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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
1960s Vintage German Five Frosted Glass Globe Cascading Ceiling Light by Graewe
Located in London, GB
Vintage, 1960s, space-age, five-globe, cascading, ceiling light manufactured by Graewe in Germany. The globes are suspended from a five-pronged hard-plastic star from the ceiling wh...
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Mid-20th Century German Space Age Furniture

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Metal, Chrome

Set of Three Geometric Glass Ceiling Wall Flushmounts Sconces, 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Set of three vintage textured glass flushmounts ceiling or wall lights. Germany, 1960s.   
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Mid-20th Century German Space Age Furniture

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Metal

1960s French Abstract Terracotta Golden Circular 'Brain' Unusual Sculpture
Located in London, GB
1960s French abstract terracotta space-age futuristic sculpture in the form of a brain. The sculpture has been sprayed gold for added effect adding drama and interest. It is very he...
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Mid-20th Century French Space Age Furniture

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Concrete

Mid- Century Space Age Chrome Table Lamp, circa 1970
Located in Beirut, LB
Mid-century magnificent space age table lamp in chrome with it's cylindrical shape circa 1970 Can be wired and delivered for European or US users.
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Late 20th Century German Space Age Furniture

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Metal, Chrome

1960 by Poliarte Italian Design Murano Pair of Table Lamps
Located in Brescia, IT
Pair of table lamps Glass cubes in perfect condition Perfect working order.
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Murano Glass

1970 Italy White iGuzzini Lucite Space Age Wall Sconces by Guzzini, Set of 2
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant pair of space age wall lights with white plastic lampshades mounted with chromed metal buttons. Designed and manufactured by iGuzzini, Italy in the 1970s. Measures: diamete...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Chrome

1970s Meritalia Sculptural Space Age Air Loungers Chairs, Set of 2
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Extremely rare Fabio Novembre for Meritalia sculptural chairs. The beautiful set in dark and light gray ultra suede is statement piece which is also extremely comfortable and packed with personality! The fabulous chairs of the Air Lounge System...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Ultrasuede

Italian White laquered wood 1960s free standing coat rack in the manner of O. Bo
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Sculptural freestanding coat rack in with laquered wood with adjustable arms. The holes placed at different heights along the main rod allow you to customize the position of the hori...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Beech

Artemide E-light red Y2K style design
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Desk lamp with color half transparent body. It was released in late 90s by Artemide. It's obvious that it was influenced from first generation iMac released in 1997. Color is red. I...
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1990s Italian Space Age Furniture

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Plastic

Grey and Gold metal Pair of Sconces by Art-Line, 1980s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Grey and Gold metal Pair of Sconces by Art-Line, 1980s, Germany Very elegant and Minimalist sconces Lamps are in very good condition. These lamps works with French B22 bulbs. Wir...
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1980s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Chrome

Space age large pendant lamp, fiberglass lucite mix, Germany, 1970s
Located in Marinha Grande, PT
Large pendant lamp in fiberglass and Lucite mix. Made in the 1970s in Germany by Cristallux. The structure is in gilded brass. The lamp has a system for lowering and raising (from 9...
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Resin

1970s AV Mazzega Glass Murano Italian Design Large Table Lamp
Located in Brescia, IT
Table lamp AV Mazzega Italy, 1970 Murano Milk Glass Diffuser Black painted metal base Perfect state of preservation Perfect working order
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1970s Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Murano Glass

Bosi E. design in years 70 by Martini F. Ili di Concordia elegant table lamp
Located in Biella, IT
Bosi E. design in years 70 by Martini F. Ili di Concordia elegant table lamp the table lamp is in very good condition with only a defect in the superior part of the plexi white, vis...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Metal

1970s Fontana Arte Style Space Age Steel and Heavy Glass Italian Pendant by Veca
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This is a Space Age three-light chandelier in chrome, steel and green and gray heavy glass, it has been designed and manufactured in Italy by Veca in the style of Fontana Arte. There is only one small chip in the upper part of a smoked glass as shown in a photo. It works with both 110 and 220 Volt and needs three regular e27 bulbs. The 1970s was a period of great creativity and experimentation in design, and the Space Age style was one of the prominent design movements during that time This Italian Pendant by Veca" it's a piece of lighting design iconic...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture

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Chrome

Vintage sputnik chandelier by Sciolari, 1960s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Mid century chrome sputnik chandelier by Gaetano Sciolari. The lamp emits a spectacular light. Light patina visible. Tested and ready for use with regular E14 light bulbs. The ch...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Chrome

Golden Adjustable Acrylic Space Age Table Lamp
Located in München, DE
Wonderful Plexiglas table lamp from the 1970s. Very good workmanship and unusual design. The swiveling head creates different lighting moods. Condition: Very good vintage con...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Metal

Brass Pair of Sconces by Bankamp Leuchten, Arnsberg 1, 1970s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Brass pair of Sconces by Bankamp Leuchten, Arnsberg 1, 1970s, Germany. Very elegant and Minimalist wall lamps Lamps are in very good condition. These lamps works with E27 st...
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Brass

1970s Space Age Transparent Glass Italian Oval Bubble Vase
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A space age oval heavy glass vase designed and manufactured in Italy in the Seventies in Empoli, small town in Tuscany famous for high quality crystal...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture

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Glass

Studio Opi, space age mod. Ikebana A ceramic ashtray, Gabbianelli Italy 1970s
Located in Firenze, IT
White modern ceramic / ashtray / vase mod. Ikebana A designed by Studio OPI (F. Bettonica, M. Melocchi) Italy ca. 1970 Marked and labeled under the base H 13 cm - 12 × 12 cm Cond...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Ceramic

“Untouchables” Sculptural Streamline Shaped Coffee Table (table base only)
Located in Maastricht, NL
“Untouchables” sculptural streamline coffee table (table base only) “Untouchables” coffee-table is constructed from two identical, sculptural, streaml...
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2010s Dutch Space Age Furniture

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Steel

Space Age Chrome Sputnik Chandelier by Motoko Ishii for Lightolier c 1977
Located in New York, NY
Incredible iconic Space Age chandelier designed by Motoko Ishii, made in Lightolier as part of their sought after Space Crystal collection. The chandelier features 28 arms, each hav...
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1970s American Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Chrome

Large 1970s Space Age Wall Lamp by Dieter Witte for Staff
Located in München, DE
Fantastic wall lamp from the 1970s. The Staff brand is known for its high-quality workmanship. The very large lamp can be swiveled in all directions. The reflector in the lampshad...
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Metal

Bulbone Pendant Lamp by Barbieri e Marianelli for Tronconi Milano, 1980s, Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Bulbone Pendant Lamp by Barbieri e Marianelli for Tronconi Milano, 1980s, Italy Writing on the lamp: Bulbone design 1983 by Barbieri e Marianelli This lamp works with E27 light bul...
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1980s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Metal

1970s Reggiani Style Space Age Chromed Metal Italian Square Table Lamp
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A space age italian table lamp designed and manufactured in Italy in the Seventies, it's in lovely vintage conditions, no rust, in working order. This table Lamp is like embodies the...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Metal

4706, Floor Lamp & Coat Rack by Studio BBPR for Kartell, 1970s
Located in Brussel, BE
4706, iconic Space-Age coat rack and floor lamp made in red (repainted) abs with twelve black aluminum hooks, designed by the Studio BBPR for Kartell in the 1970’s. - 4706, porte-man...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Metal, Aluminum

Ring A400, Desk Lamp by Bruno Gecchelin for Arteluce, 1979
Located in Brussel, BE
Orientable and dimmable desk or table lamp named Ring A 400 and made in red scarlet enameled metal, designed by Bruno Gecchelin for Arteluce in the late 1970’s. - Lampe de bureau ou ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Metal

Space Age Pair of Table Lamps by Philippe Rogier for Oxar, France, 1970s
Located in Nicolosi, IT
This rare pair of table lamps was designed by Philippe Rogier for Oxar in France during the 1970s, and is one of the most fascinating examples of European Space Age design. Each lam...
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1970s French Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Metal

Mid-Century Space Age Clear and Frosted Glass Round Flush Mount or Wall Lamp
Located in Barntrup, DE
Mid-Century Space Age clear and frosted glass round flush mount or wall lamp attributed to J.T. Kalmar, Austria, circa the 1960s. An iconic Space Age wall or ceiling light with a fro...
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1960s Austrian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Metal, Aluminum

Sputnik Chandelier by Motoko Ishii for Staff
Located in München, DE
Extremely impressive Sputnik chandelier from the 1970s. Extraordinary design and a real eye-catcher for every room. The lighting effect of the lamp is extremely beautiful. Very high ...
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Metal

Set of 3 Adjustable Space Age Gallery Spots by Staff
Located in München, DE
Fantastic lamps for 1 phase tracks from the 1970s. The Staff brand is known for its high-quality workmanship and perfectionist design. The large dark brown lamp heads are infinitely ...
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Metal

10 Black plastic & Aluminum 1970s MODUS stackable chairs with desk by Tecno
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Set of 10 Black Nylon/plastic and aluminum 1970s Stackable chairs by Tecno. This chair model was produced in different versions and colors. Thes...
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1980s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Aluminum

Round flush mount/ sconce by Erco, Germany 1960s
Located in Herentals, BE
Space Age round flush mount or wall lamp designed by Alois Gangknofner for Erco in 1960. The flush mount has the Erco label on the inside of the mounting plate...
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1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Metal

President Lounge Chair by Steen Ostergaard for Poul Cadovius, Denmark 1970s
Located in Haderslev, DK
Iconic lounge chair from the 1970s by Steen Ostergaard for Poul Cadovius. The model is called President lounge chair. It has been fully r...
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1970s Danish Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Felt, Fiberglass

Murano 1950, Italian
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Murano. We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal. Pushing the button that reads 'V...
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1950s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Murano Glass

Chrome Gold Triangle Design Pair of Sconces by J.T. Kalmar, 1970s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Chrome and Gold metal Triangle design Pair of Sconces by J.T. Kalmar, 1970s, Germany Very elegant and Minimalist wall lamps. Lamps are in very good condition. These lamps works wi...
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Metal, Chrome

1960s Fontana Arte Style Heavy Glass and Steel Space Age Italian Wall Sconce
Located in Aci Castello, IT
An high quality heavy verde Nilo glass and steel wall sconce designed and manufactured in Italy in the Space Age Era, it's in very good conditions and in working order, it needs a re...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture

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Steel, Chrome

Red Metal Bicycle Table Lamp or Wall Lamp by Zicoli, 1970s, Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Red metal bicycle table lamp or wall lamp by Zicoli, 1970s Italy Very rare large desk lampor wall lighting Plastic rims. Very high quality. Fully f...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Metal

Ice Glass Chandelier
Located in München, DE
Stunning ice glass chandelier from the 1960s. Very unusual design and very high quality workmanship. A beautiful light is created. Condition: Very good vintage condition with sligh...
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1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Metal

Space Age Table Lamp by Mario Barbaglia & Marco Colombo for Paf Studio, Italy 80
Located in Lucija, SI
Beautiful Yellow classic Desk Lamp, design by Mario Barbaglia and Marco Colombo, was produced by PAF Studio Milan Italy in '80s. Model Dove/Pigeon. The lamp is in good condition, it ...
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1980s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Metal

1970s arc lamp with telescopic arm
Located in SAN PIETRO MOSEZZO, NO
1970s arc lamp with telescopic arm. Space-age style design attributed to Harvey Guzzini. Aluminum frame adjustable arm extension from a minimum of 160 cm. to a maximum of 210 cm. ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Marble, Aluminum

Space Age White Glass Globe Lamp in White Metal Standard
Located in Doornspijk, NL
This original virgin-like white lamps seems to be coming straight from a James Bond set. The organically shaped white base is made in one piece and form...
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Late 20th Century Dutch Space Age Furniture

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Metal

6 Opaline Glass Balls and Chrome Wall Lamp by Kaiser Leuchten, 1970s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
6 opaline glass balls and chrome wall lamp by Kaiser Leuchten, 1970s Space Age rare design 6 amorphous opal glasses and chrome body   Manufactured in Germany Lamp is in perfe...
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Metal

Set of 7 Ceramic Brown Wall Lights or Flush Mounts, Germany, 1970s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
The wall lamp come with 1 x E27 / E26 Edison screw fit bulb holder, is wired and in working condition. It runs both on 110/230 Volt. Delivery without bulb.
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1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Metal, Aluminum

Custom Mirrored 11-piece Pearl Drums built for "The Deuce" HBO, , James Fraanco
By Pearlman Co.
Located in Buffalo, NY
Custom Pearl Drums,, made and designed for the H B O series " The Deuce" staring James Franco,Can be seen in night club scene,,, Hand applied square mirrors similar to classic 1960s mirrored disco...
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2010s American Space Age Furniture

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Metal

Ultra Rare Reed & Barton #94 Matte Black Enamel Teardrop Candy Dish by John Prip
Located in Red Lion, PA
Ultra-Rare 1950 Reed & Barton #94 Matte Black Enamel Teardrop Candy Dish – Designed by John Prip This exceedingly rare Reed & Barton #94 teardrop candy dish is a striking example of...
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1950s American Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Silver Plate, Enamel

Rare Ceiling Lamp with 8 Bubbled Glass Shades, Kaiser Leuchten Germany, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
This eight-armed ceiling light was produced in Germany in the 1960s. The lamp has its original wiring and requires eight E14 Edison screw fit bulbs.  
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1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Metal

Mauro Martini, red 'Picchio' woodpecker table lamp, F.lli Martini Italy 1970s
Located in Firenze, IT
'Picchio' (wood pecker) table lamp designed by Mauro Martini F.lli Martini, Italy 1970s Lacquered sheet metal 55 cm H x 31 x 42 cm The light beam can be adjusted according to the...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Metal

Transparent Glass Pair of Sconces by Artemide, 1970s, Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Transparent glass pair of sconces by Artemide, 1970s, Italy. Very nice high quality wall lamps. Lamps are in very good vintage condition. These lamps works with E27 standard...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Metal

1970s Space Age Yellow Vetrochina Italian Candle Holder by Gabbianelli
Located in Aci Castello, IT
An iconic Italian candle holder or vase designed and manufactured in Italy in the Seventies by Gabbianelli, it's marked and labeled on the bottom. This kind of ceramic named vetrochi...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture

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Ceramic

System X pendant lamp Ross Lovegrove Y2K style design space age
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
System X pendant lamp designed by Ross Lovegrove for Yamagiwa. It's in the taste of Y2K futuristic style, Neo space age era. X shaped plastic body ha...
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Early 2000s Japanese Space Age Furniture

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Steel

Orange/Brown Plexiglass Space Age UFO Pendant Lamp, 1970s
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Translucent flying saucer space age pendant lamp by Herda. The shade consists of acrylic glass material in orange/brown colour. The lamp requires one E27/26 lightbulb. Additional in...
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20th Century Space Age Furniture

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Metal

Gepo flexible Floor Lamp
Located in Den Haag, NL
Space ace all-over. Thick chrome goose neck floor lamp. With a coffee brown hood and base. Like a snake. You can put the light in every positions you will. 1970s good conditio...
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1970s Dutch Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Metal

A MID-CENTURY-MODERN MODERNIST FLOOR LAMP by OSTUNI & FORTI, O-LUCE, Italy, 1960
Located in PARIS, FR
A rare telescopic floor lamp, Minimalist, Modernist, Constructivist, Radical, Space-Age, with a weighted circular base (very heavy) and a vertical axis in dark "canon gray" steel, wi...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Metal

Iconic Popart Mannequin Twiggy Model Head Vintage German, Space Age Design
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Rare hard plastic store display hat stand or model featuring iconic English mannequin Twiggy Lawson. Very Good, used, vintage condition. Lesley Lawson, widely known by the nickname...
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1980s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Plastic

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.
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Chrome

Guzzini Flash Space Age Floor Lamp with Chrome Base & Acrylic Glass Shade, 1970s
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
White Guzzini flash space age floor lamp with white acrylic glass shade and chrome base. This iconic lamp creates a beautifully white glow that reflects ...
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20th Century Space Age Furniture

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Metal, Chrome

1970s hanging console table
Located in SAN PIETRO MOSEZZO, NO
Hanging console table from the 1970s of Italian manufacture. Lacquered wood frame with glass top and mirror. The console table with its mirror has a very recognizable design with t...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Glass, Mirror, Wood

Space Ace 1970s Tube table lamp by Anders Pehrson for Ateljé Lyktan
Located in Den Haag, NL
Here we have a super cool architect/desk lamp from Ateljé Lyktan. Designer Anders Pehrson created a timeless office and living classic in a space age look with the "Tuben". Here we h...
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1970s Swedish Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Plastic

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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