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Showing posts with label Art Deco. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Art Deco. Show all posts
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Variety of cool photos, art, and sidecars from Motorcycle 74 (they love sidecars)
0 comments Posted by st at 2:50 PM
This guy has no embarassment, but he's got a big can o beansall from http://motorcycle-74.blogspot.com
Friday, February 11, 2011
Simple, elegant.
from http://www.sportschrono.com via http://artdecoblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/charles-loupot-voisin-automobiles-1923.html
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
art deco sketch art of Michael Kaluta, from the artwork book of the movie "Metropolis", the incredible 1927 silent film
0 comments Posted by st at 10:40 AM
I didn't want to watch the silent film, not once I learned that a anime version with English vocals was made. It's a magnificent epic story that varies a lot from the original, and I recommend it highly. The original was written about on Wikipedia, and seems to be a very difficult story to follow, and that must be why it was editted differently by anyone who could, resulting in every known copy that existed from the 1930's to the 1990's having about 30 minutes cut from it to make the story cohesive. Watch the anime version for enjoyment, or the original if you're a film afficianado. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0293416/ these two prints are from http://momentdinspiration.blogspot.com/2011/01/metropolis-book.html
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
the newly restored bike was unveiled at the Rhinebeck Grand National Meet. The bike belongs to Frank Westfall from Syracuse, NY. According to some info I found online, the bike was originally built by O. Ray Courtney in 1936 and is based on a 1930 K.J Henderson. I read somewhere in the post that the gauges were from a Pierce Arrow
For a whole gallery and write up, http://www.knucklebusterinc.com/features/2010/07/15/1930-art-deco-henderson
Thanks to Chris (of http://chrisoncars.com/ ) for letting me know about this cool bike!
For a bicycle of similar unusual art deco / victorian styling:
http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2010/02/in-1890s-tiffany-was-building-bikes.html
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Love art deco, obscure streamliners from 1930's, tanks, planes, and trains? Great website to recommend! Dieselpunks
0 comments Posted by st at 9:28 AM
Saturday, February 14, 2009
1937 BMW R 7, when design was a bit of engineering, and a lot of artistic beauty
0 comments Posted by st at 8:54 PM
It was sealed in a box for 70 years.
The R7 was originally built in 1934 as a prototype, and production plans were scrapped as World War II spread across Europe. The R7, which was more heavy and expensive to build than BMW would have liked, was stripped of some useful parts and put away in a box.
The R7 was originally built in 1934 as a prototype, and production plans were scrapped as World War II spread across Europe. The R7, which was more heavy and expensive to build than BMW would have liked, was stripped of some useful parts and put away in a box.
In 2005, the R7 was brought back into daylight, and BMW Classic rebuilt the bike, which has suffered corrosion over the years. Now the bike, which many consider a masterpiece ahead of its time, is operational again. http://www.nextautos.com/over-70-years-later-bmw-r7-prototype
For more beautiful BMW motorcycles: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2008/11/best-bmw-restorer-in-america-tim.html
Monday, July 7, 2008
A favorite sculptor of mine, Isamu Noguchi, was the first to draw the Dymaxion!
0 comments Posted by st at 7:24 PMThe above video was found at http://meinekleinefabrik.blogspot.com/2010/06/shall-we-motor.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/15/automobiles/collectibles/15BUCKY.html?_r=1&ref=collectibles&oref=login The 1933 Dymaxion, designed by Buckminster Fuller is on exhibition (it started June 26) at the Whitney Museum of American Art. New Yorkers will get to look it over, as it's on loan from the Reno, Nevada National Automobile Museum.The Dymaxion attained 30 mpg, which was unheard of in any car of it's time. It could carry 11 people, was a three wheeler, steered by the rear wheel, and could do a U-turn in its own length, which was about twice as long as a car of it's era at 20ft, and was shown to the world at the Chicago 1933 World's Fair. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dymaxion_car
For a gallery of it being built and displayed: http://community.livejournal.com/dieselpunk/166227.html
http://www.washedashore.com/projects/dymax/chronology.html
For some interesting inventions, or ideas, by Bucky... see http://www.goodmagazine.com/section/Guide/good_guide_r_buckminster_fuller_3_of_6
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
B 702 - Beautiful design by the Blastolene Bros, inpired by the 1930's French designs
0 comments Posted by st at 10:29 PM
The grill looks unusually beautiful because it's plates of blue glass!
For 4 huge wallpapers of the other unusual designs by the Blastolene Bros, like Sneaky Pete, the Indy Special, Big Bertha, and Raod Kill... look in the 3 rd row of http://www.miramarevents.com/dreammachines/media-downloads.htmlFor a reporters description
Also http://rockindownthehighway.blogspot.com/2007/11/sema-part-four-blastolene-bros-rockin.html for alot more info and a great gallery of indepth photos of several aspects of the vehicles the Blastolene Bros have made.
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
http://www.michaelfurman.com/docs/gal_6.html for more good photos
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