Cheerios, the ‘terribly adult cereal’
Early 1960s Cheerios commercial featuring the great Stan Freberg.
entries Tagged as [design history]
Darby: The pot that changed the world
‘John Challen, manager of Blists Hill Victorian Town, explained why Abraham Darby I’s iron cooking pot changed the world’
Click to play/jump.
For more about the Darby Pot’s major contribution to the Industrial Revolution, check out the first episode of GoD. For more about Abraham Darby I, go here.
The geometry of pasta
‘A minimalist homage to the perfect pasta and sauce, The Geometry of Pasta tells you everything you need to know about cooking and eating pasta like an Italian.’
Book review here.
Found via Retinart
Lorne, Dave, Max, Steve Martin and Billie Jean
Lorne Michaels wasn’t always at the helm of Saturday Night Live.
In the early 1980s, NBC was doing other things with his program (he left in 1980, returned in 85). In the meantime, Michaels was making a foray into Prime Time. In 1984, The New Show was to be his sequel, though it only lasted a few months.
SNL-related alumni were part of the sketch comedy program – including SCTV’s Dave Thomas, who is probably the only person on the planet who does a spot on Max von Sydow impersonation. (Max was most recently seen in The Tudors and was iconic as Ming in Flash Gordon)
Why do I know that? Max always had an incredible voice. First saw him as JC in The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965).
But I digress.
The first sketch of The New Show (above) parodied Michael Jackson’s Billie Jean video, which was released a year earlier. The show had some really great moments – and featured the Guggenheim and a Reitveld Chair in its credits (also part of the above video).
krystian, junkyard dog
Check out krystian ‘junkyard dogs’ kujda’s photostream at Flickr.
Reminds me of things in my garage.
The Mid-Century Facelift
‘Refurnished, remodeled, rebuilt’
Check out Stephen Coles and Chris Hamamoto’s new design for The Mid-Century Modernist blog.
From England: Tube posters from 1959
‘Discovered in Notting Hill Gate tube station, 2010 – wholly inaccessible so please don’t ask the staff! These are official photographs so please credit London Underground.’
Flickr (with great details) here.
Found via Rebecca Cottrell; with credit to the London Underground
GoD
GoD episode one: Ghosts in the Machine
GoD episode two: Designs for Living
‘This five-part series tells the story of design from the Industrial Revolution through 20s modernism, the swinging 60s, the designer 80s and up to the present day. Features interviews with star designers like Philippe Starck and creatives from Apple and Ford; as well as design fans like Stephen Fry.’
Finally in the US we have a peek at the BBC’s brilliant series on design history, The Genius of Design. Posted above are episodes one and two. With logotype set in Museo, of course.
Update: The BBC blocked the Vimeo postings of these episodes – but – I found the bloody things posted on a server in China. Really. Click on the above images/links to jump/watch. And hey at this point, I’m not posting them myself. Just providing links.
Would love to have the entire series on a US-friendly (Region 1) DVD.
Found via (former student) James Saturnio and (other former student) Ai Buenafe
Salvador Dali on What’s My Line
Found via Michelle Cosco
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