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: Mid-20th Century
Vintage Coat Rack, Space Age, Metal & Brass
Located in Wrocław, Poland
This unique vintage coat rack comes from Czechoslovakia or Germany probably. It features 5 coat hooks in brass and 5 smaller hooks right below them. The frame is made of metal and wa...
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1930s German Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Italian 1970s Vanity Table & Seat made in chrome and smoked glass
Located in Roma, IT
A dressing table with sparkling and mirrored chrome like the rims of vintage cars.
Made in Italy between the 60s and 70s, it is composed of two modules, a practical hexagonal section...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture
Materials
Chrome
'Light Ball' gold wall sconce, Achille Castiglioni, Flos
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Achille Castiglioni's gold 'Light Ball' wall sconce for Flos is a design icon of the 1960s. With its bold shape and golden finish, this wall sconce adds a touch of luxury and sophist...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
White Metal, Glass 1960 Mod. 238/2 Sconce by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce
Located in Varese, Lombardia
238/2 sconce by Gino Sarfatti for Arteluce. White painted metal structures with internal sandblasted glass shades.
Fair/good condition: the metal structures show visible signs of oxi...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
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 Rocket Floor Lamp from Novoplast Sered, 1960s
Located in Żory, PL
This floor rocket lamp was produced in the 1960s in Czechoslovakia.
It features yellow fiberglass shade on three wooden legs.
The lamp is fully functional.
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Space Age Furniture
Materials
Fiberglass, Wood
Stilux Chrome and Glass Table Lamp
By Stilux
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An Italian mid century table lamp by Stilux. A serpentine tubular chrome chrome arm supports a frosted white glass globe. Retains part of the original ‘Stilux’ sticker. Globe measure...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Castiglioni Rochetto White Plastic Stool or Table by Kartell, Italian Midcentury
Located in Chicago, IL
Designed in 1969 by the Castiglioni brothers, the "rochetto", or "spool" stool is a wonderful design. Two identical forms are fastened together giving it the distinctive hourglass sp...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Plastic
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...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Glass, Teak
Mid-Century Space Age Galaxy Armchair by Alf Svensson for Dux, 1968
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Vintage Space Swivel Armchair by Alf Svensson & Yngve Sandström for Dux, 1970s
Plastic shell, aluminum base and brown leather cushions.
Beautiful space age design
The leather cus...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Leather, Plastic
Sputnik Flush Chandelier
Located in München, DE
Beautiful Sputnik ceiling lamp from the 1960s.
Very high quality workmanship and fantastic design.
The special glass creates a pleasant light.
Rare version in silver.
Condition:
Ve...
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1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
1960s Murano Glass Italian Design Mazzega Pair of Table Lamp
By Mazzega
Located in Brescia, IT
Milk glass
Steel details
Perfect working order
Perfect condiction.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Milk Glass
1960s German Leclaire Schäfer 9 Frosted Globe Flush Mount Ceiling Light
Located in London, GB
A space age 1960s German frosted globe flush mount ceiling light. Manufactured by Leclaire & Schäfer whose original manufacturer's label is still present on the inside of the square...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Space Age Vintage Brown Orange Plastic Lounge Chair Steen Ostergaard 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age vintage lounge chair or club chair Meteor or President Chair from plastic and textile upholstery in the colors brown and orange.
A bold authentic freestanding lounge chair perfect to relax and read a book as fireside chair or
could work wonderfully in your library.
Stamp embossed underneath: CADO Design Steen Ostergaard...
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1960s Danish Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Plastic
Brass Sputnik Chandelier
Located in München, DE
Sputnik chandelier from the 1960s.
The 9 opal glass lampshades spread a pleasant light.
The lamp has a very high quality finish.
Very contemporary design with a fantastic noble appea...
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
Large Mid-Century Modern Orbit or Sputnik Lamp with 12 Opaline Glass Balls
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Large Mid-Century Modern Orbit or Sputnik Lamp with 12 Opaline Glass Balls
Diameter: 25.19 in (64 cm)
Height: 33.07 in (83 cm)
Executed in glass, metal and brass. The lamp needs 10...
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1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
Unused 60s Atomic Space Age Kaiser Leuchten metal ceiling lamp 12 glass spheres
Located in München, DE
Very rare and still unused 1960s Atomic Space Age
Metal ceiling lamp with 12 glass balls.
Manufacturer ia Kaiser Leuchten. Made in Germany.
High-quality, made entirely of metal, pain...
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Paco Rabanne, 1960s Space Age White Leather & brass Discs clutch bag, Labels
By Paco Rabanne
Located in London, Fitzrovia
Rare, chic, modernist white leather and brass discs Paco Rabanne purse or clutch bag, 1960s, original Saks and Paco Rabanne labels.
Please note that we often have a much shorter han...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture
Materials
Brass
Vintage 1960s Reggiani Ivory Eyeball Lamp - MCM Design Italian Lighting
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
A timeless icon of 1960s Italian design, this Eyeball Lamp by Goffredo Reggiani can be used as a wall or table lamp, offering flexible illumination with its adjustable spherical shad...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
Foglia - '643' Table Lamp by Elio Martinelli, Italy 1969 (First Edition)
Located in Argelato, BO
Foglia - '643' table light made by Elio Martinelli, 1969.
An authentic icon of 60s Italian design, a table lamp with an unmistakable Space Age taste, which will give style and energ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Pair of Djinn Chairs and Footstools by Olivier Mourgue for Airborne
Located in Little Burstead, Essex
An original pair of Djinn chairs and footstools by Olivier Mourgue for Airborne, as seen in 2001 a space odyssey, freshly reupholsterd in Knoll Stretch fabric.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Space Age Furniture
Materials
Steel
1960's Tall Eyeball Table Lamp, Italy
Located in Praha, CZ
Vintage Space age Italian table lamp. The lampshade resembles an eyeball and is adjustable in all directions, up, down and sideways.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Martinelli Luce, "Serpente" Table Lamp, Early Edition, Italy 1960s
Located in Argelato, BO
Serpente "Snake" table lamp produced by Martinelli Luce, Italy, 1960s
Adjustable lamp thanks to the articulated arm, the structure is in steel while the light diffuser is in white m...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Chrome
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
Materials
Murano Glass
Ceiling Lamp from Kaiser Leuchten
Located in München, DE
Beautiful Sputnik wall or ceiling lamp from the 1960s.
The 3 opal glass lampshades spread a pleasant light.
The lamp has a very high quality finish.
Very contemporary design with a f...
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
1960s round large Space Age Pop Art aluminum ceiling or wall lamp
Located in München, DE
Minimalist large 1960s Space Age Pop Art ceiling or wall lamp made of matte brushed aluminum. Fully functional with one E27 original metal socket. Appearance changes depending on the...
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Mid-Century Modern Chandelier Attr to Venini in Murano Glass, Italy, circa 1970
By Venini
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Mid-Century Modern chandelier in clear and frosted hand blown Murano glass attributed to Venini, Italy, circa 1970.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Lesbo Table Lamp by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide in Murano Glass
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
First edition
Lesbo table lamp by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide 1960s. Designed by Mangiarotti in 1967, the Lesbo table lamp is now an internationally celebrated design. Its icon...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Salviati Murano Orange White Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass 1950s Genie Decanter
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Gorgeous, and rare design, vintage Murano hand blown orange and white stripes, with gold flecks Italian art glass genie bottle decanter. Attributed to designer Alfredo Barbini for th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Space Age Vintage Orange Plastic Chromed Bar Cart, 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
The presented Space Age vintage bar cart from the 1960s shows a chromed tube steel frame and four wheels for mobility. Also the removable orange plastic...
Category
1960s Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Plastic
Set of 4 Cognac XO Chairs & Matching Table by Eero Aarnio for Asko
By Eero Aarnio, Asko
Located in Telgte, DE
Set of 4 Cognac XO Chairs & Matching Table by Eero Aarnio for Asko
An iconic piece of Mid-Century design – this set of four Cognac XO Chairs and the matching table, designed by Eero...
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Space Age Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Fiberglass
Space Age Vide Poche in Total White Ceramic By Parravicini Ceramiche, Italy 60s
Located in Roma, IT
We offer for sale a large Vide Posche with a sculptural and unusual shape, made in Italy between the 60s and 70s by the factory
" Parravicini Ceramiche ", as attested by the adhesiv...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Vintage Iconic Joe Colombo Elda Armchair, Italian Space Age, White Leather
Located in Milano, IT
It’s 1963, Space Age is at its dawn, and Italian architect Joe Colombo designs a piece that will define the aesthetics of the era: we’re of course talking of the Elda chair, named af...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Leather, Fiberglass
Kartell Design Bandini Buti Floor Lamp Mod. '4055' 1960s
Located in Parma, IT
Rare floor lamp design Luigi Bandini Buti for Kartell 1965.
Painted tubular metal structure, plexiglass double hemisphere diffuser.
Mechanism with we...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
Set of 3 Mid-Century Moder Ceramic Wall Lights or Flush Mounts, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
The lamps can be mounted in different ways. This is just one example of many.
Each lamp requires 1x E27 / E26 Edison screw bulb, is wired, functional and runs on both 110 / 230 volt...
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Bubble Glass Pendant Lamp by Peill and Putzler
Located in München, DE
Very large bubble glass pendant lamp from the 1960s.
The lamp is very elegant and an eye-catcher in every room.
The structure in the glass creates a spectacular play of light.
Manuf...
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
Large Gernan Vintage Bubble Glass Wall Ceiling Light Flush Mount, 1970s
Located in Berlin, DE
Amazing blown bubble glass and chrome flush mount.
Germany, 1970s.
Lamp sockets: 9.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Space Age Furniture
Materials
Chrome
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
Vintage Pottery Table Lamp with a New Custom Lampshade 1960s
Located in Herentals, BE
Lamp base from Massive Belgium made of unglazed natural earthenware with 5 rectangular recesses.
The lampshade is made to measure from a vintage fabric with a Space age motif with g...
Category
1960s Belgian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Earthenware, Fabric
A 1970s Space Age Chromed Steel Twelve Lights Italian Chandelier by Reggiani
By Reggiani
Located in Aci Castello, IT
The 1970s marked the era of Space Age design, characterized by futuristic aesthetics and a fascination with space exploration. One iconic example of this style is the 1970s Space Age...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal, Chrome, Steel
Foglia 643 Table Lamp by Elio Martnelli, 1969
Located in Athens, Attiki
Foglia 643 acrylic table lamp designed by Elio Martinelli for Martinelli Luce, Italy 1969 (No longer in production.)
Excellent condition.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Acrylic
Pierre Paulin F300 Lounge Chair for Artifort, 1960's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1960's Pierre Paulin F300 lounge chair. In excellent vintage condition. No chips, cracks, or tears in upholstery. Stamped with manufacturer mark on ...
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Fiberglass
1960s by Stilux Italian Design Counterweight Wall Lamp
By Stilux
Located in Brescia, IT
Wall lamp
by Stilux, Milano
1960s
White perspex shade, steel details
Excellent condition.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Steel
Large Golden Space Age Glass Pendant Lamp by Peill and Putzler
Located in München, DE
Very beautiful Space Age pendant lamp from the 1960s.
The lamp is very noble and a very special design object.
A spectacular play of light is created.
Manufacturer: Peill and Pu...
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
Very rare 1960s Space Age Chrome ceiling lamp by J.T. Kalmar Austria
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in München, DE
Very rare 1960s Space Age Chrome flush mount lamp by J.T. Kalmar.
Great very high quality design from the 1960s. Made in Austria.
Molecular construction made of chrome-plated metal.
...
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1960s Austrian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Opaline Sputnik Chandelier
Located in München, DE
Beautiful Sputnik chandelier from the 1960s.
The 9 opal glass lampshades spread a pleasant light.
The lamp has a very high quality finish.
Very contemporary design with a fantasti...
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
Space Age Vintage White Blue Lounge Chairs, 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age pair of vintage lounge chairs with white lacquered bentwood frame and blue covered textile fabric cushions from 1960s.
While the white lacquered bentwood frame is in distressed condition with signs of age and use like fading, scuffs, abrasions and scratches, the original blue textile fabric is in fair condition, too. It shows some small stains and signs of use.
Both lounge chairs are stable, sturdy and very comfortable.
The space age lounge chairs were designed 1960s and show the label by Olympic Airways...
Category
1960s Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Bentwood
Space Age Vintage Green Plastic Dining Table Patio Table Helmut Bätzner, 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age vintage green dining table or patio table from fiberglass plastic designed Helmut Bätzner
for Bofinger, 1960s, Germany.
The dining table is ...
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Fiberglass
Rare Gabbianelli Ceramic Vintage Coffee Set - Space Age Memphis era - 1960s
By Gabbianelli
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
This is a rare and distinctive vintage set of 6 coffee cups with matching plates, carafe and sugar bowl manufactured by the famous Italian maker Gabbianelli in the 60s.
This Italian...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
German Vintage Brass and Glass Sputnik Flushmount Light Chandelier, 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Beautiful six-arm matte glass and brass bubble Sputnik chandelier.
Germany, 1960s.
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
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
1970s Space Age Carlo Moretti Orange and Brown Opaline Glass Vase
Located in Aci Castello, IT
An iconic orange, brown white and black opaline glass vase designed and manufactured in Italy in lovely conditions. This Vase embodies the bold and futuristic design aesthetics chara...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture
Materials
Opaline Glass
Space Age Table Lamps By Helena Tynell For Orion Leuchten, 1960s, Set Of 2
Located in Zohor, SK
These are great table lamps! Produced in Austria in 1960s by Orion Leuchten company. Original labels still attached. Designed by Helena Tynell with her typical bubble glass shields. ...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Glass, Plastic
Stig Lönngren, mid-century storage unit by Hagafors, Sweden, 1960s
Located in Forserum, SE
Mid-century storage unit designed by Stig Lönngren in collaboration with Lars Larsson, both members of the design collective HI-Gruppen. Produced in small numbers by Hagafors Stolfab...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Birch, Plywood
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...
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Mid-20th Century European Space Age Furniture
Materials
Cement
Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp Designed by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, Murano Glass
By Carlo Nason, Mazzega
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Space Age one-light table lamp designed by Carlo Nason for mazzega, circa 1965 in Murano opalescent glass.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Glass Pendant Stem Lamp Light Massive Belgium 1960s
Located in Verviers, BE
From the range by the Massive Company, this center-light features 1 lamp on a central chromed stem. Lamp has a fitting on a chromed plate, of clear glass sculpted to produce a circle...
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1960s Belgian Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Space Age Leather Cantilever Lounge Chair, 1960's
Located in Antwerp, Antwerp
This 1960's lounge chair embodies the sleek, futuristic aesthetics of space-age design. Upholstered in premium grey eco-leather, it features a sculptural, ergonomic form that offers ...
Category
1960s European Vintage Space Age Furniture
Materials
Metal
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.