Posted on 03/28/2020 1:17:16 PM PDT by libh8er
In 1959, Fortune revealed a “fascinating and brash” mission that got down to uncover the 100 best-designed merchandise of the modern technology. The checklist was once compiled via Jay Doblin, the director of the Institute of Design on the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), in line with a survey despatched out to 100 of the technology’s peak designers, architects, and design lecturers. The consequence is an engaging file for modern eyes—completely illustrating mid-century design philosophy, but continuously mirroring recent tastes: swish sports activities automobiles via Porsche and Cisitalia, or even sleeker armchairs via Eames, Aalto, and Saarinen. Domestic home equipment with bureaucracy foreshadowing Sputnik and the beginning of the Space Age. Above all, a deep appreciation for the classy good looks no longer simply of luxurious items but in addition the sensible pieces that fortify other folks’s lives each day.
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This is important here ?
Another pointless remnant of a dead world.
Is this supposed to be coherent?
Not important, but I thought it would inspire some nice comments !
nice comments
Ha Ha,most relevant comments would be deleted
The Rainbow should never be stolen and segregated from all peeps.
This is a good article. You probably ruined it with the homo reference and picture.
Maybe run the article again in a month without the homo stuff and see how different the discussion is.
I like articles relating to design.
The homo flag is probably the least impressive design listed.
Other quick comments:
iPhone really was a nice clean design and blockbuster success
The original Macintosh was another great one....such a complete thought
I gotta get me a pair of Wayfarer sunglasses one of these days
Porsche 911...beautiful design that rides the ragged edge between distinctive and eccentric
The 1984 Air Jordan colorway wasn’t pink and white per the article...it was red and white IIRC
IBM Mainframe was clearly superior thanks to its attendant staff of women in high heels
Toilet Paper!
Quite a fan of apple products. The flag is absolutely silly as a design. I bet the designers of the practical items did much more than what they are known for. Typewriters, chairs, and other ideas that actually made life better for everyone on the planet. The flag has done nothing but sow discontent on all sides. Just my opinion.
For example: Not 1 firearm among the designs.
Fortune is quite left-leaning.
The design for the fag flag was stolen from nature, and from a covenant between the Almighty and Noah. So I don’t think any mortal gets to claim credit for it.
“The Rainbow should never be stolen and segregated from all peeps.”
Absolutely true and a disgrace. We need flag showing a male holding hands with a female in front of a rainbow background.
Only tangible things can be considered “designed”, services, though useful, aren’t designed to the eye
I see one in the old issue.
The AR-15 is now at icon status.
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