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Design for the Psion Organiser

Design
1980s (made)
Artist/Maker
Frazer Design Consultants (makers)
Stephen Frazer (maker)
Riddiford, Martin (maker)
Place of origin
London (made)

Full sketches of Psion data unit.

Object details

Categories
Designs
Telecommunication
Object type
Design
TitleDesign for the Psion Organiser (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Drawn in pencil on paper.
Pencil
Paper
Drawn
Brief description
Martin Riddiford, design drawing for Psion hand held computer.
Physical description
Full sketches of Psion data unit.
Dimensions
  • Height: 29.4cm
  • Width: 20.9cm
Style
20th Century
Production typeDesign
Marks and inscriptions
(Anotated with dimensions)
Gallery label
(28.10.08)
These designs are selected from over fifty other drawings in the Museum, which with the models and the brief provide an almost complete record of the design process. Handcrafted models are especially important when the finished product involves expensively tooled equipment made solely for the purpose, as in this case.
Credit line
The gift of Frazer Design Consultants
Production
Development of organiser.
Subjects depicted
Computers
Laptop Computers
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.2209-1991

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Record createdApril 3, 2007
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O133594/design-for-the-psion-organiser-design-stephen-frazer/
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