Industrial design of that age was simply beautiful. The use of curves and swept lines you see from that era is really poetic. I believe a lot of it was informe

Industrial design of that age was simply beautiful. The use of curves and swept lines you see from that era is really poetic. I believe a lot of it was informed by our fascination with space and rocket technology. Check out this hoover vac from the 50's, it actually used the air pressure to create pocket of air on which it hovered (on smooth surfaces) http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/ol-images/la/uploads/55hoovervacuum.jpg http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/ol-images/la/uploads/55hoove...