FEATURES

DESIGN
With the emergence of lotta, iida has once again achieved a mobile phone with simultaneously natural and supple stylistic sense. Iwasaki Ichiro, the designer of iida’s first product, G9, has imparted to lotta a sense of purpose you don’t see in mobile phones anymore. A sense of balance—elegance and casualness, strength and flexibility, simplicity and graciousness—is important. The mobile phone’s very essence lies in balance between these qualities, which creates a sense of individuality that goes straight to the heart. lotta’s sensibility is expressed in such details. It sits firmly in your hand and casts a delicate, trapezoidal silhouette. A two-tone contrast plays on its bright surface and features a matte finish and polished texture. Layer after layer of attention and effort give lotta its unique appeal. Another feature is the three numerals engraved on the surface of the phone, to which anyone can give their own memory and sentiment. These numerals, combined with a variety of colors and a sense of familiarity, eliminate any psychological distance between you and your lotta mobile phone.
DESIGNER
Ichiro Iwasaki
Ichiro Iwasaki Product Designer Initially worked at the Sony Design Center, later moved to Italy. After having experiences at design studios in Milan, returned to Japan and established IWASAKI DESIGN STUDIO in 1995. His work involves overall product design ranging from household goods to telecommunication tools ; tableware (contrast / Ricordi & Sfera), kettle (pyrex), spinning reel (EVERGREEN INTERNATIONAL) and mobilephone (au by KDDI). He received a number of awards including the design award of the Federal Republic of Germany, the iF design award, the red dot award and the G-mark special award.
COLOR
lotta has three color variations—white, yellow, and green—that combine in bold color schemes to bring out each color’s appeal. Its powerful, black-fringed silhouette and the clear-cut contrast accentuate the lushness of each color and exude positivity with every glance. The coloration of the buttons adds a further inventiveness to the design, and the call button’s eye-catching color gives a pleasurable impression while allowing easy operation when you’re busy with other tasks, by being positioned intuitively and functionally on the device.
DISPLAY
The depth of the bond between you and your lotta mobile phone is displayed in numbers. The display graphics have an uncanny balance of refined texture and whimsical imagination. Upon opening the phone, what first attracts your eye is what seems to be a random arrangement of numbers. This number that appears with the time piece is in fact a counter that increases each time you use lotta. Smart yet affable, lotta’s personality as a mobile phone appears even in the functions on its display!