The following images show a number of telephones from the collection dating from the 1950s to the 2000s.
To begin to build a portfolio:
- Choose one telephone
- Research it and the date around which it was manufactured
- Investigate all areas of consumerism of that time, the type of houses being built, interior architecture, fashion design, car design etc.
- From your research, identify a real or made up person from around that date, and design their full lifestyle
- With emphasis on your chosen art, design or media discipline, decide everything about this person from their telephone outwards to build a complete profile as your portfolio
| Telephone 1. | ||||
| Designer: | unknown | |||
| Manufacturer: | Geemarc | |||
| Date: | 2000 | |||
| Telephone 2. | ||||
| Designer: | W J Avery | |||
| Manufacturer: | GPO | |||
| Date: | 1967 circa | |||
| Telephone 3. | ||||
| Designer: | Don Gerano | |||
| Manufacturer: | Trimline | |||
| Date: | 1968 | |||
| Telephone 4. | ||||
| Designer: | unknown | |||
| Manufacturer: | Betacom | |||
| Date: | 1990s | |||
| Telephone 5. | ||||
| Designer: | D Tanfaglio | |||
| Manufacturer: | Fratelli Guzzini spa | |||
| Date: | 1999 | |||
| Telephone 6. | ||||
| Designer: | unknown | |||
| Manufacturer: | Toshiba | |||
| Date: | 1999 circa | |||
| Telephone 7. | ||||
| Designer: | unknown | |||
| Manufacturer: | Small Talk | |||
| Date: | 2000 circa | |||
| Telephone 8. | ||||
| Designer: | unknown | |||
| Manufacturer: | Geemarc | |||
| Date: | 1990s circa | |||
| Telephone 9. | ||||
| Designer: | unknown | |||
| Manufacturer: | A P Beeson | |||
| Date: | 1983 | |||
| Telephone 10. | ||||
| Designer: | Martyn Rowlands | |||
| Manufacturer: | STC Ltd for GPO | |||
| Date: | 1966 circa | |||