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This object consists of 10 parts, some of which may be located elsewhere.

Punkt MP01

Mobile Telephone
2015 (designed and made)
Place of origin
Switzerland (designed)
China (Made)

Punkt MP01 Mobile Phone, black rectangle shaped with 4 small holes for the ear piece at top centre, below this is a square glass screen with the word Punkt. in white sitting at the bottom right. The phone has 20 round buttons. The back of the phone has a moulded back covered in small cirlce indentations.

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Object details

Object type
mobile telephone
Parts
This object consists of 10 parts.

  • Mobile Telephones
  • Leaflet
  • Charger
  • USB Cables
  • USB Cables
  • USB Cables
  • Box
  • Box
  • Headphones
  • Integrated Circuits
TitlePunkt MP01 (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Cover in PC/ABS, front cover with glass fibre.
Brief description
Punkt MP01 Mobile Phone, Punkt Tronics, 2015
Physical description
Punkt MP01 Mobile Phone, black rectangle shaped with 4 small holes for the ear piece at top centre, below this is a square glass screen with the word Punkt. in white sitting at the bottom right. The phone has 20 round buttons. The back of the phone has a moulded back covered in small cirlce indentations.
Dimensions
  • Width: 5.2cm
  • Length: 11.5cm
  • Depth: 1.5cm
Gallery label
This object sits in the "Data and Communication" section of the Design 1900-Now gallery, opened June 2021
Switching off, opting out
Our devices and apps are designed to encourage
interaction and gather data. To counter this digital
encroachment, the Punkt phone is purposefully
simple and can only make calls, store numbers
and send messages. Some public charging stations
have been adapted to ‘juice-jack’, meaning data
is harvested or malware is uploaded to users’
phones and tablets. To address this problem, the
USB Condom and SyncStop are designed to prevent
the accidental release of personal information.
They feature a circuit board that creates a
protective barrier allowing only power through
the USB connection.

Low-spec mobile phone
MP01, 2015
Designed by Jasper Morrison
Manufactured for Punkt, Switzerland
PC/ABS plastic with glass-fibre reinforcement, gorilla glass
and electronic components
Museum no. CD.1:1-2016
(May 2018)
From The Future Starts Here

MP01
Punkt, designed by Jasper Morrison
2015
11
A ‘DUMB’ PHONE
This mobile phone is purposefully designed to perform only a limited number of functions, such as calls and messaging, displaying a calendar, and storing contacts. An alternative to smartphones that endlessly demand our attention, this simplified device allows its users to recapture some autonomy in our hyper-connected society.
Commercially available product. Cover in PC/ABS,
front cover with glass fibre
V&A: NCOL.328:1-2016
Collection
Design, Architecture and Digital Department
Accession number
CD.1-2016

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Record createdJanuary 19, 2016
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1328617/punkt-mp01-mobile-telephone/
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