Germany in October 1923: "Attention, attention! This is the Berlin broadcasting station in the Vox-Haus on wavelength 400 metres…" Only a few people could hear these words from their loudspeakers at the time; yet with them the young republic set out into the age of radio. In Germany as elsewhere in the world, what began as entertainment soon became a source of information and a propaganda medium. The receivers were as varied as the broadcasts. Around the globe, radio quickly became a playground for designers, who accompanied the rapid technological development and the newly emerging spirit of the times with new forms, materials and colours.
Panasonic Radio R 72 "Toot-a-loop", 1969-72 (Foto: © Sascha Fuis)