Nokia Design Archive Opens, Showcasing Over Two Decades of Mobile Innovation

The digital archive, curated by Aalto University, features 700 curated entries and 20,000 items highlighting Nokia's groundbreaking phone designs from the mid-1990s to 2017.

• Aalto University in Finland has launched the Nokia Design Archive, an online repository of Nokia's design history spanning over 20 years.
• The archive includes 700 curated entries and a larger repository of 20,000 items, with sketches, photos, videos, and presentations from Nokia's design team.
• Highlights include iconic models like the Nokia 5110 and N95, as well as never-before-seen concept designs such as a Winnie the Pooh-shaped phone and wearable, shape-shifting devices.
• The platform offers filters for exploring products, design aesthetics, processes, and strategies, allowing users to navigate Nokia's evolution year by year.
• Lead researcher Anna Valtonen emphasizes the archive's role in showcasing how design can shape technology and society, drawing parallels to current technological transformations like AI.

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