1960's Toy story
New plastics meant new toys. Older plastics were quite toxic and
the 1960's saw the birth of some of the most famous toys of al
time. The Barbie Dol Range created by Ruth Handler and Lego,
launched by a Danish company Lehg godt meaning "play well".
1970's Sony portable
Life changed when tubes gave way to
transistors in the 1970's and radios
became portable. Akio Morita, Sony's
chairman wanted to play golf while
listening to his favourite music in stereo
and so had the idea of portable stuf ...
1980's retro
American Architect Robert Venturi and Michael
Graves surely wanted to revive it one more time. 80's
retro floated in just after the Pop art movement and
saw some famous designs for kettles and pepper
grinders but the most important contribution was the
Michael graves hospital bed stil in use today.
1990's Customization
Digital technologies changed the way we live, and on the
forefront was the Nokia Phone Company. Though
cellular phones were already gaining popularity, Nokia
realized that the technology was cumbersome, had
inherent flaws like charging and no reception. Hence It
was thought that if customers had a personal relationship
to products these flaws can be overlooked. And so the
era of personalizing started with interchangeable covers
and customizable ring tones. This has changed the
relationship people have with stuf .
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