Tuesday, 18 July 2006

My Helit Sinus Ashtray















Product name: Helit sinus ashtray
Material: Plastic
Size: φ138×H42mm
Weight: 144g
Manufacturer: Helit, Germany
Stamp:

helit 84009 made in w-germany design w. zeischegg ulm
Characteristics:
- Stackable
- Wavy shape, classic 60s motif
- Multitude of colors: red, white, black, orange,
- Originally designed in 1966- 67
- Designed by Walter Zeischegg, one of the founders of the Ulm College of Design
Comment:
- Probably the most classic of all Zeichegg's design.
- From Helit, famous stationary manufacturer in Germany, which also has another series by Sir Norman Foster

- Stamped "w-germany", i.e. West Germany, indicated it was probably manufactured before the unification in 1990.
- The current shocks online are mostly marked "Helit 84005 Made in Germany"

6 comments:

SoKin said...

yes boss

Winnie Chan said...

no it's plastic, small potato

午睡兒 said...

It looks so cool!

Winnie Chan said...

thank you. your professional comment really add values to it. :> not comparable to your collections.

Winnie Chan said...

thank you. your professional comment really add values to it. :> not comparable to your collections.

午睡兒 said...

wa, hahahaha, I'm glad that I'm professional , ahhahahaha