This building of unknown origin and history in Palu/Sulteng (Indonesia)2yr ⋅ qoheletal ⋅ r/RetroFuturism
I dont really know why but artworks like these always give of strong retrofuturistic vibes to me. Painted by Hiroshi Nagai2yr ⋅ vgtarik ⋅ r/RetroFuturism
There'll be no escape in future from telephones - Pacific Telephone CEO, 1953.3yr ⋅ ashe101ashe ⋅ r/RetroFuturism
Always loved this painting at my local mexican restaurant! I have no info about it though.2yr ⋅ Woejack ⋅ r/RetroFuturism
1950s Alfa Romeo concept cars. These look like sci-fi ray guns on wheels...1yr ⋅ supernautcosplay ⋅ r/RetroFuturism
Brigitte Helm as the Maschinenmensch in Metropolis (1929) is refreshed in between scenes; the suit was moulded to her body and was so uncomfortable that she'd get cuts and bruises moving in it. Sympathetic co-actors would drop coins through the gaps in the suit so she could buy treats on set.2yr ⋅ ArtemisSLS ⋅ r/RetroFuturism
'2001 Lunar Surface' by Robert McCall, concept work for' 2001: A Space Odyssey' directed by Stanley Kubrick 19681yr ⋅ Aeromarine_eng ⋅ r/RetroFuturism
Artist rendition of the Breitspurbahn. A 1941 project of Nazi Germany that would connect much of Europe by 3,000 mm gauge railroad and which would be served by rolling cruise ships. Carrying restaurants, cinemas, hairdressers, libraries and even swimming pools2yr ⋅ jimi15 ⋅ r/RetroFuturism
Imaging booping this little dude and he lifts his head like Hello friend!! JVC Video Capsule (model 3100D)1yr ⋅ Individual_Age_6846 ⋅ r/RetroFuturism
This converted airship hanger in Germany looks a lot like the classic Space colony pics by Don Davis and Rick Guidice. Cross post from /r/woahdude.1yr ⋅ VaguelyAnswer334 ⋅ r/RetroFuturism
Pm3 streamlined steam locomotive, built in 1940 in Germany, stands in the Warsaw Railway Museum in its post-war Polish livery1yr ⋅ Aware_Ad37 ⋅ r/RetroFuturism
What Nissan thought would be the future of the automotive industry shown in the NRV-II concept car(1982). Pretty damn accurate.4yr ⋅ bardia_afk ⋅ r/RetroFuturism
The Golden Arrow. It recorded a landspeed record of 231mph (372kph).... in 1929.3yr ⋅ draganaughtz ⋅ r/RetroFuturism
This is how Popular Electronics saw us living comfortably in space in the future. Sconces.4d ⋅ mo1383 ⋅ r/RetroFuturism
Spock using a slide rule on the bridge of the Entreprise. Instead of using the ship's super computer to do whatever it is he is trying to do.4yr ⋅ lucasliso ⋅ r/RetroFuturism
1950s advertising that I saw at a flea market and bought because I thought this sub would love it!1yr ⋅ okgodlemmehaveit ⋅ r/RetroFuturism
Untitled illustration by Steve Dodd for an article in Future Life magazine by Robert Heinlen, 1981.2yr ⋅ HiFiSi ⋅ r/RetroFuturism
Captain Kirk's car, The Jupiter 8 from the Star Trek episode Bread and Circuses, 1967.3yr ⋅ ashe101ashe ⋅ r/RetroFuturism
I tried to come up with a retro scifi version of an MP40...but as a sidearm. Full metal, plus some wood and a tiny bit of resin.2yr ⋅ LaserGadgets ⋅ r/RetroFuturism
Soylent Green (1973), loosely based on Make Room! Make Room! by Harry Harrison (pub. 1966), set in 20221yr ⋅ MissNightTerrors ⋅ r/RetroFuturism
Prolapse headquarters, according to The Humanoid -1979 (pretty good matte work, imho)1yr ⋅ The_Patriot ⋅ r/RetroFuturism
A prediction of what Michael Jackson would look like in 2000, from 19851yr ⋅ TraditionalGene2196 ⋅ r/RetroFuturism
Clearing out my room we found a pop-science book from when I was a little kid. This used to be one of my favourite pages.3yr ⋅ grapp ⋅ r/RetroFuturism
Stanley Kubrick apparently rejected these prototypes in 1966 for wristwatches to be worn in 20013mo ⋅ ashe101ashe ⋅ r/RetroFuturism
1974 Seiko 0624 LCD watch - The first wide release LCD watch selling for over $750 in the same year the watergate scandal news broke1yr ⋅ Dear_Watson ⋅ r/RetroFuturism
Get That Thing Out of Here by Wally Wood (The most futuristic thing about this painting? Mom has pockets.)3yr ⋅ 50thStreetInc ⋅ r/RetroFuturism
Sky Ride, 1933 World's Fair in Chicago, Illinois. Carried 4.5M people, destroyed 19352yr ⋅ andyrowhouse ⋅ r/RetroFuturism
Space mural at the Polytechnic College on the Gagarin's st. in Chelyabinsk2yr ⋅ XMrFrozenX ⋅ r/RetroFuturism
French postcard depicting education in 2000 (Jean Marc Cote, 1901)2yr ⋅ DeadInsideOutside ⋅ r/RetroFuturism
For more than 20 years, these handsome ships have been standing and slowly decaying under the influence of time. The only water they see is rain falling from the sky. 🚀2yr ⋅ ed32965 ⋅ r/RetroFuturism
A friend’s parents got rid of the mattress in their trundle bed and opened a wormhole to the 1970s.1yr ⋅ CambridgeRunner ⋅ r/RetroFuturism
This piece is recent (2018) but I think the style fits (by Reza Afshar from Tehran)3yr ⋅ DevLloyd ⋅ r/RetroFuturism
A surprisingly accurate prediction of modern day banking, from a 1960s issue of La Domenica del Corriere.1yr ⋅ Ulmicola ⋅ r/RetroFuturism
The 1939 Schlorwagen was designed by German engineer Hans Schlor von Westhofen Dirmstein.1yr ⋅ aceraspire8920 ⋅ r/RetroFuturism
