"Toot-a-loop" radio, model R-72 S
Design | Willmin, John M. |
---|---|
Year of Draft | Circa 1969 |
Production | Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. (Panasonic National) |
More information at: www.die-neue-sammlung.de/en/collection-online/
Design | Willmin, John M. |
---|---|
Year of Draft | Circa 1969 |
Production | Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. (Panasonic National) |
What was new about this radio was its changeable shape, as the S-shape formed a closed ring by rotating the two parts. In this way, it could be worn as a bracelet and listening to music became a mobile experience – for all intents and purposes, a precursor of the Walkman.
-
Photo: Die Neue Sammlung – The Design Museum (A. Laurenzo)© For viewing only, not for further use.
More information at: www.die-neue-sammlung.de/en/collection-online/ -
Photo: Die Neue Sammlung – The Design Museum (A. Laurenzo)© For viewing only, not for further use.
More information at: www.die-neue-sammlung.de/en/collection-online/ -
Photo: Die Neue Sammlung – The Design Museum (A. Laurenzo)© For viewing only, not for further use.
More information at: www.die-neue-sammlung.de/en/collection-online/ -
Photo: Die Neue Sammlung – The Design Museum (A. Laurenzo)© For viewing only, not for further use.
More information at: www.die-neue-sammlung.de/en/collection-online/
Details
Design | Willmin, John M. |
---|---|
Year of Draft | Circa 1969 |
Production | Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. (Panasonic National) |
Place of production | Kadoma (Osaka), Japan, Asia |
Size | Height: 7 cm, diameter: 15 cm |
Material / technique | Plastic, yellow |
Colour | Yellow |
Genre | Radio, Phono, Video |
Inventory no. | 270/2018 |