Drinking Like the Jetsons
People of a certain age who grew up with the dream of the kind of outlandishly advanced future portrayed in such pop cultural artifacts as “The Jetsons” often find themselves wondering, “Where are the flying cars?” “Where are the jet packs?” “Where is that meal in the form of a pill?” Well, while it appears that we are still many decades from taking flying cars to work, futuristic design, much of it influenced by the “space age” look popular in the 1950s and 1960s, is here to stay when it comes to contemporary furniture. For some reason, that seems to apply even more so to metal bar stools.
Imagine drinking your space martini while listening to Frank Sinatra and the Count Basie Orchestra performing “Fly Me to the Moon,” on a stool that looks like it just might take flight itself. The retro-space-age look has been popular more than once before, it was first revived during the late 1980s and early 1990s, but today it’s nearly become an established look and has taken on a new lease on life due to the popularity of TV’s “Mad Men” and other films and shows dedicated to the mid-20th century, a time when the possibilities for advancement in technology — and all other areas — seemed limitless. The sleek styling of these rattan & Wicker bar stools, often using such once newfangled materials as durable plastics and synthetic fabrics, makes relaxing with a frosty beverage just a little bit more fun.
Of course, wood bar stools are only one area in which a modern bar or breakfast nook area can take on a futuristic or retro-futuristic aspect. The bar itself can be designed with a space age look, with posters from your favorite sci-fi movies and flourishes that can make your bar look like it could be at Cape Canaveral or 10-Forward on the Starship Enterprise. Trust us, there’s no martini like a space martini.