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- Mid-Century Math - In 2015, The Henry Ford acquired an original Mathematica exhibit designed by Charles and Ray Eames, and we've begun to digitize some of the signage and reading material from the exhibit.
- October 04, 2016
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Mid-Century Math
In 2015, The Henry Ford acquired an original Mathematica exhibit designed by Charles and Ray Eames, and we've begun to digitize some of the signage and reading material from the exhibit.
- Catalog for Herman Miller Furniture, "20th Century Modern Furniture Designed by Gilbert Rohde," 1934 -
- 1934
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Catalog for Herman Miller Furniture, "20th Century Modern Furniture Designed by Gilbert Rohde," 1934
- Kenmore Electric Rotary Sewing Machine, 1950-1955 - This 1950s sewing machine has a minimal, modular look that shows a lightness of touch in its simple intersecting shapes. It is blatantly modern and is admirable for its lack of style -- which becomes style in itself. Well-articulated and neatly interlocked, it utterly escapes the trappings of earlier sewing machine designs.
- 1950-1955
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Kenmore Electric Rotary Sewing Machine, 1950-1955
This 1950s sewing machine has a minimal, modular look that shows a lightness of touch in its simple intersecting shapes. It is blatantly modern and is admirable for its lack of style -- which becomes style in itself. Well-articulated and neatly interlocked, it utterly escapes the trappings of earlier sewing machine designs.
- Mid-Engine Chevrolet Aerovette Design Drawing, circa 1972 - Chevrolet's Aerovette concept car evolved from experiments with a mid-engine Corvette begun in the late 1960s. Equipped with a rotary engine, the Aerovette appeared at the Chicago and Paris motor shows in 1973. After GM abandoned rotaries, the Aerovette received a conventional V-8 engine for the 1976 New York auto show. Chevrolet introduced its first production mid-engine Corvette for 2020.
- circa 1972
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Mid-Engine Chevrolet Aerovette Design Drawing, circa 1972
Chevrolet's Aerovette concept car evolved from experiments with a mid-engine Corvette begun in the late 1960s. Equipped with a rotary engine, the Aerovette appeared at the Chicago and Paris motor shows in 1973. After GM abandoned rotaries, the Aerovette received a conventional V-8 engine for the 1976 New York auto show. Chevrolet introduced its first production mid-engine Corvette for 2020.
- "'Invisible' Chairs by Laverne, Jonquil (left) and Daffodil," 1957-1959 -
- 1957-1959
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"'Invisible' Chairs by Laverne, Jonquil (left) and Daffodil," 1957-1959
- "The Next Sound You Hear Will Not Be a Mother Screaming," 1958-1966 -
- 1958-1966
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"The Next Sound You Hear Will Not Be a Mother Screaming," 1958-1966
- Modern Furniture Designed by...George Nelson, Manufactured by...Herman Miller Furniture Co., circa 1948 -
- circa 1948
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Modern Furniture Designed by...George Nelson, Manufactured by...Herman Miller Furniture Co., circa 1948
- Ford Advertisement, "Modern Comfort and Modern Beauty," 1935 - Ford Motor Company's 1935 models received a new lower and more streamlined look. Fenders were rounded and the side hood louvers were given four horizontal brightwork strips. Parking lamps were made integral with the headlamps, and the headlamp shells were painted to match the body color. Total production for the calendar year was 942,439 units.
- March 01, 1935
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Ford Advertisement, "Modern Comfort and Modern Beauty," 1935
Ford Motor Company's 1935 models received a new lower and more streamlined look. Fenders were rounded and the side hood louvers were given four horizontal brightwork strips. Parking lamps were made integral with the headlamps, and the headlamp shells were painted to match the body color. Total production for the calendar year was 942,439 units.
- Betty Lamp, a 20th Century Reproduction of an 1837 Design -
- 1837
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Betty Lamp, a 20th Century Reproduction of an 1837 Design
- Advertisement for the "New Herman Miller Modern Brilliantly Designed by George Nelson," July 1947 -
- July 13, 1947
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Advertisement for the "New Herman Miller Modern Brilliantly Designed by George Nelson," July 1947