Sadly, the era of the phone booth is slowly slinking away into the shadows as people become more and more attached to their mobile phones. Yet, like Polaroids and cassette tapes, these once necessary, now retro, telephone pods are easy targets for artistic expression in hopes of keeping them alive.
So, take in these phone booth creations now, we don’t know how long they will be around.
12 Phone Booth Creations
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Guerrilla Urban Knitting
Knit the City is Yarnstorming London with Wool
11
Urban Aquarium
Fish Tank Phone Booth
10
Racy Phone Booth Editorials
'Hello Operator!' Heats Up Flaunt Magazine
9
Scandalous Fashiontography
Andy Tan Captures Fishnets, Femmes & Phone Booths
8
Guerrilla Tourism Ads
Time to Thaw: South Carolina Tourism
7
Phone Booth Libraries
Community-Run 24-Hour Micro Library in Somerset
6
Cell Phone Cell
Artist Mocks Tech Addictions
5
Futuristic Phone Booths
Joao Mendes' 'Net Point' Connectivity Concept Doesn't Include the Phone
4
Mobile Phone Booths
Mobile Design Shaped To Look Like Britain's Iconic Red Booth
3
Predatory Phone Booths
Russian Street Artist Gives Public Payphones the 'Jaws' Touch
2
4 Funky Phone Booth Installations
1
Creative Failures
The Telephone Tree
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Millennium-Inspired Cellphones
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Tech-Infused Analog Radios
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Novel Home Security Concepts
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Commuter-Oriented Tech Accessories
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Cartoon-Inspired Phone Accessories
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Palm-Sized Digital Cameras
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Tri-Folding Smartphone Concepts
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Mini Pizza Pop-Up Venues
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Sculptural Pebble-Shaped Cameras
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Resurrected Used Smartphones
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Textured Quad-Camera Smartphones
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Healthy Habit Smartphone Accessories
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Nostalgic 90s-Style Film Cameras
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Cannery-Inspired Phone Boxes
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Retro Doll-Themed Cameras
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Child-Friendly Camera Concepts
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Contemporary Smartphone Exhibitions
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Interactive Gaming Phone Cases
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Vintage Camera Experiences
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Fun-Focused Festival Phones
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Beer-Branded Disposable Cameras
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Digital-to-Analog Photo Printers
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Foldable Gaming Consoles
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Surrealist Phone Cases
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AI-Generated Phone Accessories
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Timeless Photo Books
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Private Social Photo Apps
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Tomato-Red Retro Cameras
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Smartphone Filmmaker Accessories
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Iconic Doll-Inspired Pink Phones
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Recycled Phonecase Art Installations
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Personal Cubicle Concepts
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Retro Phone-Inspired Label Makers
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Color-Inspired Iconic Instant Film
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Distraction-Free Flip Phones
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Nostalgic Cellular Power Banks
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Bourbon Phone Booth Pop-Ups
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Keepsake Photo Books
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Transformational Cell Phone Tools
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Instant Camera Collections
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Elongated Photo Printers
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High-End Instant Cameras
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Rapid Phone Charging Solutions
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Vintage Photo Camera Apps
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Visual Email Newsletters
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Childhood Memory Capturing Apps
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Retro-Chic Nostalgic Flip Phones
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Mobile Dorm-Designing Features
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Diverse Ringtone Collections
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Texting Publication Services
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Location-Based Photo Sharing
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Digital Photo Booth Experiences
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Digital Time Capsules
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