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
Period: Mid-20th Century
Wall Light by Glashütte Limburg, Germany, 1960s
Located in Schwerin, MV
Very rare structural glass wall lamp / mirror lamp from the 1960s from the company Glashütte Limburg. The lamp has a heavy, rectangular shade with rou...
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
Coffee table bar illuminated vintage space age 70s
Located in Milano, MI
1970s Living Room bar table made of steel sheet and glass.
Rare space age piece consists of glass top and bottle holder accommodations with pull-out elements.
The coffee table ligh...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture
Materials
Steel
Space Age Tiara Casa Bar Cart, 1960s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This bar cart is the ultimate cheers to the 1960s Space Age. It's not just a cart; it's a sip into the future, where every cocktail is a stellar adventure. Cheers to the space age, w...
Category
1960s Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Robo space age bar cart by Joe Colombo for Elco , 1960s.
By Elco, Joe Colombo
Located in Athens, Attiki
Robo space age bar cart by Joe Colombo for Elco , 1960s.
This rare find has an internal layer than can be adjusted to create different storage compa...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Set of 3 conical pendants by Rack, Netherlands, 1960s
By RAAK
Located in Lyon, FR
Set of 3 conical pendants in steel, made by Raak, Netherlands, in the 1960s.
Can be set as a unique 3 lights pendant or as 3 individual ones.
Traces of time (oxidation and chips)?
Di...
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Steel
Iconic Kartell Mirror in Green by Anna Castelli Ferrieri, 1970s
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
The Kartell Mirror is a modern classic, a timeless masterpiece of 60s/70s Italian design.
A hyper rare and beautiful moulded plastic frame mirror desig...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Nickel Plated Brass Omega pendant Lamp by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, 1960s
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This elegant pendant was designed in the 1960s by Vico Magistretti for Artemide.
It is made from a nickel-plated brass structure with 2 opaline glass shades. Its electrical system fe...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal, Nickel
60s Child Highchair + side table - Bernard Holdaway Tomotom Style - Hull Traders
By Hull Traders
Located in EINDHOVEN, NL
Red Tomotom style (1966) baby/child highchair sidetable combination
that fits with a whole dining set - Attributed to by Bernard Holdaway.
Stacked, ...
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1960s English Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
PVC, Wood
One of the Four Orange Blown Peill Putzler Pendant Lights, 1970s
Located in Rijssen, NL
There’s something about orange that screams this particular era. And this 1970s pair of Peill & Putzler ceiling pendant lamps is very orange!
With chrome details a black cord and can...
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Mid-20th Century German Space Age Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
XL Wave Wall Lamp or Flush Light by Koch and Lowy for Peill and Putzler
Located in München, DE
Exceptionally beautiful and large wall lamp or ceiling lamp from the 1960s.
The design and materials create a fantastic play of light in the room.
Very high-quality workmanship and a...
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
Propeller coffee table, Knut Hesterberg for Ronald Schmitt
Located in Neuss, NW
Sculptural propeller coffee table by Knut Hesterberg for Ronald Schmitt from the 1960s. 19mm thick glass top on high quality aluminum frame.
Quality Features:
very good workmans...
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Space Age Polished Nickel and Glass Pendant
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Space age polished nickel and glass pendant with stacked glass disks at center. Arrangement of glass disks can be changed.
Category
1960s American Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Nickel
Wall Light by Kaiser Leuchten, Germany, 1960s - Design Klaus Hempel
Located in Schwerin, MV
Very well preserved original lamp from the 1960s by Kaiser Leuchten. This classic was designed by the designer Klaus Hempel and manufactured by Kaiser Leuchten in various colors. The...
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
Italian Modular Four Piece Chrome Wrapped Sectional
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An Italian four piece modular sectional. Tubular chrome wrap detail. Original beige gridded velvet upholstery. One curved corner piece and three side pieces. Sourced in Northern Ital...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Chrome Sputnik Style Flush Mount Fixture
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Chrome sputnik style flush mount fixture with rays terminating in spheres. Light bulbs are not included.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Chrome
A 1970s Carlo Moretti Space Age Green, Brown and Black Opaline Vase
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A perfect condition opaline glass vase designed and manufactured in Italy by Opaline Florence. The vase exudes a sense of artistic flair and sophistication, characteristic of Carlo M...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture
Materials
Opaline Glass
Opal Glass and Teak Ceiling Lamp by Reggiani Illuminazione, 1960s, Ital
By Reggiani
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Opal Glass and Teak Ceiling Lamp by Reggiani Illuminazione, 1960s, Ital
This lamp works with E27 light bulbs.
Wired and suitable to use with 220V and 110V for all countries.
Measu...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Glass, Teak
Large glass table lamp from Italy, 1960s
Located in Lyon, FR
Large glass table lamp made in Italy in the 1960s, in the style of Sergio Asti's Daruma or Giuliana Gramigna's Electra.
Opaline glass and white...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Italian Hall Tree Coat Rack
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A free standing mid century Italian “hall tree” or coat rack. Blonde wood and chrome details. Two shelves for storage. Chrome coated plastic hooks. S...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture
Materials
Plastic, Wood
50° Desk at the Alvear Palace Hotel in Argentina
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Wood desk from the 50s,
One drawer is fixed, it was used to hide a safe underneath
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you h...
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1950s Argentine Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Wood
Joe Colombo Spider Lamp Red Oluce Made in Italy Early Edition
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
Located in Vancouver, BC
With a lacquered metal base, chromium-plated stem, and adjustable reflector in lacquered aluminium, renowned designer Joe Colombo’s Spider Lamp was...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Stringa Sofa Set by Gae Aulenti for Poltronova
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
"Stringa" sofa designed by Gae Aulenti for Poltranova in 1962. A tubular chrome frame holds leather seats on top of felt upholstered cushions. The leather cushions are attached with ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Space age 'Pallade' table / floor lamp, Studio Tetrarch, Artemide, Italy 1968.
Located in Firenze, IT
Space Age floor / table lamp mod- 'Pallade'
designed by Studio Tetrarch (Enrico de Munari, Adelaide Bonatti, Silvio Bonatti, Carla eFderspiel)
Artemide, Italy, 1968
1st edition, i...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
Disc Wall Light, Flush Mount by Sölken, Germany, 1960s
Located in Schwerin, MV
Well-preserved original lamp from the 1960s to 1970s from the Sölken company, model no. 3867/01. It can be attached to both the ceiling and the wall. The lamp is in good condition an...
Category
1960s Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Brass
1960s Gaetano Sciolari Space Age Alumiunm and Glass Wall Sconces
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Never used space age wall sconces designed by Gaetano Sciolari and manufactured in Italy by Stilkronen in the Sixties , they came from an important lighting shop in Italy...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
Vintage Robot Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
A unique and very unusual vintage robot table lamp. This was hand made by a crafty individual in around the 1960-70’s.
Someone has made this at home fro...
Category
1960s British Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
Large Space Age Metal & Brass Pendant by LUDIB Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
Dark grey metal ring pendant with brass perforated strip by ĽUDIB Bratislava. Manufactured in former Czechoslovakia in the 1960's.
Bulbs: 3 x E26-E27.
US wiring compatible.
Category
Mid-20th Century Slovak Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair Post Modernist / Spaceage Fiberglass Stereo Speakers Empire , Jupitar 6500
Located in Buffalo, NY
Pair Post Modernist / Spaceage Fiberglass Stereo Speakers Empire , Model Jupitar 6500, Fully tested and sound amazing..Great original condition,, minor nicks and scratches.
Category
1960s American Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Plastic, Fiberglass
Lounge Chair Peter Ghyczy Garden Egg Space Age Deluxe 90's Space Grey Poly Pink
By Peter Ghyczy
Located in Antwerpen, BE
Renowned as one of Peter Ghyczy's most iconic design pieces, the Garden Egg Chair stands as a quintessential representation of the Space Age aesthetic. Originating in 1968, Ghyczy cr...
Category
1960s Hungarian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Polyester
Dining table - A. Castelli Ferrieri, Ignazio Gardella - Kartell, Italy 1965
Located in Milano, IT
Good vintage condition with normal trace of age and use for this round dining table designed by Ignazio Gardella and Anna Castelli. Produced by Kartell during the 60s.
Two identical ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
Architectonic spindle planter by Willy Guhl for Eternit, Switzerland 1950s
Located in ECHT, NL
Mid century spindle planter. designed by Anton Bee and Willy Guhl. Manufactured by Eternit SA, Switzerland in the 1950s. The planter is made from fibre reinforced cement. It has been...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Space Age Furniture
Materials
Cement
1970s Italian space age table lamp
Located in Palermo, PA
Italian 1970s table light. Its cream-coated metal base is adorned with chrome circles. Thanks to its distinctive shape, the play of light unfolds in a truly unique manner. Please be ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Pair of Geoffrey Harcourt Model 042 Lounge Chairs by Artifort 1965
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of Geoffrey Harcourt lounges chairs model 042 for Artifort.
United Kingdom / The Netherlands, circa 1965
Chrome-plated steel, enameled steel, microfiber upholstery
These very...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Black Cobra lamp by Elio Martinelli
Located in Brussels, BE
Conceived by Elio Martinelli for Martinelli Luce in 1968, the "Cobra" lamp stands as an exemplar of luminaire innovation, utilizing a resin-molding system. The 360° rotational moveme...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
1960s AM/AS Franco Albini Helg & Piva _ Sirrah Space Age lampada sospensione
Located in Brescia, IT
AM/AS lampada a sospensione
Franco Albini, Helg and Piva
Sirrah
Italy, 1960
Diffusore in vetro bianco
Dettagli in metallo cromato
Lunghezza asta regolabile
Perfetto stato di conserv...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
Vintage sputnik coat stand, 1960s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Mid century golden sputnik coat stand.
Original space age design and beautiful patina.
Lots of practical hooks and white marble base
1960s - Fran...
Category
1960s French Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Marble, Brass
Model 250 Space Age Ofice Chair By Georg Leowald for Vilkhahn 1960s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Georg Leowald Space Age Swivel Armchair for Wilkhahn Germany 1960s
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
1960s Stilnovo Design Italian Wall Lamp Metal Applique White 1960s
By Stilnovo
Located in Brescia, IT
Wall light
Stilnovo, Milan
1950-1960
Enameled Metal and Chrome Details
Three-light lamp
Imprinted "Stilnovo" mark
Excellent Conditions
Perfect working order
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
Space Age UFO Chandelier with Adjustable Height, 1960s
By Napako
Located in Praha, CZ
Elegant Space Age chandelier with opaline glass shade.
Adjustable height - min 60cm, max 97cm
Very good original condition.
Cleaned and rewired:
2x60W, E25-E27 bulbs
US wiring compat...
Category
1960s Czech Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
Very Rare 'Tuimelaar' Kinetic Sculpture by Hans Koetsier Circa 1970 Netherlands
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Very rare Space Age Kinetic Sculpture 'Tuimelaar" by Hans Koetsier The Netherlands Circa 1970
Hans Koetsier was a versatile artist, besides a successful...
Category
1960s European Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Lead
1970s German Staff Leuchten Chrome & Smoked Grey Glass Pendant Light 4 Available
Located in London, GB
1970s German Staff Leuchten polished chrome & grey smoked glass individual ceiling pendant lights. Model No P105. Designed by Rolf Krüger for Staff Leuchten. The glass shades clip...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal, Wire, Chrome
2 Sconces in Chrome and Crystal, Year, 1950, Sweden
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
2 Sconces
Year: 1950
Materials: chrome and crystal
To take care of your property and the lives of our customers, the new wiring has been done.
If you want to live in the golden years...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Chrome
MidCentury Grey Pluvium Umbrella Stand by Giancarlo Piretti for Anonima Castelli
Located in Milano, IT
Portaombrelli grigio denominato Pluvium disegnato da Giancarlo Piretti ed eseguito da Anonima Castelli, Italia, anni '60. Il supporto è in grado di contenere sei ombrelli quando è ap...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Plastic
1960s Space Age Chromed Metal and White Plastic Chandelier by Stilux Milano
By Stilux
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A white acrylic and chromed metal three-lights chandelier designed and manufactured in the sixties by Stilux. The chandelier comes from an important lighting shop that was going out ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture
Materials
Chrome, Metal
"Narciso" Round Wall Mirror by Sergio Mazza for Artemide, Italy 1960s
By Sergio Mazza
Located in Argelato, BO
Sergio Mazza, round nickel mirror mod "Narciso" , Artemide 1969
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
Beautiful original 1960s large pendant lamp "Headlight" by Ingo Maurer
By Ingo Maurer, Design M
Located in München, DE
Beautiful original 1960s large pendant lamp "Headlight" by Ingo Maurer.
Great Space Age Design. Made in Germany. By the well-known German lighting designer Ingo Maurer. Manufacturer ...
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Coat Rack by Osvaldo Borsani Mid-Century Design for Tecno, Italy, 1980s
By Osvaldo Borsani, Tecno
Located in Andernach, DE
Wonderful 1980s original by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno, Italy.
In 1960 he designed the famous AT16, then a variant of it later this coat rack, which is attached to the wall.
A small ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Lampada a tre luci di Goffredo Reggiani per Reggiani, Italia, anni '60
Located in modena, Emilia-Romagna
Imponente piantana di Goffredo Reggiani, in acciaio a tre braccia orientabili singolarmente. La base è in marmo, con interruttore di accensione originale. La lampada è perfettamente ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Marble, Steel
Rare Vintage Raymond Loewy Sideboard by DF2000, France ca. 1968
Located in Geneva, CH
Rare vintage sideboard from the DF2000 series sideboard by Raymond Loewy produced by C.E.I., Compagnie d'Esthetique Industrielle.
4 doors with a degraded of red to orange. 3 orange a...
Category
1960s French Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Two 1960s Gaetano Sciolari Space Age Chrome Aluminum and Glass Ceiling Lights
Located in Aci Castello, IT
An amazing set of two iconic 7 lights ceiling fixtures also usable as wall lights designed by Gaetano Sciolari and manufactured in Italy in the Sixties. The two fixtures are new, never used in an house, we bought them in a big lot of a closing shop in Italy...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture
Materials
Chrome, Aluminum
Silver Aluminum wall/ceiling lamp Padina by Achille Castiglioni for Flos, 1960s
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This Padina lamp can be used as sconce or as a ceiling lamp. It is made from a silver aluminum body.
Equipped with E27 lamp socket. Good condition: oxidation and patina.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Hungarian Floor Lamp, Space Age, 1960s
Located in Wrocław, Poland
This space age floor lamp hails from Hungary and was made around 1960s, embodying both history and style. It is preserved in good original condition. While the cable has been upgrade...
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1960s Hungarian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
Large 1970s German Peill & Putzler Opal Striped Glass Flush Mount Ceiling Light
Located in London, GB
A usually large 1970s German Peill & Putzler plafoniere, space-age, opal glass with a lighter striped pattern flush mount ceiling light. The opal striped-glass circular shade is fix...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
Space Age Rhythm Emerald Green Alarm Clock 1960s Japan Vintage
Located in Antwerpen, BE
This unique and stylish vintage Rhythm Alarm Clock immediately falls within the Space Age style due to its shape. It was made in Japan in th...
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1960s Japanese Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Pistillo table/wall/ceiling lamp by Studio Tetrarch for Valenti, Italy 1969.
Located in Athens, Attiki
Pistillo table/wall/ceiling lamp by Studio Tetrarch for Valenti, Italy 1969.
Studio Tetrarch’s Pistillo takes its form and its name from the cluster of pistils at the heart of a flow...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Ceramic cylindrical table lamp, 1940s.
Located in Lisboa, PT
Ceramic table lamp in the style of Luc Lanel decorated with a gold snake shaped ornamental, France 1940s.
Category
1940s French Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Eero Saarinen Tulip Oval Carrara Arabescato Marble Tulip Table for Knoll, 1967
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Vicenza, IT
Tulip oval dining table designed by Eero Saarinen in 1957 and manufactured by Knoll in 1967.
Composed of a white lacquered pedestal and a tabletop made of ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble
Mid century glass bowl by Walther glass, Germany 1970
Located in Herentals, BE
Beautifully designed bowl made of thick bubble glass.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Space Age Furniture
Materials
Glass
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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