The following text and photos will showcase how I brought my 2nd Generation Amazon Echo Dot into the 1980s by reusing a wonderfully woodgrain Panasonic answering machine.
The primary purpose of this piece was to showcase good practices and procedures when it comes to repurposing obsolete technology into retro electronic enclosures. With a growing amount of electronic waste (e-waste) accumulating in our planet’s landfills, there are untapped opportunities with repurposing our unwanted technology. While much of our mass-produced technology is often considered to be ‘disposable’, I feel that the repurposing of their enclosures is an easy way of celebrating/preserving the industrial design elements of the past!
