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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
White Space Age Table Lamp with Opaline Glass Shade by Woja Holland, 1970s
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
One of a kind large space age table lamp by with opaline glass shade by Woja Holland. The lamp has a metal base with white lacquer. The milk glass shade produces a magnificent light....
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20th Century Space Age Lighting

Materials

Glass

Brown Mid Century Anvia Space Age Pendant Lamp, 1970s
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Vintage brown space age age pendant lamp by Anvia. The lamp is beautifully layered with brown parts and chrome parts. The height of the lamp can easily be adjusted with the rise/fall...
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20th Century Space Age Lighting

Materials

Metal

Mid Century White Space Age Witch Hat Pendant Lamp, 1970s
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Small white mid century space age witch hat pendant lamp. The shade is made out of metal and has a white/beige lacquer. The lamp requires an E27...
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20th Century Space Age Lighting

Materials

Plastic

Mid Century Lakro Amstelveen Pendant Lamp - Space Age Hanging Lamp, 1970s
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Orange mid century pendant lamp by Lakro Amstelveen. The lamp is made out of steel and has an orange lacquer from the inside. The lamp requires one E27/26 (standard) lightbulb. Pleas...
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20th Century Space Age Lighting

Materials

Metal

Italian Space Age Turn Able Table Lamp, 1960s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Space Age bowl table lamp with opaline white glass and metal turning part with solid wooden base. Italian turn able table lamp, metal parts, lacquered wood base and opaline glass, g...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Glass Hanging Pendant or Wall Light Brussels World Expo 1958 (no22)
Located in Almelo, NL
Mid-Century Glass Hanging Pendant Lamp or Wall Light Brussels World Expo 1958 (no:22) This lighting is a stunning example of mid-century design and graphics, showcased at the Czecho...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Space Age Lighting

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Dario Tognon, Dania Table Lamp, 1969
Located in London, GB
Dario Tognon was an Italian post-war industrial designer and architect. The Dania lamp is one of his most successful design. This sculptural table lamp is e...
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Late 20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Smoked Glass Chrome Plated Metal 1960s 3-lights pendant by F. Poli for Seguso
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Important 3-light pendant lamp with Murano smoked glass shades and chrome plated metal structure made by the Seguso glassworks based on a design by Flavio Poli. Excellent condition...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Metal, Brass, Chrome

Italian Space Age Cubic Opaline Glass Lamp by Giorgio De Ferrari for VeArt 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian space age cubic opaline glass and metal floor or table lamp by Giorgio De Ferrari for VeArt, 1970s. Cubic-shaped floor or table lamp with rounded corners, in opaline glass w...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Glass Hanging Pendant or Wall Light Brussels World Expo 1958 (no17)
Located in Almelo, NL
Mid-Century Glass Hanging Pendant Lamp or Wall Light Brussels World Expo 1958 (no:17) This lighting is a stunning example of mid-century design and graphics, showcased at the Czecho...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Space Age Lighting

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Accolay Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
available in NY lampe base height 16" diameter 8 3/4"
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1970s French Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Copper

Accolay Lamp
Accolay Lamp
$2,880 Sale Price
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Mid-Century Glass Hanging Pendant or Wall Light Brussels World Expo 1958 (no15)
Located in Almelo, NL
Mid-Century Glass Hanging Pendant Lamp or Wall Light Brussels World Expo 1958 (no:15) This lighting is a stunning example of mid-century design and graphics, showcased at the Czecho...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Space Age Lighting

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Mid-Century Glass Hanging Pendant or Wall Light Brussels World Expo 1958 (no14)
Located in Almelo, NL
Mid-Century Glass Hanging Pendant Lamp or Wall Light Brussels World Expo 1958 (no:14) This lighting is a stunning example of mid-century design and graphics, showcased at the Czecho...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Space Age Lighting

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Mid-Century Glass Hanging Pendant or Wall Light Brussels World Expo 1958 (no12)
Located in Almelo, NL
Mid-Century Glass Hanging Pendant Lamp or Wall Light Brussels World Expo 1958 (no:12) This lighting is a stunning example of mid-century design and graphics, showcased at the Czecho...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Space Age Lighting

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Mid-Century Glass Hanging Pendant or Wall Light Brussels World Expo 1958 (no10)
Located in Almelo, NL
Mid-Century Glass Hanging Pendant Lamp or Wall Light Brussels World Expo 1958 (no:10) This lighting is a stunning example of mid-century design and graphics, showcased at the Czecho...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Space Age Lighting

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Mid-Century Glass Hanging Pendant or Wall Light Brussels World Expo 1958 (no:4)
Located in Almelo, NL
Mid-Century Glass Hanging Pendant Lamp or Wall Light Brussels World Expo 1958 (no:4) This lighting is a stunning example of mid-century design and graphics, showcased at the Czechos...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Space Age Lighting

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Mid-Century suspension lamp in methacrylate and brass, Stilnovo
Located in modena, Emilia-Romagna
Mid-century Modern pendant lamp in Scandinavian style. Attributed to Stilnovo Italia, it was produced in the 1960s. The white top dome and end cylinder as well as the large red ring ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Plastic

Panton Verner three wall lamps shell by j. Luber Swiss years 70
Located in Biella, IT
Panton Verner design set of three wall lamps shell by j. Luber Swiss in years '70 three wall lamps shell that every wall lamp are composed by two level of shell; one visible outsid...
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1970s Swiss Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Metal

KD 6’ Pendant by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Kartell, Italy 1959
Located in Echt, NL
Beautiful Kartell ‘KD 6’ Pendant in very good condition. Designed in the 1959 by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni. White plastic shade and diffuser wh...
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20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting

Materials

Metal

1970s Space Age Metal Pendant by LUDIB Bratislava
Located in Praha, CZ
Made of Glass,Metal With aged patina 2xE26 or E27 bulb US wiring compatible Fully Functional Original Condition with minor signs of use
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1970s Slovak Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Metal

Mid century adjustable design Floor Lamp by Napako, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
- height adjustable from about 109cm up to 151cm - new electricity - US adapter included - two bulbs jr
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1970s Czech Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Metal

1970s Space Age Metal Pendant by LUDIB Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- Red metal ring pendant with brass perforated strip by LUDIB Bratislava - Good original condition with minor signs of use - 2x, E26 or E27 bulbs
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1970s Slovak Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Metal, Brass

Fatua Desk Lamp Fontana Arte Italy Design Guido Rosati Years 70s Space Age Optic
Located in Biella, IT
Fatua desk lamp Fontana Arte Italy design Guido Rosati years 1970. Lamp in glass in perfect condition A.
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Art Glass, Rubber

Space Age UFO Mushroom Table Lamp with Ochre Yellow Shade and Glass Diffuser
Located in Mortsel, BE
Vintage Space Age table lamp, likely of Belgian or Dutch origin, produced in the 1960/70s. This piece is defined by its iconic "UFO" or "Flying Saucer" silhouette, a hallmark of Prog...
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Late 20th Century Space Age Lighting

Materials

Metal, Copper

Pair of Pressed Glass and Metal Lamps by Biancardi, Italy, 1970s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Pair of lamps Pressed amber and clear glass with metal elements by Biancardi and Jordan Arte, the concurrent of Poliarte during the 1970s. He...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Metal

Plexi and Chrome Table Lamp in the manner of Gino Sarfatti
Located in Mortsel, BE
We have 4 pieces of this beautiful piece.
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1980s Unknown Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Chrome

Very Rare Egg Floor Lamp by Napako, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
Very rare Egg floor lamp made in Czechoslovakia by Napako in 1960s. Very good original condition. 1x100W, E25-E27 bulb US plug adapter included Shipping quote on request
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1960s Czech Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Metal

Space Age Aluminum and Glass Saucer Chandelier
Located in Astoria, NY
Space Age Aluminum and Glass Saucer Chandelier, cylinder support having six lights above a frost glass circular plate. 29" H x 24" Diameter. P...
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Mid-20th Century Space Age Lighting

Materials

Aluminum

Mid-Century Chandelier by Napako, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
6-flamming chandelier made in Czechoslovakia by Napako in 1960s. Very good original condition. Two separate circuits: 3+3x40W, E25-E27 bulbs US wiring compatible
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1960s Czech Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Metal, Brass

1970s Italian Design Pendant Lamp in Chrome Metal and Plexiglass
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Amazing 1970s pendant lamp, featuring a smoked plexiglass diffuser that creates a warm, atmospheric glow while maintaining a sleek and futuristic aesthetic. The chrome-plated metal s...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Metal

1970s Space Age Table Lamp
Located in Hellerup, DK
Vintage French "Space Age" smoked glass/chrome table lamp from the 1970s. With new corduroy lamp shade.
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1970s French Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Chrome

Space Age Sputnik Chandelier in Perfect Condition, Czechoslovakia, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
Rare Mid-Century big Sputnik style chandelier. Made in Czechoslovakia in 1960s. Cleaned, polished, rewired: 13x40W, E25-E27 bulbs Excellent condition US wiring compatible.
Category

1960s Czech Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Brass, Nickel

Rare Four Hanging Pendants Light by Henri Mathieu
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Aluminium light designed by Henri Mathieu in the 1970s. Each pendant is made of bands of brushed metal, lacquered in orange inside radiating warm light. The pendants could be hung ...
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Late 20th Century French Space Age Lighting

Materials

Aluminum

Amazing, Mid-Century Modern, Space Age Chandelier Stilnovo Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Catania, IT
Amazing, Stilnovo style chandelier Space Age brass and opaline glass, 1970 Italy. Good condition, original patina, runs at 110-240 volts and needs a normal E27 bulb. A professional...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Metal, Brass

Plexiglass lamp Peter Hamburger , 1970s
Located in PARIS, FR
Table lamp Crylicord by designer Peter Hamburger, Knoll edition, 1970s. Angled altuglas structure with a rectangular base and chrome metal. Very good condition with some signs of use...
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Mid-20th Century Space Age Lighting

Materials

Metal

Mid- Century Space Age Chrome Table Lamp, circa 1970
Located in Beirut, LB
Mid-century magnificent space age table lamp in chrome with it's cylindrical shape circa 1970 Can be wired and delivered for European or US users.
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Late 20th Century German Space Age Lighting

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Murano Glass Brushed Metal Space Age Table Lamp
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This large 4-light lamp was designed in Italy around 1970. It is made with a brushed metal base and a concave and convex white and transparent Murano glass lampshade; The lamp featur...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Metal, Nickel

Space Age Chandelier Sputnik by Elektroinstala Decín, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
3-Flamming Space Age chandelier nade by Elektroinstala Jilove u Decina in 1960s. Good original condition. 3x60W, E25-E27 bulbs US wiring compatible
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1960s Czech Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Metal, Brass

Olivier Mourgue, 2093 lamp rare White model, Disderot ed., 1967
Located in Paris, FR
MOURGUE Olivier (1939-) Lamp 2093, Disderot éditeur, France, 1967 - Rare white version Lacquered metal, anodized aluminum and chromed metal, silver-ca...
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1960s French Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Space Age Popdesign Fiberglass Chandelier, circa 1960/1970
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Space age popdesign fiberglass chandelier, circa 1960/1970. the chain is adjustable up to a height of 200cm (78.75").
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1960s European Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Fiberglass

Set of 15 space age flush mount lamps by Cosack Leuchten, Germany 1960s
Located in ECHT, NL
Large set of 15 space age flush mount lamps. The have a trumpet or tulip style shape. The measure 10cm in diameter and 11 cm in height (height measured without a bulb). Suitable for e27 LED, halogen and normal bulbs. Made by German company Cosack in the 1960s. All the lamps are in good used condition with minimal signs of age and use. They come without a bulb. The socket is a standard e27 screw socket. They are intended for hardwiring to a wall or ceiling junction box. The lamps are suitable for both European and US use depending on the voltage of the bulb used. Cosack Leuchten Founded in 1848 by the 3 brothers...
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Mid-20th Century German Space Age Lighting

Materials

Metal

Pairs of Up and Down Pendant Lamps in White Perspex and Satin Aluminum by Stilux
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Pair of white perspex and silver aluminum up & down pendant lamps by Stilux. Very good condition: an up and down mechanism has been replaced so that the two lamps could have a differ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Aluminum

Space Age Cosack Kugel Lamp Collection 1 of 6
Located in Mortsel, BE
The Kugel lamp by Cosack Leuchten is a playful yet sophisticated design, seamlessly blending simplicity with visual appeal. Its unique bulbous form and vibrant color palette add a to...
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1960s German Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Metal

White Padova Bocci lamp, 1970s
Located in PARIS, FR
A "Anemone" table lamp model by Italian designers Padova & Bocci, from the 1970s. It is made of white perspex. In perfect condition. DV357
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting

Materials

Plastic

Large Chrome Plated Metal, White Green Plastic 1960s-1970s Table Lamp
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This large table lamp was produced in Italy in the 1960s-1970s. It is made from a doble row of plastic cylinders in yellowed white and forest green colors with 2 chrome-plated metal ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Mid-Century Space Age Organic Pendant, 1960s, Three Items Available
Located in Praha, CZ
The height of organic matte milk glass shade. Measures: 35cm 1x40W, E25-E27 bulb US wiring compatible Very good original condition.
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1960s Czech Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Blown Glass

Midcentury Chandelier by Drukov, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
This beautiful chandelier was made in 1960s by Drukov. It took part in a famous Czech comedy "Pelisky". Contains five copper arms on chrome-plated center. The shades are from milk pl...
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1960s Czech Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Copper, Stainless Steel, Chrome

Pair of Gino Sarfatti Design Arteluce Italy Production Set Two Wall Lamps 327/2
Located in Biella, IT
Gino Sarfatti design for Arteluce Italy production set of two wall lamps 327/2 year '59 Measure 48 cm long x 20 cm high x 28 cm deep = 19 inches long x 82 height x 11" deep M...
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1950s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Metal

Italian White Perspex Shade, Ivory Aluminum and Brass 1960s Table Lamp
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Table lamp produced in the late 1960s in Italy. Ivory white metal body with brass support structure and hemispherical white perspex lampshade. The lampshade is interlocked on the bra...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

Spiral lucite and chromed metal table lamp by Gaetano Missaglia, Italy 1968
Located in Renens, CH
Rare lighting sculpture by Italian designer and sculptor Gaetano Missaglia for his own company Missaglia at the end of the 1960's. The light source which is situated inside the chro...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Chrome

Black and Chromed Four-Light, 1970s Adjustable Pendant Lamp by BJ Milano Design
By BJ Milano, Arteluce
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This Italian four-light pendant was produced by BJ Milano design in the 1970s. It features four adjustable lampshades that can rotate and run along the chrome-plated rod. Each lampsh...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Metal, Chrome

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. S...
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2010s European Space Age Lighting

Materials

Marble

Vintage Robot Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
A unique and very unusual vintage robot table lamp. This was hand made by a crafty individual in around the 1960-70’s. Someone has made this at home fro...
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1960s British Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Metal

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. P...
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2010s European Space Age Lighting

Materials

Marble

Chandelier Vistosi 1970
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Chandelier in glass with a colored murrine made by famous company Vistosi. I have a pair of these lamps.
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Glass

Space Age Fixed Pendant in chrome with black inside 1990
Located in Mortsel, BE
A very cool space-age chandelier that can be put from 95 cm in length to 140cm.
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1990s Dutch Space Age Lighting

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Unique Space Age Table Lamp by BAG Turgi
Located in Mortsel, BE
A luminaire that marries elegance with innovation. This heavy chromed cylindrical shape boasts a distinctive round cut-out, allowing a unique interplay of light. BAG Turgi, as a bran...
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Mid-20th Century Swiss Space Age Lighting

Materials

Metal, Chrome

KD 6 Grande’ Pendant by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Kartell, 1959
Located in Echt, NL
Beautiful Kartell ‘KD 6 Grande’ Pendant in very good condition. Designed in the 1959 by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni. This 'Grande' version is har...
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20th Century Italian Space Age Lighting

Materials

Metal

Transparant Perspex Italian Table Lamp, 1970s
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Futuristic perspex table lamp by an unknown manufacturer from -most likely- Italy, probably produced in the 1970s. The lamp consists of a metal chromed base containing the light s...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century-Modern Chromed Tube "Space Age" Floor Lamp, Italy, 1960
Located in Madrid, ES
Italian chromed tube floor Lamp, dated to the ``Space Age´´, the 1960s. It consists of a flat round base and a tube leg. The lampshade is conne...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Lighting

Materials

Chrome, Metal

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.