Min Nguen is a diverse artist whose work spans the clock-, steam- and dieselpunk spectrum. I selected all of his airships for you, but if you’re fond of science-fiction artwork as well, you should definitively check out his DeviantArt profile.
The #clockpunk and #steampunk art of Min Nguen Min Nguen is a diverse artist whose work spans the clock-, steam- and dieselpunk spectrum. I selected all of his airships for you, but if you’re fond of science-fiction artwork as well, you should definitively check out his DeviantArt profile.
Vadim Voitekhovitch’s art is proof that everything looks better with airships. It’s hard to pick just a few examples from his DeviantArt profile; all his paintings are gorgeous. Check it out!
Art by Vadim Voitekhovitch
Art by Vadim Voitekhovitch
Art by Vadim Voitekhovitch
Art by Vadim Voitekhovitch
Art by Vadim Voitekhovitch
Norman Bel Geddes was an American industrial designer and futurist who had a major influence on the streamlined Art Deco design of the 1930s and 40s.
Few of Geddes’ designs came to fruition. A notable exception was the General Motors Pavilion at the 1939 New York World’s Fair, also known as Futurama. (Click here for a collection of photographs from that year’s fair.)
One of his unrealized designs was “Airliner Number 4,” a nine-deck amphibian airliner that he sketched in 1929.
Airliner Number 4 elevation by Bel Geddes
Airliner Number 4 by Bel Geddes
Airliner Number 4 deck plan by Bel Geddes
Image from Fantastic Plastic Models
It would have been a mammoth airship, inspired by Germany’s Dornier Do X flying boat. Geddes wanted to seat up to 600 people and provide areas for concerts, deck games, a gymnasium, a solarium — even two airplane hangars!
He put the cost of building the aircraft at $9 million, which would be something like $125 million in today’s money.
Bel Geddes’ Fantastical Airliner #dieselpunk Norman Bel Geddes was an American industrial designer and futurist who had a major influence on the streamlined Art Deco design of the 1930s and 40s.
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