Space Age 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
Period: Mid-20th Century
'Orix' Desk by Molteni. Italy c1968
Located in London, GB
Original 'Orix' desk by Vittorio Parigi & Nani Prina, Molteni & Co
Light has been rewired.
Fully functional and in great condition.
Height of desk when closed 75cm (29.5 inches)
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Tables
Materials
Chrome
Teak Expo 67 Pair of Cocktail Tables by RS Associates
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic of Canadian Modern Spaceage Design. Originally planned as a designed for display at Expo 1967 in Montreal, these pieces did not actually go into production until 1968. Design...
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1960s Canadian Vintage Space Age Tables
Materials
Laminate, Teak
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...
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1960s Belgian Vintage Space Age Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
Mario Bellini 'Quattro Gatti' Nesting Tables for C&B in Black Fiberlite, 1960s
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
The ‘Quattro Gatti’ nesting tables, designed by Mario Bellini for C&B Meda Italia in 1967, are an exemplary work of 1960s Space Age furniture...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Tables
Materials
Plastic
Artemide / Vico Magistretti styled Space Age Coffee Table Italy
By Eero Aarnio
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A white gel coated fiberglass Space Age coffee table with nice smooth edges and curved inner legs making for a stable piece . Modeled in the manne...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Tables
Materials
Fiberglass
Set of Five Orbit Chairs and Original Dining Table by Vitra, Germany, 1965
Located in Haderslev, DK
Rare special Orbit dining set of five chairs and a dining table.
Designed by Farner & Grunder for Herman Miller and produced by Vitra 1965.
All original with the original uphol...
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1960s German Vintage Space Age Tables
Materials
Fabric, Fiberglass
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 Tables
Materials
Metal
Space Age White Vintage Plastic Dining Room Set by Maurice Burke, 1960s, UK
Located in Vienna, AT
Space age vintage white plastic dining room set designed by Maurice Burke 1960s United Kingdom and produced by Arkana Great Britain.
The dining room set consists of 1 white enameled ...
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1960s British Vintage Space Age Tables
Materials
Upholstery, Plastic, Fiberglass
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 Tables
Materials
Steel
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 Tables
Materials
Chrome
Space Age White Italy Dresser Vanity Table Lacquer Wood Fibreglass
By MB Italy
Located in Valladolid, ES
One of a kind dressing table, space age style, 70s, with great influence of Art Deco aesthetics.
In white lacquered wood, with a black marble effect fiberglass top. Large circular mirror in the upper part and the storage part is divided into two drawers on each side.
With lighting in the upper and lower fin shapes.
A piece of great sophistication and glamour, very difficult to find.
It has a plate with the name of the Italian manufacturer DBM.
The period known as the Space Age or Space Age was the post Atomic Age, that is, the late 50's and early 70's. It is part of the “stylings” that reigned in the US during the 20th century.
The concept of an optimistic world based on a possible "Earth of Tomorrow" reigned by the dominance of atomic energy and space travel.
This "Styling" is inspired by the North American space race, but above all, the aesthetics based on Science Fiction, space satellites, helmets, ships, the effect of weightlessness and a "cinematic" proposal of a new style. of life of the future. Movies like Barbarella 1968, James Bond, Space Odyssey 2001...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Tables
Materials
Mirror, Fiberglass, Wood, Lacquer
Mid Century Space Age Dinette Kitchen Set by Richard McCarthy for Selrite 1970's
Located in New York, NY
Stylish Mid Century dinette, kitchen set designed by Richard McCarthy for Selrite, circa 1975. The set consists of four barrel form chairs, and the pedestal base circular top dining...
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Mid-20th Century American Space Age Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
Rare and Large Model "Saturnus" Coffee Table, Yrjö Kukkapuro, Haimi Oy, 1960s
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Model "Saturnus" coffee table, designed by Yrjö Kukkapuro, manufactured by Haimi Oy, 1960s. Teak table top, fiberglass frame. Rare size and table top material. Good vintage condition...
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1960s Finnish Vintage Space Age Tables
Materials
Fiberglass, Teak
Midcentury Space Age Side Table Artemide, design Emma Gismondi, Italy, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
- very practical
- model Giano - Giano Vano
- Emma Gismondi Schweinberger for Artmide Milano
Category
1960s Vintage Space Age Tables
Materials
Plastic
Space Age Polished Chrome and Glass Tubo Coffee Table by Mascheroni for Vecta
Located in New York, NY
Iconic Post Modern, Space Age, Mid Century chrome and glass coffee table, designed by John Mascheroni for Vecta, made in Italy, circa 1960’s.
The table features a tubular frame cons...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Tables
Materials
Chrome
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:
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1960s European Vintage Space Age Tables
Materials
Chrome
Eero Saarinen Tulip Oval Carrara Arabescato Marble Tulip Table for Knoll, 1967
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
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 Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble
White Circular Space Age Bar Trolley by Opal Germany
Located in Vienna, AT
This Charming white lacquered circular Space Age Bar Trolley, Side Table or serving Cart has been designed and produced in Germany by Opal Kleinmöbel in the late 1960s .It features t...
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Tables
Materials
Metal
Knut Hesterberg Glass Coffee Table for Ronald Schmitt
Located in Bern, CH
1960’s Space Age Coffee / Couch Table By Knut Hesterberg for Ronald Schmitt. Reinforced glass tabletop with aluminium base
Designer: Knut Hesterberg
Producer: Ronald Schmitt
Measurem...
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Desserte Joe Colombo "Boby Trolley rouge pour Bieffeplast Italie 1968 Space Age
Located in London, England
Fabriqué par Bieffplast Italy, ce rangement Boby imaginés par Joé Colombo est une solution pratique pour touts les pièces de la maison.
Sur roulettes, et grâce à sa polyvalence il a...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Tables
Materials
Plastic
Coffee Table in Wood, 1960, Italian, Attributed to Vico Magistretti
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Coffe table
Material: Wood
Italian
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau styles since 1982.If you have any questions we are at your disposal.
Pushing the butt...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Tables
Materials
Wood
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...
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1960s Vintage Space Age Tables
Materials
Plastic
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...
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1960s German Vintage Space Age Tables
Materials
Plastic
Ozoo Desk and Chair, Marc Berthier, D.A.N. for Roche Bobois, 1967
Located in VILLEURBANNE, FR
Desk and chair from the "Ozoo" series by Marc Berthier, an innovative design created in 1967, one of the first in France to be made from molded white lacquered polyester reinforced ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Space Age Tables
Materials
Fiberglass
Set of 2 Cognac XO Chairs by Eero Aarnio for Asko
By Eero Aarnio, Asko
Located in Telgte, DE
Set of 2 Cognac XO Chairs by Eero Aarnio for Asko – Perfect Addition or Standalone Pieces for Design Enthusiasts
These two original Cognac XO Chairs by Eero Aarnio for Asko are true...
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Space Age Tables
Materials
Fabric, Fiberglass
Coffee Table Kim Moltzer and Jean Paul Barray, 1970s
Located in PARIS, FR
Coffee table model "Rosace" by designers Kim Momtzer and Jean-Paul Barray, from the 1960s. This coffee table consists of a hexagonal glass top and a trilobed brushed aluminum base. I...
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Mid-20th Century Space Age Tables
Materials
Metal
Iconic Mobile Bar Cart by Franco Cattelan for Xilema Italy, Space Age Icon 1960s
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
The Mobile Drinks Trolley by Franco Cattelan, manufactured by Xilema in Vicenza, Italy, during 1969-1970, is a rare and highly sought-after example of ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Tables
Materials
Plastic
Paul Evans Studio Wall Mounted Space Console
By Paul Evans
Located in Chicago, IL
Paul Evans Studio Wall Mounted Space Console, Paul Evans Studio 1965c.
Stainless steel case with leather drawer front. Very few of these were produced.
(Craig Ellwood Painting pictur...
Category
1960s American Vintage Space Age Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
Table basse ronde italienne bar pivotant de Eugenio Gerli pour Tecno, en teck
Located in BESANÇON, FR
Table basse ronde vintage des années 60, magnifique design italien attribué à Eugenio Gerli pour Tecno, modèle original et rare, en teck courbé et fonte d’aluminium, sur roulettes, p...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Tables
Materials
Smoked Glass, Teak
Wooden library table. Portugal, 1940s.
Located in Lisboa, PT
Dark wooden library table supported by five feet connected to each other and opening by four drawers designed by Olaio. Portugal, 1940s.
Category
1940s European Vintage Space Age Tables
Materials
Wood
Round Chrome and Glass Coffee Cocktail Table c 1960/70s possibly Paul Tuttle
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional post modern, space age period coffee table, attributed to Paul Tuttle for Strasse International. The table features a round tempered glass top with a polished edge, whi...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Space Age Tables
Materials
Chrome
Space Age Vintage Silver Aluminum Glass Coffee Table Sofa Table Knut Hesterberg
Located in Vienna, AT
A Space Age vintage silver aluminum glass coffee table or sofa table, which was designed by Knut Hesterberg for Ronald Schmitt, circa 1964, Germany.
While the polished aluminum base...
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Robo space age bar cart by Joe Colombo for Elco , 1960s.
By Joe Colombo, Elco
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 Tables
Materials
Plastic
Modernist Vintage Golden Metal Glass Oval Coffee Table Sofa Table, 1960s, Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Modernist vintage coffee table or sofa table from golden metal tube frame and glass plates 1960s Italy.
A wonderful sofa table or coffee table oval like with two revolving plates.
Wh...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Tables
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Italian Lacquered Wood and Chrome Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A space age Italian coffee table. Dark red lacquered wood surrounds a smoke glass mirrored surface and chrome pillar legs. Sourced in Florence Italy.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Tables
Materials
Chrome
Space Age Coffee Table, Italy 1970’s
Located in PÉZENAS, FR
Perfect coffee table in cherry Wood and blue glass of Space age period 70’s
The mix between white original paint and cherry wood touch is so cute
One 70’s touch in your interior, i...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Tables
Materials
Glass, Cherry
Table basse Juliette Belarti en céramique et lave de volcan Belgique circa 1960
By Julien de Covemaeker, Juliette Belarti
Located in London, England
Table basse de Julien de Covemaeker Alias "Juliette Belarti" elle se compose de carreaux en céramique émaillée et les carreaux de couleurs Beige sont en lave de volcan donc plus mat ...
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1960s Belgian Vintage Space Age Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Walnut square coffee table by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Cassina, 1960s
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Low table in walnut designed by Afra and Tobia Scarpa and produced by Cassina since 1967. Clean design and simple construction concept. The 4 vertical elements are screwed together w...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Tables
Materials
Walnut
Table d'appoint ou commode design Marc Held pour Prisunic France Space Age 1960
Located in London, England
Meuble d'appoint ou table de nuit designé par Marc Held et distribué par Prisunic, en plastique thermo moulé beige avec un tiroir blanc.
Il est équipé à l'intérieur d'une étagère ce...
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1960s French Vintage Space Age Tables
Materials
Plastic
Iconic ROBO Bar Cart Storage Trolley by Joe Colombo, 1960s
By Joe Colombo, Elco
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
The Joe Colombo Robo Trolley represents a significant milestone in 1960s Space Age design. This cylindrical piece, measuring 40 cm in height and 38.5 cm in diameter, is crafted with ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Tables
Materials
Plastic
Vintage Space Age Dinner Table and Four Chairs in the Manner of Gastone Rinaldi
Located in Catania, CT
Very good original vintage condition with trace of age and use and small oxidation on the chrome for this set of a dinner table plus four chairs. Reminiscent of the style of Gastone ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Tables
Materials
Chrome
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 Tables
Materials
Steel
Space Age White Vintage Plastic Coffee Table or Sofa Table 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age white vintage plastic coffee table or sofa table designed 1960s.
The Space Age coffee table was designed and manufactured during the era of the moon landing. In this period...
Category
1960s Vintage Space Age Tables
Materials
Smoked Glass, Polyester
Grey metal & Pagwood 1960s Dattilo low desk/console by BBPR for Olivetti Synthes
By Olivetti, Studio BBPR
Located in Varese, Lombardia
small typist's desk, arco model for olivetti synthesys. Ideal as a console, service table or additional support surface for the main desk. Historic piece of Italian design from the 6...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Tables
Materials
Metal
Dining table by Warren Platner
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Dining table by Warren Platner for Knoll International, USA circa 1968.
Round top in massive oak recovered with black leather. Basement in chrome plated steel.
The leather is in its ...
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1960s American Vintage Space Age Tables
Materials
Steel
Chrome Plated Metal and Smoked Glass Trifoglio Table by S. Asti for Poltronova
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This table was produced in Italy by Poltronova in 1969. It is made from a chrome plated base with a shaped thick feet and a black skai top cover, it features a round smoke glass top....
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Tables
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Sculptural coffee table, 1960s/'70s
Located in Manzano, IT
Sculptural coffee table, 1960s/'70s
Flat, space-age coffee table with high quality brutalist design produced in Germany. It presents a large sculptural stucture, consisting of 4 be...
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Claudio Salocchi Elisse dining table for Sormani, Italy 1964
Located in London, GB
Italian architect and designer Claudio Salocchi (1934–2012) studied architecture at the influential Milan Politecnico University before embarking on a design career that lasted some ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Italian Walnut 1960s Coffee Table/Bar Table by Bernini
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Rare coffee table/bar table produced in Italy in the 1960s by Bernini. The particular construction of this table allows it to be transformed from a normal coffee table into a contain...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Tables
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Set of 4 Cognac XO Chairs & Matching Table by Eero Aarnio for Asko
By Asko, Eero Aarnio
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...
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Mid-20th Century Finnish Space Age Tables
Materials
Fabric, Fiberglass
Space Age Trolley "Baby" by Joe Colombo Black Modular Storage Cart
By Joe Colombo
Located in Freehold, NJ
This mid century Space Age storage caddy “Boby” by Joe Colombo features plastic construction, glossy black finish, modular design with trays and storage compartments, and black casto...
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Mid-20th Century North American Space Age Tables
Materials
Plastic
Vintage ceramic mosaic coffee table by Heins Lilienthal, 1960s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Beautiful mid century mosaic ceramic coffee table by German glass artist Heinz Lilienthal.
Gorgeous coffee table.
Chromed metal base.
1960s - Germany
Good condition
Dimensions:
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1960s German Vintage Space Age Tables
Materials
Chrome
Pine dining table, 1950s.
Located in Lisboa, PT
Pine dining table resting on four feet finished by a ball. France, 1950s.
Category
1950s French Vintage Space Age Tables
Materials
Pine
side table / magazine rack , portatelevisore Marco zanuso for bulimen
By Marco Zanuso
Located in PARIS, FR
Coffee table produced in the 1960s by Bilumen based on a design by Marco Zanuso. ABS structure. Two magazine compartments, to store magazines or records. Chromed metal and rubber whe...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Tables
Materials
Metal
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 ...
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1960s German Vintage Space Age Tables
Materials
Fiberglass
Mid Century Modern Richard McCarthy for Selrite Style Glass Top Table & 4 Chairs
By Selrite
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid Century Modern Atomic Space Age Richard McCarthy for Selrite Style Forged Wrought-Iron and Oak Captain Chairs & Pedestal Base Glass Top Table
...
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Mid-20th Century American Space Age Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
Space Age Vintage Glass Chromed Coffee Table or Sofa Table with Rings, 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
space age vintage coffee table or sofa table with a chromed base formed with three rings. While a clear glass plate topped the table, the chromed metal base produce a futuristic appe...
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1960s Vintage Space Age Tables
Materials
Metal
Aluminum Glass Space Age Vintage Coffee Table by Knut Hesterberg 1960s Germany
Located in Vienna, AT
Aluminum glass space age vintage coffee table or sofa table, which was designed by Knut Hesterberg 1960s Germany for Ronald Schmitt.
Beautiful aluminum base construction in sculptura...
Category
1960s German Vintage Space Age Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Space Age tables for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Space Age tables 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 tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, case pieces and storage cabinets, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Space Age 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 tables, popular names associated with this style include Knut Hesterberg, Knoll, Artemide, and Ronald Schmitt. 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 tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $220 and tops out at $110,000 while the average work can sell for $4,325.