Pappa*phone is $300 of walnut and brass
Come to Pappa*phone.
Cut from american walnut and brass by Montreal's Furni, this VoIP handset merges the old and the new in a way that, frankly, does it for me. Gadgets made of wood, in this ostentatious manner, usually evince little in the way of design chops. This, however, looks absolutely wonderful.
Here's the litmus test for gear made of fancy materials: "If it were made of gray plastic, would it still be cool?"
And here's the more down-to-earth test: "If it were made of gray plastic, would it still be $300?"
Pappa works with Skype, iChat and other such services on Windows and OSX. The cord is 1.5 meters long. Delivery in 6-8 weeks.
MocoLoco has an intriguing gallery of photos, demonstrating how the creators work:
Product Page [Hulger via MocoLoco]
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bbonyx on Pappa*phone is $300 of walnut ...
"That bottom shot makes me want to go home and pull my <a href="http://www.cuboro..."
arikol on Pappa*phone is $300 of walnut ...
"If they're doing a pretty wood thing like that then please do fabric covered wir..."
kaiza on Pappa*phone is $300 of walnut ...
"#1 BRILLIANT! You heard it here first folks - a laptop that has a curved lamina..."
strider_mt2k on Pappa*phone is $300 of walnut ...
"I have to agree it's dead sexy...."
dculberson on Pappa*phone is $300 of walnut ...
"At least they used round wire instead of modern flat handset wire. It looks a l..."
Rob Beschizza on Pappa*phone is $300 of walnut ...
"Jake, you are so right. Strider, don't the wires add a certain Galactica-esque ..."
strider_mt2k on Pappa*phone is $300 of walnut ...
"I'm not down with the wires, although the look is charming. I'd bluetooth-up th..."
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Jake von Slatt
#1 – 5:49 AM September 12, 2008
I told you Eamespunk was going to be big.
strider_mt2k
#2 – 6:03 AM September 12, 2008
I'm not down with the wires, although the look is charming.
I'd bluetooth-up the handset, perhaps making the base it's charger.
Rob Beschizza
#3 – 6:13 AM September 12, 2008
Jake, you are so right.
Strider, don't the wires add a certain Galactica-esque je ne sais quoi?
dculberson
#4 – 6:47 AM September 12, 2008
At least they used round wire instead of modern flat handset wire. It looks a lot more classic that way.
strider_mt2k
#5 – 8:39 PM September 12, 2008
I have to agree it's dead sexy.
kaiza
#6 – 7:15 AM September 13, 2008
#1 BRILLIANT!
You heard it here first folks - a laptop that has a curved laminated timber outer and leather inner ala the Eames Lounge Chair.
arikol
#7 – 11:08 AM September 13, 2008
If they're doing a pretty wood thing like that then please do fabric covered wires as well. Those plastic coated wires are fugly.
bbonyx
#8 – 12:12 PM September 15, 2008
That bottom shot makes me want to go home and pull my Cuboro out of the closet.