Zigzag Stem Martini Glasses by Sasaki.

This is a correction of an earlier post! I initially attributed these glasses to Fris Vodka, which produced very similar martini glasses with black zigzag stems. I was recently informed by Barb, of Quark’s Qantina, that the actual glasses used were produced by Sasaki. I’ve been unsuccessful in finding any more images online, but Barb sent me the one used in the final slide, from her own glassware collection, with the Sasaki label still attached.

Groovy Lounge Chair designed by Pierre Paulin for Artifort.

Yet another Paulin post! These chairs were for designed for Dutch design group, Artifort, in 1973. The Groovy Chair outfits the corridors and crew quarters of the Enterprise-D in Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Paperclip Stool designed by Hugh Hamilton & Philip Salmon for Kinetics.

Kinetics was a mid century and postmodern furniture company, best known as the original manufacturers of the K700 Paperclip Stool in 1969. It was used as set dressing for the Romulan ship in the TNG episode, “Timescape.”

LC2 Sofa and Armchairs designed by Le Corbusier, Charlotte Perriand, and Pierre Jeanneret.

This sofa and armchair set is one of the first collaborations that Charlotte Perriand (whose Revolving Armchair was previously featured) had with Le Corbusier’s studio. Designed in 1928, it would famously be featured in Paris’s 1929 Salon d’Automne. This set was used in just one episode of Star Trek: in Harry Kim’s San Francisco apartment in the Voyager episode “Non Sequitur.” I look forward to a future where even forever-ensigns have access to apartments with skyline views and Le Corbusier furniture.

Swan Candlesticks designed by Matthew Hilton for SPC.

Matthew Hilton is an English industrial designer. His Swan candlesticks were designed in the 1980’s. They were used in a few Deep Space Nine episodes, and in the Voyager episode, “Parturition.”

Aluminum Measuring Cup by Thunder Group.

Thunder Group is a restaurant supply company, founded in Taiwan in 1956. These aluminum measuring cups were used as the iconic Klingon Bloodwine goblets, in scenes where the set-designer-created Bloodwine Cups were not used. They were used in Star Trek DS9 and Voyager, and are still in production.

Cibi Whiskey Glass designed by Cini Boeri for Arnolfo di Cambio.

Cini Boeri was a mid century Italian architect and industrial designer, and one of the first internationally renowned female architects from Italy. Her Cibi glass, for luxury crystalware company, Arnolfo di Cambio, was designed in 1973. While best known for its appearance as Decker’s whiskey glass in Blade Runner, it was also featured in Deep Space Nine, as Sisko’s whiskey glass during his monologue scenes in “In the Pale Moonlight.”

Platner Stool designed by Warren Platner for Knoll.

Warren Platner was a mid century American architect and interior designer, whose Platner collection was designed in 1966, for Knoll. His stools were used in The Next Generation, as set dressing for Counselor Troi’s office.

Cantilever 290 Chair designed by Steen Ostergaard for Cado.

Steen Ostergaard is a Danish industrial designer, best known for his elegant, space age furniture designs. His 290 Chairs, designed in 1966, were the first ever cantilevered chairs to be injection molded in a single operation. The were used in Star Trek: The Search for Spock, as furnishing for the observation lounge at Earth Spacedock.

Romantica Chair designed by Philippe Starck for Driade.

Philippe Starck is a prolific French architect, vehicular designer, and industrial designer. His curved aluminum Romantica chair was designed for Italian furniture firm, Driade, in 1988. It was used in both Star Trek TNG and Enterprise, each time in alien settings.

La Cupola Espresso Maker designed by Aldo Rossi for Alessi.

Aldo Rossi was an Italian architect and designer, and one of the leading proponents of postmodernism. His La Cupola espresso maker was designed in 1988 for luxury Italian houseware company, Alessi. It was used in both Star Trek Voyager and Enterprise.

Pajala Bistro Set by IKEA.

It’s been my impression that the set designers for The Original Series, The Next Generation, and Voyager typically avoided using IKEA products, possibly because they would be too recognizable to viewers. Deep Space Nine broke this convention, instead opting to use IKEA products often and prominently. I’ve previously made posts featuring the Anima Chairs used in Quark’s Bar and the IKE1 Flatware used in certain crew quarters. The Pajala Bistro set was used for the scenes in Sisko’s Creole Kitchen. If you look closely, you’ll notice the conical candle holders on each of the tables. Those are Skovbo candle holders, also from IKEA.

Swivel Lounge Chair designed by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin.

Milo Baughman was an American furniture designer, best known for his designs for Thayer Coggin. Several of his designs were used in Star Trek TNG. This Swivel Lounge Chair, produced in the 1970s, was used to furnish Kirk’s apartment in The Wrath of Khan.

Tulip Chair by Maurice Burke for Arkana.

I featured Maurice Burke’s Tulip Chair as my first ever post on this Instagram. Obviously, due to low engagement at the time, it got very few likes. Burke’s Tulip Chair is arguably the most quintessential chair of Star Trek and I wanted to make another post for it, with better views. Maurice Burke was an American mid century furniture designer whose work was used (and altered) for multiple props in Star Trek TOS. This post features both the Model 115 and Model 116 (the armchair), both designed by Burke and both used in Star Trek.

Bibendum Lounge Chair designed by Eileen Gray for Classicon.

Eileen Gray was an Irish furniture designer and architect, and pioneer of early modernism. Her Bibendum chair, designed in 1929, was used in Star Trek TNG, to furnish certain crew quarters.

Elda Chair designed by Joe Colombo.

Joe Colombo was a prolific mid century furniture and lighting designer, best known for his bright Space Age designs. His Elda chair was designed in 1964 and manufactured by Comfort Italy. I’ve already published a post about the Elda chair’s use in Star Trek TOS, but it was also featured, more prominently, in Space 1999.

Tubular Stools by Amisco.

Amisco is a Canadian furniture manufacturer, best known to design aficionados for their postmodern chairs from the 1980’s. These tubular bar stools are of that era. They were used in TNG, and are pictured here in the episode, “When the Bough Breaks.”

MR Cantilever Chair designed by Mies van der Rohe.

Mies van der Rohe was an eminent architect, pioneer of modernism, and the last director of the Bauhaus school. His MR Cantilever chair was designed in 1927 for the Weissenholf development project in Stuttgart, Germany. It was used in Star Trek Voyager to furnish the office of Henry Starling in the episode “Future’s End.”

Theory Glasses by Circleware Crystal.

Circleware is a manufacturer and distributor of glassware. Aside from the name, I couldn’t find much info about the glasses or the company. They are still in production and can be easily found online. Drinking glasses from the Theory set were used in Deep Space Nine and Voyager.

Sugar Bowl designed by Carsten Jörgensen for Bodum.

Carsten Jörgensen is a Swiss industrial designer, best known for his work for Bodum (including the famous “Picard cup”). This sugar bowl was used as a drinking glass in Star Trek Voyager.

Octime Clear Glass by Arcoroc.

If you’ve been following this page long enough, you know I’m obsessed with these octagonal Arcoroc glasses. I’ve made posts about their use in TNG and Lower Decks, but they were also used, less prominently, in Battlestar Galactica.

Swivel Chair designed by Arthur Umanoff for Madison Industries.

Arthur Umanoff was a mid century American furniture designer who’s work was heavily inspired by Danish Modernism. This swivel chair, designed in the 1960’s, was used in The Original Series Pilot, “The Cage.” This is the second Arthur Umanoff piece I’ve featured, the first being a lounge chair which served as the base for the Enterprise’s Captain’s Chair in TOS.

Atomic Galaxy by C. Jeré.

Also known a Curtis Jeré, C. Jeré is an American metalworking company, specializing in decorative sculptures and wall hangings. This Atomic Galaxy is the second C. Jeré piece with this name, the first being designed in 1965. This version was produced in 1982, and was used in Star Trek TNG to decorate certain crew quarters. This is now the fourth work by C. Jeré that I’ve featured.

Forever 11 Sculpture by Hivo Van Teal.

Van Teal was a Cuban-American sculptor and lighting designer who gained popularity in the 1970s, when he was selling his sculptures in American department stores as financially and aesthetically accessible art for the middle class. His fame is partially derived from his “American Dream” story of being a Cuban immigrant whose bourgeois family opposed the Cuban revolution and emigrated to the US, where he held working class jobs until became established as a successful artist and lighting designer. One can’t help but wonder how Van Teal may have felt about his work being used in Star Trek: The Next Generation, a tv show about a post-capitalist multicultural spacefaring society.

AJ Flatware designed by Arne Jacobsen.

Arne Jacobsen was a Danish mid century architect and industrial designer, best known for his sleek space age chairs. His AJ flatware was designed in 1957. I’ve previously made posts about the set’s use in Star Trek Voyager and Enterprise, but it was used more famously, if less prominently, in Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Shogun Tavolo Lamp designed by Mario Botta for Artemide.

Mario Botta is a Swiss architect and industrial designer, most closely associated with postmodernism. His Shogun Tavolo lamp was designed in 1986 for Artemide, and is a part of the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC. It was used in the Star Trek TNG episode, “A Matter of Perspective,” as set dressing for one of the bedrooms on the Tanuga IV research station.

Amethyst Champagne Flutes by Colony.

Colony was a mid century American glassware manufacturer, whose Amethyst series is spuriously dated on auction and second-hand sites; it could be assumed, given the mid century attribution, that they were produced sometime between the 1950s and 1970s. They’re remarkable for their textured (in the case of DS9, spiraled) stems. They were used in Deep Space 9, most prominently in this dinner scene with Captain Sisko and Kasidy Yates.

IKE1 Flatware by IKEA.

I’ve had these screenshots saved in my unidentified folder for months, and was finally able to source them yesterday when I saw them on @330modern’s instagram. I don’t know much about this set, but I’d guess they were probably in production sometime in the late 80’s or early 90’s. The were used in Deep Space 9.

Fledermaus Chair designed by Josef Hoffman.

Josef Hoffman was an Austrian architect and designer, and pioneer of early modernism. He was a founder of the Vienna Secession (a design movement linked to Art Nouveau) and the Vienna Workshop (an early modern design group). The Fledermaus Chair was designed in 1907 for the Vienna Cabaret and has since undergone several design revisions. The Fledermaus Chair was used in season 7 of TNG, to furnish the poker scenes in Riker’s quarters.

Greco Serving Tray by Couzon.

Couzon was a French tableware manufacturer, founded as Jean Couzon in 1934. Their Greco serving tray, inspired by Art Deco, was produced in the 1980’s. It was used in the DS9 episode, “Rejoined.”

Boby Cart designed by Joe Colombo.

My previous post inspired my to make a second post for Colombo’s Boby Cart, now that I’ve found more screenshots of it used in Star Trek. Almost always in the background of shots, the Boby Cart is both futuristic and utilitarian, which makes it ideal for Sick Bay and alien hospital scenes.

Glass and Lucite Coffee Table designed by Charles Hollis Jones.

Charles Hollis Jones is an American furniture designer, most famous for his work in glass and lucite. These coffee tables, which appear in several crew quarters in The Next Generation, feature distinctive lucite and chrome bases. The glass surfaces are detachable, and we see that set designers added a square top to the one appearing in the Enterprise-D’s corridor, next to the Paulin chairs. They were manufactured in the 1970s.

Neptune Champagne Flutes by Luminarc.

Luminarc is a French glassware company, founded as Verrerie des Sept Ecluses in 1825. While the company still exists, it has changed ownership and names multiple times and is currently known as Arc International. I use the name Luminarc because that was the name of the company when the Neptune collection was produced, sometime before 1992 (I’d guess the 1980’s or very early 90’s). It was used in at least one episode of The Next Generation, the one I know of being “Datalore.”

Bud Vase by Riekes-Crisa.

Riekes-Crisa was a glassware company, specializing in home goods. These bud vases, which I’ve been unable to date, were manufactured in Australia. They were used in several episodes Star Trek TNG as drinking glasses. Star Trek set designers have an amusing history of repurposing objects as futuristic-looking drinking glasses, such as the Carsten Jörgensen sugar bowls that I’ve previously featured.