Aesthetic Explorations: Retro-futurism

Although many of these visions seem almost comical now, the spirit in which they were created crystallizes the essence of how the future was described prior to the 1980s. There was a time in the past when the future was thought as a beautiful place of cooperation, peace, beauty and of course, convenience. But the times have changed, popular media paints a grim, dystopian picture of conflict and turmoil. The Matrix series, The Hunger Games and the more recent book Ready Player one are such…

Television Liquor Cabinet

Vision: For my up cycle project, I wanted to create something not only visually appealing, but also useful. I have had my eye on an old television set, faux wood and all, collecting dust in my girlfriend’s parent’s basement for a little while. With a little searching through the internet, I was inspired to make the television set into a retro liquor cabinet. Initially, I thought it would be cool to turn it into a fish tank, but quickly realized that the shell was not…

Retro Television Cabinet

For my up cycle project, I had my eye on an old television laying around in my girlfriend’s parent’s basement. With a little help from the internet, I was inspired to make the TV into a liquor cabinet. It’s been collecting dust for at least 15 years, so I figured that I could bring new life into it. The 1970’s TV Gutted and ready to be up cycled. Old CRT TVs are notorious for keeping their dangerously high voltage charge for months, if not years…