Overview

• The Nokia Design Archive, curated by Aalto University in Finland, will go live on January 15, 2025, as a free online portal.
• The archive includes over 700 curated exhibits, with a broader repository of 20,000 items and 959GB of data licensed from Microsoft Mobile.
• It showcases iconic Nokia models like the 3310 'brick phone' and 8110 'banana phone,' alongside unseen prototypes and design concepts.
• The project highlights Nokia's pivotal role in shaping mobile technology, including early explorations of social media, augmented reality, and wearable tech.
• Researchers emphasize the human stories behind the designs, reflecting on Nokia's cultural and technological impact during its peak in the 1990s and 2000s.