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Architectural designer, Co-founder of CARI; Y2K, Frutiger Aero, McBling, GVC, Whimsigothic, Factory Pomo, Frasurbane, CGXC, Gen-X SC, etc. Patreon in link

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Evan Collins | BLM πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ
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Phew! After some late nights our CARI site is finally up! While it's still a work-in-progress, we've compiled quite a bit of our research over the past few years in here! I've got some fun ideas for the future, eg. each aesthetic page themed in its respective style
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It's official! Our CARI website is finally up & open to explore! After years of hard work by our dedicated team, we've created this platform to share our research into the ever-expanding landscape of 1970s-present consumer design.
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I've gone down a bizarre rabbit hole of searching for late 2000s frozen yogurt shop chairs - they're all part of that weird Frutiger Aero eco-parametric style
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Odd find in Domus Magazine: McDonald’s HQ in Chicago used to have a β€˜meditation chamber’ in 1970. It had vinyl-suede paneled walls, β€˜petal’ doors, mood music, a heated, 700-gallon waterbed, atmospheric lighting, and an β€˜alpha-pacer(??)’ to stimulate creative brainwaves
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This theatre reminded me again that the 90s were lawless chaos when it came to commercial design Famous Players SilverCity - Mississauga, ON (1997)
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The Hanna-Barbera store in Los Angeles (1991), a great example of what we've termed 'Wonka Pomo', that wacky 90s kids aesthetic merging 50s googie kitsch, comic tropes & exaggeration, bright colors, and a touch of Memphis playfulness.
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Thread: Wonderful, wild, and (mostly defunct) food-centric retail designs from 'Food Presentation & Display' by the legendary Martin Pegler (1992)
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In 1994, inspired by the theme restaurant boom, Steven Spielberg & Jeffrey Katzenberg founded 'Dive!', an undersea-submarine themed restaurant. (3) locations were opened in LA (Century City), Las Vegas, and Barcelona, with all closing by 1999. (1/X)
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Doing research on what I've been calling the 'contempo-eclectic' style, popular in the late 1980s to the mid 1990s, especially in mid-to-upper tier home design. Interiors with a random assortment of 1980s trends like abstract art, Memphis, proto-GVC, and Deco revival.
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Microsoft/Windows β€˜95 promo exhibition, London (1995) - Great example of the mid 90s β€˜Cyber/Gen-X Corporate’ style. Designed by Innervisions Interiors and Exhibitions Ltd.
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Peak 90s β€˜sophisticated warm-tone beige’ interiors of the Nordstrom cafe prototype in the Perimeter Mall - Atlanta GA (1998)
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Blockbuster prototype media store - Fitch Inc. (1995) With the neon-edged plastics, video screens, and exaggerated colorful forms, we've placed this between the contemporaneous Cyber-Corporate and Wonka Pomo aesthetics.
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I never get tired of watching this surreal Claritin commercial from 1996, one that skirted the existing FDA rules for drug advertising by never specifically to what it was for. Some combo of David Lynch fever dream + mid 90s CGI surreality + Windows XP background utopia
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Found some more images & information on the Blockbuster Games concept; and it's companion store (in the next post), Blockbuster Music, in 'Stores of the Year 9' (1995) It was located in Jacksonville, FL; designed by Fitch Inc. in 1994.
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The very surreal apartment of Austrian/Brazilian designer Hans Donner (year unknown). Found in a 1996 monograph book; I'm surprised there is little record online. I believe he's mainly known for his work with the Rede Globo television network.
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Had no idea Torrid used to be such a cool & wild looking store - this was their 1st location, in the Brea Mall in Brea, CA (opened April 18th, 2001) Sorta edgy whimsigothic vibes, a cash wrap with dragon heads, a Moroccan-ish facade, and that very 00s heart+flames mosaic tile
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Digital illustrations by artist 'K. Dava'. Clients from top left, clockwise: Sony Walkman, Kyoei Mutual Fire and Marine Insurance, NEC, and International Scientific. Scanned from 'Digital Graphics' by Hiroe Takahashi (1994)
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Found a feature on one of my favorite 1980s art object/toys, the ZoLO playsculpture. Designed by the graphic design duo of Sandra Higashi & Byron Glaser, it ended up becoming a huge hit upon release in 1986, showing up in MoMA gift shop & FAO Schwarz. From How Magazine (1989)
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Thinking about this era of hyperreal product illustration in the late 90s-early 2000s
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Just learned of another in the long line of 90's failed concepts: 'Blockbuster Block Party', a city-block sized 'indoor entertainment complex' for adults opened in two test markets (Indianapolis & Albuquerque) in 1994. It was divided into five distinct zones:
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Thread: Found this great book showcasing various 90's CG artists/designers, '3D & Web Masters' by Agosto (1998)
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This pediatric hospital is a great example of the 'Memphis Jr.' style popular in the late 80s-early 90s. Love the bright colors, fiber-optic ceiling that shifts with the day outside, and spherical aquarium. St. Paul-Ramsey Medical Center, Pediatric Unit - by LightSpaces (1996)
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Found some images of this surreal space, Lakeline Mall in Austin TX, in a book from 1997 The concept was based on Austin's rule of only allowing buildings in certain 'view corridors' to be higher than the State Capitol building. So the facades are 'bent' as they reach to the sky
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The 'Kitsch Kitchen' designed by British TV personality & designer, Anne McKevitt. Not sure what I'd call the style, it's like a mix of 1950s-60s kitsch, some Y2K pieces by Inflate & Stefano Giovannoni, and the 'Wacky PoMo' aesthetic. (1/2) Scanned from 'House Sensation' (1998)
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F.A.O. Schwarz toy store & F.A.O. Schweetz candy shop in The Forum Shops at Caesar’s Palace (1997-2010)(1/2) Designed by J. Newbold & Associates Scanned from β€˜Designing Entrances for Retail and Restaurant Spaces’ by Nayana Currimbhoy (1999)
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Love finding 80s interiors based on odd client concepts: (1/2) β€œThe client’s only request was that their home should feel like a desert tent, and that it’s colors should be inspired by the wife’s favorite nail polish - a brilliant shade of desert plum.” By Edward C. Turrentine
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Various character designs, β€˜Tanukichi 2000β€² graphic and Pachinko machine By Framegraphics of Japan, they also designed Super Milk Chan Scanned from Issue 281 of IDEA Magazine (July 2000)
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Selections from the book 'Searching for the Perfect Beat', a collection of rave flyers from 1991-1999 (2000) (Part 1)
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Selections from β€˜New Territories: The Computer Visions of JΓΌrgen Ziewe’ (1995-1997) (1/4)
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Wizardz Magic Club and Dinner Theater at Universal Studios Hollywood Citywalk (1993-2002) - Hirata Architects (1/3) Scanned from β€˜Retail Image & Graphic Identity’ (1995)
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Recently really interested in this 'missing link' aesthetic between the more strictly 'ultramodern' interiors of the 1960s-early 1970s, and the indulgent, retro-referential 'Deco-Luxe' Art Deco revival interior style. I've been calling it 'Geo-Glam' (Geometric-Glamorous)
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Thread: Back in 2019, found that the Seattle library has a huge archive of HOW Magazine, which covered graphic design back in the 90s. It's a great insight into how varied the design landscape was at the time. The works below are by Studio MD, one of my all-time favorite firms.
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There was a strange wave of corporate cyber-cubist/surrealist-collage imagery in the 1990s, like these artworks by one of my favorite designers, Glenn Mitsui (~mid 1990s)
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Gripe I just can't get over: 'Corporate Memphis' as a name for that annoying 'Exaggerated Proportions Tech People' style doesn't make sense.
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McDonalds at A&S Plaza - Designed by Silver & Ziskind/Mount (date unknown) Scanned from Dining Design: Informal Restaurant Design by PBC International (1993)
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Nickelodeon Shop inside Blockbuster Video (1996) This was a proof-of-concept installed in one Blockbuster store, I wonder if there were ever any others? Features: whoopee-cushion bench, interactive terminals for kids to give feedback on nick programming Designed by Fitch Inc.
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More of the 'Wacky PoMo' cartoonish 1990's design style; the Nickelodeon 'Nicktoons' animation studio in Burbank, CA (late 1990s) Designed by AREA Architects (1/2)
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An Ichiro Tanida appreciation post, just some of my favorite scans of his work from the 1990s. Mainly from the wonderful IDEA Magazine (Japan)
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Found a book of some of the most excessive 2000s McMansion interiors I've seen, what style even is this? (1/X) 'You Too Deserve Beautiful Rooms' by Perla Lichi (2005)
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Planet Hollywood - Disney World, Orlando (Opened Oct. 1994) (1/3) This must've been a trip when it opened, looks like total sensory overload -- unfortunately they took the 'remove theming & replace with screens' route with a remodel in 2017. Designed by David Rockwell
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Surprised to see this wacky colorful house for Disney executive Larry Wilks in the mainly beige mid-1990s. Designed by the team of Lory Johansson & June Scott Scanned from Architectural Digest (Dec. 1996)
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Back in the 80s-90s when magazines were the main source on what was going on in the design world, one of the leaders, Print Magazine, would publish their 'Regional Design Annual'. Each year was like 300 pages long, and documented the shifting American design landscape.
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Forgotten Retail: Cybersmith (1995-1999) One of those early internet/cafe retail experiments that popped up in the first web gold rush years, they had four locations (mainly in Mass.) before closing in 1999. (1/2)
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I love looking at Signs of the Times (signage magazine) just to remind myself how lawless the 90s design landscape was
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The Crash Bandicoot 2 area of Sony's Playstation exhibit at E3 1997, modeled after the game's warp rooms - by Thinc Design Scanned from 'Contemporary Exhibit Design' by Martin Pegler (2001)
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Short-lived retail: The Viacom Entertainment Store In 1997, Viacom, seeing the success of themed retail from Disney & Warner Bros., decided to open a 30,000sf prototype store at 600 Michigan Ave in Chicago. It featured 5 sections, for each property they owned at the time: (1/X)
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Scans from the β€˜Bloomingdale’s Book of Home Decorating’ by Barbara D’Arcy (1973) (Pt. 1) Barbara D’Arcy was one of the most well-known visual merchandisers of the 20th century, creating these room displays for the Bloomingdale’s department store between 1958-1973.
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Thread: My new favorite book showcasing 1990's digital graphic design; 'New Media Showcase 8' (1998)
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My favorite 1980's retail design, Goldi Shoes in Chicago. A store split down the middle, combining two of the most popular architectural trends at the time: wild & colorful Memphis with PoMo Faux Ruins/Neoclassical. Thanks to Kubala-Washatko Architects for sending these over!
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Had totally forgotten about this great example of 1990s 'Decoplex' style; when the multiplex theatre boom led to a resurgence of Art Deco motifs harkening back to the 'movie palace' 1920s glory days. 'National Amusements Policy Trailer' (1998) - credit to SicCoyote on YouTube
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This is more of a public service post for Disney fans, but I found images of the interior environment for 'The Fireworks Factory' restaurant at Pleasure Island, which don't seem to exist online otherwise. I do love the 'PoMo Faux Ruins + Factory PoMo' aesthetic hybrid though
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Found an odd little lost piece of media, 'UnZip' by IPC Magazine, feat. content from New Scientist, Vox, and NME (1995). For a few years in the mid 90s, it seemed like the future of magazines were interactive CD-ROMs with a surreal melange of various then-contemporary aesthetics.
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Finally found the 'Frasurbane' McDonalds, a surprisingly sophisticated design located in 3 Nationwide Plaza, Columbus OH (year unknown) Designed by Bohm-NBBJ Architects
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whatever happened to that omnipresent 90s earth toned slate tile, it's like an ancient relic at this point
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The Art Deco interior design revival in the 1980s led to some incredible interiors, like this renovation to a home in Toluca Lake, CA. Apparently it was originally built for Walt Disney in the 1930s, however I can't find any mention online. That Egyptian-themed disco though 😯
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recently been looking into this 'colorful cutout' / new wave tropical style that emerged in the mid 1980s. It feels like a predecessor to the later Global Village Coffeehouse earthy-playful aesthetic of the 90s
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Found the magazine that all doctors/dentists offices got their artwork from in the 80s/90s Scanned from Decor: The Magazine of Fine & Decorative Arts (July-Dec 1988) -- Let me know if you'd like to see more since I have 300+ more scans.
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In the realm of 90s kids edutainment retail, I don't see much mention (or any images at all) of this ambitious venture: 'Big Future', a 13,000sf play center/edu-tech extravaganza opened in 1994 in Town & Country, MO outside St. Louis.
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The intent was to "restore the fantasy and glamour of golden age theatres", which in the 90s meant GVC clip art pasted on the walls, pop art oversized objects, loud colors & graphics, and floating movie memorabilia
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4 years
Thinking about how it was kinda weird that hypno-spirals were so prevalent in 90s kids advertising
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Evan Collins | BLM πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ
4 years
Back in the 90's-early 00's, each year the Retail Reporting Corporation would put out a 'Point of Purchase Design Annual' book, collecting the best of those displays you'd see in stores, restaurants, etc. A great reference for various trends and products from the era.
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Evan Collins | BLM πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ
3 years
Just received another Shotenkenchiku book, documenting various Japanese facades from 1990-1996. Endlessly amazed at the wildly expressive 'bubble economy' era architecture, though some of these would be at the tail-end of that period.
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Evan Collins | BLM πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ
3 years
This apartment interior from 1998 has such an odd vibe, like I have vague memories of spending time in places that looked like this. Also it's a weird mishmash of both design trends that were on their way out (glass block), and still hip (stylized flames, industrial touches).
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Evan Collins | BLM πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ
4 years
I love how bonkers 90s office interiors could be: palm trees, trophy-holding face reliefs, gears, giant pumice rock sculptures Offices of Harris Drury Cohen Advertising (1997) - Scanned from Corporate Interiors 2 (1998)
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Evan Collins | BLM πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ
2 years
Exhibition spaces created in the late 80s by toymaker Fisher-Price to showcase various lines. Is this still a thing in the product/toy world? Never heard of most of these 1. Precious Places dollhouses 2. Fun Starters educational toys 3. Smooshees ? 4. Pocket Rockers
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Evan Collins | BLM πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ
4 years
Here are some samples of logo/identity work for Rede Globo from the book:
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Evan Collins | BLM πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ
3 years
Fire + Ice restaurant interiors from various Boston-area locations, designed by Connor Architecture (~1998-2001) Some wild, visual overload Memphis Jr/Wacky PoMo-hybrid style going on here
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Evan Collins | BLM πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ
4 years
The Endangered Species Store - Forum Shops, Las Vegas (1993) - Designed by Brand + Allen (1/2) Great example of the 90s 'Rainforest Chic' look, as coined by @KaiserBeamz Scanned from 'Stores of the Year 9' (1995)
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Evan Collins | BLM πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ
3 years
Found this elaborately-themed defunct 'ABCO Desert Market' store in Phoenix; an example of the 80s-90s 'Pastel Southwestern'/Adobe-revival style omnipresent in that region. Scanned from 'Markets, Supermarkets, and Hypermarkets 2' by Martin Pegler (1992)
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5 years
'Mars 2112' - Times Square, NYC (1998-2012) By Daroff Design (Part 1/2) Restaurant themed around the concept of a Mars colony in 2112. Visitors boarded a UFO simulator ride, taking them to the three-story 'Crystal Crater' dining area, 'Mars Bar', and 'Space Arcade'.
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4 years
Note the 'Slime Stair' & Nickelodeon 'Talk Blaster' telephone Scanned from 'Corporate Interiors No. 3' (1999)
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1 year
I haven't been to a frozen yogurt place in years, so I'm not sure if they still have that look, but it still confounds me how cohesive the style was -- Img. 2 deserves a special mention since it's a hybrid with the 'Modern Baroque' style I've been investigating concurrently
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4 years
Electronics Boutique (later EB Games) - Crossgates Mall - Albany, NY (1986) Prototype designed by Planned Expansion Group, Inc. Scanned from 'The Best of Store Designs 2β€² (1987)
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Evan Collins | BLM πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ
3 years
Short Disco Thread: Bond’s International Disco - Times Square, NYC (1980-1983) From one of my favorite books covering the interiors of that 1970s 'sexual revolution' age of excess & hedonism Designed by Shelton Stortz & Mendel From β€˜Sensuous Spaces’ by Sivon Reznikoff (1983)
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Evan Collins | BLM πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ
4 years
Had no idea that McDonald's tried to sell kids clothing in the late 1980's. Here's an image of one of their 'McKids' stores (1988); seems they had a total of 47 before closing in 1991. This store is mainly in the 'Memphis Jr.' style, with a touch of Gehry deconstructivism.
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Evan Collins | BLM πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ
2 years
As promised (with a bit of a delay), a tour of one of the most notoriously extravagant mansions ever built, Dean Gardens! All images are scanned from the book, 'Dean Gardens: Legacy of Vision' ('93), released in conjunction with the completion of the home in 1992.
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Evan Collins | BLM πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ
3 years
Some finds from 2002 & 2003 issues of VM+SD, a magazine dedicated to visual merchandising & store design Pokemon flagship store - Rockefeller Plaza (2001) - designed by The Phillips Group - included the full article in image 4
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Evan Collins | BLM πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ
3 years
before the ubiquity of corporate memphis, stock illustration was dominated by these weird big head side profile people in the 90s
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Evan Collins | BLM πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ
4 years
This whimsical website for The Hahn Company, a shopping center developer - Tracy Sabin (1995) -- From that skeuomorphic early web era when designers were trying to make users feel comfortable with the new format. Scanned from 'Cyber Design: Illustration' (1996)
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Evan Collins | BLM πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ
3 months
I've been searching for this interior for years, but can never find the original poster or even the name of the restaurant. It's a common one on the 'vaporwave/80s a e s t h e t i c' side of the internet, but reverse image search barely pulls up anything.
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Evan Collins | BLM πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ
3 years
Found this wild 'starship' plane interior for businessman Adnan Khashoggi, designed to resemble a Star Wars set. The buttons & switches have audio feedback, there's fibre optic lights embedded in the carpet, and holograms throughout Built in 1985, designed by Michael Reese
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Evan Collins | BLM πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ
2 years
Thread: Wanted to share some recent research explorations we've been undertaking at CARI, very much a WIP -- Horror-Grunge: 90s-00s style combining Corporate Grunge graphic design, typography, and photoshop 'grungy' effects combined with various horror motifs and color schemes.
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Evan Collins | BLM πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ
3 years
Pinafini restaurant - Beverly Center, Los Angeles, CA (April 1985-88) Designed in the hybrid of High-Tech (gridded truss ceilings & chairs), Deco-Luxe (glass block), and that geometric, Superstudio-ish grid pattern motif. Scanned from 'Selected American Restaurants - 1' (1992)
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Evan Collins | BLM πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ
4 years
Thread: This mid 90s gooey promo display for Converse 'T.O.U.C.H. EFX' sneakers reminded me of an aesthetic we've been studying at CARI, 'Neon Ooze' πŸ’š
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Evan Collins | BLM πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ
4 years
Finding this FAO Schwarz in The Mall at Chestnut Hill reminded me how much I miss the exuberant era of kid's/toy store design. Touches of Memphis Jr. & Preschool Pop styles. - Closed '03 Designed by Newbold/Schkufza Design Assoc. Scanned from 'Stores of the Year 7' (1994)
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Evan Collins | BLM πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ
4 years
A fully-curated experience, upon entering through the 'hatch door' entry, guests are greeted by a uniform-clad 'sailor', guiding them to their seats; adjacent to either a porthole window with underwater aquarium or view of the massive multi-screen virtual 'sea window'. (2/X)
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4 years
Point-of-Sale & Packaging finds from various books My First Sony electronics display, France - designed by Prisme (June 1991)
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Evan Collins | BLM πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ
4 years
#1 : California Beach Rock 'N Sushi - Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA - Designed by Ted Tokio Tanaka I had posted some images of this one before, though I had no idea it had an 'indoor beach' with prop sharks, TVs, and painted murals!
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4 years
Dr. Jeekhan's Game Center, Tokyo - designed by Syd Mead(!) & Dyflex Creation Inc. (1990) (1/2) This multilevel β€˜mini urban theme park' is located in a love hotel quarter of Shibuya, a hip area of Tokyo youth culture. From 'Amusement Facilities - Shop Design Series' (1993)
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Evan Collins | BLM πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ
4 years
Unagidani Children’s Museum - Higashi-shinsaibashi, Osaka, JP (Oct. 1989 - demo. 2007)(1/2) Continually amazed at the experimentation found in Japanese boom-era architecture. Designed by Hiroyuki Wakabayashi; it held 22 stores for children’s items.
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Evan Collins | BLM πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ
4 years
Sweet Things candy store - Claypool Center, Indianapolis - Ballinger Design Associates "To the left of the entry are neon-lit floor-to-ceiling lucite tubes designed to hold and dispense assorted jelly beans"
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3 years
Bright Child activity centre - Santa Monica, CA (1998) One of my earliest memories is of a brightly-colored 'activity centre' just like this, they had such a boom in the 90s. Mainly 'Wacky PoMo', w/ some touches of the 'Decon-dustrial' style also popular at the time. (1/2)
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Evan Collins | BLM πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ
3 years
'Contempo-Eclectic'-style residence in the Hollywood Hills for John Kalodner, designed by Goodman/Charlton Scanned from 'California Interiors' by Jill Cole (1991)
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Evan Collins | BLM πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ
3 years
'Fantasy Sequence' studio apt/screening room by Mario Lo Cicero. The late 1970s - early 80s were a golden age for extravagant, dreamlike, discotheque-style interiors. This one I had to track down from the era of 'no credit Tumblr images'. Scanned from 'Media Design' (1984)
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Evan Collins | BLM πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ
4 years
Maha Restaurant - Designed by Yoshinori Kikuchi - Japan (1989) (1/2) 'Space base'-themed restaurant; with the alien symbols/logo, Voyager humans drawing, and mechanical-looking patterned concrete tubes. I can't find any more information or exact location though.
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Evan Collins | BLM πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ
4 years
'Go Overboard!' gift shop at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, IL (May 1998) Designed in the 'Utopian Scholastic' education-oriented aesthetic. Oversized realistic animal sculptures, serif-font quotations from famous authors, and especially the merchandise! By Schwartz Architects
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Evan Collins | BLM πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ
4 years
I'm particularly impressed by the Las Vegas location's exterior, creating the impression of 'ship bursting through the sea' using various architectural techniques at their disposal; along with the attention to detail in the interior environments.
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Evan Collins | BLM πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ
5 years
West Patient Tower, Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center (1995) Scanned from an issue of Interiors Magazine (1996)
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Evan Collins | BLM πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ
3 years
'Illusionz' - Issaquah, WA (2000-07) - designed by Callison Architecture (1/2) "... An entertainment environment that incorporates the wonder and theatrics of magic in an atmosphere that entices the whole family." Scanned from 'Stores & Retail Spaces 4' (2002)
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Evan Collins | BLM πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ
3 years
Marvel Mania restaurant - Universal Studios CityWalk, CA (1998-1999) (1/3) Developed by Robert Earl (also behind Planet Hollywood), and designed by the legendary Rockwell Group.
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4 years
The very obscure & forgotten β€˜Godzilla’s Oriental Food To Go’ restaurant in Seattle, WA (1988? - closed 19??), located at 611 E Eastlake Ave E, Seattle WA. I assume this was sued into oblivion right after opening, I can’t find a single record anywhere of its existence.
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Evan Collins | BLM πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ
4 years
Blockbuster Music was also designed by Fitch Inc., and located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. (1994) "The store is designed to have clearly differentiated sections for various types of music ranging from classicalβ€”with its own room and sitting areaβ€”to country."
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