Space: the final frontier »The first words of the credits of the cult
Star Trek series
, broadcast in 1966, still resonate in the ears of fans.
At this time, the craze for the stars is at its peak.
In the midst of the Cold War, the two superpowers placed the conquest of space at the forefront of their propaganda.
The Moon within reach unleashes the imaginations of architects and designers.
They break free from conventional shapes thanks to new materials.
Clean and smooth, plastic is considered the material of the future par excellence.
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Sci-fi sets creep up on Earth, from the Seattle Space Needle (1961) to the Theme Building at LAX Airport in Los Angeles (1961), to Keraclonic spherical televisions and the Ball Chair from Eero Aarnio (1963).
Superstudio and Archigram agencies sketch utopian habitats, suspended or mobile.
The circle dominates this futuristic aesthetic, reminiscent of the first satellites
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