Multimedia designer Federico Mauro‘s got Mac on the brain: his Flickr stream is a constant source of quirky, Mac-related designs and spoofed ad campaigns.
His vision of what’s really inside your Mac Pro includes a feet-on-the-desk work environment that includes a mini-golf area, plus Apple logo topiary in the garden and a well-populated pool, where a couple of those bathing beauties appear topless.
Hit the jump for more of his designs — including the modern designer’s workbench and a game of Tetris played with Macs — plus few words about why he does it.
CoM: Tell us a little bit about what inspired you to make the Mac inside design and what the various sections represent?
FM: I liked the idea of using the inside of the Mac as if it were a microcosm. The idea was to combine a work environment with one that’s also carefree and fun — with a strong undercurrent of irony…So inside the mac hardware is a kind of office environment, with areas separated by function, but the overriding idea that it’s a place where you can do everything… where everything is possible!
CoM: Why do Apple products feature frequently in your designs?
FM: Apple has long been at the forefront of technology and design, changing the way we work. Apple made the ‘tools’ that I use every day. Since the day I bought an iMac, I’ve kept buying Apple products as far as my budget will allow.
I liked the idea, then, to give symbolic meaning to a brand that’s so charming and with such wide appeal that it lends itself to just about anything!
If you’ve got a different vision of what’s really inside your Mac or what a modern workbench is really about — send them on.
Nicole Martinelli is a San Francisco freelance writer who heads up Cult of Mac Magazine, our weekly publication available on iTunes. You can find her on Twitter and Google+. If you’re doing something new, cool and Apple-related, email her.
