Space Age Design

Space Age Design as an emerging mid-20th century movement was a spectacular reflection of the period's fascination with space exploration, technological change and unbridled optimism. The dynamic style, applied to architecture, furniture, fashion and even automobiles, seemed to encapsulate all those years on a planet that was entering an uncharted era.

Space Age Design was characterized by a refusal to accept traditional forms and a receptive attitude towards anything new. Now designers looked to rockets, satellites, and the smooth curves of this jet age. Shapes were aerodynamic and slinky, o...