Think of a smart phone that has Rotary dialer like old telephones. Can not guess? Designer Richard Clarkson comes to the rescue. He has created a conceptual Smartphone with a rotary dial. The Rotary Mechanical Smartphone combines a digital touch-screen on the front with interchangeable mechanical dials on the back. The painted surface of the case will wear away in time to reveal the electroplated copper beneath. It is a concept that combines and synthesizes digital technologies and physical mechanical systems in order to elicit more value in our everyday objects. Rotary mechanical is a question not only about the ever increasing ‘digital take-over’ of everything in our lives but also what is lost when this happens. There are two interchangeable brass dials, a true rotary dial and a button dial, the act of changing these is inspired from changing the lenses on a camera. The body is electroplated copper which is then painted and designed to improve aesthetically as is wears. The design of the phone references both steampunk and minimalistic genres to combine and contrast the different forms and surface finishes. A cool phone, that blends future with past.
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