Object Series Wopalè by Sungjae Han is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Lò in Pwodui Odyo Competition Category.

LòPwodui Odyo· 2023

Object Series Wopalè

by Sungjae Han

Client: Ballon de Paris

A' Design Award Lò Winner in Pwodui Odyo Category

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The Design

About Object Series Wopalè

Object Series se yon wopalè ki fèt pou repwodwi son ak kalite siperyè. Chak bwat son ki gen fòm tiyo rete separe, konsa ton yo pa entèfere youn ak lòt. Fòm tiyo a diminye refleksyon iregilye anndan an epi limite defòmasyon son an. Yo mete lenn vikuya kote son an reflete, dapre yon teknik yon fanmi franse devlope, yon fanmi ki fè enstriman a kòd depi plis pase san lane. Tiyo yo gwoupe ansanm bay fòm yon flè k ap fleri. Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, yon pò LAN ak yon pò USB pèmèt koneksyon ak òdinatè, laptòp ak televizyon.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Lò

Object Series Wopalè se yon ganyan A' Design Award Lò, yon rekonesans imans prestijye yo bay design premye klas, mèvèye e eksepsyonèl. Ganyan Lò yo se kreyasyon ki trè inovatè, vizyonè e ki briye ak bèl bagay, ki reflete jeni, sajès ak mèt konpetans designer yo. Yo atann Object Series Wopalè pou se yon envansyon ki fè anpil lwanj, ki bay tandans e monimantal ki delivre yon valè san parèy. Design sa a ki ganyen A' Design Award Lò se yon pwojè espektakilè, respekte ki pote anpil benefis e ki pouse limit atizay, syans, design ak teknoloji. Object Series Wopalè kreye santiman dezi ki entans, li reveye pasyon, li ankouraje kreyativite e li fasine nou.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The object series is a high-end speaker with a variety of technologies. The Vicuna technology developed by the Garell family, which has been producing string instruments for more than 100 years in France, has been applied to the object series to will give users a clearer and grander sound. The object series is designed separately to convey the original sound to the listener without interfering with each other's sounds. The shape of the pipes together like this has the appearance of a flower blooming.
Dimensions & Packaging: 420mm x 356mm x 1000mm (Object 6) / 420mm x 356mm x 670mm (Object 9) / Object 6 is designed so that a high-pitched twitter is located near the ear when the listener is sitting.
Tags: Vicuna Technology, Design Speaker, Flower Speaker, Artistic Speaker, Sound Equipment, Audio Equipment
Production Technology: Vicuna Technology: Vicuna wool, called the fiber of God, delicately disperses the density of sound with the rich air between the thin fibers. Founder Louis Garrell successfully placed a Vicuna Wool behind the strings of the instrument to release ultra-high and ultra-low notes and deliver the original sound in abundance. The object series applies this technology as it is, placing Vicuna wool where the sound is reflected, realizing the original sound with little distortion.
Design Challenge: Many design modifications have been made to make the structure of multiple pipes look more aesthetic. It also went through several trials and errors to apply Vicuna technology.
Research: The design began based on saving two soundboxes each on Twitter and Mid, and went through the process of finding the most optimized size and proportion both functionally and aesthetically. The audio speaker was produced by sharing tasks such as sketch process, material research, woodwork production, sound structure design, and exterior design.
Inspiration: The inspiration of the design is that it shows the structure itself, where multiple pipes are gathered for the original sound transmission. To make a good sound, the speaker should have fewer irregularly reflective corners. So, the soundbox is pipe shaped is the most ideal structure. Also, the object series is designed to keep each soundbox intact, minimizing sound distortion.
Project Duration: The project started in France in February 2022 and will be exhibited in SIGNIEL Busan, Korea in June 2023.
Operation Flow: The object series is equipped with Bluetooth 5.0, so high-quality sound sources can be transmitted without compressing them, and Wi-Fi technology is included, so you can play music with various applications. It is also equipped with an LAN line and a usb port, so it can work with computers, laptops, and televisions.
Team Members: Designer: Raphael Garell
Creative Director: Sungjae Han
Production team leader: Dongkyu Lee
Designer: Soohyun Lee
Designer: Jinwoon Jeong
Image Credits: Image #1, 5: Dongkyu Lee, Object 6, 2023.
Image #2, 3, 4: Dongkyu Lee, Object 9, 2023.