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SPACE: DER FINAL FRONTIER

November 23, 2015
Posted by David Goldklang
Posted in Category_BLOG, Category_Uncategorized, Charles Eames, Eero Saarinen, george nelson, Harry Bertoia, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Raumpatrouille, space age, Star Trek

Tulip chairs in space. In September 1966, the first episode of Star Trek premiered on American television. The same month and year saw the premier of another, rather short-lived, science fiction show, produced in West Germany. Raumpatrouille – Die phantastischen Abenteuer des Raumschiffes Orion (literal translation: Space Patrol – The Fantastic Adventures of the Spaceship Orion) lasted only for 7 episodes, but still has a cult following in Germany and...