Star Trek: Designing the Final Frontier by Dan Chavkin

Star Trek: Designing the Final Frontier

How Midcentury Modernism Shaped Our View of the Future

Dan Chavkin, Brian McGuire

Weldon Owen · Print & ebook · August 3, 2021

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

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Who it’s for
Star Trek fans interested in the franchise’s visual design
Themes
Mid-century modern design, Star Trek: The Original Series, Television aesthetics
Genres
Design History, Television History & Criticism, TV Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Horror

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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.

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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-century modern furniture, art, and design elements—many of them bought directly from famous design showrooms. Together, midcentury modern design experts Dan Chavkin and Brian McGuire have created an insider’s guide to the interior of original starship Enterprise and beyond, that is sure to attract Star Trek’s thriving global fan base.

Who it’s for

  • Star Trek fans interested in the franchise’s visual design
  • Readers interested in mid-century modern design and television aesthetics

Where it sits

Television History & Criticism44%
TV Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Horror36%
Design History31%

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Publisher categories

  • Contemporary Architecture (1945-)
  • Furniture Design
  • TV Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Horror
Authors
Dan Chavkin, Brian McGuire
Publisher
Weldon Owen
Published
August 3, 2021
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Mid-century modern design · Star Trek: The Original Series · Television aesthetics
Reading lane
Contemporary Architecture (1945-)