Retro-futurism books. any ideas?

dr gonzo · 30-01-2012 10:39PM #1

A friend of mine showed me a few things online designed by Norman Bel Geddes and I realised I've always been fascinated by old ideas of what the future would be like (which i think is called retro-furturism). The kind of geodesic domes, art-deco, flying cars and living on Mars by the late 70's kind of deal. Anyways, I was wondering if anyone could point me towards a good book on this topic? Bit of a tough question I think but It could be a book of artwork or a biography or anything at all really. Cheers

RDM_83 again · 03-02-2012 10:40PM

I've got a small book "Movements in Modern Art- Futurism" its not great though and is about the Italian art movement of the early 20th century, which though is a lot earlier than the 70's the Futurist movements certainly worth a look though.

Antonio Sant'Elia

Also for the 70's check out Osbourne Childrens educational books

LiamMc · 16-09-2012 03:04PM

If you liked this subject for a while, I would say Arthur C. Clarke may be old hat to you by know.

Arthur C. Clarke Foundationhttp://www.clarkefoundation.org/

Youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIRZebE8O84

Arthur C. Clarke wrote 2001: A Space Odessy maybe the preliminary screenplay The Senitel is of interest too and 2010.

There was a TV series about Mars aswell.

Sconsey · 17-09-2012 05:42PM

You could try Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, when you consider it was written in the 1950's it made some accurate observations.

It is a novel about American society in the future, maybe not exactly what you are looking for but a great read, especially considering when it was written.

Queen-Mise · 18-09-2012 08:25AM

Are you looking for retro-futurism fiction or non-fiction.

The science fictions magazines were huge in the 1930s, some incredibly large readerships. Arthur C. Clarke would have gotten in his first breaks in these types of magazines & many other giants of the science fiction. HP Lovecraft was also first published in these magazines.

Is this the kind of stuff you are looking for - things written 70 odd years ago writing about what today & the future would be like.

Or it it more artwork from that period about the future.

Ostrom · 23-09-2012 12:02AM

Jules Verne perhaps?

pavb2 · 23-09-2012 12:06AM

Is that retro futuristic genre the same as Steampunk?

Retro-futurism books. any ideas?

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