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Object Details

Designer

Takeshi Tsuruta, Japanese, b. 1935
Seiji Wada, Japanese, b. 1944
Takanobu Fujimoto, Japanese, b. 1943

Company

Mitsubishi Electronic Company

Designer

Greg Breiding, American, b. 1954
Keith Kresge, American, b. 1946
Deane Richardson, American, b. 1930

Company

Fitch Inc.

Model maker

Ray Sander

Catalogue Status

Research in Progress

Description

Prototypes for cordless metallic grey collapsable cellular telephone (a) and charger (b). Roughly rectangular phone hinged in center and tapered at ends. Opens to reveal recesessed digital display in upper half, number and function keys in lower half. Contoured rectangular charger with cavities for phone and battery.

Credit Line

Gift of Fitch Inc. and Mitsubishi Electronic Company

Date

1994

Accession Number

1995-60-1-a,b

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Copyright Notice

© Fitch Inc.

Type

models and prototypes
Decorative Arts

Object Name

Cellular telephone and base concept model

Type

Cellular telephone and base concept model

Medium

Composition (ren board), acrylic

Dimensions

3 x 5.6 x 3.5 cm (1 3/16 x 2 3/16 x 1 3/8 in.)

made in

Japan

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department

Data Source

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4b051cf7e-615f-47e0-b4ee-20dd34800ae0

Record ID

chndm_1995-60-1-a_b

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