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
Aldo Nason Mazzega Italian Chrome and Glass Wall Sconce
By Aldo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Indianapolis, IN
A Space Age wall sconce designed by the Italian designer Aldo Nason (born 1920) for Mazzega. Made in Murano, Italy, the sconce has a pulegoso-like glass shade filled with small bub...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Large hand-painted galaxy pendants x4, French anonymous work, 1980s
Located in Lyon, FR
Set of 4 large galaxy pendants in metal, handpainted, with "enamel" effect.
All different !
Good condition, chipped paint on the edges.
Sold separately.
Dimensions : H11, D60cm
Category
1980s French Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
Pristine Mid-Century Biomorphic Lucite Catch-it-all Bowl Attributed To Ritts
Located in San Diego, CA
Majestic Thick solid lucite freeform catch-it-all all bowl circa 1970's we have polished the piece looks spectacular with 1.25" thick walls beautiful shape great centerpiece.
Category
20th Century American Space Age Furniture
Materials
Lucite
vintage De Sede DS 85 Sofa daybed in brown leather
By De Sede
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
Very hard to find a vintage De Sede brown leather sofa in this mint condition.
The colour is still vibrant and the is minor patina. This sof...
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Italian space age Three-seater sofa in yellow fabric and black wood, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian space age Three-seater sofa in yellow fabric and black wood, 1970s
Three-seater sofa with squared seat and back, padded and covered in yellow teddy fabric. The legs are two s...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Paul Mayen for Habitat Desk Lamp, 1960s
By Paul Mayen
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Paul Mayen forr Habitat International desk lamp, polished Aluminum USA, 1960s
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Space Age Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
4867 Universale Chair by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1970s
By Joe Colombo
Located in Princeton Junction, NJ
4867 Universale Chair by Joe Colombo for Kartell, 1970s
good condition
color: green
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Perforated aluminum screen
Located in PARIS, FR
Perforated aluminum folding screen. Steel structure and aluminum elements heavily inspired by the lattice panels published by Sculptural Panels in the 1970s. In perfect condition.
DV272
Category
Mid-20th Century Space Age Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Sofa space age - Italy 1970s
Located in Paris, FR
Three-seater sofa reupholstered in taupe fabric - Italy 70s
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture
Materials
Fabric
Unusual Space Age Ceramic Vase by Gabbianelli, Italy, 1970s
By Gabianelli
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Beautiful and distinctive ceramic vase made by Gabbianelli in the 60s.
This quirky bowl from the ‘Sezione Design’ is a rare piece from the legendary italian maker, associated with t...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Sculptural space age floor lamp in marble and chrome metal, italian design
Located in Milano, IT
Sculptural Space Age floor lamp in chromed and painted metal, with white Carrara marble base and details, designed by Manifattura Toscana Luci and manufactured by Goffredo Reggiani i...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble, Marble, Steel, Chrome
Italian space age Adjustable floor lamp in red metal and marble, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian space age Adjustable floor lamp in red metal and marble, 1970s
Adjustable floor lamp with spherical diffuser in metal painted red externally and white internally. The structu...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Marble, Metal
Vintage Spage Age Table Lamp ca 1970 Germany
Located in Kitzbuhel, AT
Vintage Space Age large table lamp in chromed steel.
The stand is covered with glass elements designed from the 70th with lighting inside.
special shaped pink shade in plastic.
Overa...
Category
1970s German Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Chrome
1970s Chrome & Opaline Glass Sputnik Chandelier by Kamenicky Senov
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1970s, Czechoslovakia
- maker: Kamenicky Senov
- nice original condition with patina
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Category
1970s Czech Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Chrome
4 Italian white glass flush mount ceiling or possibly wall lights, circa 1960's
Located in London, GB
4 Italian white Murano glass flush mount ceiling or possibly wall lights / sconces, circa 1960's. Price quoted is for the set of 4.
Please note that we often have a much shorter hand...
Category
20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Space age glass and silver coup / vide poche, Italy 1970s
Located in Firenze, IT
Space age glass and silver coup / vide poche
Italy 1970s
silver, glass
Silvermark on the base
H 8.5 cm x 34 x 16 cm
Conditions: excellent consistent with age and use. Wonderful ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Silver
Orange Ceramic Vase 'Bowling Ball' by Enzo Bioli for Il Picchio, 1960s
By Enzo Bioli
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
The 'Bowling ball' vase is an artistic ceramic vase designed by the designer Enzo Bioli (Parma 1932 - 2006) and produced by the historic company "Il Picchio" founded in the 60s by Bi...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 3 walnut nesting low tables mod. 777 by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Cassina
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Set of 3 nesting low tables in walnut designed by Afra and Tobia Scarpa and produced by Cassina since 1967.
The tables can be stacked on a single structure or distributed as desired....
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Mushroom / F588 , Pierre Paulin , Artifort , Pays Bas , Années 1960
Located in PARIS, FR
Fauteuil mushroom F 588 de pierre Paulin, pour artifort
Tissu iceberg en laine et coton de chez Bisson Bruneel
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Foam
Space Age 70s Acrylic Mushroom Floor Lamp
Located in BAARLO, LI
A 1970s Space Age floor lamp with a large 'mushroom' shade. Presumably from the Netherlands or Germany. The shade is acrylic and the frame and foot are metal. The white lamp can be t...
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
1960s Space Age Gilded Metal and White Plastic Chandelier by Stilux Milano
By Stilux
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A white acrylic and gilded metal three lights chandelier designed and manufactured in the sixties by Stilux, the chandelier comes from an important lighting shop that was going out o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
Red Lacquered Wood Desk from the 50s, Italian
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Red lacquered wood desk from the 50s, Italian.
Desk 1950s
Country: Italian
Materials: Red lacquered wood
Finish: polyurethanic lacquer
It is an ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Wood
Flower Design White Ceramic Pair of Sconces, 1960s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Flower Design White Ceramic Pair of Sconces, 1960s, Germany
Very nice high quality wall lamps.
Lamps are in very good vintage condition.
These lamps works with E27 standard light ...
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Richard Essig Space Age Design Sputnik hanging lamp - orange, gold -
Located in Budapest, HU
Richard Essig Szputnyik Space Age Ceiling Lamp - Orange, Gold Vase with Glass Globe Spheres
Description:
Presenting an extraordinary piece of design history - the Richard Essig Szpu...
Category
1970s German Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
Lampada da terra regolabile, italiana moderna, in metallo e plexiglass, 1970 ca.
By Reggiani
Located in MIlano, IT
Lampada da terra orientabile con paralume sferico in metallo verniciato bianco. Il diffusore è mobile grazie ad un particolare aggancio, regolabile, in plexiglass e lo stelo, in acci...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal, Steel
Vintage Purple Murano Glass Sculpture/Paperweight, Ball with Included Bubbles
Located in Milano, IT
Vintage Murano paperweight in the shape of a sphere with a flat bottom to make it stand still. Made in a deep, vibrant hue of purple glass,...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Space Age Bar Cart with Bottle Holder Marc Held for Prisunic, 1970s
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Lovely and rare space age bar cart designed by Marc Held for Prisunic and produced by Monoprix in the 70s.
This beautiful mobile bar with wheels is...
Category
1970s French Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Glass, Plastic
Visir floor lamp by Eva Reneé Nele for Temde Swiss 1970s.
Located in Haderslev, DK
Classic and yet unique floor lamp by Eva Reneé Nele for Temde Swiss Leuchten 1970s.
Two light sources with E27 bulb sizes max 60W. Comes with the orig...
Category
1970s Swiss Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Italian brown wood & Mirrored Glass square Mirror , 1970s
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Beautiful square wall mirror with mirrored glass frame produced in Italy in the 1970s. Very good condition: minor oxidation spots near to one corner, as showed in the pictures.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Wood
1970's Space Age Modular Sectional Sofa in Corded Sheared Boucle
Located in Norwalk, CT
Turn your living space into a retro-futuristic installation with this fabulous Space Age modular sofa. The chunky, plinth-style silhouette is pure 1970's fun; with four armless secti...
Category
Late 20th Century European Space Age Furniture
Materials
Fabric
Beautiful shiny Casalino Armchair by Casala from January 1974 model 2007/2008
Located in München, DE
The classic from the 1970s.
Original Casalino Armchair by Casala from January 1974 in very good vintage condition.
Model 2007/2008. Design by Alexander Begge.
This model is very rare...
Category
1970s German Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Plastic
“MODUS” table and chairs by Borsani – Italy 1970
Located in Girona, ES
Triangular table and 6 integrated swivel chairs made for various uses (school and university refectories, offices and libraries) in wood, plastic and steel.
Model: MODUS
Design: Osva...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Steel
Steel coffee table by François Monnet for Kappa - Italy - 1970s
Located in Milano, IT
Coffee table in the Space Age style, made from two bent and curved stainless steel plates, crossed together to form a solid and indestructible structure, made to last. For the tablet...
Category
1970s French Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel
Plexiglass Pair of Sconces by Raak, 1970s, Netherlands
By RAAK
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Plexiglass Pair of Sconces by RAAK, 1970s, Netherlands
Base is made of metal
Lampshade is in very good vintage condition. Original boxes are available and will be sent with them.
...
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
Chair with skateboard wheels Hajime Okajima Y2K style design
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Swivel desk chair with skateboard wheels. it's a funny chair which can rotate around by four wheels.
It's the style in Y2K interior and design. Also rea...
Category
Early 2000s Japanese Space Age Furniture
Materials
Steel
Foscarini Coco red Aldo Cibic Y2K style design
By Foscarini, Aldo Cibic
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Table lamp in red. It was designed in 2000 by Aldo Cibic. Shade is made of glass. Les is made of steel painted.
It's the style in Y2K interior and design. Also really great example ...
Category
1990s Italian Space Age Furniture
Materials
Steel
Set of 4 Space Age armchairs in lacquered wood, Italy, 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Argelato, BO
Rare Set of 4 Space Age Chairs in lacquered wood, Italy, 1970s
Armchairs with an original, disruptive, ironic design, capable of giving rhythm and dynamism to the environment; he is...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of Vintage Jetson Swivel Armchairs by Bruno Mathsson for Dux
Located in London, GB
A beautiful and iconic design, this is a pair of vintage Jetson swivel armchairs by Bruno Mathsson for Dux. They made in Sweden and were recently imported, they date from around the ...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Sculptural tubular floor lamp in chrome metal, Space Age, Reggiani style
Located in Milano, IT
Gaetano Sciolari is widely regarded as one of the most innovative, prolific and eclectic lighting designers of the Space Age period. Born and lived in Italy, he created several celeb...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal, Chrome
FiFi- Space M Collection Italian Handcrafted Ceramic Vase Space Age style
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Space M is a collection of glazed ceramic vases made up of five elements.
The collection is inspired by Mirò's painting "Mujer, pájaro, estrella”.This special edition was produced on...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Space Age Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Mantilla 225 sofa by Kazuhide Takahama for Simon Gavina 1970s
Located in Stavenisse, NL
The Mantilla sofa suits the space it fits in and is designed as such. With changeable cove, it can be dressed up and easily undressed if it gets dirty, every day in a different cloak...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Fabric
Very rare 1970s Swedish pine bent veneer table lamp by GB Solbackens Svarveri
Located in München, DE
Very rare 1970s pine veneer table lamp with bentwood slats.
Manufacturer is GB Solbackens Svarveri. Made in Sweden.
Beautiful swedish classic from the 1970s.
Very good vintage condit...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Pine
Awesome Space Age Plastic Bar Cart Trolley Made in Italy, 70s
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Awesome and distinctive "spaceship" 70s bar cart / serving trolley made in Italy.
This beautiful vintage piece is highly versatile: the large tray (71 x...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Coffee table bar illuminated vintage space age 70s
Located in Milano, MI
1970s Living Room bar table made of steel sheet and glass.
Rare space age piece consists of glass top and bottle holder accommodations with pull-out elements.
The coffee table ligh...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture
Materials
Steel
Vintage Sputnik Chandelier: Mid-Century Modern Lighting Restored
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Step into the world of mid-century modern design with our Sputnik Chandelier, a piece that embodies the era's futuristic aesthetic. This vintage chandelier, in pristine condition and...
Category
1970s American Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Steel, Metal
Artistic Mirror Made in Italy, Eugenio Carmi for Acerbis
By Acerbis, Eugenio Carmi
Located in Milano, IT
Decorative geometric wall mirror by Italian artist Eugenio Carmi for furniture brand Acerbis. Designed in the 1980s and named "Morphos", this mirror is part of a series that perfectl...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Rotating, illuminated vintage bar in the style of Joe Colombo, 1970
By Joe Colombo
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
The round body can be rotated 360 degrees around a central axis.
Round metal base in chrome-plated metal.
Open-pore shelves in white lacquer.
Category
1970s Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
Large Bubble Glass Pendant Lamp by Peill and Putzler
Located in München, DE
Very large bubble glass pendant lamp from the 1960s.
The lamp is very elegant and an eye-catcher in every room.
The structure in the glass c...
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
Spage Age Orange Pendant designed by Guzzini 1970, Italy
By Guzzini
Located in Antwerp, BE
Very rare vintage pendant lamp designed in the space age seventies. This amazing vintage light is made of orange plastic with chrome. It gives a beautiful soft and warm light when it...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Super Rare 'Mecurio' Chairs by French Artist Claude Courtecuisse, Steiner, 1967
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
We are proud to offer a superb pair of extremely rare 'Mercurio' lounge chairs by the French artist, designer and sculptor Claude Courtecuisse. Both chars are signed with the 'Cat...
Category
1960s French Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
1970s round red side table from OPAL in Space Age design with smoked glass top
Located in München, DE
Beautiful rare original 1970s red round side table from Opal. Model Luna.
Very beautiful space age design with a real smoked glass plate. Table fr...
Category
1970s German Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Smoked Glass, Plastic
Concorde Supersonic Plane Display Mounted Sculpture in Polished Stainless Steel
Located in Milano, IT
Decorative Item - Concorde Model - Stylish Decor
Spinzi is a Milano based creative atelier specialised in furniture design as well as sourcing and trading relevant mid-century colle...
Category
2010s Italian Space Age Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel
Space Age Table Mirror Olaf Von Bohr for Gedy, 1970
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Lovely and ultra rare space age plastic vanity mirror designed by Olaf Von Bohr for Gedy in the 70s.
This beautiful vintage piece has a plastic base with a convenient compartment f...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Sculptural floor lamp, Murano glass, 1970s , Collectible Decorative
Located in Milano, IT
Floor Lamp in glass - Mid century Lighting - Collectible Design
Wonderful, rare and collectible floor or sideboard lamp from the 1970s, Italian Space Age style, crafted in maculated...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass, Art Glass
Oak wardrobe, 1950s.
Located in Lisboa, PT
Oak cabinet resting on four tapered legs surmounted by turned wooden uprights and opening by two doors in front. France, 1950s.
Category
1950s French Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Oak
A Pair of OP-ART LUCITE & MIRROR Infinity NESTING or SIDE TABLES, France 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
An astonishing pair of cubic coffee tables, bedside tables or end tables, Post-Modernist, Pop, Shabby-Chic, cubic structures in thick strips of Plexiglas, with 3 transparent sides an...
Category
1970s French Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Plexiglass
Artemide E-light red Y2K style design
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Desk lamp with color half transparent body. It was released in late 90s by Artemide. It's obvious that it was influenced from first generation iMac released in 1997. Color is red. I...
Category
1990s Italian Space Age Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Poltrone Galaxy Space Age di Alf Svensson e Yngve Sandsteöm per Dux, 1970 ca.
Located in MIlano, IT
Coppia di poltrone modello Galaxy, in stile e del periodo Space Age, con scocca in resina, base in metallo, imbottitura trapuntata su schienale e seduta e rivestimento in pelle nera.
Progetto di Alf Svensson e Yngve Sandsteöm per Dux, 1970 ca.
Buone condizioni, in patina e con i segni del tempo...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Leather, 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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