12 october 2013 > 20 january 2014 | raleigh north carolina

the SS badge it is still one of the coolest pieces of car chrome ever.

long-standing iconic brand put to rest.

a retro statement amid a sea of mediocre styling.

25 cents per car per person.

apple logo steals some buzz from new ipad3 launch.

how did we sell computers 60 years ago?

retro, geeky, hip, sexy.

a statement of appreciation for a level of care and professionalism.

a serendipitous happening, with 9/11 fresh in mind lunch box appears.

lets just call it ‘retro-modern’ for now.

Paul Rand was the only designer Steve Jobs approached. Jobs asks if the designer would show him options. The response was, “no.”

introduced july 31, 1961, it captured 75 percent of the usa business market.

six feet, six inches tall sculpture was displayed at 1932 olympic games in los angeles. on sale 2 june.

vintage video.

the world of tomorrow. february 6. tulsa, oklahoma.

a toy for ages 8 thru senior citizen.

bringing back the vintage-style sign art.

the world of tomorrow. february 6. tulsa, oklahoma.

not your grandfather’s jeep.

can you guess date of realization?

auction begins 25 may 2010 noon cst.

a 57, 58, and 59 chevy all rolled into one.

a design history question. when was this chair designed? to what art genre does it belong?

Revived 70s show leaves 23 with minor injuries despite health and safety makeover of Bodyspacemotionthings.

“Everyday design.” Police cars, cornflakes…

Architect’s, CEO’s, or CEO’s wife’s idea?

I came across an olivetti typewriter for sale on ( surprising to me ) urban outfitters.
The typewriter and company brought back memories of ad campaigns running from the 50s – 70s. It’s where I discovered Italian design, Milton Glazer, Walter Balmer.

Aaron Draplin. How do you really feel?

Milan 2009: Limited-edition works that Ettore Sottsass made the last ten years of his life for Galleria Clio Calvi Rudi Volpi.

Multimedia installation at The Philips Pavilion at the World Fair 1958.

Real life drama. 8-bit video game flash back. MIDI electronic music. A Stop motion animation. Well executed and created by Tea and Cheese for a UK water-slide themed competition.

First major US exhibition of Fuller’s work in 35 years and a testament to his fascinating mix of utopian vision and organic pragmatism.

A record player, nicknamed Snow White’s Coffin, changed all that.

The most elaborate Atomic Energy educational set ever produced.

“Most people make the mistake of thinking design is what it looks like…” The Mac is 25 this year.

Larry Weinberg recreates the New York hosted WF. Dino the Dinosaur checks out design classics. via interior design [PR]

During WWII, with fears that Japan would overrun Hawaii, the Emergency Federal Reserve Notes.

I love flipbooks but haven’t seen one in quite a while. At flipbook.info you will find 5120. via manystuff.org

World’s oldest emoticons. via digg [PR]

Looking back. What you get when you cross Sanjo ultrasonic bath, the 1970 World Expo, and Barbarella. via boingboing [PR]

Mid–twentieth–century Milan designer Giordano Robbiati achieved a spiritual union between form and function when he devised a new type of coffee maker in the late 1940s. Ciao bella. If you “love” retro modernism and espresso, go no farther. Loved around the world, Robbiati’s patented coffee machine is a classic design of the ‘Atomic Age’(1945–1960). Known [...]

Looking back. Special edition Pantone Flight Stool designed for the International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York City, 2005. Timeless sculptured plywood furniture. Designer: Barber Osgerby Producer: Isokon Plus

Looking back. Homage to mundane. MoMA gets humble. [PR]

Looking back. The Steelcase coordinated office approach. via The Midcentury modernist. [PR]