Ettore Sottsass
Enorme Telephone

Enorme Telephone
Enorme Telephone
DesignerItalian, born Austria, 1917–2007
Titles
  • Enorme Telephone
Date1986
MediumABS polymer casing, synthetic rubber (styrene based), silicon, and electronics
DimensionsOverall (installed): 8 7/8 × 4 1/2 × 4 1/8 in. (22.5 × 11.4 × 10.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Scott and Judy Nyquist
Object number2025.185
Not on view

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ProvenanceEnorme (the manufacturer); David Kelley, Stanford, CA; [Basic.space]; purchased by MFAH, 2025.
Exhibition Historynone
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