Robots: A Designer's Collection of Miniature Mechanical Marvels


May 16, 2008 - April 19, 2009
Pulsar Lounge Gallery

Robots: A Designer's Collection of Miniature Mechanical Marvels celebrates our long fascination with humankind's technological version of itself. This exhibition draws from a one-of-a-kind assemblage of toy robots, which noted designer Tom Geismar has been collecting for decades. Inspired by antique tin and wooden toys, samurai warriors and mid-20th century Japanese film characters, these intricately detailed and beautifully designed miniatures are set against EMP|SFM's backdrop of life-sized robots, androids and cyborgs from the world of science fiction film and television.

To read collector Tom Geismar's biography, click here >> Click on a thumbnail for a larger image:
Exhibition located in the Pulsar Lounge Gallery on Level 1 of EMP|SFM. (PDF -- 2.3MB) Main image: Detail of robot from Robots: A Designer's Collection of Miniature Mechanical Marvels. Photo courtesy of John Kuczala.