“Clinging to the rocky Estérel, this palace has become my own bit of paradise. Its cellular forms have long reflected the outward manifestations of the image of my creations. It is a museum where I exhibit the works of contemporary designers and artists.” – Pierre Cardin on Palais Bulles (Bubble Palace) Italian-born fashion … Continue reading "The Bubble Palace: A Tour of Pierre Cardin’s Futuristic Home, Palais Bulles"
The undisputed motherland for art-level furniture? It’s the same country responsible for Da Vinci’s paintings, Armani’s tailoring, and Sophia Loren’s bodaciousness. Here, on the occasion of the Super Bowl of design—April’s Salone del Mobile in Milan—we present the five heavyweight Italian designers everyone should know.
1. For those with an appreciation for Striped Awnings A little booklet from 1923, found on the Internet Archive. 2. The 1956 Inter 175A Berline Micro Car The Inter was designed and built by an aircraft company. The French engineers at
In 1914 Antonio Sant'Elia signed the "Manifesto per un'architettura futurista", a text coming a few years later the more known "Manifesto del Futurismo" (1909) and "Manifesto dei pittori futuristi" (1910). Whereas the basic concepts of Futurist Architecture follow the general lines given by...
Everyone has a “place” or at least an idea of a place where they mentally seek refuge. Perhaps in those quiet moments of daytime fantasy, perhaps simply in the
How to Be a Retronaut's gallery of images from the 1970 edition of the "Encylopedia of Home Improvement" are like shots from a never-aired episode of The Brady Bunch where…
Everyone has a “place” or at least an idea of a place where they mentally seek refuge. Perhaps in those quiet moments of daytime fantasy, perhaps simply in the
These paintings by Charles Schridde were a prominent feature in a Motorola consumer electronics ad campaign in 1961 and 1962, they ran in the Saturday Evening Post and Life magazines. The ad copy was full of the usual electronic advances only Motorola's engineers had managed to develop: TVs featured a Golden Tube Sentry Unit which eliminated the warm-up power surge (competitor RCA had Automatic Scene Control for balanced screen brightness); Hi-Fi sets featured Vibrasonic System Sound and Dynamic Sound Focus so you can enjoy concert-hall realism from your LPs; all the cabinets had exclusive designs by Drexel from their American Treasury Collection. Such technical advances required the right setting in the ads and Charles Schridde's art captured the feel perfectly. Motorola's consumer research found that the pictures were a big hit with the public and with the 1962 campaign each ad had some copy describing the interior design and building architecture at the bottom of the ad. The artwork does seem rather incongruous though because they all show futuristic settings (possibly inspired by Charles Lautner) with huge amounts of space but the electronics and especially the TVs with their small screens belong firmly in the sixties.
“Clinging to the rocky Estérel, this palace has become my own bit of paradise. Its cellular forms have long reflected the outward manifestations of the image of my creations. It is a museum where I exhibit the works of contemporary designers and artists.” – Pierre Cardin on Palais Bulles (Bubble Palace) Italian-born fashion … Continue reading "The Bubble Palace: A Tour of Pierre Cardin’s Futuristic Home, Palais Bulles"
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1. Pyramid of Unas “The sword of Orion opens the doors of the sky. Before the doors close again the gate to the path Over the fire, beneath the holy ones as they grow dark As a falcon flies as a falcon flies, may Unis rise into this fire Beneath the holy ones as they grow dark. They ma
Everyone has a “place” or at least an idea of a place where they mentally seek refuge. Perhaps in those quiet moments of daytime fantasy, perhaps simply in the
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The House of the Future was a series of Motorola advertisements from the early 1960s illustrated by Chicago native Charles Schridde (April 30, 1926 – May 15, 2011). Schridde’s first ad for Motorola TV’s (above) ran in Life Magazine and the Saturday Evening Post in 1961. According to Steve Kosareff “public response was so … Continue reading "The House of The Future: Charles Schridde’s Stunning 1960s Adverts For Motorola"
Ricardo Bofill is the enigmatic free-thinker behind some of the world’s boldest, brightest buildings. Now his vivid retro-utopian vision is capturing a new audience
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Image 1 of 18 from gallery of ARCHINOWHERE: A Parallel Archi-Universe Illustrated by Federico Babina. Photograph by Federico Babina
TORUS DESIGN The Stanford Torus was the principal design considered by the 1975 NASA Summer Study, which was conducted in conjunction with Stanford University (and published as Space Settlements: A Design Study, NASA Publication SP-413). It consists of a torus or donut-shaped ring that is one...
Designed by Staffan Berglund, 1969, Sweden.
Perched high up in Théoule-sur-Mer looking out over the bay of Cannes, is the Palais Bulles, blushing pink in the Southern sun, with its feminine and futuristic natural curves.
Image 19 of 47 from gallery of Interview with James Wines: "The Point is to Attack Architecture!". Highrise of Homes theoretical project (1981). Image © SITE
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Happier Camper is back with a slightly larger model, outfitted with a kitchenette and bathroom.
These paintings by Charles Schridde were a prominent feature in a Motorola consumer electronics ad campaign in 1961 and 1962, they ran in the Saturday Evening Post and Life magazines. The ad copy was full of the usual electronic advances only Motorola's engineers had managed to develop: TVs featured a Golden Tube Sentry Unit which eliminated the warm-up power surge (competitor RCA had Automatic Scene Control for balanced screen brightness); Hi-Fi sets featured Vibrasonic System Sound and Dynamic Sound Focus so you can enjoy concert-hall realism from your LPs; all the cabinets had exclusive designs by Drexel from their American Treasury Collection. Such technical advances required the right setting in the ads and Charles Schridde's art captured the feel perfectly. Motorola's consumer research found that the pictures were a big hit with the public and with the 1962 campaign each ad had some copy describing the interior design and building architecture at the bottom of the ad. The artwork does seem rather incongruous though because they all show futuristic settings (possibly inspired by Charles Lautner) with huge amounts of space but the electronics and especially the TVs with their small screens belong firmly in the sixties.
