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SK 25 Radio Radio
This is a radio. It was co-designed by Artur Braun and Fritz Eichler and manufactured by Braun AG. It is dated 1961 and we acquired it in 1986. Its medium is phenolic plastic, steel, electronic components. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
A later iteration of the Braun and Eichler’s SK 1 radio from 1955, the SK 25 boasts a geometric, graphic character thanks to its circular dial and knobs and the perforated speaker cover. The dot-grid recalls the disciplined organization of the factory floor and the austere simplicity of military equipment but speaks as well to burgeoning Pop Art sensibilities, calling to mind the Ben-Day dots used by pulp comic book illustrators and adopted by the American artist Roy Lichtenstein.
This object was
donated by
Barry Friedman and Patricia Pastor.
It is credited Gift of Barry Friedman and Patricia Pastor.
- Prototype for a Radio Enclosure Prototype Radio Enclosure, 1946
- walnut plywood, lacquer.
- Gift of George R. Kravis II.
- 2018-22-80
- iPod Digital Music Player Digital Music Player, 2001
- plastic, polycarbonate, stainless steel, electronic components.
- Gift of David and Kelly Theresa Linton.
- 2009-49-1
Its dimensions are
H x W x D: 15 × 23.5 × 13.5 cm (5 7/8 × 9 1/4 × 5 5/16 in.)
Cite this object as
SK 25 Radio Radio; Co-Designer: Artur Braun (German, 1925–2013), Fritz Eichler (1911–1991); Manufactured by Braun AG (Germany); Germany; phenolic plastic, steel, electronic components; H x W x D: 15 × 23.5 × 13.5 cm (5 7/8 × 9 1/4 × 5 5/16 in.); Gift of Barry Friedman and Patricia Pastor; 1986-99-16
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition The World of Radio.
