We’re surrounded by scores of gadgets so well-designed it’s almost impossible not to fall in love with some of them. I wanted to share some of my personal favorites. The following set of images serves as a confession for me; call me crazy, but I adore these objects so much, that simply to touch and hold them causes a pleasant sensation in my nervous system.
And I would like to invite you, dear reader, to share your most-desired objects too. This is the time to confess: post the photo of your beloved thing and tell us why you love it. Anything goes.
Here is my tableau of inanimate objects that I desire:
Wristwatch: Bulova Accutron from 1960, because of its innovative electronic mechanism
Photo: jcw/Wikimedia Commons
Cell Phone: LG Nexus 5—I love its minimalism and the feel of the materials
Photo: Attila Nagy/Gizmodo
Rotary phone: Ericofon, aka the Cobra Phone by Ericsson, Sweden in 1954—the most extraordinary phone design ever
Photo: Marcin Wichary/Holger.Ellgaard/Wikimedia Coommons
Radio: Panasonic R-72S Toot-a-loop Bracelet Radio (made in Japan circa 1972)—you can wear it if you want, and you want
Photo: Attila Nagy/Gizmodo
Notebook: MacBook Air, the best associate I have ever worked with thus far
Photo: Attila Nagy/Gizmodo//Brian Kersey/Getty Images
Computer: GD-71 graphic display station—a cyclops that looks gorgeous
Photo: Attila Nagy/Gizmodo
Desk lamp: Nanbu “Sweet”—a cute and sleek High Intensity Lamp made in Japan, circa 1960
Photo: Attila Nagy/Gizmodo
Alarm clock: Goldbühl, made in West Germany, circa 1960— love its knurled plastic body
Photo: Attila Nagy/Gizmodo
Camera: Yashica Mat 124G, made in Japan, circa 1970—a reliable and sturdy partner on every photo trip
Photo: Attila Nagy/Gizmodo
Furniture: Marcel Breuer’s B3 Club chair from 1927—an extreme and elegant Bauhaus perfection
Photo: Eckehard Schulz/AP
Hi-Fi set: Brionvega RR226 (1965/2008)—makes me smile all the time
Photo: Brionvega
TV set: Philco Predicta from the late 1950s—a revolutionary TV design for the masses
Photo: AP
Gun: Agram 2000, made in Croatia, 1992–the most Star Wars compatible contemporary weapon
Photo: weapon.ge
Bicycle: Benjamin G. Bowden’s Spacelander Bicycle from 1946—its postwar biomorphic design was love at first sight for me
Photo: Brooklyn Museum
Motorbike: BMW R7 prototype from 1934—the definitive Art Deco beauty
Photo: ElfeJoyeux/Wikimedia Commons
Car: Alfa Romeo Carabo concept by Bertone from 1968—she is the one and I am speechless
Photo: Bertone
Train: Aerotrain, a hovertrain developed in France from 1965 to 1977—its aft portion makes me shudder
Photo: Aerotrain
Propeller aircraft: Chance Vought F4U Corsair, 1940—its inverted gull wing makes the Corsair the most beautiful WW2 aircraft
Photo: Attila Nagy/Gizmodo
Jet aircraft: Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird from 1966)—no words needed
Photo: Lockheed Martin
Spacecraft: OV-104 Space Shuttle Atlantis–retired in 2011, it was the last U.S. ship to carry U.S. astronauts into space
Photo: Attila Nagy/Gizmodo
Toy: Matchbox OV-104 Space Shuttle Atlantis—because, you know, I need a tiny orbiter to live with
Photo: Attila Nagy/Gizmodo
Bridge: Manhattan Bridge, built in 1912—how can you not love the first modern suspension bridge?
Photo: Attila Nagy/Gizmodo
Ancient monument: Bayon temple from 12th century Angkor, Cambodia—a mysterious smiling belle hiding in the jungle
Photo: Attila Nagy/Gizmodo
Skyscraper: Chrysler Building, built in 1930—these details speak for themselves
Photo: Attila Nagy/Gizmodo
Object created by nature: Willamette meteorite (billions of years old)—blessed is the American Museum of Natural History for letting anyone to touch and feel this timeless beauty
Photo: Attila Nagy/Gizmodo
