November 29, 2006

The Ziricote (wooden) PHONE. One of a kind by Hulger

hulgerwd.jpg Made by master craftsmen, Hulger have produced their first ever wooden PIP*PHONE. Fashioned from the distinctively grained African hardwood Ziricote, long used for decorative objects, the phone blends innovation with tradition. [via Core 77]

The Ziricote comes in it own wooden box and is accompanied by a pot of wax, for treatment.

The Ziricote PHONE is currently one of a kind, unavailable anywhere else in the world, available for £2000.00 from the Digital Wellbeing Showroom where it will be on display as part of the Into the Wood exhibition.

Other wooden phones:

-- Gresso's mobile phone made of African Blackwood and Gold

-- Wooden handmade Cellphones from Mozambique

-- Hand-carved wooden phones from Russia

-- Fand-carved wooden "phones" from Helsinki

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