The Voice of Ceramic Altaveu de Ressonància by Feng Li, Linlin Chen and Wenjing Yu

The Voice of Ceramic Altaveu de Ressonància by Feng Li, Linlin Chen and Wenjing Yu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award de Ferro in Disseny de Belles Arts i Instal·lacions Artístiques Competition Category.

FerroBelles Arts· 2021

The Voice of Ceramic Altaveu de Ressonància

by Feng Li, Linlin Chen and Wenjing Yu

Client: Zhejiang Sci-Tech University Keydo Design Studio

A' Design Award de Ferro Winner in Belles Arts Category

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The Design

About The Voice of Ceramic Altaveu de Ressonància

La Veu de la Ceràmica és una sèrie d'altaveus de ressonància fets de ceràmica per a telèfons mòbils. Els altaveus amplifiquen el so sense cap font d'alimentació, de manera que no s'utilitza electricitat. Es col·loca un telèfon mòbil verticalment en una ranura al centre del cos. El so provinent de la sortida del telèfon entra a la cambra de ressonància i s'amplifica, reforçant-se els greus. La música s'allibera per dues sortides, a l'esquerra i a la dreta, creant un efecte estèreo. El volum de la mateixa música pot augmentar-se en 12 dB. La ceràmica té una llarga història com a material per a instruments musicals a la Xina.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Ferro

The Voice of Ceramic Altaveu de Ressonància és un guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Ferro, un reconeixement prestigiós concedit a bons dissenys que compleixen els requisits professionals i industrials esperats de creacions ben dissenyades. Els guanyadors de Ferro demostren una gran habilitat, una alta especialització, una comprensió experta i la capacitat creativa dels seus creadors. Es preveu que The Voice of Ceramic Altaveu de Ressonància sigui una creació molt apreciada, admirada i estimada que és pràctica i innovadora. Aquest disseny guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Ferro integra les millors pràctiques del sector i té característiques tècniques competents lligades al coneixement i al talent. The Voice of Ceramic Altaveu de Ressonància és respectat per la seva minuciositat i està pensat per oferir millores en la qualitat de vida que ajuden a fer del món un lloc millor.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The Voice of Ceramic is a series of resonance speakers made of china for mobile phones. It naturally amplifies volume without a power supply, and obviously reduces carbon emissions. The sound from sound outlet of mobile phone is amplified in volume when entering the resonance chamber. For the same piece of music, the loudness can be increased by 12 dB through this speaker due to the effects of sound convergence and resonance.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 230mm x Depth 65mm x Height 65mm
Tags: speaker, china, low carbon, mobile phones, voice, resonance
Production Technology: The Voice of Ceramic is a series of resonance speakers made of china for mobile phones. The sound from sound outlet of mobile phone is amplified in volume when entering the resonance chamber. For the same piece of music, the loudness can be increased by 12 dB through this speaker due to the effects of sound convergence and resonance.
Design Challenge: The biggest difficulty in the design and development of this product is the realization of materials and technology. The molding accuracy of ceramics is difficult to control, and the deformation after firing is uncertain.
Repeated calculations and testing have been made on its shape, size, center of gravity, orientation of pipe orifice, and the placement and angle of mobile phones.
Research: Over the years, Apple has endeavored to reduce carbon emissions and the impact of its products on environment to a minimum level. This resonance speaker box amplifies volume naturally without power supply, which fits well the notion of Apple. Repeated calculations and testing have been made on its shape, size, center of gravity, orientation of pipe orifice, and the placement and angle of mobile phones. Glazing the china with different ceramic glazes, the speaker boxes will have varied colors.
Inspiration: China has always been a suitable material for making musical instruments. There is a long history of the use of china(ceramic) as a material for making musical instruments. Porcelain Drum which is the famous Chinese ancient musical instrument, is made of china.
Project Duration: The series was designed and created in 2013 in Hangzhou, China, and then gradually improved and expanded until 2019.
Operation Flow: A mobile phone can be placed vertically into the groove in the middle of the resonance speaker box, and sound from the sound outlet of the mobile phone enters the resonance chamber to form resonance, thereby amplifying volume (in particular, the bass is strengthened). Music will be spread from both right and left sound outlets, which enables the sound from an outlet of the mobile phone to create a stereo effect.
Patents: Patented. ZL 2014 2 0008621.X. Feng Li. 2014.
Team Members: Main Designer: Feng Li
Student Assistant: Wenjing Yu
Student Assistant: Linlin Chen
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Feng Li, The Voice of China-Front View, 2019.
Image #2: Photographer Feng Li, The Voice of China-Blue and White Porcelain, 2015.
Image #3: Photographer Feng Li, The Voice of China-Usage Scenarios, 2019.
Image #4: Photographer Feng Li, The Voice of China-Perspective and Details, 2019.
Image #5: Photographer Feng Li, The Voice of China-Usage Scenarios, 2019.
Video Credits: Feng Li.