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A design for life: Cold War Modern at the V&A

A still from the film 2001: A Space Odyssey, 1968, directed by Stanley Kubrick
1968: A still from the film 2001: A Space Odyssey, directed by Stanley Kubrick. Tony Masters, Harry Lange and Ernie Archer were nominated for the Oscar for Best Art Direction Photograph: MGM/Photofest
Superman, 1968 Cover image for Opus Magazine, by Roman Cieslewicz
1968: Superman. Cover image for Opus Magazine, by Roman Cieslewicz. Cieślewicz was a renowned and influential graphic designer who was art editor of Elle at the time of this image Photograph: Copyright ADAP, Paris and DACS, London 2008
Garden Egg Chair, 1967-8, designed by Peter Ghyczy
1967-68: Garden Egg Chair, designed by Peter Ghyczy Photograph: Pip Barnard/V&A
Buckminster Fuller's 1962 geodesic Dome
Buckminster Fuller's 1962 geodesic Dome at the Canadian World Exhibition in Montreal, 1967 Photograph: © V&A Images
Jested Tower, 1968- 73, built on the top of Jested mountain near Liberec in the Czech Republic, and designed by architect Karel Hubacek
Jested Tower, 1968- 73, built on the top of Jested mountain near Liberec in the Czech Republic, and designed by architect Karel Hubacek Photograph: Jin Jiroutek/V&A
Save Our Planet, Save Our Cities poster featuring Richard Buckminster Fuller’s Dome
Save Our Planet, Save Our Cities poster featuring Richard Buckminster Fuller’s Dome Photograph: © V&A Images
Messerschmitt Kabinenroller KR200
Circa 1955: The Messerschmitt Kabinenroller KR200 was designed by Fritz Fend and has a steering bar like that of an aircraft Photograph: Die Neue Sammling
The Kaiser Geodesic Dome, at the American National Exhibition, Moscow 1959
The Kaiser Geodesic Dome, at the American National Exhibition, Moscow 1959 Photograph: © V&A Images
Fashion photograph, 1960s. A model wearing a white mask
1960s: A model wearing a white mask. It was in the 1960s that fashion photography strode into bold new areas Photograph: John French/freelance
Peter Ghyczy with prototype for Garden Egg Chair, 1967
1967: Peter Ghyczy with a prototype for Garden Egg Chair. The chair was Hungarian-born Ghyczy's most famous design Photograph: Felix Ghyczy/V&A
A simulated lunar landscape, Sea of Tranquility, at the Canadian World Exhibition in Montreal 1967
A simulated lunar landscape, Sea of Tranquility, at the Canadian World Exhibition in Montreal 1967 Photograph: © V&A Images
T 1000 Radio World Reciever, 1963 Dieter Rams
T 1000 Radio World Reciever, 1963, designed by Dieter Rams Photograph: Christine Smith/© V&A Images
A scarf designed by Pablo Picasso to commemorate the World Festival of Youth and Students for Peace, Berlin, August 1951.
August 1951, Berlin: A scarf designed by Pablo Picasso to commemorate the World Festival of Youth and Students for Peace Photograph: ADAP, Paris and DACS, London 2008
Vice President Richard Nixon with USSR First Secretary Nikita Khrushchev during
Vice president Richard Nixon with USSR first secretary Nikita Khrushchev during the 'Kitchen debate' at the American National Exhibition, Moscow, 1959 Photograph: © PA Photos/AP
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