Brooklyn-based designer Kiel Mead’s added a few new members to his curious collection of cast jewelry. Our favorite is Landline, a charm that harks back to a wee component that was, not long ago, a true mainstay in our lives. Alas, it is now but a faded memory, lost in a silvery sea of cellphones, skype, and bluetooth headsets (except, maybe, at your grandma’s house or regions that have not yet widely adopted cell phone technology). Landline reminds us of the good ol’ days when phones were wall-mounted and shaped like a pair of lips or Garfield, and privacy meant dragging a 6-foot-long phone cord into the next room. It also reminds us of the not-so-good ol’ days of dial-up and reminds us not to take hi-speed for granted.

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