Syd Mead: "The Future Is Our Mutual Destination"

Meet Syd Mead, the futurist designer behind iconic sci-fi vehicles like Tron’s Light Cycle and Blade Runner’s Spinner.

Dystopian cityscape rendering by Syd Mead (1981).
Dystopian cityscape rendering by Syd Mead (1981).

This profile on legendary industrial designer and futurist artist Syd Mead, who passed away in 2019, was first published in German Loved & Found Magazine. 

Syd Mead’s workspace does not exactly seem like a place where the future is created. A plain chipboard worktop, to which he has attached a long-necked metal lamp on the left and right, serves as a desk for the master of futuristic vehicle design. Brushes, paper, and cardboard are spread across it.

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