Comments on: Hippy geodesic dome home at Henry Ford Museum http://boingboing.net/2010/08/05/hippy-geodesic-dome.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:14:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: sonascope http://boingboing.net/2010/08/05/hippy-geodesic-dome.html#comment-853504 sonascope Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-853504 They just need to install piping at the apex joints to let in the drip-drip-drip of incoming rain that you'd find in virtually every dome built in the communes of the seventies. They just need to install piping at the apex joints to let in the drip-drip-drip of incoming rain that you’d find in virtually every dome built in the communes of the seventies.

]]> By: WileyDogg http://boingboing.net/2010/08/05/hippy-geodesic-dome.html#comment-853766 WileyDogg Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-853766 Mark, did not see any Greenfield Village pics. They have a few heritage Makers workshops there, including the Thomas Edison Menlo Park complex that Henry Ford had built with Edison's help to match the 1880 details of the first industrial research lab in the US. Mark, did not see any Greenfield Village pics. They have a few heritage Makers workshops there, including the Thomas Edison Menlo Park complex that Henry Ford had built with Edison’s help to match the 1880 details of the first industrial research lab in the US.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/08/05/hippy-geodesic-dome.html#comment-1052685 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1052685 yu're right ! me too , i want to live in something like this! yu’re right ! me too , i want to live in something like this!

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/08/05/hippy-geodesic-dome.html#comment-854310 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-854310 I hope you post about the dynamax house. That is our favorite exhibit. But the whole place is really great. I hope you post about the dynamax house. That is our favorite exhibit. But the whole place is really great.

]]> By: k88dad http://boingboing.net/2010/08/05/hippy-geodesic-dome.html#comment-853812 k88dad Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-853812 The Henry Ford, as they call the entire complex these days, is easily Michigan's can't miss tourist attraction. In addition to the huge museum, there is Greenfield Village, which is laid out like a town and has various buildings from history. They have the bicycle shop that the Wright brothers tinkered in before they moved on to that whole flight thing. Edison and, of course, Hank Ford himself are also represented. It's fascinating to walk where these giant minds walked. The most impressive thing about the complex is the scale. There are exhibits of industrial machinery in the museum that you can get lost in. You are dwarfed by the humongous steam engines of yesteryear. The exhibits of planes and cars go on forever. They even have a pretty decent design section. A recent addition was an exhibit on the origins of the legendary Aeron chair (Herman Miller is another Michigan manufacturer.) If you really want to make it a several day visit, they also have an off-site tour of a working Ford Motor Company manufacturing site (F-150s.) The Henry Ford, as they call the entire complex these days, is easily Michigan’s can’t miss tourist attraction. In addition to the huge museum, there is Greenfield Village, which is laid out like a town and has various buildings from history. They have the bicycle shop that the Wright brothers tinkered in before they moved on to that whole flight thing. Edison and, of course, Hank Ford himself are also represented. It’s fascinating to walk where these giant minds walked.

The most impressive thing about the complex is the scale. There are exhibits of industrial machinery in the museum that you can get lost in. You are dwarfed by the humongous steam engines of yesteryear. The exhibits of planes and cars go on forever. They even have a pretty decent design section. A recent addition was an exhibit on the origins of the legendary Aeron chair (Herman Miller is another Michigan manufacturer.)

If you really want to make it a several day visit, they also have an off-site tour of a working Ford Motor Company manufacturing site (F-150s.)

]]> By: Bazilisk http://boingboing.net/2010/08/05/hippy-geodesic-dome.html#comment-853312 Bazilisk Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-853312 Seeing the counterculture crystallized into a museum exhibit is a surreal and amusing experience. Especially since I have plans to live in a structure like this as soon as possible, whether or not the history books relegate this impulse to something for a youth of the counterculture 40 years ago. :) Seeing the counterculture crystallized into a museum exhibit is a surreal and amusing experience. Especially since I have plans to live in a structure like this as soon as possible, whether or not the history books relegate this impulse to something for a youth of the counterculture 40 years ago. :)

]]> By: moniker42 http://boingboing.net/2010/08/05/hippy-geodesic-dome.html#comment-853314 moniker42 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-853314 Airship > Bunker > Hippy Dome Airship > Bunker > Hippy Dome

]]> By: apoxia http://boingboing.net/2010/08/05/hippy-geodesic-dome.html#comment-853315 apoxia Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-853315 I have friends who recently moved into a dome house. Their walls aren't transparent though. I have friends who recently moved into a dome house. Their walls aren’t transparent though.

]]> By: franko http://boingboing.net/2010/08/05/hippy-geodesic-dome.html#comment-853320 franko Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-853320 holy crap, is that a stickley chair?? those damn patchouli-scented peaceniks didn't know what they had... holy crap, is that a stickley chair?? those damn patchouli-scented peaceniks didn’t know what they had…

]]> By: noah django http://boingboing.net/2010/08/05/hippy-geodesic-dome.html#comment-854857 noah django Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-854857 lived in the metro-D area until I was eleven or so, and used to visit this place periodically. This exhibit was definitely after my time. I loved all the machinery, but used to bug-out for hours at the blacksmith's shop. I figured it would've gone over like gangbusters with you and your fellow makers, but maybe its not there anymore or maybe not as unique because there are similar exhibits elsewhere (seems like Williamsburg had one, probably many others) seeing the iron heated until glowing and then twisted and beaten into shape was at once primaly gripping, thrilling, and intellectually stimulating to me as a small boy. The museum and the Dearborne Village are absolute gems, as is the Detroit Institute of Art, just to shout-out one of my other favorite places up there. lived in the metro-D area until I was eleven or so, and used to visit this place periodically. This exhibit was definitely after my time.

I loved all the machinery, but used to bug-out for hours at the blacksmith’s shop. I figured it would’ve gone over like gangbusters with you and your fellow makers, but maybe its not there anymore or maybe not as unique because there are similar exhibits elsewhere (seems like Williamsburg had one, probably many others)

seeing the iron heated until glowing and then twisted and beaten into shape was at once primaly gripping, thrilling, and intellectually stimulating to me as a small boy.

The museum and the Dearborne Village are absolute gems, as is the Detroit Institute of Art, just to shout-out one of my other favorite places up there.

]]> By: ROSSINDETROIT http://boingboing.net/2010/08/05/hippy-geodesic-dome.html#comment-853334 ROSSINDETROIT Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-853334 Is that a doobie next to the incense burner? It is! Is that a doobie next to the incense burner? It is!

]]> By: mreddy1 http://boingboing.net/2010/08/05/hippy-geodesic-dome.html#comment-853337 mreddy1 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-853337 Seeing Mark explore the same museum i've seen hundreds of times before and being astounded is adorable. Seeing Mark explore the same museum i’ve seen hundreds of times before and being astounded is adorable.

]]> By: nixiebunny http://boingboing.net/2010/08/05/hippy-geodesic-dome.html#comment-853345 nixiebunny Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-853345 That's my house! It was bigger (26' dia., 1/2 sphere 2V), but we had 6 people living in ours. The brick-and-board shelving is authentic, as is the wood-burning stove and the colorful accoutrements. We used a nice copper Mexican candelabra and a Coleman mantle lantern instead of the kerosene lamp, however, for the year that we had no electricity. That’s my house! It was bigger (26′ dia., 1/2 sphere 2V), but we had 6 people living in ours.

The brick-and-board shelving is authentic, as is the wood-burning stove and the colorful accoutrements. We used a nice copper Mexican candelabra and a Coleman mantle lantern instead of the kerosene lamp, however, for the year that we had no electricity.

]]> By: Lee Darrow http://boingboing.net/2010/08/05/hippy-geodesic-dome.html#comment-853603 Lee Darrow Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-853603 Having walked through the museum thousands of times, you could say I'm a bit burned out on the place. Going to high school there will do that. Having walked through the museum thousands of times, you could say I’m a bit burned out on the place. Going to high school there will do that.

]]> By: mezofoprezo http://boingboing.net/2010/08/05/hippy-geodesic-dome.html#comment-853348 mezofoprezo Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-853348 There's an awesome little hideout in Brunswick, GA called Forest Hostel that centers around a few 70's geodesic structures. You can rent a treehouse and chill in the round common room. Very cool! There’s an awesome little hideout in Brunswick, GA called Forest Hostel that centers around a few 70′s geodesic structures. You can rent a treehouse and chill in the round common room. Very cool!

]]> By: AirPillo http://boingboing.net/2010/08/05/hippy-geodesic-dome.html#comment-853349 AirPillo Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-853349 Ahaha... Whoever built that exhibit had a playful mind for details. Ahaha…

Whoever built that exhibit had a playful mind for details.

]]> By: lenore http://boingboing.net/2010/08/05/hippy-geodesic-dome.html#comment-853607 lenore Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-853607 re: Mold-A-Rama machines--they have ten, and I saw three or four of them in action, and spoke with an attendee whose brother does maintenance on the machines who told me about difficulties with the LED upgrades to the lighting in the units. They're getting rid of the high power LEDs because of heat issues and are replacing them with LED strip lighting because it's so much easier to work with. I love, love, love that Mold-A-Rama machines are getting multiple LED upgrades! We opted for the vintage car model (especially over the F150), but we seem to have left our souvenir in our hotel room. We'll have to go back and get another one and see parts of the museum we missed! re: Mold-A-Rama machines–they have ten, and I saw three or four of them in action, and spoke with an attendee whose brother does maintenance on the machines who told me about difficulties with the LED upgrades to the lighting in the units. They’re getting rid of the high power LEDs because of heat issues and are replacing them with LED strip lighting because it’s so much easier to work with. I love, love, love that Mold-A-Rama machines are getting multiple LED upgrades! We opted for the vintage car model (especially over the F150), but we seem to have left our souvenir in our hotel room. We’ll have to go back and get another one and see parts of the museum we missed!

]]> By: John Greg http://boingboing.net/2010/08/05/hippy-geodesic-dome.html#comment-855911 John Greg Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-855911 I tried Google-Earthing it, but it's way too fuzzy to make anything out. I guess no one does Street View on Muskoka area lakes (thank goodness), and there are no photos of it that I can see posted. I tried Google-Earthing it, but it’s way too fuzzy to make anything out. I guess no one does Street View on Muskoka area lakes (thank goodness), and there are no photos of it that I can see posted.

]]> By: ROSSINDETROIT http://boingboing.net/2010/08/05/hippy-geodesic-dome.html#comment-853355 ROSSINDETROIT Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-853355 The Henry Ford Museum has a number of painstakingly reproduced domestic interiors. They're like looking at movie sets. The entire museum is enormous. If you go there, don't skip the indoor locomotive collection or the exhibit of 18c steam engines. Or airplanes or... The Henry Ford Museum has a number of painstakingly reproduced domestic interiors. They’re like looking at movie sets.
The entire museum is enormous. If you go there, don’t skip the indoor locomotive collection or the exhibit of 18c steam engines. Or airplanes or…

]]> By: yoadrian http://boingboing.net/2010/08/05/hippy-geodesic-dome.html#comment-853867 yoadrian Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-853867 What a hoot! Although I didn't live in a dome , much of the decor is almost identical to the interior of my 16' x16' hippie cabin that I built in the middle of 40 acres in the Ozarks in 1975 during my back-to-the-land days.Makes me feel so...historical.Thanks for the post. What a hoot! Although I didn’t live in a dome , much of the decor is almost identical to the interior of my 16′ x16′ hippie cabin that I built in the middle of 40 acres in the Ozarks in 1975 during my back-to-the-land days.Makes me feel so…historical.Thanks for the post.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/08/05/hippy-geodesic-dome.html#comment-854380 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-854380 Yes, the Ford Museum is arguably the most surprisingly astounding museums in the USA. I spent my childhood in Paris museums and have visited most of the best in the world. It is uniquely American - like Jazz. A testimony to the optimism of American Manufacturing and culture, Poetically Edison and Ford celebrated the start of construction prior to the Crash of 29. Its testimony to the gears of American manufacturing is inspiring. A much need reminder to what Americans can do. We cannot compete with the Tate, Louvre, Prado, or Musée d'Orsay, Yet, no one can compete with the Ford museum. I also want to highlight the Petersen Automotive Museum in LA. No one does it better. Also the DeMenil museum in Houston. Real Gems. Good on you for highlighting the Ford with its Eames chair, wonderful highlight of racial history, Macs, Trains, Diners, Airplanes, etc. Good luck. Yes, the Ford Museum is arguably the most surprisingly astounding museums in the USA. I spent my childhood in Paris museums and have visited most of the best in the world. It is uniquely American – like Jazz. A testimony to the optimism of American Manufacturing and culture, Poetically Edison and Ford celebrated the start of construction prior to the Crash of 29. Its testimony to the gears of American manufacturing is inspiring. A much need reminder to what Americans can do. We cannot compete with the Tate, Louvre, Prado, or Musée d’Orsay, Yet, no one can compete with the Ford museum. I also want to highlight the Petersen Automotive Museum in LA. No one does it better. Also the DeMenil museum in Houston. Real Gems. Good on you for highlighting the Ford with its Eames chair, wonderful highlight of racial history, Macs, Trains, Diners, Airplanes, etc. Good luck.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/08/05/hippy-geodesic-dome.html#comment-853358 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-853358 I see a first edition copy of Dune in picture 4. Well, at least the ones called "Smelly Hippies" had good taste. I see a first edition copy of Dune in picture 4.
Well, at least the ones called “Smelly Hippies” had good taste.

]]> By: ebarrett3 http://boingboing.net/2010/08/05/hippy-geodesic-dome.html#comment-853385 ebarrett3 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-853385 I agree with mreddy1. I've gone to this museum at least annually since my infancy! Surreal to see "outsiders" so enamored with it :) I agree with mreddy1. I’ve gone to this museum at least annually since my infancy! Surreal to see “outsiders” so enamored with it :)

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/08/05/hippy-geodesic-dome.html#comment-853643 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-853643 Looks just like my apartment on the planet Tralfalmadore. ;) Looks just like my apartment on the planet Tralfalmadore. ;)

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/08/05/hippy-geodesic-dome.html#comment-853389 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-853389 Where's the copy of "The Protocols of the Elders of Zion"? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Ford#The_Dearborn_Independent Where’s the copy of “The Protocols of the Elders of Zion”? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Ford#The_Dearborn_Independent

]]> By: coitmusic http://boingboing.net/2010/08/05/hippy-geodesic-dome.html#comment-853392 coitmusic Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-853392 Each side is a Chrysler logo! In the Ford museum! Ol' Hank is turning in his grave! Each side is a Chrysler logo! In the Ford museum! Ol’ Hank is turning in his grave!

]]> By: Baron Karza http://boingboing.net/2010/08/05/hippy-geodesic-dome.html#comment-854416 Baron Karza Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-854416 My Mold-o-Rama choice was the Henry statuette, which busted up in my luggage on the way home, but I liked the resulting glued-together FrankenHenry better. The Tunnel of Trippy Lights in the Detroit airport was amazing, and worth a search on YouTube! http://tinyurl.com/bnrz58 The Dymaxion House was fun to walk through but the floor was very bouncy, like living in a hanging birdcage! The first time I ever heard of Bucky Fuller was in an Iron Man comic (#113, '78), where Tony Stark had a computerized Dymaxion Car (which he built from scratch in college) at his factory. Sadly it was smashed up in the story, and they don't have a D-car at the Henry Ford. My Mold-o-Rama choice was the Henry statuette, which busted up in my luggage on the way home, but I liked the resulting glued-together FrankenHenry better. The Tunnel of Trippy Lights in the Detroit airport was amazing, and worth a search on YouTube!
http://tinyurl.com/bnrz58
The Dymaxion House was fun to walk through but the floor was very bouncy, like living in a hanging birdcage! The first time I ever heard of Bucky Fuller was in an Iron Man comic (#113, ’78), where Tony Stark had a computerized Dymaxion Car (which he built from scratch in college) at his factory. Sadly it was smashed up in the story, and they don’t have a D-car at the Henry Ford.

]]> By: Baron Karza http://boingboing.net/2010/08/05/hippy-geodesic-dome.html#comment-853399 Baron Karza Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-853399 Please give us a full report on the museum's Mold-A-Rama machines! Are they all working now? Also don't forget the Buckminster Fuller Dymaxion House! Please give us a full report on the museum’s Mold-A-Rama machines! Are they all working now? Also don’t forget the Buckminster Fuller Dymaxion House!

]]> By: Quiet Wyatt http://boingboing.net/2010/08/05/hippy-geodesic-dome.html#comment-853401 Quiet Wyatt Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-853401 Quite cool... but if this is meant for communal living, where does everyone sleep? I see room for maybe a twin bed for two people behind the curtain. I suppose three or even four could sleep together back there, if they swung that way. I think I just answered my own question... Quite cool… but if this is meant for communal living, where does everyone sleep?

I see room for maybe a twin bed for two people behind the curtain. I suppose three or even four could sleep together back there, if they swung that way.

I think I just answered my own question…

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/08/05/hippy-geodesic-dome.html#comment-853413 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-853413 I see that copy of "How to keep your volkswagen alive forever" Great book, with great illustrations. I see that copy of “How to keep your volkswagen alive forever”

Great book, with great illustrations.

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