Silver Siren Umuvugizi by Jiaxing Guo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Ifeza in Ibikoresho by'Amajwi Competition Category.

IfezaIbikoresho by'Amajwi· 2021

Silver Siren Umuvugizi

by Jiaxing Guo

Client: Jiaxing Guo

Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Ifeza Winner in Ibikoresho by'Amajwi Category

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The Design

About Silver Siren Umuvugizi

Silver Siren ni umushinga wakozwe n'intoki umushinga wahumetswe na Siren imigani. Sirens yari ibiremwa biteje akaga byoshya abasare hafi yumuziki wabo ushimishije ndetse n'amajwi yo kuririmba kugira ngo ubwato bugende ku nkombe z'urutare rw'izinga ryabo. Rimwe na rimwe bagereranywaga nk'abagore beza, umubiri wabo, atari amajwi yabo gusa, ureshya. Silver Siren yashizweho kugirango ishushanye amashusho ya siren ninyanja.

The Recognition

About the Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Ifeza

Silver Siren Umuvugizi ni uwegukanye Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Ifeza, ishimwe ridasanzwe ry'agaciro gakomeye ritangwa ku bishushanyo byo ku rwego rwo hejuru, byiza kandi bikora ku mutima. Abegukanye Ifeza ni ibihangano by'ubuhanga bukomeye kandi bifite guhanga kwinshi, bigaragaza ubuhanga bwimbitse, impano n'ubushishozi bw'ababihanze. Silver Siren Umuvugizi biteganyijwe ko izaba igihangano cy'icyitegererezo, gifite ubunyamwuga bukomeye n'udushya twimbitse. Iki gishushanyo cyegukanye Ifeza ni igihangano kizwi kandi gishimwa, gifasha kugura imbibi z'ubuhanzi, ubumenyi, ubushushanyo n'ikoranabuhanga. Silver Siren Umuvugizi ni igihangano benshi bifuza, gikangura ibyifuzo, gitanga amarangamutima meza kandi gitera igitangaza.

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