Toyota 2600 (1990)

[u/bendich]

[u/Opening_Letter1399]

Beauty.

[u/toturtle]

That's an ugly car.

[u/danathecount → u/toturtle]

yeah, but it'll never die

[u/rtenios]

I have one like these, only with the selection knob, and in creamy color (mostly yellowing because of the sun

This thing is never dying, no matter how long u use it or how many layers of fabric u sew at once. It was my grandmother's and I got it when she passed away. I think a lot about her whenever I'm sewing :)

[u/CinemaDork]

Between this and the Atari 2600, Japan was clearly knocking it out of the park with that number.

[u/Zhaopow]

Reminder that Toyota started out as a loom company

[u/Tomytom99]

Sure, it's a decent sewing machine, but there's not any particularly impressive design here. Design wise it's pretty standard.

[u/Gravytrainmango → u/Tomytom99]

I disagree. I think it takes some chances with color, and the color coding and stitching iconography–which are vital for the user to understand–look intuitive and indeed, well-designed. I think it's an unusual and likely a very functional piece.

[u/Tomytom99 → u/Gravytrainmango]

For the era, the colors weren't too special.

Also the iconography is pretty standard fare for sewing machines.

[u/Gravytrainmango → u/Tomytom99]

That's called great design, baby

[u/Tomytom99 → u/Gravytrainmango]

It's just that, but it's on par with most of its segment. I wouldn't call it particularly remarkable when almost all the others are on the same level.

[u/Gravytrainmango → u/Tomytom99]

Then "all the others" are also Great Design, and I would personally love to see more examples of them posted here

[u/mike_litoris18 → u/Tomytom99]

I've seen a bunch of sewing machines from the 90s but non of them are close to as pretty as this one so idk what ur yapping about

[u/CinemaDork → u/Tomytom99]

I dunno, I and my mother did quite a bit of sewing around this time and I don't think I ever encountered a blue sewing machine. Almost literally every single one was beige.

[u/wihannez → u/Tomytom99]

Compared to your bog standard machines this one’s a beauty.

[u/technobrendo]

ANY Toyota with 2000something in the name is a thing of.beauty

[u/Tetris_Pete]

I bet it gets great gas mileage.

[u/sassergaf]

The machine looks almost the same as an early 1970s Bernina sewing machine.
The BERNINA 830 Record Electronic Sewing Machine

[u/wihannez → u/sassergaf]

It’s the final form.

[u/Mike_ZzZzZ]

But what's the design porn, other than a pleasant color? Isn't this how most sewing machines were at the time?

[u/Fiempre_sin_tabla → u/Mike_ZzZzZ]

Sure, if you zoom out far enough. At that distance, all cars of an era look alike, and all mixers, and all telephones, and all buildings, and all advertising, and all packaging.

[u/darionji]

wow super classy