Retro style television and horn speaker system

A hundred years ago, information was transmitted by print media. Then radio appeared. Television combining visual and audio media became a true symbol of the 20th century. A TV-set has come a long way from a massive black and white box to a modern widescreen LED. Throughout the history, strange, fashionable, stylish and extravagant models of TV-sets emerged. Some of the most unusual retro televisions deserve our special attention.

Unusual retro style televisions

Many models remained at the stage of a concept, but some really interesting retro televisions went into mass production. The company “Predicta” released the world's first television with a rotary screen.

Philco Predicta TV, 1950s

One of the most extraordinary and mass retro televisions is Kuba Komet model of the German corporation KUBA, which was produced from 1957 to 1962. This is one of the first versions of the music center, which, in addition to TV, included a radio, a record player, a tape recorder and a remote.

Kuba Komet TV

Vintage television as an art object

The installation «Te12vision» from 12 retro television sets was dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the Dutch television. Two most distinctive models were devoted to each decade. The art-object demonstrates the evolution of television with the help of the devices themselves as well as with the transmitted videos.

«Te12vision», Utrecht (the Netherlands)

Futuristic TV sets

In the 60's, when the belief in progress was boundless, a futuristic television was released in Japan, which seemed to have come off the screen of a sci-fi movie of those times. It had a diagonal of 5 inches, an output for headphones, had a rotary chrome stand by 180 degrees along the axis and earned the following nicknames: "space ship", "space helmet" and "eyeball".

PANASONIC TR-005

World’s largest composition of retro televisions

The largest sculptural composition at the moment is “LNK Infotree” in the open air park in Vilnius (Lithuania). It consists of 2.093 retro televisions and covers an area of three square kilometers.

«LNK Infotree» by Gintaras Karosas

Steampunk televisions

The industrial age inspires modern designers to the boldest and most unexpected solutions. And today, probably, every gadget has a couple of versions in steampunk style. Televisions are also subject to modifications in retro style.

Retro style television and horn speaker system by Dmitriy Tikhonenko

The classic widescreen TV looks not only like a thing from the past, but also like a fantasy of how it might look in the days of Victorian England. This television strikes at first sight, and it reminds the viewer how fine copper and brass are. Despite its vintage appearance, it contains the most up-to-date components and has a remote control, which is useful in case you get tired of switching channels with antique buttons.

Retro horn speaker system

Acoustics should be not just a source of high-quality sound, but also a part of the interior design. There are a lot of interesting acoustic systems, but only a few of them can catch fancy. Retro horn speaker system will become the central point of any room. For example, the steampunk speaker system in the rock club “TNT” in Minsk emphasizes the exclusiveness of its vip-hall for true music lovers.

TNT Rock Club VIP room, Minsk (Belarus)