Clippings Portfolio, "The Walking Office" Winning Entry in the 30th Mainich Industrial Design Competition, 1985

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Artifact Overview

The Walking Office Wearable Computer is a prototype model created by the design group Salotto Dinamico. This proposed device subverted where (and when) the office could be by turning the human body into a mobile workstation. Combining 1980s Italian design aesthetic with high-tech materials, the Walking Office is unapologetically cyberpunk-chic. It received global attention in design, fashion, and technology publications.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Portfolio (Group of works)

Date Made

1985

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2016.112.0.6

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Maria Luisa Rossi and Vincenzo Iavicoli.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Plastic
Metal

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)
Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 12.875 in (binder)
Width: 9.625 in (binder)