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COSTEA PHOTOGRAPHY INC
OAKLEY CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS , FOOTHILL RANCH
Officially named Oakley ’ s Interplanetary Headquarters , the design was inspired by the movies Bladerunner and Metropolis , with the entry ’ s facade further inspired by a gold Indian coin . The architectural firm A Zahner Co . brought the vision to life in 1998 . Resembling some kind of postapocalyptic bunker , the building also features many nods to the military -- Oakley has a long history of supporting our men and women in uniform , as well as first responders . So , it might be no surprise that Oakley ’ s HQ also features a torpedo , a working tank and genuine jet fighter ejector seats in the waiting room .
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