Space Age Kitchen
21st Century and Contemporary American Space Age Decorative Bowls
Resin, Fiberglass
20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Metal, Chrome
20th Century Minimalist Serving Pieces
Plastic
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Baskets
Lucite
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Baskets
Lucite
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Wood
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Ceramic
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Plastic
20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Plastic
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Brutalist Cabinets
Wood
20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Plastic
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Crystal
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Plastic
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Ceramic
Vintage 1970s German Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Vintage 1970s German Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Pitchers
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Ceramic
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Serving Bowls
Plastic
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Plastic
Vintage 1960s Italian Industrial Cabinets
Plastic
Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Zebra Wood
Vintage 1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Leather, Oak
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Dinner Plates
Ceramic
Vintage 1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Ceramic, Pottery
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Chrome
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Metal
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Pottery
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Platters and Serveware
Metal
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Plastic
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Plastic
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Ceramic
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Plastic
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Metal
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Metal
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Plastic
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Pitchers
Plastic
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Tea Sets
Ceramic
Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Tea Sets
Ceramic
Vintage 1960s Spanish Space Age Cabinets
Plastic
Mid-20th Century American Space Age Pitchers
Ceramic
Vintage 1970s German Space Age Serving Pieces
Porcelain
Late 20th Century Italian Space Age Pitchers
Glass
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Serving Pieces
Metal
Vintage 1980s Italian Space Age Platters and Serveware
Resin, Acrylic
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Cabinets
Plastic
Vintage 1970s Danish Space Age Pitchers
Plastic
Late 20th Century American Space Age Dinner Plates
Resin
Mid-20th Century Danish Space Age Serving Pieces
Plastic
Vintage 1960s French Space Age Cabinets
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Space Age Pitchers
Glass
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Tea Sets
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.
Find a collection of vintage Space Age seating, tables, lighting and other furniture on 1stDibs.
- 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.








