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Post by lownslow on Jan 20, 2010 17:40:38 GMT -5
Some times we are so focused on our cars we ignore the rest of the world. I'm really into late 30's and 40's customs. But when that car building era was going on in the design world a lot of other stuff was going on too. Last summer we took a short trip to NYC and like typical tourists we hit everything we could. Anyway after viewing the Empire State building at sunset from the Rockefeller building I noticed this spectacular set of stairs and to tie this rant all together can't you see this on the hoods and in the grills of some of those old cars? Getting off my soapbox now.
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Post by Koolkat on Jan 20, 2010 18:37:50 GMT -5
Yep. The art deco and streamline moderne era were great influences in the designs of all sorts of things, but you already knew that, lol. I love that style - my favorite.
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Post by RodBurNeR on Jan 20, 2010 18:50:15 GMT -5
that stuff is cool! I see a lot of things at work obviously that fit into these styles. If I was rich...my house would be built in 50's style. I like old sinks, tubs, tiles, fixtures etc..
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Post by davkin on Jan 20, 2010 19:23:07 GMT -5
Yes, I love the whole Art Deco era and it's influences in all industrial design as well as architecture, and even in advertising and fashion. IMO the late 20's through the late 30's had better styling in all those fields than the 50's. I love the hot rods and customs of the 50's and many of the new car designs, but in other areas of styling the 50's were extremely lacking.
Slightly less on topic, an interesting architectural style that happened primarily from shortly after 1900 to the early 30's is "Craftsman". Look it up, you might enjoy it.
David
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Post by paraphrenic on Jan 20, 2010 19:51:00 GMT -5
Art Deco is my favorite style of design for everything except cars... I like the cars of the time, but late '50s - Early '60s cars always draws me home! If I was rich, my entire existence beyond my cars and my clothes would be Art Deco!
Great pictures... Thanks for sharing! ;D
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Post by Bernard Kron on Jan 20, 2010 20:03:59 GMT -5
Great post. The Streamline style was the primary driver of industrial design well into the early fifties and was what the great customizing pioneers of the the pre- and post-war years aspired to. Here's some of the Chrysler building's famous gargoyles starting with Margaret Bourke-White's iconic image. Also a picture of a Chrysler Airflow in the showroom on the main floor in the 30's.
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Post by lownslow on Jan 21, 2010 9:32:40 GMT -5
Craftsman, CRAFTSMAN, are you kidding I'm a carpenter. Here's a pic of my favorite wood stairs of alltime. They're in the Gamble home in Pasadena. It's a landmark house like Wright's Fallingwater. Maybe it's me but I don't see an artistic style pervading all the "things" in our life today. Or am I missing it? PS what's the difference between art nouveau and art deco?
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Post by davkin on Jan 21, 2010 10:13:18 GMT -5
Way nice! I really admire woodworkers. Wood is not an easy material to work with! I definately agree. In fact I'm so tired of particle board garbage I've started designing and making some of my own basic furniture. www.dsao.fotki.com/metal-working/I know nice craftsman stuff is available but I can't afford it. David
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