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.
Space Age Italian Wall Unit
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An Italian Space Age wall unit. Laminate blue faux bois with black lacquer, glass and aluminum details. A diverse storage piece allowing for use as a bookshelf, bar unit or media cab...
Aluminum, Chrome
Vintage Peanuts Felt Banner / Pennant Flying Snoopy "Curse You Red Baron" 1967
Located in Roma, IT
they offer you an irresistible article, or at least it was for us when we found it at one of our customers' house. Dating back to the late 60s, to be precise 1967 as attested by the ...
Felt
'Star Wars' Original Style C Printer's Proof One Sheet Movie Poster, 1977
Located in Devon, GB
A rare uncut printer's proof of the International Style C US one sheet for 'Star Wars', with artwork by prolific British poster artist Tom William Chantrell. When the studio realised...
Paper
Original Framed Movie Collectible Poster The Spy Who Shagged Me 1999
Located in San Diego, CA
cool colorful original framed poster Mike Myers The spy who shagged me , great condition not faded .
Plastic, Wood, Paper
Mira-X Circular Pattern Textile Panel by Verner Panton
By Mira-X, Verner Panton
Located in Paris, FR
This Mira-X textile panel designed by Verner Panton features a bold circular composition rendered in concentric rings of saturated color. The rhythmic geometry and optical depth exem...
Wool, Natural Fiber
Ustensilo Wall Organizer by Dorothee Becker for Ingo Maurer, 1970s
By Dorothee Becker, Ingo Maurer
Located in Den Haag, NL
Love this Design and color Designer - Dorothee Becker Maurer Producer - Design M Model - Ustensilo Wall Organizer Design Period 1970s Materials - Plastic Col...
Plastic
Space age hand knotted wall hanging, Germany 1970
By Desso
Located in ECHT, NL
Magnificent space age wall tapestry. Handcrafted in the 1970s. It has an abstract decor. The patterns have different heights. The tapestry is in very good condition. It looks almost...
Wool
'2001: A Space Odyssey' Original Vintage Movie Poster, Japanese, 1968
Located in Devon, GB
Widely regarded as the most influential science fiction film of all time, Stanley Kubrick’s transcendent 1968 sci-fi masterpiece '2001: A Space Odyssey' revolutionised the genre, pre...
Paper
Tapestry, Brazilian Artist, 1980 Sign Renot
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Tapestry Design Renot Brazilian artist 1980 The tapestry is restored. Sign: Renot 1980 Bahia Brazil original Atelier Studio Renot Salvador- ...
Tapestry
Shelf by Fritz Haller for USM Haller, 1960s
By Usm Haller
Located in Andrézieux-Bouthéon, FR
Shelf by Fritz Haller for USM Haller Vintage Design Original USM Haller modular shelf, having all its panels to arrange the element completely or partially. Additional information:...
Plastic
Tiziano Campi italian wall print decoration space age, signed
Located in Milano, IT
Wonderful artistic wall print signed by Tiziano Campi - Work from 1976 numbered No. 260 This fascinating and eccentric decorative wall print signed by Tiziano Campi represents an au...
Aluminum
Signed 1974 Space Age Space Orbital Colony Painting by Connie Kish
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition Materials: Oil On Canvas, Metal Frame This signed 1974 Space Age orbital colony painting by Connie Kish captures the futuristic imagination of ...
Metal
Unique Illuminated Painting on Fiberglass
Located in Little Burstead, Essex
This wonderful backlit painting on fiberglass was original to an architect designed home and was unique to this property. Unfortunately we have been u...
Fiberglass, Oak
etagéres modulaires de michel Ducaroy, pour roche bobois
Located in PARIS, FR
A shelving unit made of smoked plexiglass with self-supporting adjustable uprights. The uprights are adjustable from 2.55 to 2.8 meters in height. The set includes 7 uprights, 21 she...
Metal, Aluminum
Fabric Boards by Verner Panton for Mira Spectrum, 1970S, set of 2
Located in bruxelles, BE
Pair of Fabric boards by Verner Panton in a wooden frame. Signed Verner Panton. Wear due to time and age. FOR SHIPPING, REQUEST US FOR RECEIVE THE BEST PRICE
Fabric, Wood
Large decorative aluminium panel, 1970
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Large decorative aluminium panel, 1970
Aluminum
Space age handcrafted wall hanging, Netherlands 1970s
By Verner Panton, Wassily Kandinsky
Located in ECHT, NL
Handcrafted wall hanging. Geometrical patterns on an off-white background. Skillfully made mid century artwork. The top and bottom have loops for a rod. Considering the age, this pi...
Fabric, Thread
Original M.C. Esher Black Light poster ''Dream'' 1960s
By M.C. Escher
Located in Den Haag, NL
Unique and original very rare Black Light poster M.C. Escher After M.C.Escher Wood Engraving Dream 1935 . The poster still has its Bright colors and with the Black Light on ,its ...
Paper
Wall Tapestry by Aimé Kakon, Space Age Design, Wool, France, 1976
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Exceptional tapestry designed by Aimé Kakon in 1976 Architect, sculptor, ceramicist, visual artist, Aimé Kakon is an artist in his own right. His work is timeless, his graphics as w...
Wool
'2001: A Space Odyssey' Original Vintage Movie Poster, British, 1968
Located in Devon, GB
Widely regarded as the most influential science fiction film of all time, Stanley Kubrick’s transcendent 1968 sci-fi masterpiece '2001: A Space Odyssey' revolutionised the genre, pre...
Paper, Linen
$7,080Sale Price|20% Off
Edwin Aldrin on the moon. Large high-resolution print, Switzerland, 1970s
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Large high-resolution print of Edwin Aldrin on the moon, Switzerland, 1970. Photograph of Edwin Aldrin on the moon taken by the astronaut Neil Armstrong on July 21, 1969; original NA...
Wood, Paper
Vintage Wall Storage System by Visiva Srl, Italy, 1970's
Located in Lisboa, PT
A blue ABS plastic wall organizer from the 1970s. Designed and produced by Visiva srl, Milano, Italy, during the 1970's. Similar with the Uten.Silo by Dorot...
Mirror, Plastic
'Star Wars' Original Vintage British Quad Movie Poster by Tom Chantrell, 1977
Located in Devon, GB
A rare British quad for the first instalment of George Lucas' original, genre-defining, sci-fi trilogy 'Star Wars'. When the studio realized how successful the first film was going t...
Paper, Linen
Surrealistic Oil Painting on Canvas, 1970s, Signed
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage framed oil painting on canvas, 1970. Depicts a woman with pill, standing in a moonlit landscape. Signed with R.Boutens, 70. Dimensions: 108 W x 88 H x 3.5 D cm.
Canvas, Paint
Rare Italian Retro Pop Art Metal Wall Panel, 1970s, Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Rare Italian Retro Pop Art Metal Wall Panel, 1970s, Italy Measurements : 106 cm x 71 cm x 6 cm NOTE: There 4 hanger at the backside of the panel. Please do not hesitate to ask u...
Metal
Mid Century Modern Fine Art Print by Victor Vasarely, Opart Print, 70s
Located in Lucija, SI
Opart print by Victor Vasarely. The print and the frame are from the 70s. In good condition. Signed Dimensions 51x51x2cm Hungarian-born Victor Vasarely is known as a founder of Opt...
Glass, Wood, Paper
Vintage Boho Distressed Silk Pishwaa
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Immerse your space in the devotional beauty and weathered soul of traditional Indian art with this monumental vintage Pichwai painting. Rendered in gouache on cloth, this large-scale...
Cotton, Silk, Wood
Pair Verner Panton "Circle" Screen Print on Fabric / SPACE AGE POP ART
Located in Buffalo, NY
Verner Panton 'Circle,' Late 1960s / early 1970s. ^^^^NOTE^^^^PRICED SEPERATELY Screenprint on fabric. Nice original condition. Verso printed with 'Circle designed by Verner Pa...
Fabric
Robert D. H. Bidner, 1930-1983, Six Foot Square
Located in Hanover, MA
Monumental, colorful and very graphic op-art pop art painting dated 1969 (acrylic on fiberboard) by Robert Bidner in a spectrum of greens and yellow. Robert D. H. Bidner, American, ...
Masonite
'Star Wars' Original Vintage Movie Poster, Russian, 1990
Located in Devon, GB
One of the first big premieres of Western cinema in the Soviet Union, 'Star Wars' was finally theatrically released in the former USSR in the summer of 1990. One of four rare and sou...
Paper
Italian Space Age Chromed Steel Decorative Wall Lamp, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian space age chromed steel decorative wall lamp, 1970s. Wall lamp with chromed steel support and geometric sculpture with parallelepipeds of various sizes welded together, with...
Steel
Tapestry Genaro Antônio Dantas de Carvalho, Brazilian Artist, 1960
By Genaro de Carvalho
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Tapestry Genaro Antônio Dantas de Carvalho Brazilian artist 1960 Upholsterers, painter, designer. Genaro Antonio Dantas de Carvalho began his painting studies with his father. In 1944, he went to Rio de Janeiro and studied drawing with Henrique Cavalleiro at the Brazilian Society of Fine Arts. He is considered one of the main activists for the renewal of art in Bahia, along with Carlos Bastos, Caribé and Mario Cravo...
Tapestry
'Uten.Silo II' by Dorothee Maurer-Becker for M-Design - 1970s
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Space Age design - Modern office decor Measures : 52x6cm H:67,5cm In 1970, Vitra launched "Uten.Silo II," a smaller version of "Uten.Silo I," the original version created in 1969. T...
Plastic
Orange Utensil, 1970
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Conditions: Good Materials: Plastic Era: 1970 Measurements: 50x9x80 cm
Plastic
Vintage Boho Original Oil Portrait of Man on Canvas
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Capture a sense of introspective mystery with this striking vintage oil portrait. The painting features a shirtless male subject rendered with expressive brushwork, his gaze turned s...
Canvas, Wood, Paint
'Return of the Jedi' Original Vintage Poster by Noriyoshi Ohrai, Japanese, 1983
Located in Devon, GB
Designed to promote the final instalment of George Lucas' original Star Wars trilogy, 'Return of the Jedi’, this scarce and sought after Japanese commercial poster was produced under...
Paper
Hervé Télémaque Lithograph, Space Age Style, France, 1974, Paper Print
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Born in 1937 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Télémaque moved to New York in 1957 and entered an art scene dominated by Abstract Expressionism. In 1961, he settled permanently in Paris, whe...
Paper
Vintage Space Age Italian Floating Wall Shelves, 9 available
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Vintage space age shelves in vivid green abs plastic. 9 available in 3 different sizes. Inquire for price on multiples.
Plastic
Monochrome Space Age Serigraphie Von Max H. Mahlmann
Located in Hamburg, DE
Monochrome Space Age serigraph by Max H. Mahlmann. The serigraph is unframed and will be sent in a roll. The picture is signed and dated in pencil. It is piece no. 78 in an edition of 100. Mahlmann worked from 1934 to 1938 as a student of Richard Müller...
Paper
$2,392 / set
Pair of vintage multicolored resin panels, 70's
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Spectacular 70's multicolor resin panels, on black lacquered wood support, size 69x109 per panel.
Resin
Amaizing Marquetry Optical Ball, 1950, France, Material: Wood
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Amaizing Marquetry Material: wood Country: France 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 ...
Iron
"ZIGZAG" Shelving system by Joëlle Ferlande et François Monnet for Kappa
By François Monnet, Kappa, Joelle Ferlande
Located in Brussels, BE
French shelving system designed by Joelle Ferlande and François Monnet, manufactured by Kappa and Uginox. This rare system is designed to be wall-mounted and allows for multiple con...
Stainless Steel
Italian Handmade 1960s Wall Backlit Artistic Window with Madonna Child & Angels
By Pietro Chiesa, Max Ingrand, Fontana Arte
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This artistic window was handmade in Italy in the 1960s. It's made from a ivory painted metal box, with plexiglass and golden aluminum passepartout. The religious representation is a...
Aluminum, Sheet Metal
$837Sale Price|41% Off
Poster by Renato Volpini, 1972
Located in Montelabbate, PU
First exemplar of multiple colored print by Renato Volpini, Milan, Italy, 1972, with materic figures. Unique work. Detailed information on the Volpini F...
Paper
Denis FADIER, huge abstract surrealism painting, Oil on canvas, France 1972
Located in leucate, FR
Denis FADIER, ( 1949 ) Amazing surrealism painting. Untitled oil on canvas, signed lower right and dated 1972. Big size 39.37" x 12.60" - (100 x 132 cm) Very good condition. Free...
Canvas, Acrylic
Vintage Boho 19th Century Figural Painting on Board
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This captivating 19th-century figural painting on board offers a glimpse into a bygone era, rendered with a charming narrative quality that speaks to the romantic sensibilities of th...
Wood, Paint
Unique Artwork Original 'Atomium' Panel World Expo 58 Brussel Belgium 2005
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
This is an original panel from a marvellous piece of architecture build for the 1958 World Expo that was held in Brussel Belgium from 2004 to 2006 a renovation of this landmark started and all the exterior aluminum panels where replaced This panel has been rescued and turned into an artwork by 'Fred & Francine' in 2005 The 58 World Expo was an important event after world war II and all world countries...
Aluminum
$1,435Sale Price|20% Off
Anthropomorphic Element by Renato Volpini, 1968
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Anthropomorphic element, mixed media on canvas, 1968 Renato Volpini. Detailed information on the Volpini Foundation website.
Canvas
Drawing, male nude with classical symbolic elements by Dusan Gakovic
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find an expressive academic drawing by Serbian and Yugoslav sculptor Dušan Gaković demonstrates the artist’s exceptional mastery of anatomy and classical dra...
Wood, Paper
Space Age Wall Tapestry Italian Mid-Century Fabric Art 1970s
Located in Firenze, IT
Space age wall tapestry Italy 1970s wood, fabric H 120 cm - 55 × 2 cm Conditions: very good, consistent with age and use.
Fabric, Wood
Drawing, male nude with classical symbolic elements by Dusan Gakovic
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find an expressive academic drawing by Serbian and Yugoslav sculptor Dušan Gaković demonstrates the artist’s exceptional mastery of anatomy and classical dra...
Wood, Paper
2x Unique Aluminium Mural with Enamel by Jung 1977, Germany
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Absolutely unique. Handmade pictures from aluminium and enamel. One picture is a little tarnished at the back. See pictures. Absolute eye-catchers.
Metal, Aluminum, Enamel
Drawing, male nude with classical/industrial symbolic elements by Dusan Gakovic
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find an expressive academic drawing by Serbian and Yugoslav sculptor Dušan Gaković demonstrates the artist’s exceptional mastery of anatomy and classical dra...
Wood, Paper
Tableau type sérigraphie en damier cinétique sur aluminium, design abstrait
Located in BESANÇON, FR
Tableau type sérigraphie en damier cinétique sur plaque d’aluminium des années 70, design abstrait italien dans le style de Victor Vasarely, couleurs noir, vert et jaune fluo, encadr...
Metal
Drawing, male nude with classical symbolic elements by Dusan Gakovic
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find an expressive academic drawing by Serbian and Yugoslav sculptor Dušan Gaković demonstrates the artist’s exceptional mastery of anatomy and classical dra...
Wood, Paper
Giant Fiberglass & Resin Tongue
Located in Camp Meeker, CA
Huge, unique, and eye catching. This giant tongue drips and shines with lust. High gloss, fine metallic flake, iridescent/pearl-like finish. This has hardware to be wall mount, but c...
Epoxy Resin, Fiberglass
Shelf in Glass by Michel Duraoy for Ligne Roset, 1970s
By Ligne Roset
Located in Andrézieux-Bouthéon, FR
Shelf in Glass by Michel Duraoy for Ligne Roset, 1970s Vintage Design Modular shelf 1970' Michel Ducaroy, ligne roset edition. 5 aluminum uprights, furniture, composed of elements ...
Aluminum
Black plastic & metal 70s container panel UTENSILO by Maurer Becker for Design M
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Iconic wall organizer panel in blacl plastic and metal hooks belonging to the early 1970s production. Good vintage condition: some scratches and plastic defects as showed in the pict...
Metal
Vintage Boho Original Oil Canvas of Male Torso
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Capture the timeless beauty of the human form with this evocative vintage oil painting of a male torso. Expertly rendered on canvas, the artist employs dramatic chiaroscuro lighting—...
Canvas, Wood, Paint
'Barbarella' Original Vintage Movie Poster by Kája Saudek, Czech, 1971
By Karel Saudek
Located in Devon, GB
Paramount's 1968 sexy science fiction comedy 'Barbarella,' based on the Italian comic book of the same name, follows Jane Fonda as the titular 41st century space-vixen, tasked with f...
Paper