Aalto University to Launch Online Nokia Design Archive in January 2025

The archive will feature over 700 curated exhibits, including iconic designs, prototypes, and untold stories from Nokia's history from the 1990s to 2017.

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.