Cobble Bluetooth zvučnik – dizajner Eric Wu

Dizajn Cobble Bluetooth zvučnik čiji je autor Eric Wu iznimno je cijenjeni dobitnik prestižne nagrade 2025 Željezna nagrada A' Design Award u natjecateljskoj kategoriji Potrošačka Elektronika.

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Cobble Bluetooth zvučnik

autor/ica Eric Wu

Klijent: EW Design

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O dizajnu Cobble Bluetooth zvučnik

Cobble je Bluetooth zvučnik za policu s interaktivnim sučeljem na gornjoj površini. Četiri magnetska klina mogu se postaviti u različite obrasce na mreži. Kada se dovrši unaprijed zadani obrazac, zvučnik reproducira spremljeni zvučni profil, poput zvukova prirode ili bijelog šuma u petlji. Cobble također funkcionira kao standardni Bluetooth zvučnik za reprodukciju zvuka s povezanog uređaja. Postavljanje klinova podsjeća na društvenu igru Go i poziva na kratak trenutak tihe koncentracije. Prototip koristi drveno kućište, pjeskareno akrilne panele i LED svjetlosne trake.

Priznanje

O nagradi Željezna nagrada A' Design Award

Cobble Bluetooth zvučnik je pobjednik Željezne nagrade A' Design Award, prestižnog priznanja koje se dodjeljuje dobrim dizajnima što ispunjavaju profesionalne i industrijske zahtjeve očekivane od dobro dizajniranih kreacija. Željezni pobjednici pokazuju veliku vještinu, visoku specijalizaciju, stručno razumijevanje i kreativne kapacitete svojih stvaratelja. Očekuje se da Cobble Bluetooth zvučnik bude visoko cijenjena, voljena i njegovana kreacija koja je praktična i inovativna. Ovaj dizajn koji je osvojio Željeznu nagradu A' Design Award integrira najbolje industrijske prakse i ima kompetentne tehničke karakteristike povezane sa znanjem i talentom. Cobble Bluetooth zvučnik se poštuje zbog svoje temeljitosti i dizajniran je da pruži poboljšanja kvalitete života koja pomažu da svijet postane bolje mjesto.

Iza dizajna

Komplet za medije

Zasluge, članovi tima i tehnički detalji koje je dostavio dizajner.

Jedinstvena svojstva: Cobble is a speaker with an interactive interface at the top. The user has access to 4 pegs that they can place in various patterns. When preset patterns connect, the speaker plays a saved tone. The speaker is made with the concept of "inadvertent mindfulness." Studies have found that the simple action of concentrating on one's actions offer moments of respite. By placing pegs, much like how one places stones in a Go game, the user enjoys a moment of peace.
Dimenzije i pakiranje: 7 1/2" (width) * 7 5/16" (depth) * 2" (height)
Oznake: Speaker, Office, Mindfulness, Audio, Music
Proizvodna tehnologija: The prototype was constructed with a wooden casing with a four-panel construction. Sand-blasted acrylic panels are used to diffuse the lighting from LED light strips. The prototype control panel was made from an Arduino nano and will be replaced with more efficient chips in mass production. We experimented with various sensing methods and settled on magnetic sensing with Hall effect sensors as they appeared to be the most reliable.
Dizajnerski izazov: The hardest part was figuring out the sweet spot of a big enough surface area and a compact enough footprint, the product being a shelf speaker after all. People wanted to engage with the interface but too much of it offered diminishing returns and research participants had more complaints of space constraints.
Istraživanje: User research was conducted in collaboration with co-working spaces. We tested hypotheses like the following:
- How much spacing and how big do people prefer the pegs to be
- How many rows and columns work the best, offering novelty and comfort without overloading the user
- What footprint works the best without sacrificing too much room for interaction
Inspiracija: The design originated in a desire to question the prevalence of active mindfulness practices today. We have meditation apps, mindfulness sessions offered by corporations, and many more. While mindfulness is great, there are alternative activities that humans go to for similar purposes, without bearing the label of "mindfulness." Go, the Asian board game using stones, was a primary inspiration. What if we could have something built in that stimulates a sense of mindfulness, just like Go?
Trajanje projekta: Duration: 6 months
Location: Rhode Island, United States
Tijek rada: The product behaves like a normal bluetooth speaker, so the user can connect to it with an end device and play whatever they want.

The unique interaction is that it can save and activate various sound profiles, which can be activated via placement of the magnetic pegs. The user would have to download a mobile app to change the default profiles, which are nature and white noise sound loops.
Članovi tima: Eric Wu
Zasluge za fotografije: Photos: Eric Wu