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The Nokia Design Archive has 20-plus years of never-before-seen images, sketches and strategy

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Opening the door to two decades of Nokia’s inner workings, a new online portal brings never-before-seen material to the public — from the raw ideas behind iconic designs to the concepts that never left the drawing board.

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The visions that shaped us: Nokia Design Archive opens to the public online

The Nokia Design Archive features some of the company’s wackier mobile ideas, including wearables, a touchscreen credit card, and a phone that lets you feel the texture of images.

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The Crazy Nokia Designs That Never Saw the Light of Day

The archive of Finnish tech pioneers Nokia has been entrusted to Aalto University. Now you can explore the company’s archive of models, concepts and marketing material through an online portal

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The Nokia Design Archive goes live – relive the early years of mobile multimedia

For those who lived through the pre-smartphone era, Nokia is undoubtedly a legendary name. If you’re feeling nostalgic, the newly launched Nokia Design Archive offers an unprecedented look at the company’s design process from the mid-1990s to 2017. Created by Aalto University in Finland, the digital archive is a treasure trove of sketches, photos, and interviews that showcase the evolution of mobile technology and the creativity behind some of N…

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Newly Launched Nokia Design Archive Is A Treasure Trove Of Nostalgia

Aalto University has opened the archive of Nokia devices, design sketches, videos, and various other materials that bring us closer to the ingenuity of the company. The archive also reveals how Nokia’s employees thought and shows the enormous resources the company had to pioneer the world of consumer products. The Nokia Design Archive is available […]
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Aalto University Unveils the Nokia Design Archive

One of my first cellphones was a Nokia 3310. I still miss it: Launched in 2000, it was a solid worry-stone of a phone with rubbery keys that I could text my friends on during class from under the desk without breaking eye contact with my math professor. I played Snake when I felt awkward at parties and hearing the “kick” ringtone in 2025 is like hearing an ancient folk song. Playing Snake, texting, and scrolling through ringtones was pretty much…

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A Finnish university has launched the Nokia Design Archive, an online collection of photos, videos, interviews, and design sketches from the company going back to the ’90s. Helsinki’s Aalto University launched the online archive for researchers and the general public who want to explore the design process of the company that revolutionised mobile communication. The Nokia Online Museum The Nokia Design Archive is launching with about 956GB of ske…

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Finnish University Launches Online Nokia Museum With Over 20 Years Of Design Research - Stuff South Africa

In 1997, Nokia designed a children’s phone shaped like Winnie the Pooh. About 12 years later, the company dreamed up a phone that could fit around your wrist and even change the look. These concepts never made it into human hands, but are now available for you to see in the Nokia Design Archive. Launched today, the Nokia Design Archive was developed by Aalto University in Helsinki, Finland. The online portal hosts around 700 exhibits. The full s…

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Crazy Nokia Designs That Never See the Light of Day

A group of Aalto University researchers obtained access to the unique archives of Nokia's telephone business and decided to make them accessible to everyone.

Ryhmä Aalto-yliopiston tutkijoita sai haltuunsa Nokian puhelinliiketoiminnan ainutlaatuiset arkistot ja päätti tuoda ne kaikkien ulottuville.

The Nokia Design Archive has 20-plus years of never-before-seen images, sketches and strategy

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