Gadgets
1985: Andy Warhol Paints Debbie Harry on an Amiga Computer
Pop artist Andy Warhol paints Blondie singer Debbie Harry for the 1985 launch of the Amiga computer (The first model was released in 1985 as simply “The Amiga from Commodore”, later to be retroactively dubbed the Amiga 1000.).
This was late in the artists’ career, and few of these ‘digital paintings’ were produced. I can imagine [...]
The Spaceman Watches from 1972-1977
Obscure timepiece blog Watchismo presents a collection of vintage Spaceman brand watches from Switzerland.
Excerpt:
The Spaceman was unlike anything seen before and Catena introduced the fleet at the Basel Fair of 1972. The large oval case appeared to be docked on your wrist held by a triple-forked Corfam strap by DuPont. The case also had a [...]
