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Nokia, Connecting People

Poster
1997 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

By the mid-1990s technological advances made mobile telephones smaller and they were fast becoming ubiquitous consumer goods. Leading manufacturers, such as Nokia from Finland, used styling to differentiate their models in the market. Here it is presented as a luxury to be savoured.

Object details

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Object type
TitleNokia, Connecting People
Materials and techniques
Digital print mounted on cardboard
Brief description
Poster, 'Nokia, Connecting People', Nokia 8810 mobile phone packaged in a chocolate box, Sek and Grey advertising agency, 1997
Physical description
Panel advertising the Nokia 8810 mobile phone. The phone is depicted packaged in a chocolate box.
Dimensions
  • Height: 59.5cm
  • Width: 42cm
Subjects depicted
Summary
By the mid-1990s technological advances made mobile telephones smaller and they were fast becoming ubiquitous consumer goods. Leading manufacturers, such as Nokia from Finland, used styling to differentiate their models in the market. Here it is presented as a luxury to be savoured.
Collection
Accession number
E.366-2006

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Record createdJanuary 30, 2007
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