predictions Archives - The Retrofuturist

September 22, 2016

Retrofuture Come True: The Roomba Predicted in 1959

I was browsing Pinterest when I saw this photograph that immediately caught my eye. I’m obsessed with retrofuturist predictions about homes, especially kitchens. In…

May 17, 2016

The Home of the Future: Year 1999 AD [VIDEO]

Here is an interesting short film I found on Youtube recently. Originally released in 1967, the short film “1999 A.D.” was released by the…

February 9, 2015

1950’s Flying Car of the Future

More power to you! This vintage advertisement from 1958 features a vision of your personal flying car, and if you’re still waiting for this…

January 18, 2015

The World of Tomorrow, Today [Video]

This video features quotes from Marshall McLuhan (the man known for predicting the World Wide Web 30 years before it was invited), set to…

January 18, 2015

The World of the Future: Future Cities

Discovered this great photoset on Flickr today: The World of the Future: Future Cities from 1979. Right off the bat I love the foresight…