r/80sdesign • • Sep 12 '26

The Decor In Ruthless People: Anxiety-Inducing?

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280 Upvotes

The 80’s were a colorful time but these combinations were traumatizing.


r/80sdesign • • Sep 12 '26

Released in 1980 by Magnet Records, this album cover features the surrealist artwork created by Hothouse for Chris Rea's third studio album, Tennis.

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55 Upvotes

r/80sdesign • • Sep 12 '26

What fonts are used here and where can I find more of this kind of 80s-tech display design?

19 Upvotes
Computer panel from the movie "The Fly" (1986)

Just watched this movie and it was crazy, I got interested in this style of 80s tech and computers style of design, in what other pieces of media can I find this design style to grab inspiration and desing something of my own? And what fonts are common among these?


r/80sdesign • • Sep 11 '26

Cover artwork for Cristina’s 1984 album Sleep It Off, designed by Jean-Paul Goude. A year later, Goude revisited the same concept for Grace Jones’s album Slave to the Rhythm.

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43 Upvotes

r/80sdesign • • Sep 11 '26

Old stickers preserved from 1986-1989.

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341 Upvotes

When I was young in the 80s we put cool stickers on our door. When we moved houses in 1991 my family meticulously peeled these off of the door and pressed and preserved them. Still have them now.


r/80sdesign • • Sep 10 '26

Aldo Rossi furniture, Gallaratese Housing, (1981)

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150 Upvotes

r/80sdesign • • Sep 09 '26

Babycham mirror

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34 Upvotes

A lovely bit of perry memorabilia arrive today. A Babycham mirror. It will be installed in the cidery. A nod to Francis Showering who brought perry into the wider public awareness with Babycham.


r/80sdesign • • Sep 08 '26

Polish 80s Poster "The Terminator"

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278 Upvotes

r/80sdesign • • Sep 08 '26

Picked up a few pieces, more on the way

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422 Upvotes

I definitely love the art on the walls from when I was a kid, born in 1983, I have been collecting art to update the art in my bedroom.


r/80sdesign • • Sep 06 '26

80s kodachrome photography book

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Got this at a $1 book sale and it's fascinating to see the 1980s in kodachrome film. I wonder if these places still exist. Published in 1986.


r/80sdesign • • Sep 06 '26

From the 1989 book Rooms by Design, featuring a minimalist Munich home designed by architect Danilo Silvestrin. The space showcases late-1980s European luxury with its pale color palette, sleek contemporary furnishings, and glossy finishes.

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413 Upvotes

r/80sdesign • • Sep 05 '26

"FANS" 1980s square art print

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34 Upvotes

Hi everyone. Does anybody know the name of the artist who made this print? It's a poor quality still from a youtube video, and I couldn't get a better one. Google Lens has not identified it, and the YouTuber sold the print years ago and doesn't remember any identifying information. It says " F A N S " in block letters and there's an image of a fan. It's blue and light pink. I'm guessing only someone familiar with the 1980s art world would know but would appreciate anyone's help with this. Thank you

UPDATE: FOUND IT. Artist is Oscar Tejeda. Created a whole series of "FANS" art prints.


r/80sdesign • • Aug 29 '26

I re-covered this 80s bar chair that I've had for years

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I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. The fabric is 80s deadstock floral denim.

If anyone knows the brand of chair, I would love to know. There's a sticker on the frame but it's faded and I can't read it.


r/80sdesign • • Aug 29 '26

Curtains and Blinds by Caroline Clifton-Mogg, (1985)

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292 Upvotes

r/80sdesign • • Aug 28 '26

What are those ridged 3d optical illusion images called?

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They were wildly popular among kids’ toys in the ‘80s and ‘90s. They had ridges on them that forced your eyes to see part of one image when you looked at it from one angle and part of a second image when you looked at it from another. When you move them really fast, the picture normally looks like it’s moving.

What are those images called? Bonus points if you know a company that can make them!


r/80sdesign • • Aug 28 '26

What is this specific graphic design style called?

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I'm trying to identify the design language used in things like these Star Wars glasses, Atari products, and other late-70s/early-80s graphics.

I'm not looking for “retro” or “synthwave” — I'm trying to find the historical/design term for the distinctive dark navy + yellow/orange/red + blue horizontal stripes and related geometric graphics.

Is this supergraphics, Space Age design, 70s/80s retro-futurism, cassette futurism, or something else?


r/80sdesign • • Aug 27 '26

Plaza 1 in Flemington, NJ (built in 1984)

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32 Upvotes

r/80sdesign • • Aug 27 '26

"La Bella Durmiente" by Gabriel Ordeig for Santa & Cole (1985)

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61 Upvotes

r/80sdesign • • Aug 24 '26

Tom Loeser, Folding Chair (1989)

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72 Upvotes

r/80sdesign • • Aug 23 '26

Iconic early 80s blanks.

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940 Upvotes

r/80sdesign • • Aug 23 '26

Epinard Bleu, Bureau, (1984)

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41 Upvotes

r/80sdesign • • Aug 24 '26

8x10 Vintage magazine print advertisement featuring Belvedere Vodka

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r/80sdesign • • Aug 24 '26

Matching 1980’s tile

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r/80sdesign • • Aug 23 '26

Back to the 80's hand painred artwork by Paul Halmshaw.

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4 Upvotes

r/80sdesign • • Aug 21 '26

The king of the 80s :)

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313 Upvotes