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.
$4,800 / item
Olivier Morgue Djinn Sofa
By Airborne International, Olivier Mourgue
Located in Greensboro, NC
Olivier Morgue Djinn Sofa, Manufactured by Airborne International, France. The Djinn sofa gained significant fame after its appearance in the 1968 Stanley Kubrick film 2001: A Space...
Steel
Lipstick Mirror Unghia Full Length Mirror Space Age 1970s
By Roger Lecal
Located in Den Haag, NL
Space age / Pop Art design mirror in the shape of a lipstick. Original design by Roger Lecal and Rodolfo Bonetto. As we can’t find any markings we accredit the design to them without...
Mirror
$841Sale Price|20% Off
Late 20th Century German Made Telefunken Kra Red Bakelite Radio, Pop Design
By Telefunken
Located in Milano, IT
Vintage Space Age / Pop era Telefunken "KRA" radio, made in Germany and crafted in orange bakelite. Its captivating design and bright color make it very contemporary, and will bring ...
Plastic, Bakelite
Esfera Lounge Chairs by Ricardo Fasanello, Brazil, Late 1960s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Designed in the late 1960s, the Esfera lounge chairs by Brazilian designer Ricardo Fasanello rank among the most emblematic expressions of Space Age–influenced modern design. Conceiv...
Metal
Vintage Toot-a-Loop Radio by Panasonic, Japan, 1970s
By Panasonic
Located in Barcelona, ES
Vintage Toot-a-Loop radio (model nr: Panasonic R-72): an emblematic radio, designed and fabricated by Panasonic Japan in the early 1970s. The radio was designed to be wrapped and car...
Plastic
Brass Space Age Sputnik Ceiling or Wall Sconce Produced by Cosack, 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This bold and eye catching Mid-Century brass sputnik sconce is synonymous with the 70's Space Age design. In original condition with some age appropriate wear and patina. This piece ...
Brass
Space Age and Atomic Era flush mount by Stilnovo, Italy, 1960s
By Metalarte, Estiluz, Fog & Mørup, Stilnovo
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Space Age and Atomic Era flush mount by Stilnovo, Italy, 1960s. Circular metal structure with electric blue lacquered finish, with a central diffuser and 5 opaline glass spheres. Str...
Metal, Chrome
Signed 1974 Space Age Space Orbital Colony Painting by Connie Kish
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition Materials: Oil On Canvas, Metal Frame This signed 1974 Space Age orbital colony painting by Connie Kish captures the futuristic imagination of ...
Metal
Tapestry, Brazilian Artist, 1980 Sign Renot
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Tapestry Design Renot Brazilian artist 1980 The tapestry is restored. Sign: Renot 1980 Bahia Brazil original Atelier Studio Renot Salvador- ...
Tapestry
Pair of Brass & Acrylic Pendants by Kai Ruokonen for LYNX, Finland, 1970s
By Kai Ruokonen
Located in Karis, Nyland
Striking pair of Space Age pendant lamps designed by Kai Ruokonen for LYNX in Finland during the 1970s. These sculptural fixtures combine polished brass with translucent green acryli...
Brass
Okay Three Seater Sofa by Adriano Piazzesi In Balck Leather and Chrome 1970s
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
This sofa is a Space Age design piece created by the Italian designer, painter and sculptor Adriano Piazzesi in the 1970s. It consists of a three-seater sofa and two armchairs crafte...
Chrome
Amazing Golden Sputnik Wall or Flush Lamp by Cosack
By Harvey Guzzini, J.T. Kalmar, Cosack Leuchten, Robert and Trix Haussmann, Gaetano Sciolari
Located in München, DE
Very rare Sputnik wall or ceiling lamp from the 1960s. Very high-quality and solid workmanship. An asset to any home. The design creates an exciting fiery play of light. Manufacture...
Metal
Set of 4 Op-Art Wall Coat Hooks, Mid-Century Modern, Austria, 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
A set of four beautiful Mid-Century Op Art Space Age wall hooks from the 1960s. Crafted entirely from silver aluminum, each hook showcases a strik...
Aluminum
'Star Wars' Original Vintage Movie Poster, Russian, 1990
Located in Devon, GB
One of the first big premieres of Western cinema in the Soviet Union, 'Star Wars' was finally theatrically released in the former USSR in the summer of 1990. One of four rare and sou...
Paper
Space Age Swivel Lounge Chair in Red Velour and White Fiberglass, CZ 1970s
By Eero Aarnio
Located in Almelo, NL
Space Age Swivel Lounge Chair in Red Velour and White Fiberglass, Czechoslovakia, 1970s This striking Space Age swivel lounge chair is a bold example of 1970s design from Czechoslova...
Upholstery, Fiberglass
Extraordinary heavy 1960s XXL brass table lamp by Staff with a swivel joint
Located in München, DE
Exceptional 1960s heavy XXL Staff brass table lamp with a swivel joint and large shade. Great minimalist, high-quality design. Three E27 bulbs with a pull switch. The shade can be st...
Aluminum, Iron, Brass
Huge Iron Meteorite Sphere with Crystalline Structure
Located in London, GB
A magnificent, and particularly large meteorite sphere – weighing an impressive 4.5 kg – cut from the famous Aletai meteorite and etched to reveal the shimmering Widmanstätten patter...
Iron
Large Space Age Ceiling Lamp, Milk Glass & Plexiglass, Italy 70s
Located in Lucija, SI
ery Large Mid Century Ceiling Lamp was made in Italy in '70s. It's a classic space age design. It gives wonderful, soft and soothing light when lit and brightens the room beautifully...
Milk Glass, Plexiglass
Flush Mount Ceiling or Wall Light by Glashütte Limburg, Germany, 1960s
Located in Schwerin, MV
Ceiling light / wall light / plafonnier from the company Glashütte Limburg from the 1960s - 1970s - Type A 643, 2858. This lamp is a typical representative of 1960s design: frosted g...
Metal
$975 / set
Pr. Kovacs Chrome Cylinder Lamps
By Kovacs
Located in New York, NY
Chic pair of chrome cylinder lamps, by Kovacs, circa 1970's. The lamps feature bright chrome tubular bodies, with an inset disk plinth base, and the ori...
Chrome
Monumental Outdoor Modular Fiberglass Futuristic Space Age "BALL" Garden Pod
By Eero Aarnio
Located in Buffalo, NY
Monumental ****OVERSIZED****Outdoor Modular 2-PIECE Fiberglass Futuristic Space Age "BALL" Environmental Garden Pod,,, Possibly a prototype ? Can NOT find another on the internet!! C...
Fiberglass
Brass and Opal Glass Pair of Wall Lamps by Limburg, 1970s, Germany
By Limburg
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Brass and Opal Glass Pair of Wall Lamps by Limburg, 1970s, Germany Very elegant and Minimalist wall sconces 2 pairs available Lamps are in very good condition. These lamps works w...
Opal, Metal
Italian Space Age Black Leather and Abs Plastic Armchair by Play, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian space age Black leather and abs plastic armchair by Play, 1970s. Armchair with Tulip style round base, in white swivel abs. The seat and back are composed of two padded and ...
Leather, Plastic
Italian Mid-Century Natural Leather Space Age Armchairs, 1970s
Located in Traversetolo, IT
A stunning pair of armchairs made in Italy in the 1970s. The seat is very comfortable and supportive. The pads are still original and in very good condition. Original natural leather...
Metal
$392Sale Price|20% Off
Midcentury Chair By Kovona In Faux Leather And Chrome, Czechoslovakia 1970s
By Kovona
Located in Zohor, SK
This elegant mid-century modern chair was produced by Kovona in the 1970s and features a distinctive bent tubular chrome frame paired with its original beige leatherette seat and bac...
Chrome
$5,325Sale Price|15% Off
Late 20th Century Anfibio Sofa Bed, black velvet lounge chair, space age
By Giovannetti, Alessandro Becchi
Located in Milano, IT
Offered by Spinzi Milano , we have a very rare Anfibio Armchair/ Bed The Anfibio is one of the most recognisable and sought after pieces of Italian design ever. Its popularity, how...
Velvet
Mid Century Red Space Age Floor Lamp, 1970s
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Mid century space age floor lamp in red colour. The metal shades can be turned in any way desirable and moved up and down the base. The lights can switched on separately or simultane...
Metal
Vintage Carved Faux Bois Dining Chairs in Quadrille Palm Print
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This exceptional set of six vintage dining chairs is a masterclass in Hollywood Regency glamour, epitomizing the sophisticated "Palm Beach" aesthetic. Each chair features an expertly...
Fabric, Wood
Soshun Flower Stools by Masanori Umeda for Edra, Italy, 1990s
By Edra, Masanori Umeda
Located in Antwerp, BE
Striking 'Soshun' flower stools by Masanori Umeda for Edra, Italy, 1990s. Designed as sculptural blossoms, each stool features a velvet seat in deep crimson, evoking the softness and...
Metal
$2,880Sale Price / set|57% Off
Overstuffed Italian Leather Lounge Chair & Ottoman
By Gionathan de Pas & Donato D’Urbino & Paolo Lomazzi
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...
Leather
Vintage Italian Space Age 4035 Elpis Table Lamp from Guzzini, 1970s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Table lamp designed by Harvey Guzzini. The slightly conical base is finished in chrome color. Towards the bottom it is set off in black. The translucent acrylic shade forms a flat c...
Metal
Space Age Nautilus Brass Pendant Lamp, 1970s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Space Age Nautilus Brass Pendant Lamp, 1970s, Germany Very elegant and Minimalist ceiling lamp. Lamp is in very good condition. These lamps works with E27 standard light bulbs. Wi...
Brass
Totem shelve by Valeric Doubroucinskis for Rodier, 1970s
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Totem - 1970s - Vintage Measures : 30x44cm H:208cm Material : Fiberglass Knitwear shelves specially manufactured for the Rodier store interiors in the 1970's. Great display for your ...
Fiberglass
$3,039Sale Price|20% Off
Iconic Michel Dumas Plexiglas Bookcase – 1970s French Space Age Design
By Michel Dumas
Located in Oirlo, LI
This striking bookcase by Michel Dumas is a powerful expression of 1970s French space-age design. Crafted from high-quality Plexiglas, the piece showcases Dumas’s mastery of trans...
Plexiglass
Rare Monumental Italian Cocoon Floor Lamp, Italy 60/70s
By Goldkant Leuchten, Flos, Achille Castiglioni
Located in Milano, IT
Rare Monumental Italian Cocoon Floor Lamp, Italy 60s This exceptional piece is a striking example of mid-century modern lighting design. With its unique and sculptural form, the Coc...
Metal
1970s Joe Colombo Floor Lamp, Made in Italy
By Joe Colombo
Located in Milan, IT
1970s Joe Colombo floor lamp. Made in Italy.
Metal
1960 "Multi Soft" Ueli & Susi Berger for Victoria Swiss Design Blue Armchair
Located in Brescia, IT
"Multi Soft" Ueli & Susi Berger for Victoria Switzerland, 1968 Blue PVC Armchair chaise long size: h 52 x w 65 x d 152 cm Excellent condiction Plastic (cover polyvinyl chloride PV...
PVC
A RADICAL SPACE-AGE POST-MODERN Table Lamp by PAOLO CALIARI, LINEA T, Italy 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
A large and elegant table lamp, Modernist, Post-Bauhaus, Space-Age, cylindrical structure in chromed metal, diffuser lampshade in white cylindrical perspex, adjustable half-hemispherical system allowing the light to be directed towards the diffuser, by Paolo Caliari, Linea T...
Metal, Chrome
Nucleo Sormani Italy optical lamp Prismar by Studio Arditi design in years '70
By Gruppo Arditi and Gianni Gamberini, Luigi Sormani
Located in Biella, IT
Nucleo Sormani Italy optical lamp Prismar by Studio Arditi design in years '70 perfect condition, and signed Nucleo that is the division of the avantgard of Sormani the sell is for...
Metal
1960s Czechoslovak Space Age Rocket Floor Lamp
Located in Praha, CZ
Exceptional Space Age floor lamp produced in Czechoslovakia during the 1960s. This sculptural “Rocket” lamp features a cylindrical fiberglass diffuser elegantly suspended within a mi...
Fiberglass, Wood
1960 Cocoon Italian Space Age Design Chandelier Ceiling Lamp
By Flos
Located in Brescia, IT
Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa 1960s. Enameled metal, resin. Plastic polymer resin was applied with spraying technique on to the enameled metal frame. No straps. No crack...
Metal
Tapestry Genaro Antônio Dantas de Carvalho, Brazilian Artist, 1960
By Genaro de Carvalho
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Tapestry Genaro Antônio Dantas de Carvalho Brazilian artist 1960 Upholsterers, painter, designer. Genaro Antonio Dantas de Carvalho began his painting studies with his father. In 1944, he went to Rio de Janeiro and studied drawing with Henrique Cavalleiro at the Brazilian Society of Fine Arts. He is considered one of the main activists for the renewal of art in Bahia, along with Carlos Bastos, Caribé and Mario Cravo...
Tapestry
$6,055Sale Price|30% Off
Edwin Aldrin on the moon. Large high-resolution print, Switzerland, 1970s
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Large high-resolution print of Edwin Aldrin on the moon, Switzerland, 1970. Photograph of Edwin Aldrin on the moon taken by the astronaut Neil Armstrong on July 21, 1969; original NA...
Wood, Paper
Pair of Modernist Design Half Moon Wall Lamp by Fase, Spain, 1980's
By Fase
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Elegant pair of 1980s modernist wall sconces by Fase (Spain), featuring sleek half-moon gold metal bodies with lucite blue reflectors for striking light diffusion and geometric refle...
Brass
Vintage Space Age Orion Stacking Candleholder by Ceasar & Fritz Nagel, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage Space Age Orion Stacking Candleholder by Ceasar Stoffi & Fritz Nagel for BMF, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1970 to 1979 have official proof of authenticity such a...
Metal
Spherical "Turbo" Pendant Lamp Louis Weisdorf for Lyfa, Danish, 1965
By Lyfa, Louis Weisdorf
Located in Zevenaar, NL
Lyfa “Turbo” pendant lamp by Louis Weisdorf, Denmark, 1965. (diameter 65 cm, height 60 cm). A striking mid-century design featuring layered aluminum slats arranged in a dynamic spher...
Aluminum
Brass Round Design Atomic Ceiling Lamp by Cosack, 1970s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Brass Round Design Atomic Ceiling Lamp by Cosack, 1970s, Germany Designed and manufactured for Gebrüder Cosack. Rare Minimalist design flushmount Lamp is in very good condition. ...
Metal, Brass
Set of 4 casalino dining chair by Alexander Begge for Casala, 1970s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Set of 4 space age era dining chairs designed by Alexander Begge for Casala. Made from moulded plastic with beautiful space age design lines. Flashy green colour 1970s - Germany ...
Plastic
Small Sculptural Iron Meteorite Fragment from the 1947 Sikhote-Alin Fall
Located in London, GB
This precious and sculptural fragment originates from the famed Sikhote-Alin meteorite, which fell to Earth on 12 February 1947, in the largest recorded meteorite fall in history. En...
Iron
Space Age Orange Metal Single Sconce, 1970s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Space Age Orange Metal Single Sconce, 1970s, Germany Elegant rare high quality wall lamp. Lamp is in very good vintage condition. Wear consistent with age and use These lamps work...
Metal
Large 1960s red Bumling ceiling lamp by Anders Pehrson for Ateljé yktan Ahus
Located in München, DE
Very beautiful, large, original 1960s Bumling ceiling lamp in red. Painted white inside. Original paint both inside and outside. This large version is with two E27 sockets. Designed ...
Metal
Space Age Vintage Orange Silver Metal Desk Lamp 1960s Germany
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age vintage desk lamp from metal in orange and silver color tones 1960s Germany. A wonderful table lamp or desk lamp in playful orange color with a flexible silver stem and a rectangular base from the 1960s. The table lamp shows an on/off switch at the rectangular base and a flexible stem in silver. Perfect to turn the shade in each direction. One E 14 socket Through the bold color it works wonderfully as color splash in your office, working space, executive office or workspace studio. Could also be perfect as colorful bedside table...
Metal
Hans Agne Jakobsson Yellow Space Age Wall Lamp, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Practical adjustable wall sconce or bedside table lamp designed by Hans Agne Jakobsson and made by Elidus in Sweden during the 1970s. Measurements: W: 18 cm, Dept: 12 cm, H: 9 cm. ...
Steel
Gianfranco Frattini Nesting Tables, space age design, Cassina, Italy circa 1970s
Located in leucate, FR
Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina. Set of 3 Interlocking square nesting tables. A classic of space age design. The 3 tables are stackable to create a square block. ( like Tetris )....
Smoked Glass, Wood
Étagère murale Globo Schall und Raum numérotée 449/800
Located in Rouen, FR
Objet à la croisée du design fonctionnel et de la sculpture murale, cette étagère Globo en plastique thermoformé orange est un module mural unique en son genre. Son design géométriqu...
Plastic
Carlo Nason Mazzega Pendant Lamp for J.T. Kalmar in Murano Glass, 1970s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
This set of pendant lamps was designed by Carlo Nason for Kalmar in the 1960s. It features Mazzega Murano glass leafs. The lamp can be adjusted from 70cm to a height of 140cm. Del...
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Space Age Vase by Kingston Pottery
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Beautiful timeless piece of ceramics by Kingston Pottery UK.
Ceramic
Carlo Nason Five-Light Murano Glass Floor Lamp for Mazzega, Italy, 1970s
By Mazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in Paris, FR
An Italian five-light floor lamp designed by Carlo Nason for Mazzega in the 1970s. Five hand-blown white Murano glass diffusers rise at varied heights from slender stainless-steel st...
Stainless Steel
Vintage Italian Travertine Oval Dining Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This exquisite Italian modern dining table is a masterful expression of Postmodern architectural design, bringing a sense of grounded luxury to the contemporary home. Hand-crafted fr...
Travertine
Brass Pair of Sconces by Bankamp Leuchten, Arnsberg 1, 1970s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Brass pair of Sconces by Bankamp Leuchten, Arnsberg 1, 1970s, Germany. Very elegant and Minimalist wall lamps Lamps are in very good condition. These lamps works with E27 st...
Brass