The online archive, which debuted on January 16, includes around 750 entries representing two decades of the Finnish electronics company Nokia's design history, ranging from sketches and mock-ups to never-before-seen prototypes and hours of designer interviews.
Anna Valtonen, who worked as a designer at Nokia from 1995 to 2008, kept in close contact with Microsoft to prevent Nokia's archives from being thrown away.
Ultimately, she was able to acquire Microsoft's materials, as well as the personal collections of several former Nokia designers, for preservation at Aalto University.
It's a rare glimpse behind the curtain at the inner workings of a tech company striving to be ahead of its time (and, often, succeeding).
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