The Voice of Ceramic Ijwi ry'Igikonde by Feng Li, Linlin Chen and Wenjing Yu

The Voice of Ceramic Ijwi ry'Igikonde by Feng Li, Linlin Chen and Wenjing Yu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Igihembo cya A' Design Award cy'icyuma in Ubuhanzi Bwiza Competition Category.

IcyumaUbuhanzi Bwiza· 2021

The Voice of Ceramic Ijwi ry'Igikonde

by Feng Li, Linlin Chen and Wenjing Yu

Client: Zhejiang Sci-Tech University Keydo Design Studio

Igihembo cya A' Design Award cy'icyuma Winner in Ubuhanzi Bwiza Category

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The Design

About The Voice of Ceramic Ijwi ry'Igikonde

"The Voice of Ceramic" ni urukurikirane rw'ibikoresho by'amajwi akorwa mu bumba (ceramic) bigenewe telefone zigendanwa. Ibi bikoresho byongera amajwi nta gukoresha amashanyarazi na gato. Telefone igendanwa ishyirwa mu buryo buhagaze mu mwobo uri hagati y'umubiri w'igikoresho. Ijwi riva muri telefone rinjira mu cyumba cy'ijwi (resonance chamber) maze rikongerwa imbaraga, hakongerwa n'ubwiza bw'amajwi manini (bass). Umuziki usohoka binyuze mu myanya ibiri iri iburyo n'ibumoso, bigatuma habaho igisubizo cya stereo. Ubwinshi bw'ijwi ry'umuziki umwe bushobora kongerwa kugera kuri decibel 12. Ubumba bufite amateka maremare nk'ikoresho gikoreshwa mu gukora ibikoresho by'umuziki mu Bushinwa.

The Recognition

About the Igihembo cya A' Design Award cy'icyuma

The Voice of Ceramic Ijwi ry'Igikonde ni uwegukanye Igihembo cya A' Design Award cy'icyuma, ishimwe ry'agaciro ritangwa ku bishushanyo byiza bihuza ibyo umwuga n'inganda bikeneye ku bihangano byashushanyijwe neza. Abegukanye icyuma bagaragaza ubuhanga bukomeye, ubumenyi bwihariye, imyumvire y'inzobere n'ubushobozi bwo guhanga bw'ababikoze. The Voice of Ceramic Ijwi ry'Igikonde biteganyijwe ko izaba igihangano cyubahwa, gishimwa kandi gikundwa, gifatika kandi gifite udushya. Iki gishushanyo cyegukanye icyuma gihuza uburyo bwiza bukoreshwa mu nganda kandi gifite ibiranga bya tekiniki bifite ubushobozi, bifatanye n'ubumenyi n'impano. The Voice of Ceramic Ijwi ry'Igikonde yubahwa kubera gukora neza, kandi yashushanyijwe kugira ngo inoze ubuzima, ifashe gutuma isi iba nziza.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

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.
Team Members: Main Designer: Feng Li
Student Assistant: Wenjing Yu
Student Assistant: Linlin Chen
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.