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Decades of Design

1970s

The events of the time were

reflected in and became the

inspiration for much of the

literature, entertainment, interior

design, advertising and even

fashion of the decade.

The events of the 1960's,

including war and social change,

seemed destined to continue in

the 70's. Advances in civil rights,

increased influence of the

women's movement, the

introduction of the new man, a

heightened concern for the

environment, and space

exploration were all topical

issues.

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to

ry

This was probably the first era

to have seen the explosion of

diets and low calorie food.

Interior design was still

influenced by the

psychedelic 60’s but had

evolved into a more modern

and organic look.

His

to

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eThe Hi Tech; Industrial

Style surfaced with

many industrial

products being used.

There was an

explosion of office

furniture systems

with interchangeable

modular units

introducing the

beginning of

ergonomic design.

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Television and radio had

became focal points of

entertainment.

As technology

progressed

gadgets became

more desirable

offering an easier

way of life. Why

hand knit when you

can have a knitting

machine?

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Lighting was

influenced by the

regard for the

environment and

organic forms

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Women were fashionable in everything from ankle-length

grandmother dresses to flares and knitwear.

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More processed

foods and diet

products were

widely available and

accepted as a good

thing.

1970 Concorde makes its first supersonic flight (700 mph/1127 km/h).

1971 Intel releases world's first microprocessor, the 4004.

The First Internet Chat rooms appear

Apollo 14 lands on the Moon.

1972 Digital Watches are introduced

Atari kicks off the first generation of video games with the release

of PONG, the first game to achieve commercial success

1974 The first use of UPC or Universal product Code BAR CODE UPC

scanner installed

1975 BIC launches first disposable Razor

1976 Matsushita introduces the VHS home video cassette recorder to

compete with Sony's Beta max system.

1977 The first Apple II computers went on sale

NAVSTAR Global Positioning System GPS Inaugurated by US

Department of defence.

1978 Illinois Bell Company introduces first ever Cellular Mobile Phone

System

First Test Tube Baby is born in England a girl Louise Brown, from in

vitro fertilization

1979 Sony introduces the Sony Walkman costing $200.00 Inte

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References

http://www.lolc.co.uk/

http://history1900s.about.com/librar

y/time/bltime1970.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970s