Celina Le Haut-Parleur Portable by Kain Kerkhove is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award de Fer in Électronique Grand Public Competition Category.
FerÉlectronique Grand Public· 2020
Celina Le Haut-Parleur Portable
Client: Kaïn Kerkhove
A' Design Award de Fer Winner in Électronique Grand Public Category
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About Celina Le Haut-Parleur Portable
La conception de Celina par Kaïn est née d'un problème qu'il avait rencontré : les enceintes portables étaient soit trop franches, soit n'avaient aucune identité. C'est pourquoi Celina s'efforce de faire une déclaration là où elle est posée. Il exprime le luxe à travers l'utilisation des matériaux. Il exprime la fonctionnalité en exposant et en éclairant la sortie des basses à 360°. Et il exprime l’unité grâce à l’anneau qui épouse la partie supérieure et coule dans l’espace central sous le haut-parleur.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award de Fer
Celina Le Haut-Parleur Portable est lauréat de l'A' Design Award de Fer, une reconnaissance prestigieuse décernée à de bons designs qui répondent aux exigences professionnelles et industrielles attendues de créations bien conçues. Les lauréats Fer démontrent la grande compétence, la haute spécialisation, la compréhension experte et la capacité créative de leurs créateurs. Celina Le Haut-Parleur Portable est censé être une création très estimée, admirée et chérie, pratique et innovante. Ce design lauréat de l'A' Design Award de Fer intègre les meilleures pratiques de l'industrie et présente des caractéristiques techniques compétentes associées à un savoir-faire et à du talent. Celina Le Haut-Parleur Portable est respecté pour sa rigueur et est conçu pour apporter des améliorations de la qualité de vie qui contribuent à faire du monde un monde meilleur.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Place it anywhere and let it blend in and stand out.
The combination of woven wool and textured aluminium generate a visually stunning look and a feel of luxury.
The slit functions as a 360 degree bass output and plays with the light making an appearance that the top cover is floating.
A ring molds around the upper part and flows down from the center gap to the underside of the speaker creating a feeling of entirety. - Dimensions & Packaging
- 170 mm x 90 mm x 84 mm
- Tags
- Portable Speaker, Music, Howest, Bluetooth Speaker, Belgium
- Production Technology
- ABS plastic is used to hold the internals and fabric together with clips that make the assembly easy and short.
This shell will be manufactured with injection molding techniques.
The ring that wraps around the speaker is made of stamped sheet metal.
The upper part is made of milled aluminium and then finished off with a textured powder coat. - Design Challenge
- To make the product in your own style as a junior designer means finding yourself and determining what your values are. It isn't' just the shape that counts. It's the emotion, the statement, the choice of material that makes a style unique and bonding to a designer.
- Research
- The research of this speaker was very different than the ones of my other products as this had to be fully in line with my personal style.
The startup consisted of finding out what fits my identity and associates with my interests. First off by determining what materials fit my style and vision, then by experimenting with shapes that reflect light in a certain way and surfaces that express a certain mood. - Inspiration
- The speaker is designed in my personal style which consists of blending together natural and man made materials. This in combination with rounded corners and soft edges to create an interesting emotion.
Light is also a big factor that was taken in account, this to create a soft/fading feeling that compliments the fabric. - Project Duration
- Project start: February 2019
Project deadline: June 2019
Location: Howest University Of Applied Sciences Belgium - Operation Flow
- Press the power to turn the speaker on or off. Holding this button will prepare the speaker to pair with a new device.
Press Volume up or down to adjust the speakers volume.
Press Forward or Backward to cycle through songs.
Plugging in an Aux will change the speakers mode from Bluetooth to Aux. Removing the Aux will change the mode back to Bluetooth.
The battery status and charging level is indicated by the leds on the back. - Image Credits
- Kerkhove Kaïn, 2019.
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