chronologically organized display of mobile phones produced by docomo over the past 20 yearsimage © designboom

japanese communications company NTT docomo celebrates its 20th anniversary with an exhibition showcasing the evolution of mobile phone culture starting from 1987 to the present day. the extensive chronological display of cell phones on view at tokyo designers’ week, offered a visual documentation of the progress made in terms of size, shape, form, color and materials used in the design of today’s mobile devices.

from 1987 through to 1997timeline of cell phones from the exhibition edited by designboom

from 1997 through to 2000timeline of cell phones from the exhibition edited by designboom

from 2000 through to 2003timeline of cell phones from the exhibition edited by designboom

from 2003 through to 2005timeline of cell phones from the exhibition edited by designboom

from 2005 through to 2007timeline of cell phones from the exhibition edited by designboom

from 2007 through to 2009timeline of cell phones from the exhibition edited by designboom

from 2009 through to 2010timeline of cell phones from the exhibition edited by designboom

from 2010 through to 2012timeline of cell phones from the exhibition edited by designboom

continuing on from 2012timeline of cell phones from the exhibition edited by designboom

an animation of all the cellphones made to datevideo © designboom

image © designboom

mobile phone (TZ803B)released in february 1989image © designboom

dora picture book (316S)released in april 1998image © designboom

WRISTOMOlaunched in may 2003image © designboom

P253ireleased in november, 2004image © designboom

kids’ phone F801ireleased in december, 2007image © designboom

SH-04Blaunched in december 2009image © designboom

touch wood SH-08Creleased in march 2011image © designboom