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.
1970's Italian Tubular Steel & Glass Coffee / Side Table
Located in Bern, CH
Stylish 1970's Italian Coffee / Side Table. Black tubular steel frame with clear glass tabletop. Simple, contemporary design which seamlessly blends in with most interior styles. In ...
Metal, Steel
A Pair of OP-ART LUCITE & MIRROR Infinity NESTING or SIDE TABLES, France 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
An astonishing pair of cubic coffee tables, bedside tables or end tables, Post-Modernist, Pop, Shabby-Chic, cubic structures in thick strips of Plexiglas, with 3 transparent sides an...
Mirror, Plexiglass
$341Sale Price|70% Off
Marc Held Desserte on Wheels, Brown Plastic, Vintage French Design
Small coffee/side table in glass and steel
Located in Milano, Lombardia
A small coffee tabe in glass and steel. In general good condition, original from 70's .
Steel
Set of 3 Black Modular Tables "Gli Scacchi" by M. Bellini for C&B Italia, '71
Located in Varese, Lombardia
The "scacchi" are parallelepipeds in self-skinning polyurethane. finishing technique used for car dashboards. The result is that of solids soft to the touch that can be freely combin...
Plastic, Foam
Space Age Side Table done in chrome and tinted glass by Allegri Parma
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a beautiful Space Age Side Table manufactured by Allegri, located in Parma. The table is one of the iconic pieces of Space Age design, featuring atom-sh...
Chrome
Pair of Side Tables Kenthia by Ernesto Radaelli for Saporiti, Italy, 1970s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Pair of side end low coffee or cocktail tables model Kenthia in stainless steel and sheep style fabric, nice dry bar on one of the table by the designer Ernesto Radaelli for the manu...
Stainless Steel
Space age bottle holder, 1960s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Vintage space age bottle holder side table with an organe and black plastic top and chromed base. Cool decorative piece. 1960s - Belgium Good overall condition Dimensions: Height...
Chrome
Set of Three 1970's Plastic Stools, Pedestals, Tables
By Verner Panton, Kartell
Located in New York, NY
Cool set of three plastic pedestal, end, side table, stools. The set consists of two, green, and one white table, all are in very good, original condition, clean and ready to use. Ci...
Plastic
Space Age Vintage Chromed Metal Smoked Glass Coffee Table, 1970s, Germany
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age vintage coffee table from chromed metal and smoked glass 1970s Germany. While the chromed metal base shows a beautiful curved construction, the smoked glass top features r...
Metal
$3,850 / set
Vintage 19th Century Side Tables - A Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This exceptional pair of 19th-century side tables captures the rugged elegance of Spanish Colonial design. Each table features a beautifully weathered, bleached wood top that offers ...
Iron
Pair of Fiberglass Side Tables by Marc Berthier for Prisunic, 1970s
Located in Antwerpen, VAN
Funky pair of side or end tables designed by Marc Berthier for Prisunic around 1970. Made of molded fiberglass they are very lightweight yet sturdy at the same time. Next to the beau...
Fiberglass
$1,422Sale Price|20% Off
1970s Space Age Round Coffee Table with Smoked Glass & Chrome
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Space Age Round Coffee Table, Smoked Glass & Chrome, Italy, 1970s Crafted in Italy during the 1970s, the table embodies the pure essence of Space Age design. Featuring a sleek c...
Chrome
Phase Design Griffin Pair of Side Tables or Stools by Reza Feiz Fiberglass & Oak
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This versatile pair works interchangeably as side tables or stools. Made from a hand sanded fiberglass shell and finished with a high-end automotive polyurethane gloss finish, it is ...
Enamel
George Nelson Pedestal Side Table for Herman Miller
Located in Argelato, BO
George Nelson Vintage "Pedestal" Side Table for Herman Miller A simple and elegant pedestal side table with round top having cast meat star base . The base with foot pads to protect...
Metal
1970s Italian Space Age White Artemide Giano Vano Plastic Side Table
By Emma Gismondi Schweinberger, Artemide
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
The Artemide Giano Vano side table represents one of the most playful and functional designs of the Italian 1970s. Made from molded plastic and recently repainted in satin white, thi...
Plastic
Retro Ceramic Plant Table with 4 Orange Tiles Wrought Iron
Located in Poperinge, BE
Cool vintage plant table made of a black wrought iron base and a table top with 4 ceramic orange tiles, 1960s, Belgium. In perfect vintage condition, the tiles have no cracks, break...
Wrought Iron
Infinity Side Table by Enrico Cesana, Busnelli, Plywood, Italy 1990s, Space Age
By Enrico Cesana, Busnelli
Located in Ulm, DE
The Infinity Table by Enrico Cesana for Busnelli is a captivating piece that combines artistic flair with everyday functionality. Its flowing, sculptural design and smooth, uninterru...
Plywood
Midcentury Space Age Side Table Artemide, design Emma Gismondi, Italy, 1960s
By Emma Gismondi Schweinberger, Artemide
Located in Praha, CZ
- very practical - model Giano - Giano Vano - Emma Gismondi Schweinberger for Artmide Milano
Plastic
Pair of "Tulip" side tables by Eero Saarinen for Knoll - USA - 1960s
Located in Milano, IT
Iconic pair of "Tulip" side tables designed by Eero Saarinen for Knoll in the 1950s and produced in the 1960s. Made with a white lacquered aluminum base and a round white laminated w...
Aluminum
Italian Space Age Table in Brown Plastic, Authentic 1970s Design
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
An authentic Italian Space Age table, dating from the 1970s, that exemplifies the decade’s fascination with futuristic forms and new materials. The table is made of brown plastic, wi...
Plastic
$348Sale Price|70% Off
Marc Held Side Table by Prisunic, Beige Plastic, Good Condition
Pair of Morex Italian Mid-Century Space Age Swivel Chrome Cocktail Side Tables
By Morex
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Mid-Century Space Age-style (circa 1970) articulating 'Convertible' circular cocktail / coffee tables with a chrome tube frame with four circular glass table tops, th...
Chrome
Vintage Boho Marquetry Wood Side Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Discover the intricate beauty of this vintage side table, a true testament to the art of marquetry. This captivating piece showcases exquisite wood inlay work, forming mesmerizing ge...
Wood
Vintage Boho Brown Jordan Bent Rattan Side Tables - A Pair
By Brown Jordan
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Bring the breezy sophistication of a Palm Beach resort into your home with this exquisite pair of vintage bent rattan side tables. Designed in the manner of Brown Jordan’s coveted "C...
Rattan
Space Age Cream White Plastic Vintage Cube Bar Cart Side Table 1960s Germany
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age butter cream white ivory vintage cube bar cart or side table from plastic designed 1960s Germany. The vintage bar cart or side table shows 4 w...
Plastic
Bedside Table by Raymond Loewy, France, 1960s
By Raymond Loewy, Compagnie d'Esthetique Industrielle (C.E.I.)
Located in Antwerp, BE
Loewy Series side table, DF-2000, a mid-century marvel from the creative genius of Raymond Loewy. Crafted in 1960s France by the esteemed Compagnie d'Esthetique Mid-Industrielle (C.E...
Chrome
Three Half Round Plastic Side Tables in Off-White, circa 1970
By Kartell
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This item is part of the private collection of Casey Godrie and is situated in his private house. Ask him for competitive shipping quotes. His incredible Dune Villa, Amsterdam Beach, find more details on his family name plus eu, is for sale soon too. :-) Three half round plastic...
Plastic
Orchidea Side Table, Massimo Morozzi for Archizoom, Silver and Orange, 80s Italy
By Massimo Morozzi, Archizoom Associati
Located in Zagreb, HR
Eye-catching and rare vintage ‘Orchidea’ side table by architect and designer Massimo Morozzi for his own firm Archizoom (a part of the same movement as Superstudio and UFO at the ti...
Metal
Giotto Stoppino style. Space Age tubular side table, Italy, 1970s
By Andrew Finnigan Works, Roche Bobois, Giotto Stoppino, Kartell
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Giotto Stoppino style. Space Age tubular side table, Italy, 1970s. Composed of a sculptural base formed by the union of different aluminum cylinders together, forming a solid structu...
Metal, Aluminum
Vintage Boho Trellis Rattan Side Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Bring a layer of organic texture and breezy sophistication to your interior with this beautiful vintage rattan side table. Expertly hand-woven, this piece features a charming basket-...
Wicker, Rattan, Glass
$1,422Sale Price / set|20% Off
1960s Space Age Side Tables, model "Quattro Gatti", Mario Bellini for C&B Italia
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
1960s Space Age Side Tables, model "Quattro Gatti", Mario Bellini for C&B Italia Pair of Space Age side table in plastic material produced in Italy in the 1960s. Model "Quattro ga...
Plastic
$375Sale Price|57% Off
Space Age bar cart trolley cream table by Livia Castelli for Fain Italy, 1970s
By Castelli
Located in Bingen am Rhein, RP
original space age bar trolley Table Trolley, 1970s This stylish side table from the 70s is a design by the designer Lavia Castelli. This unmistakable d...
Plastic
Space Age Metal Plant Stand or Side Table
Located in Hamburg, DE
Space Age Metal Plant Stand or Side Table, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1970 to 1979. Additional information: Material: Metal Color: Gray Period: 1970s Item Type: Vintage, Anti...
Metal
Barboy Bar Trolley in Orange by Verner Panton, Re-Edition
By Verpan, Verner Panton
Located in Paris, FR
The Barboy is a celebrated modular bar trolley originally designed by Verner Panton in 1963 and reissued by Verpan. Conceived as a flexible storage and serving unit, the design consi...
Metal
Set (2) „BOY“ Tables by Emma Gismondi-Schweinberger for Metra
By Emma Gismondi Schweinberger
Located in Halle, DE
Set of two side tables, model “Boy,” designed by Emma Gismondi-Schweinberger. Manufactured by Metra, Italy, in the 1970s. Also wonderful to use as a bedside table. Made of black plas...
Plastic
Pair of Tables Kenthia by Ernesto Radaelli for Saporiti, Italy, 1970s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Pair of tables end low coffee or cocktail tables model Kenthia in stainless steel and fabric by the designer Ernesto Radaelli for the manufacture Saporiti. Famous design like Willy Rizzo, Romeo Rega, Jansen...
Stainless Steel
Space Age Vintage Steel and Smoked Glass Coffee Table, 1970s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Space Age vintage coffee table in chromed metal and smoked glass from the 70s. While the chromed metal base displays a beautiful curved construction, the smoked glass tops feature a ...
Steel
French 1970s Pop Side Table in Molded Plastic by Gilac
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
French pop design side table produced by Gilac, model 1872, circa 1970s. Executed in rigid injection molded plastic, this square low table reflects the material experimentation that...
Plastic
1970s Tatay Cream ABS Modular Tulip Side Table
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
This modular side table was produced by Tatay in Spain during the 1970s and represents a compelling example of Space Age plastic furniture. Executed in injection-molded cream ABS, t...
Plastic
Pair of Ozoo side tables by Marc Berthier for Prisunic, France, 1970s
Located in Lyon, FR
Side tables or end tables in fiberglass, Ozoo model, designed by Marc Berthier for Prisunic, France, 1970s. A perfect illustration of Berthier’s democratic design philosophy, these p...
Fiberglass
French lacquered side table with two shelves, 1970s
Located in Lyon, FR
Charming 1970s French cylindrical side table with two glass shelves and a white lacquered tubular metal frame, in the style of Eileen Gray. Clean, airy lines make it both practical a...
Metal
Large fiberglass table by Valerie Doubroucinskis for Rodier, France, 1970s
By Valerie Doubroucinskis, Rodier
Located in Lyon, FR
Large fiberglass side table, designed by Valerie Doubroucinskis for the Rodier boutiques in Paris in the 1970s. Originally used as a display stand for the French women’s fashion bra...
Fiberglass
Vintage Star Shaped Molded Resin Side Tables . A Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This striking pair of vintage side tables features a bold, architectural eight-pointed star silhouette that commands immediate attention. Meticulously crafted from molded resin, the ...
Resin, Wood
Pair of Lacquered and Metal Chrome Side Tables by Mario Sabot. Italy, 1970s
By Mario Sabot
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Pair of white ivory Lacquered wood side end or nightstands tables, metal Chrome by Mario Sabot. Famous manufacture like Maison Jansen, Charles, Bagues, Willy Rizzo, Guy Lefevre, Jean...
Metal, Chrome
Space Age Vintage Chrome Glass Coffee Table Merrow Asscociates, Attributed
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age chromed-plated metal coffee table by Merrow Associates, attributed circa 1970, which shows a smoked glass plate with approximate 80 cm diameter. Furthermore the chrome-plat...
Metal
Space Age Sculptural Vintage White Coffee Table with Glass Top, circa 1970
Located in Vienna, AT
Space age vintage coffee table with wooden legs set in a tripod shape and painted in white, while holding a glass plate in a typical 1970s style. The glass top has a thickness of 1.4...
Glass, Wood
Vintage Boho Stick Rattan Side Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This charming vintage side table embodies the relaxed elegance of Mid-Century Coastal design, utilizing thin rattan sticks to create a striking hourglass silhouette. The open, airy c...
Rattan, Laminate
Side Table by Allegri, 1970’s
Located in Brussel, BE
Hight adjustable side table in black lacquered metal with two glass shelves and four wheels, designed by Allegri Parma in the 1970’s. - Table d'appoint réglable en hauteur en métal l...
Metal
$4,760Sale Price / set|30% Off
Set of Three Brushed Steel Coffee Tables
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of three brushed steel coffee tables from the 1970's i the manner of Michel Boyer Located in NY. Sm . H. 14’’x SQ 16’’ MD . H. 4’’ x...
Metal