Object Details
Design Director
Tibor Kalman, American, b. Hungary, 1949–1999
Firm
M&Co, New York, New York, USA, 1979–1992
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Twenty-six notched index cards, labeled A-Z, each letter accompanied by an icon, comprise this Rolodex (TM) set. The letters, in bold black type, are positioned alternately on left and right tabs at the top. The icons, centered, are in the style of line illustrations, as follows:
A, accordion; B, bicycle; C, chain saw; D, dart; E, ear; F, fez; G, globe; H, handcuffs;
I, igloo; J, jeep; K, keys; L, lei; M, megaphone; N, nut; O, overalls; P, pipe; Q, queen
(chess piece); R, refrigerator; S, sombrero; T, tepee; U, unicycle; V, Vest;
W, waffle iron; X, xylophone; Y, yin/yang; Z, zebra.
Credit Line
Gift of Tibor Kalman/ M & Co.
Date
ca. late 1980s–early 1990s
Accession Number
1993-151-217
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
graphic design
Object Name
Rolodex (TM) index tabs
Type
Rolodex (TM) index tabs
Medium
Offset lithography
Dimensions
8.5 x 12.7 x .6 cm (3 3/8 x 5 x 1/4 in.)
Place
USA
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1993-151-217