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.
Fat Lava Brown Red Ceramic Table Lamp, Germany
Located in Rijssen, NL
Red brown ceramic wall lights in Fat Lava style. Manufactured by Hustadt Leuchten Keramik, Germany in the 1970s. The style of the glaze is called 'Fat Lava'. Which means the glaze is...
Ceramic
Iron Meteorite Sphere with Crystalline Structure Unique to Outer Space
Located in London, GB
This polished extraterrestrial iron sphere is a fascinating display piece, dating back to the formation of the Solar System and from the core of a large asteroid. Carved from the fam...
Iron
Pr. Post Modern Space Age Bellini C & B Italia Amanta Lounge Chairs c 1969
Located in New York, NY
Very chic pair of vintage Amanta chairs, designed by Mario Belllini , for C&B Italia circa 1969. Executed in supple black leather, contrasted with the molded white fiberlite chair fr...
Leather, Fiberglass
Mid-Century Space Age Italian Reggiani Chrome Chandelier, circa 1960
By Reggiani
Located in Vilnius, LT
Italian mid-century Space-Age chandelier by Reggiani from 1960-70s. The chandelier is made in chrome metal. Bulb holders: E14 type, 5 pieces (bulbs are not included). Measurements: H...
Chrome
Pace Collection 9964-1 Chrome Four Poster King Canopy Bed
Located in Hanover, MA
Pace Collection 9964-1 chrome four-poster king size canopy bed. Dimensions shown are external, edge to edge. Internal dimensions 78.5 inches side to side by 80.5 inches head to foot....
Steel, Chrome
Michael Young pendant lamp Y2K style space age 90s
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Pendant lamp designed by Michael Young in the mid 90s. It is suitable for Y2K style pop interior. Also, Mid-century style and Space Age style. It was produced by Japanese furniture ...
Steel
Vintage Wall Ceiling Lights Flush Mounts Sconces Spots by Giotto Stoppino, 1970s
By RAAK, Giotto Stoppino
Located in Berlin, DE
One of ... Minimalist flush mount by Giotto Stoppino. Holland, 1970s Lamp sockets: 1x E27 (US E26).
Milk Glass, Bakelite
$3,449 / item
Flush Lamp by Motoko Ishii for Staff
By Koch & Lowy, Staff Leuchten, Wilhelm Wagenfeld, Peill & Putzler, Motoko Ishii
Located in München, DE
Extremely impressive module lamp from the 1970s. Very unusual design and a real highlight for every room. The lighting effect of the lamp is extremely beautiful and sparkling. Very h...
Metal
Foscarini Coco red Aldo Cibic Y2K style design
By Aldo Cibic, Foscarini
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 ...
Steel
Several Koch & Lowy Clear Glass Wall Sconces or Lights by Peill Putzler
By Peill & Putzler, Koch & Lowy
Located in Rijssen, NL
Midcentury flushmount or wall sconces designed by Koch &; Lowy for Peill &; Putzler in the 1970s. Featuring a clear glass globe shade with a waved or ribbed molded bubble form, casti...
Steel, Chrome
3 seater 'Maralunga' Sofa by Vico magistrate for Cassina
Located in Brussels, BE
An iconic design by Vico Magistretti for Cassina, this 1970s Maralunga sofa is upholstered in rich navy leather and features the model’s celebrated adjustable headrests, seamlessly s...
Leather
$3,040Sale Price|20% Off
Fiberglass Upholstered Swivel Tilt Lounge Chair by Buaghman for Thayer Coggin
By Milo Baughman, Thayer Coggin
Located in New York, NY
Very cool and rare swivel tilt lounge chair Space Age style, designed by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin. This example is in untouched, original condition, showing only light cosmeti...
Upholstery, Fiberglass
Space Age Italian Wall Unit
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An Italian Space Age wall unit. Laminate blue faux bois with black lacquer, glass and aluminum details. A diverse storage piece allowing for use as a bookshelf, bar unit or media cab...
Aluminum, Chrome
Pierre Paulin, Orange Slice chair, Artifort, 1960
Located in Uppsala, SE
Model F437, or more famously nicknamed the Orange Slice, was designed by French designer Pierre Paulin for the Dutch manufacturer Artifort in the mid 20th century after he became acq...
Chrome
Rare Sculptural Meteorite with Wave-Like Impressions
Located in London, GB
This striking natural sculpture is in fact a meteorite, formed at the creation of our Solar System around 4.5 billion years ago. Journeying across hundreds of millions of miles from ...
Stone
$856Sale Price|20% Off
Working television set CGE Space Age Design 1970s Modernism
Located in Taranto, IT
conical television produced by CGE (Compagnia Generale di Elettricità) in the 1970s, an extraordinary example of Space Age aesthetics and Italian modernism. Il corpo in plastica av...
Metal
Cross-Section of the Seymchan Meteorite with Peridot Gems and Crystalised Metal
Located in London, GB
A magnificent cross-section of the famed pallasite meteorite, Seymchan, recovered from the bed of the river Hekandue in the Russian Far East, and revealing the honeycomb-like structu...
Iron
1970s Czechoslovak Space Age Burgundy Red Opaline Glass Table Lamp
Located in Praha, CZ
Vintage Space Age table lamp produced in Czechoslovakia during the 1970s. This striking lamp features a burgundy red lacquered metal base paired with a rounded white opaline glass ...
Metal
1960 Fontana Arte Max Ingrand Italian Design Mid Century Modernist Crystal Bowl
By Fontana Arte
Located in Brescia, IT
Bowl Fontana Arte 1960-1969 Smoked Crystal Ground Crystal on the edge Perfect Condiction
Crystal
Space Age Wall Mirror in form of Glasses, Italy 70s
Located in Lucija, SI
Very rare and unique wall mirror in form of glasses lights on the back Made in Italy in the 70s
Metal
Desk in metal and grey vinyl designed by BBPR for Olivetti Synthesys , 1960s
By Olivetti, Studio BBPR
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Office or home desk, Arco model for Olivetti Synthesys in the rare small dimension (cm 140 lenght). Historic piece of Italian design from the 60s designed by the BBPR studio in diffe...
Sheet Metal
Four Space Age Sconces in Murano Glass by Carlo Nason for Mazzega
By Mazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Space Age sconces made in clear and green Murano glass and white lacquered metal, Italy, circa 1970 Design attributed to Carlo Nason.
Chrome
Mosaic-like Lunar Meteorite Cross Section
Located in London, GB
This spectacular polished slice of the Lunar meteorite Gadamis 004, reveals a mosaic-like interior, evoking the surface of the Moon as seen by the eye on a clear night. Weighing 149 ...
Stone
1960s Space Age Star Design Wall or Ceiling Lamps in Bronze
Located in München, DE
Unique 1960s Space Age wall or ceiling lamp in a star design. Fully functional with one original E27 metal socket. Look changes depending to the bulb size. Also looks great with a mi...
Bronze
$2,712Sale Price / set|20% Off
Space age dining set by Chromcraft, 1970s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Space age tulip design dining set by Chromcraft manufactured in the USA. The set consists of 6 dining chairs with black metal and aluminum bases and acrylic and vinyl seats. The cha...
Metal
Two Mid-Century Modern Chandelier by Aldo Nason for Mazzega, Murano ca. 1968
By Aldo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Space Age four-light "Chain Link" chandelier designed by Aldo Nason, circa 1970 in Murano clear "pulegoso" (bubbles) glass and chrome hardware. Two identical chandeliers are availabl...
Chrome
Space Age Freestanding Modular Sofa Green Velvet Wittmann 1970s Austria
By Wittmann
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age vintage freestanding modular sectional sofa elements model Rhombos from stitched corduroy in green color by Wittmann 1970s Austria. A joyful and livable freestanding and mo...
Metal
Swedish Mid-Century Red Enameled Metal Work Light by Exaktor AB, 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Swedish Mid-Century linear fluorescent work light by Exaktor AB showcases bold industrial design from the 1970s. Vibrant red enameled metal canopy and matching fixture create strikin...
Metal
1960s Space Age Brown and Green Heavy Glass Wall Sconces by Veca
By Fontana Arte, VECA
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This rare pair of 1960s Space Age wall sconces by the esteemed Italian manufacturer Veca represents a masterclass in Mid-Century Modern glasswork and lighting design. Each fixture fe...
Metal
A POSTMODERN SPACE-AGE Wrough Iron & Steel ANDIRONS by JEAN PAUL, France 1970
By Jacques Charles, Maison Charles
Located in PARIS, FR
A spectacular and elegant "single" andiron, Neoclassical, Postmodern, Shabby-Chic, Space-Age, Seventies, formed by a wrought iron grid with an incredible stainless steel front sculpt...
Stainless Steel, Wrought Iron
Round Murano Amber Bubble Flushmount light by Hillebrand, Germany, 1970
By Hillebrand
Located in Aachen, NRW
A wonderful round Murano Flush Mount by Hillebrand Leuchten, Germany, 1970s. Thick textured Murano fixture on a brass base with 3 brass screws. High quality and in very good conditi...
Brass
Space Age Cobra Snake Table Clamp Lamp, 1970s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Space Age Snake Lamp in Hebi style. The lamp is reminiscent of the Hebi by Italian manufacturer Valenti, based on a design by Japanese designer Isao Hosoe from the 1970s. The lamp c...
Metal
$1,186Sale Price|33% Off
Harvey Guzzini Model 4030 Space Age Table - Desk Lamp, Italy 1970
Harvey Guzzini Model 4030 Space Age Table - Desk Lamp, Italy 1970 Produced by Harvey Guzzini, a company renowned for high-quality Italian design, this lamp is an example of craftsma...
Iron
$11,300 / set
Joe Colombo dry bar, iconic Italian design
Located in HAARLEM, NL
A striking blend of futuristic design and functional elegance, this 4-piece dry bar by Joe Colombo embodies the visionary spirit of 1970s Italian modernism. Sculptural yet practical,...
Faux Leather, Acrylic, Plywood
Futuristic '70s Space Age Table Lamp
Located in Hilversum, NL
This iconic vintage table lamp from the 1970s is a striking example of space age design. Featuring a bold, spherical shape nestled within a circular metal frame, the lamp evokes the ...
Metal
Vintage Italian Black and Yellow Lidded Ceramic Jar by Pino Spagnolo for Sicart
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Diminutive Italian Post-Modernist and yellow ceramic jar/box with lid by Pino Spagnolo for Sicart (ca. 1970s). Attractive colors employed and space age form. Very good, vintage condi...
Ceramic
Claus Bolby Danish Space Age Wall Sconces for Cebo Industri, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A rare pair of Danish Space Age or Brutalist wall lamps designed by Claus Bolby and manufactured by his own lighting company Cebo Industri in Silkeborg, Denmark in the late 60s to ea...
Metal
Floor Lamp Chrome Blown Glass by Reggiani, Italy, 1970
By Reggiani
Located in Rijssen, NL
Spiral floor lamp by the Reggiani manufactured, circa 1970. Stainless steel with hand blown Murano glass sphere. A statement piece! In very good condition. Cleaned well wired and r...
Steel, Chrome
$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
Mid Century Beige Space Age Witch Hat Pendant Light, 1970s
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
White mid century space age witch hat pendant light. The shade is made out of metal and has a white/beige lacquer. The lamp requires an E27 (E26) lig...
Metal
Space Age Table Lamp, Metal with Orange Sphere, Vintage Design, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Space Age table lamp. The basic shape of the lamp is a cylinder with an inserted ball. The cylinder is open on one side and top. It has a polished and mirror finish on the outside. ...
Metal
Chromed metal chandelier and glass lens diffusers, Oscar Torlasco, circa 1970
Located in Milano, Lombardia
The chrome-plated metal pendant lamp with glass lens diffusers, designed by Oscar Torlasco in the period around 1970, is an excellent example of the bright, futuristic design of its ...
Metal
Pierre Paulin x Jack Lenor Larsen little tulip armchair by Artifort
By Pierre Paulin, Jack Lenor Larsen
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
Rare Jack Lenor Larsen Mementum fabrics little Tulip chair. Made by Artifort - Netherlands
Chrome
$1,712Sale Price|20% Off
Italian 1970s Vanity Table & Seat made in chrome and smoked glass
Located in Roma, IT
A dressing table with sparkling and mirrored chrome like the rims of vintage cars. Made in Italy between the 60s and 70s, it is composed of two modules, a practical hexagonal section...
Chrome
4 Ball Glass Ceiling Lamp, 1970s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
4 Ball Glass Ceiling Lamp, 1970s, Germany Lampshade is in good condition and very clean. This lamp works with 4 x E14 light bulb. Wired and suita...
Metal
Outsized Light Bulb Floor or Hanging Lamp 'Bulb Bulb' by Ingo Maurer
By M Design, Ingo Maurer
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
"Bulb Bulb" is a large floor or hanging lamp from the 1980s. "Bulb Bulb" is an iconic lightning device inspired by Pop Art. Bulb Bulb is shaped like an outsi...
Plastic
Iconic Sonneman Orbiter Floor Lamp Early Version
By Sonneman Lighting, Robert Sonneman
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional mid century, post modern, space age style floor lamp designed by Robert Sonneman, for the Sonneman Lighting Co. circa 1960's. The lamp features an adjustable arc arm, th...
Steel, Chrome
Pair of Italian Chrome Table Lamps by Reggiani, circa 1968
By Reggiani
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare pair of Italian chrome table lamps by Reggiani, 1960s. Very sculptural design with an all-chrome body with discreet slits on the upper cover (which can be rotated 360 degrees) w...
Brass, Chrome
Blue Space Age Plastic Mirror by Syla, France, 1970s
By Syla
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Bold French Space Age mirror produced by Syla during the 1970s. The piece features a molded plastic frame in an intense saturated blue tone surrounding a large circular mirror. Its ...
Glass, Plastic
$1,424Sale Price|20% Off
Space Age Italian Modular Sofa designed by Emilio Guarnacci for 1P, Italy
Located in Roma, IT
The combination offered consists of 2 modules with side armrests to form a 2-seater sofa. It is possible to add multiple modules thanks to the steel levers placed in the lower part t...
Velvet, Beech
"Brumbury" Table Lamp by Luigi Massoni for Harvey Guzzini, 1970s
By Harvey Guzzini, Luigi Massoni
Located in New York, NY
A classic example of Italian space age design, the iconic "Brumbury" table lamp was designed by Luigi Massoni in 1969 and produced during the 1970's by renowned Italian lighting manu...
Metal
Ettore Sottsass Chandelier, 1970
By Poltronova, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare ‚Bruco‘ chandelier designed by Ettore Sottsass for Design Centre / Poltronova in 1970. Minimalist chrome structure with a large methacrylate diffuser. Very nice original conditi...
Aluminum, Chrome
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
Girolle Armchairs by Jean-Pierre Laporte, Limited Edition, 2010
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Rare paire de fauteuils Girolle par Jean Pierre Laporte, dessiné en 1969. Notre paire est une édition limitée postérieure par la galerie Edouard Edwards, vers 2010. Bibliog...
Fabric, Polyester
Mid-Century Fuga Aluminum Tubular Wall Lamps with Black Enameled Bases by RAAK
By RAAK, Maija Liisa Komulainen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century wall lamps with aluminum tube shades on black enameled bases. Designed by Finnish architect Maija Liisa Komulainen for RAAK, Holland. This is an Iconic dutch design from ...
Metal, Aluminum
Universal chair by Joe Colombo for Kartell , 1960s
By Joe Colombo, Kartell
Located in Athens, Attiki
Joe Colombo’s ‘Universale’ chair, Kartell late 1960s. Solid, stackable, and colorful, this red Universale chair reflects a late-1960s enth...
Plastic
1970s Space Age Graphic Serving Tray Glass Metal Wood Europe
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
This European Space Age serving tray from the 1970s combines functional design with a strong graphic identity, reflecting the period’s interest in geometry, contrast, and visual comp...
Metal
$428Sale Price|52% Off
Gastone Rinaldi dining table 1970
Located in TARBES, FR
Very beautiful chrome table, with its smoked glass top, produced in the 1970s, for Rima. Designated by Gastone Rinaldi. Good general state of conservation for its base. Some traces of chrome oxidation, see photos, The tray does not include scratches. When he takes over the management of RIMA, Gastone Rinaldi designs new chairs that will become references in the world of design. A chair with a rocking back like the DU9 or even a sculptural chair like the DU43 Lounge Chair (1953), the designer's works seem to suit customers of the time perfectly. When in 1956 RIMA started producing sofas with folding mechanisms and metal structures, the best known would be the Saturno Sofa...
Chrome
Large Tricena space age lamp by Ingo Maurer for M design, Germany 1970s
By M Design, Ingo Maurer
Located in ECHT, NL
Largest version of the iconic space age Tricena pendant lamp. Designed by Ingo Maurer and produced by M design in the 1970s. Ingo Maurer (12 May 1932 – 21 October 2019) was a German...
Metal, Chrome
$2,257Sale Price|20% Off
Table à manger ovale vintage en verre fumé et métal chromé style Space Age
Located in BESANÇON, FR
Table à manger vintage des années 70, style Space Age, plateau ovale en verre fumé, pied et tour de plateau en métal chromé design. Très bon état général avec signes du temps qui pas...
Metal