Musical Gerro by Leijing Zhou and Ying Zhou

Musical Gerro by Leijing Zhou and Ying Zhou is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award d'Argent in Disseny de Mobiliari Competition Category.

ArgentMobiliari· 2021

Musical Gerro

by Leijing Zhou and Ying Zhou

Client: Zhejiang University

A' Design Award d'Argent Winner in Mobiliari Category

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The Design

About Musical Gerro

Musical és un gerro multifuncional dissenyat per contenir flors fresques, flors seques o fruita. Un recipient de vidre transparent desmuntable se situa al centre i es pot omplir d'aigua i plantes vives o bé retirar-lo i utilitzar-lo per a flors seques. La plataforma de la base pot contenir flors caigudes o fruita. Un reproductor Bluetooth es col·loca a la part inferior del gerro, afegint so a l'exhibició de plantes. La carcassa circular blanca es fabrica mitjançant impressió 3D, després es pinta i es poleix, mentre que per a la producció s'utilitzen plàstic ABS i vidre.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award d'Argent

Musical Gerro és un guanyador del guardó A' Design Award d'Argent, un reconeixement extraordinàriament prestigiós concedit a dissenys d'alta gamma, esplèndids i impressionants. Els guanyadors d'Argent són obres tremendament brillants i summament creatives que il·lustren la perícia, el talent i la perspicàcia excepcionals dels seus dissenyadors. Es preveu que Musical Gerro sigui una obra meravellosa i de gran lluïment, remarcablement professional i profundament innovadora. Aquest disseny guanyador del guardó A' Design Award d'Argent és un invent molt notable i admirat que beneficia i fa avançar els límits de l'art, la ciència, el disseny i la tecnologia. Musical Gerro és una creació molt envejada que evoca desitjos, introdueix sentiments positius i desperta sorpresa i admiració.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The musical vase is a multifunctional vase suitable for different scenes: First of all, this is a unique vase that can hold flowers, dried flowers or fruits. The detachable transparent glass container and the platform enable it to combine with the object being held in different ways. Secondly, at the bottom of it is a Bluetooth player, which attempts to establish a dialogue between human and nature by integrating with the vase, bringing a multi-sensory experience to people.
Dimensions & Packaging: The size is 265*290*125 (mm)
Tags: Vase, Musical, Plant, Function, Life, Aesthetics
Production Technology: In the design, 3D printing is used for the shell and the surface of it is painted and polished, and a glass container is placed in the middle to hold the flowers. After that, ABS plastic materials and glass materials are used for mass production.
Design Challenge: Turn inspiration into reality.
Research: Designers have paid much attention on vase design in terms of the special material, color and shape of vase, while weakening the role of plants. we believe the essential function of vase is presenting the beauty of natural plants instead of over-decorating itself. Our design puts natural plants in the center and creates maximum space for presenting the beauty of plants. We would like to build connection between human and nature by vision and hearing. Musical vase will bring peace, imagination, and harmony into human life.
Inspiration: Circle is the most initial and most inclusive form, symbolizing completeness, harmony, and iterative growth. Musical Vase has a circular shape with plants growing from the center of circle. This visual form symbolizes that plants have vigorous vitality to break through the limited space and bloom brilliantly. Musical vase is a multifunctional vase that can play music, which can bring people both hearing and vision enjoyment. White is used to set off the natural beauty of plants. The minimalist Zen shape allows the sound to spread to the depths of people's hearts, and the hollowed out part of the shape brings more imagination. The size ratio and load-bearing capacity of the white plastic shell to the glass container have also been accurately calculated.
Project Duration: The project started in Hangzhou in July 2020 and completed in Hangzhou in September 2020.
Operation Flow: qThe transparent glass part can be filled with water and fresh plants, or it can be removed as a container for dried flowers. The platform at the bottom can hold fallen flowers which can let the fragrance of flowers last longer, or it can be used to hold fruits for decoration.
Team Members: Leijing Zhou
Ying Zhou
Yingqiao Chen
Si Huang
Tianyi Li
Jie Gao
Dong Qian
Jianhua Liu
Pitchayapat Sonchaeng
Shijian Luo
Image Credits: Image #1: Yingqiao Chen, 2020.
Image #2: Yingqiao Chen, 2020.
Image #3: Yingqiao Chen, 2020.
Image #4: Yingqiao Chen, 2020.
Image #5: Yingqiao Chen, 2020.