We ’re surrounded by scores of gadgets so well - contrive it ’s almost impossible not to strike in love with some of them . I want to apportion some of my personal ducky . The following set of images serves as a confession for me ; call me disturbed , but I adore these objects so much , that simply to touch and make them causes a pleasant sensation in my nervous system .
Here is my tableau vivant of non-living objects that I want :
Wristwatch: Bulova Accutron from 1960, because of its innovative electronic mechanism
Photo : jcw / Wikimedia Commons
Cell Phone: LG Nexus 5—I love its minimalism and the feel of the materials
Photo : Attila Nagy / Gizmodo
Rotary phone: Ericofon, aka the Cobra Phone by Ericsson, Sweden in 1954—the most extraordinary phone design ever
Photo : Marcin Wichary / Holger . Ellgaard / Wikimedia Coommons
Radio: Panasonic R-72S Toot-a-loop Bracelet Radio (made in Japan circa 1972)—you can wear it if you want, and you want
Notebook: MacBook Air, the best associate I have ever worked with thus far
exposure : Attila Nagy / Gizmodo//Brian Kersey / Getty Images
Computer: GD-71 graphic display station—a cyclops that looks gorgeous
Desk lamp: Nanbu “Sweet”—a cute and sleek High Intensity Lamp made in Japan, circa 1960
Alarm clock: Goldbühl, made in West Germany, circa 1960— love its knurled plastic body
Camera: Yashica Mat 124G, made in Japan, circa 1970—a reliable and sturdy partner on every photo trip
Furniture: Marcel Breuer’s B3 Club chair from 1927—an extreme and elegant Bauhaus perfection
Photo : Eckehard Schulz / AP
Hi-Fi set: Brionvega RR226 (1965/2008)—makes me smile all the time
Photo : Brionvega
TV set: Philco Predicta from the late 1950s—a revolutionary TV design for the masses
Photo : AP
Gun: Agram 2000, made in Croatia, 1992–the most Star Wars compatible contemporary weapon
Photo : weapon.ge
Bicycle: Benjamin G. Bowden’s Spacelander Bicycle from 1946—its postwar biomorphic design was love at first sight for me
Photo : Brooklyn Museum
Motorbike: BMW R7 prototype from 1934—the definitive Art Deco beauty
exposure : ElfeJoyeux / Wikimedia Commons
Car: Alfa Romeo Carabo concept by Bertone from 1968—she is the one and I am speechless
Photo : Bertone
Train: Aerotrain, a hovertrain developed in France from 1965 to 1977—its aft portion makes me shudder
picture : Aerotrain
Propeller aircraft: Chance Vought F4U Corsair, 1940—its inverted gull wing makes the Corsair the most beautiful WW2 aircraft
Jet aircraft: Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird from 1966)—no words needed
Photo : Lockheed Martin
Spacecraft: OV-104 Space Shuttle Atlantis–retired in 2011, it was the last U.S. ship to carry U.S. astronauts into space
Toy: Matchbox OV-104 Space Shuttle Atlantis—because, you know, I need a tiny orbiter to live with
Bridge: Manhattan Bridge, built in 1912—how can you not love the first modern suspension bridge?
Ancient monument: Bayon temple from 12th century Angkor, Cambodia—a mysterious smiling belle hiding in the jungle
Skyscraper: Chrysler Building, built in 1930—these details speak for themselves
Object created by nature: Willamette meteorite (billions of years old)—blessed is the American Museum of Natural History for letting anyone to touch and feel this timeless beauty
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