Streamlined design

If you look at the designs of steam irons from the 1930s, you'll see they're as different from today's irons as cars are from back then and now; still recognizable as the same object, but stylistically representative of their era.Steam iron collector Jay Raymond has published a book, Streamlined Irons,...

LIFE kindly invited me to guest edit a photo slideshow about the great industrial designer Raymond Loewy. I selected the photos from LIFE's archives and wrote the captions. Six years…

Streamline Moderne, with an unexpected -e at the end, is a highly influential architectural and industrial design styles of the 1930-1950 period. It has its origins in Art Deco, but goes beyond it …

Curves like these inspire poetry. The 1948 Buick Streamliner by Norman E. Timbs is a muse in the world of classic cars, an automobile from a time when

Having glass windows is a rather common design in many residential and business structures. They can add a bit of class to a home or building while also helping

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described as 'a momentous unity of art, technology and velocity' the mclaren speedtail is unveiled, marking a few bests and firsts for the british company.