Cobble بلوٽوٿ اسپيڪر by Eric Wu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award لوهه انعام in صارفي اليڪٽرانڪس Competition Category.

لوههصارفي اليڪٽرانڪس· 2025

Cobble بلوٽوٿ اسپيڪر

by Eric Wu

Client: EW Design

A' Design Award لوهه انعام Winner in صارفي اليڪٽرانڪس Category

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The Design

About Cobble بلوٽوٿ اسپيڪر

ڪوبل هڪ بلوٽوٿ بڪ شيلف اسپيڪر آهي، جنهن جي مٿاڇري تي هڪ تعامل ڪندڙ انٽرفيس موجود آهي. چار مقناطيسي کُنٽا هڪ گرڊ تي مختلف نمونن ۾ رکي سگهجن ٿا. جڏهن ڪو اڳواٽ مقرر ٿيل نمونو مڪمل ٿئي ٿو، ته اسپيڪر هڪ محفوظ ڪيل آواز جو پروفائل وڄائيندو آهي، جيئن قدرتي آواز يا وائيٽ نائيز لوپ. ڪوبل هڪ عام بلوٽوٿ اسپيڪر جي طور تي پڻ ڪم ڪري ٿو، جيڪو ڪنيڪٽ ٿيل ڊوائيس مان آڊيو وڄائي ٿو. کُنٽن جي رکڻ جو عمل بورڊ گيم "گو" جي ياد ڏياريندو آهي ۽ سُڪون ۽ ڌيان جي هڪ مختصر لمحي جي دعوت ڏئي ٿو. پروٽوٽائپ ۾ ڪاٺ جو ڪيسنگ، سينڊ-بلاسٽ ٿيل ايڪريلڪ پينل ۽ ايل اي ڊي لائيٽ اسٽرپس استعمال ڪيا ويا آهن.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award لوهه انعام

Cobble بلوٽوٿ اسپيڪر A' Design Award لوهه انعام جو کٽيندڙ آهي، معزز اعتراف جيڪو انهن سٺين ڊيزائنن کي ڏنو وڃي ٿو جيڪي چڱيءَ طرح ڊزائين ڪيل تخليقن کان متوقع پيشه ورانه ۽ صنعتي گهرجون پوريون ڪن ٿيون. لوهه جا کٽيندڙ پنهنجي خالقن جي وڏي مهارت، اعليٰ ماهري، ماهرانه سمجھ ۽ تخليقي صلاحيت ڏيکارين ٿا. Cobble بلوٽوٿ اسپيڪر کان اميد ڪئي وڃي ٿي ته اهو هڪ تمام گهڻو قدر ڪيل، ساراهيل ۽ پياري تخليق هوندو جيڪو عملي ۽ جدت وارو آهي. هي ڊيزائن جنهن A' Design Award لوهه انعام کٽيو آهي، صنعت جا بهترين طريقا گڏ ڪري ٿو ۽ علم ۽ صلاحيت سان ڳنڍيل قابل ٽيڪنيڪل خاصيتون رکي ٿو. Cobble بلوٽوٿ اسپيڪر جي سنجيدگيءَ ڪري عزت ڪئي وڃي ٿي ۽ اهو زندگيءَ جي معيار ۾ بهتري آڻڻ لاءِ ٺاهيل آهي جيڪا دنيا کي بهتر جڳهه بڻائڻ ۾ مدد ڪري ٿي.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Cobble is a speaker with an interactive interface at the top. The user has access to 4 pegs that they can place in various patterns. When preset patterns connect, the speaker plays a saved tone. The speaker is made with the concept of "inadvertent mindfulness." Studies have found that the simple action of concentrating on one's actions offer moments of respite. By placing pegs, much like how one places stones in a Go game, the user enjoys a moment of peace.
Dimensions & Packaging: 7 1/2" (width) * 7 5/16" (depth) * 2" (height)
Tags: Speaker, Office, Mindfulness, Audio, Music
Production Technology: The prototype was constructed with a wooden casing with a four-panel construction. Sand-blasted acrylic panels are used to diffuse the lighting from LED light strips. The prototype control panel was made from an Arduino nano and will be replaced with more efficient chips in mass production. We experimented with various sensing methods and settled on magnetic sensing with Hall effect sensors as they appeared to be the most reliable.
Design Challenge: The hardest part was figuring out the sweet spot of a big enough surface area and a compact enough footprint, the product being a shelf speaker after all. People wanted to engage with the interface but too much of it offered diminishing returns and research participants had more complaints of space constraints.
Research: User research was conducted in collaboration with co-working spaces. We tested hypotheses like the following:
- How much spacing and how big do people prefer the pegs to be
- How many rows and columns work the best, offering novelty and comfort without overloading the user
- What footprint works the best without sacrificing too much room for interaction
Inspiration: The design originated in a desire to question the prevalence of active mindfulness practices today. We have meditation apps, mindfulness sessions offered by corporations, and many more. While mindfulness is great, there are alternative activities that humans go to for similar purposes, without bearing the label of "mindfulness." Go, the Asian board game using stones, was a primary inspiration. What if we could have something built in that stimulates a sense of mindfulness, just like Go?
Project Duration: Duration: 6 months
Location: Rhode Island, United States
Operation Flow: The product behaves like a normal bluetooth speaker, so the user can connect to it with an end device and play whatever they want.

The unique interaction is that it can save and activate various sound profiles, which can be activated via placement of the magnetic pegs. The user would have to download a mobile app to change the default profiles, which are nature and white noise sound loops.
Team Members: Eric Wu
Image Credits: Photos: Eric Wu