Michael Earle, Modern Zen Architect, Recommends: Scrap Wood Cell Phone
NTT Docomo’s TOUCH WOOD concept phone is possibly the first wood-encased smart phone ever. The phone, developed in conjunction with Sharp, Olympus, and a reforestation project called “more trees,” contains surplus wood from forest-thinning operations in the Kochi prefecture of Japan.
The Japanese cell phonemaker’s phone uses three-dimension compression molding to resist bugs, mildew, and water. Each handset retains an air of originality, featuring the natural coloring and grain patterns of the wood sans artificial colors. All in all, one pretty cool looking phone…
Brought to you by Modern Zen Architect, Michael Earle.
