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.
Space Age Gold Metal Pair of Sconces by Cosack, 1970s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Rare Space Age gold metal pair of sconces by Cosack, 1970s, Germany Very elegant and Minimalist wall lamps Lamps are in very good condition. These lamps works with E27 stand...
Metal, Brass
Big Sputnik Space Age Floor Lamp by E.R.Nele for Temde
By Max Bill, E. R. Nele, Temde Leuchten
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
Space Age tulip base floor lamp with 9 glass balls. Fully functional good condition with age related patina. 1960's - Made in Swiss Dimens...
Metal
A SPACE-AGE helicoidal KINETIC TABLE LAMP, France 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
DESCRIPTION: An elegant and radical table lamp, Kinetic, Op-Art, Post-Modernist, Memphis, Space-Age, modular tiered structure in cast aluminum and burgundy plexiglass resin, to be at...
Metal
Very rare original Space Age 60s yellow table lamp made of iron by Temde
Located in München, DE
Very rare yellow, original Space Age table lamp made of heavy iron. Manufactured in the 1960s by Temde. Made in Switzerland. Typ 117. Great minimalist Space Age design in its origina...
Iron
Mid-Century Modern Orange Glass Table Lamp with Biomorphic Design
Located in Hanover, MA
This vintage Mid-Century Modern table lamp features a vibrant orange cased glass body in a distinctive biomorphic, Space Age design. The two-tiered upper section supported by a dark ...
Blown Glass, Wood
1 of the 3 Square Ceramic Wall Lights Fat Lava Style, 1970
Located in Rijssen, NL
Beautiful square ceramic wall lights, manufactured in Germany around the 1970s. The wall lights have a yellow glaze, the grooves and accents of the lamp are accentuated with a black...
Ceramic
Huge Vintage Smoked Glass and Chrome Wall Light from Hilldebrand, Germany, 1960s
By Hillebrand
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Only one is still available. Four E14 bulbs on a chrome plate. Very good vintage condition with normal signs of use. 100% original condition and fully functional. ...
Chrome
Eartly Ceramic Table Lamp by Doria Leuchten, Germany, 1970s
Located in GORINCHEM, NL
This sculptural ceramic table lamp was produced by Doria Leuchten in Germany during the 1970s. Combining a strongly textured ceramic body with a spherical opaline glass globe, the la...
Opaline Glass, Stoneware, Ceramic
High Quality Plexiglass Bubble Design Pair of Wall Lamps, 1960s, Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
High Quality Plexiglass Bubble Design Pair of Wall Lamps, 1960s, Italy Very nice high quality wall lamps. Lamps are in very good vintage condition. The...
Metal
Ressort Letter Rack by Yonel Lebovici for Distrimex, 1969
By Distrimex, Yonel Lebovici
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This sculptural "Ressort" model letter rack was designed by Yonel Lebovici in 1969 for Edition Distrimex. It is made of chrome-plated steel and it remains in good vintage original co...
Metal, Nickel
Space Age Vintage Chromed Metal Sputnik Sofa Table Coffee Table circa 1970
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age vintage sofa table or coffee table from chromed metal sputnik like with glass plate circa 1970. A sofa table with a chromed metal base which s...
Metal
Roger Feraud French Mid-Century Modern Iron & Nickel Coat Hat Rack Space Age
By Geo, France 1, Roger Feraud
Located in Miami, FL
Space age coat or hat rack by Roger Feraud for GEO France. Features a black finished iron core, hairpin legs and eight nickel-plated astrolabs. Mid-Century Modern Design from the l...
Iron, Nickel
Vintage Ron Fritts Signed Chrome, Wood, Plexi Pop Art Shadow Box Wall Sculpture
By Ron Fritts
Located in Buffalo, NY
This eye-catching and rare vintage Ron Fritts Pop Art shadow box wall sculpture has suspended resin or lucite balls floating in four different windo...
Aluminum
Pop Art Pair of Sconces by Sölken Leuchten, 1970s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Pop Art Rare pair of sconces by Sölken Leuchten, 1970s, Germany Very elegant and Minimalist wall lamps. They can be use as ceiling lamp Lamps are i...
Metal
Set of a Hanging Lamp and a Wall Lamp by Doria Leuchten, 1960s Germany
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Executed in metal. The hanging lamp needs 1 x E27 / E26 Edison screw fit bulb and the wall lamp needs 1 x E14 / E15 Edison screw fit bulb is wired, in working condition and runs both...
Metal
Large Space Age Mushroom Table or Floor Lamp by Ecolight, Valenti, Italy 70s
By Ecolight
Located in Lucija, SI
Rare Table or Floor lamp made by Ecolight/Valenti in Italy in the 70s Classis Space age design Mushroom shade
Glass, Plastic, Acrylic
Transparent Glass Pair of Sconces by Artemide, 1970s, Italy
By Artemide
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...
Metal
Eartly Ceramic Wall Lamp by Doria Leuchten, Germany, 1970s, Set of 2
Located in GORINCHEM, NL
These sculptural ceramic wall lamps were produced by Doria Leuchten in Germany during the 1970s. Combining deeply textured ceramic with spherical opaline glass globes, the lamps refl...
Ceramic, Stoneware, Opaline Glass
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
Modernistic Kai Ruokonen Ceiling Pendant in Brass, White & Green, Finland 1970s
By Kai Ruokonen
Located in Helsinki, FI
A strikingly modernist ceiling pendant by Finnish designer Kai Ruokonen (Finnmark), defined by its bold brass slats paired with a vivid green acrylic band that wraps around a crisp w...
Brass
Pop Art Orange Plastic Polyester Ufo Design Lovely Table Lamp, 1970s, Italy
By Arteluce
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Pop art orange plastic polyester UFO design lovely table lamp, 1970s, Italy Lampshade is in very good vintage condition. This lamp works with E27 light bulbs. Wired and suita...
Metal
Flower Design White Plexiglass Pair of Table Lamps, 1970s, Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Flower Design White Plexiglass Wonderful Pair of Table Lamps, 1970s, Italy Lampshade is in very good vintage condition. It has European plug. It can be converted to other countries...
Plexiglass
Pierre Cardin Silver-Plated Picture Frame, France, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
We are pleased to offer for sale this elegant vintage silver-plated picture frame designed by Pierre Cardin, dating from the 1970s. Showcasing the bold and sophisticated aesthetic s...
Silver Plate
Opal Glass Model GEA Large Single Sconce by Florian Schulz, 1980s Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Opal Glass 'Model GEA' Large Single Sconce by Florian Schulz, 1980s Germany Very rare wall light Hollywood regency Very elegant and Minimalist...
Brass, Chrome
Barbier Style French Space Age Brass Table Lamp (Without Lampshade)
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We invite you to carefully read the entire description, as we strive to provide detailed technical and historical information to ensure the authenticity of our items. This exquisite ...
Brass
Cocoon and Bamboo Table Lamp by Linus Bopp Limbach , 1970s, Germany
By Linus Bopp
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Cocoon and Bamboo Table Lamp by Linus Bopp Limbach , 1970s, Germany Cocoon shades & bamboo body Minimal and natural design Very high quality. Fully functional. Original cable and ...
Resin, Bamboo
$800Sale Price|45% Off
Gepo Flexible Floor Lamp, Space Age Design, Chrome, Netherlands, 1972
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...
Metal
Set Of 4 American 70's Brushed Aluminum And Eggshell Chairs
By Burke, Inc.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 4 American 70's brushed aluminum and eggshell chairs by Burke, Inc. of Texas. Stamped BURKE, INC. DALLAS, TEXAS. Great for a small dining room or a ...
Aluminum
Caramel Round Glass Pendant Lamp by Staff, 1980s Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Caramel round glass pendant lamp by Staff, 1980s Germany Very beautiful, heavy and rare design pendant lamp. Lampshade is in very good vintage condition. This lamp works wit...
Metal
“Untouchables” Sculptural Streamline Shaped Coffee Table (base only)
Located in Maastricht, NL
Untouchables” sculptural streamline coffee table (table base only) “Untouchables” coffee-table is constructed from two identical, sculptural, streamli...
Steel
A MID-CENTURY-MODERN BRUTALIST Dining TABLE by AUDOUX-MINNET, France 1950
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in PARIS, FR
A spectacular dining table, modernist, constructivist, free-form, bamboo structure with dynamic lines, large wooden top inlaid with wicker checkerboards, by Audoux-Minnet, France 197...
Bamboo, Wicker
1970s Space Age Set of Four Large Chromed Steel Italian Wall Sconces
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Four chromed steel wall lights made in Italy in the 1970s, good conditions overall, work with 110-240 volts and need four regular bulbs each one. This set of four wall sconces from t...
Chrome
Grey & white ceramic 1960s coffee & tea service by Wirkkala for Rosenthal
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Splendid ceramic service with rare decoration, made in the 1950s and 1960s by Rosenthal based on a design by Tapio Wirkkala. The service is incomplete and consists of the following p...
Ceramic
Alan Fletcher Space Age White Yellow Melamine Clam Ashtray 1970s Spain NOS
Located in Lisboa, PT
This Clam ashtray by Alan Fletcher is an authentic New Old Stock example of his iconic 1970s space-age design. Manufactured in moulded melamine resin and ...
Plastic
4 Amorphous Glass & Orange Metal Chandelier by Moderne Leuchten, 1970s Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
4 amorphous glass & orange metal chandelier by Moderne Leuchten, 1970s Germany Very beautiful and rare design pendant lamp. Lampshade is in very good vintage condition. This...
Metal
1970s Space Age Chromed Floor Lamp by Gaetano Sciolari, Italy
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Space Age Chromed Floor Lamp, in the style of Sciolari Italy 1970 An industrial vintage chromed floor lamp, manufactured in Italy in the 1970s, embodies the bold, futuristic aesthet...
Steel
$1,823
Large Rattan Vase, 1970s
Located in Lisboa, PT
Large vase decorated with rolled rattan rods and wooden slices. France, 1970s.
Rattan
$654Sale Price|20% Off
Moon rock style table lamp made from fiberglass, France 1970s
Located in ECHT, NL
Space age table lamp. In the style of the moon rock lamp series by Andre Cazenave. The globe is made from fiberglass with ground mineral powder giving it a moon like appearance in bo...
Concrete
Classic Rosenthal Horizon Lead Crystal Glass Candle Holder Catchall Vide Poche
By Rosenthal
Located in Miami, FL
Striking original Rosenthal Space Age Lead crystal glass horizon pillar candle holder, vide poche, catchall, bowl made in Germany. To me it looks...
Crystal
Large Eartly Ceramic Table Lamp by Doria Leuchten, Germany, 1970s
Located in GORINCHEM, NL
This ceramic table lamp was produced by Doria Leuchten in Germany during the 1970s. With its substantial proportions, earthy ceramic body and large opaline glass globe, the lamp comb...
Ceramic, Stoneware, Opaline Glass
Ice Bucket, 3 Ashtrays White Plastic, Steel, Cini & Nils OPI Studio Italy, 1970s
By Mario Melocchi and Franco Bettonica, Cini & Nils, Studio O.P.I.
Located in Arosio, IT
MarCo Melocchi and Franco Bettonica of O.P.I. Design, designed these items in 1974 and 1975. These are original items, bought as they came out on the design scene. One is the famous...
Steel
1970 Italian Design Space Age Metal Chrome Pair Table Lamps
Located in Brescia, IT
Pair of Table Lamps Italian Design 1970 Rare Pair of Lamps Tubular Chrome Metal with cylindrical weight at the base Nice craftsmanship Unknown designer. Great state of conservation...
Metal, Chrome
Space Age Murano Glass Floor Lamp by Carlo Nason for AV Mazzega — Italy, 1970s
By AVMazzega, Carlo Nason
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Exceptional Space Age Murano glass floor lamp designed by Carlo Nason for AV Mazzega in Italy during the 1970s. This iconic mid-century design features two hand-blown Murano glass di...
Chrome
Yellow and White Glass Shade Floor Lamp by VeArt, 1970s, Italy
By VeArt
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Yellow and white glass shade floor lamp by VeArt, 1970s, Italy Very heavy and large glass shade Lamp is in very good vintage condition. ...
Metal
Guzzini Space Ace Floor Lamp, Chrome and Acrylic, Italy, 1970s Design
By Guzzini
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice floor lamp. Chrome tulip shaped upright, comes with a Acrylic shade. Typical Space Ace era. Design by Guzzini 1970s, Italy. 1 Large E27 bulb needed. Good condition.
Acrylic
Vintage Bottle Holder Stainless Steel Space Age Design Italy, 1980s
Located in Montecalvoli, IT
Vintage bottle holder stainless steel space age design Italy, 1980s This vintage stainless steel bottle holder in a spiral space age design from the 1980s is an elegant table decora...
Stainless Steel
Alan Fletcher Space Age White Blue Melamine Clam Ashtray Spain 1970s NOS
Located in Lisboa, PT
This Clam ashtray by Alan Fletcher is an authentic New Old Stock example of his iconic 1970s space-age design, produced in Spain by EFMEN. Preserved unuse...
Plastic
Casalino stools by Alexander Begge for Casala, 1970s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Space age design stackable Casalino stool designed by Alexander Begge for Casala. All the stools are labelled underneath the seat. They have a handy cutout handle. Cool and timele...
Plastic
Paperweight in solid transparent acrylic, 1970s.
Located in Barcelona, ES
Paperweight in solid transparent acrylic, 1970s.
Acrylic
Vintage Sputnik Chandelier, 1960s
Located in Żory, PL
A mid-century modern chandelier from the 1960s in a classic Sputnik design. It features a central brass sphere with ten radiating arms for bulbs. The piece is original, fully functio...
Brass
Two 1990s Modernist Opaline White Glass Italian Egg Bed Lamps by Lumen Center
By Lumen Center
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A pair of bed lamps designed and manufactured in Italy by Lumen center, glass are in perfect conditions, metal has same rust, but it's not visible. They have been rewired by a profes...
Opaline Glass
Wire Backlight Mirror, 1970s Germany, in the Style of Verner Panton Wire Series
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
In the style of Verner Panton wire series. The lamp is executed with four E14 Edison screw fit bulbs. It is in working condition. It runs both on 110 / 230 Volt.
Metal
Set of 6 Modular Tables by Helmut Bätzner for Bofinger, Germany, 1970s
Located in DE KWAKEL, NL
Rare set of six modular tables designed by Helmut Bätzner for Bofinger in Germany during the 1970s. Their sculptural molded forms and bold geometry are characteristic of the Space Ag...
Fiberglass, Polyester
A POST-MODERN CONSTRUCTIVIST Lucite SCULPTURE by PIERRE LAPARRA, France, 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
An exceptionnal multicolor transparent plexiglass sculpture; Modernist, Constructivist, Cubist, Space-Age; composition of assembled multicolor transparent elements depicting an abstr...
Plexiglass
Set of 2 space age lamps by Süssmuthglas, Germany 1960s
By Süssmuth Leuchten, Gae Aulenti
Located in ECHT, NL
Space age table lamps. Set of 2. Made by Süssmutglas Germany in the 1960s. Mouth blown glass shades on an aluminum base. Some light oxidation of the aluminum. The glass is in very go...
Aluminum
A RADICAL Constructivist FLOOR LAMP by ANGELO BROTTO, for ESPERIA, Italy 1960
Located in PARIS, FR
A rare floor lamp by Angelo Brotto, Esperia edition, Italy 1960-1970. Inspired by Constructivism, Modernism and Space Age this floor lamp has an X base in black lacquered metal, a ce...
Metal
Small Italian nickel plated metal & Velvet 1970s Picture Frame
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This small picture frame is made from nickel-plated metal with brown plastic inserts and brown velvet back. 2 worked brass stops complete the object and allow it to be opened and clo...
Metal, Nickel, Brass
Marc Berthier Fiberglass Coffee table 1970s France
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice Olive Green Coffee Table . made of Fiberglass . Design by Marc Berthier manufactured by Prisunic France 1970s . Normal wear and tear . some paint loss on one side . ''see...
Fiberglass
Space Age Table Lamp by Mario Barbaglia & Marco Colombo for Paf Studio, Italy 80
By PAF Studio, Mario Barbaglia and Marco Colombo
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 ...
Metal
Sculptural Polished Brass Floor Lamp Germany, 1970
Located in Vienna, AT
Very large and heavy 66 inch golden brass floor lamp, Germany, circa 1970. The base has got a wonderful even golden patina and it's in very go...
Brass