Tag: Retrofuturism

Return of Accutron’s Watch Icons

From the Spaceview 2020 to an inspired Legacy line, timepieces that tell a story of design heritage

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On 25 October 1960, NYC-based brand Bulova unveiled the immediately iconic Accutron watch: an innovative timepiece that disrupted three centuries of watchmaking as the world’s first fully electric watch. Inside, a first-of-its-kind electronic movement used the vibrations of a tuning fork for precision. This component—which was markedly different from the mechanical alternatives that came before it and Quartz items after it—provided an accurate, future-forward power …

From Perriand to Saarinen, The Chairs of Star Trek

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For the last few years, a team of devout Star Trek fans—including Buenos Aires-based 3D artist Tadeo D’Oria—have been carefully identifying every chair in its science fiction universe. Much of what they’ve found happens to be off-the-shelf designs from well-known designers including Charles and Ray Eames, Charlotte Perriand and Eero Saarinen. Sometimes these designs were painted and modified; sometimes they were used as is to …

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