The Futuro House

The October 2017 issue (#496) of the French design publication Marie Claire Maison included an article on Utopie Plastic, an exhibition at la Friche de l'Escalette (a site on the French coast south of Marseille, France) that included, among several other structures, the display of the Futuro previously located in Mallorca and now located in Paris.

The article was accompanied by a several photos that included both exterior and interior shots of the Futuro.


MOJEH Magazine describes itself as a:

"... bi-monthly high fashion publication, based in Dubai, with a decadent showroom in the iconic Burj Khalifa."

MOJEH also publishes, less frequently, MOJEH Men and the Autumn/Winter 2014 issue of MOJEH Men includes a two page article on the Futuro House. Contributors to the article include Mika Taanila, director of the film Futuro - A New Stance for Tomorrow, Craig Barnes, owner of the UK Futuro, and ourselves.

Photographs accompanying the article include one of the Dombai Futuro, one of Charles Wilp's Futuro and two of Pöytyä (taken by us during our visit to Pöytyä on 071014).

A pdf of this article can be accessed here.




Neo2 is a Spanish language culture and style magazine produced in Madrid, Spain.

In the current (at the time of writing) issue, #133 May 2014, there is a multi-page article entitled "Arquitectura Residencial Circular" or "Circular Residential Architecture." The Futuro House is mentioned briefly in the narrative of the article and there is a photograph of the Dombai Futuro on page 71.


On pages 56 and 57 of the June 2007 issue of New Scientist we find a brief history of the Futuro House. Though rather general in nature and lacking in any real details the article is nevertheless an interesting read and tracks the Futuro from inception to initial interest and promising future, subsequent failure and then all the way through to its place in the world of the 2000's.




Issue 12 (5th Anniversary Edition - Spring/Summer 2017) of bi-annual fashion publication Odda is a "monster" of a magazine close to 2" thick. The issue is titled "Unexpected Perceptions".

It includes a 12 page article featuring Futuro #13 in Berlin. The article is not in any way about the Futuro House and there is no information relating to the Futuro House; rather the Futuro is simply a cool backdrop for a fashion shoot.














The November 2006 issue of kid's magazine Owl included a very brief mention of the Futuro House which was accompanied by a photo of the Danvers Futuro.


We cannot seem to find anything online about the French language architecture publication Neuf (which is subtitled "Architectures Nouvelles - Matériaux Nouveaux"). The magazine was published in Brussels 6 times a year. We have no idea if it is still being published.

The March/April 1975 issue (#54) carried an article titled "Maisons En Plastique Oui Ou Non?" (or "Plastic Houses Yes Or No?"). Pages 52-53 carry a series of small diagrammatic images of various structures along with a brief description; the Futuro is one of the structures included.

Given we do not speak or read French and a lengthy multi-page article we are unsure if Futuro is mentioned in any more detail elsewhere in the article.


Marine News is the monthly Journal of the World Ship Society; it has been around since 1946.

The February 1969 issue of the publication (Vol XXIII, #2) included an article titled "Finnpartner and Finnfocus 68".

The article includes (not surprisingly given the title and primary subject matter of the publication) a lot of technical details relating to the Finnpartner but it does also contain a little information about the Finnfocus exhibition and about the Futuro in particular.

Interestingly despite the fact that by the time of publication the name "Futuro House" had become the widely accepted and used name for Suuronen's iconic creation the article uses the term "Casa Futura" for the structure which is describes as "a new style weekend cottage of the future".

The article is accompanied by a rather nice photo of the Finnpartner with "Futuro 002" clearly visible on the upper deck.

The 2/2006 issue of Finnish automotive magazine Mobilisti included a two page feature on the collection of which the Kauhava Futuro is a part. That very impressive collection also includes two other Suuronen structures; a CF-10 Kiosk and a CF-45 Venturo.

The collection also includes at least one vintage automobile which might explain this article appearing in an automotive magazine.




Museo magazine is published by the Finnish Museum Association and is distributed free at various museums around Finland. Issue #4/2015 of Museo includes an article on Futuro which includes an interior photo of the restored Futuro #001 located at the WeeGee Exhibiton Center and an interview with Futuro historian Marko Home and Futuro conservator Sammy Supply.

The Dombai Futuro is featured on the cover. Our thanks to Marko Home for sending us a copy of the magazine.


Norwegian Airlines in flight magazine N By Norwegian featured a very short piece on Craig Barnes' "Futuro 22" on page 14 of its December 2015 issue.


As far as we can ascertain Neuvostoliitto was a Finnish language Soviet propaganda magazine. Issue 12 of 1985 (#347) included a photo of the Dombai Futuro on the back cover. There does not appear to be any mention of the Futuro inside the publication as far as we can tell.


In an article on page 11 of the first issue of Nu: The Nordic Art Review Susanna Pettersson recounts a little of the history of the Futuro and reviews the Mika Taanila film "Futuro - A New Stance For Tomorrow".

The article is accompanied by several photographs; among them one of Futuro #001 during the time it was located in Hirvensalmi, a great shot of Futuro architect Matti Suuronen with a Futuro model and a rendering of the conceptual (but never brought to life) "Futuro Hotel".




London based publication Off Black Magazine describes itself as:

"... a biannual beauty, fashion, arts and culture magazine based in London. Here to provide a platform for a new generation of stylists, photographers, writers, artists and creatives to produce original and exciting work."

The "Man Made" issue published summer 2016 includes, on pages 90-91, an article titled "A Space In The Future" written by Victoria Spratt and featuring Craig Barnes and "Futuro 22".






Ohio Magazine runs an ongoing feature titled "Roadside Ohio" which is self described as "Fun Finds from Across the Buckeye State". In the August 2016 issue of the publication this feature was a short article titled (at least in the print magazine) "Alien Abode" which featured the Carlisle Futuros and included input from "yours truly".


The stated mission of the North Carolina publication Our State Magazine (first published in 1933 as "The State"):

"is to reflect the beauty of North Carolina, to tell the stories of its amazing people and its remarkable history, and to suggest wonderful places to visit."

Following the "places to visit" theme the May 2015 issue of Our State Magazine features a two page photo of the Frisco Futuro and notes that it is the second most photographed destination on the Outer Banks.




We cannot seem to find anything online about the French language architecture publication Neuf (which is subtitled "Architectures Nouvelles - Matériaux Nouveaux"). The magazine was published in Brussels 6 times a year. We have no idea if it is still being published.

The September/October 1971 issue (#33) carried a multi-page article on the Internationale Kunststoffhaus Ausstellung der Welt (IKA) which took place outside the German town of Lüdenscheid in 1971.

The IKA featured a large number of structures and the Futuro was among them. The Neuf article, which spans pages 83-96, was titled "Allemagne Occidentale : IKA '71 Vivre Et Construire Avec Les Matières Plastiques" (or "West Germany: IKA '71 Living And Building With Plastics" and it includes general information about the IKA along with specific information and photos of many of the structures featured at the exhibition.

The article's "header" image is an often reproduced photo that shows the Futuro along with (in the foreground) Jean Maneval's Bulle Six Coques and (to the right of the Futuro) Casoni & Casoni's Rondo. Our collection of "Things Futuro" includes an original press photo of this image.

A little specific text on the Futuro can be found on page 91 along with a rather nice photo, one we had not seen before.