ATOMIC HOMENote: I carry this book just for fun! And if you are looking for a certain "retro" feel this book can provide a wealth of ideas to create it in your own home. Publisher's comments:From the glory days of linoleum and wood paneling to innovations in ovens, washing machines, and Venetian blinds, this book celebrates the fads, fashions, and inventions of the postwar suburban home. Every room in the house is treated to a parade of new products and timesaving devices you never knew you couldn't live without, advertised in gloriously kitschy graphic styles. Sis takes the laundry out of the matching peach Kelvinator washer and dryer, Junior slicks his hair down with Brylcreem, and the whole family is on time thanks to their Telechron electric clock. The postwar economy, the record number of new families, and advances in product design and marketing conspired to launch a giddy era of optimistic consumerism in the 1950s. Whether you look back on those days as the summit of American confidence, or smirk at our naive attitudes and quaint values, these books provide an entertaining blast of color and style from an era long gone but often revisited in popular culture and products. Hundreds of original advertisements and magazine illustrations are reproduced in all their four-color-process glory, along with wry captions and commentary. ISBN: 1888054891 Authors: Whitney Matheson. Pages/Length: 176 Publisher: Collectors Press Publication Date: 2004 Format: Flexi-binding Primary Subject: design/style |