Godddddd phones used to be décor !! And, they were also a portal. Not a PART of you !! And, it was also when Bang & Olufsen had a real vibe and purpose. (THE BEOSOUND 9000 CD TOWER?!)
1998 by HENRIK SØRIG THOMSEN.
The smae was true about TVs. As furniture. We wrote about that, way back when (2023) -- EVANGELIZING THE TELEVISION SET