![A molded plastic telephone wih red, flat, rectangular face on a black housing. A black square panel on the front left contains circular number keys in turquoise, oval function keys in red and purple, and circular volume keys in pale yellow. Beside it is a pale grey panel with [Copenhagen / Bang & Ofulsen] printed on it in black, with the word [Copenhagen] larger and underlined in black. A red rectangular handset sits horizontally in a black cradle above the key and logo panels. Black spiralled cord connects the handset to the housing.]( https://images.collection.cooperhewitt.org/43818_d309dd60a6c9b228_b.jpg
"BeoCom Model 2200 Telephone")
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BeoCom Model 2200 Telephone
This is a telephone. It was designed by Lone Lindinger-Löwy. It is dated 1986 and we acquired it in 1996. Its medium is plastic, electronic components. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
The BeoCom Copenhagen telephone came in a variety of color combinations, all using color to divide the keys into groups so the user could quickly and easily find the needed buttons. By 1992, the colored keys were replaced by simple, black keys.
It is credited Gift of Arango Design Foundation.
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Its dimensions are
H x W x D: 7.8 x 21 x 21.5 cm (3 1/16 x 8 1/4 x 8 7/16 in.)
It has the following markings
Paper label on underside of housing: includes "model number: 2200" and date, 1986
Cite this object as
BeoCom Model 2200 Telephone; Designed by Lone Lindinger-Löwy (Danish, born 1956); Denmark; plastic, electronic components; H x W x D: 7.8 x 21 x 21.5 cm (3 1/16 x 8 1/4 x 8 7/16 in.); Gift of Arango Design Foundation; 1994-31-122-a/c
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibitions Jon Gray of Ghetto Gastro Selects and Saturated: The Allure and Science of Color.
