Airliner number 4
__SPACER__ A 1929 design for an intercontinental airliner Geddes, produced with Otto Koller. It was envisioned to carry 451 passengers in the comfort of the most modern ocean liner with a crew of 155...
View ArticleGeddes Teardrop Car Model
__SPACER__ None of Geddes' cars were built, however, the 7 or so models that he produced were his first foray into industrial design. link » wistit »
View ArticleGeddes 'Whale' Ocean Liner circa 1932
__SPACER__ The streamlined shapes are more required for the bit below the water, than that above, since air resistance is less of a problem with the massive inertia and relatively slow speed of ships....
View ArticleFuturama Exhibit, GM pavilion, NY Worlds Fair 1939
__SPACER__ Bel Geddes tried to show the world 20 years into the future (1959–1960). Sponsored by General Motors, the installation was characterized by its automated highways and vast...
View ArticleStreamline one piece school desk
__SPACER__ A desk is by definition static, so the use of streamlined design for it shows it to be stylistic rather than aerodynamic, link » wistit »
View ArticleMiss Ellie from Dallas
__SPACER__ One of the more surprising things about Geddes is that his daughter was the actress who played Miss Ellie, in the TV series, Dallas. link » wistit »
View ArticleLocomotive number 1
__SPACER__ An early streamlined train. Unlike cars, many streamlined trains were built. link » wistit »
View ArticleCobra desk lamp, 1930s
__SPACER__ Geddes' most collectible item today. link » wistit »
View ArticleChairs by Geddes and Max Cobb
__SPACER__ Much of Geddes' realized work was furniture which was less futuristic (more art deco than machine age) than his designs for transportation. These chairs however, are nicely...
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