Crystal Radio by Franco Albini for Cassina

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Franco albini radio in cristallo for cassina limited edition of 5 pieces hand wired a radio at the forefront of … Read more Franco albini radio in cristallo for cassina limited edition of 5 pieces hand wired a radio at the forefront of modern italian design, developed from a canny intuition to put the electrical components in plain view, thereby exposing the public to the technology, demonstrating how it works. Radio in cristallo goes straight to the heart of the project that franco albini created as a prototype-model in 1938 for his home. He took apart and reassembled a radio in a wood cabinet received as a wedding gift, exposing the electric components by pressing them between two sheets of tempered glass. A tribute to lightness, a step that catapults the designer in the direction of bold modernity that, by demonstrating progress, narrates its value. this piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
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