Despite the political turmoil, the 1960s were a decade of technological optimism. Norman Borlaug's agricultural innovations staved off a global famine. We sent men to the moon. Vaccines were developed against measles, rubella, and polio. Many believed that a technological solution could be found for any problem. But their view of what the future would look like was inevitably filtered through what the world already looked like. Here's what they might have thought office furniture, décor, and appliances of the future would look like.
3D Printer
Ansible
Calculator
CCTV
Chronoscope
Communicator
Computer
Copy Machine
Cubicle
Document Scanner
Fax Machine
Laptop
PA System
Pager
Panopticon
Pencil Sharpener
Printer
Router
Telephone Booth
Telephone
Time Machine
Writing Desk
These illustrations were drawn using Stable Diffusion 2.1.
