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
Period: Late 20th Century
Vintage Mid Century Metal Pendant Light in Brown
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Mid century pendant light made in brown lacquered metal. The lamp requires one E27/26 lightbulb.
Dimensions:
ø: 35 cm
Height (shade): 27 cm
Condition: Very good, only minor user-w...
Category
1970s European Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Space Age Floor Lamp with Aluminium Spots
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 ...
Category
1970s European Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Metal
Pair of Italian Lounge Armchairs, 1970s
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of Italian armchairs from the 1970s completely restored in a cream bouclé. from the English house Designers Guild. A unique design that will give a lot of character to your inte...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture
Materials
Bouclé
Silver stool
Located in PARIS, FR
Square stool in silver-colored metal, in good general condition. Slight signs of wear are noted, which adds an authentic character to this piece of furniture.
LP2643
Category
1990s French Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
Space Age Italian Modular Sofa designed by Emilio Guarnacci for 1P, Italy
Located in Roma, IT
The combination offered consists of 2 modules with side armrests to form a 2-seater sofa.
It is possible to add multiple modules thanks to the steel levers placed in the lower part t...
Category
1970s European Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Philippe Cheverny, elegant smoked plexiglas shelf, KIT DESIGN ed., C.1970
Located in Paris, FR
CHEVERNY Philippe (attr. to)
Shelf, KIT Design edition, France, circa 1970
Smocked Plexiglas and metal screws
Height 70 x Length 123 x Depth 40 cm
Pair available
Category
1970s French Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Plexiglass
Lino Sabbatini candle holder
Located in PARIS, FR
Silver-plated Giselle vase designed by Italian designer Lino Sabattini, 1970. Signed underneath the base. Lino Sabattini becomes the director of design at the prestigious French silv...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
Vintage Black Side Tables by Anna Castelli Ferrieri for Kartell, 1970s
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
A trolley in black plastic, designed by Anna Castelli for Kartell, Pure iconic Italian modern design from the 1970s. In very good conditions with only few signs of time (visible in b...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Sandro Petti for L'Angolo MetallArte Rectangular Lucite Cocktail Table
Located in Hanover, MA
1970's Jet Set Glam!
Sandro Petti designed rectangular cocktail table and produced by the workshop L'Angolo Metallarte, Rome.
Very thick cruciform Lucite base with polished chrome ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Velvet psychedelic armchair from France, 1970s
Located in Lyon, FR
Velvet armchair made in France in the 1970s, with a beautiful psychedelic pattern (brown, beige and black).
Very comfortable.
Good condition overall, stitching repairs on the seat.
Category
1970s French Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Velvet
Two-seater "Editor" sofa by Mauro Lipparini for Saporiti Italia
Located in Conversano, IT
Stunning two-seater sofa model "Editor" designed by Mauro Lipparini for Saporiti Italia.
The sofa is a movable system that can be positioned at will, as the cushions and seats can be...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Suede, Plastic
Lino Sabbatini candle holder
Located in PARIS, FR
Silver-plated Giselle vase designed by Italian designer Lino Sabattini, 1970. Signed underneath the base. Lino Sabattini becomes the director of design at the prestigious French silv...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
Lino Sabbatini candle holder
Located in PARIS, FR
Silver-plated Giselle vase designed by Italian designer Lino Sabattini, 1970. Signed underneath the base. Lino Sabattini becomes the director of design at the prestigious French silv...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
Modernist Vintage Lucite Waterfall Nesting Tables Side Tables 1970s Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Modernist vintage nesting table from lucite in beautiful waterfall form 1970s Italy.
A wonderful set of three ( 3 ) tables in different sizes - nesting tables or stacking tables - in...
Category
Late 20th Century Space Age Furniture
Materials
Lucite
Amazing Large 1970s Adjustable Floor Lamp 'Giraffe' by Filvem Voghera, Italy
By Filvem-voghera
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Amazing large fully adjustable Space Age floor lamp manufactured by Filvem-voghera Italy in the 1970s
This Floorlamp is called "Giraffe" referring to its counterbalancing adjustin...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
Italian space age Opaline glass and yellow metal base table or floor lamp, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian space age Opaline glass and yellow metal base table or floor lamp, 1970s
Italian space age opaline glass and yellow metal base table or floor lamp, 1970s.
Table or floor lamp...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
Space Age “Parabel” Style Side Table Attributed to Eero Aarnio
By Eero Aarnio
Located in La Mesa, CA
Eero Aarnio designed "Parabel" side table. Made of fiberglass with a thick black lacquer coat. Unmarked.
Category
1970s Finnish Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Fiberglass, Lacquer
Vintage space age table lamp opaline and chrome , 1970’s
Located in Delft, NL
Vintage space age table lamp opaline and chrome , 1970’s
Dimensions: 32 cmH, 23cm Diameter
Material: Glass , metal
Color: White , silver
Category
1970s German Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Glass
1 of 2 Vintage Atomic Age Blue Faux Leather Swivel Armchairs by Müster, Germany
By Muster
Located in Zagreb, HR
Two unique German space age or atomic age swivel armchairs, in blue faux leather seat and white metal base. Produced by Müster.
Well preserved, with some expected signs of age, most...
Category
1980s German Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
Modular Space Age Vintage Blue Velvet Lounge Chair Rhombos Wittmann 1970 Austria
By Wittmann
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...
Category
Late 20th Century Space Age Furniture
Materials
Fabric
Divano tre posti "Editor" di Mauro Lipparini per Saporiti Italia
Located in Conversano, IT
Stupendo divano tre posti modello Editor disegnato da Mauro Lipparini per Saporiti Italia.
Il divano è un sistema mobile e posizionabile a piacimento, in quanto i cuscini e le sedute...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Suede
Pairs of shelves by François Monnet and Joëlle Ferlande for Kappa.
Located in Brussels, BE
Pair of Zig-Zag aluminum wall shelves crafted by Joëlle Ferlande and François Monnet for Kappa/Uginox, originating from France in 1970. These shelves offer unparalleled versatility. ...
Category
1970s French Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Pair "ATOMIC BALL CHAIRS" by Rudi Verselst for Novalux, Space Age, 1974.
Located in Zandhoven, BE
Amazing & Elegant lounge Set.
Designed by de Belgium industrial designer Rudi Verelst for Novalux.
The 2 swivel lounge chairs have a very distinct and iconic chromed wire-frame shel...
Category
1970s Belgian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Bicolor Chandelier
Located in München, DE
Impressive Holywood Regency chandelier from the 1970s.
The lamp looks very noble and elegant due to the two-tone design.
Impressive contemporary design and an asset to any home.
An e...
Category
1970s German Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
Space Age Vintage Chairs Chromed Steel Gastone Rinaldi for Rima, Italy, 1970s
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age pair of vintage chairs from chromed tube steel model Sabrina for Rima, Italy, 1970s.
Slightly curved chromed tube steel floats from the seat and back into the base.
The d...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
Original 1970s XXL Fog & Morup hanging lamp semi white with 70 cm diameter
Located in München, DE
Original XXL 1970s Fog & Morup hanging lamp Semi. With a 70 cm diameter shade.
Painted entirely in white. Very good vintage condition with no damage.
No bumps or dents, very clean and not wavy metal...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
Michel Pigneres egg armchair lucite steel and velvet 1972
Located in Paris, IDF
This rare and distinctive egg chair is a creation by Michel Pigneres, dating back to 1972. It is crafted with a transparent altuglas shell, mounted on curved steel blades, attached t...
Category
1970s French Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Steel
Italian space age modern floor coat hanger in green metal, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian space age modern floor coat hanger in green metal, 1970s
Floor coat hanger with round base in bright green painted metal. In the upper part it...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
Space age Table lamp in chrome and lacquer. Italy 1970s
Located in Catania, CT
Good vintage condition with normal trace of age and use for this table lamp in chrome and lacquer with double lampshade. Produced in Italy during the 70s. Full working with EU standa...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture
Materials
Chrome
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...
Category
1970s Austrian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Coat Rack and Umbrella Stand, Designed by Lucci & Orlandini, Velca, Italy 70s
Located in Lucija, SI
Mid Century combined clothing hanger and umbrella stand was designed by Roberto Lucci and Paolo Orlandini. It was produced by Velca Milano Italy.
Model VIP.
Stand is in very good v...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Velca Legnano Yellow 1970 Coat Rack
Located in VILLEURBANNE, FR
Rare dans cette couleur jaune Pop !
Créateur Roberto Lucchi and Paolo Orlandini
Fabricant Velca Legnano Milano
Chromes et plastiques en très bel état d'origine
Parfaitement stable...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
Pair of Koch & Lowy Smoked Glass Wall Sconces/Lights by Peill Putzler, 1970
Located in Rijssen, NL
Midcentury flushmount wall lights or sconces designed by Koch & Lowy for Peill & Putzler in the 1970s. Featuring a smoked glass globe shade with a waved/ribbed molded bubble form, ca...
Category
1970s Austrian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Brass
1980s Vintage Red Drum Side Table
Located in La Mesa, CA
Vintage drum side table with a plinth gold base. Manufactured by Le Vone Manufacturing Co. in the 1980s.
Category
1980s American Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Laminate
Pair of Metal Chrome Box Sconces Bubble Glass, Netherland, 1970s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Space Age Mid-Century Modern pair of wall lights lamps sconces attributed to Raak. Blown bubble glass and metal chrome. Famous manufacture like italian design Venini, Vistosi, La Mur...
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Table / wall lamp, model Eclisse by Vico Magistretti for Artemide, 1970
Located in Amstelveen, NL
Vico Magistretti (1920 - 2006) was an Italian industrial designer, furniture designer, light designer and architect.
The Eclisse lamp is designed in 1965 while travelling in the Mi...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
Suspension de Luigi Colani en plexiglass blanc UFO Space Age, 1970
By Luigi Colani
Located in AIX-LES-BAINS, FR
Lustre space Age de Luigi Colani 1970 de couleur blanche.
Très recherché pour les amoureux du design des années 70
Category
1970s German Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Plexiglass
Rare Pair of Poliarte 'Denebe' Handmade Wall or Ceiling Lamps, 1970s
By Poliarte
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
A rare and almost unique pair of Poliarte ‘Denebe’ Wall or Ceiling Lamps, a vintage luminary produced b PoliArte in the 1970s. This unfindable set, sought by enthusiasts and collecto...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
Bubble Glass Table or Floor Lamp, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
Space Age yellow glass table or floor lamp made in Czechoslovakia in 1970s. One crack on bottom part of glass (visible on photo) has no effect on function.
1x75W, E25-E27 bulb
US plu...
Category
1970s Czech Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
Lakro space ace pendant lamp 1970s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice pendant lamp .Round Aluminum shaped . Orange inside
gives a warm effect when lid . good condition .
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Collectible Anfibio Sofa Bed, black velvet lounge chair, Italian Space Age
Located in Milano, IT
Offered by Spinzi Milano , we have a very rare Anfibio Armchair/ Bed
The Anfibio is one of the most recognisable and sought after pieces of Italian ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Velvet
A Pair of Square Ceramic Wall Lights Kaiser Leuchten, Germany
Located in Rijssen, NL
Set of two square ceramic wall lights in Fat Lava style. Manufactured by Kaiser Leuchten, Germany in the 1970s.
The style of the glaze is called 'Fat Lava'. Which means the glaze is...
Category
1970s German Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Plexi and Chrome Table Lamp in the manner of Gino Sarfatti
Located in Mortsel, BE
We have 4 pieces of this beautiful piece.
Category
1980s Unknown Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Chrome
1 of 2 Orange Brown Ceramic Wall Lights, Germany, 1970
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
Orange rectangle-shaped ceramic wall lights/flush mounts, Germany in the 1970s. The base of the light is rectangle and there are beautiful ceramic swirls on top of that.
This lights...
Category
1970s German Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Large table 'Bulb' by Enrico Tronconi, Italy 1970's
Located in Amstelveen, NL
Large and interesting table lamp 'Bulb' in lacquered metal with chrome ring and mouth blown Murano opaline glass. Typical Space Age design from the seventies. Soft lines and pleasant...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
Raak XL R88 Ziggurat ceiling lights, 1980s
By RAAK
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Vintage metal ceiling lights designed by Raak's design team.
Model 'Ziggurat ' - Large model.
Rare pieces to find in a set of 6, price is per ...
Category
1980s Dutch Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
Suspension de Luigi Colani en plexiglas rouge UFO Space Age, 1970
By Luigi Colani
Located in AIX-LES-BAINS, FR
Emblématique lustre Space Age de Luigi Colani très recherché par les amoureux du design des années 70
Produit rare à trouver.
Category
1970s German Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Plexiglass
Vintage space age green and chrome mushroom touch lamp, circa 1970s
Located in Houston, TX
A one of a kind vintage space age mushroom lamp, circa 1970s. This touch lamp has a chrome base with 3 light settings, and a green transparent mushroom top. It had European connectio...
Category
1970s Unknown Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Set desk & chair in fiberglass by Patrick Gingembre, 1970s
Located in Brussels, BE
Desk and Chair Set: Space Age French Design, 1970s
This brown lacquered fiberglass desk, paired with a matching chair, embodies the iconic Space Age style. Designed by Patrick Gingembre for Paulus...
Category
1970s French Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Fiberglass
Riccardo Schweizer Giulietta e Romeo Set of Plates for 2, Ceramica Pagnossin
Located in Zürich, CH
Designed by Riccardo Schweizer and produced by Ceramica Pagnossin.
Made in glazed ceramic and in very good original condition.
Some plates are stamped with the manufacturer's logo 'P...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
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
Category
1970s Czech Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
Iconic Poliarte Lamp 'Denebe' - Handmade Glass Cubes Made in Italy
By Poliarte
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
A rare and distinctive model from the iconic Poliarte range – the Denebe lamp was meticulously crafted by master Albano Poli. This masterpiece features two concave bubble glass cubes...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
Stokking stool, ottoman, footstool by Clemens Claessen
Located in EINDHOVEN, NL
Height: 40 cm.
Width: 39 cm.
Depth: 39 cm.
There are a few very small holes in the fabric
(see last detail photos).
Origin: The Netherlands, 1970s.
Material: fabric.
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Fabric
Pair of British Space Age Modular Leather Lounge Chairs by Tetrad
By Tetrad
Located in Norwalk, CT
Cultivate the innovative spirit of Space Age design in your home with this fabulous pair of modular lounge chairs, produced by the British company Tetrad in the 1970's. A perfect com...
Category
Late 20th Century English Space Age Furniture
Materials
Leather
Foscarini Coco red Aldo Cibic Y2K style design
By Aldo Cibic, Foscarini
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Table lamp in red. It was designed in 2000 by Aldo Cibic. Shade is made of glass. Les is made of steel painted.
It's the style in Y2K interior and design. Also really great example ...
Category
1990s Italian Space Age Furniture
Materials
Steel
Richard Essig Space Age Design Sputnik hanging lamp - white, gold -
Located in Budapest, HU
Richard Essig Szputnyik Space Age Ceiling Lamp - White-Gold Vase with Glass Spheres
Description:
Presenting an extraordinary piece of design history - the Richard Essig Szputnyik Sp...
Category
1970s German Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
Vintage Round Wall Mirror in Turquoise Blue Made in Italy, 1970s
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Immerse yourself in the charm of vintage Italian design with this exquisite Wall Mirror crafted in the 70s. The curved round frame, made of moulded plastic in a beautiful turquoise b...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Plastic, 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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