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The Modernist Nerd: Vintage Science Ads from the 1950s-1960s

Viennametry, Zsolt Hlinka

Our next station in the search for geometrical shapes and symmetries is Vienna: its architecture, like Budapest, carries both the lasting impression of the past, and also the promise of a bright future, and the unstoppable nature of progress. In my photographs, I have captured this dynamism, so the common topic was chosen to be the upward aspiration. They have been apostrophized to be tunnels, reaching towards the unknown.

Though the objects may seem like stationary and silent, upon closer inspection we can see the memory of countless past events. Not only historical buildings are depicted, which are well versed in the actualities of old times, but their modern pairs are also showcased. These forms are developed by building on their predecessors, respecting or even breaking traditions, which means they cannot be separated from each other. So the pieces of my series are all related and show a process arching over many eras.

When you make arcade games for @redbull at @lollapalooza

Wow! Great team effort and a lot of fun with our friends at Red Bull - custom built arcade game cabinets and consumer experience 👾💯👾💯

Big ❤️ @chowski_does_it for the partnership and @ojocustoms for the build + @parkingcoordinator for the technical and @kevin_turkey_bacon for the production + @ryannheagney / @carlooos_castillo for the support.

Vancouver’s Straight Line Designs By Judson Beaumont

Welcome to the whimsical world of furniture designer Judson Beaumont (born in Saskatchewan, Canada 1960). He studies art at Capilano College and completing studies at the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in 1985. In the same year founded Straight Line Designs Inc, creating one-of-a-kind furniture pieces and commissions.

My rule is: if you can draw and design it, you can build it. I love it when someone tells me that, ‘You cannot build that’ or ‘No one would want that’. These words only encourage me more.

With a passion for “something different”, Judson is always searching for new ways to make people question the objects around them. Check out some of his coolest creations over the years. Photos: Courtesy of Straight Line Designs.

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