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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
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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...