Space Age Kitchen
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Sheffield and Silverplate
Silver Plate
2010s Italian Space Age Cabinets
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century German Space Age Serving Bowls
Glass
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic
Vintage 1950s Italian Space Age Crystal Serveware
Murano Glass
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Tableware
Ceramic
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic
Vintage 1980s Italian Space Age Cabinets
Metal, Steel, Chrome
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Serving Pieces
Art Glass
20th Century Space Age Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Porcelain
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic
Vintage 1980s Italian Space Age Carts and Bar Carts
Metal
Late 20th Century Chinese Space Age Decorative Baskets
Rattan
Late 20th Century British Space Age Decorative Bowls
Crystal
2010s Aruban Space Age Bottles
Murano Glass
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic
Late 20th Century American Space Age Decorative Bowls
Ceramic
20th Century Italian Space Age Decorative Bowls
Blown Glass
Vintage 1950s Italian Space Age Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Wood
Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Crystal
Vintage 1960s French Space Age Decorative Bowls
Silver Plate, Brass
Vintage 1960s French Space Age Decorative Bowls
Ceramic
Vintage 1960s Space Age Decorative Bowls
Glass
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Steel
Vintage 1950s American Space Age Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Decorative Bowls
Ceramic, Wood
Vintage 1950s American Space Age Decorative Bowls
Silver Plate, Enamel
Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Decorative Baskets
Wicker, Straw
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Murano Glass
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Decorative Bowls
Metal, Brass, Copper, Zinc
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Decorative Bowls
Murano Glass
Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Decorative Baskets
Fabric, Rattan, Rush
Vintage 1960s German Space Age Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Glass, Art Glass, Cut Glass
Vintage 1960s German Space Age Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Glass, Art Glass, Cut Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Bottles
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Decorative Bowls
Gold Leaf
Vintage 1960s Space Age Carts and Bar Carts
Plastic
Vintage 1960s Spanish Space Age Carts and Bar Carts
Lucite
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Plastic
Vintage 1960s Danish Space Age Serving Pieces
Chrome, Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Space Age Serving Bowls
Lucite
Vintage 1970s German Space Age Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
Vintage 1960s French Space Age Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
Vintage 1970s Corner Cupboards
Brass
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Aluminum
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wine Coolers
Stainless Steel
Antique 19th Century Italian Space Age Tableware
Stainless Steel
Vintage 1970s Belgian Space Age Cabinets
Oak
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Knife Boxes
Stainless Steel
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Decorative Bowls
Plastic
Vintage 1970s Space Age Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Mirror, Lucite
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Carts and Bar Carts
Glass, Wood
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Decorative Bowls
Ceramic, Wood
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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.







