Upcycled Echo ናይ ሸኽላ ድምጺ መጋውሒ by Chao Yang and Yang Xiang

Upcycled Echo ናይ ሸኽላ ድምጺ መጋውሒ by Chao Yang and Yang Xiang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 ናይ ብሩር ሽልማት A' Design Award in ንድፊ ናውቲ ጽርታን ናውቲ ገዛን Competition Category.

ብሩርናውቲ ገዛ· 2026

Upcycled Echo ናይ ሸኽላ ድምጺ መጋውሒ

by Chao Yang and Yang Xiang

Client: Beihang University

ናይ ብሩር ሽልማት A' Design Award Winner in ናውቲ ገዛ Category

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The Design

About Upcycled Echo ናይ ሸኽላ ድምጺ መጋውሒ

ኣፕሳይክልድ ኤኮ (Upcycled Echo) ካብ ዝተደርበዩ ናይ ሸኽላ ዲካላት ዝተሰርሑ ተኸታተልቲ ናይ ሸኽላ ብልሓታውያን ድምጺ መጋውሕቲ እዮም። ኣብ ጂንግደዠን፡ ኣብ ዓመት ኣስታት 5 ሚእታዊት ናይ ሸኽላ ዲካላት ይድርበዩ። እዞም ዝተመልሱ ዲካላት ተቖሪጾም፡ ተመሊሶም ተጠራኒፎም ኣብ ጽኑዕ ቅርፍታት ፖርሰሊን ብዓይነት ኮላጅ ይለጠፉ፡ ድሕሪኡ ድማ ንገጹ ንምሕላው ብልዑል ልክዕነት ብሓዊ ይብሰሉ። ዝተዋሃሃዱ ልዑል-ጽሬት ዘለዎም ኣካላት ሚዛናዊ ድምጺ ይህቡ፡ እቶም ድምጺ መጋውሕቲ ድማ ንምቕራብ ሙዚቃን ንናይ ድምጺ ምትእስሳርን ምስ ስማርትፎናት ይራኸቡ። እዚ ዲዛይን ኢንዱስትሪያዊ ጓሓፍ የጉድል፡ ንባህሊ ሸኽላ ድማ ምስ ዘመናዊ ተክኖሎጂ ድምጺ የተኣሳስር።

The Recognition

About the ናይ ብሩር ሽልማት A' Design Award

Upcycled Echo ናይ ሸኽላ ድምጺ መጋውሒ ናይ ብሩር ሽልማት A' Design Award ዝዓወተ እዩ፣ ንጽቡቓት፣ ልዑላትን ዘስደምምን ላዕለዋይ ደረጃ ዘለዎም ዲዛይናት ዝወሃብ ብዘይተለምደ ኣዚዩ ክቡር ኣፍልጦ። ዘዓወቱ ብሩር ፍሉይ ክእለት፣ ተውህቦን ጥበብን ዲዛይነራቶም ዘርእዩ ኣዚዮም ዘብርሁን ብዙሕ ፈጠራውያንን ስራሕቲ እዮም። Upcycled Echo ናይ ሸኽላ ድምጺ መጋውሒ ዝበለጸ፣ ምሳሌ ዝኾነ፣ ብኣገዳሲ መገዲ ሞያውን ብዕምቆት ሓድሽን ስራሕ ክኾን ይጽበ። እዚ ዝዓወተ ዲዛይን ናይ ብሩር ሽልማት A' Design Award ብዙሕ ዝተራእየን ዝደነቐን ፈጠራ እዩ፣ ጥቕሚ ዘምጽእን ደረት ጥበብ፣ ሳይንስ፣ ዲዛይንን ቴክኖሎጂን ዘስፍሕን። Upcycled Echo ናይ ሸኽላ ድምጺ መጋውሒ ብብዙሕ ዝቐንኣሉ ፍጥረት እዩ፣ ድሌታት ዘበራብር፣ ጽቡቕ ስምዒታት ዘምጽእን ሰንቢድን ምድናቕን ዘበራብርን።

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This design transforms discarded ceramic decals into handcrafted HiFi ceramic speakers through artistic collage. By upcycling industrial waste, it reduces environmental impact while creating unique surfaces and strong cultural identity. Integrating durable ceramic craftsmanship with modern acoustic technology, it delivers high-quality sound and meaningful sustainable value.
Dimensions & Packaging: 50 x 50 mm x 60 mm
Tags: Ceramic Speakers, Smart Audio, HiFi Sound, Upcycled Materials, Sustainability, Jingdezhen Ceramic, Handcrafted Collage, Cultural Heritage, Interactive Design, Eco-friendly Design
Production Technology: The speakers are handcrafted from reclaimed ceramic decals, which are cut, recombined, and collaged onto durable porcelain shells. High-precision ceramic firing ensures surface integrity, while integrated HiFi components provide balanced acoustic performance. The process merges traditional ceramic craftsmanship with modern audio engineering, enabling compact, ergonomic, and visually unique speakers that combine sustainability, aesthetics, and functionality.
Design Challenge: The main challenge was transforming discarded ceramic decals into functional, aesthetic HiFi speakers. Internally, we balanced tradition, cultural motifs, and modern design. Externally, constraints included industrial waste quality, material durability, and integrating audio technology. Overcoming these required iterative prototyping, precise collage techniques, and collaboration with local artisans to merge craftsmanship, sustainability, and high-quality sound.
Research: This design research is a sustainability-driven, applied study aiming to reduce ceramic decal waste and explore cultural innovation. Using field surveys, interviews with Jingdezhen artisans, and analysis of industrial waste data, we identified that about 5% of decals are discarded annually. Experiments with collage techniques and prototype speakers demonstrated functional, artistic upcycling. The insights show that combining tradition with modern technology can create socially and environmentally responsible products, impacting design, culture, and sustainable business practices.
Inspiration: Inspired by Jingdezhen’s ceramic industry, where about 5% of decals are discarded annually, this project transforms waste into artistic HiFi speakers. Recombining and handcrafting motifs merges traditional ceramic heritage with modern design, promoting sustainability, cultural preservation, and playful, meaningful interaction.
Project Duration: The project started in April 2025 in Jingdezhen and finished in September 2025 in Jingdezhen.
Operation Flow: This is a series of ceramic smart speakers that connect to smartphones, delivering high-fidelity (HiFi) music playback and voice interaction, providing users with a versatile audio experience.
Team Members: Designer: Chao Yang
Designer: Yang Xiang
Designer: Qiang Sun
Designer: Chunlong Xiang
Image Credits: Image #Main Image: Designer Chao Yang, Upcycled Echo, 2025.
Image #1: Designer Chun Long, Upcycled Echo, 2025.
Image #2: Designer Qiang Sun, Upcycled Echo, 2025.
Image #3: Designer Chao Yang, Upcycled Echo, 2025.
Image #4: Designer Chao Yang, Upcycled Echo, 2025.