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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.

Find a collection of vintage Space Age seating, tables, lighting and other furniture on 1stDibs.

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Style: Space Age
Kovacs styled Domed Chrome Space age Mushroom Table Lamp
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A Space Age styled table lamp with three sockets topped with a smoked darker toned plastic Lucite domed mushroom shade . The shaft and the 10" in diameter base are in a bright chrome...
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Mid-20th Century American Space Age Furniture

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Chrome

Italian Desk from the 60s
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Red lacquered wood desk from the 60s, Italian. Desk 1960s Country: Italian Finish: polyurethanic lacquer It is an elegant and sophisticated desk. If you...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Wood

1960s Small Space Age 'Rocket' Table Lamp
Located in Praha, CZ
Mid-century space age table lamp called 'rocket'. Produced in former Czechoslovakia. The top of the lamp is 13 cm wide and the widest point is 17 cm. Good original condition. Bulb: 1...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Space Age Furniture

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Metal

Contemporary Italian Bardiglio Marble Wall Lights or Sconces
Located in Rome, IT
Striking contemporary geometric shape Italian Bardiglio marble sconces or wall lights. Exclusive production by Veneziani Arte , handmade with great ski...
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2010s European Space Age Furniture

Materials

Marble

Space Age Vintage Metal Trumpet Table Lamp the Style of Goffedo Reggiani
Located in Vienna, AT
A Space Age vintage trumpet table lamp, which was designed in the style of Goffredo Reggiani, circa 1970. The table lamp shows trumpet shape, while...
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1970s Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Metal

1970 Poliarte Albano Poli Italian Space Age Design Pink Glass Single Flower Vase
Located in Brescia, IT
Single Flower Vase Albano Poli Poliarte Italy, 1970 Cylindrical Glass in pink and violet color 4 Holes for Flowers "Poliarte" Sticker Label Perfect Condiction Rare objet for any Po...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Glass

Italian floor lamp space age 1970s.
Located in bari, IT
Floor lamp composed of three lighting bodies adjustable in height from and can be directed at will metal structure an Italian production style space age 70s.
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Metal

Rare space age table lamp in lucite by Jean Dudon, France, circa 1960
By Jean Dudon
Located in Vittoria, IT
Rare table lamp attributed to Jean Dudon, composed of a lucite sheet that in addition to refracting light creating an interesting glow when lit acts as a track on which the metal cap...
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1960s French Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Metal

1960's Italian Chrome Table Lamp
Located in Praha, CZ
Beautiful modernist table lamp in the round in glass and chrome. In very good original condition with some interior rubbing to the chrome. Bulb: 1 x E27 or E26.
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Chrome

Flower Shell White Sand Ceramic Wall Light by Hustadt Keramik, Germany, 1970
Located in Rijssen, NL
Flower-shaped white sand ceramic wall light in Fat Lava style. Manufactured by Hustadt Leuchten Keramik, Germany in the 1970s. The style of the glaze is called 'Fat Lava'. Which mea...
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Space Age Desk Lamp with Adjustable Arm, 1970s
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Space age table lamp with easily adjustable arm and shade. The black arm allows you to position the lamp in any way desirable. The lamp requires one E27/26 (standard) lightbulb and c...
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20th Century Space Age Furniture

Materials

Metal

Sculptural coffee table, 1960s/'70s
Located in Manzano, IT
Sculptural coffee table, 1960s/'70s Flat, space-age coffee table with high quality brutalist design produced in Germany. It presents a large sculptural stucture, consisting of 4 be...
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1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Aluminum

Casper Lamp Murano Glass and Metal by Toni Zuccheri for VeArt, Italy, 1980s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Very rare table, desk or sculpture lamp in blown bubble Murano glass, black band with purple reflects by the master glass artist Toni Zuccheri for the manufacture VeArt. Famous desig...
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1980s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Pair of Space age glass and metal table lamps by Lamperti, Italy, 1960s
Located in Nicolosi, IT
Pair of Space Age Lamps by Lamperti, Italy, Late 1960s Iconic lamps produced by Lamperti in the late 1960s, coinciding with the beginning of the Space Age era, characterized by futu...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Metal

Mid-century green ceramic ashtray, Sicart Italy 1969
Located in Firenze, IT
Midcentury green ceramic ashtray Sicart 1969s Italy H: 6.5 cm 13 × 13 cm Labeled on the base. Andrea Palladio design price label. Conditions: excellent consistent with age and use.
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Chrome Floor Lamp
Located in Toronto, CA
Flash and flexibility, together in one floor lamp. Two rotation points make it easy to direct the light exactly where you want it on the Space Age lamp, creating snazzy shapes as you...
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1960s European Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Chrome

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

Materials

Plastic

1960 Angelo Brotto Esperia Pace Age Design Steel Glass Wall Lamp _ Set of 4
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...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Steel

Pair of 1970s Targetti Sankey Sconces
Located in Echt, NL
Pair of 1970s Targetti Sankey sconces / wall lamps. Chromed metal tube with a black flexible arm. The tube can be moved up and down through the wall mount. If you have any q...
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20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture

Materials

Chrome, Metal

Verner Panton armchair System 1-2-3 Fritz Hansen, 1970s
Located in Parma, IT
System 1-2-3 armchair design Verner Panton produced by Fritz Hansen in the 70s. Swivel armchair with tubular steel frame covered in dark orange elastic fabric, removable cover. Chro...
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1970s Danish Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Steel

White Laminated Plastic Storage Unit with Shelves & Sliding Doors, La Rinascente
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This small storage unit is made from black and white laminated plastic sheets. It features three useful and adjustable shelves with two sliding door...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Plastic, Laminate

Steel & Plastic 1960s Table Ashtray by E. Gismondi Schweinberger for Artemide
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Steel table ashtray with black plastic base designed by emma gismondi schweinberger for Artemide in 1966. Good condition: some light signs of wear due to time and use.
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Steel

Gianni Pareschi for Busnelli, Fiocco Lounge Chair, 1970
Located in London, GB
Gianni Pareschi is an Italian industrial designer of the post-war period, whose work is synonymous with the aesthetic shifts in mid-century design. Working to the mantra that ‘Qualit...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Steel

Standing Fluorescent Tube Floor Lamp, 1980s, Italy
Located in Den Haag, NL
A typical design lamp from the 1980s. This lamp is a standing TL Tube in a white frame with a White front raster. its in a good vintage condition with only...
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1980s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Metal

Quadrifoglio Floor Lamp designed by Harvey Guzzini, manufactured by Meblo
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find an exceptionally rare floor lamp designed by Harvey Guzzini. The model is called Quadrifoglio, due to its 4-arm stand, which holds a beautifully designe...
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1960s Slovenian Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Steel

1970 Vico Magistretti
Located in Perpignan, FR
Lampe de table originale Telegono de Vico Magistretti pour Artemide 1968. En bon état d'origine. Ce classique italien a un cadre jaune crème et un abat-jour mobile en orange qui ti...
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1970s French Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Plastic

Targa chair by Klaus Uredat, for Horn Collection
Located in TILBURG, NL
Targa chair, designed by Klaus Uredat for the Horn Collection around 1971. Moulded polyethurane chair with plastic shell, newly reupholstered with faux/fak...
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Faux Leather, Plastic, Polyester

Italian Space Age Cubic Opaline Glass Lamp by Giorgio De Ferrari for VeArt 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian space age cubic opaline glass and metal floor or table lamp by Giorgio De Ferrari for VeArt, 1970s. Cubic-shaped floor or table lamp with rounded corners, in opaline glass w...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Metal

Italian Space Age Modular Sofa in Green Fabric with Metal Insert, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian space age Modular sofa in green fabric with metal insert, 1970s Fantastic modular sofa in bright green fabric, consisting of 4 simple m...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Metal

1 of 3 Italian Space Age Tubular Steel Cantilever Chairs in Style of Willy Rizzo
Located in Zagreb, HR
Three Italian Space Age cantilever chairs, tubular chrome steel, one-piece upholstered seat and backrest. Transparent plastic floor gliders Unknown Italian production of the late 198...
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1980s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Steel, Chrome

Vintage Space Age French Globe Floor Lamp from SCE, France
Located in Hamburg, DE
Spherical floor lamp by the French manufacturer SCE. A simple, white sphere made of plastic forms the luminous body of this floor lamp. In addition to its function as a light source...
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20th Century French Space Age Furniture

Materials

Plastic

Blown Glass and Chrome Tube Pedant Lights by Staff Leuchten, 1970s
Located in Rijssen, NL
One of the three original 1970s tubular lights produced by Staff Leuchten, Germany. Heavy quality glass lights with hand blown shades on a chrome pendant. All original. This item is ...
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Chrome

Vintage Pendant Lamp by Yasha Heifetz for Rotaflex Heifetz, 1960s
Located in Oirlo, LI
Vintage Pendant Lamp by Yasha Heifetz for Rotaflex Heifetz, 1960s It is a minimalist hanging lamp made of plastic. The symmetrical luminaire housing is made of translucent plastic ...
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20th Century American Space Age Furniture

Materials

Plastic

Boby white trolley, Joe Colombo, Bieffeplast
Located in Milano, Lombardia
he Boby trolley, conceived by renowned designer Joe Colombo and produced by Bieffeplast, represents an icon of Italian design in the 1970s. This versatile and functional storage cart...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Plastic

Midcentury Space Age Adjustable Wall or Ceiling Lamp, Flushmount, Germany, 1970
Located in Praha, CZ
- nice style of lighting - adjustable - rare type.
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Metal

Gino Vistosi Vintage White Murano Glass Table Lamp
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage Murano table lamp produced by Vetreria Vistosi in an opaline hand blown glass. Produced in Italy in the 1970s with a space age design
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Blown Glass

Amazing Space Age 'UFO' Flying Saucer Table Lamp in Glass and Metal, Italy 1960s
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Large and impressive table lamp with the iconic 'flying saucer' shape typical of late 60s / early 70s creations. This lamp is made of a perfectly crafted base made of chromed metal ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Metal

Large Ceramic Tile Table Adri Belarti Orange Flowers Abstract 109cm
Located in Poperinge, BE
Large vintage ceramic tile table, side table with 21 glazed tiles and an abstract image of orange flowers on a blue background, by Juliette Belarti for Adri, Belgian design from the ...
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1960s Belgian Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Chrome

Vintage Italian Space Age Magnetic Table Lamp
Located in Hamburg, DE
Space Age table lamp with ball reflector on magnetic holder. A striking detail of this luminaire is the spherical luminaire head. This is held with a magnet and can be aligned so fl...
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20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture

Materials

Metal

German Brown 100% Wool 1970s Carpet by Desso
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This vintage carpet was produced in Germany, circa 1970s. It is made from 100% wool in several shades of brown. The carpet remains in perfect condition: it has never been used (it co...
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Wool

Set of 15 space age flush mount lamps by Cosack Leuchten, Germany 1960s
Located in ECHT, NL
Large set of 15 space age flush mount lamps. The have a trumpet or tulip style shape. The measure 10cm in diameter and 11 cm in height (height measured without a bulb). Suitable for e27 LED, halogen and normal bulbs. Made by German company Cosack in the 1960s. All the lamps are in good used condition with minimal signs of age and use. They come without a bulb. The socket is a standard e27 screw socket. They are intended for hardwiring to a wall or ceiling junction box. The lamps are suitable for both European and US use depending on the voltage of the bulb used. Cosack Leuchten Founded in 1848 by the 3 brothers...
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Mid-20th Century German Space Age Furniture

Materials

Metal

Pair of vintage Italian made dining chairs in chromed metal and black leather
Located in Milano, IT
Offered from Spinzi Milano is an attractive and well preserved set of two occasional / dining chairs from the Space Age era. Made around the mid 1970s, they perfectly represent the s...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Metal, Steel, Stainless Steel

Vintage italian glass and chrome chandelier, 1970s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
1970s Gaetano Sciolari style chandelier with a chrome frame and mushroom shaped smoked glass lamp shades. The lamp emits a soft welcomming light. Good condition Tested and ready t...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Chrome

Modular Space Age Vintage Blue Velvet Lounge Chair Rhombos Wittmann 1970 Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age vintage modular element or sofa or lounge chair model Rhombos from stitched velvet fabric in blue color by Wittmann 1970s Austria. A wonderful modular sofa element or loung...
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Late 20th Century Space Age Furniture

Materials

Fabric

Bubble Glass Table or Floor Lamp, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
Space Age yellow glass table or floor lamp made in Czechoslovakia in 1970s. Perfect original condition. 1x75W, E25-E27 bulb US plug adapter included
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1970s Czech Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Metal

Giotto Stoppino, Black 4676 Magazine Holder, 1972
Located in London, GB
A major exponent in Italian design, Giotto Stoppino’s name was associated with some of the best brands throughout his career. As part of the cabinet, Stoppino was also a key proponent of Neo-Liberty: an Italian architectural movement which evolved in the late 1950s in opposition to international modernism. Stoppino’s prolific career saw the creation of many influential and distinctive pieces, often combining an innovative use of plastic with a futuristic design aesthetic. These included the magazine rack 4676 for Kartell (1972), reflective of how Stoppino transformed the everyday domestic into items of high luxury, and the famous ‘Equilibrium’ Lamp...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Plastic

Chrome & Gold Metal Pair of Sconces by Art-Line, 1970s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Chrome & gold metal pair of sconces by Art-Line, 1970s Germany Very elegant and Minimalist sconces Lamps are in very good condition. These lamps works with E27 standard light bulb...
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Blue Convex Glass and Chrome-Plated Metal Round Mirror by Veca
By VECA
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This beautiful and fine wall mirror is made from a convex blue glass frame connected to the main body through 4 chrome-plated metal supports. The frame and...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Set of Two Bossa Lounge Chairs Designed by Bonetto and Stoppino New Upholstery
Located in Haderslev, DK
Rare set of easy chairs by Rodolfo Bonetto and Giotto Stoppino for Industria Talisio Arredamenti, Italy 1970. Very comfortable easy or lounge chairs with brand new upholstery. We...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Fiberglass

Space Age Set of Two White Fiberglass Armchairs with Extractable Bed
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
This Space Age set of two white fiberglass armchairs with extractable beds is a stunning example of functional and futuristic mid-century modern design. Pieces like these embody the ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Metal

Pair of Brown Metal Glass Space Age Wall Lights, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rijssen, NL
Pair of unusual shaped brown metal with light brown glass back plate Space Age wall lights from Italy, 1970s. Unique 1970s design. This unique pair n...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Glass

Italian Mid-Century Space Age Chandelier Veca Style by Fontana Arte, 1970s
Located in Traversetolo, IT
A stylish Italian midcentury pendant lamp or chandelier from the 1970s, in the Veca style by Fontana Arte. The pendant lamp or chandelier is made of chromed brass and steel, surround...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Crystal, Brass, Iron

Space Age Vintage Glass Chromed Coffee Table or Sofa Table with Rings, 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
space age vintage coffee table or sofa table with a chromed base formed with three rings. While a clear glass plate topped the table, the chromed metal base produce a futuristic appe...
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1960s Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Metal

1 of the 7 Hand Blown Glass Tube Pedant Lights by Staff Lights 1970s, Germany
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
1 of the 7 f original 1970s tubular light produced in Germany by Staf, 1970 Germany. High quality glass lights with hand blown shades. All original condition. This item is in excelle...
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1970s Austrian Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Chrome

Brown Orange Diamond Shaped Ceramic Wall Lights, Germany, 1970
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
Brown and orange diamond-shaped ceramic wall lights/flush mounts Germany in the 1970s. This lights have a unusual shape. This makes it possible to create a playful arrangement. Can ...
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Chrome and Aluminium Fase desk lamp Modelos patentados Madrid Espana
By Fase
Located in London, GB
A rare and exceptional example of the Fase desk lamp, Modelos Patentados, designed and manufactured by the prestigious Spanish company Fase in Madrid. F...
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1960s Spanish Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Aluminum, Chrome, Metal

Space Age Orange glass table lamp, France 1970s
Located in Firenze, IT
Space Age Orange glass table lamp France 1970s Orange glass. Lacquered aluminum. 23.5 / 13.5 cm H - 26 cm diam. Conditions: excellent, no defects
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1970s French Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Aluminum

"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

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

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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