wooden radio and iPod

it's ok to stare. beautiful isn't it?

Sinngih Kartono, the designer of this radio left his village in Indonesia to study design at university.

each time he returned to his home village he noticed a greater decline in farm production and intensified production programs that were being promoted by the governement. this of course resulted in decreased income and hardship for his community. he decided to create a sustainable business which could provide employment for some of these people. the result is a business which supports most of his village with employment. trees are planted to replenish the wood used in the products. more than 1000 to date have grown into young trees.

yes, i have a lot to say here.

that's because there is a lot to admire about Sinngih,

his radios and the people of his home village.

here's what Sinngih has to say about his creation:

The Cube wooden radio is a design based on a running production radio made by a well known electronic industry in Indonesia. When I saw it for the first time, the original radio has a nice basic configuration (size, position of knobs, frequency display etc.) as well as produce good sound. I think it will be great if I can redesign it not just to produce new appearance, but it will able to produce in my home village. I am so sure that a mutual collaboration between big company who provide a high-quality electronic part with a well developed crafts activity will give many

benefits for both parties.

I always put in my mind to design products that will have a long life cycle, hopefully timeless basic shape with a perfect proportion in the whole as well as good in proportion of its parts are the foundation of my design. I combine the wood with fabric for back & front panel. Fabric covering the structure but it pass the sound comes from inside. Fabric & wood give a warmer & friendly expression compare to plastic or metal. I love the lock system for the battery case,

simple but yet beauty.

The Cube & Rect radio completed with music player/Ipod connector, so you can use it as a speaker. We also added an External Antenna and its port. Both Cube & Rect use 6V DC power, you can use battery as well as external power in put.

4bands' Specs
Dimension
-Product: 19.3 x11x20.5 cm.
-Box : 22.7x15x22.7 cm.
Weight:+/- 2,000 gr.

Material
-Body Pine wood
-Knobs Mahogany
-Front & Back Panel : Fabric covered
Finishing : wood oil/wax.
Inside : 4 bands FM/AM/SW1/SW2 radio receiver
Power : 6 Volt DC. Using 4x1.5V)
AA size battery. DC-in 6V with external electric adaptor.
Accessories : music player connector, external antenna.

Packaging
Inner box : corrugated cover with 2 wooden panels.
Outer box : corrugated paper single wall.
Master box :corrugated paper double wall , size : 70x32x27.5 cm,