eindhoven-based designers amin saadat and shahab mahboobi from cheesign designers bring back vintage radios with their ‘roomizi’ product. crafted with walnut wood and covered in a thick layer of epoxy resin and hanging copper, the piece challenges the common — or even stereotypical– formula of a chic post-modern design. 

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top view of the roomizi product, made of oak wood and finished in epoxy resin

 

 

as a whole, cheesign designers‘ product offers a peculiar twist to vintage radios by extracting the strictly essential elements of such devices. the antenna, a forgotten component of the radio, now appears with a bold signature style alongside a multi-functional button for tuning, volume control and turning on or off. these clear and practical features, in the end, emphasizes the most important quality of roomizi: its simplicity. 

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multifunctional button for tuning, volume control and switching on/off

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the ROOMIZI antenna, a forgotten component of the radio

 

 

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edited by: lea zeitoun | designboom