Radio in a Bag

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V&A South Kensington
Japan, Room 45, The Toshiba Gallery

Artist/Maker	APEX (manufacturer) Weil, Daniel (designer)
Place of origin	Tokyo (city) (manufactured)

Radio in a Bag, transistor radio components in a printed plastic (PVC) bag, 29 x 20.7 x 3 cm. The flexible and transparent bag features the radio's scattered components as the object's decoration.

Object details

Categories	Product Design Plastic Audio Equipment
Object type	Radio
Title	Radio in a Bag (popular title)
Materials and techniques	Transistor radio components in a printed plastic (PVC) bag PVC
Brief description	Radio in a Bag, transistor radio components in a printed plastic (PVC) bag, designed by Daniel Weil, 1981 made by Apex, Tokyo, 1983
Physical description	Radio in a Bag, transistor radio components in a printed plastic (PVC) bag, 29 x 20.7 x 3 cm. The flexible and transparent bag features the radio's scattered components as the object's decoration.
Dimensions	Height: 29cm Width: 20.7cm Depth: 3cm
Gallery label	RADIO IN A BAG Designed by Daniel Weil (born Argentina, British, 1953), 1981 Made by Apex, Tokyo, Japan, 1983 Transistor radio components in a printed PVC bag W.9-1992 The working parts of this transistor radio are displayed as ornament. The traditional hard, protective case of the radio, which hides its components, is replaced with one of flexible, see-through PVC. It is constructed as an envelope, so all the parts are easily accessible for repair. 10,000 were made. They were sold mainly in Japan within a year. [20th century gallery]
Bibliographic reference	Baker, Malcolm, and Brenda Richardson (eds.), A Grand Design: The Art of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London: V&A Publications, 1999.
Collection	Furniture and Woodwork Collection
Accession number	W.9-1992

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Record created	November 5, 2003
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O85208/radio-in-a-bag-radio-weil-daniel/

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