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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 Vintage Red Orange Serving Table or Bar Cart 1960s Germany
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age vintage serving cart or bar cart or gueridon in a happy making color tone red orange from laminate and metal. The bar cart shows a foldable feature. For a good mobility th...
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1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Metal

Set of 2 swivel lounge chairs with one ottoman by Play IVM
Located in Brussel, BE
Set of 2 swivel lounge chairs with one matching ottoman by Play IVM
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Metal

Set of Five Orbit Chairs and Original Dining Table by Vitra, Germany, 1965
Located in Haderslev, DK
Rare special Orbit dining set of five chairs and a dining table. Designed by Farner & Grunder for Herman Miller and produced by Vitra 1965. All original with the original uphol...
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1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Fabric, Fiberglass

1960s large ceramic table or floor lamp in green and black by Kaiser Leuchten
Located in München, DE
Beautiful 1960s large, glossy ceramic table lamp or floor lamp by Kaiser Leuchten. With a large fabric lampshade. With the label on the base. Made in Germany. Typical Mid Century des...
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1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Ceramic, Fabric

1 of 5 Ceramic Wall Light or Flush Mount by PAN Keramik, Germany, 1970s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
The lamps can be mounted in different ways. The height without the bulb is 11cm, with 14cm. Tamp requires 1x E27 / E26 Edison screw bulb, is wired, functional and runs on both 110...
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1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Metal, Aluminum

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

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Velvet, Fiberglass

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

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

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Synthetic, Lucite

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

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Fiberglass

Space Age Vintage Red Ceramic Totem Floor Lamp, 1960s, Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
A space age red vintage ceramic totem floor lamp, which was designed and handmade in Italy in the 1960s. The floor lamp was composed of 8 geometric parts, which are round towards the...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Ceramic, Glass

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

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Chrome

Vintage Lotus Table Lamp by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, Blown Murano Glass, Rare
Located in Milano, IT
Murano Table Lamp - Italian Collectible Lamp - Rare Mid-Century Lamp The LT305 "Lotus" Table Lamp, designed by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, is one of the most beautiful Murano lamps eve...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Italian Space Age Chrome and Glass Pendant Light, 1970s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Italian Space Age Chrome and Glass Pendant Light, 1970s Striking Italian Space Age pendant light from the 1970s, featuring a rare pull-down mechanism that allows the height to be ad...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture

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Chrome

Vintage Iconic Joe Colombo Elda Armchair, Italian Space Age, White Leather
Located in Milano, IT
It’s 1963, Space Age is at its dawn, and Italian architect Joe Colombo designs a piece that will define the aesthetics of the era: we’re of course talking of the Elda chair, named af...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Leather, Fiberglass

Opaline Sputnik Chandelier by Kaiser Leuchten
Located in München, DE
Wonderful Sputnik chandelier from the 1960s. The 6 opal glass lampshades spread a pleasant light. The lamp is manufactured to a very high quality. Very contemporary design with a fan...
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1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Metal

Joe Colombo Brushed Aluminium & Steel Floor Lamp With Rise and Fall Shade
Located in Reading, Berkshire
An Innovative Designed Brushed Aluminium & Steel Floor Lamp With A Cylindrical Milk Glass Shade. Perfect For A Lounge Or Office Setting Featuring A Rise & Fall Brushed Aluminium Di...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture

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Aluminum, Steel

1970s German Hustadt Leuchten Glazed Ceramic Brown Fat Lava Wall Sconce or Light
Located in London, England
1970s vintage, retro, space-age, German Hustadt Leuchten 'Fat Lava' ceramic brown glazed glossy wall sconce with a 3-dimensional design. A single E14 screw in bulb sits in the centr...
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Mid-20th Century German Space Age Furniture

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Metal, Chrome

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

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Fabric, Fiberglass, Foam

Space Age Bubble Wall or Ceiling Lamp by Doria Leuchten, 1960s Germany
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Fully functional. Five E14 sockets. Works with 220V and 110V. Wiring is suitable for all countries.    
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1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Metal, Aluminum

1970s Space Age Backlit Table Mirror 'UFO' by Étienne Fermigier for PRISUNIC
Located in Torquay, GB
Early 70s space age design backlit vanity mirror by Étienne Fermigier for Prisunic Holland. The 'UFO' backlit table mirror comes equipped with detachable cosmetic holding slots and s...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Space Age Furniture

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Mirror, Plastic

Space Age Vintage Chromed Metal Telescope Floor Lamp, 1960s, Germany
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age vintage chromed metal floor lamp with a curved base and a telescope arm from 1960s, Germany. While the telescope tube arm is adjustable...
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1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Metal

Teak Expo 67 Pair of Cocktail Tables by RS Associates
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic of Canadian Modern Spaceage Design. Originally planned as a designed for display at Expo 1967 in Montreal, these pieces did not actually go into production until 1968. Design...
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1960s Canadian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Laminate, Teak

Pair of unique pyramid shape alabaster table lamps from Eclipsi, Spain, 1960s
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Pair of Spanish table or desk lamps from the 60s. Made of alabaster and in the shape of a pyramid, these lamps evoke the cubist or Art Deco style of the time, where pure lines gave r...
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1960s Spanish Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Alabaster

Eero Saarinen Tulip Oval Carrara Arabescato Marble Tulip Table for Knoll, 1967
Located in Vicenza, IT
Tulip oval dining table designed by Eero Saarinen in 1957 and manufactured by Knoll in 1967. Composed of a white lacquered pedestal and a tabletop made of ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Carrara Marble

German Vintage Brass and Glass Pendant Light Chandelier 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Beautiful 18-arm geometric clear glass and brass Sputnik chandelier. Germany, 1960s/1970s Measures: Diameter: 26 Inch Height min. (body): 16 Inch.  
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1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Brass

Large Oyster Light Panel by Klaus Link in the manner Staff, Germany, 1968
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Very rare Oyster wall light made of black and white enameled metal in the manner of Staff, Germany, 1968. A real eye-catcher even unlit. Gem from the...
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1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Metal

Joe Columbo styled Space Age Targa Lounge Chair w/ Ottoman
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A very sculptural Space Age Targa lounge chair with ottoman having green leatherette headrest and ottoman . Unique and very well crafted with smooth lines...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Space Age Furniture

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Plastic

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

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Faux Leather, Plastic

Space-Age Nickel Pendant
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Space-age polished nickel pendant with frosted glass shade.
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1960s Japanese Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Nickel

Space Age Wall Light, Flush Mount by Teka, Germany, 1960s
Located in Schwerin, MV
Original discus lamp from the 1960s by Teka (similiar to Honsel), Germany. The lamp is made of aluminum with a brushed brass surface. It can be attached to both the ceiling and the ...
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1960s Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Aluminum

Afra and Tobia Scarpa Brown Leather Two-Seater Soriana Sofa for Cassina, 1969
Located in Vicenza, IT
Soriana two-seater sofa, designed by Afra and Tobia Scarpa, and produced by the Italian manufacturer Cassina in 1969. It features its original brown leather upholstery. Winner of t...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Chrome

Pair of 'Omega' chandeliers by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, Italy, 1962
Located in Argelato, BO
Omega pendant lamp by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, Italy, 1962 "The Omega lamp, in the pendant and ceiling versions, is part of the first series of lamps designed by Vico Magistre...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Metal

Mid Century Modern Floor Lamp "Lucerna" designed by Harvey Guzzini
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a sleek Mid Century Modern floor lamp "Lucerna", designed by Harvey Guzzini team and manufactured by Meblo in cooperation with iGuzzini. It features a s...
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1960s Slovenian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Steel

One of the Two Orange Peill & Putzler Pendant Lights, 1970s
Located in Rijssen, NL
There’s something about orange that screams this particular era. And this 1970s pair of Peill & Putzler ceiling pendant lamps is very orange! The lovely shaped hand blown lampshade ...
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Mid-20th Century German Space Age Furniture

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Blown Glass

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...
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1960s Swiss Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Cotton

Giancarlo Piretti Plona chair Anonima for Castelli - Italy, 1969. Pair available
Located in London, GB
Born in Bologna, Piretti (b.1940) studied at the city’s Istituto Statale d’Arte before joining manufacturer Anonima Castelli as a designer. His work married a space age sensibility w...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Leather

Pair of 'Ribbon' Lounge Chairs by Cesare Leonardi and Franca Stagi, c 1969
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare collectors pair of 'Ribbon' lounge chairs by Cesare Leonardi and Franca Stagi, designed in 1961 and produced by Fiarm - Elco in Sorzé (Venice) Italy, in 1969. Also known as t...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Fiberglass

Giancarlo Piretti Space Age Vintage Red Plastic Armchair Plona 1969 Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Giancarlo Piretti Space Age red foldable plastic vintage armchair which is executed by Castelli, Italy. This joyful foldable chair model Plona in a powerful red color comes from an e...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture

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Chrome

Pair of Mid-Century Spanish Sunburst Ceiling Light Fixture or Wall Sconce in Wro
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of ceiling or wall sconce with mid-century Spanish sunrays. Brass flush mount with variegated gold metal frame. Sun blast. Measurements: 17 cms deep. This piece can be placed as...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Space Age Furniture

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Metal

Extremely Rare Floor Lamp by Andre Ricard for Metalarte Spain 1967
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Rared Space Age floor lamp An icon of 1970’s design,this floor lamp features a tubular metal structure with rotating plexiglass globe lamp shade. The lamp shade consists of two parts...
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1960s Spanish Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Aluminum, Steel

Mario Bellini 'Quattro Gatti' Nesting Tables for C&B in Black Fiberlite, 1960s
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
The ‘Quattro Gatti’ nesting tables, designed by Mario Bellini for C&B Meda Italia in 1967, are an exemplary work of 1960s Space Age furniture...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Plastic

Opaline Chandelier from Kaiser Leuchten
Located in München, DE
Extremely beautiful Sputnik chandelier from the 1960s. The 12 opal glass lampshades spread a pleasant light. The lamp has a very high quality finish. Very contemporary design with...
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1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Metal

Set Of 2 KD24 by Joe Colombo for Kartell, Italy 1968
Located in Milano, IT
The "KD24" table lamp, designed by the legendary Joe Colombo for Kartell in 1968, is an iconic piece that perfectly represents the Space Age period. This lamp, which is in perfect co...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Plastic

Set of 2 Cognac XO Chairs by Eero Aarnio for Asko
Located in Telgte, DE
Set of 2 Cognac XO Chairs by Eero Aarnio for Asko – Perfect Addition or Standalone Pieces for Design Enthusiasts These two original Cognac XO Chairs by Eero Aarnio for Asko are true...
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Mid-20th Century Finnish Space Age Furniture

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Fabric, Fiberglass

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

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Chrome

Vintage 1960s Reggiani Chrome Eyeball Lamp - MCM Design Italian Lighting
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
The Reggiani Eyeball Lamp embodies the elegance of 1970s Italian design, boasting a mirror-like chrome finish that reflects both light and style. This...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Metal

1960 Cocoon Italian Space Age Design Chandelier Ceiling Lamp
By Flos
Located in Brescia, IT
Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa 1960s. Enameled metal, resin. Plastic polymer resin was applied with spraying technique on to the enameled metal frame. No straps. No crack...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Metal

Space-age Cream Plastic Stacking Chair Designed by Kay LeRoy Ruggles for Umbo
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Sweden, 1970s Space-age cream plastic Umbo stacking chair designed by Kay LeRoy Ruggles for the Umbo Furniture line series which was sold by Direct...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Plastic

Space Age Flush Chandelier by Temde
Located in München, DE
Extremely beautiful Space Age ceiling lamp from the 1960s. The 8 bubble glass lampshades spread a sparkling light. The lamp has a very high quality finish. Very contemporary desig...
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1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Metal

1960 Nencioni Moleri Space Age design Zani Steel Flatware _ 75 pieces
By Zani, Nencioni & Moleri
Located in Brescia, IT
Cutlery Set Design Carla Nencioni, Armando Moleri Prod. Zani _ Design Line 1960s 12 Person Service + 3 Serving Flatware 75 Steel Pieces Complete with Original Box Excellent condit...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Steel

Space age illuminated mirror, Germany 1970s
Located in ECHT, NL
Round wall mirror made by Flabeg Germany. The frame has a wooden edge with a coat of white lacquer. Illuminated by 4 bulbs behind the mirror. Operated by a pull switch. It can be c...
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Mid-20th Century German Space Age Furniture

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Mirror, Wood

Raymond Loewy double sided Sideboard DF 2000 Doubinsky Frères 1965 France Space
Located in Munster, NRW
Raymond Loewy - Double Sided Sideboard DF 2000 - 1965 by Doubinsky Frères, France Each side of the board has 4 doors, each with a color gradation. With organically shaped handles in...
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1960s French Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Plastic

Rare opaline glass ceiling lamp, 1960s Germany
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Rare opaline glass ceiling lamp, 1960s Germany By shortening the cable, the lowest height of the lamp can be infinitely adjusted to 60cm, at the moment it is 98cm high. The hanging...
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1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Aluminum, Metal

Space Ace Flower Pot Ceiling Lamp, 1960s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice bright orange ceiling lamp. In the famous flower pot model by Verner Panton. 1960s Denmark. One large E27 bulb needed. With cord 85 cm high. Good condition.
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1960s Danish Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Acrylic

Wall Light by Glashütte Limburg, Germany, 1960s
Located in Schwerin, MV
Ice glass wall lamp / mirror lamp from the 1960s by Glashütte Limburg - model 3040. The lamp has a heavy, rectangular shade with an ice glass structure. The lamp is screwed to the wa...
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1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Metal

Pair of Koch & Lowy Clear Glass Wall Lights by Peill Putzler, 1970
Located in Rijssen, NL
Pair of mid-20th century flush mount 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 bubbl...
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Mid-20th Century German Space Age Furniture

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Metal

Mid-Century Modern Ceiling Lamp with 9 Amber Glasses, 1960s Italy
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
This vintage ceiling lamp features twelve milk glass balls with E14 bulb sockets and a gilded frame. Very elegant and decorative. Light bulbs are not included. The hanging lamp ne...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Metal

Trash and Ashtray - Synthesis Line - E. Sottsass for Olivetti - Italy - '70s
Located in Milano, IT
An iconic Italian design object signed by Ettore Sottsass, this elegant umbrella stand with integrated ashtray was designed in the 1970s for Olivetti as part of the famous Synthesis ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture

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Plastic

A SPACE-AGE "Eclipse" FLOOR LAMP by E.J. JELLES for RAAK, Holland 1964
Located in PARIS, FR
A spectacular space-inspired and quasi-anthropomorphic floor lamp, Post-Modernist, Space-Age, complex geometric structure in gray-blue lacquered metal tubes, lampshade in 2 articulat...
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1960s Dutch Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Metal

Opaline Chandelier from Kaiser Leuchten
Located in München, DE
Wonderful Sputnik chandelier from the 1960s. The 6 opal glass lampshades spread a pleasant light. The lamp has a very high quality finish. Very contemporary design with a fantastic l...
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1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

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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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