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 Design de Património Cultural e Indústria Cultural Competition Category.

FerroPatrimónio Cultural· 2020

Radiomural Mural

by Aleksandra Toborowicz

A' Design Award de Ferro Winner in Património Cultural Category

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The Design

About Radiomural Mural

Radiomural é um mural criado para o bairro de Langwasser, em Nuremberga. O desenho reproduz a escala de sintonia de um rádio Grundig das décadas de 1970 e 1980, evocando os rádios que outrora eram fabricados no bairro. A parede pintada tem 25 metros de comprimento e 2,5 metros de altura. A tinta preta e branca é combinada com spray fotoluminescente, e são utilizados estênceis para as letras. À noite, as letras brilham, fazendo com que o mural se assemelhe a um rádio ligado. Os nomes de lugares inscritos na escala assinalam os locais preferidos da comunidade, escolhidos pelos moradores, e os seus países de origem.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Ferro

Radiomural Mural conquistou o A' Design Award de Ferro, um reconhecimento prestigiado atribuído a bons designs que cumprem os requisitos profissionais e industriais esperados de criações bem concebidas. Os vencedores do Ferro demonstram grande habilidade, elevada especialização, compreensão especializada e capacidade criativa dos seus criadores. Espera-se que Radiomural Mural seja uma criação muito considerada, admirada e estimada, prática e inovadora. Este design vencedor do A' Design Award de Ferro integra as melhores práticas do setor e tem características técnicas competentes associadas a conhecimento especializado e talento. Pela sua minúcia, Radiomural Mural merece respeito e destina-se a proporcionar melhorias na qualidade de vida que ajudam a tornar o mundo num lugar melhor.

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.