Radiomural Mural by Aleksandra Toborowicz

Radiomural Mural by Aleksandra Toborowicz is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Premju A' Design Award tal-Ħadid in Disinn tal-Wirt Kulturali u l-Industrija tal-Kultura Competition Category.

ĦadidWirt Kulturali· 2020

Radiomural Mural

by Aleksandra Toborowicz

Premju A' Design Award tal-Ħadid Winner in Wirt Kulturali Category

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The Design

About Radiomural Mural

Radiomural huwa mural maħluq għad-distrett ta' Langwasser f'Nuremberg. Id-disinn jirriproduċi l-iskala tal-akkordar ta' radju Grundig tas-snin sebgħin u tmenin, li jfakkar fir-radjijiet li darba kienu jiġu prodotti f'dan id-distrett. Il-ħajt miżbugħ huwa twil 25 metru u għoli 2.5 metri. Iż-żebgħa bl-iswed u l-abjad hija kkombinata ma' sprej fotoluminexxenti, u jintużaw stencils għall-ittri. Bil-lejl l-ittri jiddawlu, u b'hekk il-mural jixbah radju mixgħul. L-ismijiet tal-postijiet fuq l-iskala jimmarkaw il-postijiet lokali favoriti magħżula mir-residenti u l-pajjiżi ta' oriġini tagħhom.

The Recognition

About the Premju A' Design Award tal-Ħadid

Radiomural Mural huwa rebbieħ tal-Premju A' Design Award tal-Ħadid, rikonoxximent prestiġjuż mogħti lil disinji tajbin li jissodisfaw ir-rekwiżiti professjonali u industrijali mistennija minn ħolqien imfassal tajjeb. Ir-rebbieħa tal-Ħadid juru l-ħila kbira, l-ispeċjalizzazzjoni għolja, il-fehim espert u l-kapaċità kreattiva tal-ħallieqa tagħhom. Huwa mistenni li Radiomural Mural ikun ħolqien imqabbar ħafna, mammirat u maħbub li huwa prattiku u innovattiv. Dan id-disinn rebbieħ tal-Ħadid jintegra l-aħjar prattiki tal-industrija u għandu karatteristiċi tekniċi kompetenti marbuta mal-għarfien u t-talent. Radiomural Mural huwa rispettat għall-eżattezza tiegħu u mfassal biex itejjeb il-kwalità tal-ħajja u jgħin jagħmel id-dinja post aħjar.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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.