Space Age and Pop

Plastic, bold colours and forms from the future: the space race and pop culture in the home.

Sputnik in 1957 and the Moon landing in 1969 gave a whole generation images of the future. New plastics technology made it possible to mould chairs and lamps in a single piece.

Pop culture made design playful and cheap: things were allowed to be fun, colourful and temporary.

Moulded plastic in one piece

Spheres, shells and soft curves

Bright colours: orange, red and purple

Large patterns and ironic borrowings from pop art