Motorola's Vision of the Future, circa 1960
I came across a post on BoingBoing referencing some Motorola advertisements from the 1960's portraying homes of the future. Most of the homes are truly fantastic to look at, but they are completely impractical and idealistic. Some of the recurring themes I noticed in these images and others like them are the enormous glass windows, serene natural settings and sparse, clean living spaces. It's like the huge windows are used to emphasize the contrast between the primitive and modern. Looking out through those windows is as engaging as staring at a television screen.