Everyday Design Classics of the 20th Century
Founder: Brenda
Craig Pancotti
david luff
Gio Schiavone
Marc Takahashi
Oktyabrina Октябрины
Oliver van den Eynde
david luff
Gio Schiavone
Marc Takahashi
Oktyabrina Октябрины
Oliver van den Eynde
Gio Schiavone
Marc Takahashi
Oktyabrina Октябрины
Oliver van den Eynde
Marc Takahashi
Oktyabrina Октябрины
Oliver van den Eynde
Oktyabrina Октябрины
Oliver van den Eynde
Oliver van den Eynde
Do you see them in your everyday surroundings or maybe own any one of these masterpieces designed and produced in the 20th century?
G-Force vacuum cleaner designed by James Dyson. First produced by Japanese manufacturer Apex, Inc. in 1983.
Kikkoman soy sauce dispenser.
Salt, sugar and pepper shakers.
Ray Ban Aviator sunglasses.
Brionvega TS radio, designed by Richard Sapper.
A-501 Radio, manufactured by Korean manufacturer GoldStar (later renamed to LG) in 1959.
Braun radios.
Brionvega stereo.
Braun radio, designed by Dieter Rams. Its iconic minimal style was an ispiration for Apple designs.
Beogram 400 turntable LP player.
Sony Walkman portable tape recorder and player.
Italian pinstripe-patterned fabrics Tessuti Gesatti.
Adidas sneakers for men. Original design by Adolf "Adi" Dassler in tobacco color.
Cover design of the Penguin pocket book series.
Unique monocolor pocket book series of German publisher Reclam.
Pocket calculator by Braun design.
Swatch wristwatch, designed by Flik Flak SA.
Leica CL model portable camera.
Hasselblad medium-format camera, lenses, and filters.
Kodak brand, Eastman Kodak Company.
The iconic Citroën 2CV, parked in a Parisian steet.
The Renault 4, also known as the 4L (pronounced "Quatrelle"), is a hatchback economy car produced by the French automaker Renault between 1961 and 1992.
The Citroën DS ("Deesse") was a success in the French car market from 1955 to 1975.
Volkswagen Beetle. The Volkswagen( Volks-wagen means "people's car" in German) was part of Adolf Hitler's mobilization pogramme, an affordable "car for the masses", designed by Ferdinand Porsche .
The 911 model is a classic Porsche sportscar model.
Chambord French coffee press, designed and produced by Bodum in 1928.
Lavazza espresso point.
Esspresso cup and saucer in any typical Italian caffès and bars.
Sugar cubes.
Smeg refrigetors made in Italy in 1950s style.
Almdudler fizzy drink bottle. A national drink in Austria, it is made with grape and apple juice flavored with some herbs grown in the Alps.
Martini glass.
Picardie drinking glass manufactured by Duralex.
Stool designed by Achille Castiglioni and Pier Giacomo.
Austrian PEZ candy and its mechanical dispenser Pez dispensers are part of popular culture in many nations.
PEZ ad poster. Because of the large number of dispenser designs over the years, they have become cult objects and are collected by enthusiasts.
Tetra pack food and drink packaging. This coffee-flavored milk packaging by Seoul Dairy Cooperative has reached a status of a cult product in Korea.
Produced by Korean food and drink manufacturer Binggrae, this Banana-flavored milk drink retains its unique packaging design since the 1970s, when it was first introduced to the Korean market.
Toblerone chocolate, famous for its long triangular shape alluding to the shape of the Alps mountain range.
Waffenrad ("Weapon bicicle")
Triumph typewriter.
Monc Blanc fountain pen and ball point pen.
Che Guevara, a personality icon of the 20th century.
Anglepoise desk lamp - an iconic design item hailing from Britain.
Artists such as Andy Warhol and David Hockney were known to have been inspired by the SX-70. Matt Flynn / Cooper-Hewitt Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
