Silver Siren Haut-Parleur by Jiaxing Guo

Silver Siren Haut-Parleur by Jiaxing Guo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award d'Argent in Produits Audio Competition Category.

ArgentProduits Audio· 2021

Silver Siren Haut-Parleur

by Jiaxing Guo

Client: Jiaxing Guo

A' Design Award d'Argent Winner in Produits Audio Category

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The Design

About Silver Siren Haut-Parleur

Silver Siren est un projet d'enceinte fait main inspiré de la mythologie Siren. Les sirènes étaient des créatures dangereuses qui attiraient les marins à proximité avec leur musique enchanteresse et leurs voix chantantes pour faire naufrage sur la côte rocheuse de leur île. Elles étaient parfois dépeintes comme de belles femmes, dont les corps, pas seulement leurs voix, sont séduisants. Silver Siren a été conçu pour représenter l'imagerie de la sirène et de l'océan.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award d'Argent

Silver Siren Haut-Parleur est lauréat de l'A' Design Award d'Argent, une reconnaissance énormément prestigieuse décernée à des designs haut de gamme, superbes et impressionnants. Les lauréats Argent sont des œuvres tout à fait brillantes et extrêmement créatives qui illustrent l'expertise, le talent et la perspicacité remarquables de leurs concepteurs. Silver Siren Haut-Parleur est censé être une œuvre merveilleuse, une vitrine de savoir-faire, remarquablement professionnelle et profondément innovante. Ce design lauréat de l'A' Design Award d'Argent est une invention très notable et admirée, qui sert l'art, la science, le design et la technologie et en repousse les limites. Silver Siren Haut-Parleur est une création très enviée qui éveille les désirs, apporte des sentiments positifs et suscite émerveillement et étonnement.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Sirens were dangerous creatures who lured nearby sailors with their enchanting music and singing voices to shipwreck on the rocky coast of their island. They were sometimes depicted as beautiful women, whose bodies, not only their voices, are seductive. Enchanting but dangerous, isn’t Siren excellent imagery of a beautiful, mysterious speaker with a fluid, organic form? I tried to capture Sirens' moment leaning on the rock, singing and waiting for sailors as well as the color and the movement of ocean waves.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 266 mm x Depth 268 mm x Height 728 mm
Tags: consumer electronics, industrial design, product design, speaker, audio
Production Technology: I designed the form and the speaker/amplifier enclosures in Rhinoceros. Then laser cut MDF to make a section model. Glue pieces together and sand it to smooth. Then painted primer/automotive paints/clearcoat and assembled all the parts.
Design Challenge: During the development/realization phase, the challenge is how to make the organic form of the speaker and the layout of the internal electronics. I chose to make a section model, which is layers of MDF board, to lower the cost, and also, that would be an easy way to make the inner structure. For the internal electronics, I made a slide to easily take all the parts out of the main body if some components are broken.
Research: I looked into different art pieces and literature about the siren to feel and analyze the imageries of sirens. Then visualized them by a couple of sketches.
Inspiration: My inspiration is the Siren, which is the mythological creature in the sea. In Greek mythology, Sirens were dangerous creatures who lured nearby sailors with their enchanting music and singing voices to shipwreck on the rocky coast of their island. They were sometimes depicted as beautiful women, whose bodies, not only their voices, are seductive. Enchanting but dangerous, isn’t Siren excellent imagery of a beautiful, mysterious speaker with a fluid, organic form? I tried to capture Sirens' moment leaning on the rock, singing and waiting for sailors—also the color and the movement of ocean waves.
Project Duration: The project started in Jan 2019 in Los Angeles and finished in August 2019.
Operation Flow: There is a control penal on the side of the speaker. You could connect to your audio devices by Bluetooth or AUX cable.
Team Members: Designer: Sean (Jiaxing) Guo
Photographer: Fiorella (Lingxue) Xiao