Art Project of the Day: For his latest project, WE ARE NOT TIME TRAVELERS, graphic designer Alex Varanese imagined what it might look like if one were to grab a bunch of modern gizmos, travel back to the 1970s, and remanufacture said gizmos with the bell-bottomed consumer in mind.
I’ve learned that there is no greater design element than the anachronism. I’ve learned that the strongest contrast isn’t spatial or tonal but historical. I’ve learned that there’s retro, and then there’s time travel.
The irony is that all post-modern, smugly self-referential retro porn aside, I’d gladly trade in my immaculately designed 21st century gadgets for these hideously clunky, faux-wood-paneled pieces of über-kitsch. Sorry, Apple.
Make sure to check out the entire line of redesigned faux-tech here.
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there’s nothing ironic about my love for faux-wood. or giant headphones, actually.
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