Space Age Serving Tables
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
Italian Space Age White Bar Cart on Wheels with Sliding Door, 1960s
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Rare 1960s Italian desgin space age bar cart. Characterized by a cylindrical shape, in white lacquered wood and a satin steel top. Equipped with a s...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Serving Tables
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Steel
Space Age Vintage Bar Cart Serving Trolley Green Chromed Metal 1970s Germany
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age vintage bar cart or serving trolley from green formica plates and chromed metal frame 1970s.
Throughout its foldable parts on eac...
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Late 20th Century German Space Age Serving Tables
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Metal
Space Age Vintage Red Orange Plastic Bar Cart, 1970s, Germany
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age vintage red orange plastic bar cart or serving table or side table
1970s Germany.
A wonderful bar cart or serving table from plastic circu...
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Serving Tables
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Plastic
Space Age Vintage Red Orange Serving Table or Bar Cart 1960s Germany
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age vintage serving cart or bar cart or gueridon in a happy making color tone red orange from laminate and metal.
The bar cart shows a foldable feature. For a good mobility th...
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1960s German Vintage Space Age Serving Tables
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Metal
White Italian Space Age Plastic Trolley Dime by Marcello Siard for Coll. Longato
Located in Vienna, AT
This white Italian Space Age ABS plastic trolley was designed by Marcello Siard for Collezioni Longato Padova Italy and is marked on the underside, Model Name is Dime. Very nice orig...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Serving Tables
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Plastic
Black plastic & metal 70s Boby serving container by Joe Colombo for Bieffeplast
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Low version of the Boby container designed by Joe Colombo in the 1960s. This is a black plastic container unit with 3 wheels and versatile storage compartments. Ideal for use as a be...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Serving Tables
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Metal
Red Plastic Space Age Vintage Tray Bed Table Luigi Massoni Guzzini, 1970s, Italy
By Guzzini, Luigi Massoni
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age red vintage tray or breakfast table Model pepito from plastic designed by Luigi Massoni Grafico Studio Zeto for Guzzini 1970s Italy.
Perfect to use as foldable breakfast bed table or tray or as computer table...
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Late 20th Century Italian Space Age Serving Tables
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Plastic
Space Age Red Plastic Tray Table or Gueridon Pepito Luigi Massoni for Guzzini
By Guzzini, Luigi Massoni
Located in Vienna, AT
Soace Age red vintage tray table, gueridon or serving table model Pepito from plastic by Luigi Massoni for Guzzin 1970s Italy.
A bold colored pract...
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Late 20th Century Italian Space Age Serving Tables
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Plastic
Mid Century Space Age Rotobar Bar Cart Table by Curver
By Curver
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Rare 1970s Space Age “Rotobar” Bar Cart or Table by Curver. 24.5w 19h
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Mid-20th Century Space Age Serving Tables
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Metal
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Italian Chromed Metal and Glass Bar Cart, 1980s
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Mid Century Modern Joe Colombo Iconic Boby Trolley Cart 1970 Bieffeplast Italy
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Midcentury Cesare Lacca Italian Serving Trolley Bar Cart in Wood and Glass, 1950
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Maison Jansen Mid-Century Serving Bar Cart in Brass, France 1970s
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Iconic storage container “Bobby” by Joe Colombo for Bieffeplast, Italy 1970s
Located in Meulebeke, BE
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Midcentury Bar Cart in Beech, Brass and Glass, Cesare Lacca, Italy, 1960s
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Located in Roma, IT
Stunning midcentury beech wood, glass and brass bar cart. Cesare Lacca probably designed this fantastic piece in Italy during the 1960s.
This item is extremely elegant thanks to its curved brass handle and the composition of its structure: two tiers, the top in crystal glass and the bottom in chestnut wood. Four little wheels, made of brass, complete this astonishing cart. The combination of the different materials result in an amazing contrast.
This charming bar cart perfectly suits a midcentury living room or a bar project.
Measures in cm:
Depth 49
Width 85
Height 66
Born in Naples in 1929, Italian architect-designer Cesare Lacca created modernist furniture and metalwork throughout the 1950s. Though details of his personal life and professional training remain lost to history, there are sufficient surviving primary sources that document his many elegant designs in brass—work for which he is best know and which fetch high prices from collectors.
Like many Italian designers in the 20th century, Lacca moved to Milan after World War II to launch his career. Before he was even 21 years old, his work was selected by a group of American curators for inclusion in the landmark exhibition Italy at Work: Her Renaissance in Design Today that toured 12 US museums between 1950 and 1953—the first major exhibition of Italian design outside of Italy. The exhibition showcased the best and brightest of Italian designers who had embraced modernist principles and rejuvenated traditional Italian crafts, like Carlo Mollino , Franco Albini, and Gio Ponti
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Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
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Serving Trolley in Chrome and Smoked Glass, 1970s
Located in Hemiksem, VAN
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Brown Italian Space Age Plastic Trolley Dime by Marcello Siard for Coll, Longato
Located in Vienna, AT
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H 14.97 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in
White Italian Space Age Plastic Trolley Dime by Marcello Siard for Coll. Longato
Located in Vienna, AT
This white Italian Space Age ABS plastic trolley was designed by Marcello Siard for Collezioni Longato Padova Italy and is marked on the underside, Mod...
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Italian Space Age Platone Folding Table by G. Piretti for Anonima Castelli, 1970
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian space age white plastic and chromed steel Platone folding table by Giancarlo Piretti for Anonima Castelli, 1970s
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H 27.56 in W 25.6 in D 32.29 in
Offwhite Square Componibili Trolley by Anna Castelli for Kartell, Italy, 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
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Red Italian Space Age Plastic Trolley Dime by Marcello Siard for Coll. Longato
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Sidetable or Serving Trolley by Allegri Italy Space Age Design 1970s Glass Metal
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Space Age Orange and Black Vintage Plastic Bar Cart, Germany, 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
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Space Age serving tables for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Space Age serving tables for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Late 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage serving tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with plastic, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Space Age serving tables 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 serving tables, popular names associated with this style include Collezioni Longato, Guzzini, Luigi Massoni, and Marcello Siard. 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 serving tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $462 and tops out at $1,747 while the average work can sell for $1,382.