The Futuro House

The June 2011 issue of the Dutch magazine Eigen Huis And Interieur features an article on the Futuro House on page 40. While the text is Dutch there is mention of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen which acquired and restored Futuro #000 and then in 2011 first displayed the restored unit to the public. Given that this is a Dutch magazine and a 2011 issue it is reasonable to assume that the article relates to the museum and its Futuro exhibition.

That said the article includes a photograph of a Futuro but that photograph is of the Dombai Futuro not Futuro #000.


EMMA is a magazine published by the Espoo Museum Of Modern Art and the summer 2012 issue contains an article on the Futuro on pages 14 and 15.

The article recounts the emergence of the Futuro into the world of contemporary art in the 1990's; a movement largely initiated by the use of Futuro #000, the original prototype, as a part of "The Eagle Has Landed" exhibit at the Radar Exhibition in Kotka, Finland during the summer of 1990.




Florida Travel & Life magazine was published by the Bonnier Corporation; as far as we can tell they no longer publish a print magazine though they continue to publish content online.

The February 2009 issue of the publication included a short write up on the Pensacola Beach Futuro along with a nice photo.


Issue #10, "The Home Issue", of New Zealand vintage lifestyle magazine Glory Days features a nice six page Futuro article.

The article focuses on the history of the Futuro, primarily as it relates to New Zealand, and on Nick McQuoid and the pair of Futuros he is in process of restoring in Rangiora, on New Zealand's South Island.








We recently obtained a copy of this issue of Hobby: Das Magazin der Technik along with the 092971 issue from E-Bay Germany with the assistance of Achim Breiling who kindly acted a "middleman" and purchased the magazines on our behalf and then shipped them to the US. Thanks Achim.

We do not understand the article of course, we will get a translation at some point, but Achim tells us that the article is a general article about prefabricated houses, how to buy one and how to prepare the land to place one on. There are two photos of the Futuro; one is a photo of the Hirvensalmi Futuro (now in Espoo) and the other is a generic interior shot.

The article also mentions that the Futuro could be purchased for 58750 DM from Neckermann (German | English translation by Google here), one of Germany's oldest Mail Order companies.

The Futuro House also featured in an article in the 101172 issue of Hobby: Das Magazin der Technik.




Update 101015

Despite the fact we already had a copy of the article from this magazine the "collector bug" prompted us to want to add a copy of the actual magazine to our collection and we have now been able to do that.

Update 100415

Thanks to some information from Achim Breiling (thanks Achim) the magazine from which this article comes has been identified; it is from the 101172 issue of the German magazine Hobby: Das Magazin der Technik. The Futuro featured in articles in two other issues of Hobby already in this collection; the 122370 issue and the 092971 issue.

Original Information 092015

We know next to nothing about this item we picked up recently. It is a multi-page article from an unknown German publication titled "Wohnen in Kunststoff: vorerst noch nicht" or "Living in plastic: for the time being not yet". The article references Futuro and includes a small photo and floor plan.

If anyone is able to identify the publication please let us know.








Since its founding by André Bloc in the 1930's L'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui, France's oldest and best known Architecture magazine, has grown to become a highly respected magazine known around the world.

The February/March 1970 issue of the magazine, #148, includes a short one page article on the Futuro House. The article can be found on page 95 and includes text, a couple of photos and plans.

There is also a Russian version of this magazine (copy here). There are differences between the two versions, for example the covers are different and the Futuro article is on page 93 not page 95 in the Russian version but other than the obvious different language the actual Futuro article appears to be the same in both magazines.


The Jan/Feb 1974 issue of French publication La Construction Moderne included a multi page article on La Défense in Paris, France. The article is in French so we cannot read it but based on a quick scan it does not appear that the Futuro that was located there at the time is mentioned in the text.

Page 23 however does include a photo that shows the Futuro that was located outside the CNIT (Centre Des Nouvelles Industries Et Technologies) at the time; that Futuro is now located in Saint-Ouen.


La Jaune Et La Rouge (The Yellow And The Red: representing the school colors) is a monthly magazine published in Paris, France by L'Association des anciens élèves et diplômés de l'École polytechnique (The Association of former students and graduates of the School Polytechnique).

Issue #625, published May 2007, includes (pages 12 through 15) an article titled "La Défense: La vitalité d'un lieu chargé d'histoires" (La Défense: The vitality of a place full of stories). The article includes a 1977 aerial photograph of the La Défense area of Paris in which the Saint-Ouen Futuro can be seen in front of the CNIT (Centre Des Nouvelles Industries Et Technologies). The article does not appear to reference the Futuro in the text (though it is a long article in French and we could have missed something).

The photo covers quite a large area and the Futuro is very small and blurred but it can be made out in the image below to the right of the CNIT a little below and to the left of the center of the photo.




Ilta-Sanomat is, according to Wikipedia, one of Finland's two prominent tabloid size evening newspapers and the second largest paper in the country.

In its 050713 Lifestyle supplement there is a multiple page article on the Futuro. The article includes some great photographs of Futuro #000 during its time in Turenki (now of course in the collection of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen).

We had thought maybe this article might have some interesting information so we took the time to put it through Google Translate only to find it was really rather general in nature and contained nothing new.

Launched in May 2013 by Francisco Valencia, Elegant Magazine describes itself as:

"... a Fashion, Beauty, Editorial and Conceptual art magazine that is published monthly in digital format as well as Print.

Issue #43 (December 2017) included a fashion shoot by Cameron Spooner that used the Royse City Futuro as a "back drop" for some of the shots.


Published by the Film Society At Lincoln Center and founded in 1962, Film Comment magazine features reviews and analysis of mainstream, art-house, and avant-garde filmmaking from around the world.

The May/June 2005 issue (Vol 41/3) features a review of some of Finnish director Mika Taanila's work. The article is titled "Picture-Perfect Future" and sub-titled "The strange time-warp explorations of Finnish filmmaker Mika Taanila". Among the works reviewed is the iconic documentary Futuro: A New Stance for Tomorrow. The article is accompanied by a photo of the Dombai Futuro.




First published in 1980 Form Function Finland is an English language publication that features Finnish design, architecture and visual arts. The magazine is published by Design Forum Finland which is maintained by the Finnish Society for Crafts and Design.

Issue 92 (4/2003) of the publication includes an article on pages 55-57 which reviews several design and architecture books. Among the books reviewed is Futuro: Tomorrow's House from Yesterday edited by Marko Home & Mika Taanila. The article includes some narrative related to the Futuro and a brief review of the Home & Taanila book. It is accompanied by a photograph of the front cover of the book.


The August 2014 issue (#6) of Finnish publication Golden Vintage includes a four page article about Matti Suuronen.

The article is accompanied by several photos of Suuronen architecture. One of the photos is of what appears to be a Polykem brochure for the Casa Finlandia series of buildings and this includes a photo of Futuro #001 back in its days in Hirvensalmi.






American women's fashion magazine Harper's Bazaar has been published since 1967 and is currently published in 32 countries. The December 2017 Spanish issue of the magazine carried a very small Futuro article consisting of a single paragraph on page 114 that was accompanied by a single photo.


As with the 122370 Issue of Hobby: Das Magazin der Technik Achim Breiling has assisted us in understanding what the Futuro related article is all about. Once again, thanks Achim.

This issue contains an article on the 1971 Internationale Kunststoffhaus Ausstellung in Lüdenscheid, Germany. The exhibition featured the Futuro along with other plastic houses of the time. The article includes one photograph of the Futuro.

We received a copy of the book Homes: Today & Tomorrow the same day as we received the two Hobby magazines and by a strange coincidence that book happens to contain a photograph from that very same exhibition.

The Futuro House also featured in an article in the 101172 issue.


In an article titled "What's New For Living" the September 1969 issue of House & Garden features a very short description of the Futuro that includes one of our all time favorite Futuro quotes:

"Perched high on steel tubing with a drop-down, airplane-like stair door that locks from either inside or out, Futuro is an unbreachable fortress."

If someone asked us to describe a Futuro in one word "Fortress" would not be it though we imagine if you lived in a Futuro once you locked yourself inside it was probably pretty secure.


Page 215 of the February 2003 issue of Interior Design Magazine features a short article along with a single photograph of the Pensacola Beach Futuro. The article never mentions the name "Futuro House"; rather it describes the structure as the "UFO House" though it does correctly attribute the design to Matti Suuronen. The article also suggests only 20 were manufactured which we know to be very understated.


Issue 5 2012 of the Finnish design magazine Kauniit Kodit or "Beautiful Homes" includes a very short piece on the Futuro House on page 23. The article references Futuro #001 originally located in Hirvensalmi, Finland and now on display at the WeeGee Exhibition Center, Espoo, Finland.

The article is accompanied by a single exterior photograph of the Futuro as it appeared at its original location.

The photograph is actually a commonly used one that has appeared in multiple books and magazines; some examples can be found here, here, here, here and here.


Since its founding by André Bloc in the 1930's L'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui, France's oldest and best known Architecture magazine, has grown to become a highly respected magazine known around the world.

The February/March 1970 issue of the magazine, #148, includes a short one page article on the Futuro House. In this rare Russian version of the original French publication (copy of the original French version here) the Futuro article can be found on page 93; it includes text, a couple of photos and plans.

There are differences between the two versions of the magazine, for example the covers are different and the Futuro article is on page 95 not page 93 in the original French version but other than the obvious different language the actual Futuro article appears to be the same in both magazines.


Cincinnati radio station ClassX recently threw a party to celebrate the release of the Winter 2013 issue of their publication Live Magazine along with the celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Covington Futuro.

The party was hosted by Covington Futuro owner Rob Detzel at the Futuro. A digital copy of the magazine, which includes an article on the Futuro starting on page 14, is available online here (it can also be downloaded as a pdf file) and there are photographs and a video in a couple of posts on the ClassX Radio Facebook Page here and here.

The article includes some great historical details along with several photos. ClassX was kind enough to send us a copy of the magazine.






Helsingin Sanomat, published in Helsinki, is the largest Finnish daily newspaper.

This November 2002 monthly supplement carried a two page article on Futuro #001; at the time located in Hirvensalmi and now of course located at the WeeGee Exhibition Center.

As yet we have no translation though it appears like the article probably includes an interview with the owner Matti Kuusla. The article also includes two great photos; one exterior and one interior.




First published in 2004 the bi-annual publication Framework: The Finnish Art Review is described as being "a discursive forum that opens a space for a variety of visual material, as well as extensive articles, analyses and international commentaries on contemporary art and culture."

Issue 9 of the publication, published June 2008, carried art work on the cover that featured the Futuro House and inside it carried a multi-page article on Mika Taanila, the Finnish film director, who, along with Marko Home, gave us the iconic book Futuro: Tomorrow's House from Yesterday and the documentary film Futuro: A New Stance for Tomorrow. Pages 118 and 119 feature images from the documentary.