Radiomural Poslikava by Aleksandra Toborowicz

Radiomural Poslikava by Aleksandra Toborowicz is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Železna nagrada A' Design Award in Oblikovanje kulturne dediščine in kulturne industrije Competition Category.

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Radiomural Poslikava

by Aleksandra Toborowicz

Železna nagrada A' Design Award Winner in Kulturna dediščina Category

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The Design

About Radiomural Poslikava

Radiomural je poslikava, ustvarjena za četrt Langwasser v Nürnbergu. Zasnova posnema uglaševalno lestvico radia Grundig iz sedemdesetih in osemdesetih let 20. stoletja, ki spominja na radijske sprejemnike, nekoč izdelane v tej četrti. Poslikana stena je dolga 25 metrov in visoka 2,5 metra. Črno-bela barva je kombinirana s fotoluminiscentnim sprejem, za črke pa so uporabljene šablone. Ponoči črke zažarijo, tako da poslikava spominja na prižgan radio. Krajevna imena na lestvici označujejo priljubljene lokalne kraje, ki so jih izbrali prebivalci, ter njihove države izvora.

The Recognition

About the Železna nagrada A' Design Award

Radiomural Poslikava je prejemnik Železne nagrade A' Design Award, prestižnega priznanja, ki se podeljuje dobrim oblikovanjem, ki izpolnjujejo profesionalne in industrijske zahteve, pričakovane od dobro zasnovanih stvaritev. Prejemniki Železne nagrade kažejo veliko spretnost, visoko specializacijo, strokovno razumevanje in ustvarjalne zmožnosti svojih ustvarjalcev. Od Radiomural Poslikava se pričakuje, da bo visoko cenjena, občudovana in ljubljena stvaritev, ki je praktična in inovativna. To oblikovanje, nagrajeno z Železno nagrado A' Design Award, vključuje najboljše prakse panoge in ima kompetentne tehnične lastnosti, povezane s strokovnim znanjem in talentom. Zaradi svoje temeljitosti si Radiomural Poslikava zasluži spoštovanje in je zasnovan tako, da zagotavlja izboljšave kakovosti življenja, ki pomagajo narediti svet boljši kraj.

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.