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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
Period: Mid-20th Century
Space Age Floor Lamp by I Guzzini in White Acrylic and Chrome, Italy, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
A Space Age floor lamp designed by Franco Bresciani and produced by "I Guzzini", an important Italian company leader in lighting products a...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture

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Chrome

Space Age Vide Poche, Bowl, Catchall or Desk Tidy Aluminum and Red Enamel
Located in Atlanta, GA
This striking modernist Space Age aluminum bowl, vide poche, was crafted in the mid-20th century in France. The elongated canoe-shaped piece has a typical spatial ship design. The ca...
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Mid-20th Century French Space Age Furniture

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Metal, Aluminum, Enamel

Red Atomic Tripod Table Lamp 1950's Italy
Located in Lisboa, PT
A playful and rare find from 1950s Italy, this red atomic tripod table lamp embodies the exuberant spirit of the atomic age in miniature form. Its small scale is precisely what makes...
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1950s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Metal, Brass

1970s Sciolari Style Space Age Chromed Metal and Black Wood Italian Floor Lamp
Located in Aci Castello, IT
The twelve lights lamp is a vintage "Space Age" floor lamp, resembling the style of Italian designer Gaetano Sciolari, known for his mid-century modern and futuristic designs, is a s...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture

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Chrome, Iron

Space Age White Vintage Plastic Dining Room Set by Maurice Burke, 1960s, UK
Located in Vienna, AT
Space age vintage white plastic dining room set designed by Maurice Burke 1960s United Kingdom and produced by Arkana Great Britain. The dining room set consists of 1 white enameled ...
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1960s British Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Upholstery, Plastic, Fiberglass

Space Age Vintage Yellow Plastic Chair Kangaroo Chair Ernst Moeckl 1960s Germany
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age vintage chair or side chair model kangaroo chair or Z chair from yellow plastic by Ernst Moeckl for Baydur, W-Germany, 1960s. Very rare to find in the happy making sunshin...
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1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Plastic

Table basse ronde italienne bar pivotant de Eugenio Gerli pour Tecno, en teck
Located in BESANÇON, FR
Table basse ronde vintage des années 60, magnifique design italien attribué à Eugenio Gerli pour Tecno, modèle original et rare, en teck courbé et fonte d’aluminium, sur roulettes, p...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Smoked Glass, Teak

Original M.C. Esher Black Light poster ''Dream'' 1960s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Unique and original very rare Black Light poster M.C. Escher After M.C.Escher Wood Engraving Dream 1935 . The poster still has its Bright colors and with the Black Light on ,its ...
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1960s Dutch Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Paper

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...
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Mid-20th Century German Space Age Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Large Guzzini White Orange Pendant, Studio 6G, Italy 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Large Italian modern atomic age Guzzini "Bud" pendant by Studio 6G. Big crisp white dome pendant with chrome top, chrome band along edge, white plas...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture

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Plastic, Acrylic, Plexiglass

Space Race Moon Landing July 20, 1969 Apollo 11 Large Brutalist Steel Sculpture
Located in St. Louis, MO
Unique and very large, One of a kind - Mid-Century period Brutalist Artisan made & hand crafted Space Sculpture paying homage to the Apollo 11 moon landing on July 20, 1969. Brutalis...
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1960s American Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Brass, Copper, Steel

Vintage sputnik coat stand, 1960s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Mid century golden sputnik coat stand. Original space age design and beautiful patina. Lots of practical hooks and white marble base 1960s - Fran...
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1960s French Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Marble, Brass

Xavier Feal rare swivel chair with footrest in curved steel
Located in Milano, IT
COD-2688A Xavier Feal Rare swivel chair with footrest in curved steel and leather upholstery. Inox Industrie, France, ca. 1970. Xavier Feal, born Jean Claude Neyton, was a French ...
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Mid-20th Century French Space Age Furniture

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Steel

Roger L. Gerber Space Age Plastic Lounge Chair for Venture Line, 1960s
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century modern space age moulded white industrial plastic indoor / outdoor lounge chair designed by Roger L. Gerber for Venture Line, 1960s.
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Mid-20th Century American Space Age Furniture

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Plastic

Space Age Polished Chrome and Glass Tubo Coffee Table by Mascheroni for Vecta
Located in New York, NY
Iconic Post Modern, Space Age, Mid Century chrome and glass coffee table, designed by John Mascheroni for Vecta, made in Italy, circa 1960’s. The table features a tubular frame cons...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture

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Chrome

Space Age Wall Coat Rack 1960s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Space Age Wall Coat Rack 1960s
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1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Aluminum

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...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Chrome

Silver Plated Metal 1960s Bowl & Box by Christofle
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Set of 2 silver plated metal decorative objects: a "leave" bowl and an "apple" box from the '60s. Pretty good condition: the bowl show light defect on one side as showed in the pictu...
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1960s French Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Silver Plate, Brass

Set of 2 Silène loungechairs by M Borgnat for Clairitex, 1960s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Very rare set of 2 fiberglass shell lounge chairs designed by M. Borgant for Clairitex. The chairs where used and can be used as garden chairs. They have a fantastic age/patina whi...
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1960s French Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Fiberglass

Desserte Joe Colombo "Boby Trolley Rouge pour Bieffeplast Italie 1968 Space Age
Located in London, England
Fabriqué par Bieffplast en Italie, le rangement Boby, imaginé par le designer emblématique Joe Colombo, se présente comme une solution pratique et esthétique pour toutes les pièces d...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Plastic

1960 Barbini Italian Space Age Design Murano Glass Cube Vase
Located in Brescia, IT
Vase Barbini Italy, 1960 Square Clear Murano Glass Space Age Design Perfect Condiction
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Glass

Original Sunball Chair by Gunter Ris and Ferdinand Selldorf for Rosenthal
Located in Little Burstead, Essex
This is a fully restored original version of this 1960's iconic classic astronaut's helmet style space age outdoor swivel chair, As you can imagin...
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Mid-20th Century German Space Age Furniture

Materials

Velvet, Fiberglass

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...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Space Age Furniture

Materials

Chrome

Vintage Space Age Decorative Aluminium Ashtray in two piece, Scandinavian design
Located in Milano, IT
With the habit of smoking drastically decreasing all over the world according to statistics, all kinds of paraphernalia connected to that universe are becoming a scarcer and scarcer ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Aluminum

Very Rare Orange Ceramic Table Lamp Base from Kaiser Leuchten, Germany 1960s ---
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
These ceramic table lamp was designed in the 1960s. We have a total of six table lamp bases from the Kaiser Leuchten Bubble ceramic series from the 19...
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1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Metal

Garden Egg Chairs by Peter Ghyczy for Reuters
Located in Little Burstead, Essex
We have two of these original vintage Garden Egg chairs in white with blue cushions, designed for use indoors and outdoors by Peter Ghyczy for Reuters in the former East Germany, pri...
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Mid-20th Century German Space Age Furniture

Materials

Plastic

1970s Space Age Pink and Clear Glass Square Wall Mirror by Lupi Cristal Luxor
Located in Aci Castello, IT
An amazing square wall mirror designed and manufactured in Italy by Lupi Cristal Luxor ( original label on the back side ). The mirror is a distinctive and stylish piece that reflect...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture

Materials

Glass, Mirror

Set of 2 Crystal Glass Wall Lamps or Flush Lights by Cosack
Located in München, DE
Wonderful wall lamps or ceiling lamps from the 1960s. Very high-quality and solid workmanship. An asset to any home. The design of the glasses creates an exciting fiery play of light...
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1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Metal

Paul Secon for Sompex Lucite and Wire Space Age Table Lamp, 1960s
Located in Melbourne, AU
A rare table lamp by Paul Secon. His lights are more commonly found as pendants. It had lost is internal fixtures so we had our master craftsman make an appropriate white and chrom...
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1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Synthetic, Lucite

Ball Chair by Eero Aarnio for Asko
Located in Wien, AT
Eero Aarnio Ball Chair from the first production of Asko. An absolute design icon and known worldwide. The chair offers numerous seating options and can be rotated on its own axis. T...
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1960s Finnish Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Fiberglass, Foam

Beautiful Round Heavy 60s Nickel Narciso Mirror by Sergio Mazza for Artemide
Located in München, DE
Beautiful round heavy Narciso mirror from the 1960s. Design by Italian designer Sergio Mazza. Manufactured by Artemide. Made in Italy Great minimalist Italian design, frame is comp...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Nickel

Soriana Armchair designed by Afra et Tobia Scarpa for Cassina circa 1960
Located in NICE, FR
This exceptional Soriana lounge chair, designed by Tobia and Afra Scarpa for Cassina, is an iconic example of 1970s Italian design. This rare first edition piece retains its original...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Wool

Murano Glass Bowl Blue Turquoise Sommerso Flavio Poli/Seguso Attributed 1960s
Located in Glasgow, GB
A vintage Murano glass bowl, attributed to Flavio Poli for Seguso, circa 1960s, Italy. Crafted using the sommerso technique, this piece features a deep royal blue core layered bene...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture

Materials

Murano Glass

1960 Toni Zuccheri VeArt Italian Design Space Age Murano Glass White Floor Lamp
Located in Brescia, IT
Floor Lamp Toni Zuccheri VeArt 1960 "Membrana" Murano Glass Shade White and Chrome Frame Perfect Working Order
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Murano Glass

Mid-Century Space Age Galaxy Armchair by Alf Svensson for Dux, 1968
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Vintage Space Swivel Armchair by Alf Svensson & Yngve Sandström for Dux, 1970s Plastic shell and original grey fabric upholstery Beautiful space age design 1960s - Sweden Dimensi...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Plastic

Amazing Golden Sputnik Wall or Flush Lamp by Cosack
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...
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1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Metal

Space Age Flush Lamp from Kaiser Leuchten
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. Fantastic contemporary design. Manufacture...
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1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Metal

Pair of Space Age Lounge Chairs by Salotti Martini, Italy, 1960s
Located in Almelo, NL
Pair of Space Age Lounge Chairs by Salotti Martini, Italy, 1960s Striking in form and rich in character, this rare pair of lounge chairs by Salotti Martini embodies the bold vision ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture

Materials

Upholstery, Beech

1970s Space Age Danish Saturn Louis Poulsen Outdoor Wall Light by Joachim Lepper
Located in London, GB
A striking wall light manufactured by the Danish lighting manufacturer Louis Poulsen. This is the largest "maxi" version in the Model Saturn range. Designed by Joachim Lepper. The...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Space Age Furniture

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Metal, Aluminum

Set of Six Hourglass Shaped Clear Glass Metal Sconces, Doria Germany
Located in Vienna, AT
Beautiful set of a total of six hourglass shaped sconces in excellent condition. Doria Leuchten Germany, 1960 6 pieces available, priced and sold individually.
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1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Aluminum, Metal

Retro Ceramic Plant Table with 4 Orange Tiles Wrought Iron
Located in Poperinge, BE
Cool vintage plant table made of a black wrought iron base and a table top with 4 ceramic orange tiles, 1960s, Belgium. In perfect vintage condition, the tiles have no cracks, break...
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1960s Belgian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Wrought Iron

Post Modern Glass Table Lamp Att. to Carlo Nason Lumenform Sona Made in Italy
Located in New York, NY
Unusual glass orb form table lamp with stainless steel fitments. Circa 1970's, Made in Italy, attributed to Carlo Nason, for Lumenform. The lamp is in excellent, original, clean and working condition ( wired for US ) - accepts a standard size screw in bulb. Impressive lighting from the Golden Age of Italian Modern lighting...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture

Materials

Steel

Mid Century Italian Lacquered Wood and Chrome Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A space age Italian coffee table. Dark red lacquered wood surrounds a smoke glass mirrored surface and chrome pillar legs. Sourced in Florence Italy.
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Chrome

Large Tricena space age lamp by Ingo Maurer for M design, Germany 1970s
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...
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Mid-20th Century German Space Age Furniture

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Club space age chair by Raphael Raffel France 1960s
Located in Sas van Gent, NL
Space age design by Raphael Raffel, a 1960s Club chair in injection moulded plastic shell. This is a European version produced in France during the 60s, not a later licensed Herman ...
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1960s French Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Faux Leather, Plastic

Vintage space age Rodica chair by Mario Brunu for Comfort, Italy 1968.
Located in Haderslev, DK
Elevate your living space with the timeless elegance of the 'Rodica' lounge chair, a mid-century masterpiece designed by Mario Bruno for Comfort Italy. Cra...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Leather, Fiberglass

Peill & Putzler Red glass hanging lamp, Germany 1960-1970
Located in Herentals, BE
Bell-shaped, red hanging lamp produced by Peill & Putzler in Germany in the period 1960-1970 The lamp has an E 27 fitting, suitable for a lamp up to a maximum of 100 Watt. The lamp h...
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1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Chrome

Lampada Da Tavolo Siderea Design Alberto Rosselli & Gio Ponti Per Tato, 1969
Located in taranto, IT
splendida e rara lampada "siderea", disegnata da alberto Rosselli per Tato nel 1969, anno dello sbarco degli astronauti sulla Luna. Realizzata in metallo con una base in vetro sul colore verde chiaro, con lampadina centrale e cupola di vetro trasparente, come a voler...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Metal

Lovely Green Ceramic Table Lamp Bases, Germany 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Lovely Green Ceramic Table Lamp Bases, Germany 1960s The pictures with the lampshades are for illustration purposes and as an example of how the lamp bases look with a lampshade. Th...
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1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Metal

Kiosk K67 Double Yugokiosk by Saša Müchtig for Imgrad, 1988
Located in Radomsko, Województwo łódzkie
K67 is a kiosk design created in 1966 by the Slovenian architect and designer Saša J. Mächtig. Very good contition, preserved in its original form. 2 original canopies included. Weig...
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1960s Slovenian Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Fiberglass

3 Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Sconces by Venini, circa 1960
Located in Merida, Yucatan
3 Mid-Century Modern Murano glass sconces manufctured by Venini, circa 1960, in clear and amber thick Murano glass slabs. Metal hardware lacquered white. It is shown with warm and ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture

Materials

Murano Glass

Light gray 1960s Space Age Kaiser Leuchten metal ceiling lamps with 3 glass ball
Located in München, DE
Metal ceiling lamp with 3 opal glass balls in typical Space Age light gray from Kaiser Leuchten. Unusual sixties Space Age Atomic Design. Made in Germany. Very good vintage condition...
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1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Metal

"ATON / 280" Joe Colombo 1964 O-LUCE, Italy
Located in Köln, DE
"Aton / mod.280" table lamp by Joe Colombo for O-LUCE in 1964. Original period piece in good condition. Rare and very hard to find. Glass shade has some chips around the edge, hardly...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Aluminum, Steel

Large Bubble Glass Flush Mount by Staff, 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
Large bubble glass flush mount (model A230) by Staff, 1960s. A large and heavily textured glass diffuser with 'bubbles' of varying sizes is mounted on a dark grey-metallic lacquered ...
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1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Steel

1970s Toni Zuccheri for Venini Space Age Murano Glass Square Wall Sconce
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This stunning piece is a 1970s Toni Zuccheri for Venini "Corteccia" Murano Glass Wall Sconce, a striking example of Space Age Italian design and Murano glass artistry. The light fixt...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture

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Metal, Brass

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...
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1960s Danish Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Plastic, Acrylic

Mid-Century "Lamingo" Pendant lamp T 742 by Hans-Agne Jakobsson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century T 742 "Lamingo" pendant lamp by Swedish interior and furniture designer, Hans-Agne Jacobsen. This iconic design is constructed from 5 brushed aluminum plates with white l...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Space Age Furniture

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Aluminum

'Sapporo' Wood Frame Two Seat Sofa by Mario Marenco for Mobil Girgi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A 'Sapporo' two seat sofa designed by Mario Marenco for Mobil Girgi. A solid wood frame holds six removable cushions. Newly reupholstered in a textured cream fabric. Stamped “Mobil G...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

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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