Magno - Wooden Radio

 

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Unique things take their time. The Wooden Radio from Magno is such a product. 16 working hours decay from the first cut until the cautious envelopment in soft tissue. In more than 20 working steps a hand made, non-recurring radio origins.

Singgih Susilo Kartono ist the wooden radio designer and manufacturer. During his product design studies in Bandung/Indonesia he developped the creative baselines and etablished his Ideas through new working methods and modes of production.

Today he works with 30 young wood craftmans in his hometown Temanggung in the Middel-Java region. His business assures the incomes of many families and gives young workers fair conditioned future prospects.

Beside this on the workshop terrain a tree nursey arised, which supplied the whole town with seedling. The long term oriented ecological sensitization of the local population is a special concern from Singgih Kartono. Exclusively plantation wood is used for the production. International media agents referred from this particular exemplar for "Eco-Design".

Only a small amount of radios is prosuced every month. Modern design and high class hand work bond fanciers from the US, Japan an Europa request this product.

The Wooden Radio is also available in a "mini" edition.

Details to Magno - Wooden Radio

• Every radio is crafted by hand in 16 hours.
• Every radio represents a one-of-a-kind piece.
• 2 band reception (FM/AM), 3.5 mm mini-clip entrance.
• Measures: 19,1 x 11,7 x 13,5 cm (Natural aberrations because of the material and fabrication.).
• Electric power supply: 4 type AA Mignon batteries, mains adapter (not enclosed in the scope of delivery.).
• Material: East Indian rosewood (dark) and pinewood (bright).
• The wooden radio is manufactured under fair social conditions. Only plantation wood used.

Design: Singgih Susilo Kartono

With his company Magno, Kartono produces the Wooden Radio and other little products. With that he supports the growth of the region., Mango has already 30 employees who learn the craft and then use it. Designer Singgih Susilo Kartono

Honoured with: Brit Insurance Design Award

The Brit Insurance Design Award is given by the Design Museum in London every year. It honors innovative, interesting and future-oriented works out of the most different categories out of the whole world. Designaward Brit Insurance Design Award

Honoured with: Design Plus

The Design Plus design award is assigned within the framework of the Ambiente international consumer goods trade fair in Frankfurt. Designaward Design Plus

Honoured with: Good Design Award (Japan)

As a sequel of the "Good Design Selection Systems", the Good Design Award (Japan) honours the worldwide’s innovative design product since 1957. The annual awarding is coordinated by the "Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization". Designaward Good Design Award (Japan)