r/70sdesign

I bought this used metal-framed lithograph for $45 on FB. Under the image it has penciled in "34/150 Sunset Mara 1973". Above the stripes is a 3D-ish embossed set of circles in a bigger circle. There's a label on the back too. The lower edge had some water staining, so I put some white paper in. I'll probably get it re-matted. I think it's pretty cool, especially since the metal frame is also orange. It's about 18 inches tall. Does anybody know who Mara was?

The extra kitchy bathrooms are just a bonus! https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2-Country-Estates-Pl-Saint-Louis-MO-63131/2775498_zpid/

Who else loves this font (that was never actually displayed on any screen back then?)

I’ve always wondered why in the world the MICR font became the universal symbol for computers in the '80s, especially since no computer at the time actually utilized it to display anything. While I was busy using blocky pixels on an ZX-Spectrum, this specialized typeface was appearing on every "high-tech" movie poster and toy gadget imaginable.

The association was actually a bit of a creative hangover. The font was originally engineered in the 1950s for massive banking mainframes to read magnetic ink on checks. Because those were the first "electronic brains" the public ever encountered, the design world adopted that specific look as a visual shorthand for computing. By the 1980s, the font had become a cultural trope; even though home computers had moved on to entirely different display technologies, designers kept using those 1950s banking numerals to signal went that something was meant to be "digital"

I've been in love with this room my whole life.

I made a post a while back about a house my wife and purchased that is VERY 70s. Just found this flooring today in the laundry room.

Finally go it hung up.

Title

1974 countertops cupboards and floor

putting an offer in on a house that has been a single owner since it was new in 1965 until they died, that has had lovingly maintained shag carpet throughout that I want to keep at least in the room i intend to use as my home office which has that wonderful harvest gold shag carpet with wood panel walls, and i really intend to go whole hog on it and maintain it and decorate it to match. (i essentially found the great value version of https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/1-million-florida-time-capsule-103000815.htmlhttps://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/1-million-florida-time-capsule-103000815.html this place.)

But my god, I'm trying to find a source for it so I can have some on hand in case I need to patch it or something and every google search I am finding is for area rugs.

My 1974 bathroom(never enough)

My grandfather was a cinematographer in the 60s and early 70s.

I'm sure these numbers are long disconnected. No risk of doxing myself.

Recently found this couch, but unable to find any tag/ branding. Anyone have any idea how much something like this is worth?