the world in 1928
When we see those modern houses of the twenties we often make the wrong associations.
I collected some photo's of objects from that period to prove my point. I focused on 1928 since the house from the previous post is dated 1928. I wondered what objects they might have known. All of this for the rich only of coarse...
It took quite some time to google pictures of objects of exactly this year, after almost a century things get blurred and technology advanced fast even then.
cars
This is a citroen C4 introduced in 1928
telephone set
An american telephone set introduced in 1928 (via)
furniture
On the other hand these chairs designed by Marcel Breuer in 1926 look very modern. (via)
paintings
Even more confusing.
Margritte 1928 (source wikipedia)
miro: dutch interior 1928 (source)
diulgheroff: l'uome razionale 1928 (source)
I collected some photo's of objects from that period to prove my point. I focused on 1928 since the house from the previous post is dated 1928. I wondered what objects they might have known. All of this for the rich only of coarse...
It took quite some time to google pictures of objects of exactly this year, after almost a century things get blurred and technology advanced fast even then.
cars
This is a citroen C4 introduced in 1928
telephone set
An american telephone set introduced in 1928 (via)
furniture
On the other hand these chairs designed by Marcel Breuer in 1926 look very modern. (via)
paintings
Even more confusing.
Margritte 1928 (source wikipedia)
miro: dutch interior 1928 (source)
diulgheroff: l'uome razionale 1928 (source)
music
Gershwin composed 'American in Paris' but it was also the time of Schoenberg who wrote 'Variations for Orchestra opus 31' that year.
Electrically recorded 78rpm disc where state-of-the-art back then, but reproduction would have been mechanical with hand-cranked record players.
radio
Radio was still in its infancy, Radio Belgique started in 1923 but the public broadcasting institute (NIR) would only see the light in 1931.
1928 radio set (source)
talking movies
Until 'The Jazz Singer' of 1927 all movies were silent. 'Steamboat Willy' was the first cartoon film with sound, released in 1928.
Black and white but technicolor was already invented in 1922.
Fashion news from 1928 in two strip technicolor.
television
Television was already invented as were video discs...
source
Gershwin composed 'American in Paris' but it was also the time of Schoenberg who wrote 'Variations for Orchestra opus 31' that year.Electrically recorded 78rpm disc where state-of-the-art back then, but reproduction would have been mechanical with hand-cranked record players.
radio
Radio was still in its infancy, Radio Belgique started in 1923 but the public broadcasting institute (NIR) would only see the light in 1931.
1928 radio set (source)talking movies
Until 'The Jazz Singer' of 1927 all movies were silent. 'Steamboat Willy' was the first cartoon film with sound, released in 1928.
Black and white but technicolor was already invented in 1922.
Fashion news from 1928 in two strip technicolor.
television
Television was already invented as were video discs...
sourcetravel in style
Graf Zeppelin made the very first commercial passenger flight across the Atlantic, departing Friedrichshafen at 7:54 AM on October 11, 1928, and landing at Lakehurst, New Jersey on October 15, 1928, after a flight of 111 hours and 44 minutes.
first flight of the Graf Zeppelin on sep 18, 1928 (source)
architecture
While you were on that other side of the ocean you could have marveled over the Chrysler building (1928-1931). For a brief moment it was the tallest building on earth.
By contrast Le Corbusier completed the 'villa savoye' in 1928.
source: wikipedia
Closer to home were the amsterdam olympics.
1928 stadion (source wikipedia)
Graf Zeppelin made the very first commercial passenger flight across the Atlantic, departing Friedrichshafen at 7:54 AM on October 11, 1928, and landing at Lakehurst, New Jersey on October 15, 1928, after a flight of 111 hours and 44 minutes.
first flight of the Graf Zeppelin on sep 18, 1928 (source)
architecture
While you were on that other side of the ocean you could have marveled over the Chrysler building (1928-1931). For a brief moment it was the tallest building on earth.
By contrast Le Corbusier completed the 'villa savoye' in 1928.
source: wikipediaCloser to home were the amsterdam olympics.
1928 stadion (source wikipedia)
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