RFID Radios
Matt Brown’s laser-cut RFID (radio frequency
identification) radios were first conceived
while he studied interaction design at the
Umeå Institute of Design in Sweden. A design
firm he was applying to at the time asked him
to do a “personal project around music.”
He approached the challenge excitedly,
thinking about ways he might re-construe
classic forms with new technologies. And
although he ultimately wasn’t offered the job,
an innovative combination of RFID, internet
radio, and laser-cut technologies was born.
Brown’s idea is to affix an RFID chip inside
a laser-cut, flat-pack paper radio, and then
pair the radio with a speaker base with an
RFID reader.
Each radio would be designed by a different
musician or artist. When the radio is placed
over the speaker, the station shifts to that
artist’s pre-selection.
“This system tries to add a little bit of fun
to internet radio and give people a connection
with the artists they choose,” says Brown.
» More of Brown’s Designs: skrov.com
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