It's amazing to see that decades later, many of the same forms, furnishings and objects are still prominent in today's design vernacular.
American Look: A Tribute to American Designers
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It's a little bit amusing to see "American Style" taking credit for Danish Modern furniture and Barcelona chairs alongside Saarinen and Russel Wright......
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takes me back to my childhood. love that announcer's voice - i don't know his name but he and the music bring back the era, as much as the design.
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as much as the design does.
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That was fascinating. And gorgeous. Does anyone know the narrator's name? I agree with godsfool, very familiar.
Love the cold war propaganda via commodity fetishism. The American way: freedom through choice of material goods.
Excellent cinematography, too. Too bad the credits are missing.
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The other 2 parts of this show can be seen on the archive.org website. I'm pretty sure there will be credits somewhere in there.
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The "American Engineer" one is quite charming as well (I believe it was funded by the same company that did the "American Look") though it's obviously not as household-design oriented. :)
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