The Object
Mit Holz sprechen
Freitag, 19. September 2008
English version available below!
Das Gerät ist haptisch überragend; edles Walnussholz aus Amerika macht es möglich. Das PAPPA*PHonE ist ein nobles Designobjekt mit einem stolzen Preis. Doch dieser macht sich mehrfach bezahlt; allein die neidischen Blicke der Headset-Nutzer entschädigt!
Talking with Wood
The PAPPA*PHonE is the world’s first wooden VoiP phone. Made from American Walnut and brass, the PAPPA* is Hulger’s first new phone design for almost three years.
Each one is handmade to order. The entire phone is made from one piece of wood so that the rich, natural grain can be seen to flow from the handset to the base, interrupted only by the solid band of brass that covers and compensates for the material lost in the cutting process.
not a single button is found on the slender, angular form. The reason? you don’t need one. The computer interface of a mouse, screen and keyboard can manage the call much better than a fiddly keypad. Skype’s mAc or Pc software interface is a lot more efficient than the usual clunky Voip-phone screen menus. That’s why we’ve cut out everything apart from the fundamental phone function, that of speaking and listening. Without the need for buttons the materiality and form can sing.
In contrast to ancient materials, Furni, the montreal based maker, use a laser etcher to finish the finer details and to recess the HulgEr badge down to a tiny, even depth in the base. Traditional and modern techniques and materials sit side-by-side giving the user the best of both worlds.
like all HulgEr products, the PAPPA* has been designed to “wear in” not “wear out.” The materials selected can be continually restored by the owner so that the phone becomes more individual and personal with age. The more it is cared for, the more precious and loved it becomes. if all technology products were like this we wouldn’t need to replace or upgrade every year.
With no software necessary, we have designed a phone that will never become obsolete. When the computers and software around it have long gone out of date, the PAPPA* will continue to evolve and improve with time. In 2006 HulgEr launched the ZiricoTE* concept design, made from an African wood of the same name. The design received a very warm reception which spurred us on to create the PAPPA*, a design more suited to production.
Lazarus Goldstaub
