Brionvega TS 502

Brionvega TS 502, Marco Zanuso and Richard Sapper for Brionvega
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The folding radio in two boxes that close like a shell.

Zanuso and Sapper made a radio that was completely closed when not in use. When it was opened, the loudspeaker and the controls appeared.

The TS 502 became a symbol of Italian design in the 1960s and is in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art.

Materials: ABS plastic, metal; transistor radio

Manufacture: Made by Brionvega in Italy from 1964 and later reissued.

Two boxes that fold together on hinges.

The loudspeaker in one half and the controls in the other.

A strong colour, often red or orange.