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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.

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Style: Space Age
Italian Orsa Minore Table Lamp, 1970s
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Orsa Minore table lamp made in Italy in the 1970s, possibly by Stilux. The lamp has an ivory metal shade in which a pattern of perforated small holes playfully form the Little Bear ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal

6-Arms Floor Lamp by Targetti Sankey, Italy, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
Rare 6-flamming highly decorative mid-century floor lamp designed and manufactured in Italy in the glorious 1960s by Targetti Sankey. Restored: chrome base and arms polished. Rewi...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Chrome

Pair of Lamps Glass Ball Sculpture by RW Manufaktur, Germany, 1980s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Pair of sculptural table lamps full blown bubble glass ball, stainless steel structure, gilt gold metal lacquered base. Light is diffused by the glass spher...
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1980s German Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal, Stainless Steel

Vintage italian glass and chrome chandelier, 1970s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
1970s Gaetano Sciolari style chandelier with a chrome frame and mushroom shaped smoked glass lamp shades. The lamp emits a soft welcomming light. Good condition Tested and ready t...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Chrome

Space Age Vintage Circular Sputnik Chromed Pendant Gaetano Sciolari 1960s, Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age Vintage circular silver chromed sputnik shape pendant or hanging light by Gaetano Sciolari 1960s Italy. An amazing sputnik shape circular pendant with six E 14 sockets fr...
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1960s Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal

Vintage Space Age Mid Century Pendant Light in Acrylic Glass Shade by Herda, 70s
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Beautiful space age pendant light by the Dutch brand Herda with acrylic glass shade. The lamp has an acrylic outer shade and a steel inner shade. The lamp requires 6 E14 lightbulbs. ...
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1970s Dutch Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal, Chrome

Galaxy Contemporary Italian Alabaster Marble Globe Chandelier
Located in Rome, IT
Galaxy contemporary Italian alabaster marble globe chandelier. Exclusive production of Tuscany alabaster, handmade with great skill of Italian craftsmanship. This light fixture can ...
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2010s European Space Age Lighting

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Alabaster

Mazzega glass table lamp, Nason (Attr.), 1970s
Located in Argelato, BO
Spherical table lamp with very thick glass, chromed metal base, adjustable light intensity, attributable to Carlo Nason Mazzega, Italy, 1970s
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal

Pair of Vintage Glass and Metal Table Lamps "Vieste" by GPA Monti for Candle
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1970s. They feature a chrome-plated metal and aluminum structure with glass lampshades. These table lamps are vintage pieces, therefore they might show slight traces...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal, Aluminum, Chrome

Big Midcentury Space Age Table Lamp, Sputnik or Atom, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Germany - circa 1970s - Good original condition jr.
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal

Space Age Vintage Nude Black Metal Plastic Floor Lamp, 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
Space age vintage floor lamp sputnik like in nude and black colors from metal and plastic, 1960s. This gorgeous floor lamp shows a plastic granulated lampshade ball like with a stem. The metal parts with vintage patina show an encased iron base with black lacquered metal and aluminum. The floor lamp with a ball lamp shade...
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1960s Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal

Space Age Plastic Pendant, Italy, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
Minimalist orange-red pendant. Rewired: textil cable, 1x60W, E25-E27 bulb US wiring compatible.
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal

Amazing, Space Age, Pair of Stilux Suspension Lamps in Aluminum and Glass
Located in Catania, IT
Amazing pair of Stilux suspension lamps in aluminum and glass. These fantastic items were designed by Stilux in Italy in the 1960s. They are equipped with a suspension cable and thi...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Aluminum

Space Age Vintage White Brown Black Glass Chandelier Pendant Mazzega Italy 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
Space age vintage chandelier or pendant from blown glass and plastic in flower like bizarre shape by Mazzega, Italy 1960s. A beautiful chandelier or pendant by Mazzega with shades ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal

Space age set of 2 table lamps, Italy 1970s
Located in Firenze, IT
Space age set of 2 table lamp Italy 1970s in the manner of Hans-Agne Jacobsson Chromed plated metal, brass plated H 22 × 20 cm diam. H 23 × 15 cm diam. Conditions: excellent co...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal

Midcentury Design Ball Pendant ERCO, Germany, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
- rare type - very nice style of lighting - marked by label
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Aluminum

Rodolfo Bonetto "Nitia" table lamp for Design House Guzzini Italy 1970s
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Illuminate your space with the avant-garde charm of the Rodolfo Bonetto "Nitia" table lamp, a timeless masterpiece crafted for Design House Guzzini in Italy during the 1970s. This la...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Chrome

Space Age Floor Lamp in Stilnovo Style, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
Extraordinary floor lamp with small table and adjustable shade. Very good original condition. Rewired: 1x60W, E25-E27 bulb US plug adapter included
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1960s European Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal

Sputnik Ceiling Light Snowball by Emil Stejnar for Rupert Nikoll
Located in Hastings, GB
A glorious brass and crystal ceiling pendant, 'Snowball' by Emil Stejnar for the Rupert Nikoll company. Dating to the 1950's this beautiful lig...
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1950s Austrian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Crystal, Brass

Simris Table Lamp by Anders Pehrsson for Ateljé Lyktan, 1968
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Adjustable table lamp made from chromed and painted metal, plastic details. The lamp can be used also as a floor - reading lamp. It remains in a very good vintage condition: A small ...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal, Chrome

Carlo Nason Blown Glass Floor Lamp for Mazzega, 1970s
Located in London, GB
A 20th century Italian floor lamp designed by Carlo Nason for Mazzega. Composed of five striking white Murano blown glass shades standing on stainless steel tubes. Italy, circa 196...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Chrome

Midcentury Space Age Adjustable Wall or Ceiling Lamp, Flushmount, Germany, 1970
Located in Praha, CZ
- nice style of lighting - adjustable - rare type.
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal

Elegant 1960s Chrome Ceiling Lamp with 6 Opaline Glass Globes
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
This piece is a chrome 6-arm orbital lamp with white opaline glass beads from the 1960s. It has an E14 socket. Very elegant and decorative.
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1960s German Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Chrome

Vintage louis kalff desk lamp, 1960s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Vintage desk lamp designed by Louis Kalff for Philips. The model 'Timor' desk lamp is one of his most famous designs. Works with a regular E27 light bulbs, tested and ready for use...
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1960s Dutch Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Enamel, Chrome

Italian Space Age Brown Plastic and Opal Glass Floor or Table Lamp, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian space age brown plastic and opal glass floor or table lamp, 1970s Medium-sized table or floor lamp with a "tulip"-shaped base in brown plastic and opal glass sphere diffuser....
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Glass, Plastic

1960s Large Doria Leuchten Polished Chrome Bubble Glass Flush Ceiling Mount
Located in London, England
A large 1960s space-age ceiling flush mount light fixture manufactured by Doria Leuchten, Germany. The polished chrome supporting circular frame requires 5 E14 screw in bulbs prefera...
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Mid-20th Century German Space Age Lighting

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Chrome

Mid-Century Design Brass Pendant by Napako, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1970s - Czechoslovakia. - Good original condition with patina. - Polished. - Lenght of the cable is adjustable. jr
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1970s Czech Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Brass

Space age table lamp by Mazzega, 1960s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Mid century murano glass table lamp by Maazega. The lamp emits a beautiful light. Chromed metal hardware. Tested and ready to use with a regular E14 light bulb. 1970s - Italy Di...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Chrome

5 Ivory Plastic 1969 Cnosso Wall or Ceiling Lamps by Mangiarotti for Artemide
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Set of 5 plastic ceiling or wall lamps designed in 1969 by Angelo Mangiarotti and produced by Artemide. The lamps can be combined to form a light panel of various shapes or placed separately. Originally the plastic was white in color, but due to time and use it has now turned yellow. Very good condition. Each lamp is equipped with 2 E27 lamp holders. Name of the manufacturer and of the designer...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Plastic

Space Age ceiling light with 4 globes, 1970s.
Located in Athens, Attiki
Space Age ceiling light with 4 globes, 1970s. Very impressive design from the 70s. White metal and stainless steel. Very good vintage condition.
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal, Stainless Steel

Italian Asymetrical Space Age Chandelier, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
Beatiful vintage asymetrical chandelier / pendant from Italy. Produced in the 1970's. Made of chrome and laquered metal in blue colour. Newly sp...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting

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Metal, Chrome

Vintage Space Age White Hanging Lamp Cristallux Germany 70
Located in Oirlo, LI
Vintage Space Age White hanging lamp Cristallux Germany 70 This is a beautiful white plastic with Chrome hanging lamp. Space Age model made by Cristallux 1970 There is a spring i...
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Chrome

Sculptural Space Age "Rombo" Floor Lamp designed by Gaetano Missaglia
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find an exceptionally rare Space Age floor lamp, model "Rombo", designed by Gaetano Missaglia. The lamp is made on ABS tubes, with metal details. This piece ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal

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 Lighting

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Metal, Brass

Pair of Contemporary Italian Bardiglio Marble Wall Lights or Sconces
Located in Rome, IT
Striking contemporary geometric shape Italian Bardiglio marble sconces or wall lights. Exclusive production by Veneziani Arte , handmade with great skill of Italian craftsmanship. ...
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2010s European Space Age Lighting

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Marble

Space age opal glass pendant light, 1970s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Space age opal glass pendant light in the manner of Carlo Nason. Striking orange and white glass pendant light. 1970s - Italy Height: 65cm/...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Glass

Large Italian Glass, Silvered Plastic and Fiberglass Shade 1970s Table Lamp
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This large and elegant abat-jour was produced in Italy, circa 1970s. It is made from a Murano faded glass base with an optical set of chrome plated plastic spheres and with a fibergl...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Chrome, Metal, Aluminum

Orbit Ceiling Lamp with Six Amber Glass Shades, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Elegant Mid-Century Modern chandelier. Executed in massive brass. The chandelier needs 6 x E14 Edison screw fit bulb. They are wired, in working condition and run both on 110 ...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Brass

Goffredo Reggiani, Arch Table Lamp, Reggiani Italy, 1970s
Located in Firenze, IT
Arch shaped table lamp designed by Goffredo Reggiani Reggiani, Italy 1970s. H 76 cm x 67 cm Base lamp diameter 23 cm Conditions: very good consistent with age and use. Eu...
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1970s European Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal

Space Age Sphere Chandelier ITSO Mazzega in Murano Glass, Italy, circa 1970s
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Space Age pendant light manufactured in white and clear hand blown Murano glass, in the style of Mazzega, circa 1970. This is a very large sphere measuring 46 cm in diameter. (lage ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Murano Glass

1960 s Italian Chrom Chandelier in Style of Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Praha, CZ
Beautiful chrom chandelier in style of the Italian designer Gaetano Sciolari. Made in Italy in the 1960's. Very good vintage condition. New wiring. Bulbs: 19 x E 14.
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Chrome

Unique Set of Four Design Space Age Dandelion / Sputnik Chandeliers, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1970s - Czechoslovakia - Maker: Kamenicky Senov (marked) - Original condition with patina. jr.
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1970s Czech Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Brass

Space Age Chrome Metal Lamp with Adjustable Lampshade Selenova TA 447, 1970s
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
The Selenova TA447 is a masterpiece of 70s lamp design, reflecting the Italian dedication to refined materials and aesthetics. This table lamp, crafted from chrome-plated steel, is a...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal

Space Age Vintage Circular White Plastic Lamella Metal Chandelier Pendant, 1970s
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age vintage circular like chandelier or pendant from white plastic lamellas and metal 1970s. An amazing chandelier or ceiling light from plastic in white color with metal in c...
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1970s Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal

Amazing Large 1970s Adjustable Floor Lamp Giraffe by Filvem Voghera, Italy
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Amazing large fully adjustable Space Age floor lamp manufactured by Filvem-voghera Italy in the 1970s This Floorlamp is called "Giraffe" referring to its counterbalancing adjustin...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Aluminum, Steel, Chrome

Space Age Vintage Aluminum Plastic Ufo like Chandelier Pendant 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age vintage chandelier or pendant ufo like from aluminum and plastic 1960s Scandinavia. A gorgeous circular like chandelier made from aluminum and plastic lamellas with three E...
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Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Space Age Lighting

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Aluminum

Italian Glass and Brass B519 Spherical Sconces from Candle, 1960s, Set of Two
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This pair of two-light sconces (mod. B519) was produced in Italy, circa 1960s by Candle. They are made from a oxidated brass structure with two hand blown spherical faded glass...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Brass

Sculptural floor lamp, Murano glass, 1970s , Collectible Decorative
Located in Milano, IT
Floor Lamp in glass - Mid century Lighting - Collectible Design Wonderful, rare and collectible floor or sideboard lamp from the 1970s, Italian Space Age style, crafted in maculated...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass

Brass, Orange White Murano "Incamiciato" Glass 1960s Sconce by Vistosi
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This rare Murano glass sconce is made from a burnished brass structure and an "incamiciato" orange/white Murano glass shade. The irregularity of the geometric shape is due to the han...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Brass

Italian Table Lamp "Spiral" by Angelo Mangiarotti of Chrome Steel, 1970s
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Introducing the Fabulous “Spirale” table lamp by Angelo Mangiarotti, Italy circa 1970, now available for sale. This stunning piece was manufactured in Italy by an unknown maker and features a chromed steel spring with a hidden and integrated switch inside the base. The lamp takes one E27 standard screw bulb to illuminate and comes with a silver mirrored bulb, making it a perfect match. The lamp is in fine working order and ready to use, with perfect wiring, plug, and switch. We have also included a video where you can see the lamp being turned on and off. It stays in good original vintage condition, partly with minor patina and rust to metal. Measuring 29 cm / 11.42 inches tall and 17.5 cm / 6.89 inches in diameter, this rare and cool table lamp...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Steel, Chrome

Mid Century Modern Table Lamp "Medusa" by Harvey Guzzini in orange acrylic
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find Mid Century Modern or Space Age table lamp "Medusa". The lamp was designed by Luigi Massoni for Harvey Guzzini in the 1960s. It was manufactured by Mebl...
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1970s Slovenian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Steel

Vintage space age table lamp opaline and chrome , 1970’s
Located in Delft, NL
Vintage space age table lamp opaline and chrome , 1970’s Dimensions: 32 cmH, 23cm Diameter Material: Glass , metal Color: White , silver
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Glass

Midcentury Sputnik Brass Space Age Adjustable Pendant/Chandelier, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
- circa 1970s - original and very good condition, polished - adjustable bulb parts jr.
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1970s Czech Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Brass

Perspex table lamp, space age, 1970s
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Perspex table lamp, Space Age, 1970s Conditions: Good Materials: Perspex Era: 1970
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Plastic

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 Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Metal, Brass

Pair of Lightolier Chrome Tube Sconces, 1970s Space Age, Atomic
Located in Buffalo, NY
Great pair of chromed tube sconces, Swiss made for Lightolier. Rare eight-bulb configuration, very atomic, Space Age design.
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Mid-20th Century Swiss Space Age Lighting

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Chrome

Vintage Murano Glass Accent Chandelier, Space Age Era Chrome Nason Mazzega Style
Located in Milano, IT
Murano Glass Pendant , Vintage Lighting Accent , 1970's Italian lighting Designer Stunning Murano chandelier from the Atomic Era, made in clear blown glass and designed in the styl...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Italian Handmade Ivory Murano Glass 1960s Suspension Lamp
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Spherical diffuser in ivory Murano hand made glass with decorative treatment in strong relief as to emulate a Japanese paper lantern. Very good ...
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1660s Italian Antique Space Age Lighting

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Metal, Chrome

Late 20th Century Space Age Floor Lamp in Red and White Plastic, Circa 1970
Located in Beirut, LB
this vibrant and iconic Space Age floor lamp. Embodying the optimism and innovation of the 1960s and 1970s, this piece features a bold, sculptural form typical of the era's cutting-e...
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Late 20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting

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Plastic

Red Tubo Table Lamp by Tomoko Tsuboi Ponzio for Ceramica Franco Pozzi, 1968
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Rare tubo table lamp designed by Tomoko Tsuboi Ponzio and produced by Ceramica Franco Pozzi from Gallarate (Milano). Red glazed ceramic with two internal la...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

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Ceramic

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.