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Space Age Furniture

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.

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Style: Space Age
Vintage Boho Cast Bronze Rams Head
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This compelling vintage cast bronze ram's head sculpture embodies a distinctive blend of rustic charm and artistic sophistication. Crafted with meticulous detail, the piece showcases...
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Mid-20th Century American Space Age Furniture

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Bronze

Pair of Space Age Table Lamps by Hillebrand, 1970s
Located in Rijssen, NL
Pair of large table lamps with three E27 bulbs by Hillebrand, Germany with a chrome base and a white plastic molded shade. With on/off switch. The stylish elegance of this lamp su...
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Chrome

Mid Century Guzzini Space Age Floor Lamp with White Acrylic Shade, 1970s
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
White Guzzini space age floor lamp with white acrylic shade. This iconic lamp creates a beautifully white glow and has an elegant chrome base. The lamp is marked 'Harvey Guzzini' on ...
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20th Century Space Age Furniture

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Metal

1970s Space Age Art Glass and Chrome Table Lamp with Brown and White Inclusions
Located in Melbourne, AU
A compact table light designed and made in Italy or Spain in the late 1970s. We have restored and rewired, adding a satin black coat to the base. Simple push button switch to undersi...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Chrome, Metal

1970s Italian Blue Ceramic Table or Bedside Lamp Space Age Design
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
A distinctive Italian table lamp from the 1970s in glossy blue ceramic. Its compact, sculptural shape and spherical bulb reflect the experimental spirit of mid-century modernism and ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Ceramic

Acrylic Murano style clover pendant hanging lamp, 1970s
Located in Zaandam, NL
Wonderful tulip or clover shaped pendant by Cosack Leuchten, Germany 1970s. This lamp originated with a pull wire but it has been altered and is now wired with a general cord. It has...
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Chrome

White Glass, Aluminum Plastic Black White Pendant by Castiglioni for Flos
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This out of production pendant was made from a white opaline glass shade with a shaped silver aluminum reflector. The lamp features 2 different illuminations: one diffused light from...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Aluminum

Pair of Mitt Lounge Chairs by Harry Claudia Washington for Berhardt, Deep Blue
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This pair of elegant and space-age chairs was designed by Claudia and Harry Washington for production by Bernhardt Design. They are dressed in a rich blue color, and feature a strap ...
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2010s American Space Age Furniture

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Metal

Decorative Organic Glass Vases, set of two engraved sculptural pieces, vintage
Located in Milano, IT
Vintage set of two matching glass pieces, a tall vase and a low bowl, both made in the same shade of clear glass and both with a frosted/sandblasted surface and egraved decorations t...
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1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Glass, Art Glass, Cut Glass

Vintage Boho Hammered Metal Floral Ring Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Bring a touch of artistic craftsmanship to your interiors with this Vintage Boho Hammered Metal Floral Ring Mirror. Featuring a beautifully detailed frame adorned with hammered metal...
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Late 20th Century American Space Age Furniture

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Metal

Pair of Swinging Wall Lamps with Perforated Plate Lampshades, 1970s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
The lamps are executed with E14 Edison screw fit bulbs. It is in working condition. It runs both on 110 / 230 volt. A few minor traces of use on the wall mounting part.   
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1970s European Vintage Space Age Furniture

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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 cream and orange mottled hand blown Murano glass, in the style of Mazzega, circa 1970. This sphere is 41 cm in Diameter. It has its original...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Murano Glass

1950s French Roger Feraud "Clé de Sol" Treble Clef Iron Hat Coat Stand
Located in London, England
1950s freestanding whimsical powder-coated iron coat stand by French designer Roger Feraud. The "Clé de Sol" or "Treble Clef" is an original design made from iron with eight coloured...
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Mid-20th Century French Space Age Furniture

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Iron

Large orange clear Murano glass 1970s vase/umbrella stand by Cardin for Venini
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Large orange & clear Murano glass vase/umbrella stand designed by Pierre Cardin for Venini in the 1970s.The vase is made with the mold casting...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Murano Glass

Tumbo floor lamp by Piero Menichetti for Ismos Design, 1970s
By Piero Menichetti
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Tumbo Floor lamp designed by Piero Menichetti and manufactured by Ismos Design in 1973. The lamp is meant to be used outdoors and therefore it can withstand the effects of atmospher...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Metal

Sölken Luchten Chrome dome table lamp 1970 Germany
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice Space Ace Chrome dome table lamp. One large E27 bulb needed very good condition . Germany 1970s Please don't hesitate to reach out ...
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Chrome

Wire Backlight Mirror, 1970s Germany, in the Style of Verner Panton Wire Series
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
In the style of Verner Panton wire series. The lamp is executed with four E14 Edison screw fit bulbs. It is in working condition. It runs both on 110 / 230 Volt.    
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Metal

Vintage Boho Original Oil Portrait of Man on Canvas
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Capture a sense of introspective mystery with this striking vintage oil portrait. The painting features a shirtless male subject rendered with expressive brushwork, his gaze turned s...
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Mid-20th Century American Space Age Furniture

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

GLASHÜTTE LIMBURG Opal Mushroom Brass Pendant Light, Chandelier 1970s, Germany
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
One of ten elegant Space Age pendant lamps manufactured by Glashütte Limburg in Germany. The lamp is made of polished brass with a mouth-blown opaline glass lamp shade that provides ...
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Brass

Unique Venini Smoked Murano Art Glass Table Lamp, 1970s, Italy
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
Very rare Space Age table lamp designed and manufactured ba Venini, Venezia. The lamp is made of very heavy Murano art glass that contains air bubbles and stylized fossile fish, the ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Art Glass, Murano Glass

Rare Large Brushed Aluminum Table Lamp by Pierre Vandel (1946)
Located in MOUGINS, FR
This large, brushed aluminum, Space Age style table lamp by Pierre Vandel is part of the works Vandel created at the very beginning of his career as a designer and is usually dated t...
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1970s French Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Aluminum

Large Chrome / Acrylic Space Age Table Lamp by Fagerhults, Sweden 1970s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Large Space Age table lamp produced by Fagerhults in the 1970s. Base made of chromed metal and shade of chromed metal / acrylic.
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Space Age Furniture

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Chrome

Vintage Japanese Floor Lamp by Kazuhide Takahama for Sirrah
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
Original japense floor lamp by Kazuhide Takahama for Sirrah - Italy.
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1980s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Metal, Steel

Vintage curved round glass mirror, Netherlands 1970s
Located in ECHT, NL
Amazing curved mirror. Made in the 1970s. The piece is crafted from real glass. The frame behind the mirror has been renewed with new plywood. The curvature in the mirror gives it an...
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Late 20th Century Dutch Space Age Furniture

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Mirror, Plywood

1970s XXL Space Age Rocket table lamp by Göran Pehrson for Ateljé Lyktan Ahus
Located in München, DE
Very rare 1970s XXL Rocket table lamp by Göran Pehrson for Ateljé Lyktan Ahus. Made in Sweden futuristic minimalistic space age design from the 1970...
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1970s Swedish Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Metal, Aluminum, Chrome

1970s Coat Rack in Space Age Style, Italy, 1970 s
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
1970s Coat Rack in Space Age Style, Italy, 1970's Iron chromed structure with a beautiful black marble base. Eight hanging point, manufactured in Italy in the 1970s. In very good...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Marble, Iron

Peil Putzler Dome Floor Lamp 1970s Germany
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice stylish Floor lamp . Aluminum base ,comes with a large White dome . manufactured by Peil & Putzler 1970s Germany One large E27 bulb needed
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Aluminum

Red Flexible Vintage Spage Age Table Lamp, 1970s
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Red vintage table lamp with flexible arm. The arm and shade can be positioned in any way desirable, see pictures. The lamp is made out of metal...
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20th Century Space Age Furniture

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Metal

veca blue glass and opal glass globe pendant lamp 1970s
By VECA
Located in Taranto, IT
This elegant pendant lamp from the 1970s, produced by the renowned company Veca, is a perfect example of retro design. The polished and reflective chrome-plated steel frame gives the...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Glass

Pair Awesome Large Space Age Chrome 4-Light Wall Lamps by Gebrüder Cosack, 1970s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Fully functional. Each with four E14 sockets. Works with 220V and 110V. Wiring is suitable for all countries.
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1970s European Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Metal, Chrome

1963 Chrysler Concept Turbine Car Promotional Model with Box
By Chrysler Corporation, Elwood Engel
Located in Ferndale, MI
Chrysler promotional model of Elwood Engel designed turbine concept car. Vehicle did go to limited production of fifty five units. The bodies were built by Ghia in Turin Italy shipped...
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1960s American Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Plastic

White Space Ace floor lamp 1970s Italy
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice White tube frame adjustable floor lamp .comes with a White Acrylic shade .so seventies . Gives a very nice warm light when lid . foot switch .one E27 large bulb needed . ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Acrylic

Carlo Nason Mazzega Pendant Lamp for J.T. Kalmar in Murano Glass, 1970s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
This set of pendant lamps was designed by Carlo Nason for Kalmar in the 1960s. It features Mazzega Murano glass leafs. The lamp is executed wi...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Brass

Space Age 10-Light Chrome and Bubble Glass Sputnik Lamp, 1970s, Germany
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Fully functional. With ten E14 sockets. Works with 220V and 110V. Wiring is suitable for all countries.
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Chrome

Midcentury Wall Lamp in Glass and Chrome by Glashütte Limburg, Germany, 1970s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
The lamp is executed in chrome metal and glass and this lamp need 1 x E27 Edison screw fit bulb. Its wired, in working condition and run both on 110 / 230 volt.  
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Chrome

Space Age Rare Wine Cooler by Aurora designs in Anodised Black Aluminum
Located in San Diego, CA
Simple elegant and versatile design, of this rare color wine cooler by Aurora Designs, California designed by the same company that designed the iconic Aurora Clock, circa 1970's nic...
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20th Century American Space Age Furniture

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Aluminum

Mid Century Modern Chromed Table Lamp, Reggiani Italy, 1960s
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Vintage Chromed Table Lamp, Reggiani Italy, 1950s Classic style vintage chromed table lamp, designed by Reggiani in Italy in the late 1950s,...
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1960s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Chrome, Iron

Post Modern Glass Table Lamp Att. to Carlo Nason Lumenform Sona Made in Italy
Located in New York, NY
Unusual glass orb form table lamp with stainless steel fitments. Circa 1970's, Made in Italy, attributed to Carlo Nason, for Lumenform. The lamp is in excellent, original, clean and working condition ( wired for US ) - accepts a standard size screw in bulb. Impressive lighting from the Golden Age of Italian Modern lighting...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture

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Steel

Murano Swirl Mushroom Table Lamp Space Age Design, 1970s
Located in Montecalvoli, IT
Murano Swirl mushroom table lamp Space Age Design, 1970s This very special vintage mushroom lamp was designed in the 1970s and manufactured in Italy/Murano. The umbrella is made of ...
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20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture

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Murano Glass

Vintage Space Age Opaline Florence Vase, Empoli, 1955s
Located in Verviers, BE
Vintage opaline from Florence. This is a rare color and size, a must have for any collector. Looks simply stunning. The piece is in excellent condition and a real beauty!  ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Murano Glass, Opaline Glass

TAMA Portable Lamp by Isao Hosoe for Valenti Luce, 1975 japanese pop style
Located in BARCELONA, ES
TAMA Portable Lamp by Isao Hosoe for Valenti Luce, 1970s Japanese pop style Step into the future as imagined in the 1970s with the TAMA L lamp by visionary designer Isao Hosoe for Va...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Plastic

Large Oyster Light Panel by Klaus Link in the manner Staff, Germany, 1968
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Very rare Oyster wall light made of white and silver enameled metal in the manner of Staff, Germany, 1968. A real eye-catcher even unlit. Gem from th...
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1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Metal

Egon Hillebrand Chrome goose neck table lamp 1970s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice Table lamp ,Chrome . goose neck . 1970s Egon Hillebrand rare model . good condition .
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Metal, Chrome

Space Age Table Lamp by Toni Zuccheri for Venini in Murano Glass, Italy Ca 1970
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Space age table lamp attributed to Designer Toni Zuccheri for the Venini glass factory in Murano Italy circa 1970. The lamp casts a beautiful mixed light as can be appreciated in th...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Murano Glass

Set of 2 Modernist xxl 30cm Atomic SPACE AGE Chromed Wall Lights, Germany 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Set of 2 xxl wall light sconces Origin: Germany Age: 1970s Description: Set of 2 original 1970s modernist German wall Light made of solid metal. Both lights are...
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Late 20th Century German Space Age Furniture

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Metal

Pair of 1970s Peill Putzler Frosted Concave Circular Glass Table Lamps
Located in London, England
This pair of 1970s German table lamps by Peill and Putzler features a circular design made of frosted and clear glass. Six concave indentations on each lamp beautifully magnify and r...
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Mid-20th Century German Space Age Furniture

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Glass, Plastic

Italian 1970s Wall Lights Sconces in Chromed Metal and Colored and Beveled Glass
Located in Roma, IT
A pair of 2 twins vintage Wall Lights, assuredly made in Italy, as you can see from the beautiful thick colored and tempered glass finished with the grinding and etching technique. ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Glass

Red Space Age Plexiglass Chrome Top Pendant Lamp, 1970s
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Red space age acrylic glass pendant lamp. The plexiglass shade produces a magnificent, warm light. The lamp has a chrome top cap. The lamp requires one E26/27 lightbulb. 2 pieces ava...
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20th Century Space Age Furniture

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Metal

1972 Umbrella Stand in Blue Thermoformed Plastic by R. Lera for Sormani, Italy
By Sormani, Roberto Lera
Located in Arosio, IT
This colorful blueish umbrella stand belongs to the much vaster production of plastic furnishing items of Sormani. Roberto Lera, an eclectic designer of the early Seventies from Turi...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Plastic

3 Raak Space Ace Wall Sconces mode Wokkel 1970s
By RAAK
Located in Den Haag, NL
set of Three Space Ace style ,Wall Sconces .Mocha Brown color . with aluminum . model ''Wokkel'' attributed to Raak Amsterdam . 1970s Small E14 socket needed. Very nice light ef...
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1970s Dutch Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Metal

Mid Century Beige Space Age Witch Hat Pendant Light, 1970s
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
White mid century space age witch hat pendant light. The shade is made out of metal and has a white/beige lacquer. The lamp requires an E27 (E26) lig...
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20th Century Space Age Furniture

Materials

Metal

Italian Marble Teardrop Coffee Table, 1980s
Located in Zaandam, NL
Absolutely stunning marble coffee table, somewhat in the style of Angelo Mangiarotti, Italy 1980s. The color is this subtle subdued green with lovely hints of old pink. The table is ...
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1980s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Marble

Mid-Century Modern Pair of Signed ´La Murrina´ Table Lamps, circa 1970
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Space Age pair of table lamps by in hand blown cream and black Murano glass, both bearing the 'La Murrina' seal and an original tag, circa 1970.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Furniture

Materials

Blown Glass

Small Chrome Plated Metal Pollux table lamp by Ingo Maurer for M Design, 1960s
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Chromed metal table lamp with tilting lamp body. Designed by Ingo Maurer for Design M. E27 lamp holder. Dimensions: cm 12,5/19 (with bulb) x 7 diameter. Good condition: signs of oxid...
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1960s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Chrome Space Age Pendant Light by Cosack Leuchten, 1970s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning Space Age Mid-Century Modern pendant light. Design by Cosack Leuchten. Striking German design from the 1970s. Chrome plated frame with four original sockets for E-27 light bulbs. Marked with original manufacturers label. This wonderful Space Age pendant light...
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1970s German Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Chrome

Leonardo Nierman Eclipse Serigraph Pencil Signed Edition 24/300
Located in San Diego, CA
Leonardo Nierman signed and number serigraph published by Merrill Chase Galleries the frame its in good condition nicely frame with gold leaf finish some...
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Late 20th Century American Space Age Furniture

Materials

Paper

Art/Design Mirror by Eugenio Carmi for Acerbis 1980 s
Located in Milano, IT
Art Mirror - Decorative Mirror - Designer Mirror - Made in Italy 1980's Decorative geometric wall mirror by Italian artist Eugenio Carmi for furniture brand Acerbis. Designed in the...
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1980s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

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Mirror, Wood

1960s German Egon Hillebrand Triple Murano Glass Cube Wall Light or Sconce
Located in London, England
This stunning 1960s German wall light or sconce by Egon Hillebrand features a striking triple-cube design made from thick, hand-crafted Murano glass blocks mounted on a polished chro...
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Mid-20th Century German Space Age Furniture

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Chrome, Metal

Floor Spot Lamp, Italian, 1970s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice standing spot light. polished aluminum spotlight. very good quality. If you need to light out something. Great looking piece.
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Chrome

Space Age Table Lamp by Aldo Nason for Mazzega in Murano Glass Italy, circa 1970
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Space Age table lamp designed by Aldo Nason for Mazzega, circa 1970 in Murano glass in the 'Pulegoso' technique and chrome hardware. This lamp could easily be converted into a small...
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1970s Italian Vintage Space Age Furniture

Materials

Brass

Space Age furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Space Age furniture 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 furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, seating, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Space Age furniture 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 furniture, popular names associated with this style include Mazzega Murano, Artemide, Kartell, and Joe Colombo. 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 furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $22 and tops out at $650,000 while the average work can sell for $1,719.