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Mad Men 1985-1996

I had some fun re-arranging my home office and did this little shoot for gags.

 

Mad Men 1985-1996. If Don Draper had a home office in the late 80s to mid 90s, this would be it.

 

He’d use QuarkXpress on an Apple Powerbook to review his ads. He’d use a Braun Dieter Rams calculator.

The desk setup would have to be swanky like the George Nelson Swag Leg Desk, Tolomeo Lamp, and Herman Miller Eames Aluminum Group Softpad Task Chair. His camera would be a Leica and he’d wear Swiss timepieces like a Speedmaster Pro or GMTMaster. If he re-married another French Canadian or extensively travelled, might have picked up TinTin memorabilia. He'd still shoot with a vintage Leica rangefinder.

 

With the exception of the Mac Powerbook, these are all vintage, iconic designs. Some as old as 60 years old. Nelson desk 1958, Speedmaster Pro designed in 1957, Eames Aluminum Group designed in 1969. Most of which have been in continuous production.

 

George Nelson Swag Leg Desk, designed by Charles Pollock for George Nelson Assc.1958

 

Softpad Aluminum Group by Charles & Ray Eames 1958/1969

 

Omega Speedster Professional 1957

 

Leica CL 1973

Braun ET-66 calculator Dietrich Lubs and Dieter Rams 1987

Artemide Tolomeo Lamp Michele De Lucchi 1987

TinTin by Herge 1929

Powerbook 5300, designed by Apple 1995

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Uploaded on December 23, 2014
Taken on December 23, 2014