The world’s prettiest Dumb-phone - Yanko Design

A person'south just motivation to leave a smartphone either stems from A. realization and frustration with the addiction, or B. being presented with a meliorate alternative.

The Halcyon concept telephone was birthed keeping both those motivations in mind. Not really a dumb-telephone but rather a reality-phone, the Halcyon enables yous to disconnect from the internet and reconnect with your surroundings. Its gorgeous design helps too, by making you want to get out your blockish smartphone and prefer the cute sleeky bent-slab that is the Halcyon.

Made in a clam-shell format with basic controls and two screens (one on the front-face and one on the inside), the phone serves as a simple connectedness tool, assuasive for phone calls and text letters only. The black and white UI keeps it elementary too, discreetly notifying you when you have a phone call or a text, and otherwise constantly reminding you to stay in sync with the earth around y'all with its slogan "reality awaits".

The telephone's pattern is just simply breathtaking, with a seamless form that bends gracefully at the middle, looking a lot like a wallet. Information technology comes with one solitary speaker, and a USB Type-C charging port. Payments are made courtesy a pay-as-you lot-become plan (that allows you to know how much fourth dimension you've spent on your phone) and bills tin can be paid monthly through direct-debit or PayPal.

Designer: Mike George