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Pop Art Telephone

1980s Red Hot Lips Pop Art Phone

Red Hot Lips Pop Art Telephone · 1980s
A 1980s red lips Pop Art landline telephone in shiny plastic with push buttons. In working condition.
Details
Type Landline telephone
Period 1980s
Design Red lips, Pop Art
Material Shiny red plastic
Dial Push-button
Condition Good, working: rings and dials
PERIOD
1980s
PROVENANCE
Pop Art lips telephone, 1980s.
DESCRIPTION
A landline telephone from the 1980s in the shape of red lips, in shiny bright red plastic with push-button dialling. It rings and dials.

Novelty telephones in sculptural shapes were popular in the 1980s, drawing on the bold colours and everyday objects of Pop Art.

It is in good vintage working condition.
AUTHENTICATION
Verified in-house by a LegitGrails-certified expert.
Construction, labelling, stitching, hardware and materials checked against house and period standards. AI-assisted, expert-decided.
CONDITION Good Vintage
Good vintage working condition; it rings and dials.
Original 1980sPop Art DesignWorkingLandline
Red Hot Lips
The Archivary - Italian Curation

A telephone shaped like a pair of red lips, glossy and bright. An everyday object turned into a Pop statement, still ringing.

1980s Red Hot Lips Pop Art Phone - STYLE-CHNGR
1980s Red Hot Lips Pop Art Phone - STYLE-CHNGR
1980s Red Hot Lips Pop Art Phone - STYLE-CHNGR
1980s Red Hot Lips Pop Art Phone - STYLE-CHNGR
The Object and Its Moment
A Lips Telephone

This telephone dates from the 1980s. It is shaped like a pair of red lips, in shiny bright red plastic, with push-button dialling for a landline.

A telephone shaped like lips.

The Fashion Landscape
Novelty Telephones

In the 1980s telephones in sculptural shapes became popular decorative objects for the home.

The Wider Culture
Pop Art

Pop Art took everyday objects and familiar images and presented them in bold, flat colour, an approach that spread into design and decoration.

Reading the Object
Still Ringing

The phone rings and dials and is in good working condition.

Functional and decorative.

Why It Matters Now
1980s Design

Novelty design objects from the 1980s attract collectors of Pop and postmodern interiors.

MARKET DEMAND
1980s
Pop design objects
RARITY
Limited
Original period piece, no longer produced
ORIGIN
1980s design
Novelty telephone
HOUSE ERA
Pop design
Everyday objects in bold colour
Demand
Pop Objects

Pop-inspired design objects attract collectors of 1980s interiors.

Supply
Working Electronics

Older telephones often stop working, so working examples are assessed with care.

Context
Pop Art

Pop Art's influence on everyday design is a recognised part of 20th-century culture.

Shipping

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Delivery Times

London & United Kingdom: 2–4 days
Europe: 4–5 days by courier
USA: 6–7 days by courier
Rest of the World: 7–8 days by courier

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Price
Rs. 23,000
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