chrome dream

quod visum placet

[oldshowbiz]

Plaza bowl

[fragrantblossoms]

Ella Bergmann-Michel - Untitled, 1964. Ink and collage on black card stock.

[chromedream]

Mockup of the 1991 Ford Escort GT (North American version). The design is mostly there, but the front end, spoiler, and wheel design would change before production.

I've never seen cardboard standees at a design review before...

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[chromedream]

Upholstery concept for the third generation (1971-74) Dodge Charger.

[fifties-sixties-everyday-life]

1955

[newsfromsomewhere]

Pontiac soft top

[scavengedluxury]

Sainsbury's potatoes, 1950s-60s. From the Sainsbury Archive.

[archiveofaffinities]

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Cantor Drive-in Restaurant, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1945-1950

[chromedream]

Early concept for the 1968 Pontiac Tempest by William Porter.

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[chromedream]

Concept for a General Motors microcar by Duane “Sparky” Bohnstedt, 1974.

This design shares much with the XP-512 concepts from 1969, presumably GM was giving serious thought to building such a small vehicle in the depths of the 1973-74 energy crisis.

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[rearte2]

by Lothar Quinte, 1975

[archiveofaffinities]

White Tower, Philadelphia #17, 1954

[americaisdead]

bakersfield, calif. april 2026

© tag christof

[archiveofaffinities]

Gunnar Birkerts, Domino's Pizza, Inc., Prototype Franchise Building, Jackson, Michigan, 1986-1988

[datelinepentagons]

[scavengedluxury]

J. Sainsbury 4 eggs carton, 1950s. From the Sainsbury Archive.

[chromedream]

Concept for Boston City Hall by Progressive Design Associates. This design was one of eight finalists in the architectural competition that ended up being won by the firm Kallmann McKinnell & Knowles.

[20thcenturystarlet]

1940s kodachrome photo of bobby-soxer girls