Space-Age Product Design of the 20th Century and Beyond


Jasper Morrison’s Superloon light from Flos at the Cosmos: Design from Here and Beyond exhibition at Mudac. Image © Jasper Morrison

Jasper Morrison’s Superloon light from Flos at the Cosmos: Design from Here and Beyond exhibition at Mudac. Image © Jasper Morrison

Ever since humans first looked up towards the heavens, we’ve wondered what is up there. From 1923 when Edwin Hubble first discovered galaxies beyond our own, our hunger and obsession for knowledge of the cosmos has grown almost as quickly as the universe itself.

As our technology advanced throughout the 20th century, we realized that ‘space’ is, in fact, filled with a huge array of ever more colorful galaxies, gasses, and stars. And the world’s leading product designers were taking note.

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