A glowing body held lightly on three legs, as if descending from another orbit.

The transition between opaline white and transparent glass creates a membrane, an atmospheric gradient, a light that seems to hover rather than illuminate. 

The organic silhouette of the glass recalls both natural growths and speculative spacecraft, resonating with the explorations of Toni Zuccheri — whose work with Murano glass often blurred the line between biology and futurism. In this piece, light is not contained but staged, suspended between matter and immateriality.

This piece embodies the optimism of Space Age design, when domestic objects became experiments in future living — merging sculptural presence with technological allure. The chrome tripod does not simply support: it stages the lamp as a luminous visitor, suspended between furniture and fiction.

OBJECT SPECIFICATIONS

PRODUCT: Space Age table lamp
ORIGIN: Italy
PERIOD: 1970s
STYLE: Space Age / style of Toni Zuccheri 
MATERIAL & TECHNIQUE: Mouth-blown Murano glass, chromed metal base
COLOUR: White opaline with transparent gradient, silver chrome
TEXTURE: Smooth glass surface, polished metal 
DIMENSIONS: (+-) Height: 33 cm; Diameter: 21 cm
ELECTRICAL CONNECTION: original verified | new cable, plug, and switch | bulb E27, not included
CONDITION: Excellent condition — possible very minor wear on metal base consistent with age, glass in pristine condition

Space Age — homes like laboratories of tomorrow

More than a style, Space Age was a sensibility — an era when design stretched toward the cosmos, translating the promises of science and technology into domestic forms. Between the late 1950s and 1970s, objects acquired aerodynamic curves, glossy, smooth surfaces, echoing satellites and rockets. It was a language of optimism and speculation, where furniture, lighting, and everyday items became prototypes of imagined futures. Today, Space Age design resonates as both a memory of utopian exploration and a material archive of humanity’s longing to inhabit other worlds.