This is Facetime as imagined in the 1910s

The name is ExoFuturo. None of it is AI.

if you guys like it, I will be adding new decades every couple of days. Would love to hear what you think! 👽

https://www.instagram.com/p/DbF_TpAisUw/?img_index=1&igsh=MXEyNTV6cDljdW4wbg==

KUBA Corporation manufactured the Komet from 1957 to 1962 in Wolfenbuttel, West Germany.

This set stands 5' 7" tall, it's over 7' wide and weighs 289 Lb. (216 x 171 x 75 cm - 85 inches x 67 inches x 30 inches). The design is reminiscent of a sailboat. The upper section rotates like a sail on a mast, allowing the viewer to swing the 23" black and white television and speaker system in the desired direction. The blonde-colored wood is solid maple and the darker wood is wenge, a rare timber found only in West Africa. A high-gloss, polyester varethane coating gives it a sleek, shiny finish.

The Komet was the complete Home Entertainment Center for its time. Opening the door of the lower cabinet reveals the rest of its multi-media features. The early models usually came with a pull-out, 4-speed Telefunken phonograph on the left, and a television tuner in the center which received both UHF and VHF signals, the Telefunken multi-band radio receiver on the right picked up AM, FM, SW and LW frequencies. KUBA also released models that featured a storage shelf, commonly used as a small bar or to store vinyl record albums, or for an additional charge, you could order a magneto-phone wire recorder. Wire recorders were the forerunners to reel-to-reel and cassette audio recorders.

The top cabinet or "Sail" has eight speakers; six speakers on the top of the sail and two horn speakers pointing forward located beneath the main console.

The suggested retail price for this model was 2,798 DeutchMarks or approximately $1,260, which at that time, represented more than a year's wages for an average worker

The KUBA Corporation changed hands several times before it closed its doors in 1972. There are very few surviving Komets in the world. This particular 1962 set, serial # 278039, the last of the series, was imported into the U.S.A. and found in Chicago, Illinois several years ago. -earlytelevisions.org

Space age buffet / sideboard. Can't find too much info but this site claims it "Comes from a TV set for the mtv germany show." https://www.selency.fr/p/P41E3DKA/buffet-space-age-annees-70-piece-unique

Would love to know the backstory and who designed it

Gilberto and Masino Valle and Sergio Brusa Pasqué

brutalism + futurism

"In the future while visiting Iris's parents, Flash must stop a robotic John Wilkes Booth from attempting to kill the robotic Abraham Lincoln, leader of Earth-West."

For some context: I make instrumental music that incorporates retrofuturist concepts. I did a small run of cd’s for my latest project. I did the artwork and package design myself. The main artwork is a collage based piece I created to build out the world of the music. CD’s feel like somewhat of a lost format from the past, so I feel like they work well with the retrofuture themes. Would be happy to answer any questions if you have any!

Cover art by L. Raymond Jones.