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No narration, no explanation, just effusive 1950s film reel music and example after delightful example of modern furniture, architecture, and industrial design.
Thanks Alina, free associate and the origin: James Lileks.
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I believe this is footage (sans narration) from Chevrolet's "American Look," the scene here comes in at 4:45.
You can watch the entire film, all 28 minutes of it, here.
Posted by: Jory | Nov 06, 2008 at 04:56 PM
Ahh, thank you, Jory. I thought it seemed familiar. I'll have to post about that great film soon.
Posted by: Stephen Coles | Nov 06, 2008 at 05:17 PM
Can I live there?
Posted by: jenn ski | Nov 06, 2008 at 07:04 PM
This is great. Thanks for posting it.
Posted by: Keith | Nov 07, 2008 at 07:10 AM
The clip ends with the usual web buttons: "Again" and "More," to which I answer: "Yes!"
Posted by: Ted | Nov 07, 2008 at 02:21 PM
Is anybody as disturbed as me at the oddly colored thick liquid coming out of the tupperware container in 1:16? Vampires of the 1950's were very stylish.
Posted by: Patrick | Nov 08, 2008 at 11:37 PM
Wow, thanks for posting that! I love that baby playpen!!!
Posted by: Anna | Nov 11, 2008 at 08:03 AM
WOW> I loved that to little bits. My grandma and ALOT of those items or items so similar as to be pretty much the same.
AND, a warming tray as part of a toaster?? BRILLIANT. How come I can't find one now????
Posted by: Saskplanner | Nov 11, 2008 at 08:36 PM
It is amazing how those eames's chairs are still modern in our homes today! Love it!
Thanks for posting!
Posted by: Delikatissen | Nov 14, 2008 at 11:26 AM
My dream house with all my dream appliances.
Now, if I could just get my kids to stop leaving their plastic toys all over the floor...
(I don't think that playpen is big enough for all of them...)
Thank you for posting this. I'm off now to drool over the long version!
Posted by: Sophie @ Century Finds | Nov 15, 2008 at 07:32 AM
amazing. i would love to live in a similar fashion
Posted by: Matthew Smith | Nov 21, 2008 at 08:35 PM
Great clip of a lost era.
Sobering isnt it...
Yes kid, way back...before Made in Japan, before Taiwan, before China, Before Walma, er, Chinamart, all that stuff there used to be made in the US., and thus employed the Americans you see in the film. Coins were made out of real silver and The US had a budget surplus.
What have we done?
What have we done?
Posted by: tracedog27 | Feb 03, 2009 at 08:19 PM