CityRadio, concept and design by Emanuele Pizzolorusso, for Palomarbrand Palomar, allows you to access local radio around the world, with a simple – and satisfying – click of a physical button. It’s a contemporary re-imagination of radio’s early history, where city names where displayed to identify frequencies. As travel looks to remain restricted for the time being, get your multicultural fix through the airwaves.
Of course, you can go online and access local radio anywhere fairly easily, but for Pizzolorusso, there’s a certain romanticism to, and interconnection with, the act of listening physical object. ‘In my childhood home there was an old portable radio, one of those appliances that had the names of several European cities on the tuning dials – a feature from the time when one could still listen to stations from foreign countries,’ explains the Italian designer, who is based in Helskinki.
Press magnetic keys to access 18 different cities around the world – from Barcelona to Beijing, Nairobi to New York. The upper keys allow you to navigate through the stations of your chosen city, saving your favourite frequencies. The magnetic keys can be detached and combined as you like. A conscious decision was made by the designer to remove any kind of screen or touchscreen interface, in order the most accurately replicate the traditional radio experience.
Please keep me up to date with special offers and news just by email from carefully selected companies. Your personal details will not be shared with those companies - we send the emails and you can unsubscribe at any time.
Holiday Holiday Latest News, Holiday Holiday Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Source: The Independent - 🏆 80. / 59 Read more »
Source: The Independent - 🏆 80. / 59 Read more »
Source: The Guardian - 🏆 84. / 53 Read more »
Source: BritishVogue - 🏆 14. / 80 Read more »