The beautiful Braun T523 was marketed in North America by Canadian audio manufacturer Clairtone. The understated design hid a state of the art AM/FM/SW radio inside an equally modern all-plastic shell. It’s hard to fully appreciate how forward-thinking this design was, because so many of Braun’s design cues have become second nature in the electronics industry. [-James Grahame via.](http://www.retrothing.com/2011/02/clairtone-braun-t523-radio-understated-portable-audio.html)