Beautiful Space Age / Atomic Age ceiling lamp with 5 lights
200 €
Beautiful ceiling lamp made in the 1970s. The piece is representative for Space Age/Atomic Age Design. It has 5 lights with spherical lampshades, diametrically arranged around a central axis made of dark brown metal. Simulating as the model of an atom (or, more precisely, of how electrons gravitate around the nucleus), this is a very beautiful piece and is in very good vintage condition.
The Space Age is a time period encompassing the activities related to the Space Race, space exploration, space technology, and the cultural developments influenced by these events. The Space Age is generally considered to have begun with Sputnik (1957). During the 1950s, architecture, furniture, interior design, cars, and gadget design took on a curiously spaceflight-inspired aesthetic.
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| Design Period | 1970-1979 |
|---|---|
| Condition | Very Good. This vintage item has no defects, but it may show slight traces of use |
| Restoration, Damages | Minor wear consistent with age and use |
| Material(s) | |
| Color(s) | |
| Lightbulb Socket(s) | 5 lightbulbs, Small Edison Screw (E14 or SES) |
| Electrics | Original lightbulb sockets |
| Weight | 3300 g |
| Dimensions | 60 cm diameter, Total height = 61 cm, Tubing height = 21 cm |
| Duties Notice | If your delivery address is not in the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, or Switzerland, please be advised that import duty is not included in the prices you see online |
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The Space Age is a time period encompassing the activities related to the Space Race, space exploration, space technology, and the cultural developments influenced by these events. The Space Age is generally considered to have begun with Sputnik (1957).
The Space Age began with the development of several technologies that culminated on October 4, 1957, with the launch of Sputnik 1 by the Soviet Union. This was the world’s first artificial satellite, orbiting the Earth in 98.1 minutes and weighing 83 kg (183 lb). The launch of Sputnik 1 ushered a new era of political, scientific and technological achievements that became known as the Space Age.
The Space Age was characterized by rapid development of new technology in a close race mostly between the US and the Soviet Union. Rapid advances were made in rocketry, materials science, computers and other areas. Much of the technology originally developed for space applications has been spun off and found additional uses.
The Space Age reached its peak with the Apollo program, that captured the imagination of much of the world’s population. The landing of Apollo 11 was watched by over 500 million people around the world and is widely recognized as one of the defining moments of the 20th century. Since then, public attention has largely moved to other areas.
During the 1990s funding for space related programs fell sharply as the remaining structures of the Soviet Union disintegrated and NASA no longer had any direct competition.
Since then participation in space launches has increasingly widened to more governments and commercial interests. Since the 1990s, space exploration and space-related technologies gained a perception by many people of being commonplace.
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