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
Space Age Vintage Lavender Curvy Freestanding Sculptural Lounge Chair 1970s
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age sculptural vintage lounge chair covered with lavender textile fabric.
An amazing freestanding lounge chair in curvy shape with a wonderful and comfortable seat and back, wh...
Category
Late 20th Century European Space Age Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Plastic, Foam
Vintage GEPO Flexible Mushroom Floor Lamp Space Age Light, 1970s
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Very rare mushroom floor lamp by GEPO with flexible base. The shades produce a warm light and can be fixated at different points. The swing mechanism of the base allows you to positi...
Category
20th Century Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
Vintage Alarm Table Clock by Krups - 70s Space Age Design in Mustard Yellow
By Krups
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
A definitive example of 1970s space age design, this Krups alarm clock showcases innovation and bold aesthetics. Crafted in West Germany, it features a mustard-yellow plastic casing ...
Category
1970s German Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Plastic
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
Opaline Sputnik Flush Lamp
Located in München, DE
Wonderful Sputnik ceiling lamp from the 1960s.
The opal glass lampshades spread a pleasant light.
The lamp has a very high quality finish.
Very contemporary design with a fantastic l...
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
1960 Angelo Brotto Esperia Pace Age Design Steel Glass Wall Lamp _ Set of 4
By Angelo Brotto, Esperia
Located in Brescia, IT
Set of 4 Wall Lamps
Angelo Brotto
Esperia
Italy, 1960
Polish Steel Frame and Colored Glass Murano Shade
3 small lamps h 7 x 25.5 x 25.5 cm_ 2 bulb lights (E14)
1 large orange lamp...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Steel
A SPACE-AGE SEVENTIES TABLE LAMP by ETIENNE FERMIGIER, MONIX, France 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
A table or desk lamp, Post-Modernist, Free-Form, Seventies, Space-Age, square base with rounded lines in brown lacquered metal, vertical stem in chrome-plated metal, adjustable spotl...
Category
1970s French Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
Paul Evans Studio Wall Mounted Space Console
By Paul Evans
Located in Chicago, IL
Paul Evans Studio Wall Mounted Space Console, Paul Evans Studio 1965c.
Stainless steel case with leather drawer front. Very few of these were produced.
(Craig Ellwood Painting pictur...
Category
1960s American Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel
Mid-Century Space Age Cocoon Hanging Pendant Lamp, 1960s
Located in Zaandam, NL
Although often attributed to Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos, these cocoon lamps are generally made by Goldkant, Germany 1960s. This lamp is in great condition considerin...
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Resin
Space age white coffee table, Italy 1970s
Located in Firenze, IT
Space age coffee table
Italy 1970s
Lacquered wood
50 × 50 × 50 cm
Conditions: good consistent with age and use. Small defects
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Wood
Dijkstra Space Age Pendant Acrylic Glass Lamp Plexiglass Light Fixture, 1970s
By Dijkstra
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Amazing acrylic glass pendant lamp by Dijkstra. This space age piece is made of thick plexiglass and has a coffee-brown colour. The lamp spreads a warm glow. The lamp requires an E27...
Category
20th Century Space Age Furniture
Materials
Plastic
1970s Joe Colombo Floor Lamp, Made in Italy
By Joe Colombo
Located in Milan, IT
1970s Joe Colombo floor lamp. Made in Italy.
Category
1970s European Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
Vintage serpente floor lamp by Elio Martinelli, 1970s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Vintage 'serpente' floor lamp designed by Elio Martinelli for Martinelli Luce.
Gorgeous design classic.
The base has a heavy ballast so that the lamp can rotate 360° without tippi...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Plastic
White Italian Space Age Plastic Trolley Dime by Marcello Siard for Coll. Longato
Located in Vienna, AT
This white Italian Space Age ABS plastic trolley was designed by Marcello Siard for Collezioni Longato Padova Italy and is marked on the underside, Model Name is Dime. Very nice orig...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Space Age Table Lamp by Motoko Ishii
By Motoko Ishii
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Space Age Table Lamp by Motoko Ishii
This beautiful, unusual little table lamp is a true classic of 1970s design. The design is eye-catching and friendly with warm lighting that prov...
Category
20th Century German Space Age Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Space Age Lucite and Chrome Catch It All
Located in San Diego, CA
Really nice and unique catch it all, circa 1970s, this piece was never used its in like-new condition.
Category
Late 20th Century Korean Space Age Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Set of 8 Camaleonda Sittings Designed by Mario Bellini for C&B Italia, 1970
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Set of modular armchairs and poufs in brown corduroy, mod. Camaleonda designed by Mario Bellini for C&B Italia in 1970.
The set consists of 8 elements:
- 5 armchairs (cm 71H x 65...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
Large Massive Italian Glass Egg Lamp on Travertine Base by Ben Swildens
Located in San Diego, CA
An amazing extra large egg-shaped glass, sitting on a solid travertine base freshly rewired, with a cloth cord the lamp is absolutely gorgeous and very rare it takes a regular lightb...
Category
20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture
Materials
Travertine
Mid-century green ceramic ashtray, Sicart Italy 1969
By Sicart
Located in Firenze, IT
Midcentury green ceramic ashtray
Sicart 1969s Italy
H: 6 cm
Diam. 15.5cm
Labeled on the base.
Conditions: excellent consistent with age and use.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Opaline Chandelier from Kaiser Leuchten
Located in München, DE
Wonderful Sputnik chandelier from the 1960s.
The 8 opal glass lampshades spread a pleasant light.
The lamp has a very high quality finish.
Very contemporary design with a fantastic l...
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
Aluminum and Glass Etagere with Five Glass Shelves c. 1970’s
Located in New York, NY
Chic, architectural freestanding shelf unit, having an aluminum frame with five glass shelves. This Etagere is reminiscent of the designs of Milo Baughman, Paul Magen etc, it is unsi...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Space Age Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Set of 4 Space Age Desk Chairs by Giancarlo Piretti and Emilio Ambasz for Dorsal
Located in Zagreb, HR
Set of four vintage space age desk chairs designed by Giancarlo Piretti and Emilio Abasz for Dorsal. The chairs feature a black plastic frame with...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Plastic
Curtis Jere Geometric Polished Stainless Skyscraper Floor Lamp
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Hanover, MA
Very clean and dramatic architectural floor lamp comprised of multiple segments of mirror polished stainless steel sheet that have been cut and formed with precision into geometric b...
Category
1970s American Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel, Chrome
Herda Space Age Flower Plexiglass Pendant Lamp, 1970s
By Herda
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Increasingly rare space age 'flower' shaped plexiglass pendant lamp by Herda. The acrylic glass shade has a beige/mocca colour and produces a very warm glow. The lamp requires one E2...
Category
20th Century Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
Ustensilo Wall Organizer by Dorothee Becker for Ingo Maurer, 1970s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Love this Design and color Designer - Dorothee Becker Maurer Producer - Design M Model - Ustensilo Wall Organizer Design Period 1970s Materials - Plastic Col...
Category
1970s German Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Large 60s Italian two-piece Murano glass table lamp by Roberto Pamio for Leucos
By Roberto Pamio, Leucos
Located in München, DE
Large beautiful 1960s two-piece Murano glass table lamp.
Designed by Roberto Pamio. Manufactured by Leucos. Made in Italy.
High quality Italian Space Age design.
The shade is made of...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
1970s Space Age Blue Metal and White Glass Italian Pendant
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A particular light pendant designed and manufactured in Italy in the Seventies, it's in good condition overall, only a glass has a small flaw covered by the metal part when it's moun...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
Vintage Coat Rack, Space Age, Metal & Brass
Located in Wrocław, Poland
This unique vintage coat rack comes from Czechoslovakia or Germany probably. It features 5 coat hooks in brass and 5 smaller hooks right below them. The frame is made of metal and wa...
Category
1930s German Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
White Metal Bicycle Table Lamp by Zicoli, 1970s, Italy
By Zicoli
Located in Hagenbach, DE
White metal bicycle table lamp by Zicoli, 1970s Italy
Very rare large desk lamp
Plastic rims.
Very high quality.
Fully functional.
Original cabl...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
Space Age Eyeball Spot Lamp in Chrome Multidirectional with Magnet Base
Located in San Diego, CA
Cool Space-age table lamp circa 1970s in white enameled finish perfectly working condition the base it's magnetic and you can drill it to a wall and move it into any position you want.
Category
20th Century American Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
Triple Flower Shade Brass Floor Lamp by Willy Daro for Massive, 1970s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Triple flower shade full brass floor lamp by Willy Daro for Massive, 1970s, Germany
Lamp is in very good vintage condition.
This lamp works with 3x ...
Category
1970s German Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Brass
Carlo Nason Space Age Opaline Murano Glass Birillo Floor Lamp for Mazzega, 1960s
By Mazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in Vicenza, IT
Designed by Carlo Nason and produced by the Italian manufacturer Vetreria Mazzega Murano in the 1960s, this floor lamp is the perfect choice to light up your Space Age living room.
...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Mid Century Brown Space Age Eyeball Floor Lamp, 1970s
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Mid century space age eyeball floor lamp in mat brown colour. The metal shades can be turned in any way desirable and move up and down the base. The lights can switched on separately...
Category
20th Century Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
Bubble Glass Clear Silver Chrome Pendant Lights by Staff Leuchten, 1970s
Located in Rijssen, NL
One of the three original 1970s pendant lights produced by Staff Leuchten, Germany.
Heavy quality glass lights with bubble glass shades on a clear silver chrome pendant. All original...
Category
1970s German Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Chrome
A RADICAL Constructivist FLOOR LAMP by ANGELO BROTTO, for ESPERIA, Italy 1960
Located in PARIS, FR
A rare floor lamp by Angelo Brotto, Esperia edition, Italy 1960-1970. Inspired by Constructivism, Modernism and Space Age this floor lamp has an X base in black lacquered metal, a ce...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
Original Woolen Rug Designed by Verner Panton for Desso, Holland 1970s
By Desso, Verner Panton
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find an original vintage rug design by Verner Panton for Desso in the mid 1970s. The rug is part of the Romatica collect...
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Wool
Space Age Three-Seater Sofa by Adriano Piazzesi in Teddy Bear & Leatherette
Located in Catania, CT
A rare three-seater sofa designed by Adriano Piazzesi, produced in Italy during the 1970s. Upholstered in its original cream teddy bear fabric and black leatherette, this piece perfe...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Faux Leather
Red and White Plastic Space Age Table Lamp, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
All plastic Space Age table lamp made in 1960s in Czechoslovakia.
1x25W, E12-E14 bulb
US wiring compatible
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Set of 3 Bill Curry Gold Bronze Finished Cast Iron Jacks Sculptures Atomic Age
Located in Miami, FL
Set of 3 Jack Sculptures, Door Stopper, Paperweight or decorative accent pieces, designed by Bill Curry of Design Line, 1967.
Features a Mid-Century Modern atomic, geometric shape ma...
Category
Late 20th Century American Space Age Furniture
Materials
Iron
Leather and Birchwood Photo Frame for Two Pictures by French Brand Hermès Paris
By Hermès
Located in North Miami, FL
Leather and birchwood photo frame for two pictures by french luxury design house Hermès Paris
By: Hermès Paris
Material: birch, glass, leather, magnets, thread, wood
Technique: embo...
Category
Late 20th Century French Space Age Furniture
Materials
Magnets
Lesbo Table Lamp by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide in Murano Glass
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
First edition
Lesbo table lamp by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide 1960s. Designed by Mangiarotti in 1967, the Lesbo table lamp is now an internationally celebrated design. Its icon...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair Pierre Cardin Tall Wardrobe Chests of Drawers
Located in Hanover, MA
We have a pair of Pierre Cardin tall wardrobe dresser cabinets with double doors which open to reveal 6 pull-out drawers. Produced by Dilingham. White l...
Category
1970s American Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Floor Lamp Diabolo Red Beige by Knoll, 1970
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
Beautiful floor lamp by Knoll, manufactured circa 1970. Red and beige shade with beautiful patterns, illuminates beautifully. The base is made of wood with a classy ring in the middl...
Category
1970s Austrian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Other
Mid Century, Space Age 'Fat Lava' Ceramic Floor Lamp 1960s
Located in Herentals, BE
Large floor lamp in caramel-colored fat lava ceramic with beige and brown accents.
The lamp has a light beige shade with a border at the bottom and top in the same shades as the sha...
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Fabric
Vintage carpet SPACE Age Belgium, Madison
Located in Milano, IT
This Madison-manufactured carpet, created in Belgium during the 1970s, is an exceptional example of mid-century design, specifically reflecting the aesthetic of the Space Age era. Th...
Category
1970s Belgian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Wool
Space Age Flushmount by Mazzega, Carlo Nason in Murano Glass, Italy, Ca 1970
By Mazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Mid-Century Modern flushmount lamp by Mazzega, most likely designed by Carlo Nason, circa 1970, consisting on 3 clear murano glass pieces that slide into a grey/silver lacquered base...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Seventies vase by Carstens Keramik Germany
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Very nice model of a 70s Carstens Keramik vase.
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Space Age Trolley "Baby" by Joe Colombo Black Modular Storage Cart
By Joe Colombo
Located in Freehold, NJ
This mid century Space Age storage caddy “Boby” by Joe Colombo features plastic construction, glossy black finish, modular design with trays and storage compartments, and black casto...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Space Age Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Robert Sonneman Molecule Chandelier
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage 8 light Robert Sonneman chrome orb molecule chandelier.
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Space Age Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Space Age Murano floor lamp by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, opaline glass
By Mazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in Milano, IT
Born in 1935 into a family of celebrated glassmakers from the venetian island of Murano, Carlo Nason is no doubt one of the most influential glass designers of the twentieth century....
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Gau Aulenti for Gavina Tennis Bed 1970s
By Gavina, Gae Aulenti
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Large king size bed by Gae Aulenti mod. ‘Tennis’ for Gavina, Italy 1972. Unique and iconic bed from the ‘Tennis‘ series referring to the round shapes and...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Leather
Vintage Cocoon Pendant lamp in the style of Castiglioni Brothers/ Flos, 1960s
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This pendant lamp is reminescent of the Viscontea lamp, designed by Castiglioni Brothers in the early 1960s and produced by Flos.
This chandelier, from the same era, however has a sm...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
Space Age Wall Coat Rack 1960s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Space Age Wall Coat Rack 1960s
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
XL Sculptural Wall Lamps- Space Age 60's
Located in Antwerpen, BE
Sculptural set of wall sconces in a kind of hard plastic finished in white lacquer with a splash relic.
They are impressive in size and give a very nice effect when lit. The lamps ca...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Space Age Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Modernist Chrome and Marble SPACE-AGE "arc" eyeball floor lamp / Italian
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist Chrome and Marble SPACE-AGE "arc" eyeball floor lamp / Made In Italy,, Classic design.. Sleek. simple , elegant. Minor dimple to chrome shade. less than 8th of an inch. Ha...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Marble, Chrome
Mario Bellini Azure Linen Velvet Camaleonda Sofa for B&B Italia, 1972, Set of 6
Located in Vicenza, IT
Camaleonda sofa, designed by Mario Bellini and manufactured by B&B Italia in 1972.
The set features six modules with backrest.
High quality Italian azure linen velvet upholstery.
...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Linen, Velvet, Foam
Set of 2 Golden 1970s Wall Lamps by Motoko Ishii for Staff
Located in München, DE
Very beautiful and impressive wall lamps from the 1970s.
Extraordinary design and a real highlight for every room.
The lighting effect of the lamps is extremely beautiful and spark...
Category
1970s German Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
Pair of Chrome and Glass Ball Space Age Sconces, Italy, 1970s
By Mazzega
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A stunning pair of glass ball sconces made in Italy, attributed to Mazzega. Each with chrome and metal. One socket makes it a beautiful wall light. E...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Chrome, Metal
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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