Toot-a-loop, model R-72 S
| Design | Willmin, J.M. |
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| Year of Draft | 1969 ca. |
| Production | Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. (Panasonic National) |
Photo: Die Neue Sammlung – The Design Museum (A. Laurenzo)
| Design | Willmin, J.M. |
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| Year of Draft | 1969 ca. |
| 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.
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Photo: Die Neue Sammlung – The Design Museum (A. Laurenzo)
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Photo: Die Neue Sammlung – The Design Museum (A. Laurenzo)
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Photo: Die Neue Sammlung – The Design Museum (A. Laurenzo)
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Photo: Die Neue Sammlung – The Design Museum (A. Laurenzo)
Details
| Design | Willmin, J.M. |
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| Year of Draft | 1969 ca. |
| Production | Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. (Panasonic National) |
| Place of production | Osaka, Japan, Asia |
| Material / technique | Plastic, yellow |
| Colour | Yellow |
| Genre | Radio, Phono, Video |
| Inventory no. | 270/2018 |