10.04.2008

Mid-century Modern Toys: Atomic!




I fly through SFO quite a bit because in Eugene you can rarely fly direct anywhere - you must first travel through SFO or LAX or Seattle or Portland or Denver. I do like SFO though because they by far have the best art installations. Right now all you toy collector's would go nutzo. All the toys on display had themes of the space age. They capture that mid-century modern fascination with all things intergalactic  and space-tacular! Hope you enjoy these tidbits. Because I had just newly experienced the D.C. Dulles airport for the first time - I have to say that the "Lost in Space" people mover is exactly like the mobile "lounge rooms" of Dulles (IAD). 

You can see all the space trading cards in person until March 2009 so you will have plenty of time to check it out. You can find it at Terminal 3 of SFO. Oh man, I wish I could have an orbital food container (click on the pictures to read the funny tag lines of the lunch boxes and games). Enjoy the space invasion!

4 comments:

  1. Sarah and I have that exact same lunch box from "Lost in Space"!

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  2. OMG! Too cool. What do you guys use it for? A Planter? A pencil-box? Seed storage?

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  3. It's full of small plastic toys, like Lilo and Stitch.

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  4. Ah reminds me of good old days. The collector's dream indeed. best toddler toys

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