WWW.T3INDIA.COM MARCH 2019 T3 Tomorrow’s Technology Today 5
When Charles and Ray Eames (of Eames Chair fame) unveiled the design for their new, compact table radio back
in 1946, it was derided for being too small and too technical-looking, and never made it past the prototype stage.
The US husband and wife team were clearly ahead of the design curve, though, because seven decades on that
rejected masterpiece has been widely adopted by many radio brands... and now it’s been directly revived by Swiss
furniture company Vitra. While the radio’s original austere design has been retained, the inner workings have
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999 of these beauties are being released, making them a true collector’s piece.
approx. `79,000 conran.comVITRA EAMES RADIO
Gadgets that showcase the
very best that design and
technology have to offer
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LITTLE WONDER
To emphasise how compact their radio was,
Charles and Ray Eames photographed it
next to a box of matches. Nowadays, small
audio devices are 10-a-penny, but the
performance from this mid-size device
impresses as much as its iconic design