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Nov 18, 2010

DESIGN STREET: Great Designs from the Past II

Louis Jacquard's loom, mechanized manual work
With a system of punched cards
A pioneering form of Software
Lyon 1801

Ernest Gimson
Design for Century Chair
1905-25

Richard Riemerschmid's
Timeless 'Musik Salon'

Franco Albini's Apartment, Milan 1940

Air Pullman by William B Scout
Pioneer of all metal construction

1954 Cadillac

Ferrari-Hadoy's Chair 1940

Ernest Race, Antelope Furniture
1951

The Nikon 7
The world's last mechanical Camera
Manufactured between 1959 - 1974

Hanae Mori
Shirt inspired by Japanese Prints
1970
Images are from the Book on Design by Stephen Bayley and Terence Conran

6 comments:

  1. I have one of those Nikon's- still use it!
    Thanks-

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  2. Always interesting to see the past captured through the lens

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  3. http://thursdaypoetsrallypoetry.wordpress.com/2010/11/06/the-perfect-poet-award-4-poets-rally-week-32/


    remind you of the perfect poet award on week 32,
    if you take it with your Rally 33 post, that would be great.
    nominate a fellow poet from previous Rally if you can.

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  4. That was nice sashi....and by the way thanks for dropping by in my blog...I appreciate it...your comments keeps me going...

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  5. Wonderful collection, Sashi! Thank you for posting it.

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  6. Loving these images. Thanks for sharing.

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