Alessi Moosk Radio Orange 1996 Collectors Item

Personal transistor radios were first developed in the 1950s but, due to high cost, were not universally popular until the 1960s when inexpensive imports and popularization of the technology brought down the price. As of 2008, the transistor radio remained the single most popular communications device worldwide, with some estimates suggesting that there are at least seven billion in existence.

The Moosk radio recalls Isamu Noguchi’s Radio Nurse (1937) as it, too, resembles a mask with its mouth-like speaker. In 1996, Jérôme Olivet designed this sculptural radio under Philippe Starck’s direction and, two years later, Thomson Consumer put Moosk into production for Alessi. Moosk is compatible with Starck’s Faitoo hook system and, alternatively, it may attach directly to the wall with mounting hooks.

Dimensions: 20x14x7cm