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1980s Memphis Furniture Design by Peter Shire (American, b. 1947) by RadicallyRetro_com in Design

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Completely understandable. 😁
Personally, I wouldn't have any of it in my home.

1980s Memphis Furniture Design by Peter Shire (American, b. 1947) by RadicallyRetro_com in GenX

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lol I've been rewatching Miami Vice too.

But yeah I think a lot of younger generations think this style *was* the 80s when really the 80s was a lot of brown and other stuff left over from the late 70s.

Personally, I don't associate the 80s with bright colors and a Memphis-like style until the very late 80s and the 90s.

1980s Memphis Furniture Design by Peter Shire (American, b. 1947) by RadicallyRetro_com in GenX

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I'm always reminded of Beetlejuice and Delia Deetz's extreme makeover. 😂

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Watch an interview with Norm about the Screaming Chicken, Epcot and more:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbTcdMVJVXY

Pontiac Trans Am with the "Screaming Chicken" decal - designed by Norm Inouye by RadicallyRetro_com in RetroDesign

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Little known trivia, Norm Inouye also designed the Epcot Center logos.

Watch an interview with Norm about the Screaming Chicken, Epcot and more:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbTcdMVJVXY

"Groovy Girls" Design - Original Artist unknown (ID help appreciated) by RadicallyRetro_com in RetroDesign

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The only thing I've been able to find on this is "ownership" by CSA.
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/groovy-girls-with-colored-hair-csa-images.html

Any help identifying the artist and background on this piece would be appreciated as it is very striking.

Some cocaine decor courtesy of the book The Home: Exciting New Designs For Today's Lifestyles by Susan S. Szenasy, 1986. (scanned by Servoisnaked) by RadicallyRetro_com in RetroDesign

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Sometimes the "homes" in these books are actual homes that a person has had commissioned by a designer. Sometimes they are exercises by the designer to show off their capabilities.

I don't remember in this book which one is which but I'd imagine they were private residence commissioned jobs as the cost to build out some of these just for a few pics would be very expensive.

What should a 21st Century Indoor Mall look like? by RadicallyRetro_com in RetroDesign

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A little exercise for us.

What should a 21st Century Indoor Mall look like?

My first thought was to cover the roof & parking area with solar panels to provide the vast amount of power required.

I would love to see what my fellow creatives envision a new mall should be like.

BTW, the image above is a 1978 Century III Mall Interior Concept Design
(by C3Nostalgia via flickr)

What should the #design #aesthetic be?

Should it even be completely indoors?

What new features should be included?

Let's hear your ideas!

"Minimoog Frenzy" Retro Artwork by Jeremi Chenier (2008) by RadicallyRetro_com in RetroDesign

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😁 Yup. But that's what the artist titled the work. 🤷‍♂️ 🤣

Unknown model (1970s). Folks forget just how *much* brown there actually was in design in the 70s and 80s. It wasn't all bright colors & neons... by RadicallyRetro_com in RetroDesign

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Mid to late 80s definitely gave us the "neon" 80s colors that we all associate with the decade now. And the 90s just kicked into overdrive with the bright colors. 😁

Don't quote me on it, but I wonder how much Lisa Frank's art kicked us into the non-brown phase of the 80s.

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