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Here at PopSci, we love looking back on our previous dreams of the future.
So we get really excited about artists like Shigeru Komatsuzaki, a prolific Japanese illustrator who spent 50 years drawing his own unique vision of the future. In magazines, model packages and even films, he imagined a world filled with things like rocket-launching robots, car boats and solar cities. If only things turned out like Komatsuzaki dreamed.
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Pink Tentacle has a treasure trove of Komatsuzaki’s work in a post today. Check out a sampling of some of our favorite illustrations here, then head over to Pink Tentacle for the rest–well worth it.
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