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I'll take that Dino please, and the factory mechanic.
Could you wrap it please?

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Originally Posted by pwd72s (Post 6546328)

1930's USA art deco design...architecture to old radios to car dashboards...all beautiful flowing lines.

All taken from the French persuasion and before as when ancient Egyptian artifacts were brought to light during the great explorations of the 1920's.

Americans may be responsible for technology but the arts are primarily those of Europe, Africa and South America and Asia and in about that order, IMO only.

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I have no idea if this is real or a clever fake but I like it.

Ian

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Originally Posted by KaptKaos (Post 6546330)

I always liked this picture better.....

http://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/9905/images/eames_11.jpg

They made some of the prettiest things. Happy to own a few myself.

I had the privilege of doing maintenance on their Mathmatica exhibit when it was here in Los Angeles.

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Originally Posted by scottmandue (Post 6548063)

I had the privilege of doing maintenance on their Mathmatica exhibit when it was here in Los Angeles.

Please explain? Not familiar with them...

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Originally Posted by motion (Post 6548108)

Please explain? Not familiar with them...

Ray and Charles Eames..

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Originally Posted by motion (Post 6548108)

Please explain? Not familiar with them...

Charles & Ray Eames, Designers, Artists, & Entrepreneurs....

See: Charles and Ray Eames - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

They made this and many other beautiful things:

http://vitalityweb.com/backstore/gra...ander-side.jpg

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1328833668.jpg
I don't know if this truly qualifies as a 'thing' . . .

The Nasrid Palace of Alhambra in Granada, Spain.

Ian

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Originally Posted by motion (Post 6548108)

Please explain? Not familiar with them...

Exhibitions

I work at the Cali science center, the Boston museum still has their Mathematica exhibit that was sponsored by IBM.

I've always wanted one of these Eames Management Chairs. Reminds me of the seats from a vintage Ferrari.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y18...smgmtchair.jpg

Designed by a higher power..

Yellow Mountain..Huangshan, Anhui Province, China... one of the most breathtaking places I have ever been...

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No love for the Germans?

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