The shortlist was recently unveiled for the London Design Museum’s 2009 design awards and – in the product category to be precise – we spotted one of our unsung heroes from this year, the Magno Radio.
Far from just a pretty thing to look at, the Magno wooden radio is something of an environmental fairytale. Its creator, Singgih Susilo Kartono, hails from Central Java and came up with the design to kick start a community-based eco regeneration in his home village.
Based on traditional woodworking craft, he set about training his fellow villagers to create modular wooden casing for a series of radios, made from a mixture of sonekeling (dark wood) and pine (light wood). Every piece is handcarved from the two types of wood and for each tree that is felled another is planted in its place. The three-band radio can also be hooked up to your mp3 player, but the charm of the design itself is what really sings.
If only IKEA think towards this direction too, ingenious design and eco-friendly.
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Wooden radio … how creative and unique. Back to nature ….
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Currently Magno is in the 2nd position of Designs of the Year from Design Museum. Your vote can make a difference =).