Skip to main content

Space Age Lighting

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.

to
259
2,060
141
2,329
34
6
Height
to
Width
to
1,969
555
149
128
69
67
40
50
29
40
21
33
58,749
18,716
9,088
8,337
3,979
2,528
2,141
1,683
1,610
960
846
834
708
568
549
403
189
128
3
2,326
40
1
877
1,238
1
2
46
550
1,092
62
18
1,893
1,011
578
563
242
2,133
1,126
520
83
81
2,369
2,344
2,365
74
65
56
48
43
Style: Space Age
Olive Green and White Murano Glass Floor Lamp by Carlo Nason for Selenova, 1960s
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This rare floor lamp was manufactured in Italy in 1960s by the Murano glasswork Vistosi. The lamp is made up of 5 handmade glass elements. Each element slips into the structure of t...
Category

1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Metal

Rainbow Lamp Company Space Age Bronze Floor Lamp Designed by Jim Bindman 1980
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern American Space Age unique vintage brass finished floor lamp designed by Jim Bindman for Rainbow Lamp Company. The lamp is working with t...
Category

1980s American Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Metal, Brass, Enamel

George Kovacs Polished Chrome Floor Lamp
Located in Hanover, MA
Sculpturally sleek and modern floor lamp by George Kovacs in the form of a towering slender monolith. This lamp has five standard Edison ceramic screw sockets for maximum wattage of...
Category

1970s American Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Chrome

Gaetano Sciolari Spiral Ceiling Fixture
Located in Hanover, MA
Vintage Sciolari spiral six light ceiling fixture in helical form made of mirror polished stainless steel to present as chrome. Takes six E12 candelabra size ligjtbulbs up to 60 watt...
Category

1970s American Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Stainless Steel, Chrome

Space Age Sconces by Mazzega in Murano Glass, Italy, circa 1970
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Mid-Century Modern Mazzega sconces in high gloss and brushed steel and clear and amber Murano glass, circa 1970. There are 3 available, priced individually.
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting

Materials

Steel

1 of 4 Putzler Wall Lights, Sculptural Clear Glass, 1970s
Located in Rijssen, NL
1 of 4 Putzler wall lights in sculptural glass on a brass frame, circa 1970s, Germany. Statement pieces. A clear design, with modern materials and special textures. With gold inclusi...
Category

1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Metal, Brass

Mid Century Small White Space Age Eyeball Table Lamp, 1970s
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Iconic white space age table lamp with eyeball shade. The eyeball shade can be turned in any direction desirable. The piece is made out of metal. The lamp requires one E14 lightbulb ...
Category

20th Century Space Age Lighting

Materials

Metal

Pair of Lamps Art Glass by Barbini Murano, Italy, 1980s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Pair of table or bedside lamps by the artist glassmaker Barbini at Murano. very particular glass. Sign on the glass, original stamp. Two position, horizontal or vertical. Famous manu...
Category

1980s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Mushroom Table Lamp, Peill and Putzler
Located in Neuss, NW
Rare mushroom table lamp by Peill und Putzler from the 1970s. High-quality construction made of orange glass with colorful inclusions. Made in Germany. Quality Features: very good w...
Category

1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Glass

Pair of Sconces Panta Murano Glass by Giusto Toso for Leucos, Italy, 1970s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Rare Mid-Century Modern Space Age pair of sconces wall lights lamps or Flush mount ceiling or table lamps in blue opal blown Murano glass and silver metal by the designer Giusto Toso...
Category

1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Metal

Set Dijkstra Wall or Ceiling Lights 1970s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice set of ceiling or wall lamps. Aluminum fixture. One large E27 bulb. Smoked glass dome. Two sizes large one diameter 35 cm Small one 28 cm Ho...
Category

1970s Dutch Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Smoked Glass

Set Dijkstra Wall or Ceiling Lights 1970s
Set Dijkstra Wall or Ceiling Lights 1970s
$950 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Space Age Eyeball Spot Lamp in Chrome Multidirectional with Magnet Base
Located in San Diego, CA
Cool Space-age table lamp circa 1970s in white enameled finish perfectly working condition the base it's magnetic and you can drill it to a wall and move it into any position you want.
Category

20th Century American Space Age Lighting

Materials

Metal

Satellite Murano Glass Metal Chrome Pendant Lightning by Reggiani, Italy, 1970s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Mid-Century Modern Space Age satellite UFO ceiling pendant lightning lamp chandelier with white opaline Murano glass and metal chrome by the italian designer editor Reggiani. Famous ...
Category

1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Chrome, Metal

Constructivist space age chrome floor lamp, Italy 1960s
Located in ECHT, NL
Monumental space age floor lamp. Made from 4 heavy chromed metal columns in different heights. Each column measures 6x6cm and holds an E14 socket. The base measures 25x25cm Fitted wi...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Hand Blown Bubble Glass and Brass Table Lamp by Doria Leuchten, 1970
Located in Rijssen, NL
Doria hand blown glass sphere on brass base lamp, Germany, circa 1970. This exceptional artefact of modern design reflects the extreme interest in modernism across Europe during this...
Category

1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Brass

Model 8½ table lamp with optic fibres by Jürgen Fischer for Zanotta, 1960s
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Model 8½ table lamp with optic fibres, designed by Jürgen Fischer for Zanotta in 1969. As described by Fulvio and Napoleone Ferrari in their book on Italian lighting: "Table lamp ra...
Category

1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Metal

Large Sputnik Textured Bubble Wall Ceiling Light by Staff Leuchten, Germany 1970
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Sputnik Space Age wall light Also useable as ceiling light Origin: Germany Age: 1970s Description: This super rare Space Age "Bubble" wall ...
Category

Late 20th Century German Space Age Lighting

Materials

Metal

Vintage 1960s Nason Catena Floor Lamp, Italian Space Age, Murano Glass and Metal
Located in Milano, IT
The collaboration between designer-glassmaker Carlo Nason and Murano based furnace Mazzega is probably the most prolific and celebrated in the history of artistic glassmaking. The ou...
Category

1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Metal, Chrome, Steel

1970s Space Age Danish Saturn Louis Poulsen Outdoor Wall Light by Joachim Lepper
Located in London, England
A striking wall light manufactured by the Danish lighting manufacturer Louis Poulsen. This is the largest "maxi" version in the Model Saturn range. Designed by Joachim Lepper. The...
Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Space Age Lighting

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Mid Century Space Age Pendant Light- Lakro Pendant Lamp, 70s Rise and Fall Lamp
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
A unique Lakro space age pendant lamp with double acrylic glass shade. The lamp has one clear outer shade and a white inner shade. The two 'domes' rest on the aluminium frame underne...
Category

20th Century Space Age Lighting

Materials

Metal

Italian Concordia Table Lamp by E. Bosi for Martini Fratelli, 1970s
Located in Antwerp, Antwerp
Designed by E. Bosi in the 1970s for Fratelli Martini, this Italian 'Concordia' table lamp reflects the sculptural language of the Space-Age era. A large circular plexiglass diffuser...
Category

1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Metal

Set of Two Mid-Century Table Lamps Rockets, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia. Brass base and glass shades. Very good original condition. Rewired: 40W, E12-E14 bulb US plug adapter included.
Category

1960s Czech Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Brass

Mid Century Danish White Space Age Witch Hat Pendant Lamp, 1970s
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Huge white mid century 'witch hat' space age pendant lamp. The shade is made out of metal. The height of the lamp can easily be adjusted with the suspension cord. The lamp requires a...
Category

20th Century Space Age Lighting

Materials

Plastic

Pair of Playful Ceramic Wall Lights, Denmark, 1970
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
Pair of  Circular ceramic wall lights, with beautiful  accents. Manufactured in Denmark in the 1970s. A unique and playful lamp, statement piece. Can be combined with other circular ...
Category

1970s Danish Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

Mid-Century Glass Hanging Pendant or Wall Light Brussels World Expo 1958 (no38)
Located in Almelo, NL
Mid-Century Glass Hanging Pendant Lamp or Wall Light Brussels World Expo 1958 (no:30) This lighting is a stunning example of mid-century design and graphics, showcased at the Czecho...
Category

Mid-20th Century Czech Space Age Lighting

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Space Age Polished Nickel and Glass Pendant
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Space age polished nickel and glass pendant with stacked glass disks at center. Arrangement of glass disks can be changed.
Category

1960s American Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Nickel

Space Age Chrome and Murano Glass Flowers Sputnik Lamp, 1970s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Fully functional. Eight E14 sockets. Works with 220V and 110V. Wiring is suitable for all countries.
Category

1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Chrome

Pair ceramic bubbly wavy floor or table lamp by Kaiser Leuchten, 1960s
Located in Zaandam, NL
Absolutely stunning pair of two large table lamps or sometimes referred to as medium floor lamps by Kaiser Leuchten, Germany 1960s. Both lamps are in great condition with only 1 very...
Category

1960s German Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

Carlo Moretti Style Italian Space Age Lamp in Murano 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...
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting

Materials

Murano Glass

Mid Century Vintage Space Age Pendant Light Ceiling Lamp by Herda, 1970s
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
A space age pendant lamp by Herda with transparent shade. The shade consists of acrylic glass in a copper-like colour. The height of the lamp can be adjusted with the rise-and-fall s...
Category

20th Century Space Age Lighting

Materials

Metal

Vintage Space Age Floor Lamp in Steel and Chrome , 1970 s Italian Floor lamp
Located in Milano, IT
Vintage Lighting , Italian Designer Lamp , Made in Italy 1970's Offered for sale is a stunning and original floor lamp from the Space Age era, m...
Category

1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Metal, Steel, Stainless Steel, Chrome

Vintage Reggiani Table Lamp in Stainless Steel, Italian Space Age, 1960s
Located in Milano, IT
Reggiani Table Lamp - Space Age Light - Collectible Italian Design Reggiani table lamp made in curved stainless steel and with three light bulbs. Dated to the late 1960s, Reggiani's...
Category

1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Stainless Steel

White glass chrome Peill Putzler table lamp, 1970
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Space Age - White glass & chrome Peill & Putzler table lamp, 1970 Seventies - Vintage - Germany Measures : Ø 22cm H:29cm Materials : White glass, Glass, chrome Small chip in the gla...
Category

20th Century German Space Age Lighting

Materials

Art Glass

Paul Mayen for Habitat Polished Aluminum T-Shaped Desk Lamp
Located in Hanover, MA
Paul Mayen aluminum tubular desk lamp for his Habitat design company (not to be confused with the UK retailer of the same name). Polished to a mirror...
Category

1970s American Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Aluminum

Vintage German Space Age Table Lamp in Chrome and Glass by Motoko Ishii, 1970s
Located in Hamburg, DE
An impressive space age table lamp from staff, based on a design by japanese designer motoko ishii from the 1970s. this design impresses with its reflective surface and striking dif...
Category

20th Century German Space Age Lighting

Materials

Metal

Galaxy Contemporary Italian Alabaster Marble Globe Wall Lights or Sconces
Located in Rome, IT
Striking contemporary Italian alabaster marble globe sconces or wall lights. Exclusive production of Tuscany alabaster, handmade with great skill of Italian craftsmanship. Price is ...
Category

2010s European Space Age Lighting

Materials

Alabaster

Space age style, Vintage Pair of ceiling lamps in chrome and opaline glass.
Located in Catania, CT
Excellent vintage condition with slight trace of age and use for this set of two ceiling lamps in spage age style and produced in Italy during the 80s. Full working with EU standard,...
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting

Materials

Chrome

Large Pair of Hammered Amber Glass Ice Sconces by Poliarte, Italy, 1970s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Mid-Century Modern Space Age Pair of wall lights lamps sconces. Thick hammered glass Ice model by the manufacture Poliarte in Verona. Famous design like Biancardi and Jordan Arte, Lo...
Category

1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Metal

Guzzini Kuala Space Age Pendant Lamp by Franco Bresciani, 1970s
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Small Guzzini 'Kuala' space age pendant lamp by Franco Bresciani. The lamp is made from beige acrylic glass and has a gold plated ball on top the shade. The lamp requires an E27/26 (...
Category

20th Century Space Age Lighting

Materials

Metal

Big White Glass Floor Lamp by Karel Volf, Czechoslovakia, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
Glass floor lamp designed in the 1960s for the glass company Osvetlovací sklo Valašské Mezirící. The glassworks was established in 1854 and was one of the largest producers of lighting glass in the territory of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire. The lamp was designed by Karel Volf...
Category

1970s Czech Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Metal

1970s German Fat Lava Hustadt Hexagonal Ceramic Wall Lights - 3 Available
Located in London, England
1970s "Fat Lava" hexagonal brown and off-white ceramic wall lights or sconces which were manufactured by Hustadt Leuchten Keramik in West Germany. The 'Fat Lava' bubbled off-white gl...
Category

Mid-20th Century German Space Age Lighting

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Petite Desk Lamp Multidirectional Space Age Era
Located in San Diego, CA
Really cool multidirectional desk table lamp, circa 1970s made in Japan chrome arm with plastic base and enameled aluminum shade.
Category

20th Century Japanese Space Age Lighting

Materials

Aluminum, Chrome

Pair of 1970s Luci Space Age Eyeball Table Lamps in Green Metal
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
A rare pair of 1970s Eyeball lamps manufactured by Luci in Italy, exemplifying the playful experimentation of the Space Age design era. Each lamp features a glossy green lacquered me...
Category

1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Metal

Small White Space Age Mushroom Hanging Lamp, 1970 s
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Small mid century white space age mushroom pendant lamp. The mushroom shade is made out of acrylic glass and produces a warm, cosy light. The lamp requires one E27/26 (standard) ligh...
Category

20th Century Space Age Lighting

Materials

Metal

Large ( 65cm ) midcentury brass space age mushroom table lamp, 1960s
Located in Zaandam, NL
Gorgeous large ( 65 cm ) imposing brass table lamp most likely from Germany. This is the rare version in gold brass, generally if we even find these its in the chrome version. The la...
Category

1960s German Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Brass

1960s Vintage German Five Frosted Glass Globe Cascading Ceiling Light by Graewe
Located in London, England
Vintage, 1960s, space-age, five-globe, cascading, ceiling light manufactured by Graewe in Germany. The globes are suspended from a five-pronged hard-plastic star from the ceiling wh...
Category

Mid-20th Century German Space Age Lighting

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Space Age Design Eye Ball Gepo Pair of Dutch Colored Aluminum Abat-Jour
By Gepo
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. Icon...
Category

Late 20th Century Dutch Space Age Lighting

Materials

Aluminum

Space Age Metal Floor Lamp by Henri Mathieu, France, 1970s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Mid-Century Modern Space Age floor lamp spiral in metal, chrome base by the french designer Henri Mathieu. In the mood of Venini, Vistosi, Veronese, La Murrina, Stilux, Aldo Carlo Na...
Category

1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Sciolari Gaetano Style Space Age Chandelier In Aluminum And Half Crystal
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest that you read the whole description, as with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. Origi...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting

Materials

Aluminum

1 of the 3 Large Ceramic Wall Lights, Germany, 1970
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
An exceptional set of  Orange/Braun Ceramic wall lights. Manufactured in Germany in the 1970s. The set shows a playful variety of colors. The glaze of the set has a dark orange, gre...
Category

1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

Beautiful Ceramic Wall Light, Denmark, 1970
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
Spectacular circular ceramic wall light, with beautiful accents. Manufactured in Denmark in the 1970s. Cleaned, well-wired and ready to use. The fixture requires one single E14 stan...
Category

1970s Danish Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

Mid-Century Space Age Cocoon Hanging Pendant Lamp, 1960s
Located in Zaandam, NL
Although often attributed to Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos, these cocoon lamps are generally made by Goldkant, Germany 1960s. This lamp is in great condition considerin...
Category

1960s German Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Resin

Dijkstra Flower Plexiglass Space Age Pendant Light, 1970 s
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Dijkstra space age flower shaped pendant lamp with double acrylic glass shade. The lamp consists of an acrylic glass copper coloured outer shade and a white inner shade. The height o...
Category

20th Century Space Age Lighting

Materials

Metal

Flower shaped Opaque Brown Glass Fixtures, Europe 1970
Located in Rijssen, NL
A beautiful and unique brown flower glass pendant, made in the 1970s by german designer and company Peill Putzler. The lampshade is made of a ‘cast opaque brown glass’ with an inner ...
Category

Mid-20th Century German Space Age Lighting

Materials

Blown Glass

1/3 First Edition VP1 Flowerpot Pendant Lights by Verner Panton for Louis Poulse
Located in Echt, NL
First edition VP1 flowerpot pendants in excellent condition. 3 Lamps available. Designed by Verner Panton in 1969 Manufactured by Louis Poulsen, Denmark The lamps consist...
Category

Late 20th Century Danish Space Age Lighting

Materials

Metal

Space Age Rare Chrome Multidirectional Eye Lamp by Design Line California
Located in San Diego, CA
A very rare and cool multidirectional lamp by Design line of California, circa 1970's in grea original condition nice polished mirror finish white cord with switch off on, can be han...
Category

Late 20th Century American Space Age Lighting

Materials

Chrome

German Space Age opaline glass chandelier by Max Bill for Temde, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
German Space Age opaline glass chandelier by Max Bill for Temde, 1960s Pyramid-shaped chandelier with ten spherical diffusers in opaline glass. The central structure in white painted...
Category

1960s German Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Metal

1970s Space Age German Piell Pützler Striped "Zebra" Glass Chrome Pendant
Located in London, England
An unusual space age 1970s German Peill Pützler bell-shaped hanging ceiling glass pendant light. The opal striped-glass circular shade is suspended from a polished chrome chai...
Category

Mid-20th Century German Space Age Lighting

Materials

Chrome

Geometric Sconces by Gaetano Sciolari - 5 Available
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage midcentury Italian chrome wall lights with three tubes arranged at different heights, designed by Gaetano Sciolari / Made in Italy circa 1970s 3 lights / E12 or E14 type / ma...
Category

20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting

Materials

Chrome

Pair of 1970s Space Age Sompex Nylon and Perspex Pendant Lights by Paul Secon
Located in London, England
Pair of 1970s German futuristic space age nylon perspex and polished chrome pendant hanging ceiling light. Manufactured by Sompex and designed by French designer Paul Secon. The ligh...
Category

Mid-20th Century German Space Age Lighting

Materials

Chrome

Space Age lighting for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Space Age lighting 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 lighting created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, decorative objects, mirrors and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Space Age lighting 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 lighting, popular names associated with this style include Mazzega Murano, Peill Putzler, Kaiser Leuchten, and Staff Leuchten. 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 lighting differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $111 and tops out at $39,124 while the average work can sell for $1,474.