Tej Chauhan designs car tyre based on Nike's Air Force 1 sneaker
London industrial designer Tej Chauhan's latest projects include a car tyre imprinted with the Nike swoosh and a smart speaker phone that links up with Amazon Alexa. More
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Brexit phonebox on Dungeness beach invites the public to "leave a message for Europe"
Artist Joe Sweeney has installed a phone box on the English coast that invites people to share their feelings about Brexit, in an interactive public artwork called +44. More
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Copenhagen students design rotary phone that can literally dial up the internet
A group of students from the Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design have used a vintage telephone to create a screen-free experience of the internet. More
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Lovefone turns UK's disused telephone boxes into tiny repair shops
The UK's iconic red phone boxes are being repurposed for a more contemporary telecommunications need: mobile handset repairs. More
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Design Museum Collection App: telephones
The Design Museum Collection App for iPad is available to download from the app store and features interviews filmed by Dezeen, such as this one in which Design Museum director Deyan Sudjic describes the evolution of telephone design. More
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Dezeen archive: telephones
Dezeen archive: following our popular story on the smartphone with an old-fashioned rotary dial by Richard Clarkson (top left), we’ve grouped together all our stories from the Dezeen archives about telephones. See all the stories »
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Rotary Mechanical Smartphone by Richard Clarkson
Designer Richard Clarkson has created a conceptual smartphone with a rotary dial. More
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Finger-nose Stylus by Dominic Wilcox
London designer Dominic Wilcox created this stylus that straps over his nose for using his touch-screen phone in the bath. More
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Folded Leaf by Claesson Koivisto Rune
Milan 2011: Swedish designers Claesson Koivisto Rune unveiled this mobile phone design at Superstudio Piu at Tortona Design Week in Milan. More
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AE+Y Mobile Phone by Yves Behar for Æsir
San Francisco designer Yves Behar has designed the inaugural product from new Danish mobile phone brand Æsir. More
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X-RAY by Tokujin Yoshioka for KDDI
Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka has created a transparent mobile phone. More
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Nokia E-Cu by Patrick Hyland
This mobile phone concept by London designer Patrick Hyland can be charged by the heat in your pocket. More
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Punkt. DP 01 by Jasper Morrison
London Design Festival 2010: at his shop in London this week Jasper Morrison presents this telephone he's designed for Swiss brand Punkt. More
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iPhonekiller by Ronen Kadushin
Designer Ronen Kadushin has designed an open-source mallet for smashing up iPhones. More
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Etre Touchy by Etre
Digital communications agency Etre have created gloves that expose the tips of the thumb and index finger, specifically designed for using touch-screen devices. More
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Eco-friendly phone for Nokia by Daizi Zheng
Chinese designer Daizi Zheng has created a conceptual mobile phone for Finnish brand Nokia that could be powered by sugary drinks. More
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Drip Grip and XY by Nosigner
Japanese designer Nosigner has designed Drip Grip and XY, two new concepts for Japanese mobile phone company KDDI. More
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HTC Touch Diamond by One & Co
San Francisco-based designers One & Co have collaborated with mobile phone manufacturers HTC in Taiwan to design the Touch Diamond handset. More
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Telephones by Chauhan Studio
Milan 08: London-based Chauhan Studio will launch four new telephones for SunCorp Communications in Milan during the furniture fair next month. More
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Post A Phone by Priestman Goode
Industrial designers Priestman Goode have invented a simple, cheap landline telephone that fits inside an A5 envelope and can be sent via regular post. More
