Ferro Belas Artes · 2021
The Voice of Ceramic Altofalante de Resonancia
by Feng Li, Linlin Chen and Wenjing Yu
- A' Design Award de Ferro 2021 in Belas Artes
- CLIENT: Zhejiang Sci-Tech University Keydo Design Studio
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 13,415
- Verification code 68B50FE5EE · Verify this award
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About The Voice of Ceramic Altofalante de Resonancia
A Voz da Cerámica é unha serie de altofalantes de resonancia feitos de cerámica para teléfonos móbiles. Os altofalantes amplifican o son sen ningunha fonte de alimentación, polo que non se utiliza electricidade. O teléfono móbil colócase verticalmente nunha canle situada no centro do corpo. O son que sae do altofalante do teléfono entra na cámara de resonancia e amplifícase, reforzándose os graves. A música libérase por dúas saídas, á esquerda e á dereita, creando un efecto estéreo. O volume da mesma música pode incrementarse en 12 dB. A cerámica ten unha longa historia como material para instrumentos musicais en China.
About the A' Design Award de Ferro
The Voice of Ceramic Altofalante de Resonancia gañou o A' Design Award de Ferro, un recoñecemento prestixioso outorgado a bos deseños que cumpren os requisitos profesionais e industriais esperados de creacións ben deseñadas. Os gañadores Ferro demostran a gran habilidade, a alta especialización, a comprensión experta e a capacidade creativa dos seus creadores. Espérase que The Voice of Ceramic Altofalante de Resonancia sexa unha creación moi apreciada, admirada e querida que é práctica e innovadora. Este deseño gañador do A' Design Award de Ferro integra as mellores prácticas do sector e ten características técnicas competentes ligadas ao saber facer e ao talento. The Voice of Ceramic Altofalante de Resonancia é respectado pola súa minuciosidade e está deseñado para proporcionar melloras na calidade de vida que axudan a facer do mundo un lugar mellor.
Press Kit
- 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.
- 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.
