Are you a Futurist?

10 FUTURIST VALUES Love of danger Energy and fearlessness Courage, audacity and revolt Aggressive action Love of speed Splendour and generosity The beauty of struggle The glory of war Scorn for women Destruction of museums and libraries

Several of them are compelling. A few haven't aged well.

For it's 100th anniversary, the BBC has published an excerpt of Marinetti's Futurist Manifesto.

My first exposure to Futurism was through Ryuichi Sakamoto's work for MIDI, which sampled Marinetti reading from the Futurist Manifesto. You can see futurism's aggressive styling in Sakamoto's album cover B2 Unit, for instance.

About me

Some facts you may not know about me.

Favorite music: Ragtime aka "American music"



Favorite Prague metro stop: Florenc



Q: Curds or whey? A: Whey.




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LIP France Watch Reissue

Things I appreciate in design include geometry, playfulness, utility, simplicity. The Mach 2000 watch from LIP France combines them all:




Mach 2000 DarkMaster Chronograph, 1973

The designer is Roger Tallon (b. 1929). At his height, his designs blend the French aesthetic and 1970s retro futurism.

Here are some of his other designs.

The Teleavia line of TV sets


War of the Worlds inspired?

The TGV high-speed train


Paris to Lausanne at 180km/h

Spots Erco lamp (1973)



International Symbols:



Flatware and picnic sets:



More retro futurism

Others include the Solomon SPX ski boot of the 1980s and a spiral staircase added to the collection at the MOMA.


MOMA Modular