Silver Siren Neach-Labhairt by Jiaxing Guo

Silver Siren Neach-Labhairt by Jiaxing Guo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Duais Airgid A' Design Award in Dealbhadh Uidheamachd Fuaim agus Claisneachd Competition Category.

AirgeadToraidhean Fuaim· 2021

Silver Siren Neach-Labhairt

by Jiaxing Guo

Client: Jiaxing Guo

Duais Airgid A' Design Award Winner in Toraidhean Fuaim Category

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The Design

About Silver Siren Neach-Labhairt

Tha Silver Siren na phròiseact neach-labhairt air a dhèanamh le làimh air a bhrosnachadh le beul-aithris Siren. B’ e creutairean cunnartach a bh’ ann an dùdach a tharraing seòladairean faisg air làimh leis a’ cheòl dhrùidhteach aca agus a’ seinn guthan airson long-bhriseadh air oirthir creagach an eilein aca. Bha iad uaireannan air an sealltainn mar bhoireannaich bhrèagha, aig a bheil cuirp, chan e a-mhàin an guthan, tarraingeach. Chaidh Silver Siren a dhealbhadh gus ìomhaighean an dùdach agus a’ chuain a nochdadh.

The Recognition

About the Duais Airgid A' Design Award

Tha Silver Siren Neach-Labhairt air Duais Airgid A' Design Award a bhuannachadh, aithneachadh gu math urramach a bheirear do dhealbhaidhean den chiad ìre, àlainn agus drùidhteach. Tha buannaichean Airgid nan obraichean anabarrach boillsgeach agus gu math cruthachail a nochdas sàr-eòlas, tàlant agus geurchuis an luchd-dealbhaidh. Thathar an dùil gum bi Silver Siren Neach-Labhairt na obair mhìorbhaileach, na sàr-eisimpleir a tha gu sònraichte proifeiseanta agus gu domhainn ùr-ghnàthach. Tha an dealbhadh seo a bhuannaich Duais Airgid A' Design Award na innleachd glè fhaicsinneach, ion-mholta a bhrosnaicheas crìochan ealain, saidheans, dealbhaidh agus teicneolais. Tha Silver Siren Neach-Labhairt na chruthachadh air a bheil mòran eud, a dhùisgeas miannan, a bheir faireachdainnean math agus a thogas iongnadh is miorbhail.

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