Window Shopping

5 Feb 2008

Hand-illustrated collection of mid-century shop window designs. (Via Airbag)

In postwar America, everything pointed to a bright, shiny future. Sheer optimism and opulence informed everything from automobile design to architecture, infusing design with larger-than-life planes and curves. Storefront design of the era is particularly indicative of this phenomenon…

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Posted by Jesse Wilson on Tuesday, February 5, 2008 at 12:34 PM

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