Iron Audio Products · 2026
R300 CD Player
- A' Design Award 2026 in Audio Products
- CLIENT: Orgdot Design Shop
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 1,699
- Verification code 10E9617691 · Verify this award
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About R300 CD Player
R300 is a lightweight and portable CD player made for users of all ages. The body measures 162 mm in width, 147.3 mm in depth and 32.5 mm in height. A fully modular structure uses standardized parts and easy-to-disassemble joints, so modules can be repaired, upgraded and reused in other products of the same series. The packaging is a recyclable paper tray. The interface is divided into left and right sections to keep the controls clear and simple. Wired and wireless connections and several audio formats are supported.
About the A' Design Award
R300 CD Player is an Iron A' Design Award winner, a prestigious recognition granted to good designs that meet the professional and industrial requirements expected from well-designed creations. Iron winners demonstrate great skill, high specialization, expert understanding, and creative capacity of their creators. R300 CD Player is expected to be a highly regarded, admired, and cherished creation that is practical and innovative. This Iron A' Design Award-winning design integrates industry best practices and has competent technical characteristics linked with know-how and talent. R300 CD Player is respected for its thoroughness and is designed to provide quality of life improvements that help make the world a better place.
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- Unique Properties
- R300 is a lightweight, portable CD player appealing to all ages. From the production process to the modular components to the recyclable paper tray packaging, the design is kept as simple as possible. Meanwhile, the function, form, and appearance should be well integrated into multiple usage scenarios to achieve product flexibility, upgradeability, repairability, and environmental sustainability, bringing a deep sense of happiness and high-quality usage experience to users of different ages.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Width 162 mm x Depth 147.3 mm x Height 32.5 mm
- Tags
- lightweight CD player,wide range of target users,simple operation ,modular design,circular design,flexibility,upgradability,repairability,multiple usage scenarios
- Production Technology
- With a fully modular design, all modules can be recycled and reused in the same series of products or original products, and all parts use standardized parts and easy-to-disassemble structures, which increases durability and product life while being flexible, upgradeable, and repairable.
- Design Challenge
- This is a lightweight and portable CD player. The biggest challenge in the design process is to make it lightweight and portable, suitable for all ages. The function, form and appearance should be well integrated into a variety of usage scenarios, bringing a deep sense of happiness and high-quality usage experience to users of different ages.
- Research
- This product is positioned as a lightweight CD player with a wide target customer base. Therefore, we researched the current market characteristics and the functional and emotional needs of users of different ages for CD players through questionnaires, interviews with typical users, and research on consumer reports from professional institutions to guide the design of the appearance, material, form and interactive form of this product.This is a lightweight and portable CD player. The biggest challenge in the design process is to make it lightweight and portable, suitable for all ages. The function, form and appearance should be well integrated into a variety of usage scenarios, bringing a deep sense of happiness and high-quality usage experience to users of different ages.
- Inspiration
- Since the 2020s, CD sales have continued to grow as Gen Z has re-pursued retro ways of listening to music and the KPOP market share has exceeded US$5 billion.
Gen Z and older generations have become enthusiastic about CDs again, and there aren’t many ideal CD players on the market, so we wanted to develop a product that would appeal not only to young people who are into pop culture but also to the older generation who are nostalgic and once loved CD culture. - Project Duration
- The project started in March 2023 in Shenyang, ended in September 2023 in Shenyang, and was launched in China in October 2023.
- Operation Flow
- The design of the left and right partitions of the interface highlights the functional area, achieving a more intuitive, reasonable and simple operation experience. The material is touch-up paint, which feels warm.
It retains the classic characteristics of traditional CD players, supports wired and wireless connection methods, ensures a high-quality listening experience, and supports multiple audio formats, meeting multiple needs for convenience, fashion, and high-quality sound effects. - Patents
- Copyrights belong to Shenyang Orgdot Design Co., Ltd.,2023
- Image Credits
- Image #1: Photographer Wang Binxu, Wang Zeju, Design Director Zhang Shu, R300, 2024.
Optional Image #1: Photographer Wang Binxu, Wang Zeju, Design Director Zhang Shu, R300, 2024.
Optional Image #2: Photographer Wang Binxu, Wang Zeju, Design Director Zhang Shu, R300, 2024.
Optional 4mage #3: Photographer Wang Binxu, Wang Zeju, Design Director Zhang Shu, R300, 2024.
Optional Image #4: Photographer Wang Binxu, Wang Zeju, Design Director Zhang Shu, R300, 2024.
Video Credits: Photographer Wang Binxu, Wang Zeju, Design Director Zhang Shu, R300, 2024.
