This whimsical illustration from the “En L'An 2000” series imagines the future of rural mail delivery, as envisioned by French artist Jean-Marc Côté in 1899. Originally created for cigar box inserts and postcards, it captures a turn-of-the-century imagination projecting into the year 2000—long before the internet, email, or drones were even conceivable. I’m sharing it as a reminder that futures are always built in the minds of the present. This is my attempt to do the same: to think into...

This whimsical illustration from the “En L'An 2000” series imagines the future of rural mail delivery, as envisioned by French artist Jean-Marc Côté in 1899. Originally created for cigar box inserts and postcards, it captures a turn-of-the-century imagination projecting into the year 2000—long before the internet, email, or drones were even conceivable. I’m sharing it as a reminder that futures are always built in the minds of the present. This is my attempt to do the same: to think into...