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This is entertaining. I have never been able to figure out why there was so much faux wood on seemingly everything made in the '70's. Why did everyone feel comp
by JunkDNA 16y ago
This is entertaining. I have never been able to figure out why there was so much faux wood on seemingly everything made in the '70's. Why did everyone feel compelled to use it?
- petercooper 16y agoFashions come and go. Why are Apple compelled to use clean, aluminum and glass based designs? Why did the Web 2.0 crowd use rounded corners and gradients? Styles come and go. Most don't look particularly confusing at the time - just in hindsight :-) (Yep, current products will look out of date and retro in 2025!)
- ugh 16y agoI don’t think that’s necessarily true. Some products will look out of date. Some won’t. Here is a record player from 1956: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickwade/4130988683/in/pool-464886@N22 http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickwade/4130988683/in/pool-464... And a tape deck from 1975: http://www.flickr.com/photos/8944091@N08/2068062385/in/pool-464886@N22 http://www.flickr.com/photos/8944091@N08/2068062385/in/pool-... The technology is obsolete but I don’t think the design is.
- Hoff 16y agoBecause the fake wood paneling and wood-grained contact paper was cheap, ubiquitous and (trust me on this) looked better than the equally prevalent pink-n-purple color scheme. To wit, the PDP-11/45: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jef/422559909/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/jef/422559909/
- DannoHung 16y agoBecause Faux-wood panelling is awesome. I've got a faux wood faceplate for my XBox that is love.