Art Deco awesomeness

[Avatard]

Here's some functional art: Someone's reissued the old Predicta TVs!

Fuckin' schweet.

http://www.predicta.com/images/meteor-big.jpghttp://www.predicta.com/images/gallery/tvl_princess_02_b.jpghttp://www.predicta.com/images/gallery/bachalet3.jpg

Want at least three of them.

http://www.predicta.com/index.shtml

[101lifts2]

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[Avatard]

Would never mistake you as one with taste, fruitnutt.

[caveman]

why the hell would you want one of these? They don't look that good and I didn't get to deep into the website (gallery only) but do they work? Whats the point of an old tv like this that doesn't work?:skep:

[Avatard]

They work. It's not HD (duh).

Again, it's functional art. It's not the latest and greatest in fucking television.

[Gas Man]

I like it. I just wish instead of usig the tubes they were using LCD displays. Then it would be the ultimate. I like the throwback styling, and you could even leave it look like a tube but not. Who knows maybe they will do that in the future.

[derf]

I like it. I just wish instead of usig the tubes they were using LCD displays. Then it would be the ultimate. I like the throwback styling, and you could even leave it look like a tube but not. Who knows maybe they will do that in the future.

Hells yeh, just rip out the guts and replace with HD greatness

[Converge]

I dig. Those were TVs that were meant to look like art in your living room. now its just a black rectangle.

[Gas Man]

I dig. Those were TVs that were meant to look like art in your living room. now its just a black rectangle.
Exactly.

Of coarse, was at best buy the other day and they have that LED flatty that is maybe 1/2" thick. I've hung way way thicker picture frames!

[caveman]

They work. It's not HD (duh).

Again, it's functional art. It's not the latest and greatest in fucking television.

I know it's not HD, but damn. I mean, I really have a thing for my 52" LCD. Much bigger picture and not so........OLD

But, to each his own. If you like it, dude, then by all means, rock it out.

[Dave]

Classic arcade machines will always have a place in my home. Classic televisions? Not so much

[goof2]

Would never mistake you as one with taste, fruitnutt.

Taste is great and all, but if it means paying $1,500 - $3,500 for a 24" tube TV I will happily be tasteless.

[Adeptus_Minor]

Here's some functional art: Someone's reissued the old Predicta TVs!

Fuckin' schweet.


They picked up an original on American Pickers and I have to agree, they look damn cool.
Most compact picture tube of their time!
Didn't realize there they were doing reissues.
Hmm...
Oh, and I'm with you on the Meteor model. I love the way it sits.

[defector]

The meteor would look cool in a game room with an old school jukebox.
Old school like with actual records and shit. My old man has one (Wurlitzer?) and it is cool as hell.

[Avatard]

Good to see that some of you "get it".

No, it's not the replacement for the 52" Plasma in the media room...this is clearly something else...but in the right place in a home, more as art than as a media center?

This is cool stuff.

[Dave]

Classic arcade machines will always have a place in my home. Classic televisions? Not so much

I'm going to amend this, id love another rig like the mcga monitor I converted into a tv in high school with a cast off vcr (tv tuner) and a set of pc speakers. Built it for free and worked fantastic.
Beast like that would have to live in the garage though. Wish I could find the pics of that thing, I used to have a great one of me watching the matrix on it while playing wing commander privateer

[Akilldema]

Lol at Avatard getting defensive over this ugly shit.

[CasterTroy]

I think it's cool as hell personally :idk:

[Akilldema]

I think it's probably mostly appealing to people who have actually seen a television set like that.

[Avatard]

Lol at Avatard getting defensive over this ugly shit.

Not defensive, really. Taste varies, obviously...but I think Art Deco shit is cool as hell. I love old aircraft and Buck Rogers inspired styling.

I was born in 1960, so this shit was old when I was young...so to me, it's kinda extra funky...

...And yeah, I saw that Predicta on American Pickers, and it prompted me to look it up. A childhood friend had one stashed (non-functional) in his basement when I was growing up. Looked like something outta "Lost in Space".

[Akilldema]

I can respect that. Just not my style.. I actually like the functionality of something to be the main consideration in it's design, that looks appealing to me.

[Avatard]

Another place that blows me away with their Art Deco / Aero-inspired functional art pieces is this joint, also previously on TV:

http://www.motoart.com/

[Akilldema]

I love anything made from metals and glass, they have some awesome stuff.

[Particle Man]

I'd get one and tune it to the local PBS b&w movie station.

That would be badass. If I had room, I'd be all over this.

[caveman]

Ok, I understand that you like these tv's for their "Artistic flare." However, I am more of a function over form kind of guy. Here is something that I think is very cool looking and would be proud to show this piece in my home. http://www.willudesign.com/TheDeskTop.html
http://www.willudesign.com/Computer_Pics/Deskfront.html

As I said more function over form. This works and looks very cool

[Avatard]

That would look like shit in the living room.

Where's the "Art" part? Oh wait, there is none.

It's pretty fucking clear you completely missed the point, son.

Nobody is more form-follows-function than I am, so much so that even my Art (where the function IS the form) usually still has a mechanical function component nonetheless. That was the point of this thread.

I don't know why it seems to be such a hard concept to grasp, but this is not something for the media room, or to serve as a primary TV viewing area; this is something that you could perhaps even put where a TV wouldn't even be normally appropriate, since it's Art first, function second.

It's just a cool fucking Deco piece.

Your house must be fucking boring as shit, dude.

You don't have any random cool shit? I have an industrial fucking Coke vending machine in my Florida room.

[caveman]

That would look like shit in the living room.

Where's the "Art" part? Oh wait, there is none.

It's pretty fucking clear you completely missed the point, son.

Nobody is more form-follows-function than I am, so much so that even my Art (where the function IS the form) usually still has a mechanical function component nonetheless. That was the point of this thread.

I don't know why it seems to be such a hard concept to grasp, but this is not something for the media room, or to serve as a primary TV viewing area; this is something that you could perhaps even put where a TV wouldn't even be normally appropriate, since it's Art first, function second.

It's just a cool fucking Deco piece.

Your house must be fucking boring as shit, dude.

You don't have any random cool shit? I have an industrial fucking Coke vending machine in my Florida room.

Well, I must not be as rich and lavish as you then. You must have a ton of space to waste on what "YOU" call art. I have a form over function as a reason of space as well. I don't think that you get he point of form "AND" function with that sorry, tired old tube type tv. It's a waste of space. Picture quality probably SUCKS, as all tube type TV's from the 50's-70's did. And it would really only serve as a show piece for you to attempt to impress your hoity-toity friends.
Wow, you have an industrial piece of crap coke machine!!! I have this cool thing called a refrigerator to keep my coke cold and it stays in my kitchen. I have a functional house not one that wastes space on a "Industrial Coke Machine" WHOA, I am so IMPRESSED :dvrofl: THat you have to have CRAP like that to impress your friends is laughable. I would have thought that a person that spends so much time on a motorcycle forum would be more into bikes and be out riding rather than sitting around trying to find stuff to fill in your sorry existence. If I am not at work, I am riding or with the kids or on the computer. I don't sit around trying to see what POS I can fill that empty bit of wall space with.
And, boy did I think I was easy to spin up. You are getting so wrapped up over something so simple. :lol You are so easy to anger and get riled up over nothing at all really. Well, I hope that you have a good day and don't get too mad when you see that I could really give two turds about your craptastic "Industrial Coke Machine.":dvrofl::lmao: No really impress me some more with something else you have mindlessly wasted your time and money on "Decorating" your house with.:dvrofl::dvrofl::dvrofl::dvrofl::dvrofl:

[Gas Man]

I think it's probably mostly appealing to people who have actually seen a television set like that.

I haven't seen a real one in it's hay day, I'm too young. YEA I can still say that sometimes! :D

I can respect that. Just not my style.. I actually like the functionality of something to be the main consideration in it's design, that looks appealing to me.

I can see both sides of the coin. Like I said, if they had a LCD display in there I think it would be the cats ass and would bring in those types that have to have the function over the form. Cause then it's function would rock.

Ok, I understand that you like these tv's for their "Artistic flare." However, I am more of a function over form kind of guy. Here is something that I think is very cool looking and would be proud to show this piece in my home. http://www.willudesign.com/TheDeskTop.html
http://www.willudesign.com/Computer_Pics/Deskfront.html

As I said more function over form. This works and looks very cool

That's some cool shit too. You have to understand mr cave, that some people are into art. They may spend $900 on a painting that you concieve as nothing better than a wall covering from Target or Walmart for $30. You don't have the eye for it, that's all. For me... I would totally do more art type stuff in my home. I prefer more engineering art, but the deco stuff is cool too. I like the harshness of the cold lines in some of those items Avatard link a few posts back. The play with metal for function all while looking super cool. But then again, I degress.... I spend too much money every where else to be cool enough to own such.

[Avatard]

Well, I must not be as rich and lavish as you then. You must have a ton of space to waste on what "YOU" call art. I have a form over function as a reason of space as well. I don't think that you get he point of form "AND" function with that sorry, tired old tube type tv. It's a waste of space. Picture quality probably SUCKS, as all tube type TV's from the 50's-70's did. And it would really only serve as a show piece for you to attempt to impress your hoity-toity friends.
Wow, you have an industrial piece of crap coke machine!!! I have this cool thing called a refrigerator to keep my coke cold and it stays in my kitchen. I have a functional house not one that wastes space on a "Industrial Coke Machine" WHOA, I am so IMPRESSED :dvrofl: THat you have to have CRAP like that to impress your friends is laughable. I would have thought that a person that spends so much time on a motorcycle forum would be more into bikes and be out riding rather than sitting around trying to find stuff to fill in your sorry existence. If I am not at work, I am riding or with the kids or on the computer. I don't sit around trying to see what POS I can fill that empty bit of wall space with.
And, boy did I think I was easy to spin up. You are getting so wrapped up over something so simple. :lol You are so easy to anger and get riled up over nothing at all really. Well, I hope that you have a good day and don't get too mad when you see that I could really give two turds about your craptastic "Industrial Coke Machine.":dvrofl::lmao: No really impress me some more with something else you have mindlessly wasted your time and money on "Decorating" your house with.:dvrofl::dvrofl::dvrofl::dvrofl::dvrofl:

Wow dude, that's a bit much, no?

The machine didn't cost much, I didn't get it to impress friends.

I got it because it keeps cans cold (makes room in my fridge for other shit) and looks fucking cool.

You have issues.

[Akilldema]

Dude is a serious hater. I'm starting to think his life really sucks. That and he really hates sea gulls.

[Gas Man]

Wow dude, that's a bit much, no?

The machine didn't cost much, I didn't get it to impress friends.

I got it because it keeps cans cold (makes room in my fridge for other shit) and looks fucking cool.

You have issues.

I myself have been trying to get this super cool old soda can vending machine from my father in law. I want it for my garage. So I'm with ya.

Oh and I'll be sure to make caveman pay double.

Dude is a serious hater. I'm starting to think his life really sucks. That and he really hates sea gulls.

Of coarse he does. he has to live near me and see how cool I am every day. That is some serious suckage when you aren't cool, like caveman. :lol

[Dave]

I myself have been trying to get this super cool old soda can vending machine from my father in law. I want it for my garage. So I'm with ya.

Oh and I'll be sure to make caveman pay double.



Of coarse he does. he has to live near me and see how cool I am every day. That is some serious suckage when you aren't cool, like caveman. :lol

:lmao:

[Avatard]

Ok, I understand that you like these tv's for their "Artistic flare." However, I am more of a function over form kind of guy. Here is something that I think is very cool looking and would be proud to show this piece in my home. http://www.willudesign.com/TheDeskTop.html
http://www.willudesign.com/Computer_Pics/Deskfront.html

As I said more function over form. This works and looks very cool

This would be awesome in the office, or as a producer's desk, btw.

[Particle Man]

I think one of the reasons I like it so much is that I ran a drive-in movie theater when I was in college and the projectors were manufactured in the 1930's - I couldn't get over the lines and how they weren't just designed for function... They were pleasing to look at as well.

[Gas Man]

I think one of the reasons I like it so much is that I ran a drive-in movie theater when I was in college and the projectors were manufactured in the 1930's - I couldn't get over the lines and how they weren't just designed for function... They were pleasing to look at as well.
It's back when USA produced that shit and people gave 2 F'in shits about what they produced and did. Things were made with more quality and care.

[caveman]

I myself have been trying to get this super cool old soda can vending machine from my father in law. I want it for my garage. So I'm with ya.

Oh and I'll be sure to make caveman pay double.



Of coarse he does. he has to live near me and see how cool I am every day. That is some serious suckage when you aren't cool, like caveman. :lol

Dude, I am totally cooler than you.
End of line

[Gas Man]

Oh yeah... prove it!

[Dave]

Dude, I am totally cooler than you.
End of line

That's not caveman, its the master control program!

[defector]

The machine didn't cost much, I didn't get it to impress friends.
I got it because it keeps cans cold (makes room in my fridge for other shit) and looks fucking cool.

You have issues.

Exactly. I had a pay phone in my old house because it looked good in the same room as the pool table and Super Mario Bros arcade game. (Cost way too much to get it working properly, though).

[Adeptus_Minor]

I myself have been trying to get this super cool old soda can vending machine from my father in law. I want it for my garage. So I'm with ya.



I wouldn't mind having one of the 60's-70's era bottle machines, assuming they'd accommodate the larger size Mexican coke bottles.
Failing that, one of the cooler style machines with the bottle opener on the corner would be great. :dthumb:

http://www.barsandbooths.com/images/bandbv16.jpg https://ssl.catalog.com/~tonyduran/Coke/CokeChest1.jpg

[Avatard]

I wish mine was that cool.

Mine's just a newer Dixie Narco 180 I got off some guy in North Jersey. It was $700, which is about what I'd have payed for a decent second fridge, but even my GF thought it was too cool to banish to the garage.

Keeps the kids outta the fridge in the summer, too. It actually gets a lot of use, guests like it, no one has to ask to get a drink...I keep a bowl of nickles out (red, to the right of the machine), and have the machine set to take 5 cents.

It's not particularly "Artsy" or vintage, but it sorta looks like a big can of coke.

http://poopnugget.com/files/coke_is_it.jpg

[101lifts2]

I dig the Coke machine...but I'd fill it with Diet Dr. Pepper myself.

[Avatard]

It usually has Dr. Pepper in the 3rd hole...most of the time, diet. I keep diet Tea (antioxidant), and Ginger Ale (anti-inflammatory) in the last two holes for myself, and keep Coke and diet coke in the first two holes, standard Coke machine style.

[caveman]

If I had one...... it would be full of beer......but again I wouldn't spend $700 dollars for a coke machine. Just not practical to ME. to each their own.

[Avatard]

I have two other goofy "interior decorating monster house-style" ideas I'm considering.

One is a discarded Keith Black hemi block (perhaps send it out to be anodized) under glass, for a coffee table. My current coffee table looks like shit.

Another is to take an old Mac SE, and gut it, then put a new Mac Mini, and a small color LCD in it. Set it up to boot Windows 7. Pop it on the kitchen counter.

[Adeptus_Minor]

I have two other goofy "interior decorating monster house-style" ideas I'm considering.

One is a discarded Keith Black hemi block (perhaps send it out to be anodized) under glass, for a coffee table. My current coffee table looks like shit.

Another is to take an old Mac SE, and gut it, then put a new Mac Mini, and a small color LCD in it. Set it up to boot Windows 7. Pop it on the kitchen counter.


I like the coffee table idea.
The Mac idea would probably give Steve Jobs an aneurysm. :lol:

I'd like to craft a few steampunk style furniture/decorating elements. But everything I've seen that looks good to me would require me to spend a lot of time collecting crap to 'repurpose' and probably to have a more robust set of tools and a workshop area.
(not to mention wood & metalworking skills that I do not currently possess)

[Particle Man]

I like the coffee table idea but I doubt my wife would :lol

[OneSickPsycho]

I have two other goofy "interior decorating monster house-style" ideas I'm considering.

One is a discarded Keith Black hemi block (perhaps send it out to be anodized) under glass, for a coffee table. My current coffee table looks like shit.

Another is to take an old Mac SE, and gut it, then put a new Mac Mini, and a small color LCD in it. Set it up to boot Windows 7. Pop it on the kitchen counter.

The coffee table sounds cool as fuck until 3am when you break four toes on it as you stumble to the fridge to get a glass of water.

[shmike]

The coffee table sounds cool as fuck until 3am when you break four toes on it as you stumble to the Coke machine to get a can of HFCS.

Fixed.

[CasterTroy]

Fixed.


:lol

http://www.chevelles.com/showroom/data/500/engine-block-coffee-table.jpg

[Dave]

:lol

http://www.chevelles.com/showroom/data/500/engine-block-coffee-table.jpg

That's pretty cool

[Avatard]

Fixed.

Eh, not so much. I'm fueled primarily by coffee.

[Particle Man]

:lol

http://www.chevelles.com/showroom/data/500/engine-block-coffee-table.jpg
I like it

[Gas Man]

coffee table pimp

coke machine awesome... I totally would love it.