Space Age Italian
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Stainless Steel, Chrome
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Blown Glass, Plastic
Vintage 1980s Italian Space Age Barware
Metal
20th Century Italian Space Age Table Lamps
Metal
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Chrome
Vintage 1970s Italian Table Lamps
Chrome
Vintage 1970s European Table Lamps
Metal
Late 20th Century Italian Space Age Lounge Chairs
Fabric
Vintage 1970s Italian Table Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1970s Italian Wall Lights and Sconces
Aluminum
Vintage 1970s Italian Table Lamps
Steel
Vintage 1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Ashtrays
Metal
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Table Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Table Lamps
Steel, Chrome
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Table Lamps
Plastic
Vintage 1980s Italian Space Age Flush Mount
Metal
Vintage 1980s Italian Space Age Table Lamps
Murano Glass, Rubber
Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Table Lamps
Metal, Steel
Vintage 1960s Italian Aesthetic Movement Canapes
Stainless Steel
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Plastic
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Armchairs
Velvet
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel
Vintage 1970s Italian Vases
Ceramic
Vintage 1970s Italian Floor Lamps
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal, Chrome
Vintage 1970s Italian Art Deco Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Plastic
Vintage 1960s Italian Wall Mirrors
Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Vanities
Mirror, Fiberglass, Wood, Lacquer
Vintage 1970s Italian Sofas
Steel
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Table Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Wall Lights and Sconces
Metal, Chrome
Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Armchairs
Leather, Fiberglass
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Chrome
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Chrome
Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Armchairs
Leather, Fiberglass
Vintage 1940s Italian Space Age Swivel Chairs
Fiberglass
Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Lounge Chairs
Leather, Fiberglass
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Wall Lights and Sconces
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Chrome
Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Chandeliers and Pendants
Plastic
Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Chandeliers and Pendants
Aluminum, Chrome
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Center Tables
Wood
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Floor Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Travertine
20th Century Italian Space Age Tables
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Wall Lights and Sconces
Iron
Vintage 1980s Italian Space Age Lounge Chairs
Metal
Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Floor Lamps
Metal, Chrome
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Table Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Ashtrays
Metal
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A Close Look at Space-age Furniture
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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- What is space age furniture?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Space age furniture relates to furniture produced during the 1960s that was influenced by science fiction and the Space Race. Examples include Joe Colombo's KD29 lamp, Eero Aarnio's Ball Chair and Poul M. Volther's Corona Chair. Shop a selection of space age furniture on 1stDibs.








