From stereo ‘eggs’ to spaceship jukeboxes, we’ve collected some of the most visually striking designs from the era. The aesthetic shaped stereos, radios and turntables, which, housed in pods and globes, became living room centre pieces, the epitome of Space Age cool. Plastic chairs took on strange, horizontal rocket-shaped formations, television sets swivelled and capsules were everywhere. The space race translated to interiors, as global designers competed to create ultramodern furnishings. By the time Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon, Googie architecture had transformed diners, bowling alleys and airports while comics and kids TV shows like The Jetsons launched a sci-fi revolution. The worlds of art, fashion, design, architecture were all struck by Space Age design. The obsession with space travel left a sleekly futuristic print on everything, simultaneously stimulating and exploiting society’s enthusiasm for technology and future. When the Space Age blasted off with Sputnik 1 in 1957, pop culture desperately followed the smoke.

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