Telephone W 58
Design | Bartsch, Ekkehard (* 1934) Berndt, Christian (* 23.11.1935) |
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Year of Draft | 1958 |
Production | VEB Fernmeldewerk Nordhausen |

Photo: Die Neue Sammlung – The Design Museum (A. Laurenzo)
Design | Bartsch, Ekkehard (* 1934) Berndt, Christian (* 23.11.1935) |
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Year of Draft | 1958 |
Production | VEB Fernmeldewerk Nordhausen |
The W58 was the first modern standard telephone from the Deutsche Post in the GDR. It was developed in co-operation with the Weißensee University of Applied Sciences and its pure style was based on Bauhaus design principles.
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Photo: Die Neue Sammlung – The Design Museum (A. Laurenzo)
Details
Design | Bartsch, Ekkehard (* 1934) Berndt, Christian (* 23.11.1935) |
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Year of Draft | 1958 |
Production | VEB Fernmeldewerk Nordhausen |
Place of production | Nordhausen, Germany (GDR) |
Material / technique | Plastic (PF), black, white; metal, silver-coloured |
Colour | Black, white, silver |
Genre | Office and information systems |
Inventory no. | 623/2006 |