Timeless technology – sound, image, communication and information: a nostalgic journey into the past of product design
The analog renaissance is in full swing and includes not only record players and film cameras, but also transistor radios, camcorders, mercury thermometers, Xerox machines, and compasses. This beautifully designed compendium of analog objects, rich in information and illustrations, pays homage to the ways we used to communicate with each other: how we listened to music, told the time, wrote a letter, watched a film, and took a photograph. Divided into the categories of sound, image, information, and communication, it presents 250 objects that revolutionized communication, entertainment, and creative expression in their time—and have been rediscovered in our own time. And it tells a multitude of stories: which companies have made the greatest contributions to design, how music formats have evolved, and which camera formats exist. The book is not only an inspiring guide for analog enthusiasts, designers, and collectors, but also a fascinating cultural history of everyday objects that span generations and endure the test of time.
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Author: Deyan Sudjic
Number of pages: 304 pages 21 x 27cm
ISBN: 978-3-7913-8002-5
Publisher: Prestel
Format: Hardcover,
Language: German
Published: 16.04.2025
About the author
Deyan Sudjic is Director Emeritus of the Design Museum, London, and Professor of Design Studies at Lancaster University, UK. His critically acclaimed books include Edifice Complex, named Book of the Year by the Washington Post, and B is for Bauhaus, BBC Radio's Book of the Week. Formerly the architecture critic for The Observer newspaper, he is now an editor at Wallpaper and writes for the Financial Times, Prospect, and the New York Times.
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