ITEM DESCRIPTION:
IN THE WAKE OF A NATURAL DISASTER, COMMUNICATION IS JUST AS VITAL AS FOOD OR WATER. HOWEVER, IN HIGHLY SEISMIC REGIONS LIKE CHILE, THE VERY INFRASTRUCTURE WE RELY ON—POWER GRIDS AND CELLULAR TOWERS—IS OFTEN THE FIRST TO FAIL. WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT AND SIGNALS DROP, COMMUNITIES ARE LEFT IN A DANGEROUS INFORMATION VACUUM, PRECISELY WHEN THEY NEED GUIDANCE THE MOST.
ONEMI RADIO WAS DESIGNED TO BE THE ULTIMATE FAIL-SAFE. IT IS A BATTERY-FREE, SOLAR-POWERED EMERGENCY RECEIVER ENGINEERED TO FUNCTION WHEN ALL OTHER SYSTEMS GO DARK. BY STRIPPING AWAY THE NEED FOR CONVENTIONAL ELECTRICITY, WE CREATED A TOOL THAT PROVIDES IMMEDIATE, UNINTERRUPTED ACCESS TO LIFE-SAVING INFORMATION.
MADE FROM SUSTAINABLE, RECYCLED CARDBOARD AND UTILIZING A SIMPLE, HIGH-EFFICIENCY SOLAR PANEL, THE DEVICE IS AS ACCESSIBLE AS IT IS DURABLE. IT RECLAIMS THE POWER OF ANALOG RADIO—THE MOST RESILIENT COMMUNICATION CHANNEL AVAILABLE—AND PUTS IT INTO THE HANDS OF THOSE IN NEED. THIS IS MORE THAN JUST A PIECE OF TECHNOLOGY; IT IS A VITAL BRIDGE BETWEEN EMERGENCY SERVICES AND CITIZENS, ENSURING THAT EVEN IN THE MOST EXTREME CONDITIONS, NO ONE IS LEFT IN THE DARK.
WORKS:
ONEMI - EMERGENCY RADIO
GSK - TOGETHER
SANOFI - CHASERS
RUAVIEJA - TOCK TICK
CV - WHOEVER HAS LIVED IT KNOW WELL
AFA ZAMORA - THE IMPOSSIBLE ORDER
HP - LIFE IS PRINTED IN EVERY MOMENT
PERSONAL PROJECT - IRREVERSIBLE
ARCHIVE - DESIGN
OUIGO - TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS
BEIGENE - UNSILENCED WORDS
PKU - TOXIC ADS
SANTANDER - LET’S ASK FOR A CHANGE