TechConex explores the significance and enduring influence of technology and design from the Cold War, a conflict that dominated the world for fifty years like no other before or since.

Directly, the two superpowers and their allied blocs seemed almost perfect opponents. Yet while they were at odds over almost everything –from the very idea of individual and his role in society, down to the proper way to manufacture washing machines– they were also profoundly influenced by each other’s technological, commercial, scientific and artistic developments. The competition and imitation that emerged out of that conflict continues to influence and shape both the technical functionality and visual aesthetics of modern times. This blog is about that.