Escape into the past. If you are a designer or voyeur AND like 70's design, you should check out this little treasure trove of 70's design put together by a fellow in the Netherlands.
This site is a remarkable collection of tons of images of interiors, cars, furniture, fashion and houses. (Thanks, Core77!) MGR
The worst decor of '74 is also worth a look. Was there ever a time when a combination kitchen/horse stall was an acceptable thing?
You can find it at www dot omodern dot com slash Eurobad slash euro dot html
Christy, that was laugh out loud funny. What about the green wood kitchen with the round thing in the middle with the matching car? Will people shoot me if I say I kind of like the blue bathroom? I have a soft spot for bright colors and kitsch.
Can you imagine how that kitchen/stall must smell? Ugh. My favorite was the orange and white mod bathroom. If it were any other color, it'd be kinda nice.
Did you notice that the woman in the photo carefully coordinated her outfit to the bathroom? That's really putting thought into things. I'll bet even the fashionistas at Bryant Park didn't make sure they matched the Kohler toilets.
Since we can post links, the actual link referenced by christy is:
http://www.omodern.com/Eurobad/euro.html
Check out this book, "Interior Desecrations" by James Lileks. It features hideous homes from the "horrible" "70s! The back dust jacket warns the reader to in no way use the book as adesign manual.
There was an exhibit in Mtl a few years ago at the Galerie D'Art Contemporaire that was all about 60's design. That room from that last shot (multi-coloured, foam, lounge room) was actually in the exhibit (it's a freestanding cube), and it was all I could do to keep myself from jumping right into the exhibit. I seriously contemplated what they would really do to me... it might have been worth it.
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Laugh all you want people, but funky colorful patterns are coming back into style. I'll bet horse stall kitchens are next. Fugly is the new black.
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HA HA! Oh, that took me back. My aunt and uncle had a circular sunken living room (with mirrored walls) in the '70s. Until the marijuana hydroponic system in the crawlspace caught on fire and burned it up. *ahem*
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oh! that bottom room is that Pantone room. it was or IS still a part of the 60's Psychedelic exhibit up at the Whitney.
you could go romp around in there, and i won't lie, i want a room like that for my home. the audio tour specified the song to play while being in the room was Iron Butterfly's Inna Gada Davida.
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