SENTURY II

Last remaining copies of the first print run!

Syd Mead's Sentury II: The long awaited book from legendary Syd Mead finally arrived nearly a decade after his last book. Loyal fans and art enthusiasts will rejoice in being able to view what Syd Mead imagined during that time. Having illustrated the future for us for over 50 years, Syd Mead continues to amaze and surprise us with his stunning pieces no matter how much of the future we have seen from the start of his career. Looking through his unrivaled artwork, we still find ourselves continuously waiting for his future to be in our present.

Images from countless conceptual projects as well as realized ones are included in this fantastic visual voyage into the future with the only and only Visual Futurist, Syd Mead.

Syd Mead (b. 1933, St. Paul, Minnesota, d. 2019, Pasadena, California) is a widely celebrated industrial designer, illustrator and “visual futurist,” known as the designer of cityscapes and vehicles for motion pictures including Blade Runner, TRON, Star Trek – The Motion Picture and Mission to Mars. After graduation from ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, Mead worked briefly as an auto stylist for Ford Motor Company. For U.S. Steel, he designed and illustrated books that envision the use of steel in future societies.