Globe - Space Age - 1960-1970





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Vintage Space Age globe from the 1960s–1970s, made of iron and resin, with a metal stand, dimensions 25 × 30 × 23 cm, origin France, in acceptable used condition with minor wear and possible missing parts.
Description from the seller
It is a globe that fully breathes the Space Age aesthetics of the 60s and 70s, that era when the world looked at itself with scientific fascination and technological optimism. The sphere, with its oceans in deep blue and the continents in warm tones, has that pedagogical and futuristic air so typical of school and home objects from the space age: vivid colors, clear labeling, and a presence that is almost sculptural on its metal stand.
The passage of time is evident with natural ease: small nicks on the surface, areas where the varnish has lost some shine, a few light marks that reveal decades of use and handling. Far from diminishing its value, these traces give it authenticity, turning it into a globe that not only shows the world, but also its own history. The metal stand, simple and functional, completes the ensemble with that light industrial touch that characterized mid-century design.
All in all, it is a piece that blends nostalgia, retro-futurist design, and educational charm. A globe that not only helps with orientation but evokes an era in which looking at the planet was also imagining the future.
Tracked shipping and careful packaging.
Seller's Story
It is a globe that fully breathes the Space Age aesthetics of the 60s and 70s, that era when the world looked at itself with scientific fascination and technological optimism. The sphere, with its oceans in deep blue and the continents in warm tones, has that pedagogical and futuristic air so typical of school and home objects from the space age: vivid colors, clear labeling, and a presence that is almost sculptural on its metal stand.
The passage of time is evident with natural ease: small nicks on the surface, areas where the varnish has lost some shine, a few light marks that reveal decades of use and handling. Far from diminishing its value, these traces give it authenticity, turning it into a globe that not only shows the world, but also its own history. The metal stand, simple and functional, completes the ensemble with that light industrial touch that characterized mid-century design.
All in all, it is a piece that blends nostalgia, retro-futurist design, and educational charm. A globe that not only helps with orientation but evokes an era in which looking at the planet was also imagining the future.
Tracked shipping and careful packaging.

