Oskar Schlemmer was a German artist born in 1888 and later became an important figure in the Bauhaus movement. He was a painter, sculptor, designer and choreographer; his dance works were incredibl…
In the 1970s and 1980s, the sci-fi art of Japanese illustrator Shusei Nagaoka graced numerous album covers and appeared in a variety of advertisements, magazines, and movie posters. Part I http://retro-futurism.livejournal.com/343617.html
Kitchen designed in the 70's by Luigi Colani, displayed in MoMA, New York, also displaying Colani's trademark wierdness...
JVC VIDEOSPHERE from 1970 JVC VIDEOSPHERE from 1970 JVC VIDEOSPHERE from 1970 The JVC VIDEOSPHERE stems from an era when everything that was...
Patricia Neal Juggles Marriage, Motherhood, and Stardom, & makes Klaatu Barada Nikto work. It's The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951).
At the time of its introduction, the Boeing 747 was a radically different from anything that had previously been offered to the travelling public.
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In the 1970s and 1980s, the sci-fi art of Japanese illustrator Shusei Nagaoka graced numerous album covers and appeared in a variety of advertisements, magazines, and movie posters. Part I http://retro-futurism.livejournal.com/343617.html
Explore Ben Pearce's 1614 photos on Flickr!
This stereo console made by the German company Kuba is too good for words. The styling is amazing. This “Tango” console was made sometime between 1959 – 1962. Another great Kuba c…
In the late 1950s, many people took it for granted that our skies would be filled with thousands of amazing flying machines by the year 2000. But this posed a design challenge for futurist-minded planners. Where would these flying cars and helicopters land in the cities of tomorrow? In 1957, a handful of designers in…
We've come a long way since the early days of the World Wide Web. But over the last 20 years of advances, a lot of trends and services got left by the wayside. I thought it would be fun to look back on the things that used to be such an important part of our lives -- until bigger, better things came along, that is.
1. Victorian Living Rooms Found on Dusty Old Thing. 2. The Other Cleopatra Sometime between the 1st and 5th centuries there lived another extraordinary Egyptian woman called Cleopatra, who practiced alchemy. Known today as Cleopatra the Alchemist, she wrote Th
Image from Eando Binder's 1953 story, "The Cosmic Blinker”. Art by Frank R. Paul.
Just in time for the 72nd anniversary of New York’s 1939 World’s Fair — which opened on April 30th, 1939 — the New-York Historical Society has received an extensive collection of photographs and other memorabilia documenting this momentous event. President Roosevelt’s official dedication at the Fair’s opening ceremonies. Although Paul Gillespie was only 12 years...
GM Pavilion, 1964 New York World's Fair.
