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Technophone

Mobile Telephone
1989 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Seymour Powell (designer)
Place of origin
Camberley (designed)

Black mobile telephone with antennae attached to right hand side. Push button dial and function keys to front of telephone


Object details

Categories
Household Objects
Product Design
Telecommunication
Plastic
Personal Accessories
Object type
Mobile telephone
TitleTechnophone (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Injection moulded ABS polycarbonate and thermoplastic rubber
Polycarbonate
Rubber
Moulded
Brief description
Mobile telephone, 'Technophone', designed by Seymour Powell, 1989, Camberley, Surrey
Physical description
Black mobile telephone with antennae attached to right hand side. Push button dial and function keys to front of telephone
Dimensions
  • Height: 31.5cm
  • Width: 6cm
  • Depth: 3cm
Production typeLimited edition
Credit line
Given by Richard Seymour
Production
Reason For Production: Retail
Collection
Furniture and Woodwork Collection
Accession number
W.19-2003

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Record createdJuly 22, 2004
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O101936/technophone-mobile-telephone-seymour-powell/
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