I became fascinated by Googie architecture and style last March when I made my Jetsons wall clock. It was only recently that I discovered there is a name for this retro style: Googie. Today it is considered a part of the mid-century modern style.
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I really love the playfulness and optimism it embodies with its outrageous use of non-parallel lines, atomic energy themes, arrows, boomerangs, and other discordant shapes and colors.
Last month I bought a new set of surround-sound speakers for my home theater set-up and decided I wanted to make wall-mounted shelves for the three front speakers to sit on. My first idea was to make them look like sconces, but instead decided to just have some fun with shapes!
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Naturally, I expect to hear a few grumbles from people who do not approve of this style and prefer to stick with traditional furnishings. Perfectly understandable, but I hope you will take two things from this project: 1) Dont be afraid to experiment with styles. 2) Color can make a room cheerful.
If by chance, you would like to play around with some Googie themes, here are some templates I created that you can experiment with:
- WWMM Googie Design elements template (pdf)
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