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Design for the Psion Organiser

Design
1985 (made)
Artist/Maker
Psion Plc (maker)
Stephen Frazer (designer)
Riddiford, Martin (designer)
Place of origin
London (made)

The Psion organizer

Object details

Category
Designs
Object type
Design
TitleDesign for the Psion Organiser (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Moulded plastic and clipped together
Plastic
Moulded
Brief description
The Psion organizer, designed by Stephen Frazer and Martin Bell, made by Psion Plc, 1985, Great Britain
Physical description
The Psion organizer
Dimensions
  • Height: 14cm
  • Width: 7.7cm
  • Depth: 3cm
Style
20th Century
Production typeDesign
Gallery label
THE PSION ORGANIZER
Designed by Stephen Frazer (British, born 1950) and
Martin Riddiford (British, born 1955)
Made by Psion Plc, Great Britain, 1985
Plastic
Given by the maker
E.2232-1991

The Psion Organizer is a hand-held computer, conceived
as an electronic "filofax". Its brief took shape around an
imaginary character called Roger who "likes to be serious,
efficient and organised at work, but in leisure he would
like to be seen with his Sony Walkman . . . How do we
sell to Roger — Roger at work or Roger the swinger? . . . "
Credit line
The gift of Frazer Design Consultants
Production
Models for organiser.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.2232-1991

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Record createdMarch 27, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O148313/design-for-the-psion-organiser-design-stephen-frazer/
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