Radiomural Mural by Aleksandra Toborowicz

Radiomural Mural by Aleksandra Toborowicz is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award de Ferro in Disseny de Patrimoni Cultural i Indústria Cultural Competition Category.

FerroPatrimoni Cultural· 2020

Radiomural Mural

by Aleksandra Toborowicz

A' Design Award de Ferro Winner in Patrimoni Cultural Category

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The Design

About Radiomural Mural

Radiomural és un mural creat per al districte de Langwasser, a Nuremberg. El disseny reprodueix l'escala de sintonització d'una ràdio Grundig dels anys 1970 i 1980, recordant les ràdios que es fabricaven antigament al districte. La paret pintada fa 25 metres de llarg i 2,5 metres d'alt. La pintura en blanc i negre es combina amb esprai fotoluminiscent, i s'utilitzen plantilles per a les lletres. A la nit, les lletres brillen, de manera que el mural s'assembla a una ràdio encesa. Els noms de llocs de l'escala assenyalen els indrets locals preferits triats pels residents i els seus països d'origen.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Ferro

Radiomural Mural és un guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Ferro, un reconeixement prestigiós concedit a bons dissenys que compleixen els requisits professionals i industrials esperats de creacions ben dissenyades. Els guanyadors de Ferro demostren una gran habilitat, una alta especialització, una comprensió experta i la capacitat creativa dels seus creadors. Es preveu que Radiomural Mural sigui una creació molt apreciada, admirada i estimada que és pràctica i innovadora. Aquest disseny guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Ferro integra les millors pràctiques del sector i té característiques tècniques competents lligades al coneixement i al talent. Radiomural Mural és respectat per la seva minuciositat i està pensat per oferir millores en la qualitat de vida que ajuden a fer del món un lloc millor.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Picture of an old Grundig radio in Nurnberg.

The mural visually resembles the scale of the radio from the 70s / 80s, with letters covered with photoluminescent paint, giving the effect of glowing in the dark, which resembles a radio turned on.

The radio is 'turned on' the Langwasser district (Gemeinschaftshaus) in Nuremberg, the other place-names on the radio scale are the residents' favorite places characteristic for this district (selected by voting; marked in dark green) and their countries of origin (light green).

The project is a local – district identity, located on the facade of a culture center in the center of Langwasser, allows locating popular culture and entertainment centers, and also commemorates points on the map relevant for the district.

The mural was made as part of the "Betonliebe - StreetArt for Langwasser" project in cooperation with the Nowa Huta Cultural Center in Krakow.
Dimensions & Packaging: Wall size: 25 meters long, 2,5 meters height. Black paint, white and photoluminescent sprays. Stencils used to paint letters.
Tags: mural, radio, photoluminescence, glowing in darkness, heritage, grundig, cultural district, Nurnberg, mural
Production Technology: Mural made on a wall in the center of Langwasser district in Nurnberg, painted with photoluminescent spray, giving the effect of glowing in the dark, which resembles a radio turned on.
Design Challenge: Photoluminescence effect. Research in cultural and postindustrial districts similar to Zablocie in Cracow in Poland, where retro-radios were produced in a communist era.
Inspiration: Radiomural made in Zablocie district in Cracow, Poland - my previous project of a district identity, where old radios Unitra were produced during the communism time. Radiomural in Nuremberg is based on radios from Grundig, which were produced in Langwasser – the district where the mural was created.
Project Duration: September 2019, Nürnberg, Germany
Operation Flow: The mural will be visible at night for some time thanks to UV lamps, like an old radio switched on with its greenish light, thanks to the photoluminescence paint glowing in darkness. People can illuminate the mural with flashlights.