RadioGlobe
Made in a 2x2m shed during 2020 Covid Lockdown, RadioGlobe was a physical interface to reach out to the rest of the world when the sense of isolation loomed
Commissioned by DesignSpark, which turned 10 in July 2020, I proposed the concept of Radioglobe to celebrate their landmark 10th birthday. Devised in a 2x2m shed, during 2020 Covid Lockdown, on a shoestring budget, with only Zoom calls to communicate, RadioGlobe allows the user to explore thousands of the world’s radio stations by spinning a globe.
It kind of went viral on Reddit, TikTok and other social media platforms, got the attention of Gizmodo and Interesting Engineering, and won a few awards including The Drum Roses Awards’ Innovative Use of Technology, the Elektra Award, one of the 13 finalists of FastCompany’s World Changing Ideas Awards 2021, one of the 6 finalist in a Shortys Award, among others.
Full List of Awards:
Won:
The Drum Roses Awards’ Innovative Use of Technology
Elektra – Best Campaign (in EU/UK Electronics Industry)
Core77 – Speculative Design Award – Notable
Instructables – Best Open-Source Guide, in Maps Contest
Finalists:
FastCompany -World Changing Ideas Awards 2021: Experimental Finalist
Shortys – Best Micro Influencer Strategy Finalist
The Drum Awards’ Grand Prix
Links: TikTok, Reddit and Instructables - DIY Guide
RadioGlobe - now with 15,000 stations.
Open Source. For RS DesignSpark.
The Making of RadioGlobe.
Made in Lockdown, April 2020.
