Stepping Into the Space Age
This futuristic chair featured in television’s “Star Trek” represents the best of the sleek, minimalist elements of Mid Century Modern furniture design. What do you get when you combine a…
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A Collector’s Space Age Office
See how one mid mod collector and dealer transformed his office into a place for some of his favorite Space Age collectibles. A Space Age office in Buffalo, New York…
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“A World Within a World:” The Seattle Century 21 Exposition
World’s fairs had gone out of vogue by the time the Century 21 Exposition took place in Seattle, Washington in 1962. So, when mayor Allan Pomeroy first came up with…
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Bringing Back the Space Age’s Futuristic Artifacts
Space Age design tells the story of an era characterized by a drive to innovate, to (quite literally) shoot for the stars, when the lines between science and science fiction began to blur. This all had an influence on design, and Martin McGee has been working to unearth what the era still has to offer. He's become a collector, dealer, and his collections have formed exhibitions.
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