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Drawing, Design for Undersea Lounge: Scheme 3 Interior Perspective
Designed by Russell Heston
In the early 20th century, steamships and ocean liners provided tremendous inspiration for designers who looked to the future. This design for an undersea lounge was a collaboration with Russell Heston, whom Donald Deskey hired when he saw his concept for an undersea lounge. Their design features a geodesic dome of steel and double-glazed, tempered, and laminated glass accessed by a pressure chamber at left. Below the seafloor, the dome's foundation houses mechanical and back-of-house facilities. Heston's use of jeweltone pastels heightens the shimmering allure of the subaquatic environment, while his skill as a technical draftsman impresses upon the viewer the plausibility of such a space. |