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.
Set of 3 Mid-Century German Space Age Pendant Lamp from Staff Leuchten, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Three simple pendant lights from the well -known manufacturer Staff in a special color. The shape of the umbrella is tulip. In the upper area, the lamp is very slim and opens down i...
Metal
Set of 2 Space Age Chrome Ceiling or Wall Lamp by Gaetano Sciolari, 1970s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Imposing ceiling or wall lights from leola still a design by gaetano sciolari from the 1970s. a timeless design that convinces with its simple and precise geometry. This luminaire c...
Metal
Mid-Century German Space Age Tulip Pendant Lamp from Staff Leuchten, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Simple pendant lamp from the well -known manufacturer Staff. The shape of the umbrella is tulip. In the upper area, the lamp is very slim and opens down into the full width. The lig...
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Sconces in Murano glass by Aldo Nason for Mazzega, circa 1970
By Aldo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Pair of large four-light Italian Space Age sconces in Murano glass and chromed brass by Aldo Nason for Mazzega, circa 1970.
Murano Glass
Italian Space Age Pendant Lamp by Guzzini, Red Plastic & Chrome, 1960s
By Guzzini
Located in Hamburg, DE
Very rare pendant lamp by Harvey Guzzini. The plastic screen shows the shape of a flat cone and is designed in red translucent. Below the screen is framed by a wide chrome frame. St...
Metal
1970 Reggiani Space Age Italian Design Chrome 2 Sconces Modern Wall Lamps
Located in Brescia, IT
Pair of Sconces Design Goffredo Reggiani Italy, 1970 Sculpture Steel Sconces 3 lights for each lamp (E17 bulb light) Rare model Sticker Laber Manufacture under the lamp Perfect wor...
Metal, Steel
Space Age Chrome and Murano Glass Flowers Sputnik Lamp, 1970s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Fully functional. Eight E14 sockets. Works with 220V and 110V. Wiring is suitable for all countries.
Chrome
Rare Yellow-Green Lux Leather Swivel Stool by ISKU, 1960s, Finland
By Isku
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Rare Yellow-Green Lux Leather Swivel Stool by ISKU, 1960s, Finland **Heavy Product *Rotatable top Measurtements : Height: 40 cm Diameter: 50 cm Please do not hesitate to ask us ...
Metal, Steel
1970s Ezio Bellini Garden Lamps for Targetti Sankey, Green and Yellow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Garden lamps designed by Ezio Bellini for Targetti Sankey showcase Italian mod design from the 1970s. Vibrant green and yellow powder-coated metal bodies feature flexible black goose...
Metal, Aluminum
$1,221Sale Price / set|20% Off
F. Fabbian. Space Age hand-blown murano glass table lamps, Italy, 1970s
By F. Fabbian
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Pair of Italian table lamps from the 70s, in the style of manufacture and design by F. Fabbian. Murano glass body in the shape of a mushroom contrasting the raw white and the semi-tr...
Metal, Chrome
Mid-Century Modern German Space Age Mesh Cube Pendant Lamp, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Impressive Space Age Pendant. A design of special materiality. The diffuser screen consists of a metal mesh that is assembled into a cube. The cube is open at the bottom so that the...
Metal
Vintage desk lamp by Egon Hillebrand, 1970s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Space age design table lamp designed by Egon Hillebrand consisting of a beautiful chromed base and abrown aluminum lamp shade. The lamp has three E27 light sockets. Good overall co...
Aluminum, Chrome
Opal Glass Half Circle Pair of Sconces by Peill and Putzler, 1970s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Opal Glass Half Circle Pair of Sconces by Peill and Putzler, 1970s, Germany Very elegant and Minimalist wall lamps. Lamps are in very good condition. These lamps works with E27 st...
Metal
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...
Aluminum, Chrome, Metal
SPACE-AGE SEVENTIES FLOOR LAMP F217/2 by ETIENNE FERMIGIER DISDEROT, France 1970
By Etienne Fermigier, Disderot
Located in PARIS, FR
A radical and minimal floor lamp with 2 adjustable spotlights, Post-Modernist, Free-Form, Seventies, Space-Age, circular base, straight central axis, 2 adjustable spotlights of squar...
Metal
Pozzetto' Pair of Wall Lamps by Guiliana Gramigna for Quattrifolio, 1970s, Italy
By Quattrifolio, Giuliana Gramigna
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Pozzetto' Pair of Wall Sconces or ceiling lamps by Guiliana Gramigna for Quattrifolio Design , 1970s, Italy Lamps are in very good vintage condition. ( new old stock) This lamp wor...
Metal
Italian space age adjustable chromed steel and black plastic floor lamp, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian space age adjustable chromed steel and black plastic floor lamp, 1970s. Floor lamp with adjustable light, with round base in chromed steel, with adjustable support in black p...
Metal
Pair of Unique PopArt Fiberglass Vases, Italy 70s
Located in Lucija, SI
Pair of unique vases made from fiberglas From the space age era Made in Italy by unknown artist
Fiberglass
Minimal Violet Glass Vase - Modern Vase Space Age Style - France 1990s
By Saint Gobain
Located in ROUEN, Normandie
Minimal Violet Glass Vase - Modern Vase Space Age Style - France 1990s Simple and elegant design with an interesting detail : on the inside, the vase is separated in 2 parts on both...
Glass, Murano Glass, Reeded Glass
Space Age Sputnik Chandelier by Cosack
By J.T. Kalmar, Hans-Agne Jakobsson, Robert and Trix Haussmann, Cosack Leuchten, Gaetano Sciolari
Located in München, DE
Very rare Sputnik chandelier from the 1960s. Very high quality and massive workmanship. An enrichment for every home. The design creates an excitingly fiery play of light. Manufactu...
Metal
$760Sale Price|20% Off
Large MCM Lucite Pedestal
Located in San Diego, CA
A large MCM rectangular lucite pedestal, circa 1970s. The piece is in good vintage condition and measures a substantial 26"W x 19"D x 36"H. Great to display a large MCM abstract sculpture...
Lucite
Space Age Table Lamp in Murano Glass by Carlo Nason, Italy, circa 1970
By Mazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in modena, Emilia-Romagna
A stunning Italian table lamp made of white Murano glass—a true gem in excellent condition. This piece was designed in the style of Carlo Nason's designs for Mazzega. The lamp dates ...
Metal
White Metal Pair of Sconces for Francesconi Fratelli Brescia 1, 1970s, Italy
By Francesconi Fratelli, Brescia 1
Located in Hagenbach, DE
White Metal Pair of Sconces for Francesconi Fratelli Brescia 1, 1970s, Italy Lamps are in very good vintage condition. Quantity : 11 (5 pairs and one single) This lamp works with...
Metal
Space Ace Round Wall Mirror by Allibert, 55cm, France, 1970s
By Allibert
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice Spa Ace round wall mirror. Back lid. 2 Small socket bulbs needed. Gives a nice effect when lid. 1970s France. Thick Plastic frame.
Mirror
$296Sale Price|25% Off
Sixties Space Age Mushroom Toadstool Lamp Design WSB
Located in Poperinge, BE
Beautiful mushroom, toadstool table lamp completely in vetri murano style, with the typical diagonal stripes on the glass, marked W.S.B. on the inside,...
Glass
Seventies Large Fat Lava Vase by Scheurich Keramik Germany
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Nicely colored in blue and brown drip Fat Lava vase from the Seventies.
Ceramic
Mid Century Space Age Standing Floor Lamp Light with Aluminium Spots, 1970s
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
A vintage space age floor lamp with two aluminium spots in silver/gold colour.. The spots (and their arms) can be turned in any direction desirable and move up and down the base. The...
Metal
$893Sale Price|20% Off
Willy Rizzo. Brutalist murano glass table lamp for BD Lúmica, Spain, 1970s
By Willy Rizzo, BD Lumica
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Space Age style Murano glass table lamp designed by Willy Rizzo for BD Lúmica, Spain, 1970s. Hand-blown Murano glass base with bubbles, crafted in transparent, white and grayish navy...
Metal, Steel, Chrome
1970s Reggiani Space Age Steel and Aluminum Italian Table Lamp or Ceiling Light
By Reggiani
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A stylish space age table lamp also usable like a ceiling light designed and manufactured in Italy in the Seventies by Reggiani. It's in good conditions, it works both 110-240 volts ...
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
Round Design Cork Pair of Sconces, 1970s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Round Design Cork Pair of Sconces, 1970s, Germany Very elegant and Minimalist sconces Lamps are in very good condition. These lamps works with E27 standard light bulbs. Wired and...
Cork
$1,941Sale Price|20% Off
Huge hand-blown murano floor/table lamp by F. Fabbian for Mazzega, Italy, 1970s
By F. Fabbian, Mazzega
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Stunning table or floor lamp made of hand-blown Murano glass designed by F. Fabbian, 1970s. Flattened spheriacl shape and totally round, made of milky or opaline Murano glass with go...
Metal, Brass
Space Age Large "Sputnik" Flower Chandelier by VeArt, Italy, Circa 1970
By Paolo Venini, VeArt
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Mid-Century Modern large and beautiful "Sputnik" style chandelier, manufactured in chrome hardware and clear Murano pressed glass flowers. The execution is by VeArt and the design is...
Murano Glass
$133Sale Price|40% Off
70s vintage chandelier in white and yellow glass Italian design
Located in Torino, Piemonte
Chandelier with white opaline glass shade with yellow central stripe, Italian design, 1970s. CONDITION: In good, working condition, may show signs of wear due to age. SIZING: Heigh...
Glass, Plastic
Mid-Century Modern Swiss Space Age Table Lamp by E.R. Nele for Temde, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rare table lamp by Swiss manufacturer Temde, based on a design by E.R. Nele from the 1960s. A functional light source and an impressive light object. The narrow shade with its red c...
Metal
Artifort F598 Groovy Armchair by Pierre Paulin, M-Chair
Located in CULEMBORG, GE
Born in Paris in 1927, Pierre Paulin a created his best known pieces in cooperation with the Dutch manufacturer Artifort. The Tongue chair, the Ribbon chair, the Tulip — to name but a few — all feature in museums such as the MOMA New York and Centre Pompidou Paris. Originally designed in the 1972, his famous F598 Groovy...
Steel
'Cigno' Model Pair of Table Lamps by IGuzzini, 1970s, Italy
By Guzzini
Located in Hagenbach, DE
'Cigno' Model Pair of Table Lamps by IGuzzini, 1970s, Italy Lamps are in very good vintage condition. This lamp works with Halogen light bulb Wired and suitable to use with 220V ...
Metal
Two Pink Acrylic Tulip Petal Table Lamps after Rougier
Located in Hanover, MA
Incredibly decorative table lamps in the form of a tulip, one with three, the other with four large organic pale pink acrylic petals surrounding an internal well of light from a sing...
Acrylic
$1,125Sale Price|19% Off
Mazzega Attributed Satin-Finished Brass and Murano Glass Chandelier
By Mazzega
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest that you read the entire description, as with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. Ori...
Brass
$918Sale Price|45% Off
Vintage 1970s white iron and metal floor lamp Italian design
Located in Torino, Piemonte
Floor lamp with chrome metal base and white iron frame, three lights, Italian design, 1970s. CONDITION: In good, working condition, shows signs of wear given by time. SIZING: Heigh...
Iron
A Post-Modern SPACE-AGE Desk CHAIR by WELLE, Germany 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
A spectacular adjustable, telescopic and wheeled office chair, Pop, Post-Modernist, Memphis, red lacquered metal structure, white fabric seat with red checks, black faux leather trim...
Metal
White Mid Century Dijkstra Flexible Snake Mushroom Floor Lamp, 1970s
By Dijkstra
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
White space age 'snake' floor lamp by Dijkstra with flexible 'snake' arm and white mushroom shade. The swing mechanism of the base allows you to position the lamp in any way desirabl...
Metal
1970 Topo Joe Colombo Stilnovo Vintage Green Desk Table
By Joe Colombo, Stilnovo
Located in Brescia, IT
"Topo" Desk Lamp Joe Colombo Stilnovo 1970 Green Metal and Black Plastic First Edition Perfect working order
Metal
Acrylic and Chrome Hanging Lamp, Space Age Style, Germany, 1970s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Lovely Acrylic and Chrome Hanging Lamp, 1960s Height adjustable 105-180cm. Executed in massive chrome-plated steel, the lamp comes with 3 x E27 / E26 Edison screw fit bulb sockets,...
Metal
Italian space age pouf Giano-Giano-Vano Gismondi Schweinberger Artemide, 1960s
By Emma Gismondi Schweinberger, Artemide
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian space age pouf Giano-Giano-Vano by Emma Gismondi Schweinberger for Artemide, 1960s Set of two white cylindrical poufs, Giano-Giano-Vano model, with a wide seat featuring slig...
Fabric, Plastic
$1,704Sale Price / set|20% Off
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...
Alabaster
Cosmos Lamp by Preben Jacobsen for Fog Morup, 1984
By Fog & Mørup, Preben Jacobsen
Located in Marinha Grande, PT
Rare ufo-shaped lamp in the Space Age style made by Preben Jacobsen for Fog Morup in 1984. It diffuses a superb light thanks to its semi-spherical polymer diffuser underlined by its...
Metal
Italian Aquamarine Cut Glass Ashtray/IEmpty Pocket attr to Fontana Arte, 1960s
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Elegant ashtray/empty pockets in cut glass attributed to the 1960s Fontana Arte production . Good condition: one small imperfection at one corner, scratches at the base as shown in t...
Glass, Cut Glass
Beautiful 1960s Space Age brass ceiling lamp with 5 glass balls
Located in München, DE
Beautiful mid-century brass ceiling light with six gold-colored glass globes. The glass globes feature a pattern of circles in various sizes. A superb, typical 1960s Space Age design...
Brass
Leather and steel gaming table, Italy 1970s
Located in modena, Emilia-Romagna
Leather-edged game table with black painted steel body and chrome-plated steel footboard. Placed in the center of the table is a double-sided panel composed of the green carpet and t...
Iron
Ceiling Lamp from Kaiser Leuchten
By Max Bill, Artemide, Kaiser Leuchten, Gaetano Sciolari, Temde Leuchten
Located in München, DE
Extremely beautiful and large German Sputnik chandelier from the 1960s. The 10 etched lampshades emit a pleasant light. The lamp is of very high quality. A very contemporary design w...
Metal
Pair of Space Age Metal Chrome Lamps by Reggiani, Italy, 1970s
By Reggiani
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Pair of mid century space age table or bedside lamps in metal chrome and black lacquered base by the editor Reggiani. Famous design like Sciolari, Stilux, Targetti.
Metal, Chrome
Lido Mushroom Table Lamp by Peill & Putzler, 1970s Space Age Design
Located in London, England
The large Lido Mushroom lamp, designed by Peill & Putzler in Germany in the 1970s, perfectly embodies the Space Age style of this fascinating era. Like a work of art, its organic sil...
Blown Glass
Italian space age pouf Giano-Giano-Vano Gismondi Schweinberger Artemide, 1960s
By Emma Gismondi Schweinberger, Artemide
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian space age pouf Giano-Giano-Vano by Emma Gismondi Schweinberger for Artemide, 1960s Set of two white cylindrical poufs, Giano-Giano-Vano model, with a wide, slightly rounded s...
Fabric, Plastic
Pirro Cuniberti Brushed Spun Aluminum Pendant for Sirrah 1972
Located in Hanover, MA
Pirro Cuniberti for Sirrah pendant light fixture. Spun aluminum bowl and reflector with original chrome ceiling canopy. 36 inches high but can be longer or shorter. Large bowl 24 inc...
Aluminum, Chrome
Very Elegant Striped Acrylic Hanging Lamp by Edel-Acryl, 1970s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Very elegant striped acrylic hanging lamp by Edel-Acryl, 1970s Height adjustable 70-158cm. Executed in massive chrome-plated steel, the lamp...
Metal
Ufo Design Glass & Blue Glas Flush Mount by Gunther Lambert, 1970s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Very Rare Ufo design glass & blue plexiglass flush mounts or wall lamps by Gunther Lambert, 1970s, Germany Lampshade is in good condition and very clean. This lamp works with E2...
Metal
1970s Space Age Clear and Brown Murano Glass Wall Sconces by Mazzega
By Mazzega
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This striking 1970s Murano glass wall sconce by Mazzega is a bold example of Italian Space Age design. Featuring a dramatic organic form, the sconce is crafted from thick clear glass...
Metal
Pair of Mitt Lounge Chairs by Harry & Claudia Washington for Berhardt, Deep Blue
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This pair of elegant and space-age chairs was designed by Claudia and Harry Washington for production by Bernhardt Design. They are dressed in a rich blue color, and feature a strap ...
Metal
Smoked Glass and Steel Square Coffee Table, Francois Monnet for Kappa, France
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Smoked Glass and Steel Square Coffee Table, Francois Monnet for Kappa, France 1970s A beautiful 1970s French square coffee table, designed by François Monnet, showcasing the bold, f...
Stainless Steel
Muschroom and Conic Design Large Table Lamp by LAMBERT, 1980s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Muschroom and Conic Design Large Table Lamp by LAMBERT, 1980s, Germany Lampshade is in good condition and very clean. This lamp works with E27 light bulb. Wired and suitable to us...
Metal