Star Trek: Designing the Final Frontier - by Dan Chavkin & Brian McGuire (Hardcover)

Celebrate Star Trek: The Original Series and the show's distinctive Midcentury modern design that would change design- and television-forever.

About the Author: DAN CHAVKIN began his photographic career in 1992, studying at the prestigious school Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California.168 PagesPerforming Arts, TelevisionDescription Book Synopsis Celebrate Star Trek: The Original Series and the show's distinctive Midcentury modern design that would change design- and television-forever.

Star Trek: The Original Series (1966-1969) was the first installment of one of the most successful and longest-running television franchises of all time.

Today, Trek fans champion its writing, progressive social consciousness, and aesthetic.

Designing the Final Frontier is a unique, expert look at the mid-century modern design that created and inspired that aesthetic.

From Burke chairs to amorphous sculptures, from bright colors to futuristic frames, Star Trek TOS is bursting with mid-20th century modern furniture, art, and design elements--many of them bought directly from famous design showrooms.