Original post here. This image was researched by Bacchus at ErosBlog as part of the “Δ commission.” The research was originally published at Hedonix as “Δ 004 – Button From The Near Future.” Here is what Bacchus found.

The Tumblr chain of attribution for this image traces back to Signs From The Near Future, which is chillingly subtitled “We better get used to them…” This article from the Fast Company design blog identifies Signs From The Near Future as the project of designer Fernando Barbella. According to another article, he takes his inspiration for the work from articles he’s read on topics like nanomedicine, autonomous cars, and 3-D food printing, as well as classic books (Neuromancer, Fahrenheit 51), movies (Blade Runner, Gattaca), music (Rage Against The Machine), and TV shows (Fringe, Black Mirror).

“New materials, mashups between living organisms and nanotechnologies, improved capabilities for formerly ‘dumb’ and inanimate things . . . There’s lots of awesome things going on around us! And the fact is all these things are going to cease being just ‘projects’ to became part of our reality at any time soon.”