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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.

Find a collection of vintage Space Age seating, tables, lighting and other furniture on 1stDibs.

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Style: Space Age
"Sciangai" Folding Coat Hanger in Black Ash Design De Pas, D'urbino for Zanotta
Located in Varese, Lombardia
"Sciangai" folding coat hanger in black lacquered ash and metal design De Pas, D'urbino, Lomazzi for Zanotta, 1974. This product could belong to the 1980s production. Very light pi...
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1980s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Metal

Space Age Black Faux Leather Swan Desk Chair Office Chair 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age vintage desk chair from faux leather and metal tulip - like 1960s. A wonderful office chair or desk chair, this model from the 1960s with a metal base with four wheels and a seat shell covered with black faux leather. This sleek office chair shows swiveling and smoothly rocking function and great seating comfort. The stylishly desk chair could work perfectly in your home office or office space and makes a wonderful statement. This space age desk chair...
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Mid-20th Century Space Age Furniture

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Metal

Pair of Chrome and Leather Stools, Italy 1970s
Located in London, GB
Pair of chrome and orange leather stools with a nice patina, Italy 1970s.
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Chrome

Italian Space Age Double-Sided Luminous Sign Brionvega in Plexiglass Metal, 1970
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian space age Double-sided luminous sign Brionvega in plexiglass and metal, 1970s. Double-sided luminous sign with a rectangular base, in dark metal and white plexiglass. On the...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Metal

1 of 2 Large Sputnik Flushmount or Wall Sconce by Cosack, Germany, 1970s
Located in Aachen, NRW
1 of 2 Vintage Sputnik lamps from the 1970s manufactured by Cosack, Germany, 1970s. This lamp can be used as a ceiling lamp, or as a wall lamp. Wonderful glass shape and light effe...
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Brass

Telegono Table Lamp by Vico Magistretti for Artemide 1968 in Very Good Condition
Located in München, DE
Original Telegono table lamp by Vico Magistretti for Artemide 1968. In very good, perfect original condition. The Italian classic with a red frame and the movable shade in creamy w...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Plastic

Glass Pair of Wall Lamps by Peill Putzler, 1970s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Glass pair of wall lamps by Peill Putzler, 1970s, Germany. Very elegant and Minimalist wall lamps. Lamps are in very good condition. These lamps works with E14 standard ligh...
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Metal

1970s Italian Design Style Round Marble and Wooden Pedestal Table
Located in Tourcoing, FR
Italian design style round pedestal table consisting of a graphic wooden base with a round white marble tray.
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21st Century and Contemporary European Space Age Furniture

Materials

Marble, Metal

Dining Table & Chairs Set by Boris Tabacoff for Mobilier Modular Moderne, 1970's
Located in Zwijndrecht, Antwerp
A spectacular ‘Scimitar’ dining set designed by Bulgarian designer Boris Tabacoff for Mobilier Modular Moderne (MMM) in the 70’s. The chairs and table have a heavy chromed steel base...
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1970s Bulgarian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Chrome

Murano Glass “Dante" Lamp by Paolo Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid century Murano glass table lamp by Paolo Venini. Transparent and white spiral glass orb on a chrome disc base. Sold individually. Orb measures 9” in diameter.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture

Materials

Chrome

Space Age Vintage Yellow or Orange Table Lamp Uno Dahlen, 1960s, Sweden
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age vintage orange or yellow table lamp from metal by Uno Dahlen for Aneta 1960s Sweden. A joyful and powerful table lamp in beautiful dark yellow or soft orange color with a...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Metal

Set of 4 American 70's Brushed Aluminum and Eggshell Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 4 American 70's brushed aluminum and eggshell chairs by Burke, Inc. of Texas. Stamped BURKE, INC. DALLAS, TEXAS. Great for a small dining room or a ...
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1970s American Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Aluminum

Pair of Cuboluce Table Lamps by OPI Milano for Cini & Nils, 1970s, Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Pair of Cuboluce table lamps by OPI Milano for Cini & Nils, 1970s, Italy Minimal design Very high quality. Fully functional. The lamp turns off when the lamp cover is closed...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Plastic

Two Mid Century Futuristic Vintage Iron Chairs in Style of Willy Rizzo, Thonet
Located in Lomita, CA
This pair of chairs epitomizes space age design and the atomic era. They are influenced by Thonet's cantilever chair, and they are also reminiscent of t...
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Mid-20th Century American Space Age Furniture

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Iron

Space Age Metal Pendant by LUDIB Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, 1960's
Located in Praha, CZ
Grey metal ring pendant with brass perforated strip by LUDIB Bratislava, Czechoslovakia 1960's.
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Mid-20th Century Czech Space Age Furniture

Materials

Metal

Vintage SputnikChandelier in Murano Glass, Carlo Nason for Mazzega, Italy 1970s
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Vintage SputnikChandelier in Murano Glass, Carlo Nason for Mazzega, Italy 1970s. A Sputnik chandelier from the 1970s composed by 10 lights system with chromed iron structure and murano glass globe...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Chrome

Space Age Orange Vintage Television Ikaro by Minerva, 1970s, Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age orange vintage television from plastic model Ikaro by Minerva, 1970s, Austria. This portable television with an orange plastic casing by...
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1970s Austrian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Plastic

Pair of Brass and Metal Chrome Lamps by Lumica, Spain, 1970s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Very rare Space Age Mid-Century Modern pair of table or bedside lamps in brass and metal chrome, shades in white lucite perspex methacrylate by the span...
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1970s Spanish Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Metal, Chrome, Brass

Carlo Moretti Style Space Age Lamp from Murano in Opaline Glass and Marble Base
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. Valu...
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Late 20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture

Materials

Murano Glass

Italian Mid-Century Modern Pair of Mirror by Gianni Celada for Fontana Arte 1970
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Mid-Century Modern pair of mirror by Gianni Celada for Fontana Arte, 1970s. Rectangular mirrors, with decorative striped pattern. Project by Gianni Celada for Fontana Arte,...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Mirror

Pairs of Up and Down Pendant Lamps in White Perspex and Satin Aluminum by Stilux
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Pair of white perspex and silver aluminum up & down pendant lamps by Stilux. Very good condition: an up and down mechanism has been replaced so that the two lamps could have a differ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Aluminum

Peacock Chair Designed by Verner Panton for Plus Linje, Denmark, 1960
Located in London, GB
Designed by Verner Panton in 1959 and produced by Plus-Linje in Denmark in 1960, the Peacock chair is a design classic. Consisting of a bowl-shaped top and a cylindrical foot made...
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1960s Danish Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Steel, Chrome

Floor Lamp Metal and Blue Murano Glass Donuts by Mazzega, Italy, 1970s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Floor lamp in metal white lacquered and chrome with blue blown buble Murano glass donuts shades by the manufacture Mazzega. Famous design like Carlo Aldo N...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Vintage Steel Centerpiece by A. Panzeri for Robots Milano, 1970s
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This sculptural centerpiece was manufactured in steel and produced by Robots, Milano. It remains in a pretty good condition: normal signs of wear, mostly located under the base.
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1970s European Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Steel

Space Age Vintage Orange Silver Metal Desk Lamp 1960s Germany
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age vintage desk lamp from metal in orange and silver color tones 1960s Germany. A wonderful table lamp or desk lamp in playful orange color with a flexible silver stem and a rectangular base from the 1960s. The table lamp shows an on/off switch at the rectangular base and a flexible stem in silver. Perfect to turn the shade in each direction. One E 14 socket Through the bold color it works wonderfully as color splash in your office, working space, executive office or workspace studio. Could also be perfect as colorful bedside table...
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1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Metal

Space Age Kundalini Berchicci E.T.A. Fiberglass Orange Floor Lamp
Located in Trezzano sul Naviglio, Milano Lombardia
E.T.A. Orange Finish Craftsmanship and materials in a fascinating combination. A floor lamp in fibreglass shaped by hand. A sinuous object flooded with light that seems to arrive ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Space Age Furniture

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Fiberglass

Italian Black fiberglass fabric Armchair Girasole Tournesol by Frigerio, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian space age Black fiberglass and fabric Armchair Girasole by Frigerio, 1960s Armchair mod. Girasole (Tournesol) with flower-shaped seat, padded and upholstered in colorful fab...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Fabric, Fiberglass

Space Age Metal Pendant by Ludib Bratislava, 1960's, Restored
Located in Praha, CZ
Metal ring pendant with brass perforated strip by LUDIB Bratislava, Czechoslovakia 1960's. Perfect condition, restored: brass refinished, rewired -...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Space Age Furniture

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Metal, Brass

Classic Danish Pop 1960s /Space Age Flemming Brylle & Preben Jacobsen Table Lamp
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic Danish Pop 1960s /Space Age Flemming Brylle & Preben Jacobsen table lamp, 1960s fabulous, plastic, screens with white plastic slats. Lucite, ac...
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1960s Danish Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Plastic, Acrylic

Italian Blue, White & Black Enameled Metal 1960s Umbrella Stand
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Cylindrical enameled metal umbrella stand in blue & black with white relief decoration. Good condition: some chips of enamel near the base, as shown in the pictures.
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1660s Italian Antique Space Age Furniture

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Copper, Enamel

Three Mid-Century Modern Chrome and Murano Glass Sconces signed Venini, ca 1960
Located in Merida, Yucatan
3 Mid-Century Modern chrome and Murano glass sconces by Venini. Manufacured circa 1960, in clear and amber thick Murano glass slabs and stamped Venini in the chromed hardware. It i...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture

Materials

Chrome

Italian Art Cart designed by Giovanni Pelis for Stile Neolt, 1970s
Located in Hilversum, NL
Made in Italy plastic work station art cart. Designed by Giovanni Pelis for Stile Neolt. Three drawers and lots of storage. Wheels roll ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Plastic, Fiberglass

Nickel-Plated Brass 1970s Floor Coat Hanger Melpomene by BBPR for Artemide
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Nickel-plated metal and brass with burnished finishing; visible oxidation patina. Wear consistent with age and use.
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Brass, Nickel

Grey Conic Design Table Lamp, in the Style of Mathieu Matégot, 1970s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Grey Conic Design wonderful table lamp, In style of Mathieu Matégot, 1970s, Germany Lampshade is in very good vintage condition. This lamp works with E27 light bulbs. Wired a...
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Metal

Italian Floor Lamp in the Style of Verner Panton, 1970s
Located in Parma, IT
Italian 1970s floor lamp, very similar to Verner Panton’s ‘Pantella’ lamp. Foot and stem in painted aluminum, plexiglass diffuser. In excellent condition.
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1970s Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Aluminum

Pair of White Opaline Glass Shades & Brass Frame 1970s Flush Mount Lamps
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Set of 2 ceiling lamps produced in 1970s in opaline glass and brass structure. Very good vintage condition: normal brass oxidation patina. Each ...
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1970s Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Metal, Brass

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...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Stainless Steel

Grillo Folding Turquoise Phone Italy Marco Zanuso & Richard Sapper
Located in San Diego, CA
MoMA Modern Italian original Grillo folding telephone launched in 1966 by Marco Zanuso & Richard Sapper. The telephone was manufactured in Italy by Siemens. Vintage push buttons Phon...
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20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture

Materials

Plastic

Polo Stool by Anna Castelli Ferrieri for Kartell, Italy, 1979
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Vintage Polo stool by Anna Castelli Ferrieri for her and her husband’s company Kartell. Out of production and rarely seen this is a great piece for both beg...
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Late 20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture

Materials

Plastic

Space Age Set of Two Table Lamps by Stilux Milano, 1970s
Located in Catania, CT
Great vintage condition with small trace of age and use for this set of plastic and metal space age table lamp produced in Italy by Stilux Milano. Labeled and tag of manufacturing. M...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture

Materials

Metal

Vintage Doria Leuchten Glass Pendant, Mid-Century Modern
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Very rare glass pendant the German Doria Leuchten. The hand-made glass is beautifully shaped with a bulb-movement underneath. The lamp may look dirty on the pictures, but these are r...
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Glass

1970s Space Age Orange and Black Italian Desk Lamp by Targetti Sankey
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A Mid-Century Modern orange and black table lamp by Targetti. It works 110-240 volts and needs a regular e27 bulb. Lamp is marked on the bottom and in good conditions overall. The De...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture

Materials

Metal

Space Age Pendant, 1960s Belgium
Located in Herentals, BE
Brown lacquered metal spherical hanging lamp with white lacquered interior in a rectangular chrome frame. The lamp can be pulled down by the brown plastic handle at the bottom of th...
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1960s Belgian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Metal, Chrome

Targetti, Set of Two Chrome Sphere Pendant Lamps from 70s
Located in Catania, CT
Excellent vintage condition for this set of two pendant lamps produced by Targetti during the 70s. Made from chrome. Labeled. Full working with EU sta...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture

Materials

Chrome

Space Age Plastic Desk Set Organizer
Located in San Diego, CA
Nice black & white Space Age plastic desk set organizer, circa 1970's great condition 2 pieces set great for envelopes, clips pens, etc.
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Late 20th Century North American Space Age Furniture

Materials

Plastic

Italian Space-age White Acrylic Pendant Lamp
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Takes one standard E27/E26 light bulb (not included). Total height of the lamp is adjustable, length of the cable is 140cm and can be shortened to your preference. Free shipping to a...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Acrylic

Elephant Chair by Bernard Rancillac, Limited Edition 37/100, 1985
Located in Antwerp, BE
Elephant Chair; Fauteil Éléphant; Bernard Rancillac; Limited Edition; 37/100; 1985; 1980s; Bedside Chair; Side Chair; Lobby Lounge Chair; Reading Ch...
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1980s French Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Steel

Pink Plastic Balloon Sconce by Yves Christin for Bilumen, 1970s, Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Pink Plastic Balloon Sconce or Flush Mount Ceiling Light by Yves Christin for BILUMEN, 1980s, Italy Lampshade is in very good vintage condition. ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Plastic

Prisma Leuchten Mushroom Table Lamp, Ufo Space Age, circa 1980
Located in Beirut, LB
Beautiful table lamp by Prisma Leuchten, UFO Space age, Design mushroom, Made in the 80s. The lamp has a stainless steel base with a super nice matt w...
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Late 20th Century German Space Age Furniture

Materials

Stainless Steel

Italian Space Age Sputnik Chandelier Attributed to Fontana Arte, 1960s
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Beautiful Italian mid-century Sputnik chandelier attributed to Fontana Arte, from the 1960s. Crystal, chromed brass, 13 E14 lights. One of the rarest versions of this exquisite decor...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Crystal, Brass

Nickeled Brass & White Plastic 4005 Pendant Lamp by Castiglioni for Kartell, 59
Located in Varese, Lombardia
White methacrylate double shades with nickel plated brass finishes. Original working wiring with 1 E27 lamp socket. Overall very good condition: the upper crown element is missing.
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1950s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Brass, Nickel

1970 Germany Limburg 'Dome' Pendant Light Glass & Chrome
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant 'Dome' pendant light comes with a white glass reflector on a chromed frame. Heavy design. Manufactured, labelled by Glashutte Limburg, Germany in the 1970s. Style: Space Ag...
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Chrome

Octagon Mushroom Peill & Putzler Brass & Blown Glass Table Lamp, 1970s, Germany
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
Elegant space age table lamp manufactured by Peill & Putzler in Germany. The lamp features a brass base with a mouth-blown lampshade in octagon cut that provides smooth and wonderful...
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Brass

Space Age Atomic Cluster Pendant Chandelier by Belvedere..New / Old Stock !
Located in Buffalo, NY
Space Age Atomic Cluster Pendant Chandelier by Belvedere..Iconic design.. New / Old Stock..All lights tested and working.. original chain an...
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1970s American Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Vintage Pendant Chandelier 1970s Space Age Ufo Atom Lamp Chrome, 1970s
Located in Berlin, DE
Vintage Pendant Chandelier - 1970s Space Age UFO Atom Lamp in Chrome Introducing a captivating vintage pendant chandelier, a true embodiment of the 1970s Sp...
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Glass

Three Half Round Plastic Side Tables in Off-White, circa 1970
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...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Plastic

Vintage Sputnik Three Glass Shade Floor Lamp, Mid-Century
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
A very rare sputnik floorlamp with three glass shades. The precise brand of the lamps is unknown to us. The shades produce a magnificent, classic li...
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1970s European Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Chrome, Metal

Italian 1970s Design Style Black Marble Set of Three Nesting Coffee Tables
Located in Tourcoing, FR
Graphic and Italian 1970s design style set of three coffee or nesting tables in black marble and drop shaped top.  
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21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Space Age Furniture

Materials

Marble

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.

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