Rudolph Krolopp | People | Collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Rudolph Krolopp was Motorola’s design director when the DynaTAC 8000x was developed and created. Krolopp, who earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois, joined Motorola in 1956 and retired in 1997 after 42 years with the company. He holds 31 patents.

We have one object that Rudolph Krolopp has been involved with.

A vertically standing, heavily built mobile phone with the colors gray, orange, white and black. Its materials are molded plastic with other internal electronic components. This Motorola phone was also known as “The brick” - a fitting name for its color and size. It has a black attena extending outside of the main body. The top portion has a small punctures serving as the ear piece reciever. It is followed by a slim black rectangular screen. The button interface is similar to the layout of a standard phone. At the bottom part is the text “Metro Mobile CTS” with a horizontal open slot below it.

Rudolph Krolopp has collaborated with
Martin Cooper and
Donald Linder and
Motorola, Inc..

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