A pocket-sized radio
The T3 is a Braun pocket radio with a plastic casing. MoMA dates the design to 1958 and credits Dieter Rams together with the Hochschule für Gestaltung in Ulm. The museum’s example measures approximately 8.3 by 15.2 by 4.1 centimetres.
Credit and scale
That compact scale makes the relationship between handling and operation a useful focus. The institutional credit also matters: the object belongs to a collaboration between industrial production and design education, rather than an account of individual authorship alone.
What to examine
Study how the enclosure organizes the information and actions needed to tune and listen. Compare a photograph with the recorded dimensions before drawing conclusions about use; an enlarged image can disguise the scale of controls. The T3 is worth examining as an actual portable device, with specific tasks and physical limits, as well as a widely reproduced design image.