Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Original props from 2001: A Space Odyssey on display...

This is the final installment of movie memorabilia on display at the Stanley Kubrick exhibit at LACMA that I photographed on January 10, 2013 and these props are from the filmmaker's 1968 vision of the future, 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Djinn chair and sofa props from 2001: A Space Odyssey
These original props featured in the sci-fi epic helped create the futuristic look of the film, including these modernist Djinn chair and sofa designs by Olivier Mourge which featured in the travel lounges found aboard the orbiting Space Station V.
2001: A Space Odyssey movie poster 
2001 Space Odyssey movie poster

Hamilton watch prop from 2001: A Space Odyssey
Hamilton watch prop 2001 Space Odyssey
2001 Space Odyssey Hamilton watch prop
2001 Space Odyssey Hamilton watch prop
When making the film, Stanley Kubrick approached a variety of companies to design futuristic looking products for the movie, including the U.S. watchmaking company Hamilton.

Original cutlery props from 2001: A Space Odyssey
Original cutlery props 2001 Space Odyssey
2001 Space Odyssey cutlery props
Also featured in the movie were these examples of minimalist cutlery by Arne Jacobsen, which had the perfect sleek and futuristic look for the science fiction film.
Reproduction model of the Discovery One spaceship 
from 2001: A Space Odyssey
Discovery spaceship model 2001 Space Odyssey
2001 Space Odyssey Discovery spaceship model
2001 Space Odyssey Discovery spaceship model
Included alongside these original props was this reproduction of the classic Discovery One spaceship, which was controlled by the HAL 9000 mainframe computer.

If you're a fan of the legendary director, be sure you take a look at all these other original props, costumes and models from the Stanley Kubrick exhibit at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

4 comments:

  1. My late uncle Terry Duggan was one of the Apes in the cult movie. Years later I worked on The Shinning with Stanley Kubrick .

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  2. Can you describe working with him?
    I’m a huge fan of all his movies. But I think it could be very difficult working with him?

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    1. Sorry, I never worked with him, I'm just a blogger and fan.

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