf
Located in Hanover, MA
Vintage 1970's DIA vertical wall mirror in racetrack oval form with brass plated framing around the beveled mirror and a demilune console shelf with clear tempered glass insert.
S...
Category
1970s American Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Brass
12 Dining Chairs 60° in Leather and Wood, Italian " Free Shipping in Florida "
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
"Free shipping in florida "
Chairs with chromed bronze ferrules
12 Glamorous Chairs
Style: 60°
Italian
Materials: wood, leather and Chrome
Finish: p...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Barbini Murano Orange Gold Flecks Aventurine Stripes Italian Art Glass Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Gorgeous large vintage Murano hand blown persimmon orange, gold and aventurine flecks Italian art glass bowl. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini, circa 1950-1960. Glitters in any...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Set of 4 American 70's Brushed Aluminum and Eggshell Chairs
By Burke, Inc.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 4 American 70's brushed aluminum and eggshell chairs by Burke, Inc. of Texas. Stamped BURKE, INC. DALLAS, TEXAS. Great for a small dining room or a ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Space Age Bar Stools by Jerry Johnson for Landes Inc. of California
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Perfect for a 1970s MOD lounge decor space!
Extremely rare stools from the ~Idyllwild~ collection of Landes Inc. of Californi, these 4 bar stools
were designed by Jerry Johnson of ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Space Age Furniture
Materials
PVC
Pair of Morex Italian Mid-Century Space Age Swivel Chrome Cocktail Side Tables
By Morex
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Italian Mid-Century Space Age-style (circa 1970) articulating 'Convertible' circular cocktail / coffee table with a chrome tube frame with four circular glass tabletops, the ...
Category
20th Century Space Age Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Stacked Chrome Ball Table Lamp
Located in Hanover, MA
Knock out vintage stacked chrome ball table lamp attributed to George Kovacs. Polished mirror finish. Excellent condition.
It is 29 inches ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Chrome, Steel
Large Ceramic Space Age Pod Geode by Michael Mick
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Semi abstract large space age pod geode ceramic sculpture by artist Michael Mick.
Signed with incised script signature, Michael Mick, artist copyright ...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Space Age Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Salviati Murano Orange White Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass 1950s Genie Decanter
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Gorgeous, and rare design, vintage Murano hand blown orange and white stripes, with gold flecks, Italian art glass genie bottle decanter. Attribu...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Mid-Century Petite 12-Light Sputnik Brass Chandelier, circa 1960’s
Located in Milford, NH
A fine mid-century space age design petite Sputnick 12-light brass chandelier with canopy. The first satellite that ever orbited the earth was the Soviet Union's Sputnik satellite, l...
Category
1960s American Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pace Collection ORBA System Wall Unit
Located in Hanover, MA
Pace collection ORBA wall system by Janet Schweitzer, 1974. Four extruded highly polished aluminum standards incorporating half inch thick glass s...
Category
1970s American Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage Snake Lamp in the Style of Isao Hosoe
By Isao Hosoe
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage articulating lamp in the style of Isao Hosoe in white.
Category
1970s Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Steel
Vintage Dutch Aluminum 'Helix' Pendant
By RAAK
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage pendant lamp likely manufactured by Dijkstra or RAAK, Holland. Constructed of 3 aluminum helix elements with mirror light bulbs. Includes matching aluminum ceiling cap.
Th...
Category
1960s Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Optical Glass and Chrome Flush Mounted Light
Located in Hanover, MA
Multifaceted optic ground dome shaped lens set within a chrome plated wall or ceiling mounted fixture attributed to Pia Guidetti Crippa for Lumi Milano, circa 1960's.
Glass is perfe...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Pair of Cosack Leuchten Chrome Double Ended Linear Sconces
Located in Hanover, MA
Pair of rare 1960’s model 4166/02 linear double ended wall lamps by Gepruder Cosack Leuchten designed by architect H. W. Egger (Hans Wilfried Hegger)
Dimensions 26.5" H (excluding...
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Rare Space Age Lightolier Desk Table Lamp
By Lightolier
Located in San Diego, CA
Adjustable desk table desk lamp made in Japan with rotating shade and goes up and down, in perfect working condition. The plastic has been polished looks great the chrome pole shows ...
Category
20th Century Space Age Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Petite Desk Lamp Multidirectional Space Age Era
Located in San Diego, CA
Really cool multidirectional desk table lamp, circa 1970s made in Japan chrome arm with plastic base and enameled aluminum shade.
Category
20th Century Japanese Space Age Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
1965 Arteluce Large Chrome & Acrylic Table Lamp by Massimo Vignelli Italy
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern 1965 Arteluce Model 526/G large Chrome & Acrylic table lamp by Massimo Vignelli Italy.
Concave chrome base holds 3 Light socket and topped with large white Lucite...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Silver Finish Tripod Coat Stand Hat Rack Space Age Mid-Century Modern, 1970
Located in Miami, FL
6 feet 1 tall aluminum and polish steel tripod coat stand hat rack Space Age Mid-Century Modern 1970.
Category
Late 20th Century French Space Age Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
Space Age, Modernist Chrome and Marble "Eyeball" after Arredoluce
By Arredoluce
Located in Buffalo, NY
Space Age, modernist chrome and marble "Eyeball" lamp, possibly Arredoluce? Amazing quality and design, square marble cube, large chrome sphere with smaller interior pivoting enamele...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Marble, Metal, Chrome
Postmodern Space Age White Lacquered Wood Wall Mirror 'Italy'
Located in San Diego, CA
This very unique wall mirror brings postmodern and space age lines together to create a piece that’s striking yet timeless. The mirror has a white lacquer finish that contrasts with ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Lacquer
Round Modern Wall Mirror with Faux Rabbit Fur Trim
Located in Greenwich, CT
Modern round wall mirror adorned with rich yellow faux rabbit fur trim. Solid hard maple lacquered in glossy white. Faux Fur available in other colors or mirror can be made without f...
Category
2010s American Space Age Furniture
Materials
Faux Fur, Mirror, Wood, Lacquer
Pair of Lightolier Chrome Tube Sconces, 1970s Space Age, Atomic
By Lightolier
Located in Buffalo, NY
Great pair of chromed tube sconces, Swiss made for Lightolier. Rare eight-bulb configuration, very atomic, Space Age design.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Space Age Furniture
Materials
Chrome
1970's Space Age Era Italian Table Lamp Chrome & Lucite
Located in San Diego, CA
A beautiful and rare 1960's Italian chrome and lucite tips lamp, nice original condition the lamp gives a blue color on the tip when it's lighted. with a switch off/on at the bottom.
Category
20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Set of 2 Staff Leuchten Chrome & Plastic Space Age designed by Motoko Ishii 70
Located in Miami, FL
Set of 2 chrome lights, ceiling lamps, wall sconces designed by Japanese Designer Motoko Ishii in 1970 and manufactured by Staff Leuchten made in West Germany.
Each tubular Light...
Category
Late 20th Century German Space Age Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Danish Modern Scandinavian Large Enameled Metal Candelabra
Located in San Diego, CA
1970's large white metal enameled swivel candelabra holder, each disk has a 4" diameter, the top part swivels to adjust as desired, a really unique Scandinavian Pop Space-age piece.
Category
20th Century Danish Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
Abstract Tulip Form Female Mannequin Display Sculpture
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Atomic age abstract female display mannequin having a tulip form or mermaid style design. Constructed from fiberglass and finished in gilt over a coat of red lacquer. The svelte form...
Category
20th Century European Space Age Furniture
Materials
Chrome
1970's Italian Space Age Light Panel by Giacomo Benevelli
Located in Hanover, MA
Rare Giacomo Benevelli (1925-2011) for Gaetano Missaglia space age light panel of a sculptural chrome knot on a rectangular sheet of satin aluminum.
Takes two candelabra size E14 or...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
Red White and Blue Rocket Shape Thermo-Serv Thermos
Located in Ferndale, MI
Patriotic themed red white blue Thermo serv Thermos. Really fine condition bright vivid colors.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Space Age Furniture
Materials
Glass, Plastic
Lucite and Leather Space Age Chairs
Located in Denton, TX
Pair of vintage midcentury Space Age acrylic swivel chairs with blood orange leather and newly powder coated bases.
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
1970s Italian Tubular Chrome "Z" Lounge Chairs Attributed to Harvey Guzzini
Located in Buffalo, NY
Harvey Guzzini, Italy attribution, 1970s pop modernist, Space Age lounge chairs, Classic design, extremely comfortable, retain original rich coral color wool fabric, hand delivery av...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Classic 1970s Double Eye-Ball Chrome Floor Lamp by Lite Beams, After Sonneman
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic 1970s Space Age double eye-ball chrome floor lamp by LITE BEAMS, very reminiscent of the classic lighting designs by Robert Sonneman, Larger chrome sphere up light, smaller s...
Category
1970s North American Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal, Chrome
American Mid Century Lucite & Chrome Tall Lamp by Laurel Lighting
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful simple design tall cube shape lamp by Laurel lighting company, we have polished the base and the top, its in perfect working condition. The lamp is 29" tall to the top of t...
Category
20th Century American Space Age Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Space Age Mirror Attributed to Raymond Loewy
By Raymond Loewy, Compagnie d'Esthetique Industrielle (C.E.I.)
Located in New York, NY
Incredible example of Space Age design, having an extruded plastic frame ( 4.25" W ) which features alternating vertical and horizontal protrusions. We believe this is a rare example...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Space Age Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Plastic
Set of 4 American 1970s Brushed Aluminum and Eggshell Chairs
By Burke, Inc.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 4 American 1970s brushed aluminum and eggshell chairs by Burke, Inc. of Texas. Stamped BURKE, INC. DALLAS, TEXAS. Great for a small dining room or a breakfast table.
Category
1970s American Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
VINTAGE Robert Sonneman Triennale Atomic Orbiter Floor Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
Space age Robert Sonneman Triennale Atomic Orbiter floor lamp.
A very nice one is great condition. Style of Arredoluce.
Category
20th Century American Space Age Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Orbital Satellite Chandelier by Goffredo Reggiani, 1970s
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Italian Mid-Century Modern Kinetic satellite chandelier with Space Age Design. Features central glass disc with suspended spheres of chrome globes. Each orb has a smaller glass disc ...
Category
1970s Italian 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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