Kyudo Lee ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ Serene Primary Function: ᱥᱟᱰᱮ ᱯᱷᱚᱨᱠᱟᱹ ᱢᱮᱴᱟᱣᱤᱡ

Kyudo Lee ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ Serene Primary Function: ᱥᱟᱰᱮ ᱯᱷᱚᱨᱠᱟᱹ ᱢᱮᱴᱟᱣᱤᱡ ᱫᱚ ᱞᱟᱭᱴᱤᱝ ᱩᱛᱯᱟᱫ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱷᱤᱠᱥᱪᱟᱨ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱯᱨᱚᱛᱤᱡᱚᱜᱤᱛᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ 2026 A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱢᱟᱱ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱡᱤᱛᱠᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾

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Serene Primary Function: ᱥᱟᱰᱮ ᱯᱷᱚᱨᱠᱟᱹ ᱢᱮᱴᱟᱣᱤᱡ

Kyudo Lee ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ

ᱜᱟᱦᱟᱠ: Kyudo Lee

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ᱥᱟᱭᱤᱴ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱢᱮ A' Design Award ᱨᱮ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱢᱮ ᱯᱨᱮᱥ ᱨᱤᱞᱤᱡ ᱯᱩᱨᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱵᱮᱡ

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Serene Primary Function: ᱥᱟᱰᱮ ᱯᱷᱚᱨᱠᱟᱹ ᱢᱮᱴᱟᱣᱤᱡ ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱛᱮ

Book Text: ᱥᱮᱨᱮᱱ ᱱᱚᱭᱡ ᱯᱷᱚᱨᱠᱟᱹ ᱢᱮᱴᱟᱣᱤᱡ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱮᱠᱴᱤᱣ ᱟᱠᱳᱥᱴᱤᱠ ᱳᱲᱟᱜ ᱦᱟᱹᱴᱤᱧ ᱠᱟᱱᱸᱟ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱭ ᱥᱚᱦᱚᱨ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱟᱰᱮ ᱢᱟᱨᱟᱝ ᱫᱚ ᱲᱷᱮᱨ ᱳᱱᱟ ᱕᱐ ᱰᱮᱥᱤᱵᱮᱞ ᱦᱟᱹᱵᱤᱡ ᱠᱚᱢ ᱛᱤᱭᱟᱜ ᱟ ᱾ ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱫᱚ MIT ᱨᱮ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱦᱩᱭ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱯᱤᱡᱳᱮᱞᱮᱠᱴᱨᱤᱠ ᱴᱷᱤᱱ-ᱯᱷᱤᱞᱢ ᱥᱯᱤᱠᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱳᱞᱳᱡᱤ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨ ᱮᱫᱟ ᱾ ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱞᱮᱠᱟ ᱢᱤᱠᱨᱟᱢ ᱨᱤᱥᱟᱭᱠᱮᱞ PET ᱠᱟᱯᱲᱟ ᱢᱮᱢᱵᱨᱮᱱ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱮᱥᱟ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱨᱤᱣᱟᱨᱥ-ᱥᱟᱣᱸᱰ ᱮᱢᱤᱴᱟᱨ ᱞᱮᱠᱟ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱫᱩᱠ ᱮᱢᱳᱜ ᱯᱷᱨᱤᱠᱳᱮᱱᱥᱤ ᱠᱚ ᱮᱠᱴᱤᱣ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱱᱤᱯᱷᱟ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱟ ᱾ ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱱ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱯᱩᱬᱤ ᱢᱟᱨᱵᱮᱞ ᱵᱷᱤᱴ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱟᱨᱮ ᱥᱟᱦᱴᱟ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱟ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱭ ᱯᱟᱨᱥᱤ ᱠᱳᱨᱤᱭᱟᱱ ᱟᱨᱠᱤᱴᱮᱠᱪᱚᱨ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱠᱷᱚᱵᱚᱨ ᱦᱟᱛᱟᱣ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱢᱤᱱᱤᱢᱟᱞᱤᱥᱴ ᱥᱩᱱᱫᱚᱨ ᱯᱷᱮᱫᱟᱛ ᱟ ᱾ ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱰᱷᱚᱲ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥ ᱫᱚ ᱟᱠᱳᱥᱴᱤᱠ ᱟᱨᱟᱢ ᱫᱚ ᱟᱢᱵᱤᱭᱮᱱᱴ ᱣᱮᱞᱱᱮᱥ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱢᱩᱬᱩᱛ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥ ᱨᱮ ᱵᱚᱫᱚᱞ ᱮᱫᱟ ᱾

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A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱛᱮ

Serene Primary Function: ᱥᱟᱰᱮ ᱯᱷᱚᱨᱠᱟᱹ ᱢᱮᱴᱟᱣᱤᱡ ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱱᱟᱣᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ Serene Primary Function: ᱥᱟᱰᱮ ᱯᱷᱚᱨᱠᱟᱹ ᱢᱮᱴᱟᱣᱤᱡ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱞᱟ, ᱣᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾

ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱯᱤᱪᱷᱟ ᱨᱮ

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ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱠᱨᱮᱰᱤᱴ, ᱴᱤᱢ ᱥᱫᱚᱥᱭ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱤᱠᱮᱞ ᱵᱤᱵᱚᱨᱚᱬ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾

ᱟᱞᱜᱟ ᱜᱩᱱ ᱠᱚ: To support UN sustainable goals for health and cities, this project protects urbanites from severe noise. An acoustic noise purifier uses MIT's thin speaker technology to neutralize city sounds via a flexible, noise-canceling membrane. Integrated ambient lighting reduces eye strain, complementing this acoustic sanctuary. It transforms spaces into a personal silence retreat, a quiet, protected zone to rest and enjoy daily leisure free from stress.
ᱢᱟᱯ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱮᱠᱮᱡᱤᱝ: The device utilizes MIT’s ultra-thin flexible speaker technology. A piezoelectric thin film is sandwiched between acoustic fabrics made from recycled PET. Micro-microphones detect urban low-frequency noise, triggering the active film to emit anti-phase sound waves to neutralize it. This allows a complex active noise cancellation system to be manufactured as a lightweight, flexible, and sustainable home appliance.
ᱴᱮᱜ ᱠᱚ: active noise cancellation, acoustic appliance, noise purifier, urban wellness, paper-thin speaker, soundscape control, minimalist screen, silence retreat, health and well-being, sustainable interior
ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱛᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ: The device utilizes MIT’s ultra-thin flexible speaker technology. A piezoelectric thin film is sandwiched between premium acoustic fabrics from recycled PET. Micro-microphones detect urban low-frequency noise, triggering the active film to emit anti-phase sound waves to neutralize it. This allows a complex active noise cancellation system to be manufactured as a lightweight, flexible, and sustainable home appliance.
ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱱ ᱪᱮᱞᱮᱧ: The primary challenge involved translating MIT's lab-grade piezoelectric speaker technology into a consumer-ready home appliance. Integrating complex electronics into flexible recycled fabrics without compromising the 30dB active noise cancellation performance required precise engineering. Furthermore, shifting from traditional noise masking methods, such as white noise machines, to spatial noise purification required redefining how users approach acoustic privacy in dense urban spaces.
ᱜᱚᱵᱮᱥᱚᱱᱟ: The project applied research to mitigate urban noise linked to cardiovascular issues and hearing loss. The methodology included acoustic testing with sound meters and interviews with 20 apartment residents. Results indicated that traditional dividers are ineffective, and continuous white noise machines can exacerbate hearing strain. The key insight was applying MIT's thin speaker technology to a physical membrane, achieving a 30dB noise reduction. This approach impacts society by replacing auditory masking with active acoustic wellness in interior environments.
ᱯᱨᱮᱨᱚᱱᱟ: The inspiration stems from the limitation of traditional room dividers. While they provide visual privacy, they are ineffective against urban noise. The goal was to design an acoustic curtain. Inspired by how physical boundaries block wind, the project utilizes MIT's paper-thin speakers to materialize an invisible element, silence. It translates the intangible problem of acoustic stress into a tangible, elegant interior element, actively cultivating a boundary for personal wellness in dense, chaotic cities.
ᱯᱨᱚᱡᱮᱠᱴ ᱥᱚᱢᱚᱭ: Developed over a 16-week research and prototyping period as a Master's thesis project. The process resulted in a physical prototype, which was officially exhibited at Milan Design Week in April 2023. This global showcase validated both its aesthetic design and technical feasibility to the public.
ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱦᱚᱨ: A heavy marble base provides structural stability and features a toe-tap power indicator for intuitive, ergonomic activation. To eliminate bending, the top of the stand integrates dual sliders for noise cancellation intensity and ambient lighting, ideal for night reading or screen use. This thoughtful separation of controls—foot-tap for power, fingertip for precise environmental tuning—allows users to orchestrate a perfect audiovisual sanctuary effortlessly while standing.
ᱯᱮᱴᱮᱱᱴ ᱠᱚ: This project is the original intellectual property of Kyudo Lee. All rights are reserved under international copyright law. The unique concept, technical integration, and industrial design are currently under review for potential patent protection.
ᱴᱤᱢ ᱥᱮᱫᱟᱭ ᱠᱚ: Kyudo Lee - Personal Project
ᱪᱤᱛᱟᱹᱨ ᱥᱟᱹᱦᱟ: All 3D renderings, product photography, and presentation media are produced by Kyudo Lee. Milan Design Week exhibition photography is credited to Kyudo Lee.