November 29, 2006
The Ziricote (wooden) PHONE. One of a kind by Hulger
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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