I love the Victoria & Albert Museum, for me it still rates as one of the most unique and interesting of any museum I have visited.
My only criticism is the 20th Century section seems a bit underwhelming. After the grandeur of the lower halls the modern area feels like a bit of an afterthought shoehorned into a forgotten recess.
Anyway, after a recent trip I spotted an object of shear design perfection. Enclosed at the bottom of a glass case sits this 1950's Pye radio designed by Robin Day.
It has a Dieter Rams aesthetic but with an added bit of warmth.
I want one of these.
European radios
of that era (at least) had a feature rarely if ever seen in American radios: pre-sets, buttons with which to dial in the stations of one's choice -- very much as car radios have always had. I assume modern electronics make this a no-brainer -- but the mechanics are simple enough. I wonder why American consumers didn't insist on this simple essential of radio listening technology. Or am I wrong ?
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