Along the way you can see examples of some of the finest typewriters, radios, telephones and computers that explored the use of new materials, new technologies and new manufacturing techniques that demonstrate the continuity of design methods employed by the greatest designers, up to the present day digital media players, smart phones and tablets.
“Interface” also reflects on the relationship between art and design: from the Italian futurists to geometric abstraction (inspiring the Ico typewriter) to pop art (inspiring the Valentine typewriter), to functionalism and modernism, designers and artists shared ideals and explored new forms.
until October 11, 2014
Interface: people, machines, design
Powerhouse Museum
500 Harris Street, Ultimo (Sidney)